Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
CONTENTS. 
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into nine divi-
sions as follows: 
(1) Division A—Department of Defense Au-
thorizations. 
(2) Division B—Military Construction Author-
izations. 
(3) Division C—Department of Energy Na-
tional Security Authorizations and Other Authoriza-
tions. 
(4) Division D—Funding Tables. 
(5) Division E—Non-Department of Defense 
Matters. 
(6) Division F—Other Matters. 
(7) Division G—Don Young Coast Guard Au-
thorization Act of 2022. 
(8) Division H—Financial Transparency. 
(9) Division I—Public Lands.
(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—Navy Programs 
Sec. 111. Requirements relating to EA–18G aircraft of the Navy. 
Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh Burke class destroyers. 
Sec. 113. 
Authority for procurement of additional Arleigh Burke class de-
stroyer. 
Sec. 114. Authority for certain procurements for the Ship-to-Shore Connector 
program. 
Sec. 115. Authority to procure airframes and engines for CH–53K King Stal-
lion heavy-lift helicopters. 
Sec. 116. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of HSC–85 air-
craft. 
Sec. 117. Quarterly briefings on the CH–53K King Stallion helicopter program. 
Sec. 118. Funding for additional Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. 
Sec. 119. Report on advance procurement for CVN–82 and CVN–83. 
Sec. 119A. Report on applicability of DDG(X) electric-drive propulsion system. 
Sec. 119B. Prohibition on availability of funds for disposal of Littoral Combat 
Ships. 
Subtitle C—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 121. Modification of inventory requirements for aircraft of the combat air 
forces. 
Sec. 122. Modification of minimum inventory requirement for air refueling 
tanker aircraft. 
Sec. 123. Requirements relating to F–22 aircraft. 
Sec. 124. Modification of inventory requirements and limitations relating to cer-
tain air refueling tanker aircraft. 
Sec. 125. Repeal of Air Force E–8C force presentation requirement. 
Sec. 126. Minimum inventory of C–130 aircraft. 
Sec. 127. Authority to procure upgraded ejection seats for certain T–38A air-
craft. 
Sec. 128. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of C–40 aircraft. 
Sec. 129. Prohibition on availability of funds for procurement of bridge tanker 
aircraft. 
Sec. 130. Prohibition on availability of funds for termination of production lines 
for HH–60W aircraft. 
Sec. 131. Prohibition on certain reductions to B–1 bomber aircraft squadrons. 
Sec. 132. Limitation on retirement of E–3 Airborne Warning and Control Sys-
tem aircraft.
Sec. 133. Requirements study and acquisition strategy for the combat search 
and rescue mission of the Air Force. 
Sec. 134. Plan for transfer of KC–135 aircraft to the Air National Guard. 
Sec. 135. Annual report on T–7A Advanced Pilot Training System. 
Sec. 136. Report on F–22 aircraft force laydown. 
Sec. 137. Limitation on divestment of F–15 aircraft. 
Sec. 138. Funding for C–130 Modular Airborne Firefighting System. 
Sec. 139. Requirement to maintain fleet of manned intelligence, surveillance, 
and reconnaissance aircraft. 
Sec. 139A. Procurement authority for commercial engineering software. 
Sec. 139B. Sense of congress regarding united states air national guard refuel-
ing mission. 
Subtitle D—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
Sec. 141. Charging stations at commissary stores and military exchanges. 
Sec. 142. Increase Air Force and Navy use of used commercial dual-use parts 
in certain aircraft and engines. 
Sec. 143. Assessment and report on military rotary wing aircraft industrial 
base. 
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. Clarification of role of senior official with principal responsibility for 
artificial intelligence and machine learning. 
Sec. 212. Role of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer in fos-
tering interoperability among joint force systems. 
Sec. 213. Modification of defense laboratory modernization pilot program. 
Sec. 214. Support for research and development of bioindustrial manufacturing 
processes. 
Sec. 215. Activities to support the use of metal additive manufacturing for the 
subsurface fleet of the Navy. 
Sec. 216. Digital mission operations platform for the Space Force. 
Sec. 217. Air-breathing test capacity upgrade to support critical hypersonic 
weapons development. 
Sec. 218. Information on use of commercial software for the warfighter ma-
chine interface of the Army. 
Sec. 219. Measures to increase the capacity of historically Black colleges and 
universities and other minority-serving institutions to achieve 
very high research activity status. 
Sec. 220. Pilot program to support the development of patentable inventions in 
the Department of the Navy. 
Sec. 221. Pilot program to facilitate the research, development, and production 
of advanced battery technologies for warfighters. 
Sec. 222. Pilot program on research and development of plant-based protein for 
the Navy. 
Sec. 223. Allowable uses of funds under the Commercial Weather Data Pilot 
Program of the Air Force. 
Sec. 224. Pilot program on use of digital twin technologies in the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 225. Funding for advanced above water sensors.
Sec. 226. Biofuel and fuel cell vehicle research, development, and demonstration 
program. 
Sec. 227. Radar obstruction research, development, test, and evaluation pro-
gram. 
Sec. 228. Funding for research and development relating to rare earth ele-
ments. 
Sec. 229. Funding for National Defense Education Program. 
Sec. 229A. Funding for high energy laser and certain emerging technology ini-
tiatives. 
Sec. 229B. Department of Defense advanced technology investment incentive 
pilot program. 
Sec. 229C. Funding for development of measures to prevent infections caused 
by severe fractures. 
Sec. 229D. Funding for research into the effects of head-supported mass on 
cervical spine health. 
Sec. 229E. Requirement for separate program element for the multi-medicine 
manufacturing platform program. 
Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 231. Modification of national security strategy for national technology and 
industrial base. 
Sec. 232. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Innovation Fellowship 
Program. 
Sec. 233. Report on efforts to increase the participation of historically Black 
colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions 
in the research and development activities of the Department 
of Defense. 
Sec. 234. Assessment of test infrastructure and priorities related to hypersonic 
capabilities and related technologies and hypersonic test strat-
egy. 
Sec. 235. Independent review and assessment of test and evaluation resource 
planning. 
Sec. 236. Study on costs associated with underperforming software and infor-
mation technology. 
Sec. 237. Study and report on sufficiency of test and evaluation resources for 
certain major defense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 238. Periodic reports on risk distribution within research, development, 
test, and evaluation activities. 
Sec. 239. Review and report on offensive hypersonic weapons programs of the 
Department of Defense. 
Sec. 240. Report on potential for increased utilization of the Electronic Proving 
Grounds testing range. 
Sec. 241. Sense of Congress on the additive manufacturing and machine learn-
ing initiative of the Army. 
Sec. 242. Funding for robotics supply chain research. 
Sec. 243. Funding for enterprise digital transformation with commercial phys-
ics simulation. 
Sec. 244. Report on national security applications for fusion energy technology. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 302. Funding for Army Community Services.
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
Sec. 311. Equivalent authority for environmental restoration projects at Na-
tional Guard training sites. 
Sec. 312. Amendment to budgeting of Department of Defense relating to ex-
treme weather. 
Sec. 313. Prototype and demonstration projects for energy resilience at certain 
military installations. 
Sec. 314. Pilot program for transition of certain nontactical vehicle fleets of 
Department of Defense to electric vehicles. 
Sec. 315. Pilot program on use of sustainable aviation fuel. 
Sec. 316. Policy to increase disposition of spent advanced batteries through re-
cycling. 
Sec. 317. Guidance and target deadline relating to formerly used defense sites 
programs. 
Sec. 318. Budget information for alternatives to burn pits. 
Sec. 319. Program to track and reduce Scope 3 emissions and energy costs. 
Sec. 320. Requirement to include information relating to electric vehicle charg-
ing in certain military construction project proposals. 
Sec. 321. Sense of Congress regarding electric or zero-emission vehicles for 
non-combat vehicle fleet. 
Sec. 322. Study on environmental contamination and cleanup associated with 
Thorium-230 and related substances. 
Sec. 323. Destruction of materials containing PFAS with technologies not re-
quiring incineration. 
Sec. 324. Analysis and plan for addressing heat island effect on military instal-
lations. 
Sec. 325. Comptroller General report on acceleration and improvement of envi-
ronmental cleanup of Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico. 
Sec. 326. Report on Department of Defense flood mapping efforts. 
Sec. 327. Biannual leak inspections of Navy and Air Force underground stor-
age tanks on Guam. 
Sec. 328. Additional special considerations for energy performance goals and 
energy performance master plan. 
Sec. 329. Clarification and requirement for Department of Defense relating to 
renewable biomass and biogas. 
Subtitle C—Red Hill Bulk Fuel Facility 
Sec. 331. Defueling of Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. 
Sec. 332. Activities prior to decommissioning of Red Hill Bulk Storage Facility. 
Sec. 333. Limitation on use of funds pending award of certain projects and im-
plementation of certain recommendations. 
Sec. 334. Placement of sentinel or monitoring wells in proximity to Red Hill 
Bulk Fuel Facility. 
Sec. 335. Report on Department of Defense efforts to track health implications 
of fuel leaks at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Facility. 
Sec. 336. Studies relating to water needs of the Armed Forces on Oahu. 
Sec. 337. Study on alternative uses for Red Hill Bulk Fuel Facility. 
Subtitle D—Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl 
Substances 
Sec. 341. Prizes for development of non-PFAS-containing turnout gear.
Sec. 342. Modification to restriction on Department of Defense procurement of 
certain 
items 
containing 
perfluorooctane 
sulfonate 
or 
perfluorooctanoic acid. 
Sec. 343. Prohibition on purchase by Department of Defense of firefighting 
equipment containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
Sec. 344. Standards for response actions with respect to PFAS contamination. 
Sec. 345. List of certain PFAS uses deemed essential; briefings on Department 
of Defense procurement of certain items containing PFOS or 
PFOA. 
Subtitle E—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 351. Resources required for achieving materiel readiness metrics and ob-
jectives for major defense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 352. Annual plan for maintenance and modernization of naval vessels. 
Sec. 353. Independent study relating to fuel distribution logistics across United 
States Indo-Pacific Command. 
Sec. 354. Programs of military departments on reduction of fuel reliance and 
promotion of energy-aware behaviors. 
Subtitle F—Matters Relating to Depots and Ammunition Production 
Facilities 
Sec. 361. Budgeting for depot and ammunition production facility maintenance 
and repair: annual report. 
Sec. 362. Extension of authorization of depot working capital funds for unspec-
ified minor military construction. 
Sec. 363. Modification to minimum capital investment for certain depots. 
Sec. 364. Continuation of requirement for biennial report on core depot-level 
maintenance and repair. 
Sec. 365. Continuation of requirement for annual report on funds expended for 
performance of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads. 
Sec. 366. Five-year plans for improvements to depot and ammunition produc-
tion facility infrastructure. 
Sec. 367. Clarification of calculation for certain workload carryover of Depart-
ment of Army. 
Subtitle G—Reports 
Sec. 371. Annual reports by Deputy Secretary of Defense on activities of Joint 
Safety Council. 
Sec. 372. Quarterly reports on expenditures for establishment of fuel distribu-
tion points in INDOPACOM area of responsibility. 
Sec. 373. Secretary of Defense report on establishing procedure for alerting 
about exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances. 
Sec. 374. Report on effects of wildfire and drought conditions on military readi-
ness at United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station. 
Sec. 375. Reports relating to aqueous film-forming foam substitutes and PFAS 
contamination at certain installations. 
Sec. 376. Briefings on implementation of recommendations relating to safety 
and accident prevention. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
Sec. 381. Accountability for military working dogs. 
Sec. 382. Membership of Coast Guard on Joint Safety Council.
Sec. 383. Requirement of Secretary of Defense to reimburse State costs of 
fighting certain wildland fires. 
Sec. 384. Expanded consultation in training of National Guard personnel on 
wildfire response. 
Sec. 385. Interagency collaboration and extension of pilot program on military 
working dogs and explosives detection. 
Sec. 386. Establishment of Army and Air Force Safety Commands; implemen-
tation of accident investigation recommendations. 
Sec. 387. National standards for Federal fire protection at military installa-
tions. 
Sec. 388. Pilot program for tactical vehicle safety data collection. 
Sec. 389. Requirement for public disclosure of results of Department of De-
fense lead testing. 
Sec. 390. Briefing relating to use of recycled rubber waste products by Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 391. Revival of report on non-federalized National Guard personnel, train-
ing, and equipment requirements. 
Sec. 392. Use of amounts available to Department of Defense for operation and 
maintenance for removal of munitions and explosives of con-
cern in Guam. 
Sec. 393. Funding for Utility Helicopter Mods. 
Sec. 394. Sense of Congress regarding the use of working dogs to detect early 
stages of diseases. 
Sec. 395. Requirements to reduce out-of-pocket costs of members of the Armed 
Forces for uniform items. 
Sec. 396. Recognition of service of military working dogs. 
Sec. 397. Maintenance of publicly accessible website by Joint Safety Council. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 
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. Distribution of commissioned officers on active duty in general officer 
and flag officer grades. 
Sec. 502. Authorized strength after December 31, 2022: general officers and 
flag officers on active duty. 
Sec. 503. Exclusion of lead special trial counsel from limitations on general of-
ficers and flag officers on active duty.
Sec. 504. Constructive service credit for certain officers of the Armed Forces: 
authorization; special pay. 
Sec. 505. Clarification of grade of Surgeon General of the Navy. 
Sec. 506. Assessments of staffing in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and 
other Department of Defense headquarters offices. 
Sec. 507. Survey of chaplains. 
Sec. 508. Independent review of Army officer performance evaluations. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 511. Grades of certain chiefs of reserve components. 
Sec. 512. Grade of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. 
Sec. 513. Backdating of effective date of rank for reserve officers in the Na-
tional Guard due to undue delays in Federal recognition. 
Sec. 514. Financial assistance program for specially selected members: Army 
Reserve and Army National Guard. 
Sec. 515. Inspections of National Guard. 
Sec. 516. Requirement of consent of the chief executive officer for certain full- 
time National Guard duty performed in a State, Territory, or 
the District of Columbia. 
Sec. 517. Extension of National Guard support for FireGuard program. 
Sec. 518. Notice to Congress before certain actions regarding units of certain 
reserve components. 
Sec. 519. Plan to ensure reasonable access to the Junior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps. 
Sec. 519A. Inclusion of additional information on the Senior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps in reports accompanying the national defense 
strategy. 
Sec. 519B. Additional matters relating to support for FireGuard program. 
Sec. 519C. Divestiture of Tactical Control Party. 
Sec. 519D. Recognition of the Army Interagency Training and Education Cen-
ter as a joint activity of the National Guard; report. 
Sec. 519E. Enhancement of National Guard Youth Challenge Program. 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and Military Records 
Sec. 521. Notification to next of kin upon the death of a member of the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 522. Direct acceptance of gifts from certain sources by enlisted members. 
Sec. 523. Limitation of extension of period of active duty for a member who 
accepts a fellowship, scholarship, or grant. 
Sec. 524. Briefing and report on administrative separation boards. 
Sec. 525. Elimination of time limit for mandatory characterizations of adminis-
trative discharges of certain members on the basis of failure to 
receive COVID-19 vaccine. 
Sec. 526. Prohibition on use of photographs by certain military promotion 
boards. 
Sec. 527. Gender-neutral fitness standards for combat military occupational 
specialties of the Army. 
Sec. 528. Retention and recruitment of members of the Army who specialize in 
air and missile defense systems. 
Sec. 529. Pilot program on remote personnel processing in the Army. 
Sec. 529A. Improving oversight of military recruitment practices in public sec-
ondary schools. 
Sec. 529B. Enlistments: compilation of directory and other prospective recruit 
information.
Sec. 529C. Continuing military service for certain members eligible for chapter 
61 retirement. 
Sec. 529D. Sense of Congress regarding the Port Chicago 50. 
Sec. 529E. Treatment of personally identifiable information regarding prospec-
tive recruits. 
Sec. 529F. Implementation of certain recommendations regarding screening in-
dividuals who seek to enlist in the Armed Forces and coun-
tering extremist activity in the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 529G. Best practices for the retention of certain female members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 529H. Record of military service for members of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice 
Sec. 531. Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecution. 
Sec. 532. Matters in connection with special trial counsel. 
Sec. 533. Standards for imposition of commanding officer’s non-judicial punish-
ment. 
Sec. 534. Special trial counsel of the Air Force. 
Sec. 535. Financial assistance for victims of offenses under the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice. 
Sec. 536. Addressing sex-related offenses and sexual harassment involving 
members of the National Guard. 
Sec. 537. Prohibition on sharing of information on domestic violence incidents. 
Sec. 538. Mandatory notification of members of the Armed Forces identified in 
certain records of criminal investigations. 
Sec. 539. Sentencing parameters under the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
for hate crimes. 
Sec. 539A. Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army CID spe-
cial agent training course. 
Sec. 539B. Recommendations for sentencing of marijuana-based offenses under 
the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 
Sec. 539C. Report on sharing information with counsel for victims of offenses 
under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 
Sec. 539D. Public availability of military commission proceedings. 
Sec. 539E. Review and report on the definition of consent for purposes of the 
offenses of rape and sexual assault under the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice. 
Sec. 539F. Standards and reports relating to cases overseen by military crimi-
nal investigative organizations. 
Subtitle E—Other Legal Matters 
Sec. 541. Clarifications of procedure in investigations of personnel actions 
taken against members of the Armed Forces in retaliation for 
protected communications. 
Sec. 542. Primary prevention of violence. 
Sec. 543. Treatment of certain complaints from members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 544. Pilot program on financial assistance for victims of domestic violence. 
Sec. 545. Agreements with civilian victim service agencies. 
Sec. 546. Activities to improve information sharing and collaboration on mat-
ters relating to the prevention of and response to domestic 
abuse and child abuse and neglect among military families. 
Sec. 547. Inspector General investigation into discrimination against members 
and employees of Middle Eastern and North African descent. 
Sec. 548. Time limit for processing certain administrative complaints.
Sec. 549. Review and report on administration of sexual harassment claims. 
Sec. 549A. Interagency task force to protect members, veterans, and military 
families from financial fraud. 
Sec. 549B. Exclusion of evidence obtained without prior authorization. 
Subtitle F—Member Education 
Sec. 551. Increase in maximum number of students enrolled at Uniformed 
Services University of the Health Sciences. 
Sec. 552. Authorization of certain support for military service academy founda-
tions. 
Sec. 553. Agreement by a cadet or midshipman to play professional sport con-
stitutes a breach of service obligation. 
Sec. 554. Naval Postgraduate School: attendance by enlisted members. 
Sec. 555. Authority to waive tuition at United States Air Force Institute of 
Technology for certain private sector civilians. 
Sec. 556. Terms of Provost and Academic Dean of the United States Air Force 
Institute of Technology. 
Sec. 557. Establishment of consortium for curricula in military education. 
Sec. 558. Establishment of consortium of institutions of military education for 
cybersecurity matters. 
Sec. 559. Commission on Professional Military Education. 
Sec. 559A. Increase in the number of individuals from the District of Columbia 
who may be appointed to military service academies. 
Sec. 559B.
Modification of annual report on demographics of military service 
academy applicants. 
Sec. 559C. Report on treatment of China in curricula of professional military 
education. 
Sec. 559D. Speech disorders of cadets and midshipmen. 
Sec. 559E. Amendments to pathways for counseling in the Transition Assist-
ance Program. 
Subtitle G—Member Training and Transition 
Sec. 561. Information regarding apprenticeships for members during initial 
entry training. 
Sec. 562. Extremist activity by a member of the Armed Forces: notation in 
service record; TAP counseling. 
Sec. 563. Codification of Skillbridge program. 
Sec. 564. Training on digital citizenship and media literacy in annual cyber 
awareness training for certain members. 
Sec. 565. Pilot grant program to supplement the transition assistance program 
of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 566. Female members of certain Armed Forces and civilian employees of 
the Department of Defense in STEM. 
Sec. 567. Skillbridge: apprenticeship programs. 
Sec. 568. Training on consequences of committing a crime in preseparation 
counseling of the Transition Assistance Program. 
Sec. 569. Participation of members of the reserve components of the armed 
forces in the SkillBridge program. 
Sec. 569A. Annual report on members separating from active duty who file 
claims for disability benefits. 
Sec. 569B. Outreach to members regarding possible toxic exposure. 
Sec. 569C. Activities to assist the transition of members of the Armed Forces 
and veterans into careers in education. 
Sec. 569D. Funding for Skillbridge.
Sec. 569E. Funding for Skillbridge for law enforcement training. 
Sec. 569F. Numbers of certain nominations for cadets at the United States 
Military Academy. 
Sec. 569G. Pilot transition assistance program for military spouses. 
Sec. 569H. Guidelines for active duty military on potential risks and prevention 
of toxic exposures. 
Sec. 569I. GAO report on use of transition programs by members of special op-
erations forces. 
Sec. 569J. GAO report on screenings included in the health assessment for 
members separating from the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 569K. Department of defense report on third-party job search technology. 
Subtitle H—Military Family Readiness and Dependents’ Education 
Sec. 571. Clarification and expansion of authorization of support for chaplain- 
led programs for members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 572. Rights of parents of children attending schools operated by the De-
partment of Defense Education Activity. 
Sec. 573. Expansion of pilot program to provide financial assistance to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces for in-home child care. 
Sec. 574. Extension of pilot program to expand eligibility for enrollment at do-
mestic dependent elementary and secondary schools. 
Sec. 575. Advisory panel on community support for military families with spe-
cial needs. 
Sec. 576. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit depend-
ents of military and civilian personnel. 
Sec. 577. Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected children for 
purposes of Federal impact aid programs. 
Sec. 578. EFMP grant program. 
Sec. 579. Promotion of certain child care assistance. 
Sec. 579A. Recommendations for the improvement of the Military Interstate 
Children’s Compact. 
Sec. 579B. Industry roundtable on military spouse hiring. 
Sec. 579C. Feasibility study and report on pilot program to provide POTFF 
services to separating members of special operations forces and 
certain family members. 
Sec. 579D. MySTeP: provision online and in multiple languages. 
Sec. 579E. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of 
members of the Armed Forces with enrollment changes due to 
base closures, force structure changes, or force relocations. 
Sec. 579F. Surveys regarding military spouses. 
Sec. 579G. Review of policies regarding single parents serving as members of 
the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 579H. Public reporting on certain military child care programs. 
Sec. 579I. Feasibility of inclusion of au pairs in pilot program to provide finan-
cial assistance to members of the Armed Forces for in-home 
child care. 
Sec. 579J. Report on the effects of economic inflation on families of members 
of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 579K. Report on the effects of the shortage of infant formula on the fami-
lies of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 579L. Briefing on child care at Camp Bull Simons. 
Subtitle I—Decorations and Awards
Sec. 581. Authority to award the Medal of Honor to a member of the Armed 
Forces for acts of valor while a prisoner of war. 
Sec. 582. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to David R. 
Halbruner for acts of valor on September 11-12, 2012. 
Sec. 583. Authorization for posthumous award of Medal of Honor to Master 
Sergeant Roderick W. Edmonds for acts of valor during World 
War II. 
Sec. 584. Rescission of Medals of Honor awarded for acts at Wounded Knee 
Creek on December 29, 1890. 
Sec. 585. Sense of Congress regarding service of Gary Andrew Cyr. 
Sec. 586. Eligibility of veterans of Operation End Sweep for Vietnam Service 
Medal. 
Sec. 587. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams for 
acts of valor during the Korean War. 
Sec. 588. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr. for 
acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the Viet-
nam War. 
Sec. 589. Inclusion of Purple Heart awards on military valor website. 
Sec. 589A. Study on fraudulent misrepresentation about receipt of a military 
medal or decoration. 
Subtitle J—Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 591. Electronic notarization for members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 592. Disinterments from national cemeteries. 
Sec. 593. Clarification of authority of NCMAF to update Chaplains Hill at Ar-
lington National Cemetery. 
Sec. 594. Notifications on manning of afloat naval forces. 
Sec. 595. Pilot program on car sharing on military installations in Alaska. 
Sec. 596. Support for members who perform duties regarding remotely piloted 
aircraft: study; report. 
Sec. 597. Review of marketing and recruiting of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 598. Report on recruiting efforts of the Army. 
Sec. 599. Sense of congress regarding women involuntarily separated from the 
Armed Forces due to pregnancy or parenthood. 
Sec. 599A. Armed Forces workplace and gender relations surveys. 
Sec. 599B. Task Force on Historical and Current Barriers to African American 
Participation and Equal Treatment in the Armed Services. 
Sec. 599C. Plan to combat racial bias, discrimination, and harassment against 
Asian American service members, civilians, and contractor per-
sonnel. 
Sec. 599D. Recurring report regarding COVID-19 mandate. 
Sec. 599E. Pilot program on safe storage of personally owned firearms. 
Sec. 599F. Report on non-citizen members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 599G. Report on instances of antisemitism. 
Sec. 599H. Annual report regarding cost of living for members and employees 
of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 599I. Review of recruiting efforts for women. 
Sec. 599J. Report on support for pregnant members. 
Sec. 599K. Clarification of authority to solicit gifts in support of the mission 
of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency to account for 
members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense ci-
vilian employees listed as missing. 
Sec. 599L. Report on efforts to prevent and respond to deaths by suicide in 
the Navy.
Sec. 599M. Report on programs through which members of the Armed Forces 
may file anonymous concerns. 
Sec. 599N. Sense of Congress regarding Ulysses S. Grant. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Basic Pay and Allowances 
Sec. 601. Exclusion of BAH from gross household income for purposes of basic 
needs allowance. 
Sec. 602. Basic allowance for housing for a member without dependents whose 
relocation would financially disadvantage such member. 
Sec. 603. Temporary continuation of rate of basic allowance for housing for 
members of the Armed Forces whose sole dependent dies while 
residing with the member. 
Sec. 604. Allowance for gym membership for certain members of the Armed 
Forces who reside more than 10 miles from a military installa-
tion. 
Sec. 605. Revival and redesignation of provision establishing benefits for cer-
tain members assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency. 
Sec. 606. Reimbursement of certain child care costs incident to a permanent 
change of station or assignment. 
Sec. 607. Allowable travel and transportation allowances: complex overhaul. 
Sec. 608. Expansion of authority to reimburse a member of the uniformed serv-
ices for spousal business costs arising from a permanent 
change of station. 
Sec. 609. Permanent authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing 
costs pursuant to a permanent change of station. 
Sec. 609A. Travel and transportation allowances for certain members of the 
Armed Forces who attend a professional military education in-
stitution or training classes. 
Sec. 609B. Establishment of allowance for certain relocations of pets of mem-
bers of the uniformed services. 
Sec. 609C. Extension of one-time uniform allowance for officers who transfer 
to the Space Force. 
Sec. 609D. OCONUS cost of living allowance: adjustments; notice to certain 
congressional committees. 
Sec. 609E. Pay for DOD and Coast Guard child care providers: studies; adjust-
ment. 
Subtitle B—Bonus and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authori-
ties. 
Sec. 612. Increase to maximum amounts of certain bonus and special pay au-
thorities. 
Sec. 613. Special pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces as-
signed to cold weather operations. 
Sec. 614. Authorization of incentive pay to a member of the Armed Forces 
whose disclosure of fraud, waste, or mismanagement results in 
cost savings to the military department concerned. 
Sec. 615. Inflation bonus pay. 
Sec. 616. Establishing complex overhaul pay. 
Sec. 617. Air Force rated officer retention demonstration program. 
Subtitle C—Family and Survivor Benefits
Sec. 621. Expanded eligibility for bereavement leave for members of the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 622. Claims relating to the return of personal effects of a deceased mem-
ber of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 623. Expansion of authorized assistance for providers of child care services 
to members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 624. Survivor Benefit Plan open enrollment period. 
Sec. 625. Study and report on military installations with limited child care. 
Sec. 626. Hunger among military families: data collection; training; report. 
Subtitle D—Defense Resale Matters 
Sec. 631. Prohibition on sale of Chinese goods in commissary stores and mili-
tary exchanges. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Rights, Benefits, and Reports 
Sec. 641. Transitional compensation and benefits for the former spouse of a 
member of the Armed Forces who allegedly committed a de-
pendent-abuse offense during marriage. 
Sec. 642. Authorization of permissive temporary duty for wellness. 
Sec. 643. Study on basic pay. 
Sec. 644. Report on accuracy of basic allowance for housing. 
Sec. 645. Study and report on barriers to home ownership for members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 646. Plan for reimbursement of certain expenses of certain members and 
veterans related to Afghanistan evacuation. 
Sec. 647. Expansion of the space-available travel program to allow certain dis-
abled veterans to travel with a caregiver or dependent on cer-
tain aircraft. 
Subtitle F—Disability and Retired Pay 
Sec. 651. Elimination of cap on additional retired pay for extraordinary her-
oism for members of the Army and Air Force who served dur-
ing the Vietnam Era. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 
Sec. 701. Clarification of coverage of artificial reproductive services for certain 
TRICARE beneficiaries. 
Sec. 702. Clarification of coverage of certain areolar nipple tattooing proce-
dures under TRICARE program. 
Sec. 703. TRICARE Dental for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 704. Report requirement for certain contracts under TRICARE program. 
Sec. 705. Temporary requirement for contraception coverage parity under the 
TRICARE program. 
Sec. 706. Rates of reimbursement for providers of applied behavior analysis. 
Sec. 707. Medical testing and related services for firefighters of Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 708. Audit of behavioral health care network providers listed in TRICARE 
directory. 
Sec. 709. Independent analysis of quality and patient safety review process 
under direct care component of TRICARE program.
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
Sec. 721. Congressional notification requirement to modify scope of services 
provided at military medical treatment facilities. 
Sec. 722. Modification of certain deadline and requirement to transfer research 
and development functions to Defense Health Agency. 
Sec. 723. Modification of requirement to transfer public health functions to De-
fense Health Agency. 
Sec. 724. Other transaction authority for studies and demonstration projects 
relating to delivery of health and medical care. 
Sec. 725. Licensure requirement for certain health-care professionals providing 
services as part of mission relating to emergency, humani-
tarian, or refugee assistance. 
Sec. 726. Improvements relating to Medical Officer of the Marine Corps posi-
tion. 
Sec. 727. Authority for Department of Defense program to promote early lit-
eracy among certain young children as part of pediatric pri-
mary care. 
Sec. 728. Accountability for wounded warriors undergoing disability evaluation. 
Sec. 729. Incentive payments for retention of certain behavioral health pro-
viders. 
Sec. 730. Clarification of license portability for health care providers providing 
services under Reserve Health Readiness program. 
Sec. 731. Policy of Defense Health Agency on expanded recognition of board 
certifications for physicians. 
Sec. 732. Sleep Apnea Screening. 
Sec. 733. Demonstration project on infant and early childhood mental health 
services for children of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 734. Improvements to processes to reduce financial harm caused to civil-
ians for care provided at military medical treatment facilities. 
Sec. 735. Improvements to military medical treatment facilities and other facili-
ties under military health system. 
Sec. 736. Access to certain dependent medical records by remarried former 
spouses. 
Sec. 737. Affiliates Sharing Pilot Program. 
Sec. 738. Housing first report. 
Subtitle C—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 741. GAO study on coverage of mental health disorders under TRICARE 
program and relationship to certain mental health parity laws. 
Sec. 742. Feasibility study on establishment of new command on defense 
health. 
Sec. 743. Study and awareness initiative regarding use of qualified alternative 
therapies to treat certain members of the Armed Forces on ter-
minal leave. 
Sec. 744. Report on composition of medical personnel of each military depart-
ment and related matters. 
Sec. 745. Briefing and report on reduction or realignment of military medical 
manning and medical billets. 
Sec. 746. Report on feasability of certain licensing models for Department of 
Defense-owned vaccines and other medical interventions relat-
ing to COVID–19. 
Sec. 747. Study on the impact of military trauma and intimate partner violence 
on maternal health outcomes.
Sec. 748. Report on coverage of behavioral and mental health crisis services 
under TRICARE program. 
Sec. 749. Report on mental health provider readiness designations. 
Sec. 750. Study on provider training gaps with respect to screening and treat-
ment of maternal mental health conditions. 
Sec. 751. Report on mental health conditions and metabolic disease among cer-
tain members of Armed Forces. 
Sec. 752. Study on accessability of mental health providers and services for ac-
tive duty members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 753. Health-related behaviors survey and report. 
Sec. 754. Report on Coordination, Data Sharing, and Evaluation Efforts for 
Suicide Prevention. 
Sec. 755. GAO study on DOD and VA mammogram and breast cancer screen-
ing policies. 
Sec. 756. Study and report on rate of cancer-related morbidity and mortality. 
Sec. 757. GAO study on access to Exceptional Family Member program and 
Extended Care Health Option program by members of reserve 
components. 
Sec. 758. Kyle Mullen Naval safety enhancements. 
Sec. 759. Report on operational and physical and mental health effects of low 
recruitment and retention to Armed Forces. 
Sec. 759A. Report on maternal mortality rates of female members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 759B. Report on Defense Health Agency contracts. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 761. Inclusion of exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances 
as component of periodic health assessments. 
Sec. 762. Mandatory 
training 
on 
health 
effects 
of 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
Sec. 763. Non-medical counseling services for military families. 
Sec. 764. Clarifications relating to analysis of Department of Defense Com-
prehensive Autism Demonstration Program by National Acad-
emies. 
Sec. 765. Clarification of eligibility for membership to independent suicide pre-
vention and response review committee. 
Sec. 766. Improvement to Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program. 
Sec. 767. Improvements relating to behavioral health care available under mili-
tary health system. 
Sec. 768. Assignment of behavioral health providers and technicians to aircraft 
carriers. 
Sec. 769. Department of Defense internship programs relating to civilian be-
havioral health providers. 
Sec. 770. Brain health initiative of Department of Defense. 
Sec. 771. Authority to conduct pilot program relating to monitoring of blast 
overpressure exposure. 
Sec. 772. Standardization across Department of Defense of policies relating to 
service by individuals diagnosed with HBV. 
Sec. 773. Certification program in provision of mental health services to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces, veterans, and military families. 
Sec. 774. Pilot program on cryopreservation and storage. 
Sec. 775. Pilot program for participation by members of Selected Reserve in 
health professions scholarship and financial assistance pro-
grams.
Sec. 776. Pilot program on ensuring pharmaceutical supply stability. 
Sec. 777. Establishment of partnership program between United States and 
Ukraine for military trauma care and research. 
Sec. 778. Grant program for increased cooperation on post-traumatic stress dis-
order research between United States and Israel. 
Sec. 779. Suicide cluster: standardized definition for use by Department of De-
fense; congressional notification. 
Sec. 780. Limitation on realignment or reduction of military medical manning 
end strength: certification requirement and other reforms. 
Sec. 781. Review and update of policy relating to command notification process 
and reduction of mental health stigma. 
Sec. 782. Grant program to study treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder 
using certain psychedelic substances. 
Sec. 783. Pilot programs of Defense Health Agency relating to sexual health. 
Sec. 784. Drop boxes on military installations for deposit of unused prescrip-
tion drugs. 
Sec. 785. Funding for pancreatic cancer research. 
Sec. 786. Psychological evaluations for members of the Armed Forces returning 
from Kabul. 
Sec. 787. Annual review and update of online information relating to suicide 
prevention. 
Sec. 788. Funding for post-traumatic stress disorder. 
Sec. 789. Increased collaboration with NIH to combat triple negative breast 
cancer. 
Sec. 790. Pilot program to improve military readiness through nutrition and 
wellness initiatives. 
Sec. 791. Guidance for addressing healthy relationships and intimate partner 
violence through TRICARE Program. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, 
AND RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 801. Writing award to encourage curiosity and persistence in overcoming 
obstacles in acquisition. 
Sec. 802. Data requirements for commercial item pricing not based on ade-
quate price competition. 
Sec. 803. Preference for domestic foods for military working dogs. 
Sec. 804. Life cycle management and product support. 
Sec. 805. Extension of requirement to submit Selected Acquisition Reports. 
Sec. 806. Amendments to contractor employee protections from reprisal for dis-
closure of certain information. 
Sec. 807. Enhanced domestic content requirement for major defense acquisition 
programs. 
Sec. 808. Mission-Based Rapid Acquisition Account. 
Sec. 809. Preference for offerors that meet certain requirements. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 811. Membership of Coast Guard on Strategic Materials Protection Board. 
Sec. 812 . Comptroller General assessment of acquisition programs and efforts. 
Sec. 813. Subcontracting requirements for certain contracts awarded to edu-
cational institutions. 
Sec. 814. Clarification to fixed-price incentive contract references.
Sec. 815. Modification to indemnification authority for research and develop-
ment contracts. 
Sec. 816. Competition requirements for purchases from Federal Prison Indus-
tries. 
Sec. 817. Clarification of authority of the Department of Defense to carry out 
certain prototype projects. 
Sec. 818. Requirements for the procurement of certain components for certain 
naval vessels and auxiliary ships. 
Sec. 819. Modification to prohibition on operation or procurement of foreign- 
made unmanned aircraft systems. 
Sec. 820. Extension of pilot program to accelerate contracting and pricing proc-
esses. 
Sec. 821. Extension and modification of Never Contract with the Enemy. 
Sec. 822. Require full domestic production of flags of the United States ac-
quired by the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 823. Guidelines and resources on the acquisition or licensing of intellectual 
property. 
Sec. 824. Compliance procedures for investigating the prohibition on criminal 
history inquiries by Federal contractors prior to conditional 
offer. 
Sec. 825. Reestablishment of Commission on Wartime Contracting. 
Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce 
Sec. 831. Key experiences and enhanced pay authority for acquisition workforce 
excellence. 
Sec. 832. Defense Acquisition University reforms. 
Sec. 833. Modifications to Defense Civilian Training Corps. 
Sec. 834. Repeal of certain provisions relating to acquisition workforce incen-
tives. 
Sec. 835. Acquisition workforce incentives relating to training on and agree-
ments with certain software businesses. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Software and Technology 
Sec. 841. Prizes for advanced technology achievements. 
Sec. 842. Congressional notification for pilot program to accelerate the procure-
ment and fielding of innovative technologies. 
Sec. 843. Curricula on software acquisitions and cybersecurity software or 
hardware acquisitions for covered individuals. 
Sec. 844. Report on covered software development. 
Sec. 845. Other transaction authority clarification. 
Sec. 846. Existing agreement limits for Operation Warp Speed. 
Subtitle E—Industrial Base Matters 
Sec. 851. Recognition of an association of eligible entities that provide procure-
ment technical assistance. 
Sec. 852. Update to plan on reduction of reliance on services, supplies, or mate-
rials from covered countries. 
Sec. 853. Modification to prohibition on certain procurements from the 
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 
Sec. 854. Codification of the Department of Defense Mentor–Protege Program. 
Sec. 855. Microloan program; definitions. 
Sec. 856. Small Business Innovation Program extension. 
Sec. 857. Prohibition on covered airport contracts with certain entities.
Sec. 858. Risk management for Department of Defense supply chains. 
Sec. 859. Review of advances in domestic production of carbon fiber. 
Sec. 859A. Extension of transfer date for the verification of small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled vet-
erans to the Small Business Administration. 
Sec. 859B. Application of price evaluation preference for qualified HUBZone 
small business concerns to certain contracts. 
Sec. 859C. Codification of Small Business Administration scorecard. 
Sec. 859D. Modifications to the nonmanufacturer rule. 
Sec. 859E. Study on small business assistance to foreign-based companies. 
Sec. 859F. Report on strategic and critical materials. 
Sec. 859G. Report and modification to the national technology and industrial 
base. 
Sec. 859H. Sense of Congress on modernizing defense supply chain manage-
ment. 
Sec. 859I. Prohibition on the use of LOGINK. 
Sec. 859J. Report on transition to Phase III for Small Business Innovation Re-
search and Small Business Technology Transfer program 
awards. 
Sec. 859K. Extension of participation in 8(a) program. 
Sec. 859L. Access to contract bundling data. 
Sec. 859M. Report on small business concerns owned and controlled by women. 
Sec. 859N. Native Hawaiian Organizations. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 861. Technical correction to effective date of the transfer of certain title 
10 acquisition provisions. 
Sec. 862. Regulations on use of fixed-price type contracts for major defense ac-
quisition programs. 
Sec. 863. Notification on retention rate policy. 
Sec. 864. Security clearance bridge pilot program. 
Sec. 865. Department of Defense national imperative for industrial skills pro-
gram. 
Sec. 866. Temporary suspension of COVID–19 vaccine mandate for Depart-
ment of Defense contractors. 
Sec. 867. GAO report on Department of Defense contract financing and com-
mercial best practices. 
Sec. 868. Prohibition on contracting with employers that violated the National 
Labor Relations Act. 
Sec. 869. Amendments to contracting authority for certain small business con-
cerns. 
Sec. 870. Equitable adjustments to construction contracts. 
Sec. 871. Manufacturing of insulin. 
Sec. 872. Need for development and acquisition of natural rubber from domes-
tic herbacious plant sources. 
Sec. 873. Increased competitive opportunities and strategy for certain critical 
technology contractors. 
Sec. 874. Duties of small business development center counselors. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters
Sec. 901. Increase in authorized number of Assistant and Deputy Assistant 
Secretaries of Defense. 
Sec. 902. Responsibilities of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Oper-
ations and Low Intensity Conflict. 
Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management 
Matters 
Sec. 911. Eligibility of Chief of the National Guard Bureau for appointment as 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
Sec. 912. Clarification of peacetime functions of the Navy. 
Sec. 913. Explosive ordnance disposal defense program. 
Sec. 914. Modification of report regarding the designation of the Explosive 
Ordnance Disposal Corps as a basic branch of the Army. 
Sec. 915. Clarification of roles and responsibilities for force modernization ef-
forts of the Army. 
Sec. 916. Report on potential transition of all members of Space Force into a 
single component. 
Sec. 917. Sense of Congress on the Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority 
Strategy. 
Subtitle C—Space National Guard 
Sec. 921. Establishment of Space National Guard. 
Sec. 922. No effect on military installations. 
Sec. 923. Implementation of Space National Guard. 
Sec. 924. Conforming amendments and clarification of authorities. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Determination of budgetary effects. 
Sec. 1003. Sense of Congress relating to enlisted personnel subsistence. 
Sec. 1004. Sense of Congress relating to the corrective action plans review 
process. 
Sec. 1005. Sense of Congress relating to the Fraud Reduction Task Force. 
Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 
Sec. 1011. Extension of authority to support a unified counterdrug and 
counterterrorism campaign in Colombia. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1021. Navy consultation with Marine Corps on major decisions directly 
concerning Marine Corps amphibious force structure and capa-
bility. 
Sec. 1022. Number of Navy operational amphibious ships. 
Sec. 1023. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of landing dock 
ships. 
Sec. 1024. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of guided missile 
cruisers. 
Sec. 1025. Business case analyses on disposition of certain Government-owned 
dry-docks. 
Sec. 1026. Prohibition on use of funds for retirement of legacy maritime mine 
countermeasures platforms.
Sec. 1027. Deadline for 75 percent manning fill for ships undergoing nuclear 
refueling or defueling. 
Sec. 1028. Prohibition on deactivation of Navy Combat Documentation Detach-
ment 206. 
Sec. 1029. Withholding of certain information about sunken military crafts. 
Sec. 1030. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of expeditionary 
transfer dock ships. 
Sec. 1031. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Littoral Com-
bat Ships. 
Sec. 1032. Briefing on fielding of SPEIR on all surface combatant vessels. 
Sec. 1033. Report on effects of Multiple Award Contract-multi Order con-
tracting. 
Sec. 1034. Congressional notification regarding pending retirement of naval 
vessels viable for artificial reefing. 
Sec. 1034A. Award of contracts for ship repair work to non-homeport shipyards 
to meet surge capacity. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
Sec. 1035. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals de-
tained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, to certain countries. 
Sec. 1036. Report on threat posed by domestic terrorists. 
Sec. 1037. Consideration of human rights records of recipients of support of 
special operations to combat terrorism. 
Sec. 1038. Consideration of human rights records of recipients of support of 
Special Operations for irregular warfare. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1041. Modification of authority for humanitarian demining assistance and 
stockpiled conventional munitions assistance. 
Sec. 1042. Security clearances for recently separated members of the Armed 
Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1043. Submission of national defense strategy in unclassified form. 
Sec. 1044. Common access cards for Department of Defense facilities for cer-
tain congressional staff. 
Sec. 1045. Introduction of entities in transactions critical to national security. 
Sec. 1046. Repository of local nationals working for or on behalf of Federal 
Government in theater of combat operations. 
Sec. 1047. Transfers and pay of nonappropriated fund employees. 
Sec. 1048. Establishment of joint training pipeline between United States Navy 
and Royal Australian Navy. 
Sec. 1049. Inspector General oversight of Department of Defense activities in 
response to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine. 
Sec. 1050. Consultation of congressional defense committees in preparation of 
national defense strategy. 
Sec. 1051. Prohibition on use of funds for aerial fumigation in Colombia. 
Sec. 1052. Assessment of suicide risk at military installations. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1061. Briefing on Global Force Management Allocation Plan.
Sec. 1062. Extension and modification of reporting requirement regarding en-
hancement of information sharing and coordination of military 
training between Department of Homeland Security and De-
partment of Defense. 
Sec. 1063. Continuation of requirement for annual report on National Guard 
and reserve component equipment. 
Sec. 1064. Combatant command risk assessment for airborne intelligence, sur-
veillance, and reconnaissance. 
Sec. 1065. Reports on effects of strategic competitor naval facilities in Africa. 
Sec. 1066. Annual reports on safety upgrades to the high mobility multipurpose 
wheeled vehicle fleets. 
Sec. 1067. Quarterly reports on Operation Spartan Shield. 
Sec. 1068. Congressional notification of military information support operations 
in the information environment. 
Sec. 1069. Department of Defense delays in providing comments on Govern-
ment Accountability Office reports. 
Sec. 1070. Reports on hostilities involving United States Armed Forces. 
Sec. 1071. Annual report on civilian casualties in connection with United States 
military operations. 
Sec. 1072. Justification for transfer or elimination of flying missions. 
Sec. 1073. Equipment of Army reserve components: annual report to Congress. 
Sec. 1074. Public availability of reports. 
Sec. 1075. Quarterly reports on expenditures for planning and design of infra-
structure to support permanent United States force presence 
on Europe’s eastern flank. 
Sec. 1076. Study on military training routes and special use air space near 
wind turbines. 
Sec. 1077. Study on Joint Task Force Indo-Pacific. 
Sec. 1078. Biannual Department of Defense Inspector General reporting on re-
sponse to Russian aggression and assistance to Ukraine. 
Sec. 1079. Review of security assistance provided to Elie Wiesel countries. 
Sec. 1079A. Report on Department of Defense practices regarding distinction 
between combatants and civilians in United States military op-
erations. 
Sec. 1079B. Report on Department of Defense recruitment advertising to racial 
and ethnic minority communities. 
Sec. 1079C. Public availability of information about cost of United States over-
seas military footprint. 
Sec. 1079D. Study and report on potential inclusion of black box data record-
ers in tactical vehicles. 
Sec. 1079E. Report on the strategy and engagement efforts of the Armed 
Forces in Hawaii. 
Sec. 1079F. Department of Defense engagement with Native Hawaiian organi-
zations. 
Sec. 1079G. FFRDC study on shipyard infrastructure optimization program ef-
forts to optimize, recapitalize and reconfigure facilities and in-
dustrial plant equipment. 
Sec. 1079H. Study on efforts of the Department of Defense to reduce the use 
of single-use plastics. 
Sec. 1079I. Report on Littoral Explosive Ordnance Neutralization program of 
record. 
Sec. 1079J. Assessment, plan, and reports on the automated surface observing 
system. 
Sec. 1079K. Annual report on use of social media by foreign terrorist organiza-
tions.
Sec. 1079L. Report on protection of members of the Armed Forces from Rus-
sian-sponsored armed attacks. 
Sec. 1079M. Report on desalinization technology. 
Sec. 1079N. Report on Department of Defense military capabilities in the Car-
ibbean. 
Sec. 1079O. Annual report on unfunded priorities of Defense POW/MIA Ac-
counting Agency. 
Sec. 1079P. Review of Navy study on Requirements for and Potential Benefits 
of Realistically Simulating Real World and Near Peer Adver-
sary Submarines. 
Sec. 1079Q. Report on unmanned traffic management systems at military 
bases and installations. 
Sec. 1079R. Report on non-domestic fuel use. 
Sec. 1079S. Report on human trafficking as a result of Russian invasion of 
Ukraine. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 1081. Technical and conforming amendments. 
Sec. 1082. Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship for Women of Color in 
STEAM. 
Sec. 1083. Combating military reliance on Russian energy. 
Sec. 1084. Commission on Civilian Harm. 
Sec. 1085. Department of Defense Center for Excellence in Civilian Harm Miti-
gation. 
Sec. 1086. Sense of Congress regarding naming a warship the USS Fallujah. 
Sec. 1087. Standardization of sectional barge construction for Department of 
Defense use on rivers and intercoastal waterways. 
Sec. 1088. Sense of Congress regarding naming warships after deceased Navy 
Medal of Honor recipients. 
Sec. 1089. Sense of Congress regarding the service and crew of the USS Okla-
homa City. 
Sec. 1090. Target date for deployment of 5G wireless broadband infrastructure 
at all military installations. 
Sec. 1091. Inclusion of Air Force student pilots in personnel metrics for estab-
lishing and sustaining dining facilities at Air Education and 
Training Commands. 
Sec. 1092. Sense of Congress regarding conduct of international naval review 
on July 4, 2026. 
Sec. 1093. Sense of Congress regarding crisis at the Southwest border. 
Sec. 1094. National Commission on the Future of the Navy. 
Sec. 1095. Transfer of aircraft to other departments for wildfire suppression 
and other purposes. 
Sec. 1096. National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations. 
Sec. 1097. Availability of information regarding procurement of equipment by 
State and local governments through the Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 1098. Report on purchase and use by Department of Defense of location 
data generated by Americans’ phones and their internet 
metadata. 
Sec. 1099. National tabletop exercise. 
Sec. 1099A. Greenhouse gas mitigation actions and results dashboard. 
Sec. 1099B. Administration of risk-based surveys to certain educational institu-
tions.
Sec. 1099C. Briefing on Guam and Northern Mariana Islands military con-
struction costs. 
Sec. 1099D. Resources to implement Department of Defense policy on civilian 
harm in connection with United States military operations. 
Sec. 1099E. Availability of modular small arms range for Army Reserve in 
Puerto Rico. 
Sec. 1099F. Independent epidemiological analysis of health effects from expo-
sure to Department of Defense activities in Vieques. 
Sec. 1099G. Participation in Federal Transportation Incentive PRogram. 
Sec. 1099H. Report on initiatives of Department of Defense to source locally 
and regionally produced foods for installations of the Depart-
ment. 
Sec. 1099I. Limitations on sale and use of portable heating devices on military 
installations. 
Sec. 1099J. Training and information for first responders regarding aid for vic-
tims of trauma-related injuries. 
Sec. 1099K. Public availability of cost of certain military operations to each 
United States taxpayer. 
Sec. 1099L. Report on Department of Defense plan to achieve strategic over-
match in the information environment. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
Sec. 1101. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on pre-
mium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian 
employees working overseas. 
Sec. 1102. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, ben-
efits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a 
combat zone. 
Sec. 1103. Standardized credentials for law enforcement officers of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 1104. Temporary extension of authority to provide security for former De-
partment of Defense officials. 
Sec. 1105. Increase in positions eligible for enhanced pay authority for certain 
research and technology positions in science and technology re-
invention laboratories. 
Sec. 1106. GAO Report on Federal Employee Paid Leave Act. 
Sec. 1107. Inflation bonus pay for certain Department of Defense civilian em-
ployees. 
Sec. 1108. Flexible workplace programs. 
Sec. 1109. GAO study on Federal Wage System parity with local prevailing 
wage rate. 
Sec. 1110. Temporary authority to appoint retired members of the Armed 
Forces to Military Health System positions. 
Sec. 1111. Purchase of retired handguns by Federal law enforcement officers. 
Sec. 1112. National Digital Reserve Corps. 
Subtitle B—PLUM Act of 2022 
Sec. 1121. Short title. 
Sec. 1122. Establishment of public website on Government policy and sup-
porting positions. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training
Sec. 1201. Modifications to annual reports on security cooperation. 
Sec. 1202. Modification to authority to provide support for conduct of oper-
ations. 
Sec. 1203. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of cer-
tain coalition nations for support provided to United States 
military operations. 
Sec. 1204. Modification to authority to build capacity of foreign security forces. 
Sec. 1205. Public report on military capabilities of China, Iran, North Korea, 
and Russia. 
Sec. 1206. Security cooperation programs with foreign partners to advance 
women, peace, and security. 
Sec. 1207. Strategy for security cooperation. 
Sec. 1208. General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Exchange Program. 
Sec. 1209. Assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of programs and activities. 
Sec. 1209A. Report on chief of mission concurrence. 
Sec. 1209B. Repeal of limitation on costs covered under humanitarian 
demining assistance. 
Sec. 1209C. Modification to fellowship program to add training relating to 
urban warfare. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 
Sec. 1211. Extension and modification of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa 
Program. 
Sec. 1212. Additional matters for inclusion in reports on oversight in Afghani-
stan. 
Sec. 1213. Prohibition on transporting currency to the Taliban and the Islamic 
Emirate of Afghanistan. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
Sec. 1221. Extension of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups 
and individuals. 
Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to 
counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 
Sec. 1223. Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the 
Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
Sec. 1224. Extension and modification of report on the military capabilities of 
Iran and related activities. 
Sec. 1225. Prohibition on transfers to Iran. 
Sec. 1226. Report on assisting Iranian dissidents and people access tele-
communications tools. 
Sec. 1227. State Department authorization for pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. 
Sec. 1228. Report on the U.N. arms embargo on Iran. 
Sec. 1229. Report on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated operatives 
abroad. 
Sec. 1229A. Repeal of Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
Resolution of 2002. 
Sec. 1229B. Interagency strategy to disrupt and dismantle narcotics production 
and trafficking and affiliated networks linked to the regime of 
Bashar al-Assad in Syria. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Russia 
Sec. 1231. Extension of limitation on military cooperation between the United 
States and Russia.
Sec. 1232. Modification and extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 
Sec. 1233. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of Russia 
over Crimea. 
Sec. 1234. Assessment of Russian strategy in Ukraine. 
Sec. 1235. Report on efforts by the Russian Federation to expand its presence 
and influence in Latin America and the Caribbean. 
Sec. 1236. Expansion of cooperation and training with Ukraine. 
Sec. 1237. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 1238. Report on Department of Defense plan for responding to Russia’s 
invasion of Ukraine. 
Sec. 1239. Prohibition on Russian participation in the G7. 
Sec. 1240. Condemning detention and indictment of Russian opposition leader 
Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza. 
Sec. 1241. Task force to track security assistance to Ukraine. 
Sec. 1242. Report on risk of nuclear war in Ukraine. 
Sec. 1243. Report on distribution and use of weapons in Ukraine. 
Sec. 1244. Report from Council of the Inspectors General on Ukraine. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to Europe and NATO 
Sec. 1261. Sense of Congress on United States defense posture in Europe fol-
lowing the further invasion of Ukraine. 
Sec. 1262. Sense of Congress on NATO membership for Finland and Sweden. 
Sec. 1263. Matters relating to climate change at NATO. 
Sec. 1264. Baltic Reassurance Act. 
Sec. 1265. Report on efforts of NATO to counter misinformation and 
disinformation. 
Sec. 1266. Improvements to the NATO Strategic Communications Center of 
Excellence. 
Sec. 1267. Sense of Congress on enhancing strategic partnership, defense and 
security cooperation with Georgia. 
Sec. 1268. Report on improved diplomatic relations and defense relationship 
with Albania. 
Sec. 1269. Restriction of entities from using Federal funds from engaging, en-
tering into, and awarding public works contracts. 
Sec. 1270. Modification to United States membership in interparliamentary 
group. 
Sec. 1271. Limitation on transfer of F–16 aircraft. 
TITLE XIII—OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region 
Sec. 1301. Modification to annual report on military and security developments 
involving the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 1302. Sense of Congress on South Korea. 
Sec. 1303. Sense of Congress on Taiwan defense relations. 
Sec. 1304. Sense of Congress and report on United States security cooperation 
with India. 
Sec. 1305. Modification to report on resourcing United States defense require-
ments for the Indo-Pacific region and report on enhancing de-
fense cooperation with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. 
Sec. 1306. Report on support and sustainment for critical capabilities in the 
area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Com-
mand necessary to meet operational requirements in certain 
conflicts with strategic competitors.
Sec. 1307. Modification to Pacific Deterrence Initiative. 
Sec. 1308. Seize the Initiative. 
Sec. 1309. Modification to China military power report. 
Sec. 1310. Modifications to public reporting of Chinese military companies op-
erating in the United States. 
Sec. 1311. Reporting on institutions of higher education domiciled in the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China that provide support to the People’s 
Liberation Army. 
Sec. 1312. Sense of Congress on inviting Taiwan to the Rim of the Pacific ex-
ercise. 
Sec. 1313. Joint exercises with Taiwan. 
Sec. 1314. Taiwan defense cooperation. 
Sec. 1315. Modification of prohibition on participation of the people’s republic 
of china in rim of the pacific (rimpac) naval exercises to in-
clude cessation of genocide by china. 
Sec. 1316. Addition to next annual report on military and security develop-
ments involving China. 
Sec. 1317. Sense of Congress on enhancing NATO efforts to counter misin-
formation and disinformation. 
Sec. 1318. Sense of Congress relating to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. 
Sec. 1319. Report on Indo-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1320. Sense of Congress regarding the status of China. 
Sec. 1321. Report on providing access to uncensored media in China. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters Relating to Foreign Nations 
Sec. 1331. Support of special operations for irregular warfare. 
Sec. 1332. Permanent extension of authority for certain payments to redress 
injury and loss. 
Sec. 1333. Extension of United States-Israel cooperation to counter unmanned 
aerial systems. 
Sec. 1334. Modification and extension of United States-Israel cooperation to 
counter unmanned aerial systems. 
Sec. 1335. Modification to initiative to support protection of national security 
academic researchers from undue influence and other security 
threats. 
Sec. 1336. Annual report on role of antisemitisim in violent extremist move-
ments. 
Sec. 1337. Use of United States-origin defense articles in Yemen. 
Sec. 1338. Sense of Congress regarding Israel. 
Sec. 1339. Sense of Congress and briefing on multinational force and observers. 
Sec. 1340. Comprehensive strategy to counter gray zone operations and other 
hybrid warfare methods. 
Sec. 1341. Study on Department of Defense support for stabilization activities 
in national security interest of the United States. 
Sec. 1342. Report on American Institute in Taiwan efforts to combat certain 
disinformation and propaganda. 
Sec. 1343. Report on Azerbaijan. 
Sec. 1344. Defense and diplomatic strategy for Libya. 
Sec. 1345. Repeal of restriction on funding for the Preparatory Commission for 
the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization. 
Sec. 1346. Sense of Congress regarding the boycott of certain companies that 
continue to operate in Russia and provide financial benefits to 
the Putin regime. 
Sec. 1347. Report on arms trafficking in Haiti.
Sec. 1348. Establishment of the Office of City and State Diplomacy. 
Sec. 1349. Transfer of excess OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile 
frigates to Egypt. 
Sec. 1350. Sense of Congress on Azerbaijan’s illegal detention of Armenian 
prisoners of war. 
Sec. 1351. United States-India Defense Partnership. 
Sec. 1352. Briefing on Department of Defense Program to Protect United 
States Students Against Foreign Agents. 
Sec. 1353. Report on efforts to combat Boko Haram in Nigeria and the Lake 
Chad Basin. 
Sec. 1354. Chief of mission concurrence. 
Sec. 1355. GAO study on Department of Defense support for other depart-
ments and agencies of the United States Government that ad-
vance Department of Defense security cooperation objectives. 
Sec. 1356. Feasibility study and report relating to Somaliland. 
Sec. 1357. Repeal of joint resolution to promote peace and stability in the Mid-
dle East. 
Sec. 1358. Sense of Congress regarding the inclusion of sunset provisions in 
authorizations for use of military force. 
Sec. 1359. Report on Mexico. 
Sec. 1360. Unpaid Peruvian agrarian reform bonds. 
Sec. 1361. Report on Chinese support to Russia with respect to its unprovoked 
invasion of and full-scale war against Ukraine. 
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. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illi-
nois. 
Sec. 1412. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement 
Home. 
Sec. 1413. Study and pilot program on semiconductors and the National De-
fense Stockpile. 
Sec. 1414. Restoring essential energy and security holdings onshore for rare 
earths. 
Sec. 1415. Report on feasibility of increasing quantities of rare earth perma-
nent magnets in National Defense Stockpile. 
Sec. 1416. Study on stockpiling energy storage components. 
Subtitle C—Homeland Acceleration of Recovering Deposits and Renewing 
Onshore Critical Keystones 
Sec. 1421. Authority to acquire materials for National Defense Stockpile to ad-
dress shortfalls. 
Sec. 1422. Report on modifications to the national technology and industrial 
base.
TITLE XV—CYBER AND INFORMATION OPERATIONS MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Cyber Matters 
Sec. 1501. Improvements to Principal Cyber Advisors. 
Sec. 1502. Modification of office of primary responsibility for strategic cyberse-
curity program. 
Sec. 1503. Establishment of cyber operations designator and rating for the 
Navy. 
Sec. 1504. Cyber threat information collaboration environment program. 
Sec. 1505. Department of defense enterprise-wide procurement of cyber data 
products and services. 
Sec. 1506. Cybersecurity of military standards for data. 
Subtitle B—Information Operations 
Sec. 1511. Military operations in information environment: authority and notifi-
cations. 
Sec. 1512. Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of joint 
lexicon for terms related to information operations. 
Sec. 1513. Joint information operations course. 
Sec. 1514. Consistency in delegation of certain authorities relating to informa-
tion operations. 
Sec. 1515. Assessment and optimization of Department of Defense information 
operations within the cyber domain. 
Sec. 1516. Requirement to notify Chief of Mission of military operation in the 
information environment. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 1531. Annual reports on support by military departments for cyberspace 
operations. 
Sec. 1532. Independent review of posture and staffing levels of Office of the 
Chief Information Officer. 
Sec. 1533. Comprehensive review of Cyber Excepted Service. 
Sec. 1534. Standardization of authority to operate applications in the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 1535. Establishment of hacking for national security and public service in-
novation program. 
Sec. 1536. Tailored cyberspace operations organizations. 
Sec. 1537. Cyber operations-peculiar awards. 
Sec. 1538. Manning review of Space Force cyber squadrons. 
Sec. 1539. Review of definitions associated with Cyberspace Operations Forces. 
TITLE XVI—SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND 
INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
Sec. 1601. Requirements for protection of satellites. 
Sec. 1602. Strategy on protection of satellites. 
Sec. 1603. National Security Space Launch program. 
Sec. 1604. Responsive space strategy, principles, model architecture, and imple-
mentation plans. 
Sec. 1605. Responsive space demonstrations. 
Sec. 1606. Allied responsive space capabilities. 
Sec. 1607. Report on tactically responsive space capabilities.
Sec. 1608. Sense of Congress on Range of the Future and support to commer-
cial space launch activity. 
Sec. 1609. Report on hyperspectral satellite technology. 
Sec. 1610. Report on space debris. 
Sec. 1611. Plan on pilot program for deployment of dedicated X-band small 
satellite communications. 
Sec. 1612. Report on stratospheric balloons, aerostats, or satellite technology 
capable of rapidly delivering wireless internet. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 
Sec. 1621. Congressional oversight of clandestine activities that support oper-
ational preparation of the environment. 
Sec. 1622. Executive agent for explosive ordnance intelligence. 
Sec. 1623. Information on cover and cover support activities. 
Sec. 1624. Funding for research and development of advanced naval nuclear 
fuel system based on low-enriched uranium. 
Subtitle C—Nuclear Forces 
Sec. 1631. Improvements to Nuclear Weapons Council. 
Sec. 1632. Portfolio management framework for nuclear forces. 
Sec. 1633. Modification of Annual Assessment of Cyber Resilience of Nuclear 
Command and Control System. 
Sec. 1634. Nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile. 
Sec. 1635. Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of infor-
mation relating to proposed budget for nuclear-armed sea- 
launched cruise missile. 
Sec. 1636. Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of 
the United States. 
Subtitle D—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 1641. Repeal of requirement to transition ballistic missile defense pro-
grams to the military departments. 
Sec. 1642. Fire control architectures. 
Sec. 1643. Limitation on availability of certain funds until required acquisition 
authority designation relating to capability to defend the home-
land from cruise missiles. 
Sec. 1644. Limitation on availability of funds until submission of report on lay-
ered defense for the homeland. 
Sec. 1645. Middle East integrated air and missile defense. 
Sec. 1646. Strategy to use asymmetric capabilities to defeat hypersonic missile 
threats. 
Sec. 1647. Report on integrated air and missile defense sensor of United States 
Indo-Pacific Command. 
Sec. 1648. Risk reduction in procurement of Guam missile defense system. 
Sec. 1649. Plan on delivering Shared Early Warning System data to certain al-
lies and partners of the United States. 
Sec. 1650. Reports on ground-based interceptors. 
Sec. 1651. Report on missile defense interceptor site in contiguous United 
States. 
Sec. 1652. Report on gun launched interceptor technologies. 
Sec. 1653. Report on radiation hardened, thermally insensitive telescopes for 
SM–3 interceptor. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters
Sec. 1661. Cooperative threat reduction funds. 
Sec. 1662. Study of weapons programs that allow the Armed Forces to address 
hard and deeply buried targets. 
Sec. 1663. Unidentified aerial phenomena reporting procedures. 
TITLE XVII—MUNITIONS REPLENISHMENT AND FUTURE 
PROCUREMENT 
Sec. 1701. Modification to Special Defense Acquisition Fund. 
Sec. 1702. Development of technologies with respect to critical, preferred, and 
precision-guided conventional munitions. 
Sec. 1703. Sense of Congress and quarterly briefings on replenishment and re-
vitalization of stocks of tactical missiles provided to Ukraine. 
Sec. 1704. Assessment of acquisition objectives for Patriot air and missile de-
fense battalions. 
Sec. 1705. Federally funded research and development center analysis of De-
partment of Defense capability and capacity to replenish mis-
sile and munition inventories. 
Sec. 1706. Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement, Out-Year in-
ventory numbers, and critical munitions reserve. 
Sec. 1707. Identification of subcontractors for critical munitions contracts. 
Sec. 1708. Study on stockpiles and production of critical guided munitions. 
Sec. 1709. Ukraine Critical Munitions Acquisition Fund. 
Sec. 1710. Quarterly briefings on replenishment and revitalization of stocks of 
defensive and offensive weapons provided to Ukraine. 
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 and automatic execution of conforming changes to ta-
bles of sections, tables of contents, and similar tabular entries. 
Sec. 2004. Directing the Secretary of Defense to continue military housing re-
forms. 
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. Demolition of District of Columbia Fort McNair Quarters 4, 13, 
and 15. 
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 
project. 
Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects. 
Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 
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 2018 project.
Sec. 2205. Transfer of customers from electrical utility system of the Navy at 
former Naval Air Station Barber’s Point, Hawaii, to new elec-
trical system in Kalaeloa, Hawaii. 
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2302. Family housing and improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 
Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects. 
Sec. 2305. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 
project. 
Sec. 2306. Modification of authority to carry out certain military construction 
projects at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. 
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2402. Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program 
projects. 
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 
Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects. 
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. Repeal of authorized approach to certain construction project. 
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 Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2605. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 
Sec. 2606. Corrections to authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 
projects. 
Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects. 
TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure ac-
tivities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure 
Account. 
Sec. 2702. Authorization to fund certain demolition and removal activities 
through Department of Defense Base Closure Account.
TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program Changes 
Sec. 2801. Modification of annual locality adjustment of dollar thresholds appli-
cable to unspecified minor military construction authorities. 
Sec. 2802. Military construction projects for innovation, research, development, 
test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 2803. Further clarification of requirements related to authorized cost and 
scope of work variations. 
Sec. 2804. Use of operation and maintenance funds for certain construction 
projects outside the United States. 
Sec. 2805. Increase in maximum approved cost of unspecified minor military 
construction projects. 
Sec. 2806. Increase in unspecified minor military construction authority for 
laboratory revitalization projects. 
Sec. 2807. Permanent application of dollar limits for location and application 
to projects outside the United States. 
Sec. 2808. Prohibition on availability of funds for special operations forces mili-
tary construction. 
Sec. 2809. Requirements relating to certain military construction projects. 
Sec. 2809A. Supervision of large military construction projects. 
Sec. 2809B. Local hire requirements for military construction contracts. 
Subtitle B—Continuation of Military Housing Reforms 
Sec. 2811. Standardization of military installation Housing Requirements and 
Market Analyses. 
Sec. 2812. Notice requirement for MHPI ground lease extensions. 
Sec. 2813. Annual briefings on military housing privatization projects. 
Sec. 2814. Privatization of Navy and Air Force transient housing. 
Sec. 2815. Military housing feedback tool. 
Sec. 2816. Screening and registry of individuals with health conditions result-
ing from unsafe housing units. 
Sec. 2817. Mandatory disclosure of presence of mold and health effects of 
mycotoxins before a lease is signed for privatized military hous-
ing. 
Sec. 2818. Modification of prohibition on ownership or trading of stocks in cer-
tain companies by certain officials of the Department of De-
fense. 
Subtitle C—Real Property and Facilities Administration 
Sec. 2821. Authorized land and facilities transfer to support contracts with 
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers. 
Sec. 2822. Restoration or replacement of damaged, destroyed, or economically 
unrepairable facilities. 
Sec. 2823. Defense access road program enhancements to address transpor-
tation infrastructure in vicinity of military installations. 
Sec. 2824. Physical entrances to certain military installations. 
Sec. 2825. Improvements relating to access to military installations in United 
States. 
Subtitle D—Military Facilities Master Plan Requirements
Sec. 2831. Limitation on use of funds pending completion of military installa-
tion resilience component of master plans for at-risk major 
military installations. 
Subtitle E—Matters Related to Unified Facilities Criteria and Military 
Construction Planning and Design 
Sec. 2841. Consideration of installation of integrated solar roofing to improve 
energy resiliency of military installations. 
Sec. 2842. Study of military housing resilience and energy efficiency. 
Subtitle F—Land Conveyances 
Sec. 2851. Extension of time frame for land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, 
Lathrop, California. 
Sec. 2852. Authority for transfer of administrative jurisdiction, Castner Range, 
Fort Bliss, Texas. 
Sec. 2853. Conveyance, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. 
Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Annex, Vir-
ginia Beach, Virginia. 
Sec. 2855. Land exchange, Marine Reserve Training Center, Omaha, Nebraska. 
Subtitle G—Miscellaneous Studies and Reports 
Sec. 2861. FFRDC study on practices with respect to development of military 
construction projects. 
Sec. 2862. Feasibility study for Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot 
Plant. 
Sec. 2863. Comptroller General assessment of military construction, mainte-
nance, and upgrades of joint base infrastructure and facilities. 
Sec. 2864. Report on underground tunnels and facilities in Hawaii. 
Sec. 2865. Comptroller General report on community engagement activities at 
military installations in foreign countries. 
Sec. 2866. Report on recognition of African American servicemembers in De-
partment of Defense naming practices. 
Sec. 2867. Report on capacity of Department of Defense to provide survivors 
of natural disasters with emergency short-term housing. 
Sec. 2868. Directing the Secretary of Defense to deliver a briefing on housing 
with respect to junior members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 2869. Reporting on lead service lines and lead plumbing. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
Sec. 2871. Defense community infrastructure program. 
Sec. 2872. Inclusion in Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program of 
certain projects for ROTC training. 
Sec. 2873. Basing decision scorecard consistency and transparency. 
Sec. 2874. Lease or use agreement for category 3 subterranean training facil-
ity. 
Sec. 2875. Required consultation with State and local entities on issues related 
to increase in number of military personnel at military installa-
tions. 
Sec. 2876. Required investments in improving child development centers. 
Sec. 2877. Limitation on use of funds for closure of combat readiness training 
centers. 
Sec. 2878. Pilot program on use of mass timber in military construction 
projects.
Sec. 2879. Contributions for climate resilience for North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nizations Security Investment. 
Sec. 2880. Screening and registry of individuals with health conditions result-
ing from unsafe housing units. 
Sec. 2881. 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. 2882. Ensuring that contractor employees on Army Corps projects are 
paid prevailing wages as required by law. 
Sec. 2883. Inclusion of climate resilience services in the Combatant Commander 
Initiative Fund. 
Sec. 2884. Interagency Regional Coordinator for Resilience Pilot Project. 
TITLE XXIX—SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2902. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition project. 
Sec. 2903. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2904. Authorization of appropriations. 
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, Limitations, and Other 
Matters 
Sec. 3111. Plutonium pit production capacity. 
Sec. 3112. Nuclear warhead acquisition process. 
Sec. 3113. Authorized personnel levels of the Office of the Administrator. 
Sec. 3114. Modification to certain reporting requirements. 
Sec. 3115. Modifications to long-term plan for meeting national security re-
quirements for unencumbered uranium. 
Sec. 3116. Modification of minor construction threshold for plant projects. 
Sec. 3117. Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire W76–2 
warheads. 
Sec. 3118. Comptroller General study on National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration management and operation contracting process. 
Sec. 3119. Funding for W80–4 life extension program. 
Sec. 3120. Requirements for specific request for new or modified nuclear weap-
ons. 
Sec. 3121. Extension of deadline for transfer of parcels of land in New Mexico. 
Sec. 3122. Designation of National Nuclear Security Administration as tech-
nical nuclear forensics lead. 
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Sec. 3201. Authorization. 
Sec. 3202. Continuation of functions and powers during loss of quorum. 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME SECURITY 
Subtitle A—Maritime Administration 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration. 
Sec. 3502. Secretary of Transportation responsibility with respect to cargoes 
procured, furnished, or financed by other Federal departments 
and agencies. 
Sec. 3503. United States marine highway program. 
Sec. 3504. Multistate, State, and regional transportation planning. 
Subtitle B—Merchant Marine Academy 
Sec. 3511. Appointment of Superintendent of United States Merchant Marine 
Academy. 
Sec. 3512. Exemption of certain students from requirement to obtain merchant 
mariner license. 
Sec. 3513. Protection of cadets from sexual assault onboard vessels. 
Sec. 3514. Requirements relating to training of Merchant Marine Academy ca-
dets on certain vessels. 
Sec. 3515. Reports on matters relating to the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy. 
Subtitle C—Vessels 
Sec. 3521. Waiver of navigation and vessel-inspection laws. 
Sec. 3522. Certificates of numbers for undocumented vessels. 
Sec. 3523. Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve Fleet. 
Sec. 3524. Cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the United States Gov-
ernment. 
Subtitle D—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 3532. National maritime transportation report and 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. 
DIVISION E—NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MATTERS 
TITLE LI—VETERANS AFFAIRS MATTERS 
Sec. 5101. Maximum rate of interest on debts incurred before military service 
applicable to military dependents. 
Sec. 5102. Report on handling of certain records of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
Sec. 5103. Sense of Congress regarding women who served as cadet nurses dur-
ing World War II. 
Sec. 5104. Sense of Congress regarding Korean and Korean-American Vietnam 
war veterans. 
Sec. 5105. Use of veterans with medical occupations in response to national 
emergencies. 
Sec. 5106. Pilot program to employ veterans in positions relating to conserva-
tion and resource management activities. 
Sec. 5107. Elimination of Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission of De-
partment of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 5108. Eligibility requirements for reimbursement for emergency treatment 
furnished to veterans. 
Sec. 5109. Improving processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of dis-
ability claims for post-traumatic stress disorder. 
Sec. 5110. Registry of individuals exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances on military installations. 
Sec. 5111. Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on United 
States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States. 
Sec. 5112. Report on barriers to veteran participation in Federal housing pro-
grams. 
Sec. 5113. Department of Veterans Affairs report on supportive services and 
housing insecurity. 
Sec. 5114. Inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall of the names of 
the lost crew members of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on 
June 3, 1969. 
Sec. 5115. Provision of health care benefits for certain individuals who served 
in the armed forces of the Republic of Korea. 
Sec. 5116. Grants for provision of transition assistance to members and former 
members of the Armed Forces after separation, retirement, or 
discharge. 
Sec. 5117. Study on incidence and mortality of cancer among former aircrew 
of the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
Sec. 5118. Feasibility study on inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial 
Wall of the names of the lost crew members of the USS Frank 
E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969. 
Sec. 5119. Limitation on copayments for contraception. 
Sec. 5120. Requirement for timely scheduling of appointments at medical facili-
ties of Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 5121. Provision by Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers 
of recommendations and opinions regarding veteran participa-
tion in State marijuana programs. 
Sec. 5122. Annual report from the advisory committee on women veterans. 
Sec. 5123. VA payments or allowances for beneficiary travel. 
Sec. 5124. Improvement of Vet Centers at Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 5125. Secretary of Veterans Affairs study on VA Home Loan Benefit. 
Sec. 5126. GAO study on post-market surveillance of medical devices by De-
partment of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 5127. Competitive pay for health care providers of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
Sec. 5128. Department of Veterans Affairs program to provide grants for cer-
tain veterans service organizations affected by the COVID–19 
Pandemic. 
Sec. 5129. Inclusion of veterans in housing planning. 
Sec. 5130. Annual report on housing assistance to veterans. 
Sec. 5131. Payments to individuals who served during World War II in the 
United States Merchant Marine. 
Sec. 5132. Expansion of eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nurs-
ing home care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to in-
clude veterans of World War II. 
Sec. 5133. Pilot program on cybersecurity training for veterans and military 
spouses. 
Sec. 5134. Department of Veterans Affairs awareness campaign on fertility 
services. 
TITLE LII—HOMELAND SECURITY MATTERS 
Sec. 5201. Chemical Security Analysis Center. 
Sec. 5202. National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium. 
Sec. 5203. Report on cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of the Department 
of Homeland Security. 
Sec. 5204. Exemption of certain Homeland Security fees for certain immediate 
relatives of an individual who received the Purple Heart. 
Sec. 5205. Clarifications regarding scope of employment and reemployment 
rights of members of the uniformed services. 
Sec. 5206. Critical technology security centers. 
Sec. 5207. Systemically important entities. 
Sec. 5208. GAO review of Department of Homeland Security efforts related to 
establishing space as a critical infrastructure sector. 
Sec. 5209. Report on commercial satellite cybersecurity; CISA commercial sat-
ellite system cybersecurity clearinghouse. 
Sec. 5210. Reports, evaluations, and research regarding drug interdiction at 
and between ports of entry. 
Sec. 5211. Report on Puerto Rico’s electric grid. 
Sec. 5212. Access to military installations for Homeland Security Investigations 
personnel in Guam. 
Sec. 5213. Building cyber resilience after SolarWinds. 
Sec. 5214. CISA director appointment and term.
Sec. 5215. Department of Homeland Security report relating to establishment 
of preclearance facility in Taiwan. 
Sec. 5216. Human trafficking training. 
TITLE LIII—TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS 
Sec. 5301. Calculation of active service. 
Sec. 5302. Acquisition of icebreaker. 
Sec. 5303. Department of Defense civilian pilots. 
Sec. 5304. Pilot program for spaceflight recovery operations at sea. 
Sec. 5305. Port infrastructure development grants. 
Sec. 5306. Preliminary damage assessment. 
Sec. 5307. Designation of small state and rural advocate. 
Sec. 5308. Flexibility. 
Sec. 5309. Menstrual products in public buildings. 
Sec. 5310. Fly America Act exception. 
Sec. 5311. Aqua alert notification system pilot program. 
Sec. 5312. Recognizing FEMA support. 
Sec. 5313. Definitions. 
Sec. 5314. Permitting use of highway trust fund for construction of certain 
noise barriers. 
Sec. 5315. Establishment of Southern New England Regional Commission. 
Sec. 5316. Critical document fee waiver. 
Sec. 5317. Disadvantaged business enterprises. 
Sec. 5318. Secretary of Agriculture report on improving supply chain shortfalls 
and infrastructure needs at wholesale produce markets. 
Sec. 5319. Report on improving counterterrorism security at passenger rail sta-
tions. 
Sec. 5320. Extreme weather events. 
Sec. 5321. Safety standards. 
Sec. 5322. Extension. 
Sec. 5323. Centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and 
education. 
Sec. 5324. Duplication of benefits. 
Sec. 5325. Flight instruction or testing. 
Sec. 5326. High-speed broadband deployment initiative. 
TITLE LIV—FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS 
Subtitle A—In General 
Sec. 5401. Services That Open Portals to Dirty Money Act. 
Sec. 5402. Review of Cyber-related Matters at the Department of the Treasury. 
Sec. 5403. Strengthening Awareness of Sanctions. 
Sec. 5404. Briefing on Chinese support for Afghan illicit finance. 
Sec. 5405. Support for international initiatives to provide debt restructuring or 
relief to developing countries with unsustainable levels of debt. 
Sec. 5406. Payment choice. 
Sec. 5407. Disclosure requirements relating to China-based hedge funds capital 
raising activities in the United States through certain exempt-
ed transactions. 
Sec. 5408. Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions. 
Sec. 5409. Appraisal standards for single-family housing mortgages. 
Sec. 5410. China financial threat mitigation. 
Sec. 5411. Review of FHA small-dollar mortgage practices. 
Sec. 5412. Disclosure of businesses ties to Russia.
Sec. 5413. Small business loan data collection. 
Sec. 5414. Nationwide Emergency Declaration medical supplies enhancement. 
Sec. 5415. Special measures to fight modern threats. 
Sec. 5416. Submission of data relating to diversity. 
Sec. 5417. Diversity advisory group. 
Sec. 5418. Discount on mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time 
homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling 
programs. 
Sec. 5419. Capacity building for community development and affordable hous-
ing. 
Sec. 5420. Affordable housing construction as eligible activity under Commu-
nity Development Block Grant Program. 
Sec. 5421. Consideration of small home mortgage lending under Community 
Reinvestment Act. 
Sec. 5422. Prohibition on consumer reports containing adverse information re-
lated to certain student loans. 
Sec. 5423. Extension of the Central Liquidity Facility. 
Sec. 5424. Promoting capital raising options for traditionally underrepresented 
small businesses. 
Sec. 5425. Improvements by countries in combating narcotics-related money 
laundering. 
Sec. 5426. Study on the role of online platforms and tenant screening compa-
nies in the housing market. 
Sec. 5427. United States opposition to multilateral development bank projects 
that provide a public subsidy to a private sector firm unless the 
subsidy is awarded using an open, competitive process or on an 
open-access basis. 
Sec. 5428. United States contribution to the Catastrophe Containment and Re-
lief Trust at the International Monetary Fund. 
Sec. 5429. Public reporting of United States votes to support, or abstention 
from voting on, multilateral development bank projects under 
the Guidance on Fossil Fuel Energy at the Multilateral Devel-
opment Banks issued by the Department of the Treasury on 
August 16, 2021. 
Sec. 5430. United States policy on international finance corporation disclosure 
of high and substantial risk sub-projects of financial inter-
mediary clients. 
Sec. 5431. United states policy on multilateral development bank disclosure of 
beneficial ownership information. 
Sec. 5432. Strengthening the SEC’s Whistleblower Fund. 
Sec. 5433. United States policy on World Bank Group and Asian Development 
Bank assistance to the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 5434. Addition of United Kingdom and Australia as DPA domestic 
sources. 
Sec. 5435. Servicemember protections for medical debt collections. 
Sec. 5436. Protections for active duty uniformed consumer. 
Sec. 5437. Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers. 
Sec. 5438. Fair hiring in banking. 
Sec. 5439. Banking transparency for sanctioned persons. 
Sec. 5440. Ukraine debt payment relief. 
Sec. 5441. Grant program for grandfamily housing. 
Sec. 5442. Flexibility in Addressing Rural Homelessness. 
Sec. 5443. Promoting diversity and inclusion in the appraisal profession. 
Sec. 5444. Combating Trade-Based Money Laundering. 
Sec. 5445. Disclosure of disability, veteran, and military status.
Sec. 5446. Strengthening Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector. 
Sec. 5447. Review of IMF loan surcharge policy. 
Sec. 5448. Grants to eligible entities for enhanced protection of senior investors 
and senior policyholders. 
Sec. 5449. Banking Transparency for Sanctioned Persons. 
Sec. 5450. Bureau servicemember and veteran credit reporting ombudsperson. 
Sec. 5451. Senior Investor Taskforce. 
Sec. 5452. Military service question. 
Sec. 5453. Prohibition on trading ahead by market makers. 
Sec. 5454. Securing America’s Vaccines for Emergencies. 
Sec. 5455. Special Drawing Rights exchange prohibition. 
Sec. 5456. Prohibition on insider trading. 
Sec. 5457. Community development block grant disaster recovery program. 
Subtitle B—SAFE Banking 
Sec. 5461. Short title; table of contents; purpose. 
Sec. 5462. Safe harbor for depository institutions. 
Sec. 5463. Protections for ancillary businesses. 
Sec. 5464. Protections under Federal law. 
Sec. 5465. Rules of construction. 
Sec. 5466. Requirements for filing suspicious activity reports. 
Sec. 5467. Guidance and examination procedures. 
Sec. 5468. Annual diversity and inclusion report. 
Sec. 5469. GAO study on diversity and inclusion. 
Sec. 5470. GAO study on effectiveness of certain reports on finding certain per-
sons. 
Sec. 5471. Application of this subtitle with respect to hemp-related legitimate 
businesses and hemp-related service providers. 
Sec. 5472. Banking services for hemp-related legitimate businesses and hemp- 
related service providers. 
Sec. 5473. Requirements for deposit account termination requests and orders. 
Sec. 5474. Definitions. 
Sec. 5475. Discretionary surplus funds. 
TITLE LV—NATURAL RESOURCES MATTERS 
Sec. 5501. Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas 
Equal and Fair Opportunity amendment. 
Sec. 5502. Inclusion of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and 
American Samoa. 
Sec. 5503. Amendments to Sikes Act. 
Sec. 5504. Brennan Reef. 
Sec. 5505. Establishment of Fund. 
Sec. 5506. Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf. 
Sec. 5507. Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. 
Sec. 5508. Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area. 
Sec. 5509. New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection. 
Sec. 5510. Authorization of appropriations for the National Maritime Heritage 
Grant Program. 
Sec. 5511. Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion. 
TITLE LVI—INSPECTOR GENERAL INDEPENDENCE AND 
EMPOWERMENT MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Inspector General Independence
Sec. 5601. Short title. 
Sec. 5602. Removal or transfer of inspectors general; placement on non-duty 
status. 
Sec. 5603. Vacancy in position of inspector general. 
Sec. 5604. Office of inspector general whistleblower complaints. 
Subtitle B—Presidential Explanation of Failure to Nominate an Inspector 
General 
Sec. 5611. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an inspector general. 
Subtitle C—Integrity Committee of the Council of Inspectors General on 
Integrity and Efficiency Transparency 
Sec. 5621. Short title. 
Sec. 5622. Additional information to be included in requests and reports to 
Congress. 
Sec. 5623. Availability of information to Congress on certain allegations of 
wrongdoing closed without referral. 
Sec. 5624. Semiannual report. 
Sec. 5625. Additional reports. 
Sec. 5626. Requirement to report final disposition to Congress. 
Sec. 5627. Investigations of Offices of Inspectors General of establishments by 
the Integrity Committee. 
Subtitle D—Notice of Ongoing Investigations When There Is a Change in 
Status of Inspector General 
Sec. 5631. Notice of ongoing investigations when there is a change in status 
of Inspector General. 
Subtitle E—Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 
Report on Expenditures 
Sec. 5641. CIGIE report on expenditures. 
Subtitle F—Notice of Refusal to Provide Inspectors General Access 
Sec. 5651. Notice of refusal to provide information or assistance to inspectors 
general. 
Subtitle G—Training Resources for Inspectors General and Other Matters 
Sec. 5671. Training resources for inspectors general. 
Sec. 5672. Definition of appropriate congressional committees. 
Sec. 5673. Semiannual reports. 
Sec. 5674. Submission of reports that specifically identify non-governmental or-
ganizations or business entities. 
Sec. 5675. Review relating to vetting, processing, and resettlement of evacuees 
from Afghanistan and the Afghanistan special immigrant visa 
program. 
Sec. 5676. Investigations of department of justice personnel. 
Sec. 5677. Law enforcement authority of the Inspector General of the United 
States International Development Finance Corporation. 
Sec. 5678. Inspector General for the Office of Management and Budget. 
TITLE LVII—FEDERAL EMPLOYEE MATTERS
Sec. 5701. Appeals to Merit Systems Protection Board relating to FBI reprisal 
allegations; salary of Special Counsel. 
Sec. 5702. Minimum wage for Federal contractors. 
Sec. 5703. Federal wildland firefighter recruitment and retention. 
Sec. 5704. Study and report on returnship programs. 
Sec. 5705. Limitations on exception of competitive service positions. 
TITLE LVIII—OTHER MATTERS 
Subtitle A—In General 
Sec. 5801. Afghan Allies Protection. 
Sec. 5802. Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success. 
Sec. 5803. Expansion of study of PFAS contamination. 
Sec. 5804. National research and development strategy for distributed ledger 
technology. 
Sec. 5805. Commercial air waiver for next of kin regarding transportation of 
remains of casualties. 
Sec. 5806. Arms Exports Delivery Solutions Act. 
Sec. 5807. Prohibition on transfers to Badr Organization. 
Sec. 5808. Prohibition of Federal funding for induced or required undermining 
of security of consumer communications goods. 
Sec. 5809. Foreign state computer intrusions. 
Sec. 5810. School PFAS testing and filtration program. 
Sec. 5811. Report on EMT national licensing standards. 
Sec. 5812. Requirement for cut flowers and cut greens displayed in certain 
Federal buildings to be produced in the United States. 
Sec. 5813. Renegotiation of Compacts of Free Association. 
Sec. 5814. Interagency report on extremist activity. 
Sec. 5815. Reporting on previous Federal Bureau of Investigation and Depart-
ment of Homeland Security requirements. 
Sec. 5816. PFAS data call. 
Sec. 5817. Prohibition on contracting with persons with willful or repeated vio-
lations of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. 
Sec. 5818. Report on human rights in the Philippines. 
Sec. 5819. Requirement for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to annually report complaints of sexual harassment. 
Sec. 5820. Department of Labor study on factors affecting employment oppor-
tunities for immigrants and refugees with professional creden-
tials obtained in foreign countries. 
Sec. 5821. Sense of Congress and statement of policy on Haiti. 
Sec. 5822. Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness. 
Sec. 5823. Nondiscrimination in Federal hiring for veteran medical cannabis 
users; Authorized provision of information on State-approved 
marijuana programs to veterans. 
Sec. 5824. Report on certain entities connected to foreign persons on the mur-
der of Jamal Khashoggi. 
Sec. 5825. Review of implementation of United States sanctions with respect to 
violators of the arms embargo on Libya. 
Sec. 5826. Modification of prior notification of shipment of arms. 
Sec. 5827. Study and report on feasability of suspension of mergers, acquisi-
tions, and takeovers of certain foreign surveillance companies. 
Sec. 5828. Report on political prisoners in Egypt. 
Sec. 5829. Attorney General authority to transfer forfeited Russian assets to 
assist Ukraine. 
Sec. 5830. Removing Russian rough diamonds from global markets.
Sec. 5831. Liu Xiaobo Fund for Study of the Chinese language. 
Sec. 5832. Access for Veterans to Records. 
Sec. 5833. Japanese American confinement education grants. 
Sec. 5834. Reporting on internationally recognized human rights in the United 
States in the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Prac-
tices. 
Sec. 5835. Export prohibition of munitions items to the Hong Kong police 
force. 
Sec. 5836. Congressional notification for rewards paid using cryptocurrencies. 
Sec. 5837. Consultations on reuniting Korean Americans with family members 
in North Korea. 
Sec. 5838. Secure access to sanitation facilities for women and girls. 
Sec. 5839. Blackwater Trading Post Land. 
Sec. 5840. Authorizations relating to veterinary care overseas. 
Sec. 5841. Crisis counseling assistance and training. 
Sec. 5842. Prohibited uses of acquired, donated, and conservation land. 
Sec. 5843. Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2021. 
Sec. 5844. GAO study on the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009. 
Sec. 5845. Secretary of State assistance for prisoners in Islamic Republic of 
Iran. 
Sec. 5846. Policy regarding development of nuclear weapons by Iran. 
Sec. 5847. Transfer of NOAA property in Norfolk, Virginia. 
Sec. 5848. Elimination of sentencing disparity for cocaine offenses. 
Sec. 5849. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the sale, supply, or transfer 
of gold to or from Russia. 
Sec. 5850. Support for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa and Refugee Appli-
cants. 
Sec. 5851. Liability for failure to disclose or update information. 
Sec. 5852. Government Accountability Office study and report on contractors 
using distributors to avoid scrutiny. 
Sec. 5853. Supplement to Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. 
Sec. 5854. Certain activities relating to intimate visual depictions. 
Sec. 5855. Waiver of special use permit application fee for veterans’ special 
events. 
Sec. 5856. Regional water programs. 
Sec. 5857. Limitation on licenses and other authorizations for export of certain 
items removed from the jurisdiction of the United States Muni-
tions List and made subject to the jurisdiction of the Export 
Administration Regulations. 
Sec. 5858. Review of standard occupational classification system. 
Sec. 5859. United States Fire Administration on-site investigations of major 
fires. 
Sec. 5860. Multilateral agreement to establish an independent international 
center for research on the information environment. 
Sec. 5861. Prioritization of efforts of the Department of State to combat inter-
national trafficking in covered synthetic drugs. 
Sec. 5862. Isolate Russian Government Officials Act of 2022. 
Sec. 5863. Prohibition on certain assistance to the Philippines. 
Sec. 5864. Gender analysis in foreign training programs. 
Sec. 5865. Report on Columbian military forces. 
Sec. 5866. Federal Contracting for Peace and Security. 
Sec. 5867. Department of Defense Cyber and Digital Service Academy. 
Sec. 5868. Democracy disruption in the Middle East and Africa. 
Sec. 5869. Feasibility study on United States support for and participation in 
the international counterterrorism academy in Cote d’Ivoire.
Sec. 5870. Memorial for those who lost their lives in the attack on Hamid 
Karzai International Airport on August 26, 2021. 
Sec. 5871. Reports on substance abuse in the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 5872. GAO report on civilian support positions at remote military installa-
tions. 
Sec. 5873. GAO study on Foreign Service Institute’s School of Language Stud-
ies. 
Sec. 5874. Report on waivers under section 907 of the Freedom for Russia and 
Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support 
Act of 1992. 
Sec. 5875. Amendments to the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014. 
Sec. 5876. GAO study on end use monitoring. 
Sec. 5877. Sense of Congress regarding the life and legacy of Senator Joseph 
Maxwell Cleland. 
Sec. 5878. Repeal of 1991 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
Iraq Resolution. 
Sec. 5879. ONDCP supplemental strategies. 
Sec. 5880. Support for Afghans applying for student visas. 
Sec. 5881. Immigration age-out protections. 
Sec. 5882. Medicare Improvement Fund. 
Sec. 5883. Clean Water Act effluent limitations guidelines and standards and 
water quality criteria for PFAS. 
Sec. 5884. Amendments to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980. 
Sec. 5885. Sense of Congress that the Department of Veterans Affairs should 
be prohibited from denying home loans for veterans who legally 
work in the marijuana industry. 
Sec. 5886. Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance. 
Sec. 5887. Open Technology Fund grants. 
Sec. 5888. Strategic transformer reserve and resilience. 
Sec. 5889. AI in Counterterrorism Oversight Enhancement. 
Sec. 5890. Elimination of termination clause for Global Engagement Center. 
Sec. 5891. Resolution of controversies under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. 
Sec. 5892. Limitation 
on 
waiver 
of 
rights 
and 
protections 
under 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. 
Sec. 5893. Clarification of private right of action under Servicemembers Civil 
Relief Act. 
Sec. 5894. Definition of land use revenue under West Los Angeles Leasing Act 
of 2016. 
Sec. 5895. Report on the use of data and data science at the Department of 
State and USAID. 
Sec. 5896. Modification of reports to Congress under Global Magnitsky Human 
Rights Accountability Act. 
Sec. 5897. Department of State fellowships for rule of law activities in Central 
America. 
Sec. 5898. Report on all comprehensive sanctions imposed on foreign govern-
ments. 
Sec. 5899. Wastewater assistance to colonias. 
Sec. 5900. Contracts by the President, the Vice President, or a Cabinet Mem-
ber. 
Sec. 5901. Statement of policy and report on engaging with Niger. 
Sec. 5902. Interagency task force. 
Sec. 5903. Modification of duties of united states-china economic and security 
review commission. 
Sec. 5904. Taiwan Fellowship Program.
Sec. 5905. Treatment of paycheck protection program loan forgiveness of pay-
roll costs under highway and public transportation project cost- 
reimbursement contracts. 
Sec. 5906. Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act. 
Sec. 5907. Presumption of cause of disability or death due to employment in 
fire protection activities. 
Sec. 5908. Documenting and responding to discrimination against migrants 
abroad. 
Sec. 5909. Extending the statute of limitations for certain money laundering 
offenses. 
Sec. 5910. Foreign corruption accountability sanctions and criminal enforce-
ment. 
Sec. 5911. FedRAMP Authorization Act. 
Sec. 5912. Amendment. 
Sec. 5913. Improving investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases. 
Sec. 5914. Report on humanitarian situation and food security in Lebanon. 
Sec. 5915. Designation of El Paso Community Healing Garden National Me-
morial. 
Sec. 5916. Administrator of General Services study on counterfeit items on e- 
commerce platforms of the General Services Administration. 
Sec. 5917. Report on removal of service members. 
Sec. 5918. Limitation on availability of funds for certain contractors or grant-
ees that require nondisparagement or nondisclosure clause re-
lated to sexual harassment and sexual assault. 
Sec. 5919. Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties authorization. 
Sec. 5920. Modification to peacekeeping operations report. 
Sec. 5921. Report to Congress by Secretary of State on government-ordered 
internet or telecommunications shutdowns. 
Sec. 5922. Survivors’ bill of rights. 
Sec. 5923. Admission of essential scientists and technical experts to promote 
and protect National Security Innovation Base. 
Sec. 5924. Delaware River Basin Conservation reauthorization. 
Subtitle B—Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2022 
Sec. 5931. Short title. 
Sec. 5932. Definitions. 
Sec. 5933. Conversion of TSA personnel. 
Sec. 5934. Transition rules. 
Sec. 5935. Consultation requirement. 
Sec. 5936. No right to strike. 
Sec. 5937. Proposal on hiring and contracting background check requirements. 
Sec. 5938. Comptroller General reviews. 
Sec. 5939. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 5940. Assistance for Federal air marshal service. 
Sec. 5941. Prevention and protection against certain illness. 
Sec. 5942. Hazardous duty payments. 
Sec. 5943. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 5944. Study on feasibility of commuting benefits. 
Sec. 5945. Briefing on assaults and threats on tsa employees. 
Sec. 5946. Annual reports on TSA workforce. 
DIVISION F—OTHER MATTERS 
TITLE LX—TAIWAN PEACE AND STABILITY ACT
Sec. 6001. Short title. 
Sec. 6002. Findings and statement of policy. 
Sec. 6003. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Supporting Taiwan’s Meaningful Participation in the 
International Community 
Sec. 6011. Findings. 
Sec. 6012. Sense of Congress on Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the 
international community. 
Sec. 6013. Strategy to support Taiwan’s meaningful participation in inter-
national organizations. 
Sec. 6014. Expanding United States-Taiwan development cooperation. 
Subtitle B—Advancing Taiwan’s Economic Space 
Sec. 6021. Sense of Congress on expanding U.S. economic relations with Tai-
wan. 
Subtitle C—Enhancing Deterrence Over Taiwan 
Sec. 6031. Sense of Congress on peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. 
Sec. 6032. Strategy to enhance deterrence over a cross-Strait conflict. 
Sec. 6033. Strengthening Taiwan’s civilian defense professionals. 
TITLE LXI—LIBYA STABILIZATION ACT 
Sec. 6101. Short title. 
Sec. 6102. Statement of policy. 
Subtitle A—Identifying Challenges to Stability in Libya 
Sec. 6111. Report on activities of certain foreign governments and actors in 
Libya. 
Sec. 6112. Report of Russian activities and objectives in Libya. 
Sec. 6113. Determination of sanctionable activities of the Libyan National 
Army with respect to Syria. 
Subtitle B—Actions to Address Foreign Intervention in Libya 
Sec. 6121. Sanctions with respect to foreign persons leading, directing, or sup-
porting certain foreign government involvement in Libya. 
Sec. 6122. Sanctions with respect to foreign persons threatening the peace or 
stability of Libya. 
Sec. 6123. Sanctions with respect to foreign persons who are responsible for or 
complicit in gross violations of internationally recognized 
human rights committed in Libya. 
Sec. 6124. Sanctions described. 
Sec. 6125. Waiver. 
Sec. 6126. Implementation and regulatory authority. 
Sec. 6127. Exception relating to importation of goods. 
Sec. 6128. Definitions. 
Sec. 6129. Suspension of sanctions. 
Sec. 6130. Sunset. 
Subtitle C—Assistance for Libya
Sec. 6523. Certification requirement for removal of certain persons from the 
list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons. 
Sec. 6524. Sanctions and policy coordination for Burma. 
Sec. 6525. Support for greater United Nations action with respect to Burma. 
Sec. 6526. Sunset. 
Subtitle C—Humanitarian Assistance and Civil Society Support With Respect 
to Burma 
Sec. 6531. Support to civil society and independent media. 
Sec. 6532. Humanitarian assistance and reconciliation. 
Sec. 6533. Authorization of assistance for Burma political prisoners. 
Subtitle D—Accountability for Human Rights Abuses 
Sec. 6541. Report on accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, 
and genocide in Burma. 
Sec. 6542. Authorization to provide technical assistance for efforts against 
human rights abuses. 
Subtitle E—Sanctions Exception Relating to Importation of Goods 
Sec. 6551. Sanctions exception relating to importation of goods. 
TITLE LXVI—PROMOTING AND ADVANCING COMMUNITIES OF 
COLOR THROUGH INCLUSIVE LENDING ACT 
Sec. 6601. Short title. 
Subtitle A—Promoting and Advancing Communities of Color Through 
Inclusive Lending 
Sec. 6611. Strengthening diverse and mission-driven community financial insti-
tutions. 
Sec. 6612. Capital investments, grants, and technology support for MDIs and 
CDFIs. 
Sec. 6613. Supporting Young Entrepreneurs Program. 
Sec. 6614. Map of minority depository institutions and community development 
financial institutions. 
Sec. 6615. Report on certified community development financial institutions. 
Sec. 6616. Consultation and minimization of data requests. 
Sec. 6617. Access to the discount window of the Federal Reserve System for 
MDIs and CDFIs. 
Sec. 6618. Study on securitization by CDFIs. 
Subtitle B—Promoting New and Diverse Depository Institutions 
Sec. 6621. Study and strategic plan. 
Subtitle C—Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking 
Sec. 6631. Short title. 
Sec. 6632. Sense of Congress on funding the loan-loss reserve fund for small 
dollar loans. 
Sec. 6633. Definitions. 
Sec. 6634. Inclusion of women’s banks in the definition of minority depository 
institution. 
Sec. 6635. Establishment of impact bank designation.
Sec. 6636. Minority Depositories Advisory Committees. 
Sec. 6637. Federal deposits in minority depository institutions. 
Sec. 6638. Minority Bank Deposit Program. 
Sec. 6639. Diversity report and best practices. 
Sec. 6640. Investments in minority depository institutions and impact banks. 
Sec. 6641. Report on covered mentor-protege programs. 
Sec. 6642. Custodial deposit program for covered minority depository institu-
tions and impact banks. 
Sec. 6643. Streamlined community development financial institution applica-
tions and reporting. 
Sec. 6644. Task force on lending to small business concerns. 
Sec. 6645. Discretionary surplus fund. 
Subtitle D—Expanding Opportunity for Minority Depository Institutions 
Sec. 6651. Establishment of Financial Agent Mentor-Prote´ge´ Program. 
Subtitle E—CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Improvement 
Sec. 6661. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 6662. Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for community or economic 
development purposes. 
Sec. 6663. Report on the CDFI bond guarantee program. 
TITLE LXVII—HOMELAND SECURITY PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Strengthening Security of Our Communities 
Sec. 6701. Nonprofit security grant program improvement. 
Sec. 6702. National Computer Forensics Institute reauthorization. 
Sec. 6703. Homeland security capabilities preservation. 
Sec. 6704. School and daycare protection. 
Sec. 6705. Reporting efficiently to proper officials in response to terrorism. 
Sec. 6706. Cybersecurity grants for schools. 
Subtitle B—Enhancing DHS Acquisitions and Supply Chain 
Sec. 6721. Homeland procurement reform. 
Sec. 6722. DHS software supply chain risk management. 
Sec. 6723. Department of Homeland Security mentor-prote´ge´ program. 
Sec. 6724. DHS Trade and Economic Security Council. 
Sec. 6725. DHS acquisition reform. 
Sec. 6726. DHS Acquisition Review Board. 
Sec. 6727. DHS contract reporting. 
Sec. 6728. Unmanned aerial security. 
Subtitle C—Enhancing DHS Operations 
Sec. 6731. Quadrennial homeland security review technical corrections. 
Sec. 6732. Bombing prevention. 
Sec. 6733. DHS basic training accreditation improvement. 
Sec. 6734. Department of Homeland Security Inspector General transparency. 
Sec. 6735. President’s cup cybersecurity competition. 
Sec. 6736. Industrial control systems cybersecurity training. 
Sec. 6737. TSA reaching across nationalities, societies, and languages to ad-
vance traveler education. 
Sec. 6738. Best practices related to certain information collected by rental com-
panies and dealers (Darren Drake).
Sec. 6739. One-stop pilot program. 
Sec. 6740. DHS illicit cross-border tunnel defense. 
Sec. 6741. Prevent exposure to narcotics and toxics. 
Subtitle D—Technical, Conforming, and Clerical Amendments 
Sec. 6751. Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments. 
TITLE LXVIII—FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
ADVANCEMENT OF EQUITY 
Sec. 6801. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Ensuring Equity in Federal Disaster Management 
Sec. 6811. Data collection, analysis, and criteria. 
Sec. 6812. Criteria for ensuring equity in policies and programs. 
Sec. 6813. Metrics; report. 
Subtitle B—Operational Enhancement to Improve Equity in Federal Disaster 
Management 
Sec. 6821. Equity advisor. 
Sec. 6822. Equity Enterprise Steering Group. 
Sec. 6823. GAO review of equity reforms. 
Subtitle C—GAO Review of Factors to Determine Assistance 
Sec. 6831. GAO review of factors to determine assistance. 
TITLE LXIX—GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY ACT OF 2022 
Sec. 6901. Short title. 
Sec. 6902. Findings. 
Sec. 6903. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 6904. Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review Council. 
Sec. 6905. United States Coordinator for Global Health Security. 
Sec. 6906. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 6907. Strategy and reports. 
Sec. 6908. Establishment of fund for global health security and pandemic pre-
paredness. 
Sec. 6909. Fund authorities. 
Sec. 6910. Fund administration. 
Sec. 6911. Fund Advisory Board. 
Sec. 6912. Reports to Congress on the Fund. 
Sec. 6913. United States contributions. 
Sec. 6914. Compliance with the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability 
Act of 2016. 
Sec. 6915. Definitions. 
Sec. 6916. Sunset. 
TITLE LXX—PROTECTION OF SAUDI DISSIDENTS 
Sec. 7001. Restrictions on transfers of defense articles and services, design and 
construction services, and major defense equipment to Saudi 
Arabia. 
Sec. 7002. Report on consistent pattern of acts of intimidation or harassment 
directed against individuals in the United States.
Sec. 7003. Report and certification with respect to Saudi diplomats and diplo-
matic facilities in the United States. 
Sec. 7004. Report on the duty to warn obligation of the Government of the 
United States. 
TITLE LXXI—COLORADO AND GRAND CANYON PUBLIC LANDS 
Sec. 7101. Definition of State. 
Subtitle A—Continental Divide 
Sec. 7111. Definitions. 
Sec. 7112. Colorado Wilderness additions. 
Sec. 7113. Williams Fork Mountains potential wilderness. 
Sec. 7114. Tenmile Recreation Management Area. 
Sec. 7115. Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area. 
Sec. 7116. Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife Conservation Area. 
Sec. 7117. Spraddle Creek Wildlife Conservation Area. 
Sec. 7118. Camp Hale National Historic Landscape. 
Sec. 7119. White River National Forest boundary modification. 
Sec. 7120. Rocky Mountain National Park potential wilderness boundary ad-
justment. 
Sec. 7121. Administrative provisions. 
Subtitle B—San Juan Mountains 
Sec. 7131. Definitions. 
Sec. 7132. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System. 
Sec. 7133. Special management areas. 
Sec. 7134. Release of wilderness study areas. 
Sec. 7135. Administrative provisions. 
Subtitle C—Thompson Divide 
Sec. 7141. Purposes. 
Sec. 7142. Definitions. 
Sec. 7143. Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area. 
Sec. 7144. Thompson Divide lease credits. 
Sec. 7145. Greater Thompson Divide Fugitive Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot 
Program. 
Sec. 7146. Effect. 
Subtitle D—Curecanti National Recreation Area 
Sec. 7151. Definitions. 
Sec. 7152. Curecanti National Recreation Area. 
Sec. 7153. Acquisition of land; boundary management. 
Sec. 7154. General management plan. 
Sec. 7155. Boundary survey. 
Subtitle E—Grand Canyon Protection 
Sec. 7161. Withdrawal of Certain Federal land in the State of Arizona. 
DIVISION G—DON YOUNG COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 
2022 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. 
Sec. 103. Shoreside infrastructure and facilities. 
Sec. 104. Availability of amounts for acquisition of additional cutters. 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD 
Subtitle A—Military Personnel Matters 
Sec. 201. Authorized strength. 
Sec. 202. Continuation of officers with certain critical skills on active duty. 
Sec. 203. Number and distribution of officers on active duty promotion list. 
Sec. 204. Coast Guard behavioral health policy. 
Sec. 205. Improving representation of women and of racial and ethnic minori-
ties among Coast Guard active-duty members. 
Subtitle B—Operational Matters 
Sec. 206. Pilot project for enhancing Coast Guard cutter readiness through 
condition-based maintenance. 
Sec. 207. Unmanned systems strategy. 
Sec. 208. Budgeting of Coast Guard relating to certain operations. 
Sec. 209. Report on San Diego maritime domain awareness. 
Sec. 210. Great Lakes winter shipping. 
Sec. 211. Center of expertise for Great Lakes oil spill search and response. 
Sec. 212. Study on laydown of Coast Guard cutters. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 213. Responses of Commandant of the Coast Guard to safety rec-
ommendations. 
Sec. 214. Conveyance of Coast Guard vessels for public purposes. 
Sec. 215. Acquisition life-cycle cost estimates. 
Sec. 216. National Coast Guard Museum funding plan. 
Sec. 217. Report on Coast Guard explosive ordnance disposal. 
Sec. 218. Pribilof Island transition completion actions. 
Sec. 219. Notification of communication outages. 
TITLE III—MARITIME 
Subtitle A—Shipping 
Sec. 301. Nonoperating individual. 
Sec. 302. Oceanographic research vessels. 
Sec. 303. Atlantic Coast port access routes briefing. 
Subtitle B—Vessel Safety 
Sec. 304. Fishing vessel safety. 
Sec. 305. Requirements for DUKW-type amphibious passenger vessels. 
Sec. 306. Exoneration and limitation of liability for small passengers vessels. 
Sec. 307. Automatic identification system requirements. 
Subtitle C—Shipbuilding Program 
Sec. 308. Qualified vessel. 
Sec. 309. Establishing a capital construction fund.
TITLE IV—FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
Sec. 401. Terms and vacancies. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
Subtitle A—Navigation 
Sec. 501. Restriction on changing salvors. 
Sec. 502. Providing requirements for vessels anchored in established anchorage 
grounds. 
Sec. 503. Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. 
Sec. 504. Limitation on recovery for certain injuries incurred in aquaculture ac-
tivities. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 505. Information on type approval certificates. 
Sec. 506. Passenger vessel security and safety requirements. 
Sec. 507. Cargo waiting time reduction. 
Sec. 508. Limited indemnity provisions in standby oil spill response contracts. 
Sec. 509. Port Coordination Council for Point Spencer. 
Sec. 510. Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria. 
Sec. 511. Nonapplicability. 
Sec. 512. Report on enforcement of coastwise laws. 
Sec. 513. Land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California. 
Sec. 514. Center of Expertise for Marine Environmental Response. 
Sec. 515. Prohibition on entry and operation. 
Sec. 516. St. Lucie River railroad bridge. 
Sec. 517. Assistance related to marine mammals. 
Sec. 518. Manning and crewing requirements for certain vessels, vehicles, and 
structures. 
TITLE VI—SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT 
PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 
Sec. 601. Definitions. 
Sec. 602. Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial. 
Sec. 603. Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds for suspension or 
revocation. 
Sec. 604. Accommodation; notices. 
Sec. 605. Protection against discrimination. 
Sec. 606. Alcohol prohibition. 
Sec. 607. Surveillance requirements. 
Sec. 608. Master key control. 
Sec. 609. Safety management systems. 
Sec. 610. Requirement to report sexual assault and harassment. 
Sec. 611. Civil actions for personal injury or death of seamen. 
Sec. 612. Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits. 
TITLE VII—TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS 
Sec. 701. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 702. Transportation worker identification credential technical amend-
ments. 
Sec. 703. Reinstatement. 
DIVISION H—FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Deeming. 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
Sec. 101. Data standards. 
Sec. 102. Open data publication by the Department of the Treasury. 
Sec. 103. Rulemaking. 
Sec. 104. No new disclosure requirements. 
Sec. 105. Report. 
TITLE II—SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Sec. 201. Data standards requirements for the Securities and Exchange Com-
mission. 
Sec. 202. Open data publication by the Securities and Exchange Commission. 
Sec. 203. Data transparency at the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. 
Sec. 204. Data transparency at national securities associations. 
Sec. 205. Shorter-term burden reduction and disclosure simplification at the 
Securities and Exchange Commission; sunset. 
Sec. 206. No new disclosure requirements. 
TITLE III—FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 
Sec. 301. Data standards requirements for the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration. 
Sec. 302. Open data publication by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 
Sec. 303. Rulemaking. 
Sec. 304. No new disclosure requirements. 
TITLE IV—OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY 
Sec. 401. Data standards and open data publication requirements for the Office 
of the Comptroller of the Currency. 
Sec. 402. Rulemaking. 
Sec. 403. No new disclosure requirements. 
TITLE V—BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION 
Sec. 501. Data standards and open data publication requirements for the Bu-
reau of Consumer Financial Protection. 
Sec. 502. Rulemaking. 
Sec. 503. No new disclosure requirements. 
TITLE VI—FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 
Sec. 601. Data standards requirements for the Board of Governors of the Fed-
eral Reserve System. 
Sec. 602. Open data publication by the Board of Governors of the Federal Re-
serve System. 
Sec. 603. Rulemaking. 
Sec. 604. No new disclosure requirements. 
TITLE VII—NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 701. Data standards. 
Sec. 702. Open data publication by the National Credit Union Administration. 
Sec. 703. Rulemaking.
Sec. 704. No new disclosure requirements. 
TITLE VIII—FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 
Sec. 801. Data standards requirements for the Federal Housing Finance Agen-
cy. 
Sec. 802. Open data publication by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. 
Sec. 803. Rulemaking. 
Sec. 804. No new disclosure requirements. 
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 901. Rules of construction. 
Sec. 902. Classified and protected information. 
Sec. 903. Discretionary surplus fund. 
DIVISION I—PUBLIC LANDS 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—COLORADO WILDERNESS 
Sec. 101. Short title; definition. 
Sec. 102. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System in the State of 
Colorado. 
Sec. 103. Administrative provisions. 
Sec. 104. Water. 
Sec. 105. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 106. Department of defense study on impacts that the expansion of wilder-
ness designations in the western united states would have on 
the readiness of the armed forces of the united states with re-
spect to aviation training. 
TITLE II—NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA WILDERNESS, RECREATION, 
AND WORKING FORESTS 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Restoration and Economic Development 
Sec. 211. South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area. 
Sec. 212. Redwood National and State Parks restoration. 
Sec. 213. California Public Lands Remediation Partnership. 
Sec. 214. Trinity Lake visitor center. 
Sec. 215. Del Norte County visitor center. 
Sec. 216. Management plans. 
Sec. 217. Study; partnerships related to overnight accommodations. 
Subtitle B—Recreation 
Sec. 221. Horse Mountain Special Management Area. 
Sec. 222. Bigfoot National Recreation Trail. 
Sec. 223. Elk Camp Ridge Recreation Trail. 
Sec. 224. Trinity Lake Trail. 
Sec. 225. Trails study. 
Sec. 226. Construction of mountain bicycling routes. 
Sec. 227. Partnerships.
Subtitle C—Conservation 
Sec. 231. Designation of wilderness. 
Sec. 232. Administration of wilderness. 
Sec. 233. Designation of potential wilderness. 
Sec. 234. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. 
Sec. 235. Sanhedrin Special Conservation Management Area. 
Subtitle D—Miscellaneous 
Sec. 241. Maps and legal descriptions. 
Sec. 242. Updates to land and resource management plans. 
Sec. 243. Pacific Gas and Electric Company Utility facilities and rights-of-way. 
TITLE III—CENTRAL COAST HERITAGE PROTECTION 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Definitions. 
Sec. 303. Designation of wilderness. 
Sec. 304. Designation of the Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness. 
Sec. 305. Administration of wilderness. 
Sec. 306. Designation of Wild and Scenic Rivers. 
Sec. 307. Designation of the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness. 
Sec. 308. Designation of scenic areas. 
Sec. 309. Condor National Scenic Trail. 
Sec. 310. Forest service study. 
Sec. 311. Nonmotorized recreation opportunities. 
Sec. 312. Use by members of Tribes. 
TITLE IV—SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS AND RIVERS 
PROTECTION 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Definition of State. 
Subtitle A—San Gabriel National Recreation Area 
Sec. 411. Purposes. 
Sec. 412. Definitions. 
Sec. 413. San Gabriel National Recreation Area. 
Sec. 414. Management. 
Sec. 415. Acquisition of non-Federal land within Recreation Area. 
Sec. 416. Water rights; water resource facilities; public roads; utility facilities. 
Sec. 417. San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council. 
Sec. 418. San Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership. 
Sec. 419. Visitor services and facilities. 
Subtitle B—San Gabriel Mountains 
Sec. 421. Definitions. 
Sec. 422. National monument boundary modification. 
Sec. 423. Designation of Wilderness Areas and Additions. 
Sec. 424. Administration of Wilderness Areas and Additions. 
Sec. 425. Designation of Wild and Scenic Rivers. 
Sec. 426. Water rights. 
TITLE V—RIM OF THE VALLEY CORRIDOR PRESERVATION
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Boundary adjustment; land acquisition; administration. 
TITLE VI—WILD OLYMPICS WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC 
RIVERS 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Designation of olympic national forest wilderness areas. 
Sec. 603. Wild and scenic river designations. 
Sec. 604. Existing rights and withdrawal. 
Sec. 605. Treaty rights. 
TITLE VII—CERRO DE LA OLLA WILDERNESS ESTABLISHMENT 
Sec. 701. Designation of Cerro de la Olla Wilderness. 
TITLE VIII—STUDY ON FLOOD RISK MITIGATION 
Sec. 801. Study on Flood Risk Mitigation. 
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 901. Promoting health and wellness for veterans and servicemembers. 
Sec. 902. Fire, insects, and diseases. 
Sec. 903. Military activities. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2023 for procurement for the Army, the Navy 
and the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Space Force,
and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4101. 
Subtitle B—Navy Programs 
SEC. 111. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EA–18G AIRCRAFT 
OF THE NAVY. 
Section 8062 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f)(1)(A) The Secretary of the Navy may not— 
‘‘(i) retire an EA–18G aircraft; 
‘‘(ii) prepare to retire an EA–18G aircraft; 
‘‘(iii) place an EA–18G aircraft in active 
storage status or inactive storage status; or 
‘‘(iv) keep an EA–18G aircraft in a status 
considered excess to the requirements of the 
possessing command and awaiting disposition 
instructions. 
‘‘(B) The prohibition under subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply to individual EA–18G aircraft that 
the Secretary of the Navy determines, on a case-by- 
case basis, to be no longer mission capable and un-
economical to repair because of aircraft accidents or 
mishaps. 
‘‘(2)(A) Beginning on October 1, 2022, the Secretary 
of the Navy shall maintain a total aircraft inventory of 
EA–18G aircraft of not less than 158 aircraft, of which 
not less than 126 aircraft shall be coded as primary mis-
sion aircraft inventory. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of the Navy may reduce the num-
ber of EA–18G aircraft in the inventory of the Navy below 
the minimum number specified in subparagraph (A) if the 
Secretary determines on a case-by-case basis, that an air-
craft is no longer mission capable and uneconomical to re-
pair because of aircraft accidents or mishaps. 
‘‘(C) In this paragraph, the term ‘primary mission 
aircraft inventory’ means aircraft assigned to meet the 
primary aircraft authorization— 
‘‘(i) to a unit for the performance of its war-
time mission; 
‘‘(ii) to a training unit for technical and special-
ized training for crew personnel or leading to air-
crew qualification; 
‘‘(iii) to a test unit for testing of the aircraft 
or its components for purposes of research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation, operational test and eval-
uation, or to support testing programs; or
‘‘(iv) to meet requirements for missions not oth-
erwise specified in clauses (i) through (iii).’’. 
SEC. 112. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR 
ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYERS. 
(a) FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following 
findings: 
(A) The DDG Flight III destroyer is the 
most capable large surface combatant in the 
world-wide inventory of the Department of De-
fense. 
(B) The Department plans to retire 18 
large surface combatants over the next five 
years. 
(C) Under the future-years defense plan, 
the Department plans to procure two DDGs per 
year over the next five years. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that— 
(A) the loss of aggregate fire power due to 
the retirement of 18 large surface combatants 
over the next five years is cause for concern; 
(B) the Department should continue to 
procure large surface combatants at the fastest
possible rate based on industrial base capacity; 
and 
(C) the Department should maximize sav-
ings and provide stability to the large surface 
combatant industrial base through the use of 
multiyear procurement contracts for the max-
imum number of ships, realized at a consistent 
number of ships per year. 
(b) 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 15 
Arleigh Burke class Flight III guided missile destroyers. 
(c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 
Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more con-
tracts, beginning in fiscal year 2023, for advance procure-
ment associated with the destroyers for which authoriza-
tion to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is pro-
vided under subsection (b), and for systems and sub-
systems associated with such destroyers in economic order 
quantities when cost savings are achievable. 
(d) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (b) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after
(c) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract for the procurement of the destroyer 
authorized under subsection (a) shall provide that any ob-
ligation of the United States to make a payment under 
the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2023 is sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations or funds for that 
purpose for such later fiscal year. 
SEC. 114. AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS FOR 
THE SHIP-TO-SHORE CONNECTOR PROGRAM. 
(a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the 
Navy may enter into one or more contracts, beginning 
with fiscal year 2023, for the procurement of up to 25 
Ship-to-Shore Connector class craft and associated mate-
rial. 
(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 avail-
ability of appropriations for that purpose; and 
(2) that total liability of the Federal Govern-
ment for termination of any contract entered into 
shall be limited to the total amount of funding obli-
gated to the contract at time of termination.
SEC. 115. AUTHORITY TO PROCURE AIRFRAMES AND EN-
GINES FOR CH–53K KING STALLION HEAVY- 
LIFT HELICOPTERS. 
(a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—During fiscal years 
2023 and 2024, the Secretary of the Navy may enter 
into— 
(1) a single contract for the procurement of up 
to 30 airframes in support of the CH–53K heavy-lift 
helicopter program; and 
(2) a single contract for the procurement of up 
to 90 engines in support of such program. 
(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 avail-
ability of appropriations for that purpose; and 
(2) that total liability of the Federal Govern-
ment for termination of any contract entered into 
shall be limited to the total amount of funding obli-
gated to the contract at time of termination. 
SEC. 116. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
RETIREMENT OF HSC–85 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) PROHIBITIONS.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2023 for the Navy may be obligated or ex-
pended—
(1) to retire, prepare to retire, transfer, or 
place in storage any Helicopter Sea Combat Squad-
ron 85 aircraft (referred to in this section as an 
‘‘HSC–85 aircraft’’); or 
(2) to make any changes to manning levels with 
respect to any HSC–85 aircraft squadron. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Navy, 
in consultation with the Commander of the United States 
Special Operations Command, shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report that includes— 
(1) an explanation of the operational impact of 
divestment of HSC–85 aircraft on the training and 
readiness of Navy special warfare units and missions 
based in the west coast of the United States; 
(2) the estimated costs of sustaining HSC–85 
aircraft at full operational capability from fiscal year 
2024 through fiscal year 2028; 
(3) a proposed cost sharing arrangement be-
tween the Navy and the United States Special Oper-
ations Command for sustaining HSC–85 aircraft at 
full operational capabilities from fiscal year 2024 
through fiscal year 2028; 
(4) identification of a replacement capability 
that would be available if prioritized and directed by 
the Secretary of Defense and would meet all oper-
ational requirements, including special operational- 
peculiar requirements of the combatant commands, 
that are fulfilled by HSC–85 aircraft as of the date 
of the report; and 
(5) an estimate of the costs and a proposed 
schedule for establishing the replacement capability 
identified in paragraph (4) over the period of five 
years following the date of the report. 
SEC. 117. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON THE CH–53K KING 
STALLION HELICOPTER PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and on a quarterly basis 
thereafter through the end of fiscal year 2024, the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall provide to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing 
on the progress of the CH–53K King Stallion helicopter 
program. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to the CH–53K King Stallion 
helicopter program, the following: 
(1) An overview of the program schedule. 
(2) A statement of the total cost of the program 
as of the date of the briefing, including the cost of 
development, testing, and production.
(3) A comparison of the total cost of the pro-
gram relative to the original acquisition program 
baseline and the most recently approved acquisition 
program baseline as of the date of the briefing. 
(4) An assessment of the flight testing that re-
mains to be conducted under the program, including 
any testing required for validation of correction of 
technical deficiencies. 
(5) An update on the status of the correction 
of technical deficiencies under the program and any 
effects on the program schedule resulting from the 
discovery and correction of such deficiencies. 
(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 132 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1238) is repealed. 
SEC. 118. FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL JOINT STRIKE FIGHT-
ER AIRCRAFT. 
(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated in section 101 for aircraft pro-
curement, Navy, as specified in the corresponding funding 
table in section 4101, for Joint Strike Fighter CV, line 
002, is hereby increased by $354,000,000 (with the 
amount of such increase to used for the procurement of 
three additional Joint Strike Fighter aircraft).
(b) OFFSETS.— 
(1) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in 
the funding tables in division D, the amount author-
ized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation 
and maintenance, Army, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301, for oper-
ating forces, maneuver units, line 010, is hereby re-
duced by $50,000,000. 
(2) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in 
the funding tables in division D, the amount author-
ized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation 
and maintenance, Army, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301, for oper-
ating forces, aviation assets, line 060, is hereby re-
duced by $100,000,000. 
(3) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in 
the funding tables in division D, the amount author-
ized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation 
and maintenance, Army, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301, for train-
ing and recruiting, training support, line 340, is 
hereby reduced by $16,000,000. 
(4) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in 
the funding tables in division D, the amount author-
ized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation
and maintenance, Army, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301, for admin-
istration and service-wide activities, other personnel 
support, line 480, is hereby reduced by $23,000,000. 
(5) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in 
the funding tables in division D, the amount author-
ized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation 
and maintenance, Navy, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301, for oper-
ating forces, weapons maintenance, line 250, is here-
by reduced by $62,500,000. 
(6) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in 
the funding tables in division D, the amount author-
ized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation 
and maintenance, Navy, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301, for admin-
istration and service-wide activities, military man-
power and personnel management, line 470, is here-
by reduced by $30,000,000. 
(7) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in 
the funding tables in division D, the amount author-
ized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation 
and maintenance, Marine Corps, as specified in the 
corresponding funding table in section 4301, for op-
erating forces, operational forces, line 010, is hereby 
reduced by $16,500,000. 
(8) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in 
the funding tables in division D, the amount author-
ized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation 
and maintenance, Air Force, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301, for oper-
ating forces, base support, line 090, is hereby re-
duced by $56,000,000. 
SEC. 119. REPORT ON ADVANCE PROCUREMENT FOR CVN– 
82 AND CVN–83. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2023, the 
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the plan of the Navy for 
advance procurement for the aircraft carriers designated 
CVN–82 and CVN–83. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include an assessment of— 
(1) the value, cost, and feasibility of a two-year 
advance procurement for a single aircraft carrier ac-
quisition strategy; 
(2) the value, cost, and feasibility of a three- 
year advance procurement for a single aircraft car-
rier acquisition strategy;
(3) the value, cost, and feasibility of a two-year 
advance procurement for a two aircraft carrier ac-
quisition strategy; 
(4) the value, cost, and feasibility of a three- 
year advance procurement for a two aircraft carrier 
acquisition strategy; and 
(5) the effect of a multiple carrier acquisition 
plan on force development and fleet capability. 
SEC. 119A. REPORT ON APPLICABILITY OF DDG(X) ELEC-
TRIC-DRIVE PROPULSION SYSTEM. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report that in-
cludes an analysis of— 
(1) the power and propulsion requirements for 
the DDG(X) destroyer; 
(2) how such requirements compare to the 
power and propulsion requirements for the DDG– 
1000 Zumwalt class destroyer and the DDG–51 
Arleigh Burke class destroyer, respectively; 
(3) the ability of the Navy to leverage existing 
investments in the electric-drive propulsion system 
developed for the DDG(X) destroyer to reduce cost 
and risk; and
(4) the ability to design and manufacture com-
ponents for such system in the United States. 
SEC. 119B. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
DISPOSAL OF LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2023 for the Navy may be obligated or ex-
pended to dispose of or dismantle a Littoral Combat Ship. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under subsection 
(a) shall not apply to the transfer of a Littoral Combat 
Ship to the military forces of a nation that is an ally or 
partner of the United States. 
Subtitle C—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 121. MODIFICATION OF INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS 
FOR AIRCRAFT OF THE COMBAT AIR FORCES. 
(a) TOTAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT INVENTORY RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 9062(i)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘1,970’’ and inserting 
‘‘1,800’’. 
(b) A–10 MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) Section 134(d) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2038) is amended by striking 
‘‘171’’ and inserting ‘‘153’’.
(2) Section 142(b)(2) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92; 129 Stat. 755 ) is amended by striking 
‘‘171’’ and inserting ‘‘153’’. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY 
OF FUNDS FOR DESTRUCTION OF A–10 AIRCRAFT IN 
STORAGE STATUS.—Section 135(a) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2039) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
report required under section 134(e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
report that includes the information described in section 
134(e)(2)(C)’’. 
SEC. 122. MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM INVENTORY RE-
QUIREMENT FOR AIR REFUELING TANKER 
AIRCRAFT. 
(a) MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9062(j) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘effective October 1, 
2019,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘479’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘466’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 
2022.
(b) PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF KC–135 AIR-
CRAFT IN PMAI OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2023 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. 
(2) PRIMARY
MISSION
AIRCRAFT
INVENTORY 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘primary 
mission aircraft inventory’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 9062(i)(2)(B) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 123. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO F–22 AIRCRAFT. 
Section 9062 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(k)(1)(A) The Secretary of the Air Force may not— 
‘‘(i) retire an F–22 aircraft; 
‘‘(ii) prepare to retire an F–22 aircraft; or 
‘‘(iii) keep an F–22 aircraft in a status 
considered excess to the requirements of the 
possessing command and awaiting disposition
instructions (commonly referred to as ‘XJ’ sta-
tus). 
‘‘(B) The prohibition under subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply to individual F–22 aircraft that the 
Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by- 
case basis, to be no longer mission capable and un-
economical to repair because of aircraft accidents or 
mishaps. 
‘‘(2)(A) Beginning on October 1, 2022, the Secretary 
of the Air Force shall maintain a total aircraft inventory 
of F–22 aircraft of not less than 186 aircraft. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of the Air Force may reduce the 
number of F–22 aircraft in the inventory of the Air Force 
below the minimum number specified in subparagraph (A) 
if the Secretary determines on a case-by-case basis, that 
an aircraft is no longer mission capable and uneconomical 
to repair because of aircraft accidents or mishaps. 
‘‘(3) Not later than October 1, 2029, the Secretary 
of the Air Force shall ensure that all F–22 aircraft of the 
Air Force are equipped with— 
‘‘(A) Block 30/35 mission systems, sensors, and 
weapon employment capabilities; or 
‘‘(B) mission systems, sensors, and weapon em-
ployment capabilities more advanced than those de-
scribed in subparagraph (A).’’.
case-by-case basis, that an aircraft is no longer mis-
sion capable because of a mishap or other damage. 
(3) COVERED PERIOD DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘covered period’’ means the pe-
riod— 
(A) beginning at the close of the period de-
scribed in section 138(c) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
(Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1577); and 
(B) ending on October 1, 2028. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF C–130 AIR-
CRAFT ASSIGNED TO NATIONAL GUARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2023, the 
Secretary of the Air Force may not reduce the total 
number of C–130 aircraft assigned to the National 
Guard below the number so assigned as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under para-
graph (1) shall not apply to an individual C–130 air-
craft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, 
on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission ca-
pable because of a mishap or other damage.
SEC. 127. AUTHORITY TO PROCURE UPGRADED EJECTION 
SEATS FOR CERTAIN T–38A AIRCRAFT. 
The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to pro-
cure upgraded ejection seats for— 
(1) all T–38A aircraft of the Air Force Global 
Strike Command that have not received an upgraded 
ejection seat under the T–38 Ejection Seat Upgrade 
Program; and 
(2) all T–38A aircraft of the Air Combat Com-
mand that have not received an upgraded ejection 
seat as part of such Program. 
SEC. 128. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
RETIREMENT OF C–40 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2023 for the Air Force may be obligated 
or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage 
or on backup aircraft inventory status any C–40 aircraft. 
(b) EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The limitation under sub-
section (a) shall not apply to an individual C–40 air-
craft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, 
on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission ca-
pable because of a Class A mishap. 
(2) CERTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—If the Sec-
retary determines under paragraph (1) that an air-
craft is no longer mission capable, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a certification that the status of such aircraft is due 
to a Class A mishap and not due to lack of mainte-
nance or repairs or other reasons. 
SEC. 129. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
PROCUREMENT OF BRIDGE TANKER AIR-
CRAFT. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 
for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to enter 
into a contract for the procurement of the bridge tanker 
aircraft (as defined in section 136(b) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 
117–81)) unless such contract is awarded using full and 
open competition. Notwithstanding the preceding sen-
tence, the Secretary of the Air Force may enter into a 
contract for the procurement of the bridge tanker aircraft 
using procedures other than full and open competition if 
the Secretary complies with the requirements of section 
3204 of title 10, United States Code, with respect to the 
award of such contract and provides to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing 
that explains the reasons such contract cannot be awarded 
using full and open competition.
SEC. 130. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
TERMINATION OF PRODUCTION LINES FOR 
HH–60W AIRCRAFT. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 
for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to termi-
nate the operations of, or to prepare to terminate the oper-
ations of, a production line for HH–60W Combat Rescue 
Helicopters. 
SEC. 131. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO B–1 
BOMBER AIRCRAFT SQUADRONS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—During the covered period, the 
Secretary of the Air Force may not— 
(1) modify the designed operational capability 
statement for any B–1 bomber aircraft squadron, as 
in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
in a manner that would reduce the capabilities of 
such a squadron below the levels specified in such 
statement as in effect on such date; or 
(2) reduce, below the levels in effect on such 
date of enactment, the number of personnel assigned 
to units responsible for the operation and mainte-
nance of B–1 aircraft if such reduction would affect 
the ability of such units to meet the capability de-
scribed in paragraph (1).
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under subsection 
(a) shall not apply 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. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered period’’ means the pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and ending on September 30, 2026. 
(2) The term ‘‘designed operational capability 
statement’’ has the meaning given that term in Air 
Force Instruction 10–201. 
(d) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 133 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
(Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1574) is repealed. 
SEC. 132. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF E–3 AIRBORNE 
WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AIRCRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Secretary of the Air Force 
may not retire or prepare to retire more than a total 
of 13 E–3 Airborne Warning and Control System 
aircraft. 
(2) RETIREMENT CONDITIONS.—Of the aircraft 
authorized to be retired under paragraph (1)— 
(A) up to eight aircraft may be retired at 
any time during the period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on 
October 1, 2023; and 
(B) up to five aircraft may be retired only 
after the Secretary of the Air Force enters into 
a contract for the procurement of an E–7 air-
craft. 
(b) DESIGNATION AS PTAI.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force shall designate two E–3 aircraft as Primary 
Training Aircraft Inventory. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the airborne warning and control 
capabilities and capacity of the Air Force. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of— 
(i) the airborne warning and control 
capabilities and capacity of the Air Force 
as of the date of the report; and 
(ii) the airborne warning and control 
capabilities and capacity needed to meet 
the future requirements of the Air Force. 
(B) Identification of—
(i) air moving target indicator and 
battle management and command and con-
trol requirements as of the date of the re-
port; 
(ii) the number of such requirements 
being fulfilled by the current fleet of 31 E– 
3 aircraft or other capabilities; and 
(iii) the number of such requirements 
that would be fulfilled by a reduced fleet of 
16 E–3 aircraft. 
(C) An assessment of whether and to what 
extent a reduced fleet of 16 E–3 aircraft would 
affect the level of support provided to the oper-
ations of the geographic combatant commands. 
(D) A comparison of the capabilities of the 
E–3 aircraft with the capabilities of the E–7 
aircraft that is proposed as a replacement for 
the E–3 aircraft. 
(E) A comparison of the capacity required 
to satisfy both current and future air moving 
target indicator and battle management and 
command and control requirements. 
(F) An acquisition strategy for the E–7 
aircraft proposed as a replacement for the E– 
3 aircraft that is—
(i) approved by the Secretary of the 
Air Force; and 
(ii) includes cost and schedule data, 
plans for training and fielding, and an as-
sessment of possible courses of action to 
accelerate the proposed acquisition. 
SEC. 133. REQUIREMENTS STUDY AND ACQUISITION STRAT-
EGY FOR THE COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE 
MISSION OF THE AIR FORCE. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS STUDY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall conduct a study to determine the re-
quirements for the combat search and rescue mis-
sion of the Air Force in support of the objectives of 
the National Defense Strategy. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) Identification of anticipated combat 
search and rescue mission requirements nec-
essary to meet the objectives of the most recent 
National Defense Strategy, including— 
(i) requirements for short-term, mid- 
term, and long-term contingency and 
steady-state operations against adversaries;
(ii) requirements under the Agile 
Combat Employment operational scheme of 
the Air Force; 
(iii) requirements relating to regions 
and specific geographic areas that are ex-
pected to have a need for combat search 
and rescue forces based on the combat-rel-
evant range and penetration capability of 
United States air assets and associated 
weapon systems; and 
(iv) the level of operational risk asso-
ciated with each likely requirement and 
scenario. 
(B) An assessment of the rotary, tilt, and 
fixed wing aircraft and key combat search and 
rescue enabling capabilities that— 
(i) are needed to meet the require-
ments identified under subparagraph (A); 
and 
(ii) have been accounted for in the 
budget of the Air Force as of the date of 
the study. 
(C) Identification of any combat search 
and rescue capability gaps, including an assess-
ment of—
(i) whether and to what extent such 
gaps may affect the ability of the Air 
Force to conduct combat search and rescue 
operations; 
(ii) any capability gaps that may be 
created by procuring fewer HH–60W air-
craft than planned under the program of 
record, including any expected changes to 
the plan for fielding such aircraft for ac-
tive, reserve, and National Guard units; 
and 
(iii) any capability gaps attributable 
to unfunded requirements. 
(D) Identification and assessment of key 
current, emerging, and future technologies with 
potential application to the combat search and 
rescue mission, including electric vertical take-
off and landing, unmanned aerial systems, 
armed air launched effects or similar armed ca-
pabilities, electric short take-off and landing, or 
a combination of such technologies. 
(E) An assessment of each technology 
identified under subparagraph (D), including 
(as applicable) an assessment of— 
(i) technology maturity;
(ii) suitability to the combat search 
and rescue mission; 
(iii) range; 
(iv) speed; 
(v) payload capability and capacity; 
(vi) radio frequency and infrared sig-
natures; 
(vii) operational conditions required 
for the use of such technology, such as 
runway availability; 
(viii) survivability; 
(ix) lethality; 
(x) potential to support combat mis-
sions other than combat search and rescue; 
and 
(xi) estimated cost. 
(3) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 
30, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report on the results of the study under para-
graph (1).
(B) FORM.—The report required under 
subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclas-
sified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(b) ACQUISITION STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Based on the results of the 
study conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Air Force shall develop a strategy for the ac-
quisition of capabilities to meet the requirements 
identified under such study. 
(2) 
ELEMENTS.—The 
acquisition 
strategy 
under paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) A prioritized list of the capabilities 
needed to meet the requirements identified 
under subsection (a). 
(B) The estimated costs of such capabili-
ties, including— 
(i) any amounts already budgeted for 
such capabilities as of the date of the 
strategy, including amounts already budg-
eted for emerging and future technologies; 
and 
(ii) any amounts not already budgeted 
for such capabilities as of such date. 
(C) An estimate of the date by which the 
capability is expected to become operational.
(D) A description of any requirements 
identified under subsection (a) that the Sec-
retary of the Air Force does not expect to meet 
as part of the acquisition strategy and an expla-
nation of the reasons such requirements cannot 
be met. 
(3) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 
2023, the Secretary of the Air Force shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report on the acquisition strategy developed 
under paragraph (1). 
(B) FORM.—The report required under 
subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclas-
sified form, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 134. PLAN FOR TRANSFER OF KC–135 AIRCRAFT TO 
THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall develop a plan to transfer covered KC–135 air-
craft to air refueling wings of the Air National Guard that 
are classic associations with active duty units of the Air 
Force. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Air Force shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
briefing on plan developed under subsection (a). The brief-
ing shall include an explanation of the effects the plan is 
expected to have on the aerial refueling capability of the 
Department of Defense. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered KC–135 aircraft’’ means 
a KC–135 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air 
Force is in the process of replacing with a KC–46A 
aircraft. 
(2) The term ‘‘classic association’’ means a 
structure under which a regular Air Force unit re-
tains principal responsibility for an aircraft and 
shares the aircraft with one or more reserve compo-
nent units. 
SEC. 135. ANNUAL REPORT ON T–7A ADVANCED PILOT 
TRAINING SYSTEM. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 
2023, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Assistant 
Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, 
and Logistics shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report on the acquisition efforts of the Department of 
Defense with respect to the T–7A Advanced Pilot Train-
ing System (including any associated aircraft and ground 
training systems). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An overview of the Assistant Secretary’s ac-
quisition strategy for the T–7 Advanced Pilot Train-
ing System, including the current status of the ac-
quisition strategy as of the date of the report. 
(2) The cost and schedule estimates for the pro-
gram. 
(3) In the case of the initial report under this 
section, the key performance parameters or the 
equivalent requirements for the program. In the case 
of subsequent reports, any key performance param-
eters or the equivalent requirements for the program 
that have changed since the submission of the pre-
vious report under this section. 
(4) The test and evaluation strategy and execu-
tion date of the testing program, including any re-
sults, and a summary of testing points closed per-
taining to the testing program. 
(5) The logistics and sustainment strategy of 
the program, and the planning, execution, and im-
plementation that has occurred related to that strat-
egy as of the date of the report.
(6) An explanation of the causes related to any 
engineering, manufacturing, development, testing, 
production, delivery, acceptance, and fielding delays 
incurred by the program as of the date of the report 
and any associated impacts and subsequent efforts 
to address such delays. 
(7) The post-production fielding strategy for 
the program. 
(8) Any other matters regarding the acquisition 
of the T–7 Advanced Pilot Training System that the 
Assistant Secretary determines to be of critical im-
portance to the long-term viability of the program. 
SEC. 136. REPORT ON F–22 AIRCRAFT FORCE LAYDOWN. 
Not later than April 30, 2023, the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a re-
port on— 
(1) the proposed plan of the Air Force for the 
movement and basing of 186 F–22 aircraft; and 
(2) the establishment of a new F–22 formal 
training unit, including— 
(A) the anticipated location of such unit; 
(B) the anticipated schedule for the estab-
lishment of such unit; and
(C) the number of aircraft that are ex-
pected to be transferred to such unit. 
SEC. 137. LIMITATION ON DIVESTMENT OF F–15 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Beginning on October 1, 2023, 
Secretary of the Air Force may not divest, or prepare to 
divest, any covered F–15 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 commit-
tees a report on the following: 
(1) Any plans of the Secretary to divest covered 
F–15 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 divest-
ment by fiscal year and location; 
(B) an explanation of the anticipated ef-
fects of such divestments on the missions, per-
sonnel, force structure, and budgeting of the 
Air Force; 
(C) a description of the actions the Sec-
retary 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 divest-
ments may affect the ability of the Air Force to 
maintain minimum tactical aircraft inventories. 
(2) Any plans of the Secretary to procure cov-
ered F–15 aircraft. 
(3) Any specific plans of the Secretary to devi-
ate from procurement of new F–15EX aircraft as 
articulated by the validated requirements contained 
in Air Force Requirements Decision Memorandum, 
dated February 1, 2019, regarding F–15EX Rapid 
Fielding Requirements Document, dated January 
16, 2019. 
(c) COVERED F–15 AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered F–15 aircraft’’ means the fol-
lowing: 
(1) F–15C aircraft. 
(2) F–15D aircraft. 
(3) F–15E aircraft. 
(4) F–15EX aircraft.
SEC. 138. FUNDING FOR C–130 MODULAR AIRBORNE FIRE-
FIGHTING SYSTEM. 
(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated in section 101 for aircraft pro-
curement, Air Force, as specified in the corresponding 
funding table in section 4101, for other aircraft, C–130, 
line 049, is hereby increased by $60,000,000 (with the 
amount of such increase to be used for the modular air-
borne firefighting system). 
(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 
in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 
to be appropriated in section 301 for operation and main-
tenance, Defense-wide, as specified in the corresponding 
funding table in section 4301, for administration and serv-
ice-wide activities, Office of the Secretary of Defense, line 
440, is hereby reduced by $60,000,000. 
SEC. 139. REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN FLEET OF MANNED 
INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECON-
NAISSANCE AIRCRAFT. 
(a) MANNED INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND 
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force, in coordination with Director of the Air Na-
tional Guard, shall maintain a fleet of fixed wing, 
manned ISR/IAA aircraft to conduct operations pur-
suant to the provisions of law specified in paragraph 
(2). 
(2) PROVISIONS SPECIFIED.—The provisions of 
law specified in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Sections 124 and 284 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(B) Section 112 of title 32, United States 
Code. 
(C) Section 1022 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public 
Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 271 note). 
(b) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), none of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2023 for the Air Force may be obligated 
or expended to retire, divest, realign, or placed in 
storage or on backup aircraft inventory status, or to 
prepare to retire, divest, realign, or place in storage 
or on backup aircraft inventory status, any RC–26B 
aircraft. 
(2) EXCEPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The limitation in para-
graph (1) shall not apply to individual RC–26 
aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force de-
termines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no 
longer mission capable because of a Class A 
mishap. 
(B) CERTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—If the 
Secretary of the Air Force determines under 
subparagraph (A) that an aircraft is no longer 
mission capable, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a certifi-
cation that the status of such aircraft is due to 
a Class A mishap and not due to lack of main-
tenance or repairs or other reasons. 
(c) FUNDING FOR RC–26B MANNED INTELLIGENCE, 
SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE PLATFORM.— 
(1) Of the amount authorized to be appro-
priated in section 301 for operation and mainte-
nance as specified in the corresponding funding in 
section 4301, for operation and maintenance, Air 
National Guard, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
transfer up to $18,500,000 for the purposes of the 
RC–26B manned intelligence, surveillance, and re-
connaissance platform. 
(2) Of the amount authorized to be appro-
priated in section 421 for military personnel, as 
specified in the corresponding finding table in sec-
tion 4401, the Secretary of the Air Force shall
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transfer up to $13,000,000 from military personnel, 
Air National Guard for personnel who operate and 
maintain the RC–26B manned intelligence, surveil-
lance, and reconnaissance platform. 
(d) 
MEMORANDUM
OF
AGREEMENT.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of De-
fense may enter into one or more memoranda of agree-
ment or cost sharing agreements with other Federal enti-
ties for the purposes of assisting with the missions and 
activities of such entities. 
(e) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall con-
duct an independent assessment to determine how the Air 
Force can— 
(1) provide manned ISR/IAA capabilities for 
the purposes of conducting operations pursuant to 
the provisions of law specified in subsection (a)(2); 
and 
(2) maintain and modernize the manned ISR/ 
IAA aircraft fleet over the period of ten years fol-
lowing the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(f) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct an independent study of
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the platforms used to conduct title 32 operations by 
manned ISR/IAA aircraft in light of the proposal of 
the Air Force to retire and divest the RC–26B air-
craft fleet. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than September 31, 
2023, the Comptroller General shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
preliminary findings of the study under paragraph 
(1). The briefing shall include an assessment of— 
(A) the alternatives considered by the Air 
Force that led to the recommendation to retire 
the RC–26B aircraft, including the relative 
costs, benefits, and assumptions associated with 
the alternatives to such retirement; 
(B) any capability gaps in manned ISR/ 
IAA that would be created by such retirement; 
(C) the extent to which the Department of 
Defense has plans to address any capability 
gaps identified under subparagraph (B); and 
(D) any capability gaps in manned ISR/ 
IAA that could be created by the added cost to 
the Air Force of retaining the RC–26B fleet. 
(3) REPORT.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of the briefing under paragraph (2), the Comp-
troller General shall submit to the congressional de-
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fense committees a report on the final results of the 
study conducted under paragraph (1). 
(g) ISR/IAA DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘ISR/IAA’’ means— 
(1) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais-
sance; and 
(2) incident awareness and assessment. 
SEC. 139A. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR COMMERCIAL 
ENGINEERING SOFTWARE. 
(a) PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 
the Air Force may enter into one or more contracts for 
the procurement of commercial engineering software to 
meet the digital transformation goals and objectives of the 
Department of the Air Force. 
(b) INCLUSION OF PROGRAM ELEMENT IN BUDGET 
MATERIALS.—In the materials submitted by the Secretary 
of the Air Force in support of the budget of the President 
for fiscal year 2024 (as submitted to Congress pursuant 
to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code), the Sec-
retary shall include a program element dedicated to the 
procurement and management of the commercial engineer-
ing software described in subsection (a). 
(c) REVIEW.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall—
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(1) review the commercial physics-based simula-
tion marketspace; and 
(2) conduct research on providers of commercial 
software capabilities that have the potential to expe-
dite the progress of digital engineering initiatives 
across the weapon system enterprise, with a par-
ticular focus on capabilities that have the potential 
to generate significant life-cycle cost savings, 
streamline and accelerate weapon system acquisition, 
and provide data-driven approaches to inform invest-
ments by the Department of the Air Force. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2023, the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report that includes— 
(1) an analysis of specific physics-based simula-
tion capability manufacturers that deliver high mis-
sion impact with broad reach into the weapon sys-
tem enterprise of the Department of the Air Force; 
and 
(2) a prioritized list of programs and offices of 
the Department of the Air Force that could better 
utilize commercial physics-based modeling and sim-
ulation and opportunities for the implementation of 
such modeling and simulation capabilities within the 
Department.
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SEC. 139B. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED 
STATES AIR NATIONAL GUARD REFUELING 
MISSION. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the refueling mission of the reserve compo-
nents of the Air Force is essential to ensuring the 
national security of the United States and our allies; 
(2) this mission provides for aerial aircraft re-
fueling essential to extending the range of aircraft, 
which is a critical capability when facing the current 
threats abroad; and 
(3) the Air Force should ensure any plan to re-
tire KC–135 aircraft includes equal replacement 
with KC–46A aircraft. 
Subtitle D—Defense-wide, Joint, 
and Multiservice Matters 
SEC. 141. CHARGING STATIONS AT COMMISSARY STORES 
AND MILITARY EXCHANGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 147 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2486. Electric vehicle charging stations at com-
missary stores and military exchanges 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may 
furnish electric vehicle charging stations at a commissary
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store or military exchange for commercial use by individ-
uals authorized to access such facilities. 
‘‘(b) RATES AND PROCEDURES.—If the Secretary of 
Defense furnishes electric vehicle charging stations pursu-
ant to subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary shall establish rates and pro-
cedures that the Secretary determines appropriate 
for the purchase of electric power from the charging 
stations; and 
‘‘(2) such charging stations may be installed 
and operated by a contractor on a for-profit basis. 
‘‘(c) INTEROPERABILITY.—Any vehicle charging sta-
tion provided under this section shall use a charging con-
nector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the 
vehicle) that— 
‘‘(1) meets applicable industry accepted stand-
ards for interoperability and safety; and 
‘‘(2) is compatible with— 
‘‘(A) electric vehicles commonly available 
for purchase by a member of the general public; 
and 
‘‘(B) covered nontactical vehicles. 
‘‘(b) COVERED NONTACTICAL VEHICLE DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘covered nontactical vehicle’ 
means any vehicle—
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‘‘(1) that is not a tactical vehicle designed for 
use in combat; and 
‘‘(2) that is purchased or leased by the Depart-
ment of Defense, or by another department or agen-
cy of the Federal Government for the use of the De-
partment of Defense, pursuant to a contract entered 
into, renewed, modified, or amended on or after Oc-
tober 1, 2022.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘2486. Electric vehicle charging stations at commissary stores and military ex-
changes.’’. 
SEC. 142. INCREASE AIR FORCE AND NAVY USE OF USED 
COMMERCIAL DUAL-USE PARTS IN CERTAIN 
AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Air Force, with respect to the Air Force, and the Sec-
retary of the Navy, with respect to the Navy, shall develop 
and implement processes and procedures for— 
(1) the acquisition of used, overhauled, recondi-
tioned, and remanufactured commercial dual-use 
parts; and 
(2) the use of such commercial-dual use parts 
in all—
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(A) commercial derivative aircraft and en-
gines; and 
(B) aircraft used by the Air Force or Navy 
that are based on the design of commercial 
products. 
(b) PROCUREMENT OF PARTS.—The processes and 
procedures implemented under subsection (a) shall provide 
that commercial dual-use parts shall be acquired— 
(1) pursuant to competitive procedures (as de-
fined in section 3012 of title 10, United States 
Code); and 
(2) only from suppliers that provide parts that 
possess an Authorized Release Certificate Federal 
Aviation Administration Form 8130-3 Airworthy 
Approval Tag from a certified repair station pursu-
ant to part 145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
COMMERCIAL
DERIVATIVE.—The 
term 
‘‘commercial derivative’’ means an item procured by 
the Department of Defense that is or was produced 
using the same or similar production facilities, a 
common supply chain, and the same or similar pro-
duction processes that are used for the production of 
the item as predominantly used by the general public
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or by nongovernmental entities for purposes other 
than governmental purposes. 
(2) COMMERCIAL DUAL-USE PARTS.—The term 
‘‘commercial dual-use parts’’ means a product that 
is— 
(A) a commercial product; 
(B) dual-use; 
(C) described in subsection (b)(2); and 
(D) not a life limited part. 
(3) COMMERCIAL PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘com-
mercial product’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 103 of title 41, United States Code. 
(4) DUAL-USE.—The term ‘‘dual-use’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 4801 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 143. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON MILITARY ROTARY 
WING AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL BASE. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordina-
tion with the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air 
Force, shall conduct an assessment of the military rotary 
wing aircraft industrial base. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
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(1)(A) Identification of each rotary wing air-
craft program of the Department of Defense that is 
in the research and development or procurement 
phase. 
(B) A description of any platform-specific or ca-
pability-specific facility or workforce technical skill 
requirements necessary for each program identified 
under subparagraph (A). 
(2) Identification of— 
(A) the rotary wing aircraft capabilities of 
each Armed Force anticipated for programming 
beyond the period covered by the most recent 
future-years defense program submitted to Con-
gress under section 221 of title 10, United 
States Code (as of the date of the assessment); 
and 
(B) the technologies, facilities, and work-
force skills necessary for the development of 
such capabilities. 
(3) An assessment of the military industrial 
base capacity and skills that are available (as of the 
date of the assessment) to design and manufacture 
the platforms and capabilities identified under para-
graphs (1) and (2) and a list of any gaps in such 
capacity and skills.
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(4)(A) Identification of each component, sub-
component, or equipment supplier in the military ro-
tary wing aircraft industrial base that is the sole 
source within such industrial base from which that 
component, subcomponent, or equipment may be ob-
tained. 
(B) An assessment of any risk resulting from 
the lack of other suppliers for such components, sub-
components, or equipment. 
(5) Analysis of the likelihood of future consoli-
dation, contraction, or expansion, within the rotary 
wing aircraft industrial base, including— 
(A) identification of the most probable sce-
narios with respect to such consolidation, con-
traction, or expansion; and 
(B) an assessment of how each such sce-
nario may affect the ability of the Armed 
Forces to acquire military rotary wing aircraft 
in the future, including any effects on the cost 
and schedule of such acquisitions. 
(6) Such other matters the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment determines 
appropriate. 
(c) REPORT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Concurrently with the sub-
mission of the next annual report required to be sub-
mitted under section 4814 of title 10, United States 
Code, after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report that includes— 
(A) the results of the assessment con-
ducted under subsection (a); and 
(B) based on such results, recommenda-
tions for reducing any risks identified with re-
spect to the military rotary wing aircraft indus-
trial base. 
(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) may be submitted as an appendix to the 
annual report required to be submitted under section 
4814 of title 10, United States Code. 
(d) ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘rotary wing aircraft’’ includes rotary wing 
and tiltrotor aircraft.
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TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2023 for the use of the Department of Defense 
for research, development, test, and evaluation, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4201. 
Subtitle 
B—Program 
Require-
ments, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions 
SEC. 211. CLARIFICATION OF ROLE OF SENIOR OFFICIAL 
WITH PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ARTI-
FICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARN-
ING. 
(a) JOINT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—Section 238 of the 
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. note 
prec. 4061) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) ORGANIZATION AND ROLES.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to designating 
an official under subsection (b), the Secretary of De-
fense shall assign to appropriate officials within the 
Department of Defense roles and responsibilities re-
lating to the research, development, prototyping, 
testing, procurement of, requirements for, and oper-
ational use of artificial intelligence technologies. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS.—The officials 
assigned roles and responsibilities under paragraph 
(1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering; 
‘‘(B) the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment; 
‘‘(C) one or more officials in each military 
department; 
‘‘(D) officials of appropriate Defense Agen-
cies; and 
‘‘(E) such other officials as the Secretary 
of Defense determines appropriate.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e) in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence 
Center’’ and inserting ‘‘the official designated under 
subsection (b)’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (h).
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(b) PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TO AT-
TRACT EXPERTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.—Sec-
tion 4092 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (6) of subsection 
(a) to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) JOINT
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
RE-
SEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TRANSITION ACTIVI-
TIES.—The official designated under subsection (b) 
of section 238 of the John S. McCain National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub-
lic Law 115–232) shall carry out a program of per-
sonnel management authority provided in subsection 
(b) of this section in order to facilitate recruitment 
of eminent experts in science or engineering to sup-
port the activities of such official under such section 
238.’’. 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(F)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Joint Artificial Intel-
ligence Center’’ and inserting ‘‘official des-
ignated under subsection (b) of section 238 of 
the John S. McCain National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
115–232)’’; and