National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents (a) Divisions This Act is organized into four 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. (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. Congressional defense committees. Division A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS Title I—PROCUREMENT Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Army Programs Sec. 111. Limitation on availability of funds pending assessment of Army trackless moving target systems. Subtitle C—Navy Programs Sec. 131. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine program. Sec. 132. Multiyear procurement authority for MK–48 torpedoes. Sec. 133. Procurement authority for Auxiliary Personnel Lighter program. Sec. 134. Limitation on upgrades to nacelles of MV–22 aircraft pending certification of upgrade plan. Subtitle D—Air Force Programs Sec. 151. Extension of requirements relating to C–130 aircraft. Sec. 152. Modification of annual reports on T–7A Advanced Pilot Training System. Sec. 153. Modification to prohibition on certain reductions to B–1 bomber aircraft squadrons. Sec. 154. Modification of minimum inventory requirements for A–10 aircraft. Sec. 155. Procurement of over-the-horizon radar systems. Sec. 156. KC–135 aircraft recapitalization program. Sec. 157. Prohibition on reduction of KC–135 aircraft in PMAI of the reserve components. Sec. 158. Prohibition on availability of funds for termination of production lines for the HH–60W aircraft. Sec. 159. Limitation on termination of fighter squadrons. Sec. 160. Limitation on divestment of F–16 aircraft. Sec. 161. Limitation on procurement of KC–46A aircraft. Sec. 162. Limitation on actions relating to remote vision systems of KC–46A aircraft. Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters Sec. 181. Multiyear procurement authority for domestically processed rare earth elements. Sec. 182. Prohibition on procurement of certain tactical vehicles. Sec. 183. Prohibition on availability of funds for procurement of certain battery technology. Sec. 184. Plan to expedite integration of Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles into legacy aircraft fleets. 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. Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office. Sec. 212. Clarification of role of partnership intermediaries to promote defense research and education. Sec. 213. Modification of support for research and development of bioindustrial manufacturing processes. Sec. 214. Certain disclosure requirements for university research funded by the Department of Defense. Sec. 215. Consortia to assist in protection of sensitive research performed on behalf of the Department of Defense. Sec. 216. Consortium on use of additive manufacturing for Army aviation and missile capability development. Sec. 217. Support for defense innovation activities of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Sec. 218. Next Generation Air Dominance family of systems development program accountability matrices. Sec. 219. Continuous capability development and delivery program for F–35 aircraft. Sec. 220. Process to ensure the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence. Sec. 221. Pilot program to commercialize prototypes of the Department of the Air Force. Sec. 222. Pilot program on near-term quantum computing applications. Sec. 223. Pilot program on access to small business advanced technology for Army ground vehicle systems. Sec. 224. Prohibition on availability of funds for gain-of-function research. Sec. 225. Limitation on availability of funds pending documentation on Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program. Sec. 226. F–35 propulsion and thermal management modernization program. Subtitle C—Energetics and Other Munitions Matters Sec. 241. Establishment of Joint Energetics Transition Office. Sec. 242. Consideration of lethality as a key performance parameter for munitions. Sec. 243. Pilot program on incorporation of the CL20 compound in certain weapon systems. Sec. 244. Assessment of energetics industrial base. Sec. 245. Limitation on sourcing chemical materials for munitions from certain countries. Subtitle D—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters Sec. 261. Hypersonic testing strategy and evaluation of potential hypersonic test ranges. Sec. 262. Modification to annual reports on critical technology areas supportive of the National Defense Strategy. Sec. 263. Intellectual property strategy. Sec. 264. Study on establishment of centralized platform for development and testing of autonomy software. Sec. 265. Annual report on incremental and transformational research and development. Sec. 266. Congressional notification of changes to Department of Defense policy on autonomy in weapon systems. Sec. 267. Sense of Congress on dual use innovative technology for the robotic combat vehicle of the Army. Title III—Operation and Maintenance Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Energy and Environment Sec. 311. Equivalent authority to carry out certain projects at facilities of the National Guard and the Air National Guard. Sec. 312. Modifications to pilot program on use of sustainable aviation fuel. Sec. 313. Required determination on availability of charging stations prior to replacement of non-tactical vehicle fleet of Department of Defense. Sec. 314. Modification to prototype and demonstration projects for energy resilience at certain military installations. Sec. 315. Authority to transfer certain funds as payment relating to Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, California. Sec. 316. Requirement for Secretary of Defense to develop plan for transition of Joint Task Force Red Hill. Sec. 317. Designation of official responsible for coordination of renegotiation of certain land leases owned by Department of Defense in Hawai’i. Sec. 318. Prohibition and limitation on availability of funds for certain energy programs of Department of Defense. Sec. 319. Analysis of alternatives for battlefield storage and distribution of electric power. Subtitle C—Treatment of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances Sec. 331. Improvements relating to exposures to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Sec. 332. Prizes for development of technology for thermal destruction of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. Sec. 333. Restriction on Department of Defense acquisition of covered items containing or produced using certain substances. Subtitle D—Logistics and Sustainment Sec. 341. Repeal of Comptroller General review requirement relating to core logistics capabilities. Sec. 342. Disaggregation of certain information in annual report relating to performance of depot-level maintenance. Sec. 343. Foreign military sales exclusion in calculation for certain workload carryover of Department of Army. Sec. 344. Matters relating to briefings on Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program of the Navy. Sec. 345. Pilot program on optimization of aerial refueling and fuel management in contested logistics environments through use of artificial intelligence. Sec. 346. Limitation on availability of funds pending quarterly briefing on availability of amphibious warships. Sec. 347. Requirement for Secretary of Navy to complete common readiness models. Sec. 348. Plan regarding condition and maintenance of prepositioned stockpiles of Army. Subtitle E—Reports and Other Matters Sec. 361. Modification to Joint Safety Council. Sec. 362. Recognition of service of military working dogs. Sec. 363. Improvements relating to end-to-end travel management system of the Department of Defense. Sec. 364. Diversity, equity, and inclusion personnel grade cap. Sec. 365. Prohibition on elimination of Caisson Platoon and support by such platoon of military funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery. Sec. 366. Assessment on use of certain areas in southeastern United States for testing and training in support of Pacific Deterrence Initiative. Title IV—Military Personnel Authorizations Subtitle A—Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Subtitle B—Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support. Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 421. Military personnel. Title V—Military Personnel Policy Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Removal of exemption relating to Attending Physician to the Congress for certain distribution and grade limitations. Sec. 502. Number of general officers and flag officers on active duty. Sec. 503. Promotions and transfers between components of certain Armed Forces or to other certain Armed Forces. Sec. 504. Modification to grade of Attending Physician to the Congress. Sec. 505. Verification of the financial independence of financial services counselors in the Department of Defense. Sec. 506. Retired grade for the Director of Admissions of a Service Academy. Sec. 507. Establishment of Legislative Liaison of the Space Force. Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management Sec. 511. Grades of certain chiefs of reserve components. Sec. 512. Removal of prohibition on active duty members of the Air Force Reserve Policy Committee. Sec. 513. Removal of prohibition on active duty members of the Air Force Reserve Policy Committee. Sec. 514. Grade of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. Sec. 515. Transfers of officers between the active and inactive National Guard. Sec. 516. Authorization for FireGuard Program. Sec. 517. Designation of at least one general officer of the Marine Corps Reserve as a joint qualified officer. Sec. 518. Report on foreign disclosure officer and foreign military sales officer billets. Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and Military Records Sec. 521. Requirement to classify certain persons as unaccounted for from World War II under certain conditions. Sec. 522. Authority to designate certain separated members of the Air Force as honorary separated members of the Space Force. Sec. 523. Military personnel: recruiting; merit-based determinations. Sec. 524. Improvements to medical standards for accession to certain Armed Forces. Sec. 525. Protections for members of certain Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID-19. Sec. 526. Reviews of characterization of administrative discharges of certain members on the basis of failure to receive COVID-19 vaccine. Sec. 527. Certain members discharged or dismissed on the sole basis of failure to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19: communication strategy regarding reinstatement process. Sec. 528. Pilot program on cardiac screenings for military accessions. Subtitle D—Military Justice Sec. 531. Prohibition on certain communications regarding courts-martial. Sec. 532. Technical and conforming amendments to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Sec. 533. Treatment of certain records of criminal investigations. Sec. 534. Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army CID special agent training course. Subtitle E—Other Legal Matters Sec. 541. Supreme Court review of certain actions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Sec. 542. Study on removal of Sexual Assault Victim Advocates from the chain of command of victims. Subtitle F—Member Education Sec. 551. Military education for special operations forces. Sec. 552. Expansion of individuals eligible to serve as administrators and instructors in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Sec. 553. Prohibition of establishment or maintenance of a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps at an educational institution owned, operated, or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. Sec. 554. Inclusion of advanced research programs at certain institutions of professional military education. Sec. 555. Pilot program for enlisted members of the Army and the Navy to attend the Naval Postgraduate School. Subtitle G—Member Training Sec. 561. Increase in accession bonus for nurse officer candidates. Sec. 562. Service Academies: numbers of nominations by Members of Congress and appointments by the Secretaries of the military departments. Sec. 563. Increase in the number of nominees from Guam to the Service Academies. Sec. 564. Exemption of cadet or midshipman who refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID–19 from requirement to repay tuition at military service academy. Sec. 565. Training on the National Defense Strategy for members of certain Armed Forces. Sec. 566. Prohibition on use of Federal funds for certain training or education that promotes critical race theory. Sec. 567. Sex-neutral high fitness standards for army close combat force military occupational specialties. Sec. 568. Costs of training on critical race theory. Sec. 569. Publication of training materials of the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute. Subtitle H—Member Transition Sec. 571. Amendments to Pathways for counseling in the Transition Assistance Program. Sec. 572. Skillbridge: staffing; budgeting; outreach; report. Sec. 573. Troops-to-Teachers Program: expansion; extension. Sec. 574. Report on the Transition Assistance Program. Sec. 575. Skillbridge: apprenticeship programs. Sec. 576. Female members of certain Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in STEM. Sec. 577. Department of Defense report on third-party job search technology. Subtitle I—Decorations and Awards Sec. 581. Extension of time to review World War I valor medals. Sec. 582. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor during World War I. Subtitle J—Other Personnel Matters, Reports, and Briefings Sec. 591. Armed Forces workplace surveys. Sec. 592. Electronic notarization for members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 593. Due date for report on efforts to prevent and respond to deaths by suicide in the Navy. Sec. 594. Posting of promotional materials for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at military installations. Sec. 595. Prohibition on drag shows and drag queen story hour. Sec. 596. Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion: report; sunset. Sec. 597. Force structure and personnel requirements of special operations forces: review; briefing; report. Sec. 598. Prohibition on Federal funds for the Department of Defense Countering Extremism Work Group. Sec. 599. Digital ambassador program of the Navy: cessation; report; restart. Sec. 599A. Report on Military OneSource. Sec. 599B. Study on service by neurodivergent individuals in the Department of Defense. Title VI—Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits Subtitle A—Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and Leave Sec. 601. Parental leave parity for members of certain reserve components of the Armed Forces. Sec. 602. Expansion of authority of the Secretary of a military department to pay a member who is absent without leave or over leave for such absence. Sec. 603. Report on modernized retirement system. Subtitle B—Bonus and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities. Sec. 612. Authorization of monthly bonus pay for a junior member of the uniformed services during calendar year 2024. Sec. 613. Determination of cold weather location for purposes of assignment or special duty pay. Subtitle C—Allowances Sec. 621. Basic needs allowance: exclusion of basic allowance for housing from the calculation of gross household income of an eligible member of the Armed Forces. Sec. 622. Improved calculation of basic allowance for housing for junior enlisted members. Sec. 623. Expansion of authority of a commanding officer to authorize a basic allowance for housing for a member performing initial field or sea duty. Sec. 624. Dual basic allowance for housing for training. Sec. 625. Basic allowance for housing: pilot program to outsource rate calculation. Sec. 626. Independent assessment of housing for military personnel in Guam. Sec. 627. Briefings on pilot program on hiring of special needs inclusion coordinators for department of defense child development centers. Subtitle D—Family Readiness and Survivor Benefits Sec. 631. Modifications to transitional compensation for dependents of members separated for dependent abuse. Sec. 632. Lodging expenses for dependents of members separated for dependent abuse. Sec. 633. Access to commissary and exchange privileges for remarried surviving spouses. Sec. 634. Authority for peer mentoring program for military dependents. Sec. 635. Expansion of qualifying events for which a member of the uniformed services may be reimbursed for spousal relicensing or business costs due to the member's relocation. Sec. 636. Student loan deferment for dislocated military spouses. Sec. 637. Grants to assist caregivers in military families. Sec. 638. MySTeP: provision online and in multiple languages. Subtitle E—Child Care Sec. 641. Increase in the target funding level for military child care. Sec. 642. Recurring review and revision of pay for military child care employees. Sec. 643. Discounted child care for child care employees of the Department of Defense. Sec. 644. Expansion of pilot program to provide financial assistance to members of the Armed Forces for in-home child care. Sec. 645. Wait times for child care services provided through military child development centers: publication; feasibility of certain improvement. Sec. 646. Study on effects of child care on readiness and retention. Subtitle F—Dependent Education Sec. 651. Rights of parents of children attending schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. Sec. 652. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel. Sec. 653. Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected children for purposes of Federal impact aid programs. Sec. 654. Financial literacy education in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. Sec. 655. Pilot program for routine mental health check-ups in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. Sec. 656. Briefings on implementation of universal pre-kindergarten programs in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. Title VII—Health Care Provisions Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Benefits Sec. 701. TRICARE dental plan for the Selected Reserve. Sec. 702. Extension of period of eligibility for health benefits under TRICARE Reserve Select for survivors of a member of the Selected Reserve. Sec. 703. Clarification of applicability of required mental health self-initiated referral process for members of the Selected Reserve. Sec. 704. Non-medical counseling services for military families. Sec. 705. Doulas: certification assistance for military spouses; expansion of demonstration project. Sec. 706. Medical testing and related services for firefighters of Department of Defense. Sec. 707. Temporary requirement for contraception coverage parity under the TRICARE program. Sec. 708. Naloxone and fentanyl: regulations; report. Sec. 709. Rates of reimbursement for providers of applied behavior analysis. Sec. 710. Department of Defense pilot program on health effects of medical marijuana use by veterans. Sec. 711. Pilot program on cryopreservation and storage of gametes of certain members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 712. Psychological evaluations for certain members of the Armed Forces who served in Kabul. Sec. 713. Authority to expand the TRICARE Competitive Plans Demonstration Project. Subtitle B—Health Care Administration Sec. 721. Clarification of grade of Surgeon General of the Navy. Sec. 722. Clarification of responsibilities regarding the integrated disability evaluation system. Sec. 723. Sharing of medical data regarding members of the Coast Guard. Sec. 724. Organizational framework of the military health system to support the medical requirements of the combatant commands. Sec. 725. Mandatory training on health effects of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances. Sec. 726. Establishment of military pharmaceutical and medical device vulnerability working group. Sec. 727. Establishment of medical and surgical consumables standardization working group. Sec. 728. Pilot program on remote health monitoring technologies. Sec. 729. Task force of Department of Defense on mental health. Sec. 730. Disclosures by entities receiving grants the Secretary of Defense for biomedical research. Subtitle C—Studies and Reports Sec. 741. Amendments to report on behavioral health workforce of the Department of Defense. Sec. 742. Comprehensive strategy on force resilience of the Department of Defense. Sec. 743. Study on non-clinical mental health services of the Department of Defense. Sec. 744. Clinical study on treatment of certain members with certain conditions using certain psychedelic substances. Sec. 745. Study on opioid alternatives. Sec. 746. Report on overdoses by members of certain Armed Forces. Sec. 747. Feasibility report regarding DHA employment of certain mental health providers awaiting licensure. Sec. 748. Study on health care available to individuals supporting the missions of United States Forces, Japan, and Joint Region Marianas. Sec. 749. United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research. Sec. 750. Feasibility study on creation of centers of excellence in Ukraine for treatment of traumatic brain injuries and traumatic extremity injuries. Sec. 751. Testosterone levels among members of special forces of the Army: study; report. Sec. 752. GAO report on TRICARE payments to behavioral health professionals. Title VIII—Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management Sec. 801. Commercial nature determination memo available to contractor. Sec. 802. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on employees of the Department of Defense to third parties. Sec. 803. Principal technology transition advisor. Sec. 804. Pilot program on payment of costs for denied Government Accountability Office bid protests. Sec. 805. Pilot program for prototype projects for Anything-as-a-Service. Sec. 806. Low-methane intensity natural gas pilot program. Sec. 807. Prohibition on contracting with persons that have business operations with the Government of the Russian Federation or the Russian energy sector. Sec. 808. Organizational conflict of interests relating to national security and foreign policy. Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations Sec. 822. Modification to truthful cost or pricing data submissions and report. Sec. 823. Competition requirements for purchases from Federal Prison Industries. Sec. 824. Modification of approval authority for high dollar other transactions for prototypes. Sec. 825. Clarification of authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain prototype projects. Sec. 826. Acquisition of sensitive material prohibition exception amendment. Sec. 827. Modification to acquisition authority of the senior official with principal responsibility for artificial intelligence and machine learning. Sec. 828. Amend prohibition on contracting with entities operating certain unmanned aircraft systems. Sec. 829. Avoidance of use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection process for certain logistics services. Sec. 830. Modification and extension of temporary authority to modify certain contracts and options based on the impacts of inflation. Sec. 831. Modification of contracts and options to provide economic price adjustments. Sec. 833. Pilot program on the use of acquisition authority for Office of Naval Research to aid in technology transition. Sec. 832. Prohibition on computers or printers acquisitions involving entities owned or controlled by China. Subtitle C—Domestic Sourcing Requirements Sec. 841. Require full domestic production of flags of the United States acquired by the Department of Defense. Sec. 842. Inclusion of titanium powder in definition of specialty metals exempted from certain domestic sourcing requirements. Sec. 843. Amend requirement to buy certain metals from American sources. Sec. 844. Modification to miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods other than United States goods. Sec. 845. Procurement of covered hearing protection devices. Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Programs for Accelerating Acquisition Sec. 851. Pilot program for recurring awards for production, investment, and deployment through competitions. Sec. 852. Demonstration and prototyping program to advance international product support capabilities in a contested logistics environment. Sec. 853. Defense industrial base advanced capabilities pilot program. Subtitle E—Industrial Base Matters Sec. 861. Additional national security objectives for the national technology and industrial base. Sec. 862. Use of Industrial Base Fund for support for the workforce for large surface combatants. Sec. 863. Redesignation of Industrial Base Fund as Industrial Base and Operational Infrastructure Fund; additional uses. Sec. 864. Modifications to the procurement technical assistance cooperative agreement program. Sec. 865. Modification to procurement requirements relating to rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials. Sec. 866. Securing maritime data from China. Sec. 867. Pilot program for analyzing and continuous monitoring of key supply chains. Sec. 868. Study and report on country of origin of end items and components procured by Department of Defense. Sec. 869. Enhanced domestic content requirement for major defense acquisition programs. Subtitle F—Small Business Matters Sec. 881 Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designations. Sec. 882. Extension and modification of Domestic Investment Pilot Program. Sec. 883. Study and report on the expansion of the Strategic Funding Increase program of the Air Force. Subtitle G—Other Matters Sec. 891. Employee-owned business contracting incentive pilot program clarification and extension. Sec. 892. Pilot program on the use of budget transfer authority for Army research to aid in technology transition. Sec. 893. Seaplane procurement and employment. Sec. 894. Limitation on availability of funds relating to contracts with contract managers and auditors. Sec. 895. Inspector General report on Department of Defense acquisition and contract administration. Title IX—Department of Defense Organization and Management Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters Sec. 901. Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration. Sec. 902. Repeal of position of Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. Sec. 903. Conforming amendments to carry out elimination of position of Chief Management Officer. Sec. 904. Elimination of the Chief Diversity Officer of the Department of Defense. Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management Matters Sec. 921. Modification of analysis required for reductions to civilian workforce under general policy for total force management. Sec. 922. Additional requirements under general policy for total force management. Sec. 923. Eligibility of Chief of the National Guard Bureau for appointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sec. 924. Coast Guard input to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Sec. 925. Codification of the Defense Innovation Unit and establishment of the nontraditional innovation fielding enterprise. Sec. 926. Designation of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps as a basic branch of the Army. Sec. 927. Repeal of authority to appoint a Naval Research Advisory Committee. Sec. 928. Eligibility of members of Space Force for instruction at the Naval Postgraduate School. Sec. 929. Membership of the Air Force Reserve Forces Policy Committee. Sec. 930. Framework for classification of autonomous capabilities. Sec. 931. Comprehensive assessment of force design modernization efforts of the Marine Corps. Sec. 932. Enhancing Department of Defense coordination of geoeconomic affairs. Subtitle C—Space National Guard Sec. 951. Establishment of Space National Guard. Sec. 952. No effect on military installations. Sec. 953. Implementation of Space National Guard. Sec. 954. Conforming amendments and clarification of authorities. Title X—General Provisions Subtitle A—Financial Matters Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. Sec. 1002. Requirement for a covered Armed Force to submit posture statements in support of congressional budget process. Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities Sec. 1006. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities. Sec. 1007. Threat analysis regarding fentanyl crisis. Sec. 1008. Report on role of Department of Defense in supporting National Emergency Declaration combating fentanyl crisis. Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards Sec. 1011. Modifications to annual naval vessel construction plan. Sec. 1012. Critical components of national sea-based deterrence vessels. Sec. 1013. Grants for improvement of Navy ship repair or alterations capability. Sec. 1014. Repeal of obsolete provision of law regarding vessel nomenclature. Sec. 1015. Responsibility of Commandant of the Marine Corps with respect to naval force battleship assessment and requirement reporting. Sec. 1016. Policy of the United States on shipbuilding defense industrial base. Sec. 1017. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of landing dock ships and guided missile cruisers. Sec. 1018. Expeditionary fast transport vessels. Sec. 1019. Guam shipyard assessment . Sec. 1020. Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a contract for the advance procurement and construction of a San Antonio-class amphibious ship. Sec. 1021. Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a contract for the advance procurement and construction of a submarine tender. Sec. 1022. Plan for extended prohibition on retirement of ships. Sec. 1023. Congressional notification regarding pending retirement of naval vessels viable for artificial reefing. Sec. 1024. Quarterly briefings on submarine readiness. Subtitle D—Counterterrorism Sec. 1031. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States. Sec. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sec. 1033. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries. Sec. 1034. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations Sec. 1041. Modification to definitions of Confucius Institute. Sec. 1042. Limitation on provision of funds to institutions of higher education hosting Confucius Institutes. Sec. 1043. Modification of vetting procedures and monitoring requirements for certain military training. Sec. 1044. Limitation on availability of funds until delivery of report on next generation tactical communications. Sec. 1045. Limitation on use of funds related to Military Religious Freedom Foundation. Sec. 1046. Prohibition on use of funds for advisory committees related to environmental, social, and governance aspects. Subtitle F—Studies and Reports Sec. 1061. Annual report on unfunded priorities of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Sec. 1062. Quarterly briefings on Joint All Domain Command and Control Effort. Sec. 1063. Extension of requirement to submit a report on Department of Defense support for Department of Homeland Security at the international borders of the United States. Sec. 1064. Air Force plan for maintaining proficient aircrews in certain mission areas. Sec. 1065. Assessment and strategy relating to range capability and capacity for Joint All-Domain Operations. Sec. 1066. Report on defense of Department of Defense facilities and forces in European and Indo-Pacific regions from missile and air attack. Sec. 1067. Independent study on naval mine warfare. Sec. 1068. Report on establishment of joint force headquarters in Indo-Pacific region. Sec. 1069. Annual briefings on implementation of Force Design 2030. Sec. 1070. Plan for Taiwan noncombatant evacuation operations. Subtitle G—Other Matters Sec. 1081. Navy consideration of Coast Guard views on matters directly concerning Coast Guard capabilities. Sec. 1082. Development of commercial integration cells action plan within certain combatant commands. Sec. 1083. Requirement to update warfighting requirements for confronting Russia in Europe. Sec. 1084. Update to strategic plan on Department of Defense combating trafficking in persons program. Sec. 1085. Guidance for use of unmanned aircraft systems by National Guard. Sec. 1086. Sense of Congress regarding defense presence in the Indo-Pacific region. Title XI—Civilian Personnel Matters Sec. 1101. Authority to establish excepted service positions for army law enforcement activities. Sec. 1102. Authorization to pay a living quarters allowance for Department of the Navy civilian employees assigned to permanent duty in Guam for performing work, or supporting work being performed, aboard or dockside, of U.S. naval vessels. Sec. 1103. Consolidation of direct hire authorities for candidates with specified degrees at science and technology reinvention laboratories. Sec. 1104. Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Department of Defense. Sec. 1105. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas. Sec. 1106. Extension of authority to grant competitive status to employees of inspectors general for overseas contingency operations. Sec. 1107. Extension of direct hire authority for Domestic Industrial Base Facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base. Sec. 1108. Waiver of limitation on appointment of recently retired members of armed forces to DOD competitive service positions. Sec. 1109. Exclusion of nonappropriated fund employees from limitations on dual pay. Sec. 1110. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone. Sec. 1111. Support United States Strategic Command and United States Space Command enterprises. Sec. 1112. Temporary extension of authority to provide security for former Department of Defense officials. Sec. 1113. GAO report on civilian support positions at remote military installations. Sec. 1114. Modification to shore leave accrual for crews of vessels to support crew rotations and improve retention of civilian mariners. Sec. 1115. Assessments of staffing in Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Sec. 1116. Military Spouse Employment Act. Sec. 1117. Amendments to the John S. McCain strategic defense fellows program. Sec. 1118. Including military service in determining family and medical leave eligibility for Federal employees. Sec. 1119. Assessments of staffing in Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. Sec. 1120. Assessments of staffing in DOD Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Title XII—Matters relating to foreign nations Subtitle A—Assistance and training Sec. 1201. Support of special operations for irregular warfare. Sec. 1202. Modification of Combatant Commander Initiative Fund. Sec. 1203. Equipment disposition with respect to building capacity of foreign security forces. Sec. 1204. Mission training through distributed simulation. Sec. 1205. Modifications to security cooperation workforce development program and establishment of defense security cooperation university. Sec. 1206. Requirement for military exercises. Sec. 1207. Report on end-use monitoring. Sec. 1208. Report on enhanced end-use monitoring. Sec. 1209. Report on partner country forces. Subtitle B—Matters relating to the Middle East and Central Asia Sec. 1211. Extension of cross-servicing agreements for loan of personnel protection and personnel survivability equipment in coalition operations. Sec. 1212. Modification of quarterly reports on ex-gratia payments. Sec. 1213. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals. Sec. 1214. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Sec. 1215. Plan of action to equip and train Iraqi security forces and Kurdish Peshmerga forces. Sec. 1216. Extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation. Sec. 1217. Plan to enable Israel to gain observer status in the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program. Sec. 1218. Extension and modification of annual report on military power of Iran. Sec. 1219. Prohibition on transporting currency to the Taliban and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Sec. 1220. Modifications to the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. Subtitle C—Matters relating to Ukraine Sec. 1221. Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense. Sec. 1222. Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance. Sec. 1223. Extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. Sec. 1224. Extension of lend-lease authority to Ukraine. Sec. 1225. Plan and report relating to allied and partner support to Ukraine. Subtitle D—Matters relating to Russia, Europe, and NATO Sec. 1231. Statement of policy relating to NATO-Russia Founding Act. Sec. 1232. Strategy to delay, disrupt, and degrade Rosatom’s proliferation activities and other revenue streams. Sec. 1233. Baltic Security Initiative. Sec. 1234. Prohibition on New START Treaty information sharing. Subtitle E—Matters relating to the Armed Forces abroad and the authorities of the Department of Defense Sec. 1241. Report on hostilities involving United States Armed Forces. Sec. 1242. Protection and legal preparedness for servicemembers abroad. Sec. 1243. Prohibition on funding for the Global Engagement Center. Sec. 1244. Determination of location for McCain Irregular Warfare Center. Title XIII—Other matters relating to foreign nations. Subtitle A—Matters relating to the Indo-Pacific and Pacific Regions Sec. 1301. Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative and report, briefings, and plan under the Initiative. Sec. 1302. Independent assessment and report on the progress made under the Pacific Deterrence Initiative. Sec. 1303. Sense of Congress on South Korea. Sec. 1304. Sense of Congress on Taiwan defense relations. Sec. 1305. Briefing on multi-year plan to fulfill defensive requirements of military forces of Taiwan. Sec. 1306. Modification to the American, British, Canadian, and Australian Armies’ Program. Sec. 1307. Modifications to initiative to support protection of national security academic researchers from undue influence and other security threats. Sec. 1308. Limitation on availability of funds pending submittal of list identifying certain foreign academic institutions. Sec. 1309. Expansion of international technology focused partnerships and experimentation activities in the Indo-Pacific. Subtitle B—Matters relating to China Sec. 1311. Modifications to public reporting of Chinese military companies operating in the United States. Sec. 1312. Modification to annual report on military and security developments involving the People's Republic of China. Sec. 1313. Prohibition on use of funds for work performed by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., in China on research supported by the Government of China. Sec. 1314. Study and report on implementation of naval blockades of shipments of fossil fuels to China in event of armed conflict. Sec. 1315. Independent study on defense budget of People’s Republic of China. Sec. 1316. Determination on involvement of the PRC in the Mexican fentanyl trade. Title XIV—Other Authorizations Subtitle A—Military Programs Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense. Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide. Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program. Subtitle B—Other Matters Sec. 1411. Expansion of National Defense Stockpile requirements for era of great power competition. Sec. 1412. Membership of Coast Guard on Strategic Materials Protection Board. Sec. 1413. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois. Sec. 1414. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. Title XV—Cyberspace-related Matters Subtitle A—Cyber Matters Sec. 1501. Harmonization and clarification of Strategic Cybersecurity Program and related matters. Sec. 1502. Office for academic engagement relating to cyber activities. Sec. 1503. Modification to Department of Defense enterprise-wide procurement of cyber data products and services. Sec. 1504. Authority to establish program of United States Cyber Command on dark web and deep web analysis tools. Sec. 1505. Military cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan. Subtitle B—Personnel Sec. 1521. Authority to accept voluntary and uncompensated services from cybersecurity experts. Sec. 1522. Matters relating to management of United States Marine Corps cyberspace operations officers. Sec. 1523. Modifications to rates of pay for certain cyber-related positions of Department of Defense. Sec. 1524. Responsibility for cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection of the defense industrial base. Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters Sec. 1531. Oversight for Command Post Computing Environment contract award. Sec. 1532. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to censorship or blacklisting of news sources based on subjective criteria or political biases. Sec. 1533. GAO review of cyberspace operations management. Sec. 1534. Study on occupational resiliency of Cyber Mission Force. Title XVI—Space Activities, Strategic Programs, and Intelligence Matters Subtitle A—Space Activities Sec. 1601. Classification review of space major defense acquisition programs. Sec. 1602. Enhanced authority to increase space launch capacity through space launch support services. Sec. 1603. Modification to prohibition on foreign commercial satellite services. Sec. 1604. Authorization for establishment of the National Space Intelligence Center as a field operating agency. Sec. 1605. Limitation on use of funds for WGS-12 satellite. Sec. 1606. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of certain reports on space policy. Sec. 1607. National security space launch program phase three acquisition. Sec. 1608. Application of TNT equivalency to launch vehicles and components using methane propellant. Sec. 1609. Plan to improve threat-sharing arrangements with commercial space operators. Sec. 1610. Plan for an integrated and resilient satellite communications architecture for the Space Force. Sec. 1611. Process and plan for Space Force space situational awareness. Sec. 1612. Report on national security space vehicle processing capabilities. Subtitle B—Nuclear Forces Sec. 1631. Establishment of major force program for nuclear command, control, and communications programs. Sec. 1632. Repeal of requirement for review of nuclear deterrence postures. Sec. 1633. Retention of capability to redeploy multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles. Sec. 1634. Pilot program on development of reentry vehicles and related systems. Sec. 1635. Integrated master schedule for the Sentinel missile program of the Air Force. Sec. 1636. Form of contracting authorized to mitigate risk to Sentinel program schedule and cost. Sec. 1637. Notification of decision to delay strategic delivery system test event. Sec. 1638. Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States. Sec. 1639. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of B83–1 nuclear gravity bombs. Sec. 1640. Prohibition on availability of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems based on low-enriched uranium. Sec. 1641. Establishment of nuclear sea-launched cruise missile program. Sec. 1642. Quarterly reports on progress of Sea-Launched Cruise Missile–Nuclear program. Sec. 1643. Congressional notification of nuclear cooperation between Russia and China. Sec. 1644. Report on acceleration of nuclear modernization priorities. Subtitle C—Missile Defense Programs Sec. 1661. Qualifications of Director of Missile Defense Agency. Sec. 1662. National missile defense policy. Sec. 1663. Programs to achieve initial and full operational capabilities for the Glide Phase Interceptor program. Sec. 1664. Research and analysis on multipolar deterrence and escalation dynamics. Sec. 1665. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of report on missile defense interceptor site. Sec. 1666. Report on Hawaii missile defense. Sec. 1667. Report on potential enhancements to Aegis Ashore sites in Poland and Romania. Sec. 1668. Rescission of memorandum on missile defense governance. Sec. 1669. Policy and report on North Atlantic Treaty Organization effective integrated air and missile defense capabilities in Europe. Sec. 1670. Independent analysis of space-based missile defense capability. Subtitle D—Other Matters Sec. 1681. Inclusion of Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives as recipient of quarterly information operations briefings. Sec. 1682. Modification to authority to use operation and maintenance funds for cyber operations-peculiar capability development projects. Sec. 1683. Cooperative threat reduction funds. Sec. 1684. Quarterly briefings on implementation of military-code compliant GPS receivers through Military GPS User Equipment program. Sec. 1685. Moving target indicator programs of Department of Defense. Sec. 1686. Reporting mechanism on use of consultants, informants, and other human sources to acquire intelligence information. Sec. 1687. Report on concept of operations for offensive hypersonic systems. Sec. 1688. Indo-Pacific missile strategy. Title XVII—Space Force Personnel Management Sec. 1701. Short title. Subtitle A—Space Force Military Personnel System Without Component Sec. 1711. Establishment of military personnel management system for the Space Force. Sec. 1712. Composition of the Space Force without component. Sec. 1713. Definitions for single personnel management system for the Space Force. Sec. 1714. Basic policies relating to service in the Space Force. Sec. 1715. Status and participation. Sec. 1716. Officers. Sec. 1717. Enlisted members. Sec. 1718. Retention and separation generally. Sec. 1719. Separation of officers for substandard performance of duty or for certain other reasons. Sec. 1720. Retirement. Subtitle B—Conforming Amendments Related to Space Force Military Personnel System Sec. 1731. Amendments to Department of the Air Force provisions of title 10, United States Code. Sec. 1732. Amendments to subtitle A of title 10, United States Code. Sec. 1733. Title 38, United States Code (Veterans’ Benefits). Subtitle C—Transition Provisions Sec. 1741. Transition period. Sec. 1742. Change of duty status of members of the Space Force. Sec. 1743. Transfer to the Space Force of members of the Air Force Reserve. Sec. 1744. Placement of officers on the Space Force officer list. Sec. 1745. Disestablishment of Regular Space Force. Sec. 1746. End strength flexibility. Sec. 1747. Promotion authority flexibility. Subtitle D—Other Amendments Related to the Space Force Sec. 1751. Title 10, United States Code. Sec. 1752. Other provisions of law. Title XVIII—Other Defense Matters Subtitle A—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations Sec. 1801. Extension of authority to engage in certain commercial activities. Sec. 1802. Modification of defense sensitive support notification requirement. Sec. 1803. Modification to requirements relating to combating military reliance on Russian energy. Sec. 1804. Support for execution of bilateral agreements concerning illicit transnational maritime activity in Africa. Sec. 1805. Clarification of waiver authority for organizational and consultant conflicts of interest under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Sec. 1806. Genealogy collection of family members of servicemembers killed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Subtitle B—Studies and Reports Sec. 1821. Report on increasing national cemetery capacity. Sec. 1822. Limitation on funds relating to Federal contractor disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risk. Sec. 1823. Study and report on damage to infrastructure in Guam resulting from Typhoon Mawar. Subtitle C—Other Matters Sec. 1851. Technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 1852. Referral to museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base as the National Cold War Center. Sec. 1853. Exemption under Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 for certain activities that may result in incidental take of Rice’s whale. Sec. 1854. Revision of requirement for transfer of certain aircraft to State of California for wildfire suppression purposes. Sec. 1855. Restrictive housing reform. Sec. 1856. Sense of Congress regarding unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater vehicles. Sec. 1857. Sense of Congress regarding naming of vessel for Battle of Dai Do. Sec. 1858. Risk framework for foreign phone applications of concern. Division B—Military Construction Authorizations Sec. 2001. Short title. Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2003. Effective date. Title XXI—Army Military Construction Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family housing. Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army. Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to use cash payments in special account from land conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts. Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Kunsan Air Base, Korea. Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Army military construction projects. Sec. 2107. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 Army military construction projects. Title XXII—Navy Military Construction Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Navy military construction projects. Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 Navy military construction projects. Title XXIII—Air Force Military Construction Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family housing. Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017 Air Force military construction projects. Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 Air Force military construction projects. Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Air Force military construction projects. Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 Air Force military construction projects. Title XXIV—Defense Agencies Military Construction Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment program projects. Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 Defense Agencies military construction projects. Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Defense Agencies military construction projects. Sec. 2406. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at SOF Joint Parachute Rigging Facility, Baumholder, Germany. Sec. 2407. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project at Defense Fuel Support Point Tsurumi, Japan. Sec. 2408. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment projects. Sec. 2409. Authority to carry out military construction projects to improve certain fiscal year 2022 utility systems. Sec. 2410. Additional authority to carry out certain military construction projects to improve certain fiscal year 2023 utility systems. Title XXV—International Programs Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. Subtitle B—Host Country In-Kind Contributions Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects. Title XXVI—Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana. Sec. 2608. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at Francis S. Gabreski Airport, New York. Sec. 2609. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 National Guard and Reserve military construction projects. Sec. 2610. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023 project at Camp Pendleton, California. Title XXVII—Base Realignment and Closure Activities Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Account. Title XXVIII—Military Construction General Provisions Subtitle A—Military Construction Programs Sec. 2801. Modifications to Defense Community Infrastructure Program. Sec. 2802. Modification to authority for unspecified minor construction. Sec. 2803. Modification of authority to carry out defense laboratory modernization program. Sec. 2804. Expansion of maximum amount of funds available for certain defense laboratory improvement projects. Sec. 2805. Prioritization of certain military construction projects to improve infrastructure at certain facilities determined to be critical to national security. Sec. 2806. Expansion of amount of certain funds Secretary concerned may obligate annually for military installation resilience projects. Sec. 2807. Certification of consideration of certain methods of construction for military construction projects; annual report. Sec. 2808. Authority for certain construction projects in friendly foreign countries. Sec. 2809. Reporting requirements and congressional notification for certain military construction projects. Subtitle B—Military Housing Reforms Sec. 2821. Authority to operate certain transient housing of the Department of Defense transferred to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment. Sec. 2822. Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council. Sec. 2823. Inclusion of information relating to compliance with Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights in certain notifications submitted to Congress. Sec. 2824. Establishing additional requirements for a military housing complaint database. Sec. 2825. Modification of authority to grant certain waivers relating to configuration and privacy standards for military unaccompanied housing; limitations on availability of certain funds. Sec. 2826. Revision of certain minimum standards relating to health, safety, and condition for military unaccompanied housing; termination of authority to grant certain waivers. Subtitle C—Real Property and Facilities Administration Sec. 2831. Improvements relating to access to military installations in United States. Sec. 2832. Real property usage in the National Capital Region. Sec. 2833. Revision to Unified Facilities Criteria on use of life safety accessibility hardware for covered doors. Subtitle D—Land Conveyances Sec. 2841. Extension of sunset for land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California. Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Sec. 2843. Land acquisition, Westmoreland State Park, Virginia. Subtitle E—Pilot Programs and Reports Sec. 2851. Clarification on amounts available for projects under certain pilot program relating to testing facilities at installations of the Department of the Air Force. Sec. 2852. Pilot program to provide air purification technology in military housing. Sec. 2853. Quarterly briefings on military construction related to the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system program. Sec. 2854. Plan for use of excess border wall construction materials. Sec. 2871. Joint Housing Requirements and Market Analysis for military installations in Hawaii. Subtitle F—Other Matters Sec. 2861. Expansion of certain exemption relating to funding requirement for certain defense community infrastructure projects. Sec. 2862. Development and operation of Marine Corps Heritage Center and National Museum of the Marine Corps. Sec. 2863. Prohibition on joint use of homestead air reserve base with civil aviation. Sec. 2864. National museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force. Sec. 2865. Recognition of Memorial, Memorial Garden, and K9 Memorial of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as a national memorial, memorial garden, and K9 memorial, respectively, of Navy SEALs and their predecessors. Sec. 2866. Limitation on availability of certain funds relating to the location of the headquarters for United States Space Command. Sec. 2867. Limitation on use of funds for closure of combat readiness training centers. Sec. 2868. Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of certain report on military housing. Sec. 2869. Guidance on encroachment that impacts covered sites. Sec. 2870. Continuing education curriculum on the use of innovative products for military construction projects. Division C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS Title XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3112. Extension of authority on acceptance of contributions for acceleration or removal or security of fissile materials, radiological materials, and related equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide. Sec. 3113. Cybersecurity Risk Inventory, Assessment, and Mitigation Working Group. Sec. 3114. Modification of minor construction threshold for plant projects. Sec. 3115. Technical correction to National Nuclear Security Administration unfunded priorities. Sec. 3116. Criminal penalties for interference with the transport of special nuclear materials, nuclear weapons components, or Restricted Data. Sec. 3117. Deadlines for commencement of operations of certain atomic energy replacement projects. Sec. 3118. Integrated master schedule for the future-years nuclear security program. Sec. 3119. Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire W76–2 warheads. Sec. 3120. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of certain National Nuclear Security Administration reports. Sec. 3121. Increase in number of authorized contracting, program management, scientific, engineering, and technical positions in National Nuclear Security Administration. Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters Sec. 3131. Biennial detailed report on nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness plan. Sec. 3132. Plan for domestic enrichment capability to satisfy Department of Defense uranium requirements. Sec. 3133. Independent assessment of plutonium pit aging milestones and progress. Title XXXII—Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Sec. 3201. Authorization. Title XXXIV—Naval Petroleum Reserves Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. Title XXXV—Maritime Administration Subtitle A—Maritime Administration Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration. Subtitle B—Maritime Infrastructure Sec. 3511. Port infrastructure development program eligible projects. Sec. 3512. Assistance for small inland river and coastal ports and terminals. Sec. 3513. Eligibility of shore power projects under port infrastructure development program. Sec. 3514. Codification of existing language; technical amendments. Sec. 3515. Update to categorical exclusions used by Maritime Administration in reviewing environmental impacts of transportation projects. Subtitle C—Reports Sec. 3521. Report on administration of programs. Sec. 3522. Report on availability of used sealift vessels. Sec. 3523. Report on port preferences for US–flag vessels. Sec. 3524. Reports to Congress. Subtitle D—Other Matters Sec. 3531. Cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the United States Government. Sec. 3532. Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve Fleet. Sec. 3533. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of reports on Merchant Marine Academy. Sec. 3534. Maritime workforce working group. Sec. 3535. Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and procurement of vessels. Sec. 3536. Source restrictions on auxiliary ship components. Sec. 3537. Authorization of appropriations for national maritime strategy. 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. 3. Congressional defense committees In this Act, the term congressional defense committees A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS I PROCUREMENT A Authorization of Appropriations 101. Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 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. B Army Programs 111. Limitation on availability of funds pending assessment of Army trackless moving target systems (a) In general Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Trackless Moving Target program of the Army, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended to procure or further develop the Trackless Moving Target–Infantry variant until the Secretary of the Army— (1) acting through the Commanding General of the Army Test and Evaluation Command, conducts an assessment, which shall include a live fire performance comparison, of commercially available trackless infantry targets to determine if any such solutions meet the program requirements for the Trackless Moving Target–Infantry variant; (2) obtains direct soldier feedback on the current Trackless Moving Target program, as compared to other commercially available and operationally deployed trackless infantry targets; (3) certifies to the congressional defense committees that the acquisition strategy of the Army for the Trackless Moving Target–Infantry variant meets the current program requirements as set forth in the report of Secretary of the Army titled Autonomous Robotic Targets for Small Arms Range Training (4) submits to the congressional defense committees the report required under subsection (b). (b) Report required Not later than 30 days after the date of the completion of the assessment and soldier feedback required under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— (1) detailed results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a)(1), including a comparison of the Trackless Moving Target–Infantry variant under development by the Army to other operationally deployed, commercially available targets in use by other armed forces; (2) the unaltered results of the direct soldier feedback obtained under subsection (a)(2) and a summary of such results; and (3) a certification that the development of the Trackless Moving Target–Infantry variant is in compliance with the requirements of section 4061 of title 10, United States Code. C Navy Programs 131. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine program (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 for the procurement of not more than 13 Virginia class submarines. (b) Limitation The Secretary of the Navy may not modify a contract entered into under subsection (a) if the modification would increase the target price of the submarine by more than 10 percent above the target price specified in the original contract awarded for the submarine under subsection (a). (c) Authority for advance procurement The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2024, for advance procurement associated with the Virginia class submarines for which authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is provided under subsection (a) and for equipment or subsystems associated with the Virginia class submarine program, including procurement of— (1) long lead time material; or (2) material or equipment in economic order quantities when cost savings are achievable. (d) 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. (e) Limitation on termination liability A contract for the construction of Virginia class submarines entered into under subsection (a) shall include a clause that limits the liability of the United States to the contractor for any termination of the contract. The maximum liability of the United States under the clause shall be the amount appropriated for the submarines covered by the contract regardless of the amount obligated under the contract. (f) Virginia class submarine defined The term Virginia class submarine 132. Multiyear procurement authority for MK–48 torpedoes (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 for the procurement of up to 550 MK–48 torpedoes. (b) Procurement in conjunction with existing contracts The torpedoes authorized to be procured under subsection (a) may be procured as additions to existing contracts covering the MK–48 torpedo program. (c) Authority for advance procurement The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2024, for advance procurement associated with the torpedoes for which authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is provided under subsection (a), and for systems and subsystems associated with such torpedoes in economic order quantities when cost savings are achievable. (d) 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 2024 is subject to the availability of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 133. Procurement authority for Auxiliary Personnel Lighter program (a) Contract authority Beginning in fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of up to six Auxiliary Personnel Lighter class vessels and associated material. (b) Liability Any contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that— (1) any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose; and (2) the total liability of the Federal Government for termination of the contract shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated to the contract at the time of termination. 134. Limitation on upgrades to nacelles of MV–22 aircraft pending certification of upgrade plan No action may be taken to move the production line for upgrading the nacelles of MV–22 aircraft of the Marine Corps or to implement the MV–22 Tailored Nacelle Improvement program until the date on which the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that the plan of the Secretary for implementing such upgrades— (1) is expected to result in greater performance and reliability improvements to the nacelles of such aircraft than would otherwise be achievable by completing such upgrades at the original equipment manufacturer for the MV–22 aircraft during final aircraft assembly; (2) is expected to extend the projected service life of the nacelle; and (3) addresses the key readiness degradation factors. D Air Force Programs 151. Extension of requirements relating to C–130 aircraft (a) Extension of minimum inventory requirement Subsection (a)(3)(B) of section 146 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 2023 2024 (b) Extension of prohibition on reduction of C-130 aircraft assigned to National Guard Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended by striking fiscal year 2023 fiscal years 2023 and 2024 152. Modification of annual reports on T–7A Advanced Pilot Training System Section 156 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (1) in subsection (a), by striking through 2028 through 2033 (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (11); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new paragraphs: (9) A review of a schedule risk assessment conducted by the Secretary of the Air Force that includes risks associated with the overlap of development, testing, and production phases of the program and risks related to contractor management. (10) A plan for determining the conditions under which the Secretary of the Air Force may accept production work on the T–7A Advanced Pilot Training System that was completed by the contractor for the program in anticipation of the Air Force ordering additional systems, but which was not subject to typical production oversight because there was no contract for the procurement of such additional systems in effect when such worked was performed. . 153. Modification to prohibition on certain reductions to B–1 bomber aircraft squadrons Section 133 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) Exceptions The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply— (1) to a bomb wing for which the Secretary of the Air Force has commenced the process of replacing B-1 bomber aircraft with B-21 bomber aircraft; or (2) so as to prohibit the retirement of the individual B–1 aircraft designated 85–0089, which has been determined by Secretary of the Air Force to be no longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair due to damage sustained on April 20, 2022. ; and (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking and ending on September 30, 2023 and ending on the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Air Force has completed construction of not fewer than 100 B–21 aircraft. 154. Modification of minimum inventory requirements for A–10 aircraft (a) In general Section 134(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 Public Law 117–263 153 A–10 aircraft 135 A–10 aircraft (b) Potential transfer of certain aircraft In the case of any A–10 aircraft that is retired, prepared to retire, or placed in storage using funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (c) Repeal Section 142 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 (1) by striking subsection (b); (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (b) through (d), respectively; and (3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking subsection (c) subsection (b) 155. Procurement of over-the-horizon radar systems (a) In general As soon as practicable, the Secretary of the Air Force shall procure not more than six over-the-horizon radar systems for detection of increasingly complex threats that meet the requirements of the United States Northern Command. (b) Use of competitive procedures To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall use competitive procedures for such procurement, and may use procedures other than competitive procedures for such procurement. (c) Notification of use of sole source contract If the Secretary makes a determination to award a sole source contract for the procurement of the first two over-the-horizon radar systems in order to meet the requirements established by the Commander of the United States Northern Command, not later than 14 days after making such determination, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notification of such determination, including the rationale for such determination. (d) Subsequent contracts With respect to the procurement of the third and any subsequent over-the-horizon radar system, the Secretary shall use competitive procedures for such procurement. 156. KC–135 aircraft recapitalization program The Secretary of the Air Force may not issue an acquisition strategy for the KC–135 recapitalization program until the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the following documentation: (1) A business case analysis and analysis of alternatives for the Next Generation Air Refueling System that is based on a more realistic timeline than the analyses prepared before the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) The business case analysis of the Air Force for the KC–135 recapitalization program. (3) Validated requirements from the Joint Staff for the contract competition under the KC–135 recapitalization program. 157. Prohibition on reduction of KC–135 aircraft in PMAI of the reserve components (a) Prohibition None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 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 158. Prohibition on availability of funds for termination of production lines for the HH–60W aircraft None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to terminate the operations of, or to prepare to terminate the operations of, a production line for HH–60W Combat Rescue Helicopters. 159. Limitation on termination of fighter squadrons (a) Limitation The Secretary of the Air Force may not terminate the fighter flying mission of any fighter squadron of the Air National Guard until a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits the plan required under subsection (b). (b) Plan required (1) In general The Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Director of the Air National Guard, shall develop a notional plan for the recapitalization of all fighter squadrons of the Air National Guard. (2) Elements The plan under paragraph (1) shall— (A) provide options for the modernization of fighter squadrons of the Air National Guard and the replacement of the aircraft of such squadrons at a rate that ensures recapitalization of such squadrons with relevant and more capable replacement fighter aircraft; (B) ensure that each fighter squadron of the Air National Guard has the required minimum of primary mission assigned fighter aircraft to meet force presentation requirements of geographic combatant commanders for both steady-state and operational contingency planning and execution; (C) include consideration for the temporary reassignment of aircraft to such squadrons from other components of the Air Force, as necessary to meet the requirements of the plan; and (D) include the Secretary of the Air Force’s assessment of any effects of the force presentation on— (i) combatant commanders; (ii) aircrew accession absorption capacity; (iii) industrial capacity to support any additional production above programmed quantities; and (iv) costs aside from normal training and personnel costs of unit mission transitions. (3) Submittal to Congress The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees the plan required under paragraph (1) together with an explanation of— (A) any programmatic funding required to implement such plan; and (B) how the plan differs from other plans of the Secretary of the Air Force with respect to fighter aircraft squadrons of the Air National Guard (including any such plans in effect as of the date of the submittal of the plan under paragraph (1)); and (C) any effects of the plan on operations and efforts to recapitalize or transition existing fighter aircraft squadrons of the Air National Guard as proposed in the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, for fiscal year 2024. 160. Limitation on divestment of F–16 aircraft (a) Limitation Beginning on January 1, 2024, the Secretary of the Air Force may not divest, or prepare to divest, any covered F–16 aircraft until a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits the report required under subsection (b). (b) Report required The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the following: (1) Any plans of the Secretary to divest covered F–16 aircraft during the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, including— (A) a description of each proposed divestment by fiscal year and location; (B) an explanation of the anticipated effects of such divestments on the missions, personnel, force structure, and budgeting of the Air Force; (C) a description of the actions the Secretary intends to carry out— (i) to mitigate any negative effects identified under subparagraph (B); and (ii) to modify or replace the missions and capabilities of any units and military installations affected by such divestments; and (D) an assessment of how such divestments may affect the ability of the Air Force to maintain minimum tactical aircraft inventories. (2) Any plans of the Secretary to procure covered F–16 aircraft. (c) Covered F–16 aircraft defined In this section, the term covered F–16 aircraft 161. Limitation on procurement of KC–46A aircraft (a) Limitation Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force may not procure more than 179 KC–46A aircraft during the covered period. (b) Waiver The Secretary of the Air Force may waive the limitation under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees written certification by the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics that— (1) there are validated needs of the Air Force requiring the waiver; and (2) with respect to the KC–46A aircraft planned to be procured pursuant to the waiver, cost estimates are complete for the long-term sustainment of the aircraft. (c) Covered period defined In this section, the term covered period 162. Limitation on actions relating to remote vision systems of KC–46A aircraft (a) Limitation The Secretary of the Air Force may not take any action described in subsection (b) until the date on which Secretary certifies the to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives that— (1) the Secretary has identified a solution to fix the remote vision systems of KC–46A aircraft; and (2) such solution resolves all issues identified in the category 1 deficiency reports for such systems, except for issues relating to the panoramic system. (b) Actions described The actions described in this subsection are the following: (1) Approving the incorporation of version 2.0 of the KC–46A remote vision system into production aircraft. (2) Retrofitting aircraft with version 2.0 of the KC–46A remote vision system. E Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 181. Multiyear procurement authority for domestically processed rare earth elements (a) Authority for multiyear procurement Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, and from amounts made available by discretionary appropriations Acts from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund (as established under section 9(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (( 50 U.S.C. 98h(a) (b) Application of Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act A multiyear contract entered into under this section shall be deemed to be an acquisition under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act ( 50 U.S.C. 98 et seq. (c) Authority for advance procurement The Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2024, for advance procurement associated with the domestically processed rare earth elements for which authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is provided under subsection (a). (d) 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 2024 is subject to the availability of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term processed (2) The term qualified domestic source 50 U.S.C. 4552 (3) The term rare earth element (A) Cerium. (B) Dysprosium. (C) Erbium. (D) Europium. (E) Gadolinium. (F) Holmium. (G) Lanthanum. (H) Lutetium. (I) Neodymium. (J) Praseodymium. (K) Promethium. (L) Samarium. (M) Scandium. (N) Terbium. (O) Thulium. (P) Ytterbium. (Q) Yttrium. 182. Prohibition on procurement of certain tactical vehicles (a) Prohibition The Secretary of Defense may not include in a solicitation for a tactical tracked vehicle or tactical wheeled vehicle a requirement that such vehicle use proprietary armor. (b) Applicability Subsection (a) shall not apply to a contract for the procurement of a tactical tracked vehicle or tactical wheeled vehicle entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Modification of requirement to buy strategic materials from American sources (1) In general Section 4863(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting tactical tracked vehicles, tactical wheeled vehicles, automotive items, (2) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that is the later of— (A) the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; or (B) September 30, 2024. 183. Prohibition on availability of funds for procurement of certain battery technology None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 or any subsequent fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to procure battery technology produced by Contemporary Amperex Technology Company, Limited (also known as CATL 184. Plan to expedite integration of Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles into legacy aircraft fleets (a) 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 to expedite the full integration of the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile into covered legacy aircraft fleets. (b) Elements The plan under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each covered legacy aircraft fleet, the following: (1) An analysis of the operational benefits of integrating Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles into the fleet. (2) The feasibility of integrating the Universal Armament Interface on Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile weapon platforms. (3) The timeline, cost, and any increased production capacity requirements associated with such plan. (4) Identification of any obstacles to the timely integration of such capability. (5) Recommendations for expediting the timeline described under paragraph (3), including an explanation of any resources required to expedite such timeline. (6) Recommendations for mitigating the obstacles identified under paragraph (4), including an explanation of any resources required to mitigate such obstacles. (c) Covered legacy aircraft defined In this section, the term covered legacy aircraft fleet (1) the B–52 bomber aircraft fleet; (2) the F–16 fighter aircraft fleet; and (3) any other aircraft fleet the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate for inclusion in the plan under subsection (a). II RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION A Authorization of Appropriations 201. Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in section 4201. B Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 211. Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office Chapter 803 8029. Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office (a) Establishment There is established within the Department of the Navy a program office to be known as the Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office (in this section referred to as the Office (b) Location The Office shall be co-located with the headquarters of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. (c) Head of office The head of the Office shall be the designee of the Secretary of the Navy, and shall report to the Chief of Naval Operations. (d) Mission The mission of the Office shall be— (1) to contribute to the development and testing of low-cost, rapid reaction targeting and weapon systems, electronic warfare and other non-kinetic capabilities, and integrated targeting solutions to fulfill naval and joint military operational requirements; and (2) to contribute to the rapid development, testing, and fielding of new unclassified and classified naval air warfare capabilities. (e) Acquisition authorities The acquisition authorities of the Office are as follows: (1) The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the head of the Office may use available alternative or rapid acquisition pathways for procurement. (2) The Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System process shall not apply to acquisitions by the Office. (f) Required program elements (1) In general The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure, within budget program elements for naval air warfare programs, that— (A) there are separate, dedicated program elements for naval air warfare rapid capabilities; and (B) the Office executes the responsibilities of the Office using such program elements. (2) Administration The Office shall manage the program elements for naval air warfare rapid capabilities required by paragraph (1). (g) Board of Directors (1) Establishment The Secretary of the Navy shall establish a Board of Directors for the Office (to be known as the Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Board of Directors (2) Members The Board of Directors shall include the following members: (A) The Secretary of the Navy. (B) The Chief of Naval Operations. (C) The Commander of the Naval Air Systems Command. (D) The Commander, Naval Air Forces. (h) Annual reports (1) In general On an annual basis, the head of the Office shall submit to the Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Board of Directors and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the activities of the Office. (2) Elements Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the year preceding the date of the report, a description of— (A) funding allocations for the projects of the Office; (B) the naval air warfare capability gaps addressed by the Office; (C) the progress of the Office in developing, testing, and fielding capabilities described in subsection (d); and (D) any barriers to the ability of the Office to carry out its mission, including any legislative or regulatory barriers. . 212. Clarification of role of partnership intermediaries to promote defense research and education Section 4124(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking that assists that— (A) assists ; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) facilitates technology transfer from industry or academic institutions to a Center. . 213. Modification of support for research and development of bioindustrial manufacturing processes Section 215(c)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 10 U.S.C. 4841 active pharmaceutical ingredients, key starting materials for such ingredients, commodity chemicals, 214. Certain disclosure requirements for university research funded by the Department of Defense (a) Disclosures required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall require the principal investigator of any covered research program at an institution of higher education to accurately and completely disclose to the Department of Defense the following: (1) At the time of application for funding from the Department of Defense for a covered research program, disclose, with respect to each researcher who is expected to participate in the program— (A) date and place of birth, country of citizenship, and immigration status in the case of a foreign national; (B) educational background from undergraduate education onwards; (C) professional and employment background, as applicable, including any history of working for a foreign government or on foreign government sponsored projects; (D) all previous and concurrent research, academic and corporate positions, ties, or relationships; (E) past and current affiliation with foreign governments, including foreign political parties or organizations, and military ties, as applicable, in case of foreign national; (F) past or current involvement in any foreign talent programs; (G) memberships in foreign and United States academic and professional associations and organizations; and (H) a list of all publications published anywhere in any language, peer reviewed or non-peer reviewed, including all mentions of foreign funding, research collaborations, and in kind support that supported the research and publication. (2) Disclose the information specified in paragraph (1) with respect to any researcher who joins a covered program after funding is awarded by the Department of Defense not later than 90 days after the researcher joins the program. (3) Beginning not later than one year after funding is awarded by the Department of Defense for a covered program, and annually thereafter through the end of the award period, disclose— (A) any direct, indirect, formal, or informal collaboration that the principal investigator, either independently or as the lead of the covered program, enters into with any third-party persons or entities, including the identity and nationality of the third party collaborator, the nature of the collaboration (whether direct, indirect, formal or informal) and the terms and conditions of such collaboration; and (B) any change of status with regard to a researcher who was the subject of a disclosure under paragraphs (1) or (2), including any departure of such researcher from the program, the terms of such departure, change of immigration status, and change in foreign ties and collaboration. (b) Form; public availability of information Each disclosure under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and shall be made available on a publicly accessible website of the Federal Government. (c) Definitions In this section— (1) The term covered research program (A) conducted by an institution of higher education; and (B) funded, in whole or in part, by the Department of Defense. (2) The term institution of higher education 20 U.S.C. 1002 (3) The term researcher 215. Consortia to assist in protection of sensitive research performed on behalf of the Department of Defense (a) In general The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, may enter into contracts or other agreements with one or more eligible consortia to assist institutions of higher education in protecting sensitive research performed on behalf of the Department of Defense. (b) Activities A eligible consortium that enters into a contract or other agreement with the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) shall carry out activities to assist institutions of higher education in protecting sensitive research performed on behalf of the Department of Defense. Such activities may include— (1) conducting effective due diligence in vetting visiting scholars; (2) assisting institutions in meeting applicable research security requirements, including through the use of common procedures and practices and shared infrastructure, as appropriate; (3) providing training to employees and offices of the institution that have responsibilities relating to research security; and (4) providing advice and assistance to institutions in establishing and maintaining research security programs. (c) Considerations In selecting consortia to receive a contract or other agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consider the following: (1) The geographic diversity of the members of the consortium and the extent to which the consortium is able to maximize coverage of different regions of the United States. (2) Any ratings of members of the consortium made by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency as part of the Agency’s annual Security Vulnerability Assessment ratings. (3) Whether and to what extent the consortium uses best practices for research security as outlined by the National Institutes of Science and Technology. (4) Demonstrated excellence in security programs, including receipt of awards for excellence in counterintelligence and outstanding achievement in industrial security. (d) Performance metrics The Secretary of Defense shall establish metrics to measure the performance of each consortium with which the Secretary enters into a contract or other agreement under subsection (a). (e) Notification and report For any year in which the Secretary of Defense exercises the authority provided under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that— (1) identifies each eligible consortium with which the Secretary entered into a contract or other agreement under such subsection; and (2) evaluates the performance of the eligible consortium. (f) Eligible consortium defined In this section, the term eligible consortium 216. Consortium on use of additive manufacturing for Army aviation and missile capability development (a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall establish a consortium to facilitate the use of additive manufacturing for the development of aviation and missile capabilities for the Army. The consortium shall be known as the Consortium on Additive Manufacturing for Aviation and Missile Capability Development Consortium (b) Composition The Consortium shall be composed of qualified organizations, selected by the Secretary of the Army, that have functions and expertise relevant to additive manufacturing and aviation and missile programs of the Army. At a minimum, the consortium shall include— (1) the Army Aviation and Missile Command; (2) the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center; (3) the Army Space and Missile Defense Command; (4) one or more organizations from private sector industry; (5) one or more institutions of higher education or other research institutions; and (6) departments and agencies of the Federal Government with demonstrated expertise in the use of additive manufacturing in space flight. (c) Activities The Consortium shall— (1) facilitate the use of additive manufacturing for the aviation and missile programs of the Army to significantly reduce logistic footprints, material costs, delivery lead-times, and extended logistical supply chain dependencies that often challenge weapon system readiness for forward deployed warfighters; (2) develop standards and a certification process for the use of additive manufacturing in aviation and missile programs of the Army, including additive material and part certification requirements for additive manufactured items intended for use in military aircraft and missiles; and (3) explore ways to adapt and apply the standards developed under paragraph (2) across other aviation and missile programs of the Department of Defense to enhance efficiency, cost savings, readiness levels, and safety. 217. Support for defense innovation activities of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (a) In general Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, is authorized to make funds available to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the joint fund established for the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic initiative (commonly known as DIANA (b) Report Note later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every six months thereafter until the date specified in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on expenditures and activities related to carrying out the requirements of this section. (c) Sunset The authority under this section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 218. Next Generation Air Dominance family of systems development program accountability matrices (a) Submittal of matrices Concurrent with the President’s annual budget request submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2025— (1) the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General of the United States the matrices described in subsection (b) relating to the Next Generation Air Dominance piloted fighter aircraft and the autonomous, uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft programs of the Air Force; and (2) the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General of the United States the matrices described in subsection (b) relating to the Next Generation Air Dominance piloted fighter aircraft and the autonomous, uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft programs of the Navy and the Marine Corps. (b) Matrices described The matrices described in this subsection are the following: (1) Engineering manufacturing and development goals A matrix that identifies, in six month increments, key milestones, development and testing events, and specific performance goals for the engineering manufacturing and development phase (referred to in this section as the EMD phase (A) Technology readiness levels of major components and subsystems and key demonstration and testing events. (B) Design maturity. (C) Software maturity. (D) Subsystem and system-level integration maturity. (E) Manufacturing readiness levels for critical manufacturing operations and key demonstration and testing events. (F) Manufacturing operations. (G) System verification, validation, and key flight test events. (H) Reliability. (I) Availability for flight operations. (J) Maintainability. (2) Cost A matrix expressing, in six month increments, the total cost for the Secretary’s service cost position for the EMD phase and low initial rate of production lots of the programs described in subsection (a) and a matrix expressing the total cost for the prime contractor’s estimate for such EMD phase and production lots, both of which shall be phased over the entire EMD period and subdivided according to the costs of the following: (A) Air vehicle. (B) Propulsion. (C) Mission systems. (D) Vehicle subsystems. (E) Air vehicle software. (F) Systems engineering. (G) Program management. (H) System test and evaluation. (I) Support and training systems. (J) Contract fee. (K) Engineering changes. (L) Direct mission support, including Congressional General Reductions. (M) Government testing. (N) Ancillary aircraft equipment. (O) Initial spares. (P) Contractor support. (Q) Modifications. (c) Semiannual update of matrices (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretaries concerned submit the matrices required by subsection (a), concurrent with the submittal of each annual budget request to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, thereafter, and not later than 180 days after each such submittal, each Secretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General of the United States updates to the matrices described in subsection (b). (2) Elements Each update submitted under paragraph (1) shall detail progress made toward the goals identified in the matrix described in subsection (b)(1) and provide updated cost estimates as described in subsection (b)(2). (3) Treatment of initial matrices as baseline The initial matrices submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall be treated as the baseline for the full EMD phase and low-rate initial production of the programs described in subsection (a) for purposes of the updates submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. (d) Assessment by comptroller general of the united states Not later than the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Comptroller General of the United States receives an update to a matrix under subsection (c)(1), the Comptroller General shall review the sufficiency of such matrix and submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of such matrix, including by identifying cost, schedule, or performance trends. (e) Key performance parameter requirements (1) In general Each Secretary concerned shall develop key performance parameters (referred to in this section as cost KPPs) (A) a threshold value indicating the highest acceptable cost for that category, as determined by the Secretary concerned; and (B) an objective value indicating the lowest cost expected to be achieved for that category, as determined by the Secretary concerned. (2) Cost categories specified The cost categories specified in this paragraph are the following: (A) Flyaway unit cost. (B) Gross/weapon system unit cost. (C) Aircraft cost-per-tail-per-year. (D) Aircraft cost-per-flight-hour. (f) Cost limitations for collaborative combat aircraft (1) Categorization of aircraft Each Secretary concerned shall categorize each Collaborative Combat Aircraft to be procured by such Secretary into one of following categories: (A) Expendable CCA An aircraft shall be categorized as expendable CCA (B) Attritable CCA An aircraft shall be categorized as attritable CCA (C) Exquisite CCA An aircraft shall be categorized as exquisite CCA (2) Cost limitations by category Each Secretary concerned shall ensure that the flyaway unit cost (including the cost of any onboard mission systems)— (A) for an aircraft categorized as expendable CCA under paragraph (1)(A), does not exceed $3,000,000.00; (B) for an aircraft categorized as attritable CCA under paragraph (1)(B), does not exceed $10,000,000.00; and (C) for an aircraft categorized as exquisite CCA under paragraph (1)(C), does not exceed $25,000,000.00. (g) Definitions In this section, the term Secretary concerned (1) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to aircraft programs of the Navy and the Marine Corps; and (2) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to aircraft programs of the Air Force. 219. Continuous capability development and delivery program for F–35 aircraft (a) Designation of Major Subprogram In accordance with section 4203 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall designate all Block 4 and Technical Refresh–3 elements of the F–35 aircraft acquisition program, collectively, as a single major subprogram of the F–35 aircraft acquisition program. (b) Procurement of F-35 Developmental Testing Aircraft (1) In general From the aircraft described in paragraph (2), the Program Executive Officer for the F–35 aircraft program shall designate for Lot 18 production, two F–35A aircraft, two F–35B aircraft, and two F–35C aircraft to be manufactured and delivered in a necessary configuration that would adequately support future F–35 developmental testing activities. (2) Aircraft described The aircraft described in this paragraph are F–35 aircraft authorized to be procured using funds made available for fiscal year 2024. 220. Process to ensure the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence (a) Process required The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, shall develop and implement a process— (1) to assess whether an artificial intelligence technology used by the Department of Defense is functioning responsibly; (2) to report and remediate any artificial intelligence technology that is determined not to be functioning responsibly; and (3) in a case in which efforts to remediate such technology have been unsuccessful, to discontinue the use of the technology until effective remediation is achievable. (b) Additional requirements In developing and implementing the process required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) develop clear criteria to determine if an artificial intelligence technology is functioning responsibly, which shall include consideration of such criteria previously developed by the Department of Defense; (2) take steps to integrate such process across the organizations and elements of the Department of Defense, including the combatant commands; and (3) provide information on such process to relevant personnel of the Department of Defense including— (A) personnel responsible for developing and deploying artificial intelligence technologies; (B) end users of such technologies, including members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force who use such technologies in military operations; and (C) such other personnel as the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) Deadlines for implementation The Secretary of Defense shall— (1) commence the implementation of the process required under subsection (a) not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) fully implement such process not later than one year after such date of enactment. (d) Interim briefing Not later than 160 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 Secretary in developing and implementing the process required under subsection (a). At a minimum, such briefing shall include an explanation of the criteria developed by the Secretary under subsection (b)(1). (e) Final report Not later than one year 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 progress of the Secretary in developing and implementing the process required under subsection (a), including the progress of the Secretary with respect to each element specified in subsection (b). 221. Pilot program to commercialize prototypes of the Department of the Air Force (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall carry out a pilot program to award grants to applicants for a project to commercialize a prototype of the Department of the Air Force. (b) Funding In carrying out the pilot program under this section, the Secretary of the Air Force may only expend amounts designated as budget activity 6 (RDT&E management support) as that budget activity classification is set forth in volume 2B, chapter 5 of the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DOD 7000.14-R). (c) Amount A single award under this section may not exceed $10,000,000. (d) Application An applicant desiring to participate in the pilot program under this section submit an application to the Secretary of the Air Force in such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (e) Consultation In carrying out the pilot program under this section, the Secretary of the Air Force may consult with— (1) service acquisition executives (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code); (2) eligible entities that carry out activities pursuant to a procurement technical assistance program funded under chapter 388 (3) such other individuals and organizations as the Secretary determined appropriate. (f) Briefing Not later than December 31, 2024, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the implementation of the pilot program under this section and any related policy issues. (g) Report Each time the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics awards a grant under this section, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notification on such exercise. (h) Termination The pilot program established under this section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 222. Pilot program on near-term quantum computing applications (a) Pilot program The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary, in partnership with the entities specified in subsection (b), establishes and operates a program that enables organizations of the Department of Defense, including the Armed Forces, to test and evaluate how quantum and quantum-hybrid applications may be used— (1) to solve technical problems and research challenges identified under section 234(e) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 10 U.S.C. 4001 (2) to provide capabilities needed by the Department and the Armed Forces in the near-term. (b) Entities specified The Secretary of Defense shall seek to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) in partnership with— (1) a federally funded research and development center; and (2) one or more private-sector entities with expertise in quantum computing and quantum information science. (c) Activities Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense, in partnership with the entities specified in subsection (b), shall— (1) convene a group of experts and organizations to identify challenges faced by the Department of Defense, including the Armed Forces, that have the potential to be addressed by quantum and quantum-hybrid applications; (2) develop and deploy demonstrations, proofs of concept, pilot programs, and other measures to address the challenges identified under paragraph (1) using quantum and quantum-hybrid applications; (3) ensure that any quantum or quantum-hybrid application based solutions identified under the program are capable of development and deployment in 24 months or less; (4) assess and utility of commercial quantum and quantum-hybrid applications for meeting the near-term needs of warfighters; and (5) seek to build and strengthen relationships between the Department of Defense and nontraditional defense contractors (as defined in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code) in the technology industry that may have unused or underused solutions to specific operational challenges of the Department relating to quantum and quantum-hybrid applications. (d) Briefing and reports (1) Interim briefing Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing that— (A) identifies the federally funded research and development center and any private-sector entities the Secretary has partnered with for purposes of carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a); and (B) describe the plan of the Secretary for developing and operating the program. (2) Annual report On an annual basis during each year in which the pilot program under subsection (a) is carried out, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes— (A) a description of the problem sets and capabilities that were evaluated by organizations of the Department of Defense under the program; (B) an explanation of whether and to what extent the program resulted in the identification of potential solutions based on quantum and quantum-hybrid applications; (C) any potential barriers to the use of quantum and quantum-hybrid applications to solve near-term problems for the Department of Defense, including the Armed Forces; and (D) recommendations regarding how the Department of Defense can better leverage and deploy quantum and quantum-hybrid applications to address near-term military applications and operational needs. (e) Deadline for commencement The Secretary of Defense shall commence the pilot program under this section not later than March 1, 2024. (f) Termination The authority to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (g) Definitions In this section: (1) The term near-term (2) The term quantum and quantum-hybrid applications (A) quantum-classical hybrid applications which are applications that use both quantum computing and classical computing hardware systems; (B) annealing and gate systems; and (C) all qubit modalities (including superconducting, trap ion, and photonics). 223. Pilot program on access to small business advanced technology for Army ground vehicle systems (a) Program required Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary seeks to establish an arrangement between the U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center and a non-profit research institute operating a contested logistics research center to enhance access to small business advanced technology through a Defense Commercial Solutions Opening contract entered into under section 3458 of title 10, United States Code. (b) Termination The authority to carry out the pilot program under this section shall terminate five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 224. Prohibition on availability of funds for gain-of-function research None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to conduct research for the purpose of enhancing the pathogenicity, transmissibility, or host range of a microorganism or virus (commonly known as gain-of-function research 225. Limitation on availability of funds pending documentation on Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024, and available for the Office of the Secretary of the Army for the travel of persons, not more than 70 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the analysis of alternatives document for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program. 226. F–35 propulsion and thermal management modernization program (a) Program requirements (1) Establishment and validation of requirements The Secretary of the Air Force (with respect to F–35A aircraft of the Air Force) and the Secretary of the Navy (with respect to F–35B and F–35C aircraft of the Navy and the Marine Corps) shall each— (A) establish requirements for the propulsion, power and cooling, thermal management, and electrical power systems of the F–35 aircraft system that adequately supports the planned service-life and all planned mission systems hardware and software capability upgrades for such aircraft system; (B) validate the requirements; and (C) provide the validated requirements to the Program Executive Officer for the F–35 aircraft acquisition program. (2) Cost-benefit and technical risk analysis (A) In general Based on the requirements established and validated under paragraph (1), the Program Executive Officer for the F–35 aircraft acquisition program shall conduct a complete and comprehensive cost-benefit and technical risk analysis that evaluates and determines the upgrades and modernization required of the F–35 aircraft system to support all of the requirements established under such paragraph. (B) Elements The cost-benefit and technical risk analysis conducted under subparagraph (A) shall assess, at a minimum, the cost, risk, modernization, integration activities, and acquisition strategy required for the upgrade and modernization options available for the following major subsystems of F–35 aircraft: (i) The aircraft propulsion system and gearbox. (ii) The power and thermal management system. (iii) The fuel thermal management system. (iv) The electrical power system. (v) The engine ice protection system. (vi) Mission systems hardware, avionics, sensors, and weapons. (vii) Any additional systems of the F–35 aircraft system the Program Executive Officer determines to be relevant to support the planned service-life requirements for each variant of such aircraft. (C) Limitation on commencement The Program Executive Officer may not commence the analysis required under subparagraph (A) until the requirements established under paragraph (1) have been provided to the Officer. (D) Independent cost estimate In developing the cost-benefit analysis under subparagraph (A), the Program Executive Officer shall obtain an independent cost estimate from an organization within the Department of Defense that is not directly associated with the Office of the Program Executive Officer, the Department of the Air Force, or the Department of the Navy. (E) Report Following the completion of the analysis under subparagraph (A) but not later than July 1, 2024, the Program Executive Officer shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the analysis. (3) Designation of major subprogram In accordance with section 4203 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall designate all activities relating to the modernization, upgrade, and integration of the major subsystems included in the analysis under paragraph (2)(A), collectively, as a single major subprogram of the F–35 aircraft acquisition program. (b) Definition In this section, the term F–35 propulsion and thermal management modernization program C Energetics and Other Munitions Matters 241. Establishment of Joint Energetics Transition Office (a) Establishment Subchapter I of chapter 301 4015. Joint Energetics Transition Office (a) Establishment The Secretary of Defense shall establish a Joint Energetics Transition Office (referred to in this section as the Office (b) Head of Office The Secretary of Defense shall designate an individual to serve as the head of the Office. The head of the Office shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense without intervening authority. (c) Responsibilities The Office shall do the following: (1) Manage the development of energetics systems, which shall include— (A) establishing a dedicated program under budget activity 3 (advanced technology development) or budget activity 4 (advanced component development and prototypes) (as such budget activity classifications are set forth in volume 2B, chapter 5 of the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DOD 7000.14-R))— (i) to mature, prototype, demonstrate, and test novel energetic materials and technologies, including new energetics manufacturing technologies; and (ii) to integrate novel energetic materials and technologies into weapon systems; (B) administering a joint service qualification and certification group to— (i) identify, review, and assess all laws, regulations, policies, and directives affecting the development and availability of energetic materials for defense purposes, including any applicable waiver authorities; (ii) based on such review and assessment, make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense regarding potential changes to laws, regulations, policies, and directives that may affect the development and availability of energetic materials for defense purposes; and (iii) to the extent practicable, establish uniform safety requirements for the qualification process for energetic materials applicable from the stage at which such materials are discovered through the stage at which such materials are integrated into weapon systems; and (C) establishing and operating a public-private partnership— (i) to serve as a liaison to the Department of State for information on the applicability of International Traffic in Arms Regulations (subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations) or successor regulations across the energetics enterprise of the United States (including Government, industry, and academia); and (ii) to facilitate the efficient and effective exchange of information, collaboration, and sharing of resources among entities in such enterprise. (2) Establish prototyping demonstration programs for advanced technologies to speed the maturation of new energetic materials and the integration of such materials into weapon systems. (3) Establish energetics cross-functional teams that include representatives of the research and development community, acquisition program offices, acquisition requirements offices, and industry to speed the transition of energetic materials and technologies from the research and development phase to integration into weapon systems. (4) Reassess the effectiveness and goals of insensitive munitions regulations and conduct a Mil-Standard/Mil-Spec Review to update munitions regulations to be more specific and measurable and to reduce or eliminate unnecessary standards. (5) Use technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify, assess, and synthesize novel energetic compounds. (6) Develop strategies and roadmaps, applicable across the Future Years Development Program and Program Objective Memorandum process, for energetic materials and technologies to enable the transition of such technologies to future operational capabilities for the warfighter. (7) Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to support the advantage of the United States in developing energetic materials. (d) Reports The head of the Office shall provide a monthly written report to the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering on the activities of the Office. Such report shall include— (1) a detailed update on progress and status for each of the responsibilities described in subsection (c); (2) any shortfalls in resources related to prototyping demonstration programs, emerging technical opportunities, or that result in increased costs or delayed performance in fulfilling the responsibilities described in subsection (c); and (3) any other issues as determined by the Secretary of Defense. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term energetic materials (A) release large amounts of energy in a short amount of time; and (B) are capable of being used in explosives that create lethal effects in warheads. (2) The term insensitive munitions . (b) Progress reports (1) Initial report Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an initial report on the status of the establishment of the Joint Energetics Transition Office under section 4015 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), including a description of any actions taken to staff and resource the Office as of the date of the report. (2) Final report Not later than one year after the submission of the initial report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a final report on the status of the establishment of the Joint Energetics Transition Office, including a description of any actions taken to staff and resource the Office since the date of the initial report. 242. Consideration of lethality as a key performance parameter for munitions (a) Establishment of performance parameter The Secretary of Defense shall ensure— (1) that lethality is considered, as appropriate, as a key performance parameter in the analysis of alternatives conducted for purposes of procuring any new munition or modifying an existing munition; and (2) that if lethality is not determined to be an appropriate key performance parameter under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall document the justification for such determination and include such documentation in the analysis of alternatives. (b) Consideration of energetic materials In assessing the lethality of a munition for purposes of the performance parameter described under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include the margin of effectiveness and increased system capacities afforded by the potential use of novel or alternative energetic materials in the munition. (c) Energetic materials defined In this section, the term energetic materials 243. Pilot program on incorporation of the CL20 compound in certain weapon systems (a) Pilot program required The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary incorporates the CL20 compound as the energetic material for the main fill in the warheads or propellants of three weapon systems under development by the Department of Defense. (b) Additional requirement Each of the three weapon systems selected under subsection (a) shall be a weapon system that does not, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, already incorporate the CL20 compound as the energetic material for the main fill in the warhead or propellant of the system. (c) Briefing Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on progress of the Secretary in carrying out the pilot program under this section, including a timeline for incorporating the CL20 energetic compound into each of the weapon systems selected under subsection (a). 244. Assessment of energetics industrial base (a) Assessment The Deputy Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of the supply chains for energetic materials and the status of the energetics industrial base to identify opportunities— (1) to accelerate the development of critical energetic materials; and (2) to enhance the ability of the Department of Defense to access such materials for defense purposes. (b) Elements The assessment under subsection (a) shall include an analysis of— (1) any shortfalls in the supply chain for energetic materials existing as of the date of the assessment or that are projected to occur in the future; (2) expansion of the energetics industrial base to include critical subcontractor and supplier limitations and options to expand industry participation to alleviate such limitations; (3) options for using the authorities provided under the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq. (4) the potential use of Government-owned, contractor-operated ammunition production facilities to support alternative energetics formulations. (c) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term energetic materials (2) The term energetics industrial base (A) the organizations and elements of the Department of Defense concerned with the research and development of energetic materials and technologies; and (B) contractors and suppliers of energetic materials and technologies. 245. Limitation on sourcing chemical materials for munitions from certain countries (a) Limitation The Secretary of Defense may not procure a chemical material for munitions specified in subsection (b) from any country other than a country specified in subsection (c). (b) Chemical materials specified The chemical materials for munitions specified in this subsection are the chemicals listed under the heading Task 1: Domestic Production of Critical Chemicals Statement of Objectives (SOO) for Critical Chemicals Production (c) Countries specified The countries specified in this subsection are the following: (1) India. (2) Any member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (3) Any country that is designated as a major non-NATO ally for purposes of section 2350a(i)(2) of title 10, United States Code. (d) Effective date The requirements of this section shall take effect on the date that is the later of— (1) the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; or (2) September 30, 2024. D Plans, Reports, and Other Matters 261. Hypersonic testing strategy and evaluation of potential hypersonic test ranges (a) Limitation Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024, and available for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy for the travel of persons, not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the strategy required under section 237(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (b) Biennial updates to hypersonics testing strategy Section 237(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (4) Biennial updates (A) In general Not less frequently than once every two years after the submittal of the initial strategy under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall— (i) revise and update the strategy; and (ii) submit the revised and updated strategy to the appropriate congressional committees. (B) Sunset The requirement to prepare and submit updates under this paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 2030. . (c) Evaluation of potential hypersonic test ranges (1) Study The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to evaluate not fewer than two possible locations in the United States, selected in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, that have potential to be used as additional corridors for long-distance hypersonic system testing. (2) Activities under National Environment Policy Act Following the completion of the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall initiate any activities required under the National Environment Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (3) Report Not later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1). 262. Modification to annual reports on critical technology areas supportive of the National Defense Strategy Section 217(c)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 10 U.S.C. 4001 (1) by striking 2025 2029 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively; (3) by striking including a description including— (A) a description ; (4) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (5) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (B) for each technology area identified under subsection (a)(1)— (i) a list of each program element that funds research, development, test, and evaluation activities within that area; and (ii) for each such program element— (I) identification of the total amount of funds obligated or expended for research, development, test, and evaluation under that program element in support of the technology area in the fiscal year preceding the date of the report; (II) an estimate of the total amount of funds expected to be obligated or expended for research, development, test, and evaluation under that program element in support of the technology area for the fiscal year in which the report is submitted and each of the following two fiscal years; and (III) an explanation of the reasons for such funding allocations; and (C) an assessment of any policies, processes, or systems of the Department of Defense that have been modified, or that are expected to be modified, as a result of the Department’s investments and other efforts in the technology areas identified under subsection (a)(1) to compete in an era of strategic competition, with an emphasis on those policies, processes, or systems involved in transitioning technologies from the research and development phase to formal acquisition programs or operational use within the Department. . 263. Intellectual property strategy (a) Strategy The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall develop and implement an intellectual property strategy to enhance the ability of the Department of Defense to procure emerging capabilities and technologies as described in subsection (b). (b) Required elements The strategy under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Plans for using intellectual property to enhance the ability of the Department of Defense to innovate and invest in new warfighting capabilities to outpace adversaries of the United States in the areas of new and emerging technology. (2) Recommendations on the use of intellectual property and its purpose and benefits— (A) within research and engineering programs of the Department; and (B) in the context of strategic competition, including in hybrid warfare and deterrence. (3) Strategies for promoting and encouraging members of the Armed Forces to create and produce new tools and technologies for the Department. (4) Concepts and actionable steps for accelerating, to the extent practicable, the procurement and fielding of emerging capabilities and technologies. (5) Methods for encouraging innovation, solutions that scale, and the use of patents across the Department of Defense by establishing an integrated, cross-service approach to the identification, prioritization, development, and fielding of emerging capabilities and technologies. (6) Steps to implement measures to protect against the theft of intellectual property. (7) Enforcement mechanisms to ensure intellectual property rights are protected. (c) Optional elements The strategy under subsection (a) may include the following: (1) Identification of how intellectual property may be used to enhance the innovation capabilities of the Department of Defense to neutralize the effects of intellectual property theft by competitors of the United States. (2) An innovation warfare strategy to promote the creation of new and emerging technologies to secure the dominant economic and security position of the United States against adversaries, which may include strategies to— (A) further develop the technological base of the Department of Defense and create intellectual property security tools needed to outpace adversaries and prevent technological overmatch; (B) develop machine learning tools to identify possible future technologies; (C) ensure that Federal research and development spending spur innovation as directed in the 2022 National Defense Strategy; (D) secure positions that give the United States strategic advantages with respect to the acquisition, procurement, distribution, and protection of new and emerging technologies; and (E) identity and develop cross-functional capabilities— (i) for the implementation of the strategy under subsection (a); and (ii) to facilitate the coordination of efforts to the extent feasible. (3) Guidance to link priorities, goals, and investments with respect to intellectual property rights with individuals and entities that are critical to the functioning of specific programs of the Department of Defense, including by— (A) developing and reinforcing relationships with academia, the acquisition workforce (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code), the defense industry, and the commercial sector to create scalable solutions that are protected through intellectual property rights; (B) developing a marketing strategy to make members of a covered Armed Force aware that the members may be able to patent inventions the members create while serving; and (C) identifying funding, investments, personnel, facilities, and relationships with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government without which defense capabilities would be severely degraded. (4) Methods to support the coordination of acquisition priorities, programs, and timelines to meet requirements and security objectives of each covered Armed Force and the combatant commands with the research and engineering activities of the Department. (5) Recommendations for changes to statute, regulations, or policies to support the achievement of the goals set forth in the strategy. (6) Processes to inform senior leaders of the Department and Members of Congress of the potential effects of the intellectual property strategy on the development of policies and regulations guiding strategic competition with adversaries of the United States in the military and technology domains. (7) Methods to support the efficient implementation of the strategy to address near-term, mid-term, and long-term capability gaps, with an emphasis on spurring innovation and overcoming, to the extent practicable, the gap between the research and development of emerging capabilities and technologies and the procurement and fielding of such capabilities and technologies. (8) Methods to support the issuance and enforcement of patents within the Department of Defense. (9) An assessment the potential supporting roles of military education institutions and science and technology reinvention laboratories (as designated under section 4121(b) of title 10, United States Code), including roles relating to encouraging innovation, raising awareness of intellectual property rights , and the conceptualization, development, testing, and implementation of innovative solutions for emerging capabilities and technologies. (d) Alignment with National Defense Strategy The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the strategy developed under subsection (a) aligns with the National Defense Strategy under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code. (e) Report Not later than February 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the intellectual property strategy developed under subsection (a). (f) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered Armed Force (2) The term intellectual property IP Intellectual Property (IP) Acquisition and Licensing (3) The term intellectual property rights IP rights Intellectual Property (IP) Acquisition and Licensing 264. Study on establishment of centralized platform for development and testing of autonomy software (a) Study required The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, shall conduct a study to assess the feasibility and advisability of establishing a centralized platform for the development and testing of autonomy software. (b) Elements The study under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) An assessment of the status of efforts to resource and integrate autonomy software into systems of the Department of Defense, including systems in use by the Department as of the date of the study and systems that may be used in the future. (2) Identification of systems of the Department of Defense which are, or can be, integrated with autonomy software to enable the continuous operational capability of such systems in GPS- or communications-denied environments, including those systems identified in the report required under section 246 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 116–283 (3) An assessment of any gaps in— (A) program funding relating to the acquisition of autonomy software; (B) acquisition processes, including the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process for acquiring and integrating autonomy-enabling capabilities across relevant programs of record; (C) training capabilities relating to autonomy software; (D) capabilities for testing, evaluating, verifying, and validating autonomy software in all environments, including virtual and real-world environments; and (E) efforts to test, resource, and scale commercially available autonomy software for use by the Department. (4) A plan to address, to the extent practicable, the gaps assessed in paragraph (3), including— (A) updated procedures to plan for the potential costs of autonomy software at the onset of the acquisition life cycle; (B) plans to include, in greater detail, the projected costs of autonomy software for applicable programs of record in the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code; and (C) plans to standardize the acquisition of autonomy software for programs of record across the Armed Forces. (c) Submittal to Congress Not later than one year 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 results of the study conducted under subsection (a). (d) CDAO Defined In this section, the term Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Public Law 117–263 265. Annual report on incremental and transformational research and development (a) In general Not later than 10 days after the date on which the budget of the President is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that identifies— (1) the number of incremental research and development projects that are in progress within the Department of Defense as of the date of the report and the total amount of funding allocated to such projects; and (2) the number of transformational research and development projects that are in progress within the Department of Defense as of the date of the report and the total amount of funding allocated to such projects. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term incremental research and development project (2) The term transformational research and development project (3) The term covered research activity 266. Congressional notification of changes to Department of Defense policy on autonomy in weapon systems Not later than 30 days after making a modification to Department of Defense Directive 3000.09 (relating to autonomy in weapon systems) the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing that includes— (1) a description of the modification; and (2) an explanation of the reasons for the modification. 267. Sense of Congress on dual use innovative technology for the robotic combat vehicle of the Army (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Army is developing the Robotic Combat Vehicle using a sound and innovative acquisition strategy. The Robotic Combat Vehicle program is leveraging dual-use commercial innovation for its autonomous driving system. (2) The Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle Software Pathways program will take an agile and phased approach to the ultimate solution, which is an autonomous, artificial intelligence-based navigation software. The technical focus will be on developing robust software pathways for the Army to conduct vehicle navigation in increasingly complex terrain, diverse operational conditions, and GPS-challenged environments, while still providing the ability to remotely operate the vehicle. (3) The Army’s acquisition strategy for the Robotic Combat Vehicle is smartly separating the platform ground combat vehicle prototypes from the autonomous software system. This approach is standard in the private sector and modern product development. With this approach, the Robotic Combat Vehicle program is establishing a blueprint for future autonomous development programs of the Department of Defense. (4) By using this dual acquisition approach, the Army will receive the best value for the taxpayer as it will leverage private sector investments made on autonomous software and create an interoperable software stack for use on future applications. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Army should continue to use the software acquisition pathway approach and leverage dual-use, innovative commercial technology for the Robotic Combat Vehicle program; (2) the Army should consider a similar framework for future ground vehicle programs, such as the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program and the Common Tactical Truck program; and (3) the other Armed Forces should consider using a similar dual acquisition approach for their autonomous ground vehicle programs. III Operation and Maintenance A Authorization of Appropriations 301. Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 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. B Energy and Environment 311. Equivalent authority to carry out certain projects at facilities of the National Guard and the Air National Guard (a) Revision of definition Section 2700(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking State-owned (2) by striking owned and operated by a State when such land is (3) by striking even though such land is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense without regard to— (A) the owner or operator of the facility; or (B) whether the facility is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or a military department. . (b) Inclusion under defense environmental restoration program Section 2701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking State-owned (2) in subsection (c)(1)(D), by striking State-owned (3) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting or at a National Guard facility Secretary’s jurisdiction (c) Environmental restoration accounts Section 2703(g)(1) of such title is amended by inserting , a National Guard facility, Department of Defense (d) Technical and conforming amendments (1) Repeal of provision Section 2707 of such title is amended by striking subsection (e). (2) Reference update Section 345(f)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 10 U.S.C. 2715 facility where military activities are conducted by the National Guard of a State pursuant to section 2707(e) of title 10, United States Code National Guard Facility, as such term is defined in section 2700 of title 10, United States Code 312. Modifications to pilot program on use of sustainable aviation fuel Section 324(g) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (2) The term applicable material (A) Monoglycerides, diglycerides, and triglycerides. (B) Free fatty acids. (C) Fatty acid esters. (D) Municipal solid waste. (E) Renewable natural gas. (3) The term biomass section 45K(c)(3) (4) The term lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction percentage (A) The most up-to-date Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation which has been adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization with the agreement of the United States. (B) The most up-to-date determinations under the model known as the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation (5) The term sustainable aviation fuel (A) meets the requirements of— (i) ASTM International Standard D7566; or (ii) the Fischer Tropsch provisions of ASTM International Standard D1655, Annex A1; (B) is not derived from coprocessing an applicable material (or materials derived from an applicable material) with a feedstock which is not biomass; (C) is not derived from palm fatty acid distillates or petroleum; and (D) has a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction percentage of at least 50 percent. . 313. Required determination on availability of charging stations prior to replacement of non-tactical vehicle fleet of Department of Defense (a) Determination required Section 328 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting and the determination described in subsection (c) the report described in subsection (b) (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsections: (c) Determination The determination described in this subsection is a determination by the Secretary of Defense that, with respect to the potential replacement of the existing non-tactical vehicle fleet of the Department with an exclusively electric non-tactical vehicle fleet, there is infrastructure to support such electric non-tactical vehicle fleet (such as charging stations) available in each covered command area of operations at a level sufficient— (1) to ensure that military logistics and operational requirements within such area would not be negatively affected as a result of a lack of such infrastructure in peacetime; and (2) to ensure that military logistics and operational requirements within such area would not be negatively affected as a result of a lack of such infrastructure in the event of a conflict (including a conflict in which an adversary may target electric grid requirements within such area). (d) Assessments On an annual basis until such time as the Secretary is able to make the determination described in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate an assessment as to whether such determination may be made. ; and (4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (9), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) The term “covered command area of operations” refers to the area of operations of each of the following: (A) The United States Indo-Pacific Command. (B) The United States European Command. (C) The United States Central Command. (D) The United States Africa Command. (E) The United States Northern Command. (F) The United States Southern Command. . (b) Deadline for first assessment 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 the first assessment required under section 328(d) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (as amended by subsection (a)). 314. Modification to prototype and demonstration projects for energy resilience at certain military installations (a) Modification to covered technologies for prototype and demonstration projects Section 322(c)(6) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 10 U.S.C. 2911 (C) Hydrogen creation, storage, and power generation using natural gas or renewable electricity. . (b) Applicability This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to covered prototype and demonstration projects (as defined in section 322(k) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 10 U.S.C. 2911 315. Authority to transfer certain funds as payment relating to Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, California (a) Authority to transfer funds (1) Transfer amount The Secretary of the Navy may transfer an amount of not more than $438,250 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund established under subchapter A of chapter 98 (2) Source of funds Any transfer under this subsection shall be made using funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense Base Closure Account established by section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 ( 10 U.S.C. 2687 (b) Purpose of transfer A transfer under subsection (a) shall be for the purpose of satisfying a stipulated penalty assessed by the Environmental Protection Agency on May 4, 2018, regarding former Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, California, under the Federal Facility Agreement for Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, which was entered into between the Navy and the Environmental Protection Agency in 1990 pursuant to section 120 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9620 (c) Acceptance of payment If the Secretary of the Navy makes a transfer under subsection (a), the Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency shall accept the amount transferred as payment in full of the penalty referred to in subsection (b). 316. Requirement for Secretary of Defense to develop plan for transition of Joint Task Force Red Hill (a) Plan for termination required (1) In general The Secretary of Defense, in consultation, to the maximum extent practicable, with appropriate Federal, State, and local stakeholders, shall develop a plan for the termination of and transition from the Joint Task Force Red Hill. (2) Elements Under such plan, the Secretary shall— (A) subject to subsection (b), determine the date on which the Joint Task Force Red Hill (or any successor organization) shall be terminated; (B) designate appropriate officials or entities to be responsible for— (i) engaging and communicating with communities in proximity to the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility following such termination; (ii) communicating, in a clear and consistent manner, with the heads of relevant Federal and State agencies and such communities with respect to all operations involving the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility; and (iii) ensuring the attendance of appropriate experts and public relations professionals at any public meeting or event relating to such operations; (C) coordinate and communicate with such communities and the heads of applicable State regulatory authorities with respect to— (i) such termination; and (ii) the responsibilities designated under subparagraph (B); (D) ensure adequate resourcing and personnel to meet continued community engagement requirements and priorities of the Department of Defense; and (E) provide for or update any plan relating to the defueling of the Red Hell Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and removal of other potential contaminants stored at such facilities following such termination. (3) Deadline 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 the plan under paragraph (1). (b) Availability of plan The Secretary shall make such plan and any supporting documents available to the public and State and local elected officials. (c) Restriction on termination authority The Secretary of Defense may not terminate the Joint Task Force Red Hill before the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees such report. 317. Designation of official responsible for coordination of renegotiation of certain land leases owned by Department of Defense in Hawai’i (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate an official to be responsible for, in coordination with appropriate officials from the covered military departments and the United States Indo-Pacific Command— (1) coordinating Department of Defense-wide efforts relating to the renegotiation of land leases owned by the Department of Defense in the State of Hawai’i expiring between 2029 and 2031; (2) representing the Department of Defense during any such renegotiation; and (3) ensuring clear and consistent communication to such State, State and local elected officials, and the public of the needs and priorities of the Department of Defense with respect to joint land use in such State. (b) Selection In making the designation under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may appoint an individual with a significant background and expertise in— (1) relevant legal and technical aspects of land lease issues; and (2) working with State and local elected officials and the public in such State. (c) Notification Not later than 30 days after the Secretary of Defense makes such designation, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Governor of Hawai’i a notification that includes the name and contact information of the individual designated under subsection (a). (d) Covered military department defined In this section, the term covered military department (1) the Department of the Army; (2) the Department of the Navy; and (3) the Department of the Air Force. 318. Prohibition and limitation on availability of funds for certain energy programs of Department of Defense (a) Prohibition None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for any operational energy program (including an operational energy program that uses renewable energy) may be provided to an entity owned or controlled by the Russian Federation or the Chinese Communist Party. (b) Limitation Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the Assistant Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on operational energy programs of the Department of Defense that includes— (1) a list of all operational energy programs of record; (2) a description of— (A) how each such program improves readiness or capabilities; (B) how each such program shall be sustained (including in a contested environment); and (C) the life-cycle costs of each such program, including cost avoidance over such life-cycle. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term operational energy (A) has the meaning given that term in section 2924 of title 10, United States Code; and (B) includes renewable energy used by nontactical power systems and generators deployed to a contested environment. (2) The term renewable energy 319. Analysis of alternatives for battlefield storage and distribution of electric power (a) Analysis Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall conduct an analysis of potential alternatives to systems for the storage and distribution of electric power, for prospective use by the Army on the battlefield or in other austere environments. (b) Scope (1) Study guidance In conducting the analysis of potential alternatives under subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop study guidance under which such analysis is required to include for consideration as such potential alternatives the full range of military and commercially available capabilities for the storage and distribution of electric power. (2) Other considerations The Secretary shall ensure that, for each potential alternative analyzed pursuant to subsection (a), such analysis includes a detailed evaluation of the cost and capabilities thereof, including with respect to the following: (A) The per-unit cost of the potential alternative. (B) The mobility of the potential alternative. (C) The capability of the potential alternative to store and distribute electric power necessary for the charging of soldier-worn devices of members of the Army on the battlefield. (D) The capability of the potential alternative to store electric power for, or distribute electric power to, multiple systems (including through a network or microgrid), to sustain tactical command posts. (E) Any other capabilities the Secretary determines necessary to meet operational requirements. (c) Report Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary completes the analysis under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the following: (1) The results of such analysis, including the results of— (A) consideration of the full range of capabilities specified in subsection (b)(1); and (B) the evaluations required under subsection (b)(2). (2) An assessment of the types of analyses the Secretary conducted under this section to determine the costs and benefits associated with the prospective use by the Army on the battlefield or in other austere environments of commercially available potential alternatives referred to in subsection (b)(1), including— (A) an identification of whether, and to what extent, the Secretary— (i) conducted such analyses using best practices; (ii) fully addressed concerns with such prospective use relating to acquisition, operational requirements, or user communities; and (iii) evaluated such prospective use based on total cost, capabilities, and interoperability with existing or planned systems of the Army; and (B) a description of how the Secretary— (i) determined the requirements applicable to such commercially available potential alternatives (including pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(E)); and (ii) evaluated the cost of, delivery and operability schedule of, risks posed by, and other considerations (including those listed in subsection (b)(2)) relating to each such potential alternative. (d) Microgrid defined In this section, the term microgrid Public Law 117–263 C Treatment of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances 331. Improvements relating to exposures to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (a) Inclusion of exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as part of periodic health assessments ad deployment assessments (1) Periodic health assessments The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any periodic health assessment provided to a member of the Armed Forces includes an evaluation of whether the member has been— (A) based or stationed at a military installation identified by the Department of Defense as a location with a known or suspected release of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances during the period in which the member was based or stationed at the military installation; or (B) exposed to such substances, including by evaluating any information in the health record of the member. (2) Deployment assessments Section 1074f(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) An assessment of whether the member was— (i) based or stationed at a military installation identified by the Department as a location with a known or suspected release of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances during the period in which the member was based or stationed at the military installation; or (ii) exposed to such substances, including by assessing any information in the health record of the member. . (b) Provision of blood testing to determine exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances (1) Provision If a covered evaluation of a member of the Armed Forces results in a positive determination of potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to that member, during that covered evaluation, blood testing to determine and document potential exposure to such substances. (2) Inclusion in health record The results of blood testing of a member of the Armed Forces conducted under paragraph (1) shall be included in the health record of the member. (c) Documentation of exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances (1) Registry (A) Establishment The Secretary of Defense shall establish a registry of members of the Armed Forces who have been exposed to, or are suspected to have been exposed to, perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. (B) Inclusion in registry The Secretary shall include a member of the Armed Forces in the registry established under subparagraph (A) if a covered evaluation of the member establishes that the member— (i) was based or stationed at a location identified by the Department of Defense as a location with a known or suspected release of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances during the period in which the member was based or stationed at the location; or (ii) was exposed to such substances. (C) Blood testing The results of any blood test conducted under subsection (b)(1) shall be included in the registry established under subparagraph (A) for any member of the Armed Forces included in the registry. (D) Election A member of the Armed Forces may elect not to be included in the registry established under subparagraph (A). (2) Provision of information The Secretary of Defense shall provide to a member of the Armed Forces additional information on perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances and the potential impact of exposure to such substances if a covered evaluation of such member establishes that the member— (A) was based or stationed at a location identified by the Department of Defense as a location with a known or suspected release of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances during the period in which the member was based or stationed at the location; or (B) was exposed to such substances. (3) Rule of construction Nothing in this subsection may be construed to preclude eligibility of a veteran for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by reason of the exposure of the veteran to perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances not being recorded in a covered evaluation. (d) Covered evaluation defined In this section, the term covered evaluation (1) A periodic health assessment conducted in accordance with subsection (a)(1). (2) A deployment assessment conducted under section 1074f(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(2). 332. Prizes for development of technology for thermal destruction of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances (a) Prizes Section 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 10 U.S.C. 2661 Public Law 117–263 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Technology for the thermal destruction of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. ; and (2) in subsection (g), by striking October 1, 2024 December 31, 2026 (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024 $1,000,000 to carry out this section. 333. Restriction on Department of Defense acquisition of covered items containing or produced using certain substances (a) Modification Section 333 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 10 U.S.C. 3062 333. Restriction on Department of Defense acquisition of covered items containing or produced using certain substances (a) Prohibition beginning April 1, 2023 (1) Prohibition During the period beginning on April 1, 2023, and ending on April 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense may not acquire any covered item that contains perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) or perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). (2) Covered item defined In this subsection, the term covered item (A) nonstick cookware or cooking utensils for use in galleys or dining facilities; and (B) upholstered furniture, carpets, and rugs that have been treated with stain-resistant coatings. (b) Prohibition beginning April 1, 2025 (1) Prohibition Beginning on April 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense may not acquire any covered item that contains or is produced using any of the following: (A) Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). (B) Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). (C) Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS). (D) Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA). (E) Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA). (F) Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA). (G) Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS). (H) Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid (PFHpS). (I) Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA). (J) Perfluorodecanoic Acid (PFDA). (K) Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA). (L) Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA). (M) Perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA or FOSA). (N) Hexafluoropropylene Oxide (HFPO) Dimer Acid (GenX). (2) Implementation In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall include the prohibition under paragraph (1) as a term in any contract or other agreement entered into on or after April 1, 2025, by the Secretary for the acquisition of a covered item. (3) Rule of construction Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as— (A) requiring the disposal of, or otherwise affecting, covered items acquired by the Secretary of Defense prior to April 1, 2025; or (B) imposing an obligation on the Secretary to test covered items to confirm the absence of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. (4) Definitions In this subsection: (A) The term covered item (i) non-stick cookware or food service ware for use in galleys or dining facilities; (ii) food packaging materials; (iii) cleaning products, including floor waxes; (iv) carpeting; (v) rugs, curtains, or upholstered furniture; (vi) sunscreen; (vii) shoes and clothing for which treatment with a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance is not necessary for an essential function; and (viii) such other items as may be determined by the Secretary. (B) The term perfluoroalkyl substance (C) The term polyfluoroalkyl substance . (b) Annual reports (1) Reports Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing a detailed description of the following: (A) Steps taken to identify covered items acquired by the Secretary of Defense that contain or are produced using perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. (B) Steps taken to limit the acquisition by the Secretary of covered items that contain or are produced using perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. (C) Planned steps of the Secretary to limit the acquisition of covered items that contain or are produced using perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. (2) Definitions In this subsection, the terms covered item perfluoroalkyl substance polyfluoroalkyl substance Public Law 116–283 10 U.S.C. 3062 D Logistics and Sustainment 341. Repeal of Comptroller General review requirement relating to core logistics capabilities Section 2464(e) of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. 342. Disaggregation of certain information in annual report relating to performance of depot-level maintenance Section 2466(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting , including an analysis of such information disaggregated by depot sectors 343. Foreign military sales exclusion in calculation for certain workload carryover of Department of Army Section 377 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 10 U.S.C. 2476 that applies that— (1) applies a material end of period exclusion; and (2) excludes from the calculated carryover amount the proceeds of any foreign military sale. . 344. Matters relating to briefings on Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program of the Navy (a) Modification to briefing requirement Section 355(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 10 U.S.C. 8013 (D) A risk analysis of how the schedule for such project affects the availability schedule for submarines and aircraft carriers, including the following: (i) A timeline for the completion of such project, including construction dates and dates of planned maintenance at each shipyard under such project. (ii) Contingency maintenance plans if such project is delayed, including any backup location for maintenance availabilities determined by the Chief Naval Officer and any resulting alteration in plans or schedules for maintenance. (iii) The effect on public shipyards should a delay to such project result in the implementation of a contingency plan pursuant to clause (ii), including the effect on the workforce and workload capacity at the public shipyard with respect to which such project is conducted. (iv) A cost-benefit analysis of the potential for private shipyards to assist with such workload should such project be delayed, including an identification of any gaps in the capability of private shipyards to conduct the maintenance described in clause (ii). (v) An assessment of whether greater flexibilities in authorities are necessary to better support fleet maintenance needs and the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program. . (b) Briefing on implementation status Not later than February 1, 2024, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the implementation of the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program of the Department of the Navy. Such briefing shall include, with respect to each covered project, the information specified in each of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 355(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, as amended by subsection (a). 345. Pilot program on optimization of aerial refueling and fuel management in contested logistics environments through use of artificial intelligence (a) Pilot Program Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense, in collaboration with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, shall commence a pilot program to optimize the logistics of aerial refueling and fuel management in the context of contested logistics environments through the use of advanced digital technologies and artificial intelligence. (b) Objectives The objectives of the pilot program under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Assessing the feasibility and effectiveness of artificial intelligence-driven approaches in enhancing aerial refueling operations and fuel management processes. (2) Identifying opportunities to reduce fuel consumption, decrease operational costs, and minimize the environmental impact of fuel management while maintaining military readiness. (3) Evaluating the interoperability and compatibility of artificial intelligence-enabled systems with the existing logistics infrastructure of the Department of Defense. (4) Enhancing situational awareness and decision-making capabilities through real-time data analysis and predictive modeling. (5) Addressing potential challenges and risks associated with the integration of artificial intelligence and other advanced digital technologies, including challenges and risks involving cybersecurity concerns. (c) Coordination and consultation In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer shall— (1) coordinate the activities carried out under such pilot program with the Commander of the United States Transportation Command and the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, to ensure such pilot program aligns with existing operational requirements; and (2) seek to consult with relevant experts in the fields of artificial intelligence, logistics, aviation, and fuel management. (d) Report Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the initial findings and planned future activities of the pilot program under subsection (a). Such report shall include an assessment of the potential operational efficiencies and benefits derived from the artificial intelligence-driven approaches employed under such pilot program. (e) Termination The authority to conduct the pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on January 1, 2027. 346. Limitation on availability of funds pending quarterly briefing on availability of amphibious warships (a) Limitation Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for Administration and Servicewide Activities, Operation and Maintenance, Navy, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of the Navy provides the first briefing required under subsection (b). (b) Quarterly briefings required (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and once every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2026, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the operational status of the amphibious warship fleet of the Armed Forces. (2) Elements Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to each amphibious warship, the following: (A) The average operational availability of the amphibious warship during the 90-day period preceding the date of the briefing. (B) The number of days the amphibious warship was underway during such period for the following purposes (disaggregated by purpose): (i) Training for the purpose of supporting mission essential tasks of the Marine Corps, including— (I) unit-level well-deck or flight-deck operations training of the Marine Corps; and (II) integrated training for Amphibious Ready Groups and Marine Expeditionary Unit. (ii) Deployment (not inclusive of scheduled or unscheduled in-port maintenance). (C) The expected completion date for any maintenance for the amphibious warship that is in progress as of the date of the briefing, including scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. (D) An update on any delays in the completion of such scheduled or unscheduled maintenance, and on any casualty reports, of the amphibious warship, affecting— (i) scheduled unit-level well-deck or flight-deck operations training of the Marine Corps; (ii) scheduled mission essential task certifications of the Marine Corps, including with respect to mobility, communications, amphibious well-deck operations, aviation operations, and warfare training; or (iii) the composition, or deployment dates, of Amphibious Ready Group-Marine Expeditionary Units that are deployed or scheduled to be deployed. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term amphibious warship General Guidance for the Classification of Naval Vessels and Battle Force Ship Counting Procedures (A) a general purpose amphibious assault ship; (B) a multi-purpose amphibious assault ship; (C) an amphibious transport dock; or (D) a dock landing ship. (2) The term Amphibious Ready Group-Marine Expeditionary Unit (A) one is a general purpose amphibious assault ship or a multi-purpose amphibious assault ship; and (B) at least one is an amphibious transport dock in the Flight I generation. 347. Requirement for Secretary of Navy to complete common readiness models (a) Requirement Not later than December 31, 2025, the Secretary of the Navy shall complete the establishment of common readiness models for each maritime or aviation major weapon system of the Department of the Navy. (b) Report Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that details the metrics and models used by the Secretary of the Navy for determining the readiness of each maritime or aviation major weapon system of the Department of the Navy. (c) Elements The report under subsection (b) shall include, at a minimum, and with respect to the applicable major weapon system— (1) detailed information on— (A) the metrics used by the Secretary of the Navy to assess the effect of variations in funding for the system (by dollar amount) on the readiness of the system, to inform budgetary decisions; and (B) the modeling capabilities that take into account and optimize predictive maintenance, supply, and manpower resources and are used by the Secretary of the Navy to inform decisions relating to the readiness of the system; and (2) an assessment of the extent to which such metrics and modeling capabilities account for the detailed requirements and design of the system, including by providing for, as appropriate, interface with the digital thread and digital twin of the system. (d) Major weapon system defined In this section, the term major weapon system 348. Plan regarding condition and maintenance of prepositioned stockpiles of Army (a) Plan required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall develop a plan to improve the required inspection procedures for the prepositioned stockpiles of the Army, for the purpose of identifying deficiencies and conducting maintenance repairs at levels necessary to ensure such prepositioned stockpiles are mission-capable. (b) Implementation Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary completes the development of the plan under subsection (a), and not less frequently than twice each year thereafter, the Secretary shall inspect the prepositioned stockpiles of the Army 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, the Secretary of the Army shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan 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 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of the Army shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status and condition of the prepositioned stockpiles of the Army. E Reports and Other Matters 361. Modification to Joint Safety Council Title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating the second section 184 (relating to the Joint Safety Council) as section 185; (2) in section 185(d), as so redesignated— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) as paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively; (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph (7): (7) Ensuring each military department has in place, for the safety management system and program described in paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, of that military department— (A) a resolution plan that identifies specific corrective and preventative actions to address the causes of mishaps; and (B) an implementation plan for such system and program. ; (C) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking the safety management systems described in paragraphs (9) and (10) the safety management system and program described in paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (11) Not later than one year after the initial identification of corrective and preventative actions by a military department pursuant to a resolution plan under paragraph (7)(A), and periodically thereafter, reviewing and validating each such identified corrective and preventative action to ensure the action is effective. (12) Ensuring any related change in methods, tactics, or procedures necessary for the conduct of such identified corrective and preventative actions have been implemented. . 362. Recognition of service of military working dogs Section 1125 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (a) General authority The Secretary of Defense (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Recognition of service of military working dogs The Secretary of Defense shall create a decoration or other appropriate recognition to recognize military working dogs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that are killed in action or perform an exceptionally meritorious or courageous act in service to the United States. . 363. Improvements relating to end-to-end travel management system of the Department of Defense (a) Termination and replacement of Defense Travel System Except as provided in subsection (b)— (1) the Secretary of Defense shall— (A) terminate the end-to-end travel management system of the Department of Defense known as the Defense Travel System (B) establish and maintain a program to replace the system specified in subparagraph (A) with a new system for end-to-end travel management of the Department of Defense (including the management of travel related expense processes) that is a fully integrated commercial system, for the purpose of improving efficiency and customer satisfaction with respect to Department travel; and (2) not later than December 21, 2025, the Secretary of each military department shall complete the transition to the replacement system specified in paragraph (1)(B), including by ensuring the enterprise resource planning system of that military department is integrated into such replacement system by such date. (b) Waiver The Secretary of Defense may issue a waiver for the termination and transition deadlines under subsection (a) if the Secretary— (1) determines such waiver necessary; and (2) submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a notification and justification of such determination. (c) Briefings Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until the date on which the respective requirement has been completed— (1) the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the efforts and progress of the Department of Defense with respect to the requirements under subsection (a)(1); and (2) the Secretary of each military department shall provide to such committees a briefing on the efforts and progress of that military department with respect to the requirements under subsection (a)(2). (d) Limitation on availability of funds pending briefing Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Defense Travel Management Office, not more than 20 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense provides to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the plan of the Secretary to complete the requirements under subsection (a)(1). 364. Diversity, equity, and inclusion personnel grade cap (a) In general The Secretary of the military department concerned may not appoint to, or otherwise employ in, any position with a duty described in subsection (b) a military or civilian employee with a rank or grade in excess of GS–10 not adjusted for locality. (b) Covered duties A duty described in this subsection is the following: (1) Developing, refining, and implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion policy. (2) Leading working groups and councils to developing diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and objectives to measure performance and outcomes. (3) Creating and implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion education, training courses, and workshops for military and civilian personnel. (c) Applicability to current employees Any military or civilian employee appointed to a position with a duty described in subsection (b) who holds a rank or grade in excess of that authorized under subsection (a) shall be reassigned to another position not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 365. Prohibition on elimination of Caisson Platoon and support by such platoon of military funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery (a) Establishment There is established in the Department of the Army an equine unit, to be known as the Caisson Platoon, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army, for the purpose of conducting military and State funerals and for other purposes. (b) Prohibition on elimination The Secretary of the Army may not eliminate the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army established under subsection (a). (c) Briefing (1) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 180 days thereafter until March 31, 2027, the Secretary of the Army shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the health, welfare, and sustainment of military working equids. (2) Elements Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An assessment of the ability of the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army to support military funeral operations within Arlington National Cemetery, including milestones associated with achieving full operational capability for the Caisson Platoon. (B) An update on the plan of the task force of the Army on military working equids to promote, support, and sustain animal health and welfare. (C) An update on the plan of such task force to ensure that support by the Caisson Platoon of Arlington National Cemetery and State funerals is never suspended again. 366. Assessment on use of certain areas in southeastern United States for testing and training in support of Pacific Deterrence Initiative (a) Assessment The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of the capacity of the Department of Defense to routinely train, test, evaluate, and qualify theater-level operations in support of the Pacific Deterrence Initiative using test or training areas located in the southeastern region of the United States, for the purpose of increasing the capacity and rate of force readiness with respect to deterrence and defense at theater-level distances. (b) Elements The assessment under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assumption, for purposes of evaluating the capacity described in such subsection, that the Secretary of Defense will conduct at least one tabletop exercise per fiscal quarter to inform and advance operationally relevant testing and training in the Pacific context (across domains), employing test or training areas located in the southeastern region of the United States. (2) An identification of any test or training area located outside of the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (and in particular, in the southeastern region of the United States) with the potential to be used to expand the capacity and persistence of theater-level operations, including any such areas owned or operated by any Federal department or agency, State, institution of higher education, or commercial entity. (3) An analysis of the combined capability of the total test or training areas identified under paragraph (2) to simulate various public, private, and academic initiatives in support of the Pacific Deterrence Initiative while advancing military readiness. (4) An identification of the coordination, scheduling, reimbursement processes, and other requirements necessary for the potential use of such test or training areas to advance the challenge of distance in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command and accelerate development in such area or responsibility (across domains). (5) With respect to missions conducted in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, an analysis of— (A) the estimated frequency of use, scheduling lead time, cost, and other requirements associated with each test or training area located in the southeastern region of the United States and identified under paragraph (2) for purposes of such missions; and (B) any other permissions required to increase force readiness levels using such test or training areas in support of stated national strategic objectives. (6) A review of any test or training areas identified under paragraph (2) that may enhance efforts of the Department to train at scale and range, when persistently networked into a live, virtual and constructive Pacific environment. (7) An assessment of any cost savings or time savings that may result from the use of test or training areas located in the southeastern region of the United States to advance force readiness with respect to operations in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. (8) A recurring assessment of training and operations necessary to fulfill integrate priority list line items. (c) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the findings of the assessments under subsection (a). (d) Test or training area defined In this section, the term test or training area IV Military Personnel Authorizations A Active Forces 401. End strengths for active forces The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2024, as follows: (1) The Army, 452,000. (2) The Navy, 347,000. (3) The Marine Corps, 172,300. (4) The Air Force, 324,700. (5) The Space Force, 9,400. B Reserve Forces 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, 2024, as follows: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 325,000. (2) The Army Reserve, 174,800. (3) The Navy Reserve, 57,200. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 33,600. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 108,400. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,600. (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 of 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. 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, 2024, 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, 10,327. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,355. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 25,713. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,070. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status) The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2024 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, 7,990. (3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 9,830. (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 6,882. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support During fiscal year 2024, 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. C Authorization of Appropriations 421. Military personnel (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 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 2024. V Military Personnel Policy A Officer Personnel Policy 501. Removal of exemption relating to Attending Physician to the Congress for certain distribution and grade limitations Section 525 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (f); and (2) by redesginating subsection (g) as subsection (f). 502. Number of general officers and flag officers on active duty (a) Increase in authorized strength for the Space Force Subsection (a)(5) of section 526a of title 10, United States Code, is amended in by striking 21 25 (b) Expansion of exclusion for the Space Force for joint duty requirements Subsection (b)(2)(E) of such section is amended by striking 6 10 (c) Temporary additional joint pool allocation Section 501(a)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 525 (1) by striking positions authorized by paragraph (2) positions designated under subsection (b)(1) of section 526a of title 10, United States Code (2) by striking 30 22 503. Promotions and transfers between components of certain Armed Forces or to other certain Armed Forces (a) Promotion and transfer of a warrant officer between components of an Armed Force or to another Armed Force Section 578 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) (1) Notwithstanding subsection (d), and subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, in the case of a warrant officer in a covered armed force who is selected for promotion by a selection board convened under this chapter, and who, before the placement of the warrant officer’s name on the applicable promotion list, is approved for transfer to another component of the same covered armed force or to another covered armed force, the Secretary of the military department concerned may place the warrant officer’s name on a corresponding promotion list of the new component or covered armed force without regard to the warrant officer’s competitive category. (2) A promotion under this subsection shall be made pursuant to section 12242 of this title. (h) In this section, the term covered armed force . (b) Officers transferred to Reserve active-status list Section 624 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: (e) (1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), in the case of an officer in a covered armed force who is selected for promotion by a selection board convened under this chapter, and, prior to the placement of the officer’s name on the applicable promotion list, is approved for transfer to the reserve active-status list of the same covered armed force or another covered armed force, the Secretary of the military department concerned may place the officer’s name on a corresponding promotion list on the reserve active-status list without regard to the officer’s competitive category. (2) An officer’s promotion under this subsection shall be made pursuant to section 14308 of this title. (f) (1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(3), in the case of an officer who (1) is placed on an all-fully-qualified-officers list, and (2) is subsequently approved for transfer to the reserve active-status list, the Secretary of the military department concerned may place the officer’s name on an appropriate all-fully-qualified-officers list on the reserve active status list. (2) An officer’s promotion under this subsection shall be made pursuant to section 14308 of this title. (g) In this section, the term covered armed force . (c) Date of rank Section 14308(c) od such title is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (2) by inserting, after paragraph (2), the following new paragraph (3): (3) The Secretary of the military department concerned may adjust the date of rank of an officer whose name is placed on a reserve active-status promotion list pursuant to subsection (e) or (f) of section 624 of this title. . 504. Modification to grade of Attending Physician to the Congress Section 715 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 715. Attending Physician to the Congress: grade An officer serving as Attending Physician to the Congress, while so serving, holds the grade of O–6. . 505. Verification of the financial independence of financial services counselors in the Department of Defense (a) Verification of financial independence Section 992 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)— (A) in clause (i), by striking and (B) in clause (ii)— (i) by striking may shall (ii) by striking installation by any means elected by the Secretary from among the following: installation— (iii) in subclause (I)— (I) by striking Through through (II) by striking Defense. Defense; (iv) in subclause (II)— (I) by striking By contract by contract (II) by striking Internet. Internet; or (v) in subclause (III)— (I) by striking Through through (II) by striking counseling. counseling; and (C) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) may not provide financial services through any individual unless such individual agrees to submit financial disclosures annually to the Secretary. ; (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking installation by any of the means set forth in subparagraph (A)(ii), as elected by the Secretary concerned. installation in accordance with the requirements established under subparagraph (A)(ii) and (iii). (3) in subsection (b)(4)— (A) by inserting (A) The Secretary (B) by inserting at the end the following new subparagraphs: (B) In carrying out the requirements of subparagraph (A), the Secretary concerned shall establish a requirement that each financial services counselor under paragraph (2)(A)(i), and any other individual providing counseling on financial services under paragraph (2), submit financial disclosures annually to the Secretary. (C) The Secretary concerned shall review all financial disclosures submitted pursuant to subparagraph (B) to ensure the counselor, or the individual providing counseling, is free from conflict as required under this paragraph. (D) If the Secretary concerned determines that a financial services counselor under paragraph (2)(A)(i), or any other individual providing counseling on financial services under paragraph (2), is not free from conflict as required under this paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure that the counselor, or the individual providing counseling, does not provide such services until such time as the Secretary determines that such conflict is resolved. . (b) Report on financial independence Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, each Secretary concerned shall submit to Congress a report on the percentage of financial services counselors under paragraph (2)(A)(i) of section 992(b) of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)), and other individuals providing counseling on financial services under paragraph (2) of such section (as amended by subsection (a)) whom the Secretary determined to be free from conflicts as required under paragraph (4) of such section (as amended by subsection (a)). (c) Secretary concerned defined In this section, the term Secretary concerned 506. Retired grade for the Director of Admissions of a Service Academy (a) United States Military Academy Section 7342 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting , or the Director of Admissions, of the United States Military Academy (2) by striking as such a professor in such position (b) United States Naval Academy Section 8470a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting and subject to paragraph (3), subsection (b), (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Upon retirement, an officer of the Navy or Marine Corps serving as a permanent professor, or the Director of Admissions, of the United States Naval Academy in the grade of captain or colonel, and whose service in such position has been long and distinguished, may, in the discretion of the President, be retired in the grade of rear admiral (lower half) or brigadier general. . (c) United States Air Force Academy Section 9342 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting , or the Director of Admissions, of the United States Air Force Academy (2) by striking as such a professor in such position 507. Establishment of Legislative Liaison of the Space Force Chapter 903 9023a. Legislative Liaison of the Space Force (a) Establishment There is a Legislative Liaison of the Space Force. (b) Functions The Legislative Liaison shall perform legislative affairs functions under the direction of the Chief of Space Operations. . B Reserve Component Management 511. Grades of certain chiefs of reserve components (a) In general (1) Chief of Army Reserve Section 7038(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: (4) The Chief of Army Reserve, while so serving, holds the grade of lieutenant general. . (2) Chief of Navy Reserve Section 8083(b) of such title is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: (4) The Chief of Navy Reserve, while so serving, holds the grade of vice admiral. . (3) Commander, Marine Forces Reserve Section 8084(b) of such title is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: (4) The Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, while so serving, holds the grade of lieutenant general. . (4) Chief of Air Force Reserve Section 9038(b) of such title is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: (4) The Chief of Air Force Reserve, while so serving, holds the grade of lieutenant general. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the day that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to appointments made after such date. 512. Removal of prohibition on active duty members of the Air Force Reserve Policy Committee Section 10305 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking not on active duty (2) in subsection (c), by inserting of the reserve components among the members 513. Removal of prohibition on active duty members of the Air Force Reserve Policy Committee Section 10305 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking not on active duty (2) in subsection (c), by inserting of the reserve components among the members 514. Grade of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau Section 10505 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Grade (1) The Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall be appointed to serve in the grade of general. (2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate, pursuant to subsection (b) of section 526 of this title, the position of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau as one of the general officer and flag officer positions to be excluded from the limitations in subsection (a) of such section. . 515. Transfers of officers between the active and inactive National Guard Section 303 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsections: (d) Army National Guard Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army— (1) an officer of the Army National Guard who fills a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the Army National Guard may be transferred from the active Army National Guard to the inactive Army National Guard; (2) an officer of the Army National Guard transferred to the inactive Army National Guard pursuant to paragraph (1) may be transferred from the inactive Army National Guard to the active Army National Guard to fill a vacancy in a federally recognized unit; (3) a warrant officer of the Army National Guard who fills a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the Army National Guard may be transferred from the active Army National Guard to the inactive Army National Guard; and (4) a warrant officer of the Army National Guard transferred to the inactive Army National Guard pursuant to paragraph (1) may be transferred from the inactive Army National Guard to the active Army National Guard to fill a vacancy in a federally recognized unit. (e) Air National Guard Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force— (1) an officer of the Air National Guard who fills a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the Air National Guard may be transferred from the active Air National Guard to the inactive Air National Guard; and (2) an officer of the Air National Guard transferred to the inactive Air National Guard pursuant to paragraph (1) may be transferred from the inactive Air National Guard to the active Air National Guard to fill a vacancy in a federally recognized unit. . 516. Authorization for FireGuard Program (a) Authority Chapter 5 510. Authorization for FireGuard Program (a) Authorization The Secretary of Defense may use members of the National Guard to carry out a program to aggregate, analyze, and assess multi-source remote sensing information for interagency partnerships in the detection and monitoring of wildfires, and to support any emergency response to such wildfires. Such a program shall be known as the FireGuard Program (b) Resources; limitation If the Secretary carries out a program under this section, the Secretary— (1) shall transfer the functions, personnel, assets, and capabilities of the FireGuard Program, in existence on the day before the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (2) may direct the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to provide such assistance as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the FireGuard Program; and (3) may not reduce support, or transfer responsibility for support to an interagency partner, for the FireGuard Program authorized under this section. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 510. Authorization for FireGuard Program. . (c) Conforming amendment The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 517. Designation of at least one general officer of the Marine Corps Reserve as a joint qualified officer The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that at least one general officer of the Marine Corps Reserve is designated as a joint qualified officer. 518. Report on foreign disclosure officer and foreign military sales officer billets (a) Sense of Congress Congress— (1) recognizes the critical importance of the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (hereinafter referred to as AUKUS (2) believes that appropriate staffing in the Department of Defense must be committed to ensuring its success; (3) finds that more seamless and expedient transfer of advanced defense technologies both to and from allies and partners is— (A) in the national security interest of the United States; and (B) critical to ensuring retention of a technological edge over adversaries; (4) exhorts the Secretary of Defense to commit resources to ensuring full-time equivalents and billets for foreign disclosure officers as well as foreign military sales officers in the Department are fully staffed to support the fulsome review and expedient transfer of defense articles to AUKUS parties; and (5) encourages the Secretary of Defense to prioritize the hiring and retention of individuals in these roles. (b) Report 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 report identifying gaps in the level of staffing necessary to accomplish AUKUS-related efforts in the Department of Defense, including those described in subsection (a). The report shall also include— (1) an assessment of any personnel shortfalls; (2) a detailed plan for ensuring that existing positions described in subsection (a) are prioritized for hiring and retention; (3) an assessment of future staffing needs to ensure the noted goal of more rapid technology transfer to AUKUS parties; (4) a plan for the implementation of the recommendations included in the report, including an explanation of any additional funding, authorities, or organizational changes needed for the implementation of such recommendations; and (5) any other matters determined appropriate by the Secretary. C General Service Authorities and Military Records 521. Requirement to classify certain persons as unaccounted for from World War II under certain conditions Section 1509 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (2) by inserting after subsection (e), the following new subsection: (f) Reinvestigation of certain remains (1) With respect to a person described in subsection (a)(1) whom the designated Agency Director determined is accounted for, such designated Agency Director shall determine such person to be unaccounted for if the identification, by a practitioner of an appropriate forensic science, of remains as those of such person, demonstrated discrepancies. (2) Upon request of the primary next of kin of a person whom the designated Agency Director determined unaccounted for pursuant to paragraph (1), the designated Agency Director shall— (A) exhume the remains of such person; and (B) direct the senior medical examiner assigned or detailed under subsection (b)(2) to investigate such remains using state-of-the-art technology. . 522. Authority to designate certain separated members of the Air Force as honorary separated members of the Space Force Chapter 933 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 (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. . 523. Military personnel: recruiting; merit-based determinations (a) Recruiting Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations that any effort to recruit an individual to serve in a covered Armed Force may not take into account the race or gender of such individual. (b) Merit-based determinations Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations that, with regards to a military accession, assignment, selection, or promotion— (1) a determination shall be made on the basis of merit in order to advance those individuals who exhibit the talent and abilities necessary to promote the national security of the United States; (2) a candidate shall be evaluated on the bases of qualifications, performance, integrity, fitness, training, and conduct; (3) no determination may be based on favoritism or nepotism; and (4) no quota may be used. (c) Covered Armed Force defined In this section, the term covered Armed Force (1) The Army. (2) The Navy. (3) The Marine Corps. (4) The Air Force. (5) The Space Force. 524. Improvements to medical standards for accession to certain Armed Forces (a) Improvements Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every two years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) conduct an assessment of the prescribed medical standards and medical screening processes required for the appointment of an individual as an officer, or enlistment of an individual as a member, in each covered Armed Force; (2) taking into account the findings of such assessment— (A) update such standards and processes, as may be necessary; and (B) take such steps as may be necessary to improve the waiver process for individuals who do not meet such prescribed medical standards; and (3) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing, with respect to the most recently conducted assessment under paragraph (1)— (A) the findings of that assessment and a description of the actions carried out pursuant to paragraph (2); and (B) recommendations by the Secretary for any legislative action the Secretary determines necessary to further improve such standards and processes. (b) Covered Armed Force In this section, the term covered Armed Force 525. Protections for members of certain Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID-19 (a) Prohibition on adverse action The Secretary of the military department concerned may not take any adverse action against a member of a covered Armed Force solely on the basis that such member refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID-19. (b) Reinstatement (1) Request; consideration At the request of a covered individual during the two years following the date of the involuntary separation of the covered individual, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall consider reinstating such covered individual— (A) as a member of the covered Armed Force concerned; and (B) in the grade held by such covered individual immediately before the involuntary separation of the covered individual. (2) Treatment of period between separation and reinstatement The Secretary of the military department concerned shall treat the period of time between the involuntary separation of a covered individual and the reinstatement of such covered individual under paragraph (1) as a period of inactivation from active service under the following provisions of section 710 of title 10, United States Code: (A) Subsection (b). (B) Subparagraphs (B) through (D) of paragraph (2) of subsection (f). (C) Paragraph (4) of subsection (f). (D) Subsection (g). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered Armed Force (2) The term covered individual 526. Reviews of characterization of administrative discharges of certain members on the basis of failure to receive COVID-19 vaccine (a) Mandatory review A board established under section 1553 of title 10, United States Code, shall grant a request pursuant to such section to review the characterization of a discharge or dismissal of a former member of a covered Armed Force if such discharge or dismissal was solely based on the failure of such former member to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19. (b) Priority A board described in subsection (a) shall consider a request described in such subsection before any other request on the docket of such board. (c) Covered Armed Force defined In this section, the term covered Armed Force 527. Certain members discharged or dismissed on the sole basis of failure to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19: communication strategy regarding reinstatement process (a) Communication strategy required Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall communicate, to a covered individual, the current, established, process by which a covered individual may be reinstated in the covered Armed Force concerned. (b) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on implementation of the communication strategy under subsection (a). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered individual (2) The term covered Armed Force 528. Pilot program on cardiac screenings for military accessions (a) Establishment Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to provide an electrocardiogram to individuals who undergo military accession screenings. Each such electrocardiogram shall be provided— (1) on a mandatory basis; (2) at no cost to the recipient; and (3) in a facility of the Department of Defense or by a member or employee of the military health system. (b) Purposes In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall— (1) determine the costs (including protocols and personnel and equipment for each military entrance processing station) and benefits to the Department of providing an electrocardiogram to every individual who undergoes a military accession screening; (2) develop and implement appropriate processes to assess the long-term impacts of electrocardiogram results on military service; and (3) consult with experts in cardiology to develop appropriate clinical practice guidelines for cardiac screenings, diagnosis, and treatment. (c) Briefing Not later than 180 days after the date on which the pilot program terminates, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the pilot program. Such briefing shall include the following: (1) The results of all electrocardiograms provided to individuals under the pilot program— (A) disaggregated by Armed Force, race, and gender; and (B) without any personally identifiable information. (2) The rate of significant cardiac issues detected pursuant to electrocardiograms provided under the pilot program, disaggregated by Armed Force, race, and gender. (3) The number of individuals, if any, who were disqualified from accession based solely on the result of an electrocardiogram provided under the pilot program. (4) The cost of carrying out the pilot program. (d) Termination The pilot program shall terminate after three years after its implementation. D Military Justice 531. Prohibition on certain communications regarding courts-martial Section 837 of title 10, United States Code (article 37 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) (1) No court-martial convening authority, nor any other commanding officer, may provide a briefing concerning a pending court-martial, or allegations that may lead to a court-martial, to any subordinate who may be selected to serve as a member of such court-martial. (2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply to a briefing provided in the course of a court-martial proceeding to a member of the armed forces who is participating in such proceeding. . 532. Technical and conforming amendments to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (a) Technical amendment relating to guilty pleas for murder Section 918 of title 10, United States Code (article 118 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— (1) by striking he such person (2) in the matter following paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting , unless such person is otherwise sentenced in accordance with a plea agreement entered into between the parties under section 853a of this title (article 53a). (b) Technical amendments relating to the military justice reforms in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (1) Article 16 Subsection (c)(2)(A) of section 816 of title 10, United States Code (article 16 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by striking by the convening authority (2) Article 25 Section 825 of title 10, United States Code (article 25 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— (A) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking may, after the findings are announced and before any matter is presented in the sentencing phase, request, orally on the record or in writing, sentencing by members shall be sentenced by the military judge (ii) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) In a capital case, if the accused is convicted of an offense for which the court-martial may sentence the accused to death, the accused shall be sentenced in accordance with section 853(c) of this title (article 53(c)). ; (B) in subsection (e)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking him the member being tried (ii) in paragraph (2)— (I) in the first sentence, by striking his opinion the opinion of the convening authority (II) in the second sentence, by striking he the member (C) in subsection (f) in the second sentence— (i) by striking his authority the authority of the convening authority (ii) by striking his staff judge advocate or legal officer the staff judge advocate or legal officer of the convening authority (c) Authority of special trial counsel with respect to certain offenses occurring before effective date of military justice reforms enacted in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (1) Authority Section 824a of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 531 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 (d) Special trial counsel authority over certain other offenses (1) Offenses occurring before effective date A special trial counsel may, at the sole and exclusive discretion of the special trial counsel, exercise authority over the following offenses: (A) An offense under section 917a (article 117a), 918 (article 118), section 919 (article 119), section 920 (article 120), section 920b (article 120b), section 920c (article 120c), section 928b (article 128b), or the standalone offense of child pornography punishable under section 934 (article 134) of this title that occurred on or before December 27, 2023. (B) An offense under section 925 (article 125), section 930 (article 130), or section 932 (article 132) of this title that occurred on or after January 1, 2019, and before December 28, 2023. (C) An offense under section 925 (article 125) of this title alleging an act of nonconsensual sodomy that occurred before January 1, 2019. (D) A conspiracy to commit an offense specified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as punishable under section 881 of this title (article 81). (E) A solicitation to commit an offense specified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as punishable under section 882 of this title (article 82). (F) An attempt to commit an offense specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) as punishable under section 880 of this title (article 80). (2) Effect of exercise of authority (A) Treatment as covered offense If a special trial counsel exercises authority over an offense pursuant to paragraph (1), the offense over which the special trial counsel exercises authority shall be considered a covered offense for purposes of this chapter. (B) Known or related offenses If a special trial counsel exercises authority over an offense pursuant to paragraph (1), the special trial counsel may exercise the authority of the special trial counsel under subsection (c)(2)(B) with respect to other offenses described in that subparagraph without regard to the date on which the other offenses occur. . (2) Conforming amendment to effective date Section 539C(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 10 U.S.C. 801 and shall and, except as provided in section 824a(d) of title 10, United States Code (article 24a(d) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), shall (d) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (b) and subsection (c)(1) shall take effect immediately after the coming into effect of the amendments made by part 1 of subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 10 U.S.C. 801 533. Treatment of certain records of criminal investigations (a) Guidance required The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement uniform guidance providing for the modification of titling and indexing systems to ensure that a record identifying a member or former member of the Armed Forces as the subject of a criminal investigation is removed from such system if that member or former member is cleared of wrongdoing as described in subsection (d). (b) Review and documentation Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned, pursuant to the guidance issued by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) and in consultation with the appropriate Judge Advocate General, shall— (1) review the titling and indexing systems of the defense criminal investigative organizations under the jurisdiction of such Secretary to identify each record in such system that pertains to a member or former member of the Armed Forces who has been cleared of wrongdoing as described in subsection (d); (2) notify the defense criminal investigative organization involved of each record identified under paragraph (1); and (3) direct the head of the organization to remove the record in accordance with subsection (c). (c) Deadline for removal The head of a defense criminal investigative organization that receives a notice under subsection (b)(2) with respect to a record in a titling or indexing system shall ensure that the record is removed from such system by not later than 30 days after the date on which the notice is received. (d) Disposition of investigations A member or former member of the Armed Forces who is the subject of a criminal investigation shall be considered to have been cleared of wrongdoing for purposes of subsection (a) if— (1) the member or former member is found not guilty at military or civilian trial for the alleged offense; (2) an investigation conducted by defense criminal investigative organization or another Federal or civilian law enforcement agency determines that— (A) the member or former member is not responsible for the alleged offense; or (B) was mistakenly identified as a subject; (3) the alleged offence was addressed through non-judicial punishment imposed under section 815 of title 10, United States Code (article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) and the involuntary separation of the member was not required or recommended as part of such punishment; (4) the investigation into the alleged offense has been open for 10 years or more and charges have not been filed; (5) the member or former member is pardoned; (6) the reasons specified for the charges are unsupported by the evidence of the offense a for which the member or former member was under investigation as determined by— (A) a court-martial or other proceeding brought under chapter 47 (B) an administrative proceeding within the Department of Defense or the Armed Force concerned. (C) a civilian court; or (7) the Government makes a final determination not to prosecute the member or former member for the criminal offense for which the member or former member was under investigation. (e) Prohibition on involuntary separation No member of an Armed Force may be involuntarily separated solely for— (1) an offense for which the member is cleared of wrongdoing as described in subsection (d); or (2) an offense for which the punishment of separation was not specifically recommended— (A) by a court-martial under chapter 47 (B) by a commander pursuant to the commander’s authority to impose non-judicial punishment under section 815 of such chapter (article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). (f) Effect on other law The requirements of this section are in addition to any requirements imposed under section 549 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 Public Law 117–263 (g) Definitions In this section: (1) The term defense criminal investigative organization (A) the Army Criminal Investigation Command; (B) the Naval Criminal Investigative Service; (C) the Air Force Office of Special Investigations; (D) the Coast Guard Investigative Service; (E) the Defense Criminal Investigative Service; and (F) any other organization or element of the Department of Defense or an Armed Force that is responsible for conducting criminal investigations. (2) The term promotion board (3) The term Secretary concerned (4) The term selection board (5) The term titling and indexing system Public Law 117–263 DCII 534. Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army CID special agent training course (a) Limitation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Army may be obligated or expended to relocate an Army CID special agent training course until each of the requirements specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 548(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (b) Definitions In this section, the terms relocate Army CID special agent training course Public Law 117–263 E Other Legal Matters 541. Supreme Court review of certain actions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (a) Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (1) In general Section 1259 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting or denied granted (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting or denied granted (2) Technical and conforming amendments (A) Title 10 Section 867a(a) of title 10, United States Code (article 67a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by striking The Supreme Court may not review by a writ of certiorari under this section any action of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in refusing to grant a petition for review. (B) Time for application for writ of certiorari Section 2101(g) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (g) The time for application for a writ of certiorari to review a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, or the decision of a Court of Criminal Appeals that the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces refuses to grant a petition to review, shall be as prescribed by rules of the Supreme Court. . (b) Effective date (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect upon the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to any petition granted or denied by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces on or after that effective date. (2) Authority to prescribe rules The authority of the Supreme Court to prescribe rules to carry out section 2101(g) of title 28, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section, shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 542. Study on removal of Sexual Assault Victim Advocates from the chain of command of victims (a) Study The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to determine— (1) the feasibility and advisability of requiring that any Sexual Assault Victim Advocate assigned to a victim under section 1565b of title 10, United States Code, be from outside the chain of command of the victim; and (2) the potential effects of such a requirement on the ability of the Armed Forces to implement sexual assault prevention and response programs. (b) Report Not later than one year 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 results of the study conducted under subsection (a). F Member Education 551. Military education for special operations forces (a) In general Section 167 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) In subsection (e)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (K) Providing for the education of members of the special operations forces at degree-granting institutions of higher military education. . (2) In subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) joint special operations-peculiar education, leader preparation, and leader development, including payment of tuition fees for members attending degree-granting education programs. . (3) By adding at the end the following new subsection: (m) Definitions In this section: (1) The term degree-granting institutions of higher military education (A) the professional military education schools; (B) the senior level service schools; (C) the intermediate level service schools; (D) the joint intermediate level service school; (E) the Naval Postgraduate School; (F) the United States Air Force Institute of Technology; and (G) the Service Academies. (2) The terms intermediate level service school joint intermediate level service school senior level service school (3) The term professional military education schools (4) The term Service Academy (5) The term special operations-peculiar academic education . (b) Authority to expend certain funds Consistent with such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe to carry out the amendments made this section, the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command may expend funds appropriated for Major Force Program 11 for fiscal year 2024 or subsequent fiscal years to support special operations-peculiar academic education at degree-granting institutions of higher military education. 552. Expansion of individuals eligible to serve as administrators and instructors in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsections (e) and (f) and redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) (1) Instead of, or in addition to, detailing officers and noncommissioned officers on active duty under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of the military department concerned may authorize qualified institutions to employ, as administrators and instructors in the program, applicants who are— (A) retired officers and noncommissioned officers whose qualifications are approved by the Secretary and the institution concerned; (B) officers and noncommissioned officers who— (i) have completed at least eight years of service in the armed forces; (ii) have received honorable discharges not longer than five years before applying for such employment; and (iii) are approved by the Secretary of the military department concerned and the institution concerned; (C) officers and noncommissioned officers who are in an active status; or (D) officers and noncommissioned officers— (i) who are under 60 years of age; (ii) who but for age, would be eligible for retired pay for non-regular service under section 12731 of this title; and (iii) whose qualifications are approved by the Secretary of the military department concerned and the institution concerned. (2) Employment under this subsection shall be subject to the following conditions: (A) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a joint service instructor pay scale system to pay administrators and instructors employed under this subsection. (B) Subject to subparagraph (C), the Secretary of the military department concerned shall pay to an institution that employs an administrator or instructor under this subsection an amount equal to one-half of the pay paid by the Secretary of the military department concerned to such individual for any period. (C) The Secretary of the military department concerned may pay the institution more than the amount set forth in subparagraph (B) if the Secretary concerned determines that— (i) the institution is in an educationally and economically deprived area; and (ii) such action is in the national interest. (D) Payments by the Secretary of the military department concerned under this subsection shall be made from funds appropriated for such purpose. (E) The Secretary of the military department concerned may require an individual employed under this subsection to transfer to the Individual Ready Reserve. . 553. Prohibition of establishment or maintenance of a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps at an educational institution owned, operated, or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 552, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) No unit may be established or maintained at an educational institution that is owned, operated, or controlled by a person that— (1) is the People’s Republic of China; (2) is a member of the Chinese Communist Party; (3) is a member of the People’s Liberation Army; (4) is identified by the Secretary of Defense under section 1260H(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( 10 U.S.C. 113 (5) is included in the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List published by the Department of the Treasury; or (6) is owned by or controlled by or is an agency or instrumentality of any person described in paragraphs (1) through (5). . 554. Inclusion of advanced research programs at certain institutions of professional military education (a) United States Army Command and General Staff College Chapter 751 7423. Establishment of advanced research program at the United States Army Command and General Staff College Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, the President of the United States Army Command and General Staff College shall establish, within the College, an advanced research program that examines the character of near-future operational-tactical warfighting at the high end of the conflict spectrum in East Asia. The program shall use wargaming, operations research, and systems analysis as the primary methodologies for developing scenarios for analysis under the program. . (b) Naval War College Chapter 859 8596. Establishment of advanced research program at the Naval War College Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, the President of the Naval War College shall establish, within the College, an advanced research program that examines the character of near-future operational-tactical warfighting at the high end of the conflict spectrum in East Asia. The program shall use wargaming, operations research, and systems analysis as the primary methodologies for developing scenarios for analysis under the program. . (c) Air University Chapter 951 9421. Establishment of advanced research program at the Air University Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, the Commander of the Air University shall establish, within the University, an advanced research program that examines the character of near-future operational-tactical warfighting at the high end of the conflict spectrum in East Asia. The program shall use wargaming, operations research, and systems analysis as the primary methodologies for developing scenarios for analysis under the program. . (d) Annual briefings Not later than February 1 of each year, the President of the United States Army Command and General Staff College, the President of the Naval War College, and the Commander of the Air University shall each provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on wargaming outcomes and force structure recommendations resulting from activities conducted under the advanced research programs established under sections 7423, 8596, and 9421 of title 10, United States Code, respectively. 555. Pilot program for enlisted members of the Army and the Navy to attend the Naval Postgraduate School (a) Establishment During fiscal year 2024, the Secretaries of the Army and the Navy shall each implement a pilot program to send enlisted members of the Army and the Navy, respectively, to earn master’s degrees at NPS, in programs determined appropriate by each such Secretary in coordination with the President of NPS. (b) Eligibility A member of the Army or Navy shall be eligible to participate in such a pilot program on the same bases as a member of the Marine Corps pursuant to the MCGEP-E Pilot. (c) Participants: selection; number The Secretary concerned shall select a member who applies to participate in such a pilot program on the same bases used to select a member of the Marine Corps pursuant to the MCGEP-E Pilot. Each Secretary concerned shall select a number of participants that equals the number of officers of the Armed Force concerned who attend NPS at the same time. (d) Promotion of pilot program The Secretary concerned shall promote a pilot program under this section to encourage members to apply. (e) Duties of participants The Secretary concerned shall ensure that the duties of a member selected to participate in such a pilot program are performed by another member of the Armed Force concerned until the participant returns to such duties. (f) Termination Each such pilot program shall terminate six years after commencement. (g) Report Not more than one year after the completion of a pilot program, each Secretary concerned, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and Senate a report on the pilot program. Each such report shall include the following: (1) The evaluation of the Secretary concerned of the effects of the pilot program on— (A) the career trajectories of participants (including effects on pay); (B) retention of participants; (C) recruitment; (D) job performance of participants; (E) merit-based promotions of participants; and (F) objectives outlined in the 2022 National Defense Strategy to modernize the Armed Forces, spur innovation, and outpace and outthink adversaries of the United States; (2) The recommendation of the Secretary concerned regarding whether to make the pilot program permanent. (3) An estimate of funding and any legislation necessary to make the pilot program permanent. (4) Other matters the Secretary concerned determines appropriate. (h) Definitions In this section: (1) The term MCGEP-E Pilot (2) The term NPS G Member Training 561. Increase in accession bonus for nurse officer candidates Section 2130a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking $20,000 $40,000 (2) by striking $10,000 $20,000 562. Service Academies: numbers of nominations by Members of Congress and appointments by the Secretaries of the military departments (a) United States Military Academy Section 7442 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph (10), by striking 10 persons 15 persons (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking 150 250 (b) United States Naval Academy Section 8454 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph (10), by striking 10 persons 15 persons (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking 150 250 (c) United States Air Force Academy Section 9442 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph (10), by striking 10 persons 15 persons (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking 150 250 563. Increase in the number of nominees from Guam to the Service Academies (a) United States Military Academy Section 7442 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 562, is further amended, in subsection (a)(8), by striking Four Five (b) United States Naval Academy Section 8454 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 562, is further amended, in subsection (a)(8), by striking Four Five (c) United States Air Force Academy Section 9442 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 562, is further amended, in subsection (a)(8), by striking Four Five 564. Exemption of cadet or midshipman who refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID–19 from requirement to repay tuition at military service academy (a) United States Military Academy Section 7448(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) A cadet (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a cadet or former cadet who does not fulfill the terms of the agreement as specified under subsection (a), or the alternative obligation imposed under subsection (b), because such cadet or former cadet was not tendered an appointment as a commissioned officer on the sole basis that the cadet or former cadet refused to receive a vaccination against COVID–19. . (b) United States Naval Academy Section 8459(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) A midshipman (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a midshipman or former midshipman who does not fulfill the terms of the agreement as specified under subsection (a), or the alternative obligation imposed under subsection (b), because such midshipman or former midshipman was not tendered an appointment as a commissioned officer on the sole basis that the midshipman or former midshipman refused to receive a vaccination against COVID–19. . (c) United States Air Force Academy Section 9448(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) A cadet (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a cadet or former cadet who does not fulfill the terms of the agreement as specified under subsection (a), or the alternative obligation imposed under subsection (b), because such cadet or former cadet was not tendered an appointment as a commissioned officer on the sole basis that the cadet or former cadet refused to receive a vaccination against COVID–19. . (d) Retroactive applicability The amendments made by this section shall have retroactive effect and apply to a cadet or midshipman at a military service academy who, on or after January 1, 2020, was not tendered an appointment as a commissioned officer in the Armed Forces on the sole basis that such cadet or midshipman refused to receive a vaccination against COVID–19. 565. Training on the National Defense Strategy for members of certain Armed Forces (a) Development The Secretary of the military department concerned shall develop training to provide, to members of each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary, an unclassified, comprehensive overview of the National Defense Strategy, including— (1) the security environment facing the United States as outlined in the National Defense Strategy; and (2) defense priorities outlined in the National Defense Strategy. (b) Provision; frequency Such training shall be provided to a member of the Armed Forces— (1) during initial entry training; (2) at least once a year; (3) during a period of unit-level professional military education leadership training; and (4) at any other time determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned. (c) Survey and report The Director of the Defense Manpower Data Center shall include in the annual status of forces survey a survey regarding the awareness of members of the Armed Forces of the mission of the Department of Defense in the National Defense Strategy. The results of such survey— (1) shall be submitted by the Secretary of Defense to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives in a report; and (2) shall be used by the Secretary of a military department as a benchmark to evaluate and update training developed and provided under this section. 566. Prohibition on use of Federal funds for certain training or education that promotes critical race theory (a) Prohibition No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be used to promote critical race theory— (1) at a Service Academy; (2) in training provided to a member of the Armed Forces; or (3) in professional military education. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term critical race theory (2) The term Service Academy 567. Sex-neutral high fitness standards for army close combat force military occupational specialties (a) Implementation Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall implement sex-neutral fitness standards on the Army Combat Fitness Test that are enhanced in each tested category for members in the following military occupational specialties or areas of concentration: (1) 11A. (2) 11B. (3) 11C. (4) 12A. (5) 12B. (6) 13A. (7) 13F. (8) 18A. (9) 18B. (10) 18C. (11) 18D. (12) 18E. (13) 18F. (14) 18Z. (15) 19A. (16) 19D. (17) 25C assigned to infantry, calvary, and engineer line companies or troops in brigade combat teams and infantry battalions. (18) 68W assigned to infantry, calvary, and engineer line companies or troops in brigade combat teams and infantry battalions. (b) Briefing Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives describing the methodology used to establish standards under subsection (a). 568. Costs of training on critical race theory (a) In general Not later than May 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on, with regards to training on critical race theory provided by the Secretary during the previous calendar year— (1) the number of hours spent by members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense; and (2) total costs to the Department. (b) Critical race theory defined In this section, the term critical race theory (1) Race is a socially constructed category that is used to oppress and exploit people of color. (2) The law and legal institutions of the United States are inherently racist insofar as they function to create and maintain social, economic, and political inequalities between whites and nonwhites, especially African Americans. 569. Publication of training materials of the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall publish all materials created by the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute for the purpose of training members of the Armed Forces on the website of such Institute. H Member Transition 571. Amendments to Pathways for counseling in the Transition Assistance Program Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking Disability Potential or confirmed disability (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking Character Potential or confirmed character 572. Skillbridge: staffing; budgeting; outreach; report (a) In general Section 1143(e) of title 10, United States Code is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting (A) The Secretary concerned (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) The Secretary of a military department shall carry out one or more programs under this subsection. ; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraphs: (3) To carry out this subsection, the Secretary concerned shall— (A) assign not fewer than two full-time equivalent positions; and (B) develop for each fiscal year a funding plan that includes funding lines across the future-years defense program under section 221 of this title. (4) For any program under this subsection, the Secretary concerned shall, on an annual basis— (A) circulate, to members serving on active duty under the jurisdiction of such Secretary concerned, information about the program (including eligibility requirements and the application process); and (B) conduct outreach to inform potential employers about Skillbridge, participating members, and how the program operates, and to increase the number of, and types of, employers that hire program participants. . (b) Report Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary of a military department shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding Skillbridge in such military department (disaggregated by Armed Force, in the case of the Departments of the Navy and the Air Force). Such report shall include the following: (1) The office with primary responsibility for Skillbridge, including the number of personnel assigned to Skillbridge in such office. (2) The anticipated funding amount. (3) The annual number of participants during fiscal years 2019 through 2023. (4) How such Secretary selects members to participate. (5) How long it takes for a member to receive approval to participate. (6) How many members, disaggregated by rank, who, after participating, receive a job offer from a participating employer. 573. Troops-to-Teachers Program: expansion; extension Section 1154 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) as administrators and instructors of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps under section 2031(d) of this title. ; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (3)— (i) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph (D): (D) If a member of the armed forces is applying for the Program to receive assistance for placement as an administrator or instructor of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, the Secretary shall require the member to meet the requirements in section 2031(d) of this title. ; and (B) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii)— (i) by inserting (I) agree (ii) by striking ; and ; or (iii) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (II) agree to seek employment as administrators or instructors under the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in secondary schools or in other schools under the jurisdiction of a local educational agency: and ; (3) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by inserting administrator or instructor of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, or career (B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by inserting administrator or instructor of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, or career (4) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by inserting administrator or instructor of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, or career (5) in subsection (h)(2)(A), by inserting administrators or instructors of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and career (6) in subsection (k), by striking 2025 2027 574. Report on the Transition Assistance Program (a) Report required Not later than April 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the effectiveness, timeliness, and execution of TAP. The report under this section shall include the following elements: (1) The average length of time before separation when a member of an Armed Force, eligible for TAP, begins preseparation counseling under TAP, disaggregated by— (A) Armed Force; and (B) whether such member is an enlisted member or an officer. (2) The timeline and plan of action to implement the recommendations in GAO-23-104538, December 2022. (3) Steps the Secretary plans to take, and the related timeline for such steps, to address the finding in the report cited in paragraph (2) that approximately 70 percent of members did not begin preseparation counseling under TAP at least one year before separation. (4) The feasibility of ensuring that, by January 1, 2025, at least 75 percent of members eligible for TAP begin preseparation counseling under TAP at least one year before separation. (5) The feasibility of implementing a pilot program to provide grants to non-Federal entities that provide industry-recognized certifications, job placement assistance, and related employment services to members eligible for TAP and spouses of such members. (6) The feasibility of a pilot program that would require the military transition assistance teams of the Department of Defense to contact a veteran at least twice during each of the first three months after the veteran separates from an Armed Force, regarding— (A) transition to civilian life, including employment, access to benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, education, and family life; and (B) concerns regarding such transition. (7) Recommendations of the Secretary (including legislation) to improve the long-term effectiveness of TAP and the well-being of veterans. (8) Other information the Secretary determines necessary to provide such Committees with a comprehensive description of the participation of the members in TAP and any other program administered by the Secretary that assists in the transition of members of the Armed Forces to civilian life. (b) TAP defined In this section, the term TAP 575. Skillbridge: apprenticeship programs (a) Study Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall conduct a study to identify the private entities participating in Skillbridge that offer positions in registered apprenticeship programs to covered members. (b) Recruitment The Secretary shall consult with officials and employees of the Department of Labor who have experience with registered apprenticeship programs to facilitate the Secretary entering into agreements with entities that offer positions described in subsection (a) in areas where the Secretary determines few such positions are available to covered members. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered member (2) The term registered apprenticeship program National Apprenticeship Act 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq. (3) The term Skillbridge 576. Female members of certain Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in STEM (a) Study; report Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the results of a study on how to— (1) increase participation of covered individuals in positions in the covered Armed Forces or Department of Defense and related to STEM; and (2) change Skillbridge to help covered individuals eligible for Skillbridge find civilian employment in positions related to STEM. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered Armed Force (2) The term covered individual (A) member of a covered Armed Force; or (B) civilian employee of the Department of Defense. (3) The term Skillbridge (4) The term STEM 577. Department of Defense report on third-party job search technology Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on potential partnership opportunities with companies that provide third-party job search digital solutions to assist active duty service members and veterans up to two years post-separation from the military find employment following their active duty service. Such report shall include the potential use and effectiveness of any such partnerships. I Decorations and Awards 581. Extension of time to review World War I valor medals (a) Extension Section 584(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 10 U.S.C. 7271 six eight (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on the date of the enactment of such Act. 582. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor during World War I (a) Authorization 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 7272 of such title to Marcelino Serna for the acts of valor described in the subsection (b). (b) Acts of valor described The acts of valor described in this subsection are the actions of Marcelino Serna as a private in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross. J Other Personnel Matters, Reports, and Briefings 591. Armed Forces workplace surveys Subsection (c) of section 481 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) Indicators of the assault (including unwanted sexual contact) that give reason to believe that the victim was targeted, or discriminated against, or both, for a status in a group. . 592. Electronic notarization for members of the Armed Forces Section 1044a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) (1) A person named in subsection (b) may exercise the powers described in subsection (a) through electronic means, including under circumstances where the individual with respect to whom such person is performing the notarial act is not physically present in the same location as such person. (2) A determination of the authenticity of a notarial act authorized in this section shall be made without regard to whether the notarial act was performed through electronic means. (3) A log or journal of a notarial act authorized in this section shall be considered for evidentiary purposes without regard to whether the log or journal is in electronic form. . 593. Due date for report on efforts to prevent and respond to deaths by suicide in the Navy Section 599A(c) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act September 30, 2024 594. Posting of promotional materials for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at military installations The Secretary of the military department concerned shall post promotional materials (including brochures, posters, and informational sheets) for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at each military installation under the jurisdiction of such Secretary. 595. Prohibition on drag shows and drag queen story hour None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended for a drag show, drag queen story, or similar event. 596. Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion: report; sunset (a) Report 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 House of Representatives a report regarding how the Secretary appointed members to the Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, including how the membership was fairly balanced consistent with section 1004(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code. (b) Sunset Consistent with section 1013(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, the Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion shall terminate not later than September 19, 2024. 597. Force structure and personnel requirements of special operations forces: review; briefing; report (a) Review required; elements Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the covered officials shall conduct a coordinated review of force structure and personnel requirements for special operations forces under the jurisdictions of the covered officials to carry out special operations activities regarding the following: (1) Operational and campaign plans of the commander of a combatant command. (2) The National Defense Strategy of 2022. (3) The Joint Concept for Competing (dated February 10, 2023) and any additional relevant Joint Operating Concepts. (4) Any Executive orders related to strategic competition. (b) Briefing Not later than 180 days after the commencement of the review under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on the initial findings of the review. (c) Report Not later than 90 days after completion of the review under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report that includes the following: (1) A summary of the findings of the review. (2) Details of any proposed changes to force structure and personnel requirements. (3) The costs associated with any changes identified in paragraph (2) and the time required to execute such changes. (4) If the Secretary proposes a reduction in special operations forces force structure or personnel requirements, effects of such reductions on the ability to carry out plans described in subsection (a)(1). (d) Prohibition The Secretary of Defense may not make any reduction in force structure, personnel requirements, or staffing levels to a special operations force until after the Secretary submits the report under subsection (c). (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered official (A) The Secretary of the Army. (B) The Secretary of the Navy. (C) The Secretary of the Air Force. (D) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict. (E) The Commander of United States Special Operations Command. (2) The term special operations activities (3) The term special operations forces (4) The term force structure 598. 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 Work Group. 599. Digital ambassador program of the Navy: cessation; report; restart (a) Cessation The Secretary of the Navy shall cease all activities of the digital ambassador program of the Office of Information of the Department of the Navy. The Secretary shall notify each individual designated as a digital ambassador of such cessation and that the individual is not authorized to act as a digital ambassador of the Navy. (b) Restart The Secretary may not restart such program until 60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the following: (1) All policies and documents of the program. (2) The number of digital ambassadors designated. (3) The process and criteria for such designation. (4) The duties of a digital ambassador. (5) The online platforms (including social media) on which an individual is authorized under such program to perform duties of a digital ambassador. (6) The determination of the Secretary that such program complies with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance. 599A. Report on Military OneSource (a) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding the Military OneSource program of the Department of Defense. (b) Elements The report under this section shall include the following elements: (1) A history of the program, including origin, development, and expansion. (2) An accounting of costs to the Federal Government to operate the program during fiscal years 2019 through 2023. (3) Use of the program during fiscal years 2019 through 2023, including— (A) the total number of individuals who used the program, disaggregated by whether such use was through a phone call or the website; (B) the number of members of the Armed Forces who have used the program, disaggregated by Armed Force, race, gender, age, marital status, and duty location; and (C) the most commonly used services offered through the program. (4) How records for such usage are kept and protected. (5) A list of all services offered through the program. (6) The cost of any service to a member. (7) Services to be added to the program. (8) Criteria by which services offered through the program are added or discontinued. 599B. Study on service by neurodivergent individuals in the Department of Defense (a) In general Not later than 30 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 that meets the criteria described in subsection (b), under which such center shall conduct a study to— (1) evaluate how the Secretary may maximize the talent of neurodivergent populations; (2) determine the extent to which current policies prevent the contributions of neurodivergent populations in the Department of Defense; and (3) develop recommendations for modifying internal policies and practices of the Department to improve employment of neurodivergent individuals in such Department. (b) Federally funded research and development center A federally funded research and development center described in this subsection is such a center that the Secretary determines— (1) primarily focus on studies and analysis; (2) has a record of— (A) conducting research and analysis using a multidisciplinary approach; and (B) publishing analyses to inform public debate; and (3) demonstrated specific competencies in— (A) policies regarding military personnel and readiness, as applied to the national defense strategy; (B) personnel assignment policies of the Department of Defense; (C) evaluating the practices of the civilian workforce in integrating neurodivergent individuals; (D) how such practices could be applied to the military; and (E) military recruitment policies. (c) Study A federally funded research and development center that enters into an agreement under subsection (a) shall conduct a comprehensive study on the recruitment and personnel management of neurodivergent individuals who are members of the covered Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense. Such study shall— (1) evaluate the diagnostic procedures of the Department and standards for neurodivergent conditions, noting any inconsistencies or areas for improvement; (2) evaluate how members with neurodivergent conditions are currently managed by the Secretaries of the military departments, including medical treatments and behavioral strategies; (3) evaluate the unique skills and talents that neurodivergent individuals can bring to the Department of Defense, including in emerging fields like cyber operations and intelligence; and (4) identify potential challenges or barriers to successful inclusion of neurodivergent individuals in such Department. (d) Report Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the center that conducts the study shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report containing the following: (1) The findings of the study under subsection (c). (2) Recommendations for changes to— (A) the medical evaluation process for initial accessions; and (B) evaluations for military occupational specialty assignments. (3) Any additional information determined appropriate regarding the improvement by the Secretary of recruitment, management, and retention of neurodivergent members of the covered Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense. (e) Covered Armed Force defined In this section, the term covered Armed Force VI Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits A Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and Leave 601. Parental leave parity for members of certain reserve components of the Armed Forces (a) Parental Leave (1) In general Chapter 40 section 710 711. Parental leave for members of certain reserve components of the armed forces (a) (1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of a reserve component of the armed forces described in subsection (b) is allowed parental leave for a duration of up to 12 inactive-duty training periods, under section 206 of title 37, during the one-year period beginning after the following events: (A) the birth or adoption of a child of the member and to care for such child; or (B) the placement of a minor child with the member for adoption or long-term foster care. (2) (A) The Secretary concerned, under uniform regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may authorized leave described under subparagraph (A) to be taken after the one-year period described in subparagraph (A) in the case of a member described in subsection (b) who, except for this subparagraph, would lose unused parental leave at the end of the one-year period described in subparagraph (A) as a result of— (i) operational requirements; (ii) professional military education obligations; or (iii) other circumstances that the Secretary determines reasonable and appropriate. (B) The regulations prescribed under clause (i) shall require that any leave authorized to be taken after the one-year period described in subparagraph (A) shall be taken within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, after cessation of the circumstances warranting the extended deadline.; (b) A member described in this subsection is a member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force who is a member of— (1) the selected reserve who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of title 37; or (2) the individual ready reserve who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of title 37 when attending or participating in a sufficient number of periods of inactive-duty training during a year to count the year as a qualifying year of creditable service toward eligibility for retired pay. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 40 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 710 the following new item: 711. Parental leave for members of the reserve component of the armed forces. . (b) Compensation Section 206(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: (4) for a regular period of instruction, period of appropriate duty, or such other equivalent training that a member would be required to perform but does not perform because such member was authorized to take parental leave pursuant to section 711 of title 10. . (c) Contribution of leave toward entitlement to retired pay Section 12732(a)(2)(G) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 12 per period 1 per inactive-duty training period, under section 206 of title 37, during which the member is on parental leave under section 711 of this title. (d) Credit for retired pay purposes Section 602(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 10 U.S.C. 12732 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking maternity leave birth of a child parental leave described in section 12732(a)(2)(G) of title 10, United States Code, taken by a member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces (2) in paragraph (2), by striking maternity leave childbirth event parental leave taken by the member (3) in paragraph (3), by striking maternity leave parental leave (e) Effective date This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2024, and apply with respect to periods of parental leave that commence on or after such date. 602. Expansion of authority of the Secretary of a military department to pay a member who is absent without leave or over leave for such absence Section 503(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting or the Secretary of the military department concerned determines to pay such pay and allowances 603. Report on modernized retirement system Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding implementation of the modernized retirement system pursuant to amendments in part I of subtitle D of title VI of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 (1) An analysis of data collected on the effects of financial literacy training modules, including quantifiable outcomes that assess the effect of financial security training for members of the uniformed services during fiscal years 2015 through 2023. (2) Recommendations of the Secretary regarding tools or resources needed for the Secretary to improve financial literacy training for our such members. B Bonus and Incentive Pays 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, 2023 December 31, 2024 (b) Title 10 authorities relating to health care professionals The following sections of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking December 31, 2023 December 31, 2024 (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, 2023 December 31, 2024 (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, 2023 December 31, 2024 (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, 2023 December 31, 2024 (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, 2023 December 31, 2024 612. Authorization of monthly bonus pay for a junior member of the uniformed services during calendar year 2024 (a) Authorization Beginning on January 1, 2024, if the Secretary concerned determines that prevailing economic conditions may adversely affect an eligible member, the Secretary concerned may pay a monthly bonus to each eligible member. (b) Amount of pay Each bonus payment under this section shall be in an amount equal to a percentage, determined by the Secretary concerned, of the rate— (1) in effect on December 31, 2023; and (2) of, for an eligible member— (A) pay under section 204 of title 37, United States Code; or (B) compensation under section 206 of title 37, United States Code. (c) Relationship to other pay and allowances Bonus pay paid to an eligible member under this section is in addition to any other pay and allowances to which the eligible member is entitled. (d) Termination No bonus may be paid under this section after December 31, 2024. (e) Eligible member defined In this section, the term eligible member (1) is entitled to pay or compensation described in subsection (b)(2); and (2) is in a grade below E-6. 613. Determination of cold weather location for purposes of assignment or special duty pay For purposes of assignment or special duty pay under section 352 of title 37, United States Code, the Secretary concerned shall determine that a duty station is a cold weather location if, at such duty station, a member of the uniformed services receives training in— (1) mountaineering; (2) proficiency in an alpine environment; or (3) proficiency in a cold weather environment. C Allowances 621. Basic needs allowance: exclusion of basic allowance for housing from the calculation of gross household income of an eligible member of the Armed Forces Section 402b(k)(1)(B) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking in the case portion of (2) by striking that the Secretary concerned elects to exclude paid to such member 622. Improved calculation of basic allowance for housing for junior enlisted members Section 403 of title 37, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (b)(5), by striking and shall be based 623. Expansion of authority of a commanding officer to authorize a basic allowance for housing for a member performing initial field or sea duty Section 403 of title 37, United States Code, as amended by section 622, is further amended, in subsection (f)— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking certifies that the member was necessarily required to procure quarters at the member's expense. (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (A) certifies that the member was required to procure housing at the member's expense; or (B) determines that quarters at the duty station or in the field environment are inadequate or an impediment to morale, good order, or discipline. ; and (2) in paragraph (2)(B)— (A) by striking the Secretary may authorize a commanding officer may authorize (B) by striking who is serving in pay grade E–4 or E–5 who is serving in a pay grade below E-6 (C) by striking members serving in pay grades E-4 and E-5 such members. In authorizing an allowance under this subparagraph, the commanding officer shall consider the availability of quarters for the member and whether such quarters are inadequate or an impediment to morale, good order, or discipline 624. Dual basic allowance for housing for training Section 403 of title 37, United States Code, as amended by sections 622 and 623, is further amended, in subsection (g)(3), by striking Paragraphs Except in the case of a member of a reserve component without dependents who is called or ordered to active duty to attend training for at least 140 days but fewer than 365 days, paragraphs 625. Basic allowance for housing: pilot program to outsource rate calculation (a) In general Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a covered entity pursuant to which the covered entity shall calculate, using industry-standard machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms, the monthly rates of BAH for not fewer than 15 MHAs. (b) Report Not later than two years 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 containing the evaluation of the Secretary of the rates calculated by a covered entity pursuant to an agreement under subsection (a). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term BAH (2) The term covered entity (3) The term MHA 626. Independent assessment of housing for military personnel in Guam (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for an independent assessment of housing of military personnel assigned to duty stations in Guam. (b) Elements An assessment under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A survey of the housing needs for current and future military personnel to be stationed in Guam, accommodating the varying needs of single and married members of the Armed Forces at various stages of their careers. (2) Possible options for the Secretary to build new housing to accommodate future service members and resolve existing housing shortages. (3) Possible strategies for the Secretary to mitigate the impact of military personnel on the local housing supply in Guam. (c) Report An entity that enters into an agreement to conduct the assessment described in subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the findings of the assessment not later than December 31, 2024. 627. Briefings on pilot program on hiring of special needs inclusion coordinators for Department of Defense child development centers Section 576(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 10 U.S.C. 1792 (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (2) by inserting, after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): (2) Briefings on implementation Beginning on January 31, 2024, until the termination of the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a quarterly briefing on the implementation of the pilot program. Each such briefing shall include the following: (A) The process for selecting child development centers under subsection (b). (B) How a special needs inclusion coordinator hired under the pilot program coordinates with the head of the child development center concerned and the commander of the military installation concerned. (C) How many special needs inclusion coordinators have been hired under the pilot program. . D Family Readiness and Survivor Benefits 631. Modifications to transitional compensation for dependents of members separated for dependent abuse (a) Covered punitive actions Section 1059 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (b)— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ; or (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) who is— (A) convicted of a dependent-abuse offense in a district court of the United States or a State court; and (B) separated from active duty pursuant to a sentence of a court-martial, or administratively separated, voluntarily or involuntarily, from active duty, for an offense other than the dependent-abuse offense; or (4) who is— (A) accused but not convicted of a dependent-abuse offense; (B) determined, as a result of a review by the commander of the member and based on a preponderance of evidence, to have committed the dependent-abuse offense; and (C) required to forfeit all pay and allowances pursuant to a sentence of a court-martial for an offense other than the dependent-abuse offense. . (b) Recipients of payments Subsection (d) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking resulting in the separation referred to in subsection (b) (2) in paragraph (4)— (A) by striking determined as of the date determined— (A) as of the date ; (B) by striking offense or, in a case offense— (B) in a case . (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (D) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) in a case described in subsection (b)(4), as of, as applicable— (i) the first date on which the individual is held in pretrial confinement relating to the dependent-abuse offense of which the individual is accused after the 7-day review of pretrial confinement required by Rule 305(i)(2) of the Rules for Courts-Martial; or (ii) the date on which a review by a commander of the individual determines there is probable cause that the individual has committed that offense. . (c) Commencement of payment Subsection (e)(1) of such section is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting after offense or an offense described in subsection (b)(3)(B) (B) in clause (ii), by striking ; and (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking (if the basis offense) (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) in the case of a member described in subsection (b)(4), shall commence as of, as applicable— (i) the first date on which the member is held in pretrial confinement relating to the dependent-abuse offense of which the member is accused after the 7-day review of pretrial confinement required by Rule 305(i)(2) of the Rules for Courts-Martial; or (ii) the date on which a review by a commander of the member determines there is probable cause that the member has committed that offense. . (d) Definition of dependent child Subsection (l) of such section is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (1) by striking resulting in the separation of the former member or referred to in subsection (b) or (2) by striking resulting in the separation of the former member and and (e) Delegation of determinations relating to exceptional eligibility Paragraph (4) of subsection (m) of such section is amended to read as follows: (4) The Secretary concerned may delegate the authority under paragraph (1) to the first general or flag officer (or civilian equivalent) in the chain of command of the member. . 632. Lodging expenses for dependents of members separated for dependent abuse Section 1059 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 631, is further amended— (1) in the heading, by adding ; lodging expenses (2) by redesignating subsections (k), (l), and (m) as subsections (m), (n), and (l), respectively; (3) by striking subsection (k) subsection (m) (4) by inserting, after subsection (j), the following new subsection (k): (k) Lodging expenses A dependent or former dependent entitled to payment of monthly transitional compensation under this section shall, while receiving payments in accordance with this section, be entitled to lodging expenses for a period not longer than 30 days. . 633. Access to commissary and exchange privileges for remarried surviving spouses Section 1062 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary of Defense (a) Certain unremarried former spouses The Secretary of Defense ; (2) by striking commissary and exchange privileges use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Certain remarried surviving spouses The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to provide that a surviving spouse of a deceased member of the armed forces, regardless of the marital status of the surviving spouse, is entitled to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities to the same extent and on the same basis as an unremarried surviving spouse of a member of the uniformed services. ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) MWR retail facilities defined In this section, the term MWR retail facilities . 634. Authority for peer mentoring program for military dependents Subchapter I of chapter 88 section 1788a 1788b. Authority for peer mentoring program (a) Establishment The Secretary of Defense may carry out a peer mentoring program for dependents of members. Under such program, a mentor shall seek to meet with a mentee once per month to discuss challenges for military families. (b) Training A dependent who elects to serve as a mentor in such a program shall receive training from a mental health care provider. . 635. Expansion of qualifying events for which a member of the uniformed services may be reimbursed for spousal relicensing or business costs due to the member's relocation Section 453(g) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting Reimbursement of qualifying spouse relicensing costs and business costs (2) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking or qualified business costs and qualified business costs (B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) the member relocates to a new jurisdiction or geographic area as the result of— (i) an assignment to a duty station; (ii) a reassignment, either as a result of a permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment, between duty stations; (iii) a transfer from a regular component of a uniformed service into the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a uniformed service, if the member is authorized a final move from the last duty station to the new jurisdiction or geographic area; or (iv) placement on the temporary disability retired list under chapter 61 ; and (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking reassignment relocation (3) in paragraph (2), by striking reassignment relocation (4) in paragraph (4)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking movement described in the member’s relocation described in paragraph (1); (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking reassignment relocation (5) in paragraph (5)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking movement described in the member’s relocation described in paragraph (1); (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking reassignment relocation 636. Student loan deferment for dislocated military spouses (a) In general Section 455(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(f) (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Deferment for dislocated military spouses (A) Duration and effect on principal and interest A borrower of a loan made under this part who meets the requirements of subparagraph (B) shall be eligible for a deferment for an aggregate period of 180 days, during which periodic installments of principal need not be paid, and interest— (i) shall not accrue, in the case of a— (I) Federal Direct Stafford Loan; or (II) a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan that consolidated only Federal Direct Stafford Loans, or a combination of such loans and Federal Stafford Loans for which the student borrower received an interest subsidy under section 428; or (ii) shall accrue and be capitalized or paid by the borrower, in the case of a Federal Direct PLUS Loan, a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan not described in clause (i)(II). (B) Eligibility A borrower of a loan made under this part shall be eligible for a deferment under subparagraph (A) if the borrower— (i) is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty; and (ii) has experienced a loss of employment as a result of relocation to accommodate a permanent change in duty station of such member. (C) Documentation and approval (i) In general A borrower may establish eligibility for a deferment under subparagraph (A) by providing to the Secretary— (I) the documentation described in clause (ii); or (II) such other documentation as the Secretary determines appropriate. (ii) Documentation The documentation described in this clause is— (I) evidence that the borrower is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty; (II) evidence that a military permanent change of station order was issued to such member; and (III) (aa) evidence that the borrower is eligible for unemployment benefits due to a loss of employment resulting from relocation to accommodate such permanent change in duty station; or (bb) a written certification, or an equivalent as approved by the Secretary, that the borrower is registered with a public or private employment agency due to a loss of employment resulting from relocation to accommodate such permanent change in duty station. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 637. Grants to assist caregivers in military families (a) Grants Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall award grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to support demonstration projects focused on addressing the challenges and alleviating the burdens faced by caregivers in military families. (1) Amount The Secretary shall award such grants in amounts of not more than $1,500,000. (2) Duration The Secretary shall award such grants for periods of three years and not more than $500,000 per year. (b) Eligible nonprofit organizations To be eligible to receive an award under this section, an eligible nonprofit organization shall— (1) be a 501(c)(3) organization under the United States Internal Revenue Code at the time of the enactment of this Act; (2) have a demonstrated capacity, through an existing data platform or other ongoing data collection efforts, to effectively capture data for the purposes of informing program implementation and monitoring program effectiveness; and (3) have a demonstrated history and expertise in the provision of educational, health, or social support services specific to caregivers. (c) Use of funds An eligible nonprofit organization shall use amounts received from an award under this section to provide at least one of the following activities: (1) Best-practice training for caregivers in military families focused on self-care and education related to family members’ conditions, collaboration with clinical health providers, and financial literacy. (2) Reference and liaison services connecting caregivers in military families to Department of Defense resources, and to other Federal resources and programs for which they or their family members may qualify. (3) Organization and facilitation of peer-support networks designed to connect caregivers in military families with each-other as part of directed mental and behavioral health therapy. (4) Development of pilot programs to identify and assess the impact of innovative ideas intended to support caregivers in military families. (5) Capacity building to expand existing evidence-based programs, tailor existing programs to support the unique needs of caregivers in military families, or evaluate the effectiveness of existing programs in supporting caregivers in military families. (d) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a qualified nonprofit organization shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including information describing in detail the services that the applicant will use grant funds to provide for caregivers in military families. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term caregiver in a military family (2) The terms active status uniformed services (3) The term caregiver (4) The term dependent (5) The term family member 638. MySTeP: provision online and in multiple languages The Secretary concerned may provide all services of the Military Spouse Transition Program (commonly referred to as MySTeP E Child Care 641. Increase in the target funding level for military child care Section 1791 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (a), by inserting 115 percent of not less than 642. Recurring review and revision of pay for military child care employees (a) Establishment Subsection (c) of section 1792 of title 10, United States Code is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (2) by inserting (1) For the purpose (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2): (2) (A) The Secretary of Defense shall review and revise the pay scale for child care employees not less than once every five years. (B) In conducting a review under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider factors including— (i) the pay scale for employees of the Department of Defense Education Activity with similar training, seniority, and experience to that of child care employees; (ii) the rates of compensation paid to employees of the local educational agency with similar training, seniority, and experience to that of child care employees; (iii) the value of the care provided by child care employees, in the short and long term, to the children cared for, their families, and the armed forces; and (iv) any other factor the Secretary determines appropriate. . (b) Implementation The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the first review and revision under paragraph (2) of such subsection, as added by this section, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Report When the Secretary of Defense conducts the second review and revision under such paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report assessing how the first such revision affected— (1) the hiring and retention of child care employees; and (2) the quality of care at military child development centers. (d) Definitions In this section, the terms child care employee military child development center 643. Discounted child care for child care employees of the Department of Defense Section 1793(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking , a reduced fee for such attendance. (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (1) no fee for the first such child under the age of 13; (2) not more than 50 percent of the amount of the fee otherwise chargeable for such attendance of the second such child under the age of 13; and (3) a reduced fee for each subsequent child. . 644. Expansion of pilot program to provide financial assistance to members of the Armed Forces for in-home child care Section 589(b)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 (1) by striking the period at the end and inserting , and in the following locations: (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (A) Fort Drum, New York. (B) Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. (C) Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. (D) Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. . 645. Wait times for child care services provided through military child development centers: publication; feasibility of certain improvement (a) Publication Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall publish and maintain, on a website of the Department of Defense that is accessible by members of the Armed Forces, waiting lists for child care services at military child development centers. (b) Estimates On the website described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish a tool that uses data collected by the Secretary to estimate how long a member assigned to serve at a military installation will wait before receiving child care services at the military child development center of such military installation. (c) Feasibility report Not later than March 30, 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding the feasibility of implementing the business management system of the Child and Youth Programs of the Department of the Air Force for all military departments in order to increase member satisfaction by improving communication with members on such waiting lists and facilitating payments and paperwork for such child care services. (d) Military child development center defined In this section, the term military child development center 646. Study on effects of child care on readiness and retention (a) Study required Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with an FFRDC described in subsection (b), under which such FFRDC shall conduct a study on the effects of child care for members of the covered Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense on readiness and retention in the covered Armed Forces. Such a study shall include the following: (1) The effects of the availability, affordability, and quality of such child care on— (A) unit readiness and retention; (B) the ability of such members and employees to perform their duties; (C) the quality of the performance of such duties; and (D) the job satisfaction of such members and employees. (2) Other matters regarding the availability, affordability, and quality of such child care that the FFRDC determines appropriate. (b) FFRDC An FFRDC described in this subsection is an FFRDC that the Secretary of Defense determines— (1) primarily focuses on studies and analysis; (2) has a record of— (A) conducting research and analysis using a multidisciplinary approach; and (B) publishing analyses to inform public debate; and (3) has demonstrated specific competencies in policies regarding military personnel and readiness, as applied to the national defense strategy. (c) Interim report Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, an FFRDC that enters into an agreement under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives an interim report. Such report shall include the following: (1) A progress report on the study. (2) Interim findings of the study. (d) Final report Not later than 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, an FFRDC that enters into an agreement under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a final report. Such final report shall include the following: (1) The findings of the study. (2) Strategies to remedy deficiencies in child care described in subsection (a), and the timelines and costs to implement such strategies. (3) Incidents that affect unit readiness and retention. (4) Other information the FFRDC determines appropriate regarding the effects of such child care on readiness and retention in the covered Armed Forces. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered Armed Force (2) The term FFRDC F Dependent Education 651. Rights of parents of children attending schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity Chapter 108 section 2164 2164a. Rights of parents of children attending schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity (a) In general The parent of a child who attends a school operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity has the following rights: (1) The right to review the curriculum of the school. (2) The right to be informed if the school or Department of Defense Education Activity alters the school’s academic standards or learning benchmarks. (3) The right to meet with each teacher of their child not less than twice during each school year. (4) The right to review the budget, including all revenues and expenditures, of the school. (5) The right to review all instructional materials and teacher professional development materials used by the school. (6) The right to inspect a list of the books and other reading materials contained in the library of the school. (7) The right to address the school advisory committee or the school board. (8) The right to information about the school’s discipline policy and any violent activity in the school. (9) The right to information about any plans to eliminate gifted and talented programs or accelerated coursework at the school. (b) Disclosures and notifications Consistent with the parental rights specified in subsection (a), a school operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity shall— (1) post on a publicly accessible website of the school— (A) the curriculum for each course and grade level; (B) the academic standards or other learning benchmarks used by the school; (C) notice of any proposed revisions to such standards or benchmarks and a copy of any such revisions; (D) the budget for the school year, including all revenues and expenditures (including expenditures made for items and services provided by private entities); and (2) provide the parents of a child attending the school with— (A) the opportunity to meet in-person with each teacher of their child not less frequently than twice during each school year at a time mutually agreed upon by both parties; and (B) notice of such opportunity at the beginning of each school year; (3) make all instructional and educator professional development materials, including teachers’ manuals, films, tapes, books or other reading materials, or other supplementary materials used in any survey, analysis, or evaluation, available for inspection by the parents of children attending the school; (4) at the beginning of each school year, provide parents a list of reading materials in the school library, including a list of any reading materials that were added to or removed from the list of materials from the prior year; (5) notify parents in a timely manner of any plans to eliminate gifted and talented programs or accelerated coursework at the school; (6) except as provided in paragraph (7), notify parents of any medical examinations or screenings the school may administer to their child and receive written consent from parents for any such examination or screening prior to conducting the examination or screening; (7) in the event of an emergency that requires a medical examination or screening without time for parental notification, promptly notify parents of such examination or screening and, not later than 24 hours after the incident occurs, provide an explanation of the emergency that prevented notification prior to such examination or screening; (8) notify parents of any medical information that will be collected on their child, receive written parental consent prior to collecting such information, and provide parents an opportunity to inspect such information at the parent’s request; and (9) notify parents of any policy changes involving their reporting obligations under the Family Advocacy Program of the Department of Defense. (c) School advisory committees and boards Not less frequently than four times per year, a school advisory committee or school board for a school operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity shall provide parents of children attending the school with the opportunity to address the advisory committee or school board on any matters relating to the school or the educational services provided to their children. (d) Definition In this section, the term school operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity (1) a Department of Defense domestic dependent elementary or secondary school, as described in section 2164 of this title; or (2) any elementary or secondary school or program for dependents operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. . 652. 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 Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 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 (b) Impact aid for children with severe disabilities Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $20,000,000 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 20 U.S.C. 7703a (c) Local educational agency defined In this section, the term local educational agency 20 U.S.C. 7713(9) 653. Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected children for purposes of Federal impact aid programs (a) Certification On an annual basis, each commander of a military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department shall submit to such Secretary a written certification verifying whether the commander has confirmed the information contained in all impact aid source check forms received from local educational agencies as of the date of such certification. (b) Report Not later June 30 of each year, each Secretary of a military department shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report, based on the information received under subsection (a), that identifies— (1) each military installation under the jurisdiction of such Secretary that has confirmed the information contained in all impact aid source check forms received from local educational agencies as of the date of the report; and (2) each military installation that has not confirmed the information contained in such forms as of such date. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term impact aid source check form 20 U.S.C. 7703 (2) The term local educational agency 20 U.S.C. 7801 654. Financial literacy education in schools operated by 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 that each student of a high school operated by the Activity complete a dedicated course of instruction in financial literacy as a prerequisite to graduating from such school. (b) Applicability The graduation requirement under subsection (a) shall apply with respect to students of high schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity beginning with the cohort of students who enter ninth grade in the first school year that begins one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Definitions In this section, the term high school 20 U.S.C. 7801 655. Pilot program for routine mental health check-ups in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity (a) Pilot program required Beginning in the first academic year to begin after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and implement a pilot program (referred to in this section as the Pilot (b) Locations The Secretary shall carry out the Pilot in not fewer than five covered DODEA schools, one of which shall be located outside the United States. (c) Activities Under the Pilot, the Secretary shall— (1) subject to subsection (e), ensure that students at covered DODEA schools receive routine mental health check-ups, which may include the use of mental health screening tools, such as the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 or the Patient Health Questionnaire-9; (2) ensure that such mental health check-ups— (A) consist of biannual or semesterly mental and behavioral health screenings for disorders common in children aged 3-17, including— (i) an initial virtual screening test for all students; and (ii) a follow-up screening carried out by a school psychologist or school nurse for students with specific needs identified through the initial screening; and (B) include questions about a student’s mood and emotional state; (3) train licensed mental and behavioral health professionals to conduct mental health check-ups, including training in— (A) recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental illnesses; and (B) safely de-escalating crises involving individuals with a mental illness; (4) establish a streamlined diagnosis-to-treatment process, including a comprehensive process through which a student with needs identified through a mental health check-up— (A) may be referred to certified community behavioral health clinic in the community in which the school is located; and (B) may receive additional care or treatment through comprehensive school-based services; (5) mobilize school nurses and counselors to facilitate screening in collaboration with administrators and teachers; (6) conduct awareness-building educational efforts in conjunction with the screening process; (7) implement a robust school-based and telehealth support system (including options for individual or group therapy) for students seeking support after diagnosis; and (8) make resources available to the communities surrounding schools for individuals with a mental illness through a coordinated referral process with local community-based health clinics and school-based mental health clinics if such school-based mental health clinics are available and have the capacity and expertise to handle complex mental health situations. (d) Referral process requirements (1) Agreements with behavioral health clinics For purposes of the comprehensive referral process described in subsection (c)(4), the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into memoranda of understanding or other agreements with Federally-funded community behavioral health clinics in communities in which covered DODEA schools are located pursuant to which a school may refer students to such a clinic. The requirement to establish such a referral process may not be satisfied solely by providing a list of nearby community behavioral health clinics to parents of students at covered DODEA schools. (2) Exception In a case in which the Secretary of Defense is unable to meet the requirements of paragraph (1) because there is no Federally-funded community behavioral health clinic in a community in which a covered DODEA school is located, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and make available a comprehensive guide to the mental health resources that are available to students and parents in that community. (e) Student privacy protections In carrying out the Pilot, the Secretary shall ensure that a parent or guardian of a student at a covered DODEA school— (1) is provided with— (A) notice that a student may receive a mental health check-up under the Pilot; (B) an opportunity to opt the student out of any such mental health check-up before it is administered; and (C) a copy of the results of each mental health check-up for such student; and (2) gives informed consent before— (A) the referral of a student to a community-based health clinic as described in subsection (b)(4)(A); or (B) the disclosure of any information concerning such student to such a clinic. (f) Evaluations Not later than 180 days after commencing the Pilot, and not less frequently than every 180 days thereafter until termination of the Pilot, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an evaluation of the Pilot, which shall include evaluation of— (1) Pilot processes; and (2) student outcomes under the Pilot. (g) Termination The Pilot shall terminate after two academic years. (h) Report Not later than one year after termination of the Pilot, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the Pilot. The report shall include— (1) the results of the evaluations conducted under subsection (f); (2) the recommendation of the Secretary whether to make the Pilot permanent; and (3) such other information as the Secretary determines appropriate. (i) Definitions In this section: (1) The term certified community behavioral health clinic 42 U.S.C. 1396a (2) The term covered DODEA school (A) operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity within or outside the United States; and (B) selected by the Secretary to participate in the Pilot. (3) The terms elementary school secondary school 20 U.S.C. 7801 656. Briefings on implementation of universal pre-kindergarten programs in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity (a) Quarterly briefings required Not later than January 30, 2024, and on a quarterly basis thereafter until December 31, 2029, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the progress of the Secretary in implementing universal pre-kindergarten programs in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. (b) Contents of initial briefing The initial briefing under subsection (a) shall include— (1) identification of all locations under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense at which universal pre-kindergarten programs and child development centers are co-located; and (2) an estimate of the number of children expected to transfer from child development centers to pre-kindergarten programs as a result of such programs being offered. (c) Contents of subsequent briefings Following the initial briefing under subsection (a), each subsequent briefing shall include— (1) the total anticipated costs of funding universal pre-kindergarten programs in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity; (2) the estimated differential between the cost of caring for a child in a child development center versus the cost of a child’s participation in a pre-kindergarten program; (3) the estimated differential between the costs of employing caregivers in child development centers versus the costs of employing teachers in pre-kindergarten programs; (4) the child-to-caregiver ratio requirements for child development centers versus the child-to-teacher ratio requirements for pre-kindergarten programs; (5) a needs assessment of facilities for universal pre-kindergarten programs based on anticipated capacity; (6) an assessment of the availability of teachers for pre-kindergarten programs; and (7) an indication of whether, and to what extent, members of the Armed Forces have expressed a preference for enrolling their children in pre-kindergarten programs rather than continuing care for such children in child development centers. VII Health Care Provisions A TRICARE and Other Health Benefits 701. TRICARE dental plan for the Selected Reserve Section 1076a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the header, by striking selected reserve and (ii) by striking for members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve and (B) in paragraph (2), in the header, by inserting Individual Ready other (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Plan for Selected Reserve A dental benefits plan for members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve. ; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) No-premium plan (A) The dental insurance plan established under subsection (a)(5) is a no-premium plan. (B) Members enrolled in a no-premium plan may not be charged a premium for benefits provided under the plan. ; (3) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve or (4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (k) as subsections (g) through (l), respectively; (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f): (f) Copayments under no premium plans A member who receives dental care under a no-premium plan referred to in subsection (d)(3) shall pay no charge for any care described in subsection (c). ; and (6) in subsection (i), as redesignated by paragraph (4), by striking subsection (k)(2) subsection (l)(2) 702. Extension of period of eligibility for health benefits under TRICARE Reserve Select for survivors of a member of the Selected Reserve Section 1076d(c) of the title 10, United States Code is amended by striking six months three years 703. Clarification of applicability of required mental health self-initiated referral process for members of the Selected Reserve Section 1090b(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting described in paragraph (3) member of the armed forces (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) A member of the armed forces described in this paragraph is a member on active duty for a period of longer than 30 days or a member of the Selected Reserve. . 704. Non-medical counseling services for military families Section 1781 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Non-Medical counseling services (1) In carrying out its duties under subsection (b), the Office may coordinate programs and activities for the provision of non-medical counseling services to military families through the Department of Defense Military and Family Counseling Program. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a mental health professional described in paragraph (3) may provide non-medical counseling services at any location in a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States, without regard to where the provider or recipient of such services is located, if the provision of such services is within the scope of the authorized Federal duties of the provider. (3) A mental health professional described in this subsection is a person who is— (A) a mental health professional who holds a current license or certification that is— (i) issued by a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States; and (ii) recognized by the Secretary of Defense; (B) a member of the uniformed services, a civilian employee of the Department of Defense, or a contractor designated by the Secretary; and (C) performing authorized duties for the Department of Defense under a program or activity referred to in paragraph (1). (4) In this subsection, the term non-medical counseling services . 705. Doulas: certification assistance for military spouses; expansion of demonstration project (a) Assistance for military spouses to obtain doula certifications Section 1784a of title 10, United States Code, 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): (d) Doula certifications In carrying out the programs authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide assistance to the spouse of a member of the armed forces described in subsection (b) in obtaining a doula certification provided by an organization that receives reimbursement under the extramedical maternal health providers demonstration project required by section 746 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 10 U.S.C. 1073 . (b) Expansion of doula care furnished by Department of Defense (1) Expansion of extramedical maternal health providers demonstration project Section 746 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 10 U.S.C. 1073 (A) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e): (e) Coverage of doula care Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, the Secretary shall ensure that the demonstration project includes coverage of labor doula care, or reimbursement for such care, for all beneficiaries under the TRICARE program, including access— (1) by members of the Armed Forces on active duty; (2) by beneficiaries outside the continental United States; and (3) at military medical treatment facilities. . (2) Hiring of doulas The hiring authority for each military medical treatment facility may hire a team of doulas to work in coordination with lactation support personnel or labor and delivery units at such facility. 706. Medical testing and related services for firefighters of Department of Defense (a) Provision of services During the annual periodic health assessment of each firefighter of the Department of Defense, or at such other intervals as may be specified in this subsection, the Secretary shall provide to the firefighter (at no cost to the firefighter) appropriate medical testing and related services to detect, document the presence or absence of, and prevent, certain cancers. Such services shall meet, at a minimum, the following criteria: (1) Breast cancer With respect to the breast cancer screening, if the firefighter is a female firefighter— (A) such services shall include the provision of a mammogram to the firefighter— (i) on at least a biannual basis if the firefighter is 40 years old to 49 years old (inclusive); (ii) on at least an annual basis if the firefighter is at least 50 years old; and (iii) as clinically indicated (without regard to age); and (B) in connection with such provision, a licensed radiologist shall review the most recent mammogram provided to the firefighter, as compared to prior mammograms so provided, and provide to the firefighter the results of such review. (2) Colon cancer With respect to colon cancer screening— (A) if the firefighter is at least 40 years old, and as otherwise clinically indicated, such services shall include the communication to the firefighter of the risks and benefits of stool-based blood testing; (B) if the firefighter is at least 45 years old, and as clinically indicated (without regard to age), such services shall include the provision, at regular intervals, of visual examinations (such as a colonoscopy, CT colonoscopy, or flexible sigmoidoscopy) or stool-based blood testing; and (C) in connection with such provision, a licensed physician shall review and provide to the firefighter the results of such examination or testing, as the case may be. (3) Prostate cancer With respect to prostate cancer screening, if the firefighter is a male firefighter, the communication to the firefighter of the risks and benefits of prostate cancer screenings and the provision to the firefighter of a prostate-specific antigen test— (A) on an annual basis, if the firefighter is at least 50 years old; (B) on an annual basis, if the firefighter is at least 40 years old and is a high-risk individual; and (C) as clinically indicated (without regard to age). (4) Other cancers Such services shall include routine screenings for any other cancer the risk or occurrence of which the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified as higher among firefighters than among the general public, the provision of which shall be carried out during the annual periodic health assessment of the firefighter. (b) Optional nature A firefighter of the Department of Defense may opt out of the receipt of a medical testing or related service provided under subsection (a). (c) Use of consensus technical standards In providing medical testing and related services under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use consensus technical standards in accordance with section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 ( 15 U.S.C. 272 (d) Documentation (1) In general In providing medical testing and related services under subsection (a), the Secretary— (A) shall document the acceptance rates of such tests offered and the rates of such tests performed; (B) shall document tests results, to identify trends in the rates of cancer occurrences among firefighters; and (C) may collect and maintain additional information from the recipients of such tests and other services, to allow for appropriate scientific analysis. (2) Privacy In analyzing any information of an individual documented, collected, or maintained under paragraph (1), in addition to complying with other applicable privacy laws, the Secretary shall ensure the name, and any other personally identifiable information, of the individual is removed from such information prior to the analysis. (3) Sharing with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Secretary may share data from any tests performed under subsection (a) with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as appropriate, to increase the knowledge and understanding of cancer occurrences among firefighters. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term firefighter Public Law 116–92 10 U.S.C. 1074m (2) The term high-risk individual (A) has at least one first-degree relative who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer at an early age; or (B) is otherwise determined by the Secretary to be high risk with respect to prostate cancer. 707. Temporary requirement for contraception coverage parity under the TRICARE program (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, during the one-year period beginning on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Act, the imposition or collection of cost-sharing for certain services is prohibited as follows: (1) Pharmacy benefits program Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), of section 1074g(a)(6) of title 10, United States Code, cost-sharing may not be imposed or collected with respect to any eligible covered beneficiary for any prescription contraceptive on the uniform formulary provided through a retail pharmacy described in section 1074g(a)(2)(E)(ii) of such title or through the national mail-order pharmacy program of the TRICARE Program. (2) TRICARE Select Notwithstanding any provision under section 1075 of title 10, United States Code, cost-sharing may not be imposed or collected for a covered service that is provided by a network provider under the TRICARE program to any beneficiary under such section except for— (A) a member of the Coast Guard; or (B) an individual who is a beneficiary because such individual is a dependent of a member of the Coast Guard. (3) TRICARE Prime Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 1075a of title 10, United States Code, cost-sharing may not be imposed or collected for a covered service that is provided under TRICARE Prime to any beneficiary under such section except for— (A) a member of the Coast Guard; or (B) an individual who is a beneficiary because such individual is a dependent of a member of the Coast Guard. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered service (2) The term eligible covered beneficiary (A) a member of the Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or Public Health Service; or (B) an individual who is an eligible covered beneficiary because such individual is a dependent of a member described in subparagraph (A). (3) The terms TRICARE Program TRICARE Prime 708. Naloxone and fentanyl: regulations; report (a) Regulations Not later than January 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments shall prescribe regulations regarding naloxone and fentanyl on military installations. Such regulations shall— (1) ensure that naloxone is available for members of the Armed Forces— (A) on all military installations; and (B) in each operational environment; and (2) establish a standardized tracking system— (A) for naloxone distributed under paragraph (1); and (B) of the illegal use of fentanyl and other controlled substances in the military departments. (b) Report Not later than June 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding naloxone and fentanyl. Such report shall include the following elements: (1) Progress in the implementation of regulations prescribed under subsection (a). (2) The prevalence and incidence of the illegal use of fentanyl and other controlled substances in the military departments during the five years preceding the report. (3) Processes of the military departments to mitigate substance abuse, particularly with regards to fentanyl. (c) Naloxone defined In this section, the term naloxone 709. Rates of reimbursement for providers of applied behavior analysis (a) In general In furnishing applied behavior analysis under the TRICARE program to individuals described in paragraph (2) during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the reimbursement rates for providers of applied behavior analysis are not less than the rates that were in effect on May 1, 2023. (b) Individuals described Individuals described in this paragraph are individuals who are covered beneficiaries by reason of being a member or former member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force, including the reserve components thereof, or a dependent of such a member or former member. (c) Definitions In this section, the terms covered beneficiary TRICARE program 710. Department of Defense pilot program on health effects of medical marijuana use by veterans (a) Pilot program Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, subject to the availability in advance of appropriations, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall commence the conduct of a pilot program to study the effect of marijuana use by covered individuals with respect to the health outcomes of such individuals (in this section referred to as the pilot program (b) Activities Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall carry out the following activities: (1) Conducting preclinical research or a clinical investigation pursuant to an investigational new drug exemption under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355(i) (2) Assessing and, subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–191 (3) Such other activities as the Secretary of Defense may determine appropriate for purposes of the pilot program. (c) Location; relationship to certain laws (1) Location; relationship to State law The pilot program shall be conducted in one or more States with a State-approved marijuana regulatory program, and shall be conducted in accordance with applicable State law with respect to the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, or possession of marijuana, to the extent such activity occurs as part of such pilot program. (2) Relationship to Controlled Substances Act The Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. 10 U.S.C. 912a Public Law 117–215 (3) Effect on other laws Nothing in this subtitle shall affect or modify— (A) the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. (B) section 351 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262 (C) the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act ( Public Law 117–215 (D) any authority of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs or the Secretary of Health and Human Services under a provision of law specified in subparagraphs (A) through (C) (including the authority of the Commissioner or Secretary to promulgate regulations or guidelines relating to the production of hemp under such a provision). (d) Effect on other benefits The eligibility or entitlement of a covered individual to any other benefit under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or any other provision of law shall not be affected by the participation of the covered individual in the pilot program. (e) Report Not later than one year after the date on which the pilot program commences, and annually thereafter for the duration of the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the conduct of the pilot program. (f) Termination; renewal (1) Termination Except as provided in paragraph (2), the pilot program shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date on which the pilot program commences. (2) Renewal If the Secretary of Defense determines it appropriate, the Secretary may renew the pilot program for a single additional five-year period following the date of termination under paragraph (1). (g) Funding limitation Amounts authorized to be made available to the Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund established under chapter 56 (h) Definitions In this section: (1) The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate. (2) The term covered Armed Force (3) The term covered individual (4) The term marijuana 21 U.S.C. 802(16) 711. Pilot program on cryopreservation and storage of gametes of certain members of the Armed Forces (a) Establishment The Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to reimburse not more than 200 covered members for expenses incurred in the testing, cryopreservation, shipping, and storage of gametes of such covered members in a private storage facility determined appropriate by the Secretary. (b) Amount of reimbursement A covered member shall receive not more than— (1) $500 in the case of a member who preserves sperm; and (2) $7,500 in the case of a member who preserves eggs. (c) Information to participants The Secretary shall provide to a covered member participating in the pilot program information regarding providers of services described in subsection (a) located near the covered member. (d) Implementation schedule Not later than— (1) 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall notify covered members of the pilot program; and (2) 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (A) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an implementation plan for the pilot program; and (B) carry out the pilot program. (e) 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 pilot 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 pilot program. (f) Advanced medical directive A covered member who participates in the pilot program shall complete an advanced medical directive that specifies how gametes preserved under the pilot program shall be handled upon the death of such covered member. (g) Promotion of pilot program Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promote the pilot program to covered members in the course of annual health examinations and pre-deployment screenings. (h) Report Not later than one year after the Secretary establishes the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot program. Such report shall include the following: (1) Usage by covered members. (2) Demographics of participating covered members. (3) Costs of services to participating covered members. (4) The feasibility of expanding the pilot program. (5) The feasibility of making the pilot program permanent. (6) Other information determined appropriate by the Secretary. (i) Termination The pilot program shall terminate one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (j) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered member (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 exceeding 180 days; or (D) whose application to participate in the pilot program that the Secretary approves. (2) The term covered Armed Forces (3) The term deployment 712. Psychological evaluations for certain members of the Armed Forces who served in Kabul (a) Initial evaluation Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide an initial psychological evaluation to each member of the Armed Forces who— (1) served at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, between August 15 and August 29, 2021; and (2) has not already received a psychological evaluation with respect to such service. (b) Additional evaluations The Secretary of Defense shall provide to each member of the Armed Forces who receives a psychological evaluation under subsection (a), or would have received such an evaluation but for the application of subsection (a)(2)— (1) an additional psychological evaluation not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) a second additional psychological evaluation not later than five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Reporting requirement Not later than 220 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 number of members of the Armed Forces, broken down by component (National Guard, Reserve, and Active), that are eligible for, and receive, an initial psychological evaluation— (1) under subsection (a); or (2) otherwise resulting from service at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, between August 15 and August 29, 2021. 713. Authority to expand the TRICARE Competitive Plans Demonstration Project (a) Authority To the extent practicable, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to expand the TRICARE Competitive Plans Demonstration Project to not fewer than 10 locations on or after October 1, 2024. (b) TRICARE Competitive Plans Demonstration Project defined In this section, the term TRICARE Competitive Plans Demonstration Project Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 1073a B Health Care Administration 721. Clarification of grade of Surgeon General of the Navy Section 8077 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Grade The Surgeon General, while so serving, shall hold the grade of O–9. . 722. Clarification of responsibilities regarding the integrated disability evaluation system (a) Clarification Subsection (h) of section 1073c of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking Secretaries Concerned and Medical Evaluation Boards authority over members (2) by inserting (1) Nothing (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (2) Notwithstanding the responsibilities and authorities of the Defense Health Agency with respect to the administration of military medical treatment facilities as set forth in this section (including medical evaluations of members of the armed forces), the Secretary of each military department shall maintain personnel authority over, and responsibility for, any member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the military department concerned while the member is being considered by a medical evaluation board or is otherwise subject to the integrated disability evaluation system. Such responsibility shall include the following: (A) Responsibility for administering the morale and welfare of the member. (B) Responsibility for determinations of fitness for duty of the member under chapter 61 of this title. (3) Notwithstanding the responsibilities and authorities of the Defense Health Agency with respect to the administration of the integrated disability evaluation system, a commander shall, at all times, maintain absolute responsibility for, and authority over, a member of the armed forces referred to the integrated disability evaluation system. Such responsibility and authority include the following: (A) The authority to pause any process of the integrated disability evaluation system regarding the member. (B) The authority to withdraw the member from the integrated disability evaluation system if the commander determines that any policy, procedure, regulation, or other guidance has not been followed in the member’s case. (4) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member referred to the integrated disability evaluation system may file an appeal of such referral with the Secretary of the military department concerned. Such an appeal— (A) shall be in addition to any appeals process established as part of the integrated disability evaluation system; (B) shall include a hearing before an officer who may convene a general court-martial and who is in the chain of command of the member; and (C) shall be adjudicated not later than 90 days after such filing. . (b) Regulations The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out paragraphs (2) through (4) of such subsection, as added by this section, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Briefing Not later than February 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the implementation of such paragraphs. 723. Sharing of medical data regarding members of the Coast Guard (a) In general Chapter 55 1110c. Sharing of medical data regarding members of the Coast Guard (a) Sharing of data The Secretary of Defense shall provide, on an annual basis, to the Commandant of the Coast Guard, data regarding medical care— (1) provided at military medical treatment facilities established under section 1073c of this title to members of the Coast Guard and beneficiaries of such members; and (2) received by members of the Coast Guard and beneficiaries of such members through the TRICARE program. (b) Capability and capacity reports The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Health Agency, shall provide to the Commandant of the Coast Guard capability and capacity reports regarding members of the Coast Guard, and beneficiaries of such members, who receive treatment at military medical treatment facilities. (c) HIPAA limitation None of the information shared under this section shall include personally identifiable information, sensitive patient health information, or information that violates the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–191 . (b) Plan; report Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall develop a plan to carry out section 1110c of such title, as added by this section, and submit a report containing such plan to the appropriate congressional committees. (c) Implementation date Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and Commandant shall carry out section 1110c of such title, as added by this section. (d) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. (2) The Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (3) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (4) The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 724. Organizational framework of the military health system to support the medical requirements of the combatant commands (a) Defense Health Agency regions in CONUS Section 712(c) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 10 U.S.C. 1073c (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking HealthAgency Health Agency (B) by striking not more than two (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking military (b) Defense Health Agency regions OCONUS Section 712(d) of such Act ( Public Law 115–232 10 U.S.C. 1073c (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking not more than two (2) in paragraph (3), by striking defense health regions Defense Health Agency regions (c) Planning and coordination Section 712(e)(1)(A) of such Act ( Public Law 115–232 10 U.S.C. 1073c defense health region Defense Health Agency region (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2023. 725. Mandatory training on health effects of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances The Secretary of Defense shall provide to each medical provider of the Department of Defense mandatory training with respect to the potential health effects of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances. 726. Establishment of military pharmaceutical and medical device vulnerability working group (a) Establishment Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall establish a military pharmaceutical and medical device vulnerability working group. (b) Membership Each member of the working group shall be a member of the Armed Forces or a civilian employee of the Department of Defense. (c) Cochairs The Secretary shall appoint a chair of the working group. The working group shall elect a cochair from among its members. (d) Duties The duties of the working group shall include the following: (1) To provide a forum for members of the working group to discuss issues involving access, threats, and vulnerabilities to pharmaceuticals, therapeutics and medical devices in operational environments of the Department. (2) To assess and catalog the work currently being performed within the Department regarding such access, threats, and vulnerabilities. (3) To identify current vulnerabilities, including supply chain issues, active pharmaceutical ingredient supplies, device component issues and cyber and electronic threats that may disrupt operations of the Department. (4) To identify medications necessary for the Department in specific circumstances (such as armed conflict) that are critical for operational readiness in each combatant command. (5) To develop an annually updated list of pharmaceuticals critical to the Department (including medications identified under paragraph (4)) and related quantities needed to mitigate the risk of supply disruptions for military treatment facilities. (6) To develop a risk assessment matrix regarding such pharmaceuticals and medical devices to highlight related risks to missions of the combatant commands and the military health system. (7) To include any information in the joint medical estimate of the Department or a similar report that highlights information that would be classified as sensitive or requiring a security classification above unclassified. (8) To develop a plan for the allocation of scarce pharmaceutical resources within the Department during supply chain disruptions and potential conflicts with competitors highlighted in the national defense strategy. (9) To develop a plan for stockpiling essential medications to ensure availability of a 180-day supply during armed conflict or other supply chain disruptions. (10) To develop a plan that mitigates vulnerabilities to active pharmaceutical ingredient supply chains and reduces dependence on active pharmaceutical ingredients from foreign sources. (e) Meetings The working group shall meet at the call of the chair or cochairs and not less than once per quarter of the calendar year. (f) Briefing and reports (1) Initial briefing Not later than 180 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 an interim report on the organization, activities, plans, actions and milestones of the working group. (2) Annual report Not later than September 30 of each year, beginning in 2025 and ending in 2028, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report describing the activities, funding, plans, actions, and milestones of the working group, and other matters determined by the Secretary, during the preceding year. (g) Termination The working group shall terminate on September 30, 2028. 727. Establishment of medical and surgical consumables standardization working group (a) Establishment Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a working group of logistics experts, medical experts, and surgical experts from across the military departments and the Defense Health Agency to standardize the medical and surgical consumable supplies procured and used within the Department of Defense. (b) Chair The Secretary shall appoint an officer in a grade above O-6 to serve as chair of the working group. (c) Duties The duties of the working group include the following: (1) To identify a list of the consumable medical and surgical supplies acquired by the Department, by national item identification number or national stock number. (2) To identify, of the supplies identified under paragraph (1)— (A) unique items; and (B) non-unique items that are functionally interchangeable. (3) Disaggregate such list by the offeror of the supplies, member of the acquisition workforce (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) responsible for procurement of the supplies, and the entity or end user of such supplies. (4) To revise and standardize the catalog for consumable medical and surgical supplies of the Department of Defense, including the elimination unnecessary and duplicate supplies. (5) To ensure supplies identified under paragraph (1) are provided to the appropriate entity or end user in a regular and timely manner. (6) To coordinate with the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency to conduct regular stress tests of the surge requirements for such supplies. (7) To generate methods to encourage health care providers in the Defense Health Agency to procure such supplies through the catalog described in paragraph (4) instead of through other means. (d) Briefings (1) Interim Not later than October 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the activities of the working group. (2) Final Not later than December 31, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a final briefing on the activities of the working group. (e) Termination The working group shall terminate two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 728. Pilot program on remote health monitoring technologies (a) Establishment The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to furnish, to certain members of the Armed Forces, technologies that offer remote health monitoring. (b) Requirements for pilot program The pilot program shall include members— (1) of special operations forces; and (2) the Center for Initial Military Training of the Army, including members undergoing— (A) basic combat training; and (B) the future soldier preparatory course. (c) Criteria for technologies Technologies furnished under the pilot program shall— (1) use facial detection technology; and (2) provide information on a member’s— (A) heart rate, including variability; (B) blood pressure; (C) blood oxygen saturation level; and (D) respiratory rate. (d) Briefing Not later than six months after commencing the pilot program, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the pilot program, including— (1) an explanation of— (A) the types of technologies considered for the pilot program; (B) the success of the pilot program in increasing awareness of the physical and mental health of members furnished such technologies; and (C) any potential barriers to the expansion of the pilot program; and (2) recommendations for how the Secretary may use readily available remote health monitoring technologies to enhance physical and mental health awareness of members of the Armed Forces. (e) Termination The pilot program shall terminate five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 729. Task force of Department of Defense on mental health (a) Establishment The Secretary of Defense shall establish a task force to examine matters relating to the mental health of members of the Armed Forces (in this section referred to as the task force (b) Membership (1) Qualifications The Secretary of Defense shall appoint to the task force individuals who have demonstrated expertise in the following areas: (A) National mental health policy. (B) Military personnel policy. (C) Research in the field of mental health. (D) Clinical care in mental health. (E) Military chaplain or pastoral care. (2) Number; composition The Secretary of Defense shall appoint not more than 15 individuals to the task force in accordance with the following: (A) Department of Defense appointees The appointees shall include— (i) at least one member of each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and the National Guard; (ii) at least one surgeon general of an Armed Force; and (iii) at least one dependent of a member of the Armed Forces who has experience working with military families. (B) Non-Department of Defense appointees Not fewer than 7 of the appointees shall be individuals who are not members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the Department of Defense, or dependents of such members, and shall include— (i) an officer or employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (ii) an officer or employee of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services. (C) Deadline The Secretary of Defense shall appoint all members by not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (D) Co-chairs There shall be two co-chairs of the task force, of whom— (i) one shall be designated by the Secretary at the time of appointment from among the individuals appointed under subparagraph (A); and (ii) one shall be selected from among the members appointed under subparagraph (B) by the members so appointed. (c) Assessment and recommendations on mental health services (1) Report Not later than one year after the date on which all members of the task force have been appointed, the task force shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report containing an assessment of, and recommendations for improving, the efficacy of mental health services provided to members of the Armed Forces by the Secretary of Defense. (2) Use of other efforts In preparing the report under paragraph (1), the task force shall take into consideration completed and ongoing efforts by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the efficacy of mental health care provided to members of the Armed Forces. (3) Elements The assessment and recommendations specified in paragraph (1) (including recommendations for legislative or administrative action) shall include measures to improve the following: (A) The awareness of the potential for mental health conditions of members of the Armed Forces. (B) The access to, and efficacy of, existing programs (include telehealth programs) in primary care and mental health care to prevent, identify, and treat mental health conditions of members of the Armed Forces, including programs for— (i) forward-deployed troops; (ii) members of the reserve components; and (iii) members assigned to remote or austere duty locations. (C) The access to adequate telehealth resources including for members described in subparagraph (B), including access to equipment, bandwidth, and platforms used to deliver care. (D) The assessment of disruptions to mental health care as a result of frequent changes to eligibility and coverage for members of the National Guard under the TRICARE program, as well as potential benefits of more consistent care. (E) Analysis of the potential effect on access and outcomes for members serving on active duty as a result of proposed cuts to military end strengths regarding members with medical military occupational specialties. (F) The access to and programs for family members of members of the Armed Forces, including family members overseas. (G) Access to, and quality of, private mental health care received by members of the Armed Forces through the TRICARE program. (H) The reduction or elimination of barriers to care, including the stigma associated with mental health conditions, by measures including enhanced confidentiality for members of the Armed Forces who seek care for such conditions. (I) The awareness of mental health services available to dependents of members of the Armed Forces. (J) The adequacy of outreach, education, and support programs on mental health matters for families of members of the Armed Forces. (K) The early identification and treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems through the use of internal mass media communications (including radio, and television, social media) and other education tools to change attitudes within the Armed Forces regarding mental health and substance abuse treatment. (L) The transition from mental health care furnished by the Secretary of Defense to such care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (M) The availability of long-term follow-up and access to care for mental health conditions for members of the Individual Ready Reserve and the Selected Reserve and for discharged, separated, or retired members of the Armed Forces. (N) Collaboration between the heads of elements of the Department of Defense with responsibility for, or jurisdiction over, the provision of mental health services. (O) Coordination between the Secretary of Defense and civilian communities, including State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, and local support organizations, with respect to mental health services. (P) Coordination between the Secretary of Defense and the heads of relevant Federal stakeholders, including the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Q) The scope and efficacy of curricula and training on mental health matters for commanders in the Armed Forces. (R) The efficiency and effectiveness of pre- and post-deployment mental health screenings, including mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces. (S) The effectiveness of mental health programs provided in languages other than English. (T) Tracking the use of behavioral health services and related outcomes, including wait times, continuity of care, symptom resolution, and maintenance of improvements resulting from treatment. (U) Other matters the task force determines appropriate. (d) Administrative matters (1) Compensation (A) Members of the Armed Forces; United States Government employees Each member of the task force who is a member of the Armed Forces or a civilian officer or employee of the United States Government shall serve without compensation (other than compensation to which entitled as a member of the Armed Forces or an officer or employee of the United States Government, as the case may be). (B) Other members Any member of the task force not described in subparagraph (A) shall be treated for purposes of section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, as having been appointed under subsection (b) of such section. (2) Oversight The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall oversee the activities of the task force. (3) Administrative support The Director of the Washington Headquarters Services of the Department of Defense shall provide the task force with personnel, facilities, and other administrative support as necessary for the performance of the duties of the task force. (4) Access to facilities The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall ensure appropriate access by the task force to military installations and facilities for purposes of the discharge of the duties of the task force. (e) Termination The task force shall terminate 90 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the appropriate congressional committees the report of the task force under subsection (c)(1). (f) Plan of the Secretary Not later than 180 days after receiving the report of the task force under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan based on the recommendations of the task force and submit such plan to the congressional defense committees. (g) Reports by the Secretary For each of the five years following the receipt of the report of the task force under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the recommendations made by the task force with respect to the Department of Defense. Each such report shall include— (1) for each such recommendation, the determination of the Secretary of Defense as to whether to implement the recommendation; (2) in the case of a recommendation the Secretary intends to implement, the intended timeline for implementation, a description of any additional resources or authorities required for such implementation, and the plan for such implementation; (3) in the case of a recommendation the Secretary determines is not advisable or feasible, the analysis and justification of the Secretary in making that determination; and (4) in the case of a recommendation the Secretary determines is already being implemented, the analysis and justification of the Secretary in making that determination. (h) Briefings by the Secretary Not less frequently than annually during the five-year period following the receipt of the report of the task force under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on— (1) the progress of the Secretary of Defense in analyzing and implementing the recommendations made by the task force; (2) any programs, projects, or other activities of the Department of Defense that are being carried out to implement such recommendations; and (3) the amount of funding provided for such programs, projects, and activities. (i) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate. 730. Disclosures by entities receiving grants the Secretary of Defense for biomedical research Any entity that receives a grant from the Secretary of Defense for biomedical research shall— (1) disclose to the Secretary each corporate parent, affiliate, and subsidiary of such entity; and (2) certify to the Secretary that such entity does not receive funding from— (A) the Chinese Communist Party; (B) a company included in the non-SDN Chinese military-industrial complex companies list maintained by the Secretary of the Treasury; or (C) an entity on the sanctions list of the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury. C Studies and Reports 741. Amendments to report on behavioral health workforce of the Department of Defense Section 737 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (1) In subsection (c)(1)— (A) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (M); and (B) by inserting, after subparagraph (G), the following new subparagraphs: (H) The number of behavioral health providers performing active duty who are permanently assigned to positions outside of their field of training (including command, recruitment or training, and staff assignments). (I) The extent to which collateral duties affect the ability of behavioral health providers described in subparagraph (H) to provide care. (J) The number of civilian behavioral health providers with collateral administrative duties, and the extent to which such duties affect such providers/ ability to provide care. (K) The effects of preventing behavioral health providers from serving in positions relevant to their fields. (L) An analysis of how a full-time equivalent is calculated and the feasibility of standardizing the calculation within and across the Armed Forces. . (2) In subsection (e), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (11) The term behavioral health provider (A) licensed independent clinical social worker; (B) psychologist; (C) licensed mental health counselor; (D) licensed marriage and family therapist; (E) psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist; or (F) psychiatrist. . 742. Comprehensive strategy on force resilience of the Department of Defense (a) Establishment 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 House of Representatives and publish a comprehensive strategy on force resilience that provides a proactive, intentional approach to holistic health within the Total Force Fitness framework of the Department of Defense. Such strategy shall include the following: (1) Priorities and objectives determined by the Secretary. (2) Assessments of the effectiveness of current models, focusing on models that are data-driven and evidence-based. (3) Implementation of the recommendation in the Report to Congress on the Department of Defense Plan to Achieve the Vision of the DoD Task Force on Mental Health, dated September 19, 2007, to provide embedded health care and support professional in high-risk units. (4) Provision of care in all health domains. (5) A reevaluation of operational requirements to ensure that embedded positions are appropriately billeted, funded, trained, and deployable (if deemed necessary). (6) Participation of the prevention workforce of the Department. (b) Implementation Not later than 90 days after publishing the strategy under subsection (a), the Secretary shall implement such strategy. (c) Reports The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report not less than once each year on the progress of the implementation of the strategy until the Secretary determines all objectives of the strategy have been achieved. Each such report shall include the following: (1) Challenges or barriers to implementation of the strategy. (2) An assessment of the effectiveness of the embedded health care professionals and support professionals. (3) Improvements to the strategy implemented by the Secretary. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered Armed Force (2) The term health care professional (3) The term high-risk unit (4) The term support professional 743. Study on non-clinical mental health services of the Department of Defense (a) Study required The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall conduct a study regarding the following: (1) How NCMH programs (including the Military and Family Life Counseling Program), are implemented throughout the Department of Defense, including distribution of NCMH professionals. (2) The differences in roles and responsibilities between NCMH professionals and clinical mental health professionals. (3) How the effectiveness of NCMH professionals and NCMH programs are measured. (4) The processes by which NCMH professionals— (A) track services they provide; (B) refer and track such referrals to clinical mental health professionals, chaplains, and other service providers; and (C) ease the transition for such a referral to ensure a treatment plan continues smoothly. (5) The costs to the United States of NCMH programs of the Department during the calendar years 2019 through 2023. (6) The outcomes of NCMH programs. (7) Recommendations for the future of NCMH programs. (b) Report Not later than June 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the results of the study under this section. (c) NCMH defined The term NCMH 744. Clinical study on treatment of certain members with certain conditions using certain psychedelic substances (a) Establishment Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a clinical study in military treatment facilities on the treatment of members of the covered Armed Forces serving on active duty with a covered condition using covered psychedelic substances. (b) Report required 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 on the results of the clinical study. The report shall include the following: (1) The number of members of the covered Armed Forces who participated in the clinical study. (2) The findings of such clinical study. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered Armed Force (2) The term covered condition (A) Post-traumatic stress. (B) Traumatic brain injury. (C) Chronic traumatic encephalopathy. (3) The term covered psychedelic substances (A) 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (commonly known as MDMA (B) Psilocybin. (C) Ibogaine. (D) 5–Methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (commonly known as DMT 745. Study on opioid alternatives (a) Establishment Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a study in military treatment facilities on the efficacy of opioid alternatives for pain management. (b) Report Not later than 180 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 report on the results of the study under this section. Such report shall include recommendations of the Secretary regarding the use of opioid alternatives in military treatment facilities. (c) Opioid alternative defined In this section, the term opioid alternative (1) Cryotherapy. (2) Hyperbaric oxygen therapy. (3) Sensory deprivation. 746. Report on overdoses by members of certain Armed Forces (a) Annual report on military overdoses (1) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for four subsequent years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the number of annual overdoses among members of the covered Armed Forces. (2) Elements The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: (A) The total number of such members who suffered a fatal overdose during the previous calendar year, including— (i) demographic information, including gender, race, age, military department, rank, grade, station, and number of previous deployments; (ii) the location of the fatal overdose, including whether the overdose was on a military installation; and (iii) a list of the substances involved in the fatal overdose. (B) Of the members identified under subparagraph (A)— (i) the number of members who previously had a non-fatal overdose; (ii) the number of members who received mental health or substance use disorder services prior to a fatal or non-fatal overdose, including a description of whether such services were received from a private sector provider; (iii) the number of members with co-morbid mental health diagnoses; (iv) the number of members who had been prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines, or stimulants; (v) the number of members who were previously prescribed or provided naloxone; (vi) the number of members who had a positive drug test prior to the fatal overdose, including any substance identified in such test; (vii) the number of members referred, including by self-referral, to medical treatment, including medication treatment for opioid use disorder; (viii) with respect to each members identified in clause (vii), whether the members was referred after a positive drug test and the source of such referral; (ix) of the members identified in clause (vii), the number of members who engaged in such medical treatment; and (x) the number of members who suffered a fatal overdose in which a bystander was present. (C) The total number of such members who suffered a non-fatal overdose during the previous calendar year, including— (i) demographic information, including gender, race, age, military department, rank, grade, station, and number of previous deployments; (ii) a list of the substances involved in the non-fatal overdose; and (iii) a determination of whether the non-fatal overdose was intentional. (D) Of the members identified in subparagraph (C)— (i) the number of members who previously had a non-fatal overdose; (ii) the number of members who received mental health or substance use disorder services prior to a non-fatal overdose; (iii) the number of members with co-morbid mental health diagnoses prior to a non-fatal overdose; (iv) the number of members who had been prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines, or stimulants prior to a non-fatal overdose; (v) the number of members who had a positive drug test prior to the fatal overdose, including any substance identified in such test; (vi) the number of members who suffered a non-fatal overdose in which a bystander was present; (vii) the number of members who had been categorized as high risk and prescribed or provided naloxone prior to a non-fatal overdose; (viii) the number of members who suffered a non-fatal overdose in which naloxone was administered; (ix) the number of members referred to medical treatment, including medication treatment for opioid use disorder, following a non-fatal overdose; (x) of the members identified in clause (ix), the number of members who engaged in such medical treatment; (xi) the number of members referred, including by self-referral, to medical treatment, including medication treatment for opioid use disorder; (xii) with respect to each members identified in clause (xi), whether the members was referred after a positive drug test and the source of such referral; (xiii) of the members identified in clause (xi), the number of members who engaged in such medical treatment; and (xiv) the number of intentional overdoses. (E) An analysis of discernable patterns in fatal and non-fatal overdoses of such members, and existing or anticipated responses to such patterns by the Secretary of Defense. (F) A description of existing or anticipated response efforts to fatal and non-fatal overdoses at military bases that have rates of fatal overdoses that exceed the average rate of fatal overdoses in the United States. (G) The number of such members who are in recovery or currently taking a prescription medication for opioid use disorder. (H) The number of military family members of such members who receive substance use disorder treatment at a medical facility of the Department of Defense. (I) An assessment of the availability of substance use disorder treatment for such members who— (i) transferred military bases; or (ii) returned to the United States following an overseas tour. (J) The number of medical facilities of, or affiliated with, the Department of Defense that have opioid treatment programs. (K) A description of punitive measures taken by the Secretary of Defense in response to substance misuse, substance use disorder, or overdose by such members. (L) The number of military family members who live on a military base who suffered a fatal or non-fatal overdose during the previous calendar year, including— (i) demographic information, including gender, race, age, and relationship to a members; (ii) the location of the overdose; (iii) a list of the substances involved in the overdose; and (iv) a determination of whether the overdose was intentional. (3) Reporting on fewer than five members If the number of such members or military family members identified under any subparagraph of paragraph (2) is fewer than five, the Secretary of Defense shall for, such subparagraph— (A) not report the exact number of such members or military family members identified; and (B) report that fewer than five such members or military family members were identified. (4) Privacy Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the disclosure by the Secretary of Defense of personally identifiable information of such members or military family members, including anonymized personal information that could be used to re-identify such members or military family members. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the congressional defense committees; (B) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and (C) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. (2) The term covered Armed Force (3) The term military family member 747. Feasibility report regarding DHA employment of certain mental health providers awaiting licensure (a) Report required Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the feasibility of revising policies of DHA regarding the supervision of covered mental health employees in order to align with the policies set forth in VHA Directive 1027 of the Veterans Health Administration (dated October 23, 2019). In determining such feasibility, the Secretary shall consider issues including the following: (1) The need to employ covered mental health employees in DHA. (2) The capacity of licensed mental health professionals employed in DHA to supervise covered mental health employees. (3) The effects of such alignment on access by members of the Armed Forces to mental health care. (4) The potential risks and costs to the United States of such alignment. (5) Any statutory or regulatory changes necessary for such alignment. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered mental health employee (A) employed by the Defense Health Agency as a psychologist, social worker, professional mental health counselor, or marriage and family therapist; and (B) who has yet to be licensed in such profession by a State. (2) The term DHA (3) The term State 748. Study on health care available to individuals supporting the missions of United States Forces, Japan, and Joint Region Marianas (a) Study required The Commander, United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall conduct a study to determine whether health care services available to covered individuals is sufficient to support— (1) the missions of United States Forces, Japan, and Joint Region Marianas; and (2) the National Defense Strategy. (b) Elements The study under this section shall include the following elements: (1) With regards to health care services furnished through the military health system to covered individuals, an assessment of— (A) the sufficiency of such services; and (B) challenges to such services. (2) A assessment of the availability of health care services to covered individuals, including— (A) the sufficiency of such services; and (B) challenges to such services. (3) A mission risk assessment for United States Forces, Japan, and Joint Region Marianas if health care services furnished through the military health system were available in the following scenarios: (A) To members, civilian employees of the Department of Defense, and dependents of such members and employees, only. (B) To covered individuals on a space-available basis, pursuant to the policy memorandum of the Defense Health Agency dated March 1, 2023. (C) To all covered individuals. (4) A mission cost analysis based on the risk assessment under paragraph (3). (5) Recommendations of the Commander regarding the assessment under paragraph (3) and the analysis under paragraph (4), including a recommendation regarding which scenario in paragraph (3) best supports the National Defense Strategy for the areas of responsibility of United States Forces, Japan, and Joint Region Marianas. (c) Briefings; report The Commander, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives— (1) an interim briefing on the study not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; (2) a final briefing not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (3) a final report not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, including recommendations regarding legislation or funding to improve care services furnished through the military health system to covered individuals. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered individual (A) a member of the Armed Forces; (B) an employee of the Federal Government; (C) a dependent of a member described in subparagraph (B) or an employee described in subparagraph (C); or (D) an employee of an entity that has entered into an agreement with the United States. (2) The term health care services (A) through the military health system; and (B) by a source not described in subparagraph (A). 749. United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research (a) Grant program for increased cooperation on post-traumatic stress disorder research between United States and Israel (1) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program, should seek to explore scientific collaboration between American academic institutions and nonprofit research entities, and Israeli institutions with expertise in researching, diagnosing, and treating post-traumatic stress disorder. (2) Grant program The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of State, shall award grants to eligible entities to carry out collaborative research between the United States and Israel with respect to post-traumatic stress disorders. The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the grant program under this subsection in accordance with the agreement titled Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Israel on the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (3) Eligible entities To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall be an academic institution or a nonprofit entity located in the United States. (4) Award The Secretary shall award grants under this subsection to eligible entities that— (A) carry out a research project that— (i) addresses a requirement in the area of post-traumatic stress disorders that the Secretary determines appropriate to research using such grant; and (ii) is conducted by the eligible entity and an entity in Israel under a joint research agreement; and (B) meet such other criteria that the Secretary may establish. (5) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such commitments and information as the Secretary may require. (6) Gift authority The Secretary may accept, hold, and administer, any gift of money made on the condition that the gift be used for the purpose of the grant program under this subsection. Such gifts of money accepted under this paragraph shall be deposited in the Treasury in the Department of Defense General Gift Fund and shall be available, subject to appropriation, without fiscal year limitation. (7) Reports Not later than 180 days after the date on which an eligible entity completes a research project using a grant under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that contains— (A) a description of how the eligible entity used the grant; and (B) an evaluation of the level of success of the research project. (b) Termination The authority to award grants under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is seven years after the date on which the first such grant is awarded. 750. Feasibility study on creation of centers of excellence in Ukraine for treatment of traumatic brain injuries and traumatic extremity injuries The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a feasibility study to— (1) determine whether opportunities exist for the head of the center of excellence established under section 723 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( 38 U.S.C. 7327 (2) determine whether opportunities exist for the head of the center of excellence established under section 1621 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–181 10 U.S.C. 1071 (A) improving the lives of individuals affected by traumatic brain injury experienced in Ukraine as a result of Russian aggression and improving the lives of the family members of any such individual; and (B) collaborating with such individuals, such family members, referring providers, and relevant researchers to provide to such individuals, to the extent possible— (i) a point of entry into the health care system; (ii) a clear path through diagnosis, treatment, and reintegration, with respect to traumatic brain injury; and (iii) consistent access to high quality treatment, research, and education, with respect to traumatic brain injury. 751. Testosterone levels among members of special forces of the Army: study; report (a) Study The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall conduct a five-year study, beginning in fiscal year 2024, with respect to the following elements: (1) Whether members of special forces of the Army at entry to the qualification course have higher levels of testosterone than the average male civilian for that age group. (2) The effects of special forces training and deployments on levels of testosterone of such members. (3) The quality of testing for decreased testosterone levels among such members, and whether testing should be conducted at later times of the day to more accurately reflect testosterone levels. (4) Assistance offered to prevent and treat decreasing testosterone levels among such members. (5) The impacts of decreased testosterone levels on readiness of such members. (6) The impacts of decreased testosterone levels on the long-term health of such members. (7) Anything the Under Secretary determines appropriate. (b) Reports (1) Interim report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees an interim report on the study under subsection (a), including recommendations of the Under Secretary regarding— (A) the appropriateness of conducting a pilot program to provide testosterone replacement therapy to such members; and (B) providing natural remedies to such members to prevent testosterone loss, including personalized meal plans, exercise plans, sleep recommendations, and actions to improve bone density and red blood count. (2) Final report Not later than one year after completing the study under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a final report regarding such study. (3) Form A report under this subsection shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 752. GAO report on TRICARE payments to behavioral health professionals (a) Report required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate the results of a study on TRICARE payments to TRICARE network behavioral professionals. (b) Elements The study shall include a comprehensive analysis of the following elements: (1) The timeliness of such payments. (2) The accuracy of such payments. (3) The extent to which contractors comply with section 6.2.1 of the TRICARE Operations Manual. (4) Areas of improvement that would enhance and improve the administrative process of such payments. VIII Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters A Acquisition Policy and Management 801. Commercial nature determination memo available to contractor Section 3456(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Upon the request of the contractor offering the product or service for which such determination is summarized in such memorandum, the contracting officer shall provide to such contractor a copy of such memorandum. 802. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on employees of the Department of Defense to third parties (a) In general Chapter 363 4662. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on employees of the Department of Defense to third parties (a) In general Each contract entered into by the Department of Defense on or after the date of the enactment of this section shall include a provision prohibiting the contractor and each subcontractor under such contract from selling, licensing, or otherwise transferring covered individually identifiable Department employee data to any individual or entity other than the Federal Government, except to the extent required to perform under such contract or a subcontract under such contract. (b) Waiver The Secretary of Defense may waive subsection (a) with respect to a sale, licensing, or other transfer of covered individually identifiable Department employee data if the Secretary determines that such waiver is appropriate. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered individually identifiable Department employee data The term covered individually identifiable Department employee data (A) a contractor pursuant to the performance of a contract described in subsection (a) by such contractor; or (B) a subcontractor pursuant to the performance of a subcontract under such a contract by such subcontractor. (2) Individually identifiable Department employee data The term individually identifiable Department employee data (A) identifies such employee; or (B) which may be used to infer, by either direct or indirect means, the identity of such an employee to whom the information applies. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 363 4662. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on employees of the Department of Defense to third parties. . (c) Report on countering identifying information spread (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 the strategy of the Department of Defense to counter the proliferation of individually identifiable active duty member information on commercially available datasets. (2) Individually identifiable active duty member information In this subsection, the term individually identifiable active duty member information (A) identifies such member; or (B) which may be used to infer, by either direct or indirect means, the identity of such a member to whom the information applies. 803. Principal technology transition advisor (a) Designation Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall designate a Principal Transition Advisor who shall advise the Secretary on the transition of technologies, including technologies from science and technology programs of the Department, private commercial entities, research institutions, and universities, to fulfill identified and potential warfighter requirements for the military department. (b) Direct report The Principal Transition Advisor of a military department designated under subsection (a) shall directly report to the Secretary of such military department. (c) Responsibilities The Principal Transition Advisor of a military department designated under subsection (a) shall do the following: (1) Identify technologies being researched, developed, tested, or evaluated by science and technology programs of the Department, including Defense research facilities (as defined in section 4125(b) of title 10, United States Code), that the military department may use to meet identified and potential warfighter requirements. (2) Consult with Department of Defense innovation programs to identify technologies from private commercial entities, research institutions, universities, and other entities to identify technologies that the military department may use to meet identified and potential warfighter requirements. (3) Make recommendations to the Secretary of the military department regarding the acquisition of technologies identified under paragraphs (1) and (2), including recommendations on the programs of the military department under which the military department should make the acquisitions. (4) Inform program managers (as defined in section 1737 of title 10, United States Code) and other relevant acquisition officials of the military department of relevant technologies identified under paragraphs (1) and (2). (5) Develop and maintain metrics tracking the outcomes of projects and other activities of the military department for which the military department expended amounts designated as budget activity 6 (RDT&E management support) as that budget activity classification is set forth in volume 2B, chapter 5 of the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DOD 7000.14-R). (d) Congressional report Not later than one year after the designation of the Principal Transition Advisor of a military department under subsection (a), and annually thereafter, the Principal Transition Advisor of such military department shall submit to Congress a report on the following for the one-year period preceding the submission of the report: (1) The activities of the Principal Transition Advisor. (2) The outcomes of projects and other activities described in subsection (c)(5), including the metrics described in such subsection. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Department The term Department (2) Department of Defense innovation programs The term Department of Defense innovation programs (3) Military department The term military department 804. Pilot program on payment of costs for denied Government Accountability Office bid protests (a) Pilot program required The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of requiring contractors to reimburse the Department of Defense for costs incurred in processing covered protests. (b) Duration The pilot program under subsection (a) shall— (1) begin on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) end on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Report Not later than 90 days after the date on which the pilot program under subsection (a) ends, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report assessing the feasibility of making permanent such pilot program. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered protest The term covered protest (2) Final bid protest The term final bid protest (A) has not been appealed and is no longer appealable because the time for taking an appeal has expired; or (B) has been appealed and the appeals process for which is completed. 805. Pilot program for prototype projects for Anything-as-a-Service (a) In general Not later than one year after the enactment of this Act and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Defense or any official designated by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with each Secretary of a military department, shall establish a pilot program to enter into transactions to carry out prototype projects for Anything-as-a-Service using competitive multisourcing. (b) Requirements Before entering into a transaction under this section, the Secretary shall— (1) develop criteria that technology-supported capabilities are delivered as a service must meet in order to be included in a prototype project; and (2) develop criteria for competitive multisourcing applicable to the pilot program established under this section. (c) Value The value of a transaction for a prototype project carried out under this section shall not exceed $100,000,000. (d) Timing The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, enter into a transaction for a prototype project under this section not earlier than 60 days and not later than 100 days after the date on which the Secretary announces an opportunity to participate in the pilot program established under this section. (e) Exemption The requirements of sections 3204(e)(1) and 3702 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to a transaction for a prototype project under this section if the Secretary of Defense receives three or more minimally qualified offers for such transaction. (f) Briefing Not later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on the implementation of the pilot program. (g) Report Not later than 30 days after each exercise of authority under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on such exercise. (h) Definitions In this section: (1) The term Anything-as-a-Service (2) The term competitive multisourcing (i) Termination (1) Prototype projects The authority to carry out a prototype project under the pilot program shall terminate not more than 24 months after the date of commencing such prototype project. (2) Pilot program The authority to carry out the pilot program under this section shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 806. Low-methane intensity natural gas pilot program (a) In general The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of each military department (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), may establish a pilot program to demonstrate the feasibility of installations of the Department of Defense using certified low-methane intensity natural gas, including demonstrating the quantities of such gas that are feasible. (b) Acquisition of certified low-methane intensity natural gas In carrying out the pilot program, the Director shall select installations of the Department for which the natural gas acquired for such installations shall be certified low-methane intensity natural gas. (c) Department installations (1) Location The Director may select only installations of the Department that are located within the continental United States to participate in the pilot program. (2) Number In carrying out the pilot program, the Director shall select not fewer than 5 installations of the Department to participate in the pilot program. (d) Duration If the Director establishes the pilot program, the Director shall carry out the pilot program until the date determined by the Director that is not earlier than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act and not later than five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Certified low-methane intensity natural gas The term certified low-methane intensity natural gas (2) Department The term Department (3) Director The term Director (4) Low-methane intensity standards The term low-methane intensity standards (A) for verifying, quantifying, and diminishing the unintentional release of methane during the production of natural gas below the average amount of methane unintentionally released during such production; and (B) certification of compliance with which is commercially available from independent, industry-recognized certifying entities. (5) Pilot program The term pilot program 807. Prohibition on contracting with persons that have business operations with the Government of the Russian Federation or the Russian energy sector (a) Prohibition Except as provided under subsections (b), (c), and (d), the Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract for the procurement of goods or services with any person that has business operations with— (1) an authority of the Government of the Russian Federation; or (2) a fossil fuel company that operates in the Russian Federation, except if the fossil fuel company transports oil or gas— (A) through the Russian Federation for sale outside of the Russian Federation; and (B) that was extracted from a country other than the Russian Federation with respect to the energy sector of which the President has not imposed sanctions as of the date on which the contract is awarded. (b) Exceptions (1) In general The prohibition under subsection (a) does not apply to a contract that the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State jointly determine— (A) is necessary— (i) for purposes of providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Russia; or (ii) for purposes of providing disaster relief and other urgent life-saving measures; (B) is vital to the military readiness, basing, or operations of the United States or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; or (C) is vital to the national security interests of the United States. (2) Notification requirement The Secretary of Defense shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of any contract entered into on the basis of an exception provided for under paragraph (1). (3) Office of foreign assets control licenses The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to a person that has a valid license to operate in Russia issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury or is otherwise authorized to operate in Russia by the Federal Government notwithstanding the imposition of sanctions. (4) American diplomatic mission in Russia The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to contracts related to the operation and maintenance of the United States Government’s consular offices and diplomatic posts in Russia. (c) Applicability This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to any contract entered into on or after such effective date. (d) Sunset This section shall terminate on the date on which the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a certification in writing that contains a determination of the President that the Russian Federation— (1) has reached an agreement relating to the withdrawal of Russian forces and cessation of military hostilities that is accepted by the free and independent government of Ukraine; (2) poses no immediate military threat of aggression to any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member; and (3) recognizes the right of the people of Ukraine to independently and freely choose their own government. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. (2) Business operations The term business operations (3) Fossil fuel company The term fossil fuel company (A) carries out oil, gas, or coal exploration, development, or production activities; (B) processes or refines oil, gas, or coal; or (C) transports, or constructs facilities for the transportation of, Russian oil, gas, or coal. (4) Government of the Russian Federation The term Government of the Russian Federation agency or instrumentality of the Government of the Russian Federation a foreign state Russia (5) Person The term person (A) a natural person, corporation, company, business association, partnership, society, trust, or any other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group; (B) any governmental entity or instrumentality of a government, including a multilateral development institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(3) of the International Financial Institutions Act ( 22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(3) (C) any successor, subunit, parent entity, or subsidiary of, or any entity under common ownership or control with, any entity described in subparagraph (A) or (B). 808. Organizational conflict of interests relating to national security and foreign policy (a) Prohibition related certain contracts or grants (1) In general The Secretary may not after the date of the enactment of this Act enter into, renew, or extend a contract with, or award a grant to, a covered consultancy. (2) Disclosure Any individual or entity that submits an offer or bid for a contract to provide consulting services to the Department of Defense shall disclose in such offer or bid any information relevant to the individual or entity with respect to the prohibition under paragraph (1), including— (A) whether the individual or entity has entered into a contract with, or received grants or other financial awards from a covered entity in the five years prior to submitting the offer or bid; and (B) at the time the contract to provide consulting services to the Department will be entered into, whether— (i) any contract entered into by the individual or entity with a covered entity will still be in effect; and (ii) the individual or entity will be receiving funds from, or have any unobligated or unexpended funds received under, any grant or other financial award from a covered entity. (3) Penalties (A) In general If the Secretary determines that a contractor of the Department failed to make the disclosure required by paragraph (2), the Secretary shall— (i) terminate the applicable contract for cause; and (ii) initiate a suspension and debarment proceeding with respect to the contractor. (B) Maximum length of debarment The maximum length of a debarment of a contractor under this paragraph shall be a period of 5 years. (b) Certification (1) In general After a determination by the Secretary that a company is a covered consultancy, such company may submit to the Secretary a written and signed certification that— (A) the consultancy no longer is— (i) performing under a contract with a covered entity; (ii) carrying out activities under a grant received from a covered entity; or (iii) receiving funds, or have any unobligated or unexpended funds received, from a covered entity; and (B) will not receive or pursue a contract with a covered entity or a grant or other financial award from a covered entity— (i) during the term of a contract with the Department of Defense; or (ii) while receiving funds from the Department of Defense, or obligating or expending any such funds. (2) Status change Upon the approval by the Secretary of a certification submitted under paragraph (1), a company is deemed to not be a covered consultancy until the expiration of the certification under paragraph (3). (3) Expiration A certification submitted by a company under paragraph (1) shall expire on the earlier of the date on which the company, after submitting such certification enters into, extends, renews, or performs under a contract with a covered entity for consulting services. (c) Guidance The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of National Intelligence, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the heads of such other Executive agencies (as such term is defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code) as determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall issue procurement policies for the Department of Defense as follows: (1) Policies to implement the prohibition under subsection (a)(1). (2) Best practices to avoid becoming covered consultancies under this section and for covered consultancies to end their status as such. (3) A policy containing the exact provisions and terms relating to the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) to be included in solicitations, contracts, and grants of the Department. (d) Revision of Department of Defense acquisition regulation Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise the acquisition regulations of the Department of Defense to implement this section. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Consulting services The term consulting services advisory and assistance services (A) the term does not include the services described in paragraph (3) of such section; and (B) each instance of the term Federal client (2) Covered consultancy The term covered consultancy (3) Covered entity The term covered entity (A) The Government of the People’s Republic of China. (B) The Chinese Communist Party. (C) The People’s Liberation Army, the Ministry of State Security, or other security service or intelligence agency of the People’s Republic of China. (D) Any entity on the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List (NS–CMIC–List) maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury under Executive Order 14032 (86 Fed. Reg. 30145; relating to addressing the threat from securities investments that finance certain companies of the People’s Republic of China), or any successor order. (E) Any Chinese military company identified by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 ( Public Law 105–261 50 U.S.C. 1701 (F) Any Chinese state-owned entity or other entity under the ownership, or control, directly or indirectly, of the Government of the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party that is engaged in one or more national security industries. (G) The Government of the Russian Federation, any Russian state-owned entity, or any entity sanctioned by the Secretary of the Treasury under Executive Order 13662 titled Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine (H) The government or any state-owned entity of any country if the Secretary of State determines that such government has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism pursuant to— (i) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 ( 50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A) (ii) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2371 (iii) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2780 (iv) any other provision of law. (I) Any entity included on any of the following lists maintained by the Department of Commerce— (i) the Entity List set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations; (ii) the Denied Persons List as described in section 764.3(a)(2) of the Export Administration Regulations; and (iii) the Unverified List set forth in Supplement No. 6 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations. (J) The Military End User List set forth in Supplement No. 7 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations. (4) Export Administration Regulations The term Export Administration Regulations (5) National security industry The term national security industry (A) a military-related industry; (B) semiconductor production; (C) researching or commercializing quantum computing; (D) producing products or services that use artificial intelligence; (E) the biotechnology industry; (F) the cybersecurity industry; or (G) the mining, processing, or refining of critical minerals (as such term is defined in section 7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 ( 30 U.S.C. 1606(a) (6) Secretary The term Secretary B Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations 822. Modification to truthful cost or pricing data submissions and report Section 3705(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the second sentence, by inserting and shall identify such offerors that incur a delay greater than 200 days in submitting such cost or pricing data should-cost analysis (2) by amending the third sentence to read as follows: The Secretary of Defense shall include a public notation on such offerors in the system used by the Federal Government to monitor or record contractor integrity and performance. 823. Competition requirements for purchases from Federal Prison Industries (a) Competition requirements for purchases from federal prison industries Section 3905 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following new sections: (a) Market research Before purchasing a product listed in the latest edition of the Federal Prison Industries catalog published under section 4124(d) of title 18, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct market research to determine whether such product— (1) is comparable to products available from the private sector; and (2) best meets the needs of the Department of Defense in terms of price, quality, and time of delivery. (b) Competition requirement If the Secretary determines that a Federal Prison Industries product is not comparable to products available from the private sector and does not best meet the needs of the Department of Defense in terms of price, quality, or time of delivery, the Secretary shall use competitive procedures or make an individual purchase under a multiple award contract for the procurement of the product. In conducting such a competition or making such a purchase, the Secretary shall consider a timely offer from Federal Prison Industries. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on February 1, 2024. 824. Modification of approval authority for high dollar other transactions for prototypes Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)(C)(i)(I), by inserting after subsection (d) were met for the prior transaction for the prototype project that provided for the award of the follow-on production contract or transaction, and the requirements of subsection (f) (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) The requirements of this subsection do not apply to follow-on production contracts or transactions under subsection (f). . 825. Clarification of authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain prototype projects Section 4022(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) Authority The authority of this subsection may be exercised to conduct prototype projects using— (A) funds available for research, development, test and evaluation; (B) appropriations for operation and maintenance; or (C) appropriations for military construction. ; (3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by inserting using appropriations for military construction carrying out prototype projects (4) in subparagraph (4)(A), as so redesignated, by inserting using appropriations for military construction prototype projects 826. Acquisition of sensitive material prohibition exception amendment Section 4872(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Subsection (a) Subsection (a)(1) (2) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking Defense determines that covered materials Defense— (A) identifies a specific end item for which a specific covered material ; (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (B) determines that no production capacity for such specific covered material exists and is available outside of the covered nations; and (C) waives subsection (a)(1) for such specific end item and such specific covered material for a period not exceeding 36 months. . 827. Modification to acquisition authority of the senior official with principal responsibility for artificial intelligence and machine learning Section 808 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( 10 U.S.C. 4001 (1) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking $75,000,000 $125,000,000 (B) by striking in each of fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 in each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029 (2) in subsection (f), by striking October 1, 2025 October 1, 2029 828. Amend prohibition on contracting with entities operating certain unmanned aircraft systems Section 848 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( 10 U.S.C. 4871 Public Law 117–263 in the performance of a Department of Defense contract 829. Avoidance of use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection process for certain logistics services Section 813(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 3241 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking or (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) fuel and fuel-related services, if such services are, or reasonably could be, owned or provided by an entity owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the government of any adversary listed in the 2022 National Defense Strategy. . 830. Modification and extension of temporary authority to modify certain contracts and options based on the impacts of inflation Section 1 of Public Law 85–804 50 U.S.C. 1431 (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new sentence: If any such amounts are so specifically provided, the Secretary may use them for such purposes. (2) in subsection (e), by striking December 31, 2023 December 31, 2024 831. Modification of contracts and options to provide economic price adjustments (a) Authority Amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense may be used to modify the terms and conditions of a contract or option, without consideration, to provide an economic price adjustment consistent with sections 16.203–1 and 16.203–2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation during the relevant period of performance for that contract or option and as specified in section 16.203–3 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, subject to the availability of appropriations. (b) Guidance Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall issue guidance implementing the authority under this section. 833. Pilot program on the use of acquisition authority for Office of Naval Research to aid in technology transition (a) Authority The Secretary of the Navy shall delegate to the Chief of Naval Research acquisition authority to enter into contracts or other agreements for the commercialization of a prototype of the Department of the Navy. (b) Amount A single contract or other agreement entered into under this section may not exceed $10,000,000. (c) Application An applicant desiring a contract or other agreement under this section submit an application to the Secretary of the Navy at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (d) Briefing Not later than December 31, 2024, the Chief of Naval Research shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the exercise of the authority under this section and any related policy or implementation issues. (e) Report Each time the Chief of Naval Research exercises the authority under this section, the Chief shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notification on such exercise. (f) Termination The Chief of Naval Research may not exercise the authority under this section and may not enter into any new contracts or other agreements under this section on or after the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. The performance on any contract or other agreement entered into before such date may continue according to the terms of such contract or other agreement. 832. Prohibition on computers or printers acquisitions involving entities owned or controlled by China (a) In general The Secretary of Defense may not acquire any computer or printer if the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror is a covered Chinese entity. (b) Applicability This section shall apply only with respect to contracts or other agreements entered into, renewed, or extended after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered Chinese entity The term covered Chinese entity (2) Manufacturer The term manufacturer (A) the entity that transforms raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item; (B) any entity that subcontracts with the entity described in subparagraph (A) for the entity described in such subparagraph to transform raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item; (C) any entity that otherwise directs the entity described in subparagraph (A) to transform raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item; or (D) any parent company, subsidiary, or affiliate of the entity described in subparagraph (A). C Domestic Sourcing Requirements 841. Require full domestic production of flags of the United States acquired by the Department of Defense (a) In general Section 4862 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) A flag of the United States. ; and (2) in subsection (h)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking Subsection (a) Except with respect to purchases of flags of the United States, subsection (a) (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) (A) (i) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), subsection (a) does not apply to purchases of flags of the United States for amounts not greater than $10,000. (ii) A proposed procurement in an amount greater than $10,000 may not be divided into several purchases or contracts for lesser amounts in order to qualify for the exception under clause (i). (B) The Secretary of Defense may waive subsection (a) with respect to a purchase of flags of the United States in an amount greater than $10,000 if the Secretary of Defense determines such waiver appropriate. (C) This section is applicable to contracts and subcontracts for the procurement of flags of the United States notwithstanding section 1905 of title 41. . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to agreements entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 842. Inclusion of titanium powder in definition of specialty metals exempted from certain domestic sourcing requirements Section 4863(l)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting , titanium powder, titanium 843. Amend requirement to buy certain metals from American sources Section 4863 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 842, is further amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) any specialty metal procured as mill product or incorporated into a component other than an end item pursuant to this subsection shall be melted or produced— (A) in the United States; (B) in the country from which the mill product or component is procured; or (C) in another country covered under subparagraph (1)(B). ; (2) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (m) and (n), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (k) the following new subsection: (l) Provenance of aerospace-grade metals (1) The Secretary of Defense shall require that, for any system or component for which the provenance of materials must be tracked to comply with safety regulations concerning flight, the supplier of such system or component shall inform the government if any of the materials were known to be manufactured or processed in— (A) China; (B) Iran; (C) North Korea; or (D) Russia. (2) Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report indicating how much specialty metal has been acquired and placed into systems of the Department of Defense from the countries described in paragraph (1). . 844. Modification to miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods other than United States goods Section 4864(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by— (1) striking large medium-speed diesel engines. the following components: (2) adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (A) Large medium-speed diesel engines. (B) Propulsion system components (including reduction gears and propellers). (C) Components (including alternators, diesel engines, and steam turbines) used to generate electricity to power the systems of a vessel (excluding propulsion systems). . 845. Procurement of covered hearing protection devices (a) In general The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the head of the Hearing Center of Excellence (established pursuant to section 721 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 (b) Prioritization Under a contract described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize award of such contract to offerors that— (1) are globally headquartered in the continental United States; (2) are majority owned and operated by United States citizens. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered hearing protection device (A) that is a commercially available off-the-shelf item (as defined in section 104 of title 41, United States Code); (B) with a minimum noise reduction rating of 25 decibels and a maximum output not to exceed 80 decibels; and (C) that has been previously identified, tested, and qualified by the Hearing Center of Excellence for procurement by the Department of Defense. D Provisions Relating to Programs for Accelerating Acquisition 851. Pilot program for recurring awards for production, investment, and deployment through competitions (a) Establishment The Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to acquire through repeated competition attritable systems that solve urgent operational needs in order to incentivize sustainable production, rapid deployment, and iterative improvements. (b) Competitions (1) In general Under the pilot program, competition managers shall, in accordance with this subsection, conduct competitions with respect to urgent operational needs under which the competition managers shall rapidly solicit, evaluate, and select proposed solutions. (2) Requirements and design (A) Stakeholder participation The Secretary shall ensure that each competition conducted under the pilot program is aligned with an operational priority of one or more combatant commands, and that the relevant combatant commanders have an opportunity to participate in the design of the competition and the evaluation criteria to be used. (B) Operational need determination Competitions conducted under this pilot program shall address urgent operational needs as defined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, Defense Agencies (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), the military services, and entities in the private sector. (C) Timing The Secretary shall ensure that each competition is executed to facilitate the award of a production contract or agreement not later than 15 days after completion of the competition. (D) Competition focus Competition managers shall employ evaluation and selection processes that emphasizes effectiveness, transparency, and speed to deploy when conducting competitions under the pilot program. (E) Technology level focus Competitions conducted under the pilot program shall focus on proposed solutions at technology readiness levels equal to or more advanced than levels corresponding to Technology Readiness Level 7 or Technology Readiness Level 8. (F) Inapplicability of joint capabilities integration and development system manual Competitions conducted under the pilot program shall not be subject to the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System Manual. (3) Selection When conducting a competition under the pilot program, the competition manager shall select the best solution for the relevant urgent operational need. (4) Repeated competition (A) In general Not later than 2 years after a competition under the pilot program with respect to an urgent operational need, a subsequent competition shall be conduct with respect to such urgent operational need unless the Secretary determines that a subsequent competition with respect to such urgent operational need is unwarranted and submits to the relevant committees a written justification for such determination. (B) Timing The Secretary shall consider the nature of each relevant urgent operational need and the circumstances of performance and production that resulted from the initial or preceding competition when determining the timing of a subsequent competition under subparagraph (A). (5) Initial competitions (A) In general The first two competitions carried out the pilot program must be with respect to solving one of the following urgent operational need: (i) Short-range air defense. (ii) Tactical precision strike. (B) Initial competition criteria In addition to any other criteria for the selection of a proposed solution under this section, a proposed solution to either of the first two competitions carried out under the pilot program must demonstrate an ability— (i) to offer multiple kinetic or non-kinetic effects options; (ii) to identify individual threats or groups of threats and, in each case, to track, target, and deploy effects options to engage those threats; (iii) to provide material benefits to the Department of Defense, including cost savings or more effective use of personnel; (iv) in the case of a competition seeking to address the urgent operational need described in subparagraph (A)(i)— (I) to destroy, neutralize, or deter low altitude air threats; (II) to defend fixed and semi-fixed assets; and (III) to maneuver forces; and (v) in the case of a competition seeking to address the urgent operational need described in subparagraph (A)(ii)— (I) to engage targets at ranges of 20 to 100 miles; and (II) to provide surface-to-surface effects launched from and targeted at ground-based, sea-based, or littoral locations. (6) Competition limit Not more than 8 competitions per year may be carried out under the pilot program. (c) Awards (1) In general The winning offeror of a successful competition shall be awarded a contract or other agreement, including a transaction other than a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant, under which the Department of Defense, or relevant component thereof, may acquire the proposed solution of such winning offeror for such competition. (2) Design and terms Except as provided in this section, a contract or other agreement awarded under this subsection shall— (A) be designed to enable the proposed solution to be produced or provided at a scale and on a timeline that maximizes the likelihood of that the solutions will successfully address the urgent operational challenge; (B) prioritize speed to award; (C) provide for subsequent competitions in accordance with this section; and (D) limit terms and conditions to those required by law. (3) Minimum award amount Subject to the availability of appropriations, the total amount of funding provided for an award under this subsection shall not be less than $50,000,000, unless the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee approves a lesser amount of funding and certifies to the relevant committees that such lesser amount is sufficient to address the relevant urgent operational need and meet the general and specific characteristics applicable to the competition. (4) Multiple awards If more than one offeror meets the objectives of the competition, more than one contract or other agreement may be awarded, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. (5) Authorities Except as waived under subsection (i), a contract or other agreement may be awarded under this subsection consistent with the applicable authorities in sections 4021, 4022, and 4023 of title 10, United States Code, except that paragraph (d)(1) of such section 4022 shall not apply. (d) Competition managers (1) Designation The Secretary shall designate a competition manager for each competition carried out under the pilot program. (2) Oversight (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall directly oversee each competition manager with respect to carrying out competitions under the pilot program. (B) Delegation The Secretary may delegate the authority for overseeing competition managers under subparagraph (A) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense. (3) Duties (A) Primary duty The Secretary shall ensure that the primary official duties of each competition manager shall be conducting competitions, the resulting contracting actions, and any subsequent competitions. (B) Additional duties The Secretary may define additional duties to maximize the ability of competition managers to coordinate with a military service, Defense Agency (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), or combatant command to ensure the operational success of the competitions. (4) Qualifications (A) Expertise The Secretary shall ensure that each competition manager has appropriate expertise in the specific focus areas of the competition which such competition will be conducting and on the defense acquisition system. (B) Eligible individuals Competition managers may be— (i) civilian officers or employees in a Senior Executive Service, Senior-Level, or scientific or professional position; or (ii) members of the armed forces in a grade at or above O–6. (5) Authorities (A) The Secretary shall ensure that competition managers have the authorities required, including supervisory authority over contracting personnel who may be assigned to report to the competition managers, to facilitate the award of contracts or agreements under subsection (c) to the winning offerors of the competitions. (B) Except where the authority of the Secretary is explicitly non-delegable by statute, the Secretary is authorized to delegate to competition managers any authorities required to carry out this section, including the waiver authority described in subsection (i), provided that the Secretary submits to the relevant committees a notice of such delegations in writing. (e) Funding transfers (1) In general In any fiscal year in which the Secretary of Defense conducts competitions under the pilot program, the Secretary may use covered funds available to the Department of Defense to acquire and deploy the proposed solutions selected pursuant to such competitions if the Secretary submits to the relevant committees within 10 days a written finding that the use of such funds is necessary to address in a timely manner the relevant urgent operational need for such a competition. (2) Maximum use amount The covered funds used under the authority provided by this subsection may not exceed $200,000,000 in any fiscal year. (3) Covered funds defined In this subsection, the term covered funds (A) with respect to the initial competitions required by subsection (b), funds provided for short-range air defense and tactical precision strike; (B) with respect to all other competitions, funds provided for the capabilities related to the urgent operational need or needs associated with such competitions; or (C) funds available to the Department under the authorities and constraints of chapter 253 (f) Budgeting Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall ensure that efforts to facilitate each competition, to include funding for the award of production contracts or agreements upon successful completion of a competition, are included in the annual budget request submitted under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, during each year of the pilot program and the future-years defense program under section 221 of title 10, United States Code. (g) Guidance required (1) Deadline Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance for the carrying out the pilot program. (2) Elements The guidance required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) Metrics for the design, timing, and organization of competitions under the pilot program. (B) Opportunities for soliciting and incorporating inputs from combatant commanders, Defense Agencies (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), military services, and private sector entities. (C) A process for the general conduct of competitions under the pilot program, including merit-based selection criteria for selecting the most efficient and effective solutions, and procedures to provide as much transparency as practicable to offerors, government agencies, and the public. (D) Procedures to minimize the time between the completion of a competition under the pilot program and the award of a production or service contract to the winning offeror. (E) Procedures to ensure that the goods or services from the winning offeror of each competition under the pilot program are acquired and fielded as quickly as possible, with a goal of awarding a contract or other agreement under subsection (c) for the acquisition of such goods or services within 15 days. (F) Procedures to include funding required for the efficient and rapid procurement of the goods or services from winning offerors of competitions under the pilot program as part of the annual Program Objective Memorandum and budget request process. (h) Oversight (1) Biannual briefings Not later than March 1 and September 1 of each year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and continuing until September 1, 2029, the Secretary shall brief the relevant committees on each competition under the pilot program that is planned, underway, or completed. (2) Elements Each briefing required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) The guidance issued pursuant to this section. (B) A description of how the authorities have been used, including the metrics used for, testing, evaluation, selection, and frequency of re-competitions. (C) Accomplishments from and challenges to using the authorities under section. (D) Recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes to the authority under this section to promote efficient and effective acquisition of capabilities. (3) Unclassified format Each briefing required by paragraph (1) shall be in an unclassified format but may contain classified annexes. (i) Waiver of acquisition provisions In connection with exercising the authority of this section, the Secretary may waive the application of any provision of acquisition law or regulation to the same extent as allowed by the authority provided in chapter 253 (j) Continuous improvement Nothing in this section shall preclude an winning offeror from improving the quality or quantity of goods or services supplied pursuant to a competition, if the winning offeror can do so in compliance with the terms of such contract or other agreement and the amount of funding provided. (k) Definitions In this section: (1) Attritable system The term attritable system (A) purpose-designed and potentially reusable; (B) suitable for integration by digital means; and (C) affordable to allow risk of loss. (2) Pilot program The term pilot program (3) Relevant committees The term relevant committees (4) Relevant urgent operational need The term relevant urgent operational need (5) Secretary The term Secretary (6) Winning offeror The term winning offeror (l) Termination The authority under this section to carry out the pilot program shall terminate on December 31, 2028. 852. Demonstration and prototyping program to advance international product support capabilities in a contested logistics environment (a) Contested Logistics Demonstration and Prototyping Program Required The Secretary of Defense shall establish a contested logistics demonstration and prototyping program to identify, develop, demonstrate, and field capabilities for product support in order to reduce or mitigate the risks associated with operations in a contested logistics environment. (b) Purpose In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall do the following: (1) Identify ways to leverage the inherent interoperability, commonality, and interchangeability of platforms and information systems operated by the United States and one or more covered nations, including to enable effective maintenance and repair activities in a contested logistics environment. (2) Determine, develop, or establish best practices to reduce time needed to return repaired equipment to service. (3) Identify, develop, demonstrate, and field effective and efficient means of conducting repairs of equipment in theater away from permanent repair facilities. (4) Explore flexible approaches to contracting and use of partnership agreements to enable use or development of the capabilities of covered product support providers to effectively, efficiently, and timely satisfy the product support requirements of combat command and covered nation in a contested logistics environment. (5) Identify the resources, including any additional authorizations, that the Department of Defense requires to reduce or mitigate the risks associated with operations in a contested logistics environment. (6) Identify and document impediments to the performance of product support in contested logistical environments by covered product support providers, including impediments created by statute, regulation, policy, agency guidance, or limitations on expenditure, transfer, or receipt of funds for product support in contested logistics environments. (7) Identify and document any statutory or regulatory waivers or exemptions that may be applicable or necessary to enable the United States and covered nations to jointly carry out product support activities in contested logistics environments located outside of the territory of the United States, including, for each such waiver and exemption— (A) the office or individual responsible for requesting such waiver or exemption; (B) the criteria for approval of such waiver or exemption; and (C) the individual or entity responsible for approving such waiver or exemption. (c) Advance Planning and Preparation The Secretary may establish a product support agreements with a covered product support provider to enable a rapid response in a contingency operation (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) to the product support requirements of such contingency operation. (d) Authorities In carrying out the Program, the Secretary may, in accordance with section 2753 of title 22, United States Code, use the authorities under sections 2342, 2474, 3601, 4021, and 4022 of title 10, United States Code, including the authorities related to use of Other Transaction Authorities for prototype projects provided by section 843 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (e) Report Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report summarizing the activities undertaken in accordance with this section, including— (1) any recommendations to reduce impediments to meeting the requirements of combatant command or covered nation for product support in a contested logistics environment; (2) a summary of impediments identified under subsection (b)(7) and specific recommendations for necessary changes to statutory, regulatory, policy, agency guidance, or current limitations on expenditure, transfer, or receipt of funds to carry out the product support activities under this pilot indefinitely; (3) a summary of waivers or exemptions identified under subsection (b)(8), along with any recommendations for changes to the processes for obtaining such waivers or exemptions; and (4) recommendations for improving the Program, including whether to expand the list of covered nations. (f) Development and promulgation of Department of Defense guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and promulgate guidance implementing the Program. (g) Sunset The authority under this section shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (h) Definitions In this section: (1) Contested logistics environment The term contested logistics environment (2) Covered nations The term covered nation (A) Australia; (B) Canada; (C) New Zealand; or (D) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (3) Covered product support provider The term covered product support provider (4) Product support; product support integrator The terms product support product support integrator (5) Product support arrangement The term product support arrangement (A) Performance-based logistics. (B) Sustainment support. (C) Contractor logistics support. (D) Life-cycle product support. (E) Weapon system product support. (6) Program The term Program (7) Secretary The term Secretary 853. Defense industrial base advanced capabilities pilot program (a) Establishment (1) In general The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall carry out a public-private partnership pilot program to accelerate the scaling, production, and acquisition of advanced capabilities for national security by creating incentives for investment in domestic small businesses or nontraditional businesses to create a robust and resilient defense industrial base. (2) Goals The goals of the public-private partnership pilot program are as follows: (A) To bolster the defense industrial base through acquisition and deployment of advanced capabilities necessary to field Department of Defense modernization programs and priorities. (B) To strengthen domestic defense supply chain resilience and capacity by investing in innovative defense companies. (C) To leverage private equity capital to accelerate domestic defense scaling, production, and manufacturing. (b) Public-Private partnerships (1) In general In carrying out subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall enter into public-private partnerships, consistent with the phased implementation provided for in subsection (e), with for-profit persons using the criteria set forth in paragraph (2). (2) Criteria The criteria referred to in paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) The person shall be independent. (B) The person shall be free from foreign oversight, control, influence, or beneficial ownership. (C) The person shall have commercial private equity fund experience in the defense and commercial sectors. (D) The person shall be eligible for access to classified information (as defined in the procedures established pursuant to section 801(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161(a) (3) Operating agreement The Under Secretary and a person or persons with whom the Under Secretary enters a partnership under paragraph (1) shall enter into an operating agreement that sets forth the roles, responsibilities, authorities, reporting requirements, and governance framework for the partnership and its operations. (c) Investment of equity (1) In general Pursuant to public-private partnerships entered into under subsection (b), a person or persons with whom the Under Secretary has entered into a partnership shall invest equity in domestic small businesses or nontraditional businesses consistent with subsection (a), with investments selected based on technical merit, economic value, and the Department’s modernization priorities. (2) Authorities A person or persons described in paragraph (1) shall have sole authority to operate, manage, and invest. (d) Loan guarantee (1) In general The Under Secretary shall provide an up to 80 percent loan guarantee, pursuant to the public-private partnerships entered into under subsection (b), with investment of equity that qualifies under subsection (c) and consistent with the goals set forth under subsection (a)(2). (2) Pilot program authority The temporary loan guarantee authority described under paragraph (1) is exclusively for the public-private partnerships authorized under this section and may not be utilized for other programs or purposes. (3) Subject to operating agreement The loan guarantee under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the operating agreement entered into under subsection (b)(3). (4) Use of funds Obligations incurred by the Under Secretary under this paragraph shall be subject to the availability of funds provided in advance specifically for the purpose of such loan guarantees. (e) Phased implementation schedule and required reports and briefings The program established under subsection (a) shall be carried out in two phases as follows: (1) Phase 1 (A) In general Phase 1 shall consist of an initial pilot program with one public-private partnership, consistent with subsection (b), to assess the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of the program. The Under Secretary shall begin implementation of phase 1 not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (B) Implementation schedule and framework Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit an implementation plan to the congressional defense committees on the design of phase 1. The plan shall include— (i) an overview of, and the activities undertaken, to execute the public-private partnership; (ii) a description of the advanced capabilities and defense industrial base areas under consideration for investment; and (iii) implementation milestones and metrics. (C) Report and briefing required Not later than 27 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a report and briefing on the implementation of this section and the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of the pilot program. The report and briefing shall include, at minimum— (i) an overview of program performance, and implementation and execution milestones and outcomes; (ii) an overview of progress in— (I) achieving new products in production aligned with Department of Defense needs; (II) scaling businesses aligned to targeted industrial base and capability areas; (III) generating defense industrial base job growth; (IV) increasing supply chain resilience and capacity; and (V) enhancing competition on advanced capability programs; and (iii) an accounting of activities undertaken and outline of the opportunities and benefits of expanding the scope of the pilot program. (2) Phase 2 (A) In general Not later than 30 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary may expand the scope of the phase 1 pilot program with the ability to increase to not more than three public-private partnerships, consistent with subsection (b). (B) Report and briefing required Not later than five years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a report and briefing on the outcomes of the pilot program under subsection (a), including the elements described in paragraph (1)(C), and the feasibility and advisability of making the program permanent. (f) Termination The authority to enter into an agreement to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (g) Definitions In this section: (1) Congressional defense committees The term congressional defense committees (2) Domestic business The term domestic business U.S. business (3) Domestic small businesses or nontraditional businesses The term domestic small businesses or nontraditional businesses (A) a small business that is a domestic business; or (B) a nontraditional business that is a domestic business. (4) Free from foreign oversight, control, influence, or beneficial ownership The term free from foreign oversight, control, influence, or beneficial ownership (5) Independent The term independent (6) Nontraditional business The term nontraditional business nontraditional defense contractor (7) Small business The term small business small business concern 15 U.S.C. 632 E Industrial Base Matters 861. Additional national security objectives for the national technology and industrial base Section 4811(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (12) Reducing, to the maximum extent practicable, the reliance of the Department of Defense on services, supplies, or materials from potential adversaries. . 862. Use of Industrial Base Fund for support for the workforce for large surface combatants Section 4817(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking and (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) to provide support for the recruitment, training, and retention of the workforce for large surface combatants. . 863. Redesignation of Industrial Base Fund as Industrial Base and Operational Infrastructure Fund; additional uses Section 4817 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting and Operational Infrastructure Industrial Base (2) in subsection (a), by inserting and Operational Infrastructure Industrial Base (3) in subsection (b), by striking , acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy (4) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (4), as amended by section 862, by striking and (B) in paragraph (5), as added by section 862, by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (6) to acquire— (A) strategic and critical materials for the National Defense Stockpile; and (B) munitions for the armed forces; (7) to provide and expedite infrastructure projects critical to operational readiness within priority theaters as determined by the Secretary, consistent with the national defense strategy required under section 113(g) of this title; and (8) to acquire and deploy capabilities and prototypes developed under the authorities of section 3601 of title 10, section 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( 10 U.S.C. 3201 . 864. Modifications to the procurement technical assistance cooperative agreement program (a) Modification to definition of eligible entity Section 4951(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking private (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph: (D) An institution of higher education, as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 . (b) Definition of business entity Section 4951 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Business entity The term business entity . (c) Cooperative agreements Section 4954(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) Waiver The Secretary may waive or modify the percentages in subsection (b) on a case-by-case basis. . (d) Funding Section 4955 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Funding The Secretary of Defense may only use amounts appropriated under this chapter for the execution and administration of this chapter. . 865. Modification to procurement requirements relating to rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials (a) Modification regarding advanced batteries in disclosures concerning rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials by contractors of Department of Defense Section 857 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 10 U.S.C. 4811 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A)— (i) by striking permanent magnet permanent magnet, or an advanced battery or advanced battery component (as those terms are defined, respectively, in section 40207(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18741(a) (ii) by striking of the magnet of the magnet, the advanced battery, or the advanced battery component (as applicable) (B) in paragraph (2), by amending to read as follows: (2) Elements A disclosure under paragraph (1) with respect to a system described in that paragraph shall include— (A) if the system includes a permanent magnet, an identification of the country or countries in which— (i) any rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials used in the magnet were mined; (ii) such elements and materials were refined into oxides; (iii) such elements and materials were made into metals and alloys; and (iv) the magnet was sintered or bonded and magnetized; and (B) if the system includes an advanced battery or an advanced battery component, an identification of the country or countries in which— (i) any strategic and critical materials that are covered minerals used in the battery or component were mined; (ii) any strategic and critical materials that are covered minerals used in the battery or component were refined, processed, or reprocessed; (iii) any strategic and critical materials that are covered minerals and that were manufactured into the battery or component; and (iv) the battery cell, module, and pack of the battery or component were manufactured and assembled. ; and (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term strategic and critical materials 50 U.S.C. 98b(a) (2) The term covered minerals . (b) Technical amendments Subsection (a) of such section 857 is further amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking provides the system provides the system as described in paragraph (1) (2) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking a senior acquisition executive a service acquisition executive 866. Securing maritime data from China (a) Countering the spread of covered logistics software (1) Contracting prohibition (A) In general The Department of Defense may not enter into a contract with an entity that uses covered logistics software. (B) Applicability This paragraph shall apply with respect to any contract entered into on or after the date that is 180 days after the enactment of this subsection. (2) Waiver The Secretary of Defense may waive the provisions of this subsection for a specific contract— (A) if the Secretary makes a determination that such waiver is vital to the national security of the United States; and (B) submits to Congress a report justifying the use of such waiver and the importance of such waiver to the national security of the United States. (3) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and annually for three subsequent years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of this subsection. (b) Policy with respect to ports accepting Federal grant money (1) In general Chapter 503 50309. Prohibited use (a) In general A covered port authority may not use covered logistics software. (b) Guidance The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall publish on a website of the Department of Transportation, and update regularly, a list of entities subject to the prohibition in subsection (a). (c) Consultation The Secretary of Transportation shall consult with the Department of State in carrying out this section. (d) Waiver The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may waive the provisions of this section for a specific contract— (A) if the Secretary of Transportation makes a determination that such waiver is vital to the national security of the United States; and (B) submits to Congress a report justifying the use of such waiver and the importance of such waiver to the national security of the United States. (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered logistics software The term covered logistics software (A) the public, open, shared logistics information network known as the National Public Information Platform for Transportation and Logistics by the Ministry of Transport of China or any affiliate or successor entity; (B) any other transportation logistics software designed to be used by port authorities subject to the jurisdiction, ownership, direction, or control of a foreign adversary; or (C) any other logistics platform or software that shares data with a system described in subparagraphs (A) or (B). (2) Covered port authority The term covered port authority (2) Applicability Section 50309 of title 46, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to any contract entered into on or after the date that is 180 days after the enactment of this subsection. (3) Reporting Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and annually for three subsequent years, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of section 50309 of title 46, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1). (c) Negotiations with allies and partners (1) Negotiations required The Secretary of State shall seek to enter into negotiations with United States ally and partner countries, including those described in paragraph (3), if the President determines that ports or other entities operating within the jurisdiction of such ally or partner countries are using or are considering using covered logistics software. (2) Elements As part of the negotiations described in paragraph (1), the President shall— (A) urge governments of such ally and partner countries to require entities within the jurisdiction of such governments to terminate the use of covered logistics software; (B) describe the threats posed by covered logistics software to United States military and strategic interests and the implications such threats may have for the presence of members of the Armed Forces of the United States in such countries; (C) urge governments to use their voice, influence, and vote to align with the United States and to counter attempts by foreign adversaries at international standards-setting bodies to adopt standards that incorporate covered logistics software; and (D) attempt to establish, through multilateral entities, bilateral or multilateral negotiations, military cooperation, and other relevant engagements or agreements, a prohibition on the use of covered logistics software. (3) Allies and partners described The countries and entities with which the President shall conduct negotiations described in this subsection shall include— (A) all countries party to a collective defense treaty or other collective defense arrangement with the United States; (B) India; and (C) Taiwan. (4) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees describing— (A) the efforts made by the United States Government as of the date of the submission of the report in the negotiations described in this subsection; and (B) the actions taken by the governments of ally and partner countries pursuant to the negotiation priorities described in this subsection. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and (B) The Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Relations, and Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Armed Services of the Senate. (2) Covered logistics software The term covered logistics software (A) the public, open, shared logistics information network known as the National Public Information Platform for Transportation and Logistics by the Ministry of Transport of China or any affiliate or successor entity; (B) any other transportation logistics software designed to be used by port authorities subject to the jurisdiction, ownership, direction, or control of a foreign adversary; or (C) any other logistics platform or software that shares data with a system described in subparagraphs (A) or (B). (3) Foreign adversary The term foreign adversary (A) the People’s Republic of China, including the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions; (B) the Republic of Cuba; (C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; (D) the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; (E) the Russian Federation; and (F) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela under the regime of Nicolás Maduro Moros. 867. Pilot program for analyzing and continuous monitoring of key supply chains (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and in coordination with the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command and the Secretary of each military department, shall establish a pilot program under which a private entity shall— (1) monitor the supply chains for the covered weapons platforms; and (2) analyze the supply chains of the defense industrial base for potential issues and vulnerabilities and opportunities for improvement. (b) Monitoring entity (1) Selection The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall select a private entity to carry out the monitoring and analysis of supply chains under the pilot program established under subsection (a). (2) Supply chain monitoring and analysis (A) In general The monitoring entity shall, using the information made available to the monitoring entity under subparagraph (B) and such other information as may be available— (i) continuously monitor the supply chains for covered weapons platforms, including each entity involved in such supply chain, for potential issues and vulnerabilities, including issues related to the security and capacity of any such supply chain, and opportunities for improvement; and (ii) regularly analyze the supply chains of the defense industrial base for potential issues and opportunities for improvement. (B) Agency cooperation The Department of Defense shall make available to the monitoring entity all information held by the Department or available to the Department from contractors providing goods or services to the Department relating to the supply chains of such contractors, except that the Department shall not make available such information as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. (C) Safeguarding information The Secretary of Defense shall require the monitoring entity to take such steps as are reasonably necessary to protect any confidential, proprietary, or sensitive information. (D) Issue reporting (i) In general The monitoring entity shall report to the Secretary concerned issues and vulnerabilities identified pursuant to monitoring under subparagraph (A)(i). (ii) Validation The monitoring entity shall use a process to report issues and vulnerabilities identified pursuant to monitoring under subparagraph (A)(i) that involves manual validation of such issues and vulnerabilities and other activities designed to— (I) prevent members of the acquisition workforce (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) from becoming desensitized to such issues and vulnerabilities; and (II) avoid providing an excessive or unmanageable number of alerts regarding such issues and vulnerabilities. (3) Quarterly reports Not less than 90 days after the establishment of the pilot program, and every 90 days thereafter, the monitoring entity shall submit to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment a report on the issues, vulnerabilities, and opportunities identified by the monitoring entity pursuant under the pilot program, including— (A) a list of the vulnerabilities of the supply chains for covered weapons platforms, categorized by severity; and (B) for each vulnerability described in subparagraph (A), a description of such vulnerability, whether such vulnerability has been resolved, and, if resolved, the time from identification to resolution. (c) Congressional reports Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) a report containing— (1) a list of the vulnerabilities of the supply chains for covered weapons platforms identified under the pilot program, categorized by severity; (2) for each vulnerability described in subparagraph (A), a description of such vulnerability, whether such vulnerability has been resolved, and, if resolved, the time from identification to resolution; (3) an assessment of any legal authorities that are needed to continuously monitor the supply chains for all major defense acquisition programs (as such term is defined in section 4201 of title 10, United States Code) in a manner similar to the monitoring of supply chains for covered weapons platforms under the pilot program; (4) an assessment of the costs avoided by the identification of issues and vulnerabilities to supply chains under the pilot program prior such issues and vulnerabilities affecting the supply chains. (d) Termination date The authority under this section shall terminate on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered weapons platforms The term covered weapons platforms 10 U.S.C. 113 (2) Monitoring entity The term monitoring entity (3) Pilot program The term pilot program (4) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned 868. Study and report on country of origin of end items and components procured by Department of Defense (a) Study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to identify the degree to which the Department of Defense is dependent on entities located in foreign countries for the procurement of certain end items and components. (b) Report (1) In general Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report detailing the findings of the study described in subsection (a). (2) Elements The report described in paragraph (1) shall contain the following: (A) A description of the extent to which the procurement processes of the Department of Defense allow for the determination of the country of origin of the end items and components studied under subsection (a). (B) Descriptions of the vulnerabilities in the supply chains for end items and components and the countries from which such end items and components are procured. (C) Recommendations for legislative or administrative action to address the vulnerabilities described in subparagraph (B), including plans for alternative supply chains or alternative countries from which to procure end items and components. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Component The term component (2) End item The term end item 869. Enhanced domestic content requirement for major defense acquisition programs (a) Assessment required (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 congressional defense committees a report assessing the domestic source content of procurements carried out in connection with a major defense acquisition program. (2) Information repository The Secretary of Defense shall establish an information repository for the collection and analysis of information related to domestic source content for products the Secretary deems critical, where such information can be used for continuous data analysis and program management activities. (b) Enhanced domestic content requirement (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of chapter 83 (A) supplied not later than the date of the enactment of this Act, exceeds 60 percent of cost of the manufactured articles, materials, or supplies procured; (B) supplied during the period beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2028, exceeds 65 percent of the cost of the manufactured articles, materials, or supplies; and (C) supplied on or after January 1, 2029, exceeds 75 percent of the cost of the manufactured articles, materials, or supplies. (2) Exclusion for certain manufactured articles Paragraph (1) shall not apply to manufactured articles that consist wholly or predominantly of iron, steel, or a combination of iron and steel. (3) Rulemaking to create a fallback threshold (A) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue rules to determine the treatment of the lowest price offered for a foreign end product for which 55 percent or more of the component articles, materials, or supplies of such foreign end product are manufactured substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States if— (i) the application paragraph (1) results in an unreasonable cost; or (ii) no offers are submitted to supply manufactured articles, materials, or supplies manufactured substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States. (B) Termination Rules issued under this paragraph shall cease to have force or effect on January 1, 2031. (4) Applicability The requirements of this subsection— (A) shall apply to contracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; (B) shall not apply to articles manufactured in countries that have executed a reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding with the United States entered into pursuant to section 4851 of title 10, United States Code; and (C) shall not apply to a country that is a member of the national technology and industrial base (as defined by section 4801 of title 10, United States Code). (c) Major defense acquisition program defined The term major defense acquisition program F Small Business Matters 881 Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designations (a) In general (1) Designating certain SBIR and STTR programs as Entrepreneurial Innovation Projects Chapter 303 section 4067 4068. Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designations (a) In general During the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this section, and during each subsequent fiscal year, each Secretary concerned, in consultation with the each chief of an armed force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, shall designate not less than five eligible programs as Entrepreneurial Innovation Projects. (b) Application An eligible program seeking designation as an Entrepreneurial Innovation Project under this section shall submit to the Secretary concerned an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary concerned determines appropriate. (c) Designation criteria In making designations under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall consider— (1) the potential of the eligible program to— (A) advance the national security capabilities of the United States; (B) provide new technologies or processes, or new applications of existing technologies, that will enable new alternatives to existing programs; and (C) provide future cost savings; (2) whether an advisory panel has recommended the eligible program for designation; and (3) such other criteria that the Secretary concerned determines to be appropriate. (d) Designation benefits (1) Future years defense program inclusion With respect to each designated program, the Secretary of Defense shall include in the next future-years defense program the estimated expenditures of such designated program. In the preceding sentence, the term next future-years defense program (2) Programming proposal Each designated program shall be included by the Secretary concerned under a separate heading in any programming proposals submitted to the Secretary of Defense. (3) PPBE component Each designated program shall be considered by the Secretary concerned as an integral part of the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process of the Department of Defense. (e) Entrepreneurial Innovation Advisory panels (1) Establishment For each military department, the Secretary concerned shall establish an advisory panel that, starting in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this section, and in each subsequent fiscal year, shall identify and recommend to the Secretary concerned for designation under subsection (a) eligible programs based on the criteria described in subsection (c)(1). (2) Membership (A) Composition (i) In general Each advisory panel shall be composed of four members appointed by the Secretary concerned and one member appointed by the chief of the relevant armed force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned. (ii) Secretary concerned appointments The Secretary concerned shall appoint members to the advisory panel as follows: (I) Three members who— (aa) have experience with private sector entrepreneurial innovation, including development and implementation of such innovations into well established markets; and (bb) are not employed by the Federal Government. (II) One member who is in the Senior Executive Service in the acquisition workforce (as defined in section 1705 of this title) of the relevant military department. (iii) Service chief appointment The chief of an armed force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned shall appoint to the advisory panel one member who is a member of such armed forces. (B) Terms (i) Private sector members Members described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) shall serve for a term of three years, except that of the members first appointed— (I) one shall serve a term of one year; (II) one shall serve a term of two years; and (III) one shall serve a term of three years. (ii) Federal Government employees Members described in clause (ii)(II) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall serve for a term of two years, except that the first member appointed under subparagraph (A)(iii) shall serve for a term of one year. (C) Chair The chair for each advisory panel shall be as follows: (i) For the first year of operation of each such advisory panel, and every other year thereafter, the member appointed under subparagraph (A)(iii). (ii) For the second year of operation of each such advisory panel, and every other year thereafter, the member appointed under subparagraph (A)(ii)(II). (D) Vacancies A vacancy in an advisory panel shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (E) Conflict of interest Members and staff of each advisory panel shall disclose to the relevant Secretary concerned, and such Secretary concerned shall mitigate to the extent practicable, any professional or organizational conflict of interest of such members or staff arising from service on the advisory panel. (F) Compensation (i) Private sector member compensation Except as provided in clause (ii), members of an advisory panel, and the support staff of such members, shall be compensated at a rate determined reasonable by the Secretary concerned and shall be reimbursed in accordance with section 5703 of title 5 for reasonable travel costs and expenses incurred in performing duties as members of an advisory panel. (ii) Prohibition on compensation of Federal employees Members of an advisory panel who are full-time officers or employees of the United States or Members of Congress may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on an advisory panel. (3) Selection process (A) Initial selection Each advisory panel shall select not less than ten eligible programs that have submitted an application under subsection (b). (B) Program plans (i) In general Each eligible program selected under subparagraph (A) may submit to the advisory panel that selected such eligible program a program plan containing the five-year goals, execution plans, schedules, and funding needs of such eligible program. (ii) Support Each Secretary concerned shall, to the greatest extent practicable, provide eligible programs selected under subparagraph (A) with access to information to support the development of the program plans described in clause (i). (C) Final selection Each advisory panel shall recommend to the Secretary concerned for designation under subsection (a) not less than five eligible programs that submitted a program plan under subparagraph (B) to such advisory panel. If there are less than five such eligible programs, such advisory panel may recommend to the Secretary concerned for designation under subsection (a) less than five such eligible programs. (4) Administrative and technical support The Secretary concerned shall provide the relevant advisory panel with such administrative support, staff, and technical assistance as the Secretary concerned determines necessary for such advisory panel to carry out it duties. (5) Funding The Secretary of Defense may use amounts available from the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account established under section 1705 of this title to support the activities of advisory panels. (f) Revocation of designation If the Secretary concerned determines that a designated program cannot reasonably meet the objectives of such designated program in the relevant programming proposal referred to in subsection (d)(2) or such objectives are irrelevant, such Secretary concerned may revoke the designation. (g) Report to Congress The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an annual report describing each designated program and the progress each designated program has made toward achieving the objectives of the designated program. (h) Definitions In this section: (1) Advisory panel The term advisory panel (2) Designated program The term designated program (3) Eligible program The term eligible program 15 U.S.C. 638(r)(2) . (2) Target chapter table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 303 4068. Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designations. . (b) Establishment deadline Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of each military department shall establish the advisory panels described in section 4068(e) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). 882. Extension and modification of Domestic Investment Pilot Program Section 884 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 15 U.S.C. 638 (1) in subsection (a), by striking Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act Not later than October 1, 2023 (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking Secretary of Defense may not use Secretary of Defense— (1) may not use ; (B) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking STTR program. STTR program; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) shall ensure that such program complies with the requirements of a due diligence program established under subsection (vv) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(vv) ; and (3) in subsection (f), by striking September 30, 2022 September 30, 2027 883. Study and report on the expansion of the Strategic Funding Increase program of the Air Force (a) Feasibility study The Secretary of Defense shall direct the heads of the offices responsible for carrying out the Small Business Innovation Research Programs of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps to jointly conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing a covered program. (b) Report (1) In general 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 containing the results of the study required by subsection (a). (2) Elements The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) Funding levels required to successfully execute covered program. (B) The effect that a covered program might have on the Small Business Innovation Research Programs of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, including effect on the number of Phase I and Phase II awards made under Small Business Innovation Research Program if a covered program was carried out. (C) Any additional authorities required to establish and carry out a covered program. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered program (2) The terms Phase I Phase II Small Business Innovation Research Program 15 U.S.C. 638(e) (3) The term small business concern 15 U.S.C. 632 (4) The term STRATFI program G Other Matters 891. Employee-owned business contracting incentive pilot program clarification and extension Section 874 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( 10 U.S.C. 3204 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) by inserting or for services procured by (ii) by inserting or for may be procured by (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking A qualified business (A) (ii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) Total award limit Not more than 25 follow-on contracts may be awarded under this section. ; (2) in subsection (e), by striking five years eight years (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Paperwork Reduction Act exemption Chapter 35 . 892. Pilot program on the use of budget transfer authority for Army research to aid in technology transition (a) In general Upon determination by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary of Defense may transfer amounts of authorizations made available in Research and Development, Army, line 090A, between any covered authorization or combination of covered authorizations for the purposes of procuring or otherwise rapidly transitioning new technologies at the direction of the Assistant Secretary. Amounts of authorizations so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the authorization to which transferred. (b) Limits (1) In general The total amount of authorizations that the Secretary of Defense may transfer under the authority of subsection (a) for each procurement or other transition activity may not exceed $10,000,000. (2) Other limits Amounts transferred pursuant to the authority under subsection (a) shall not be subject to and shall not count towards the limitation under subsection (a)(2) of such section 1001. (c) Effect on authorization amounts A transfer made from one account to another under the authority of subsection (a) 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) Covered authorization defined In this section, the term covered authorization (1) Aircraft Procurement, Army; (2) Missile Procurement, Army; (3) Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army; (4) Procurement of Ammunition, Army; (5) Other Procurement, Army; and (6) Operation and Maintenance, Army. 893. Seaplane procurement and employment (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 an analysis of the utility of, employment opportunities with respect to, and the feasibility of the Department of Defense procuring seaplanes and amphibious aircraft. (b) Contents The analysis required under subsection (a) shall include an assessments of— (1) the role and effects that the use of seaplanes and amphibious aircraft would have on the ability of the Armed Forces to conduct contested logistics operations across a theater of combat operations, including resupply and air-to-air refueling; (2) the utility of seaplanes and amphibious aircraft in scenarios where access to airfields required for the operation of existing fixed-wing, tiltrotor, and rotor-wing assets is limited or such airfields are unavailable; (3) the effects that the use of seaplanes and amphibious aircraft would have on the ability of the Armed Forces to conduct search and rescue operations; (4) the value and cost savings per flight hour of using seaplanes and amphibious aircraft for search and rescue operations as compared with the type, model, and series of aircraft currently used by the Armed Forces for such activities; (5) the role of seaplanes and amphibious aircraft in enhancing the mobility of personnel in theaters of combat operations and providing support within the expeditionary advanced basing operation construct; (6) the utility of using seaplanes and amphibious aircraft to enhance long-range reconnaissance operations of the Armed Forces; and (7) options for acquiring seaplanes and amphibious aircraft from allies currently fielding such platforms, including alternative approaches, acquisition timelines, and timelines for fielding such seaplanes and amphibious aircraft or domestically-produced alternatives. (c) Armed Forces defined In this section, the term Armed Forces 894. Limitation on availability of funds relating to contracts with contract managers and auditors (a) Review The Secretary of Defense shall annually review the value of contracts entered into with contract managers and auditors for the purpose of managing contracts of the Department of Defense for a specified fiscal year. (b) Certification If the Secretary spent an amount greater than or equal to 1 percent of the total value of contracts awarded during such fiscal year on such contracts with contract managers and auditors, the Secretary shall submit a certification to the congressional defense committees. (c) Limitation on availability of funds For each 0.1 percent of funds expended during fiscal year 2024 that is greater than 1 percent of total value of contracts awarded during such fiscal year on such contracts with contract managers and auditors, of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Deputy Secretary of Defense for the nonemergency travel, such amount shall be reduced by 1 percent. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term contract managers and auditors (2) The term covered Armed Force 895. Inspector General report on Department of Defense acquisition and contract administration Not later than March 31, 2024, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the status and findings of the oversight, reviews, audits, and inspections of the Inspector General regarding Department-wide acquisitions and contract management, including— (1) findings regarding the effectiveness of audits and financial advisory on ensuring that the Department obtains the greatest value for the lowest reasonable costs under when acquiring goods and services, including by reducing contract costs and ensuring that the profit of contractors for the provision of such goods and services is reasonable; (2) an assessment of allowable, allocable, and reasonable costs and pricing for contracts; (3) the authorities and resources for contracting officers of the Department to obtain certified cost and pricing data from contractors of the Department; (4) the authorities and resources of the Chief Financial Officer of the Department, the Defense Contract Audit Agency, and the Defense Contract Management Agency to determine allowable, allocable, and reasonable costs and pricing for contracts. IX Department of Defense Organization and Management A Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 901. Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration (a) In general Section 133a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 133a. Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration (a) Under Secretary of Defense There is an Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. A person may not be appointed as Under Secretary within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force. (b) Qualifications The Under Secretary shall be appointed from among persons who have an extensive technology or science background and experience in— (1) private or venture capital, commercial innovation, or prototype-to-production transition; and (2) managing complex programs and leveraging public-private capital partnerships. (c) Duties and powers Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary may prescribe, including— (1) serving as the chief technology officer of the Department of Defense with the mission of advancing technology, innovation, and the integration of commercial technology for the armed forces (and the Department); (2) establishing policies on, and supervising, all elements of the Department relating to the identification of commercial technology for potential use by the Department and integration of such technology into the armed forces (and the Department), including— (A) implementing the preference under section 3453 of this title for the use of commercial technology when suitable to meet the needs of Department; and (B) ensuring implementation of a modular open system approach (as defined in section 4401(b) of title 10, United States Code) to encourage increased competition and the more frequent use of commercial technology within the Department; (3) establishing policies on, and supervising, all defense research and engineering, technology development, technology transition, appropriate prototyping activities, experimentation, and developmental testing activities and programs and unifying defense research and engineering efforts across the Department; (4) serving as the principal advisor to the Secretary on all commercial innovation and integration, research, engineering, and technology development activities and programs in the Department; and (5) along with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, providing for an alternate path to integrate commercial technology into the Department that does not include applying the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System process to the acquisition of technology that readily exists in the commercial sector. (d) Precedence in Department of Defense (1) Precedence in matters of responsibility With regard to all matters for which the Under Secretary has responsibility by the direction of the Secretary of Defense or by law, the Under Secretary takes precedence in the Department of Defense after the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of Defense. (2) Precedence in other matters With regard to all matters other than the matters for which the Under Secretary has responsibility by the direction of the Secretary or by law, the Under Secretary takes precedence in the Department of Defense after the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of Defense. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Title 10 Title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by striking Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration (2) Title 5 Title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration (3) National Defense Authorization Acts Each of the following Acts is amended by striking Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration (A) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 (B) The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 (C) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 (D) The William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 (E) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 (F) The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (c) References Any reference in any law (other than this section), regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall be deemed to be a reference to the Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration. (d) Service of incumbent in position The individual serving as Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering as of the effective date specified in subsection (e) may serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration commencing as of that date without further appointment under section 133a of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)). (e) Effective date This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 902. Repeal of position of Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (a) Repeal of position (1) In general Section 139a of title 10, United States Code is repealed. (2) Conforming repeals The following provisions of law are repealed: (A) Subparagraph (A) of section 131(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code. (B) Subparagraph (A) of section 131(b)(8) of such title. (C) Subparagraph (C) of section 2222(e)(6) of such title. (D) Chapter 222 of such title. (E) Paragraph (5) of section 1672(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (F) Subparagraph (E) of section 223(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 10 U.S.C. 4172 (G) Subparagraph (C) of section 836(e)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 10 U.S.C. 3101 (H) Subparagraph (E) of section 231(d)(2)of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116—92; 10 U.S.C. 4571 (I) Section 101(c) of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–23 10 U.S.C. 139a (3) Conforming amendments (A) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Department of Defense. (B) Section 118(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking Director of Cost Assessment and Performance Evaluation Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (C) Section 181 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (i) in subsection (d)— (I) by striking subparagraph (F); and (II) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and (ii) in subsection (f), by striking , such as the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, (D) Section 134(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking and the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (E) Section 225(e)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (i) in subparagraph (A), by adding and (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking ; and (iii) by striking subparagraph (C). (F) Section 231a(c)(2)(E) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (i) in clause (i), by striking of the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of another organization of the Department of Defense (ii) in clause (ii), by striking of the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of such other organization (G) Section 499a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (i) in subsection (a), by striking acting through the Director for Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation acting through the official designated under section 902(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (ii) in subsection (b), by striking the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation the official described in subsection (a) (iii) in subsection (c)— (I) in paragraph (1)— (aa) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation the official described in subsection (a) (bb) in subparagraph (B), by striking such Directors the official and the Director (II) in paragraph (2)— (aa) by striking Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation official described in subsection (a) (bb) by striking such Directors the official and the Director (III) in paragraph (3), by striking the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation the official described in subsection (a) (iv) in subsection (d)(2), by striking the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation the official described in subsection (a) (H) Section 3501(i)(3)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking conducted on the basis of section 3226(b) of this title, (I) Section 4251 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (i) in subsection (b)— (I) in paragraph (6), by striking consistent with study guidance developed by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (II) in paragraph (7), by striking , with the concurrence of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, (ii) in subsection (c)(1)(F), by striking conducted by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (J) Section 4252(a)(3)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking , with the concurrence of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, (K) Section 4325(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (ii) in paragraph (2)— (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking the Director the Under Secretary (II) in subparagraph (C), by striking with the concurrence of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, (L) Section 4376 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (i) in subsection (a)(2), by striking in consultation with the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, (ii) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (M) Section 4506 of title 10, United States Code, is amended striking Director of Cost Assessment and Performance Evaluation the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (N) Section 351(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 Director of Cost Assessment and Performance Evaluation Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (O) Section 1640(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 Director of the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of the Department of Defense official designated under section 902(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (P) Section 833(e)(2)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 10 U.S.C. 4001 (i) by striking clause (vi); and (ii) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (vi). (Q) Section 1507(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 116–92 10 U.S.C. 167b Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, (R) Section 834(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 10 U.S.C. 4571 Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (S) Section 1251(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 10 U.S.C. 113 (i) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, (ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking , the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), and the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) (T) Section 1664(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 10 U.S.C. 179 (i) by striking subparagraph (A); and (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively. (U) Section 1709 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 10 U.S.C. 113 (i) in subsection (a), by striking , the Director of the Joint Staff, and the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and the Director of the Joint Staff (ii) in subsection (b)(5), by striking , the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and the Chairman of the Joint chiefs of Staff (V) Section 1053(f)(1)(B)(ii) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 10 U.S.C. 113 (i) in the heading, by striking CAPE (ii) by striking the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (W) Section 839(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 10 U.S.C. 4171 (i) in paragraph (2), by striking shall coordinate with the Secretaries of the military departments (ii) in paragraph (3)(A)— (I) by striking the Director for Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation or another an (II) by striking the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, the senior official of the Department of Defense with responsibility for developmental testing, the senior official of the Department of Defense with responsibility for developmental testing (X) Section 925(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 4271 (i) in subparagraph (A), by adding and (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B). (Y) Section 3113(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 50 U.S.C. 2512 (Z) Section 1618(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 10 U.S.C. 4205 and the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (AA) Section 907(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 10 U.S.C. 1564 acting through the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and (BB) Section 836(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ( Public Law 112–81 22 U.S.C. 2767 , the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of the Department of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (CC) Section 201(d) of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–23 10 U.S.C. 181 Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation official designated under section 902(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (DD) Section 3221 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2411(e) (i) by striking subsection (e); and (ii) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) as subsections (e) through (h), respectively. (EE) Section 4217(c) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2537(c) acting through the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and (4) Effective date The repeals and amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Implementation Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act— (1) each duty or responsibility that remains assigned to the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall be transferred to an officer or employee of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary of Defense, except that any officer or employee so designated may not be an individual who served as the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation before the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) the personnel, functions, and assets of the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall be transferred to such other organizations and elements of the Department as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) References Any reference in any law, regulation, guidance, instruction, or other document of the Federal Government to the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall be deemed to refer to the applicable officer or employee of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (b)(1). (d) 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 sets forth such recommendations for legislative action as the Secretary considers appropriate for modifications to law to carry out this section and the repeals and amendments made by this section. 903. Conforming amendments to carry out elimination of position of Chief Management Officer (a) Removal of references to Chief Management Officer in provisions of law relating to precedence Chapter 4 (1) in section 133a(c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking , the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the Chief Management Officer, (2) in section 133b(c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the Chief Management Officer, (3) in section 137a(d), by striking the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, (4) in section 138(d), by striking the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, (b) Assignment of periodic review of Defense Agencies and DOD Field Activities to Secretary of Defense Section 192(c) of such title is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense the Secretary of Defense (B) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by striking the Chief Management Officer the Secretary (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the Chief Management Officer the Secretary (c) Assignment of responsibility for financial improvement and audit remediation to Under Secretary of Defense (comptroller) Section 240b of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking The Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense shall, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall, in consultation with the Performance Improvement Officer of the Department of Defense, (2) in subsection (b)(1)(C)(ii), by striking the Chief Management Officer the Performance Improvement Officer (d) Removal of Chief Management Officer as recipient of reports of audits by external auditors Section 240d(d)(1)(A) of such title is amended by striking and the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense (e) Conforming amendments to provisions of law related to Freedom of Information Act Exemptions Such title is further amended— (1) in section 130e— (A) by striking subsection (d); (B) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and (C) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— (i) by striking , or the Secretary’s designee, (ii) by striking , through the Office of the Director of Administration and Management (2) in section 2254a— (A) by striking subsection (c); (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c); and (C) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— (i) by striking , or the Secretary’s designee, (ii) by striking , through the Office of the Director of Administration and Management (f) Assignment of responsibility for annual review of agency information technology portfolio to the Chief Information Officer Section 11319(d)(4) of title 40, United States Code, is amended, in the second sentence, by striking the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense (or any successor to such Officer), in consultation with the Chief Information Officer, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and (g) Removal of Chief Management Officer as required coordinator on defense resale matters Section 631(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 10 U.S.C. 2481 , in coordination with the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, 904. Elimination of the Chief Diversity Officer of the Department of Defense (a) Repeal of position Section 147 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (b) Conforming repeal Section 913 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 10 U.S.C. 147 B Other Department of Defense Organization and Management Matters 921. Modification of analysis required for reductions to civilian workforce under general policy for total force management (a) In general Section 129a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Such analysis shall be documented in writing. (b) Review and report Not later than March 1, 2024, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) conduct a review of any written analysis prepared by the Secretary of Defense relating to the reduction of the civilian workforce of the Department of Defense for purposes of section 129a(b) of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)), and shall include as part of such review an assessment of whether the analysis prepared by the Secretary sufficiently addresses the readiness needs of the Department; and (2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of such review. 922. Additional requirements under general policy for total force management Section 129a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsection (h) and (i), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsections: (f) Data analytics (1) The Secretary of Defense shall develop data analytics to specifically identify the quantitative metrics and qualitative relationships of the sizing and composition of the civilian workforce of the Department of Defense. Such data analytics shall be documented in writing. (2) Not later than March 31 each year, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the analytics developed under paragraph (1). (g) Additional planning, programing, and budgeting requirements The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that planning, programming, and budgeting reviews consider all components of the total force (including a active and reserve military, civilian workforce, and contract support) in a holistic manner to avoid duplication and waste and ensure that risk, cost, and mission validation and prioritization considerations consistent with this section and the National Defense Strategy inform the sourcing and prioritization of requirements. . 923. Eligibility of Chief of the National Guard Bureau for appointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Section 152(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the Commandant of the Marine Corps, or the Chief of Space Operations the Commandant of the Marine Corps, the Chief of Space Operations, or the Chief of the National Guard Bureau 924. Coast Guard input to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council Section 181(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Input from Commandant of Coast Guard The Council shall seek, and strongly consider, the views of the Commandant of the Coast Guard regarding Coast Guard capabilities in support of national defense. . 925. Codification of the Defense Innovation Unit and establishment of the nontraditional innovation fielding enterprise (a) Codification of Defense Innovation Unit (1) In general Chapter 303 4127. Defense Innovation Unit (a) Establishment There is established in the Department of Defense a Defense Innovation Unit (referred to in this section as the Unit (b) Director and Deputy Director There is a Director and a Deputy Director of the Unit, each of whom shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among persons with substantial experience in innovation and commercial technology, as determined by the Secretary. (c) Authority of Director The Director is the head of the Unit. The Director— (1) shall serve as a principal staff assistant to the Secretary on matters within the responsibility of the Unit; (2) shall report directly to the Secretary of Defense without intervening authority; and (3) may communicate views on matters within the responsibility of the Unit directly to the Secretary without obtaining the approval or concurrence of any other official within the Department of Defense. (d) Responsibilities The Unit shall have the following responsibilities: (1) Seek out, identify, and support the development of commercial technologies that have the potential to be implemented within the Department. (2) Accelerate the adoption of commercial technologies within the Department of Defense to transform military capacity and capabilities. (3) Serve as the principal liaison between the Department of Defense and individuals and entities in the national security innovation base, including, entrepreneurs, startups, commercial technology companies, and venture capital sources. (4) Carry out programs, projects, and other activities to strengthen the national security innovation base. (5) Coordinate the activities of other organizations and elements of the Department of Defense on matters relating to commercial technologies, dual use technologies, and the innovation of such technologies. (6) Coordinate and oversee the nontraditional defense innovation fielding enterprise established under section 4063 of this title. (7) Carry out such other activities as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. . (2) Modification of authority to carry out certain prototype projects Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, (ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting , the Defense Innovation Unit, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (iii) in paragraph (3), by inserting , Defense Innovation Unit, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (B) in subsection (e)(1)— (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (E) as subparagraphs (D) through (F), respectively; and (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit; . (3) Modification of other transaction authority Section 4021 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (b), by inserting , the Defense Innovation Unit, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (B) in subsection (f), by striking and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency , the Defense Innovation Unit, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (4) Conforming amendments Section 1766 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (b), by striking as determined by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering as determined by the Secretary of Defense (B) in subsection (c)(3), by striking as directed by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering as directed by the Secretary of Defense (b) Establishment of nontraditional innovation fielding enterprise Subchapter I of chapter 303 section 4062 4063. Nontraditional innovation fielding enterprise (a) Establishment The Secretary of Defense shall designate within the Department of Defense a group of organizations to be known, collectively, as the nontraditional innovation fielding enterprise NIFE (b) Composition The NIFE shall consist of— (1) the Defense Innovation Unit; and (2) each organization designated as a service-level NIFE lead under subsection (c). (c) Designation of service-level NIFE leads (1) Not later than 120 days after the effective date of this section, each Secretary of a military department, in consultation with the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit, shall designate a single organization within each armed force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary to serve as the lead organization within that armed force on matters within the responsibility of the NIFE. Each organization so designated shall be known as a service-level NIFE lead (2) An organization designated under paragraph (1) shall be an organization of an armed force that— (A) exists as of the effective date of this section; and (B) has a demonstrated ability to engage at scale with nontraditional defense contractors, as determined by the Secretary concerned. (d) Leadership (1) Head of NIFE Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit shall serve as the head of the NIFE and, in such capacity, shall be responsible for the overall oversight and coordination of the NIFE. (2) Service-level leads Each head of an organization of an armed force designated as a service-level NIFE lead under subsection (c) shall serve as the head of the NIFE within that armed force and, in such capacity, shall be responsible for the oversight and coordination of the activities of the NIFE within that armed force. (e) Duties The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit shall carry out the following activities in support of the NIFE: (1) Coordinate with the Joint Staff and the commanders of the combatant commands to identify operational challenges that have the potential to be addressed through the use of nontraditional capabilities, including dual-use technologies, that are being developed and financed in the commercial sector. (2) Using funds made available to the Defense Innovation Unit for the activities of the NIFE— (A) select projects to be carried out by one or more of the service-level NIFE leads; (B) allocate funds to service-level NIFE leads to carry out such projects; and (C) monitor the execution of such projects by the service-level NIFE leads. (3) On a semiannual basis, submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees a report on the progress of the projects described in paragraph (2). Each such report shall identify any gaps in resources or authorities that have the potential to disrupt the progress of such projects. (4) Serve as Chair of the NIFE Resource Advisory Board under subsection (f). (5) Serve as the principal liaison between the Department of Defense, nontraditional defense contractors, investors in nontraditional defense companies, and departments and agencies of the Federal Government pursing nontraditional capabilities similar to those pursued by the Department. (6) Lead engagement with industry, academia, and other non-government entities to develop— (A) domestic capacity with respect to innovative, commercial, and dual-use technologies and the use of nontraditional defense contractors; and (B) the capacity of international allies and partners of the United States with respect to such technologies and the use of such contractors. (f) NIFE Resource Advisory Board (1) Establishment There is established in the Department of Defense an advisory board to be known as the NIFE Resource Advisory Board Board (2) Members The Board shall be composed of the following members— (A) The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit. (B) The head of each service-level NIFE lead. (C) The Director of the Joint Staff. (D) The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense. (E) The Director of the Office of Strategic Capital of the Department of Defense. (3) Chair The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit shall serve as Chair of the Board. (4) Meetings The Board shall meet annually and may meet more frequently at the call of the Chair. (5) Responsibilities On an annual basis the Board shall— (A) identify not fewer than 10 objectives of the Department of Defense that have the potential to be supported using nontraditional capabilities that are capable of being fielded at scale within a period of three years; and (B) for each objective identified under subparagraph (A)— (i) develop a specific set of requirements and a budget for the development and fielding of nontraditional capabilities to support such objective; and (ii) based on such budget and requirements, solicit proposals from public and private sector entities for providing such capabilities. (6) Nonapplicability of certain requirements Section 1013(a)(2) of title 5 (relating to the termination of advisory committees) shall not apply to the Board. (g) Definitions In this section: (1) The term nontraditional capability (2) The term nontraditional defense contractor . (c) Effective date and implementation (1) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Implementation Not later than the effective date specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall issue or modify any rules, regulations, policies, or other guidance necessary to implement the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b). (d) Manpower sufficiency evaluation (1) Evaluation The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate the staffing levels of the Defense Innovation Unit as of the date of the enactment of this Act to determine if the Unit is sufficiently staffed to achieve the responsibilities of the Unit under sections 4063 and 4127 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsections (a) and (b) of this section. (2) Report Not later than the effective date specified in subsection (c)(1), 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 evaluation under paragraph (1). The report shall include a plan— (A) to address any staffing shortfalls identified as a part of the assessment; and (B) for funding any activities necessary to address such shortfalls. 926. Designation of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps as a basic branch of the Army (a) Designation as basic branch Section 7063(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (12), by striking and (2) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (14); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following new paragraph: (13) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps; and . (b) Organization and functions Chapter 707 7085. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps: organization and functions (a) Chief of Corps There is a Chief of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps of the Army. The Secretary of the Army shall appoint the Chief from among general officers of the Army who are Explosive Ordnance Disposal qualified and are serving in the Logistics Corps as of the time of the appointment. The Secretary of the Army shall not assign any officer who has not served as an officer in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps as the Chief of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps. (b) Functions The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps shall, at a minimum, perform functions relating to— (1) the disposal of explosive ordnance and munitions management; and (2) ensuring the safety of explosives. . (c) Conforming repeal Section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 (d) Effective date The amendments and repeal made by subsections (a) through (c) shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 927. Repeal of authority to appoint a Naval Research Advisory Committee Section 8024 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. 928. Eligibility of members of Space Force for instruction at the Naval Postgraduate School Section 8545 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking and Coast Guard Space Force, and Coast Guard (2) in subsection (c), by striking and Coast Guard Space Force, and Coast Guard 929. Membership of the Air Force Reserve Forces Policy Committee Section 10305(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking consists of shall have voting members, who shall be officers (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively; (3) by inserting (1) The committee (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) (A) The committee shall have four nonvoting members, who shall be the Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard, and the Space Force. (B) A nonvoting member who cannot attend a meeting of the committee may designate a member in the grade of E-8 or E-9 to attend in their stead. . 930. Framework for classification of autonomous capabilities (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 consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the commanders of the combatant commands, and the Secretaries of the military departments, shall establish a Department-wide classification framework for autonomous capabilities. (b) Purpose The purpose of the framework required under subsection (a) shall be to facilitate the development of a common understanding within the Department of Defense of autonomous capabilities and related operational requirements to better plan for, resource, and integrate appropriate autonomy-enabling hardware and software into current and future systems across the Department. (c) Autonomy classification framework At a minimum, the framework required under subsection (a) shall— (1) include multiple levels of increasingly complex autonomous maneuver capability with a focus on classifying necessary levels of human supervision or control during operational use; (2) apply to current and future autonomous systems operating across land, air, maritime, and space domains; (3) include estimates of costs necessary to achieve specific levels of autonomous capability; and (4) include— (A) operational requirements including necessary levels of survivability in GPS- or communications-denied environments; (B) specific operational or engagement scenarios; and (C) necessary levels of teaming with other autonomous systems. (d) Progress report Not later than 30 days after the establishment of the framework under subsection (a), the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes a description of the framework and the specific methodologies, criteria, and operational requirements used to develop the classifications under the framework. (e) Regular reassessment (1) In general Not less frequently than once every two years, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer shall reassess and update the classification framework required under subsection (a) to ensure the framework incorporates recent developments in technology, standards, and operational requirements relating to autonomous capabilities. (2) Briefing Not later than 30 days of the completion of each reassessment under paragraph (1), the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the results of the reassessment and any resulting revisions to the classification framework under subsection (a). (f) Implementation Not later than 90 days after the establishment of the framework under subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy shall issue instructions to the military departments to implement such framework by operationalizing the use of the framework in the planning and budgeting processes of individual program offices. (g) Plan for integration of autonomous capabilities into systems of the Department of Defense (1) 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 shall develop and implement a plan and procedures to standardize the planning, resourcing, and integration efforts with respect to autonomous capabilities for current and future systems across the Department. (2) Elements The plan required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A Department-wide assessment of the status of efforts to resource and integrate autonomy software into current and future systems, including— (i) the identification of current and future systems across the Department which can be integrated with autonomy software to enable continuous operational capability of such systems in GPS- or communications-denied environments, including those systems identified in the report required by section 246 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 (ii) an assessment of gaps in— (I) program funding related to the acquisition of autonomy software; (II) acquisition processes, including the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process for acquiring and integrating autonomy-enabling capabilities across relevant programs of record; (III) training capabilities; (IV) testing, evaluation, verification, and validation capabilities in all environments, including virtual and real world environments; and (V) efforts to test, resource, and scale commercially available technologies. (B) A plan to address, to the maximum extent practicable, the gaps assessed in subparagraph (A), including— (i) updated procedures to plan for autonomy software costs at the onset of the acquisition life cycle; (ii) plans to include in greater detail the projected autonomy software costs for applicable programs of record within period covered by the Future Years Defense Program; and (iii) plans to standardize the acquisition of autonomy software for programs of record across the military departments including the use of the capability classification framework under subsection (a). (3) Consultation The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer shall develop the plan under paragraph (1) in consultation with— (A) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; (B) the Joint Chiefs of Staff; (C) the senior acquisition executive of each military department; (D) the commanders of the combatant commands; and (E) such other organizations and elements of the Department of Defense as the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer determines appropriate. (4) Report (A) In general Not later than 90 days after the completion of the plan under paragraph (1), the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that describes the specific elements of the plan. (B) Form The report under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 931. Comprehensive assessment of force design modernization efforts of the Marine Corps (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct an independent review, assessment, and analysis of the modernization initiatives Marine Corps. (b) Elements The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) An assessment of changes in the National Defense Strategy, Defense Planning Guidance, Joint Warfighting Concept, and other strategic documents and concepts that informed the force design modernization requirements of the Marine Corps. (2) An assessment of how the Marine Corps should be structured, organized, trained, equipped, and postured to meet the challenges of future competition, crisis, and conflict. (3) An assessment of the ability of the defense innovation base and defense industrial base to develop and produce the technologies required to implement the force design modernization of the Marine Corps on a timeline and at production rates sufficient to sustain military operations. (4) An assessment of forward infrastructure, and the extent to which installations are operationalized to deter, compete, and prevail during conflict in support of the modernization of the Marine Corps. (5) An assessment of the current retention and recruiting environment and the ability of the Marine Corps to sustain manpower requirements necessary for operational requirements under title 10, United States Code. (6) The extent to which the modernization initiatives within the Marine Corps are nested within applicable joint warfighting concepts. (7) An assessment of whether the modernization of the Marine Corps is consistent with the strategy of integrated deterrence. (8) An assessment of the ability of the Marine Corps to generate required force elements for the Immediate Ready Force and the Contingency Ready Force. (9) The extent to which the modernized capabilities of the Marine Corps can be integrated across the Joint Force, including warfighting concepts at the combatant command level. (10) The extent to which the modernization efforts of the Marine Corps meet the requirements of current and future plans of combatant commanders and global force management operations. (11) The extent to which modeling and simulation, experimentation, wargaming, and other analytic methods have supported the changes to the modernization initiatives of the Marine Corps. (12) An inventory of existing or planned investments associated with the modernization efforts of the Marine Corps, disaggregated by the following capability areas: (A) Command and Control. (B) Information. (C) Intelligence. (D) Fires. (E) Movement and Maneuver. (F) Protection. (G) Sustainment. (13) An assessment of how observations regarding the invasion and defense of Ukraine affect the feasibility, advisability, and suitability of the modernization of the Marine Corps. (c) Report (1) 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 report on the results of the assessment required under subsection (a). (2) Form of report The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex to the extent required to ensure that the report is accurate and complete. (d) Effect on other requirements Effective on the date of the submittal of the report under subsection (c)(1), the requirement to submit a briefing pursuant to section 1023 of the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 932. Enhancing Department of Defense coordination of geoeconomic affairs (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of the planning, resourcing, and contributions of the Department of Defense to interagency efforts with respect to geoeconomic affairs. (b) Duties The review required under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A Department-wide assessment of capabilities to— (A) assess geoeconomic competition between the United States and strategic competitors; (B) identify methods to partner with governments and key commercial entities; and (C) to support United States national interests. (2) An assessment of any gaps in— (A) existing departmental commercial due diligence and commercial partnership processes and procedures to enable sustainable cooperation with governmental and commercial entities within the United States and between the United States and trusted allies and partners for national defense purposes; (B) efforts by the combatant commands to develop and to coordinate expertise on how strategic competitors may use economic and supply chain strategies within the areas of responsibility of the combatant commands; (C) the contributions of the Department to the coordinated use of existing industrial base and supply chain tools, acquisition and budget authorities, industrial security oversight, technology transfer and export controls, cybersecurity standards and oversight, and mergers and acquisition reviews to enhance innovation and industrial cooperation and to protect the defense capabilities of the United States and its allies; and (D) the contributions of the Department to existing measures to safeguard the intellectual property and knowledge created from United States Government and private sector research and development funding while encouraging, where appropriate, the sharing of such knowledge with trusted allies and partners. (3) A plan to address, to the maximum extent practicable, the gaps assessed under paragraph (2). (c) 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 containing— (1) the findings of the review required under subsection (a); (2) a list of gaps identified by the assessment required under subsection (b)(2); (3) for each identified gap, a description of the gap and an assessment of any legal authorities, budgeting and execution processes, or other issues the Secretary deems necessary to address the gap; (4) the plan required under subsection (b)(3); and (5) any other information the Secretary considers appropriate. (d) Definition of geoeconomics In this section, the term geoeconomics (1) how economics, technological innovation, and geography affect the distribution of capabilities in the international system; and (2) how states use economic and technological instruments in pursuit of their strategic interests. C Space National Guard 951. Establishment of Space National Guard (a) Establishment (1) In general There is established a Space National Guard that is part of the organized militia of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia— (A) in which the Space Force operates; and (B) active and inactive. (2) Reserve component There is established a Space National Guard of the United States that is the reserve component of the United States Space Force all of whose members are members of the Space National Guard. (b) Composition The Space National Guard shall be composed of the Space National Guard forces of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia— (1) in which the Space Force operates; and (2) active and inactive. 952. No effect on military installations Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be construed to authorize or require the relocation of any facility, infrastructure, or military installation of the Space National Guard or Air National Guard. 953. Implementation of Space National Guard (a) Requirement Except as specifically provided by this subtitle, the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall implement this subtitle, and the amendments made by this subtitle, not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Briefings Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually for the five subsequent years, the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of the Space Force and Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the implementation of the Space National Guard pursuant to this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle. This briefing shall address the current missions, operations and activities, personnel requirements and status, and budget and funding requirements and status of the Space National Guard, and such other matters with respect to the implementation and operation of the Space National Guard as the Secretary and the Chiefs jointly determine appropriate to keep Congress fully and currently informed on the status of the implementation of the Space National Guard. 954. Conforming amendments and clarification of authorities (a) Definitions (1) Title 10, United States Code Title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in section 101(c)— (i) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and (ii) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraphs: (6) The term Space National Guard (A) is a space force; (B) is trained, and has its officers appointed under the sixteenth clause of section 8, article I of the Constitution; (C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at Federal expense; and (D) is federally recognized. (7) The term Space National Guard of the United States ; and (B) in section 10101— (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting the following (ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) The Space National Guard of the United States. . (2) Title 32, United States Code Section 101 of title 32, United States Code is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (19) as paragraphs (10) and (21), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraphs: (8) The term Space National Guard (A) is a space force; (B) is trained, and has its officers appointed under the sixteenth clause of section 8, article I of the Constitution; (C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at Federal expense; and (D) is federally recognized. (9) The term Space National Guard of the United States . (b) Reserve components Chapter 1003 (1) by adding at the end the following new sections: 10115. Space National Guard of the United States: composition The Space National Guard of the United States is the reserve component of the Space Force that consists of— (1) federally recognized units and organizations of the Space National Guard; and (2) members of the Space National Guard who are also Reserves of the Space Force. 10116. Space National Guard: when a component of the Space Force The Space National Guard while in the service of the United States is a component of the Space Force. 10117. Space National Guard of the United States: status when not in Federal service When not on active duty, members of the Space National Guard of the United States shall be administered, armed, equipped, and trained in their status as members of the Space National Guard. ; and (2) in the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter, by adding at the end the following new items: 10115. Space National Guard of the United States: composition. 10116. Space National Guard: when a component of the Space Force. 10117. Space National Guard of the United States: status when not in Federal service. . X General Provisions A Financial Matters 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 2024 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). 1002. Requirement for a covered Armed Force to submit posture statements in support of congressional budget process (a) Finding Congress finds that since the mid-20th century, as a matter of custom, the Secretary of Defense and the chiefs of the Armed Forces have provided written annual posture statements outlining budget priorities to Congress as a part of the annual budget process. (b) Requirement Prior to the annual budget hearings of the congressional defense committees for fiscal year 2025, and each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of each Military Department, and the chief of each covered Armed Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written posture statement in support of budget priorities. Each such posture statement shall include each of the following: (1) An identification of the budget priorities of the department or Armed Force. (2) An identification of strategic requirements to support the role of the Department or Armed Force in the national defense of the United States. (3) An explanation of how resources are being applied to the national defense roles and responsibilities of the Department or Armed Force. (4) Programmatic matters related to the roles and responsibilities of the Department or Armed Force. (c) Covered Armed Force The term covered Armed Force means the following: (1) The Army. (2) The Navy. (3) The Marine Corps. (4) The Air Force. (5) The Space Force. B Counterdrug Activities 1006. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities Section 112(a)(3) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by striking $5,000 $15,000 1007. Threat analysis regarding fentanyl crisis (a) Threat analysis The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Stabilization Policy, shall conduct a threat analysis of any potential threats the illicit fentanyl drug trade poses to the defense interests of the United States. The threat analysis shall contain the following: (1) An analysis of the illicit fentanyl drug trade, including the manufacture, distribution, and sale or trade, and trans-shipment of fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances. (2) An analysis of new or emerging techniques or technologies that are likely to affect the evolution of the illicit fentanyl drug trade. (b) Report Not later than March 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes each of the following: (1) The threat analysis required under subsection (a), including any recommendations of the Secretary for any related actions. (2) Any actions the Department of Defense has taken in response to such threat analysis. (3) Any other matter the Secretary determines appropriate. 1008. Report on role of Department of Defense in supporting National Emergency Declaration combating fentanyl crisis (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the declaration of a national emergency by the President to address the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States posed by international drug trafficking is an appropriate whole-of-Government response to the problems posed by drug trafficking and, in particular, fentanyl; (2) the counternarcotics activities of the Department of Defense encompass unique capabilities that are critical for the efforts of the United States Government to combat the trafficking of illegal drugs, including fentanyl; and (3) Department of Defense support for drug interdiction capacity and capability should be leveraged by Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies, as appropriate and as permitted by law, to gain intelligence and lessons learned, and to enhance collaboration and effectiveness. (b) Report 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 that includes the following: (1) A description of Department of Defense activities in support of efforts to deal with the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14059 on December 15, 2021. (2) An assessment of the resources and authorities required to fully leverage the capabilities of the Department of Defense to best support efforts to address the threat posed by illicit drugs, including fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, that necessitated the declaration of the national emergency in Executive Order 14059. C Naval Vessels and Shipyards 1011. Modifications to annual naval vessel construction plan Section 231 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , together with the views of the Chief of Naval Operations and Commandant of the Marine Corps on the budget (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) The unaltered assessment of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps of the plan required under paragraph (1). ; and (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (3) In developing annual naval vessel construction plans for purposes of subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of the Navy shall take into consideration the most recent biennial report on shipbuilder training and the defense industrial base required by section 8693of this title. (4) If the Secretary of the Navy includes more than one annual naval vessel construction plan for any fiscal year for purposes of subsection (a)(1), to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the first 10 years of each such plan are consistent. . 1012. Critical components of national sea-based deterrence vessels Section 2218a(k)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (P) Major bulkheads and tanks. (Q) All major pumps and motors. (R) Large vertical array. (S) Atmosphere control equipment. (T) Diesel systems and components. (U) Hydraulic valves and components. (V) Bearings. (W) Major air and blow valves and components. (X) Decks and superstructure. (Y) Castings, forgings, and tank structure. (Z) Hatches and hull penetrators. . 1013. Grants for improvement of Navy ship repair or alterations capability Chapter 131 section 2218a 2219. Grants for improvement of Navy ship repair or alterations capability (a) Assistance authorized (1) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy may make grants to an eligible entity for the purpose of carrying out— (A) a capital improvement project; or (B) a maritime training program designed to foster technical skills and operational productivity. (2) The amount of a grant under this section may not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the project or program funded by the grant. (3) A grant provided under this section may not be used to construct buildings or other physical facilities, except for piers, dry docks, and structures in support of piers and dry docks, or to acquire land. (4) The Secretary may not award a grant to an eligible entity under this section unless the Secretary determines that— (A) the entity has access to sufficient non-Federal funding to meet the requirement under paragraph (2); (B) the entity has authority to carry out the proposed project; and (C) the project or program would improve— (i) efficiency, competitive operations, capability, or quality of United States Navy ship repair or alterations; or (ii) employee, or potential employee, skills and enhanced productivity related to United States Navy ship repair or alterations. (b) Eligibility To be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity shall— (1) be a shipyard or other entity that provides ship repair or alteration for non-nuclear ships; (2) submit an application, at such time, in such form, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require, including a comprehensive description of— (A) the need for the project or program proposed to be funded under the grant; (B) the methodology to be used to implement the project or program; and (C) any existing programs or arrangements that could be used to supplement or leverage a grant provided under this section; and (3) enter into an agreement with the Secretary under which the entity agrees— (A) to complete the project or program funded by the grant within a certain timeframe and without unreasonable delay and the Secretary determines such project or program is likely to be completed within the timeframe provided in such agreement; (B) to return to the Secretary any amount of the grant that is— (i) not used by the grant recipient for the purpose for which the grant was awarded; or (ii) not obligated or expended within the timeframe provided in the agreement; (C) to maintain such records as the Secretary may require and make such records available for review and audit by the Secretary; and (D) not to purchase any product or material for the project or program using grant funds, including any commercially available off-the-shelf item, unless such product or material is— (i) an unmanufactured article, material, or supply that has been mined or produced in the United States; or (ii) a manufactured article, material, or supply that has been manufactured in the United States substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States. (c) Guidelines The Secretary shall issue guidelines to establish appropriate accounting, reporting, and review procedures to ensure that— (1) amounts awarded as grants under this section are used for the purposes for which such amounts were made available; and (2) an entity that receives a grant under this section complies with the terms of the agreement such entity enters into with the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)(3). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term commercially available off-the-shelf item (A) means any item of supply (including construction material) that is— (i) a commercial item, as defined by section 2.101 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024); and (ii) sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and (B) does not include bulk cargo, as defined in section 40102(4) of title 46, such as agricultural products and petroleum products. (2) The term product or material (A) means an article, material, or supply brought to the site where the project or program is being carried out for incorporation into the project or program; and (B) includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. (3) The term United States . 1014. Repeal of obsolete provision of law regarding vessel nomenclature Section 8662 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (b); and (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). 1015. Responsibility of Commandant of the Marine Corps with respect to naval force battleship assessment and requirement reporting Section 8695(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking Amphibious warfare ships Responsibilities of Commandant of Marine Corps (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: and for naval vessels with the primary mission of transporting Marines 1016. Policy of the United States on shipbuilding defense industrial base Section 1025(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 10 U.S.C. 7291 (1) by striking United States United States— (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (1) to have available, as soon as practicable, not fewer than 355 battle force ships, comprised of the optimal mix of platforms, with funding subject to the availability of appropriations or other funds; and (2) that the United States shipbuilding defense industrial base is fundamental to achieving the shipbuilding requirements of the Navy and constitutes a unique national security imperative that requires sustainment and support by the Navy and Congress. . 1017. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of landing dock ships and guided missile cruisers (a) Landing dock ships None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, inactivate, or place in storage any of the following ships: (1) USS Germantown (LSD-42). (2) USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44). (3) USS Tortuga (LSD-46). (b) Guided missile cruisers None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, inactivate, or place in storage— (1) the USS Shiloh (CG-67); (2) the USS Cowpens (CG-63); or (3) more than three other guided missile cruisers. 1018. Expeditionary fast transport vessels (a) Prohibition on reduced operating status None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024 may be used to place an expeditionary fast transport vessel into a reduced operating status. (b) Strategy for use (1) Strategy and concept of operations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Naval Operations, in consultation with the Commander of United States Military Sealift Command, shall develop and implement a strategy and concept of operations for the use of expeditionary fast transport vessels in support of operational plans in the area of operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command. (2) Report Not later than 30 days after the development of the strategy and concept of operations required under paragraph (1), the Chief of Naval Operations shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing such strategy and concept of operations. 1019. Guam shipyard assessment (a) Assessment required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the ship building and repair capabilities located on Guam, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, and the feasibility of reestablishing the former Ship Repair Facility, Guam. (b) Elements The assessment required under subsection (a) shall include each of the following: (1) A description of the capabilities to conduct shipbuilding and ship repair activities in Guam, as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) A description of any planned improvements to shipbuilding and ship repair infrastructure in Guam. (3) An evaluation of the feasibility of re-establishing a depot-level ship repair capability with dry-docking in Guam at the site of the former Ship Repair Facility, Guam, including an identification of options for operating the ship repair capability through a public-private partnership. 1020. Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a contract for the advance procurement and construction of a San Antonio-class amphibious ship (a) In general Amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Navy for Shipbuilding and Conversion for any of fiscal years 2023 through 2025 may be used by the Secretary of the Navy to enter into an incrementally funded contract for the advance procurement and construction of a San Antonio-class amphibious ship. (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. 1021. Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a contract for the advance procurement and construction of a submarine tender (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 2024 may be used by the Secretary of the Navy to enter into an incrementally funded contract for the advance procurement and construction of a submarine tender. (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. 1022. Plan for extended prohibition on retirement of ships In the case of any ship or class of ship for which a provision of this Act limits the availability of funds authorized to be appropriated for the purposes retiring, preparing to retire, inactivating, or placing in storage any such ship, the Secretary of Defense shall include, with the Department of Defense materials submitted to Congress with the budget of the President for fiscal year 2025, a plan to resource and retain such ship or class of ships until— (1) the end of fiscal year 2027; or (2) the end of the expected service life of the ships. 1023. Congressional notification regarding pending retirement of naval vessels viable for artificial reefing (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should explore and solicit artificial reefing opportunities with appropriate entities for any naval vessel planned for retirement before initiating any plans to dispose of the vessel. (b) Report Not later than 90 days before the retirement from the Naval Vessel Register of any naval vessel that is a viable candidate for artificial reefing, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives notice of the pending retirement of such vessel. 1024. Quarterly briefings on submarine readiness (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and once every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2026, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the congressional defense committees quarterly briefings on SSN (attack) submarine class maintenance and readiness. (b) Information to be provided Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (1) The original estimated amount of time expected for SSN (attack) submarine depot-level maintenance activities to be completed, any adjustments to the schedule, the reasons why any changes were necessary, and the new expected timeframe for completion and any additional costs involved, which shall— (A) by broken out by shipyard or private entity (by site), by name, and by type of submarine; and (B) include any new efforts the Navy has taken to address the delays it continues to face. (2) Metrics for improvement and capacity of public and private shipyards that affect depot-level maintenance activities for SSN (attack) submarines, including— (A) trends in the amount of maintenance work performed compared to shipyard capacity; (B) an assessment of the adequacy of the workforce; (C) projections with respect to the availability of parts; and (D) major infrastructure requirements at each shipyard for the subsequent 30 years to sustain the authorized fleetwide SSN (attack) submarine readiness level. (3) Recommendations for legislative changes required with respect to policy or resources to ensure efficient and effective maintenance and operational readiness for the SSN (attack) class of submarine. D Counterterrorism 1031. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States Section 1033 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2024 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Section 1034(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2024 1033. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries Section 1035 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2024 1034. 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 fiscal years 2018 through 2023 fiscal years 2018 through 2024 E Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 1041. Modification to definitions of Confucius Institute (a) Limitation on provision of funds to institutions of higher education Paragraph (1) of section 1062(d) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 10 U.S.C. 2241 (1) Confucius Institute The term Confucius Institute (A) any program that receives funding from or has any operational ties to— (i) the Chinese International Education Foundation; or (ii) the Center for Language Exchange Cooperation of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China; or (B) any cultural institute directly or indirectly funded by the Government of the People’s Republic of China. . (b) Prohibition of funds for Chinese language instruction Paragraph (2) of section 1091(d) of the of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 (2) Confucius Institute The term Confucius Institute (A) any program that receives funding from or has any operational ties to— (i) the Chinese International Education Foundation; or (ii) the Center for Language Exchange Cooperation of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China; or (B) any cultural institute directly or indirectly funded by the Government of the People’s Republic of China. . 1042. Limitation on provision of funds to institutions of higher education hosting Confucius Institutes Section 1062(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 10 U.S.C. 2241 (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking if the Secretary, after consultation with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, determines such a waiver is appropriate. if the institution of higher education provides to the Secretary— (B) and by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (A) a commitment that it will not host the Confucius Institute at any time after September 30, 2026; (B) a plan to close the Confucius Institute before such date; and (C) a justification for why the institution is unable to close the Confucius Institute immediately. ; (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): (2) The Secretary shall issue a waiver under paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis and may only issue such a waiver for a single year. An institution of higher education that receives a one-year waiver and seeks an additional waiver shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes— (A) the reason why an additional waiver is necessary; and (B) a description of the steps the institution has taken during the preceding year to ensure the Confucius Institute hosted by the institution is closed by not later than September 30, 2026. ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) The authority to issue a waiver under paragraph (1) shall terminate on October 1, 2026, and any waiver issued under such paragraph shall not apply on or after such date. . 1043. Modification of vetting procedures and monitoring requirements for certain military training Section 1090 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 10 U.S.C. 113 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection: (e) Treatment of NATO member nations (1) In general Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary of Defense may exempt the nationals of a member nation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization from the requirements applicable to covered individuals under this section. (2) Process required The Secretary of Defense shall establish a process for granting exemptions under this section. Such process shall— (A) include— (i) an identification of existing vetting procedures and security measures that are functionally equivalent to Department of Defense standards for eligibility for physical access to Department installations and facilities in the United States; or (ii) the establishment of alternative procedures and measures applicable to such member nations that are functionally equivalent to such Department of Defense standards; and (B) include such other measures as the Secretary determines appropriate. (3) Notification to Congress Not later than 30 days before granting an exemption under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives notification of the Secretary’s intent to grant such an exemption. . 1044. Limitation on availability of funds until delivery of report on next generation tactical communications (a) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of United States Special Operations Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on reported issues with the AN/PRC–163 radio that includes the following: (1) A history of all issues with the AN/PRC–163 radio reported 30 days before the date of submission of such report, and the steps taken by the Commander and the manufacturer of such radio to remedy such reported issues. (2) A summary and description of all such reported issues that have not been remedied as of the date of submission of such report that have been identified through consultation with users in the field at the tactical level and recently redeployed operators of such radio throughout the Command. (3) A plan, developed in consultation with the manufacturer of such radio, to address and mitigate all identified issues with the radio by 2025. (b) Limitation of funds Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the United States Special Operations Command for procurement of Next Generation Tactical Communications, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the Commander of United States Special Operations Command submits to the congressional defense committees the report require under subsection (a). 1045. Limitation on use of funds related to Military Religious Freedom Foundation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense may be used— (1) to communicate with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, its leadership, or its founder; or (2) to take any action or make any decision as a result of any claim, objection, or protest made by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation without the authority of the Secretary of Defense. 1046. Prohibition on use of funds for advisory committees related to environmental, social, and governance aspects (a) Prohibition None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024 may be used— (1) to establish in the Department of Defense an advisory committee related to environmental, social, and governance aspects; or (2) for the Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion or any successor committee. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term environmental (A) emissions of greenhouse gases, including— (i) carbon dioxide; (ii) methane; (iii) nitrous oxide; (iv) nitrogen trifluoride; (v) hydrofluorocarbons; (vi) perfluorocarbons; and (vii) sulfur hexafluoride; (B) climate change; and (C) environmental justice. (2) The term governance (3) The term social (A) race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic standards; (B) ideologies that oppose equal protection of the law or support discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex; and (C) critical race theory, social justice, or similar ideologies. F Studies and Reports 1061. Annual report on unfunded priorities of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Chapter 9 section 222d 222e. Unfunded priorities of Defense POW/MIA Accounting 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 Defense POW/MIA Accounting 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 Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. (b) Elements (1) 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 for applicable procurement accounts. (ii) Program Element number for applicable research, development, test, and evaluation accounts. (iii) Sub-activity group for applicable operation and maintenance accounts. (2) 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 (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 POW/MIA Accounting Agency in connection with the budget if additional resources had been available for the budget to fund the program, activity, or mission requirement. . 1062. Quarterly briefings on Joint All Domain Command and Control Effort Section 1076(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 (1) by striking October 1, 2024 October 1, 2028, the Deputy Secretary of Defense (2) by striking the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, 1063. Extension of requirement to submit a report on Department of Defense support for Department of Homeland Security at the international borders of the United States Section 1014(d)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 271 December 31, 2024 December 31, 2025 1064. Air Force plan for maintaining proficient aircrews in certain mission areas (a) Plan required The Secretary of the Air Force shall develop a plan, and the associated actions and milestones for implementing the plan, to designate, equip, and train the number of combat air forces aviation units (in this section referred to as CAF units (1) Close air support. (2) Forward air controller–airborne. (3) Combat search and rescue. (b) Report The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan required under subsection (a). Such report shall include the following information: (1) The number of CAF units required to meet steady-state, contingency, and wartime mission requirements for each mission area referred to in subsection (a). (2) The number of proficient aircrews each unit must maintain in order to be qualified and current in each such mission area. (3) The number of CAF units and aircrew personnel that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, are trained and equipped to meet steady-state, contingency, and wartime mission requirements for each such mission area. (4) The location of any CAF unit and associated aircraft that have been designated to be proficient in such mission areas. (5) The minimum quantity of initial training and continuation training sorties and events aircrews will be required to achieve monthly and yearly to be qualified as proficient, current, and experienced in such mission areas. (6) Any other information, data, or analyses the Secretary determines relevant. (c) Limitation The Secretary of the Air Force may not reduce the total inventory of the Air Force of A-10 aircraft below 218 until the date that is 180 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the report required under subsection (b). (d) Definition of proficient In this section, the term proficient (1) has thorough knowledge but occasionally may make an error of omission or commission; (2) is able to operate in a complex, fluid environment and is able to handle most contingencies and unusual circumstances; and (3) is prepared for mission tasking on the first sortie in a theater of operations. 1065. Assessment and strategy relating to range capability and capacity for Joint All-Domain Operations (a) Reports required Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every three years thereafter until June 1, 2037, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an assessment of the Department of Defense range capability and capacity in Florida. (b) Contents of reports Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include each of the following: (1) The amount and types of testing activities conducted at ranges in Florida. (2) The capabilities and capacity available at ranges in Florida that are not available elsewhere in the United States. (3) The capacity of such ranges to be used for additional testing activities. (4) An evaluation of the possibility of using such ranges for the testing activities of other Federal agencies and private-sector entities in the United States. (5) An evaluation of the capacity of ranges in Florida to be used to develop and train for current and future realistic, Joint All-Domain Operations exercises. (6) An assessment of Joint All-Domain Operations training shortfalls at domestic military installations generally. (7) An analysis of the use or potential use of Florida ranges as sites for a large-scale, operationally relevant, live-fire campaign-level Joint All-Domain Operations training exercises based on conflict in the South China Sea first island chain. (8) An analysis of the national security implications of a changing Military Mission Line. (9) A review of Department of Defense engagement with the State and local governments in Florida to maintain and expand Department of Defense ranges in Florida. (10) A review of Department of Defense engagement in the Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse, Sentinel Landscapes of Florida, and entities assessing existing and future sea lanes for compatibility with future range requirements. (c) Strategy (1) In general Not later than November 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a strategy to ensure range capability to develop Joint All-Domain Operations capabilities and training environments based on the results of the assessments conducted under subsection (a). Such strategy shall include— (A) a plan to establish and field requirements for the development and testing of emerging technologies that require a Joint All-Domain Operations range capability in Florida; (B) a plan to acquire and field infrastructure, technology, and human capital required to develop Joint All-Domain Operations capabilities and training environments in Florida; (C) an identification of investments necessary to ensure the ranges in Florida will meet mission-driven, all-domain requirements of the future; and (D) an analysis, determination, and prioritization of legislative action required to ensure the Department of Defense maintains range capability and capacity for future all-domain test and training in Florida. (2) Coordination The Secretary of Defense shall develop the strategy required under paragraph (1) in coordination with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, the Test Resource Management Center, the Director of Operational Test an Evaluation of the Department of Defense, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. (3) Incorporation The Secretary of Defense shall incorporate the strategy required by paragraph (1) into any existing capability of the Department of Defense for development and test strategies. (d) Interim briefing Not later than 90 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 first assessment of the Secretary under subsection (a); and (2) the strategy required under subsection (c). (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term Joint All-Domain Operations (2) The term Military Mission Line (f) Form of reports and strategy Each report required under subsection (a) and the strategy required under subsection (c) shall be submitted in unclassified form that does not require safeguarding or dissemination controls, and may include a classified annex. 1066. Report on defense of Department of Defense facilities and forces in European and Indo-Pacific regions from missile and air attack (a) Study The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to determine whether the Department of Defense has sufficient forces, systems, and capabilities to defend Department of Defense military facilities and deployed forces in the European and Indo-Pacific regions from hypersonic-, ballistic-, cruise-missile and air attack, or to otherwise defeat such attacks. (b) Report (1) In general Not later than June 30, 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the study required by subsection (a). Such report shall include a specific and detailed plan for ensuring the ability of the Department of Defense to defend Department of Defense military facilities and deployed forces in the European and Indo-Pacific regions from hypersonic-, ballistic-, cruise-missile and air attack through 2030. (2) Form of report The report required by this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (3) Public availability Not later than 14 days after the date of the submission of the report required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make an unclassified summary of the report available to the public on an appropriate internet website of the Department of Defense. 1067. Independent study on naval mine warfare (a) Study required Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct an independent study of the mine warfare capabilities of the Navy. (b) Elements The study under subsection (a) shall include an assessment and comprehensive review of— (1) the offensive and defensive mine warfare capabilities of the Navy; and (2) the offensive mine inventories of Navy as of the date of study. (c) Results Following the completion of the study under subsection (a), the federally funded research and development center that conducts the study shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the results of the study. The report shall include— (1) a summary of the research and other activities carried out as part of the study; and (2) considerations and recommendations to improve the mine warfare capabilities of the Navy, including recommendations for any legislation that may be needed for such purpose. (d) Submittal to Congress (1) In general Not later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives— (A) an unaltered copy of the results of the study, as submitted to the Secretary under subsection (c); and (B) the written responses of the Secretary and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to such results. (2) Form The submission under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 1068. Report on establishment of joint force headquarters in Indo-Pacific region (a) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the progress of the implementation plan required under section 1087 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–363 10 U.S.C. 161 (b) Elements The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) A description of the personnel, supporting infrastructure, and operational chain of command relationships associated with the joint force headquarters that is required to be established by section 1087 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–363 10 U.S.C. 161 (2) An evaluation of the personnel, supporting infrastructure, and operational chain of command relationships that would be required to support the potential establishment of an additional fully equipped and persistent joint force headquarters or joint task force that would be responsible for the operational employment of forces in the Western Pacific. (3) An identification of the appropriate rank for the commander required to lead the efforts described in paragraphs (1) and (2) and the feasibility of using an existing component commander to lead these efforts. (4) An analysis of how the Department’s plan for Joint Task Force Micronesia aligns with the requirements described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), and in section 1087 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–363 10 U.S.C. 161 (5) An analysis of the advisability of establishing an additional joint task force or joint force headquarters responsible for the operational employment of forces in the Western Pacific. (c) Form The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 1069. Annual briefings on implementation of Force Design 2030 (a) Briefings required Not later than March 31, 2024, and annually thereafter through March 31, 2030, the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the programmatic choices made to implement Force Design 2030, including new developmental and fielded capabilities and capabilities and capacity divested to accelerate the implementation of Force Design 2030. (b) Elements Each briefing provided under subsection (a) shall include— (1) an assessment of changes in the national defense strategy under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code, defense planning guidance, the Joint Warfighting Concept (and associated Concept Required Capabilities), and other planning processes that informed Force Design 2030; (2) an inventory and assessment of exercises and experiments related to Force Design 2030 beginning in fiscal year 2020, including— (A) an identification of any capabilities that were involved in such exercises and experiments; and (B) the extent to which such exercises and experiments validated or militated against proposed capability investments; (3) an inventory of divestments of capability or capacity, whether force structure or equipment, starting in fiscal year 2020, including— (A) a timeline of the progress of each divestment; (B) the type of force structure or equipment divested or reduced; (C) the percentage of force structure of equipment divested or reduced, including any equipment entered into inventory management or other form of storage; (D) the rationale and context behind such divestment; and (E) an identification of whether such divestment affects the ability of the Marine Corps to meet the requirements of the Global Force Management process and the operational plans, including— (i) an explanation of how the Marine Corps plans to mitigate the loss of such capability or capacity if the divestment affects the ability of the Marine Corps to meet the requirements of the Global Force Management process and the operational plans, including through new investments, additional joint planning and training, or other methods; and (ii) an assessment of the actual and projected recruitment and retention percentages of the Marine Corps, starting in fiscal year 2020; (4) an inventory of extant or planned investments as a part of Force Design 2030, broken down by capability areas including— (A) integrated air and missile defense; (B) littoral mobility and maneuver; (C) sea denial; (D) recon and counter-recon forces; (E) the amphibious warfare ship and maritime mobility requirements the Marine Corps submitted to the Department of the Navy in support of the Marine Corps organization and concepts under Force Design 2030 and its statutory requirements, including an explicit statement of— (i) the planning assumptions about the readiness of amphibious warfare ships and maritime mobility platforms in developing the requirements; and (ii) whether the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan of and budget for the fiscal year covered by the briefing meet the amphibious ship requirements of the Navy; (5) for each capability included in the inventory under paragraph (4)— (A) the name; (B) the purpose and context; (C) an identification of the capability being replaced, if applicable; (D) the date of initial operational capability; (E) the date of full operational capability; (F) the number of deliveries of units by year; and (G) the approved acquisition objective or similar inventory objective; (6) an assessment of how the capability investments identified in the inventory under paragraph (4) contribute to joint force efficacy in new ways, including through support of other military departments; (7) an assessment of the ability of the Marine Corps to generate required force elements for the immediate ready force and the contingency ready force over the two fiscal years preceding the year during which the briefing is provided and the expected ability to generate such force elements through fiscal year 2030; (8) an assessment of Marine Corps force structure and readiness of marine expeditionary units compared to availability of amphibious ships comprising an amphibious ready group over the two fiscal years preceding the year during which the briefing is provided and the expected availability of such ships through fiscal year 2030; (9) an assessment by the Marine Corps of its compliance with the statutory organization prescribed in section 8063 of title 10, United States Code, specifically The Marine Corps, within the Department of the Navy, shall be so organized as to include not less than three combat divisions and three air wings, and such other land combat, aviation, and other services as may be organic therein. (10) an assessment by the Marine Corps of its compliance with the statutory functions prescribed in section 8063 of title 10, United States Code, specifically The Marine Corps shall be organized, trained, and equipped to provide fleet marine forces of combined arms, together with supporting air components, for service with the fleet in the seizure or defense of advanced naval bases and for the conduct of such land operations as may be essential to the prosecution of a naval campaign. 1070. Plan for Taiwan noncombatant evacuation operations (a) Plan The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall maintain a sufficient evacuation plan that is suitable for execution as a noncombatant evacuation operations plan or any other evacuation mission conducted by the Department of Defense from Taiwan. (b) Annual review and update On an annual basis, the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) review the plan required under subsection (a)and update such plan as the Secretary determines necessary; and (2) submit to Congress certification that the plan is either sufficient or needs to be updated. (c) Congressional briefings Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities shall provide 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 an unclassified and classified briefing on the plan required under subsection (a). G Other Matters 1081. Navy consideration of Coast Guard views on matters directly concerning Coast Guard capabilities Chapter 803 8029. Consideration of Coast Guard views on matters directly concerning Coast Guard capabilities The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the views of the Commandant of the Coast Guard are given appropriate consideration before a major decision is made by an element of the Department of the Navy on a matter that directly concerns any capability of the Coast Guard in support of national defense. . 1082. Development of commercial integration cells action plan within certain combatant commands (a) In general Not later than March 1, 2024, the Commander of the United States Africa Command, the Commander of the United States European Command, the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the Commander of the United States Northern Command, and the Commander of the United States Southern Command shall each develop an action plan that includes— (1) the potential establishment of a commercial integration cell within their respective combatant command for the purpose of closely integrating public and private entities with capabilities relevant to the area of operation of such combatant command; and (2) the potential establishment of a chief technology officer position within their respective combatant command, who would— (A) oversee such commercial integration cell; and (B) report directly to the commander of the applicable combatant command. (b) Briefing Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each commander of a combatant command referred to in subsection (a) shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the feasibility, costs, and benefits of establishing a commercial integration cell. 1083. Requirement to update warfighting requirements for confronting Russia in Europe (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) European warfighting requirements should reflect the most current state of affairs regarding assessed adversary capabilities, capacity, and intent; and (2) maintaining up-to-date plans and assumptions is essential to— (A) identifying and properly scoping global threats; and (B) the ability of the Department of Defense to counter such threats to secure the defense and national security interests of the United States. (b) Requirement The Secretary of Defense shall update the warfighting requirements of the Department of Defense for confronting Russia in Europe. (c) Briefing Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the requirements updated under subsection (b). 1084. Update to strategic plan on Department of Defense combating trafficking in persons program (a) In general Not later than June 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on an updated strategic plan for the combating trafficking in persons program of the Department of Defense. (b) Elements of plan The updated strategic plan required under subsection (a) shall include each of the following: (1) An assessment of the efforts of the Department of Defense to combat trafficking in persons in areas with high populations of members of the United States Armed Forces, including in overseas locations. (2) A review of the coordination of efforts of the Department to combat trafficking in persons across the military departments in areas where multiple military departments operate bases. (3) Recommendations for improved cooperation with local communities and relevant Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in addressing trafficking in persons. (4) A review of new methods and concepts for combating trafficking in persons that the Department has implemented since the previous strategic plan. (5) A description of plans of the Department to adapt innovative approaches, and integrate new technologies. 1085. Guidance for use of unmanned aircraft systems by National Guard (a) New guidance required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue new guidance on the use of unmanned aircraft systems by the National Guard for covered activities. (b) Briefing Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary issues the new guidance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. Such briefing shall include— (1) an explanation of whether the new guidance is more restrictive than guidance on the use of other types of aircraft for covered activities; and (2) if the new guidance is more restrictive, an explanation for the reasons why such guidance is more restrictive. (c) Covered activities defined In this section, the term covered activities (1) Emergency operations. (2) Search and rescue operations. (3) Defense support to civil authorities. (4) Support provided under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code. 1086. Sense of Congress regarding defense presence in the Indo-Pacific region It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should maintain sufficient force posture and capabilities in the area of operations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. XI Civilian Personnel Matters 1101. Authority to establish excepted service positions for army law enforcement activities Chapter 747 7378. Army law enforcement activity recruitment and retention (a) General authority (1) Consistent with paragraph (2), and without regard to the provisions of any other law relating to the appointment, number, classification, or compensation of employees, the Secretary of Defense may— (A) establish, as positions in the excepted service, such qualified positions in Army Law Enforcement Activities as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the investigative responsibilities of such activities; (B) appoint an individual to a qualified position (after taking into consideration the availability of preference eligibles for appointment to the position); and (C) subject to subsections (b) and (c), fix the compensation of an individual in a qualified position. (2) The authority of the Secretary under this section may not be used until on or after the date that each requirement of section 548 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (b) Basic pay The Secretary shall— (1) consistent with section 5341 of title 5, adopt such provisions of that title to provide for prevailing rate systems of basic pay; and (2) apply those provisions for purposes of establishing rates of basic pay for qualified positions. (c) Additional compensation, incentives, and allowances (1) The Secretary may provide employees in qualified positions compensation (in addition to basic pay), including benefits, incentives, and allowances, consistent with, and not in excess of the level authorized for, comparable positions authorized by title 5. (2) An employee in a qualified position whose rate of basic pay is fixed under subsection (b)(1) shall be eligible for an allowance under section 5941 of title 5 on the same basis and to the same extent as if the employee was an employee covered by such section, including eligibility conditions, allowance rates, and all other terms and conditions in law or regulation. (d) Implementation plan required The authority granted in subsection (a) shall become effective 90 days after the date on which the Secretary provides to the congressional defense committees a plan for implementation of such authority. The plan shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the current scope of the positions covered by the authority. (2) A plan for the use of the authority. (3) Other matters as appropriate. (e) Required regulations The Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this section. (f) Probationary period The probationary period for all employees hired under the authority established in this section shall be one year. (g) Incumbents of existing competitive service positions (1) An individual occupying a position on the date of the enactment of this section that is selected to be converted to a position in the excepted service under this section shall have the right to refuse such conversion. (2) After the date on which an individual who refuses a conversion under paragraph (1) stops serving in the position selected to be converted, the position may be converted to a position in the excepted service. (h) Definitions In this section: (1) The term Army Law Enforcement Activities (2) The term excepted service (3) The term preference eligible (4) The term qualified position . 1102. Authorization to pay a living quarters allowance for Department of the Navy civilian employees assigned to permanent duty in Guam for performing work, or supporting work being performed, aboard or dockside, of U.S. naval vessels (a) Allowance Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when Government owned or rented quarters are not otherwise provided without charge to a covered employee, the Secretary of the Navy may grant to a covered employee one or more of the following allowances: (1) A living quarters allowance for rent, heat, light, fuel, gas, electricity, and water. The Secretary is authorized to pay such allowance by reimbursement or by advance payments without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31, United States Code. (2) Under unusual circumstances, as determined by the Secretary, payment or reimbursement for extraordinary, necessary, and reasonable expenses, not otherwise compensated for, incurred in initial repairs, alterations, and improvements to the privately leased residence in Guam of a covered employee— (A) the expenses are administratively approved in advance; and (B) the duration and terms of the lease justify payment of the expenses by the Government. (b) Covered employee defined In this section, the term covered employee 1103. Consolidation of direct hire authorities for candidates with specified degrees at science and technology reinvention laboratories Section 4091 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking bachelor’s degree bachelor’s or advanced degree (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking calendar year fiscal year (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking calendar year fiscal year (C) in paragraph (1), by striking 6 percent 11 percent (D) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by striking the fiscal year last ending before the start of such calendar year the preceding fiscal year (3) by striking subsection (f); and (4) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f). 1104. Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Department of Defense Section 9905(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting , 3307, 3303 (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (12) Any position in support of aircraft operations for which the Secretary determines there is a critical hiring need or shortage of candidates. (13) Any position in support of the safety of the public, law enforcement, or first response for which the Secretary determines there is a critical hiring need or shortage of candidates. . 1105. 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 Public Law 117–263 through 2023 through 2024 1106. Extension of authority to grant competitive status to employees of inspectors general for overseas contingency operations Section 419(d)(5)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 2 years 5 years 1107. 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 ( Public Law 114–328 2025 2035 (b) Briefing Section 1102(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 2025 2035 1108. Waiver of limitation on appointment of recently retired members of armed forces to DOD competitive service positions (a) In general Section 3326 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting certain positions (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking the civil service the excepted service or the Senior Executive Service (B) in paragraph (1), by striking for the purpose Management (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 33 of such title is amended in the item relating to section 3326 by inserting certain positions 1109. Exclusion of nonappropriated fund employees from limitations on dual pay Section 5531(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking Government corporation and Government corporation, but excluding 1110. 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 Public Law 110–417 Public Law 117–263 2024 2025 1111. Support United States Strategic Command and United States Space Command enterprises (a) In general Chapter 81 1599k. Application of acquisition demonstration project to Department of the Air Force employees assigned to support United States Strategic Command and United States Space Command enterprises (a) In general For the purposes of the demonstration project, the Secretary of Defense may apply the provisions of section 1762 of this title, including any regulations, procedures, waivers, or guidance implementing such section, to an employee of the Department of the Air Force assigned to support the United States Strategic Command or United States Space Command, or a joint subordinate component command or center, as if the employee was a member of the acquisition workforce. (b) Number of participants For the purposes of section 1762(c) of this title, participating employees are deemed not to be persons who may participate in the demonstration project. (c) Termination of authority; conversion Subsections (g) and (h) of section 1762 of this title shall apply to the authority under this section and to participating employees, respectively. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Demonstration project The term demonstration project (2) Participating employee The term participating employee . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 81 1599k. Application of acquisition demonstration project to Department of the Air Force employees assigned to support United States Strategic Command and United States Space Command enterprises. . 1112. Temporary extension of authority to provide security for former Department of Defense officials During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on January 1, 2025, section 714(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting four years two years 1113. GAO report on civilian support positions at remote military installations (a) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall assess and submit a report to the Secretary of Defense on the following: (1) The average number of vacancies for civilian support services positions at remote or isolated military installations in comparison to vacancies for such positions at other military installations. In carrying out this paragraph, the Comptroller General shall account for the differences in military population size. (2) The average number of days required to fill such a vacancy at a remote and isolated military installation in comparison to filling a vacancy of a position with the same duties (to the greatest extent practicable) at such other installations. (3) Any recommendations on additional hiring incentives for civilian support services positions described in subsection (b)(1)(A) at a remote or isolated installations, and any recommendations on ways to ensure that such positions described in subsection (b)(1)(B) are able to effectively staff positions in order to meet the mission of their applicable military installation. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term civilian support services positions (A) any position within the civil service (as that term is defined in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code), including any nonappropriated fund (NAF) position; and (B) any Federal contractor (or subcontractor at any tier); and (2) the term military installation 1114. Modification to shore leave accrual for crews of vessels to support crew rotations and improve retention of civilian mariners (a) In general Chapter 81 1599l. Shore leave accrual for civilian mariners of the Department of Defense With respect to an officer, crewmember, or other employee of the Department of Defense serving aboard an oceangoing vessel on an extended voyage, the first sentence in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 6305 of title 5 shall be applied by substituting 7 calendar days 30 calendar days . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 1599k, as added by section 1111(b), the following: 1599l. Shore leave accrual for civilian mariners of the Department of Defense. . 1115. Assessments of staffing in Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (a) In general (1) DOD assessment The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment validating each civil service position in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness against existing personnel of the Office. For purposes of carrying out such assessment, the head of the Office shall submit to the Secretary the alignment of total force manpower resources of the Office against core missions, tasks, and functions, including a mapping of missions to the originating statute or Department policy. (2) Office assessment The head of the Office shall conduct an assessment on the tasks, functions, and associated civilian personnel the Office believes are necessary to perform the duties of the Office. (3) DOD analysis The Secretary shall determine whether there is any conflict between the assessment conducted under paragraph (1) and the assessment under paragraph (2), and what personnel actions (if any) the Secretary will take to eliminate such conflict. (b) Interim briefing and report (1) Interim briefing Not later than April 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees an interim briefing on the assessments under subsection (a). (2) Final report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the assessments under subsection (a). Such report shall include the following: (A) A validation of every civil service position in the Office against existing civilian personnel requirements. (B) The methodology and process through which such validation was performed. (C) Relevant statistical analysis on civil service position fill rates against validated requirements. (D) Analysis of each civil service position and grade and whether the position description and grade match the function and task requirements of the position. (E) Plan to update grades and position descriptions to meet current and future requirements, tasks, and functions. (F) Lessons learned through the civilian position validation process and statistical analysis under subparagraphs (B) through (F). (G) Any legislative, policy or budgetary recommendations of the Secretary related to the subject matter of the report. (d) Definitions In this section— (1) the term civil service (2) the term Office 1116. Military Spouse Employment Act (a) Appointment of military spouses Section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) The term remote work ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (5) The term telework ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking or (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty, or a spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the Armed Forces, to a position in which the spouse will engage in remote work. ; and (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking subsection (a)(3) subsection (a)(4) (b) GAO study and report (1) Definitions In this subsection— (A) the terms agency (B) the term employee (C) the term remote work (D) the term telework (2) Requirement Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and publish a report regarding the use of remote work by agencies, which shall include a discussion of what is known regarding— (A) the number of employees who are engaging in remote work; (B) the role of remote work in agency recruitment and retention efforts; (C) the geographic location of employees who engage in remote work; (D) the effect that remote work has had on how often employees are reporting to officially established agency locations to perform the duties and responsibilities of the positions of those employees and other authorized activities; and (E) how the use of remote work has affected Federal office space utilization and spending. 1117. Amendments to the John S. McCain strategic defense fellows program (a) Selection of participants Subsection (d)(2) of section 932 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 10 U.S.C. 1580 (2) Geographical representation Out of the total number of individuals selected to participate in the fellows program in any year, no more than 20 percent may be from any of the following geographic regions: (A) The Northeast United States. (B) The Southeast United States. (C) The Midwest United States. (D) The Southwest United States. (E) The Western United States. (F) Alaska, Hawaii, United States territories, and areas outside the United States. . (b) Appointment, placement, and conversion Such section is further amended— (1) in subsection (d)(3)— (A) by striking assigned appointed (B) by striking assignment appointment (2) by amending subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: (e) Appointment (1) In general An individual who participates in the fellows program shall be appointed into an excepted service position in the Department. (2) Position requirements Each year, the head of each Department of Defense Component shall submit to the Secretary of Defense placement opportunities for participants in the fellows program. Such placement opportunities shall provide for leadership development and potential commencement of a career track toward a position of senior leadership in the Department. The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the heads of Department of Defense Components, shall establish qualification requirements for the appointment of participants under paragraph (1) and subsection (f)(2). (3) Appointment to positions Each year, the Secretary of Defense shall appoint participants in the fellows program to positions in the Department of Defense Components. In making such appointments, the Secretary shall seek to best match the qualifications and skills of the participants with the requirements for positions available for appointment. (4) Term The term of each appointment under the fellows program shall be one year with the option to extend the appointment up to one additional year. (5) Grade An individual appointed to a position under the fellows program shall be appointed at a level between GS–10 and GS–12 of the General Schedule based on the directly-related qualifications, skills, and professional experience of the individual. (6) Education loan repayment To the extent that funds are provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary of Defense may repay a loan of a participant in the fellows program if the loan is described by subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 16301(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code. Any repayment of a loan under this paragraph may require a minimum service agreement, as determined by the Secretary. (7) Department of defense component defined In this subsection, the term Department of Defense Component (f) Career development (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that participants in the fellows program— (A) receive career development opportunities and support appropriate for the commencement of a career track within the Department leading toward a future position of senior leadership within the Department, including ongoing mentorship support through appropriate personnel from entities within the Department; and (B) are provided appropriate employment opportunities for competitive and excepted service positions in the Department upon successful completion of the fellows program. (2) Noncompetitive appointment or conversion Upon a participant’s successful completion of the fellows program, the Secretary may, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 (3) Appointment of former participants The Secretary may utilize the authority in paragraph (2) for a participant— (A) up to 2 years 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, up to 5 years after the date of the participant’s successful completion of the fellows program. (4) Publication of selection The Secretary shall publish, on an Internet website of the Department available to the public, the names of the individuals selected to participate in the fellows program. . 1118. Including military service in determining family and medical leave eligibility for Federal employees (a) Title 5 Section 6381(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (B) has completed at least 12 months of service— (i) as an employee (as that term is defined in section 2105) of the Government of the United States, including service with the United States Postal Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission, and a nonappropriated fund instrumentality as described in section 2105(c); or (ii) which qualifies as honorable active service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, or Marine Corps of the United States; . (b) FMLA (1) In general A covered employee who has completed 12 months of service which qualifies as honorable active service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, or Marine Corps of the United States shall be deemed to have met the service requirement in section 101(1)(A) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, notwithstanding the requirements of such section 101(1)(A). (2) Covered employee defined In this subsection, the term covered employee (A) includes— (i) any Federal employee eligible for family and medical leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 based on their status as such an employee; (ii) any Federal employee covered by the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 eligible for family and medical leave by operation of section 202 of such Act; (iii) any Federal employee of the Executive Office of the President eligible for family and medical leave by operation of section 412 of title 3, United States Code; and (iv) any non-judicial employee of the District of Columbia courts and any employee of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service; and (B) does not include any member of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service or the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, (c) Department of Veterans Affairs Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall modify the family and medical leave program provided by operation of section 7425(c) of title 38, United States Code, to conform with the requirements of the amendment made by subsection (a) with respect to military service in section 6381(1)(B)(ii) of title 5, United States Code, as added by such subsection. 1119. Assessments of staffing in Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (a) In general (1) DOD assessment The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment validating each civil service position in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering against existing personnel of the Office. For purposes of carrying out such assessment, the head of the Office shall submit to the Secretary the alignment of total force manpower resources of the Office against core missions, tasks, and functions, including a mapping of missions to the originating statute or Department policy. (2) Office assessment The head of the Office shall conduct an assessment on the tasks, functions, and associated civilian personnel the Office believes are necessary to perform the duties of the Office. (3) DOD analysis The Secretary shall determine whether there is any conflict between the assessment conducted under paragraph (1) and the assessment under paragraph (2), and what personnel actions (if any) the Secretary will take to eliminate such conflict. (b) Interim briefing and report (1) Interim briefing Not later than April 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees an interim briefing on the assessments under subsection (a). (2) Final report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the assessments under subsection (a). Such report shall include the following: (A) A validation of every civil service position in the Office against existing civilian personnel requirements. (B) The methodology and process through which such validation was performed. (C) Relevant statistical analysis on civil service position fill rates against validated requirements. (D) Analysis of each civil service position and grade and whether the position description and grade match the function and task requirements of the position. (E) Plan to update grades and position descriptions to meet current and future requirements, tasks, and functions. (F) Lessons learned through the civilian position validation process and statistical analysis under subparagraphs (B) through (F). (G) Any legislative, policy or budgetary recommendations of the Secretary related to the subject matter of the report. (d) Definitions In this section— (1) the term civil service (2) the term Office 1120. Assessments of staffing in DOD Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (a) In general (1) Secretary assessment The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment validating each civil service position in the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion against existing personnel of the Office. For purposes of carrying out such assessment, the head of the Office shall submit to the Secretary the alignment of total force manpower resources of the Office against core missions, tasks, and functions, including a mapping of missions to the originating statute or Department policy. (2) Office assessment The head of the Office shall conduct an assessment on the tasks, functions, and associated civilian personnel the Office believes are necessary to perform the duties of the Office. (3) Secretary analysis The Secretary shall determine whether there is any conflict between the assessment conducted under paragraph (1) and the assessment under paragraph (2), and what personnel actions (if any) the Secretary will take to eliminate such conflict. (b) Interim briefing and report (1) Interim briefing Not later than April 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees an interim briefing on the assessments under subsection (a). (2) Final report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the assessments under subsection (a). Such report shall include the following: (A) A validation of every civil service position in the Office against existing civilian personnel requirements. (B) The methodology and process through which such validation was performed. (C) Relevant statistical analysis on civil service position fill rates against validated requirements. (D) Analysis of each civil service position and grade and whether the position description and grade match the function and task requirements of the position. (E) Plan to update grades and position descriptions to meet current and future requirements, tasks, and functions. (F) Lessons learned through the civilian position validation process and statistical analysis under subparagraphs (B) through (F). (G) Any legislative, policy or budgetary recommendations of the Secretary related to the subject matter of the report. (c) Budget requirement The Secretary of Defense shall, in the Secretary’s annual budget submission to the Office of Management and Budget for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, identify mission changes, opportunities for automation, and business process improvements that could better optimize the size, structure, composition of the Department of Defense’s workforce and its allocation against validated requirements. (d) Definitions In this section— (1) the term civil service (2) the term Office XII Matters relating to foreign nations A Assistance and training 1201. Support of special operations for irregular warfare (a) Codification (1) In general Chapter 3 section 127c (A) a heading as follows: 127d. Support of special operations for irregular warfare ; and (B) a text consisting of the text of subsections (a) through (i) of section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 127c the following new item: 127d. Support of special operations for irregular warfare. . (b) Modification of dollar amount Section 127d of title 10, United States Code, as so amended, is further amended in subsection (a) by striking $15,000,000 $25,000,000 (c) Conforming repeal Section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 is repealed. 1202. Modification of Combatant Commander Initiative Fund (a) In general Section 166a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: (11) Incremental expenses (as such term is defined in section 301(5) of this title) related to security cooperation programs and activities of the Department of Defense (as such term is defined in section 301(7) of this title). ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking and (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (4) incremental expenses related to security cooperation programs and activities of the Department of Defense, as authorized by subsection (b)(11), for United States Africa Command and United States Southern Command. . (b) Authorization of appropriations Funds are authorized to be appropriated to the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund for fiscal year 2024, as specified in section 4301 of this Act, to carry out the activities authorized by paragraphs (7), (8), and (11) (as added by subsection (a)(1)) of section 166a(b) of title 10, United States Code, for United States Africa Command and United States Southern Command. 1203. Equipment disposition with respect to building capacity of foreign security forces Section 333 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Equipment disposition (1) In general The Secretary of Defense may treat as stocks of the Department of Defense— (A) equipment procured to carry out a program pursuant to subsection (a) that has not yet been transferred to a foreign country and is no longer needed to support such program or another program carried out pursuant to such subsection; and (B) equipment that has been transferred to a foreign country to carry out a program pursuant to subsection (a) and is returned by the foreign country to the United States. (2) Notice and wait Not later than 15 days before initiating activities under a program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a written and electronic notice of the following: (A) The foreign country, and specific unit, whose capacity was intended to be built under the program, and the amount, type, and purpose of the equipment that was to be provided. (B) An explanation why the equipment is no longer needed to support such program or another program carried out pursuant to such subsection. . 1204. Mission training through distributed simulation Section 346 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the section designation and heading and inserting the following: 346. Mission training of certain foreign forces through distributed simulation and networked technology to enhance military interoperability and integration with United States Armed Forces ; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting Training and distribution authorized (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking interoperability interoperability and integration (C) in paragraph (1), by inserting persistent advanced networked training and exercise activities, also referred to as mission training through distributed simulation, and other electronically-distributed learning content (D) in paragraph (2), by striking computer software hardware and software (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking shall include may include (B) by adding at the end the following: (3) Persistent advanced networked training and exercise activities. . 1205. Modifications to security cooperation workforce development program and establishment of defense security cooperation university (a) Modifications to program Section 384 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) Elements The Program shall consist of elements relating to the development and management of the security cooperation workforce for the purposes specified in subsection (b), including the following elements on training, certification, assignment, career development, and tracking of personnel of the security cooperation workforce: (1) Establishment of a comprehensive system to track and account for all Department of Defense personnel in the security cooperation workforce, using systems of record in the military departments, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the combatant commands, Defense Agencies, Department of Defense Field Activities, and the National Guard. (2) Establishment of a management information system, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, to ensure that the all organizations and elements of the Department provide standardized information and data to the Secretary on persons serving in security cooperation positions. Such management information system shall, at a minimum, provide for the collection and retention of information concerning the qualification, assignments, and tenure of persons in the security cooperation workforce. (3) Implementation and management of the security cooperation human capital initiative under subsection (e). (4) Establishment of a defense security cooperation service which shall include— (A) members of the armed forces and civilians assigned to security cooperation organizations of United States missions overseas; and (B) personnel of the Department of Defense performing functions in furtherance of section 515 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2321i (5) Such other elements as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. ; (2) in subsection (e)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking Guidance Security cooperation human capital initiative (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new paragraph: (1) In general The Secretary shall implement a security cooperation human capital initiative to identify, account for, and manage the career progression of personnel in the security cooperation workforce. ; (C) by striking (3) (2) (D) in paragraph (2) (as amended and redesignated by subparagraph (C))— (i) by striking subparagraph (E); (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (H) as paragraphs (E) through (G), respectively; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (H) Identify career paths that provide a competency-based road map for security cooperation employees to aid in their career planning and professional development. (I) Develop a competency-based approach to the security cooperation workforce that enables components of the Department of Defense to incorporate competencies in recruitment and retention tools such as job analysis, position descriptions, vacancy announcements, selection assessment questionnaires, and employee training and development plans. (J) Align with the Department of Defense and Defense Security Cooperation Agency strategic planning, budget process, performance management goals, and metrics to ensure the appropriate workforce mix and skill sets to accomplish the security cooperation mission. (K) Include assessment measures intended to assess progress in implementing the security cooperation workforce using results-oriented performance measures. (3) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as subsections (g) through (i), respectively; and (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: (f) Authorities and responsibilities of Assistant Secretary Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities shall— (1) carry out all powers, functions, and duties of the Secretary of Defense with respect to the security cooperation workforce in the Department of Defense; (2) ensure that the policies of the Secretary of Defense established in accordance with this section are implemented throughout the Department of Defense; and (3) prescribe policies and requirements for the educational programs of the defense security cooperation university structure established under section 384a. . (b) Establishment of Defense Security Cooperation University Subchapter VII of chapter 16 section 384 384a. Defense security cooperation university (a) Defense security cooperation university structure The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall establish a structure for a defense security cooperation university to provide for— (1) the professional educational development and training of the security cooperation workforce; (2) research and analysis of defense security cooperation policy issues from an academic perspective; (3) advancement of the profession of security cooperation by serving as an intellectual home for critical inquiry, research, knowledge, publication, and learning; (4) operation of university components deemed necessary for the execution of the university mission. (5) implementation and management of the program under section 384(a) of this title; and (6) implementation of the security cooperation human capital initiative required under section 384(e) of this title to ensure the workforce is appropriately educated, trained, and allocated to execute its mission. (b) Civilian faculty members The Secretary of Defense may employ civilian faculty members at the Defense Security Cooperation University pursuant to section 1595 of title 10, United States Code. (c) Component institutions The defense security cooperation university structure shall include the School of Security Cooperation Studies and the College of Strategic Security Cooperation. (d) Cooperative research and development agreements (1) In general In engaging in research and development projects pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4001 of this title by a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of such section, the Secretary may enter into such contract or cooperative agreement or award such grant through the Defense Security Cooperation University. (2) Laboratory status The Defense Security Cooperation University shall be considered a Government-operated Federal laboratory for purposes of section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3710a (e) Acceptance of research grants (1) In general The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy and the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, may authorize the President of the Defense Security Cooperation University to accept qualifying research grants. Any such grant may only be accepted if the work under the grant is to be carried out by a professor or instructor of the Defense Security Cooperation University for a scientific, literary, or educational purpose. (2) Qualifying grants A qualifying research grant under this section is a grant that is awarded on a competitive basis by an entity referred to in paragraph (3) for a research project with a scientific, literary, or educational purpose. (3) Entities from which grants may be accepted A grant may be accepted under this section only from a corporation, fund, foundation, educational institution, or similar entity that is organized and operated primarily for scientific, literary, or educational purposes. (4) Administration of grant funds The Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency shall establish an account for administering funds received as research grants under this section. The President of the Defense Security Cooperation University shall use the funds in the account in accordance with applicable provisions of the regulations and the terms and condition of the grants received. (5) Related expenses Subject to such limitations as may be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available for the Defense Security Cooperation University may be used to pay expenses incurred by such University in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the award of qualifying research grants. (6) Regulations The Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this subsection. . (c) Designation of center of excellence Not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall designate the School of Security Cooperation Studies or the College of Strategic Security Cooperation of the Defense Security Cooperation University to serve as a Foreign Military Sales Center of Excellence for the following purposes: (1) To improve the training and education of personnel engaged in the planning and execution of foreign military sales. (2) To conduct research and establish best practices to ensure that foreign military sales are timely and effective. (3) To expand existing curriculum to ensure that the relevant workforce is fully trained and prepared to manage and execute foreign military sales programs. (d) Implementation of defense security cooperation university structure (1) Plan required The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall develop an implementation plan for the structure for a defense security cooperation university required under section 384a of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (b)). (2) Elements The implementation plan under paragraph (1) shall provide for the following: (A) Operation under a charter developed by the Secretary of Defense. (B) Establishment of a university mission to achieve objectives formulated by the Secretary of Defense. Such objectives shall include— (i) the achievement of more efficient and effective use of available security cooperation resources by coordinating Department of Defense security cooperation education and training programs and tailoring those programs to support the careers of personnel in security cooperation positions; (ii) the development of education, training, research, and publication capabilities in the area of security cooperation; and (iii) implementation of the security cooperation human capital initiative required under section 384(e) of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)) to ensure the workforce is appropriately educated, trained, and allocated to execute its mission. (C) Establishment of appropriate lines of authority (including relationships between the university any existing security cooperation education and training institutions and activities) and accountability for the accomplishment of the university mission (as established by the Secretary). (D) A coherent framework for the educational development of personnel in security cooperation positions. (E) Appropriate organizations, such as a policy guidance council, composed of senior Department of Defense officials, to recommend or establish policy, and a board of visitors, composed of persons selected for their preeminence in the fields of academia, business, and the defense industry, to advise on organization management, curricula, methods of instruction, facilities, and other matters of interest to the university. (F) Implementation of the management information system required under section 384(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), to address, with respect to the security cooperation workforce: (i) the exchange of human resource data electronically, leveraging automated and secure real-time or near real-time interfaces between a program-managed management information system and the human resource system of record of the various components; (ii) the technical expertise and business skills to ensure the Department is able to manage the full scope of chapter 16 (iii) the collection and retention of information concerning the positions and billets; (iv) the collection and retention of information concerning the qualifications, assignments, and tenure of persons currently in the security cooperation workforce and alumni of the security cooperation workforce who may return to the security cooperation workforce; (v) the chain of command within each organization that employs members of the security cooperation workforce; (vi) the full workforce (whether full-time or part-time) engaged in planning, executing, and managing— (I) foreign military sales; (II) end-use monitoring and the number of hours of training and education provided with respect to end-use monitoring laws, regulations, principles, and practice; and (III) institutional capacity building and the training and education provided to institutional capacity building planners and practitioners. (vii) measures to ensure the workforce described in clause (vi) receives the appropriate levels of training and education: (viii) succession management and career paths. (ix) expenditures associated with recruiting, retention, awards, and other incentives available to, and provided to, the security cooperation workforce. (x) any other information necessary for the Secretary of Defense to comply with the requirements of this section and the amendments made by this section. (G) Implementation of the defense security cooperation service required under section 384(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), including plans and measures to address— (i) the overall command and control relationships and organizational construct of the defense security cooperation service; (ii) the anticipated number of personnel necessary to manage the defense security cooperation service at initial operating capacity and at full operational capacity; (iii) the conditions that define initial operating capacity and full operational capacity and the anticipated dates at which the defense security cooperation service is expected to reach those milestones; (iv) the number of military and civilian personnel working at embassies of the United States abroad that will be incorporated into the defense security cooperation service; and (v) any additional authorities needed for the effective implementation of the defense security cooperation service. (H) Requirements for each military department, combatant command, Defense Agency, Department of Defense Field Activity, or any other organization of the Department managing security cooperation workforce personnel to provide to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, not later than July 1 of each year, a joint table of distribution or equivalent formal manpower document that— (i) lists each position in the security cooperation workforce of the organization concerned; and (ii) uniquely codes every position within component manpower systems for the security cooperation workforce. (3) Submittal to Congress Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives the implementation plan developed under paragraph (1), including the charter required under paragraph (2)(A). (4) Deadline for implementation Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall carry out the implementation plan developed under paragraph (1). (e) Report on security cooperation workforce (1) In general Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every two years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the Department of Defense security cooperation workforce. (2) Elements Each report under paragraph (1) shall— (A) identify current and projected security cooperation workforce manpower requirements, including expeditionary requirements within the context of total force planning, needed to meet the security cooperation mission; (B) identify critical skill gaps (such as recruitment in the existing or projected workforce) and development of strategies to manage the security cooperation workforce to address those gaps; (C) address development, validation, implementation, and assessment of security cooperation workforce and Department-wide competencies for security cooperation and associated occupational series using the Department taxonomy; (D) produce a comparison between competency proficiency levels against target proficiency levels at enterprise and individual levels to identify competency gaps and gap closure strategies, for competencies needed at the time of the report and in the future; (E) identify any exceptions and waivers granted with respect to the application of qualification, assignment, and tenure policies, procedures, and practices to persons, billets or positions; (F) indicate relative promotion rates for security cooperation workforce personnel; and (G) include any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. (f) Comptroller General evaluation (1) In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an independent evaluation of the actions taken by the Secretary of Defense to carry out the requirements of this section and the amendments made by this section. (2) Report Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1). Such report shall include— (A) an analysis of the effectiveness of the actions taken by the Secretary to carry out the requirements of this section and the amendments made by this section; and (B) such legislative and administrative recommendations as the Comptroller General considers appropriate to meet the objectives of this section and the amendments made by this section. 1206. Requirement for military exercises (a) Exercises required Beginning on January 1 of the year which 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 Armed Forces, as the Secretary deems appropriate, to conduct military exercises that— (1) occur not fewer than two times 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 Armed Forces, 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, at a minimum, the following activities— (A) practicing or simulating large-scale and long-range strike missions; (B) practicing the aerial refueling of combat aircraft of the armed forces of Israel by United States aerial refueling aircraft; and (C) practicing the provision by the United States Armed Forces of other enabling capabilities to the armed forces of Israel, including— (i) logistics support; (ii) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; and (iii) air defense. (b) Sunset The requirements in subsection (a) shall terminate one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 1207. Report on end-use monitoring (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on Department of Defense and Department of State procedures related to alleged violations of requirements imposed by the United States Government with respect to use, transfers, and security of defense articles and defense services provided to foreign countries pursuant to— (1) section 333 of title 10, United States Code (relating to authority to build the capacity of foreign security forces) or any other authority of the Department of Defense to provide defense items to foreign countries; and (2) Foreign Military Sales under section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2776 (b) Matters to be included The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The extent to which the Department of Defense and the Department of State coordinate to track, report, and investigate violations described in subsection (a). (2) Any findings of Department of Defense or Department of State investigations of such violations and the actions taken in response to such findings. (3) The extent to which the Department of Defense and the Department of State have identified lessons learned or designated areas for increased monitoring as a result of such investigations. (4) The extent to which the Department of Defense and the Department of State have established expectations in policy and in transfer agreements regarding what would constitute such violations. (5) Any lessons learned on end-use monitoring with respect to the conflict in Ukraine and the feasibility to apply such lessons to other regions affected by conflict. (6) Any other matters determined to be appropriate by the Comptroller General. (c) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 1208. Report on enhanced end-use monitoring (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on enhanced end-use monitoring of defense items provided to foreign countries pursuant to— (1) section 333 of title 10, United States Code (relating to authority to build the capacity of foreign security forces) or any other authority of the Department of Defense to provide defense items to foreign countries; and (2) Foreign Military Sales under section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2776 (b) Matters to be included The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of the Department of Defense’s process for determining the items subject to enhanced end-use monitoring and the factors the Department considers in designating items for such monitoring. (2) The extent to which, and how, the Department of Defense coordinates with the Department of State and other agencies in designating items for such monitoring. (3) The extent to which the Department of Defense considers changing conditions in a country or region in designating items for such monitoring. (4) The extent to which security cooperation organizations at United States diplomatic missions overseas completed such monitoring as required by Department of Defense policy in each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2022. (5) Any lessons learned on such monitoring with respect to the conflict in Ukraine and the feasibility to apply such lessons to other regions affected by conflict. (6) Any other matters determined to be appropriate by the Comptroller General. (c) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 1209. Report on partner country forces (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 appropriate congressional committees a report that— (1) specifies the number of partner countries whose military forces have participated in security cooperation training or equipping programs or received security assistance training or equipping authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq. chapter 16 (2) lists each instance, during the period beginning on January 1, 2000, and ending on the date of the submission of the report, in which a unit of a foreign military force trained or equipped under the authorities specified in paragraph (1) subsequently engaged in a coup, insurrection, or action to overthrow a democratically-elected government, or attempted any such action. (b) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. B Matters relating to the Middle East and Central Asia 1211. Extension of cross-servicing agreements for loan of personnel protection and personnel survivability equipment in coalition operations Section 1207(f) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck Public Law 113–291 10 U.S.C. 2342 December 31, 2024 December 31, 2029 1212. Modification of quarterly reports on ex-gratia payments Subsection (h)(2) of section 1213 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( 10 U.S.C. 2731 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking With respect to a preceding 90-day period in which no ex gratia payments were made The status of all other pending ex gratia payments or requests, including (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; or ; and (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) (as amended) and (B) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and (4) by inserting before subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, the following: (A) when any such request was made; (B) what steps the Department is taking to respond to the request; (C) whether the Department denied any requests for any such payment, along with the reason for such denial; . 1213. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals (a) Extension Subsection (a) of section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck Public Law 113–291 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2024 (b) Sunset Subsection (l)(3)(D) of such section is amended by striking December 31, 2023 December 31, 2024 1214. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (a) Extension Subsection (a) of section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck Public Law 113–291 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2024 (b) Funding Subsection (g) of such section is amended by striking Overseas Contingency Operations for fiscal year 2023, there are authorized to be appropriated $358,000,000 fiscal year 2024, there are authorized to be appropriated $241,950,000 (c) Sunset Subsection (o)(5) of such section is amended by striking December 31, 2023 December 31, 2024 1215. Plan of action to equip and train Iraqi security forces and Kurdish Peshmerga forces (a) In general Not later than February 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall develop a plan of action to equip and train Iraqi security forces and Kurdish Peshmerga forces to defend against attack by missiles, rockets, and unmanned systems. The plan of action shall be based on and informed by the results of the report submitted by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 1237 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (b) Matters to be included The plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The provision of available equipment to Iraq and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to counter the air and missile threats addressed in the report, to include air defense systems, to counter attack by missiles, rockets, and unmanned systems. (2) The provision of appropriate training of Iraqi security forces and Kurdish Peshmerga forces to support fielding and operational employment of the available equipment described in paragraph (1). (c) Implementation (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall begin implementation of the plan required by subsection (a) not later than 90 days after development of the plan. (2) Waiver The Secretary of Defense may delay implementation of the plan required by subsection (a) if such implementation would adversely impact United States stocks and readiness. (3) Congressional notification If the Secretary of Defense exercises the waiver authority under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall— (A) notify the congressional defense committees of the exercise of such authority and the reason therefor not later than 10 days prior to the exercise of such authority; and (B) notify the congressional defense committees of the exercise of such authority every 30 days thereafter until implementation of the plan required by subsection (a) begins. (d) Congressional briefing Not later than July 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense should provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on progress of the air defense equipping and training effort against the air and missile threat to Iraq, including in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. 1216. Extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation Section 1279(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 22 U.S.C. 8606 December 31, 2024 December 31, 2026 1217. Plan to enable Israel to gain observer status in the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan to enable Israel to gain observer status in the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program (ENJJPT). 1218. 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 ( Public Law 111–84 (1) in paragraph (2)(D), by inserting after Iran’s conventional forces and Iran’s unconventional or parallel military forces (2) in paragraph (4)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking missile launch sites missile launch and storage sites (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (E) an assessment of Iran’s space launch vehicle program and the ability of Iran to use those technologies to develop and field an intercontinental ballistic missile; and (F) a detailed analysis of the effectiveness of Iran’s drone forces. ; (3) in paragraph (7), by inserting the People’s Republic of China, Cuba (4) by adding at the end the following: (9) An assessment of groups that are supported by Iran and designated by the United States as foreign terrorist organizations and regional military groups, including Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and the Special Groups in Iraq, in particular those forces as having been assessed as to be willing to carry out terrorist operations on behalf of Iran. (10) An assessment of how Iran would utilize additional resources to further activities described in paragraphs (1) through (9). . (b) Definitions Subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section is amended to read as follows: (B) includes all branches and sub-branches of Iran’s national army or Artesh, such as its ground forces, air force, navy, and air defense forces as well as most branches of its parallel military, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps excluding its Quds-Force. . 1219. Prohibition on transporting currency to the Taliban and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be made available for the operation of 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. 1220. Modifications to the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Section 1229(m)(1)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–181 the reconstruction of Afghanistan assistance for the benefit of the Afghan people C Matters relating to Ukraine 1221. Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense Section 9905 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Inspector General of the Department of Defense (1) In general The Inspector General of the Department of Defense, in connection with the Inspector General’s oversight of United States support and activities carried out in response to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, may select, appoint, and employ, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such chapter), qualified candidates to any of positions in the Office of Inspector General involved in or for the conduct of reviews, audits, evaluations, inspections, and investigations with respect to oversight of such support and activities, including— (A) financial management, accounting, auditing, actuarial, cost estimation, or operational research; and (B) scientific, technology, technical, engineering, data science, or mathematics. (2) Sunset The authority provided under this subsection shall expire on the later of— (A) the date established under subsection (b)(1); or (B) the end of the first fiscal year in which the total amount appropriated for United States support and activities carried out in response to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, including amounts made available for the reconstruction of Ukraine, is less than $1,000,000,000. . 1222. Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance (a) Office of special inspector general There is established the Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance to provide for the oversight of independent and objective conduct and supervision of audits and investigations relating to the programs and operations funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Government of Ukraine to defeat the Russian invasion. (b) Appointment of special inspector general; removal (1) Appointment The head of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance shall be known as the Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance (in this section referred to as the Special Inspector General (2) Qualifications The appointment of the Special Inspector General shall be made solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations. (3) Selection The Special Inspector General may be a member of the civil service or Foreign Service and may be selected from among the offices of the Inspectors General. (4) Deadline for appointment The appointment of an individual as Special Inspector General shall be made not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (5) Prohibition on political activities For purposes of section 7324 of title 5, United States Code, the Special Inspector General shall not be considered an employee who determines policies to be pursued by the United States in the nationwide administration of Federal law. (6) Removal The Inspectors General shall be removable from office in accordance with the provisions of section 403(b) of title 5, United States Code. (c) Supervision (1) In general The Special Inspector General shall report directly to, and be under the general supervision of, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense. (2) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the ability of the Inspectors General to enter into agreements to conduct joint audits, inspections, or investigations in the exercise of their oversight responsibilities in accordance with this section with respect to Ukraine. (d) Duties The duties of the Special Inspector General are as follows: (1) To appoint, from among the offices of the Inspectors General, an Assistant Inspector General, who shall supervise auditing and investigative activities and assist the Special Inspector General in the discharge of responsibilities under this subsection. (2) To develop and carry out, in coordination with the offices of the Inspectors General, a joint strategic plan to conduct comprehensive oversight of all military and nonmilitary United States support for Ukraine. (3) To apply key lessons from prior oversight work, in coordination with the offices of the Inspectors General, to Ukraine response programs and operations to minimize waste, fraud, and abuse. (4) With respect to military and nonmilitary United States support for Ukraine— (A) to ensure, through joint or individual audits, inspections, and investigations, independent and effective oversight of— (i) all funds appropriated or otherwise made available for such support; and (ii) the programs, operations, and contracts carried out using such funds; and (B) to review and ascertain the accuracy of information provided by Federal agencies relating to— (i) obligations and expenditures; (ii) costs of programs and projects; (iii) accountability of funds; (iv) the tracking and monitoring of all lethal and nonlethal security assistance and compliance with end-use certification requirements; and (v) the award and execution of major contracts, grants, and agreements in support of Ukraine. (4) To employ, or authorize the employment by the Inspectors General, on a temporary basis using the authorities in section 3161 of title 5, United States Code (without regard to subsection (b)(2) of such section), such auditors, investigators, and other personnel as the Special Inspector General considers appropriate to carrying out the duties described in this subsection. (5) To carry out such other responsibilities relating to the coordination and efficient and effective discharge by the Inspectors General of duties relating to United States military and nonmilitary support for Ukraine as the Special Inspector General shall specify. (6) To discharge the responsibilities under this subsection in a manner consistent with the authorities and requirements of this section and the authorities and requirements applicable to the Inspectors General under chapter 4 (e) Deployment of Special Inspector General Staff (1) In general The Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukraine shall maintain a presence of at least 1 individual in the country of Ukraine at all times. (2) Evacution plan The Special Inspector General shall coordinate with the appropriate chief of mission for this purpose and shall maintain a plan to evacuate personnel should it be required. (3) Notice and justification To any extent that the Special Inspector General determines that the Office of the Special Inspector General cannot maintain such a presence in Ukraine, the Special Inspector General shall notify the appropriate congressional committees in writing within 7 days of such determination, along with a justification for why the presence could not be maintained. (f) Reports (1) Quarterly reports (A) In general Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the Special Inspector General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report summarizing with respect to that quarter and, to the extent possible, the period from the end of such quarter to the date on which the report is submitted, the activities of the Special Inspector General with respect to programs and operations funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for military and nonmilitary support for Ukraine. (B) Elements Each report required by subparagraph (A) shall include, for the period covered by the report— (i) a description of any identified waste, fraud, or abuse with respect to programs and operations funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the military and nonmilitary support of Ukraine; (ii) a description of the status and results of— (I) investigations, inspections, and audits; and (II) referrals to the Department of Justice; (iii) a description of the overall plans for review by the Inspectors General of such support of Ukraine, including plans for investigations, inspections, and audits; and (iv) an evaluation of the compliance of the Government of Ukraine with all requirements for receiving United States funds, including a description of any area of concern with respect to the ability of the Government of Ukraine to achieve such compliance. (2) Public availability The Special Inspector General shall publish on a publicly available internet website each report required by paragraph (1) in English and any other language the Special Inspector General determines is widely used and understood in Ukraine. (3) Form Each report required by this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex if the Special Inspector General considers it necessary. (4) Rule of construction Nothing in this subsection may be construed to authorize the public disclosure of information that is— (A) specifically prohibited from disclosure by any other provision of law; (B) specifically required by Executive order to be protected from disclosure in the interest of national defense or national security or in the conduct of foreign affairs; or (C) a part of an ongoing criminal investigation. (g) Publication of United States military and nonmilitary assistance to Ukraine Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State, shall publish a comprehensive accounting of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by the United States for military and nonmilitary support for Ukraine on a publicly available website of the United States Government. (h) Definitions In this section: (1) The term amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the military and nonmilitary support of Ukraine (A) amounts appropriated or otherwise made available on or after January 1, 2022, for— (i) the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative under section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 (ii) any foreign military financing accessed by the Government of Ukraine; (iii) the presidential drawdown authority under section 506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2318(a) (iv) the defense institution building program under section 332 of title 10, United States Code; (v) the building partner capacity program under section 333 of title 10, United States Code; (vi) the international military education and training program of the Department of State; and (vii) the United States European Command; and (B) amounts appropriated or otherwise made available on or after January 1, 2022, for the military, economic, reconstruction, or humanitarian support of Ukraine under any account or for any purpose not described in subparagraph (A). (2) The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives. (3) The term Inspectors General (A) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense. (B) The Inspector General of the Department of State. (C) The Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development. (i) Termination The Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance shall terminate 180 days after the date on which amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the military and nonmilitary support of Ukraine are less than the amounts that were appropriated or otherwise available for the military and nonmilitary support of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. 1223. Extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 (1) in subsection (f)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking for overseas contingency operations (B) by adding at the end the following: (9) For fiscal year 2024, $300,000,000. ; and (2) in subsection (h), by striking December 31, 2024 December 31, 2025 1224. Extension of lend-lease authority to Ukraine Section 2(a)(1) of the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 ( Public Law 117–118 fiscal years 2022 and 2023 fiscal years 2022 through 2024 1225. Plan and report relating to allied and partner support to Ukraine (a) Plan and reports required The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees— (1) a plan to encourage increased total contributions made by allied and partner countries to meet the military contributions of the United States; and (2) every 90 days after the submission of the plan described in paragraph (1) until the date described in subsection (c)— (A) a report on all contributions to Ukraine in absolute and relative terms, disaggregated by country, in the preceding 90-day period; and (B) an update on efforts under the such plan. (b) Form The report required under subsection (a)(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (c) Sunset The reporting requirement in subsection (a)(2) shall terminate on the earlier of— (1) the date that is 180 days after the date on which amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the support of Ukraine are less than the amounts that were appropriated or otherwise made available for the support of Ukraine on February 24, 2022; or (2) December 31, 2025. D Matters relating to Russia, Europe, and NATO 1231. Statement of policy relating to NATO-Russia Founding Act It is the policy of the United States that the agreement titled Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Cooperation and Security between NATO and the Russian Federation NATO-Russia Founding Act (1) prohibit the establishment of a permanent presence of the United States Armed Forces in Europe; or (2) constrain in any manner the deployment of United States Armed Forces or North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces. 1232. Strategy to delay, disrupt, and degrade Rosatom’s proliferation activities and other revenue streams (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, is providing the People’s Republic of China highly enriched uranium for Chinese Communist Party fast-breeder reactors. (2) The Department of Defense’s 2022 report to Congress on the Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China noted the key role that increased weapons-grade plutonium production is key to China’s nuclear program, stating: The PRC is also supporting this expansion by increasing its capacity to produce and separate plutonium by constructing fast breeder reactors and reprocessing facilities. enough plutonium for dozens of nuclear warheads annually (3) There are also credible reports that Russia’s state nuclear power conglomerate has been working to supply the Russian arms industry with components, technology and raw materials for missile(s) (4) The United States Government has taken steps against Rosatom, such as sanctioning three Rosatom subsidiaries on February 24, 2023, and speaking out publicly against Rosatom’s behavior. (5) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Dr. John F. Plumb, testified before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces on March 8, 2023, that It’s very troubling to see Russia and China cooperating on this …They may have talking points around it, but there’s no getting around the fact that breeder reactors are plutonium, and plutonium is for weapons. So, I think the [Defense] Department is concerned. And of course, it matches our concerns about China’s increased expansion of its nuclear forces as well, because you need more plutonium for more weapons. (b) Strategy Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Energy, with the assistance of the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy to delay, disrupt, and degrade Rosatom’s and other Russian state-owned entities’ proliferation activities and other revenue streams that directly fund Russia’s military forces. (c) Appropriate congressional committees defined In subsection (b), the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 1233. Baltic Security Initiative (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) supporting and strengthening the security of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania is in the national security interests of the United States; (2) the United States and the Baltic states are leaders in the mission of defending independence and democracy from aggression and in promoting stability and security within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), with non-NATO partners, and with other international organizations such as the European Union; (3) the Baltic states are model NATO allies in terms of burden sharing, investing over 2 percent of their gross domestic product on defense expenditure, allocating over 20 percent of their defense budgets on capital modernization, matching security assistance from the United States, frequently deploying their forces around the world in support of allied and United States objectives, and sharing diplomatic, technical, military, and analytical expertise on defense and security matters; (4) the United States should pursue consistent efforts focused on defense and security assistance, coordination, and planning, such as the United States Baltic Dialogue, designed to ensure the continued security of the Baltic states and on deterring current and future challenges to the national sovereignty of United States allies and partners in the Baltic region; (5) the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State should seek to require matching funds from those Baltic states in amounts commensurate with amounts provided. (b) Strategy Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report setting forth a strategy to deepen security cooperation with the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to— (1) achieve United States national security strategy objectives; (2) enhance regional planning and cooperation among Baltic states, particularly with respect to long-term regional capability projects; and (3) enhance the Baltic states’ defenses and resiliency. (c) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 1234. 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 2024 for the Department of Defense may be used to provide the Russian Federation with notifications as required by the New START Treaty. (b) Waiver The Secretary of Defense 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, 30 days in advance of exercising such a waiver, that— (1) the waiver is in the national security interest of the United States; and (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 (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 E Matters relating to the Armed Forces abroad and the authorities of the Department of Defense 1241. Report on hostilities involving United States Armed Forces (a) In general Not later than 48 hours after any incident in which the United States Armed Forces are involved in an attack or hostilities, whether in an offensive or defensive capacity, the President shall transmit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the incident, unless the President— (1) otherwise reports the incident within 48 hours pursuant to section 4 of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1543 (2) has determined prior to the incident, and so reported pursuant to section 1264 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( 50 U.S.C. 1549 50 U.S.C. 1544(b) (b) Matters to be included Each report required by subsection (a) shall include— (1) the statutory and operational authorities under which the United States Armed Forces were operating when the incident occurred, including any relevant executive orders and an identification of the operational activities authorized under any such executive orders; (2) the date, location, and duration of the incident and the other parties involved; (3) a description of the United States Armed Forces involved in the incident and the mission of such Armed Forces; (4) the numbers of any combatant casualties and civilian casualties that occurred as a result of the incident; and (5) any other information the President determines appropriate. (c) Form Each report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 1242. Protection and legal preparedness for servicemembers abroad (a) In general The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall seek to ensure that members of the Armed Forces stationed in each foreign country with which the United States maintains a Status of Forces Agreement are afforded, at a minimum: (1) the right to legal counsel for his or her defense, in accordance with the Status of Forces Agreement or other binding law or agreement with another country; (2) access to competent language translation services; (3) a prompt and speedy trial; (4) the right to be confronted with the witnesses against him or her; and (5) a compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his or her favor if they are within the foreign country’s jurisdiction. (b) Review required Not later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretary of State, shall— (1) review the 10 largest foreign countries by United States Armed Forces presence and evaluate local legal systems, protections afforded by bilateral agreements between the United States and countries being evaluated, and how the rights and privileges afforded under such agreements may differ from United States law; and (2) brief the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on the findings of the review. (c) Training required The Secretary of Defense shall review and improve as necessary training and educational materials for members of the Armed Forces, their spouses, and dependents, as appropriate, who are stationed in a country reviewed pursuant to subsection (b)(1) regarding relevant foreign laws, how such foreign laws may differ from the laws of the United States, and the rights of accused in common scenarios under such foreign laws. (d) Translation standards and readiness The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall review foreign language standards for servicemembers and employees of the Department of Defense and Department of State who are responsible for providing foreign language translation services in situations involving foreign law enforcement where a servicemember may be being detained, to ensure such persons maintain an appropriate proficiency in the legal terminology and meaning of essential terms in a relevant language. 1243. Prohibition on funding for the Global Engagement Center None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available for the Global Engagement Center established pursuant to section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( 22 U.S.C. 2656 1244. Determination of location for McCain Irregular Warfare Center (a) In general The John S. McCain III Center for Security Studies in Irregular Warfare Center 10 U.S.C. 342 (b) Location criteria The Secretary shall select a permanent location based on established criteria, which should include that the location— (1) is an academic institution that studies security implications with respect to irregular warfare and the full spectrum of competition and conflict; (2) has an established record in interdisciplinary studies relevant to irregular warfare; (3) has a demonstrated network of foreign academic and government partners; (4) has availability of facility space and staff; and (5) has the ability to provide immediate support for full operational capability. XIII Other matters relating to foreign nations. A Matters relating to the Indo-Pacific and Pacific Regions 1301. Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative and report, briefings, and plan under the Initiative (a) Extension of initiative Subsection (c) of section 1251 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( 10 U.S.C. 113 (1) by striking the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (2) by striking fiscal year 2023 fiscal year 2024 (b) Extension of report and briefings Subsection (d) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking fiscal years 2024 and 2025 fiscal years 2025 and 2026 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking fiscal years 2023 and 2024 fiscal years 2025 and 2026 (c) Extension of plan Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking fiscal years 2023 and 2024 fiscal years 2025 and 2026 1302. Independent assessment and report on the progress made under the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (a) Independent assessment (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall select and enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center, or another appropriate independent entity, with expertise on defense matters pertaining to the Indo-Pacific region to conduct an assessment of the Department of Defense activities carried out pursuant to the Pacific Deterrence Initiative established under section 1251 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. (2) Matters to be included The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall include updates on the current state of defense posture in the Indo-Pacific region, to include— (A) base infrastructure and resiliency efforts; (B) prepositioned equipment and munitions stocks; (C) investments required to address contested logistics; (D) the status of current and planned military construction; (E) the planned Indo-Pacom exercise schedule and joint operations; (F) whether Pacific Deterrence Initiative funding has aligned with the purpose described in section 1251 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; and (G) any recommendations to improve the Department of Defense’s posture, resiliency, presence, or lethality in the Indo-Pacific region that may be advisable together with analysis of the feasibility of implementing such recommendations. (b) Report Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the independent entity selected under subsection (a) shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the assessment conducted under that subsection. (c) Department of defense support The Secretary of Defense shall provide the independent entity selected under subsection (a) with timely access to appropriate information, data, resources, and analyses necessary for the independent entity to conduct the assessment required by that subsection in a thorough and independent manner. 1303. Sense of Congress on South Korea It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should reinforce 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 country and affirming the United States commitment to extended deterrence 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. 1304. Sense of Congress on Taiwan defense relations It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Taiwan Relations Act ( Public Law 96–8 (2) as set forth in the Taiwan Relations Act, the United States decision to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China rests upon the expectation that the future of Taiwan will be determined by peaceful means, and that any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means, including boycotts and embargoes, is of grave concern to the United States; (3) the increasingly coercive and aggressive behavior of the People’s Republic of China toward Taiwan is contrary to the expectation of the peaceful resolution of the future of Taiwan; (4) as set forth in the Taiwan Relations Act, the capacity to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic system, of the people on Taiwan should be maintained; (5) the United States should continue to support the development of capable, ready, and modern defense forces necessary for Taiwan to maintain sufficient defensive capabilities, including by— (A) supporting acquisition by Taiwan of defense articles and services through foreign military sales, direct commercial sales, and industrial cooperation, with an emphasis on capabilities that support an asymmetric strategy; (B) ensuring timely review of and response to requests of Taiwan for defense articles and services; (C) conducting practical training and military exercises with Taiwan that enable Taiwan to maintain sufficient defensive capabilities, as described in the Taiwan Relations Act; (D) exchanges between defense officials and officers of the United States and Taiwan at the strategic, policy, and functional levels, consistent with the Taiwan Travel Act ( Public Law 115–135 (i) enhancing cooperation on defense planning; (ii) improving the interoperability of the military forces of the United States and Taiwan; and (iii) improving the reserve force of Taiwan; (E) cooperating with Taiwan to improve its ability to employ military capabilities in asymmetric ways, as described in the Taiwan Relations Act; and (F) expanding cooperation in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; and (6) the United States should increase its support to a free and open society in the face of aggressive efforts by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to curtail or influence the free exercise of rights and democratic franchise. 1305. Briefing on multi-year plan to fulfill defensive requirements of military forces of Taiwan (a) Briefing required Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the efforts to develop and implement the joint multi-year plan to fulfill defensive requirements of military forces of Taiwan required under section 5506 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 22 U.S.C. 3355 (b) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 1306. Modification to the American, British, Canadian, and Australian Armies’ Program (a) In general Section 1274(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( 10 U.S.C. 2350a(a) or the air force program known as the Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability Council the American, British, Canadian, and Australian Armies’ Program (b) Clerical amendment The heading of section 1274 of such Act (and the entry in the table of contents for such Act corresponding to such section 1274) is amended to read as follows: Administration of the American, British, Canadian, and Australian Armies’ Program and the Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability Council 1307. Modifications to initiative to support protection of national security academic researchers from undue influence and other security threats (a) Performance requirements Section 1286 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 10 U.S.C. 4001 (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (10) (A) The development and implementation of measures of effectiveness and performance to assess and track progress of the Department in carrying out the initiative. (B) In developing and implementing such measures, the Secretary— (i) shall seek independent advice and guidance to ensure such measures— (I) align with the measures of effectiveness and performance used in other research security initiatives of the Federal Government; and (II) incorporate relevant input from institutions of higher education and other entities in academic community; and (ii) shall consider— (I) the quality of data available to support assessments based on such measures, including identification of any areas in which gaps in the data available to the Secretary may require collection of new data or modifications to existing data sets; (II) available means and methods for the automated collection of such data, including identification of areas in which gaps exist that may require the development of new means and methods of data collection or data visualization; and (III) development of an analysis and assessment methodology framework that incorporates the measures developed under this paragraph while also taking into account, to the extent appropriate, other methods of assessing undue foreign influence on Department of Defense research activities, such as commercial due diligence and the analysis of beneficial ownership, foreign ownership, and foreign control and influence. ; and (2) in subsection (e)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (G) Based on the measures of effectiveness and performance developed under subsection (c)(10)— (i) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the initiative and the Department’s performance during the period covered by the report; and (ii) an assessment of whether and to what extent the implementation of such measures affected the ability of the Department to achieve the goals of the initiative. . (b) Institutional research security programs Such section 1286 is further amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection: (h) Institutional research security programs (1) In general Each institution of higher education that receives more than $50,000,000 in funds in a fiscal year from the Department of Defense for defense research and engineering activities shall, as a condition of receiving such funds, establish and maintain a research security policies relating to managing security risks relating to such defense research and engineering activities in accordance with the National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (relating to research security) issued by the President on January 14, 2021. (2) Elements Each research security program under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, measures to address— (A) cybersecurity; (B) foreign travel security; (C) insider threat awareness; and (D) export controls. (3) Certification On an annual basis each institution subject to paragraph (1) shall certify to the Secretary of Defense that the institution has implemented the research security program required under such paragraph. . 1308. Limitation on availability of funds pending submittal of list identifying certain foreign academic institutions Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering for the travel of persons, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the list required under section 1286(c)(8)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 10 U.S.C. 4001 1309. Expansion of international technology focused partnerships and experimentation activities in the Indo-Pacific (a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan and roadmap to— (1) expand international technology-focused partnerships, agreements, and experimentation activities in the Indo-Pacific region in order to— (A) accelerate the creation and fielding of new capabilities and critical technologies as outlined in the National Defense Science and Technology Strategy, as directed by section 211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 (B) leverage the technological and manufacturing capabilities of private sector and government organizations in the United States and international partners; (C) identify opportunities for cost sharing and financial and non-financial contributions by partner countries for activities to develop and deploy new operational capabilities; and (D) coordinate with partner countries and their agencies that are currently involved, or could become involved, in co-production of capabilities; (2) enhance capabilities, including those capabilities which use unmanned platforms, using lessons learned from Task Force-59, to— (A) respond to grey zone activity; and (B) enhance Indo-Pacific partner capacity to protect national resources against illegal fishing and resource extraction; and (3) identify and accelerate the fielding of new capabilities and critical technologies that would improve Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect section 112b(b) of title 1, United States Code. (c) Briefing Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan and roadmap required under subsection (a). B Matters relating to China 1311. Modifications to public reporting of Chinese military companies operating in the United States (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( 10 U.S.C. 113 The Secretary of Defense shall also consider information related to a Chinese military company operating directly or indirectly in the United States or any of its territories and possessions that is provided jointly by the chair and ranking member of any of the congressional defense committees in making such determinations. (b) Inclusion in annual report Subsection (b)(1) of such section 1260H is amended— (1) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (2) by striking as applicable, an explanation as applicable— (A) an explanation ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) an identification of each entity included in the list pursuant to information provided by the chair and ranking member of a congressional defense committee and considered in accordance with subsection (c); and (C) with respect to each entity considered for inclusion in the list pursuant to such information, and with respect to which the Secretary of Defense determined that the entity did not meet the criteria for inclusion, a justification for such determination. . 1312. Modification to annual report on military and security developments involving the People's Republic of China Section 1202(b)(3)(C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 ( 10 U.S.C. 113 including lessons learned by the People’s Republic of China from the Russian Federation, the Russian Federation, 1313. Prohibition on use of funds for work performed by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., in China on research supported by the Government of China (a) In general Except as provided under subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense may be used to fund any work to be performed by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., in China on research supported by the government of China, including to provide any grants for such purpose. (b) Waiver The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States and, not later than 14 days after granting such a waiver, submits to the congressional defense committees a detailed justification for the waiver, including— (1) an identification of the Department of Defense entity obligating or expending the funds; (2) an identification of the amount of such funds; (3) an identification of the intended purpose of such funds; (4) an identification of the recipient or prospective recipient of such funds (including any third-party entity recipient, as applicable); (5) an explanation for how the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; and (6) any other information the Secretary determines appropriate. 1314. Study and report on implementation of naval blockades of shipments of fossil fuels to China in event of armed conflict (a) Study and report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that contains the findings of a study on the feasibility of implementing one or more naval blockades of shipments of fossil fuels to China in the event of an armed conflict between the United States and China. Such report shall include— (1) a description of— (A) the requirements for such a blockade to effectively block such shipments; (B) methods China could use to ship fossil fuels using air and land routes after such a blockade is implemented; and (C) for each waterway specified in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph (2)(A), how such a blockade would be implemented in such waterway; and (2) an assessment of— (A) the suitability of strategic waterways in the proximity of China as a location for such a blockade, including— (i) the Strait of Malacca; (ii) the Taiwan Strait; (iii) the Sunda Strait; (iv) the South China Sea; and (v) the East China Sea; and (B) the capability of China to satisfy needs for fossil fuels in China after such a blockade is implemented through methods that include— (i) the use of existing stockpiles of fossil fuels; (ii) the rationing of fossil fuels; and (iii) the reliance on existing or planned cross-border oil and gas pipelines to ship fossil fuels. (b) Form The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 1315. Independent study on defense budget of People’s Republic of China (a) Independent study required Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with an entity independent of the Department of Defense under which such entity shall conduct a study of the defense budget of the People’s Republic of China. (b) Estimate The independent study conducted under subsection (a) shall include an estimate, based on open-source intelligence, of the amount of defense spending of the People’s Republic of China. Such estimate shall— (1) be generated in a methodologically sound way that— (A) avoids reliance on the aggregate spending amounts announced annually by the People’s Republic of China; and (B) employs the most accurate available purchasing power parity exchange rates; (2) be presented in a form that may be compared against the defense spending of the United States; (3) exclude any spending related to veterans’ benefits; and (4) include an estimate of the amounts of defense spending of the People’s Republic of China disaggregated by functional defense categories of spending, including— (A) procurement from domestic and foreign sources; (B) operations and maintenance; (C) pay and benefits; (D) military construction; and (E) research, development, test, and evaluation. (c) Additional estimate on omitted spending The independent study conducted under subsection (a) shall include, in addition to the estimate under subsection (b), an estimate the magnitude of omitted spending from the official People’s Republic of China defense budget information. (d) Submission to Secretary of Defense (1) Submission Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the entity that conducts the study under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report containing the findings of such study. (2) Form The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (e) Submission to Congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the report under subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees such report (without change), together with any comments of the Secretary with respect to such report. 1316. Determination on involvement of the PRC in the Mexican fentanyl trade Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives whether officials in the Government of the People’s Republic of China assisted in, or approved with knowledge of the recipient, the transportation of pill presses, fentanyl products, or fentanyl precursors to 1 or more Mexican drug cartels. XIV Other Authorizations A Military Programs 1401. Working capital funds Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 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. 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 2024 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— (1) 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 (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 1404. Defense Inspector General Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024 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. 1405. Defense Health Program Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 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. B Other Matters 1411. Expansion of National Defense Stockpile requirements for era of great power competition (a) Declaration of purposes Section 2 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act ( 50 U.S.C. 98a (d) The quantities of strategic and critical materials stockpiled under this Act should be sufficient— (1) during the period beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 2027, to meet the national defense needs of the United States for a period of not less than two years during a national emergency necessitating the total mobilization of the economy of the United States for a sustained conventional global war of indefinite duration; and (2) on and after January 1, 2028, to meet the national defense needs of the United States, for a period of not less than three years during a national emergency described in paragraph (1). . (b) National emergency planning assumptions Section 14(b) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act ( 50 U.S.C. 98h–5(b) (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as subparagraphs (A) through (G), respectively; (2) by designating the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as redesignated by paragraph (1), as paragraph (1); (3) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (2), by striking the second sentence; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall base the national emergency planning assumptions on— (A) during the period beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 2027, a military conflict scenario requiring the total mobilization of the economy of the United States for a sustained conventional global war for a period of not less than two years; and (B) on and after January 1, 2028, a military conflict scenario requiring the total mobilization of the economy of the United States for a sustained conventional global war for a period of not less than three years. . 1412. Membership of Coast Guard on Strategic Materials Protection Board Section 10(b) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act ( 50 U.S.C. 98h-1(b) (6) A senior official of the Coast Guard, as designated by the Secretary of the agency or department in which the Coast Guard operates, only with respect to matters of the Board relating to the Coast Guard. . 1413. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois (a) 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, $172,000,000 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 (b) Use of transferred funds For the purposes of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations for which funds transferred under subsection (a) 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 1414. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of $77,000,000 of which— (1) $68,060,000 is for operating expenses; and (2) $8,940,000 is for capital maintenance and construction. XV Cyberspace-related Matters A Cyber Matters 1501. Harmonization and clarification of Strategic Cybersecurity Program and related matters (a) Harmonization and clarification (1) In general Chapter 19 section 391a 391b. Strategic Cybersecurity Program (a) In general (1) There is a program to be known as the Strategic Cybersecurity Program Program (2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate a principal staff assistant from within the Office of the Secretary of Defense whose office shall serve as the office of primary responsibility for the Program, providing policy, direction, and oversight regarding the execution of the responsibilities of the program manager selected pursuant to subsection (c)(1). (b) Membership In addition to the office of primary responsibility for the Program under subsection (a)(2) and the program manager selected pursuant to subsection (c)(1), membership in the Program shall include the following: (1) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (2) The Commanders of the United States Cyber Command, United States European Command, United States Indo-Pacific Command, United States Northern Command, United States Strategic Command, United States Space Command, United States Transportation Command. (3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. (4) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. (5) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense. (6) The chief information officers of the military departments. (7) The Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense. (8) The Principal Cyber Advisors of the military departments. (9) Each senior official identified pursuant to subsection (i) of section 1647 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 (c) Program office (1) There is in the Cybersecurity Directorate of the National Security Agency a program office to support the Program by identifying threats to, vulnerabilities in, and remediations for, the missions and mission elements specified in subsection (d)(1). Such program office shall be headed by a program manager selected by the Director of the National Security Agency. (2) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in exercising authority, direction, and control over the Cybersecurity Directorate of the National Security Agency, shall ensure that the program office under paragraph (1) is responsive to the requirements and direction of the program manager selected pursuant to such paragraph. (3) The Secretary may augment the personnel assigned to the program office under paragraph (1) by assigning personnel as appropriate from among members of any covered armed force (including the reserve components thereof), civilian employees of the Department of Defense (including the Defense Intelligence Agency), and personnel of the research laboratories of the Department of Defense, who have particular expertise in the areas of responsibility referred to in subsection (d). (d) Designation of mission elements of Program (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall identify and designate for inclusion in the Program all of the systems, critical infrastructure, kill chains, and processes, including systems and components in development, that comprise the following military missions of the Department of Defense: (A) Nuclear deterrence and strike. (B) Select long-range conventional strike missions germane to the warfighting plans of the United States European Command and the United States Indo-Pacific Command. (C) Offensive cyber operations. (D) Homeland missile defense. (2) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall coordinate the identification and prioritization of the missions and mission components, and the development and approval of requirements relating to the cybersecurity of the missions and mission components, of the Program. (e) Additional responsibilities of head of office of primary responsibility In addition to providing policy, direction, and oversight as specified in subsection (a)(2), the head of the office of primary responsibility for the Program designated under such subsection shall be responsible for overseeing and providing direction on any covered statutory requirement that is ongoing, recurrent (including on an annual basis), or unfulfilled, including by— (1) reviewing any materials required to be submitted to Congress under the covered statutory requirement prior to such submission; and (2) ensuring such submissions occur by the applicable deadline under the covered statutory requirement. (f) Responsibilities of program manager The program manager selected pursuant to subsection (c)(1) shall be responsible for the following: (1) Conducting end-to-end vulnerability assessments of the missions of the Program and the constituent systems, infrastructure, kill chains, and processes thereof. (2) Prioritizing and facilitating the remediation of identified vulnerabilities in such constituent systems, infrastructure, kill chains, and processes. (3) Conducting, prior to the Milestone B approval for any proposed such system or infrastructure germane to the missions of the Program, appropriate reviews of the acquisition and system engineering plans for that proposed system or infrastructure, in accordance with the policy and guidance of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment regarding the components of such reviews and the range of systems and infrastructure to be reviewed. (4) Advising the Secretaries of the military departments, the commanders of the combatant commands, and the Joint Staff on the vulnerabilities and cyberattack vectors that pose substantial risk to the missions of the Program and their constituent systems, critical infrastructure, kill chains, or processes. (5) Ensuring that the Program builds upon (including through the provision of oversight and direction by the head of the office of primary responsibility for the Program pursuant to subsection (e), as applicable), and does not duplicate, other efforts of the Department of Defense relating to cybersecurity, including the following: (A) The evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems of the Department of Defense required under section 1647 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 (B) The evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense required under section 1650 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 2224 (C) The activities of the cyber protection teams of the Department of Defense. (g) Responsibilities of Secretary of Defense The Secretary of Defense shall define and issue guidance on the roles and responsibilities for components of the Department of Defense other than those specified in this section with respect to the Program, including— (1) the roles and responsibilities of the acquisition and sustainment organizations of the military departments in supporting and implementing remedial actions; (2) the alignment of Cyber Protection Teams with the prioritized missions of the Program; (3) the role of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation in conducting periodic assessments, including through red teams, of the cybersecurity of missions in the Program; and (4) the role of the Principal Cyber Adviser in coordinating and monitoring the execution of the Program. (h) Annual reporting Not later than December 31 of each year, the head of the office of primary responsibility for the Program, in coordination with the appropriate members of the Program under subsection (b), shall submit to the congressional defense committees an annual report on the efforts carried out pursuant to this section or any covered provision of law, including with respect to such efforts concerning— (1) the evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of each major weapon system of the Department of Defense and related mitigation activities under section 1647 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 (2) the evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of the critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense under section 1650 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 2224 (3) operational technology and the mapping of mission-relevant terrain in cyberspace under 1505 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 10 U.S.C. 394 (4) the assessments of the vulnerabilities to and mission risks presented by radio-frequency enabled cyber attacks with respect to the operational technology embedded in weapons systems, aircraft, ships, ground vehicles, space systems, sensors, and datalink networks of the Department of Defense under section 1559 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023; and (5) the work of the Program in general, including information relating to staffing and accomplishments. (i) Annual budget display (1) On an annual basis for each fiscal year, concurrently with the submission of the budget of the President for that fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the head of the office of primary responsibility for the Program, in coordination with the appropriate members of the Program under subsection (b), shall submit to the congressional defense committees a consolidated budget justification display that covers all programs and activities associated with this section and any covered provision of law, including with respect to the matters listed in subsection (h). (2) Each display under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (j) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered armed force (2) The term covered statutory requirement (3) The term covered provision of law (A) Section 1647 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 (B) Section 1650 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 2224 (C) Section 1505 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 10 U.S.C. 394 (D) Section 1559 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. . (2) Conforming amendments (A) Repeal of duplicate briefing requirement Section 1647 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 (i) by striking subsection (c); and (ii) by redesignating subsections (d) through (j) as subsections (c) through (i), respectively. (B) Repeal of additional duplicate briefing requirement Section 1650 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 2224 (i) by striking subsection (d); and (ii) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively. (C) Repeal of duplicate provision relating to Strategic Cybersecurity Program Section 1640 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–9 10 U.S.C. 2224 (D) Repeal of duplicate budget requirement Section 1637 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 10 U.S.C. 221 (E) Repeal of duplicate reporting requirement Section 1505 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 10 U.S.C. 394 (i) by striking subsection (h); and (ii) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively. (F) Repeal of additional duplicate briefing requirement; removal of reference to repealed provision Section 1559 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 is amended— (i) by striking , section 1637 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 10 U.S.C. 221 (ii) by striking subsection (f). (b) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of the office of primary responsibility for the Strategic Cybersecurity Program under section 391b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the plan of the head to harmonize and interlink the annual reporting and annual budget display requirements under subsections (h) and (i) of such section, respectively, to ensure unity and a lack of duplication in such efforts. 1502. Office for academic engagement relating to cyber activities (a) Establishment Chapter 111 section 2192b 2192c. Office for academic engagement relating to cyber activities (a) Establishment The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, shall establish an office to establish, maintain, and oversee any activities of the Department of Defense that pertain to the relationship between the Department and academia, including with entities involved in primary, secondary, or postsecondary education, with respect to cyber-related matters (in this section referred to as the Office (b) Director The Office shall have a Director who shall report directly to the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense. An individual serving as Director shall, while so serving, be a member of the Senior Executive Service. (c) Responsibilities (1) The Office shall be responsible for the following: (A) Serving as the consolidated focal point for engagements carried out between the Department of Defense and academia with respect to cyber-related matters. (B) Coordinating covered academic engagement programs for the Department of Defense. (C) Conducting ongoing analysis, as determined necessary by the Director, of the performance of cyber-related educational scholarships, camps, support efforts, and volunteer partnerships of the Department of Defense. (D) Identifying actions the Secretary of Defense may take to improve the cyber skills of personnel within the Department of Defense through participation by such personnel in covered academic engagement programs, for the purposes of assisting the Secretary in cyber-related matters and meeting the long-term national defense needs of the United States for personnel proficient in such skills. (E) Managing funds and resources for the National Centers for Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program, the Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program, the National Defense University College of Information and Cyberspace, the University Consortium for Cybersecurity, and the senior military colleges. (F) Establishing requirements, policies, and procedures to collect data on, and to monitor and evaluate, the performance of covered academic engagement programs with respect to the involvement in such programs by the Department of Defense. (G) Monitoring and evaluating through applicable performance measurements (including those established pursuant to subparagraph (F)) the performance of covered academic engagement programs with respect to the involvement in such programs by the Department of Defense, and advising the Secretary of Defense on whether to continue, modify, or terminate such involvement. (H) Making budgetary determinations, taking into consideration the findings of performance evaluations under subparagraph (G), with respect to— (i) the involvement in covered academic engagement programs by the Department of Defense; and (ii) other matters relating to the responsibilities under this subsection. (2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Office shall be the office of primary responsibility for carrying out, among other legislative provisions, the following: (A) Section 1633 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 (B) Section 1640 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 10 U.S.C. 2200 (C) Section 1649 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 (D) Section 1659 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 10 U.S.C. 391 (E) Section 1710 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 (F) Section 1726 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 10 U.S.C. 1599f (G) Section 1530 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 (H) Section 1532 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 10 U.S.C. 2191 (I) Section 1505 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (J) Section 1535 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (d) Authority relating to compliance The Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that the Director of the Office has sufficient authority to compel and enforce compliance with any decisions or directives issued pursuant to the responsibilities under subsection (b). (e) Additional authorities In carrying out this section, the Director of the Office may, under any provision of this chapter or any other provision of this title providing for the support of educational programs in cyber-related matters (and unless otherwise specified in such provision)— (1) enter into contracts and cooperative agreements; (2) make grants of financial assistance; (3) provide cash awards and other items; (4) accept voluntary services; and (5) support national competition judging, other educational event activities, and associated award ceremonies in connection with covered academic engagement programs. (f) Relationship to other entities The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Secretaries concerned shall coordinate and collaborate with the Director of the Office on covered academic engagement programs sponsored by the Under Secretary as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs and activities. (g) Covered academic engagement program defined In this section, the term covered academic engagement program (1) A primary, secondary, or post-secondary educational program with a cyber focus. (2) A program of the Department of Defense for the recruitment or retention of cyberspace civilian and military personnel, including scholarship programs. (3) An academic partnership focused on establishing cyber talent among the personnel referred to in paragraph (2). . (b) Deadline for establishment The Secretary of Defense shall establish the office under section 2192c of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), by not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 1503. Modification to Department of Defense enterprise-wide procurement of cyber data products and services Section 1521(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 10 U.S.C. 2224 (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); (2) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking (1) through (5) (1) through (6) (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: (6) Evaluating emerging cyber technologies, such as artificial intelligence-enabled security tools, for efficacy and applicability to the requirements of the Department of Defense. . 1504. Authority to establish program of United States Cyber Command on dark web and deep web analysis tools (a) In general The Commander of the United States Cyber Command, pursuant to the authority provided under section 167b(d) of title 10, United States Code, may establish within such Command a program, or augment an existing such program, to integrate into the packages of tools distributed to the combatant commands tools for the analysis of information from locations on the Internet referred to as the dark web deep web (b) Elements Under the program established or augmented under subsection (a), the Commander may— (1) develop a comprehensive and tailored approach to the use of open-source intelligence tools for the analysis and distribution of information collected from the locations on the Internet described in subsection (a); (2) develop and validate technical requirements relating to such collection, analysis, and distribution, including with respect to data fidelity and data provenance; (3) assess and acquire technologies to— (A) collect information from the locations specified in paragraph (1); and (B) analyze and, as appropriate, distribute such information; and (4) enable the cross-organizational sharing of such information across the Department of Defense. (c) Role of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy Consistent with section 167b(d) of such title, the Commander shall implement this section subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy. 1505. Military cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan (a) Requirement Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in concurrence with the Secretary of State and in coordination with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command and the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall seek to cooperate with the Ministry of Defense of Taiwan on defensive military cybersecurity activities. (b) Identification of activities In cooperating on defensive military cybersecurity activities with the Ministry of Defense of Taiwan under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may carry out efforts to identify cooperative activities to— (1) defend military networks, infrastructure, and systems; (2) counter malicious cyber activity that has compromised such military networks, infrastructure, and systems; (3) leverage United States commercial and military cybersecurity technology and services to harden and defend such military networks, infrastructure, and systems; and (4) conduct combined cybersecurity training activities and exercises. (c) Briefings (1) Requirement Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the implementation of this section. (2) Contents The briefing under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A description of the feasibility and advisability of cooperating with the Ministry of Defense of Taiwan on the defensive military cybersecurity activities identified pursuant to subsection (b). (B) An identification of any challenges and resources that would be needed to addressed to conduct such cooperative activities. (C) An overview of efforts undertaken pursuant to this section. (D) Any other matters the Secretary determines relevant. (d) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. B Personnel 1521. Authority to accept voluntary and uncompensated services from cybersecurity experts (a) Authority Section 167b(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) The Commander of the United States Cyber Command may accept voluntary and uncompensated services from cybersecurity experts, notwithstanding the provisions of section 1342 of title 31, and may delegate such authority to the chiefs of the armed forces. . (b) Technical and conforming amendments Section 167b of such title, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking referred to as the cyber command referred to as the United States Cyber Command (B) in paragraph (2), by striking Cyber Command United States Cyber Command (2) in subsection (b), by striking Cyber Command United States Cyber Command (3) in subsections (c) and (d)— (A) by striking cyber command United States Cyber Command (B) by striking commander of the Commander of the (C) by striking commander of such command Commander of such Command (4) in subsection (d)(3)(C), by striking of the commander of the Commander 1522. Matters relating to management of United States Marine Corps cyberspace operations officers (a) Required service Section 651(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting or in the case of an unrestricted officer designated within a cyberspace occupational specialty (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; or (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the closing period and inserting ; or (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) in the case of an unrestricted officer who has been designated with a cyberspace occupational specialty, the period of obligated service specified in such contract or agreement. . (b) Minimum service requirement for certain cyberspace occupational specialties Chapter 37 658. Minimum service requirement for certain cyberspace occupational specialties (a) Cyberspace operations officer The minimum service obligation for any member who successfully completes training in the armed forces in direct accession to the cyberspace operations officer occupational specialty of the Marine Corps shall be eight years. (b) Service obligation defined In this section, the term service obligation . 1523. Modifications to rates of pay for certain cyber-related positions of Department of Defense Section 1599f of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking United States Cyber Command Department of Defense cyber (2) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking responsibilities of the United States Cyber Command cyber mission of the Department of Defense; (3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) Basic pay; special rates of pay (1) The Secretary shall fix the rates of basic pay for any qualified position established under subsection (a) in relation to the rates of pay provided for employees in comparable positions in the Department. (2) (A) Notwithstanding part III of title 5, the Secretary may, for one or more categories of qualified positions that require cyber expertise— (i) establish higher minimum rates of pay than those established under paragraph (1); and (ii) make corresponding increases in all rates of pay of the pay range for each grade or level, subject to paragraph (3) or (4). (B) The rates of pay under subparagraph (A) shall be basic pay for the same purposes specified in section 5305(j) of title 5. (3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), a minimum rate of pay established for a category of positions under paragraph (2) may not exceed the maximum rate of basic pay (excluding any locality-based comparability payment under section 5304 of title 5 or similar provision of law) for the position in that category of positions without the authority of paragraph (1) by more than 30 percent, and no rate may be established under this section in excess of the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5. (4) (A) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the Secretary may establish higher annual limitations on special rates of pay for positions or employees selected by the Secretary as follows: (i) With respect to a qualified position that requires cyber expertise for which the Secretary determines a higher rate is necessary, a rate of pay not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5. (ii) With respect to an individual that the Secretary determines, by name, possesses advanced skills and competencies and performs critical functions that execute the cyber mission of the Department, a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for the Vice President under section 104 of title 3. (B) Employees receiving a special rate under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to an aggregate pay limitation that parallels the limitation established in section 5307 of title 5, except that— (i) any allowance, differential, bonus, award, or other similar cash payment in addition to basic pay that is authorized under this title, the applicable provisions of title 5, or any other applicable law (excluding the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq. (ii) aggregate compensation may not exceed the rate established for the Vice President of the United States under section 104 of title 3. (C) The number of individuals who receive basic pay established under subparagraph (A)(ii) may not exceed 1000 at any time. (5) If the Secretary of Defense removes a category of positions from coverage under a rate of pay authorized by paragraph (2) or (4) after that rate of pay takes effect— (A) the Secretary of Defense shall provide notice of the loss of coverage of the special rate of pay to each individual in such category; and (B) the loss of coverage will take effect on the first day of the first pay period after the date of the notice. (6) Subject to the limitations in this subsection, rates of pay established under this subsection by the Secretary of Defense may be revised from time to time. ; and (4) in subsection (k)(5), by striking the responsibilities of the United States Cyber Command relating to cyber operations the cyber mission of the Department of Defense 1524. Responsibility for cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection of the defense industrial base Section 1724 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2224 (1) in subsection (b), by striking The Secretary of Defense shall designate the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall designate a principal staff assistant from within the Office of the Secretary of Defense who shall serve (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense the principal staff assistant designed under subsection (b) (B) in paragraph (1), by striking Sector Specific Agency Sector Risk Management Agency (3) in subsection (d), by striking Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense principal staff assistant designated under subsection (b) (4) in subsection (e)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking this Act the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking Sector Specific Agency functions under Presidential Policy Directive-21 from non-cybersecurity Sector Specific Agency functions functions of a Sector Risk Management Agency pursuant to section 9002 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( 6 U.S.C. 652a (C) by striking paragraph (3). C Reports and Other Matters 1531. Oversight for Command Post Computing Environment contract award Not later than 14 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Army awards a contract for the procurement of the Command Post Computing Environment 1532. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to censorship or blacklisting of news sources based on subjective criteria or political biases (a) Prohibition on availability of funds None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to— (1) enter into any contract or other agreement with any entity described in subsection (b) or with any advertising or marketing agency that uses the functions described in subsection (b)(4) of such an entity; or (2) provide any form of support to an entity described in subsection (b). (b) Entities described The entities described in this subsection are the following: (1) NewsGuard Technologies Inc., or any company owned or controlled by such entity. (2) The Global Disinformation Index, incorporated in the United Kingdom as Disinformation Index LTD (3) Graphika Technologies Inc. or any company owned or controlled by such entity. (4) Any other entity the function of which is to advise the censorship or blacklisting of news sources based on subjective criteria or political biases, under the stated function of fact checking misinformation (c) Certification requirement Prior to the Secretary of Defense entering into any contract or other agreement (or extending, renewing, or otherwise modifying an existing contract or other agreement) with an entity for the purpose of that entity implementing military recruitment advertisements on behalf of the Department of Defense, the Secretary shall require, as a condition of such contract or agreement, that the entity certify to the Secretary that the entity is in compliance with subsection (a). 1533. GAO review of cyberspace operations management (a) Review Not later than 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a comprehensive review of the management by the Secretary of Defense of matters relating to the conduct of, and preparation for, cyberspace operations. (b) Elements The review under subsection (a) shall include an evaluation and assessment by the Comptroller General of the following: (1) The number of commands, organizations, units, and personnel (including an identification of the rank and grade thereof) responsible for conducting cyberspace operations across the Department of Defense. (2) The command and control relationships associated with such commands, organizations, units, and personnel. (3) The number of command staff, secretariats, organizations, units, and personnel (including an identification of the rank and grade thereof) with any responsibility for budgetary, personnel, policy, or training matters, including the management of such matters, affecting cyberspace operations across the Department of Defense. (4) The ratio of personnel specified in paragraph (1) determined to be fully trained and qualified, as defined by the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, relative to the total number of such personnel assigned to operational billets. (5) The ratio of personnel specified in paragraph (3), relative to the total number of personnel assigned to billets within the Cyber Mission Force of the United States Cyber Command. (6) How the ratio determined pursuant to paragraph (5) with respect to the personnel described in such paragraph compares to such ratio with respect to personnel in other warfighting disciplines, such as air-to-air combat, infantry operations, or long range fires. (7) An assessment of potential duplication in effort or cost between the various entities specified in paragraph (3) with any responsibility for budgetary, personnel, policy, or training matters, including the management of such matters, affecting cyberspace operations across the Department of Defense. (8) The extent to which there is a senior official of the Department of Defense who is accountable to the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the Department of Defense has an effective and efficient force structure, and has trained and ready forces, necessary to conduct cyberspace operations at all echelons (including strategic, operational, and tactical echelons). (9) Any other matters the Comptroller General determines appropriate. (c) Components to be considered In carrying out the review under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall take into consideration, at a minimum, the following: (1) Office of the Department of Defense Principal Cyber Advisor. (2) Office of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer. (3) Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy. (4) Office of the Deputy Director for Global Operations, J-39, Joint Staff. (5) Office of the Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers/Cyber and Chief Information Officer, J-6, Joint Staff. (6) Office of the Department of the Army Principal Cyber Advisor. (7) Office of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7. (8) Office of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2. (9) Office of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6. (10) United States Army Training & Doctrine Command. (11) United States Army Cyber Command. (12) Office of the Department of the Navy Principal Cyber Advisor. (13) Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare. (14) United States Fleet Forces Command. (15) Naval Information Forces. (16) United States Fleet Cyber Command. (17) Office of the Department of the Air Force Principal Cyber Advisor. (18) Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations, A2/6, Air Staff. (19) Air Combat Command. (20) 16th Air Force. (21) Office of the United States Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Information. (22) Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command. (23) Office of the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, Space Staff. (d) Interim briefings Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 45 days thereafter until the date of the final submission under subsection (e), the Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional defense committees interim briefings on the assessment under subsection (a). (e) Final submission of results The Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees the final results of the assessment under subsection (a) in such form and at such time as may be mutually agreed upon by the Comptroller General and the committees. 1534. Study on occupational resiliency of Cyber Mission Force (a) Study Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense and the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the principal cyber advisors of the military departments and the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, shall conduct a study on the personnel and resources required to enhance and support the occupational resiliency of the Cyber Mission Force. (b) Elements The study under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An inventory of the resources and programs available to personnel assigned to the Cyber Mission Force, disaggregated by Armed Force and location. (2) An assessment of the risk to the occupational resiliency of such personnel relative to the respective operational work role within the Cyber Mission Force (as defined by the Commander of the United States Cyber Command) and the number of such personnel available to perform operations in each such category of operational work role. (3) An evaluation of the extent to which personnel assigned to the Cyber Mission Force have been made aware of the resources and programs referred to in paragraph (1), and of measures required to improve such awareness. (4) A determination by the Commander of the United States Cyber Command regarding the adequacy and accessibility of such resources and programs for personnel assigned to the Cyber Mission Force. (5) Such other matters as may be determined necessary by the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense and the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. (c) Submission to Congress Upon completing the study under subsection (a), the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense and the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of such study. (d) Occupational resiliency defined In this section, the term occupational resiliency XVI Space Activities, Strategic Programs, and Intelligence Matters A Space Activities 1601. Classification review of space major defense acquisition programs Chapter 135 section 2275a 2275b. Requirements for appropriate classification guidance. (a) In general Before a space major defense acquisition program achieves Milestone B approval, or equivalent, the milestone decision authority shall determine whether the classification guidance for the program remains appropriate and— (1) if such guidance is determined to be appropriate, submit to the congressional defense committees a certification of such determination; or (2) if such guidance is determined to be inappropriate, initiate an update to such guidance. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term Milestone B approval (2) The term major defense acquisition program (3) The term space major defense acquisition program . 1602. Enhanced authority to increase space launch capacity through space launch support services Chapter 135 section 2276 2276b. Special authority for provision of space launch support services to increase space launch capacity (a) In general The Secretary of a military department, pursuant to the authorities in this section or any other provision of law, may increase Federal and commercial space launch capacity on any domestic real property under the control of the Secretary through the provision of space launch support services. (b) Provision of launch equipment and services to commercial entities (1) Agreement authority The Secretary concerned may enter into contracts or other transactions with commercial entities that intend to conduct space launch activities on a military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Any such agreement may include the provision of supplies, services, equipment, and construction needed for commercial space launch. (2) Agreement costs (A) Direct costs An agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall include a provision that requires the commercial entity entering into the agreement to reimburse the Department of Defense for all direct costs to the United States that are associated with the goods, services, and equipment provided to the commercial entity under the agreement. (B) Indirect costs In addition, the contract may include a provision that requires the commercial entity to reimburse the Department of Defense for such indirect costs as the Secretary concerned considers to be appropriate. In such a case, the contract may provide for the recovery of indirect costs through establishment of a rate, fixed price, or similar mechanism the Secretary concerned finds reasonable. (3) Retention of funds collected from commercial users Amounts collected from a commercial entity pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be credited to the appropriation accounts under which the costs associated with the agreement (direct and indirect) were incurred. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Space launch The term space launch (2) Commercial entity The term commercial entity commercial (d) Transition limitations and reporting requirements For fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026, the Secretary concerned shall— (1) limit indirect costs reimbursed pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B) to no more than 30 percent, not to exceed $5,000,000 annually, of total direct cost reimbursements required under any agreement authorized by subsection (b); and (2) not later than 90 days after each such fiscal year, submit to each of the congressional defense committees a briefing that— (A) identifies total direct and indirect amount reimbursed to each spaceport for the prior fiscal year; (B) describes support provided by reimbursed indirect costs for the prior fiscal year; and (C) identifies indirect rate and analysis used to determine the indirect rate for the next fiscal year. . 1603. Modification to prohibition on foreign commercial satellite services Section 2279(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking or (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) the foreign entity plans to or is expected to receive satellite communication services and data downlinked to ground stations located within sovereign territories shared via treaty with a covered foreign country. . 1604. Authorization for establishment of the National Space Intelligence Center as a field operating agency Notwithstanding any other provision of law prohibiting the establishment of a field operating agency, the Secretary of the Air Force may establish the National Space Intelligence Center as a field operating agency of the Space Force to analyze and produce scientific and technical intelligence on space-based and counterspace threats from foreign adversaries. 1605. Limitation on use of funds for WGS-12 satellite (a) Prohibition on procurement pending certification regarding commercial providers The Secretary of the Air Force may not issue a contract for the procurement of a WGS-12 satellite until the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisitions and Integration submits to the congressional defense committees certification that the requirements established by the Department for the primary payload for the WGS-12 satellite cannot be met by a commercial provider. (b) Prohibition on operation or launch None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to operate or launch WGS-12 satellite. 1606. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of certain reports on space policy (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Congress established the office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy in 2019 at the same time as the Space Force was established. (2) Despite elevating the position, the office has repeatedly not responded to mandates by Congress for unclassified reports on space policy topics. (3) The threats to and from space by China and Russia have only increased since the establishment of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy and the Space Force. (4) The Secretary of Defense has yet to submit to the congressional defense committees the report required by section 1609(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 10 U.S.C. 2271 (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) it is concerning that the office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy has been given responsibility for issues not directly related to space policy, leading to the inability to complete the primary duty of the office. (2) The United States should have a well-established and thoughtful national security space policy that can be discussed and debated in unclassified settings. (3) Such a policy should be developed in conjunction with, and taking into consideration, other relevant national strategy documents, including reviews regarding nuclear and missile defense. (c) Limitation Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense for travel by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits both of the following reports: (1) The report on classified programs managed under the authority of the Space Force required by section 1609(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 10 U.S.C. 2271 (2) The report on the review of the space policy of the Department of Defense required by section 1611(c)(1) of such Act. (d) Updates of space policy report Section 1611(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 (2) Updates The Secretary shall provide for updates to the assessments, analyses, and evaluations carried out pursuant to such review in conjunction with other national strategy documents, including reviews regarding nuclear and missile defense. . 1607. National security space launch program phase three acquisition (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States Space Force must continue to ensure assured access to space through phase three of the national security space launch program; (2) the acquisition strategy covered in the briefing provided to the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives in April 2023— (A) includes a dual-lane approach that is consistent with increasing competition for launch services needed by the future national security space architecture; and (B) balances introducing new launch providers and systems with meeting all required missions during the planned ordering period; (3) as the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, completes the final request for proposals, it should consider including funding for launch services support for lane 1 missions that require specific national security space launch requirements, such as the Global Positioning Services IIIF satellites that are intended to be included in the ordering period; and (4) the Department should ensure that objective readiness requirements are met by launch service providers before basic award in either lane. (b) Phase three acquisition strategy In competitively awarding and executing the phase three acquisition strategy, the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall— (1) maximize competition, to the extent practicable, for both lanes 1 and 2, as described in the briefing on the acquisition strategy provided to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives in April 2023; (2) use lane 1 task or delivery order contracts to— (A) launch national security space payloads that require launch systems capable of lifting a minimum of 20,000 pounds mass to 100 nautical miles; and (B) provide opportunities for new and emerging launch providers or systems to compete for national security space launch missions as such providers and systems become ready; (3) use lane 2, firm fixed-price indefinite delivery requirements contracts to— (A) award contracts to national security space launch providers with launch systems that are capable of meeting all national security space launch design reference orbits; and (B) launch national security space low-risk tolerant payloads that require full mission assurance that— (i) are performed by the national security space launch program or (ii) have unique national security space mission requirements; and (4) in the case of any new or emerging national security space launch-class mission that is authorized for any of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 and is not identified in the phase three final request for proposals reference manifest contract— (A) assign such mission to the lane 1 contract referred to in paragraph (2); or (B) assign such mission to the lane 2 contract referred to in paragraph (3), if the Secretary determines that such a mission is has unique national security space or other Government requirements that could not be met if the mission were assigned to the lane 1 contract. (c) Notification requirement If the Secretary assigns a mission to the lane 2 contract pursuant to subsection (b)(4)(B), the Secretary shall submit 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 notification of such assignment and the reason for such assignment. (d) Phase three acquisition strategy defined In this section, the term phase three acquisition strategy (1) enters into phase three contracts during fiscal year 2025; (2) orders launch missions during fiscal years 2025 through 2029; and (3) carries out such launches under the national security space launch program. 1608. Application of TNT equivalency to launch vehicles and components using methane propellant (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The United States Government supports having a robust space launch services market to support national security, civil, and commercial space activities. (2) A majority of the new launch vehicles in development, testing, and operation in the United States utilize methane and liquid oxygen as their propellants (LOX/LNG or methalox). (3) The United States Government has access to data and scientific modeling methods that support a TNT equivalency for methalox that is less than the default 100 percent TNT equivalency that is applied when no scientific data exists to characterize the explosive yield. (4) The United States Government is not consistently applying data that supports a TNT equivalency of 25 percent at United States Government owned or licensed facilities. (5) The United States Government has initiated a LOX-Methane Assessment (LMA) working group; however, the working group’s methodology is not grounded in launch vehicle designs or test and launch operations. Further, the working group’s efforts are expected to take no less than 3 years to complete and cost the United States taxpayer no less than $80,000,000. (6) United States launch operators are incurring significant cost and diminished opportunities to operate as a result of the United States Government’s inconsistent policy on methalox. (7) The People’s Republic of China is already launching orbital launch vehicles that utilize liquid oxygen and methane. (b) Interim equivalency determination Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the interim determination of TNT equivalency applied to launch vehicles and components of such vehicles using methane as propellant shall not exceed 25 percent for purposes of the explosive siting and hazardous operations for test and operations of such launch vehicles and their components on or from any facility owned or licensed by the Federal Government. (c) Improved process for yield determinations Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall establish a process through which scientifically-valid TNT equivalency determinations can be assessed for launch vehicles while in flight. (d) Certification and report Not later than 90 days after the completion of the joint assessment process conducted by the LOX-Methane Assessment working group, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees— (1) a certification verifying that the Secretaries and the Administrator reviewed the results of such joint assessment process and have agreed upon a new TNT equivalency determination that will be applied by the Federal Government to launch vehicles and components of such vehicles using methane as propellant; and (2) a report describing how the implementation of that new TNT equivalency determination is expected to affect commercial space launch activities and national security. (e) Sunset Subsection (b) shall have no force or effect after the expiration of the period of 180 days following the submittal of the certification and report required under subsection (d). (f) Definitions In this section: (1) The term appropriate congressional committees (A) The congressional defense committees. (B) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (C) The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. (D) The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. (2) The term launch vehicle (3) The term LOX-Methane Assessment working group (A) is comprised of representatives from the Department of Defense, the Department of Transportation, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and (B) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is studying the explosive characteristics of liquid oxygen and methane. (4) The term TNT equivalency 1609. Plan to improve threat-sharing arrangements with commercial space operators (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) commercial space providers that contract with the Department of Defense are vulnerable to physical and cyber threats; and (2) United States Space Command has established the commercial integration cell to aid in the integration and protection of United States satellites and to build awareness of threats. (b) Plan for threat sharing with commercial space operators The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisitions and Integration, in consultation with the Commander of United States Space Command, shall develop a plan to expand existing threat-sharing arrangements with commercial space operators that are under contract with the Department of Defense, as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisitions, in coordination with the Commander of United States Space Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan required under subsection (b). 1610. Plan for an integrated and resilient satellite communications architecture for the Space Force (a) In general The Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration and the Chief of Space Operations, shall— (1) as part of the force design process for the Space Force, consider options for the integration resilient military tactical satellite communications capabilities; (2) develop a plan for the integration of such capabilities into the Space Force, as required under subsection (b); and (3) ensure that a geostationary small satellite communications constellation is evaluated for inclusion as a component of the space data transport force design of the Space Force through, at minimum, the end of fiscal year 2027. (b) Plan for integration (1) In general The Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration and the Chief of Space Operations, shall develop a plan for an integrated and resilient satellite communications architecture for the Space Force. (2) Elements The plan under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, options for— (A) leveraging commercially available geostationary small satellite communications technology developed and produced in the United States; (B) ensuring sufficient funding for such an integration; (C) including the unique requirements for small satellite communications constellation throughout the acquisition and deployment period, including support for global X-band coverage and support for secure communications waveforms using on-board digital processing; and (D) potential integration of such geostationary small satellite communications capability into the enterprise satellite communications management and control (commonly known as ESC–MC (3) Briefing Not later than the date specified in paragraph (4), than the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan developed under paragraph (1). (4) Date specified The date specified in this subsection is the earlier of— (A) July 1, 2024; or (B) the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force completes the space data transport force design for the Space Force. 1611. Process and plan for Space Force space situational awareness (a) In general The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisitions and Integration, in consultation with Chief of Space Operations, shall— (1) establish a process to regularly identify and evaluate commercial space situational awareness capabilities, including the extent to which commercial space situational awareness data could meet Space Force space situational awareness needs; and (2) develop and implement a plan to integrate the unified data library into Space Force operational systems, including space situational awareness and Space command and control missions. (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing a description of the process and plan required under subsection (a). 1612. Report on national security space vehicle processing capabilities (a) In general Not later than April 1, 2024, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on— (1) the projected needs for national security space vehicle processing capabilities; and (2) the potential for public-private partnerships to enable new projected payload processing providers to add processing capabilities. (b) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. B Nuclear Forces 1631. Establishment of major force program for nuclear command, control, and communications programs Chapter 9 239e. Nuclear command, control, and communications: major force program and budget assessment (a) Establishment of major force program The Secretary of Defense shall establish a unified major force program for nuclear command, control, and communications programs pursuant to section 222(b) of this title to prioritize such 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 2025 through 2030 a report on the budget for nuclear command, control, and communications programs of the Department of Defense. (2) Each report on the budget for nuclear command, control, and communications 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 nuclear command, control, and communications program), and the amounts appropriated for such nuclear command, control, and communications 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 (2) The term defense budget materials (3) The term nuclear command, control, and communications programs . 1632. Repeal of requirement for review of nuclear deterrence postures Section 1753 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 1633. Retention of capability to redeploy multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles Section 1057 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 10 U.S.C. 495 and Sentinel Minuteman III 1634. Pilot program on development of reentry vehicles and related systems (a) In general The Secretary of the Air Force may carry out a pilot program, to be known as the Reentry Vehicle Flight Test Bed Program (1) facilitate technology upgrades tested in a realistic flight environment; (2) provide an enduring, high-cadence test bed to mature technologies for planned reentry vehicles; and (3) transition technologies developed under other programs, prototype projects, or research and development programs related to long-range ballistic or hypersonic strike missiles. (b) Grants, contracts, and other agreements (1) Authority In carrying out a pilot program under this section, the Secretary may make grants and enter into contracts or other agreements with appropriate entities for the conduct of relevant flight tests of reentry vehicles and systems. (2) Use of funds An entity that receives a grant, or enters into a contract or other agreement, as part of a pilot program carried out under this section shall use the grant, or any amount received under the contract or other agreement, to carry out one or more of the following activities: (A) Conducting flight tests to develop or validate— (i) aeroshell design; (ii) thermal protective systems; (iii) guidance and control systems; (iv) sensors; (v) communications; (vi) environmental sensors; or (vii) other relevant technologies. (B) Expanding flight test opportunities through low-cost, high cadence platforms. (c) Coordination If the Secretary of the Air Force carries out a pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the activities under the pilot program are carried out in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy. (d) Termination The authority to carry out a pilot program under this section shall terminate on December 31, 2029. 1635. Integrated master schedule for the Sentinel missile program of the Air Force (a) Documentation required Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall submit to the congressional defense committees an approved integrated master schedule for the Sentinel missile program of the Air Force. (b) Quarterly briefings Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, an on a quarterly basis thereafter until January 1, 2029, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the progress of the Sentinel missile program. (c) Notification Not later than 30 days after the Secretary of the Air Force becomes aware of an event that is expected to delay, by more than one fiscal quarter, the date on which Sentinel missile achieves initial operational capability (as set forth in the integrated master schedule submitted under subsection (a)), the Secretary shall— (1) submit notice of such delay to the congressional defense committees; and (2) include with such notice— (A) an explanation of the factors causing such delay; and (B) a plan to prevent or minimize the duration of such delay. 1636. Form of contracting authorized to mitigate risk to Sentinel program schedule and cost Notwithstanding section 3323(a) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may authorize contracts using cost-plus incentive-fee contracting for military construction projects associated with the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program launch facilities, control centers, and related infrastructure for not more than the first two low-rate initial production lots. 1637. Notification of decision to delay strategic delivery system test event (a) Notification and report Not later than five days after the Secretary of Defense makes a decision to delay a scheduled test event for a strategic delivery system, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees written notice of such decision together with a report on the decision. (b) Elements required The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of the objectives of the test. (2) An explanation for the decision to cancel the test. (3) An estimate of expenditures related to the cancelled test. (4) An assessment of the effect of the test cancellation on— (A) confidence in the reliability of the strategic nuclear weapons delivery system involved; and (B) any research, development, test, and evaluation activities related to the test. (5) A plan to reschedule the test event. 1638. Prohibition on reduction of the 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 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 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 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (previously referred to as the ground-based strategic deterrent weapon 1639. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of B83–1 nuclear gravity bombs (a) Limitation on use of funds Except as provided by subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy for the deactivation, dismantlement, or retirement of the B83–1 nuclear gravity bomb may be obligated or expended to deactivate, dismantle, or retire more than 25 percent of the B83–1 nuclear gravity bombs that were in the active stockpile as of September 30, 2022, until a period of 90 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the study required under section 1674(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (b) Exception The limitation on the use of funds under subsection (a) shall not apply to the deactivation, dismantling, or retirement 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. 1640. Prohibition on availability of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems based on low-enriched uranium None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the National Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or expended to conduct research or development relating to an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium. 1641. Establishment of nuclear sea-launched cruise missile program (a) Establishment Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and commence implementation of a nuclear sea-launched cruise missile program (referred to in this section as the SLCM-N Program (b) Purposes The purposes of the SLCM-N Program shall be— (1) to provide the United States with a needed nonstrategic nuclear capability and make that capability available to the Department of Defense; (2) to strengthen tailored deterrence of regional adversaries; and (3) to assure allies and partners of the United States of the Nation’s commitment to their defense. (c) Activities Under the SLCM-N Program, the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) accelerate and conclude research and development activities for nuclear sea-launched cruise missiles and transition such missiles to the procurement and fielding phases; (2) conduct a concept of operations study to inform the fielding of nuclear sea-launched cruise missiles aboard platforms identified by the Navy, including the Virginia class submarine; (3) designate the nuclear sea-launched cruise missile as an Acquisition Category ID (ACAT ID) program in accordance with Department of Defense Instruction 5000.85, titled Major Capability Acquisition (4) ensure that the missiles developed under the program achieve initial operational capability not later than September 30, 2031. (d) Warhead development Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall initiate phase 6.2 of the nuclear sea-launched cruise missile warhead designated W80–4 ALT. (e) Rule of Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede or otherwise alter the organizational relationships and responsibilities of departments and agencies of the Federal Government regarding oversight and management of ongoing activities relating to the nuclear sea-launched cruise missile. 1642. Quarterly reports on progress of Sea-Launched Cruise Missile–Nuclear program (a) In general Not later than 15 days after the last day of each fiscal quarter until the termination date specified in subsection (c)— (1) the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the execution of funding appropriated for the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile–Nuclear program; and (2) the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the execution of funding appropriated for the W80-4 nuclear warhead variant under development for such program. (b) Elements Each report required under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the program or variant, respectively, each of the following: (1) A description of ongoing and completed activities. (2) A schedule and summary of activities planned for the fiscal quarter following the fiscal quarter during which the report is submitted. (3) A description of each contract awarded under the program, including a description of the type of contract and the status of the contract. (4) A description of the status of funding for the program or variant, including identification of— (A) any obligations and expenditures that have been made; and (B) any obligations and expenditures that are planned. (5) An assessment of the status of the program or variant with respect to technological maturity. (c) Termination date The requirement to submit reports under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date on which the Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional defense committees a certification that the nuclear-capable sea launched cruise missile system under development by the Navy has achieved full operational capability. 1643. Congressional notification of nuclear cooperation between Russia and China If the Commander of United States Strategic Command determines, after consultation with the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, that militarily significant cooperation between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China related to nuclear or strategic capabilities is likely to occur or has likely occurred, the Commander shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notification of such determination that includes— (1) a description of the military significant cooperation; and (2) an assessment of the implication of such cooperation for the United States with respect to nuclear deterrence, extended deterrence, assurance, and defense. 1644. Report on acceleration of nuclear modernization priorities The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes an identification of any additional authorities and reforms necessary to allow the Department of Defense to accelerate its current nuclear modernization priorities. C Missile Defense Programs 1661. Qualifications of Director of Missile Defense Agency Section 205(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting a general or flag officer shall be 1662. National missile defense policy Subsection (a) of section 1681 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 4205 (a) 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 maintain a credible nuclear capability as the foundation of strategic deterrence. . 1663. Programs to achieve initial and full operational capabilities for the Glide Phase Interceptor program (a) Program to achieve initial operational capability (1) In general The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and in coordination with the officials specified in subsection (d), shall carry out a program to achieve, by not later than December 31, 2029, an initial operational capability for the Glide Phase Interceptor as described in paragraph (2). (2) Required capabilities For purposes of paragraph (1), the Glide Phase Interceptor program shall be considered to have achieved initial operational capability if— (A) the Glide Phase Interceptor is capable of defeating, in the glide phase, any endo-atmospheric hypersonic vehicles that are known to the Department of Defense and fielded as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) not fewer than 12 Glide Phase Interceptor missiles have been fielded. (b) Program to achieve full operational capability (1) Program required The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and in coordination with the officials specified in subsection (d), shall carry out a program to achieve, by not later than December 31, 2032, full operational capability for the Glide Phase Interceptor as described in paragraph (2). (2) Required capabilities For purposes of paragraph (1), the Glide Phase Interceptor program shall be considered to have achieved full operational capability if— (A) the Glide Phase Interceptor is capable of defeating, in the glide phase, any endo-atmospheric hypersonic vehicles— (i) that are known to the Department of Defense and fielded as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and (ii) that the Department of Defense expects to be fielded before the end of 2040; (B) not fewer than 24 Glide Phase Interceptor missiles have been fielded; and (C) the Glide Phase Interceptor has the ability to be operated collaboratively with space-based or terrestrial sensors that the Department of Defense expects to be deployed before the end of 2032. (c) Cooperative agreement authorized The Director of the Missile Defense Agency is authorized to enter into a cooperative development agreement with one or more international partners of the United States for the development of the full operational capability described in subsection (b). (d) Officials specified The officials specified in this subsection are the following: (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. (2) The Secretary of the Navy. (3) The Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. (4) The Commander of the United States European Command. 1664. Research and analysis on multipolar deterrence and escalation dynamics (a) In general 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 university affiliated research center with expertise in strategic deterrence to conduct research and analysis on multipolar deterrence and escalation dynamics. (b) Elements The research and analysis conducted under subsection (a) shall include assessment of the following: (1) Implications for strategic deterrence and allied assurance given the emergence of a second near-peer nuclear power. (2) Potential alternative conventional, strategic, and nuclear force structures to optimize deterrence of two near-peer nuclear powers. (3) The contribution made by countervailing nonstrategic capabilities to strategic deterrence. (4) Escalation patterns arising from Russia’s Strategic Operations to Destroy Critically Important Targets operational concept and response options for the United States. (5) Multilateral efforts that could contribute to multipolar strategic deterrence and escalation dynamics. (6) Capabilities and operations sufficient to assure European and Pacific allies. (c) Report required (1) In general Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the results of the research and analysis conducted under subsection (a). (2) Form The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 1665. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of report on missile defense interceptor site Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2024 for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, for travel, not more than 80 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the report on the requirement for a missile defense interceptor site in the contiguous United States required by section 1665 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 263). 1666. Report on Hawaii missile defense (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The budget justification materials submitted by the Secretary of Defense support of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2023 effectively cancelled all activities for the Homeland Defense Radar—Hawaii due to ongoing reevaluation of the missile defense posture and sensor architecture in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. (2) The budget justification materials submitted by the Secretary of Defense support of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2024 include $40,000,000 for the Hawaii Air Route Surveillance Radar Version 4 (ARSR-4), which is intended to address Department of Defense capability gaps driven by new threats and provide dual use for Hawaii for Air Traffic Control and weather monitoring (3) Briefings provided by the Department of Defense indicated a very limited viewing area for this proposed radar, which does not support adequate warning or discrimination of threats, and the request for ARSR-4 does not include any effort associated with integrating the radar to the overall missile defense sensor architecture to support increased defensive capabilities for Hawaii. (b) Report 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 report on the findings of the review conducted by the Secretary of the integrated air and missile defense sensor architecture of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, and specific programs of record which support additional sensor coverage for the state of Hawaii. Such report shall include an identification of— (1) the investments that should be made to increase the detection of nonballistic threats and improve the discrimination of ballistic missile threats, particularly with regards to Hawaii; and (2) investments to integrate any sensors into the missile defense system to assist with protection of the State. 1667. Report on potential enhancements to Aegis Ashore sites in Poland and Romania (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on potential enhancements to Aegis Ashore sites in Poland and Romania. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include— (1) an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of— (A) enhancing associated sensor systems to detect a broader array of missile threats; (B) fielding a mixed fleet of defensive interceptor systems; and (C) physical hardening of the facilities; (2) a funding profile, by year, detailing the complete costs associated with any options assessed under paragraph (1); and (3) such other information as the Director considers appropriate. (c) Form of report The report submitted under subsection (a) shall be in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 1668. Rescission of memorandum on missile defense governance Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind Directive-type Memorandum 20-002 relating to Missile Defense System Policies and Governance 1669. Policy and report on North Atlantic Treaty Organization effective integrated air and missile defense capabilities in Europe (a) Policy It is the policy of the United States to contribute integrated air and missile defense capabilities, such as forward deployed AN/TPY-2 radars and Aegis Ashore sites, to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to defeat increasingly complex threats to the United States Armed Forces and the military forces of member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Europe. (b) Report (1) NATO report Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Conference of National Armaments Directors for Ballistic Missile Defense a report containing options to improve the existing integrated air and missile defense architecture to detect, track, and defend against increasingly complex adversarial missile threats to the territory of member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and deployed members of the United States Armed Forces. (2) Congressional briefing Not later than 14 days after the completion of the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the options contained in the report and the steps necessary to implement any such option that is agreed to by the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 1670. Independent analysis of space-based missile defense capability (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, shall seek to enter into an arrangement with an appropriate federally funded research and development center to update the study referred to in subsection (c). (b) Elements The assessment conducted for purposes of updating the study shall, at a minimum, include analysis of the following matters: (1) The extent to which space-based capabilities would address current and evolving missile threats to the United States and United States deployed forces. (2) The maturity levels of technologies necessary for an operational space-based missile defense capability. (3) Potential options for developing, fielding, operating, and sustaining a space-based missile defense capability, including estimations of cost and assessments of effectiveness for different architectures. (4) The technical risks, knowledge gaps, or other challenges associated with the development and operation of space-based interceptor capabilities. (5) Estimated costs for developing and deploying such capability. (6) The ability of the Department of Defense to protect and defend on-orbit space-based missile defense capabilities, including any recommendations for resiliency requirements that would be needed to ensure the effectiveness of such capabilities. (c) Study specified The study referred to in this subsection is the study conducted by the federally funded research and development center known as the Institute for Defense Analysis (d) Reports (1) In general Not later than 270 days after entering into an arrangement under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— (A) an unaltered copy of independent assessment completed pursuant to the arrangement; and (B) any views of the Secretary of Defense with respect to such assessment. (2) Form The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. D Other Matters 1681. Inclusion of Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives as recipient of quarterly information operations briefings Section 1631(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 10 U.S.C. 397 and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives congressional defense committees 1682. Modification to authority to use operation and maintenance funds for cyber operations-peculiar capability development projects Section 1640 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking and each Secretary of the military departments concerned (B) by striking per use per project (C) by striking through 2025 through 2028 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) Limitation Each fiscal year, the Commander of the United States Cyber Command may obligate and expend under subsection (a) not more than $16,000,000. ; (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking $500,000 $1,000,000 (B) by striking the Secretary of Defense, or his designee, and each Secretary of the military departments concerned, or their designees, the Secretary of Defense (or a designee) (4) in subsection (d), by striking 2025 2028 1683. Cooperative threat reduction funds (a) Funding allocation Of the $350,999,000 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024 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 (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, $6,815,000. (2) For chemical security and elimination, $16,400,000. (3) For global nuclear security, $19,406,000. (4) For biological threat reduction, $228,030,000. (5) For proliferation prevention, $46,324,000. (6) For activities designated as Other Assessments/Administration Costs, $34,024,000. (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 2024, 2025, and 2026. 1684. Quarterly briefings on implementation of military-code compliant GPS receivers through Military GPS User Equipment program (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Section 2979b of title 10, United States Code, which was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 (2) The law requires the Council to be co-chaired by the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, whose responsibilities are to coordinate on matters of positioning, navigation, and timing acquisitions to confirm that approved positioning, navigation, and timing policies are implemented in acquisition activities. (3) With respect to the implementation of military-code (in this section referred to as M-Code GPS (b) Quarterly briefings (1) In general Not later than February 1, 2024, and quarterly thereafter until the date specified in paragraph (2), the Co-Chairs of the Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Enterprise, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the implementation of M-Code compliant GPS receivers through the Military GPS User Equipment program, including the status of increments 1 and 2 of such program and details regarding expected dates of M-Code compliance for all sea-, air, and land-based terminals across the platforms of each of the Armed Forces. (2) Termination date No briefing shall be required under paragraph (1) after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees certification that the increments 1 and 2 of the Military GPS User Equipment program have reached full operational capacity. 1685. Moving target indicator programs of Department of Defense (a) Working group (1) Establishment Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish working group, to be known as the Moving Target Indicator Working Group (2) Responsibilities Such working group shall be responsible for— (A) addressing Department of Defense joint service requirements; (B) monitoring cost, schedule, and performance of all efforts to replace the tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability provided, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, by the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System; and (C) developing the processes and procedures for tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination of the data collected by moving target indicator systems. (3) Membership (A) In general The Secretary shall select— (i) a member of the Space Force and a member of the Joint Staff to serve as co-chairs of the working group; and (ii) members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force who represent the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force and combatant commands, as the Secretary determines appropriate, to serve as members of the working group. (B) Congressional notification Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees notice of the co-chairs and members selected to serve on the working group pursuant to subparagraph (A). (b) Briefing requirements (1) Initial briefing Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the co-chairs of the working group shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on— (A) any capabilities development documents either approved by, or in development for, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council; and (B) any progress of the working group towards developing tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination for future moving target indicator systems. (2) Biannual briefings Not less frequently than biannually, the working group shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of any moving target indicator programs being developed. 1686. Reporting mechanism on use of consultants, informants, and other human sources to acquire intelligence information (a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a mechanism for documenting and reporting to the congressional defense committees regarding the use of consultants, informants, or other human sources by any element of the Department of Defense, including any military department, to acquire intelligence information. (b) Elements The mechanism under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, a requirement that the Secretary of Defense document and, on a quarterly basis, notify the congressional defense committees of any activity (other than an activity subject to regulation under a covered directive) that— (1) is carried out during that quarter by the Secretary; and (2) involves the use of a consultant, informant, or other human source to acquire intelligence information. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered directive (A) Intelligence Community Directives 304 (relating to human intelligence). (B) Intelligence Community Directive 310 (relating to the coordination of clandestine human source and human-enabled foreign intelligence collection and counterintelligence activities outside the United States). (C) Intelligence Community Directive 311 (relating to the coordination of clandestine human source and human-enabled foreign intelligence collection and counterintelligence activities inside the United States). (2) The term informant 1687. Report on concept of operations for offensive hypersonic systems (a) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the status of the implementation of a concept of operations and total munitions requirements for offensive hypersonic systems. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description and assessment of efforts to develop and implement concepts of operation with regard to fielding, deploying, and using offensive hypersonic systems currently in development and included in future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, for fiscal year 2024. (2) An assessment of how the use of hypersonic weapons will be considered with regard to strategic deterrence and stability. (3) A description of scenarios and simulations modeling the use of offensive hypersonic systems in defined environments. (4) Criteria to be used for validation of the use of offensive hypersonic systems. (5) Identification of existing authorities governing the use of offensive hypersonic systems and an explanation of any additional authorities that may be required for the use of such systems. (6) A description of how hypersonic capabilities are incorporated into force development and design. (7) A munitions requirement (applicable through the period covered by the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, for fiscal year 2024) for each offensive hypersonic weapons program currently in development, including requirements provided by each military department and combatant command. (8) Identification of any operational gaps for which additional offensive hypersonic weapon capabilities would have strategic impact on overall concepts of operation of the Department of Defense. (c) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 1688. Indo-Pacific missile strategy (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The 2022 National Defense Strategy states: The [People’s Republic of China (PRC)] has expanded and modernized nearly every aspect of the [People’s Liberation Army (PLA)], with a focus on offsetting U.S. military advantages. The PRC is therefore the pacing challenge for the Department. (2) The 2020 report of the Department of Defense entitled Annual Report to Congress Involving the People’s Republic of China Land-based conventional ballistic and cruise missiles: The PRC has more than 1,250 ground-launched ballistic missiles (GLBMs) and ground-launched cruise missiles (GLCMs) with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometers. The United States currently fields one type of conventional GLBM with a range of 70 to 300 kilometers and no GLCMs. (3) In September 2021, the United States entered a security partnership with the United Kingdom and Australia (commonly known as AUKUS commence new trilateral cooperation on hypersonic technologies, counter-hypersonic defense systems, and electronic warfare capabilities, as well as to deepen cooperation on defense innovation. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) United States ground-based theater-range conventional missile systems in the Indo-Pacific region provide operational and strategy utility in— (A) availability of persistent, prompt, and survivable strike options; (B) deterrence of enemy attack or escalation; (C) imposition of operational costs on enemy forces; (D) responsive strikes against time-critical enemy targets; and (E) destruction of high-value targets to enable other joint forces; and (2) an Indo-Pacific Missile Strategy should— (A) provide coherent direction to concept and capability development, including procurement and employment; (B) distribute integrated capabilities at operationally relevant ranges; (C) coordinate and differentiate strike missions among the military forces of the United States and allies; and (D) pursue co-development and co-production of capabilities with allies and partners, including through existing institutional mechanisms. (c) Strategy (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 strategy for ground-based theater-range conventional missiles in the Indo-Pacific region. (2) Elements The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An assessment of gaps in conventional theater-range precision strike capabilities in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. (B) An identification of military requirements for ground-based theater-range conventional missile systems, including range, propulsion, payload, launch platform, weapon effects, and other operationally relevant factors. (C) An identification of prospective basing locations for ground-based theater-range conventional missiles in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command and an assessment of steps required to receive host-nation permission for forward-basing of such weapon systems. (D) A description of operational concepts for employment of such conventional missiles, including integration with other capabilities in the Western Pacific region. (E) An identification of prospective allies, partners, and institutional mechanisms for co-development of new over-the-horizon range and intermediate-range conventional missiles. (F) An assessment of the cost, schedule, and feasibility of ground-based theater-range conventional missile programs, including any potential cost-sharing structures through existing institutional mechanisms. (3) Form The strategy required by paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form but shall include an unclassified summary. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term ground-based theater-range conventional missile (2) With respect to a missile system, the term intermediate-range XVII Space Force Personnel Management 1701. Short title This title may be cited as the Space Force Personnel Management Act A Space Force Military Personnel System Without Component 1711. Establishment of military personnel management system for the Space Force Title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle: F Alternative Military Personnel Systems I SPACE FORCE 2001 SPACE FORCE PERSONNEL SYSTEM Sec. 20001. Single military personnel management system. 20002. Members: duty status. 20003. Members: minimum service requirement as applied to Space Force. 20001. Single military personnel management system Members of the Space Force shall be managed through a single military personnel management system, without component. . Chap. 2001. Space Force Personnel System 20001 2003. Status and Participation 20101 2005. Officers 20201 2007. Enlisted Members. 20301 2009. Retention and Separation Generally 20401 2011. Separation of Officers for Substandard Performance of Duty or for Certain Other Reasons 20501 2013. Retirement 20601 . 1712. Composition of the Space Force without component (a) Composition of the Space Force Section 9081(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (1); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and (3) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by striking , including emergency (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the certification by the Secretary of the Air Force under section 1745. 1713. Definitions for single personnel management system for the Space Force (a) Space Force definitions Section 101 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e): (e) Space force The following definitions relating to members of the Space Force apply in this title: (1) The term space force active status (2) The term space force inactive status (3) The term space force retired status (A) is receiving retired pay ; or (B) but for being under the eligibility age applicable under section 12731 of this title, would be eligible for retired pay under chapter 1223 of this title. (4) The term sustained duty (A) in the case of an officer— (i) to fulfill the terms of an active-duty service commitment incurred by the officer under any provision of law; or (ii) with the consent of the officer; and (B) in the case of an enlisted member, with the consent of the enlisted member as specified in the terms of the member’s enlistment or reenlistment agreement. . (b) Amendments to existing duty status definitions Subsection (d) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting , including sustained duty in the Space Force United States (2) in paragraph (7), by inserting , or a member of the Space Force, Reserves 1714. Basic policies relating to service in the Space Force Chapter 2001 20002. Members: duty status Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, each member of the Space Force shall be placed in one of the following duty statuses: (1) Space force active status. (2) Space force inactive status. (3) Space force retired status. 20003. Members: minimum service requirement as applied to Space Force (a) In applying section 651 of this title to a person who becomes a member of the Space Force, the provisions of the second sentence of subsection (a) and of subsection (b) of that section (relating to service in a reserve component) are inapplicable. (b) A member of the Space Force who transfers to one of the other armed forces before completing the service required by subsection (a) of section 651 of this title shall upon such transfer be subject to section 651 of this title in the same manner as if such member had initially entered the armed force to which the member transfers. . 1715. Status and participation Subtitle F of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1711, is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 2003 STATUS AND PARTICIPATION Sec. 20101. Members in Space Force active status: amount of annual training or active duty service required. 20102. Individual ready guardians: designation; mobilization category. 20103. Members not on sustained duty: agreements concerning conditions of service. 20104. Orders to active duty: with consent of member. 20105. Sustained duty. 20106. Orders to active duty: without consent of member. 20107. Transfer to inactive status: initial service obligation not complete. 20108. Members of Space Force: credit for service for purposes of laws providing pay and benefits for members, dependents, and survivors. 20109. Policy for order to active duty based upon determination by Congress. 20101. Members in Space Force active status: amount of annual training or active duty service required Except as specifically provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of the Space Force in a space force active status who is not serving on sustained duty shall be required to— (1) participate in at least 48 scheduled drills or training periods during each year and serve on active duty for not less than 14 days (exclusive of travel time) during each year; or (2) serve on active duty for not more than 30 days during each year. 20102. Individual ready guardians: designation; mobilization category (a) In general Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force may designate a member of the Space Force in a space force active status as an Individual Ready Guardian. (b) Mobilization category (1) In general Among members of the Space Force designated as Individual Ready Guardians, there is a category of members (referred to as a mobilization category (2) Limitations on placement in mobilization category A member designated as an Individual Ready Guardian may not be placed in the mobilization category referred to in paragraph (1) unless— (A) the member volunteers to be placed in that mobilization category; and (B) the member is selected by the Secretary of the Air Force, based upon the needs of the Space Force and the grade and military skills of that member. (3) Limitation on time in mobilization category A member of the Space Force in a space force active status may not remain designated an Individual Ready Guardian in such mobilization category after the end of the 24-month period beginning on the date of the separation of the member from active service. (4) Designation of grades and military skills or specialties The Secretary of the Air Force shall designate the grades and military skills or specialties of members to be eligible for placement in such mobilization category. (5) Benefits A member in such mobilization category shall be eligible for benefits (other than pay and training) on the same basis as are available to members of the Individual Ready Reserve who are in the special mobilization category under section 10144(b) of this title, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 20103. Members not on sustained duty: agreements concerning conditions of service (a) Agreements The Secretary of the Air Force may enter into a written agreement with a member of the Space Force not on sustained duty— (1) requiring the member to serve on active duty for a definite period of time; (2) specifying the conditions of the member’s service on active duty; and (3) for a member serving in a space force inactive status, specifying the conditions for the member’s continued service as well as order to active duty with and without the consent of the member. (b) Conditions of service An agreement under subsection (a) shall specify the conditions of service. The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe regulations establishing— (1) what conditions of service may be specified in the agreement; (2) the obligations of the parties; and (3) the consequences of failure to comply with the terms of the agreement. (c) Authority for retention on active duty during war or national emergency If the period of service on active duty of a member under an agreement under subsection (a) expires during a war or during a national emergency declared by Congress or the President, the member concerned may be kept on active duty, without the consent of the member, as otherwise prescribed by law. 20104. Orders to active duty: with consent of member (a) Authority A member of the Space Force who is serving in a space force active status and is not on sustained duty, or who is serving in a space force inactive status, may, with the consent of the member, be ordered to active duty, or retained on active duty, under the following sections of chapter 1209 of this title in the same manner as applies to a member of a reserve component ordered to active duty, or retained on active duty, under that section with the consent of the member: (1) Section 12301(d), relating to orders to active duty at any time with the consent of the member. (2) Section 12301(h), relating to orders to active duty in connection with medical or health care matters. (3) Section 12322, relating to active duty for health care. (4) Section 12323, relating to active duty pending line of duty determination required for response to sexual assault. (b) Applicable provisions of law The following sections of chapter 1209 of this title pertaining to a member of a reserve component ordered to active duty with the consent of the member apply to a member of the Space Force who is ordered to active duty under this section in the same manner as to such a reserve component member: (1) Section 12308, relating to retention after becoming qualified for retired pay. (2) Section 12309, relating to use of Reserve officers in expansion of armed forces. (3) Section 12313, relating to release of reserve members from active duty. (4) Section 12314, relating to kinds of duty. (5) Section 12315, relating to duty with or without pay. (6) Section 12316, relating to payment of certain Reserves while on duty. (7) Section 12318, relating to duties and funding of reserve members on active duty. (8) Section 12320, relating to grade in which ordered to active duty. (9) Section 12321, relating to a limitation on number of reserve members assigned to Reserve Officer Training Corps units. 20105. Sustained duty (a) Enlisted members An authority designated by the Secretary of the Air Force may order an enlisted member of the Space Force in a space force active status to sustained duty, or retain an enlisted member on sustained duty, with the consent of that member, as specified in the terms of the member’s enlistment or reenlistment agreement. (b) Officers (1) An authority designated by the Secretary of the Air Force may order a Space Force officer in a space force active status to sustained duty— (A) with the consent of the officer; or (B) to fulfill the terms of an active-duty service commitment incurred by the officer under any provision of law. (2) An officer ordered to sustained duty under paragraph (1) may not be released from sustained duty without the officer’s consent except as provided in chapter 2009 or 2011 of this title. 20106. Orders to active duty: without consent of member (a) Members in a space force active status (1) A member of the Space Force in a space force active status who is not on sustained duty, may, without the consent of the member, be ordered to active duty or inactive duty in the same manner as a member of a reserve component ordered to active duty or inactive duty under the provisions of chapter 1209 of this title and any other provision of law authorizing the order to active duty of a member of a reserve component in an active status without the consent of the member. (2) The provisions of chapter 1209 of this title, or other applicable provisions of law, pertaining to a member of the Ready Reserve when ordered to active duty shall apply to a member of the Space Force who is in a space force active status when ordered to active duty under paragraph (1). (3) The provisions of section 12304 of this title pertaining to members in the Individual Ready Reserve mobilization category shall apply to a member of the Space Force who is designated an Individual Ready Guardian when ordered to active duty who meets the provisions of section 20102(b) of this title. (b) Members in a space force inactive status (1) A member of the Space Force in a space force inactive status may be ordered to active duty under— (A) the provisions of chapter 1209 of this title; (B) any other provision of law authorizing the order to active duty of a member of a reserve component in an inactive status; and (C) the terms of any agreement entered into by the member under section 20103 of this title. (2) The provisions of chapter 1209 of this title, or other applicable provisions of law, pertaining to the Standby Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space Force who is in a space force inactive service when ordered to active duty. (c) Members in a space force retired status (1) Chapters 39 and 1209 of this title include provisions authorizing the order to active duty of a member of the Space Force in a space force retired status. (2) The provisions of sections 688, 688a, and 12407 of this title pertaining to a retired member or a member of the Retired Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space Force in a space force retired status when ordered to active duty. (3) The provisions of section 689 of this title pertaining to a retired member ordered to active duty shall apply to a member of the Space Force in a space force retired status who is ordered to active duty. (d) Other applicable provisions The following provisions of chapter 1209 of this title pertaining shall apply to a member of the Space Force ordered to active duty in the same manner as to a Reserve or member of the Retired Reserve ordered to active duty: (1) Section 12305, relating to the authority of the President to suspend certain laws relating to promotion, retirement, and separation. (2) Section 12308, relating to retention after becoming qualified for retired pay. (3) Section 12313, relating to release from active duty. (4) Section 12314, relating to kinds of duty. (5) Section 12315, relating to duty with or without pay. (6) Section 12316, relating to payment of certain Reserves while on duty. (7) Section 12317, relating to theological students; limitations. (8) Section 12320, relating to grade in which ordered to active duty. 20107. Transfer to inactive status: initial service obligation not complete (a) General rule A member of the Space Force who has not completed the required minimum service obligation referred to in section 20003 of this title shall, if terminating space force active status, be transferred to a space force inactive status and, unless otherwise designated an Individual Ready Guardian under section 20102 of this title, shall remain subject to order to active duty without the member’s consent under section 20106 of this title. (b) Exception Subsection (a) does not apply to a member who is separated from the Space Force by the Secretary of the Air Force under section 20503 of this title. 20108. Members of Space Force: credit for service for purposes of laws providing pay and benefits for members, dependents, and survivors For the purposes of laws providing pay and benefits for members of the armed forces and their dependents and beneficiaries: (1) Military training, duty, or other service performed by a member of the Space Force in a space force active status not on sustained duty shall be considered military training, duty, or other service, as the case may be, as a member of a reserve component. (2) Sustained duty performed by a member of the Space Force under section 20105 of this title shall be considered active duty as a member of a regular component. (3) Active duty performed by a member of the Space Force in a space force active status not on sustained duty shall be considered active duty as a member of a reserve component. (4) Inactive-duty training performed by a member of the Space Force shall be considered inactive-duty training as a member of a reserve component. 20109. Policy for order to active duty based upon determination by Congress Whenever Congress determines that more units and organizations capable of conducting space operations are needed for the national security than are available among those units comprised of members of the Space Force serving on active duty, members of the Space Force not serving on active duty shall be ordered to active duty and retained as long as so needed. . 1716. Officers (a) Original appointments Subtitle F of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1715, is further amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 2005 OFFICERS Subchapter I—ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS Sec. 20201. Original appointments: how made. 20202. Original appointments: qualifications. Subchapter II—Selection Boards 20211. Convening of selection boards. 20212. Composition of selection boards. 20213. Notice of convening of selection boards. 20214. Recommendations for promotion by selection boards. 20215. Reports of selection boards. 20216. Action on reports of selection boards for promotion to brigadier general or major general. Subchapter III—Promotions 20231. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: time-in-grade and other requirements. 20232. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: senior commander nominations. 20233. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: designation as joint qualified officer required before promotion to brigadier general; exceptions. 20234. Opportunities for consideration for promotion. 20235. Space Force officer list. 20236. Competitive categories. 20237. Numbers to be recommended for promotion. 20238. Promotions: how made; authorized delay of promotions. Subchapter IV—Persons not considered for promotion and other promotion-related provisions 20251. Special selection boards. 20252. Other promotion matters. Subchapter V—Applicability of other laws 20261. Applicability of certain DOPMA officer personnel policy provisions. I ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS 20201. Original appointments: how made (a) Appointments made by secretary of defense Original appointments of commissioned officers in the Space Force in grades below the grade of brigadier general shall be made by the Secretary of Defense. (b) Application of constructive credit The grade of a person receiving an appointment under this section who at the time of appointment is credited with service under section 20203 of this title shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Defense based upon the amount of service credited. 20202. Original appointments: qualifications (a) In general An original appointment as a commissioned officer in the Space Force may be given only to a person who— (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is at least 18 years of age; and (3) has such other physical, mental, moral, professional, and age qualifications as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe by regulation. (b) Exception A person who is otherwise qualified, but who has a physical condition that the Secretary of the Air Force determines will not interfere with the performance of the duties to which that person may be assigned, may be appointed as an officer in the Space Force. (a) Credit for prior service (1) Prior commissioned service For the purpose of determining the grade and rank within grade of a person receiving an original appointment in a commissioned grade in the Space Force, such person shall be credited at the time of such appointment with any active commissioned service (other than service as a commissioned warrant officer) that the person performed in any uniformed service before such appointment. (2) Prior civilian service For the purpose of determining the grade and rank within grade of a person receiving an original appointment in a commissioned grade in the Space Force, such person may be credited at the time of such appointment with service as a civilian employee of a Federal agency in an occupation code or career field related to the skills and experience required for officers of the Space Force. The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe regulations establishing which civilian employee occupation codes and career fields may be considered as related to the skills and experience required for officers of the Space Force. (3) Limitation on amount of prior commissioned service that may be credited The regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense under section 533 of this title shall apply to the Space Force to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to limit the amount of prior active commissioned service with which a person receiving an original appointment may be credited under paragraph (1). (b) Credit for education, training, and experience (1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary shall credit a person who is receiving an original appointment in a commissioned grade in the Space Force and who has advanced education, training, or special experience with constructive service for such education, training, or experience in a particular officer career field as designated by the Secretary of the Air Force, if such education, training, or experience is directly related to the operational needs of the Space Force. (2) The Secretary may credit a person with constructive credit under this subsection for each instance of relevant advanced education or training or special experience regardless of whether two or more such instances are concurrent. (3) The amount of constructive service credited an officer under this subsection may not exceed the amount required in order for the officer to be eligible for an original appointment in the grade of colonel. (4) Constructive service credited an officer under this subsection is in addition to any service credited that officer under subsection (a) and shall be credited at the time of the original appointment of the officer. (c) Authorized use of constructive credit Constructive service credited an officer under subsection (b) shall be used only for determining the officer’s— (1) initial grade; (2) rank in grade; and (3) service in grade for promotion eligibility. (d) Exclusion for graduates of the service academies A graduate of the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, or the United States Air Force Academy is not entitled to service credit under this section for service performed, or education, training, or experience obtained, before graduation from such Academy. . (b) Conforming amendments relating to original appointments (1) Definitions Section 101 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in subsection (b)(10) by inserting before the period at the end the following: and, with respect to the appointment of a member of the armed forces in the Space Force, refers to that member’s most recent appointment in the Space Force that is neither a promotion nor a demotion (2) Original appointments of commissioned officers Section 531 of such title is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraphs (1) and (2)— (I) by inserting and Regular Marine Corps (II) by striking , and in the equivalent grades in the Regular Space Force (ii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) Original appointments in the grades of second lieutenant through colonel in the Space Force are provided for under section 20301 of this title. ; and (B) in subsection (c), by striking Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force or Regular Marine Corps (3) Qualifications for original appointment as a commissioned officer Section 532(a) of such title is amended by striking Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force or Regular Marine Corps (4) Service credit upon original appointment as a commissioned officer Section 533 of such title is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking Marine Corps, and Space Force and Marine Corps (B) in subsections (a)(1), (b)(1), and (f), by striking Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force or Regular Marine Corps (c) Selection boards and promotions Chapter 205 II Selection Boards 20211. Convening of selection boards (a) In general Whenever the needs of the service require, the Secretary of the Air Force shall convene selection boards to recommend for promotion to the next higher permanent grade officers of the Space Force in each permanent grade from first lieutenant through brigadier general. (b) Exception for officers in grade of first lieutenant Subsection (a) does not require the convening of a selection board in the case of Space Force officers in the permanent grade of first lieutenant when the Secretary of the Air Force recommends for promotion to the grade of captain under section 20238(a)(4)(A) of this title all such officers whom the Secretary finds to be fully qualified for promotion. (c) Selection boards for early retirement or discharge The Secretary of the Air Force may convene selection boards to recommend officers for early retirement under section 20404(a) of this title or for discharge under section 20404(b) of this title. (d) Regulations The convening of selection boards under subsection (a) shall be under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Defense. 20212. Composition of selection boards (a) Appointment and composition of boards (1) Members of a selection board shall be appointed by the Secretary of Air Force in accordance with this section. A selection board shall consist of five or more officers of the Space Force. Each member of a selection board must be serving in a grade higher than the grade of the officers under consideration by the board, except that no member of a board may be serving in a grade below major. The members of a selection board shall include at least one member serving on sustained duty and at least one member in a space force active status who is not serving on sustained duty. The ratio of the members of a selection board serving on sustained duty to members serving in a space force active status not on sustained duty shall, to the extent practicable, reflect the ratio of officers serving in each of those statuses who are being considered for promotion by the board. The members of a selection board shall represent the diverse population of the Space Force to the extent practicable. (2) Representation from competitive categories (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a selection board shall include at least one officer from each competitive category of officers to be considered by the board. (B) A selection board need not include an officer from a competitive category when there are no officers of that competitive category on the space force officer list in a grade higher than the grade of the officers to be considered by the board and eligible to serve on the board. (3) Retired officers If qualified officers on the space force officer list are not available in sufficient number to comprise a selection board, the Secretary of the Air Force shall complete the membership of the board by appointing as members of the board— (A) Space Force officers who hold a grade higher than the grade of the officers under consideration by the board and who are retired officers; and (B) if sufficient Space Force officers are not available pursuant to subparagraph (A), Air Force officers who hold a grade higher than the grade of the officers under consideration by the board and who are retired officers, but only if the Air Force officer to be appointed to the board has served in a space-related career field of the Air Force for sufficient time such that the Secretary of the Air Force determines that the retired Air Force officer has adequate knowledge concerning the standards of performance and conduct required of an officer of the Space Force. (4) Exclusion of retired general officers on active duty to serve on a board from numeric general officer active-duty limitations A retired general officer who is on active duty for the purpose of serving on a selection board shall not, while so serving, be counted against any limitation on the number of general and flag officers who may be on active duty. (b) Limitation on membership on consecutive boards (1) General rule Except as provided in paragraph (2), no officer may be a member of two successive selection boards convened under section 20211 of this title for the consideration of officers of the same grade. (2) Exception for general officer boards Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to selection boards convened under section 20211 of this title for the consideration of officers in the grade of colonel or brigadier general. (c) Xjoint qualified officers (1) Each selection board convened under section 20211 of this title that will consider an officer described in paragraph (2) shall include at least one officer designated by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who is a joint qualified officer. (2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to an officer who— (A) is serving on, or has served on, the Joint Staff; or (B) is a joint qualified officer. (3) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement in paragraph (1) for any selection board of the Space Force. 20213. Notice of convening of selection boards (a) At least 30 days before a selection board is convened under section 20211 of this title to recommend officers in a grade for promotion to the next higher grade, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the officers who are eligible for consideration by the board and have not been excluded from consideration under section 20216(d) of this title notification in writing of the date on which the board is to convene. In the notification, the Secretary shall inform an eligible officer of how many times, if any, the officer has previously been considered by a selection board convened under section 20211 for promotion to the grade to which the board described in the notification will recommend officers for promotion. (b) An officer eligible for consideration by a selection board convened under section 20211 of this title (other than an officer who has been excluded under 20231(d) of this title from consideration by the board) may send a written communication to the board, to arrive not later than 10 calendar days before the date on which the board convenes, calling attention to any matter concerning the officer that the officer considers important to the officer’s case. The selection board shall give consideration to any timely communication under this subsection. (c) An officer on the space force officer list in the grade of colonel or brigadier general who receives a notice under subsection (a) shall inform the Secretary of the officer’s preference to serve either on or off active duty if promoted to the grade of brigadier general or major general, respectively. 20214. Recommendations for promotion by selection boards (a) Board to recommend officers best qualified for promotion A selection board convened under section 20211 of this title shall recommend for promotion to the next higher grade those officers considered by the board whom the board, giving due consideration to the needs of the Space Force for officers with particular skills (as noted in the guidelines or information furnished the board under section 615(b) of this title), considers best qualified for promotion within each competitive category considered by the board. (b) Number to be recommended The Secretary of the Air Force shall establish the number of officers such a selection board may recommend for promotion from among officers being considered. (c) Board procedures for recommendations; limitations A selection board convened under section 20211 of this title may not recommend an officer for promotion unless— (1) the officer receives the recommendation of a majority of the members of the board; (2) a majority of the members of the board finds that the officer is fully qualified for promotion; and (3) a majority of the members of the board, after consideration by all members of the board of any adverse information about the officer that is provided to the board under section 615 of this title, finds that the officer is among the officers best qualified for promotion to meet the needs of the Space Force consistent with the requirement of exemplary conduct set forth in section 9233 of this title. (d) Limitation on promotions under other authority Except as otherwise provided by law, a Space Force officer may not be promoted to a higher grade under this chapter unless the officer is considered and recommended for promotion to that grade by a selection board convened under this chapter or, in the case of an officer transferring into the Space Force from another armed force, chapter 36 or chapter 1403 of this title. (e) Disclosure of board recommendations The recommendations of a selection board may be disclosed only in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. Those recommendations may not be disclosed to a person not a member of the board (or a member of the administrative staff designated by the Secretary of the Air Force to assist the board) until the written report of the recommendations of the board, required by section 617 of this title, is signed by each member of the board. (f) Prohibition on attempting to influence members of a board The Secretary of the Air Force, and an officer or other official exercising authority over any member of a selection board, may not— (1) censure, reprimand, or admonish the selection board or any member of the board with respect to the recommendations of the board or the exercise of any lawful function within the authorized discretion of the board; or (2) attempt to coerce or, by any unauthorized means, influence any action of a selection board or any member of a selection board in the formulation of the board’s recommendations. (g) Higher placement on promotion list of officer of particular merit (1) In selecting the officers to be recommended for promotion, a selection board shall, when authorized by the Secretary of the Air Force, recommend officers of particular merit, pursuant to guidelines and procedures prescribed by the Secretary, from among those officers selected for promotion, to be placed higher on the promotion list established by the Secretary under section 624(a)(1) of this title. (2) An officer may be recommended to be placed higher on a promotion list under paragraph (1) only if the officer receives the recommendation of at least a majority of the members of the board, unless the Secretary of the Air Force establishes an alternative requirement. Any such alternative requirement shall be furnished to the board as part of the guidelines furnished to the board under section 615 of this title. (3) For the officers recommended to be placed higher on a promotion list under paragraph (1), the board shall recommend, pursuant to guidelines and procedures prescribed by the Secretary, the order in which those officers should be placed on the list. 20215. Reports of selection boards (a) In general Each selection board convened under section 20211 of this title shall submit to the Secretary of the Air Force a written report, signed by each member of the board, containing a list of the names of the officers it recommends for promotion and certifying— (1) that the board has carefully considered the record of each officer whose name was furnished to it under section 615 of this title; and (2) that, in the opinion of a majority of the members of the board, the officers recommended for promotion by the board are best qualified for promotion to meet the needs of the Space Force (as noted in the guidelines or information furnished the board under section 615(b) of this title) among those officers whose names were furnished to the selection board. (b) Officers who should be required to show cause for retention A selection board convened under section 20211 of this title shall include in its report the name of any officer before it for consideration for promotion whose record, in the opinion of a majority of the members of the board, indicates that the officer should be required under section 20503 of this title to show cause for the officer’s retention in a space force active status. (c) Officers recommended to be placed higher on the promotion list A selection board convened under section 20211 of this title shall, when authorized under section 20214(g) of this title, include in its report the names of those officers recommended by the board to be placed higher on the promotion list and the order in which the board recommends that those officers should be placed on the list. 20216. Action on reports of selection boards for promotion to brigadier general or major general After reviewing a report received under section 20215 of this title recommending officers on the space force officer list for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or major general, but before submitting the report to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, adjust the placement of officers on the promotion list recommended in the report in order to further Space Force mission accomplishment. III Promotions 20231. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: time-in-grade and other requirements (a) Time-in-grade requirements (1) An officer who is in a space force active status on the space force officer list and holds a permanent appointment in the grade of second lieutenant or first lieutenant may not be promoted to the next higher permanent grade until the officer has completed the following period of service in the grade in which the officer holds a permanent appointment: (A) Eighteen months, in the case of an officer holding a permanent appointment in the grade of second lieutenant. (B) Two years, in the case of an officer holding a permanent appointment in the grade of first lieutenant. (2) Except as authorized by section 20233 of this title, an officer who is in a space force active status on the space force officer list and holds a permanent appointment in a grade above first lieutenant may not be considered for selection for promotion to the next higher permanent grade until the officer has completed the following period of service in the grade in which the officer holds a permanent appointment: (A) Three years, in the case of an officer holding a permanent appointment in the grade of captain, major, or lieutenant colonel. (B) One year, in the case of an officer holding a permanent appointment in the grade of colonel or brigadier general. (3) When the needs of the service require, the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe a longer period of service in grade for eligibility for promotion, in the case of officers to whom paragraph (1) applies, or for eligibility for consideration for promotion, in the case of officers to whom paragraph (2) applies. (4) In computing service in grade for purposes of this section, service in a grade held as a result of assignment to a position is counted as service in the grade in which the officer would have served except for such assignment or appointment. (b) Authority to preclude from consideration certain officers based on time of entry on or departure from sustained duty The Secretary of the Air Force— (1) may, by regulation, prescribe a period of time, not to exceed one year, from the time an officer on the space force officer list transfers on or off of sustained duty during which the officer shall be ineligible for consideration for promotion; and (2) may, by regulation, preclude from consideration by a selection board by which the officer would otherwise be eligible to be considered, an officer who has an established separation date that is within 90 days after the date on which the board is to be convened. (c) Certain officers not to be considered A selection board convened under section 20211 of this title may not consider for promotion to the next higher grade any of the following officers: (1) An officer whose name is on a promotion list for that grade as a result of the officer’s selection for promotion to that grade by an earlier selection board convened under that section. (2) An officer who is recommended for promotion to that grade in the report of an earlier selection board convened under that section, in the case of such a report that has not yet been approved by the President. (3) An officer in the grade of first lieutenant who is on an approved all-fully-qualified-officers list under section 20419 of this title. (4) An officer excluded under subsection (d). (d) Authority to allow officers to opt out of selection board consideration (1) The Secretary of the Air Force may provide that an officer on the space force officer list may, upon the officer’s request and with the approval of the Secretary, be excluded from consideration by a selection board convened under section 20211 of this title to consider officers for promotion to the next higher grade. (2) The Secretary of the Air Force may only approve a request under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines the exclusion from consideration is in the best interest of the Space Force. 20232. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: senior commander nominations (a) In general Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force and subject to subsection (b), a board convened under section 20211 of this title may consider for promotion to the next higher grade an officer in a space force active status on the space force officer list in the grade of captain, major, or lieutenant colonel who— (1) does not meet the requirements of section 20412 of this title with respect to time-in-grade; or (2) has already been considered for promotion by a selection board convened under section 20211 of this title the maximum number of times as determined by the Secretary under section 20415 of this title and has failed of selection for promotion each time. (b) Nomination required The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall require that, in order for an officer described in that subsection to be considered for promotion by a board convened under section 20211 of this title, the officer must be nominated by the commanding general of the Space Force Field Command to which the officer is assigned or, in the case of an officer on the space force officer list not assigned to a unit subordinate to a Space Force Field Command, the first lieutenant general, or civilian equivalent, in the officer’s chain of command or supervision. For an officer on the space force officer list assigned to a joint position, or a position within a Federal department or agency outside of the Department of the Air Force, the nomination may be made by a lieutenant general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps or a vice admiral in the Navy, or the civilian equivalent. (c) Nomination (1) The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall establish clear, competency-based criteria for use by the nominating officer or official in determining whether an officer described in subsection (a) should be nominated for consideration for promotion. (2) An officer on the space force officer list may only be nominated under this section if (A) the officer is not eligible for consideration for promotion by a selection board convened under section 20211 of this title, and (B) the officer has not twice previously been promoted to a higher grade on the space force officer list under this section. (3) A nomination under this section shall be submitted to the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Space Force and shall provide sufficient information and justification for the opinion of the nominating officer that the nominated officer meets the requisite competency-based requirements for service in a higher grade and is exceptionally well qualified for promotion despite not meeting the eligibility requirements for consideration for promotion under section 20412 of this title. 20233. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: designation as joint qualified officer required before promotion to brigadier general; exceptions (a) General rule An officer on the space force officer list may not be appointed to the grade of brigadier general unless the officer has been designated as a joint qualified officer in accordance with section 661 of this title. (b) Exceptions Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense may waive subsection (a) in the following circumstances: (1) When necessary for the good of the service. (2) In the case of an officer whose proposed selection for promotion is based primarily upon scientific and technical qualifications for which joint requirements do not exist. (3) In the case of an officer selected by a promotion board for appointment to the grade of brigadier general while serving in a joint duty assignment if— (A) the officer’s total consecutive service in joint duty assignments is not less than two years; and (B) the officer has successfully completed a program of education described in subsections (b) and (c) of section 2155 of this title. (4) In the case of an officer who— (A) is selected by a promotion board for appointment to the grade of brigadier general; (B) is not exempted under subsection (g); and (C) has successfully completed the education requirements prescribed in subparagraph (A) of section 661(c)(1) of this title but has not been afforded the opportunity to complete the experience requirements described in subparagraph (B) of that section. (c) Waiver to be individual A waiver may be granted under subsection (b) only on a case-by-case basis in the case of an individual officer. (d) Special rule for good-of-the-service waiver In the case of a waiver under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of Defense shall provide that the first duty assignment as a general or flag officer of the officer for whom the waiver is granted shall be in a joint duty assignment. (e) Limitation on delegation of waiver authority The authority of the Secretary of Defense to grant a waiver under subsection (b)(4) may be delegated to the Secretary of the Air Force and may not be further delegated. (f) Regulations The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. The regulations shall specifically identify for purposes of subsection (b)(2) those categories of officers for which selection for promotion to brigadier general is based primarily upon scientific and technical qualifications for which joint requirements do not exist. (g) Exemption Subsection (a) shall not apply to an officer who transfers to the Space Force from a reserve component before the first day of the sixth fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this section, and who, as of the date of the transfer, is serving in the grade of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel or, in the case of the Navy or Coast Guard, lieutenant commander, commander, or captain. 20234. Opportunities for consideration for promotion (a) Specification of number of opportunities for consideration for promotion Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force shall specify the number of opportunities for consideration for promotion to be afforded to Space Force officers for promotion to each grade above the grade of captain. (b) Limitation on number of opportunities that may be specified The number of opportunities for consideration for promotion to be afforded officers of the Space Force for promotion to a particular grade may not be fewer than two and may not exceed five. (c) Limited authority of secretary of the air force to modify number of opportunities The Secretary of the Air Force may change the number of opportunities for consideration for promotion to a particular grade not more frequently than once every five years. (d) Authority of secretary of defense to modify number of opportunities The Secretary of Defense may modify the number of opportunities for consideration for promotion to be afforded officers of the Space Force for promotion to a particular grade. 20235. Space Force officer list (a) Single list The Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain a single list of all Space Force officers serving in a space force active status. The list shall be known as the space force officer list. (b) Order of officers on list Officers shall be carried on the space force officer list in the order of seniority of the grade in which they are serving. Officers serving in the same grade shall be carried in the order of their rank in that grade. (c) Effect of service in a temporary appointment An officer whose position on the space force officer list results from service under a temporary appointment or in a grade held by reason of assignment to a position has, when that appointment or assignment ends, the grade and position on the space force officer list that the officer would have held if the officer had not received that appointment or assignment. 20236. Competitive categories (a) Requirement to establish competitive categories for promotion Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force shall establish at least one competitive category for promotion for officers on the space force officer list. Each officer whose name appears on the space force officer list shall be carried in a competitive category of officers. Officers in the same competitive category shall compete among themselves for promotion. (b) Single competitive category for promotion to general officer grades The Secretary of the Air Force shall establish a single competitive category for all officers on the space force officer list who will be considered by a selection board convened under section 20211 of this title for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or major general. 20237. Numbers to be recommended for promotion (a) Promotion to grades below brigadier general (1) Before convening a selection board under section 20211 of this title to consider officers for recommendation for promotion to a grade below brigadier general and in any competitive category, the Secretary of the Air Force shall determine— (A) the number of positions needed to accomplish mission objectives which require officers of that competitive category in the grade to which the board will recommend officers for promotion; (B) the estimated number of officers needed to fill vacancies in those positions during the period in which it is anticipated that officers selected for promotion will be promoted; and (C) the number of officers in a space force active status authorized by the Secretary of the Air Force to serve both on sustained duty and not on sustained duty in the grade and competitive category under consideration. (2) Based on the determinations under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Air Force shall determine the maximum number of officers in that competitive category which the selection board may recommend for promotion. (b) Promotion to brigadier general and major general (1) Before convening a selection board under section 20211 of this title to consider officers for recommendation for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or major general, the Secretary of the Air Force shall determine— (A) the number of positions needed to accomplish mission objectives which require officers serving in a space force active status on sustained duty, and in a space force active status not on sustained duty, in the grade to which the board will recommend officers for promotion; and (B) the estimated number of officers on sustained duty and not on sustained duty needed to fill vacancies in those positions over the 24-month period beginning on the date on which the selection board convenes. (2) Based on the determinations under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Air Force shall determine the maximum number of officers serving in a space force active status on sustained duty, and the maximum number of officers serving in a space force active status not on sustained duty, which the selection board may recommend for promotion. 20238. Promotions: how made; authorized delay of promotions (a) Procedure for promotion of officers on an approved promotion list (1) Placement of names on promotion list When the report of a selection board convened under section 20211 of this title is approved by the President, the Secretary of the Air Force shall place the names of all officers approved for promotion within a competitive category on a single list for that competitive category, to be known as a promotion list, in the order of the seniority of such officers on the list or based on particular merit, as determined by the promotion board, or as modified by the Secretary of the Air Force under section 20216 of this title. A promotion list is considered to be established under this section as of the date of the approval of the report of the selection board under the preceding sentence. (2) Order and timing of promotions Except as provided in subsection (d), officers on a promotion list for a competitive category shall be promoted to the next higher grade when additional officers in that grade and competitive category are needed. Promotions shall be made in the order in which the names of officers appear on the promotion list and after officers previously selected for promotion in that competitive category have been promoted. Officers to be promoted to the grade of first lieutenant shall be promoted in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force. (3) Limitation on promotions to general officer grades to comply with strength limitations Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the promotion of an officer on the space force officer list to the grade of brigadier general or major general shall be delayed if that promotion would cause any strength limitation of section 526 of this title to be exceeded. The delay shall expire when the Secretary of the Air Force determines that the delay is no longer required to ensure compliance with the strength limitation. (4) Promotion of first lieutenants on an all-fully-qualified officers list (A) Except as provided in subsection (d), officers on the space force officer list in the grade of first lieutenant who are on an approved all-fully-qualified-officers list shall be promoted to the grade of captain in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force. (B) An all-fully-qualified-officers list shall be considered to be approved for purposes of subparagraph (A) when the list is approved by the President. When so approved, such a list shall be treated in the same manner as a promotion list under this chapter. (C) The Secretary of the Air Force may make a recommendation to the President for approval of an all-fully-qualified-officers list only when the Secretary determines that all officers on the list are needed in the next higher grade to accomplish mission objectives. (D) For purposes of this paragraph, an all-fully-qualified-officers list is a list of all officers on the space force officers list in a grade who the Secretary of the Air Force determines— (i) are fully qualified for promotion to the next higher grade; and (ii) would be eligible for consideration for promotion to the next higher grade by a selection board convened under section 20211 of this title upon the convening of such a board. (E) If the Secretary of the Air Force determines that one or more officers or former officers were not placed on an all-fully-qualified-list under this paragraph because of administrative error, the Secretary may prepare a supplemental all-fully-qualified-officers list containing the names of any such officers for approval in accordance with this paragraph. (b) Date of rank The date of rank of an officer appointed to a higher grade under this section is determined under section 741(d) of this title. (c) Appointment authority Appointments under this section shall be made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, except that appointments under this section in the grade of first lieutenant or captain shall be made by the President alone. (d) Authority to delay appointments for specified reasons The provisions of subsection (d) of section 624 of this title shall apply to the appointment of an officer under this section in the same manner as they apply to an appointment of an officer under that section, and any reference in that subsection to an active-duty list shall be treated for purposes of applicability to an officer of the Space Force as referring to the space force officer list. IV Persons not considered for promotion and other promotion-related provisions 20251. Special selection boards (a) Persons not considered by promotion board due to administrative error (1) If the Secretary of the Air Force determines that because of administrative error a person who should have been considered for selection for promotion by a selection board convened under section 20211 of this title was not so considered, the Secretary shall convene a special selection board under this subsection to determine whether that person should be recommended for promotion. (2) A special selection board convened under paragraph (1) shall consider the record of the person whose name was referred to it for consideration as that record would have appeared to the board that should have considered the person. That record shall be compared with a sampling of the records of those officers of the same competitive category who were recommended for promotion, and those officers who were not recommended for promotion, by the board that should have considered the person. (3) If a special selection board convened under paragraph (1) does not recommend for promotion a person whose name was referred to it for consideration for selection for appointment to a grade other than a general officer grade, the person shall be considered to have failed of selection for promotion. (b) Persons considered by promotion board in unfair manner (1) If the Secretary of the Air Force determines, in the case of a person who was considered for selection for promotion by a board convened under section 20211 of this title but was not selected, that there was material unfairness with respect to that person, the Secretary may convene a special selection board under this subsection to determine whether that person should be recommended for promotion. In order to determine that there was material unfairness, the Secretary must determine that— (A) the action of the selection board that considered the person was contrary to law in a matter material to the decision of the board or involved material error of fact or material administrative error; or (B) the board did not have before it for its consideration material information. (2) A special selection board convened under paragraph (1) shall consider the record of the person whose name was referred to it for consideration as that record, if corrected, would have appeared to the board that considered the person. That record shall be compared with the records of a sampling of those officers of the same competitive category who were recommended for promotion, and those officers who were not recommended for promotion, by the board that considered the person. (3) If a special selection board convened under paragraph (1) does not recommend for promotion a person whose name was referred to it for consideration, the person incurs no additional failure of selection for promotion. (c) Reports of boards (1) Each special selection board convened under this section shall submit to the Secretary of the Air Force a written report, signed by each member of the board, containing the name of each person it recommends for promotion and certifying that the board has carefully considered the record of each person whose name was referred to it. (2) The provisions of sections 20215 and 20216 of this title apply to the report and proceedings of a special selection board convened under this section in the same manner as they apply to the report and proceedings of a selection board convened under section 20211 of this title. (d) Appointment of persons selected by boards (1) If the report of a special selection board convened under this section, as approved by the President, recommends for promotion to the next higher grade a person whose name was referred to it for consideration, that person shall, as soon as practicable, be appointed to that grade in accordance with subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 20238 of this title. (2) A person who is appointed to the next higher grade as the result of the recommendation of a special selection board convened under this section shall, upon that appointment, have the same date of rank, the same effective date for the pay and allowances of that grade, and the same position on the space force officer list as the person would have had if the person had been recommended for promotion to that grade by the board which should have considered, or which did consider, the person. (e) Deceased persons If a person whose name is being considered for referral to a special selection board under this section dies before the completion of proceedings under this section with respect to that person, this section shall be applied to that person posthumously. (f) Convening of boards A board convened under this section— (1) shall be convened under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense; (2) shall be composed in accordance with section 20212 of this title and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force; and (3) shall be subject to the provisions of section 613 of this title. (g) Judicial review The provisions of subsection (g) of section 628 of this title (relating to judicial review) apply to the following actions with respect of any person in the same manner as those provisions apply to corresponding actions under such section 628 with respect to an officer or former officer of the Air Force: (1) A determination by the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1) not to convene a special selection board. (2) The action of a special selection board convened under this section. (3) An action of the Secretary of the Air Force on the report of such a board. (h) Limitations of other jurisdiction No official or court of the United States may, with respect to a claim based to any extent on the failure of a person to be selected for promotion by a promotion board— (1) consider the claim unless the person has first been referred by the Secretary of the Air Force to a special selection board convened under this section and acted upon by that board and the report of the board has been approved by the President; or (2) except as provided in subsection (g), grant any relief on the claim unless the person has been selected for promotion by a special selection board convened under this section to consider the person for recommendation for promotion and the report of the board has been approved by the President. (i) Existing jurisdiction Nothing in this section limits— (1) the jurisdiction of any court of the United States under any provision of law to determine the validity of any law, regulation, or policy relating to selection boards; or (2) the authority of the Secretary of the Air Force to correct a military record under section 1552 of this title. (j) Regulations (1) In general The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. (2) Exclusion Regulations under this subsection may not apply to subsection (g) of section 628 of this title (as incorporated by subsection (g) of this section), other than to paragraph (3)(C) of that subsection. (3) Prescribing of circumstances for consideration by a board under this section The Secretary may prescribe in the regulations under this subsection the circumstances under which consideration by a special selection board may be provided for under this section, including the following: (A) The circumstances under which consideration of a person’s case by a special selection board is contingent upon application by or for that person. (B) Any time limits applicable to the filing of an application for such consideration. (4) Regulations subject to secretary of defense approval Regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force under this subsection may not take effect until approved by the Secretary of Defense. 20252. Other promotion matters (a) Special selection board matters The reference in section 628(a)(1) of this title to a person above the promotion zone does not apply in the promotion of officers on the space force officer list. (b) With respect to the promotion of officers on the space force officer list, the provisions of part II of subtitle A that refer to the effect of twice failing of selection for promotion do not apply. V Applicability of other laws 20261. Applicability of certain DOPMA officer personnel policy provisions Except as otherwise modified or provided for in this chapter, the following provisions of chapter 36 of this title (relating to promotion, separation, and involuntary retirement of officers on the active-duty list) shall apply to Space Force officers and officer promotions: (1) Subchapter I (relating to selection boards). (2) Subchapter II (relating to promotions). (3) Subchapter III (relating to failure of selection for promotion and retirement for years of service), other than sections 627, 631, and 632. (4) Subchapter IV (relating to continuation on active duty and selective early retirement), other than sections 637, 637a, and 638. (5) Subchapter V (additional provisions relating to promotion, separation, and retirement). (6) Subchapter VI (relating to alternative promotion authority for officers in designated competitive categories). . (d) Temporary ( brevet Section 605 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Coverage of space force officers Subsections (a), (b)(2)(A), (f)(1), and (f)(2) are amended by striking or Marine Corps, Marine Corps, or Space Force, (2) Disaggregation of air force maximum numbers Subsection (g) is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs (2) and (3): (2) In the case of the Air Force— (A) as captain 95; (B) as major, 305; (C) as lieutenant colonel, 165; and (D) as colonel, 75. (3) In the case of the Space Force— (A) as captain, 5; (B) as major, 20; (C) as lieutenant colonel, 10; and (D) as colonel, 5. . 1717. Enlisted members (a) In general Subtitle F of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1716, is further amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 2007 Enlisted members Sec. 20301. Original enlistments: qualifications; grade. 20302. Enlisted members: term of enlistment. 20303. Reference to chapter 31. 20301. Original enlistments: qualifications; grade (a) Original enlistments (1) Authority to accept The Secretary of the Air Force may accept original enlistments in the Space Force of qualified, effective, and able-bodied persons. (2) Age A person accepted for original enlistment shall be not less than seventeen years of age. However, no person under eighteen years of age may be originally enlisted without the written consent of the person’s parent or guardian, if the person has a parent or guardian entitled to the person’s custody and control. (b) Grade A person is enlisted in the Space Force in the grade prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force. 20302. Enlisted members: term of enlistment (a) Term of original enlistments The Secretary of the Air Force may accept original enlistments of persons for the duration of their minority or for a period of at least two but not more than eight years in the Space Force. (b) Term of reenlistments The Secretary of the Air Force may accept a reenlistment in the Space Force for a period determined in accordance with paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 505(d) of this title. 20303. Reference to chapter 31 For other provisions of this title applicable to enlistments in the Space Force, see chapter 31 of this title. . (b) Amendments to title 10 chapter relating to enlistments Chapter 31 of such title is amended as follows: (1) Recruiting campaigns Section 503(a) is amended by inserting and the Space Force Regular Coast Guard (2) Qualifications, term, grade Section 505 is amended— (A) by striking Regular Space Force, (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Enlistments in the space force For enlistments in the Space Force, see sections 20301 and 20302 of this title. . (3) Extension of enlistments during war Section 506 is amended by striking Regular Space Force (4) Reenlistment Section 508 is amended striking Regular Space Force (5) Enlistment incentives for pursuit of skills to facilitate national service Section 510(c) is amended— (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting or the Space Force Selected Reserve (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph (D): (D) in the Space Force; ; and (iii) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, by striking subparagraphs (A) through (D) subparagraphs (A) through (E) (6) College first program Section 511(b)(1)(A), is amended by inserting or as a member of the Space Force, reserve component, (7) Delayed entry program Section 513(a) is amended— (A) by inserting, , or who is qualified under section 20301 of this title and applicable regulations for enlistment in the Space Force, armed force (B) by inserting , or be enlisted as a member of the Space Force, Coast Guard Reserve (8) Effect upon enlisted status of acceptance of appointment as cadet or midshipman Section 516(b) is amended by inserting or in the Space Force, armed force 1718. Retention and separation generally (a) In general Subtitle F of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1717, is further amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 2009 RETENTION AND SEPARATION GENERALLY Sec. 20401. Applicability of certain provisions of law related to separation. 20402. Enlisted members: standards and qualifications for retention. 20403. Officers: standards and qualifications for retention. 20404. Selection of officers for early retirement or discharge. 20404. Force shaping authority. 20401. Applicability of certain provisions of law related to separation (a) Officer separation Except as specified in this section or otherwise modified in this chapter, the provisions of chapter 59 of this title applicable to officers of a regular component shall apply to officers of the Space Force. (b) Except as specified in this section or otherwise modified in this chapter, the provisions of sections 1169, 1170, 1171, 1173, 1174(b) 1176(a) of chapter 59 of this title applicable to enlisted members of a regular component shall apply to enlisted members of the Space Force. (c) The provisions of section 1172 of this title pertaining to a person enlisted under section 518 of this title shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space Force. (d) The provisions of section 1174 of this title— (1) pertaining to a regular officer shall apply to a Space Force officer serving on sustained duty; (2) pertaining to a regular enlisted member shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space Force serving on sustained duty; and (3) pertaining to other members shall apply to members of the Space Force not serving on sustained duty. (e) The provisions of section 1175 of this title pertaining to a voluntary appointment, enlistment, or transfer to a reserve component shall apply to the voluntary release from active duty of a member of the Space Force on sustained duty. (f) The provisions of section 1176 of this title— (1) pertaining to a regular enlisted member shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space Force serving on sustained duty; and (2) pertaining to a reserve enlisted member serving in an active status shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space Force serving in a space force active status or on sustained duty. 20402. Enlisted members: standards and qualifications for retention (a) Standards and qualifications for retention The Secretary of the Air Force shall, by regulation, prescribe— (1) standards and qualifications for the retention of enlisted members of the Space Force; and (2) equitable procedures for the periodic determination of the compliance of each such member with those standards and qualifications. (b) Effect of failure to comply with standards and qualifications If an enlisted member serving in Space Force active status fails to comply with the standards and qualifications prescribed under subsection (a), the member shall— (1) if qualified, be transferred to Space Force inactive status; (2) if qualified, be retired in accordance with section 20603 of this title; or (3) have the member’s enlistment terminated. 20403. Officers: standards and qualifications for retention (a) Standards and qualifications To be retained in an active status, a Space Force officer must— (1) in any applicable yearly period, attain the number of points under section 12732(a)(2) of this title that are prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force; and (2) conform to such other standards and qualifications as the Secretary may prescribe for officers of the Space Force. (b) Limitation on minimum number of points The Secretary may not prescribe a minimum of more than 50 points under subsection (a). (c) Result of failure to comply A Space Force officer who fails to attain the number of points prescribed under subsection (a)(1), or to conform to the standards and qualifications prescribed under subsection (a)(2), may be referred to a board convened under section 20501(a) of this title. 20404. Selection of officers for early retirement or discharge (a) Consideration for early retirement The Secretary of the Air Force may convene selection boards under section 20211(b) of this title to consider for early retirement officers on the space force officer list as follows: (1) Officers in the grade of lieutenant colonel who have failed of selection for promotion at least one time and whose names are not on a list of officers recommended for promotion. (2) Officers in the grade of colonel who have served in that grade for at least two years and whose names are not on a list of officers recommended for promotion. (3) Officers, other than those described in paragraphs (1) and (2), holding a grade below the grade of colonel— (A) who are eligible for retirement under section 20601 of this title or who after two additional years or less of active service would be eligible for retirement under that section; and (B) whose names are not on a list of officers recommended for promotion. (b) Consideration for discharge (1) The Secretary of the Air Force may convene selection boards under section 20211 of this title to consider for discharge officers on the space force officer list— (A) who have served at least one year of active status in the grade currently held; (B) whose names are not on a list of officers recommended for promotion; and (C) who are not eligible to be retired under any provision of law (other than by reason of eligibility pursuant to section 4403 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993) and are not within two years of becoming so eligible. (2) An officer who is recommended for discharge by a selection board convened pursuant to the authority of paragraph (1) and whose discharge is approved by the Secretary of the Air Force shall be discharged on a date specified by the Secretary. (3) Selection of officers for discharge under paragraph (1) shall be based on the needs of the service. (c) Discharges and retirements considered to be involuntary The discharge or retirement of an officer pursuant to this section shall be considered to be involuntary for purposes of any other provision of law. 20405. Force shaping authority (a) Authority The Secretary of the Air Force may, solely for the purpose of restructuring the Space Force— (1) discharge an officer described in subsection (b); or (2) involuntarily release such an officer from sustained duty. (b) Covered officers (1) The authority under this section may be exercised in the case of an officer of the Space Force serving on sustained duty who— (A) has completed not more than six years of service as a commissioned officer in the armed forces; or (B) has completed more than six years of service as a commissioned officer in the armed forces, but has not completed the minimum service obligation applicable to that officer. (2) In this subsection, the term minimum service obligation (c) Regulations The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe regulations for the exercise of the Secretary’s authority under this section. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 647 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by inserting (other than an officer of the Space Force) in the case of an officer (2) in subsection (c), by striking Regular Marine Corps, of Regular Space Force or Regular Marine Corps (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Space force For a similar provision with respect to officers of the Space Force, see section 20405 of this title. . 1719. Separation of officers for substandard performance of duty or for certain other reasons Subtitle F of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1718, is further amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 2011 SEPARATION OF OFFICERS FOR SUBSTANDARD PERFORMANCE OF DUTY OR FOR CERTAIN OTHER REASONS Sec. 20501. Authority to establish procedures to consider the separation of officers for substandard performance of duty and for certain other reasons. 20502. Retention boards. 20503. Removal of officer: action by Secretary upon recommendation of retention board. 20504. Rights and procedures. 20505. Officer considered for removal: voluntary retirement or discharge. 20506. Officers eligible to serve on retention boards. 20501. Authority to establish procedures to consider the separation of officers for substandard performance of duty and for certain other reasons (a) Procedures for review of record of officers relating to standards of performance of duty (1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe, by regulation, procedures for the review at any time of the record of any commissioned officer (other than a retired officer) of the Space Force in a space force active status to determine whether the officer shall be required, because of a reason stated in paragraph (2), to show cause for the officer’s retention in a space force active status. (2) The reasons referred to in paragraph (1) are the following: (A) The officer’s performance of duty has fallen below standards prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. (B) The officer has failed to satisfy the standards and qualifications established under section 20403 of this title by the Secretary of the Air Force. (b) Procedures for review of record of officers relating to certain other reasons (1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe, by regulation, procedures for the review at any time of the record of any commissioned officer (other than a retired officer) of the Space Force in a space force active status to determine whether the officer should be required, because of a reason stated in paragraph (2), to show cause for the officer’s retention in a space force active status. (2) The reasons referred to in paragraph (1) are the following: (A) Misconduct. (B) Moral or professional dereliction. (C) The officer’s retention is not clearly consistent with the interests of national security. (c) Secretary of defense limitations Regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force under this section are subject to such limitations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe. 20502. Retention boards (a) Convening of boards to consider officers required to show cause The Secretary of the Air Force shall convene retention boards at such times and places as the Secretary may prescribe to receive evidence and make findings and recommendations as to whether an officer who is required under section 20501 of this title to show cause for retention in a space force active status should be retained in a space force active status. Each retention board shall be composed of not less than three officers having the qualifications prescribed by section 20506 of this title. (b) Fair and impartial hearing A retention board shall give a fair and impartial hearing to each officer required under section 20501 of this title to show cause for retention in a space force active status. (c) Effect of board determination than an officer has failed to establish that the officer should be retained (1) If a retention board determines that the officer has failed to establish that the officer should be retained in a space force active status, the board shall recommend to the Secretary of the Air Force one of the following: (A) That the officer be transferred to an inactive status. (B) That the officer, if qualified under any provision of law, be retired. (C) That the officer be discharged from the Space Force. (2) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, an officer as to whom a retention board makes a recommendation under paragraph (1) that the officer not be retained in a space force active status may be required to take leave pending the completion of the officer’s case under this chapter. The officer may be required to begin such leave at any time following the officer’s receipt of the report of the retention board, including the board’s recommendation for removal from a space force active status, and the expiration of any period allowed for submission by the officer of a rebuttal to that report. The leave may be continued until the date on which action by the Secretary of the Air Force on the officer’s case is completed or may be terminated at any earlier time. (d) Effect of board determination than an officer has established that the officer should be retained (1) If a retention board determines that the officer has established that the officer should be retained in a space force active status, the officer’s case is closed. (2) An officer who is required to show cause for retention in a space force active status under subsection (a) of section 20501 of this title and who is determined under paragraph (1) to have established that the officer should be retained in a space force active status may not again be required to show cause for retention in a space force active status under such subsection within the one-year period beginning on the date of that determination. (3) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an officer who is required to show cause for retention in a space force active status under subsection (b) of section 20501 of this title and who is determined under paragraph (1) to have established that the officer should be retained in a space force active status may again be required to show cause for retention at any time. (B) An officer who has been required to show cause for retention in a space force active status under subsection (b) of section 20501 of this title and who is thereafter retained in an active status may not again be required to show cause for retention in a space force active status under such subsection solely because of conduct which was the subject of the previous proceedings, unless the findings or recommendations of the retention board that considered the officer’s previous case are determined to have been obtained by fraud or collusion. (4) In the case of an officer described in paragraph (2) or paragraph (3)(A), the retention board may recommend that the officer be required to complete additional training, professional education, or such other developmental programs as may be available to correct any identified deficiencies and improve the officer’s performance within the Space Force. 20503. Removal of officer: action by Secretary upon recommendation of retention board The Secretary of the Air Force may remove an officer from space force active status if the removal of such officer from space force active status is recommended by a retention board convened under section 20502 of this title. 20504. Rights and procedures (a) In general Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, each officer required under section 20501 of this title to show cause for retention in a space force active status— (1) shall be notified in writing, at least 30 days before the hearing of the officer’s case by a retention board, of the reasons for which the officer is being required to show cause for retention in a space force active status; (2) shall be allowed a reasonable time, as determined by the board, to prepare the officer’s showing of cause for retention in a space force active status; (3) shall be allowed to appear either in person or through electronic means and to be represented by counsel at proceedings before the board; and (4) shall be allowed full access to, and shall be furnished copies of, records relevant to the officer’s case, except that the board shall withhold any record that the Secretary determines should be withheld in the interest of national security. (b) Summary of records withheld in interest of national security When a record is withheld under subsection (a)(4), the officer whose case is under consideration shall, to the extent that the interest of national security permits, be furnished a summary of the record so withheld. 20505. Officer considered for removal: voluntary retirement or discharge (a) In general At any time during proceedings under this chapter with respect to the removal of an officer from a space force active status , the Secretary of the Air Force may grant a request by the officer— (1) for voluntary retirement, if the officer is qualified for retirement; or (2) for discharge in accordance with subsection (b)(2). (b) Retirement or discharge An officer removed from a space force active status under section 20503 of this title shall— (1) if eligible for voluntary retirement under any provision of law on the date of such removal, be retired in the grade and with the retired pay for which the officer would be eligible if retired under such provision; and (2) if ineligible for voluntary retirement under any provision of law on the date of such removal— (A) be honorably discharged in the grade then held, in the case of an officer whose case was brought under subsection (a) of section 20501 of this title; or (B) be discharged in the grade then held, in the case of an officer whose case was brought under subsection (b) of section 20501 of this title. (c) Separation pay for discharged officer An officer who is discharged under subsection (b)(2) is entitled, if eligible therefor, to separation pay under section 1174(a)(2) of this title. 20506. Officers eligible to serve on retention boards (a) In general The provisions of section 1187 of this title apply to the membership of boards convened under this chapter in the same manner as to the membership of boards convened under chapter 60 of this title. (b) Retired air force officers (1) Authority In applying subsection (b) of section 1187 of this title to a board convened under this chapter, the Secretary of the Air Force may appoint retired officers of the Air Force, in addition to retired officers of the Space Force, to complete the membership of the board. (2) Limitation A retired officer of the Air Force may be appointed to a board under paragraph (1) only if the officer served in a space-related career field of the Air Force for sufficient time such that the Secretary of the Air Force determines that the retired Air Force officer has adequate knowledge concerning the standards of performance and conduct required of an officer of the Space Force. . 1720. Retirement (a) In general Subtitle F of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1719, is further amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 2013 VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE Sec. 20601. Officers: voluntary retirement for length of service. 20602. Officers: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement. 20603. Enlisted members: voluntary retirement for length of service. 20604. Enlisted members: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement. 20605. Applicability of other provisions of law relating to retirement. 20601. Officers: voluntary retirement for length of service (a) Twenty years or more The Secretary of the Air Force may, upon the officer’s request, retire a commissioned officer of the Space Force who has at least 20 years of service computed under section 20602 of this title, at least 10 years of which have been active service as a commissioned officer. (b) Thirty years or more A commissioned officer of the Space Force who has at least 30 years of service computed under section 20602 of this title may be retired upon the officer’s request, in the discretion of the President. (c) Forty years or more Except as provided in section 20503 of this title, a commissioned officer of the Space Force who has at least 40 years of service computed under section 20602 of this title shall be retired upon the officer’s request. 20602. Officers: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement (a) Years of active service For the purpose of determining whether an officer of the Space Force may be retired under section 20601 of this title, the officer’s years of service are computed by adding all active service in the armed forces. (b) Reference to section excluding service during certain periods Section 972(b) of this title excludes from computation of an officer’s years of service for purposes of this section any time identified with respect to that officer under that section. 20603. Enlisted members: voluntary retirement for length of service (a) Twenty to thirty years Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, an enlisted member of the Space Force who has at least 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under section 20604 of this title may, upon the member’s request, be retired. (b) Thirty years or more An enlisted member of the Space Force who has at least 30 years of service computed under section 20604 of this title shall be retired upon the member’s request. 20604. Enlisted members: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement (a) Years of active service For the purpose of determining whether an enlisted member of the Space Force may be retired under section 20603 of this title, the member’s years of service are computed by adding all active service in the armed forces. (b) Reference to section excluding counting of certain service required to be made up Time required to be made up under section 972(a) of this title may not be counted in computing years of service under subsection (a). 20605. Applicability of other provisions of law relating to retirement (a) Applicability to members of the space force Except as specifically provided for by this chapter, the provisions of this title specified in subsection (b) apply to members of the Space Force as follows: (1) Provisions pertaining to an officer of the Air Force shall apply to an officer of the Space Force. (2) Provisions pertaining to an enlisted member of the Air Force shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space Force. (3) Provisions pertaining to a regular officer shall apply to an officer who is on sustained duty in the Space Force. (4) Provisions pertaining to a regular enlisted member shall apply to an enlisted member who is on sustained duty in the Space Force. (5) Provisions pertaining to a reserve officer shall apply to an officer who is in a space force active status but not on sustained duty. (6) Provisions pertaining to a reserve enlisted member shall apply to an enlisted member who is in a space force active status but not on sustained duty. (7) Provisions pertaining to service in a regular component shall apply to service on sustained duty. (8) Provisions pertaining to service in a reserve component shall apply to service in a space force active status not on sustained duty. (9) Provisions pertaining to a member of the Ready Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space Force who is in a space force active status prior to being ordered to active duty. (10) Provisions pertaining to a member of the Retired Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space Force who has retired under chapter 1223 of this title. (b) Provisions of law The provisions of this title referred to in subsection (a) are the following: (1) Chapter 61, relating to retirement or separation for physical disability. (2) Chapter 63, relating to retirement for age. (3) Chapter 69, relating to retired grade. (4) Chapter 71, relating to computation of retired pay. (5) Chapter 941, relating to retirement from the Air Force for length of service. (6) Chapter 945, relating to computation of retired pay. (7) Chapter 1223, relating to retired pay for non-regular service. (8) Chapter 1225, relating to retired grade. . (b) Conforming amendments Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Retired members ordered to active duty Section 688(b) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force or Regular Marine Corps (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) A retired member of the Space Force. . (2) Retired grade Section 9341 is amended— (A) by striking or the Space Force (B) by striking or a Regular or Reserve of the Space Force (C) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Space Force (1) The retired grade of a commissioned officer of the Space Force who retires other than for physical disability is determined under section 1370 or 1370a of this title, as applicable to the officer. (2) Unless entitled to a higher retired grade under some other provision of law, a member of the Space Force not covered by paragraph (1) who retires other than for physical disability retires in the grade that the member holds on the date of the member’s retirement. . (3) Retired grade of enlisted members after 30 years of service Section 9344(b)(2) is amended by striking Regular Space Force (4) Retired lists Section 9346 is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking or the Regular Space Force and a separate retired list containing the name of each retired commissioned officer of the Space Force (other than an officer whose name is on the list maintained under subsection (b)(2)) (B) in subsection (b)— (i) by inserting (1) (b) (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (iii) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking , or for commissioned officers of the Space Force other than of the Regular Space Force (iv) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking or the Space Force (v) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The Secretary shall maintain a retired list containing the name of— (A) each person entitled to retired pay who as a member of the Space Force qualified for retirement under section 20601 of this title; and (B) each retired warrant officer or enlisted member of the Space Force who is advanced to a commissioned grade. ; (C) in subsection (c), by striking or the Space Force and a separate retired list containing the name of each retired warrant officer of the Space Force (D) in subsection (d), by striking or the Regular Space Force and a separate retired list containing the name of each retired enlisted member of the Space Force B Conforming Amendments Related to Space Force Military Personnel System 1731. Amendments to Department of the Air Force provisions of title 10, United States Code (a) Provisions relating to personnel Part II of subtitle D of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Gender-free basis for acceptance of original enlistments (A) Section 9132 by striking Regular Space Force (B) The heading of such section is amended by striking the fifth word. (2) Reenlistment after service as an officer (A) Section 9138(a) is amended by striking Regular Space Force (B) The heading of section 9138 is amended by striking the fifth word. (3) Warrant officers: original appointment; qualifications Section 9160 is amended by striking Regular Space Force (4) Service as an officer to be counted as enlisted service Section 9252 is amended by striking Regular Space Force (5) Chapter heading (A) The heading of chapter 915 is amended to read as follows: 915 APPOINTMENTS IN THE REGULAR AIR FORCE AND IN THE SPACE FORCE . (B) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle D, and at the beginning of part II of subtitle D of such title, are each amended by striking the item relating to chapter 915 and inserting the following new item: 915. Appointments in the Regular Air Force and in the Space Force 9151 . (b) Provisions relating to training generally Section 9401 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking or the Regular Space Force Regular Air Force (B) by inserting or one of the Space Force in a space force active status not on sustained duty, on the active-duty list, (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking or Reserve of the Space Force or member of the Space Force in a space force active status not on sustained duty (B) by striking the Reserve’s consent the member’s consent (3) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking the Regular Space Force of Space Force members on sustained duty (B) by striking the Space Force Reserve of Space Force members in an active status not on sustained duty (c) Provisions relating to the Air Force Academy Chapter 953 of such title is amended as follows: (1) Permanent professors; Director of Admissions Section 9436 is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking the equivalent grade in (ii) by inserting or the Space Force Regular Air Force (iii) by striking and a permanent in the Regular Air Force (B) in subsection (b)— (i) by striking the equivalent grade in the grade of lieutenant colonel in (ii) by striking Regular Space Force has the grade equivalent to the grade of colonel in the Regular Air Force Space Force has the grade of colonel in the Space Force (2) Appointment of cadets Section 9442(b) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting , or the Space Force, members of reserve components (B) in paragraph (2), by striking Regular Space Force (3) Agreement of cadets to serve as officers Section 9448(a) is amended— (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking Regular Space Force (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , or to terminate the officer’s order to sustained duty in the Space Force resign as a regular officer (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking or as a Reserve in the Space Force for service in the Space Force Reserve or will accept further assignment in a space force active status (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting , or the Space Force, that reserve component (4) Hazing Section 9452(c) is amended by striking Marine Corps, or Space Force, or Marine Corps, or in the Space Force, (5) Commission upon graduation Section 9453(b) is amended— (A) by striking or in the equivalent grade in the Regular Space Force (B) by inserting before the period the following: or a second lieutenant in the Space Force under section 531 or 20201 of this title (d) Provisions relating to schools and camps Chapter 957 of such title is amended as follows: (1) Purpose Section 9481 is amended— (A) by striking to qualify them for appointment to qualify them for— (1) appointment ; (B) by striking or the Space Force Reserve. ; or (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) appointment as officers, or enlistment as noncommissioned officers, for service in the Space Force in a space force active status. . (2) Operation Section 9482(4) is amended by striking or the Regular Space Force or members of the Space Force in an active status 1732. Amendments to subtitle A of title 10, United States Code (a) Provisions relating to organization and general military powers Part I of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Annual defense manpower report Section 115a(d)(3)(F) is amended by inserting before the period the following: or, in the case of the Space Force, officers ordered to active duty other than under section 20105(b) of this title (2) Suspension of end-strength and other strength limitations in time of war or national emergency Section 123a(a)(2) is amended by inserting or the Space Force a reserve component (3) Deputy commander of usnorthcom Section 164(e)(4) is amended— (A) by inserting (A) (4) (B) by striking shall be a shall be— (i) a qualified officer of a reserve component who is eligible for promotion to the grade of lieutenant general or, in the case of the Navy, vice admiral; or (ii) a qualified officer of the Space Force whose prior service includes service in a space force active status other than sustained duty and who is eligible for promotion to the grade of lieutenant general. ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) The requirement in subparagraph (A) does not apply when the officer serving as commander of the combatant command described in that subparagraph is (i) a reserve component officer, or (ii) an officer of the Space Force whose prior service includes service in a space force active status other than sustained duty. . (4) Readiness reports Section 482(a) is amended by inserting and the Space Force active and reserve components (b) DOPMA officer personnel provisions Chapter 36 of such title is amended as follows: (1) Nondisclosure of board proceedings Section 613a is amended by striking 573, 611, or 628 573, 611, 628, or 20211 (2) Information furnished to selection boards Section 615(a) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting or 20211 section 611(a) (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking regular officer regular officer or an officer in the Space Force, a grade above captain or, in the case of the Navy, lieutenant. (ii) in subparagraph (D)— (I) by striking major general, major general or (II) by striking or, in the case of the Space Force, the equivalent grade, (3) Eligibility for consideration for promotion: time-in-grade and other requirements Section 619(a) is amended by striking Marine Corps, or Space Force or Marine Corps (4) Authority to vacate promotions to grades of brigadier general and rear admiral (lower half) Section 625(b) is amended— (A) by striking Marine Corps, or Space Force or Marine Corps (B) adding at the end the following new sentence: An officer of the Space Force whose promotion is vacated under this section holds the grade of colonel. (5) Acceptance of promotions; oath of office Subsections (a) and (b) of section 626 are amended by striking section 624 section 624 or 20251 (6) Special selection review board Section 628a is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(1)(A)— (i) by striking major general, major general or (ii) by striking , or an equivalent grade in the Space Force (B) in subsection (e)(2), by adding at the end the following new sentence: However, in the case of an officer on the space force officer list, the provisions of sections 618, 20215, and 20216 of this title apply to the report and proceedings of a special selection review board convened under this section in the same manner as they apply to report and proceedings of a promotion board convened under section 20211 of this title. (C) in subsection (f)(1), by adding at the end the following new sentence: However, if the report of a special selection review board convened under this section recommends the sustainment of the recommendation for promotion to the next higher grade of an officer on the space force officer list who was referred to it for review under this section, and the President approves the report, the officer shall, as soon as practicable, be appointed to the grade in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of section 20251 of this title. (7) Removal from list of officers recommended for promotion Section 629 is amended— (A) in subsection (b), by inserting or 20251(c) section 624(c) (B) in subsections (c)(1) and (c)(4)— (i) by inserting or 20251(a) section 624(a) (ii) by inserting or 20251(c) section 624(c) (8) Retirement for years of service (A) Lieutenant colonels Section 633(a) is amended— (i) by inserting (1) Except as (ii) by striking Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force or Regular Marine Corps (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Except as provided under section 637(b) or 637a of this title, each officer of the Space Force who holds the grade of lieutenant colonel who is not on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the grade of colonel shall, if not earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month after the month in which the officer completes 28 years of active commissioned service. . (B) Colonels Section 634(a) is amended— (i) by inserting (1) Except as (ii) by striking Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force or Regular Marine Corps (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Except as provided under section 637(b) or 637a of this title, each officer of the Space Force who holds the grade of colonel who is not on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the grade of brigadier general shall, if not earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month after the month in which the officer completes 30 years of active commissioned service. . (C) Brigadier generals Section 635 is amended— (i) by inserting (a) Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.— Except as (ii) by striking Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force or Regular Marine Corps (iii) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Space force Except as provided under section 637(b) or 637a of this title, each officer of the Space Force who holds the grade of brigadier general who is not on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the grade of major general shall, if not earlier retired, be retired as specified in subsection (a). . (D) Officers in grades above brigadier general Section 636(a) is amended— (i) by inserting (1) Except as (ii) by striking Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force or Regular Marine Corps (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) and under section 637(b) or 637a of this title, each officer of the Space Force who holds the grade of major general shall, if not earlier retired, be retired as specified in paragraph (1). . (E) Section headings (i) The heading of section 633 is amended by striking lieutenant colonels and and Space Force lieutenant colonels; regular Navy (ii) The heading of section 634 is amended by striking colonels and and Space Force colonels; regular (iii) The heading of section 635 is amended by striking brigadier generals and and Space Force brigadier generals; regular Navy (iv) The heading of section 636 is amended by striking officers in grades above brigadier general and and Space Force officers in grades above brigadier general; regular Navy officers in grades above (c) Management policies for joint qualified officers Section 661(a) of such title is amended— (1) by striking Marine Corps, and Space Force and Marine Corps (2) by inserting , and officers of the Space Force on the space force officer list, active-duty list (d) Leave Chapter 40 of such title is amended as follows: (1) Entitlement and accumulation Section 701 is amended— (A) in subsection (h)— (i) by inserting at the end of paragraph (2) the following new subparagraph: (D) A member of the Space Force in a space force active status, not on sustained duty. ; and (ii) in paragraphs (5)(B) and (6), by inserting , or of the Space Force, member of a reserve component (B) in subsection (i), by inserting , or of the Space Force, member of a reserve component (2) Payment upon disapproval of certain board of inquiry recommendations for excess leave required to be taken Section 707a(a)(1) is amended by inserting or 20503 section 1182(c)(2) (3) Career flexibility to enhance retention of members Section 710 is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by inserting or of the Space Force regular components (B) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting , or a Space Force officer in a space force active status not on active duty under section 20105(b) of this title, officer (C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting before the period at the end the following: or, in the case of a member of the Space Force on sustained duty, to accept release from sustained duty orders and to serve in a space force active status (D) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking chapter 36 or 1405 chapter 36, 1405, or 2005 (e) Limitation on number of offices who may be frocked to a higher grade Section 777(d)(2) of such title is amended by inserting , or for the Space Force, the space force officer list, active-duty list (f) Uniform Code of Military Justice Chapter 47 of such title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended as follows: (1) Persons subject to UCMJ Section 802 (article 2) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting and members of the Space Force on active duty under section 20105 of this title, regular component of the armed forces, (ii) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by inserting or the Space Force reserve component (iii) in paragraph (5), by inserting , or retired members of the Space Force who qualified for a non-regular retirement and are receiving retired pay, a reserve component (iv) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (14) Retired members of the Space Force who qualified for a regular retirement under section 20603 of this title and are receiving retired pay. ; and (B) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting or the Space Force reserve component (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting or the Space Force a reserve component (iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting or the Space Force in a regular component of the armed forces (2) Jurisdiction to try certain personnel Subsection (d) of section 803 (article 3) is amended by inserting, or the Space Force reserve component (3) Articles to be explained Section 937 (article 137) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(1)— (i) by striking or (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ; or (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) the member’s initial entrance on active duty or into a space force active status. ; (B) in subsection (a)(2)— (i) by striking and (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: (B) after a member of Space Force has completed six months of sustained duty or in the case of a member not on sustained duty, after the member has completed basic or recruit training; and ; (C) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting or the Space Force in a reserve component (D) in subsection (d), by striking or to a member of a reserve component, , to a member of a reserve component, or to a member of the Space Force, (f) Restriction on performance of civil functions by officers on active duty Section 973(b)(1) of such title 10 is amended— (1) by striking and (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) to an officer on the space force officer list serving on active duty under section 20105(b) of this title or under a call or order to active duty for a period in excess of 270 days. . (h) Use of commissary stores and MWR retail facilities Section 1063 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) in the heading, by inserting and space force reserve (B) by inserting or the Space Force reserve component (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): (d) Members of the space force A member of the Space Force in a space force active status who is not on sustained duty shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities under the same conditions as specified in subsection (a) for a member of the Selected Reserve. ; and (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking subsection (a) or (b) subsection (a), (b), or (d) (i) Members involuntary separated (1) Eligibility for certain benefits and services Section 1141 of such title is amended— (A) by striking and (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (5) in the case of an officer of the Space Force (other than a retired officer), the officer is involuntarily discharged or released from active duty under other than adverse conditions, as characterized by the Secretary of the Air Force; and (6) in the case of an enlisted member of the Space Force, the member is— (A) denied reenlistment; or (B) involuntarily discharged or released from active duty under other than adverse conditions, as characterized by the Secretary of the Air Force. . (2) Separation pay Section 1174(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking , Marine Corps, or Space Force or Marine Corps (j) Boards for the correction of military records Chapter 79 of such title is amended as follows: (1) Review of actions of selection boards and correction of military records Section 1558 is amended— (A) inserting , or the Space Force, reserve component (B) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking section 628 or 14502 section 628, 14502, or 20252 (ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking or 14705 14507, or 20403 (iii) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking or 14101(a) 14101(a), or 20211 (2) Title of Air Force service review agency (A) Sections 1555(c)(3) and 1557(f)(3) are amended by inserting the Department of Air Force, (B) Section 1556(a) is amended by inserting the Department of the Army Review Boards Agency, (C) Section 1559(c)(3) is amended by inserting the Department of the Air Force, (k) Military family programs Chapter 88 of such title is amended as follows: (1) Members of department of defense military readiness council Section 1781a(b)(1)(B)(iii) is amended— (A) by striking member and member, (B) by inserting , and one of whom shall be the spouse or parent of a member of the Space Force parent of a reserve component member (2) Department of Defense policy and plans for military family readiness Section 1781b is amended— (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking military families of members of the regular components and military families of members of the reserve components military families of members of the regular components, the reserve components, and the Space Force (B) in subsection (c)(2)— (i) by striking both (ii) by striking military families of members of the regular components and military families of members of the reserve components military families of members of the regular components, members of the reserve components, and members of the Space Force (l) Training and education programs (1) Payment of tuition for off-duty training or education Section 2007 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) The provisions of this section pertaining to members of the Ready Reserve, the Selected Reserve, or the Individual Ready Reserve also apply to members of the Space Force in a space force active status who are not on active duty. . (2) ROTC financial assistant program for specially selected members Section 2107 of such title is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking Navy, Navy or (ii) by striking or as an officer in the equivalent grade in the Space Force (B) by adding at the end the following a new subsection: (k) Applicability to space force (1) Provisions of this section referring to a regular commission, regular officer, or a commission in a regular component shall be treated as also referring to the commission of an officer, or an officer, who is a commissioned officer in the Space Force serving on active duty pursuant to section 20105(b) of this title. (2) Provisions of this section referring to a reserve commission, reserve officer, or a commission in a reserve component shall be treated as also referring to the commission of an officer, or an officer, who is a commissioned officer in the Space Force not serving on active duty pursuant to section 20105(b) of this title. . (3) Duty as ROTC administrators and instructors Section 2111 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The Secretary of the Air Force may detail members of the Space Force in the same manner as regular and reserve members of the Air Force. 1733. Title 38, United States Code (Veterans’ Benefits) (a) Definitions (1) General definitions Section 101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (A) in paragraph (23), by inserting , or for members of the Space Force in a space force active status (as defined in section 101(e)(1) of title 10), (including commissioned officers of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service) (B) in paragraph (27)— (i) by striking subparagraph (E); and (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H) as subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G), respectively. (2) Definitions for purposes of SGLI Section 1965 of such title is amended— (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting , or by members of the Space Force in a space force active status (as defined in section 101(e)(1) of title 10) but not on sustained duty under section 20105 of title 10, for Reserves (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting , or for members of the Space Force in a space force active status (as defined in section 101(e)(1) of title 10), (including commissioned officers of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service) (b) Persons eligible for interment in national cemeteries Section 2402(a) of such title is amended in paragraph (2), by inserting any member of the Space Force, a Reserve component of the Armed Forces, (c) Educational assistance (1) Montgomery GI bill Section 3011(a)(3)(D) of such title is amended by inserting or for further service in the Space Force in a space force active status not on sustained duty under section 20105 of title 10 of the Armed Forces, (2) Post 9-11 GI bill Section 3311(c)(3) of such title is amended by inserting , or for further service in the Space Force in a space force active status not on sustained duty under section 20105 of title 10, of the Armed Forces C Transition Provisions 1741. Transition period In this subtitle, the term transition period 1742. Change of duty status of members of the Space Force (a) Change of duty status (1) Conversion of status and order to sustained duty During the transition period, the Secretary of the Air Force shall change the duty status of each member of the Regular Space Force to space force active status and shall, at the same time, order the member to sustained duty under section 20105 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1715. Any such order may be made without regard to any otherwise applicable requirement that such an order be made only with the consent of the member or as specified in an enlistment agreement or active-duty service commitment. (2) Definitions For purposes of this section, the terms space force active status sustained duty (b) Effective date of change of duty status The change of a member’s duty status and order to sustained duty in accordance with subsection (a) shall be effective on the date specified by the Secretary of the Air Force, but not later than the last day of the transition period. 1743. Transfer to the Space Force of members of the Air Force Reserve (a) Transfer of members of the Air Force Reserve (1) Officers During the transition period, the Secretary of Defense may, with the officer’s consent, transfer a covered officer of the Air Force Reserve to, and appoint the officer in, the Space Force. (2) Enlisted members During the transition period, the Secretary of the Air Force may transfer each covered enlisted member of the Air Force Reserve to the Space Force, other than those members who do not consent to the transfer. (3) Effective date of transfers Each 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, but not later than the last day of the transition period. (b) Regulations Transfers under subsection (a) shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. In the case of an officer, applicable regulations shall include those prescribed pursuant to section 716 of title 10, United States Code. (c) Term of initial enlistment in Space Force In the case of a covered enlisted member who is transferred to the Space Force in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may accept the initial enlistment of the member in the Space Force for a period of less than 2 years, but only if the period of enlistment in the Space Force is not less than the period remaining, as of the date of the transfer, in the member’s term of enlistment in the Air Force Reserve. (d) End strength adjustments upon transfers from air force reserve to Space Force During the transition period, upon the transfer of a mission of the Air Force Reserve to the Space Force— (1) 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 that mission; and (2) the end strength authorized for the Air Force Reserve pursuant to section 115(a)(2) of such title for such fiscal year shall be decreased by the same number. (e) Administrative provisions For purposes of the transfer of covered members of the Air Force Reserve in accordance with subsection (a)— (1) the Air Force Reserve 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 an Armed Force. (f) Retraining and reassignment for members not transferring If a covered member of the Air Force Reserve does not consent to transfer to the Space Force in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may, as determined appropriate by the Secretary in the case of the individual member, provide the member retraining and reassignment within the Air Force Reserve. (g) Covered members For purposes of this section, the term covered (1) a member who as of the date of the enactment of this Act holds an Air Force specialty code for a specialty held by members of the Space Force; and (2) any other member designated by the Secretary of the Air Force for the purposes of this section. 1744. Placement of officers on the Space Force officer list (a) Placement on list Officers of the Space Force whose duty status is changed in accordance with section 1742, and officers of the Air Force Reserve who transfer to the Space Force in accordance with section 1743, shall be placed on the Space Force officer list in an order determined by their respective grades and dates of rank. (b) Officers of same grade and date of rank Among officers of the same grade and date of rank, placement on the Space Force officer list shall be in the order of their rank as determined in accordance with section 741(c) of title 10, United States Code. 1745. Disestablishment of Regular Space Force (a) Disestablishment The Secretary of the Air Force shall disestablish the Regular Space Force not later than the end of the transition period, once there are no longer any members remaining in the Regular Space Force. The Regular Space Force shall be disestablished upon the completion of the change of duty status of all members of the Space Force pursuant to section 1742 and certification by the Secretary of the Air Force to the congressional defense committees that there are no longer any members of the Regular Space Force. (b) Publication of notice in federal register The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the disestablishment of the Regular Space Force, including the date thereof, together with any certification submitted pursuant to subsection (a). (c) Conforming repeal (1) Repeal Section 9085 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the composition of the Regular Space Force, is repealed. (2) Effective date The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect on the date on which the certification is submitted under subsection (a). 1746. End strength flexibility (a) Additional authority to vary end strengths (1) Authority Notwithstanding section 115(g) of title 10, United States Code, upon determination by the Secretary of the Air Force that such action would enhance manning and readiness in essential units or in critical specialties, the Secretary may vary the end strength authorized by Congress for a fiscal year as follows: (A) Increase the end strength authorized pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title for a fiscal year for the Space Force by a number equal to not more than 5 percent of such authorized end strength. (B) Decrease the end strength authorized pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title for a fiscal year for the Space Force by a number equal to not more than 10 percent of such authorized end strength. (2) Termination The authority provided under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the last day of the transition period. (b) Temporary exemption for the space force from end strength grade restrictions Sections 517 and 523 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the Space Force during the transition period. 1747. Promotion authority flexibility (a) Promotion authority flexibility During the transition period, the Secretary of the Air Force may convene selection boards to consider officers on the space force officer list for promotion, and may promote Space Force officers selected by such boards, in accordance with any of the following provisions of title 10, United States Code: (1) Chapter 36. (2) Part III of subtitle E. (3) Chapter 2005, as added by section 1716. (b) Coordination of provisions (1) For a selection board convened pursuant to subsection (a) to consider members of the Space Force for promotion in accordance with chapter 36 of such title— (A) provisions that apply to an officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces shall apply to an officer of the Space Force; and (B) the space force officer list shall be considered to be an active-duty list. (2) For a selection board convened pursuant to pursuant to subsection (a) to consider members of the Space Force for promotion in accordance with part III of subtitle E of such title— (A) provisions that apply to an officer of a reserve component of the Armed Forces shall apply to an officer of the Space Force; and (B) the space force officer list shall be considered to be a reserve active-status list. (3) For a selection board convened pursuant to subsection (a) to consider members of the Space Force for promotion in accordance with either chapter 36 or part III of subtitle E of such title— (A) section 20213 of such title shall apply to the composition of the selection board; (B) the provisions of chapter 2005 of such title regarding officers on the space force officer list eligible to be considered for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or major general shall apply; (C) section 20216 of such title shall apply; and (D) the provisions of chapter 36 or part III of subtitle E of such title, as the case may be, regarding failure of selection for promotion shall apply. (c) Effect of using new chapter 2005 authorities If the Secretary of the Air Force convenes a selection board under chapter 2005 D Other Amendments Related to the Space Force 1751. Title 10, United States Code (a) Amendments relating to the designation of grades for officers of the Space Force Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Commissioned officer grades Section 9151 is amended by inserting and in the Space Force in the Regular Air Force (2) Rank Section 741(a) is amended in the table by striking and Marine Corps Marine Corps, and Space Force (3) Definition of general officer Section 101(b)(4) is amended by striking or Marine Corps Marine Corps, or Space Force (4) Temporary appointments to positions designated to carry the grade of general or lieutenant general Section 601(e) is amended— (A) by striking or Marine Corps, Marine Corps, or Space Force or (B) by striking or the commensurate grades in the Space Force, (5) Retired grade of officers Section 1370 is amended as follows: (A) Subsection (a)(2) is amended by striking major general major general or rear admiral. (B) Subsection (b) is amended— (i) in paragraph (1)— (I) by striking or Marine Corps the Space Force, Marine Corps, or, Space Force or lieutenant in the Navy, (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking major general Space Force major general or rear admiral (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking or Marine Corps Space Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force or captain in the Navy, (iii) in paragraph (5)— (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking or Marine Corps Space Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force or lieutenant commander in the Navy, (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking or Marine Corps Space Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force or commander or captain in the Navy, (III) in subparagraph (C), by striking or Marine Corps Space Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force or rear admiral (lower half) or rear admiral in the Navy, (iv) in paragraph (6), by striking , or an equivalent grade in the Space Force, (C) Subsection (c)(1) is amended by or Marine Corps Space Force Marine Corps, or Space Force or vice admiral or admiral in the Navy (D) Subsection (d) is amended— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking or Marine Corps Space Force Marine Corps, or Space Force or rear admiral in the Navy (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking or Marine Corps Space Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force or captain in the Navy, (E) Subsection (e)(2) is amended by striking or Marine Corps Space Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force or vice admiral or admiral in the Navy, (F) Subsection (f) is amended— (i) in paragraph (3)— (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking or Marine Corps Space Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force or rear admiral in the Navy (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking or Marine Corps Space Force (ii) in paragraph (6)— (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking or Marine Corps Space Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force or rear admiral in the Navy (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking or Marine Corps Space Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force or vice admiral or admiral in the Navy (6) Honorary promotions Sections 1563(c)(1) and 1563a(a)(1) are each amended— (A) by striking general, general or (B) by striking , or an equivalent grade in the Space Force (7) Air Force Inspector General Section 9020(a) is amended by striking the general, flag, or equivalent officers of (b) Other title 10 amendments Such title is further amended as follows: (1) Limitation on number of retired members ordered to active duty Section 690(a) is amended by striking or Marine Corps, Marine Corps, or Space Force, (2) The uniform Section 772(i) is amended— (A) by striking an Air Force School an Air Force or Space Force school (B) by striking aviation badges of the Air Force aviation or space badges of the Air Force or Space Force (3) Membership in military unions, organizing of military unions, and recognition of military unions prohibited Section 976(a) is amended by inserting or the Space Force member of a Reserve component (4) Limitation on enlisted aides Section 981 is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking Marine Corps, Air Force, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, (B) in subsection (b), by striking and Marine Corps Marine Corps, and Space Force (C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting Space Force, Marine Corps, (5) Definition of veteran for purposes of funeral honors Section 1491(h)(1) is amended by striking or air service air, or space service (6) Housing for recruits Section 9419(d) is amended by inserting or the Space Force training program of the Air Force (7) Charter of Chief of Space Operations Section 9082 is amended as follows: (A) Cross-reference correction Subsection (d)(5) is amended by striking sections of law sections 171 and 3104 of this title and other provisions of law (B) Elapsed-time provision Subsection (e)(1) is amended by striking Commencing the Chief The Chief 1752. Other provisions of law (a) Trade Act of 1974 Section 233(i)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2293(i)(1) , or a member of the Space Force, a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces (b) Title 28, United States Code (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) Section 631(c) of title 28, United States Code is amended by inserting members of the Space Force Coast Guard (c) Servicemembers Civil Relief Act The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq. (1) Military service defined Section 101(2)(A) ( 50 U.S.C. 3911(2)(A) Space Force, Marine Corps, (2) Same rights and protections as reserves ordered to report for military service Section 106 ( 50 U.S.C. 3911 (c) The provisions of subsection (a) apply to a member of the Space Force who is ordered to report for military service in the same manner as to a member of a reserve component who is ordered to report for military service. . (3) Exercise of rights under SCRA Section 108(5) ( 50 U.S.C. 3919(5) or as a member of the Space Force XVIII Other Defense Matters A Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 1801. Extension of authority to engage in certain commercial activities Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking December 31, 2023 December 31, 2024 1802. Modification of defense sensitive support notification requirement Section 1055(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 113 (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting and extraordinary security protections support (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting or requires extraordinary security protections time-sensitive (3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or after the activity supported concludes support 1803. Modification to requirements relating to combating military reliance on Russian energy Section 1086 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (1) by striking main operating base operating base (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking main operating bases operating bases (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsection (c): (c) Installation energy plans (1) Identification of installations The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a list of main operating bases within the area of responsibility of the United States European Command ranked according to mission criticality and vulnerability to energy disruption as follows: (A) In the case of a main operating base, by not later than June 1, 2023. (B) In the case of any operating base other than a main operating base, by not later than June 1, 2024. (2) Submittal of plans (A) Main operating bases Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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) Other operating bases Not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees— (i) an installation energy plan for each operating base on the list submitted under paragraph (1)(B); 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. . 1804. Support for execution of bilateral agreements concerning illicit transnational maritime activity in Africa (a) In general The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and in consultation with the Secretary of State, may provide assistance to the Coast Guard for the execution of existing maritime law enforcement agreements between the United States and friendly African countries that were established to combat transnational organized illegal maritime activity, including illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. (b) Effect on military training and readiness The Secretary shall ensure that the provision of assistance under this section will not negatively affect military training, operations, readiness, or other military requirements. (c) Funds Amounts made available in a fiscal year to the Secretary for operations and maintenance shall be used to carry out this section. (d) Assistance defined In this section, the term assistance 1805. Clarification of waiver authority for organizational and consultant conflicts of interest under the Federal Acquisition Regulation 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. 1806. Genealogy collection of family members of servicemembers killed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 (a) Contract for genealogy (1) In general The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, may enter into a contract with an entity to conduct genealogy of the deceased servicemembers from the U.S.S. Arizona, identify family members of such servicemembers, and solicit genetic samples from such family members and servicemembers. (2) Market research Before soliciting bids for such contract, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct market research to identify available technology and resources to carry out such contract. (3) Requirements The Secretary may allow for genome sequencing for purposes of conducting a comprehensive genealogy under such a contract if the terms of such contract include the following: (A) A requirement that a genealogist conducts the genome sequencing. (B) A requirement that the contractor follows protocols established by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency relating to genome sequencing, including requirements relating to standards, swabs, and storage. (b) Reports required (1) Initial report Not later than January 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy and the Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives an initial report regarding the use of a contract described in subsection (a). Such report shall include— (A) a description of the market research conducted pursuant to subsection (a)(2); (B) expected timelines for contract performance; (C) the process by which the Secretary selected a contractor; and (D) detailed strategy of implementation and for the expenditure of funds. (2) Final report Not later than November 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy and the Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a final report regarding the use of a contract described in subsection (a). Such report shall include— (A) details of the contract award; (B) an update on expected timelines for contract performance; and (C) an update on the strategy of implementation and for the expenditure of funds. B Studies and Reports 1821. Report on increasing national cemetery capacity Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to Congress a report that contains a proposal to increase national cemetery capacity through the expansion or modification of a national cemetery that has, or will have, the capacity to provide full military honors. 1822. Limitation on funds relating to Federal contractor disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risk (a) Limitation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose, as a condition of submitting the offer, any of the following information, or the existence of any of the following information: (1) Greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risk as described in the proposed rule titled Federal Acquisition Regulation: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (2) A greenhouse gas inventory or any other report on greenhouse gas emissions, including Scope 1 emissions, Scope 2 emissions, and Scope 3 emissions. (3) Greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets for validation by any non-governmental organization, including the Science-Based Targets initiative. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Greenhouse gas The term greenhouse gas (A) carbon dioxide; (B) methane; (C) nitrous oxide; (D) nitrogen trifluoride; (E) hydrofluorocarbons; (F) perfluorcarbons; or (G) sulfur hexafluoride. (2) Greenhouse gas inventory The term greenhouse gas inventory (3) Scope 1 emissions The term Scope 1 emissions (4) Scope 2 emissions The term Scope 2 emissions (A) associated with the generation of electricity, heating and cooling, or steam, when such electricity, heating and cooling, or steam is purchased or acquired for the entity’s own consumption; and (B) emitted from sources other than sources that are owned or controlled by the entity. (5) Scope 3 emissions The term Scope 3 emissions (A) a consequence of the operations of the entity; and (B) emitted from sources other than sources that are owned or controlled by the entity. 1823. Study and report on damage to infrastructure in Guam resulting from Typhoon Mawar (a) Study The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on damage to infrastructure in Guam resulting from Typhoon Mawar. (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, such Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— (1) the findings of such study; (2) a list of each component of civilian infrastructure in Guam damaged by Typhoon Mawar, and the extent to which such damage impairs military readiness in Guam; (3) an analysis of existing authorities such Secretary could use to support recovery from such damage in Guam; and (4) a description of efforts, if any, of such Secretary to coordinate with municipal governments in Guam to support such recovery. C Other Matters 1851. 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 113 and inserting the following new item: 113. Defense Civilian Training Corps 2200g ; (B) by striking the item relating to chapter 207 and inserting the following new item: 207. Budgeting and Appropriations 3131 ; (C) by striking the item relating to chapter 225 and inserting the following new item: 225. Reserved 3271 ; (D) by striking the item relating to chapter 272 and inserting the following new item: 272. Reserved 3721 ; (E) by striking the item relating to chapter 287 and inserting the following new item: 287. Other Contracting Programs 3901 ; (F) by striking the item relating to chapter 305 and inserting the following new item: 305. Universities 4141 ; (G) 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 Generally 4211 323. Life-Cycle and Sustainment 4321 324. Selected Acquisition Reports 4350 325. Cost Growth-Unit Cost Reports (Nunn-McCurdy) 4371 326. Weapon Systems Development And Related Matters 4401 ; and (H) by striking the item relating to chapter 383 and inserting the following new item: 383. Development, Application, and Support of Dual-Use Technologies 4831 . (2) Section 172(c) is amended— (A) in paragraph (5), by striking performs perform (B) in paragraph (11), by striking establishes establish (C) in paragraph (13), by striking conducts conduct (3) Section 231 is amended— (A) in the section heading, by striking plan and certification plans and certifications (B) in subsection (f)(1), by striking such plan and certification such plans and certifications (4) Section 386(b) is amended— (A) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking bi-lateral bilateral (B) in paragraph (4)— (i) in subparagraph (E)(iii), by inserting and (ii) in subparagraph (H), by striking sections section (5) Section 392a is amended— (A) in subsection (b)(2)(B) by striking designed designated (B) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by striking clause (ii) subparagraph (B) (6) The second section 398 (relating to pilot program for sharing cyber capabilities and related information with foreign operational partners) is redesignated as section 398a. (7) Section 398a, as so redesignated, is amended— (A) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking paragraph (a) subsection (a) (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking paragraph (a) paragraph (1) (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking clause (1) paragraph (1) (B) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (a) subsection (a) (8) Section 491(c) is amended by striking the a a (9) Section 526a is amended by redesignating the second subsection (i) as subsection (j). (10) Section 701(l)(1)(B) is amended by redesignating clauses (A) through (B) as clauses (i) through (iii). (11) Section 1074h(c)(1) is amended by striking section 491 of title 14 section 2732 of title 14 (12) Section 1076a(d)(1)(E)(i) is amended by inserting ) subsection (e)(3) (13) The section heading for section 1090a is amended by striking the period after disorders (14) Section 1090b(e)(1)(B)(ii) is amended by striking ensure ensuring (15) Section 1134a(b) is amended by striking section 491 of title 14 section 2732 of title 14 (16) Section 1370 is amended— (A) in subsection (e), by inserting to active duty (B) in subsection (f)— (i) by striking 1370e(e) 1370(e) (ii) by striking reference to chapter 71 reference to chapter 71 of this title (17) Section 1789(c)(3) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) or (B) paragraph (1) or (2) (18) Section 2200g(a) is amended by inserting In general.— The Secretary (19) Section 2228(c)(2) is amended by striking ;; ; (20) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 134 is amended by striking the item relating to section 2249. (21) Section 2275(g)(3) is amended by striking sections section (22) Section 2700(2) is amended by striking The term The terms (23) Section 2864(f) is amended by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (4). (24) Section 2878(f)(2)(D)(iii) is amended by striking An report A report (25) The item relating to section 3106 in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 205 is amended by inserting a period at the end. (26) Section 3304(g) is amended by inserting under this section (27) Section 3323(b)(2) is amended by striking the period after notwithstanding (28) Section 3601(b)(4) is amended by inserting note prec. (29) Section 3702 is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(4) is amended by striking subparagraph (C) paragraph (3) (B) in subsection (f), by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) of such paragraph paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection (30) Section 4014(b) is amended by striking section 4142(b) of this title section 4125(b) of this title (31) Section 4024 is amended by striking section 2303(a) of this title section 3063 of this title (32) By striking the second section 4094. (33) Section 4092(c)(2) is amended by striking the the the (34) Section 4273(b)(5)(A) is amended by striking 4736 4376 (35) Section 4351(c)(1)(B)(iv) is amended by striking section 4355(4) of this title subsection (e)(4) (36) Section 4820(b) is amended— (A) by striking subchapters chapters (B) by striking subchapter chapter (37) Section 4902(k)(5) is amended by inserting the mentor (38) Section 8062 is amended by redesignating the second subsection (g) as subsection (h). (39) Chapter 863 is amended by redesignating the second section 8696 (relating to battle force ship employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans) as section 8697. (b) 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. 1852. Referral to museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base as the National Cold War Center (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The BAFB Cold War Museum, Inc., a nonprofit corporation under section 501(c)(3) (2) The National Cold War Center, located on the Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base, will be recognized as a major tourist attraction in Arkansas that will provide an immersive and authoritative experience in informing, interpreting, and honoring the legacy of the Cold War. (3) The Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base has the only intact, publicly accessible Alert Facility and Weapons Storage Facility in the United States. (4) There is an urgent need to preserve the stories, artifacts, and heroic achievements of the Cold War. (5) The United States has a need to preserve forever the knowledge and history of the United States’ achievements in the Cold War century and to portray that history to citizens, visitors, and school children for centuries to come. (6) The National Cold War Center seeks to educate a diverse group of audiences through its collection of artifacts, photographs, and firsthand personal accounts of the participants in the war on the home front. (b) Purposes The purposes of this section are— (1) to authorize references to the museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, including its future and expanded exhibits, collections, and educational programs, as the National Cold War Center (2) to ensure the continuing preservation, maintenance, and interpretation of the artifacts, documents, images, and history collected by the Center; (3) to enhance the knowledge of the people of the United States of the experience of the United States during the Cold War years; (4) to provide and support a facility for the public display of the artifacts, photographs, and personal histories of the Cold War years; and (5) to ensure that all future generations understand the sacrifices made to preserve freedom and democracy, and the benefits of peace for all future generations in the 21st century and beyond. (c) Reference to America’s Cold War Center The museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, is hereby authorized to be referred to as the National Cold War Center 1853. Exemption under Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 for certain activities that may result in incidental take of Rice’s whale (a) Exemption process required The Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, shall begin the process under section 101(f)(1) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1371(f)(1) Balaenoptera ricei (b) Notification requirement satisfied If the Secretary of Defense issues an exemption pursuant to subsection (a) the notification requirement under section 101(f)(4) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1371(f)(4) 1854. Revision of requirement for transfer of certain aircraft to State of California for wildfire suppression purposes (a) Transfer of excess Coast Guard HC-130H aircraft (1) Transfer to State of California The Secretary of Homeland Security shall transfer to the State of California without reimbursement— (A) the 7 HC–130H aircraft specified in paragraph (2); and (B) initial spares and necessary ground support equipment for such aircraft. (2) Aircraft specified The aircraft specified in this paragraph are the HC–130H Coast Guard aircraft with serial numbers 1706, 1708, 1709, 1713, 1714, 1719, and 1721. (3) Timing; aircraft modifications The transfers under paragraph (1)— (A) shall be made as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) may be carried out without further modifications to the aircraft by the United States. (b) Conditions of transfer Aircraft transferred to the State of California under this section— (1) may be used only for wildfire suppression purposes, including search and rescue or emergency operations pertaining to wildfires; (2) may not be flown outside of, or otherwise removed from, the United States unless dispatched by the National Interagency Fire Center in support of an international agreement to assist in wildfire suppression efforts or for other disaster-related response purposes approved by the Governor of California in writing in advance; and (3) may not be sold by the Governor of California after transfer. (c) Calculation of initial spares For purposes of subsection (a)(1)(B), initial spares shall be calculated based on shelf stock support for 7 HC–130H aircraft each flying 400 hours each year. (d) Transfer of residual kits and parts held by air force The Secretary of the Air Force may transfer to the State of California, without reimbursement, any residual kits and parts held by the Secretary of the Air Force that were procured in anticipation of the transfer of the aircraft specified in subsection (a)(2). (e) Repeal of prior provisions of law relating to transfer The following provisions of law are repealed: (1) Subsections (a), (c), (d), and (f) of section 1098 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 Public Law 115–232 (2) Subsections (e) and (f) of section 1083 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 1855. Restrictive housing reform (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Restrictive housing takes many forms, and the experience in segregation can vary considerably depending on certain external factors, such as the length of stay, conditions of confinement, and degree of social isolation, as well as factors specific to each confined person, such as age and psychological resiliency. (2) Confined individuals located in restrictive housing broadly express severe psychological disturbances with lasting detrimental consequences as a result of their experience in security housing units. The Stanford Lab’s interviews revealed a range of common impairments and adverse consequences associated with long-term, indefinite incarceration. (3) The majority of confined members endorsed feeling mood symptoms consistent with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5) diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, including depressed mood, hopelessness, anger, irritability, anhedonia, anger, fatigue, feelings of guilt, loss of appetite, and insomnia. (4) Nearly all members also endorsed a sense of anxiety symptoms characteristic of DSM 5 diagnoses of panic disorder, traumatic stress disorders, or obsessive-compulsive disorders, such as nervousness, worry, increased heart rate and respiration, sweating, muscle tension, hyperarousal, paranoia, nightmares, intrusive thoughts, and fear of losing control. (5) Psychiatric symptoms and diminished capacity for socialization continue to cause psychological suffering and problems with social function for most of the men now in general population. (6) Confined members cited emotional numbing and desensitization as some of the most common responses to living in SHU. (7) This sense of emotional suppression and dysregulation continues to be problematic for inmates following the transition to the general population. Class members also reported significant alterations in cognition and perception. (8) Problems with attention, concentration, and memory were common, and described as persistent and worsening. (9) Some of the most pronounced and enduring effects of long-term isolation appeared to have resulted from relational estrangement and social isolation; inmates frequently reported losing, over time, the motivation to seek social connection. (b) Limitations on confinement (1) In general Inmates shall be housed in the least restrictive setting necessary to ensure their own safety, as well as the safety of staff, other inmates, and the public. (2) Reasoning The head of a military correctional facility shall clearly articulate each specific reason for an inmate’s placement and retention in restrictive housing. Each such reason shall be supported by objective evidence that such placement and retention is necessary— (A) for prison safety or order; (B) to prevent gang influence; (C) for inmate or staff protection; and (D) such other penological purpose as the head of such facility may determine is appropriate. (3) Penological purpose Restrictive housing may only be used to eliminate or mitigate a specific facility threat such as a fight between inmates or the threat of imminent danger to inmates or staff. (4) Limitation (A) In general Inmates shall remain in restrictive housing for no longer than necessary to address each specific reason for such placement. (B) Punishment Inmates may not be placed in restrictive housing— (i) as a form of punishment or deterrence; (ii) for low-level offenses that do not involve physical violence to staff or inmates; or (iii) for more than 5 days as a part of a routine investigation or more than 15 days as part of a non-routine investigation, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, absent documented extenuating circumstances. (c) Review of placement (1) In general An institutional review panel of a military correctional facility shall review the placement of an inmate in restrictive housing not later than 15 days after such placement and not less than every 15 days thereafter until such time as the inmate is removed from restrictive housing. (2) Removal plan The head of each military correctional facility shall make a plan for the return of the inmate to less restrictive conditions and shall share such plan with the inmate, unless sharing such plan would put the health and safety of the inmate, staff, other inmates, or the public at risk. (d) Employee training (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the staff of each military correctional facility is trained on use of force and restrictive housing policies not less than quarterly. (2) Housing policy training The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the staff of each military correctional facility complies with restrictive housing policies and that such policies are reflected in employee evaluation systems. (3) Standing committees (A) In general The Secretary of Defense shall establish in each military correctional facility a standing committee, consisting of high-level correctional officials, active or retired, to regularly evaluate existing restrictive housing policies. (B) Duties Each standing committee shall— (i) review use of force and abuse allegations to include body camera or other digital recording footage and closed-circuit video footage of any use of force or abuse allegation; (ii) submit redacted written recommendations on preventing unlawful use of force or abuse to— (I) the Secretary of Defense; and (II) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and (iii) assist military correctional facilities in developing safe and effective alternatives to restrictive housing and share with other military correctional facilities best practices for use of force to ensure safety for staff and confined individuals. (e) Gradual return to general population (1) In general Absent a compelling reason as determined by the Secretary of Defense, the head of a military correctional facility may not release inmates directly from restrictive housing to the general inmate population. (2) Graduated system The head of a military correctional facility shall consult with mental health professionals to ensure that shock of removal from isolation will not cause harm to the confined individual or the general inmate population. (f) Enrichment opportunities (1) Establishment of policies Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of Defense shall establish policies to: (A) Increase the minimum amount of time inmates in restrictive housing spend outside their cells to 3 hours per day, including weekends and holidays, and to offer enhanced in-cell opportunities. (B) Afford to individuals in restrictive housing educational opportunities, using the minimum amount of protective restraint necessary to ensure safety of staff, population, and educational professionals. (C) Make available to the inmates opportunities for recreation, education, clinically appropriate treatment therapies, skill-building, and social interaction with staff and other inmates. (D) Ensure that lower-risk individuals may conduct recreation time in such group size as the facility determines appropriate. (E) Increase the ability of military correctional facilities to divert inmates with serious mental illness to mental health treatment programs or facilities when needed to serve the interest of the facility and the inmate. (F) Prohibit the placement of inmates in restrictive housing during the final 180 days of the term of imprisonment of such inmate. (G) Provide targeted re-entry programming for inmates who require restrictive housing during the such final 180-day period. (2) Posting policies The Secretary of Defense shall post the policies established under paragraph (1) in an area of the facility that is frequented by inmates and staff. (g) Statistics The Secretary of Defense shall publish system-wide restrictive housing statistics, on a monthly basis, on the website of the Department of Defense and on websites for effected military correctional facilities. The statistics shall include the total number of inmates in restrictive housing, disaggregated by— (1) the number of inmates who— (A) remained in such housing for more than 90 days; (B) remained in such housing for more than 180 days; and (C) remained in such housing for more than 364 days; and (2) the number of inmates in disciplinary segregation, administrative detention, other restrictive housing. (h) Confinement requirements (1) In general The Secretary of Defense and the head of a military correctional facility shall— (A) submit data on restrictive housing to the Committees on Armed Services and on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives on a quarterly basis; (B) finalize upgrades in data collection software to improve tracking of restrictive housing inmates; and (C) require a body camera or other digital recording instrument to be worn by correctional staff interacting with confined population in restrictive housing for any forced movement or physical interaction. (2) Presumption In determining whether placement in restrictive housing is appropriate, it shall be presumed that an inmate shall be housed in the least restrictive setting necessary to ensure safety, and that inmates in restrictive housing shall be returned to general population as soon as it is safe to do so. (i) Violations (1) In general In the case of a military correctional facility that violates the policy established by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (f), the Secretary may— (A) reduce the funding provided to the violating facility by such amount as the Secretary determines appropriate and increase the amount provided to facilities in compliance by an amount that is equal to the amount of such reduction; (B) suspend staff found to be involved in a violation of such policy with or without pay; or (C) terminate staff found to be involved in a violation of such policy if such violation is considered substantially detrimental to the goals of such policy. (2) Adjudication Any military correctional facility or an employee of such facility accused of a violation of the policy established by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (f) shall, after notice and an opportunity to be heard by the standing committee of such facility and subject to approval by the Secretary of Defense be subject to the relevant penalties described under paragraph (1). (3) Conflict of interest Any conflicted parties, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, shall recuse themselves from the proceeding before the standing committee and a new impartial member shall be appointed to the committee to serve in this capacity for the duration of the proceeding. Any conflict of interest shall be disclosed in writing and preserved within the recommendation notes. (j) Revision of Department of Defense policies and guidance As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise Department of Defense Instruction 1325.07 (Administration of Military Correctional Facilities and Clemency and Parole Authority), and any related policies and guidance of the Department, to conform to the requirements of this Act. (k) Definitions In this section: (1) The term military correctional facility chapter 48 (2) The term inmate (3) The term institutional review panel (A) the leadership of a military correctional facility; and (B) medical professionals and mental health professionals who are employed by and work outside of such facility. (4) The term non-routine investigation (5) The term restrictive housing 1856. Sense of Congress regarding unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater vehicles It is the sense of Congress that— (1) unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater vessels play a critical role in modern warfare; (2) continued investment in the research, development, and fielding of such systems will help advance the military of the United States; (3) such capabilities are particularly important to bolstering deterrence and maintaining peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region; and (4) the United States should encourage its allies and partners, particularly those located in the Indo-Pacific region, to invest in unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater vessels to reinforce deterrence. 1857. Sense of Congress regarding naming of vessel for Battle of Dai Do It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name an amphibious or expeditionary class vessel for the Battle of Dai Do. 1858. Risk framework for foreign phone applications of concern (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall— (1) create categorical definitions of foreign phone applications of concern with respect to personnel or operations of the Department of Defense, distinguishing among categories such as applications for shopping, social media, entertainment, or health; and (2) create a risk framework with respect to Department personnel or operations that assesses each foreign phone application (or, if appropriate, grouping of similar such applications) that is from a country of concern for any potential impact on Departmental personnel and Departmental operations, incorporating considerations of— (A) the manner and extent of data collection by the application; (B) the ability of the application to influence users; (C) the manner and extent of foreign ownership or control of the application or data collected by the application; (D) any foreign government interests associated with the applications; (E) known or assessed malicious software embedded in the application, including in prior versions of the application or in other applications created by the owners of such application; and (F) any known impact from prior use of the application to Department personnel or operations. (b) Considerations In developing the categorical definitions and risk framework described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense— (1) shall include in the risk framework foreign phone applications of concern— (A) from countries that the Secretary determines to be engaged in consistent, unauthorized conduct that is detrimental to the national security or foreign policy of the United States; (B) that are accessible to be downloaded from major mobile device application marketplaces by Department personnel; and (C) originating from, authored in, owned by, or otherwise associated with countries or entities that are designated on the list maintained and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations; (2) may include additional countries or individual foreign phone applications from other countries to the extent the Secretary determines appropriate; and (3) shall consider distinguishing within the risk framework the particular interests of a country described in paragraph (1) or (2) in the use of a foreign phone application of concern of such country (regardless of device or owner) by— (A) users located at facilities of the Department of Defense of varying levels of sensitivity; (B) users conducting authorized operations or movements of Department of Defense materiel; or (C) specific civilian employees of the Department or contractors whom the Secretary determines likely to be a target of a foreign actor. (c) Guidance and updates The Secretary of Defense shall— (1) issue guidance to all Department personnel incorporating the categories of foreign phone applications of concern and advising how to mitigate the risks identified by the risk framework with respect to such applications; (2) routinely update the categorical definitions and risk framework promulgated pursuant to subsection (a), at least on an annual basis; and (3) prescribe regulations that prohibit applications on phones provided by the Department of Defense or on any device used during an activity described in subsection (b)(3)(B). B Military Construction Authorizations 2001. Short title This division and title XLVI of division D may be cited as the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 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, 2026; or (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027. (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, 2026; or (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for fiscal year 2027 for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program. 2003. Effective date Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the later of— (1) October 1, 2023; or (2) the date of the enactment of this Act. XXI Army Military Construction 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 State Installation Amount Alabama Redstone Arsenal $50,000,000 Florida Camp Bull Simons $17,000,000 Georgia Fort Gordon $163,000,000 Hawaii Aliamanu Military Reservation $20,000,000 Kansas Fort Riley $105,000,000 Kentucky Fort Campbell $38,000,000 Louisiana Fort Polk $13,400,000 Massachusetts Soldier Systems Center Natick $18,500,000 Michigan Detroit Arsenal $72,000,000 North Carolina Fort Bragg $251,500,000 Pennsylvania Letterkenny Army Depot $89,000,000 Texas Fort Bliss $74,000,000 Red River Army Depot $113,000,000 Washington Joint Base Lewis-McChord $100,000,000 (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 Amount Germany Grafenwoehr $10,400,000 Hohenfels $56,000,000 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, in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in the following table: Army: Family Housing Territory Installation Amount Kwajalein Kwajalein Atoll $98,600,000 Germany Baumholder $78,746,000 (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 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 $100,000,000. (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 $27,549,000. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2023, 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 section 2101 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. 2104. Extension of authority to use cash payments in special account from land conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts Section 2844(c)(2)(C) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91 (1) in the heading, by striking October 1, 2025 October 1, 2027 (2) by striking October 1, 2025 October 1, 2027 2105. 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 Public Law 117–263 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Army: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization Country Installation or Location Project Original Korea Kunsan Air Base Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Hangar $53,000,000 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Army military construction projects (a) Army military construction (1) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232 (2) Table The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows: Army: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations State/Country Installation or Location Project Original Korea Camp Tango Command and Control Facility $17,500,000 Maryland Fort Meade Cantonment Area Roads $16,500,000 (b) Army overseas contingency operations military construction (1) Extension Notwithstanding such section, the authorizations set forth in the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2901 of such Act, shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. (2) Table The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows: Army: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations Country Installation or Location Project Original Bulgaria Nevo Selo FOS EDI: Ammunition Holding Area $5,200,000 Romania Mihail Kogalniceanu FOS EDI: Explosives and Ammo Load/Unload Apron. $21,651,000 2107. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 Army military construction projects (a) Army military construction (1) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283 (2) Table The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows: Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations State Installation or Location Project Original Arizona Yuma Proving Ground Ready Building $14,000,000 Georgia Fort Gillem Forensic Lab $71,000,000 Louisiana Fort Polk Information Systems Facility $25,000,000 (b) Child development centers at military installations (1) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283 (2) Table The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows: Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization State Installation or Location Project Original Georgia Fort Gordon Child Development Center $21,000,000 XXII Navy Military Construction 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 or Territory Installation or Location Amount California Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms $42,100,000 Port Hueneme $110,000,000 Connecticut Naval Submarine Base New London $331,718,000 District Of Columbia Marine Barracks Washington $131,800,000 Georgia Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany $63,970,000 Guam Andersen Air Force Base $497,620,000 Joint Region Marianas $174,540,000 Naval Base Guam $946,500,000 Hawaii Marine Corps Base Hawai’i $227,350,000 Maryland Fort Meade $186,480,000 Naval Air Station Patuxent River $141,700,000 North Carolina Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point $270,150,000 Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune $215,670,000 Pennsylvania Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia $88,200,000 Virginia Dam Neck Annex $109,680,000 Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Story $35,000,000 Marine Corps Base Quantico $127,120,000 Naval Station Norfolk $158,095,000 Naval Weapons Station Yorktown $221,920,000 Washington Naval Base Kitsap $245,000,000 (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 Djibouti Camp Lemonnier Djibouti $106,600,000 Italy Naval Air Station Sigonella $77,072,000 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, in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in the following table: Navy: Family Housing Location Installation Amount Guam Joint Region Marianas $121,906,000 Naval Support Activity Andersen $83,126,000 (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 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 $57,740,000. (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 $14,370,000. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2023, 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 section 2201 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. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Navy military construction projects (a) Navy military construction (1) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232 (2) Table The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows: Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations State/Country Installation or Location Project Original Bahrain SW Asia Fleet Maintenance Facility and TOC $26,340,000 North Carolina Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune 2nd Radio BN Complex, Phase 2 $51,300,000 South Carolina Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Recycling/Hazardous Waste Facility $9,517,000 Washington Bangor Pier and Maintenance Facility $88,960,000 (b) Enhancing force protection and safety on military installations (1) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232 (2) Table The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows: Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization State Installation or Location Project Original South Carolina Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Laurel Bay Fire Station $10,750,000 (c) Navy construction and land acquisition project (1) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232 (2) Table The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows: Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization Country Installation or Location Project Original Greece Naval Support Activity Souda Bay EDI: Joint Mobility Processing Center $41,650,000 2205. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 Navy military construction projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Navy: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations State/Country Installation or Location Project Original California Twentynine Palms Wastewater Treatment Plant $76,500,000 Guam Joint Region Marianas Joint Communication Upgrade $166,000,000 Maine NCTAMS LANT Detachment Cutler Perimeter Security $26,100,000 Nevada Fallon Range Training Complex, Phase 1 $29,040,000 XXIII Air Force Military Construction 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 or Territory Installation or Location Amount Florida Eglin Air Force Base $14,600,000 MacDill Air Force Base $131,000,000 Patrick Space Force Base $27,000,000 Georgia Robins Air Force Base $115,000,000 Guam Joint Region Marianas $411,000,000 Massachusetts Hanscom Air Force Base $37,000,000 Mississippi Columbus Air Force Base $39,500,000 Montana Malmstrom Air Force Base $10,300,000 South Dakota Ellsworth Air Force Base $235,000,000 Texas Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland $158,000,000 Utah Hill Air Force Base $82,000,000 Wyoming F.E. Warren Air Force Base $85,000,000 (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 Australia Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin $26,000,000 Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal $130,500,000 Norway Rygge Air Station $119,000,000 Philippines Cesar Basa Air Base $35,000,000 Spain Morón Air Base $26,000,000 United Kingdom Royal Air Force Fairford $47,000,000 Royal Air Force Lakenheath $78,000,000 2302. Family housing (a) Improvements to military family housing units 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, in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in the following table: Navy: Family Housing Country Installation Amount Japan Yokota Air Base $27,000,000 (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 $229,282,000. (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 $7,815,000. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2023, 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 section 2301 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. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017 Air Force military construction projects (a) Air Force military construction projects outside the United States (1) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–328 Public Law 117–181 (2) Table The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorizations Country Installation or Location Project Original Germany Ramstein Air Base 37 AS Squadron Operations/Aircraft Maintenance Unit $13,437,000 Germany Spangdahlem Air Base Upgrade Hardened Aircraft Shelters for F/A–22 $2,700,000 Japan Yokota Air Base C–130J Corrosion Control Hangar $23,777,000 (b) Air Force overseas contingency operations projects (1) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–328 Public Law 117–181 (2) Table The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorization Country Installation or Location Project Original Germany Spangdahlem Air Base F/A–22 Low Observable/Composite Repair Facility $12,000,000 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 Air Force military construction projects (a) Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida (1) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91 Public Law 117–263 (2) Table The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization State Installation or Location Project Original Florida Tyndall Air Force Base Fire Station $17,000,000 (b) Air Force overseas contingency operations projects (1) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91 Public Law 117–263 (2) Table The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations Country Installation or Location Project Original Hungary Kecskemet Air Base ERI: Airfield Upgrades $12,900,000 Kecskemet Air Base ERI: Construct Parallel Taxiway $30,000,000 Kecskemet Air Base ERI: Increase POL Storage Capacity $12,500,000 Luxembourg Sanem ERI: ECAOS Deployable Airbase System Storage $67,400,000 Slovakia Malacky ERI: Airfield Upgrades $4,000,000 Malacky ERI: Increase POL Storage Capacity $20,000,000 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Air Force military construction projects (a) Air Force military construction projects (1) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232 (2) Table The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations State/Country Installation or Location Project Original Mariana Islands Tinian APR-Cargo Pad with Taxiway Extension. $46,000,000 Tinian APR-Maintenance Support Facility $4,700,000 Maryland Joint Base Andrews Child Development Center $13,000,000 Joint Base Andrews PAR Relocate Haz Cargo Pad and EOD Range. $37,000,000 New Mexico Holloman Air Force Base MQ–9 FTU Ops Facility $85,000,000 Kirtland Air Force Base Wyoming Gate Upgrade for Anti-Terrorism Compliance $7,000,000 United Kingdom Royal Air Force Lakenheath F–35A ADAL Conventional Munitions MX. $9,204,000 Utah Hill Air Force Base Composite Aircraft Antenna Calibration Fac. $26,000,000 (b) Air Force overseas contingency operations projects (1) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232 (2) Table The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations Country Installation or Location Project Original Slovakia Malacky EDI: Regional Munitions Storage Area $59,000,000 United Kingdom RAF Fairford EDI: Construct DABS-FEV Storage $87,000,000 RAF Fairford EDI: Munitions Holding Area $19,000,000 2307. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 Air Force military construction projects (a) Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia (1) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283 (2) Table The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization State Installation or Location Project Original Virginia Joint Base Langley-Eustis Access Control Point Main Gate With Land Acq. $19,500,000 (b) Air Force overseas contingency operations (1) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283 (2) Table The table referred to in paragraph (1) is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations Country Installation or Location Project Original Germany Ramstein Air Base EDI: Rapid Airfield Damage Repair Storage $36,345,000 Spangdahlem EDI: Rapid Airfield Damage Repair Storage $25,824,000 XXIV Defense Agencies Military Construction 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 Installation or Location Amount Alabama Redstone Arsenal $147,975,000 California Marine Corps Air Station Miramar $103,000,000 Naval Base Coronado $51,000,000 Naval Base San Diego $101,644,000 Maryland Fort Meade $885,000,000 Joint Base Andrews $38,300,000 Montana Great Falls International Airport $30,000,000 North Carolina Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune $70,000,000 Utah Hill Air Force Base $14,200,000 Virginia Fort Belvoir $185,000,000 Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Story $61,000,000 Pentagon $30,600,000 Washington Joint Base Lewis-McChord $62,000,000 Manchester $71,000,000 (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 Cuba Guantanamo Bay Naval Station $257,000,000 Germany Baumholder $57,700,000 Ramstein Air Base $181,764,000 Honduras Soto Cano Air Base $41,300,000 Japan Kadena Air Base $100,300,000 Spain Naval Station Rota $80,000,000 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 ERCIP Projects: Inside the United States State or Territory Installation or Location Amount California Naval Base San Diego $6,300,000 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar $30,550,000 Vandenberg Space Force Base $57,000,000 Colorado Buckley Space Force Base $14,700,000 Georgia Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay $49,500,000 Kansas Forbes Field $5,850,000 Missouri Lake City Army Ammunition Plant $80,100,000 Nebraska Offutt Air Force Base $41,000,000 North Carolina Fort Bragg (Camp Mackall) $10,500,000 Oklahoma Fort Sill $76,650,000 Puerto Rico Fort Buchanan $56,000,000 Texas Fort Hood $18,250,000 Virginia Pentagon $2,250,000 Washington Joint Base Lewis-McChord $49,850,000 Wyoming F.E. Warren Air Force Base $25,000,000 (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 ERCIP Projects: Outside the United States Country Installation or Location Amount Korea K–16 Air Base $5,650,000 Kuwait Camp Buehring $18,850,000 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2023, 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 section 2401 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. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 Defense Agencies military construction projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91 Public Law 117–263 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Defense Agencies: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations Country Installation or Location Project Original Japan Iwakuni PDI: Construct Bulk Storage Tanks PH 1 $30,800,000 Puerto Rico Punta Borinquen Ramey Unit School Replacement $61,071,000 2405. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Defense Agencies military construction projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Defense Agencies: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations Country Installation or Location Project Original Germany Baumholder SOF Joint Parachute Rigging Facility $11,504,000 Japan Camp McTureous Bechtel Elementary School $94,851,000 Iwakuni Fuel Pier $33,200,000 2406. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at SOF Joint Parachute Rigging Facility, Baumholder, Germany (a) Modification of authority In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2401(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232 (b) Modification of project amounts (1) Division B table The authorization table in section 2401(b) of the Military Construction Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232 $11,504,000 $23,000,000 (2) Division D table The funding table in section 4601 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 $11,504 $23,000 2407. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project at Defense Fuel Support Point Tsurumi, Japan (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Defense Agencies: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization Country Installation or Location Project Original Japan Def Fuel Support Point Tsurumi Fuel Wharf $49,500,000 2408. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations State/Country Installation or Location Project Original Arkansas Ebbing Air National Guard Base PV Arrays and Battery Storage $2,600,000 California Marine Corps Air Combat Center Twenty Nine Palms Install 10 Mw Battery Energy Storage for Various Buildings $11,646,000 Military Ocean Terminal Concord Military Ocean Terminal Concord Microgrid $29,000,000 Naval Support Activity Monterey Cogeneration Plant at B236 $10,540,000 Italy Naval Support Activity Naples Smart Grid $3,490,000 Nevada Creech Air Force Base Central Standby Generators $32,000,000 Virginia Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Retro Air Handling Units From Constant Volume; Reheat to Variable Air Volume $611,000 2409. Authority to carry out military construction projects to improve certain fiscal year 2022 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 chapter 169 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: Improvements to Conveyed Utility Systems State Installation or Project Alabama Fort Rucker Construct a 10 MW RICE Generator Plant and Micro-Grid Controls Georgia Fort Benning Construct 4.8MW Generation and Microgrid Fort Stewart Construct a 10 MW Generation Plant, with Microgrid Controls New York Fort Drum Wellfield Expansion Resiliency Project North Carolina Fort Bragg Construct 10 MW Microgrid Utilizing Existing and New Generators Fort Bragg Fort Bragg Emergency Water System 2410. Additional authority to carry out certain military construction projects to improve certain fiscal year 2023 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 chapter 169 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 State Installation or Project Georgia Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield Power Generation and Microgrid Kansas Fort Riley Power Generation and Microgrid Texas Fort Hood Power Generation and Microgrid XXV International Programs A North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 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. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2023, 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 as specified in the funding table in section 4601. B Host Country In-Kind Contributions 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 Component Installation or Location Project Amount Army Camp Bonifas Vehicle Maintenance Shop $7,700,000 Army Camp Carroll Humidity Controlled Warehouse $189,000,000 Army Camp Humphreys Airfield Services Storage Warehouse $7,100,000 Army Camp Walker Consolidated Fire and Military Police Station $48,000,000 Army Pusan Warehouse Facility $40,000,000 Navy Chinhae Electrical Switchgear Building $6,000,000 Air Force Osan Air Base Consolidated Operations Group and Maintenance Group Headquarters $46,000,000 Air Force Osan Air Base Flight Line Dining Facility $6,800,000 Air Force Osan Air Base Reconnaissance Squadron Operations and Avionics Facility $30,000,000 Air Force Osan Air Base Repair Aircraft Maintenance Hangar B1732 $8,000,000 Air Force Osan Air Base Upgrade Electrical Distribution East, Phase 2 $46,000,000 Air Force Osan Air Base Water Supply Treatment Facility $22,000,000 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 Component Installation or Location Project Amount Army Powidz Barracks and Dining Facility $93,000,000 Army Powidz Rotary Wing Aircraft Apron $35,000,000 Army Swietoszow Bulk Fuel Storage $35,000,000 Army Swietoszow Rail Extension and Railhead $7,300,000 Air Force Wroclaw Aerial Port of Debarkation Ramp $59,000,000 Air Force Wroclaw Taxiways to Aerial Port of Debarkation Ramp $39,000,000 Defense-Wide Lubliniec Special Operations Forces Company Operations Facility $16,200,000 XXVI Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities 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: Inside the United States State Location Amount Arizona Surprise Readiness Center $15,000,000 Florida Camp Blanding $11,000,000 Idaho Jerome County Regional Site $17,000,000 Illinois North Riverside (National Guard Maintenance Center) $24,000,000 Kentucky Burlington $16,400,000 Missouri Belle Fontaine $28,000,000 New Hampshire Littleton $23,000,000 New Mexico Rio Rancho Training Site $11,000,000 New York Lexington Avenue Armory $90,000,000 Ohio Camp Perry Joint Training Center $19,200,000 Oregon Washington County Readiness Center $26,000,000 Pennsylvania Hermitage Readiness Center $13,600,000 South Carolina Aiken County Readiness Center $20,000,000 McCrady Training Center $7,900,000 Virginia Sandston RC & FMS 1 $20,000,000 Wisconsin Viroqua $18,200,000 2602. Authorized Army Reserve 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 Reserve locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Army Reserve State or Territory Location Amount Alabama Birmingham $57,000,000 Arizona Queen Creek $12,000,000 California Fort Hunter Liggett $40,000,000 Georgia USMC Logistics Base Albany $40,000,000 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 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 Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve State Installation or Amount Michigan Battle Creek $24,549,000 Virginia Dam Neck $12,400,000 2604. Authorized Air 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 Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Air National Guard locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Air National Guard State Location Amount Alabama Montgomery Regional Airport $7,000,000 Alaska Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson $7,000,000 Arizona Tucson International Airport $11,600,000 Arkansas Ebbing Field $75,542,000 Colorado Buckley Air National Guard Base $12,000,000 Indiana Fort Wayne International Airport $8,900,000 Oregon Portland International Airport $71,500,000 Pennsylvania Harrisburg International Airport $8,000,000 Wisconsin Truax Field $5,200,000 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve 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 Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Air Force Reserve State or Territory Location Amount Arizona Davis-Monthan Air Force Base $8,500,000 California March Air Reserve Base $226,500,000 Georgia Dobbins Air Reserve Base $22,000,000 Guam Joint Region Marianas $27,000,000 Louisiana Barksdale Air Force Base $7,000,000 Texas Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth $16,000,000 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2023, for the costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions therefor, under chapter 1803 2607. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91 Public Law 117–263 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization State Installation or Project Original Indiana Hulman Regional Airport Construct Small Arms Range $8,000,000 2608. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at Francis S. Gabreski Airport, New York (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization State Installation or Project Original New York Francis S. Gabreski Airport Security Forces/Comm. Training Facility $20,000,000 2609. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 National Guard and Reserve military construction projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations State or Territory Installation or Location Project Original Arkansas Fort Chaffee National Guard Readiness Center $15,000,000 California Bakersfield National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop. $9,300,000 Colorado Peterson Space Force Base National Guard Readiness Center $15,000,000 Guam Joint Region Marianas Space Control Facility #5 $20,000,000 Ohio Columbus National Guard Readiness Center $15,000,000 Massachusetts Devens Reserve Forces Training Area Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range. $8,700,000 North Carolina Asheville Army Reserve Center/Land $24,000,000 Puerto Rico Fort Allen National Guard Readiness Center $37,000,000 South Carolina Joint Base Charleston National Guard Readiness Center $15,000,000 Texas Fort Worth Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Addition/Alt. $6,000,000 Joint Base San Antonio F–16 Mission Training Center $10,800,000 Virgin Islands St. Croix Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) $28,000,000 St. Croix CST Ready Building $11,400,000 2610. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023 project at Camp Pendleton, California In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2602 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263 XXVII Base Realignment and Closure Activities 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Account Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2023, for base realignment and closure activities, including real property acquisition and military construction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510 10 U.S.C. 2687 XXVIII Military Construction General Provisions A Military Construction Programs 2801. Modifications to Defense Community Infrastructure Program Section 2391(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking pilot (2) by striking paragraph (5). 2802. Modification to authority for unspecified minor construction (a) Inclusion of demolition in definition of unspecified minor military construction project Section 2805(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting or a demolition project is a military construction project (b) Modification to dollar thresholds for unspecified minor construction Section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking the dollar figure and inserting $9,000,000 (2) in subsection (c), by striking the dollar figure and inserting $4,000,000 (3) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking the dollar figure and inserting $9,000,000 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the dollar figure and inserting $9,000,000 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the dollar figure and inserting $9,000,000 (c) Modification to adjustment of dollar limitations for location Section 2805(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the dollar figure and inserting $14,000,000 (2) by striking paragraph (3). (d) Report No 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 impacts of inflation over time on the utility of the authority to carry out unspecified minor military construction projects under section 2805 of title 10, United States Code. 2803. Modification of authority to carry out defense laboratory modernization program Section 2805(g)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in subparagraph (D) by inserting or development, production, and sustainment of combat capabilities 2804. Expansion of maximum amount of funds available for certain defense laboratory improvement projects Section 2805(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (5) by striking $150,000,000 $250,000,000 2805. Prioritization of certain military construction projects to improve infrastructure at certain facilities determined to be critical to national security Section 2815 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (d), the following new subsection: (e) Prioritization In carrying out this section, the Secretary concerned shall prioritize projects that improve federally owned infrastructure that provides the sole means of ingress to and egress from a facility determined to be critical to the national security interests of the United States, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. . 2806. Expansion of amount of certain funds Secretary concerned may obligate annually for military installation resilience projects Paragraph (3) of section 2815(f) of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated by section 2805, is amended by striking $100,000,000 $200,000,000 2807. Certification of consideration of certain methods of construction for military construction projects; annual report Subchapter I of chapter 169 2817. Certification of consideration of certain methods of construction for covered military construction projects; annual report (a) Prohibition A covered official may not, before submitting to the appropriate Assistant Secretary the certification described in subsection (b)— (1) advance a covered military construction project from the design phase of such project to a subsequent phase of such project; or (2) solicit bids for the construction phase of a covered military construction project. (b) Certification described The certification described in this subsection is a certification that a covered official, with respect to a covered military construction project under subsection (a), has considered all relevant construction materials and methods of construction included in the Unified Facilities Criteria/DoD Building Code (UFC 1–200–01). (c) Modification The Secretary of Defense shall modify Department of Defense Form 1391 to require the inclusion of the certification described in subsection (b). (d) Report Not later than 90 days after the date on which such Secretary makes the modification required under subsection (c), the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, in consultation with each covered official, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the processes, if any, developed by covered officials to consider all relevant construction materials and methods of construction included in the Unified Facilities Criteria/DoD Building Code (UFC 1–200–01). (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term appropriate Assistant Secretary (A) The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment). (B) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment. (C) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Energy, Installations, and Environment. (2) The term covered military construction project (3) The term covered official (A) The Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers. (B) The Commander of the Naval Facilities Engineering System Command. (C) The Commander of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. . 2808. Authority for certain construction projects in friendly foreign countries Subchapter I of chapter 169 2818. Authority for certain construction projects in friendly foreign countries (a) Construction authorized Using funds available for operations and maintenance, the Secretary of Defense may carry out a construction project in a friendly foreign country, and perform planning and design to support such a project, that the Secretary determines meets each of the following conditions: (1) The commander of the geographic combatant command in which the construction project will be carried out identified the construction project as necessary to support vital United States military requirements at an air port of debarkation, sea port of debarkation, or rail or other logistics support location. (2) The construction project will not be carried out at a military installation. (3) The funds made available under the authority of this section for the construction project— (A) will be sufficient to— (i) construct a complete and usable facility or make an improvement to a facility; or (ii) complete the repair of an existing facility or improvement to a facility; and (B) will not require additional funds from other Department of Defense accounts. (4) The level of construction for the construction project may not exceed the minimum necessary to meet the military requirements identified under paragraph (1). (5) Deferral of the construction project pending inclusion of the construction project proposal in the national defense authorization Act for a subsequent fiscal year is inconsistent with the military requirements identified under paragraph (1) and other national security or national interests of the United States. (b) Congressional notification (1) Notification required Upon determining to carry out a construction project under this section that has an estimated cost in excess of the amounts authorized for unspecified minor military construction projects under section 2805(c) of this title, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the specified congressional committees a notification of such determination. (2) Elements The notification required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A certification that the conditions specified in subsection (a) are satisfied with regard to the construction project. (B) A justification for such project. (C) An estimate of the cost of such project. (3) Notice and wait The Secretary of Defense may carry out a construction project only after the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date the notice required by paragraph (1) is received by the specified congressional committees in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title. (c) Annual Limitations on Use of Authority (1) Total cost limitation The Secretary of Defense may not obligate more than $200,000,000 in any fiscal year under the authority provided by this section. (2) Additional obligation authority Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may authorize the obligation under this section of not more than an additional $10,000,000 from funds available for operations and maintenance for a fiscal year if the Secretary determines that the additional funds are needed for costs associated with contract closeouts for all construction projects during such fiscal year. (3) Project limitation The maximum amount that the Secretary may obligate for a single construction project is $15,000,000. (d) Specified congressional committees defined In this section, the term specified congressional committees (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense and the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense and the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. . 2809. Reporting requirements and congressional notification for certain military construction projects (a) Supervision of military construction projects Section 2851 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting or appropriated funds authorized (2) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting , deadline for bid submissions, solicitation date (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting (including the address of such recipient) contract recipient (b) Congressional notification of covered military construction contracts (1) In general Subchapter III of chapter 169 section 2851a 2851b. Congressional notification of covered military construction contracts (a) Notice Upon award of a covered military construction contract with an estimated value greater than or equal to $9,000,000, the Secretary concerned shall notify any applicable Member of Congress representing the covered State or territory in which that covered military construction contract is to be performed of such award in a timely manner. (b) Exclusion of classified projects This section does not apply to a classified covered military construction project. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered military construction contract The term covered military construction contract (2) Covered State or territory The term covered State or territory (3) Member of Congress The term Member of Congress . (2) Applicability Section 2851b of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to a covered military construction contract, as defined in such section, entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this section. B Military Housing Reforms 2821. Authority to operate certain transient housing of the Department of Defense transferred to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment (a) Transfer of authority (1) Assignment Paragraph (7) of section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The Assistant Secretary is responsible, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, for all matters relating to lodging intended to be occupied by members of the armed forces that require such lodging due to a temporary duty assignment or a permanent change of station order. (2) Transfer (A) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer each duty or responsibility relating to covered transient housing to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment. (B) Certification 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 certification that the transfer required under subparagraph (A) has been completed. (3) Coordination on covered transient housing (A) Army transient housing On matters relating to covered transient housing of the Department of the Army, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall coordinate with the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment. (B) Navy transient housing On matters relating to covered transient housing of the Department of the Navy, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall coordinate with the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations, and Environment). (C) Air Force transient housing On matters relating to covered transient housing of the Department of the Air Force, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall coordinate with the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations and Environment. (b) References Any reference in law, regulation, guidance, instruction, or other document of the Federal Government to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness with respect to covered transient housing shall be deemed to refer to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment. (c) Covered transient housing defined In this section, the term covered transient housing (1) a temporary duty assignment; (2) or a permanent change of station order. 2822. Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council (a) Establishment Subchapter I of chapter 88 section 1781c 1781d. Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council (a) In general There is in the Department of Defense the Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council (in this section referred to as the Council (b) Members (1) The Council shall be composed of the following members: (A) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, who shall serve as chair of the Council and who may designate a representative to chair the Council in the absence of the Assistant Secretary. (B) One representative of each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force— (i) each of whom shall be a member of the armed force to be represented; and (ii) not fewer than two of whom shall be enlisted members. (C) One spouse of a member of each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force on active duty, not fewer than two of whom shall be the spouse of an enlisted member. (D) One representative that possesses expertise in State and Federal housing standards from each of the following areas: (i) Plumbing. (ii) Electrical. (iii) Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. (iv) Certified home inspection. (v) Roofing. (vi) Structural engineering. (vii) Window fall prevention and safety. (E) Two representatives of organizations that advocate on behalf of military families with respect to military housing. (F) One individual appointed by the Secretary of Defense among representatives of the International Code Council. (G) One individual appointed by the Secretary of Defense among representatives of the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification. (H) One individual appointed by the Secretary of Defense among representatives of a voluntary consensus standards body that develops construction standards (such as building, plumbing, mechanical, or electrical). (I) One individual appointed by the Secretary of Defense among representatives of a voluntary consensus standards body that develops personnel certification standards for building maintenance or restoration. (J) Two individuals appointed by the Chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, each of whom is not described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) and is not a representative of an organization specified in subparagraph (E), (F), (G), (H), or (I). (K) Two individuals appointed by the Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, each of whom is not described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) and is not a representative of an organization specified in subparagraph (E), (F), (G), (H), or (I). (L) Two individuals appointed by the Chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, each of whom is not described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) and is not a representative of an organization specified in subparagraph (E), (F), (G), (H), or (I). (M) Two individuals appointed by the Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, each of whom is not described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) and is not a representative of an organization specified in subparagraph (E), (F), (G), (H), or (I). (2) The term on the Council of the members specified under subparagraphs (B) through (M) of paragraph (1) shall be two years and may be renewed by the Secretary of Defense. (3) The chair of the Council shall extend an invitation to all landlords for one representative of each landlord to attend such meetings of the Council as the chair considers appropriate. (4) Each member of the Council under paragraph (1)(D) may not be affiliated with— (A) any organization that provides privatized military housing; or (B) the Department of Defense. (c) Meetings The Council shall meet two times each year. (d) Duties The duties of the Council shall include the following: (1) To review and make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense regarding policies for privatized military housing, including inspections practices, resident surveys, landlord payment of medical bills for health conditions of residents of housing units resulting from lack of maintenance of minimum standards of habitability, and access to maintenance work order systems. (2) To monitor compliance by the Department of Defense with, and effective implementation by the Department of, statutory and regulatory improvements to policies for privatized military housing, including the Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights developed under section 2890 of this title and the complaint database established under section 2894a of this title. (3) To make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense to improve collaboration, awareness, and promotion of accurate and timely information about privatized military housing, accommodations available through the Exceptional Family Member Program of the Department, and other support services among policymakers, service providers, and targeted beneficiaries. (e) Public reporting (1) Subject to section 552 of title 5 (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act (2) (A) Detailed minutes of each meeting of the Council shall be kept and shall contain— (i) a record of the individuals present; (ii) a complete and accurate description of matters discussed and conclusions reached; and (iii) copies of all reports received, issued, or approved by the Council. (B) The chair of the Council shall certify the accuracy of the minutes of each meeting of the Council. (f) Annual reports (1) Not later than March 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Council shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees a report on privatized military housing readiness. (2) Each report under this subsection shall include the following: (A) An assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of the provision of privatized military housing and the activities of the Secretary of Defense in meeting the needs of military families relating to housing during the preceding fiscal year. (B) A description of activities of the Council during the preceding fiscal year, including— (i) analyses of complaints of tenants of privatized military housing; (ii) data received by the Council on maintenance response time and completion of maintenance requests relating to privatized military housing; (iii) assessments of dispute resolution processes; (iv) assessments of overall customer service for tenants; (v) assessments of results of housing inspections conducted with and without notice; and (vi) any survey results conducted on behalf of or received by the Council. (C) Recommendations on actions to be taken to improve the capability of the provision of privatized military housing and the activities of the Department of Defense to meet the needs and requirements of military families relating to housing, including actions relating to the allocation of funding and other resources. (3) Each report under this subsection shall be made available in a publicly accessible format on a website of the Department of Defense. (g) Definitions In this section: (1) The terms landlord tenant (2) The term privatized military housing . (b) Briefing Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the annual report required under subsection (f) of section 1781d of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). 2823. Inclusion of information relating to compliance with Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights in certain notifications submitted to Congress Section 2878(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) An assessment by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment of the extent to which the lessor, with respect to such ground lease, complied with the rights contained in the Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights developed under section 2890 of this title. . 2824. Establishing additional requirements for a military housing complaint database Section 2894a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking regarding housing units by a tenant regarding covered dwelling units (2) in subsections (c) and (d) by striking housing unit covered dwelling unit (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsections: (f) Annual report (1) In general The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Housing shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and make available to each Secretary of a military department, an annual report that includes, during the year covered by such report— (A) a summary of the data collected using the database established under subsection (a); (B) an aggregation of the complaints categorized by type, in accordance with paragraph (2), and military installation, if applicable; and (C) the actions taken to remedy complaints received during the period covered by such report. (2) Type of complaints In categorizing complaints by type pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall aggregate complaints based on the following categories: (A) Physiological hazards, including dampness and mold growth, lead-based paint, asbestos and manmade fibers, radiation, biocides, carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds. (B) Psychological hazards, including ease of access by unlawful intruders, faulty locks or alarms, and lighting issues. (C) Safety hazards. (D) Maintenance timeliness. (E) Maintenance quality. (g) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered dwelling unit (A) in which a member of the armed forces resides; and (B) that the member does not own. (2) The term tenant (A) A member of the armed forces who resides in a covered dwelling unit. (B) A dependent of a member described in subparagraph (A) who resides in a covered dwelling unit. . 2825. Modification of authority to grant certain waivers relating to configuration and privacy standards for military unaccompanied housing; limitations on availability of certain funds (a) In general Any waiver of covered minimum standards for military unaccompanied housing shall have no force or effect without the approval of the appropriate Secretary of a military department. (b) Quarterly briefing Not later than April 1, 2024, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy, Installations, and Environment, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment, and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on each waiver described in subsection (a) approved by each Secretary of a military department during the period covered by the briefing that includes— (1) an identification of the military installation on which the military unaccompanied housing to which such waiver is applicable is located; (2) an identification of the number of members of the Armed Forces that reside in such military unaccompanied housing; (3) a description of the military necessity underlying such waiver; and (4) an statement of the period such waiver is effective. (c) Annual briefing Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter in conjunction with the submission of the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy, Installations, and Environment, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment, and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on waivers described in subsection (a) approved by each Secretary of a military department that includes— (1) the number of such waivers that were granted during the period covered by the briefing; (2) a strategy to remedy issues, if any, caused by military unaccompanied housing that does not comply with covered minimum standards; (3) a strategy to remedy the factors, if any, that require the submission to such Secretary of a military department for approval of consecutive waivers described in subsection (a) that includes a timeline for the implementation of such strategy; and (4) an analysis of strategies to remedy the factors described in paragraph (3), including— (A) projects to modernize existing military unaccompanied housing to comply with such covered minimum standards; (B) projects to construct new military unaccompanied housing; and (C) modifications to relevant policies of the Department of Defense, excluding such policies related to infrastructure. (d) Limitations on availability of funds (1) Operations and maintenance, Army Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 2024 for operations and maintenance, Army, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy, Installations, and Environment provides the first respective briefing described in subsection (c). (2) Operations and maintenance, Navy Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 2024 for operations and maintenance, Navy, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment provides the first respective briefing described in such subsection. (3) Operations and maintenance, Air Force Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 2024 for operations and maintenance, Air Force, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment provides the first respective briefing described in such subsection. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered minimum standards DoD Housing Management (2) The term military installation (3) The term military unaccompanied housing (4) The term military department 2826. Revision of certain minimum standards relating to health, safety, and condition for military unaccompanied housing; termination of authority to grant certain waivers (a) Revision of standards Not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with each Secretary of a military department, shall update applicable minimum standards to include minimum standards relating to— (1) sanitary facilities; (2) environmental hazards; (3) electrical safety; (4) water; (5) wastewater; (6) air quality and fire alarm systems; and (7) fire safety. (b) Modification of waiver authority; termination (1) Modification Any waiver of applicable minimum standards for military unaccompanied housing shall have no force or effect without the approval of the appropriate Secretary of a military department. (2) Termination date The authority to waiver such applicable minimum standards shall terminate on January 1, 2028. (c) Quarterly briefing Not later than April 1, 2024, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy, Installations, and Environment, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment, and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on each waiver described in subsection (b) approved by each Secretary of a military department during the period covered by the briefing that includes— (1) an identification of the military installation on which the military unaccompanied housing to which such waiver is applicable is located; (2) an identification of the number of members of the Armed Forces that reside in such military unaccompanied housing; (3) a description of the military necessity underlying such waiver; and (4) an statement of the period such waiver is effective. (d) Annual briefing Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter in conjunction with the submission of the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy, Installations, and Environment, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment, and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on waivers described in subsection (b) approved by each Secretary of a military department that includes— (1) the number of such waivers that were granted during the period covered by the briefing; (2) a strategy to remedy issues, if any, caused by military unaccompanied housing that does not comply with applicable minimum standards; (3) a strategy to remedy the factors, if any, that require the submission to the appropriate Secretary of a military department for approval of consecutive waivers described in subsection (b) that includes a timeline for the implementation of such strategy; and (4) an analysis of strategies to remedy the factors described in paragraph (3), including— (A) projects to modernize existing military unaccompanied housing to comply with such applicable minimum standards; (B) projects to construct new military unaccompanied housing; and (C) modifications to relevant policies of the Department of Defense, excluding such policies related to infrastructure. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term applicable minimum standards DoD Housing Management (2) The term military installation (3) The term military unaccompanied housing (4) The term military department C Real Property and Facilities Administration 2831. Improvements relating to access to military installations in United States (a) Additional categories for expedited access Chapter 159 2698. Access to military installations: standards for entry to military installations in United States (a) Access to military installations in United States (1) The Secretary of Defense shall develop and maintain access standards applicable to all military installations in the United States. Such access standards shall require screening standards appropriate to the type of installation involved, the security level of the installation, the category of individuals authorized to visit the installation, and the level of access to be granted, including— (A) protocols and criteria to determine the fitness of the individual to enter a military installation; (B) standards and methods for verifying the identity of the individual; and (C) other factors the Secretary determines appropriate. (2) In developing the access standards under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) include procedures to facilitate recurring unescorted access to military installations in the United States, in appropriate cases, for covered individuals the Secretary determines eligible for such recurring unescorted access; and (B) issue guidance relating to the granting of unescorted access to military installations in the United States for covered individuals. (3) The procedures developed pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) shall include, to the extent practical, a list of credentials that can be used for such recurring unescorted access to such a military installation that are, to the extent practical, credentials non-Department of Defense personnel already possess. (4) The guidance issued pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) shall— (A) identify the categories of covered individuals eligible for such unescorted access; (B) include a list of credentials that can be used for such unescorted access to such a military installation that are, to the extent practical, the credentials described in paragraph (3); (C) be consistent across such military installations; (D) be in accordance with any privileges or benefits accorded under, procedures developed pursuant to, or requirements of, each covered provision and paragraph (1); and (E) be provided to the commanders of each such military installation. (5) Upon publication in the Federal Register of access standards described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish such access standards on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Defense. (6) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall seek to use existing identification screening technology to validate federally-recognized access credentials and develop additional technology only to the extent necessary to assist commanders of military installations in the United States in implementing the access standards under paragraph (1) at points of entry for such military installations. (b) Pre-arrival protocol for access to military installations in United States The Secretary shall ensure that the access standards under subsection (a) include a specific protocol for the voluntary pre-arrival registration and screening of individuals anticipating a need for access to a military installation in the United States to establish the fitness of such individual and the purpose of such access. Under such protocol— (1) such a registration and screening shall occur not less than 24 hours and not more than 14 days prior to the time of such access; and (2) if an individual is determined fit to enter the installation pursuant to the pre-arrival registration and screening, access may only be granted upon arrival at the military installation for the stated purpose following a verification of the identity of the individual. (c) Reviews and submission to Congress Not less frequently than once every five years, the Secretary shall— (1) review the access standards and guidance under this section, and make such updates as may be determined appropriate by the Secretary; and (2) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate the most recently reviewed and, as applicable, updated version of such access standards and guidance. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered individual (A) A member of the armed forces or civilian employee of the Department of Defense, or an employee or family member of such member or employee, who resides, attends school, receives health care services, or shops at a commissary or exchange store on a military installation in the United States. (B) A retired member of the armed forces, including the reserve components, or a family member of such retired member, who resides, attend schools, receives health care services, or shops at a commissary or exchange store on such an installation. (C) An individual performing work at such an installation under a contract or subcontract (at any tier), including a military construction project, military family housing project, or a facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization project. (D) A motor carrier or household goods motor carrier (as such terms are defined in section 13102 of title 49) providing transportation services for the United States Transportation Command. (2) The term covered provision (A) Chapter 54 of this title. (B) Section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–13 49 U.S.C. 30301 (C) Section 2812 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 10 U.S.C. 113 (D) Sections 346 and 1050 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 113 (E) Section 626 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 10 U.S.C. 113 (F) Section 1090 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 10 U.S.C. 113 (G) Section 2833 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (3) The term federally-recognized access credential (4) The term military installation (5) The term State (6) The term United States . (b) Deadline for first review and submission to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) conduct the first review of the access standards and guidance required under section 2698 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)); and (2) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate the reviewed and, as applicable, updated version of such access standards and guidance. (c) Modification to certain notification requirement Section 1090(b)(2)(B) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 10 U.S.C. 113 is and, as appropriate, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, are (d) Technical and conforming amendments (1) Repeal of duplicate provision Section 1069 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–181 (2) Conforming amendments to prior National Defense Authorization Act Section 1050 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( 10 U.S.C. 113 (A) in the heading, by striking Department of Defense installations military installations (B) in subsection (a), by striking Department of Defense installations military installations in the United States (C) in subsection (b), by striking Department of Defense facilities military installations in the United States (D) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Definitions In this section, the terms military installation United States . 2832. Real property usage in the National Capital Region (a) Report Not later than February 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the use of organic Department of Defense facilities and facilities leased by the Department located in the National Capital Region. (b) Elements The report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Daily access rates by individuals at the Pentagon, disaggregated by military personnel, civilian personnel, and contractor personnel. (2) Daily access rates at the Mark Center Campus, disaggregated by military personnel, civilian personnel, and contractor personnel. (3) Workforce capacity at the Pentagon. (4) Workforce capacity at the Mark Center Campus. (5) Current telework guidance for individuals working at organic Department of Defense facilities and facilities leased by the Department located in the National Capital Region. (6) Existing lease agreements for facilities located in the National Capital Region, including— (A) the length and cost of each such agreement; and (B) the number of workstations included in each such agreement. (c) Form The report required under subsection (a) shall be in an unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The terms Mark Center Campus National Capital Region Pentagon (2) The term organic Department of Defense facility 2833. Revision to Unified Facilities Criteria on use of life safety accessibility hardware for covered doors (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall amend the Unified Facilities Criteria/DoD Building Code (UFC 1–200–01) to update applicable specifications, guidance, and technical documentation relating to the construction, renovation, replacement, or other retrofit of a covered door to ensure that life safety accessibility hardware is used for such construction, renovation, replacement, or other retrofit. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered door (A) a sensitive compartmented information facility, including a sensitive compartmented information facility in which information designated as sensitive compartmented information is stored and processed; or (B) any other room or facility in which information designated as sensitive compartmented information— (i) is used, handled, discussed, or processed; or (ii) is stored in approved security containers. (2) The term life safety accessibility hardware D Land Conveyances 2841. Extension of sunset for land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California Section 2833(g) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 three years five years 2842. Land conveyance, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida (a) Conveyance authorized The Secretary of the Air Force may convey to the Air Force Enlisted Village, a nonprofit corporation (in this section referred to as the Village (b) Terms and conditions The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be— (1) subject to valid existing rights; (2) made without consideration; and (3) subject to any other terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) Payment of costs of conveyance (1) Payment required The Secretary may require the Village to cover all costs (except costs for environmental remediation of the property) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under this section, including survey costs, costs for environmental documentation, and any other administrative costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected from the Village in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the Village. (2) Treatment of amounts received Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance, or to an appropriate fund or account currently available to the Secretary for the purposes for which the costs were paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. (d) Description of property The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 2843. Land acquisition, Westmoreland State Park, Virginia (a) Authority The Secretary of the Navy may acquire, by purchase or lease from the Commonwealth of Virginia ((in this section referred to as the Commonwealth (b) Terms and conditions The acquisition of property under this section shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: (1) The Secretary shall pay the Commonwealth fair market value for the interest to be acquired, as determined by the Secretary. (2) Such other terms and conditions considered appropriate by the Secretary. (c) Description of property The legal description of the property to be acquired under this section shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary and the Commonwealth. (d) Applicability of the land and water conservation fund act The provisions of chapter 2003 (e) Reimbursement The Secretary shall reimburse the Commonwealth for reasonable and documented administrative costs incurred by the Commonwealth to execute the acquisition by the Secretary authorized by this section. (f) Termination of real property interest The real property interest acquired by the Secretary shall terminate, and be released without cost to the Commonwealth, when the Secretary determines this real property interest is no longer required for national security purposes. E Pilot Programs and Reports 2851. Clarification on amounts available for projects under certain pilot program relating to testing facilities at installations of the Department of the Air Force Section 2862 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b), the following new subsection: (c) Available amounts The commander of an installation selected for the pilot program may obligate or expend the following amounts for projects under such pilot program relating to testing facilities on such installation: (1) Subject to subsection (d), amounts allocated to such installation for Facility, Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization. (2) Fees charged for the use of such testing facilities on such installation. . 2852. Pilot program to provide air purification technology in military housing (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to— (1) provide commercially available off-the-shelf items (as defined in section 104 of title 41, United States Code) for air purification and covered sensors to landlords; and (2) monitor and measure the effect of such items on environmental and public health of tenants of military housing. (b) Selection of installations (1) In general The Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each select one military installation to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a). (2) Considerations Each Secretary shall ensure that the military installation selected under this section— (A) contains military unaccompanied housing in which the items described in subsection (a) may be used; and (B) is engaged in efforts to modernize military housing. (c) Briefing Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the pilot program established under this section, including a description of the items described in subsection (a) used under such program. The briefing shall include— (1) a description of any cost savings identified from use of such items relating to— (A) extending the life and habitability of military housing; and (B) reducing maintenance frequency; and (2) with respect to cost savings identified in paragraph (1), a plan to expand the use of the covered sensors in new military housing. (d) Devices An air purification device or covered sensor provided under this section shall use technology proven to reduce indoor air risks and yield measurable environmental and public health outcomes. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered sensor (2) The term military housing Public Law 116–92 10 U.S.C. 2821 2853. Quarterly briefings on military construction related to the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system program (a) Briefing required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on contracts for covered construction projects relating to the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system program. (b) Elements These briefings shall include at a minimum the following information: (1) An update on timelines and costs for covered construction projects, including details on land acquisitions for such projects. (2) With respect to any contract or subcontract (at any tier) for a covered construction project that is not a fixed-price contract, a description of the location of performance for such contract or subcontract. (3) With respect to any contract or subcontract (at any tier) for a covered construction project that is a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract, a description of the following for performance of the contract or subcontract: (A) The target cost. (B) The target incentive fee. (C) The minimum and maximum incentive fee amounts. (D) A description of the incentive fee adjustment formula (including allowable costs). (E) A description of the incentive fee structure. (F) An analysis of any change to the elements in subparagraphs (A) through (E) since the previous quarter. (4) A summary of Government actions to mitigate cost growth of covered construction projects. (5) A review of conditions observed at the site for performance of the covered construction project contract during the previous quarter and how those conditions may impact the cost of such contract and subsequent contracts for covered construction projects at such site. (6) The most recent construction schedule, including any anticipated delays and mitigation measures for each such delay, requests for equitable adjustment, and any changes to the schedule since the previous quarter. (7) Updated estimated cost to complete the covered construction project. (c) Covered construction project defined In this section, the term covered construction project 2854. Plan for use of excess border wall construction materials (a) Plan Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a plan to use, transfer, or donate to States on the southern border of the United States all existing excess border wall construction materials, including bollards. (b) Elements The plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A list of contracts in the process of performance to store excess border wall construction materials, identified by location and cost to date. (2) A detailed proposal for the disposition of such excess border wall construction materials, including a timeline for disposition and the authorities under which such disposition shall occur. 2871. Joint Housing Requirements and Market Analysis for military installations in Hawaii (a) In general The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with appropriate Federal, State, and local stakeholders (to the maximum extent practicable) shall conduct a joint Housing Requirements and Market Analysis for each military installation in Hawaii. (b) Deadline Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on each joint Housing Requirements and Market Analysis conducted under subsection (a) that includes— (1) an analysis of the extent to which military installations in Hawaii have affected the availability of housing in communities in proximity to such military installations; (2) the number of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents residing in privately-owned housing located outside of such military installations; (3) a cost-benefit analysis of implementing a requirement for each member of the Armed Forces assigned to a duty station in Hawaii to reside in housing located on the military installation to which such member is assigned; (4) an assessment of strategies to reduce the effect of members of the Armed Forces and dependents of such members on the availability of rental housing in such communities, including strategies to provide such members and dependents with alternative housing options; (5) the optimal stock and occupancy rate of military housing units in Hawaii, as determined by the Secretary; (6) an estimate of the cost to the United States to maintain such optimal stock and occupancy rate; (7) an assessment of the feasibility of expanding housing located on military installations in Hawaii to create housing intended to be occupied by civilian employees and contractors of the Department of Defense; (8) an identification of limitations and challenges, if any, to data collection and analysis in carrying out such joint Housing Requirements and Market Analysis; (9) strategies to— (A) address such limitations and challenges; and (B) standardize methods of data collection and analysis for conducting a Housing Requirements and Market Analysis under section 2837 of title 10, United States Code; (10) an assessment of the feasibility and value of the Secretary conducting a joint Housing Requirements and Market Analysis for each military installation in Hawaii every two years; and (11) other relevant information, as determined by the Secretary. (c) Housing Requirements and Market Analysis In this section, the term Housing Requirements and Market Analysis F Other Matters 2861. Expansion of certain exemption relating to funding requirement for certain defense community infrastructure projects Section 2391(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in subparagraph (B), by inserting or an insular area a rural area 2862. Development and operation of Marine Corps Heritage Center and National Museum of the Marine Corps (a) In general Chapter 861 section 8617 8618. Marine Corps Heritage Center and National Museum of the Marine Corps at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia (a) Joint venture for development and continued maintenance and operation The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a joint venture with the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation (in this section referred to as the Foundation (b) Design and construction For each phase of development of the facility described in subsection (a), the Secretary may— (1) permit the Foundation to contract for the design, construction, or both of such phase of development; or (2) accept funds from the Foundation for the design, construction, or both of such phase of development. (c) Acceptance authority Upon completion of construction of any phase of development of the facility described in subsection (a) by the Foundation to the satisfaction of the Secretary, and the satisfaction of any financial obligations incident thereto by the Foundation, the facility shall become the real property of the Department of the Navy with all right, title, and interest in and to facility being in the United States. (d) Maintenance, operation, and support (1) The Secretary may, for the purpose of maintenance and operation of the Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National Museum of the Marine Corps— (A) enter into contracts or cooperative agreements, on a sole-source basis, with the Foundation for the procurement of property or services for the direct benefit or use of the Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National Museum of the Marine Corps; and (B) notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (h) of section 2667 of this title and under such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate for the joint venture authorized by subsection (a), lease in accordance with such section 2667 portions of the facility developed under subsection (a) to the Foundation for use in generating revenue for activities of the facility and for such administrative purposes as may be necessary for support of the facility. (2) In making a determination of fair market value under section 2667(b)(4) of this title for payment of consideration pursuant to a lease described in paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary may consider the entirety of the educational efforts of the Foundation, support to the Marine Corps Heritage Center history division by the Foundation, or the funding of museum programs and exhibits by the Foundation, or other support related to the Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National Museum of the Marine Corps, in addition to the types of in-kind consideration provided under section 2667(c) of this title. (3) The Secretary may authorize the Foundation to use real or personal property within the Marine Corps Heritage Center and National Museum of the Marine Corps to conduct additional revenue-generating activities, as the Secretary considers appropriate considering the work of the Foundation and needs of the Marine Corps Heritage Center and National Museum of the Marine Corps. The Secretary shall only authorize the use of such property for a revenue-generating activity if the Secretary determines the activity will not interfere with military activities and personnel or the activities of the Marine Corps Heritage Center and National Museum of the Marine Corps. (4) The Secretary shall retain lease payments received under this section, other than in-kind consideration authorized under paragraph (2) or under section 2667(c) of this title, solely for use in support of the Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and funds received as lease payments shall remain available until expended. (e) Authority to accept gifts (1) The Secretary of the Navy may accept, hold, administer, and spend any gift, devise, or bequest of real property, personal property, or money made on the condition that the gift, devise, or bequest be used for the benefit, or in connection with, the establishment, operation, or maintenance, of the Marine Corps Heritage Center or the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Section 2601 (other than subsections (b), (c), and (e)) of this title shall apply to gifts accepted under this subsection. (2) The Secretary may display at the Marine Corps Heritage Center or the National Museum of the Marine Corps recognition for an individual or organization that contributes money to a partner organization, or an individual or organization that contributes a gift directly to the Navy, for the benefit of the Marine Corps Heritage Center or the National Museum of the Marine Corps, whether or not the contribution is subject to the condition that the recognition be provided. The Secretary shall prescribe regulations governing the circumstances under which contributor recognition may be provided, appropriate forms of recognition, and suitable display standards. (3) The Secretary may authorize the sale of donated property received under paragraph (1). A sale under this paragraph need not be conducted in accordance with disposal requirements that would otherwise apply, so long as the sale is conducted at arms-length and includes an auditable transaction record. (4) Any money received under paragraph (1) and any proceeds from the sale of property under paragraph (3) shall be deposited into a fund established in the Treasury to support the Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National Museum of the Marine Corps. (f) Additional terms and conditions The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the joint venture authorized by subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. . (b) Conforming repeal Section 2884 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 ( Public Law 106–398 2863. Prohibition on joint use of homestead air reserve base with civil aviation Section 2874 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 On or before September 30, 2026, the Secretary The Secretary 2864. National museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force (a) Designation The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force located at 175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler, Georgia (or any successor location), is designated as the official National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force of the United States (referred to in this section as the National Museum (b) Relation to national park system The National Museum shall not be included as a unit of the National Park System. (c) Rule of construction This section shall not be construed to appropriate, or authorize the appropriation of, Federal funds for any purpose related to the National Museum. 2865. Recognition of Memorial, Memorial Garden, and K9 Memorial of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as a national memorial, memorial garden, and K9 memorial, respectively, of Navy SEALs and their predecessors The Memorial, Memorial Garden, and K9 Memorial of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum, located at 3300 North Highway A1A, North Hutchinson Island, in Fort Pierce, Florida, are recognized as a national memorial, memorial garden, and K9 memorial, respectively, of Navy SEALs and their predecessors. 2866. Limitation on availability of certain funds relating to the location of the headquarters for United States Space Command (a) Limitation on availability of funds for military construction projects None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended for a military construction project (as described in section 2801(b) of title 10, United States Code) for the construction or modification of facilities for temporary or permanent use by United States Space Command for headquarters operations until the report required under subsection (c) is submitted. (b) Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenditures Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 to the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for travel expenditures, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the report required under subsection (c) is submitted. (c) Report The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the justification for the selection of a permanent location for headquarters of the United States Space Command. 2867. Limitation on use of funds for closure of combat readiness training centers (a) Limitation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to close, or prepare to close, any combat readiness training center. (b) Waiver The Secretary of the Air Force may waive the limitation under subsection (a) with respect to a combat readiness training center if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the following: (1) A certification that— (A) the closure of the center would not be in violation of section 2687 of title 10, United States Code; and (B) the support capabilities provided by the center will not be diminished as a result of the closure of the center. (2) A report that includes— (A) a detailed business case analysis for the closure of the center; and (B) an assessment of the effects the closure of the center would have on training units of the Armed Forces, including any active duty units that may use the center. 2868. Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of certain report on military housing Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense for travel by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, not more than 5 percent may be obligated or expended for such travel until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report required under section 3041 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 2869. Guidance on encroachment that impacts covered sites (a) Guidance required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall issue guidance to establish— (1) a process to identify encroachment with respect to a covered site; (2) a method to mitigate such encroachment; and (3) a procedure to certify that such encroachment does not directly result in a national security risk to the covered site. (b) Considerations In developing the guidance required by this section, each Secretary of a military department shall consider the following: (1) The process by which a commander or head of a covered site identifies and reports encroachment with respect to such covered site. (2) Methods to track data relating to processes, methods, and procedures described in subsection (a). (3) Coordination processes to track and mitigate encroachment— (A) within each military department; and (B) between the military departments and the Assistant Secretaries of Defense for Sustainment and Industrial Base Policy. (c) Foreign investment encroachment Such guidance shall include a requirement that if a Secretary of a military department determines that encroachment described in subsection (a) involves or may involve foreign investment, such Secretary shall— (1) report information about encroachment relating to foreign investment to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy; and (2) coordinate with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy on efforts to mitigate such encroachment or potential encroachment. (d) Report Not later than 180 days after the date on which the guidance required by subsection (a) is issued, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the guidance required by this section, including— (1) the extent to which such guidance has been implemented within the Department of Defense; (2) a description of methods to update any lists of covered sites; and (3) an assessment of the procedure described in subsection (a)(3). (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered site (2) The term encroachment (A) may pose a national security risk to a covered site; (B) may affect the operational mission of a covered site; or (C) is incompatible with an installation master plan of a covered site. (3) The term military department (4) The term military installation 2870. Continuing education curriculum on the use of innovative products for military construction projects (a) Continuing education curriculum required No later than one year after enactment of this Act, the Commander, Navy Facilities Command and Deputy Commanding General for Military and International Operations for the Army Corps of Engineers shall establish a continuing education curriculum for contracting officers and program managers responsible for managing military construction and planning and design projects within the Department of Defense. Such curriculum shall include training on— (1) cost estimating and cost control mechanisms, including analyses of contract types; (2) standards relating to antiterrorism force protection, lateral wind, seismic activity, and fire performance; (3) life-cycle sustainability and renewability; and (4) use of innovative products and construction methods. (b) Provision of training The Secretary shall ensure that— (1) the continuing education curriculum under subsection (a) is made available to such contracting officers and program managers not later than 180 days after completion of the curriculum; and (2) such curriculum is updated each time an innovative product or construction method is included in the Unified Facilities Criteria. (c) Report Not later than June 1, 2025, the Secretary shall submit to Committees on Armed Services for the House and Senate a report containing— (1) an update on the status of the continuing education curriculum required under subsection (a); and (2) a plan for executing such curriculum for such contracting officers and program managers. C DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS XXXI DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS A National Security Programs and Authorizations 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for the activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701. (b) Authorization of new plant projects From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration as follows: Project 24–D–513, Z-Pinch Experimental Underground System Test Bed Facilities Improvement, Nevada National Security Site, Nye County, Nevada, $80,000,000. Project 24–D–512, TA–46 Protective Force Facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $48,500,000. Project 24–D–511, Plutonium Production Building, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $48,500,000. Project 24–D–510, Analytic Gas Laboratory, Pantex Plant, Panhandle, Texas, $35,000,000. Project 24–D–530, Naval Reactors Facility Medical Science Complex, Idaho Falls, Idaho, $36,584,000. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701. (b) Authorization of new plant project From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out, for defense environmental cleanup activities, the following new plant project: Project 24–D–401, Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility Super Cell 11 Expansion Project, Hanford Site, Richland, Washington, $1,000,000. 3103. Other defense activities Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for other defense activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 3104. Nuclear energy Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for nuclear energy as specified in the funding table in section 4701. B Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 3112. Extension of authority on acceptance of contributions for acceleration or removal or security of fissile materials, radiological materials, and related equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide Section 3132(f) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 ( Public Law 108–375 50 U.S.C. 2569 3113. Cybersecurity Risk Inventory, Assessment, and Mitigation Working Group Subtitle A of title XXXII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 ( Public Law 106–65 3222. Cybersecurity Risk Inventory, Assessment, and Mitigation Working Group (a) Establishment There is in the Administration a working group, to be known as the Cybersecurity Risk Inventory, Assessment, and Mitigation Working Group (b) Membership Members of the working group shall include the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, the Associate Administrator for Information Management and Chief Information Officer, and staff from other offices as determined appropriate by the Deputy Administrator and Associate Administrator. (c) Comprehensive Strategy The working group shall prepare a comprehensive strategy for inventorying the range of National Nuclear Security Administration systems that are potentially at risk in the operational technology and nuclear weapons information technology environments, assessing the systems at risk, and implementing risk mitigation actions. Such strategy shall incorporate key elements of effective cybersecurity risk management strategies, as identified by the Government Accountability Office, including the specification of— (1) goals, objectives, activities, and performance measures; (2) organizational roles, responsibilities, and coordination; (3) necessary resources needed to implement the strategy over the next ten years; and (4) detailed milestones and schedules for completion of tasks. (d) Submission to Congress (1) Briefing Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the members of the working group shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan of the working group plan to develop the strategy required under subsection (c). (2) Submission of strategy Not later than April 1, 2025, the working group shall submit the congressional defense committees a copy of the completed strategy. (e) Termination The working group shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this section. . 3114. Modification of minor construction threshold for plant projects Section 4701(2) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( Public Law 107–314 50 U.S.C. 2741(2) (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking During the period beginning on December 23, 2022, and ending on November 30, 2025, the The (2) by striking subparagraph (C). 3115. Technical correction to National Nuclear Security Administration unfunded priorities Section 4716 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2756 (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or the risk to be mitigated objectives to be achieved (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or risk mitigation objectives (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting , and that the Nuclear Weapons Council has certified as sufficient United States Code (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking fulfill reduce a risk associated with (ii) by inserting after Administration or to provide a significant additional benefit in achieving or making progress toward the key objectives of the Administration 3116. Criminal penalties for interference with the transport of special nuclear materials, nuclear weapons components, or Restricted Data Section 92 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2122 (1) by redesignating subsection b. as subsection c.; (2) by inserting after subsection a. the following new subsection: b. Whoever knowingly obstructs, resists, or interferes with a nuclear materials courier (as that term is defined in section 8331 of title 5) engaged in the transport of any atomic weapons, special nuclear material, nuclear weapons components, or Restricted Data shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. ; (3) in subsection c. (as so redesignated) by striking prohibited by subsection a. prohibited by subsections a. and b. (4) adding at the end the following new subsection: d. The Attorney General shall have primary investigative authority for any violation of this section. . 3117. Deadlines for commencement of operations of certain atomic energy replacement projects (a) High Explosive Synthesis, Formulation, and Production facility (1) Deadline for commencement of operations Project 21-D-510, the High Explosive Synthesis, Formulation, and Production facility, shall commence operations by not later than December 31, 2032. (2) Annual report (A) In general The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional defense committees, not later than February 1 of each year until the termination date specified in subparagraph (B), a report that includes a comprehensive estimate of the funds necessary, by year, to achieve the deadline specified in paragraph (1). (B) Termination date The termination date specified in this subparagraph is the date on which the Administrator determines that the facility referred to in paragraph (1) has commenced operations. (b) Tritium Finishing Facility (1) Deadline for commencement of operations Project 18-D-650, the Tritium Finishing Facility, shall commence operations by not later than December 31, 2035. (2) Annual report (A) In general The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional defense committees, not later than February 1 of each year until the termination date specified in subparagraph (B), a report that includes a comprehensive estimate of the funds necessary, by year, to achieve the deadline specified in paragraph (1). (B) Termination date The termination date specified in this subparagraph is the date on which the Administrator determines that the facility referred to in paragraph (1) has commenced operations. 3118. Integrated master schedule for the future-years nuclear security program (a) In general Not later than March 31, 2024, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall develop an integrated master schedule for the future-years nuclear security program that incorporates all programs of record for nuclear warhead development, including pit production activities, production, and sustainment at the National Nuclear Security Administration. (b) Briefing Not later than May 15, 2024, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the final integrated master schedule developed under subsection (a). 3119. Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire W76–2 warheads (a) Prohibition Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the National Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or expended to reconvert or retire a W76–2 warhead. (b) Waiver The Administrator for Nuclear Security may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that— (1) Russia and China do not possess naval capabilities similar to the W76–2 warhead in the active stockpiles of the respective countries; and (2) the Department of Defense does not have a valid military requirement for the W76–2 warhead. 3120. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of certain National Nuclear Security Administration reports Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2024 for the Administrator for Nuclear Security, for travel, not more than 80 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Administrator provides to the congressional defense committees the briefing described in House Report 117–397 under the heading Modernization of the Pantex Plant NNSA Management and Operation Contract Risk Mitigation 3121. Increase in number of authorized contracting, program management, scientific, engineering, and technical positions in National Nuclear Security Administration Section 3241 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2441 (1) in the first sentence, by striking 800 1,000 (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: Not fewer than 40 percent of the positions established under the first sentence of this section shall be positions the primary responsibility of which is to support defense programs. C Plans, Reports, and Other Matters 3131. Biennial detailed report on nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness plan Section 4203(d)(4)(A) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2523 , including with respect to weapons assembly and disassembly, measures 3132. Plan for domestic enrichment capability to satisfy Department of Defense uranium requirements (a) Report Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that contains a plan to establish a domestic enrichment capability dedicated to solely satisfying the requirements of the Department of Defense for highly enriched uranium, high-assay low enriched uranium, low enriched uranium, and depleted uranium. Such plan shall include— (1) a description of mixes and amounts of enriched uranium expected to be necessary between the date of the enactment of this Act and 2060 to meet the requirements of the Department of Defense; (2) key milestones, steps, and policy decisions required to achieve the domestic defense enrichment capability; (3) the dates by which such key milestones need to be achieved; (4) a funding profile, broken down by project and sub-project, for obtaining such capability; (5) a cost profile to establish such capability by the date that is two years before the date on which such capacity is needed; (6) a plan for any changes to the workforce of the Administration that are necessary to establish such capability; (7) a description of any changes in the requirement of the Department of Defense for highly enriched uranium due to AUKUS; and (8) any other elements or information the Administrator determines appropriate. (b) Annual certification requirement (1) In general Not later than February 1 of each year after the year during which the report required by subsection (a) is submitted until the date specified in paragraph (2), the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees a certification that— (A) the Administration is in compliance with the plan and milestones contained in the report; or (B) the Administration is not in compliance with such plan or milestones, together with— (i) a description of the nature of the non-compliance; (ii) the reasons for the non-compliance; and (iii) a plan to achieve compliance. (2) Termination date No report shall be required under paragraph (1) after the date on which the Administrator certifies to the congressional defense committees that the final key milestone under the plan has been met. (c) Form of reports The report under subsection (a) and each annual certification under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 3133. Independent assessment of plutonium pit aging milestones and progress (a) In general The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall seek to enter into an arrangement with the scientific advisory group known as JASON to conduct an assessment of the report entitled Research Program Plan for Plutonium and Pit Aging (b) Elements The assessment required under subsection (a) shall contain the following: (1) A determination regarding whether the report referred to in such subsection meets the criteria for appropriate pit aging research described by JASON in its 2019 Pit Aging Letter Report (JSR-19-2A). (2) Information relating to any improvements or additions to such report. (3) A review of initial data collected by the National Laboratories included in such report to determine the possibility of updating the expected lifetimes of plutonium pits, including, if such updates are not possible, an estimate of when such a updates would be possible. XXXII Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 3201. Authorization There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024, $47,230,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq. XXXIV Naval Petroleum Reserves 3401. Authorization of appropriations (a) Amount There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $13,010,000 for fiscal year 2024 for the purpose of carrying out activities under chapter 869 (b) Period of availability Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall remain available until expended. XXXV Maritime Administration A Maritime Administration 3501. Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2024, for programs associated with maintaining the United States Merchant Marine, the following amounts: (1) For expenses necessary to support the United States Merchant Marine Academy, $195,500,000, of which— (A) $103,500,000 shall be for Academy operations; (B) $22,000,000 shall be for facilities maintenance and repair and equipment; and (C) $3,000,000 shall be for training, staffing, retention, recruiting, and contract management for United States Merchant Marine Academy capital improvement projects. (2) For expenses necessary to support the State maritime academies, $53,700,000, of which— (A) $2,400,000 shall be for the Student Incentive Payment Program; (B) $6,000,000 shall be for direct payments for State maritime academies; (C) $6,800,000 shall be for training ship fuel assistance; (D) $8,000,000 shall be for offsetting the costs of training ship sharing; and (E) $30,500,000 shall be for maintenance and repair of State maritime academy training vessels. (3) For expenses necessary to support the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel program, including funds for construction and necessary expenses to construct shoreside infrastructure to support such vessels, $75,000,000. (4) For expenses necessary to support Maritime Administration operations and programs, $96,300,000, of which— (A) $15,000,000 shall be for the maritime environmental and technical assistanceunder section 50307 of title 46, United States Code; (B) $15,000,000 shall be for the United States marine highways program, including to make grants authorized under section 55601 of title 46, United States Code; (C) $65,500,000 shall be for headquarters operations expenses; and (D) $800,000 shall be for expenses necessary to provide for National Defense Reserve Fleet resiliency. (5) For expenses necessary for the disposal of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $6,000,000. (6) For expenses necessary to maintain and preserve a United States flag merchant marine to serve the national security needs of the United States under chapter 531 (7) For expenses necessary for the loan guarantee program authorized under chapter 537 (A) $30,000,000 may be for the cost (as such term is defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 ( 2 U.S.C. 661a(5) (B) $3,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses relating to loan guarantee commitments under the program. (8) For expenses necessary to provide assistance to small shipyards and for maritime training programs authorized under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, $30,000,000. (9) For expenses necessary to implement the port infrastructure development program, as authorized under section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, $230,000,000, to remain available until expended, except that no such funds authorized under this title for this program may be used to provide a grant to purchase fully automated cargo handling equipment that is remotely operated or remotely monitored with or without the exercise of human intervention or control, if the Secretary of Transportation determines such equipment would result in a net loss of jobs within a port or port terminal. If such a determination is made, the data and analysis for such determination shall be reported to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives not later than 3 days after the date of the determination. B Maritime Infrastructure 3511. Port infrastructure development program eligible projects Section 54301(a)(3)(A)(ii) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subclause (III) by striking ; or (2) in subclause (IV)(ii) by striking the period and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (V) port infrastructure that supports the loading and unloading of commercially harvested fish and fish products. . 3512. Assistance for small inland river and coastal ports and terminals Section 54301(b)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking as determined by using United States Army Corps of Engineers data as determined by using— (A) Corps of Engineers data; or (B) data provided by an independent audit the findings of which are acceptable to the Secretary. . 3513. Eligibility of shore power projects under port infrastructure development program (a) In general In making port infrastructure development grants under section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, the Secretary of Transportation shall treat a project described in subsection (b) as— (1) having met the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (6)(A)(i) of section 54301(a) of such title; and (2) being an eligible project under section 54301(a)(3) of such title. (b) Project described A project described in this paragraph is a project to provide shore power at a port that services both of the following: (1) Passenger vessels described in section 3507(k) of title 46, United States Code. (2) Vessels that move goods or freight. 3514. Codification of existing language; technical amendments (a) Port infrastructure development program (1) Strategic seaports (A) In general Section 3505(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 46 U.S.C. 50302 (i) transferred to appear after section 54301(a)(6)(B) of title 46, United States Code; (ii) redesignated as subparagraph (C); and (iii) amended by striking Under the port infrastructure development grant program established under section 50302(c) of title 46, United States Code In selecting projects described in paragraph (3) (B) Strategic seaport defined Section 3505(a)(2) of such Act is transferred to appear after section 54301(a)(12)(D) of title 46, United States Code, and redesignated as subparagraph (E). (C) Repeal Section 3505(a) of such Act is repealed. (2) Determination of effectiveness Section 54301(b)(5)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c)(6)(A) subsection (a)(6)(A) (b) Transfer of improvements to process for waiving navigation and inspection laws Section 3502(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 is— (1) amended— (A) by striking For fiscal year 2020 and each subsequent fiscal year, the The (B) by striking section 56101 of title 46, United States Code, this section (2) transferred to appear after section 56101(e) of title 46, United States Code; and (3) redesignated as subsection (f). (c) Amendment to Deepwater Port Act of 1974 The Deepwater Port Act of 1974 ( 33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq. (1) in section 8 by striking 8. 8. Operation as a common carrier (2) by repealing section 25. (d) Chapter analysis The analysis for chapter 503 Port development; maritime transportation system emergency relief program Maritime transportation system emergency relief program (e) Vessel operations revolving fund Section 50301(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ( 50 App. U.S.C. 1291(a) ( 50 U.S.C. 4701(a) (f) Maritime transportation system emergency relief program Section 50308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B) by striking Federal Emergency Management Administration Federal Emergency Management Agency (2) in subsection (j)(4)(A) by striking Federal Emergency Management Administration Federal Emergency Management Agency (g) Merchant marine The analysis for subtitle V of title 46, United States Code, is amended in the item relating to chapter 556 by striking SHORT SEA TRANSPORTATION MARINE HIGHWAYS (h) Chapter 537 The analysis for chapter 537 53703. Application and administration. . (i) Chapter 541 The analysis for chapter 541 Chapter 541—MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 54101. Assistance for small shipyards. . 3515. Update to categorical exclusions used by Maritime Administration in reviewing environmental impacts of transportation projects (a) Identification of additional categorical exclusions Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall— (1) survey the use by the Maritime Administration of categorical exclusions in reviewing the environmental impacts of transportation projects since 2013; and (2) publish in the Federal Register for notice and public comment a review of the survey under paragraph (1) that includes a description of— (A) the type of actions categorically excluded; (B) categorical exclusions used by other modal administrations, including such exclusions currently in place for the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration; and (C) any actions the Secretary is considering for new categorical exclusions, including the adoption of categorical exclusions relevant to maritime projects and projects sponsored by the Maritime Administration that would conform to categorical exclusions of other modal administrations listed in subparagraph (B). (b) Update to categorical exclusions Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to propose new and existing categorical exclusions for maritime projects that require the approval of the Secretary under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (2) develop a process for considering new categorical exclusions to the extent that such exclusions meet the criteria for a categorical exclusion, as such term is defined under section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. C Reports 3521. Report on administration of programs (a) In general Chapter 553 55301. Report on administration of programs (a) In general The Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall annually submit to Congress a report on the administration by other Federal departments and agencies of programs subject to section 2631 of title 10, United States Code, and that the Administrator determines are subject to section 55305 of title 46, United States Code. (b) Contents The report under paragraph (1) shall include— (1) gross tonnage by department or agency of cargo (equipment, materials, or agricultural products) and by cargo type transported on United States flag vessels versus foreign vessels; and (2) the total number of United States flag vessels versus foreign vessels contracted by each department or agency. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 553 55301. Report on administration of programs. . 3522. Report on availability of used sealift vessels (a) In general The Commander of the United States Transportation Command, in consultation with the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, shall conduct a market analysis to determine the availability of used sealift vessels that— (1) meet military requirements; and (2) may be purchased using the authority provided under section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, within the period of five years following the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States Transportation Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the market analysis conducted under subsection (a). 3523. Report on port preferences for US–flag vessels Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall submit to Congress a report on the preference, if any, afforded by each port authority or marine terminal operator, as applicable, to vessels documented under the laws of the United States, including such vessels— (1) operated by an armed force (as such term is defined in section 101(4) of title 10, United States Code); (2) participating in the Maritime Security Program or the Emergency Preparedness Program under chapter 531 (3) with a coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 3524. Reports to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation by the Department of Defense of the amendments to section 2631 of title 10, United States Code, made by section 1024 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 D Other Matters 3531. Cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the United States Government Section 55305 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) Waivers (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when the President, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Transportation declares the existence of an emergency justifying a temporary waiver of this section or section 55314, the President, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Transportation, following a determination by the Maritime Administrator, acting in the Administrator’s capacity as Director, National Shipping Authority, of the non-availability of qualified United States flag capacity at fair and reasonable rates for commercial vessels of the United States to meet the requirements of this section or section 55314, may waive compliance with such section to the extent, in the manner, and on the terms the Maritime Administrator, acting in such capacity, prescribes, and no other waivers of the requirements of this section or section 55314 shall be authorized. (2) Duration of waiver (A) In general Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), a waiver issued under this subsection shall be for a period of not more than 60 days. (B) Waiver extension Upon termination of the period of a waiver issued under this subsection, the Maritime Administrator may extend the waiver for an additional period of not more than 30 days, if the Maritime Administrator makes the determinations described in paragraph (1). (C) Aggregate duration The aggregate duration of the period of all waivers and extensions of waivers under this subsection with respect to any one set of events shall not exceed 3 months in a fiscal year. (3) Determinations The Maritime Administrator shall— (A) for each determination referred to in paragraph (1), identify any actions that could be taken to enable qualified United States flag capacity to meet the requirements of this section or section 55314 at fair and reasonable rates for commercial vessels of the United States; (B) provide notice of each determination referred to in paragraph (1) to the Secretary of Transportation and, as applicable, the President or the Secretary of Defense; and (C) publish each determination referred to in paragraph (1)— (i) on the website of the Maritime Administration not later than 24 hours after notice of the determination is provided to the Secretary of Transportation; and (ii) in the Federal Register. (4) Notice to congress The Maritime Administrator shall notify— (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives of— (i) any request for a waiver (or an extension thereof) made by the Secretary of Transportation of this section or section 55314(a) not later than 72 hours after receiving such a request; and (ii) the issuance of any such waiver (or an extension thereof), and why such waiver or extension was necessary, not later than 72 hours after such issuance; and (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives of— (i) any request for a waiver (or an extension thereof) made by the Secretary of Defense of this section or section 55314(a) not later than 72 hours after receiving such a request; and (ii) the issuance of any such waiver (or an extension thereof), and why such waiver or extension was necessary, not later than 72 hours after such issuance. . 3532. Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve Fleet (a) In general Section 3546 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 46 U.S.C. 57100 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (i) by striking Subject to the availability of appropriations, the The (ii) by striking of Transportation of the Navy (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking roll-on, roll-off cargo sealift (ii) by striking 2024 2025 (2) in subsection (d), by striking The Secretary of Transportation shall consult and coordinate with the Secretary of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy shall consult and coordinate with the Secretary of Transportation (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Limitation Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Office of the Secretary of the Navy for travel expenses, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees a report that includes a detailed description of the acquisition strategy for the execution of the authority under subsection (a). . (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated for expenses necessary for the design of a vessel for the National Defense Reserve Fleet, as required by section 3546 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 46 U.S.C. 57100 3533. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of reports on Merchant Marine Academy (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Maritime Administration may be used for travel expenses for the Office of the Maritime Administrator until the date on which the Secretary of Transportation submits the reports required by section 3515(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (b) Exception Nothing in this section shall prohibit the expenditure of funds for any travel directly related to the administration of grants under the Port Infrastructure Development Program, Small Shipyards Grant program, Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program, or the Marine Highways Transportation program. 3534. Maritime workforce working group (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator, in consultation with the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee, the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee, the National Towing Safety Advisory Committee, and the Committee on the Marine Transportation System, shall convene a working group to examine and assess the size of the pool of mariners with covered credentials necessary to support the United States flag fleet. (b) Membership The Maritime Administrator shall designate individuals to serve as members of the working group convened under subsection (a). The working group shall include at least one representative from each of— (1) the Maritime Administrator, who shall serve as chairperson of the working group; (2) the United States Merchant Marine Academy; (3) the Coast Guard; (4) the Military Sealift Command; (5) the Navy; (6) the State maritime academies; (7) the owners and operators of United States-flagged vessels engaged in offshore oil and gas exploration, development, and production; (8) the owners and operators of United States-flagged vessels engaged in offshore wind exploration, development, and production; (9) the owners and operators of United States-flagged vessels engaged in inland river transportation; (10) a nonprofit labor organization representing a class of licensed or unlicensed engine department mariners who are employed on vessels operating in the United States flag fleet; (11) a nonprofit labor organization representing a class of licensed or unlicensed mariners who are employed on vessels operating in the United States flag fleet; (12) the owners of vessels operating in the United States flag fleet, or their private contracting parties, that are primarily operating in international transportation; (13) Centers of Excellence for Maritime Training designated under section 51706 of title 46, United States Code; and (14) private maritime training providers. (c) No quorum requirement The Maritime Administrator may convene the working group virtually and without all members present. (d) Responsibilities The working group shall carry out the following responsibilities: (1) Review the report required by section 3525(b), and the study required by section 3545(a), of the James Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 (2) Identify the number of mariners with covered credentials in each of the following categories: (A) All such mariners. (B) Such mariners who have a valid Coast Guard merchant mariner credential with the necessary endorsements for service on unlimited tonnage vessels that are subject to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended. (C) Such mariners who are participating in a Federal program that supports the United States merchant marine and the United States flag fleet. (D) Such mariners who are available to crew the United States flag fleet and the surge sealift fleet in times of a national emergency. (E) Such mariners who are full-time. (F) Such mariners who are merchant mariner credentialed officers in the United States Navy Reserve. (3) Assess the effect on the United States merchant marine and United States Merchant Marine Academy if graduates from State maritime academies and the United States Merchant Marine Academy were assigned to, or required to fulfill, certain maritime positions based on the overall needs of the United States merchant marine. (4) Assess the accessibility of Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Licensing and Documentation System data for mariners with covered credentials, the maritime industry, and the Maritime Administration for the purposes of evaluating the pool of mariners with covered credentials. (5) Make recommendations to enhance the availability and quality of interagency data, including data from the United States Transportation Command, the Coast Guard, the Navy, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, for use by the Maritime Administration in evaluating the pool of mariners with covered credentials. (e) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that contains the findings and conclusions of the working group gathered in the course of performing the responsibilities under subsection (d). Such report shall include each of the following: (1) The number of mariners with covered credentials identified for each category described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of subsection (d)(2). (2) The results of the assessments conducted under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (d). (3) The recommendations made under subsection (d)(5). (4) Such other information as the working group determines appropriate. (f) Covered credential defined In this section, the term covered credential (g) Sunset The Maritime Administrator shall disband the working group upon the submission of the report required under subsection (e). 3535. Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and procurement of vessels In carrying out the acquisition and procurement of vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, shall consider the life-cycle cost estimates of vessels during the design and evaluation processes. 3536. Source restrictions on auxiliary ship components Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall finalize the rule published in the Federal Register on September 29, 2020, titled Source Restrictions on Auxiliary Ship Components (DFARS Case 2020-D017) 3537. Authorization of appropriations for national maritime strategy There is authorized to be appropriated for expenses necessary to implement the development of a national maritime strategy, as required by section 3542 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 D Funding Tables 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables (a) In general Whenever a funding table in this division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations. (b) Merit-based decisions A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall— (1) except as provided in paragraph (2), be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and (2) comply with other applicable provisions of law. (c) Relationship to transfer and programming authority An amount specified in the funding tables in this division may be transferred or reprogrammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 of this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer or reprogramming would move funds between appropriation accounts. (d) Applicability to classified annex This section applies to any classified annex that accompanies this Act. (e) Oral and written communications No oral or written communication concerning any amount specified in the funding tables in this division shall supersede the requirements of this section. XLI PROCUREMENT 4101. Procurement SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT Line Item FY 2024 House AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY FIXED WING 003 FUTURE UAS FAMILY 53,453 53,453 005 SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS 20,769 20,769 ROTARY 006 AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN 718,578 718,578 007 AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN AP 110,360 110,360 008 UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) 668,258 668,258 009 UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) AP 92,494 92,494 010 UH–60 BLACK HAWK L AND V MODELS 153,196 153,196 011 CH–47 HELICOPTER 202,487 379,987 Four Additional Aircraft [177,500] 012 CH–47 HELICOPTER AP 18,936 41,436 CH–47F Block II—Adv Procurement [22,500] 012A UH–72B LAKOTA HELICOPTER 20,000 Two aircraft [20,000] MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 013 MQ–1 PAYLOAD 13,650 13,650 014 GRAY EAGLE MODS2 14,959 39,959 Program increase [25,000] 016 AH–64 MODS 113,127 113,127 017 CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP) 20,689 20,689 022 UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS 35,879 65,879 Black Hawk Mods—60kVA Generators [15,000] Litter Basket Stabilization Systems [15,000] 023 NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN 32,418 32,418 024 COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE 74,912 74,912 025 DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT 16,838 16,838 026 AVIATION ASSURED PNT 67,383 67,383 027 GATM ROLLUP 8,924 8,924 029 UAS MODS 2,258 2,258 GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS 030 AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT 161,731 161,731 031 SURVIVABILITY CM 6,526 6,526 032 CMWS 72,041 72,041 033 COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) 261,384 261,384 OTHER SUPPORT 034 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT 25,752 25,752 035 AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS 22,097 22,097 036 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 21,216 21,216 037 LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET 2,125 2,125 TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 3,012,440 3,287,440 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM 001 LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) SEN 6,625 6,625 003 M-SHORAD—PROCUREMENT 400,697 390,197 Excess fielding growth [–10,500] 004 MSE MISSILE 1,212,832 1,212,832 006 PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM) 384,071 384,071 007 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2–I 313,189 313,189 008 MID-RANGE CAPABILITY (MRC) 169,519 169,519 AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 009 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY 21,976 21,976 010 JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS (JAGM) 303,409 303,409 012 LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC WEAPON 156,821 156,821 ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS 013 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY 199,509 199,509 014 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY 120,475 120,475 015 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) 886,367 886,367 016 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) 55,913 55,913 017 MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR) 10,334 10,334 018 HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM (HIMARS 179,230 179,230 019 ARMY TACTICAL MSL SYS (ATACMS)—SYS SUM 7,307 7,307 MODIFICATIONS 021 PATRIOT MODS 212,247 212,247 022 STINGER MODS 36,484 36,484 023 AVENGER MODS 22,274 22,274 025 MLRS MODS 168,198 168,198 026 HIMARS MODIFICATIONS 76,266 76,266 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 027 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 6,573 6,573 SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 028 AIR DEFENSE TARGETS 11,701 11,701 TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 4,962,017 4,951,517 PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 001 ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV) 554,777 552,277 Program decrease [–2,500] 003 MOBILE PROTECTED FIREPOWER 394,635 386,235 Excessive growth—systems technical support [–8,400] MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 004 STRYKER UPGRADE 614,282 756,682 Excessive growth—fleet modifications [–4,600] Program increase [147,000] 005 BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT TEAM (BFIST) VEHICLE 5,232 5,232 006 BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) 158,274 252,774 Program increase [94,500] 007 M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS 90,986 90,986 008 PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) 469,152 579,152 Program increase [110,000] 009 IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88 HERCULES) 41,058 41,058 012 JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE 159,804 159,804 013 ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM 697,883 974,383 Abrams Upgrade Predictive Maintenance (PPMX) [10,000] Program increase [266,500] 014 ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM AP 102,440 102,440 WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES 016 PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON (ROLL) 510 510 017 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN (7.62MM) 425 425 019 MACHINE GUN, CAL .50 M2 ROLL 3,420 3,420 020 MORTAR SYSTEMS 8,013 8,013 021 LOCATION & AZIMUTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM (LADS 3,174 3,174 022 XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE (GLM) 14,143 14,143 023 PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE 5,248 5,248 024 CARBINE 571 571 025 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON 292,850 292,850 026 HANDGUN 32 32 MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH 028 M777 MODS 18,920 18,920 029 M2 50 CAL MACHINE GUN MODS 8,000 M4 Carbine Mods for Upper Receivers [8,000] 031 M119 MODIFICATIONS 13,097 13,097 032 MORTAR MODIFICATION 423 423 SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 033 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) 1,148 1,148 034 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV) 115,024 115,024 TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY 3,765,521 4,386,021 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 001 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES 90,853 106,553 Program increase [15,700] 002 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES 65,370 101,270 Program increase [35,900] 003 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON AMMUNITION 191,244 191,244 004 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES 6,597 10,197 Program increase [3,600] 005 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES 41,534 73,294 Program increase [31,760] 006 CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES 7,925 7,925 007 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES 38,760 38,760 008 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES 107,805 107,805 009 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES 148,970 148,970 010 CTG, 50MM, ALL TYPES 28,000 28,000 MORTAR AMMUNITION 011 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES 35,160 35,160 012 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES 40,562 40,562 013 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES 106,784 106,784 TANK AMMUNITION 014 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 120MM, ALL TYPES 300,368 300,368 ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 015 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES 21,298 21,298 016 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES 150,839 150,839 018 PRECISION ARTILLERY MUNITIONS 96,406 96,406 019 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL 172,947 172,947 MINES 020 MINES & CLEARING CHARGES, ALL TYPES 71,182 71,182 021 CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING OBSTACLE 55,374 55,374 ROCKETS 022 SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES 18,630 18,630 023 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES 87,293 87,293 OTHER AMMUNITION 024 CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES 6,564 6,564 025 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES 24,238 24,238 026 GRENADES, ALL TYPES 48,374 48,374 027 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES 23,252 23,252 028 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES 11,309 11,309 MISCELLANEOUS 030 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES 3,976 3,976 031 NON-LETHAL AMMUNITION, ALL TYPES 3,281 3,281 032 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO) 17,436 17,436 033 AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT 13,133 13,133 034 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO) 18,068 18,068 035 CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES 102 102 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 036 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 726,135 726,135 037 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION 183,752 80,602 Unjustified growth—EP1800 Conventional Ammunition Demilitarization [–98,450] Unjustified growth—EP1803 Non Army Missile Demilitarization [–4,700] 038 ARMS INITIATIVE 4,057 4,057 TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 2,967,578 2,951,388 OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY TACTICAL VEHICLES 001 SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED: 22,751 22,751 002 SEMITRAILERS, TANKERS 40,359 40,359 003 HI MOB MULTI-PURP WHLD VEH (HMMWV) 25,904 25,904 004 GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLES (GMV) 36,223 61,223 Program increase [25,000] 006 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICL 839,413 839,413 007 TRUCK, DUMP, 20T (CCE) 20,075 50,075 Program increase [30,000] 008 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) 110,734 110,734 009 FAMILY OF COLD WEATHER ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE 28,745 28,745 010 FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIP 55,340 55,340 011 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV) 66,428 101,435 Incomplete development goals [–14,993] Program increase [50,000] 012 PLS ESP 51,868 51,868 014 TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS 3,792 3,792 015 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP 80,326 150,326 HMMWV ABS/ESC [70,000] NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES 016 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 2,203 2,203 017 NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER 8,246 8,246 COMM—JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 018 SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM 161,585 151,185 Program decrease [–10,400] 019 TACTICAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGY MOD IN SVC 358,646 376,646 On-the-Move Sattelite Communications Terminals [18,000] 020 DISASTER INCIDENT RESPONSE COMMS TERMINAL (DI 254 254 021 JCSE EQUIPMENT (USRDECOM) 5,097 5,097 COMM—SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 024 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS 101,181 101,181 025 TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS 54,849 54,849 026 SHF TERM 41,634 41,634 027 ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING 202,370 202,370 028 EHF SATELLITE COMMUNICATION 19,122 19,122 030 GLOBAL BRDCST SVC—GBS 531 531 COMM—C3 SYSTEM 031 COE TACTICAL SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE (TSI) 77,999 77,999 COMM—COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS 032 HANDHELD MANPACK SMALL FORM FIT (HMS) 765,109 760,066 Excess to need [–5,043] 033 ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS 60,767 60,767 035 UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE 18,999 18,999 036 COTS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 492,001 484,901 Program decrease [–7,100] 037 FAMILY OF MED COMM FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE 1,374 1,374 038 ARMY COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS 52,485 52,485 COMM—INTELLIGENCE COMM 039 CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE-INTEL 16,767 16,767 041 MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE 119,989 119,989 INFORMATION SECURITY 042 INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY PROGRAM-ISSP 701 701 043 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC) 159,712 159,712 044 DEFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS 13,848 13,848 045 INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM—UNIT ACTIVITY MONITO 1,502 1,502 047 BIOMETRIC ENABLING CAPABILITY (BEC) 453 453 COMM—LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS 049 BASE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS 23,278 23,278 COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS 050 INFORMATION SYSTEMS 32,608 32,608 051 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM 4,949 4,949 052 INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM 243,011 243,011 ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 055 JTT/CIBS-M 8,543 8,543 056 TERRESTRIAL LAYER SYSTEMS (TLS) 85,486 85,486 058 DCGS-A-INTEL 2,980 2,980 060 TROJAN 30,649 30,649 061 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT) 4,169 4,169 062 BIOMETRIC TACTICAL COLLECTION DEVICES 932 932 ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 063 EW PLANNING & MANAGEMENT TOOLS (EWPMT) 21,278 21,278 064 AIR VIGILANCE (AV) 6,641 6,641 065 MULTI-FUNCTION ELECTRONIC WARFARE (MFEW) SYST 15,941 15,941 067 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES 22,833 22,833 068 CI MODERNIZATION 434 434 ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV) 069 SENTINEL MODS 161,886 176,886 Prophet ESP kits [15,000] 070 NIGHT VISION DEVICES 141,143 51,692 Rephase to RDT&E for IVAS 1.2 Development [–89,451] 071 SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF 15,484 15,484 073 FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS) 185,634 177,534 Program decrease [–8,100] 074 ENHANCED PORTABLE INDUCTIVE ARTILLERY FUZE SE 3,652 3,652 075 FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED (IFLIR) 20,438 20,438 076 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-SUAS) 365,376 365,376 077 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND—PLATFORM (JBC-P) 215,290 210,066 Unjustified Cost Growth—Fielding and Systems Engineering [–5,224] 078 JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM (JETS) 8,932 8,932 079 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32 2,965 2,965 080 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM 8,024 8,024 081 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS 7,399 7,399 082 COUNTERFIRE RADARS 99,782 99,782 ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS 083 ARMY COMMAND POST INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE 78,512 78,512 084 FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY 10,052 10,052 085 AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS 68,892 68,892 086 IAMD BATTLE COMMAND SYSTEM 412,556 395,456 Excess Interim Contractor Support [–17,100] 087 LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT (LCSS) 4,270 4,270 088 NETWORK MANAGEMENT INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE 37,194 37,194 089 GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A) 1,987 1,987 090 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP 5,318 5,318 091 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (ENFIRE) 4,997 4,997 ELECT EQUIP—AUTOMATION 092 ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION 10,130 10,130 093 AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP 61,489 61,489 094 ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (AIE) 4,198 4,198 096 HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PGM (HPCMP) 76,053 76,053 097 CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM 6,061 6,061 098 CSS COMMUNICATIONS 56,804 56,804 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 151A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 1,781 1,781 CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT 102 BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS) 70,781 70,781 103 CBRN DEFENSE 63,198 63,198 BRIDGING EQUIPMENT 104 TACTICAL BRIDGING 1,157 1,157 105 TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON 82,228 82,228 106 BRIDGE SUPPLEMENTAL SET 4,414 4,414 ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION) EQUIPMENT 110 ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE SYSTEMS 68,893 68,893 112 FAMILY OF BOATS AND MOTORS 4,785 4,785 COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 113 HEATERS AND ECU'S 7,617 7,617 115 PERSONNEL RECOVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM (PRSS) 5,356 5,356 116 GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM 167,129 148,324 Excess to need [–18,805] 117 MOBILE SOLDIER POWER 15,967 15,967 118 FORCE PROVIDER 34,200 34,200 120 CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM 45,792 45,792 121 FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION SETS 12,118 12,118 PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT 123 QUALITY SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT 2,507 2,507 124 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM & WATER 40,989 40,989 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 125 COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL 86,829 86,829 MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT 126 MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS 17,287 17,287 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 128 TRACTOR, FULL TRACKED 29,878 29,878 129 ALL TERRAIN CRANES 27,725 30,725 FOATC Type I Cranes [3,000] 131 FAMILY OF DIVER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 1,811 1,811 132 CONST EQUIP ESP 8,898 8,898 RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION EQUIPMENT 133 ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP 30,592 30,592 134 MANEUVER SUPPORT VESSEL (MSV) 149,449 191,476 One additional vessel [42,027] GENERATORS 136 GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP 78,364 78,364 137 TACTICAL ELECTRIC POWER RECAPITALIZATION 11,088 11,088 MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT 138 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS 12,982 12,982 TRAINING EQUIPMENT 139 COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS SUPPORT 56,619 56,619 140 TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM 226,379 226,379 141 SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (STE) 234,965 213,205 Excess to need—RVCT [–9,534] Excess to need—STE Live [–7,226] STE Live Training System [–5,000] 142 GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF ARMY TRAINING 9,698 9,698 TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT (TMD) 143 INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT (IFTE) 36,149 36,149 144 TEST EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION (TEMOD) 32,623 32,623 OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 145 PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (OPA3) 132,739 132,739 146 BASE LEVEL COMMON EQUIPMENT 34,460 34,460 147 MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (OPA–3) 35,239 35,239 148 BUILDING, PRE-FAB, RELOCATABLE 31,011 31,011 149 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR TEST AND EVALUATION 52,481 52,481 OPA2 151 INITIAL SPARES—C&E 9,169 9,169 TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 8,672,979 8,728,030 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY COMBAT AIRCRAFT 001 F/A–18E/F (FIGHTER) HORNET 41,329 41,329 002 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV 2,410,569 2,382,069 Flyaway unit cost growth [–28,500] 003 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV AP 189,425 189,425 004 JSF STOVL 2,126,317 2,036,717 Flyaway unit cost growth [–89,600] 005 JSF STOVL AP 193,125 193,125 006 CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT) 1,698,050 1,698,050 007 CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT) AP 456,567 456,567 008 V–22 (MEDIUM LIFT) 27,216 27,216 009 H–1 UPGRADES (UH–1Y/AH–1Z) 4,292 4,292 010 P–8A POSEIDON 31,257 391,257 Two additional aircraft [360,000] 011 E–2D ADV HAWKEYE 182,817 182,817 TRAINER AIRCRAFT 013 MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING SYSTEM (METS) 289,141 289,141 OTHER AIRCRAFT 015 KC–130J 241,291 241,291 017 MQ–4 TRITON 416,010 416,010 019 MQ–8 UAV 1,546 1,546 021 MQ–25 545,697 346,697 Scheduling delays [–199,000] 022 MQ–25 AP 50,576 37,976 Scheduling delays [–12,600] 023 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS 89,563 71,663 Early to need [–17,900] 023A UC–12W 45,000 USMC UPL—2 additional aircraft [45,000] MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 024 F–18 A-D UNIQUE 116,551 116,551 025 F–18E/F AND EA–18G MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINM 605,416 605,416 026 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS SERIES 98,063 98,063 027 AEA SYSTEMS 24,110 24,110 028 AV–8 SERIES 22,829 22,829 029 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST) 179,193 179,193 030 ADVERSARY 69,336 69,336 031 F–18 SERIES 640,236 640,236 032 H–53 SERIES 41,414 41,414 033 MH–60 SERIES 106,495 106,495 034 H–1 SERIES 114,284 143,284 UH–1Y—SIEPU Upgrades [29,000] 035 EP–3 SERIES 8,548 8,548 036 E–2 SERIES 183,246 183,246 037 TRAINER A/C SERIES 16,376 16,376 039 C–130 SERIES 198,220 198,220 040 FEWSG 651 651 041 CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES 13,930 13,930 042 E–6 SERIES 164,571 164,571 043 EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES 60,498 60,498 044 T–45 SERIES 170,357 170,357 045 POWER PLANT CHANGES 21,079 21,079 046 JPATS SERIES 28,005 28,005 048 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT 53,614 53,614 049 COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES 136,199 136,199 050 COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM 6,585 6,585 051 ID SYSTEMS 13,085 13,085 052 P–8 SERIES 316,168 316,168 053 MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION 24,901 24,901 054 MQ–8 SERIES 14,700 14,700 055 V–22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY 215,997 226,887 V–22 Nacelle Improvement [10,890] 056 NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) 426,396 426,396 057 F–35 STOVL SERIES 311,921 311,921 058 F–35 CV SERIES 166,909 166,909 059 QRC 28,206 28,206 060 MQ–4 SERIES 93,951 93,951 AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 062 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 2,451,244 2,451,244 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES 063 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT 566,156 561,156 Program decrease [–5,000] 064 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 133,815 133,815 065 WAR CONSUMABLES 44,632 44,632 066 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES 49,907 49,907 067 SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 404,178 384,778 Flyaway unit cost growth [–19,400] TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 17,336,760 17,409,650 WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY BALLISTIC MISSILES 001 CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE 341,434 341,434 MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 002 TRIDENT II MODS 1,284,705 1,284,705 SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 003 MISSILE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 7,954 7,954 STRATEGIC MISSILES 004 TOMAHAWK 72,908 72,908 TACTICAL MISSILES 005 AMRAAM 439,153 439,153 006 SIDEWINDER 78,165 78,165 007 STANDARD MISSILE 969,525 1,049,325 INDOPACOM UPL—Standard Missile 1B Variant [79,800] 008 STANDARD MISSILE AP 227,320 227,320 009 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II 65,863 65,863 010 RAM 114,896 114,896 011 JOINT AIR GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) 79,292 79,292 012 HELLFIRE 6,923 6,923 013 AERIAL TARGETS 176,588 176,588 014 OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT 3,687 3,687 015 LRASM 639,636 639,636 016 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) 29,925 29,925 017 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) AP 5,755 5,755 MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 018 TOMAHAWK MODS 540,944 540,944 019 ESSM 290,129 290,129 020 AARGM-ER 162,429 162,429 021 AARGM-ER AP 33,273 33,273 022 STANDARD MISSILES MODS 89,255 89,255 SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 023 WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 2,037 2,037 ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 025 ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 208,154 208,154 TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 026 SSTD 4,830 4,830 027 MK–48 TORPEDO 308,497 351,589 Program increase [43,092] 028 ASW TARGETS 14,817 14,817 MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 029 MK–54 TORPEDO MODS 104,086 104,086 030 MK–48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS 20,714 20,714 031 MARITIME MINES 58,800 83,800 INDOPACOM UPL—Hammerhead Mine [25,000] SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 032 TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 133,187 133,187 033 ASW RANGE SUPPORT 4,146 4,146 DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION 034 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION 5,811 5,811 GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 035 SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS 14,165 14,165 MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 036 CIWS MODS 4,088 4,088 037 COAST GUARD WEAPONS 55,172 55,172 038 GUN MOUNT MODS 82,682 82,682 039 LCS MODULE WEAPONS 3,264 3,264 040 AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS 14,357 14,357 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 042 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 177,819 177,819 TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 6,876,385 7,024,277 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS NAVY AMMUNITION 001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS 43,519 43,519 002 JDAM 73,689 73,689 003 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES 67,423 67,423 004 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION 11,862 11,862 005 PRACTICE BOMBS 52,481 52,481 006 CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED DEVICES 72,426 72,426 007 AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES 104,529 104,529 008 JATOS 7,433 7,433 009 5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION 30,871 30,871 010 INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN AMMUNITION 41,261 41,261 011 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION 44,044 44,044 012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO 48,478 48,478 013 PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION 9,521 9,521 014 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION 1,679 1,679 015 EXPEDITIONARY LOITERING MUNITIONS 249,575 324,575 Goalkeeper [75,000] MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION 016 MORTARS 61,274 61,274 017 DIRECT SUPPORT MUNITIONS 73,338 73,338 018 INFANTRY WEAPONS AMMUNITION 178,240 178,240 019 COMBAT SUPPORT MUNITIONS 15,897 15,897 020 AMMO MODERNIZATION 17,941 17,941 021 ARTILLERY MUNITIONS 82,452 82,452 022 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION 5,340 5,340 TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 1,293,273 1,368,273 SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SHIPS 001 OHIO REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE 2,443,598 2,531,598 Submarine industrial base [88,000] 002 OHIO REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE AP 3,390,734 3,390,734 OTHER WARSHIPS 003 CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM 1,115,296 1,275,296 Navy UPL—CVN 75 and CVN 80 SEWIP BLK III [160,000] 004 CVN–81 800,492 800,492 005 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE 7,129,965 7,129,965 006 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE AP 3,215,539 2,890,439 Early to need [–325,100] 008 CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS AP 817,646 817,646 009 DDG 1000 410,400 410,400 010 DDG–51 4,199,179 4,199,179 011 DDG–51 AP 284,035 439,035 Explosion welding [5,000] Program increase [150,000] 013 FFG-FRIGATE 2,173,698 2,163,698 Insufficient justification [–10,000] AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS 016 LPD–17 750,000 LPD–33 [750,000] 018 LHA REPLACEMENT 1,830,149 1,830,149 020 EXPEDITIONARY FAST TRANSPORT (EPF) 5,000 Expeditionary Medical Ship long-lead time material (LLTM) [5,000] AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND PRIOR YR PROGRAM COST 021 AS SUBMARINE TENDER 1,733,234 248,000 Late contract award [–1,485,234] 022 TAO FLEET OILER 815,420 815,420 025 LCU 1700 62,532 62,532 026 OUTFITTING 557,365 557,365 028 SERVICE CRAFT 63,815 93,815 Yard, Repair, Berthing, and Messing Barge [30,000] 029 AUXILIARY PERSONNEL LIGHTER 72,000 Auxiliary Personnel Lighter [72,000] 030 LCAC SLEP 15,286 15,286 031 AUXILIARY VESSELS (USED SEALIFT) 142,008 142,008 032 COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS 1,648,559 1,648,559 TOTAL SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY 32,848,950 32,288,616 OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT 001 SURFACE POWER EQUIPMENT 14,003 14,003 GENERATORS 002 SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E 105,441 105,441 NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT 003 OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT 110,286 110,286 OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT 004 SUB PERISCOPE, IMAGING AND SUPT EQUIP PROG 262,951 262,951 005 DDG MOD 628,532 638,532 Navy Common Actuator [10,000] 006 FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT 34,782 34,782 007 COMMAND AND CONTROL SWITCHBOARD 2,458 2,458 008 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE 104,369 104,369 009 LCC 19/20 EXTENDED SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM 10,529 10,529 010 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT 23,272 23,272 011 SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 112,526 112,526 012 VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 32,076 32,076 013 LCS CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 18,832 18,832 014 SUBMARINE BATTERIES 28,221 28,221 015 LPD CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 91,890 91,890 016 DDG 1000 CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 232,124 294,024 Navy UPL [61,900] 017 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP 25,058 25,058 018 DSSP EQUIPMENT 4,623 4,623 020 LCAC 10,794 10,794 021 UNDERWATER EOD EQUIPMENT 19,549 19,549 022 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION 86,001 86,001 023 CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS 3,288 3,288 REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT 024 SHIP MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND MODERNIZATION 2,746,313 2,746,313 025 REACTOR POWER UNITS 2,016 2,016 026 REACTOR COMPONENTS 390,148 390,148 OCEAN ENGINEERING 027 DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT 18,086 18,086 SMALL BOATS 028 STANDARD BOATS 74,963 86,963 40-foot Patrol Boats [12,000] PRODUCTION FACILITIES EQUIPMENT 029 OPERATING FORCES IPE 187,495 187,495 OTHER SHIP SUPPORT 030 LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES EQUIPMENT 49,060 19,060 Excess to need [–30,000] 031 LCS MCM MISSION MODULES 93,961 58,961 Excess to need [–35,000] 033 LCS SUW MISSION MODULES 12,102 12,102 034 LCS IN-SERVICE MODERNIZATION 171,704 146,704 Excessive cost growth [–25,000] 035 SMALL & MEDIUM UUV 61,951 51,951 Late contract award—Razorback [–5,000] Late execution—Viperfish [–5,000] LOGISTIC SUPPORT 036 LSD MIDLIFE & MODERNIZATION 7,594 7,594 SHIP SONARS 037 SPQ–9B RADAR 7,267 7,267 038 AN/SQQ–89 SURF ASW COMBAT SYSTEM 138,065 138,065 039 SSN ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT 463,577 453,577 Excessive cost growth [–10,000] 040 UNDERSEA WARFARE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 23,452 23,452 ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 041 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE SYSTEM 46,726 46,726 042 SSTD 14,560 14,560 043 FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM 420,069 420,069 044 SURTASS 33,910 33,910 ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT 045 AN/SLQ–32 329,513 329,513 RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT 046 SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT 379,230 354,230 Excessive cost growth [–15,000] Program decrease [–10,000] 047 AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS) 4,082 4,082 OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 048 COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY 37,677 37,677 049 NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS) 15,374 15,374 050 ATDLS 50,148 50,148 051 NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NCCS) 3,918 3,918 052 MINESWEEPING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT 16,814 16,814 054 NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS (SPACE) 37,319 37,319 055 AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV SERVICE 2,750 2,750 056 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP 6,437 6,437 AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 057 ASHORE ATC EQUIPMENT 89,237 89,237 058 AFLOAT ATC EQUIPMENT 90,487 85,487 Excessive cost growth [–5,000] 059 ID SYSTEMS 59,234 59,234 060 JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEM 3,343 3,343 061 NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS 39,180 39,180 OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 062 MARITIME INTEGRATED BROADCAST SYSTEM 6,994 6,994 063 TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I SYSTEMS 52,026 52,026 064 DCGS-N 16,579 16,579 065 CANES 467,587 472,587 Program increase [5,000] 066 RADIAC 16,475 16,475 067 CANES-INTELL 48,207 48,207 068 GPETE 25,761 25,761 069 MASF 16,475 16,475 070 INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM TEST FACILITY 6,345 6,345 071 EMI CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION 4,282 4,282 073 IN-SERVICE RADARS AND SENSORS 255,256 240,256 Insufficient justification [–15,000] SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS 074 BATTLE FORCE TACTICAL NETWORK 74,180 74,180 075 SHIPBOARD TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS 29,776 29,776 076 SHIP COMMUNICATIONS AUTOMATION 96,916 96,916 077 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M 14,107 14,107 SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS 078 SUBMARINE BROADCAST SUPPORT 73,791 74,991 Navy UPL—VIOLET [1,200] 079 SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT 83,178 83,178 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 080 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS 72,871 72,871 081 NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL (NMT) 37,921 37,921 SHORE COMMUNICATIONS 082 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE) 5,065 5,065 CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT 083 INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP) 154,890 154,890 084 MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM 1,079 1,079 CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT 085 CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP 17,483 17,483 OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT 086 COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT 77,458 77,458 SONOBUOYS 088 SONOBUOYS—ALL TYPES 311,177 321,177 Increase industrial capacity [10,000] AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 089 MINOTAUR 5,396 5,396 090 WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 147,556 147,556 091 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 162,273 162,273 092 ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG) 11,930 11,930 093 ELECTROMAGNETIC AIRCRAFT LAUNCH SYSTEM (EMALS 17,836 17,836 094 METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT 19,703 19,703 095 LEGACY AIRBORNE MCM 12,202 12,202 097 AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 82,115 82,115 098 UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER AVIATION(UCA)MISSION CNTRL 152,687 152,687 099 ARCHITECT & CAP FOR AUTONOMY IN NAV ENTER 1,612 1,612 SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT 100 SHIP GUN SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 6,404 6,404 SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 101 HARPOON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 227 227 102 SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 294,511 294,511 103 TOMAHAWK SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 92,432 92,432 FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 104 STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIP 325,318 325,318 ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 105 SSN COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEMS 133,063 133,063 106 ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 27,469 27,469 OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 107 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP 27,864 27,864 108 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION 6,171 6,171 OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE 109 ANTI-SHIP MISSILE DECOY SYSTEM 56,630 61,130 CONUS-Based Repair, Refurbishment and Production of NULKA Decoy Canisters [4,500] 110 SUBMARINE TRAINING DEVICE MODS 76,954 76,954 111 SURFACE TRAINING EQUIPMENT 209,487 209,487 CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 112 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 3,827 3,827 113 GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS 4,570 4,570 114 CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EQUIP 56,829 56,829 115 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT 16,583 16,583 116 TACTICAL VEHICLES 24,236 24,236 117 AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT 4,504 4,504 118 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT 3,898 3,898 119 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION 67,286 67,286 120 PHYSICAL SECURITY VEHICLES 1,286 1,286 SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 121 SUPPLY EQUIPMENT 33,258 33,258 122 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION 6,977 6,977 123 SPECIAL PURPOSE SUPPLY SYSTEMS 659,529 655,863 Program decrease [–3,666] TRAINING DEVICES 124 TRAINING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 2,083 2,083 125 TRAINING AND EDUCATION EQUIPMENT 106,542 66,542 Excessive cost growth [–25,000] Program decrease [–15,000] COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 126 COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 44,448 81,348 AFRICOM UPL—Somalia Persistent Presence [36,900] 127 MEDICAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 12,529 12,529 129 NAVAL MIP SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 5,408 5,408 130 OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 12,105 12,105 131 C4ISR EQUIPMENT 7,670 7,670 132 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 52,597 42,597 Excessive cost growth [–10,000] 133 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT 108,901 108,901 134 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 42,154 42,154 OTHER 139 NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE SERVICE 177,585 177,585 140 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 23,176 23,176 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 143A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 16,290 27,790 Program increase [11,500] SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 142 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 645,900 625,900 Program decrease [–20,000] 143 VIRGINIA CLASS (VACL) SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 470,000 470,000 UNDISTRIBUTED 144 UNDISTRIBUTED –26,000 Decommission CG–69 USS Vicksburg [–56,000] Restore CG–63 USS Cowpens [30,000] TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 14,535,257 14,433,591 PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 001 AAV7A1 PIP 3,353 3,353 002 AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICLES 557,564 552,464 Unjustified growth—Program Management [–5,100] 003 LAV PIP 42,052 42,052 ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS 004 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED HOWITZER 489 489 005 ARTILLERY WEAPONS SYSTEM 165,268 165,268 006 WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES UNDER $5 MILLION 14,004 14,004 GUIDED MISSILES 007 TOMAHAWK 105,192 105,192 008 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) 169,726 169,726 009 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) AP 39,244 39,244 010 GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE 249,103 249,103 011 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-JAVELIN 54,883 54,883 012 FAMILY ANTI-ARMOR WEAPON SYSTEMS (FOAAWS) 23,627 23,627 013 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-TOW 2,007 2,007 014 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) 8,867 8,867 COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 015 COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM 75,382 69,482 Unjustified fielding growth [–5,900] REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT 016 REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT 53,590 53,590 OTHER SUPPORT (TEL) 017 MODIFICATION KITS 1,782 1,782 COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL) 018 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) 122,917 122,917 019 AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS 23,744 23,744 RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 020 GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) 66,291 66,291 INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 021 ELECTRO MAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS (EMSO) 177,270 177,270 022 GCSS-MC 4,144 4,144 023 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM 58,483 58,483 024 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 148,062 150,062 Marine Innovation Unit [2,000] 026 UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (INTEL) 52,273 52,273 027 DCGS-MC 68,289 73,389 USMC UPL #5 [5,100] 028 UAS PAYLOADS 19,088 19,088 OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL) 031 EXPEDITIONARY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 2,010 2,010 032 MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN) 259,044 259,044 033 COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES 27,966 27,966 034 COMMAND POST SYSTEMS 71,109 71,109 035 RADIO SYSTEMS 544,059 544,059 036 COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS 46,276 46,276 037 COMM & ELEC INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT 27,111 27,111 038 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 27,583 27,583 040 UNMANNED EXPEDITIONARY SYSTEMS 13,564 13,564 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 057A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 2,799 2,799 ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES 043 COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES 34,169 34,169 TACTICAL VEHICLES 044 MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS 17,299 17,299 045 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE 232,501 232,501 046 TRAILERS 2,034 2,034 ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT 047 TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS 12,956 12,956 048 POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED 28,899 28,899 049 AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 15,691 15,691 050 EOD SYSTEMS 41,200 41,200 MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 051 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT 53,949 53,949 GENERAL PROPERTY 052 FIELD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 5,457 5,457 053 TRAINING DEVICES 96,577 96,577 054 FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 29,883 29,883 055 ULTRA-LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (ULTV) 17,034 17,034 OTHER SUPPORT 056 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION 27,691 27,691 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 057 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 35,657 35,657 TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 3,979,212 3,975,312 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE 001 B–21 RAIDER 1,617,093 1,617,093 002 B–21 RAIDER AP 708,000 708,000 TACTICAL FORCES 003 F–35 4,877,121 4,752,321 Flyaway unit cost growth [–124,800] 004 F–35 AP 402,000 402,000 005 F–15EX 2,670,039 2,469,591 Technical realignment [–200,448] 006 F–15EX AP 228,000 320,000 FY25 6 additional aircraft [92,000] TACTICAL AIRLIFT 007 KC–46A MDAP 2,882,590 2,882,590 OTHER AIRLIFT 008 C–130J 34,921 34,921 HELICOPTERS 011 MH–139A 228,807 228,807 012 COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER 282,533 282,533 MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 013 CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C 3,013 11,900 Program increase [8,887] OTHER AIRCRAFT 015 TARGET DRONES 42,226 42,226 017 E–11 BACN/HAG 67,367 67,367 STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT 019 B–2A 107,980 107,980 020 B–1B 12,757 9,782 Technical realignment [–2,975] 021 B–52 65,815 51,798 Technical realignment [–14,017] 022 LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES 21,723 21,723 TACTICAL AIRCRAFT 024 E–11 BACN/HAG 58,923 58,923 025 F–15 34,830 155,278 Technical realignment [120,448] 026 F–16 297,342 397,342 IVEWS restoration [100,000] 027 F–22A 794,676 794,676 028 F–35 MODIFICATIONS 451,798 451,798 029 F–15 EPAW 280,658 280,658 AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT 031 C–5 24,377 24,377 032 C–17A 140,560 140,560 033 C–32A 19,060 19,060 034 C–37A 13,454 13,454 TRAINER AIRCRAFT 035 GLIDER MODS 5,270 5,270 036 T–6 2,942 2,942 037 T–1 10,950 10,950 038 T–38 125,340 125,340 OTHER AIRCRAFT 040 U–2 MODS 54,727 54,727 042 C–12 446 446 044 VC–25A MOD 29,707 29,707 045 C–40 8,921 8,921 046 C–130 71,177 93,177 iMAFFS [22,000] 047 C–130J MODS 121,258 121,258 048 C–135 153,595 153,595 049 COMPASS CALL 144,686 194,686 SABER integration on EC–37B aircraft [50,000] 050 COMBAT FLIGHT INSPECTION—CFIN 446 446 051 RC–135 220,138 220,138 052 E–3 1,350 1,350 052A E–7A AP 300,000 USAF UPL [300,000] 053 E–4 13,055 13,055 056 H–1 816 816 057 H–60 4,207 4,207 060 HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS 101,055 101,055 061 OTHER AIRCRAFT 54,134 73,403 Technical realignment [11,619] Technical realignment—Sentinel Aircraft Procurement [7,650] 062 MQ–9 MODS 98,063 98,063 064 SENIOR LEADER C3 SYSTEM—AIRCRAFT 24,847 24,847 065 CV–22 MODS 153,006 153,006 AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 066 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS 781,521 772,877 Technical realignment [–8,644] COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 067 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT EQUIP 157,664 157,664 POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT 068 B–2A 1,838 1,838 069 B–2B 15,207 15,207 072 MC–130J 10,117 10,117 074 F–16 1,075 1,075 075 F–22A 38,418 38,418 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS 079 INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS 18,874 18,874 WAR CONSUMABLES 080 WAR CONSUMABLES 27,482 27,482 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES 081 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES 1,478,044 1,513,644 Classified adjustment [190,000] Excess to need [–229,400] Program decrease [–5,000] Technical realignment [80,000] CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 083A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 17,165 17,165 TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 20,315,204 20,712,524 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT—BALLISTIC 001 MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ-BALLISTIC 69,319 69,319 BALLISTIC MISSILES 003 GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT AP 539,300 539,300 STRATEGIC 004 LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON 66,816 66,816 TACTICAL 005 REPLAC EQUIP & WAR CONSUMABLES 37,318 37,318 006 JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE 915,996 915,996 007 JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE AP 769,672 769,672 008 JOINT STRIKE MISSILE 161,011 161,011 009 LRASM0 87,796 87,796 010 LRASM0 AP 99,871 99,871 011 SIDEWINDER (AIM–9X) 95,643 95,643 012 AMRAAM 489,049 489,049 013 AMRAAM AP 212,410 212,410 014 PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE 1,049 1,049 015 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB 48,734 48,734 016 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II 291,553 291,553 017 STAND-IN ATTACK WEAPON (SIAW) 41,947 41,947 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 018 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS/POL PREVENTION 793 793 CLASS IV 019 ICBM FUZE MOD 115,745 115,745 020 ICBM FUZE MOD AP 43,044 43,044 021 MM III MODIFICATIONS 48,639 48,639 022 AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) 41,494 41,494 MISSILE SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 023 MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (INITIAL) 6,840 6,840 024 MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (REPLEN) 75,191 75,191 SPECIAL PROGRAMS 029 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS 419,498 419,498 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 029A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 851,718 851,718 TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 5,530,446 5,530,446 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE ROCKETS 001 ROCKETS 18,483 18,483 CARTRIDGES 002 CARTRIDGES 101,104 101,104 BOMBS 004 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS 142,118 142,118 005 MASSIVE ORDNANCE PENETRATOR (MOP) 14,074 14,074 006 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION 132,364 132,364 007 B–61 68 68 008 B61–12 TRAINER 10,100 10,100 OTHER ITEMS 009 CAD/PAD 51,487 51,487 010 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) 6,707 6,707 011 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 585 585 013 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION 2,299 2,299 014 ITEMS LESS THAN $5,000,000 5,115 5,115 FLARES 015 EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES 79,786 79,786 FUZES 016 FUZES 109,562 109,562 SMALL ARMS 017 SMALL ARMS 29,306 29,306 TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 703,158 703,158 PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE SPACE PROCUREMENT, SF 001 AF SATELLITE COMM SYSTEM 64,345 64,345 003 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS 52,665 52,665 004 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS 25,057 25,057 005 FABT FORCE ELEMENT TERMINAL 121,634 121,634 007 GENERAL INFORMATION TECH—SPACE 3,451 3,451 008 GPSIII FOLLOW ON 119,700 70,400 Request for Equitable Adjustment [–49,300] 009 GPS III SPACE SEGMENT 121,770 103,670 Unjustified growth SV 03–10 production [–18,100] 010 GLOBAL POSTIONING (SPACE) 893 893 011 HERITAGE TRANSITION 6,110 6,110 012 JOINT TACTICAL GROUND STATIONS 580 580 013 SPACEBORNE EQUIP (COMSEC) 83,168 83,168 014 MILSATCOM 44,672 44,672 015 SBIR HIGH (SPACE) 39,438 39,438 016 SPECIAL SPACE ACTIVITIES 840,913 380,213 Classified overrun [–497,000] USSF UPL—Classified program A [36,300] 017 MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM 101,147 101,147 018 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH 2,142,846 2,142,846 020 PTES HUB 56,482 56,482 021 ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM 74,848 74,848 022 SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY LAUNCH 529,468 529,468 023 SPACE MODS 166,596 166,596 024 SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM SPACE 114,505 114,505 SPARES 025 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 906 906 SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 026 POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT 3,100 3,100 UNDISTRIBUTED 027 UNDISTRIBUTED –434,000 WGS–12 delayed contract award [–434,000] TOTAL PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE 4,714,294 3,752,194 OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 001 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 6,123 6,123 CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES 002 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE 3,961 3,961 003 CAP VEHICLES 1,027 1,027 004 CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES 45,036 47,338 Technical realignment [2,302] SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 005 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE 57,780 57,780 006 SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES 390 390 007 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 79,023 82,803 Technical realignment [3,780] FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT 008 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES 70,252 70,252 MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 009 MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES 73,805 75,895 Technical realignment [2,090] BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 010 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV AND CLEANING EQU 22,030 22,030 011 BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT VEHICLES 223,354 240,634 Technical realignment [17,280] COMM SECURITY EQUIPMENT(COMSEC) 013 COMSEC EQUIPMENT 98,600 98,600 INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS 015 INTERNATIONAL INTEL TECH & ARCHITECTURES 5,393 5,393 016 INTELLIGENCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT 5,012 5,012 017 INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT 40,042 40,042 ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS 018 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING SYS 67,581 67,581 019 NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM 3,841 3,841 020 BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM—FIXED 1,867 1,867 022 3D EXPEDITIONARY LONG-RANGE RADAR 83,735 83,735 023 WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST 28,530 28,530 024 STRATEGIC COMMAND AND CONTROL 73,593 73,593 025 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX 8,221 8,221 026 MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS 17,078 17,078 029 STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & EXECUTION SYSTEM 3,861 3,861 SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS 030 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 206,142 212,093 Insufficient justification [–25,000] Technical realignment [30,951] 031 AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL SYS 2,582 2,582 032 BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE CONTROL NODE (BACN) 30 30 033 MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL 3,768 3,768 034 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM 208,704 208,704 035 COMBAT TRAINING RANGES 346,340 346,340 036 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMM N 84,102 84,102 037 WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE (WAS) 11,594 11,594 038 C3 COUNTERMEASURES 148,818 148,818 044 AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) 5,032 5,032 AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS 046 BASE INFORMATION TRANSPT INFRAST (BITI) WIRED 108,532 322,704 Technical realignment [214,172] 047 AFNET 154,911 129,911 Insufficient justification [–25,000] 048 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE) 5,381 5,381 049 USCENTCOM 18,025 18,025 050 USSTRATCOM 4,436 4,436 051 USSPACECOM 27,073 27,073 ORGANIZATION AND BASE 052 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT 226,819 226,819 053 RADIO EQUIPMENT 30,407 30,407 054 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE 113,563 113,563 MODIFICATIONS 055 COMM ELECT MODS 98,224 118,224 NORTHCOM UPL—Over the Horizon Radar Acceleration [20,000] PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP 056 PERSONAL SAFETY AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT 60,473 60,473 DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS HANDLING EQ 057 POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT 9,235 9,235 058 MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP 15,662 15,662 BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 059 BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT 77,875 77,875 060 ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT 280,734 323,018 Recovery of Air Bases Denied by Ordnance Program [40,000] Technical realignment [2,284] 061 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT 207,071 232,271 Technical realignment [25,200] 062 FUELS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (FSE) 218,790 218,790 063 BASE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 51,914 57,864 Technical realignment [5,950] SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS 065 DARP RC135 28,882 28,882 066 DCGS-AF 129,655 129,655 070 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM 1,042,833 1,042,833 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 072A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 25,456,490 25,456,490 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 071 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS (CYBER) 1,032 1,032 072 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 12,628 12,628 TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 30,417,892 30,731,901 PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE MAJOR EQUIPMENT, SDA 001 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA 516 516 002 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD 186,006 186,006 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA 011 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 12,275 12,275 012 TELEPORT PROGRAM 42,399 42,399 014 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION 47,538 47,538 015 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM NETWORK 39,472 39,472 016 WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION AGENCY 118,523 118,523 017 SENIOR LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE 94,591 94,591 018 JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS (JRSS) 22,714 0 Program decrease [–22,714] 019 JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER 107,637 97,637 Insufficient justification [–10,000] 020 FOURTH ESTATE NETWORK OPTIMIZATION (4ENO) 33,047 33,047 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA 028 MAJOR EQUIPMENT 30,355 30,355 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCSA 029 MAJOR EQUIPMENT 2,135 2,135 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS 030 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS 3,747 3,747 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 031 THAAD 216,782 316,782 6 additional THAAD Interceptors [100,000] 033 AEGIS BMD 374,756 419,756 MDA UPL—SM–3 Blk 1B Life Extension [45,000] 035 BMDS AN/TPY–2 RADARS 29,108 29,108 036 SM–3 IIAS 432,824 432,824 037 ARROW 3 UPPER TIER SYSTEMS 80,000 80,000 038 SHORT RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE (SRBMD) 40,000 40,000 039 DEFENSE OF GUAM PROCUREMENT 169,627 169,627 040 AEGIS ASHORE PHASE III 2,390 2,390 041 IRON DOME 80,000 80,000 042 AEGIS BMD HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE 27,825 27,825 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA 043 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION 3,704 3,704 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY 046 VEHICLES 366 366 047 OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT 12,787 12,787 048 DTRA CYBER ACTIVITIES 21,413 21,413 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DODEA 049 AUTOMATION/EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT & LOGISTICS 1,358 1,358 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT 050 MAJOR EQUIPMENT 13,012 13,012 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, USCYBERCOM 051 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 129,082 131,582 Additional resourcing [2,500] CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS UNDISTRIBUTED 073A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 658,529 658,529 AVIATION PROGRAMS 053 ARMED OVERWATCH/TARGETING 266,846 266,846 054 MANNED ISR 7,000 7,000 055 MC–12 600 600 057 ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND SUSTAINMENT 261,012 261,012 058 UNMANNED ISR 26,997 29,497 Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) Miniaturized Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Ground Control Stations [2,500] 059 NON-STANDARD AVIATION 25,782 25,782 060 U–28 7,198 7,198 061 MH–47 CHINOOK 149,883 149,883 062 CV–22 MODIFICATION 75,981 75,981 063 MQ–9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE 17,684 17,684 064 PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE 108,497 108,497 065 AC/MC–130J 319,754 319,754 066 C–130 MODIFICATIONS 18,796 18,796 SHIPBUILDING 067 UNDERWATER SYSTEMS 66,111 73,111 Deep Submergence Collective Propulsion [7,000] AMMUNITION PROGRAMS 068 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M 147,831 147,831 OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS 069 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS 203,400 203,400 070 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS 5,718 5,718 071 OTHER ITEMS <$5M 108,816 106,316 Program decrease [–2,500] 072 COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS 55,064 58,730 Combat Craft Assault for Naval Special Warfare—one craft [3,666] 073 SPECIAL PROGRAMS 20,412 20,412 074 TACTICAL VEHICLES 56,561 56,561 075 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M 329,837 379,824 USSOCOM UPL—Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Group 3 Defeat Acceleration [49,987] 076 COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS 4,987 4,987 077 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE 23,639 23,639 078 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS 322,341 322,341 CBDP 079 CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS 159,884 159,884 080 CB PROTECTION & HAZARD MITIGATION 231,826 231,826 TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 6,056,975 6,232,414 NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT UNDISTRIBUTED 006 UNDISTRIBUTED 100,000 Program increase [100,000] TOTAL NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT 100,000 TOTAL PROCUREMENT 167,988,341 168,566,752 XLII RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Line Program Item FY 2024 House RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY BASIC RESEARCH 001 0601102A DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES 296,670 301,670 AI-Enhanced Quantum Computing [5,000] 002 0601103A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES 75,672 75,672 003 0601104A UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTERS 108,946 112,946 Biotechnology research [2,000] Hypervelocity research and testing [2,000] 004 0601121A CYBER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ALLIANCE 5,459 5,459 005 0601601A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING BASIC RESEARCH 10,708 10,708 SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH 497,455 506,455 APPLIED RESEARCH 006 0602002A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT-APPLIED RESEARCH 5,613 5,613 008 0602134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT ADVANCED STUDIES 6,242 6,242 009 0602141A LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY 85,578 100,578 Armaments technology for unmanned systems [2,500] Convergent Advanced Manufacturing for Extreme Environments [5,000] Crtitical energetic materials chemistries [2,500] Overmatching the Speed of Battle [2,500] Universal Nanocrystalline Alloys Lethality [2,500] 010 0602142A ARMY APPLIED RESEARCH 34,572 34,572 011 0602143A SOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY 104,470 116,970 Body armor research [2,500] Digital night vision technology [5,000] Pathfinder program [2,500] Wafer-Level Vacuum Packaging (WLVP) of Microbolometers [2,500] 012 0602144A GROUND TECHNOLOGY 60,005 69,005 Cold weather research [2,500] Engineered Repair Materials for Roadways to Support Effective Maneuver of Military Assets [1,500] HMAR Production [2,500] Polar proving ground and training program [2,500] 013 0602145A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY 166,500 167,000 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWD – Humvee) Gunner Restraint System (GRS) [500] 014 0602146A NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY 81,618 91,618 Intelligent Resilience of Communications Signals [2,500] Man-portable doppler radar [5,000] Secure Microelectronic Interposer Technology [2,500] 015 0602147A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES TECHNOLOGY 34,683 37,183 Additive manufacturing for low-cost missile applications [2,500] 016 0602148A FUTURE VERTICLE LIFT TECHNOLOGY 73,844 76,344 eVTOL power source development [2,500] 017 0602150A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 33,301 60,801 Counter UAS research [5,000] High energy laser enabling and support technology [2,500] High energy Laser in a Box [20,000] 018 0602180A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES 24,142 24,142 019 0602181A ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE APPLIED RESEARCH 14,297 14,297 020 0602182A C3I APPLIED RESEARCH 30,659 30,659 021 0602183A AIR PLATFORM APPLIED RESEARCH 48,163 53,163 Unmanned aerial and ground sensor network [2,500] Vision-Based Navigation for Small Unmanned Aerial Systems [2,500] 022 0602184A SOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH 18,986 18,986 023 0602213A C3I APPLIED CYBER 22,714 22,714 024 0602386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—APPLIED RESEARCH 16,736 16,736 025 0602785A MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING TECHNOLOGY 19,969 19,969 026 0602787A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY 66,266 76,166 Precision Medicine for Bone Injuries [4,900] WRAIR Mitochonchondria TBI program [5,000] SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH 948,358 1,042,758 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 027 0603002A MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 4,147 12,147 Hearing Protections Communications [8,000] 028 0603007A MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 16,316 16,316 029 0603025A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEMONSTRATION 23,156 23,156 030 0603040A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES 13,187 13,187 031 0603041A ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 33,332 33,332 032 0603042A C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 19,225 19,225 033 0603043A AIR PLATFORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 14,165 14,165 034 0603044A SOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 1,214 1,214 036 0603116A LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 20,582 30,582 Battlefield Armaments and Ammunition Supply Chain [10,000] Energetics Materials and Manufacturing Technology [2,500] Program decrease [–5,000] Systems materials and hardened structures [2,500] 037 0603117A ARMY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 136,280 136,280 038 0603118A SOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 102,778 109,278 Autonomous Long Range Resupply [2,500] Paratrooper and Powered Paragliders Autopilot System (PAPPAS) [4,000] 039 0603119A GROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 40,597 45,597 3D Printed Cold Weather Structures [2,500] Research supporting rapid entry in Arctic conditions [2,500] 040 0603134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT SIMULATION 21,672 21,672 041 0603386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—ADVANCED RESEARCH 59,871 59,871 042 0603457A C3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 28,847 28,847 043 0603461A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM 255,772 250,772 Excessive cost growth [–5,000] 044 0603462A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 217,394 227,394 Next Generation Combat Vehicle Advanced Technology (Silent Watch Hydrogen Fuel Cell) [10,000] 045 0603463A NETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 105,549 105,549 046 0603464A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 153,024 225,024 Al-Li solid rocket motors [10,000] Assured Munition Position, Navigation, Timing, and Navigational Warfare [10,000] ERAMS Advanced Technology [8,000] Maneuvering Submunitions for Precision Strike Missile [9,000] Missile Virtual Interactive Testbeds And Labs [15,000] XM1155 Glide Flight Projectile [20,000] 047 0603465A FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 158,795 178,795 Additive manufacturing [10,000] Army Aviation Cybersecurity and Electromagnetic Activity (CEMA) [5,000] Next Generation Vertical Takeoff and Landing Concepts for Unmanned Aircraft [5,000] 048 0603466A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 21,015 34,315 Armaments Based Counter Small Unmanned Aerial Systems [7,000] SHORAD S&T Engineering and Integration (SSEI) Lab [6,300] 049 0603920A HUMANITARIAN DEMINING 9,068 23,000 Program increase [13,932] SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 1,455,986 1,609,718 ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 051 0603305A ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION 12,904 43,904 Artificial Intelligence Decision Aids for All Domain Operations [6,000] Capability for Advanced Protetive Technologies Assessment and Integration (CAPTAIN) [8,000] Integrated Environmental Control and Power [5,000] Pulsed Laser for Hypersonic Defense [5,000] Resilient Position, Navigation, and Timing Development (PNT) [7,000] 052 0603308A ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION 19,120 24,120 Essential Multi-Function Multi-Mission Payload Development [5,000] 054 0603619A LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER—ADV DEV 47,537 47,537 055 0603639A TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION 91,323 91,323 056 0603645A ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION—ADV DEV 43,026 29,926 Slow expenditure—Ground Combat Platform [–13,100] 057 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY 3,550 3,550 058 0603766A TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM—ADV DEV 65,567 65,567 059 0603774A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 73,675 73,675 060 0603779A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—DEM/VAL 31,720 36,720 Underwater Cut and Capture Demonstration [5,000] 061 0603790A NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 4,143 4,143 062 0603801A AVIATION—ADV DEV 1,502,160 1,464,160 FARA—Excess to need [–50,000] Modular Communication, Command, and Control Suite (MC3–Suite) [12,000] 063 0603804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ADV DEV 7,604 7,604 064 0603807A MEDICAL SYSTEMS—ADV DEV 1,602 1,602 065 0603827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 27,681 25,825 Excessive growth—Program management [–1,333] Slow expenditure rate—Advance Development [–523] 066 0604017A ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT 3,024 3,024 067 0604019A EXPANDED MISSION AREA MISSILE (EMAM) 97,018 97,018 068 0604020A CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM (CFT) ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING 117,557 117,557 069 0604035A LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITE CAPABILITY 38,851 38,851 070 0604036A MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING SYSTEM (MDSS) ADV DEV 191,394 191,394 071 0604037A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE (TITAN) ADV DEV 10,626 10,626 072 0604100A ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 11,095 11,095 073 0604101A SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.4) 5,144 5,144 074 0604103A ELECTRONIC WARFARE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT TOOL (EWPMT) 2,260 2,260 075 0604113A FUTURE TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (FTUAS) 53,143 24,096 Slow expenditure rate [–29,047] 076 0604114A LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE (LTAMD) SENSOR 816,663 816,663 077 0604115A TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES 281,314 281,314 078 0604117A MANEUVER—SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE (M-SHORAD) 281,239 240,065 Delayed expenditure—Contract Award Delay [–41,174] 079 0604119A ARMY ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING 204,914 204,914 080 0604120A ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING (PNT) 40,930 33,090 Slow expenditure rate—ALTNAV [–5,236] Slow expenditure rate—Mounted APNT [–2,604] 081 0604121A SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT REFINEMENT & PROTOTYPING 109,714 78,686 Slow expenditure rate—Reconfig Virtual Collective Trainer [–3,524] Slow expenditure rate—STE Live [–25,451] Slow expenditure rate—SVT [–2,053] 082 0604134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING 16,426 16,426 083 0604135A STRATEGIC MID-RANGE FIRES 31,559 31,559 084 0604182A HYPERSONICS 43,435 43,435 085 0604403A FUTURE INTERCEPTOR 8,040 8,040 086 0604531A COUNTER—SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 64,242 64,242 087 0604541A UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT 40,915 40,915 090A 99999999 FLEXIBLE TRANSITION PATHWAY 10,000 Pilot program [10,000] 229A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 19,200 16,700 Program decrease [–2,500] SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 4,420,315 4,306,770 SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 091 0604201A AIRCRAFT AVIONICS 13,673 13,673 092 0604270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT 12,789 12,789 093 0604601A INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS 64,076 62,732 Slow expenditure [–1,344] 094 0604604A MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES 28,226 3,226 Incomplete development goals [–25,000] 095 0604611A JAVELIN 7,827 7,827 096 0604622A FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES 44,197 44,197 097 0604633A AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 1,134 11,134 Integrated Mission Planning & Airspace Control Tools (IMPACT) [10,000] 098 0604641A TACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE (TUGV) 142,125 142,125 099 0604642A LIGHT TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES 53,564 9,671 Incomplete development goals [–43,893] 100 0604645A ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION (ASM)—ENG DEV 102,201 102,201 101 0604710A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS—ENG DEV 48,720 133,143 Rephase from Procurement for IVAS 1.2 development [89,451] Slow expenditure—Joint Effects Targetting System (JETS) [–5,028] 102 0604713A COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND EQUIPMENT 2,223 2,223 103 0604715A NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES—ENG DEV 21,441 21,441 104 0604741A AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE—ENG DEV 74,738 84,738 Software Integration Digital Eco-system [10,000] 105 0604742A CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 30,985 30,985 106 0604746A AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT 13,626 13,626 107 0604760A DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS (DIS)—ENG DEV 8,802 8,802 108 0604798A BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND EVALUATION 20,828 20,828 109 0604802A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS—ENG DEV 243,851 258,851 Long Range Precision Guidance Kit [15,000] 110 0604804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV 37,420 37,420 111 0604805A COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS—ENG DEV 34,214 34,214 112 0604807A MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV 6,496 6,496 113 0604808A LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER—ENG DEV 13,581 13,581 114 0604818A ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL HARDWARE & SOFTWARE 168,574 160,778 Slow expenditure rate—Expeditionary Army Command Post [–5,049] Slow expenditure rate—Sustainment Transport System [–2,747] 115 0604820A RADAR DEVELOPMENT 94,944 94,944 116 0604822A GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM (GFEBS) 2,965 2,965 117 0604827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS—WARRIOR DEM/VAL 11,333 11,333 118 0604852A SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS—EMD 79,250 79,250 119 0604854A ARTILLERY SYSTEMS—EMD 42,490 42,490 120 0605013A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 104,024 104,024 121 0605018A INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A) 102,084 102,084 123 0605030A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC) 18,662 18,662 124 0605031A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN) 30,328 30,328 125 0605035A COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) 11,509 11,509 126 0605036A COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (CWMD) 1,050 1,050 128 0605041A DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL DEVELOPMENT 27,714 27,714 129 0605042A TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO SYSTEMS (LOW-TIER) 4,318 4,318 130 0605047A CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM 16,355 16,355 131 0605049A MISSILE WARNING SYSTEM MODERNIZATION (MWSM) 27,571 27,571 132 0605051A AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT 24,900 24,900 133 0605052A INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2—BLOCK 1 196,248 196,248 134 0605053A GROUND ROBOTICS 35,319 35,319 135 0605054A EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES 201,274 149,834 Program decrease [–2,500] Prototype delay [–48,940] 137 0605144A NEXT GENERATION LOAD DEVICE—MEDIUM 36,970 25,559 Unjustified cost growth [–11,411] 139 0605148A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE (TITAN) EMD 132,136 132,136 140 0605203A ARMY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 81,657 81,657 141 0605205A SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.5) 31,284 31,284 142 0605206A CI AND HUMINT EQUIPMENT PROGRAM-ARMY (CIHEP-A) 2,170 2,170 143 0605216A JOINT TARGETING INTEGRATED COMMAND AND COORDINATION SUITE (JTIC2S) 9,290 9,290 144 0605224A MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE 41,003 41,003 146 0605231A PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM) 272,786 272,786 147 0605232A HYPERSONICS EMD 900,920 900,920 148 0605233A ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (AIE) 27,361 27,361 149 0605235A STRATEGIC MID-RANGE CAPABILITY 348,855 348,855 150 0605236A INTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS 22,901 22,901 151 0605450A JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) 3,014 3,014 152 0605457A ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AIAMD) 284,095 273,195 Capabilty development excess growth [–10,900] 153 0605531A COUNTER—SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS SYS DEV & DEMONSTRATION 36,016 36,016 154 0605625A MANNED GROUND VEHICLE 996,653 875,753 OMFV slow expenditure [–120,900] 155 0605766A NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION (MIP) 15,129 15,129 156 0605812A JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PH 27,243 26,143 Slow expenditure [–1,100] 157 0605830A AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 1,167 1,167 158 0303032A TROJAN—RH12 3,879 3,879 159 0304270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT 137,186 137,186 SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 5,639,364 5,485,003 MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 160 0604256A THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT 38,492 38,492 161 0604258A TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 11,873 27,273 Program increase [5,000] U.S. Replacement for Foreign Engines for Aerial Targets [10,400] 162 0604759A MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT 76,167 76,167 163 0605103A RAND ARROYO CENTER 37,078 37,078 164 0605301A ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL 314,872 314,872 165 0605326A CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM 95,551 95,551 167 0605601A ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES 439,118 439,118 168 0605602A ARMY TECHNICAL TEST INSTRUMENTATION AND TARGETS 42,220 72,220 Rapid Assurance Modernization Program [30,000] 169 0605604A SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS 37,518 37,518 170 0605606A AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION 2,718 2,718 172 0605706A MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS 26,902 26,902 173 0605709A EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS 7,805 7,805 174 0605712A SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING 75,133 75,133 175 0605716A ARMY EVALUATION CENTER 71,118 71,118 176 0605718A ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD COLLABORATION & INTEG 11,204 11,204 177 0605801A PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES 93,895 93,895 178 0605803A TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES 31,327 36,227 Modeling & Simulation—Infrastructure [4,900] 179 0605805A MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY 50,409 50,409 180 0605857A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY MGMT SUPPORT 1,629 1,629 181 0605898A ARMY DIRECT REPORT HEADQUARTERS—R&D - MHA 55,843 55,843 182 0606002A RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST SITE 91,340 95,340 Mission Control Center Modernization [4,000] 183 0606003A COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN INTEL MODERNIZATION 6,348 6,348 185 0606942A ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS CYBER VULNERABILITIES 6,025 6,025 SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 1,624,585 1,678,885 OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 187 0603778A MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 14,465 14,465 188 0605024A ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT 7,472 7,472 189 0607131A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS 8,425 8,425 190 0607136A BLACKHAWK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 1,507 1,507 191 0607137A CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 9,265 24,265 714C Engine Enhancement [15,000] 192 0607139A IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE PROGRAM 201,247 191,062 Excessive Growth—Government Planning [–1,721] Slow expenditure rate [–8,464] 193 0607142A AVIATION ROCKET SYSTEM PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 3,014 3,014 194 0607143A UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS 25,393 25,393 195 0607145A APACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT 10,547 35,547 Apache modernization [25,000] 196 0607148A AN/TPQ–53 COUNTERFIRE TARGET ACQUISITION RADAR SYSTEM 54,167 54,167 197 0607150A INTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT 4,345 4,345 198 0607312A ARMY OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 19,000 19,000 199 0607313A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT 6,389 6,389 200 0607315A ENDURING TURBINE ENGINES AND POWER SYSTEMS 2,411 2,411 201 0607665A FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS 797 797 202 0607865A PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 177,197 177,197 203 0203728A JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION COORDINATION SYSTEM (JADOCS) 42,177 42,177 204 0203735A COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS 146,635 149,935 Abrams Modernization Program [15,000] Slow expenditure—Stryker Combat Vehicle Improvement Program [–11,700] 205 0203743A 155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER IMPROVEMENTS 122,902 110,802 Excess growth—ERCA range prototype build [–5,900] Slow expenditure—Extended Range Cannon Artillery [–6,200] 207 0203752A AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 146 146 208 0203758A DIGITIZATION 1,515 1,515 209 0203801A MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 4,520 4,520 210 0203802A OTHER MISSILE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS 10,044 10,044 211 0205412A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEV 281 281 212 0205778A GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM (GMLRS) 75,952 75,952 213 0208053A JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM 203 203 216 0303028A SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 301 301 217 0303140A INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM 15,323 15,323 218 0303141A GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM 13,082 13,082 219 0303142A SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE) 26,838 26,838 222 0305179A INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) 9,456 9,456 225 0305219A MQ–1C GRAY EAGLE UAS 6,629 6,629 227 0708045A END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES 75,317 85,317 Additive manufacturing expansion [10,000] 228A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 8,786 8,786 SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 1,105,748 1,136,763 SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS 228 0608041A DEFENSIVE CYBER—SOFTWARE PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT 83,570 83,570 SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS 83,570 83,570 TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 15,775,381 15,849,922 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY BASIC RESEARCH 001 0601103N UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES 96,355 101,355 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) [5,000] 002 0601153N DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES 540,908 543,908 Hypersonic research initiatives [3,000] SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH 637,263 645,263 APPLIED RESEARCH 003 0602114N POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH 23,982 23,982 004 0602123N FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH 142,148 144,648 Cavitation erosion research [2,500] 005 0602131M MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE TECHNOLOGY 59,208 66,708 Next Generation Lithium Ion Batteries [5,000] Unmanned logistics solutions [2,500] 006 0602235N COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH 52,090 52,090 007 0602236N WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED RESEARCH 74,722 74,722 008 0602271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED RESEARCH 92,473 92,473 009 0602435N OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT APPLIED RESEARCH 80,806 90,806 Continous distributed sensing systems [10,000] 010 0602651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED RESEARCH 7,419 7,419 011 0602747N UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH 61,503 69,003 Academic Partnerships for Submarine & Undersea Vehicle Research & Manufacturing [5,000] Undersea Sensing and Communications [2,500] 012 0602750N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH 182,662 185,162 Long endurance mobile autonomous passive acoustic sensing research [2,500] 013 0602782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH 30,435 30,435 014 0602792N INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP) APPLIED RESEARCH 133,828 133,828 015 0602861N SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT—ONR FIELD ACITIVITIES 85,063 80,063 Early to need [–5,000] SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH 1,026,339 1,051,339 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 016 0603123N FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 29,512 29,512 017 0603271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 8,418 8,418 018 0603273N SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS 112,329 112,329 019 0603640M USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (ATD) 308,217 320,717 Early to need [–5,000] Hybrid electrical VTOL UAS development [2,500] Long Range Maneuvering Projectile [15,000] 020 0603651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 15,556 15,556 021 0603673N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 264,700 267,200 Automated acoustic signal classifier [2,500] 022 0603680N MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 61,843 61,843 023 0603729N WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 5,100 5,100 024 0603758N NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS 75,898 75,898 025 0603782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 2,048 2,048 026 0603801N INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 132,931 142,931 HEL weapon System [10,000] SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 1,016,552 1,041,552 ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 027 0603128N UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM 108,225 108,225 028 0603178N LARGE UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES (LUSV) 117,400 117,400 029 0603207N AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS 40,653 45,653 Autonomous surface and underwater dual-modality vehicles [5,000] 030 0603216N AVIATION SURVIVABILITY 20,874 20,874 031 0603239N NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES 7,821 7,821 032 0603254N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 17,090 17,090 033 0603261N TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE 3,721 3,721 034 0603382N ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY 6,216 16,216 Tier 2.5 LO Inspection Technology [10,000] 035 0603502N SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES 34,690 34,690 036 0603506N SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE 730 730 037 0603512N CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 6,095 6,095 038 0603525N PILOT FISH 916,208 916,208 039 0603527N RETRACT LARCH 7,545 7,545 040 0603536N RETRACT JUNIPER 271,109 271,109 041 0603542N RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL 811 811 042 0603553N SURFACE ASW 1,189 1,189 043 0603561N ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 88,415 88,415 044 0603562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEMS 15,119 15,119 045 0603563N SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN 89,939 94,939 Support for Additive Manufacturing [5,000] 046 0603564N SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & FEASIBILITY STUDIES 121,402 126,402 Ship Concept Advanced Design [5,000] 047 0603570N ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS 319,656 319,656 048 0603573N ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS 133,911 138,911 Support Shipboard Distribution of High-Power Energy [5,000] 049 0603576N CHALK EAGLE 116,078 116,078 050 0603581N LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) 32,615 32,615 051 0603582N COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION 18,610 18,610 052 0603595N OHIO REPLACEMENT 257,076 267,076 Rapid composites [10,000] 053 0603596N LCS MISSION MODULES 31,464 16,464 Insufficient justification [–15,000] 054 0603597N AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST (ATRT) 10,809 10,809 055 0603599N FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT 112,972 112,972 056 0603609N CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS 9,030 9,030 057 0603635M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT SYSTEM 128,782 110,982 Slow expenditure [–17,800] 058 0603654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT 44,766 44,766 059 0603713N OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 10,751 10,751 060 0603721N ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 24,457 24,457 061 0603724N NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM 72,214 77,214 Marine Energy Systems for Sensors and Microgrids [5,000] 062 0603725N FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT 10,149 10,149 063 0603734N CHALK CORAL 687,841 522,841 Program decrease [–165,000] 064 0603739N NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY 4,712 2,712 Program decrease [–2,000] 065 0603746N RETRACT MAPLE 420,455 420,455 066 0603748N LINK PLUMERIA 2,100,474 1,000,174 Project 2937: Unjustified requirements [–1,100,300] 067 0603751N RETRACT ELM 88,036 88,036 068 0603764M LINK EVERGREEN 547,005 547,005 069 0603790N NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 6,265 6,265 070 0603795N LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY 1,624 4,124 Hypervelocity Projectile—Seeker Integration [2,500] 071 0603851M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING 31,058 31,058 072 0603860N JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEMS—DEM/VAL 22,590 22,590 073 0603925N DIRECTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC WEAPON SYSTEMS 52,129 52,129 074 0604014N F/A –18 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST) 32,127 32,127 075 0604027N DIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE 181,001 181,001 076 0604028N SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES 110,506 105,506 Late execution—MEDUSA [–5,000] 077 0604029N UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE CORE TECHNOLOGIES 71,156 71,156 078 0604030N RAPID PROTOTYPING, EXPERIMENTATION AND DEMONSTRATION. 214,100 214,100 079 0604031N LARGE UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES 6,900 6,900 080 0604112N GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CVN 78—80) 118,182 118,182 082 0604127N SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES 16,127 16,127 083 0604272N TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (TADIRCM) 34,684 34,684 084 0604289M NEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS 5,991 5,991 085 0604292N FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT (MARITIME STRIKE) 2,100 2,100 086 0604320M RAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY PROTOTYPE 131,763 131,763 087 0604454N LX (R) 21,319 21,319 088 0604536N ADVANCED UNDERSEA PROTOTYPING 104,328 104,328 089 0604636N COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (C-UAS) 11,567 11,567 090 0604659N PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 5,976 195,976 SLCM-N [190,000] 091 0604707N SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING SUPPORT 9,993 9,993 092 0604786N OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE WEAPON DEVELOPMENT 237,655 237,655 093 0605512N MEDIUM UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES (MUSVS)) 85,800 85,800 094 0605513N UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE ENABLING CAPABILITIES 176,261 176,261 095 0605514M GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE 36,383 36,383 096 0605516M LONG RANGE FIRES 36,763 36,763 097 0605518N CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE (CPS) 901,064 921,064 Mach-TB [20,000] 098 0303354N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT—MIP 10,167 10,167 099 0304240M ADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM 539 9,439 KAMAN KARGO [8,900] 100 0304270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT—MIP 1,250 1,250 100A 99999999 FLEXIBLE TRANSITION PATHWAY 10,000 Pilot program [10,000] SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 9,734,483 8,705,783 SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 101 0603208N TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT 44,120 44,120 102 0604038N MARITIME TARGETING CELL 30,922 30,922 103 0604212M OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT 101,209 101,209 104 0604212N OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT 2,604 2,604 105 0604214M AV–8B AIRCRAFT—ENG DEV 8,263 8,263 106 0604215N STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT 4,039 4,039 107 0604216N MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT 62,350 62,350 108 0604221N P–3 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM 771 771 109 0604230N WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM 109,485 109,485 110 0604231N COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 87,457 87,457 111 0604234N ADVANCED HAWKEYE 399,919 449,219 Navy UPL—E–2D Theater Combat ID and HECTR [49,300] 112 0604245M H–1 UPGRADES 29,766 29,766 113 0604261N ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS 51,531 51,531 114 0604262N V–22A 137,597 137,597 115 0604264N AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 42,155 42,155 116 0604269N EA–18 172,507 172,507 117 0604270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT 171,384 171,384 118 0604273M EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT 35,376 35,376 119 0604274N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) 40,477 40,477 120 0604280N JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM—NAVY (JTRS-NAVY) 451,397 466,397 Navy Multiband Terminal [5,000] Satellite Terminal (transportable) Non-Geostationary [10,000] 121 0604282N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) INCREMENT II 250,577 199,645 Next Generation Jammer—Low Band [–50,932] 122 0604307N SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM ENGINEERING 453,311 453,311 124 0604329N SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB) 52,211 52,211 125 0604366N STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS 418,187 493,187 Program increase [75,000] 126 0604373N AIRBORNE MCM 11,368 11,368 127 0604378N NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL—COUNTER AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 66,445 68,945 Stratospheric Balloon Research [2,500] 129 0604501N ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS 115,396 115,396 130 0604503N SSN–688 AND TRIDENT MODERNIZATION 93,435 93,435 131 0604504N AIR CONTROL 42,656 42,656 132 0604512N SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS 10,442 10,442 133 0604518N COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER CONVERSION 11,359 11,359 134 0604522N AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR (AMDR) SYSTEM 90,307 90,307 135 0604530N ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG) 10,658 10,658 136 0604558N NEW DESIGN SSN 234,356 241,356 Precision Manuevering Unit [7,000] 137 0604562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEM 71,516 71,516 138 0604567N SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE FIRE T&E 22,462 22,462 139 0604574N NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES 4,279 4,279 140 0604601N MINE DEVELOPMENT 104,731 99,731 Program decrease [–5,000] 141 0604610N LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT 229,668 229,668 142 0604654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT 9,064 9,064 143 0604657M USMC GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS—ENG DEV 62,329 62,329 144 0604703N PERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION, AND HUMAN FACTORS 9,319 9,319 145 0604727N JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS 1,964 1,964 146 0604755N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & CONTROL) 158,426 158,426 147 0604756N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD KILL) 47,492 52,492 Ship Self Defense (Soft Kill) [5,000] 148 0604757N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT KILL/EW) 125,206 125,206 149 0604761N INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING 19,969 19,969 150 0604771N MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT 6,061 6,061 151 0604777N NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM 45,262 45,262 154 0604850N SSN(X) 361,582 361,582 155 0605013M INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 22,663 22,663 156 0605013N INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 282,138 282,138 157 0605024N ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT 8,340 8,340 158 0605180N TACAMO MODERNIZATION 213,743 213,743 159 0605212M CH–53K RDTE 222,288 222,288 160 0605215N MISSION PLANNING 86,448 86,448 161 0605217N COMMON AVIONICS 81,076 81,076 162 0605220N SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC) 1,343 1,343 163 0605327N T-AO 205 CLASS 71 71 164 0605414N UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION (UCA) 220,404 220,404 165 0605450M JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) 384 384 166 0605500N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT (MMA) 36,027 36,027 167 0605504N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME (MMA) INCREMENT III 132,449 132,449 168 0605611M MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 103,236 103,236 169 0605813M JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 2,609 2,609 170 0204202N DDG–1000 231,778 231,778 171 0301377N COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS (CACW) 17,531 17,531 172 0304785N ISR & INFO OPERATIONS 174,271 174,271 173 0306250M CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 2,068 2,068 SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 6,962,234 7,060,102 MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 174 0604256N THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT 22,918 22,918 175 0604258N TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 18,623 18,623 176 0604759N MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT 74,221 74,221 177 0605152N STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—NAVY 3,229 3,229 178 0605154N CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES 45,672 45,672 180 0605804N TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES 1,000 1,000 181 0605853N MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT 124,328 131,828 Program increase [7,500] 182 0605856N STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT 4,053 4,053 183 0605863N RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 203,447 203,447 184 0605864N TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT 481,975 481,975 185 0605865N OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION CAPABILITY 29,399 29,399 186 0605866N NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) SUPPORT 27,504 27,504 187 0605867N SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT 9,183 9,183 188 0605873M MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT 34,976 34,976 189 0605898N MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D 41,331 41,331 190 0606355N WARFARE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT 37,340 37,340 191 0305327N INSIDER THREAT 2,246 2,246 192 0902498N MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS (DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES) 2,168 2,168 SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 1,163,613 1,171,113 OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 196 0604840M F–35 C2D2 544,625 507,125 TR–3/B4 Unplanned cost growth [–37,500] 197 0604840N F–35 C2D2 543,834 506,334 TR–3/B4 Unplanned cost growth [–37,500] 198 0605520M MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS SYSTEMS 99,860 89,360 Slow expenditure [–10,500] 199 0607658N COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY (CEC) 153,440 153,440 200 0101221N STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM SUPPORT 321,648 321,648 201 0101224N SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 62,694 62,694 202 0101226N SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT 92,869 92,869 203 0101402N NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS 51,919 72,319 Navy UPL—VIOLET - Navy Strategic Communications [20,400] 204 0204136N F/A–18 SQUADRONS 333,783 333,783 205 0204228N SURFACE SUPPORT 8,619 8,619 206 0204229N TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION PLANNING CENTER (TMPC) 122,834 122,834 207 0204311N INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM 76,279 76,279 208 0204313N SHIP-TOWED ARRAY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS 1,103 1,103 209 0204413N AMPHIBIOUS TACTICAL SUPPORT UNITS (DISPLACEMENT CRAFT) 1,991 1,991 210 0204460M GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) 92,674 77,574 Slow expenditure [–15,100] 211 0204571N CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 115,894 115,894 212 0204575N ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS SUPPORT 61,677 61,677 213 0205601N ANTI-RADIATION MISSILE IMPROVEMENT 59,555 59,555 214 0205620N SURFACE ASW COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION 29,973 29,973 215 0205632N MK–48 ADCAP 213,165 213,165 216 0205633N AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS 143,277 143,277 217 0205675N OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS 152,546 152,546 218 0206313M MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS 192,625 183,725 Marine Electromagnetic Warfare Ground Family of Systems [–7,200] Tactical Communication Modernization [–1,700] 219 0206335M COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (CAC2S) 12,565 12,565 220 0206623M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS 83,900 83,900 221 0206624M MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES SUPPORT 27,794 27,794 222 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS (MIP) 47,762 47,762 223 0206629M AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE 373 373 224 0207161N TACTICAL AIM MISSILES 36,439 36,439 225 0207163N ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM) 29,198 29,198 226 0208043N PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM (PDAS) 3,565 3,565 230 0303138N AFLOAT NETWORKS 49,995 49,995 231 0303140N INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM 33,390 33,390 232 0305192N MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (MIP) ACTIVITIES 7,304 7,304 233 0305204N TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES 11,235 11,235 234 0305205N UAS INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY 16,409 16,409 235 0305208M DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS 51,192 43,992 Distributed Common Ground System Marine Corps (DCGS-MC) [–7,200] 236 0305220N MQ–4C TRITON 12,094 12,094 237 0305231N MQ–8 UAV 29,700 29,700 238 0305232M RQ–11 UAV 2,107 2,107 239 0305234N SMALL (LEVEL 0) TACTICAL UAS (STUASL0) 2,999 2,999 240 0305241N MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR DEVELOPMENT 49,460 49,460 241 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) PAYLOADS (MIP) 13,005 13,005 242 0305251N CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT 2,000 2,000 243 0305421N RQ–4 MODERNIZATION 300,378 300,378 244 0307577N INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD) 788 788 245 0308601N MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT 10,994 10,994 246 0702207N DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF) 23,248 23,248 247 0708730N MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH) 3,284 3,284 251A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 2,021,376 2,061,376 INDOPACOM UPL [40,000] SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 6,359,438 6,303,138 SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS 249 0608013N RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM 11,748 11,748 250 0608231N MARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND AND CONTROL (MTC2)—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM 10,555 10,555 SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS 22,303 22,303 TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 26,922,225 26,000,593 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE BASIC RESEARCH 001 0601102F DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES 401,486 401,486 002 0601103F UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES 182,372 184,372 UARC Advanced Research on Strategic Deterrence—TriPolar Game Theory [2,000] SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH 583,858 585,858 APPLIED RESEARCH 003 0602020F FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH 90,713 90,713 004 0602022F UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTER (UARC)—TACTICAL AUTONOMY 8,018 8,018 005 0602102F MATERIALS 142,325 147,325 High energy synchrotron x-ray research [2,500] Materials development for high mach capabilities [2,500] 006 0602201F AEROSPACE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES 161,268 163,768 Aerospace engineering systems security integration [2,500] 007 0602202F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED RESEARCH 146,921 144,421 Program decrease [–2,500] 008 0602203F AEROSPACE PROPULSION 184,867 189,867 High mach turbine engine [5,000] 009 0602204F AEROSPACE SENSORS 216,269 216,269 011 0602298F SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT—MAJOR HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES 10,303 10,303 012 0602602F CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS 160,599 160,599 013 0602605F DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY 129,961 129,961 014 0602788F DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND METHODS 182,076 178,567 JADC2 Operational Testbed [5,000] Secure Interference Avoiding Connectivity of Autonomous AI Machines [3,000] Technical realignment [–11,509] SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH 1,433,320 1,439,811 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 015 0603032F FUTURE AF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY DEMOS 255,855 230,855 Rocket Cargo early to need [–25,000] 016 0603112F ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS 30,372 32,872 Metals Affordability Initiative [2,500] 017 0603199F SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T) 10,478 10,478 018 0603203F ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS 48,046 48,046 019 0603211F AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO 51,896 57,896 Hybrid Electric Propulsion [6,000] 020 0603216F AEROSPACE PROPULSION AND POWER TECHNOLOGY 56,789 59,289 Additive manufacturing for energetics [2,500] 021 0603270F ELECTRONIC COMBAT TECHNOLOGY 32,510 32,510 022 0603273F SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS 70,321 70,321 023 0603444F MAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (MSSS) 2 2 024 0603456F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 15,593 15,593 025 0603601F CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY 132,311 132,311 026 0603605F ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY 102,997 92,997 Excessive cost growth [–10,000] 027 0603680F MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 44,422 46,922 High accuracy robotics [2,500] 028 0603788F BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 37,779 40,279 Modeling and simulation conversion software [2,500] 029 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) 2,005 2,005 SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 891,376 872,376 ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 030 0603036F MODULAR ADVANCED MISSILE 105,238 0 Program decrease [–105,238] 031 0603260F INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 6,237 6,237 032 0603742F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY 21,298 21,298 033 0603790F NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 2,208 2,208 034 0603851F INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE—DEM/VAL 45,319 45,319 035 0604001F NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS 10,011 10,011 037 0604003F ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ABMS) 500,575 500,575 038 0604004F ADVANCED ENGINE DEVELOPMENT 595,352 595,352 039 0604005F NC3 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING 78,799 78,799 040 0604006F DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE TECH ARCHITECTURE 2,620 0 Technical realignment [–2,620] 041 0604007F E–7 681,039 718,239 Rapid Prototyping [37,200] 042 0604009F AFWERX PRIME 83,336 88,336 Agility Prime [5,000] 043 0604015F LONG RANGE STRIKE—BOMBER 2,984,143 2,984,143 044 0604025F RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE (RDER) 154,300 154,300 045 0604032F DIRECTED ENERGY PROTOTYPING 1,246 1,246 046 0604033F HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING 150,340 0 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) [–150,340] 047 0604183F HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING—HYPERSONIC ATTACK CRUISE MISSILE (HACM) 381,528 401,528 HACM Production and Tooling Investment [20,000] 048 0604201F PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND IMPROVEMENTS 18,041 18,041 049 0604257F ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS 27,650 27,650 050 0604288F SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER (SAOC) 888,829 888,829 051 0604317F TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 26,638 26,638 052 0604327F HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET DEFEAT SYSTEM (HDBTDS) PROGRAM 19,266 19,266 053 0604414F CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS-ACS 37,121 37,121 054 0604534F ADAPTIVE ENGINE TRANSITION PROGRAM (AETP) 588,400 Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction [588,400] 055 0604668F JOINT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (JTMS) 37,026 37,026 056 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE R&D 31,833 31,833 057 0604858F TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM 210,806 235,476 Technical realignment [24,670] 058 0604860F OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND INSTALLATION RESILIENCE 46,305 46,305 059 0605164F AIR REFUELING CAPABILITY MODERNIZATION 19,400 19,400 061 0207110F NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE 2,326,128 1,775,528 Project 646007: Program deferment [–550,600] 062 0207179F AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS 118,826 176,013 Project 647123: Air-Air Refueling TMRR [75,000] Technical realignment [–17,813] 063 0207420F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION 1,902 1,902 064 0207455F THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR (3DELRR) 19,763 19,763 065 0207522F AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS (ABADS) 78,867 78,867 066 0208030F WAR RESERVE MATERIEL—AMMUNITION 8,175 8,175 068 0305236F COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT (CDL EA) 25,157 25,157 069 0305601F MISSION PARTNER ENVIRONMENTS 17,727 17,727 072 0708051F RAPID SUSTAINMENT MODERNIZATION (RSM) 43,431 43,431 073 0808737F INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION 9,364 9,364 074 0901410F CONTRACTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM 28,294 28,294 075 1206415F U.S. SPACE COMMAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT 14,892 14,892 075A 0605057F NEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING SYSTEM 7,928 Technical realignment [7,928] 075B 99999999 FLEXIBLE TRANSITION PATHWAY 10,000 Pilot program [10,000] SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 9,859,030 9,800,617 SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 076 0604200F FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON ANALYSIS & PROGRAMS 9,757 34,757 RAACM [15,000] Stand-Off Attack Weapon Technology [10,000] 077 0604201F PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND IMPROVEMENTS 163,156 163,156 078 0604222F NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT 45,884 45,884 079 0604270F ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT 13,804 13,804 080 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE 74,023 79,023 Technical realignment [5,000] 081 0604287F PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT 10,605 10,605 082 0604602F ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT 5,918 5,918 083 0604604F SUBMUNITIONS 3,345 3,345 084 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT 21,967 21,967 085 0604706F LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS 39,301 39,301 086 0604735F COMBAT TRAINING RANGES 152,569 152,569 087 0604932F LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON 911,406 891,406 Technical realignment [–20,000] 088 0604933F ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION 71,732 71,732 089 0605030F JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC) 2,256 2,256 090 0605031F JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN) 452 452 091 0605056F OPEN ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT 36,582 36,582 092 0605057F NEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING SYSTEM 7,928 0 Technical realignment [–7,928] 093 0605223F ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING 77,252 65,652 Program delay [–11,600] 094 0605229F HH–60W 48,268 48,268 095 0605238F GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT EMD 3,746,935 3,739,285 Technical realignment [–7,650] 096 0207171F F–15 EPAWSS 13,982 13,982 097 0207279F ISOLATED PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY AND RECOVERY 56,225 56,225 098 0207328F STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON 298,585 298,585 099 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING 7,597 17,597 Airborne Augmented Reality for Pilot Training [10,000] 100 0208036F MEDICAL C-CBRNE PROGRAMS 2,006 2,006 102 0305205F ENDURANCE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES 30,000 30,000 103 0401221F KC–46A TANKER SQUADRONS 124,662 124,662 104 0401319F VC–25B 490,701 433,701 Excess to Need [–57,000] 105 0701212F AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS 12,911 12,911 106 0804772F TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS 1,922 1,922 106A 0102417F OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR 428,754 Technical realignment [428,754] SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 6,481,731 6,846,307 MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 107 0604256F THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT 16,626 16,626 108 0604759F MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT 31,143 31,143 109 0605101F RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE 38,398 38,398 110 0605502F SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH 1,466 1,466 111 0605712F INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVALUATION 13,736 13,736 112 0605807F TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT 913,213 946,026 Technical realignment [32,813] 113 0605827F ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL VIG & COMBAT SYS 317,901 317,901 114 0605828F ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL REACH 541,677 545,677 Aircraft Cannon Digital Modeling [4,000] 115 0605829F ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, NETWORK, & BUS SYS 551,213 536,513 Technical realignment [–14,700] 117 0605831F ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY INTEGRATION 243,780 273,780 Technical realignment [30,000] 118 0605832F ACQ WORKFORCE- ADVANCED PRGM TECHNOLOGY 109,030 77,030 Technical realignment [–32,000] 119 0605833F ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR SYSTEMS 336,788 336,788 120 0605898F MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D 5,005 6,705 Technical realignment [1,700] 121 0605976F FACILITIES RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION—TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT 87,889 87,889 122 0605978F FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT—TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT 35,065 35,065 123 0606017F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND MATURATION 89,956 89,956 124 0606398F MANAGEMENT HQ—T&E 7,453 7,453 126 0303255F COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTERS (C4)—STRATCOM 20,871 30,871 NC3 STRATCOM [10,000] 127 0308602F ENTEPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES (EIS) 100,357 100,357 128 0702806F ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 20,478 20,478 129 0804731F GENERAL SKILL TRAINING 796 796 132 1001004F INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 3,917 3,917 SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 3,486,758 3,518,571 OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 134 0604233F SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT TRAINING 41,464 41,464 135 0604283F BATTLE MGMT COM & CTRL SENSOR DEVELOPMENT 40,000 5,000 ARSR–4 Replacement Hawai'i Radar [–35,000] 136 0604445F WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE 8,018 8,018 137 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT 5,645 5,645 139 0604840F F–35 C2D2 1,275,268 1,185,268 Program decrease [–10,000] Technical realignment [–5,000] TR–3/B4 Unplanned cost growth [–75,000] 140 0605018F AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM (AF-IPPS) 40,203 40,203 141 0605024F ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE AGENCY 49,613 49,613 142 0605117F FOREIGN MATERIEL ACQUISITION AND EXPLOITATION 93,881 93,881 143 0605278F HC/MC–130 RECAP RDT&E 36,536 11,536 Excess to need [–5,000] Program decrease [–20,000] 144 0606018F NC3 INTEGRATION 22,910 22,910 145 0101113F B–52 SQUADRONS 950,815 921,832 Scheduling delays [–43,000] Technical realignment [14,017] 146 0101122F AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) 290 290 147 0101126F B–1B SQUADRONS 12,619 12,619 148 0101127F B–2 SQUADRONS 87,623 87,623 149 0101213F MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS 33,237 43,237 Legacy Weapons Software Translation/Modernization [5,000] Multi-Domain Command and Control Tool [5,000] 150 0101316F WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS 24,653 24,653 151 0101318F SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM—GLOBAL STRIKE 7,562 7,562 153 0101328F ICBM REENTRY VEHICLES 475,415 475,415 155 0102110F MH–139A 25,737 25,737 156 0102326F REGION/SECTOR OPERATION CONTROL CENTER MODERNIZATION PROGRAM 831 831 157 0102412F NORTH WARNING SYSTEM (NWS) 102 102 158 0102417F OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR 428,754 35,000 NORTHCOM UPL—Over the Horizon Radar Acceleration [35,000] Technical realignment [–428,754] 159 0202834F VEHICLES AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT—GENERAL 15,498 19,498 Technical realignment [4,000] 160 0205219F MQ–9 UAV 81,123 81,123 161 0205671F JOINT COUNTER RCIED ELECTRONIC WARFARE 2,303 2,303 162 0207040F MULTI-PLATFORM ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT 7,312 7,312 164 0207133F F–16 SQUADRONS 98,633 139,233 IVEWS restoration [40,600] 165 0207134F F–15E SQUADRONS 50,965 50,965 166 0207136F MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION 16,543 16,543 167 0207138F F–22A SQUADRONS 725,889 740,889 Cyber Resiliency [15,000] 168 0207142F F–35 SQUADRONS 97,231 107,231 Operational Test Data Sharing [10,000] 169 0207146F F–15EX 100,006 100,006 170 0207161F TACTICAL AIM MISSILES 41,958 41,958 171 0207163F ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM) 53,679 53,679 172 0207227F COMBAT RESCUE—PARARESCUE 726 726 173 0207238F E–11A 64,888 64,888 174 0207247F AF TENCAP 25,749 25,749 175 0207249F PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT 11,872 11,872 176 0207253F COMPASS CALL 66,932 66,932 177 0207268F AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 55,223 65,223 Additive manufacturing expansion [10,000] 178 0207325F JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE (JASSM) 132,937 132,937 179 0207327F SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB) 37,518 49,518 GLSDB Maritime Seeker [12,000] 180 0207410F AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) 72,059 72,059 181 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) 17,498 17,498 183 0207418F AFSPECWAR—TACP 2,106 2,106 185 0207431F COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM ACTIVITIES 72,010 72,010 186 0207438F THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT (TBM) C4I 6,467 6,467 187 0207439F ELECTRONIC WARFARE INTEGRATED REPROGRAMMING (EWIR) 10,388 10,388 188 0207444F TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY-MOD 10,060 10,060 189 0207452F DCAPES 8,233 8,233 190 0207521F AIR FORCE CALIBRATION PROGRAMS 2,172 2,172 192 0207573F NATIONAL TECHNICAL NUCLEAR FORENSICS 2,049 2,049 193 0207590F SEEK EAGLE 33,478 33,478 195 0207605F WARGAMING AND SIMULATION CENTERS 11,894 11,894 197 0207697F DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES 3,811 3,811 198 0208006F MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS 96,272 96,272 199 0208007F TACTICAL DECEPTION 26,533 26,533 201 0208087F DISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE OPERATIONS 50,122 50,122 202 0208088F AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 113,064 113,064 208 0208288F INTEL DATA APPLICATIONS 967 967 209 0301025F GEOBASE 1,514 1,514 211 0301113F CYBER SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT 8,476 8,476 218 0301401F AF MULTI-DOMAIN NON-TRADITIONAL ISR BATTLESPACE AWARENESS 2,890 2,890 219 0302015F E–4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER (NAOC) 39,868 39,868 220 0303004F EIT CONNECT 32,900 32,900 221 0303089F CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS SYSTEMS 4,881 4,881 222 0303131F MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN) 33,567 33,567 223 0303133F HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SYSTEMS 40,000 40,000 224 0303140F INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM 95,523 95,523 226 0303248F ALL DOMAIN COMMON PLATFORM 71,296 56,296 Insufficient justification [–15,000] 227 0303260F JOINT MILITARY DECEPTION INITIATIVE 4,682 4,682 228 0304100F STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & EXECUTION SYSTEM (SMPES) 64,944 64,944 230 0304260F AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE 108,947 108,947 231 0304310F COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 4,635 4,635 234 0305015F C2 AIR OPERATIONS SUITE—C2 INFO SERVICES 13,751 13,751 235 0305020F CCMD INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1,660 1,660 236 0305022F ISR MODERNIZATION & AUTOMATION DVMT (IMAD) 18,680 18,680 237 0305099F GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (GATM) 5,031 5,031 238 0305103F CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE 301 301 239 0305111F WEATHER SERVICE 26,329 26,329 240 0305114F AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND LANDING SYSTEM (ATCALS) 8,751 8,751 241 0305116F AERIAL TARGETS 6,915 6,915 244 0305128F SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES 352 352 245 0305146F DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 6,930 6,930 246 0305179F INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) 21,588 21,588 247 0305202F DRAGON U–2 16,842 16,842 248 0305206F AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS 43,158 43,158 249 0305207F MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS 14,330 14,330 250 0305208F DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS 88,854 88,854 251 0305220F RQ–4 UAV 1,242 1,242 252 0305221F NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE TARGETING 12,496 12,496 253 0305238F NATO AGS 2 2 254 0305240F SUPPORT TO DCGS ENTERPRISE 31,589 31,589 255 0305600F INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURES 15,322 15,322 256 0305881F RAPID CYBER ACQUISITION 8,830 8,830 257 0305984F PERSONNEL RECOVERY COMMAND & CTRL (PRC2) 2,764 2,764 258 0307577F INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD) 7,090 7,090 259 0401115F C–130 AIRLIFT SQUADRON 5,427 23,427 C–130H Link–16 MIDS-JTR Terminal [18,000] 260 0401119F C–5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF) 29,502 29,502 261 0401130F C–17 AIRCRAFT (IF) 2,753 48,753 C–17A Modernized High Frequency Radio [16,000] C–17A Tactical Data Link [30,000] 262 0401132F C–130J PROGRAM 19,100 69,400 C–130J Global Secure Data and Voice Comm [26,700] C–130J Tactical Data Link/BLOS Secure Data [18,600] Test and evaluate load alleviation components [5,000] 263 0401134F LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES (LAIRCM) 5,982 5,982 264 0401218F KC–135S 51,105 51,105 265 0401318F CV–22 18,127 18,127 266 0408011F SPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT CONTROL 9,198 9,198 268 0708610F LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (LOGIT) 17,520 17,520 269 0801380F AF LVC OPERATIONAL TRAINING (LVC-OT) 25,144 25,144 270 0804743F OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING 2,265 2,265 272 0901202F JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY 2,266 2,266 273 0901218F CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM 4,006 4,006 274 0901220F PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION 3,078 3,078 275 0901226F AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS AGENCY 5,309 5,309 276 0901538F FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 4,279 4,279 277 0901554F DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG AND MGT SYS (DEAMS) 45,925 45,925 278 1202140F SERVICE SUPPORT TO SPACECOM ACTIVITIES 9,778 9,778 279A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 16,814,245 16,799,508 Program justification review [–14,737] SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 23,829,283 23,442,709 TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE 46,565,356 46,506,249 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, SPACE FORCE APPLIED RESEARCH 004 1206601SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY 206,196 286,584 Advanced Analog Microelectronics [5,000] Technical realignment [72,888] University Consortium for Space Technology [2,500] SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH 206,196 286,584 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 005 1206310SF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 472,493 494,002 Defense In Depth as Mission Assurance Spacecraft—Multilevel Security [10,000] Technical realignment [11,509] 006 1206616SF SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT/DEMO 110,033 150,033 Technical realignment [40,000] SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 582,526 644,035 ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 007 0604002SF SPACE FORCE WEATHER SERVICES RESEARCH 849 849 008 1203010SF SPACE FORCE IT, DATA ANALYTICS, DIGITAL SOLUTIONS 61,723 51,723 Program decrease [–10,000] 009 1203164SF NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (USER EQUIPMENT) (SPACE) 353,807 353,807 010 1203622SF SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS 95,541 95,541 011 1203710SF EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS 95,615 95,615 013 1206410SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPING 2,081,307 2,081,307 016 1206427SF SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE TRANSITIONS (SSPT) 145,948 105,948 Technical realignment [–40,000] 017 1206438SF SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY 58,374 58,374 018 1206458SF TECH TRANSITION (SPACE) 164,649 164,649 019 1206730SF SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM 59,784 59,784 020 1206760SF PROTECTED TACTICAL ENTERPRISE SERVICE (PTES) 76,554 76,554 021 1206761SF PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE (PTS) 360,126 360,126 022 1206855SF EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS) 632,833 632,833 023 1206857SF SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE 12,036 22,036 Machine Learning Techniques for Radio Frequency (RF) Signal Monitoring and Interference Detection [10,000] 024 1206862SF TACTICALLY RESPONSE SPACE 30,000 50,000 Program increase [20,000] SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 4,229,146 4,209,146 SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 025 1203269SF GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS IIIF) 308,999 308,999 027 1206421SF COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS 36,537 36,537 028 1206422SF WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON 79,727 79,727 029 1206425SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS 372,827 372,827 030 1206431SF ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE) 4,068 4,068 031 1206432SF POLAR MILSATCOM (SPACE) 73,757 73,757 032 1206433SF WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE) 49,445 49,445 033 1206440SF NEXT-GEN OPIR—GROUND 661,367 661,367 034 1206442SF NEXT GENERATION OPIR 222,178 222,178 035 1206443SF NEXT-GEN OPIR—GEO 719,731 719,731 036 1206444SF NEXT-GEN OPIR—POLAR 1,013,478 1,013,478 037 1206445SF COMMERCIAL SATCOM (COMSATCOM) INTEGRATION 73,501 73,501 038 1206446SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) 1,266,437 1,519,222 Technical realignment [252,785] 039 1206447SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT (MEO) 538,208 790,992 Technical realignment [252,784] 040 1206448SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—INTEGRATED GROUND SEGMENT 505,569 0 Technical realignment [–505,569] 041 1206853SF NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE)—EMD 82,188 92,188 Launch capability development [10,000] SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 6,008,017 6,018,017 MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 043 1203622SF SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS 3,568 3,568 046 1206392SF ACQ WORKFORCE—SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS 258,969 276,500 Technical realignment [17,531] 047 1206398SF SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER—MHA 13,694 15,053 Technical realignment [1,359] 048 1206601SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY 91,778 0 Technical realignment [–91,778] 049 1206759SF MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT—SPACE 146,797 146,797 050 1206860SF ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE) 18,023 18,023 052 1206864SF SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP) 30,192 30,192 SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 563,021 490,133 OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 055 1203001SF FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS (FAB-T) 91,369 91,369 056 1203040SF DCO-SPACE 76,003 76,003 057 1203109SF NARROWBAND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 230,785 230,785 058 1203110SF SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE) 86,465 86,465 059 1203154SF LONG RANGE KILL CHAINS 243,036 243,036 061 1203173SF SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND EVALUATION CENTER 22,039 22,039 062 1203174SF SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND RAPID TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 41,483 43,983 Accelerating Space Operators Education and Experiential Learning [2,500] 063 1203182SF SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE) 11,175 11,175 065 1203330SF SPACE SUPERIORITY ISR 28,730 28,730 067 1203873SF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE RADARS 20,752 20,752 068 1203906SF NCMC—TW/AA SYSTEM 25,545 25,545 069 1203913SF NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE) 93,391 93,391 070 1203940SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS OPERATIONS 264,966 264,966 071 1206423SF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III—OPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT 317,309 271,909 Excess to need [–45,400] 075 1206770SF ENTERPRISE GROUND SERVICES 155,825 155,825 076 1208053SF JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM 14,568 14,568 078A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 5,764,667 6,100,667 DCO-S [43,000] USSF UPL—Classified program B [83,000] USSF UPL—Classified program C [53,000] USSF UPL—Classified program D [67,000] USSF UPL—Classified program F [90,000] SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 7,488,108 7,781,208 SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS 078 1208248SF SPACE COMMAND & CONTROL—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM 122,326 122,326 SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS 122,326 122,326 TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, SPACE FORCE 19,199,340 19,551,449 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE BASIC RESEARCH 001 0601000BR DTRA BASIC RESEARCH 14,761 14,761 002 0601101E DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES 311,531 316,531 Research Security Consortium [5,000] 003 0601108D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVES 16,329 16,329 004 0601110D8Z BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES 71,783 71,783 005 0601117E BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH SCIENCE 50,430 50,430 006 0601120D8Z NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM 159,549 159,549 007 0601228D8Z HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY INSTITUTIONS 100,467 125,467 Program increase [25,000] 008 0601384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM 36,235 36,235 SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH 761,085 791,085 APPLIED RESEARCH 009 0602000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY 19,157 19,157 010 0602115E BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY 141,081 131,081 Program decrease [–10,000] 011 0602128D8Z PROMOTION AND PROTECTION STRATEGIES 3,219 3,219 012 0602230D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION 55,160 40,160 Realignment [–15,000] 013 0602234D8Z LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAM 46,858 46,858 014 0602251D8Z APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF S&T PRIORITIES 66,866 66,866 015 0602303E INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 333,029 333,029 017 0602384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM 240,610 240,610 018 0602668D8Z CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH 17,437 19,937 Pacific Intelligence and Innovation Initiative [2,500] 019 0602675D8Z SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY 4,718 4,718 020 0602702E TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY 234,549 214,549 Program decrease [–20,000] 021 0602715E MATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY 344,986 344,986 022 0602716E ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY 572,662 572,662 023 0602718BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION APPLIED RESEARCH 208,870 193,870 Program decrease [–15,000] 024 0602751D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH 11,168 11,168 025 0602890D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH 48,804 48,804 026 0602891D8Z FSRM MODELLING 2,000 2,000 027 1160401BB SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 52,287 52,287 SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH 2,403,461 2,345,961 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 028 0603000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 37,706 52,706 Advanced Process Technology for Energetics [5,000] Explosive Energetics Expansion [10,000] 029 0603021D8Z NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION CAPITAL 15,085 15,085 030 0603121D8Z SO/LIC ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 30,102 30,102 031 0603122D8Z COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT 75,593 130,593 Joint R&D with Israel [50,000] ROC-X VTOL Loitering Munition [5,000] 032 0603133D8Z FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING 27,078 27,078 033 0603160BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 400,947 403,447 Advanced Manufacturing of Energetics [2,500] 034 0603176BR ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT 7,990 7,990 035 0603176C ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT 17,825 17,825 036 0603180C ADVANCED RESEARCH 21,461 29,461 Radiation Hardened Microelectronics—Faciliity and Workforce Development [5,000] Testbed for Advanced Digital Low Latency Networks [3,000] 037 0603183D8Z JOINT HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT &TRANSITION 52,292 57,292 Common Hypersonic Glide Body Development [5,000] 038 0603225D8Z JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 19,567 19,567 039 0603260BR INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 10,000 10,000 040 0603286E ADVANCED AEROSPACE SYSTEMS 331,753 321,753 Program decrease [–10,000] 041 0603287E SPACE PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY 134,809 134,809 042 0603288D8Z ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS 24,328 24,328 043 0603289D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS 55,626 55,626 044 0603330D8Z QUANTUM APPLICATION 75,000 75,000 046 0603342D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU) 104,729 127,229 Electric Boats [10,000] Nuclear Advanced Propulsion and power [10,000] Program increase [2,500] 047 0603375D8Z TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION 123,837 123,837 048 0603379D8Z ADVANCED TECHNICAL INTEGRATION 11,000 11,000 049 0603384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 267,073 227,073 Program decrease [–40,000] 050 0603527D8Z RETRACT LARCH 57,401 57,401 051 0603618D8Z JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 19,793 19,793 053 0603662D8Z NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES 11,197 11,197 054 0603680D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 252,965 275,465 Bioindustrial Manufacturing Infrastructure [20,000] Hypersonic Advanced Composites Manufacturing [2,500] 055 0603680S MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 46,404 51,404 Program Increase [5,000] 056 0603712S GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS 16,580 16,580 057 0603716D8Z STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM 60,387 60,387 058 0603720S MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT 144,707 144,707 059 0603727D8Z JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM 2,749 2,749 060 0603739E ADVANCED ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES 254,033 244,033 Program decrease [–10,000] 061 0603760E COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS 321,591 321,591 062 0603766E NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY 885,425 885,425 063 0603767E SENSOR TECHNOLOGY 358,580 353,330 Program decrease [–5,250] 065 0603781D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE 16,699 16,699 066 0603838D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION ACCELERATION (DIA) 257,110 262,810 Autonomous resupply for contested logistics [2,500] High energy Laser Weapon System Procurement [3,200] 067 0603924D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 111,799 111,799 068 0603941D8Z TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 345,384 345,384 069 0603945D8Z AUKUS INNOVATION INITIATIVES 25,000 25,000 070 0603950D8Z NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION NETWORK 21,575 21,575 071 0604055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT 171,668 181,668 HELCAP Thermal Energy Storage [10,000] 072 1160402BB SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 156,097 158,597 Jam Resistant Military Communications [2,500] SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 5,380,945 5,469,395 ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 074 0603161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P 76,764 76,764 075 0603600D8Z WALKOFF 143,486 143,486 076 0603851D8Z ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM 117,196 119,196 Development and acquisition of hybrid energy systems [2,000] 077 0603881C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT 220,311 310,311 INDOPACOM UPL—Enhanced THAAD Mission Support Element Integration (eTMI) [90,000] 078 0603882C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT 903,633 903,633 079 0603884BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—DEM/VAL 316,853 316,853 080 0603884C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS 239,159 239,159 081 0603890C BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS 597,720 610,094 MDA UPL—Electronic Attack/Electronic Protection [12,374] 082 0603891C SPECIAL PROGRAMS—MDA 552,888 703,280 Enhanced Battlespace Awarness for Space Warfare [68,000] MDA UPL—Classified increase [22,892] MDA UPL—Electronic Warfare for Missile Defense [27,300] MDA UPL—Left Through Right of Launch Integration [32,200] 083 0603892C AEGIS BMD 693,727 709,727 PAC–3 MSE/AEGIS Weapon System Integration [20,000] Program decrease [–4,000] 084 0603896C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND AND CONTROL, BATTLE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATI 554,201 554,201 085 0603898C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT WARFIGHTER SUPPORT 48,248 48,248 086 0603904C MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION & OPERATIONS CENTER (MDIOC) 50,549 50,549 087 0603906C REGARDING TRENCH 12,564 27,564 MDA UPL—Classified increase [15,000] 088 0603907C SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX) 177,868 177,868 089 0603913C ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS 300,000 300,000 090 0603914C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST 360,455 360,455 091 0603915C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS 570,258 600,258 Advanced Hypersonic Thermal Protection System Prototypes [5,000] Advanced Reactive Target Simulation [15,000] Hypersonic Maneuvering Extended Range (HMER) Target System [5,000] Hypersonic Target for MDA Advanced Target Front End Configuration 3 (ATFE C3) [5,000] 092 0603923D8Z COALITION WARFARE 12,103 12,103 093 0604011D8Z NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (5G) 179,278 174,278 Program decrease [–5,000] 094 0604016D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION PROGRAM 3,185 3,185 095 0604102C GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT 397,578 497,578 INDOPACOM UPL—Guam Defense System, INDOPACOM [100,000] 096 0604115C TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES 6,000 Diode-Pumped Alkali Laser (DPAL) for Missile Defense [6,000] 097 0604124D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (CDAO)—MIP 34,350 34,350 098 0604181C HYPERSONIC DEFENSE 208,997 433,997 MDA UPL—Glide Phase Interceptor [225,000] 099 0604250D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES 1,085,826 1,090,826 Mobile micronuclear reactors [5,000] 100 0604294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS 810,839 815,839 Radiation-Hardened Fully-Depleted Silicon-on-Insulator Microelectronics [2,500] Strategic Rad Hard Chiplet Design Accelaration [2,500] 101 0604331D8Z RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM 110,291 110,291 102 0604331J RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM 9,880 9,880 103 0604341D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU) PROTOTYPING 15,000 Realignment [15,000] 104 0604400D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) UNMANNED SYSTEM COMMON DEVELOPMENT 2,643 2,643 105 0604551BR CATAPULT INFORMATION SYSTEM 8,328 8,328 106 0604555D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT—NON S&T 53,726 60,726 High energy Laser Power Beaming [7,000] 108 0604682D8Z WARGAMING AND SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC ANALYSIS (SSA) 3,206 3,206 109 0604790D8Z RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE (RDER) 79,773 79,773 110 0604826J JOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY ASSESSMENTS 28,517 28,517 111 0604873C LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR (LRDR) 103,517 103,517 112 0604874C IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS 2,130,838 2,130,838 113 0604876C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT TEST 47,577 47,577 114 0604878C AEGIS BMD TEST 193,484 193,484 115 0604879C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR TEST 111,049 111,049 116 0604880C LAND-BASED SM–3 (LBSM3) 22,163 22,163 117 0604887C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST 41,824 41,824 118 0202057C SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 2,484 2,484 119 0208059JCY CYBERCOM ACTIVITIES 65,484 65,484 120 0208085JCY ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS 170,182 170,182 121 0208086JCY CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (CTE) 114,980 114,980 122 0300206R ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 2,156 2,156 123 0305103C CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE 2,760 3,760 Program Increase for Classified Algorithm Study [1,000] 124 0305245D8Z INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AND INNOVATION INVESTMENTS 3,000 3,000 125 0305251JCY CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT 2,669 2,669 126 0901579D8Z OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL (OSC) 99,000 99,000 129 1206895C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM SPACE PROGRAMS 109,483 109,483 SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 12,187,050 12,861,816 SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 130 0604123D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (CDAO)—DEM/VAL ACTIVITIES 615,246 570,246 Insufficient justification [–40,000] Program decrease [–5,000] 131 0604161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD 6,229 6,229 132 0604384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—EMD 382,977 382,977 133 0604771D8Z JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (JTIDS) 9,775 9,775 134 0605000BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 14,414 14,414 135 0605013BL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 6,953 6,953 136 0605021SE HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY INITIATIVE 9,292 9,292 137 0605022D8Z DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM 18,981 18,981 138 0605027D8Z OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES 5,456 5,456 140 0605080S DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVES (DAI)—FINANCIAL SYSTEM 32,629 32,629 141 0605141BR MISSION ASSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MARMS) 9,316 9,316 142 0605210D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES 6,899 6,899 143 0605294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS 297,586 277,586 Program decrease [–20,000] 145 0605772D8Z NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, & COMMUNICATIONS 4,110 4,110 146 0305304D8Z DOD ENTERPRISE ENERGY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (EEIM) 8,159 8,159 147 0305310D8Z CWMD SYSTEMS: SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 14,471 14,471 148 0505167D8Z DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION 3,770 3,770 SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 1,446,263 1,381,263 MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 149 0603829J JOINT CAPABILITY EXPERIMENTATION 12,402 12,402 150 0604774D8Z DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM (DRRS) 12,746 12,746 151 0604875D8Z JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT 8,426 8,426 152 0604940D8Z CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP) 833,792 838,792 Hypersonic Telemetry SATCOM Relay [2,500] Reusable Hypersonic Testbed [2,500] 153 0604942D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS 5,810 5,810 154 0605001E MISSION SUPPORT 99,090 99,090 155 0605100D8Z JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST CAPABILITY (JMETC) 187,421 187,421 156 0605126J JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO) 61,477 61,477 158 0605142D8Z SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 39,949 39,949 159 0605151D8Z STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—OSD 6,292 6,292 160 0605161D8Z NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL SECURITY 21,043 21,043 161 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION 10,504 10,504 162 0605200D8Z GENERAL SUPPORT TO OUSD(INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY) 2,980 2,980 163 0605384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM 74,382 74,382 170 0605790D8Z SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR)/ SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 3,831 3,831 171 0605797D8Z MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE 38,923 38,923 172 0605798D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS 60,404 60,404 173 0605801KA DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC) 65,715 65,715 174 0605803SE R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT, TESTING AND EVALUATION 26,037 26,037 175 0605804D8Z DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION 37,353 37,353 176 0605898E MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D 14,833 14,833 177 0605998KA MANAGEMENT HQ—DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC) 3,752 3,752 178 0606005D8Z SPECIAL ACTIVITIES 18,088 18,088 179 0606100D8Z BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS 14,427 14,427 180 0606114D8Z ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP (AWG) SUPPORT 4,200 4,200 181 0606135D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (CDAO) ACTIVITIES 17,247 17,247 182 0606225D8Z ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE ANALYSIS 3,386 3,386 183 0606300D8Z DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD 2,352 2,352 184 0606301D8Z AVIATION SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES 213 213 186 0606771D8Z CYBER RESILIENCY AND CYBERSECURITY POLICY 45,194 45,194 187 0606853BR MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT 11,919 11,919 188 0203345D8Z DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY INITIATIVE (DOSI) 3,112 3,112 189 0204571J JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT 4,916 4,916 190 0208045K C4I INTEROPERABILITY 66,152 66,152 195 0305172K COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS 5,366 5,366 197 0305208K DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS 3,069 3,069 199 0804768J COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)—NON-MHA 101,319 101,319 200 0808709SE DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (DEOMI) 740 740 201 0901598C MANAGEMENT HQ—MDA 28,363 28,363 202 0903235K JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER (JSP) 5,177 5,177 282A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 36,315 36,315 SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 1,998,717 2,003,717 OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 203 0604130V ENTERPRISE SECURITY SYSTEM (ESS) 42,482 42,482 205 0607210D8Z INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT 1,017,141 1,065,141 Additive Manufacturing for shipbuilding [10,000] Integrated Substrates [3,000] Large Surface Combatant workforce [35,000] 206 0607310D8Z COUNTERPROLIFERATION SPECIAL PROJECTS: OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 12,713 12,713 207 0607327T GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (G-TSCMIS) 8,503 8,503 208 0607384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT) 80,495 80,495 209 0208097JCY CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL (CYBER C2) 95,733 95,733 210 0208099JCY DATA AND UNIFIED PLATFORM (D&UP) 138,558 138,558 214 0302019K DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION 19,299 19,299 215 0303126K LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS—DCS 37,726 37,726 216 0303131K MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN) 5,037 5,037 218 0303140D8Z INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM 97,171 115,571 DoD Cyber Scholarship Program [10,000] Program decrease [–6,000] Scholarship funding alignment [14,400] 220 0303140K INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM 8,351 8,351 222 0303153K DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION 35,995 35,995 223 0303171K JOINT PLANNING AND EXECUTION SERVICES 5,677 5,677 224 0303228K JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS (JRSS) 3,196 3,196 228 0305104D8Z DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE (DIB) CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE 25,655 25,655 232 0305133V INDUSTRIAL SECURITY ACTIVITIES 2,134 2,134 235 0305146V DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 2,295 2,295 236 0305172D8Z COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS 52,736 52,736 239 0305186D8Z POLICY R&D PROGRAMS 6,263 6,263 240 0305199D8Z NET CENTRICITY 23,275 23,275 242 0305208BB DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS 6,214 6,214 249 0305327V INSIDER THREAT 2,971 2,971 250 0305387D8Z HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM 1,879 1,879 257 0306250JCY CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT 469,385 489,385 INDOPACOM UPL—Offensive cyber [20,000] 261 0505167D8Z DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION 1,760 1,760 262 0708012K LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES 1,420 1,420 263 0708012S PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS 1,905 1,905 264 0708047S DEFENSE PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM 3,249 3,249 265 1105219BB MQ–9 UAV 37,188 52,188 Adaptive Airborne Enterprise (A2E) [15,000] 267 1160403BB AVIATION SYSTEMS 216,174 226,174 Alternative Domestic Source AC–130J IRSS [10,000] 268 1160405BB INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 86,737 86,737 269 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS 216,135 214,635 Program decrease [–1,500] 270 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS 263,374 264,874 Female Body Armor Development and Modernization [1,500] 271 1160432BB SPECIAL PROGRAMS 529 529 272 1160434BB UNMANNED ISR 6,727 6,727 273 1160480BB SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES 9,335 9,335 274 1160483BB MARITIME SYSTEMS 158,231 158,231 275 1160490BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE 15,749 15,749 281A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 8,463,742 8,463,742 SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 11,683,139 11,794,539 SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS 278 0608648D8Z ACQUISITION VISIBILITY—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM 21,355 21,355 279 0303150K GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM 33,166 33,166 283A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 270,653 270,653 SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS 325,174 325,174 TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 36,185,834 36,972,950 OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 001 0605118OTE OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION 169,544 169,544 002 0605131OTE LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION 103,252 103,252 003 0605814OTE OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSES 58,693 58,693 SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 331,489 331,489 TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE 331,489 331,489 TOTAL RDT&E 144,979,625 145,212,652 XLIII OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 4301. Operation and maintenance SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Line Item FY 2024 House OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY OPERATING FORCES 010 MANEUVER UNITS 3,943,409 3,943,409 020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES 225,238 225,238 030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE 947,395 927,395 Underexecution [–20,000] 040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS 2,449,141 2,324,141 Underexecution [–125,000] 050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 1,233,070 1,198,070 Underexecution [–35,000] 060 AVIATION ASSETS 2,046,144 2,046,144 070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT 7,149,427 7,149,427 080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS 475,435 455,435 Underexecution [–20,000] 090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE 1,423,560 1,423,560 100 MEDICAL READINESS 951,499 951,499 110 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT 9,943,031 9,966,031 CUAS National Security Installation Pilot Program [8,000] Fire and Emergency Services [15,000] 120 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 5,381,757 5,489,392 Program increase [107,635] 130 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 313,612 313,612 140 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES 454,565 454,565 150 RESET 447,987 447,987 160 US AFRICA COMMAND 414,680 564,680 AFRICOM UPL—High-risk ISR [150,000] 170 US EUROPEAN COMMAND 408,529 408,529 180 US SOUTHERN COMMAND 285,692 285,692 190 US FORCES KOREA 88,463 88,463 200 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 507,845 507,845 210 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY 704,667 710,667 Secure Remote Access [6,000] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 39,795,146 39,881,781 MOBILIZATION 230 STRATEGIC MOBILITY 470,143 470,143 240 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS 433,909 433,909 250 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS 4,244 4,244 SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION 908,296 908,296 TRAINING AND RECRUITING 260 OFFICER ACQUISITION 178,428 178,428 270 RECRUIT TRAINING 78,235 78,235 280 ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING 114,777 114,777 290 SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS 551,462 551,462 300 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING 1,147,431 1,147,431 310 FLIGHT TRAINING 1,398,415 1,398,415 320 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION 200,779 200,779 330 TRAINING SUPPORT 682,896 682,896 340 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING 690,280 690,280 350 EXAMINING 195,009 195,009 360 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION 260,235 260,235 370 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING 250,252 250,252 380 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS 204,895 204,895 SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING 5,953,094 5,953,094 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 400 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 718,323 718,323 410 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES 900,624 900,624 420 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES 828,059 828,059 430 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT 464,029 464,029 440 ADMINISTRATION 537,837 537,837 450 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS 1,962,059 1,937,059 Insufficient justification [–25,000] 460 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT 361,553 361,553 470 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT 829,248 789,248 Underexecution [–40,000] 480 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT 2,370,107 2,370,107 490 ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES 203,323 203,323 500 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT 286,682 286,682 510 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS 455,928 455,928 520 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT 39,867 39,867 530 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS 610,201 610,201 540 MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS 38,948 38,948 590A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 2,291,229 2,291,229 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 12,898,017 12,833,017 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 59,554,553 59,576,188 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE OPERATING FORCES 010 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES 15,208 15,208 020 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE 720,802 720,802 030 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS 143,400 143,400 040 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 707,654 707,654 050 AVIATION ASSETS 134,346 134,346 060 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT 451,178 451,178 070 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS 97,564 97,564 080 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE 45,711 45,711 090 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT 608,079 608,079 100 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 495,435 495,435 110 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 28,783 28,783 120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 3,153 3,153 130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY 19,591 19,591 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 3,470,904 3,470,904 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 140 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 19,155 19,155 150 ADMINISTRATION 21,668 21,668 160 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS 44,118 44,118 170 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT 7,127 7,127 180 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING 67,976 67,976 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 160,044 160,044 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 3,630,948 3,630,948 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OPERATING FORCES 010 MANEUVER UNITS 925,071 925,071 020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES 201,781 201,781 030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE 840,373 840,373 040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS 107,392 107,392 050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 62,908 62,908 060 AVIATION ASSETS 1,113,908 1,113,908 070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT 832,946 836,946 Training Exercise Support [4,000] 080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS 50,696 50,696 090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE 231,784 231,784 100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT 1,249,066 1,249,066 110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 1,081,561 1,081,561 120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 1,468,857 1,468,857 130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 9,566 9,566 140 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY 15,710 15,710 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 8,191,619 8,195,619 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 7,251 7,251 160 ADMINISTRATION 66,025 66,025 170 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS 113,366 113,366 180 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT 8,663 8,663 190 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT 292,426 292,426 200 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT 3,754 3,754 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 491,485 491,485 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 8,683,104 8,687,104 COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF) 010 IRAQ 241,950 241,950 020 SYRIA 156,000 156,000 SUBTOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF) 397,950 397,950 TOTAL COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP 397,950 397,950 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY OPERATING FORCES 010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS 7,882,504 7,882,504 020 FLEET AIR TRAINING 2,773,957 2,773,957 030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING SERVICES 73,047 73,047 040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT 213,862 213,862 050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT 1,155,463 1,155,463 060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE 1,857,021 1,857,021 070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT 66,822 66,822 080 AVIATION LOGISTICS 1,871,670 1,871,670 090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS 7,015,796 7,005,796 Underexecution [–10,000] 100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING 1,301,108 1,296,108 Underexecution [–5,000] 110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE 11,164,249 11,164,249 120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT 2,728,712 2,728,712 Decommission CG–69 USS Vicksburg [–8,000] Restore CG–63 USS Cowpens [8,000] 130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE 1,776,881 1,803,381 AFRICOM UPL—Somalia Persistent Presence [26,500] 140 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE 389,915 389,915 150 WARFARE TACTICS 1,005,998 1,005,998 160 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY 455,330 455,330 170 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES 2,350,089 2,436,689 AFRICOM UPL—Somalia Persistent Presence [86,600] 180 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT 189,044 189,044 200 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS 92,504 92,504 210 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT 352,980 352,980 230 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 522,180 522,180 240 FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE 1,763,238 1,763,238 250 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE 1,640,642 1,615,642 Underexecution [–25,000] 260 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT 696,653 686,653 Underexecution [–10,000] 270 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION 1,780,645 1,755,645 Insufficient justification [–25,000] 280 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 4,406,192 4,714,316 Dry Dock Repairs at PSNS Investment Restoration and Modernization [200,000] Hangar resilience and repair [20,000] Program increase [88,124] 290 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT 6,223,827 6,223,827 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 61,750,329 62,096,553 MOBILIZATION 300 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE 475,255 475,255 310 READY RESERVE FORCE 701,060 701,060 320 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS 302,930 302,930 330 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS 151,966 151,966 340 COAST GUARD SUPPORT 21,464 21,464 SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION 1,652,675 1,652,675 TRAINING AND RECRUITING 350 OFFICER ACQUISITION 201,555 201,555 360 RECRUIT TRAINING 16,521 20,821 Sea Cadets [4,300] 370 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS 175,171 175,171 380 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING 1,238,894 1,238,894 390 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION 335,603 335,603 400 TRAINING SUPPORT 390,931 390,931 410 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING 269,483 269,483 420 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION 90,452 90,452 430 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING 73,406 73,406 440 JUNIOR ROTC 58,970 58,970 SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING 2,850,986 2,855,286 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 450 ADMINISTRATION 1,350,449 1,350,449 460 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 242,760 242,760 470 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 745,666 745,666 490 MEDICAL ACTIVITIES 323,978 293,978 Underexecution [–30,000] 500 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT 67,357 67,357 510 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 248,822 248,822 530 PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 616,816 556,816 Underexecution [–60,000] 540 ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT 850,906 835,906 Underexecution [–15,000] 550 INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES 888,508 888,508 730A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 655,281 655,281 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 5,990,543 5,885,543 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 72,244,533 72,490,057 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS OPERATING FORCES 010 OPERATIONAL FORCES 1,799,964 1,799,964 020 FIELD LOGISTICS 1,878,228 1,878,228 030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE 211,460 211,460 040 MARITIME PREPOSITIONING 137,831 137,831 060 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 205,449 205,449 070 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 1,211,183 1,235,407 Program increase [24,224] 080 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT 3,124,551 3,127,551 USMC Nucleated Foam Engine Wash [3,000] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 8,568,666 8,595,890 TRAINING AND RECRUITING 090 RECRUIT TRAINING 26,284 26,284 100 OFFICER ACQUISITION 1,316 1,316 110 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING 133,176 133,176 120 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION 66,213 66,213 130 TRAINING SUPPORT 570,152 570,152 140 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING 246,586 246,586 150 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION 55,230 55,230 160 JUNIOR ROTC 29,616 29,616 SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING 1,128,573 1,128,573 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 180 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 90,366 90,366 190 ADMINISTRATION 428,650 428,650 220A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 65,658 65,658 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 584,674 584,674 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 10,281,913 10,309,137 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE OPERATING FORCES 010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS 731,113 731,113 020 INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE 10,122 10,122 030 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE 167,811 167,811 040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT 103 103 050 AVIATION LOGISTICS 29,185 29,185 060 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS 20,806 20,806 070 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES 186,590 186,590 080 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 296 296 090 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION 32,467 32,467 100 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 63,726 63,726 110 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT 121,064 121,064 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 1,363,283 1,363,283 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 120 ADMINISTRATION 2,025 2,025 130 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 13,401 13,401 140 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 2,101 2,101 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 17,527 17,527 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 1,380,810 1,380,810 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE OPERATING FORCES 010 OPERATING FORCES 128,468 128,468 020 DEPOT MAINTENANCE 20,967 20,967 030 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 46,589 46,589 040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT 120,808 120,808 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 316,832 316,832 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 050 ADMINISTRATION 12,563 12,563 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 12,563 12,563 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE 329,395 329,395 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE OPERATING FORCES 010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES 980,768 966,068 Technical realignment [–14,700] 020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES 2,665,924 2,665,924 030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS) 1,630,552 1,630,552 040 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 4,632,693 4,632,693 050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 4,252,815 4,279,719 Program increase [85,056] Technical realignment [–58,152] 060 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT 229,440 229,440 070 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT 9,537,192 9,497,192 Underexecution [–40,000] 080 FLYING HOUR PROGRAM 6,697,549 6,582,549 Underexecution [–115,000] 090 BASE SUPPORT 11,633,510 11,310,018 Technical realignment [–208,492] Underexecution [–115,000] 100 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING 1,350,827 1,319,876 Technical realignment [–30,951] 110 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS 1,817,941 1,742,941 Underexecution [–75,000] 120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 807,966 777,966 Program decrease [–30,000] 130 TACTICAL INTEL AND OTHER SPECIAL ACTIVITIES 267,615 267,615 160 US NORTHCOM/NORAD 245,263 245,263 170 US STRATCOM 541,720 526,720 Underexecution [–15,000] 190 US CENTCOM 335,220 335,220 200 US SOCOM 27,511 27,511 210 US TRANSCOM 607 607 220 CENTCOM CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT 1,415 1,415 230 USSPACECOM 373,989 373,989 240 MEDICAL READINESS 564,880 562,596 Technical realignment [–2,284] 480A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 1,465,926 1,465,926 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 50,061,323 49,441,800 MOBILIZATION 260 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS 3,012,287 3,012,287 270 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS 241,918 241,918 SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION 3,254,205 3,254,205 TRAINING AND RECRUITING 280 OFFICER ACQUISITION 202,769 202,769 290 RECRUIT TRAINING 28,892 28,892 300 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) 137,647 137,647 310 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING 588,131 588,131 320 FLIGHT TRAINING 875,230 850,230 Underexecution [–25,000] 330 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION 301,262 301,262 340 TRAINING SUPPORT 194,609 195,609 Training Exercise Support [1,000] 350 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING 204,318 204,318 360 EXAMINING 7,775 7,775 370 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION 263,421 263,421 380 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING 343,039 343,039 390 JUNIOR ROTC 75,666 75,666 SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING 3,222,759 3,198,759 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 400 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS 1,062,199 1,062,199 410 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES 162,919 162,919 420 ADMINISTRATION 1,409,015 1,409,015 430 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS 30,268 30,268 440 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 1,851,856 1,811,376 Technical realignment [4,520] Underexecution [–45,000] 450 CIVIL AIR PATROL 30,901 30,901 460 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT 42,759 42,759 480 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT 115,267 95,267 Underexecution [–20,000] 490A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 1,506,624 1,506,624 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 6,211,808 6,151,328 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 62,750,095 62,046,092 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE OPERATING FORCES 010 GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING 642,201 642,201 020 SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS 356,162 356,162 030 SPACE OPERATIONS 866,547 869,047 Systems Tool Kit Digital Operations [2,500] 040 EDUCATION & TRAINING 199,181 217,353 Technical realignment [18,172] 050 SPECIAL PROGRAMS 383,233 383,233 060 DEPOT MAINTENANCE 67,757 67,757 070 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 678,648 692,221 Program increase [13,573] 080 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND SYSTEM SUPPORT 1,380,350 1,380,350 090 SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS 188,760 188,760 110A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 71,475 71,475 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 4,834,314 4,868,559 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 100 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS 34,046 34,046 110 ADMINISTRATION 149,108 130,936 Technical realignment [–18,172] SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 183,154 164,982 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE 5,017,468 5,033,541 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE OPERATING FORCES 010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES 2,088,949 2,088,949 020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS 198,213 198,213 030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 647,758 647,758 040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 122,314 122,314 050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT 374,442 374,442 060 BASE SUPPORT 543,962 543,962 070 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 1,742 1,742 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 3,977,380 3,977,380 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 080 ADMINISTRATION 107,281 107,281 090 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING 9,373 9,373 100 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT (ARPC) 15,563 15,563 110 OTHER PERS SUPPORT (DISABILITY COMP) 6,174 6,174 120 AUDIOVISUAL 485 485 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 138,876 138,876 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 4,116,256 4,116,256 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD OPERATING FORCES 010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS 2,498,675 2,498,675 020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS 656,714 656,714 030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 1,171,901 1,171,901 040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 370,188 370,188 050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT 1,280,003 1,280,003 060 BASE SUPPORT 1,089,579 1,089,579 070 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT 19,708 19,708 080 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 49,476 29,976 Cyberspace actitivies [2,500] Insufficient justification [–22,000] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 7,136,244 7,116,744 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 090 ADMINISTRATION 68,417 68,417 100 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING 49,033 49,033 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 117,450 117,450 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 7,253,694 7,234,194 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE OPERATING FORCES 010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF 461,370 471,370 Combatant Commander's Initiative Fund (CCIF)—AFRICOM and SOUTHCOM [10,000] 020 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF—JTEEP 701,081 701,081 030 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF—CYBER 8,210 8,210 040 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE—MISO 252,480 271,110 INDOPACOM MISO [11,300] SOUTHCOM MISO [7,330] 060 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMBAT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 2,012,953 2,012,953 070 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MAINTENANCE 1,210,930 1,186,630 Program decrease [–24,300] 080 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MANAGEMENT/OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 202,574 195,244 Program decrease [–7,330] 090 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND THEATER FORCES 3,346,004 3,334,004 Program decrease [–12,000] 100 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 49,757 49,757 110 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTELLIGENCE 1,391,402 1,401,402 Program decrease [–15,000] Special Operations Command Intelligence increase in Non-Traditional ISR (SOF Digital Ecosystem POR) [25,000] 120 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT 1,438,967 1,376,980 Program decrease [–61,987] 130 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 1,318,614 1,353,614 Additional resourcing [10,000] Internet Operations Management [5,000] JFHQ-DODIN Resourcing [20,000] 140 USCYBERCOM HEADQUARTERS 332,690 332,690 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 12,727,032 12,695,045 TRAINING AND RECRUITING 150 DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY 183,342 183,342 160 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF 118,172 118,172 170 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION 33,855 33,855 SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING 335,369 335,369 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 180 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS 142,240 273,240 National Guard Youth Challenge [83,500] Program decrease [–2,500] STARBASE [50,000] 190 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY—CYBER 4,870 4,870 200 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY 667,943 667,943 210 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY 1,567,119 1,567,119 220 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY—CYBER 30,279 25,279 Early to need [–5,000] 230 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY 1,062,123 1,062,123 Insider Threat – DITMAC, Resiliency and Suicide Prevention Program for the Warfighter [5,000] Program decrease—Facilities and Physical Security [–5,000] 250 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY—CYBER 9,835 9,835 260 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY—CYBER 27,517 27,517 270 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY 1,033,789 988,789 Underexecution [–45,000] 300 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY 2,567,698 2,542,698 Program decrease [–25,000] 310 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY—CYBER 526,893 526,893 320 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY 241,779 206,779 Underexecution [–35,000] 330 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 446,731 446,731 340 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY 246,840 251,840 Public Web program [5,000] 360 DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE 195,959 198,959 DPAA Identification Programs [3,000] 370 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 2,379,100 2,379,100 Baltic Security Initiative [210,000] Offset for Baltic Security Initiative [–210,000] 380 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 41,722 41,722 390 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY 984,272 974,272 Program decrease [–10,000] 410 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY—CYBER 70,548 70,548 420 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY 3,451,625 3,521,625 Impact Aid [50,000] Impact Aid Students with Disabilities [20,000] 430 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 564,078 559,078 Program decrease [–5,000] 440 OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION 118,216 108,216 Underexecution [–10,000] 480 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE—CYBER 92,176 87,776 Central program office [10,000] Scholarship funding alignment [–14,400] 490 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 2,676,416 2,452,616 Chief Digital and AI Office Senior Leadership Training Courses [2,750] Eliminate Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) [–78,000] Legacy Resource Management Program [2,000] Program decrease [–153,550] Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative [3,000] 530 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES 440,947 440,947 530A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 20,114,447 20,124,447 Classifed increase [10,000] SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 39,705,162 39,560,962 UNDISTRIBUTED 540 UNDISTRIBUTED –300,000 Historical unobligated balances [–300,000] SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED –300,000 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 52,767,563 52,291,376 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES ADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES 010 US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, DEFENSE 16,620 16,620 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES 16,620 16,620 TOTAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES 16,620 16,620 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 010 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD 54,977 54,977 SUBTOTAL ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 54,977 54,977 TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND 54,977 54,977 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 010 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND CIVIC AID 114,900 114,900 SUBTOTAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 114,900 114,900 TOTAL OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID 114,900 114,900 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT 010 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 350,999 335,999 Program decrease [–25,000] Program increase [10,000] SUBTOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 350,999 335,999 TOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT 350,999 335,999 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 050 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY 198,760 198,760 SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 198,760 198,760 TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY 198,760 198,760 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 060 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY 335,240 335,240 SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 335,240 335,240 TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY 335,240 335,240 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 070 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 349,744 349,744 SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 349,744 349,744 TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 349,744 349,744 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE DEFENSE-WIDE 080 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE 8,965 8,965 SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE 8,965 8,965 TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE 8,965 8,965 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES DEFENSE-WIDE 090 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES 232,806 232,806 SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE 232,806 232,806 TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES 232,806 232,806 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE 290,071,293 289,171,059 XLIV MILITARY PERSONNEL 4401. Military personnel SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL Item FY 2024 House Military Personnel 168,320,510 168,078,310 BAH Absorption Restoration (1%) [244,000] Remove BAH from BNA Calculation (150%) [113,800] Military personnel historical underexecution [–600,000] MERHCF 10,553,456 10,553,456 XLV OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 4501. Other authorizations SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS Item FY 2024 House NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND DEFENSE STOCKPILE 7,629 7,629 TOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND 7,629 7,629 WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY ARMY ARSENALS INITIATIVE 27,551 27,551 ARMY SUPPLY MANAGEMENT 1,662 1,662 TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY 29,213 29,213 WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS 83,587 83,587 TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE 83,587 83,587 WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE DEFENSE AUTOMATION & PRODUCTION SERVICES 4 4 ENERGY MANAGEMENT—DEFENSE 114,663 114,663 TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 114,667 114,667 WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY WORKING CAPITAL FUND—DECA 1,447,612 1,447,612 TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY 1,447,612 1,447,612 CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 89,284 89,284 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 1,002,560 1,002,560 TOTAL CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE 1,091,844 1,091,844 DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT 643,848 658,848 Counter Strategic Competitors in the Western Hemisphere [15,000] DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM 134,313 136,813 Young Marines Program [2,500] NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM 102,272 122,272 Program increase [20,000] NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS 5,993 10,993 Program increase [5,000] TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE 886,426 928,926 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—O&M 518,919 518,919 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—CYBER 1,948 1,948 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—RDT&E 3,400 3,400 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—PROCUREMENT 1,098 1,098 TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 525,365 525,365 DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM IN-HOUSE CARE 10,044,342 10,049,342 TRICARE Reserve Select Extension [5,000] PRIVATE SECTOR CARE 19,893,028 19,893,028 CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT 2,007,012 1,818,512 Historical underexecution [–186,000] Program decrease [–2,500] INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2,327,816 2,327,816 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 347,446 343,446 Historical underexecution [–4,000] EDUCATION AND TRAINING 336,111 323,111 Historical underexecution [–20,000] TriService Nursing Research Program [7,000] BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS 2,144,551 2,142,051 Historical underexecution [–2,500] R&D RESEARCH 40,311 40,311 R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT 178,892 178,892 R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 327,040 344,540 Antibiotic Susceptibility Test Development [2,500] Peptide Research and Development [5,000] Platelet Development and Platelet Hemostatic Products [10,000] R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION 172,351 172,351 R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT 107,753 107,753 R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT 87,096 87,096 R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT 18,330 18,330 PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING 22,344 22,344 PROC REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION 238,435 238,435 PROC JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE INFORMATION SYSTEM 29,537 29,537 PROC MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM—DESKTOP TO DATACENTER 74,055 74,055 PROC DOD HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MODERNIZATION 17,510 17,510 TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 38,413,960 38,228,460 TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 42,600,303 42,457,303 XLVI MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 4601. Military construction SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Account State/Country and Installation Project Title FY 2024 House Alabama Army Anniston Army Depot Access Control Point (P&D) 0 5,500 Army Anniston Army Depot Component Rebuild Shop (P&D) 0 8,100 Army Anniston Army Depot Vehicle Paint Shop (P&D) 0 2,900 Army Redstone Arsenal Substation 50,000 50,000 Alaska Army Fort Wainwright Cost to Complete: Enlisted Unaccompanied Pers Hsg 34,000 34,000 Florida Army Camp Bull Simons Camp Bull Simons 7th Special Forces Group Child Development Center 0 17,000 Georgia Army Fort Gordon Cyber Instructional Facility (Classrooms) 163,000 80,000 Germany Army Grafenwoehr Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range 10,400 10,400 Army Hohenfels Simulations Center 56,000 56,000 Hawaii Army Aliamanu Military Reservation Water Storage Tank 20,000 20,000 Army Wheeler Army Air Field Air Traffic Control Tower (P&D) 0 5,400 Kansas Army Fort Riley Aircraft Maintenance Hanger 105,000 105,000 Kentucky Army Fort Campbell Multipurpose Training Range 38,000 38,000 Louisiana Army Fort Polk Multipurpose Athletic Field 0 13,400 Massachusetts Army Soldier Systems Center Natick Barracks Addition 18,500 18,500 Michigan Army Detroit Arsenal Ground Transport Equipment Building 72,000 72,000 North Carolina Army Fort Bragg Aircraft Maintenance Hangar 0 61,000 Army Fort Bragg Automated Record Fire Range 19,500 19,500 Army Fort Bragg Barracks 50,000 50,000 Army Fort Bragg Barracks (Facility Prototyping) 85,000 85,000 Army Fort Bragg Child Development Center 0 36,000 Pennsylvania Army Letterkenny Army Depot Guided Missile Maintenance Building 89,000 89,000 Texas Army Fort Bliss Collective Training Barracks (P&D) 0 8,000 Army Fort Bliss Rail Yard 74,000 74,000 Army Fort Hood Barracks, Fort Hood (PN 100948) (P&D) 0 9,900 Army Fort Hood Barracks, Fort Hood (PN 94937) (P&D) 0 9,900 Army Red River Army Depot Component Rebuild Shop 113,000 70,000 Washington Army Joint Base Lewis-McChord Barracks 100,000 100,000 Worldwide Unspecified Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Barracks Replacement (P&D) 0 50,000 Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations CDC Planning and Design 0 20,000 Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Cost to Complete Army 0 122,210 Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Host Nation Support 26,000 26,000 Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Lab Infrastructure Planning & Design 0 30,000 Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Minor Construction 76,280 86,280 Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Organic Industrial Base Planning & Design 0 5,000 Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design 270,875 300,175 Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Military Construction Demolition 0 15,000 Military Construction, Army Total 1,470,555 1,803,165 Australia Navy Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin PDI: Aircraft Parking Apron (INC) 134,624 134,624 California Navy Camp Pendleton Fire Station Replacement (53 Area) (P&D) 0 2,683 Navy Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Communications Towers 42,100 42,100 Navy Port Hueneme Laboratory Compound Facilities Improvements 110,000 15,000 Connecticut Navy Naval Submarine Base New London Submarine Pier 31 Extension 112,518 42,518 Navy Naval Submarine Base New London Weapons Magazine & Ordnance Operations Fac. 219,200 29,200 District of Columbia Navy Marine Barracks Washington Bachelor Enlisted Quarters & Support Facility 131,800 31,800 District of Columbia Navy Naval Support Activity Electromagnetic & Cyber Countermeasures Lab (P&D) 0 40,000 Djibouti Navy Camp Lemonnier Djibouti Electrical Power Plant 0 106,600 Florida Navy Whiting Field Advanced Helicopter Training System Hangar 0 100,000 Georgia Navy Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Consolidated Communication Facility 0 63,970 Guam Navy Andersen Air Force Base PDI: Child Development Center 105,220 105,220 Navy Andersen Air Force Base PDI: Joint Consol. Comm. Center (INC) 107,000 107,000 Navy Joint Region Marianas PDI: Joint Communication Upgrade (INC) 292,830 50,000 Navy Joint Region Marianas PDI: Missile Integration Test Facility 174,540 74,540 Navy Naval Base Guam PDI: 9th ESB Training Complex 23,380 23,380 Navy Naval Base Guam PDI: Artillery Battery Facilities 137,550 72,550 Navy Naval Base Guam PDI: Consolidated MEB HQ/NCIS Phii 19,740 19,740 Navy Naval Base Guam PDI: Recreation Center 34,740 34,740 Navy Naval Base Guam PDI: Religious Ministry Services Facility 46,350 46,350 Navy Naval Base Guam PDI: Satellite Communications Facility (INC) 166,159 100,000 Navy Naval Base Guam PDI: Training Center 89,640 89,640 Hawaii Navy Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Dry Dock 3 Replacement (INC) 1,318,711 1,398,035 Navy Marine Corps Base Hawai'i Water Reclamation Facility Compliance Upgrade 0 50,000 Italy Navy Naval Air Station Sigonella EDI: Ordnance Magazines 77,072 77,072 Maine Navy Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Multi-Mission Drydock #1 Extension (INC) 544,808 544,808 Maryland Navy Fort Meade Cybersecurity Operations Facility 186,480 80,000 Navy Naval Air Station Patuxent River Aircraft Development and Maintenance Facilities 141,700 80,000 North Carolina Navy Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station Aircraft Maintenance Hangar (INC) 19,529 19,529 Navy Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point 2D LAAD Maintenance and Operations Facilities 0 65,000 Navy Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Maintenance Facility & Marine Air Group HQS 125,150 35,150 Navy Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune 10th Marines Maintenance & Operations Complex 0 40,000 Navy Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Amphibious Combat Vehicle Shelters 0 31,890 Navy Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Corrosion Repair Facility Replacement 0 40,000 Pennsylvania Navy Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadeplhia AI Machinery Control Development Center 0 88,200 Virginia Navy Dam Neck Annex Maritime Surveillance System Facility 109,680 23,680 Navy Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek—Story Child Development Center 35,000 35,000 Navy Marine Corps Base Quantico Water Treatment Plant 127,120 37,120 Navy Naval Station Norfolk Child Development Center 43,600 43,600 Navy Naval Station Norfolk MQ–25 Aircraft Laydown Facilities 114,495 8,495 Navy Naval Station Norfolk Submarine Pier 3 (INC) 99,077 99,077 Navy Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Weapons Magazines 221,920 51,000 Navy Norfolk Naval Shipyard Dry Dock Saltwater System for CVN–78 (INC) 81,082 81,082 Washington Navy Naval Base Kitsap Alternate Power Transmission Line 0 19,000 Navy Naval Base Kitsap Armored Fighting Vehicle Support Facility 0 31,000 Navy Naval Base Kitsap Shipyard Electrical Backbone 195,000 60,000 Worldwide Unspecified Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Barracks Replacement (P&D) 0 50,000 Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations CDC Planning and Design 0 20,000 Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Lab Infrastructure Planning & Design 0 30,000 Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Navy Shore Utility Infrastructure (P&D) 0 85,000 Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design 578,942 578,942 Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design 21,000 21,000 Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program Planning & Design 0 50,000 Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 34,430 44,430 Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Military Construction Demolition 0 15,000 Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations USMC Military Construction Planning & Design 0 48,749 Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations USMC Unspecified Minor Construction 0 30,000 Military Construction, Navy Total 6,022,187 5,343,514 Alaska AF Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Extend Runway 16/34 (INC 3) 107,500 107,500 Australia AF Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin PDI: Squadron Operations Facility 26,000 26,000 AF Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal PDI: Aircraft Maintenance Support Facility 17,500 17,500 AF Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal PDI: Squadron Operations Facility 20,000 20,000 AF Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal PDI: Bomber Apron 93,000 93,000 Florida AF Eglin Air Force Base Eglin Air Force Base—LRSO Hardware Software Development & Test Facility 0 14,600 AF MacDill Air Force Base KC–46 ADAL Fuel System Maintenance Dock 18,000 18,000 AF MacDill Air Force Base KC–46A ADAL Aircraft Corrosion Control 25,000 25,000 AF MacDill Air Force Base KC–46A ADAL Aircraft Maintenance Hangar 27,000 27,000 AF MacDill Air Force Base KC–46A ADAL Apron & Hydrant Fueling Pits 61,000 61,000 AF Patrick Space Force Base Commercial Vehicle Inspection 15,000 15,000 AF Patrick Space Force Base Cost to Complete: Consolidated Communications Center 15,000 15,000 AF Patrick Space Force Base Final Denial Barriers, South Gate 12,000 12,000 Georgia AF Robins Air Force Base Battle Management Combined Operations Complex 115,000 35,000 Guam AF Joint Region Marianas PDI: North Aircraft Parking Ramp (INC) 109,000 109,000 Japan AF Kadena Air Base PDI: Helo Rescue OPS Maintenance Hangar (INC 3) 46,000 46,000 AF Kadena Air Base PDI: Theater A/C Corrosion Control Ctr (INC) 42,000 42,000 Louisiana AF Barksdale Air Force Base Weapons Generation Facility (INC 3) 112,000 112,000 Mariana Islands AF Tinian PDI: Airfield Development, Phase 1 (INC 3) 26,000 26,000 AF Tinian PDI: Fuel Tanks W/Pipeline & Hydrant (INC 3) 20,000 20,000 AF Tinian PDI: Parking Apron (INC 3) 32,000 32,000 Massachusetts AF Hanscom Air Force Base Child Development Center 37,000 37,000 AF Hanscom Air Force Base MIT-Lincoln Lab (West Lab CSL/MIF) (INC 4) 70,000 70,000 Mississippi AF Columbus Air Force Base T–7a Ground Based Training System Facility 30,000 30,000 AF Columbus Air Force Base T–7a Unit Maintenance Training Facility 9,500 9,500 Montana AF Malmstrom Air Force Base Fire Station Bay/Storage Area 0 10,300 Norway AF Rygge Air Station EDI: DABS-FEV Storage 88,000 88,000 AF Rygge Air Station EDI: Munitions Storage Area 31,000 31,000 Ohio AF Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Acquisition Management Complex Phase V (P&D) 0 9,900 Oklahoma AF Tinker Air Force Base F–35 Aircraft Oxygen Shop (P&D) 0 5,800 AF Tinker Air Force Base KC–46 3–Bay Depot Maintenance Hangar (INC 3) 78,000 78,000 Philippines AF Cesar Basa Air Base PDI: Transient Aircraft Parking Apron 35,000 35,000 South Dakota AF Ellsworth Air Force Base B–21 Fuel System Maintenance Dock 75,000 75,000 AF Ellsworth Air Force Base B–21 Phase Hangar 160,000 34,000 AF Ellsworth Air Force Base B–21 Weapons Generation Facility (INC) 160,000 160,000 Spain AF Morón Air Base EDI: Munitions Storage 26,000 26,000 Texas AF Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland 91 Cyber Operations Center 0 48,000 AF Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland BMT – Chapel for America’s Airmen 0 90,000 AF Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Child Development Center 20,000 20,000 United Kingdom AF Royal Air Force Fairford EDI: RADR Storage Facility 47,000 47,000 AF Royal Air Force Lakenheath EDI: RADR Storage Facility 28,000 28,000 AF Royal Air Force Lakenheath Surety Dormitory 50,000 50,000 Utah AF Hill Air Force Base F–35 T–7a East Campus Infrastructure 82,000 82,000 Worldwide Unspecified AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Barracks Replacement (P&D) 0 50,000 AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations CDC Planning and Design 0 20,000 AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Cost to Complete 0 90,400 AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations EDI: Planning & Design 5,648 5,648 AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Lab Infrastructure Planning & Design 0 30,000 AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Natural Disaster Recovery 0 252,000 AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design 338,985 338,985 AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design 90,281 90,281 AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Military Construction 64,900 74,900 AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Military Construction Demolition 0 15,000 Wyoming AF F.E. Warren Air Force Base GBSD Integrated Command Center (INC 2) 27,000 27,000 AF F.E. Warren Air Force Base GBSD Integrated Training Center 85,000 85,000 AF F.E. Warren Air Force Base GBSD Missile Handling Complex (INC 2) 28,000 28,000 Military Construction, Air Force Total 2,605,314 3,045,314 Alabama Def-Wide Redstone Arsenal Ground Test Facility Infrastructure 147,975 67,975 California Def-Wide Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Ambulatory Care Center—Dental Clinic Add//Alt 103,000 28,000 Def-Wide Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Electrical Infrastructure, on-Site Generation, and Microgrid Improvements 0 30,550 Def-Wide Naval Base Coronado Cost to Complete: ATC Operations Support Facility 0 11,400 Def-Wide Naval Base Coronado SOF Naval Special Warfare Command Operations Support Facility, Phase 2 0 51,000 Def-Wide Naval Base San Diego Ambulatory Care Center—Dental Clinic Replmt 101,644 31,644 Def-Wide Naval Base San Diego Microgrid and Backup Power 0 6,300 Def-Wide Vandenberg Space Force Base Microgrid With Backup Power 0 57,000 Colorado Def-Wide Buckley Space Force Base Redundant Electrical Supply 0 9,000 Def-Wide Buckley Space Force Base Replacement Water Well 0 5,700 Cuba Def-Wide Guantanamo Bay Naval Station Ambulatory Care Center (INC 1) 60,000 60,000 Georgia Def-Wide Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay Electrical Transmission and Distribution Improvements, Phase 2 0 49,500 Germany Def-Wide Baumholder Human Performance Training Center 0 16,700 Def-Wide Baumholder SOF Company Operations Facility 41,000 41,000 Def-Wide Baumholder SOF Joint Parachute Rigging Facility 23,000 23,000 Def-Wide Kaiserslautern Air Base Kaiserslautern Middle School 21,275 21,275 Def-Wide Ramstein Air Base Ramstein Middle School 181,764 181,764 Def-Wide Rhine Ordnance Barracks Medical Center Replacement (INC 11) 77,210 77,210 Def-Wide Stuttgart Robinson Barracks Elem School Replacement 8,000 8,000 Honduras Def-Wide Soto Cano Air Base Fuel Facilities 41,300 41,300 Japan Def-Wide Fleet Activities Yokosuka Kinnick High School (INC) 70,000 70,000 Def-Wide Kadena Air Base PDI: SOF Maintenance Hangar 88,900 88,900 Def-Wide Kadena Air Base PDI: SOF Composite Maintenance Facility 11,400 11,400 Kansas Def-Wide Forbes Field Microgrid and Backup Power 0 5,850 Korea Def-Wide K–16 Air Base K–16 Emergency Backup Power 0 5,650 Kuwait Def-Wide Camp Buehring Microgrid and Backup Power 0 18,850 Maryland Def-Wide Bethesda Naval Hospital Medical Center Addition/Alteration (INC 7) 101,816 101,816 Def-Wide Fort Meade NSAW Mission OPS and Records Center (INC) 105,000 105,000 Def-Wide Fort Meade NSAW Recap Building 4 (INC) 315,000 315,000 Def-Wide Fort Meade NSAW Recap Building 5 (ECB 5) (INC) 65,000 65,000 Def-Wide Joint Base Andrews Hydrant Fueling System 38,300 38,300 Missouri Def-Wide Lake City Army Ammunition Plant Microgrid and Backup Power 0 80,100 Montana Def-Wide Great Falls International Airport Fuel Facilities 30,000 30,000 Nebraska Def-Wide Offutt Air Force Base Microgrid and Backup Power 0 41,000 North Carolina Def-Wide Fort Bragg (Camp Mackall) Microgrid and Backup Power 0 10,500 Def-Wide Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Marine Raider Battalion Operations Facility 0 70,000 Oklahoma Def-Wide Fort Sill Microgrid and Backup Power 0 76,650 Puerto Rico Def-Wide Fort Buchanan Microgrid and Backup Power 0 56,000 Spain Def-Wide Naval Station Rota Bulk Tank Farm, Phase 1 80,000 80,000 Texas Def-Wide Fort Hood Microgrid and Backup Power 0 18,250 Utah Def-Wide Hill Air Force Base Open Storage 14,200 14,200 Virginia Def-Wide Fort Belvoir DIA Headquarters Annex 185,000 25,000 Def-Wide Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek—Story SOF SDVT2 Operations Support Facility 61,000 61,000 Def-Wide Pentagon HVAC Efficiency Upgrades 0 2,250 Def-Wide Pentagon Sec OPS and Pedestrian Access Facs 30,600 30,600 Washington Def-Wide Joint Base Lewis-McChord Power Generation and Microgrid 0 49,850 Def-Wide Joint Base Lewis-McChord SOF Consolidated Rigging Facility 62,000 62,000 Def-Wide Manchester Bulk Storage Tanks, Phase 2 71,000 71,000 Worldwide Unspecified Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Energy Resilience and Conserv. Invest. Prog. 548,000 0 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations ERCIP Planning & Design 86,250 101,250 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Exercise Related Minor Construction 11,107 21,472 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations PDI: INDOPACOM Planning & Design 0 69,000 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations PDI: INDOPACOM Unspecified Minor Construction 0 62,000 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design (DHA) 49,610 49,610 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design (Defense-Wide) 32,579 32,579 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design (Cybercom) 30,215 30,215 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design (SOCOM) 25,130 25,130 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design (DLA) 24,000 24,000 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design (DODEA) 8,568 8,568 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design (NSA) 3,068 3,068 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design (TJS) 2,000 2,000 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design (MDA) 1,035 21,035 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design (WHS) 590 590 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction (SOCOM) 19,271 19,271 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction (Defense-Wide) 3,000 3,000 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction (DLA) 4,875 4,875 Wyoming Def-Wide F.E. Warren Air Force Base Microgrid and Battery Storage 0 25,000 Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total 2,984,682 2,925,147 Worldwide Unspecified NATO NATO Security Investment Program NATO Security Investment Program 293,434 293,434 NATO Security Investment Program Total 293,434 293,434 Arizona Army NG Surprise Readiness Center National Guard Readiness Center 15,000 15,000 Florida Army NG Camp Blanding Camp Blanding Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range 0 11,000 Army NG Camp Blanding Camp Blanding Training Aids Center (P&D) 0 1,200 Army NG Camp Blanding Camp Blanding Wedge Infantry Squad Battle Course (P&D) 0 840 Idaho Army NG Jerome County Regional Site National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop 17,000 17,000 Illinois Army NG North Riverside (National Guard Maintenance Center) National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop 24,000 24,000 Kentucky Army NG Burlington Vehicle Maintenance Shop 0 16,400 Missouri Army NG Belle Fontaine National Guard Readiness Center 28,000 28,000 New Hampshire Army NG Littleton National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop Add 23,000 23,000 New Mexico Army NG Rio Rancho Training Site National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop Add 11,000 11,000 New York Army NG Lexington Avenue Armory Lexington Armory National Guard Readiness Center Addition/Alteration 0 45,000 Ohio Army NG Camp Perry Joint Training Center National Guard Readiness Center 19,200 19,200 Oklahoma Army NG Shawnee Readiness Center National Guard Readiness Center (P&D) 0 1,800 Oregon Army NG Washington County Readiness Center National Guard Readiness Center 26,000 26,000 Pennsylvania Army NG Fort Indiantown Gap FTIG Auto MPMG Range (P&D) 0 1,550 Army NG Hermitage Readiness Center National Guard Readiness Center 13,600 13,600 South Carolina Army NG Aiken County Readiness Center National Guard Readiness Center 20,000 20,000 Army NG McCrady Training Center Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range 7,900 7,900 Texas Army NG Fort Hood General Purpose Instruction Building (P&D) 0 2,685 Virginia Army NG Sandston Rc & FMS 1 Aircraft Maintenance Hangar 20,000 20,000 Wisconsin Army NG Viroqua National Guard Readiness Center 18,200 18,200 Worldwide Unspecified Army NG Unspecified Worldwide Locations Cost to Complete Army National Guard 0 134,881 Army NG Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design 34,286 44,686 Army NG Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 63,000 73,000 Army NG Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Military Construction Demolition 0 15,000 Military Construction, Army National Guard Total 340,186 590,942 Alabama Army Res Birmingham Army Reserve Center/AMSA/Land 57,000 57,000 Arizona Army Res Queen Creek Area Maintenance Support Activity 12,000 12,000 California Army Res Fort Hunter Liggett Network Enterprise Center 0 40,000 Georgia Army Res USMC Logistics Base Albany Army Reserve Center 0 40,000 Worldwide Unspecified Army Res Unspecified Worldwide Locations Cost to Complete Army Reserve 0 23,000 Army Res Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design 23,389 23,389 Army Res Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 14,687 24,687 Army Res Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Military Construction Demolition 0 5,000 Military Construction, Army Reserve Total 107,076 225,076 Michigan N/MC Res Battle Creek Organic Supply Facilities 24,549 24,549 Virginia N/MC Res Marine Forces Reserve Dam Neck Virginia Beach G/Ator Support Facilities 12,400 12,400 Worldwide Unspecified N/MC Res Unspecified Worldwide Locations MCNR Planning & Design 6,495 6,495 N/MC Res Unspecified Worldwide Locations MCNR Unspecified Minor Construction 7,847 17,847 N/MC Res Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Military Construction Demolition 0 5,000 Military Construction, Navy Reserve Total 51,291 66,291 Alabama Air NG Montgomery Regional Airport F–35 ADAL SQ OPS Bldg 1303 7,000 7,000 Alaska Air NG Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson ADAL Alert Crew Facility Hgr 18 0 7,000 Arizona Air NG Tucson International Airport Mcca: Aircraft Arresting System (New Rwy) 11,600 11,600 Arkansas Air NG Ebbing Field Permanent (F–35 Multi) Construct F–35 FMS 3–Bay Clear Span Hangar 0 53,553 Air NG Ebbing Field Permanent (Multi F–35) Construct F–35 FMS AFE & Step 0 9,269 Air NG Ebbing Field Permanent (Multi F–35) Construct F–35 FMS SAPF (Secure Facility) 0 12,720 Colorado Air NG Buckley Air National Guard Base Aircraft Corrosion Control 12,000 12,000 Florida Air NG Jacksonville Int'l Airport Jacksonville International Airport—Air National Guard F–35 Munitions Storage Area Admin (P&D) 0 600 Indiana Air NG Fort Wayne International Airport Fire Station 8,900 8,900 Oregon Air NG Portland International Airport Special Tactics Complex, Phase 1 22,000 22,000 Air NG Portland International Airport Special Tactics Complex, Phase 2 18,500 18,500 Air NG Portland International Airport Special Tactics Complex, Phase 3 0 20,000 Air NG Portland International Airport Special Tactics Complex, Phase 4 0 11,000 Pennsylvania Air NG Harrisburg International Airport Entry Control Facility 0 8,000 Wisconsin Air NG Truax Field F–35: MM&I Fac, B701 0 5,200 Worldwide Unspecified Air NG Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design 35,600 35,600 Air NG Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 63,122 73,122 Air NG Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Military Construction Demolition 0 15,000 Military Construction, Air National Guard Total 178,722 331,064 Arizona AF Res Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Guardian Angel POTFF Facility 0 8,500 California AF Res March Air Reserve Base KC–46 Add/Alter B1244 FUT/Cargo Pallet Storage 17,000 17,000 AF Res March Air Reserve Base KC–46 Add/Alter B6000 Simulator Facility 8,500 8,500 AF Res March Air Reserve Base KC–46 Two Bay Maintenance/Fuel Hangar 201,000 201,000 Georgia AF Res Dobbins Air Reserve Base Security Forces Facility 0 22,000 Guam AF Res Joint Region Marianas Aerial Port Facility 27,000 27,000 Louisiana AF Res Barksdale Air Force Base 307 Bomb Wing Medical Facility Expansion 0 7,000 Texas AF Res Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth LRS Warehouse 16,000 16,000 Worldwide Unspecified AF Res Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design 12,146 12,146 AF Res Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Military Construction 9,926 19,926 AF Res Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Military Construction Demolition 0 5,000 Military Construction, Air Force Reserve Total 291,572 344,072 Georgia FH Con Army Fort Gordon Fort Gordon MHPI Equity Investment 50,000 50,000 Germany FH Con Army Baumholder Family Housing New Construction 78,746 78,746 Kwajalein FH Con Army Kwajalein Atoll Family Housing Replacement Construction 98,600 98,600 Missouri FH Con Army Fort Leonard Wood Fort Leonard Wood MHPI Equity Investment 50,000 50,000 Worldwide Unspecified FH Con Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Family Housing P&D 27,549 27,549 Family Housing Construction, Army Total 304,895 304,895 Worldwide Unspecified FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Furnishings 12,121 12,121 FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Housing Privatization Support 86,019 86,019 FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Leasing 112,976 112,976 FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Maintenance 86,706 86,706 FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Management 41,121 41,121 FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Miscellaneous 554 554 FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Services 7,037 7,037 FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Utilities 38,951 38,951 Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army Total 385,485 385,485 Guam FH Con Navy Joint Region Marianas Replace Andersen Housing, Phase 8 121,906 121,906 FH Con Navy Naval Support Activity Andersen Replace Andersen Housing (AF), Phase 7 83,126 83,126 Worldwide Unspecified FH Con Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Design, Washington DC 4,782 4,782 FH Con Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Improvements, Washington DC 57,740 57,740 FH Con Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations USMC DPRI/Guam Planning & Design 9,588 9,588 Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps Total 277,142 277,142 Worldwide Unspecified FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Furnishings 17,744 17,744 FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Housing Privatization Support 65,655 65,655 FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Leasing 60,214 60,214 FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Maintenance 101,356 101,356 FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Management 61,896 61,896 FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Miscellaneous 419 419 FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Services 13,250 13,250 FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Utilities 43,320 43,320 Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps Total 363,854 363,854 Alabama FH Con AF Maxwell Air Force Base MHPI Restructure-AETC Group II 65,000 65,000 Colorado FH Con AF U.S. Air Force Academy Construction Improvement—Carlton House 9,282 9,282 Hawaii FH Con AF Hickam Air Force Base MHPI Restructure-Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam 75,000 75,000 Japan FH Con AF Yokota Air Base Improve Family Housing PAIP 9, Phase 1 (24 Units) 0 27,000 Mississippi FH Con AF Keesler Air Force Base MHPI Restructure-Southern Group 80,000 80,000 Worldwide Unspecified FH Con AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design 7,815 7,815 Family Housing Construction, Air Force Total 237,097 264,097 Worldwide Unspecified FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Furnishings 23,884 23,884 FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Housing Privatization Support 31,803 31,803 FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Leasing 5,143 5,143 FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Maintenance 124,410 124,410 FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Management 68,023 68,023 FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Miscellaneous 2,377 2,377 FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Services 10,692 10,692 FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Utilities 48,054 48,054 Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Total 314,386 314,386 Worldwide Unspecified FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Furnishings 673 673 FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Furnishings 89 89 FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Leasing 32,042 32,042 FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Leasing 13,658 13,658 FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Maintenance 35 35 FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Utilities 4,273 4,273 FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Utilities 15 15 Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide Total 50,785 50,785 Worldwide Unspecified FHIF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Administrative Expenses—FHIF 6,611 6,611 DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund Total 6,611 6,611 Worldwide Unspecified UHIF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Administrative Expenses—UHIF 496 496 Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund Total 496 496 Worldwide Unspecified BRAC Unspecified Worldwide Locations Base Realignment & Closure 150,640 200,640 Base Realignment and Closure—Army Total 150,640 200,640 Worldwide Unspecified BRAC Unspecified Worldwide Locations Base Realignment & Closure 108,818 158,818 Base Realignment and Closure—Navy Total 108,818 158,818 Worldwide Unspecified BRAC Unspecified Worldwide Locations Base Realignment & Closure 123,990 173,990 Base Realignment and Closure—Air Force Total 123,990 173,990 Worldwide Unspecified BRAC Unspecified Worldwide Locations INT–4: DLA Activities 5,726 5,726 Base Realignment and Closure—Defense-wide Total 5,726 5,726 Total, Military Construction 16,674,944 17,474,944 XLVII DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 4701. Department of Energy national security programs SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Program FY 2024 House Discretionary Summary By Appropriation Energy And Water Development, And Related Agencies Appropriation Summary: Nuclear Energy 177,733 160,000 Atomic Energy Defense Activities National nuclear security administration: Weapons activities 18,832,947 18,952,676 Defense nuclear nonproliferation 2,508,959 2,427,959 Naval reactors 1,964,100 1,949,100 Federal salaries and expenses 538,994 538,994 Total, National Nuclear Security Administration 23,845,000 23,868,729 Environmental and other defense activities: Defense environmental cleanup 7,500,587 7,108,587 Other defense activities 1,075,197 1,075,197 Total, Environmental & other defense activities 8,575,784 8,183,784 Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities 32,420,784 32,052,513 Total, Discretionary Funding 32,598,517 32,212,513 Nuclear Energy Idaho sitewide safeguards and security 177,733 160,000 Program decrease [–17,733] Total, Nuclear Energy 177,733 160,000 Stockpile Management Stockpile Major Modernization B61–12 Life Extension Program 449,850 449,850 W88 Alteration Program 178,823 178,823 W80–4 Life Extension Program 1,009,929 1,009,929 W80–4 ALT SLCM 0 70,000 Program increase [70,000] W87–1 Modification Program 1,068,909 1,068,909 W93 Program 389,656 389,656 Total, Stockpile Major Modernization 3,097,167 3,167,167 Stockpile services Stockpile Sustainment 1,276,578 1,264,078 Program decrease [–12,500] Weapons Dismantlement and Disposition 53,718 36,718 Program decrease [–17,000] Production Operations 710,822 710,822 Nuclear Enterprise Assurance 66,614 66,614 Subtotal, Stockpile Services 2,107,732 2,078,232 Total, Stockpile Management 5,204,899 5,245,399 Weapons Activities Production Modernization Primary Capability Modernization Plutonium Modernization Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization Los Alamos Plutonium Operations 833,100 833,100 21–D–512 Plutonium Pit Production Project, LANL 670,000 670,000 15–D–302 TA–55 Reinvestments Project, Phase 3, LANL 30,000 30,000 07–D–220-04 Transuranic Liquid Waste Facility, LANL 0 0 04–D–125 Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Project, LANL 227,122 227,122 Subtotal, Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization 1,760,222 1,760,222 Savannah River Plutonium Modernization Savannah River Plutonium Operations 62,764 62,764 21–D–511 Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility, SRS 858,235 1,000,235 Program increase [142,000] Subtotal, Savannah River Plutonium Modernization 920,999 1,062,999 Enterprise Plutonium Support 87,779 87,779 Total, Plutonium Modernization 2,769,000 2,911,000 High Explosives and Energetics High Explosives & Energetics 93,558 93,558 23–D–516 Energetic Materials Characterization Facility, LANL 0 0 21–D–510 HE Synthesis, Formulation, and Production, PX 0 83,000 Program increase [83,000] 15–D–301 HE Science & Engineering Facility, PX 101,356 101,356 Total, High Explosives and Energetics 194,914 277,914 Total, Primary Capability Modernization 2,963,914 3,188,914 Secondary Capability Modernization Secondary Capability Modernization 666,914 666,914 18–D–690 Lithium Processing Facility, Y–12 210,770 210,770 06–D–141 Uranium Processing Facility, Y–12 760,000 760,000 Total, Secondary Capability Modernization 1,637,684 1,637,684 Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment 592,992 592,992 18–D–650 Tritium Finishing Facility, SRS 0 37,000 Program increase [37,000] Total, Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment 592,992 629,992 Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization 166,990 166,990 22–D–513 Power Sources Capability, SNL 37,886 37,886 Capability Based Investments 156,462 156,462 Total, Production Modernization 5,555,928 5,817,928 Stockpile Research, Technology, and Engineering Assessment Science 1,044,321 1,024,321 Program decrease [–20,000] Engineering and Integrated Assessments 440,456 410,456 Program decrease [–30,000] Inertial Confinement Fusion 601,650 601,650 Advanced Simulation and Computing 782,472 732,472 Program decrease [–50,000] Weapon Technology and Manufacturing Maturation 327,745 307,745 Program decrease [–20,000] Total, Stockpile Research, Technology, and Engineering 3,196,644 3,076,644 Academic Programs and Community Support 152,271 112,000 Community Capacity Building Program [–30,000] Program decrease [–10,271] Total, Academic Programs and Community Support 152,271 112,000 Infrastructure and Operations Operations of facilities 1,053,000 1,053,000 Safety and environmental operations 139,114 139,114 Maintenance and repair of facilities 718,000 718,000 Recapitalization: Infrastructure and safety 650,012 627,512 Program decrease [–22,500] Total, Recapitalization 650,012 627,512 Construction: 24–D–512 TA–46 Protective Force Facility, LANL 48,500 48,500 24–D–511 Plutonium Production Building, LANL 48,500 48,500 24–D–510 Analytic Gas Laboratory, PX 35,000 35,000 23–D–517 Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade, LANL 75,000 75,000 Total, Construction 207,000 207,000 Total, Infrastructure and operations 2,767,126 2,744,626 Secure transportation asset Operations and equipment 239,008 239,008 Program direction 118,056 118,056 Total, Secure transportation asset 357,064 357,064 Defense Nuclear Security Operations and Maintenance 988,756 988,756 Construction: 17–D–710 West end protected area reduction project, Y–12 28,000 28,000 Total, Defense nuclear security 1,016,756 1,016,756 Information technology and cybersecurity 578,379 578,379 Legacy contractor pensions 65,452 65,452 Use of Prior Year Balances –61,572 –61,572 Total, Weapons Activities 18,832,947 18,952,676 Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs Global material security International nuclear security 84,707 74,707 Program decrease [–10,000] Radiological security 258,033 258,033 Nuclear smuggling detection and deterrence 181,308 181,308 Total, Global material security 524,048 514,048 Material management and minimization Conversion 116,675 116,675 Nuclear material removal 47,100 47,100 Material disposition 282,250 282,250 Total, Material management & minimization 446,025 446,025 Nonproliferation and arms control 212,358 192,358 Program decrease [–20,000] Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D Proliferation Detection 290,388 270,388 Program decrease—Arms control efforts [–20,000] Nuclear Detonation Detection 285,603 285,603 Forensics R&D 44,759 44,759 Nonproliferation Stewardship Program 107,437 101,437 Program decrease [–6,000] Total, Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D 728,187 702,187 NNSA Bioassurance Program 25,000 0 Program decrease [–25,000] Nonproliferation Construction: 18–D–150 Surplus Plutonium Disposition Project, SRS 77,211 77,211 Total, Nonproliferation construction 77,211 77,211 Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs 2,012,829 1,931,829 Legacy contractor pensions 22,587 22,587 Nuclear counterterrorism and incident response program 493,543 493,543 Use of prior-year balances –20,000 –20,000 Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 2,508,959 2,427,959 Naval Reactors Naval reactors development 838,340 838,340 Columbia-Class reactor systems development 52,900 52,900 Naval reactors operations and infrastructure 712,036 712,036 Construction: 24–D–530 NRF Medical Science Complex 36,584 36,584 22–D–531 KL Chemistry and Radiological Health Building 10,400 10,400 21–D–530 KL Steam and Condensate Upgrade 53,000 53,000 14–D–901 Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project, NRF 199,300 184,300 Program decrease [–15,000] Total, Construction 299,284 284,284 Program direction 61,540 61,540 Total, Naval Reactors 1,964,100 1,949,100 Federal Salaries And Expenses Program Direction 538,994 538,994 Total, Office Of The Administrator 538,994 538,994 Defense Environmental Cleanup Closure sites: Closure sites administration 3,023 3,023 Richland: River corridor and other cleanup operations 180,000 180,000 Central plateau remediation 684,289 684,289 Richland community and regulatory support 10,100 10,100 Construction: 22–D–401 Eastern Plateau Fire Station 7,000 7,000 22–D–402 L–897, 200 Area Water Treatment Facility 11,200 11,200 23–D–404 181D Export Water System Reconfiguration and Upgrade 27,149 27,149 23–D–405 181B Export Water System Reconfiguration and Upgrade 462 462 24–D–401 Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility Supercell 11 Expansion Proj 1,000 1,000 Total, Construction 46,811 46,811 Total, Hanford site 921,200 921,200 Office of River Protection: Waste Treatment Immobilization Plant Commissioning 466,000 466,000 Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition 813,625 813,625 Construction: 01–D–16D High-Level Waste Facility 600,000 600,000 01–D–16E Pretreatment Facility 20,000 20,000 15–D–409 Low Activity Waste Pretreatment System 60,000 60,000 23–D–403, Hanford 200 West Area Tank Farms Risk Management Project 15,309 15,309 Total, Construction 695,309 695,309 Total, Office of River Protection 1,974,934 1,974,934 Idaho National Laboratory: Idaho cleanup and waste disposition 377,623 377,623 Idaho community and regulatory support 2,759 2,759 Construction: 22–D–403 Idaho Spent Nuclear Fuel Staging Facility 10,159 10,159 22–D–404 Additional ICDF Landfill Disposal Cell and Evaporation Ponds Project 46,500 46,500 23–D–402—Calcine Construction 10,000 10,000 Total, Construction 66,659 66,659 Total, Idaho National Laboratory 447,041 447,041 NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 1,879 1,879 LLNL Excess Facilities D&D 20,195 20,195 Nuclear facility D & D Separations Process Research Unit 15,300 15,300 Nevada Site 61,952 61,952 Sandia National Laboratories 2,264 2,264 Los Alamos National Laboratory 273,831 273,831 Los Alamos Excess Facilities D&D 13,648 13,648 Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites 389,069 389,069 Oak Ridge Reservation: OR Nuclear facility D & D 335,000 335,000 Total, OR Nuclear facility D & D 335,000 335,000 U233 Disposition Program 55,000 55,000 OR cleanup and disposition 72,000 72,000 Construction: 14–D–403 Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility 10,000 10,000 17–D–401 On-site waste disposal facility 24,500 24,500 Total, Construction 34,500 34,500 Total, OR cleanup and waste disposition 161,500 161,500 OR community & regulatory support 5,500 5,500 OR technology development and deployment 3,000 3,000 Total, Oak Ridge Reservation 505,000 505,000 Savannah River Sites: Savannah River risk management operations 453,109 468,109 Program increase [15,000] Construction: 18–D–402 Emergency Operations Center Replacement, SR 34,733 34,733 Total, Risk Management Operations 487,842 502,842 Savannah River Legacy Pensions 65,898 65,898 Savannah River National Laboratory O&M 42,000 42,000 SR community and regulatory support 12,389 12,389 Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition 880,323 900,323 Program increase [20,000] Construction: 18–D–402 Saltstone disposal unit #8/9 31,250 31,250 20-D–401 Saltstone Disposal Unit #10, 11, 12 56,250 56,250 Total, Construction 87,500 87,500 Total, Savannah River site 1,575,952 1,610,952 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 369,961 369,961 Construction: 15–D–411 Safety significant confinement ventilation system, WIPP 44,365 44,365 15–D–412 Utility Shaft, WIPP 50,000 50,000 Total, Construction 94,365 94,365 Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 464,326 464,326 Program Direction 326,893 326,893 Program Support 103,504 103,504 Safeguards and Security 332,645 332,645 Technology Development and Deployment 30,000 30,000 Federal contribution to the Uranium Enrichment D&D Fund 427,000 0 Program decrease [–427,000] Total, Defense Environmental Cleanup 7,500,587 7,108,587 Other Defense Activities Environment, health, safety and security Environment, health, safety and security 86,558 86,558 Program direction 144,705 144,705 Total, Environment, Health, safety and security 231,263 231,263 Office of Enterprise Assessments Program Direction 64,132 64,132 Enterprise Assessments 30,022 30,022 Total, Office of Enterprise Assessments 94,154 94,154 Specialized security activities 345,330 345,330 Office of Legacy Management Legacy management 173,681 173,681 Program direction 22,621 22,621 Total, Office of Legacy Management 196,302 196,302 Defense-related administrative support 203,649 203,649 Office of hearings and appeals 4,499 4,499 Subtotal, Other Defense Activities 1,075,197 1,075,197 Total, Other Defense Activities 1,075,197 1,075,197 June 30, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 This bill authorizes FY2024 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction, the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Maritime Administration, as well as the Department of State and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It also authorizes appropriations for the Defense Nuclear Safety Board and the Naval Petroleum Reserves, and sets policy for several other agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bill authorizes appropriations, but it does not provide budget authority, which is provided by appropriations legislation. For additional information on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) see CRS In Focus IF10516, Defense Primer: Navigating the NDAA, CRS In Focus IF10515, Defense Primer: The NDAA Process, and CRS Insight IN12210, FY2024 NDAA: Status of Legislative Activity. TITLE I--PROCUREMENT This title authorizes appropriations for the acquisition or modification of various military items (such as aircraft, ships, tracked combat vehicles, missiles, and ammunition) and sets policy for certain procurement programs. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 113 requires the Army to submit a strategy for FY2025 and every five years afterwards for its tactical wheeled vehicle program. Sec. 123 authorizes the Navy to enter into multiyear procurement contracts for 10 Virginia class attack submarines. Sec. 131 prohibits the Air Force from retiring RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles until after the end of FY2028 and limits the Air Force from reducing the fleet below 10 aircraft. Sec. 132 limits the Air Force from retiring T-1A training aircraft until the Air Force certifies the implementation of the Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5 curriculum. Sec. 133 reduces the minimum number of A-10 aircraft that the Air Force must maintain. Sec. 134 reduces the total minimum number of fighter aircraft that the Air Force must maintain. Sec. 137 prohibits the Air Force from retiring E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft to a fleet size below 16 until the Air Force (1) submits a plan to Congress for maintaining mission readiness with a reduced fleet, or (2) procures sufficient numbers of E-7 Wedgetail aircraft to accomplish the required mission load. Sec. 142 requires DOD to develop and implement a department-wide datalink strategy. For additional information see CRS In Focus IF10599, Defense Primer: Procurement, CRS Report RL32418, Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS Submarine Proposal: Background and Issues for Congress, CRS Report R47188, Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Roles, Missions, and Future Concepts, and CRS Report R41909, Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition: Background and Issues for Congress. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION This title authorizes appropriations for research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&amp;E) and sets policy for certain RDT&amp;E activities, such as microelectronics and artificial intelligence. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 211 requires DOD to ensure that military acquisition program guidance for major defense acquisition programs and middle-tier acquisition programs integrates planning for exportability features. Exportability refers to technology protection features in defense systems developed early in acquisition life cycles to facilitate earlier foreign sales. Sec. 212 authorizes DOD to provide funds to sustain U.S. participation in the NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) Initiative. Sec. 214 removes the Navy as the resource sponsor of the Advanced Sensors Application Program and establishes the Air Force as resource sponsor, in consultation with the Navy. Sec. 216 requires DOD to establish a program within the National Security Agency to determine standards and requirements in procuring commercial-off-the-shelf microelectronics, field programmable gate arrays, and custom integrated circuits. Sec. 218 requires DOD to establish a competition to award cash prizes and other types of prizes to evaluate technologies for the detection and watermarking of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Sec. 221 requires DOD to award cash prizes and other types of prizes to support DOD business modernization goals. When carrying out the competition to award such prizes, DOD must consider various areas, such as (1) integration of artificial intelligence or machine learning capabilities; (2) data analytics or business intelligence, or related visualization capability (3) automated updating of business architecture, business systems integration, or documentation related to existing systems or manuals; (4) updates or replacements for legacy systems; and (5) systems supporting industrial base and supply chain visibility. Sec. 229 authorizes Air Force Global Strike Command to establish a program for technology transition for the Air Force nuclear enterprise. The U.S. Air Force nuclear enterprise consists of people, processes, procedures, and systems to conduct, execute, and support nuclear weapon systems and operations. For additional information see CRS In Focus IF10553, Defense Primer: RDT&E, CRS Report R45403, The Global Research and Development Landscape and Implications for the Department of Defense, CRS In Focus IF11333, Deep Fakes and National Security, and CRS Report R45178, Artificial Intelligence and National Security. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE This title authorizes appropriations for operation and maintenance (O&amp;M) and sets policy for certain O&amp;M programs, such as sustainable aviation fuel and the treatment of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 312 expands the number of federal agencies that may take part in the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership, a program in which government agencies work with private entities and landowners to advance sustainable land management practices around military installations and ranges. Sec. 313 modifies and adds definitions for various terms associated with DOD's pilot program on sustainable aviation fuel. Sec. 315 requires DOD to provide technical assistance to communities and individuals potentially affected by pollutant releases at current and former DOD facilities. The section also authorizes grants for technical assistance in those communities. Sec. 321 authorizes DOD to treat materials contaminated with PFAS if the treatment occurs through remediation or disposal technology approved by the relevant Federal regulatory agency, until the Environmental Protection Agency publishes a final rule on destruction and disposal of such materials. Sec. 324 limits the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment from using a portion of its travel funds until the office submits to Congress a plan to restore data sharing pertaining to the testing of water for PFAS. Sec. 328 requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on DOD's efforts to test and remediate PFAS contamination on current or former military installations. Sec. 331 requires DOD to establish a pilot program to evaluate and assess military installations for cyber resiliency. The pilot program shall also address other issues, such as (1) how to prioritize the restoration of power, water, and telecommunications in case of an attack; and (2) recommend priorities for the order of recovery for the installation in the case of a significant cyberattack. Sec. 332 requires the Navy to develop and implement a strategy to utilize automation and artificial intelligence in shipyards. Sec. 352 prohibits U.S. Special Operations Command from retiring U-28 aircraft until it certifies to Congress that its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capacity and capability, in a DOD estimate of its programs in its future-years defense program (FYDP), is equal to or greater than that provided by the current fleet of U-28 aircraft. Sec. 357 limits the Navy in spending more than 50% of its Administration and Service-wide Activities account for FY2024 until it submits to Congress a 30-year shipbuilding plan that maintains at least 31 amphibious warships. For additional information see CRS Report R47171, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): In Brief, CRS In Focus IF10537, Defense Primer: Cyberspace Operations, and CRS Report RL32665, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Information for Congress. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS This title authorizes appropriations for military personnel and sets active component and reserve component end-strength levels. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 401 authorizes the maximum number of active duty personnel as of September 30, 2024, for each of the armed forces as follows: o Army - 452,000, o Navy - 342,000, o Marine Corps - 172,300, o Air Force - 320,000, and o Space Force - 9,400. Sec. 411 authorizes the maximum number of Selected Reserve personnel as of September 30, 2024, for each of the reserve components: o Army National Guard - 325,000, o Army Reserve - 174,800, o Navy Reserve - 57,200, o Marine Corps Reserve - 33,600, o Air National Guard of the United States - 105,000, o Air Force Reserve - 69,600, and o Coast Guard Reserve - 7,000. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY This title sets policy regarding military personnel, including officer personnel policy, promotions, assignments, junior reserve officers' training corps, and recruiting. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 506 makes permanent the authority of military departments to order military retirees to active duty if they agree to serve in certain high-demand or critical positions. Sec. 513 allows DOD to vary the duration of appointments for seven senior military officers (the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and each of the Service Chiefs) by up to six months in the interests of national defense or to ensure appropriate staggering of terms. Sec. 525 specifies that the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall hold the grade of General. (This position currently carries the grade of Lieutenant General, as set by executive branch determination.) Sec. 535 prohibits DOD from requiring any member of the armed forces, military dependent, or DOD civilian employee to affirm that any sex, race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin is inherently superior or inferior. This section also requires that all DOD personnel actions (such as accessions, promotions, and assignments) be based exclusively on individual merit and demonstrated performance. Sec. 537 prohibits the military departments from employing military or civilian personnel with a rank or grade above GS-10 to a position whose sole duties include certain diversity, equity, and inclusion duties. If any personnel in such a position are currently above the GS-10 level, they must be reassigned to another position within 180 days of this bill's passage. Sec. 551 requires a military service to establish a future servicemember preparatory course if more than 10% of that service's active duty non-prior service enlistees in a fiscal year score in the 10th to 30th percentiles on the Armed Forces Qualification Test. (A future servicemember preparatory course focuses on improving the physical fitness and aptitude scores of participants to facilitate meeting enlistment requirements.) Sec. 571 requires DOD to establish and support between 3,400 and 4,000 Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) units except in specified circumstances. (There were 3,499 JROTC units in FY2023.) This section also eliminates the requirement that there be a fair and equitable distribution of JROTC units throughout the nation. For additional information see CRS Insight IN12205, FY2024 NDAA: Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Matters. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS This title sets policy regarding various aspects of military compensation, including allowances, bonus and incentive pays, and other compensation matters. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 604 authorizes certain members of the reserve components who are ordered to active duty for training to receive two housing allowances, one for their duty location and one for the location of their primary residence, even when the member is authorized transportation of household goods to their duty location. This authority applies to reservists who (1) have no dependents, (2) are ordered to active duty for training purposes for a period of 140 to 364 days, and (3) either own or are responsible for rental payments on their primary residence. Sec. 605 allows DOD to, in cases of demonstrated need, exclude a servicemember's Basic Allowance for Housing from the calculation of gross household income used to determine eligibility for the Basic Needs Allowance. (The Basic Needs Allowance is provided to servicemembers with dependents and typically having a gross household income less than or equal to 150% of the federal poverty guidelines. Currently, amounts received as a Basic Allowance for Housing are typically included when calculating a servicemember's gross household income.) Sec. 607 lowers the minimum threshold for high cost area used to determine locations eligible for Continental United States Cost-of Living Allowance (CONUS COLA) from 8% above the average cost of living in the continental United States to 5%. Sec. 623 extends by one year (through December 31, 2024) a variety of compensation authorities for the uniformed services, including bonuses for enlisted and officer personnel, hazardous duty pay, special duty pay, and skill incentive pay. For additional information see CRS In Focus IF12196, FY2024 NDAA: Basic Needs Allowance and Military Food Insecurity. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS This title sets policy regarding military health care, including TRICARE (the medical and dental care program for members and former members of the uniformed services and their dependents). Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 701 extends from six months to three years the period of eligibility for surviving family members to receive TRICARE Reserve Select health care coverage after the death of an enrolled servicemember. Sec. 704 requires DOD to provide intensive outpatient programs to treat members of the Armed Forces suffering posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and co-occurring disorders related to military sexual trauma. Sec. 705 allows DOD to waive cost-sharing requirements for the first three outpatient mental health visits per year for active duty family members enrolled in the TRICARE Select and TRICARE Prime health care programs, and certain other dependents in the TRICARE Select program. For additional information see CRS In Focus IF10530, Defense Primer: Military Health System, CRS Insight 12215, FY2024 NDAA: TRICARE for Reservists, and CRS Insight IN12242, FY2024 NDAA: Military Mental Health Care and Research Provisions. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS This title sets policy regarding acquisitions and acquisition management, including contracting authorities and small businesses. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 815 requires DOD to update certain policies related to Earned Value Management (EVM), a program management tool used to assess cost, schedule, and technical progress on programs. Specifically, the policies must (1) exempt all software contracts and subcontracts from EVM requirements, (2) increase contract value threshold associated with requiring EVM from $20 million to $50 million on cost or incentive contracts, and (3) increase the contract value threshold for the contractor to use the EVM System from $50 million to $100 million. Sec. 819 requires DOD to amend its acquisition regulations to require entities that provide management, scientific, and technical consulting services to certify that either (1) the entity and its subsidiaries do not have contracts with covered foreign entities or (2) the entity has a conflict of interest mitigation surveillance plan. The covered foreign entities include the governments (including state-owned entities) of China, Russia, or any country that has repeatedly provided support for international terrorism. Sec. 820 prohibits DOD from requiring defense contractors to provide any information about greenhouse gas (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, or hydrofluorocarbons) emissions. This prohibition shall be (1) permanent with respect to nontraditional defense contractors (generally an entity that has not worked on a DOD contract that is subject to full cost accounting standards coverage), and (2) for the two-year period starting from this bill's enactment date for all other types of contractors. Sec. 844 requires DOD prime contractors to notify the contracting officer if the prime contractor pays a reduced price or is more than 30 days past due on payments to certain small business subcontractors. This section also requires DOD prime contractors to cooperate with the contracting officer to correct or mitigate any unjustified failure to make full or timely payments to such subcontractors. For additional information see CRS Insight IN12225, FY2024 NDAA: Department of Defense Acquisition Policy, and CRS Insight IN12221, FY2024 NDAA: Defense Industrial Base Policy. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT This title sets policy regarding the Office of the Secretary of Defense and DOD organization and management. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 901 establishes an Office of Strategic Capital within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, with duties that include (1) developing and integrating capital strategies of DOD partners, (2) identifying and prioritizing promising critical technologies and assets in need of capital assistance such as certain loans or equity investments, and (3) funding investments in such technologies and assets. Sec. 902 reinstates the position of Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, to be appointed by the President from civilian life with the advice and consent of the Senate (this position was eliminated by Sec. 901 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021). Responsibilities of the Chief Management Officer include (1) managing the enterprise business operations and shared services of DOD, (2) serving as principal advisor on enterprise business operations, and (3) exercising authority over those defense agencies and field agencies providing shared business services for DOD. Sec. 903 changes the duties of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE), eliminating a requirement to assess the effect of DOD spending on the U.S. economy and adding a requirement to lead the standardization of analytical methodologies and establish a centralized knowledge repository of data for modeling and simulation. This section also requires DOD to establish an analytical team, reporting only to the Secretary of Defense, which shall critically assess methodologies, assumptions and data used in certain analyses conducted by the CAPE Director. For additional information see CRS Insight IN12254, FY2024 NDAA: Department of Defense Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE). TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS This title sets policy in various areas, including counterdrug activity, naval vessels, and servicemember rights to readmission at institutions of higher education. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 1013 increases the maximum cost of small-scale construction projects (from $750,000 to $1,500,000) that DOD may fund to support the activities of foreign law enforcement agencies to counter transnational organized crime and drug-related activities. Sec. 1022 requires the Navy to maintain at least 24 amphibious warfare ships operationally available for worldwide deployment. (Amphibious warfare ships include general purpose amphibious assault ships, multi-purpose amphibious assault ships, amphibious transport docks, or dock landing ships.) Sec. 1023 bars funds authorized to be appropriated under this bill to be obligated or expended to retire, prepare for retirement, or place in storage the following naval vessels: USS Germantown (LSD 42), USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), USS Tortuga (LSD 46) or USS Shiloh (CG 67). Sec. 1082 bars funds authorized to be appropriated under this bill or otherwise made available from being obligated or expended for the destruction of antipersonnel mines (except in the case of unsafe mines) until DOD submits a report to Congress on DOD policy regarding the use of antipersonnel mines and projected inventory levels of such mines over the next 10 years. Sec. 1090K eliminates a requirement that servicemembers must serve on active duty for more than 30 days to be covered under a law that mandates institutions of higher education readmit members of the armed forces who are absent due to active duty service. TITLE XI--CONNECTING OCEANIA'S NATIONS WITH VANGUARD EXERCISES AND NATIONAL EMPOWERMENT Connecting Oceania's Nations with Vanguard Exercises and National Empowerment or the CONVENE Act of 2023 This title authorizes the Department of State to engage with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau to advise and provide assistance to each country's national security council or similar coordinating body. The assistance is intended to help these counties better coordinate with the U.S. government and armed forces and to increase cohesion on activities such as emergency response and maritime security. TITLE XII--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS This title sets policy for various matters related to DOD civilian employees. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 1206 expands a direct hiring authority for certain DOD laboratories, increasing the number of direct appointments to scientific and engineering positions from 6% to 11% of the total positions. Sec. 1207 expands a DOD direct hiring authority to apply to DOD positions for which there is a critical hiring need or shortage of candidates in support of (1) aircraft operations; (2) the safety of the public, law enforcement, or first response; or (3) the DOD Office of the Inspector General relating to oversight of the conflict in Ukraine. Sec. 1210 expands the Department of the Air Force's authority to hire civilians as instructors at the Air University to include hiring for the Space Delta 13, (the U.S. Space Force organization for developing and educating its leaders. (The Department of the Air Force includes both the Air Force and the Space Force.) TITLE XIII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS This title sets policy for various matters related to DOD interactions with foreign nations, including security cooperation initiatives. It includes subtitles related to (1) security assistance and training; (2) Syria, Iraq, and Iran; (3) Europe and Russia; and (4) the Indo-Pacific region. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Subtitle A--Assistance and Training Sec. 1301 requires DOD to seek to develop a regional Middle East integrated maritime domain awareness capability that includes Israel to protect the people, infrastructure, and territory of countries in the region against Iran and nonstate actors, such as violent extremist organizations and criminal networks. DOD must report to Congress a strategy and feasibility study for achieving an integrated regional maritime domain awareness capability. Sec. 1302 authorizes DOD to provide friendly foreign militaries with persistent advanced networked training and exercise activities, subject to restrictions in current law. Sec. 1303 increases the amount allowed for small-scale construction projects in DOD security cooperation programs, projects specifically intended to build the capacity of partner nations' national security forces to conduct a variety of operations. The section also expands DOD security cooperation programs by authorizing such programs to build the capacity of foreign forces in (1) counterillicit trafficking operations, and (2) foreign internal defense operations. Sec. 1304 extends the authority for DOD to continue an initiative of legal institutional capacity building with the defense ministries of foreign countries through 2028. Sec. 1306 extends the authority for DOD to continue to provide logistical support for stabilization activities in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and Somalia through 2025. Sec. 1307 extends the authority for DOD to continue to enter into cross-servicing agreements to loan military coalition partners personnel protection and personnel survivability equipment through 2029. Sec. 1308 limits the authority of DOD to spend more than 75% of Operations and Maintenance funds for FY2024 until DOD submits a security cooperation strategy for each combatant command as required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. Sec. 1309 establishes additional requirements for the DOD Security Cooperation Workforce Development Program. Specifically, the section requires the program to provide comprehensive personnel tracking and accounting for all DOD employees engaged in the security cooperation enterprise. Through the program, DOD must also ensure that all DOD security cooperation personnel assigned to U.S. embassies are trained to a level of proficiency equal to those trained to be defense attaches. This section also establishes a Foreign Military Sales Center of Excellence and a Defense Security Cooperation University. Sec. 1310 authorizes DOD to support, on a reimbursement basis, border security operations conducted by Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan on their borders with Afghanistan. Sec. 1312 requires the Air Force to train Israeli Air Force personnel to operate the KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft and to establish a military personnel exchange program with Israel for training on the KC-46 aircraft. The section also requires DOD to rotationally deploy KC-46 aircraft to Israel if the government of Israel consents to the deployment. Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran Sec. 1321 extends the authority for DOD to continue to provide training and equipment to vetted Syrian groups and individuals through 2024. Sec. 1322 extends the authority for DOD to continue to operate an office of security cooperation in Iraq through FY2024 and reduces the amount of authorized funds. Sec. 1323 extends the authority for DOD to provide assistance to Iraqi and local security forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria through 2024. The section also authorizes assistance to counter threats from unmanned aerial systems. Sec. 1325 renews a requirement for an executive branch official to coordinate the U.S. government response to issues related to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) members in the custody of Syrian Democratic Forces. The section also modifies aspects of this coordinator position, such as by expanding the scope to include issues concerning relevant displaced individuals who are not ISIS members. Specifically, the section renews the requirement to have this coordinator position through January 31, 2025. Under current law, this requirement expired on January 31, 2021. Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation Sec. 1331 extends through 2027 the authority for DOD to continue the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which (among other authorizations) provides security assistance to Ukraine. Sec. 1332 extends through 2026 the authority for DOD to continue to provide assistance for training certain eastern European national security forces in multilateral exercises, and adds Kosovo as an eligible country. Sec. 1334 extends the authority for DOD to continue to enter into multiyear procurement contracts to replace certain weapons and munitions transferred to Ukraine through FY2025 and authorizes multiyear procurement for additional types of munitions. Sec. 1335 requires DOD to prioritize U.S. military basing, training, and exercises among NATO allies to those countries spending at least 2% of gross domestic product on defense unless waived due to U.S. national security interests. Subtitle D--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region Sec. 1341 establishes an Indo-Pacific campaigning initiative, seeking to ensure the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command conducts logically linked military activities to achieve strategy-aligned objectives. The initiative's goals shall include (1) strengthening U.S. military alliances and partnerships in the region, (2) deterring military aggression by potential adversaries, and (3) shaping the perception of potential adversaries with respect to U.S. military capabilities. Sec. 1342 requires DOD to establish a comprehensive training, advising, and institutional capacity-building program for Taiwan's military forces. Sec. 1343 requires DOD to seek to establish an initiative with allies and partners to bolster maritime domain awareness in the Indo-Pacific region. Sec. 1344 extends the authority for DOD to continue the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (a program to enhance the United States deterrence and defense posture in the Indo-Pacific region) through the end of FY2024. Sec. 1346 extends the authority for DOD to continue a program to improve cyber cooperation with foreign military partners in southeast Asia through 2029. The section also adds the Philippines and Malaysia to the program. Sec. 1347 authorizes DOD to enter into multiyear procurement contracts to replace certain munitions transferred to Taiwan and to authorize DOD to enter into agreements with Taiwan and other foreign allies to provide materiel and related services in support of Taiwan. This authority matches current law regarding Ukraine. The section also extends the authority for DOD to enter into these contracts and agreements through fiscal year 2028. Sec. 1351 requires DOD to seek to ensure that India is appropriately considered for security cooperation benefits as a major defense partner of the United States. Sec. 1352 requires DOD to seek to engage with Taiwan to expand military cybersecurity activities. Sec. 1353 requires DOD to designate a senior civilian official to oversee the U.S.-Australia-United Kingdom security partnership (AUKUS). Sec. 1361 prohibits funds authorized by this bill to be used to support any film, television, or other entertainment project if is likely to comply with a demand from China to censor the project's content. Sec. 1362 prohibits funds authorized by this bill to be made available to the Wuhan Institute of Virology for any purpose. Subtitle E--Securing Maritime Data From China Securing Maritime Data from China Act of 2023 Sec. 1373 prohibits DOD from entering into or renewing contracts with entities that use LOGLINK or any logistics platform associated with the Chinese government. Subtitle G--Other Matters Sec. 1392 requires DOD to establish a partnership program with other countries to develop and maintain military-wide transformational strategies for operational energy. Sec. 1393 authorizes DOD to expend funds to support foreign forces, irregular forces, or individuals engaged in supporting or facilitating irregular warfare operations by U.S. special operations forces. Sec. 1394 assigns to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (SO/LIC) primary oversight responsibility of DOD's clandestine activities in likely or potential operational areas to set conditions for mission execution. The section also requires DOD to establish procedures to ensure coordination, legal review, and adherence to policy for clandestine activities. Sec. 1397 increases the amount authorized for RDT&amp;E for cooperative programs with Israel on military directed energy capabilities, with a corresponding offset decrease in the amount authorized for the Air Force's VC-2B presidential aircraft program. Sec. 1399A extends the prohibition for DOD to provide in-flight refueling to non-U.S. aircraft that engage in hostilities in the ongoing civil war in Yemen, for one year beginning on the date of enactment. Sec. 1399B extends the authority for DOD to jointly carry out research, development, test, and evaluation to establish anti-tunnel capabilities with Israel through 2026. Sec. 1399C prohibits the Secretary of Defense from delegating the authority to designate foreign partner forces as eligible for collective self-defense support by U.S. Armed Forces. Sec. 1399E requires DOD to seek to cooperate with allies and partners in the Middle East to develop an integrated regional cybersecurity architecture and deepen military cybersecurity partnerships. Sec. 1399F authorizes DOD to establish a foreign advance acquisition account to accelerate the production of U.S.-produced defense items in anticipation of transfer through the Foreign Military Sales or Direct Commercial Sales processes. Sec. 1399G limits DOD in expending travel funds for the Office of the Secretary of Defense until it submits to Congress (1) plans for establishing a joint force headquarters in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, (2) a plan relating to strategic competition in the U.S. Southern Command and the U.S. Africa Command areas of responsibility, and (3) a strategy and posture review relating to operations in the information environment. Sec. 1399J requires DOD to increase resources allocated to its security cooperation workforce to streamline and expedite the Foreign Military Sales process. The section authorizes DOD to establish the Foreign Military Sales Continuous Process Improvement Board. Sec. 1399K requires DOD to respond to Foreign Military Sales requests for pricing and availability from foreign purchasers no later than 45 days from receipt. Ending China's Developing Nation Status Act Sec. 1399L requires the Department of State to (1) pursue changing China's status from developing nation to developed nation in international organizations if a mechanism exists to make such a change, or (2) propose a new mechanism to make such a change. (Generally, international organizations provide developing nations certain rights and beneficial treatment. For example, the World Trade Organization provides developing nations with so-called special and differential treatment, which includes measures that aim to increase trading opportunities for those nations.) International Port Security Enforcement Act Sec. 1399N prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Coast Guard, in conducing foreign port security assessments in current law, to enter into agreements with a foreign government that is a state sponsor or terrorism or a foreign terrorist organization. DHS must also deem any port under the jurisdiction of a state sponsor of terrorism as not having effective antiterrorism measures and apply sanctions in current law to the port. Subtitle H--Limitation on Withdrawal From NATO Subtitle H prohibits the President from withdrawing from NATO by suspending, terminating, denouncing, or withdrawing the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty except (1) by and with the advice and consent of the Senate with two-thirds of the Senators present concurring, or (2) pursuant to an act of Congress. The subtitle also limits the use of any authorized funds from this bill to support any decision by a U.S. government official to attempt to withdraw the United States from NATO. Subtitle I--Combating Global Corruption Combating Global Corruption Act Subtitle I requires the State Department to evaluate and annually publish a list of countries that fail to meet certain standards to combat corruption. The subtitle also requires State Department to designate an anticorruption point of contact at each U.S. diplomatic post in each country identified as having failed to meet such standards. Subtitle J--International Children With Disabilities Protection International Children with Disabilities Protection Act of 2023 Subtitle J authorizes the State Department to establish a program for protecting children with disabilities internationally. For additional information see CRS Insight IN12256, FY2024 NDAA: Security Cooperation, CRS Report R41409, Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition: Background and Issues for Congress, CRS In Focus IF11426, Department of Defense Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems, CRS In Focus IF12040, U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine, CRS In Focus IF11080, Syria Conflict Overview: 2011-2021, CRS In Focus IF12438, India-U.S.: Major Arms Transfers and Military Exercises, CRS Report RS21048, U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Considerations for Congress, CRS Report R46066, NATO: Key Issues for the 117th Congress, CRS In Focus IF12481, Taiwan: Defense and Military Issues, CRS In Focus IF10537, Defense Primer: Cyberspace Operations, CRS In Focus IF11437, Transfer of Defense Articles: Foreign Military Sales (FMS), CRS Report R46337, Transfer of Defense Articles: U.S. Sale and Export of U.S.-Made Arms to Foreign Entities, CRS In Focus IF11064, U.S. Efforts to Combat Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Other Illicit Financial Threats: An Overview, and CRS Report R46925, Department of Defense Directed Energy Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress. TITLE XIV--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION This title allocates amounts authorized for the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program for specified purposes. TITLE XV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS This title authorizes appropriations for specified working capital and revolving funds and for other programs, including chemical agents and munitions destruction, drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, and the defense health program. It also sets policy regarding national defense stockpile requirements. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 1511 requires DOD to establish policies and procedures to recycle rare earth elements and other strategic and critical materials contained in DOD equipment that has reached the end of its useful life. Sec. 1513 authorizes the National Defense Stockpile to dispose of specified materials, including 8 short tons of beryllium, 5,000 kilograms of germanium, and 154,043 short dry tons of metallurgical grade manganese ore. Sec. 1522 authorizes appropriations for the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund. For additional information see CRS Report R46618, An Overview of Rare Earth Elements and Related Issues for Congress. TITLE XVI--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS This title sets policy for various matters related to space activities, nuclear forces, missile defense, and intelligence. Below are examples of provisions in this title. Subtitle A--Space Activities Sec. 1601 requires DOD to establish a third lane for Phase 3 of National Security Space Launch (NSSL) acquisition while authorizing DOD's current two lanes of NSSL acquisition for FY2025 through FY2029. The third lane, for FY2027 through FY2029, requires DOD to establish an acquisition program meeting the requirements for the current Lane 2 to obtain five launches of GPS Block IIIF satellites or satellites where the launches are complex, high-energy missions. Sec. 1602 requires the Department of the Air Force to designate a date for the initial operating capability of the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS), and to terminate the program if it does not achieve initial operating capability by that date. Sec. 1603 designates the Department of the Air Force as responsible for tasking of space-based ground and airborne moving target indication systems. Sec. 1605 requires the Space Development Agency to use the middle tier of acquisition authority (typically used to rapidly develop fieldable prototypes to demonstrate new capabilities or rapidly field production quantities of systems that require minimal development) for the rapid fielding of satellites and associated systems for the first three tranches of the agency's proliferated warfighter space architecture. Sec. 1606 authorizes the military services to provide space launch support services to civil and commercial space entities. Sec. 1609 limits the Department of the Air Force in expending military construction funds on a headquarters for the U.S. Space Command until it submits a report to Congress justifying the selection of a permanent location for that headquarters. This section also limits the Department of the Air Force from expending a portion of its travel funds until the report has been submitted. Subtitle B--Nuclear Forces Sec. 1611 prohibits DOD from reducing the number of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) to below 400. Sec. 1612 requires DOD to refurbish at least 150 silos at certain locations for use by the LGM-25A Sentinel ICBM program. Sec. 1613 authorizes multiyear procurement contracts and advance procurement for the Sentinel ICBM program and imposes certain requirements related to such procurement. Sec. 1618 requires DOD to establish a nuclear sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) program. This section also requires the National Nuclear Security Administration to initiate the feasibility study and design option phase for the warhead that would be used with the SLCM-N. Sec. 1619 requires the Air Force to develop a replacement for the Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) by the time the LGM-25A Sentinel ICBM reaches initial operational capability. Sec. 1623 limits DOD in using operation and maintenance funds until it fully complies with information requests from the GAO regarding a study on DOD strategic nuclear weapons capabilities, force structure, employment policy, and targeting requirements. Sec. 1624 requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to notify Congress within 48 hours after assessing that Iran has any amount of uranium-235 enriched to greater than 60% purity or has engaged in significant enrichment activity. For the purposes of this notification requirement, significant enrichment activity is enrichment of uranium-235 (1) to a purity percentage 5% or higher than indicated in any prior notification to Congress, or (2) in a quantity exceeding 10 kilograms. Subtitle C--Missile Defense Sec. 1634 authorizes the Missile Defense Agency to procure components from Israel for the Iron Dome short-range rocket system. The section also authorizes funds and coproduction with Israel for the David's Sling weapon system and the Arrow 3 upper tier interceptor program. Sec. 1637 requires U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to develop a comprehensive strategy to acquire and establish an integrated air and missile defense architecture for the command's area of responsibility. Sec. 1641 statutorily requires DOD to establish an electronic warfare executive committee to inform, coordinate, and evaluate matters of electronic warfare. The section also requires DOD to establish (1) processes and procedures for electronic warfare and joint electromagnetic spectrum operations across DOD, and (2) an Electromagnetic Spectrum Enterprise Operational Lead for Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations at the U.S. Strategic Command. DOD must also report to Congress annually on various issues, including (1) DOD's electronic warfare strategy, (2) an evaluation of whether sufficient funds exist in the President's annual budget submission for electromagnet battle management and joint electromagnetic spectrum operations cells, and (3) an electromagnetic spectrum superiority implementation plan. Sec. 1645 requires DOD to establish requirements for protecting sensor, navigation, and communications systems against jamming, spoofing, and unintended interference from military systems. DOD must also prioritize such protection efforts. DOD must also require the military departments and combat support agencies to take actions to ensure that certain radar, signals intelligence, navigation, and communications systems are able to withstand jamming, spoofing, and unintended interference. Such actions shall include periodically testing each system and retrofitting as necessary. Sec. 1646 limits DOD spending in support of activities involving unidentified anomalous phenomena protected under any form of restricted or special access that have not been formally described, explained, and justified to Congress. Sec. 1647 extends through 2025 the authority of DOD to engage in commercial activities necessary to provide security for authorized intelligence collection activities abroad. The section also requires DOD to pre-coordinate with the Central Intelligence Agency when engaging in such activities. For additional information see CRS In Focus IF11531, Defense Primer: National Security Space Launch, CRS In Focus IF11495, Defense Primer: The United States Space Force, CRS In Focus IF11681, Defense Primer: LGM-35A Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, CRS In Focus IF12084, Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N), CRS In Focus IF11118, Defense Primer: Electronic Warfare, CRS Report R41409, Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition: Background and Issues for Congress, and CRS In Focus IF12106, Iran and Nuclear Weapons Production. TITLE XVII--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS This title sets policy for various matters related to U.S. military cyber activities, DOD's cyber work force, and cyber acquisition. Below are examples of provisions in this title. Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Cyber Operations and Cyber Forces Sec. 1701 requires DOD to develop a plan to standardize enlistment lengths, tour lengths, and training standards for cyber personnel across the military services. The U.S. Cyber Command must commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of acquiring the services of skilled personnel in critical work roles of the Cyber Mission Force. Sec. 1702 requires DOD to establish a dedicated cyber intelligence capability to support the requirements of the U.S. Cyber Command and various other parts of DOD relating to intelligence on cyber technology development, capabilities, and plans and intentions of cyber threat actors. DOD may establish an all-source analysis center to provide this capability. Sec. 1704 requires DOD to modernize its cyber red teams with a focus on utilizing cyber threat intelligence and threat modeling. Sec. 1706 authorizes DOD to conduct cyber operations with Mexico to detect and monitor Mexican transnational criminal organizations engaged in illegal activities such as drug smuggling, human trafficking, or weapons trafficking. Sec. 1707 requires DOD to establish a pilot program to collaborate with U.S. semiconductor manufacturers on improving the cybersecurity of the supply chain for semiconductor design and manufacturing. Sec. 1708 requires DOD to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Public Administration for a study to evaluate the feasibility and desirability of establishing a Cyber Force as a separate military service. Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Department of Defense Cybersecurity and Information Technology Sec 1711 requires DOD to create a process for enabling public network service providers of fifth generation (5G) information and communications capabilities to provide commercial subscriber services to government and contractor personnel on DOD bases and facilities. Sec. 1712 requires DOD to carry out a modernization program for network boundary and cross-domain defense against cyber attacks, expanding on an FY2023 pilot program. Sec. 1715 assigns responsibility for DOD-wide cyber incident reporting and notification to the Department of Defense Information Network. DOD must also ensure that DOD components document instances in which DOD personnel are affected by a privacy data breach and notify those individuals within 72 hours of discovery of the breach. Sec. 1717 requires DOD to establish a cross-functional team to develop and direct the implementation of a threat-driven cyber defense construct for systems and networks supporting the nuclear command, control, and communications mission. Sec. 1719 establishes the Identity, Credential, and Access Management initiative as a DOD program of record. This would require DOD to list this program in the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) and to abide by certain federal and DOD regulations for acquisition. Sec. 1722 requires DOD to establish a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of implementing industry open technical standards for digital content provenance for publicly-released DOD photographic and video content. This section also requires the Defense Media Activity to establish a course at the Defense Information School to teach practical concepts and skills related to issues related to digital content provenance, including the challenges posed to DOD operations by digital content forgery. Sec. 1723 authorizes certain postgraduation recipients of Cyber Service Academy scholarship grants to meet the obligations of their postaward employment through employment in the Intelligence Community, including in elements that are not part of DOD. To satisfy these obligations, the employment must be with an element of the Intelligence Community that has entered into an agreement with DOD concerning such postaward employment. Sec. 1725 requires DOD to establish a chief digital and artificial intelligence officer governing council to ensure the responsible, coordinated, and ethical employment of data and artificial intelligence capabilities across DOD. Sec. 1726 requires DOD to provide support to selected institutions of higher learning that offer programs to future military and civilian DOD leaders for operational cyber expertise. Such support shall include (1) expanding cyber educational programs focused on enhancing the transition of civilian and military DOD leaders into cyber fields within DOD, (2) hands-on cyber opportunities, and (3) direct financial assistance to civilian and military students at DOD. Sec. 1728 requires the GAO to report on DOD efforts to protect personal information of DOD personnel from exploitation by foreign adversaries. For additional information see CRS In Focus IF10537, Defense Primer: Cyberspace Operations. TITLE XVIII--SPACE FORCE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Space Force Personnel Management Act This title sets policy with regards to the management of Space Force military personnel. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 1803 requires DOD to seek to enter into an agreement with a federal funded research and development center to conduct an independent study to assess the feasibility and advisability of moving all National Guard units performing core space functions or otherwise integral to the Space Force mission into a single-component Space Force. The study must include an analysis of several options, including creating a National Guard component of the Space Force. Sec. 1811 specifies that all members of the Space Force shall be managed through a single personnel management system without component (i.e., there will not be separate personnel systems for a full-time regular component and a mostly part-time reserve component). Sec. 1812 eliminates the Regular Space Force from a statute describing the composition of the Space Force, thereby eliminating a distinction between active component and reserve component personnel that is found in other military services. Sec. 1814 specifies that each member of the Space Force will be assigned to one of three duty statuses: (1) active status, (2) inactive status, or (3) retired status. This section also addresses how the minimum service requirement for new members of the armed forces will be applied to members of the Space Force. Sec. 1841 sets a transition period, ending on the last day of the fourth fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of the bill, for the U.S. Space Force to transition to the new personnel management system specified in this title (i.e., the single personnel management system without component required by Sec. 1811). Sec. 1845 requires the Department of the Air Force to disestablish the Regular Space Force once all Space Force personnel are transitioned to the Space Force without component (but no later than the end of the transition period specified in Section 1841). DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION This title authorizes appropriations for (1) specified Army construction and land acquisition projects, and (2) new construction, improvements, and planning for Army family housing. This title also extends the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 2101 authorizes various Army military construction projects. Sec. 2102 authorizes various Army family housing projects. Sec. 2103 authorizes appropriations for the previously specified Army military construction and family housing projects. Sec. 2105 extends a 2018 project authorization for an unmanned aerial vehicle hangar at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION This title authorizes appropriations for (1) specified Navy construction and land acquisition projects, and (2) new construction, improvements, and planning for Navy family housing. This title also extends the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 2201 authorizes various Navy military construction projects. Sec. 2202 authorizes various Navy family housing projects. Sec. 2203 authorizes appropriations for the previously specified Navy military construction and family housing projects. Sec. 2205 extends several 2021 project authorizations, including a wastewater treatment plant at Twentynine Palms, CA. TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION This title authorizes appropriations for (1) specified Air Force construction and land acquisition projects, and (2) improvements and planning for Air Force family housing. This title also extends the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 2301 authorizes various Air Force military construction projects. Sec. 2302 authorizes various Air Force family housing projects. Sec. 2303 authorizes appropriations for the previously specified Air Force military construction and family housing projects. Sec. 2304 extends several 2017 project authorizations, including a C-130J corrosion control hangar at Yokota Air Base, Japan. TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION This title authorizes appropriations for (1) specified Defense Agency construction and land acquisition projects, and (2) specified energy conservation and utility system projects. This title also extends or modifies the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 2401 authorizes various DOD agency military construction projects. Sec. 2402 authorizes various energy resilience and conservation investment program projects. Sec.2403 authorizes appropriations for the previously specified DOD agency military construction and energy resilience and conservation investment program projects. Sec. 2405 extends several 2019 project authorizations, including an elementary school at Camp McTureous, Japan. TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS This title authorizes DOD to make specified contributions to NATO for construction and land acquisition projects, and to accept specified military construction projects from South Korea and Poland as in-kind contributions. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 2501 authorizes DOD to make contributions for authorized NATO military construction projects. Sec. 2502 authorizes appropriations for the contributions authorized in section 2501. Sec. 2511 authorizes DOD to accept certain military construction projects in South Korea, with in-kind funding contributions from the South Korean government. Sec. 2512 authorizes DOD to accept certain military construction projects in Poland, with in-kind funding contributions from the Polish government. TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES This title authorizes appropriations for specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve. This title also extends or modifies the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 2601 authorizes various Army National Guard military construction projects. Sec. 2602 authorizes various Army Reserve military construction projects. Sec. 2603 authorizes various Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve military construction projects. Sec. 2604 authorizes various Air National Guard military construction projects. Sec. 2605 authorizes various Air Force Reserve military construction projects. Sec. 2606 authorizes appropriations for the previously specified National Guard and Reserve military construction projects. Sec. 2607 extends a 2018 project authorization at Hulman Regional Airport, IN. TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES This title authorizes appropriations for base realignment and closure activities as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990. TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS This title sets policy in such areas as military construction and military housing. This title also authorizes specified land conveyances. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 2801 authorizes U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to carry out military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law, with a cost of any such project not to exceed $15 million, to (1) support the rotational deployment of the armed forces, (2) enhance facility preparedness and installation resilience in support of national defense activities, or (3) provide for prepositioning and storage of equipment and supplies. Sec. 2813 authorizes the military departments to carry out pilot programs under which existing enlisted barracks in substandard condition may be replaced with new enlisted barracks not otherwise authorized by law. Sec. 2842 requires DOD to implement the recommendations contained in the GAO report entitled DOD Can Further Strengthen Oversight of Its Privatized Housing Program or, if DOD does not implement all of the recommendations, to submit a report to Congress explaining the reasons for not implementing those recommendations. Sec. 2852 requires DOD to include certain questions related to living accommodation satisfaction in its annual status of forces survey. Sec. 2862 authorizes the Department of theArmy to convey a parcel of property known as the Wetzel County Memorial Army Reserve Center to the City of Martinsville, WV, for the purposes of providing emergency management response or law enforcement services. For additional information see CRS Insight IN12229, FY2024 NDAA: Military Construction and Housing Authorities. DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS This title authorizes appropriations for the activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), defense environmental cleanup, nuclear energy, and other defense activities. This title also sets policy for certain nuclear related matters and authorizes new plant projects for the NNSA at specified locations. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 3119 limits funds authorized to be appropriated for FY2024 under this bill for operations of the Office of the Administrator for Nuclear Security. Under this section, no more than 50% of such funds may be obligated or expended until the NNSA submits a report to Congress on the spend plan for the warhead associated with the sea-launched cruise missile. Sec. 3143 prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from drawing down and selling petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (1) to any entity under the control of the Chinese Communist Party, China, Russia, North Korea, or Iran; or (2) except on the condition that such products not be exported to China, Russia, North Korea, or Iran. Sec. 3144 establishes new programs and expands existing programs to increase domestic supplies of certain types of low-enriched uranium. For example, the DOE must establish a program to increase the production of certain types of low-enriched uranium by U.S. nuclear energy companies. TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD This title authorizes appropriations for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION This title makes editorial changes to a statutory provision that defines certain aspects of the Maritime Administration, such as the administration's organization and powers. DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT This title sets forth amounts requested and authorized for procurement. TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION This title sets forth amounts requested and authorized for research, development, test, and evaluation. TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE This title sets forth amounts requested and authorized for operation and maintenance. TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL This title sets forth amounts requested and authorized for military personnel. TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS This title sets forth amounts requested and authorized for the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund, various working capital funds, chemical agents and munitions destruction, drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, the Office of the Inspector General, and the defense health program. TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION This title sets forth amounts requested and authorized for military construction. TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS This title sets forth amounts requested and authorized for DOE national security programs. For additional information see CRS Insight IN12209, FY2024 NDAA: Summary of Funding Authorizations. DIVISION E--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS TITLE LI--PROCUREMENT This title contains the additional provisions related to procurement. For example, Sec. 5133 prohibits DOD from expending funds on retiring F-15E aircraft through fiscal year 2029. TITLE LII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION This title contains the additional provisions related to RDT&amp;E. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 5201 authorizes DOD to establish public-private exchange programs, each with up to 10 participants, focused on private sector entities working on quantum information sciences and technology research applications. Sec. 5203 authorizes DOD to establish a fellowship program in quantum information science and technology research for individuals with a graduate or postgraduate degree. Sec. 5206 authorizes the military departments to, upon receiving DOD approval, use rapid acquisition and funding authorities to leverage emerging technological advancements or to provide a rapid response to an emerging threat. This section also includes various requirements related to such authorities, such as the information a military department must provide to DOD when requesting approval to use such authorities. For additional information see CRS In Focus IF11836, Defense Primer: Quantum Technology, and CRS Insight IN12225, FY2024 NDAA: Department of Defense Acquisition Policy. TITLE LIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE This title requires a report to Congress from the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment on incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits. TITLE LVI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS This title contains the following additional provisions related to military compensation. Sec. 5631 expands a program that provides transitional compensation to dependents of servicemembers separated from active duty for dependent abuse. Specifically, this section authorizes the program to provide compensation in cases where the servicemember was convicted of dependent abuse in a federal district court or state court and was separated from active duty for an offense other than the dependent abuse offense. (The current program is generally limited to cases where the servicemember is separated from active duty or forfeits all pay and allowances as a result of the dependent abuse offense.) Sec. 5632 requires DOD to report to Congress on the effect of a 2019 law that phased out a requirement that certain DOD survivor benefits be reduced if the survivor also received payments under a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program that provides a tax-free cash benefit to eligible survivors of certain deceased servicemembers. Specifically, the report must assess the effects, including any unintended consequences, of phasing out the requirement that payments under the DOD Survivor Benefit Plan be offset by payments received through the VA's Dependency and Indemnity Compensation program. For additional information see CRS Report R45325, Military Survivor Benefit Plan: Background and Issues for Congress. TITLE LVII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS This title contains additional provisions related military health care. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 5701 expands the authority to provide hearing aids at uniformed services medical facilities to include certain dependents of military retirees enrolled in family coverage under the TRICARE Prime health care plan. Sec. 5724 authorizes DOD to expand a demonstration project (intended to evaluate the cost, quality, and impact of doulas and lactation consultants) to add coverage of labor doula care, or reimbursement for such care, for all beneficiaries under the TRICARE health care program. (Currently, the demonstration project is only for TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select enrollees.) This section also authorizes military medical treatment facilities to hire doulas. TITLE LVIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS This title contains the following additional provisions related to acquisitions and acquisition management. Sec. 5841 requires DOD to issue guidance to enhance the ability of small businesses to compete for DOD contracts, including by allowing the temporary waiver of certain requirements to bid on a contract. Sec. 5851 requires DOD to brief Congress on the designation of certain parts as proprietary in the Defense Logistics Agency system over the past five years. For additional information see CRS In Focus IF11543, Defense Primer: The Defense Logistics Agency. TITLE LX--OTHER MATTERS This title addresses a variety of topics, including DOD efforts related to artificial intelligence (AI), child abuse, and visas for foreign nationals employed by the U.S. government abroad. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 6079 requires DHS to transfer to California without reimbursement seven Coast Guard HC-130H aircraft (a fixed wing search-and-rescue aircraft), along with initial spares and necessary ground support equipment, if the governor of California submits a written request for such aircraft. The transferred aircraft must be demilitarized and used only for wildfire suppression purposes. Sec. 6082, the Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2023, makes changes to the federal law prohibiting child sexual tourism. This section (1) revises the specific intent required for certain offenses involving interstate or foreign travel to engage in or facilitate illicit sexual conduct; (2) establishes new criminal offenses for acts in furtherance of illicit sexual conduct by an officer, director, employee, or agent of an organization through his or her connection to or affiliation with the organization; and (3) specifies that the term sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense does not require interpersonal physical contact. Sec. 6097 authorizes DOD to implement a bug bounty program for foundational AI models (an adaptive generative model that is trained on a broad set of unlabeled data sets that can be used for different tasks, with minimal fine-tuning) being integrated into DOD missions and operations. (Current DOD bug bounty programs pay certain individuals to identify and resolve security vulnerabilities in websites and other systems.) Sec. 6098 requires DOD to conduct a study analyzing certain vulnerabilities to AI-enabled military applications. Subtitle H--Granting Recognition to Accomplished Talented Employees for Unwavering Loyalty Act Granting Recognition to Accomplished Talented Employees For Unwavering Loyalty Act or the GRATEFUL Act Sec. 6093 makes additional visas available under a program that provides special immigrant visas to eligible foreign nationals who were employed by the U.S. government abroad. Generally, under this program, a foreign national (and their spouse and children) may receive a special immigrant visa if (1) the foreign national has been employed by the U.S. government abroad for at least 15 years, and (2) the Department of State has found that it is in the national interest to award the visa. There are a limited number of such visas available each fiscal year. This section makes additional special immigrant visas available if no visas are immediately available. Up to 3,500 additional visas shall be made available for FY2024, and up to 3,000 shall be made available in each subsequent fiscal year. TITLE LXII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS This title contains additional provisions related to DOD interactions with foreign nations. Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation Sec. 6231, the Black Sea Security Act of 2023, requires the National Security Council to prepare a strategy for Black Sea security and development to (1) increase coordination with NATO and the European Union, (2) deepen economic ties, (3) strengthen energy security, (4) support efforts to bolster regional democratic resilience, and (5) enhance security assistance with regional partners. Subtitle D--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region Sec. 6242 requires the President to stake steps to treat Taiwan as if it were included in the countries eligible for a strategic trade authorization exception for the purposes of export controls. Before Taiwan receives such treatment, the President must ensure that Taiwan meets certain criteria, particularly with respect with aligning Taiwan's export control policies with those of the United States. Subtitle G--Other Matters Sec. 6292 requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to assess and report on the top five technologies that originate in the United States and are not currently subject to export controls, in order to identify the risk from those technologies that could be used for espionage by foreign adversaries. Sec. 6293 requires the President to certify to Congress, prior to transferring any Virginia-class submarines to Australia, that the submarines would be used for joint security interests and that Australia is ready to support their operations and nuclear power procedures. For additional information see CRS Report R46458, Emerging Military Technologies: Background and Issues for Congress, and CRS Report RL32418, Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS Submarine Proposal: Background and Issues for Congress. TITLE LXV--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS This title contains the following additional provision related to nuclear forces. Sec. 6511 requires the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to report to Congress annually on the joint development of the long-range stand-off weapon, including the Air Force-developed missile and the NNSA W80-4 warhead life extension program. For additional information see CRS In Focus IF10519, Defense Primer: Strategic Nuclear Forces. TITLE LXVIII--FEND OFF FENTANYL ACT Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence Off Fentanyl Act or the FEND Off Fentanyl Act. This title contains provisions related to trafficking of fentanyl and other illicit opioids. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 6813 requires that the sanctions specified in Executive Order 14059 (relating to sanctions on foreign persons involved in the global illicit drug trade), as well as any amendments to or directives issued pursuant to that executive order before the date of the enactment of this bill, shall remain in effect. Sec. 6814 requires the President to impose property-blocking sanctions on any foreign person knowingly involved in (1) significant trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related opioids, including such trafficking by a transnational criminal organization; or (2) significant activities of a transnational criminal organization relating to the trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related opioids. Sec. 6831 authorizes the Department of the Treasury to take certain actions relating to certain financial institutions, classes of transactions, or types of accounts that (1) involve a non-U.S. jurisdiction, and (2) are primary money laundering concerns in connection with illicit opioid trafficking. Specifically, for such institutions, transaction classes, or account types, Treasury may require domestic financial institutions to (1) take certain special measures, (2) prohibit certain transmittals of funds, or (3) impose conditions on transmittals of funds. Sec. 6832 requires Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to issue guidance to U.S. financial institutions for filing reports of suspicious transactions related to suspect fentanyl trafficking by transnational criminal organizations. For additional information see CRS In Focus 122260, The Opioid Crisis in the United States: A Brief History, and CRS In Focus 10890, China Primer: Illicit Fentanyl and China's Role. TITLE LXXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS This title contains the following additional provisions related to military construction. Sec. 7851 requires the Army to submit a report to Congress on the Army's plan to replace houses at Fort Leonard Wood that are in need of repair. Sec. 7881 requires DOD to conduct a study, using an outside organization, on the correlation between certain construction projects that affect servicemember quality of life and (1) active duty retention, (2) the physical health of servicemembers, and (3) the mental health of servicemembers. Sec. 7882 limits to Major Range and Test Facility Bases a pilot program that requires the establishment of accounts for select Air Force installations for the purpose of receiving reimbursements for the use of those installation's testing facilities. (Such bases are part of the core set of DOD test and evaluation infrastructure and associated workforce that must be preserved as a national asset to provide test and evaluation capabilities to support the DOD acquisition system.) This section also gives the commander at installations in the pilot program greater oversight of the expenditure of the reimbursement amounts, and prohibits the reduction of certain appropriated funding on the basis of pilot program participation or usage of reimbursements. TITLE LXXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act of 2023 or the ADVANCE Act of 2023. This title sets forth provisions to develop and deploy advanced nuclear fuel for the United States and certain allied countries, restrict the possession or ownership of enriched uranium from Russia or China, clean up hazardous land, and establish related requirements. For example, this title provides incentives for developing and deploying new nuclear technologies, such as reduced licensing fees and prize awards for deploying such technologies. It also extends through 2045 the indemnification policy under the Price-Anderson Act that limits liability related to the nuclear industry. DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2023 Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 This division authorizes FY2024 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of State programs and activities. Below are examples of provisions in this division. For additional information see CRS In Focus IF10293, Foreign Relations Reauthorization: Background and Issues. TITLE LXI--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND CONSULAR AFFAIRS Sec. 6101 authorizes the State Department to directly appoint up to 80 candidates under a special hiring authority to positions in the competitive (civil) service for passport and visa examining during a three-year period following this bill's enactment. Sec. 6103 requires the State Department to place certain travel advisory information on the first three pages of U.S. regular passports, such as a reminder that many countries deny entry to travelers during the last six months of their passport validity period. Sec. 6104 requires the State Department to submit to Congress a strategy on reducing passport processing time and providing urgent in-person passport services. Sec. 6105 requires the GAO to review National Passport Information Center operations and customer service. Sec. 6108 establishes a statutory right for State Department employees to appeal assignment-related decisions, including denials of an assignment based on a restriction or preclusion. This right to appeal shall be the same as the right of an employee to appeal a denial or revocation of a security clearance. The section also establishes various requirements related to assignments and denials, such as requiring the State Department to (1) notify its personnel of assignment request denials due to assignment restrictions, (2) establish reasonable time lines to complete adjudications of ongoing assignment reviews, and (3) establish a security appeal panel for those denied an assignment due to an assignment restriction. Sec. 6109 requires the State Department to ensure that all foreign language instructors at the Foreign Service Institute are subject to suitability reviews and background investigations. The section also requires the State Department to conduct continuous vetting or reinvestigations for those personnel. Sec. 6110 authorizes the State Department to establish diplomatic security fellowship programs to provide grants to undergraduate students who commit to pursuing a career in diplomatic security. For additional information see CRS In Focus IF12044, The U.S. Department of State: Background and Selected Issues for the 118th Congress, and CRS In Focus IF12466, State Department Passport Services: Background and Issues for Congress. TITLE LXII--PERSONNEL MATTERS Sec. 6202 authorizes the State Department to, during the three-year period after this bill's enactment, directly appoint up to 80 candidates under a special hiring authority to positions in the competitive (civil) service positions relating to (1) data science, (2) information technology, and (3) human resources management. Sec. 6204 extends authority for the State Department Lateral Entry Program, a program established in 2016 targeting midcareer individuals from the civil service and private sector with valuable skills and experience for appointment to the Foreign Service for two years. The section also requires the State Department to include no fewer than 30 participants in the program each year and not to use Foreign Service-limited or other noncareer Foreign Service hiring authorities in the program. Sec. 6205 authorizes the State Department to establish a midcareer mentoring program for selected members of the Foreign Service. Sec. 6207 requires the State Department to provide an annual list to the President of 5-10 career civil servants serving at the State Department or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) who are qualified to serve as chiefs of mission. Sec. 6208 requires the State Department to establish a pilot program to provide qualified civil servants at the State Department opportunities to serve at a U.S. embassy. Sec. 6211 allows the continuation of retirement annuity payments to individuals who become employed by the State Department. Specifically, this section applies to individuals who are receiving a retirement annuity under the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System or the Foreign Service Pension System. Sec. 6212 requires the State Department to take a number of actions regarding the reporting and resolution of allegations of discrimination, bullying, and harassment, such as conducting various surveys relating to such issues. Furthermore, if an employee has made allegations of discrimination, bullying, or harassment against the superior responsible for reviewing the performance of the employee, the employee shall instead be reviewed by the superior's supervisor. Sec. 6214 authorizes the State Department and USAID to increase the number of diplomats in the Diplomats in Residence Program. Subtitle B--Pay, Benefits, and Workforce Matters Sec. 6222 requires the State Department to pay a per diem allowance to certain newly hired Foreign Service employees in initial training in the Washington, DC area. Sec. 6223 requires the State Department to seek to increase the number of personnel in the Bureau of Medical Services to address mental health needs. Sec. 6224 authorizes the State Department and USAID to provide for unanticipated nonmedical care, including childcare, eldercare, and essential services directly related to caring for an acute injury or illness for employees and their family members. Sec. 6225 authorizes the State Department to provide overseas physical and mental health care services to certain otherwise ineligible individuals in special circumstances if necessary to preserve life or limb or if intended to facilitate an overseas evacuation, recovery, or return. Sec. 6230 requires the State Department to adopt policies and procedures to facilitate the assignment of tandem Foreign Service personnel (generally, couples where both spouses are career or career-candidate Foreign Service employees) to the same diplomatic post or country. The section also requires the State Department to update antinepotism policies so that such rules apply only when an employee and a relative are placed in positions where they jointly and exclusively control government resources or establish government policy. TITLE LXIII--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY Sec. 6302 requires the State Department to establish a bureau chief data officer program. The program's goals shall include promoting data fluency across the State Department and increasing the use of data analytics in critical decision-making areas. Sec. 6303 establishes in the State Department a Senior Executive Service position for chief artificial intelligence officer. Sec. 6306 authorizes the State Department to establish a digital connectivity and cybersecurity partnership program with foreign countries. The program's duties shall include helping foreign countries (1) expand and increase secure internet access and digital infrastructure in emerging markets; (2) adopt policies that foster open, interoperable, and secure internet; and (3) access U.S. exports of information and communications technology products and services. Sec. 6307 authorizes the State Department to establish a fund and provide assistance to foreign governments and organizations for cyberspace activities, cyber protection, and the development of technology standards that reinforce human rights and democratic values. Sec. 6308 requires the State Department to offer cyber protection support for personal technology devices and personal accounts of at-risk personnel. TITLE LXIV--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS Sec. 6401 authorizes the State Department to enter into contracts for up to 100 personal services contractors to respond to exigent circumstances and urgent crises abroad. Sec. 6405 requires the President to appoint a special envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum. Sec. 6406 requires the President to appoint a special envoy for Belarus. Sec. 6408 requires the State Department to fund travel through 2027 for family members of persons unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad to Washington, DC, to facilitate meetings with officials. The section also requires the State Department to make available mental health services to individuals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad and their family members. TITLE LXV--ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY Sec. 6504 provides guidance for deal teams in U.S. embassies and consulates abroad. TITLE LXVI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY Sec. 6601 requires public affairs sections at U.S. embassies and USAID mission program officers abroad to coordinate and prioritize resources for public diplomacy campaigns, including through new media technology and comprehensive community outreach. Sec. 6603 addresses issues relating to the governance of the Voice of America (VOA) and the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). For example, the bill establishes under statute that the director of VOA has responsibility for all VOA operations. The bill also provides the International Broadcasting Advisory Board with statutory authority to oversee the USAGM and the sole authority to appoint an acting Chief Executive Officer of the USAGM when a vacancy arises. Sec. 6604 establishes the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Program within the J. William Fulbright educational exchange program (commonly referred to as the Fulbright Program). The fellowship program shall honor the legacy of Representative John Lewis and advance U.S. foreign policy priorities by promoting studies, research, and international exchange in the subject of nonviolent civil rights movements around the world. Sec. 6606 extends the authority for the State Department's Global Engagement Center through the end of FY2026. For additional information see CRS Report R46968, U.S. Agency for Global Media: Background, Governance, and Issues for Congress. TITLE LXVII--OTHER MATTERS Sec. 6701 authorizes the State Department to award grants to U.S. college students and educational institutions involved in intern programs at the United Nations and other international organizations. Sec. 6702 requires the State Department to establish training courses on (1) diplomacy at international and multilateral institutions, and (2) broad-based multilateral negotiations. Sec. 6707 authorizes the State Department to enter into a public-private partnership to establish a U.S.-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) center to support U.S. economic and cultural engagement with Southeast Asia. Sec. 6710 requires the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to prioritize projects advancing U.S. core national security interests with respect to China. For additional information see CRS In Focus IF11436, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). TITLE LXVIII--AUKUS MATTERS Sec. 6812 requires the State Department to establish the positions of senior advisor for the AUKUS partnership and supporting staff. Sec. 6823 authorizes the President to transfer or export defense services to private individuals in Australia to support the development of Australia's submarine industrial base to fulfil AUKUS commitments. Sec. 6831 requires the President to prioritize transferring defense articles and services to Australia and the United Kingdom under AUKUS ahead of all others other than Taiwan and Ukraine. Sec. 6833 authorizes the State Department to exempt certain licensing or other approval requirements for certain defense articles and services between the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Sec. 6834 requires the State Department to establish an expedited decision-making process for the transfer of commercial advanced-technology defense articles and services not covered by an exemption under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Sec. 6835 exempts Australia and the United Kingdom from a congressional reporting requirement for presidential exemptions granted in periodic reviews of the U.S. Munitions List (USML). For additional information see CRS In Focus IF12113, AUKUS and Indo-Pacific Security, CRS Report R47599, AUKUS Pillar 2: Background and Issues for Congress, and CRS In Focus IF12483, U.S. Arms Transfer Restrictions and AUKUS Cooperation. DIVISION G--UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA DISCLOSURE Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act of 2023 or the UAP Disclosure Act of 2023 This title sets policy regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 9004 requires the National Archives to establish a collection of records to be known as the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection, consisting of record copies of all government, government-provided, and government-funded records relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena, technologies of unknown origin, and nonhuman intelligence. This section also specifies certain requirements for disclosure of these records to the public. Sec. 9007 establishes an Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Review Board, consisting of nine U.S. citizens appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The purpose of this board is to ensure and facilitate the review, transmission to the National Archives, and public disclosure of government records relating to UAP. Sec. 9010 requires the federal government to exercise eminent domain (government seizure of private property for public use without the consent of the property owner) over all recovered technologies of unknown origin and biological evidence of non-human intelligence that may be controlled by private persons or entities. Any such material shall be made available to the UAP Records Review Board. DIVISION H--ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL APPOINTMENT ACT OF 2023 Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act of 2023 This division modifies procedures for appointing and removing the Architect of the Capitol (who is responsible for the operation and care of the Capitol grounds, facilities and art). Sec. 10002 establishes a bipartisan congressional commission to, by majority vote, appoint, reappoint , and remove the Architect. (Currently, the Architect is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.) The Architect shall be appointed for a 10-year term and may be reappointed for additional 10-year terms. Sec. 10003 specifies procedures related to the appointment of the Deputy Architect of the Capitol. Specifically, the Architect must appoint a deputy within 120 days of that Architect's appointment or a vacancy in the deputy position. If the Architect fails to appoint a deputy within that time, the commission must appoint one. The Architect must also immediately notify the commission if the deputy position is vacant. Sec. 10004 provides that the Deputy Architect must serve as acting Architect in the event the Architect is absent, disabled, or otherwise unavailable. The section also requires the commission to appoint an acting Architect if there are vacancies in both the Architect and Deputy Architect positions. DIVISION I--FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES FOR SERVICEMEMBERS Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act Sec. 11002 prohibits a debt collector from threatening a servicemember with a reduction of rank, revocation of their security clearance, or military prosecution in the course of collecting a debt. Sec. 11003 requires the GAO to report on the impact of this prohibition on the timely delivery of information to servicemembers, military readiness, and national security. DIVISION J--NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SELF-DETERMINATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2023 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2023 This division provides federal housing assistance to Indians and Native Hawaiians. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 11003 reauthorizes through FY2030 the Indian Housing Block Grant program. Sec. 11014 reauthorizes through FY2030 the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program. Sec. 11017 authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to guarantee housing loans for Indians through FY2030. Sec. 11018 authorizes HUD to guarantee housing loans for Native Hawaiians through FY2030. Sec. 11019 authorizes HUD to make grants for use in eliminating drug-related and violent crime. Recipients of such grants must be eligible to receive assistance under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996. Sec. 11020 provides statutory authority for the Tribal HUD-VASH program, which provides rental assistance and supportive services to Indian veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and living in or near an area where a tribe or tribally designated housing entity provides assistance for affordable housing. DIVISION K--FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT OF 2023 Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2023 This division modifies and ratifies a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by the United States, Montana, and the Fort Belknap Indian Community (i.e., the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes). Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 11004 authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the water rights settlement agreement between the parties. Sec. 11005 requires the community's water rights to be held in trust for the benefit of the community and its allottees. The community must enact a tribal water code to regulate its water rights. Sec. 11006 authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (as applicable) to enter negotiations with Montana to exchange certain state lands for federal lands to be held in trust for the benefit of the community. Sec. 11012 establishes the Aaniiih Nakoda Settlement Trust Fund (and specified accounts) for purposes of carrying out this division. Sec. 11013 establishes the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Settlement Implementation Fund (and specified accounts) for purposes of carrying out this division. Sec. 11014 provides funding for specified accounts established in the settlement funds. DIVISION L--COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS TITLE LXIX--FEDERAL DATA AND INFORMATION SECURITY This title modifies requirements relating to federal agency data centers. Subtitle A--Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2023 Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2023 Sec. 11002 requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish minimum requirements for new data centers, including regarding the availability and use of new data centers; the use of sustainable energy sources; uptime percentage; protections against power failures, including on-site energy generation and access to multiple transmission paths; protections against physical intrusions and natural disasters; and information security protections. TITLE LXX--STEMMING THE FLOW OF ILLICIT NARCOTICS This title addresses various issues related to border security and DHS. Below are examples of provisions in this title. Subtitle A--Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act Sec. 11103 authorizes DHS employees to receive danger pay while stationed in a foreign area while that area is experiencing certain conditions, such as civil war, that threaten physical harm or imminent danger to the employee. The danger pay may be for up to 35% of the employee's basic pay. Sec. 11104 authorizes DHS to waive reimbursement for the salaries of DHS employees providing training to foreign-vetted law enforcement or national security units under an agreement with DOD. Sec. 11105 authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide air and marine support to foreign governments for certain operations, such as an operation to deter illegal drugs from entering the United States. Sec. 11108 makes it a crime to destroy or significantly damage physical or electronic devices (e.g., fences or cameras) used by the federal government to control a U.S. international border with the intent to achieve certain goals relating to securing financial gain and breaking federal laws. Such crimes shall be punishable by fines, imprisonment of up to five years, or both. Subtitle B--Non-Intrusive Inspection Expansion Act Non-Intrusive Inspection Expansion Act This subtitle requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to increase its use of nonintrusive inspection systems to scan passenger and commercial vehicles at land ports of entry. Sec. 11112 requires CBP to use such systems at land ports of entry to scan at least 40% of passenger vehicles and 90% of commercial vehicles entering the United States. Sec. 11113 requires CBP to use such systems to scan at least 10% of all vehicles exiting the United States through a land port of entry. Subtitle C--Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2023 Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2023 Sec. 11122 requires CBP to increase the number of CBP officers to specified levels. If CBP does not adequately increase personnel, the GAO must submit to Congress a review of CBP hiring practices. Subtitle D--Border Patrol Enhancement Act Border Patrol Enhancement Act Sec. 11132 requires the U.S. Border Patrol to complete a personnel requirements determination model and contract with a research entity to analyze the validity of the model. After the model has been validated, if the Border Patrol does not have enough active agents to meet the staffing level recommended by the model, DHS may hire 600 or more Border Patrol agents above the attrition level during each fiscal year until the staffing level has reached the recommended level. Sec. 11133 establishes a special overtime rate for scheduled overtime hours work for Border Patrol agents in a specified grade. This special overtime rate shall be higher than the standard overtime rate. Sec. 11135 requires Border Patrol agents, employees, and certain contract employees to participate in continuing education on various topics, including (1) the nonlethal use of force policies and deescalation strategies; (2) identifying and responding to vulnerable populations, such as children and victims of human trafficking; and (3) relevant cultural, societal, racial, and religious training. Subtitle E--END FENTANYL Act Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of Life Act or the END FENTANYL Act Sec. 11142 requires CBP to review and update, as necessary, manuals and policies related to inspections at ports of entry to ensure the uniformity of inspection practices to effectively detect illegal activity along the border, such as the smuggling of drugs and humans. TITLE LXXI--IMPROVING LOBBYING DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS Subtitle A--Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act This subtitle requires registered lobbyists to disclose whether they are exempt from having to register as foreign agents due to their lobbying activities and status as registered lobbyists. Subtitle B--Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act This subtitle requires registered lobbyists to disclose any foreign countries or political parties that are involved in the direction, planning, supervision, or control of the lobbyist's activities. TITLE LXXII--PROTECTING OUR DOMESTIC WORKFORCE AND SUPPLY CHAIN This title addresses various issues related to supply chains and military spouse employment. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Subtitle B--Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force Act Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force Act This subtitle requires the President to establish a task force to assess the extent to which the United States relies on China and certain other nations for critical minerals, the resulting national security risks associated with this, and to make recommendations to secure United States and global supply chains for critical minerals. (Currently, the U.S. Geological Survey lists 50 such minerals.) Subtitle C--Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Pilot Program Act of 2023 Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Pilot Program Act of 2023 or the CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023 This subtitle requires DHS to carry out a pilot program that assesses whether allowing certain third-party logistics providers to participate in the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) would meet the goals of CTPAT, such as enhancing port security and combating terrorism. Third-party logistics providers eligible for the pilot program are either (1) non-asset-based providers that arrange international freight transportation and are licensed by the Department of Transportation; or (2) asset-based providers that facilitate cross-border activity, execute logistics services using their own warehousing assets and resources, and are licensed or bonded by specified federal agencies. Subtitle D--Military Spouse Employment Act Military Spouse Employment Act Sec. 11332 allows executive agencies to appoint military spouses to remote work positions. (The current appointment authority does not specifically extend to remote positions.) Sec. 11333 requires the GAO to report on the general use of remote work by agencies, including the number and location of employees working remotely and the effects on recruitment, retention, and office space utilization and spending. For additional information see CRS Insight IF12217, FY2024 NDAA: Military Spouse Employment Matters, and CRS Report R46498, Military Spouse Employment. DIVISION M--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 This division authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2024 and addresses related issues. TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES This title authorizes appropriations for FY2024 for (1) the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities by the federal government, (2) the intelligence community management account, and (3) increases in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM This title authorizes appropriations for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund. TITLE III--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS This title sets policy on various matters related to the intelligence community (there are 18 component organizations within the intelligence community). Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 301 requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a plan for the intelligence community to recruit, train and retain personnel with skills and experience in financial intelligence and emerging technologies. Sec. 303 expands eligibility to receive in-state tuition rates at public institutions of higher education to active duty members of the intelligence community in the state where the member is domiciled or stationed. The spouses and dependent children of such members shall also be eligible for in-state tuition. Sec. 306 specifies that the mission of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center shall include organizing and leading strategic planning for U.S. government counterintelligence activities by integrating instruments of national power as needed to counter foreign intelligence activities. Sec. 307 prohibits the elements of the intelligence community from chartering any private or commercial aircraft to transport an individual who is or was detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sec. 323 requires the CIA to establish and implement a standard workplace sexual misconduct complaint investigation procedure. TITLE IV--MATTERS CONCERNING FOREIGN COUNTRIES This title sets policy for the intelligence community regarding certain foreign countries. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 401 requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to designate a senior official to serve as the intelligence community coordinator for accountability of China's atrocities (i.e., crimes against humanity, genocide, or war crimes). Sec. 402 requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to establish an interagency working group within the intelligence community to analyze China's tactics and capabilities in Africa, including efforts to (1) exploit mining and reprocessing operations, (2) provide or fund telecommunications and energy technologies, and (3) expand intelligence capabilities. For additional information see CRS In Focus IF11735, China's &quot;One Belt, One Road&quot; Initiative: Economic Issues, CRS In Focus IF12469, China and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and CRS In Focus IF12265,China Primer: Human Rights. TITLE V--MATTERS PERTAINING TO UNITED STATES ECONOMIC AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION WITH UNITED STATES ADVERSARIES This title sets policy for the intelligence community with regards to competition with certain foreign adversaries. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 501 authorizes the ODNI to assign or facilitate the assignment of members from across the intelligence community to serve as detailees to the Bureau of Industry and Security at the Department of Commerce. Sec. 511 expands an existing reporting requirement for an intelligence community working group on China's economic and technological capabilities. Specifically, the working group's annual report to Congress must include an assessment of China's investments in certain technologies, such as artificial intelligence, next-generation energy technologies, and biotechnology. TITLE VI--WHISTLEBLOWER MATTERS This title addresses protections for whistleblowers (generally, federal government employees or contractors who disclose their reasonable belief of certain issues such as a violation of law or a substantial danger to public health and safety), including issues involving individuals who lose their security clearances as retaliation for their whistleblowing activities. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 601 requires intelligence community inspectors general to appoint security officers to provide confidential, security-related guidance to employees and contract employees who intend to make a complaint or provide information to Congress. The section also modifies procedures for employees and contractors to report such complaints or information directly to Congress. Sec. 603 modifies provisions relating to determining whether an adverse security clearance (or access) determination was reprisal for whistleblowing activity. For example, this section raises the standard of proof that the agency must meet to raise the defense that it would have made the adverse security clearance determination even without the whistleblowing activity. The section also amends the statute to explicitly state that circumstantial evidence may be used to establish that the whistleblowing activity was a contributing factor in the adverse security determination, and provides examples of such circumstantial evidence. TITLE VII--CLASSIFICATION REFORM This title sets policy with regards to classified information. Subtitle A--Classification Reform Act of 2023 Classification Reform Act of 2023 This subtitle requires the President to take certain actions related to classifying information, including by narrowing exemptions to rules that require the automatic declassification of certain information. Sec. 703 provides statutory authority for the President to protect national security information from unauthorized disclosure. The section also requires the President to establish categories of classified information and procedures to both classify and declassify such information. Such procedures must meet certain requirements, such as narrowing the criteria for classification and providing for narrower exemptions from automatic declassification than Executive Order 13526, which currently controls classified national security information. Executive Order 13526 shall remain in effect until superseded by the procedures required by this section. Sec. 704 requires certain federal agencies (including the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, and the Central Intelligence Agency) to designate at least one senior officer to serve as the principal advisor for identifying records of significant public interest and prioritizing review of such records to facilitate public disclosure in redacted or unredacted form. Subtitle B--Sensible Classification Act of 2023 Sensible Classification Act of 2023 This subtitle provides statutory authority with regards to requirements pertaining to classifying information, including who is authorized to classify information originally (that is, in the first instance). Sec. 714 establishes under statute that only certain individuals have the authority to classify information in the first instance, such as the President, the Vice President when exercising executive authority, and certain other officials who have been delegated such authority. The section also establishes statutory limits and requirements related to the delegation of such authority. For example, the section establishes that delegation of such authority must be limited to the minimum required to administer this section. Under this section, individuals designated with such authority must receive training on safeguarding classified information and sanctions that may be applied to those who fail to protect classified information from unauthorized disclosure. Sec. 715 requires executive branch agencies to review and process records for declassification and release if the records are over 25 years old and responsive to certain requests for information (such as a request under the Freedom of Information Act). Furthermore, the section requires executive branch agencies to conduct training for employees with classification authority to promote classification at the minimum level sufficient to protect U.S. national security and discourage overclassification. TITLE VIII--SECURITY CLEARANCE AND TRUSTED WORKFORCE This title sets policy with regards to personnel vetting and security clearances. Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 801 requires the ODNI to submit a review to Congress on the extent to which the intelligence community can use information technology services shared among the intelligence community for personnel vetting, including with respect to human resources, suitability, and security. Sec. 802 requires the Security Executive Agent and the Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent to establish timeliness performance standards for processing personnel vetting trust determinations. (Trust determinations include determinations about suitability, fitness, and eligibility for access to classified information). The section also authorizes the ODNI to establish complementary standards for the intelligence community. Sec. 805 prohibits any element of the intelligence community from denying eligibility to access classified information to an individual solely based on the individual's use of cannabis prior to applying for a security clearance. TITLE IX--ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS This title sets policy with regards to payments to certain government personnel and their dependents who incur certain brain injuries while on assignment. (Since 2016, some intelligence, diplomatic, and other governmental personnel have reported experiencing unusual cognitive and neurological impairments while on assignment, particularly abroad, the source of which is currently under investigation.) Below are some examples of provisions in this title. Sec. 901 permits certain reprogrammed funds to be used to make disability payments for certain brain injuries sustained by CIA officers and employees (and their dependents). Sec. 902 specifies that eligibility for a special payment for certain brain injuries incurred by CIA officers and employees is not contingent on the claimant first applying for federal workers compensation benefits. Sec. 903 requires each element of the intelligence community to implement two statutory authorities related to compensation for certain brain injuries, or to provide a report to Congress explaining why those authorities are not relevant to a given element. TITLE X--ELECTION SECURITY This title directs the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to conduct penetration testing as part of the testing, certification, decertification, and recertification of voting system hardware and software by accredited laboratories. The National Institute of Standards and Technology must recommend entities to the EAC to carry out this penetration testing and the EAC must vote on the accreditation of any recommended entity. The title also directs the EAC to create a five-year pilot program for participating cybersecurity researchers to test for and disclose cybersecurity vulnerabilities in election systems. TITLE XI--OTHER MATTERS This title includes provisions related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). For example, Sec. 1102 prohibits the use of appropriated funds in support of classified or restricted activities related to UAP, unless such activities have been officially explained and justified to Congress and the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.