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(b) TREATMENT
OF
SECTION
4027 REQUIRE-
MENTS.—An individual or entity to which the require-
ments under section 4027 of title 10, United States Code, 
were applicable during the period beginning on January 
1, 2022, and ending on the date of the enactment of this 
Act pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deemed to have 
complied with such requirements during such period. 
SEC. 862. REGULATIONS ON USE OF FIXED-PRICE TYPE 
CONTRACTS FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISI-
TION PROGRAMS. 
(a) MODIFICATION
OF REGULATIONS.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall revise the Department of 
Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion and any regulations issued pursuant to section 818 
of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 
2329) regarding the use of fixed-price type contracts for 
a major defense acquisition program. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The revisions described in sub-
section (a) shall require the following: 
(1) That the number of low-rate initial produc-
tion lots associated with a major defense acquisition 
program may not be more than one if— 
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(A) the milestone decision authority au-
thorizes the use of a fixed-price type contract at 
the time of a decision on Milestone B approval; 
and 
(B) the scope of work of the fixed-price 
type contract includes both the development 
and low-rate initial production of items for such 
major defense acquisition program. 
(2) The limitation in paragraph (1) may be 
waived on a case-by-case basis by the applicable 
service acquisition executive. This waiver authority 
may not be delegated below the level of service ac-
quisition executive. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘low-rate initial production’’ has 
the meaning given under section 4231 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘milestone decision authority’’ 
has the meaning given in section 4211 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘major defense acquisition pro-
gram’’ has the meaning given in section 4201 of title 
10, United States Code. 
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(4) The term ‘‘Milestone B approval’’ has the 
meaning given in section 4172(e) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 863. NOTIFICATION ON RETENTION RATE POLICY. 
(a) NOTICE AND WAIT.—A determination of the Sec-
retary of the Navy that a contract for non-nuclear surface 
ship repair and maintenance made to a private entity re-
quires the Secretary of the Navy to retain more than 1 
percent of the overall contract value may only be carried 
out after the end of a 30-day period beginning on the date 
on which the congressional defense committees receive the 
notification from the Secretary of the Navy under sub-
section (b). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The notification described in sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the rationale for making 
such determination. 
(2) A description of the potential impact on the 
defense industrial base because of such determina-
tion. 
(3) A description of how the Navy plans to use, 
to a greater extent, the flexibility on retention rates 
pursuant to chapter 277 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
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(c) TERMINATION.—This section and the require-
ments of this section shall terminate on the later of— 
(1) the date on which the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 is enacted; or 
(2) September 30, 2023. 
SEC. 864. SECURITY CLEARANCE BRIDGE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall 
conduct a pilot program to enable employees of innovative 
technology companies to begin work under contracts more 
quickly by allowing the Defense Counterintelligence and 
Security Agency to administer the personal security clear-
ances of the employees of innovative technology companies 
while the Government completes the adjudication of the 
facility clearance application of the innovative technology 
company. 
(b) PERSONAL
SECURITY
CLEARANCE
AUTHOR-
ITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Under the pilot program, 
the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency 
may nominate and administer the personal security 
clearances of the employees of an innovative tech-
nology company while the Government completes the 
adjudication of the facility clearance application of 
the innovative technology company if the innovative 
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technology company is a contractor of the Depart-
ment of Defense under a contract the performance 
of which requires that the innovative technology 
company have access to classified information. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Under the pilot program, the 
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency 
may administer the personal security clearances of 
employees of not more than— 
(A) 25 innovative technology companies in 
Fiscal Year 2023; 
(B) 50 innovative technology companies in 
Fiscal Year 2024; 
(C) 75 innovative technology companies in 
Fiscal Year 2025; 
(D) 100 innovative technology companies 
in Fiscal Year 2026; and 
(E) 125 innovative technology companies 
in Fiscal Year 2027. 
(c) CLEARANCE TRANSFER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
an innovative technology company is granted facility 
clearance, the Defense Counterintelligence and Secu-
rity Agency shall transfer any personal clearances of 
employees of the innovative technology company held 
by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security 
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Agency under the pilot program back to the innova-
tive technology company. 
(2) DENIAL
OF
FACILITY
CLEARANCE.—Not 
later than 10 days after an innovative technology 
company is denied facility clearance, the Defense 
Counterintelligence and Security Agency shall re-
lease any personal clearances of employees of the in-
novative technology company held by the Defense 
Counterintelligence and Security Agency under the 
pilot program. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering and the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Intelligence and Security shall 
jointly submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives, and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a re-
port on the progress of the pilot program. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) an assessment of— 
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(i) the extent to which the authority 
under the pilot program has been used; 
and 
(ii) the usefulness of such authority; 
(B) the number of innovative technology 
companies for which the Defense Counterintel-
ligence and Security Agency administered a 
personal security clearance of an employee 
under the pilot program; 
(C) the number of programs of the Depart-
ment of Defense affected by the pilot program; 
(D) an analysis of the demand for addi-
tional innovative technology companies to par-
ticipate in the pilot program, including who 
may have been excluded from the program due 
to the limitation in subsection (b)(2); 
(E) the length of time required for the fa-
cility clearance adjudication of each innovative 
technology company for which the Defense 
Counterintelligence and Security Agency admin-
istered a personal security clearance of an em-
ployee under the pilot program; 
(F) an estimate of the time saved on each 
contract with respect to which the authority 
under the pilot program is exercised by enabling 
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employees of innovative technology companies 
to begin work before the Government completes 
the adjudication of the facility clearance appli-
cation of the innovative technology company; 
(G) an assessment of any foreign intel-
ligence threats posed by the pilot program; 
(H) an assessment of the administrative 
costs and benefits of the pilot program; and 
(I) such other information that the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi-
neering and the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Intelligence and Security jointly determine ap-
propriate. 
(e) PARTICIPANT SELECTION.—The Defense Innova-
tion Unit shall select innovative technology companies to 
participate in the pilot program. 
(f) SUNSET.—The pilot program shall terminate on 
December 31, 2028. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FACILITY CLEARANCE.—The term ‘‘facility 
clearance’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Facility 
Clearance’’ in section 95.5 of title 10, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, or any successor regulation. 
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(2) INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY.—The 
term ‘‘innovative technology company’’ means a 
company that— 
(A) provides goods or services related to— 
(i) one or more of the fourteen critical 
technology areas described in the memo-
randum by the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering issued on 
February 1, 2022, entitled ‘‘USD(R&E) 
Technology Vision for an Era of Competi-
tion’’; or 
(ii) information technology, software, 
or hardware that is unavailable from any 
other entity that possesses a facility clear-
ance; and 
(B) is selected by the Defense Innovation 
Unit under subsection (e) to participate in the 
pilot program. 
(3) PERSONAL
SECURITY
CLEARANCE.—The 
term ‘‘personal security clearance’’ means the secu-
rity clearance of an individual who has received ap-
proval from the Department of Defense to access 
classified information. 
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(4) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot pro-
gram’’ means the pilot program established under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 865. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL IMPERA-
TIVE FOR INDUSTRIAL SKILLS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment 
program of the Department of Defense, shall evaluate and 
further develop workforce development training programs 
as defined by the Secretary of Defense for training the 
skilled industrial workers defined by the Secretary of De-
fense and needed in the defense industrial base through 
the National Imperative for Industrial Skills Program of 
the Department of Defense (or a successor program). 
(b) PRIORITIES.—In carrying out the program, the 
Secretary shall prioritize workforce development training 
programs that— 
(1) are innovative, lab-based, or experientially- 
based; 
(2) rapidly train skilled industrial workers for 
employment with entities in the defense industrial 
base faster than traditional classroom-based work-
force development training programs and at the 
scale needed to measurably reduce, as rapidly as 
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possible, the shortages of skilled industrial workers 
in the defense industrial base; and 
(3) address the specific manufacturing require-
ments and skills that are unique to critical industrial 
sectors of the defense industrial base as defined by 
the Secretary of Defense, such as naval shipbuilding. 
SEC. 866. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF COVID–19 VACCINE 
MANDATE FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
CONTRACTORS. 
(a) INDEPENDENT REPORT.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall— 
(1) conduct a study on the predicted effects of 
the requirement for contractors of the Department 
of Defense to receive a COVID–19 vaccine on the 
performance of such a contractor on a contract; and 
(2) submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report containing the results of such study. 
(b) TEMPORARY SUSPENSION.—The Secretary of De-
fense may not implement a requirement for contractors 
of the Department of Defense to receive a COVID–19 vac-
cine until such time as the Comptroller General submits 
to the congressional defense committees the report under 
subsection (a). 
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SEC. 867. GAO REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CON-
TRACT FINANCING AND COMMERCIAL BEST 
PRACTICES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: 
(1) In a 2019 report, the Comptroller General 
of the United States directed the Department of De-
fense to ensure it conducts a comprehensive assess-
ment of the effect that its contract financing and 
profit policies have on the defense industry and up-
date that assessment on a recurring basis. 
(2) The Department of Defense has commis-
sioned an independent study to evaluate— 
(A) free cash flow in the defense sector; 
(B) impacts to cash flow depending on 
contract type and financing; 
(C) financing and its impact on small busi-
nesses; and 
(D) the government accounting system re-
quirements for contractors. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of the completion of the study described 
in subsection (a)(2), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report assessing such study, including an 
evaluation of the tools and authorities the Department of 
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Defense has available to ensure fair and reasonable pricing 
of commercial products and services. 
SEC. 868. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH EMPLOY-
ERS THAT VIOLATED THE NATIONAL LABOR 
RELATIONS ACT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract 
with an employer found to have violated section 8(a) of 
the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158) during 
the three-year period preceding the proposed date of 
award of the contract. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary of Defense may 
enter into a contract with a employer described in sub-
section (a) if— 
(1) before awarding a contract, such employer 
has settled all violations described under subsection 
(a) in a manner approved by the National Labor Re-
lations Board and the employer is in compliance 
with the requirements of any settlement relating to 
any such violation; or 
(2)(A) each employee of such employer is rep-
resented by a labor organization for the purposes of 
collective bargaining; and 
(B) such labor organization certifies to the Sec-
retary that the employer— 
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(i) is in compliance with any relevant col-
lective bargaining agreement on the date on 
which such contract is awarded and will con-
tinue to preserve the rights, privileges, and ben-
efits established under any such collective bar-
gaining agreement; or 
(ii) before, on, and after the date on which 
such contract is awarded, has bargained and 
will bargain in good faith to reach a collective 
bargaining agreement. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘em-
ployer’’, ‘‘employee’’, and ‘‘labor organization’’ have the 
meanings given such terms, respectively, in section 2 of 
the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152). 
(d) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the require-
ments of this section shall apply to a contract entered into 
on or after September 30, 2023. 
SEC. 869. AMENDMENTS TO CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR 
CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. 
(a) SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 
SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.—Section 8(a)(1)(D)(i)(II) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(1)(D)(i)(II)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$7,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$8,000,000’’. 
(b) CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED 
AND CONTROLLED
BY WOMEN.—Section 8(m) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.637(m)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7)(B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘$7,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘$4,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (8)(B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘$7,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘$4,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000’’. 
(c) QUALIFIED HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CON-
CERNS.—Section 31(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 657a(c)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘$7,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 
(2) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000’’. 
(d) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CON-
TROLLED
BY SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS.—Section 
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36(c)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f(c)(2)) 
is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subparagraph 
(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$7,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 
(2) 
in 
subparagraph 
(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000’’. 
(e) CERTAIN VETERAN-OWNED CONCERNS.—Section 
8127(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘the dollar thresh-
olds under section 36(c)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 657f(c)(2))’’. 
SEC. 870. EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENTS TO CONSTRUCTION 
CONTRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 15 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 644) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (x) as sub-
section (y); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (w) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(x) INTERIM PARTIAL PAYMENTS FOR EQUITABLE 
ADJUSTMENTS TO CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUEST
FOR
AN
EQUITABLE
ADJUST-
MENT.—A small business concern that was awarded 
a construction contract by an agency may submit a 
request for an equitable adjustment to the con-
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tracting officer of such agency if the contracting of-
ficer directs a change in the terms of the contract 
performance without the agreement of the small 
business concern. Such request shall— 
‘‘(A) be timely made pursuant to the terms 
of the contract; and 
‘‘(B) specify the estimated amount re-
quired to cover additional costs resulting from 
such change in the terms. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—Upon receipt of a request for 
equitable adjustment from a small business concern 
under paragraph (1), the agency shall provide to 
such concern an interim partial payment in an 
amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the esti-
mated amount under paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Any interim partial pay-
ment made under this section may not be deemed to 
be an action to definitize the request for an equi-
table adjustment. 
‘‘(4) FLOW-DOWN OF INTERIM PARTIAL PAY-
MENT AMOUNTS.—A small business concern that re-
ceives an equitable adjustment under this subsection 
shall pay to a first tier subcontractor of such con-
cern the portion of each interim partial payment re-
ceived that is attributable to the increased costs of 
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performance incurred by such subcontractor due to 
the change in the terms of the contract performance 
described in paragraph (1). A first tier subcon-
tractor that receives a portion of an interim partial 
payment under this section shall pay to a subcon-
tractor (at any tier) the appropriate portion of such 
payment.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration shall implement the re-
quirements of this section not later than the earlier of the 
following dates: 
(1) The first day of the first full fiscal year be-
ginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) October 1, 2024. 
SEC. 871. MANUFACTURING OF INSULIN. 
(a) MANUFACTURING
OF INSULIN.—For the pur-
poses of manufacturing insulin for use under the military 
health system, including under the TRICARE program, 
the Secretary of Defense may— 
(1) select one or more Government-owned, con-
tractor-operated facilities to manufacture insulin; 
(2) use existing pharmaceutical manufacturing 
facilities of the Department of Defense to produce 
insulin; or 
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(3) establish new pharmaceutical manufacturing 
facilities to produce insulin. 
(b) SALE.—Any insulin manufactured under the au-
thority of this section may be provided at a price not to 
exceed the cost to manufacture and distribute the insulin. 
SEC. 872. NEED FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION OF 
NATURAL 
RUBBER 
FROM 
DOMESTIC 
HERBACIOUS PLANT SOURCES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in con-
sultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering and the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Industrial Policy, shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a plan for future investment by 
the Department of Defense in the development, testing, 
and evaluation of domestic natural rubber from herba-
ceous plants for military applications, including a timeline 
for acquiring critical defense components and products 
using natural rubber from domestic sources. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The plan submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An unclassified assessment of the direct and 
indirect influence of China on the commercial avail-
ability of natural rubber, including the effects on na-
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tional security and the long-term implications for the 
defense supply chain, specifically for military aircraft 
and vehicle tires. 
(2) An overview of the current investment of 
the Department of Defense in domestic natural rub-
ber production and the plans of the Department for 
scaling and expanding such production to offset one 
percent of the annual importation of natural rubber 
into the United States. 
(3) A plan to provide additional funding for the 
initiatives identified in paragraph (2) to achieve 
fielding of products and components with natural 
rubber from domestic sources not later than the end 
of fiscal year 2027. 
(4) A strategy of United States-based rubber 
industry partners and component manufacturers for 
collaboration, codevelopment, and joint interest. 
(5) A detailed description of the policies, proce-
dures, budgets, and accelerated acquisition and con-
tracting mechanisms of the Department of Defense 
for near-term insertion of domestic natural rubber 
content to test and evaluate performance of natural 
rubber from domestic sources for tactical aircraft 
performance. 
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SEC. 873. INCREASED COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITIES AND 
STRATEGY FOR CERTAIN CRITICAL TECH-
NOLOGY CONTRACTORS. 
(a) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall seek to increase competitive opportunities for 
appropriate U.S. companies to be awarded prime 
contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other 
transactions for commercial products or dual-use ca-
pabilities of which any component primarily relates 
to critical technology. 
(2) STRATEGY.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall develop and implement a com-
prehensive strategy to increase competitive opportu-
nities available for appropriate U.S. companies and 
protect the integrity of the defense industrial base. 
The strategy shall include the following: 
(A) A description of methods to enhance 
the availability of funds authorized by sections 
4021 and 4022 of title 10, United States Code, 
for appropriate U.S. companies to develop end 
items of critical technologies, to rapidly proto-
type such end items, to conduct continuous ex-
perimentation to improve such end items, and 
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to deliver capabilities to the Department of De-
fense. 
(B) Processes to monitor and mitigate 
risks to the defense industrial base. 
(C) Processes to improve coordination by 
the military departments and other elements of 
the Department of Defense to carry out sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B). 
(b) REPORT.—Along with the report required under 
section 4814 of title 10, United States Code, that is due 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with appropriate U.S. compa-
nies, shall submit a report on the implementation of the 
strategy required in subsection (a)(2) and progress made 
to monitor and mitigate risks to the defense industrial 
base. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate U.S. company’’ 
means— 
(A) a nontraditional defense contractor, as 
defined in section 3014 of title 10, United 
States Code; or 
(B) a prime contractor that has entered 
into a cooperative agreement with a nontradi-
tional defense contractor with the express intent 
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to pursue funding authorized by sections 4021 
and 4022 of title 10, United States Code, in the 
development, testing, or prototyping of critical 
technologies. 
(2) The term ‘‘commercial product’’ has the 
meaning given in section 3011 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘dual-use’’ has the meaning given 
in section 4801 of title 10, United States Code. 
(4) The term ‘‘critical technology’’ means a 
technology identified as critical by the Secretary of 
Defense, which shall include— 
(A) biotechnology; 
(B) quantum science; 
(C) advanced materials; 
(D) artificial intelligence and machine 
learning; 
(E) microelectronics; 
(F) space technology; 
(G) advanced computing and software; 
(H) hypersonics; 
(I) integrated sensing and cyber; 
(J) autonomous systems; 
(K) unmanned systems; 
(L) advanced sensing systems; and 
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(M) advanced communications systems. 
SEC. 874. DUTIES OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CEN-
TER COUNSELORS. 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(o) CYBER STRATEGY TRAINING FOR SMALL BUSI-
NESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘cyber strategy’ means re-
sources and tactics to assist in planning for cy-
bersecurity and defending against cyber risks 
and cyber attacks; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘lead small business develop-
ment center’ means a small business develop-
ment center that has received a grant from the 
Administration. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.—The Adminis-
trator shall establish a cyber counseling certification 
program, or approve a similar existing program, to 
certify the employees of lead small business develop-
ment centers to provide cyber planning assistance to 
small business concerns. 
‘‘(3) NUMBER
OF
CERTIFIED
EMPLOYEES.— 
The Administrator shall ensure that the number of 
employees of each lead small business development 
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center who are certified in providing cyber planning 
assistance under this subsection is not fewer than 
the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) 5; or 
‘‘(B) 10 percent of the total number of em-
ployees of the lead small business development 
center. 
‘‘(4) CONSIDERATION OF SMALL BUSINESS DE-
VELOPMENT
CENTER
CYBER
STRATEGY.—In car-
rying out this subsection, the Administrator, to the 
extent practicable, shall consider any cyber strategy 
methods included in the Small Business Develop-
ment Center Cyber Strategy developed under section 
1841(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2662). 
‘‘(5) REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations and subparagraph (B), 
the Administrator shall reimburse a lead small 
business development center for costs relating 
to the certification of an employee of the lead 
small business development center under the 
program established under paragraph (2). 
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‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The total amount re-
imbursed by the Administrator under subpara-
graph (A) may not exceed $350,000 in any fis-
cal year.’’. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary 
of Defense and Related Matters 
SEC. 901. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF ASSIST-
ANT AND DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARIES 
OF DEFENSE. 
(a) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF ASSIST-
ANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) INCREASE.—Section 138(a)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘15’’ 
and inserting ‘‘18’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5315 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(14)’’ after ‘‘Assistant Secretaries of Defense’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(18)’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF DEPUTY 
ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE.— 
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(1) INCREASE.—Section 138 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) The maximum number of Deputy Assistant Sec-
retaries of Defense is 57.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 908 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 138 note) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 902. RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND 
LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT. 
Section 138(b)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘(including explosive ordnance 
disposal)’’ after ‘‘low intensity conflict activities’’. 
Subtitle B—Other Department of 
Defense Organization and Man-
agement Matters 
SEC. 911. ELIGIBILITY OF CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD 
BUREAU FOR APPOINTMENT AS CHAIRMAN 
OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. 
Section 152(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Commandant of the Marine 
Corps, or the Chief of Space Operations’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Commandant of the Marine Corps, the Chief of 
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Space Operations, or the Chief of the National Guard Bu-
reau’’. 
SEC. 912. CLARIFICATION OF PEACETIME FUNCTIONS OF 
THE NAVY. 
Section 8062(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘pri-
marily’’ and inserting ‘‘for the peacetime promotion 
of the national security interests and prosperity of 
the United States and’’; and 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘for the 
effective prosecution of war’’ and inserting ‘‘for the 
duties described in the preceding sentence’’. 
SEC. 913. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL DEFENSE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 2284(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the 
Department of Defense’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘the Program;’’; 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
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‘‘(C) direct the executive agent to des-
ignate a joint program executive officer for the 
Program; and 
‘‘(D) assign the Director of the Defense 
Threat Reduction Agency to manage the De-
fense-wide program element funding for the 
Program.’’. 
(2) by striking paragraph (4); 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (4); 
(4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by 
striking the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) the Secretary of the Navy shall designate 
a Navy explosive ordnance disposal-qualified admiral 
officer to serve as the co-chair of the Program; and 
‘‘(6) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict shall 
designate the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism as 
the co-chair of the Program.’’. 
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SEC. 914. MODIFICATION OF REPORT REGARDING THE DES-
IGNATION OF THE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 
DISPOSAL CORPS AS A BASIC BRANCH OF 
THE ARMY. 
Section 582(b)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 
U.S.C. 3063 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ‘‘National 
Guard Bureau,’’ before ‘‘Army Forces Command’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(H) The Secretary of the Army has des-
ignated an Assistant Secretary of the Army as 
the key individual responsible for developing 
and overseeing policy, plans, programs, and 
budgets, and issuing guidance and providing di-
rection on the explosive ordnance disposal ac-
tivities of the Army.’’. 
SEC. 915. CLARIFICATION OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES FOR FORCE MODERNIZATION EFFORTS 
OF THE ARMY. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan 
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that comprehensively defines the roles and responsibilities 
of officials and organizations of the Army with respect to 
the force modernization efforts of the Army. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) identify the official within the Army who 
shall have primary responsibility for the force mod-
ernization efforts of the Army, and specify the roles, 
responsibilities, and authorities of that official; 
(2) clearly define the roles, responsibilities, and 
authorities of the Army Futures Command and the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Lo-
gistics, and Technology with respect to such efforts; 
(3) clarify the roles, responsibilities, and au-
thorities of officials and organizations of the Army 
with respect to acquisition in support of such efforts; 
and 
(4) include such other information as the Sec-
retary of the Army determines appropriate. 
(c) ROLE OF ARMY FUTURES COMMAND.—In the 
event the Secretary of the Army does not submit the plan 
required under subsection (a) by the expiration of the 180 
day period specified in such subsection, then beginning at 
the expiration of such period— 
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(1) the Commanding General of the Army Fu-
tures Command shall have the roles, responsibilities, 
and authorities assigned to the Commanding Gen-
eral pursuant to Army Directive 2020–15 (‘‘Achiev-
ing Persistent Modernization’’) as in effect on No-
vember 16, 2020; and 
(2) any provision of Army Directive 2022–07 
(‘‘Army Modernization Roles and Responsibilities’’), 
or any successor directive, that modifies or con-
travenes a provision of the directive specified in 
paragraph (1) shall have no force or effect. 
SEC. 916. REPORT ON POTENTIAL TRANSITION OF ALL 
MEMBERS OF SPACE FORCE INTO A SINGLE 
COMPONENT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the proposal of the Air 
Force to transition the Space Force into a single compo-
nent (in this section referred to as the Space Compo-
nent)— 
(1) that consists of all members of the Space 
Force, without regard to whether such a member is, 
under laws in effect at the time of the report, in the 
active or reserve component of the Space Force; and 
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(2) in which such members may transfer be-
tween duty statuses more freely than would other-
wise be allowed under the laws in effect at the time 
of the report. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A plan that describes any rules, regulations, 
policies, guidance, and statutory provisions that may 
be implemented to govern— 
(A) the ability of a member of the Space 
Component to transfer between duty statuses, 
the number of members authorized to make 
such transfers, and the timing of such trans-
fers; 
(B) the retirement of members of the 
Space Component, including the determination 
of a member’s eligibility for retirement and the 
calculation of the retirement benefits (including 
benefits under laws administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs) to which the mem-
ber would be entitled based on a career con-
sisting of service in duty statuses of the Space 
Component; and 
(C) the composition and operation of pro-
motion selection boards with respect to mem-
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bers of the Space Component, including the 
treatment of general officers by such boards. 
(2) A comprehensive analysis of how such pro-
posal may affect the ability of departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government (including de-
partments and agencies outside the Department of 
Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs) to 
accurately calculate the pay or determine the bene-
fits, including health care benefits under chapter 55 
of title 10, United States Code, to which a member 
or former member of the Space Component is enti-
tled at any given time. 
(3) Draft legislative text, prepared by the Office 
of Legislative Counsel within the Office of the Gen-
eral Counsel of the Department of Defense, that 
comprehensively sets forth all amendments and 
modifications to Federal statutes needed to effec-
tively implement the proposal described in subsection 
(a), including— 
(A) amendments and modifications to titles 
10, 37, and 38, United States Code; 
(B) amendments and modifications to Fed-
eral statutes outside of such titles; and 
(C) an analysis of each provision of Fed-
eral statutory law that refers to the duty status 
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of a member of an Armed Force, or whether 
such member is in an active or reserve compo-
nent, and, for each such provision— 
(i) a written determination indicating 
whether such provision requires amend-
ment or other modification to clarify its 
applicability to a member of the Space 
Component; and 
(ii) if such an amendment or modi-
fication is required, draft legislative text 
for such amendment or modification. 
SEC. 
917. 
SENSE 
OF 
CONGRESS 
ON 
THE 
ELECTRO-
MAGNETIC SPECTRUM SUPERIORITY STRAT-
EGY. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Department of Defense released the 
Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy (Oc-
tober 2020) and an Implementation Plan for such 
strategy (August 2021); 
(2) the purpose of the Electromagnetic Spec-
trum Superiority Strategy is to align electromagnetic 
spectrum activities across the Department of De-
fense to solve persistent gaps in the ability of the 
United States to project, achieve, and sustain elec-
tromagnetic spectrum superiority against adversaries 
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and peer competitors, most notably Russia and Peo-
ple’s Republic of China; 
(3) a goal of the Electromagnetic Spectrum Su-
periority Strategy is to ‘‘Establish Effective EMS 
Governance’’ to unify Department of Defense-wide 
electromagnetic spectrum enterprise activities, de-
velop a continuous process improvement culture, and 
promote policies that support Department of De-
fense electromagnetic spectrum capabilities and op-
erations; 
(4) electromagnetic spectrum superiority under-
pins each of the four priorities of the 2022 National 
Defense Strategy of the Department of Defense; 
(5) 
the 
projecting, 
achievement, 
and 
sustainment of electromagnetic spectrum superiority 
is inherently a joint operational mission that is fun-
damental to the success of military missions carried 
out by the United States and its allies across all 
warfighting domains; 
(6) electromagnetic spectrum operations leader-
ship in the Pentagon must be consolidated and un-
ambiguous to address persistent gaps in coordina-
tion of joint electronic warfare among the services 
and fragmentation in guidance from leadership in 
the Department of Defense; and 
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(7) the Secretary of Defense— 
(A) should provide to Congress an unclas-
sified version of the Implementation Plan for 
the 
Electromagnetic 
Spectrum 
Superiority 
Strategy in all future updates to the plan; and 
(B) as part of implementing the Electro-
magnetic 
Spectrum 
Superiority 
Strategy, 
should— 
(i) strengthen governance reforms to 
ensure necessary senior operational leader-
ship; and 
(ii) provide a coherent response to 
persistent gaps in joint electromagnetic 
spectrum operations across the areas of 
Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, 
Leadership, Personnel, Facilities and Pol-
icy (DOTMLPF–P); 
Subtitle C—Space National Guard 
SEC. 921. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Space 
National Guard that is part of the organized militia 
of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico, 
and the District of Columbia— 
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(A) in which the Space Force operates or 
where there are significant space launch or mis-
sion control facilities; and 
(B) active and inactive. 
(2) RESERVE
COMPONENT.—There is estab-
lished a Space National Guard of the United States 
that is the reserve component of the United States 
Space Force all of whose members are members of 
the Space National Guard. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Space National Guard shall 
be composed of the Space National Guard forces of the 
several States and Territories, Puerto Rico and the Dis-
trict of Columbia— 
(1) in which the Space Force operates or where 
there are significant space launch or mission control 
facilities; and 
(2) active and inactive. 
SEC. 922. NO EFFECT ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by 
this subtitle, shall be construed to authorize or require the 
relocation of any facility, infrastructure, or military instal-
lation of the Space National Guard or Air National Guard. 
SEC. 923. IMPLEMENTATION OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Except as specifically provided 
by this subtitle, the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief 
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of the National Guard Bureau shall implement this sub-
title, and the amendments made by this subtitle, not later 
than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually for the 
five subsequent years, the Secretary of the Air Force, 
Chief of the Space Force and Chief of the National Guard 
Bureau shall jointly provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing on the status of the implementation 
of the Space National Guard pursuant to this subtitle and 
the amendments made by this subtitle. This briefing shall 
address the current missions, operations and activities, 
personnel requirements and status, and budget and fund-
ing requirements and status of the Space National Guard, 
and such other matters with respect to the implementation 
and operation of the Space National Guard as the Sec-
retary and the Chiefs jointly determine appropriate to 
keep Congress fully and currently informed on the status 
of the implementation of the Space National Guard. 
SEC. 924. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND CLARIFICA-
TION OF AUTHORITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(A) in section 101— 
(i) in subsection (c)— 
(I) by redesignating paragraphs 
(6) and (7) as paragraphs (8) and 
(9), respectively; and 
(II) by inserting after paragraph 
(5) the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) The term ‘Space National Guard’ means 
that part of the organized militia of the several 
States and territories, Puerto Rico, and the District 
Of Columbia, active and inactive, that— 
‘‘(A) is a space force; 
‘‘(B) is trained, and has its officers ap-
pointed under the sixteenth clause of section 8, 
article I of the Constitution; 
‘‘(C) is organized, armed, and equipped 
wholly or partly at Federal expense; and 
‘‘(D) is federally recognized. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘Space National Guard of the 
United States’ means the reserve component of the 
Space Force all of whose members are members of 
the Space National Guard.’’; and 
(B) in section 10101— 
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(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by inserting ‘‘the following’’ before the 
colon; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) The Space National Guard of the United 
States.’’. 
(2) TITLE 32, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 
101 of title 32, United States Code is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(8) 
through (19) as paragraphs (10) and (21), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) The term ‘Space National Guard’ means 
that part of the organized militia of the several 
States and territories, Puerto Rico, and the District 
Of Columbia, in which the Space Force operates, ac-
tive and inactive, that— 
‘‘(A) is a space force; 
‘‘(B) is trained, and has its officers ap-
pointed under the sixteenth clause of section 8, 
article I of the Constitution; 
‘‘(C) is organized, armed, and equipped 
wholly or partly at Federal expense; and 
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‘‘(D) is federally recognized. 
‘‘(9) The term ‘Space National Guard of the 
United States’ means the reserve component of the 
Space Force all of whose members are members of 
the Space National Guard.’’. 
(b) RESERVE COMPONENTS.—Chapter 1003 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tions: 
‘‘§ 10115. Space National Guard of the United States: 
composition 
‘‘The Space National Guard of the United States is 
the reserve component of the Space Force that consists 
of— 
‘‘(1) federally recognized units and organiza-
tions of the Space National Guard; and 
‘‘(2) members of the Space National Guard who 
are also Reserves of the Space Force. 
‘‘§ 10116. Space National Guard: when a component of 
the Space Force 
‘‘The Space National Guard while in the service of 
the United States is a component of the Space Force. 
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‘‘§ 10117. Space National Guard of the United States: 
status when not in Federal service 
‘‘When not on active duty, members of the Space Na-
tional Guard of the United States shall be administered, 
armed, equipped, and trained in their status as members 
of the Space National Guard.’’; and 
(2) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter, by adding at the end the following new 
items: 
‘‘10115. Space National Guard of the United States: composition. 
‘‘10116. Space National Guard: when a component of the Space Force. 
‘‘10117. Space National Guard of the United States: status when not in Federal 
service.’’. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 
the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
amounts of authorizations made available to the De-
partment of Defense in this division for fiscal year 
2023 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 
year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of au-
thorizations so transferred shall be merged with and 
be available for the same purposes as the authoriza-
tion to which transferred. 
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(2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the total amount of authorizations that 
the Secretary may transfer under the authority of 
this section may not exceed $6,000,000,000. 
(3) EXCEPTION
FOR
TRANSFERS
BETWEEN 
MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS.—A trans-
fer of funds between military personnel authoriza-
tions under title IV shall not be counted toward the 
dollar limitation in paragraph (2). 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by sub-
section (a) to transfer authorizations— 
(1) may only be used to provide authority for 
items that have a higher priority than the items 
from which authority is transferred; and 
(2) may not be used to provide authority for an 
item that has been denied authorization by Con-
gress. 
(c) EFFECT
ON
AUTHORIZATION
AMOUNTS.—A 
transfer made from one account to another under the au-
thority of this section shall be deemed to increase the 
amount authorized for the account to which the amount 
is transferred by an amount equal to the amount trans-
ferred. 
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(d) NOTICE
TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 1002. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
SEC. 1003. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO ENLISTED 
PERSONNEL SUBSISTENCE. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of De-
fense should establish clear and consistent definitions of 
key terms for use in reporting budgetary and financial in-
formation related to enlisted personnel subsistence. This 
information should be provided to Congress as part of the 
Department of Defense budget justification materials re-
lating to military personnel. 
SEC. 1004. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE COR-
RECTIVE ACTION PLANS REVIEW PROCESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Deputy Chief Fi-
nancial Officer should incorporate appropriate steps to im-
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prove its corrective action plans review process, including 
notices of findings and recommendations are appropriately 
linked to the correct corrective action plans to address 
such notices. The Deputy Chief Financial Officer should 
also update Department of Defense guidance to instruct 
the Department and components of the Department to 
document root cause analysis when needed to address defi-
ciencies auditors identified. The Deputy Chief Financial 
Officer must provide a briefing to the relevant congres-
sional committees on the efforts of the Department of De-
fense to link notices of findings and recommendations with 
the correct corrective action plans. 
SEC. 1005. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE FRAUD 
REDUCTION TASK FORCE. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Deputy Chief Fi-
nancial Officer should ensure that the Secretary of De-
fense designates all representatives to the Fraud Reduc-
tion Task Force as quickly as possible. 
Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 
SEC. 1011. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT A UNI-
FIED 
COUNTERDRUG 
AND 
COUNTERTER-
RORISM CAMPAIGN IN COLOMBIA. 
Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 
108–375; 118 Stat. 2042), as most recently amended by 
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SEC. 1022. NUMBER OF NAVY OPERATIONAL AMPHIBIOUS 
SHIPS. 
Section 8062 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) The naval combat forces of the Navy shall in-
clude not less than 31 operational amphibious ships, com-
prised of LSD–41 class ships, LSD–49 class ships, LPD– 
17 class ships, LPD–17 Flight II class ships, LHD–1 
class ships, LHA–6 Flight 0 class ships, and LHA–6 
Flight I class ships. For purposes of this subsection, an 
operational amphibious ship includes an amphibious ship 
that is temporarily unavailable for worldwide deployment 
due to routine or scheduled maintenance or repair.’’. 
SEC. 1023. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR 
INACTIVATION OF LANDING DOCK SHIPS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 
for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex-
pended to retire, prepare to retire, inactivate, or place in 
storage any of the following ships: 
(1) USS Germantown (LSD-42). 
(2) USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44). 
(3) USS Tortuga (LSD-46). 
(4) USS Ashland (LSD-48). 
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SEC. 1024. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR 
INACTIVATION OF GUIDED MISSILE CRUIS-
ERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), none of 
the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the De-
partment of Defense may be obligated or expended to re-
tire, prepare to retire, inactivate, or place in storage more 
than four guided missile cruisers. 
(b) USS VICKSBURG.—The USS Vicksburg may not 
be retired, prepared to retire, inactivated, or placed in 
storage pursuant to subsection (a). 
SEC. 1025. BUSINESS CASE ANALYSES ON DISPOSITION OF 
CERTAIN GOVERNMENT-OWNED DRY-DOCKS. 
(a) AFDM-10.—Not later than March 1, 2023, the 
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees the results of a business case analysis 
under which the Secretary shall present a comparison of 
the following four options for Auxiliary Floating Dock, 
Medium-10 in Seattle, Washington (in this section re-
ferred to as ‘‘AFDM-10’’): 
(1) The continued use of AFDM-10, in the 
same location and under the same lease authorities 
in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(2) The relocation and use of AFDM-10 in al-
ternate locations under the same lease authorities in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) The relocation and use of AFDM-10 in al-
ternate locations under alternative lease authorities. 
(4) The conveyance of AFDM-10 at a fair mar-
ket rate to an appropriate non-Government entity 
with expertise in the non-nuclear ship repair indus-
try. 
(b) GRAVING DOCK AT NAVAL BASE, SAN DIEGO.— 
Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees the 
results of a business case analysis under which the Sec-
retary shall present a comparison of the following two op-
tions for the Government-owned graving dock at Naval 
Base San Diego, California: 
(1) The continued use of such graving dock, in 
accordance with the utilization strategy described in 
the May 25, 2022 report to Congress entitled ‘‘Navy 
Dry Dock Strategy for Surface Ship Maintenance 
and Repair’’. 
(2) The lease of such graving dock to an appro-
priate non-Government entity with expertise in the 
non-nuclear ship repair industry. 
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SEC. 1026. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RETIRE-
MENT OF LEGACY MARITIME MINE COUNTER-
MEASURES PLATFORMS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of the Navy may not obligate or expend 
funds to discontinue or prepare to discontinue, including 
by making a substantive reduction in training and oper-
ational employment, the Marine Mammal System pro-
gram, that has been used, or is currently being used, for— 
(1) port security at Navy bases, known as 
Mark-6 systems; or 
(2) mine search capabilities, known as Mark-7 
systems. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Navy may waive 
the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary, with 
the concurrence of the Director of Operational Test and 
Evaluation, certifies in writing to the congressional de-
fense committees that the Secretary has— 
(1) identified a replacement capability and the 
necessary quantity of such capability to meet all 
operational requirements currently being met by the 
Marine Mammal System program, including a de-
tailed explanation of such capability and quantity; 
(2) achieved initial operational capability of all 
capabilities referred to in paragraph (1), including a 
detailed explanation of such achievement; and 
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(3) deployed a sufficient quantity of capabilities 
referred to in paragraph (1) that have achieved ini-
tial operational capability to continue to meet or ex-
ceed all operational requirements currently being 
met by Marine Mammal System program, including 
a detailed explanation of such deployment. 
SEC. 1027. DEADLINE FOR 75 PERCENT MANNING FILL FOR 
SHIPS UNDERGOING NUCLEAR REFUELING 
OR DEFUELING. 
By not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary 
of the Navy shall ensure that the manning fill for each 
ship undergoing nuclear refueling or defueling, and any 
concurrent complex overhaul, is not less than— 
(1) 75 percent overall; and 
(2) 75 percent for enlisted grades E-6 and 
above. 
SEC. 1028. PROHIBITION ON DEACTIVATION OF NAVY COM-
BAT DOCUMENTATION DETACHMENT 206. 
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 expended to deactivate, 
or prepare to deactivate Navy Combat Documentation De-
tachment 206. 
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SEC. 1029. WITHHOLDING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION 
ABOUT SUNKEN MILITARY CRAFTS. 
Section 1406 of the Sunken Military Craft Act (title 
XIV of Public Law 108–375; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: (j) 
‘‘(j) WITHHOLDING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.— 
Pursuant to subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B) of section 
552(b)(3) of title 5 United States Code, the Secretary con-
cerned may withhold from public disclosure information 
and data about the location or character of a sunken mili-
tary craft under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, if such 
disclosure would increase the risk of the unauthorized dis-
turbance of one or more sunken military craft.’’. 
SEC. 1030. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR 
INACTIVATION OF EXPEDITIONARY TRANS-
FER DOCK SHIPS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 
for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex-
pended to retire, prepare to retire, inactivate, or place in 
storage the following ships: 
(1) ESD-1. 
(2) ESD-2. 
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SEC. 1031. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR 
INACTIVATION OF LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 
for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex-
pended to retire, prepare to retire, inactivate, or place in 
storage more than four Littoral Combat Ships. 
SEC. 1032. BRIEFING ON FIELDING OF SPEIR ON ALL SUR-
FACE COMBATANT VESSELS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide 
to the congressional defense committees a briefing on an 
assessment, including cost, of fielding SPEIR on all sur-
face combatant vessels. 
SEC. 1033. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE AWARD 
CONTRACT-MULTI ORDER CONTRACTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 2023, 
the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a comprehensive report on the 
effects of Multiple Award Contract-multi Order con-
tracting (in this section referred to as ‘‘MAC-MO’’) on 
battle force ship availability and maintenance costs. 
(b) MATTERS FOR INCLUSION.—The report required 
by subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) An analysis plan for the MAC-MO strategy. 
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(2) Lessons learned from the MAC-MO strategy 
implementation. 
(3) A description of the effects of competition 
opportunities following the shift to MAC-MO. 
(4) An identification of best practices from the 
previous Multi-ship Multi-Option strategy that have 
been identified and applied to the MAC-MO strat-
egy. 
(5) An assessment of current perform-to-plan 
metrics and how such metrics have influenced ongo-
ing contracting processes. 
(6) An assessment of MAC-MO strategy on 
ship maintenance availabilities. 
(7) An assessment of ship maintenance work-
load predictability under the MAC-MO strategy. 
(8) An identification of any planned changes to 
account for schedule delays. 
(9) An assessment of possible maintenance 
delays due to contract award processing that cross 
fiscal years. 
SEC. 1034. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REGARDING 
PENDING RETIREMENT OF NAVAL VESSELS 
VIABLE FOR ARTIFICIAL REEFING. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of the Navy should explore and 
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solicit artificial reefing opportunities with appropriate en-
tities for any naval vessel planned for retirement before 
initiating any plans to dispose of the vessel. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days before the re-
tirement from the Naval Vessel Register of any naval ves-
sel that is a viable candidate for artificial reefing, the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives notice of the pending retirement of such vessel. 
SEC. 1034A. AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR SHIP REPAIR 
WORK TO NON-HOMEPORT SHIPYARDS TO 
MEET SURGE CAPACITY. 
Section 8669a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) In order to meet surge capacity, the Secretary 
of the Navy may solicit proposals from, and award con-
tracts for ship repair to, non-homeport shipyards that oth-
erwise meet the requirements of the Navy for ship repair 
work.’’. 
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Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
SEC. 1035. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 
OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or other-
wise made available for the Department of Defense may 
be used during the period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2023, 
to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of 
any individual detained in the custody or under the control 
of the Department of Defense at United States Naval Sta-
tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control 
of any country, or any entity within such country, as fol-
lows: 
(1) Libya. 
(2) Somalia. 
(3) Syria. 
(4) Yemen. 
(5) Afghanistan. 
SEC. 1036. REPORT ON THREAT POSED BY DOMESTIC TER-
RORISTS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the officials specified in 
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subsection (c), shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that includes an evaluation of the na-
ture and extent of the domestic terror threat and domestic 
terrorist groups. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) describe the manner in which domestic ter-
ror activity is tracked and reported; 
(2) identify all known domestic terror groups, 
whether formal in nature or loosely affiliated 
ideologies, including groups motivated by a belief 
system of white supremacy such as the Proud Boys 
and Boogaloo; 
(3) include a breakdown of the ideology of each 
group; and 
(4) describe the efforts of such groups, if any, 
to infiltrate or target domestic constitutionally pro-
tected activity by citizens for cooption or to carry 
out attacks, and the number of individuals associ-
ated or affiliated with each group that engages in 
such efforts. 
(c) OFFICIALS SPECIFIED.—The officials specified in 
this subsection are the following: 
(1) The Director of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation 
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(2) The Under Secretary of Homeland Security 
for Intelligence and Analysis. 
(3) The Director of National Intelligence. 
SEC. 1037. CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS RECORDS 
OF RECIPIENTS OF SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OP-
ERATIONS TO COMBAT TERRORISM. 
Section 127e of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2) by adding at the end of 
the following new subparagraph— 
‘‘(D) The processes through which the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, shall ensure that, prior to a decision to 
provide any support to foreign forces, irregular 
forces, groups, or individuals, full consideration 
is given to any credible information available to 
the Department of State relating to violations 
of human rights by such entities.’’. 
(2) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ‘‘, 
including the promotion of good governance and 
rule of law and the protection of civilians and 
human rights’’ before the period at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (I)— 
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(i) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘or violations of the laws of 
armed conflict, including the Geneva Con-
ventions of 1949, including—’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new clauses: 
‘‘(i) vetting units receiving such sup-
port for violations of human rights; 
‘‘(ii) providing human rights training 
to units receiving such support; and 
‘‘(iii) providing for the investigation of 
allegations of gross violations of human 
rights and termination of such support in 
cases of credible information of such viola-
tions.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) A description of the human rights 
record of the recipient, including for purposes 
of section 362 of this title, and any relevant at-
tempts by such recipient to remedy such 
record.’’; 
(3) in subsection (i)(3) by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(I) An assessment of how support pro-
vided under this section advances United States 
national security priorities and aligns with 
other United States Government efforts to ad-
dress underlying risk factors of terrorism and 
violent extremism, including repression, human 
rights abuses, and corruption.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(j) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—(1) Except 
as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), no funds may be 
used to provide support to any foreign forces, irregular 
forces, groups, or individuals if the Secretary of Defense 
has credible information that the unit has committed a 
gross violation of human rights. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense, after consultation 
with the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition 
under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the 
waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances. 
‘‘(3) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not 
apply with respect to the foreign forces, irregular forces, 
groups, or individuals of a country if the Secretary of De-
fense determines that— 
‘‘(A) the government of such country has taken 
all necessary corrective steps; or 
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‘‘(B) the support is necessary to assist in dis-
aster relief operations or other humanitarian or na-
tional security emergencies. 
‘‘(k) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to constitute a specific statutory authoriza-
tion for any of the following: 
‘‘(1) The conduct of a covert action, as such 
term is defined in section 503(e) of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093). 
‘‘(2) The introduction of United States armed 
forces, within the meaning of section 5(b) of the 
War Powers Resolution, into hostilities or into situa-
tions wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the 
circumstances. 
‘‘(3) The provision of support to regular forces, 
irregular forces, groups, or individuals for the con-
duct of operations that United States Special Oper-
ations Forces are not otherwise legally authorized to 
conduct themselves. 
‘‘(4) The conduct or support of activities, di-
rectly or indirectly, that are inconsistent with the 
laws of armed conflict.’’. 
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SEC. 1038. CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS RECORDS 
OF RECIPIENTS OF SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OP-
ERATIONS FOR IRREGULAR WARFARE. 
Section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1639) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end 
of the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) The processes through which the Sec-
retary shall, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, ensure that prior to a decision to pro-
vide support to individual members or units of 
foreign forces, irregular forces, or groups in a 
foreign country full consideration is given to 
any credible information available to the De-
partment of State relating to gross violations of 
human rights by such individuals or units.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2) of such section— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as 
subparagraph (H); and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (F) 
the following new subparagraph (G): 
‘‘(G) A description of the human rights 
record of the recipient, including for purposes 
of section 362 of title 10, United States Code, 
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and any relevant attempts by such recipient to 
remedy such record.’’; 
(3) in subsection (h)(3), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) An assessment of how support pro-
vided under this section advances United States 
national security priorities and aligns with 
other United States Government interests in 
countries in which activities under the authority 
in this section are ongoing.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
(j); and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol-
lowing new subsection (i): 
‘‘(i) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (3), no funds may be used to provide 
support to any individual member or unit of a for-
eign force, irregular force, or group in a foreign 
country if the Secretary of Defense has credible in-
formation that such individual or unit has com-
mitted a gross violation of human rights. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 
Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of 
State, may waive the prohibition under paragraph 
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(1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver is re-
quired by extraordinary circumstances. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under para-
graph (1) shall not apply with respect to individual 
members or units of such foreign forces, irregular 
forces, or groups if the Secretary of Defense, after 
consultation with the Secretary of State, determines 
that— 
‘‘(A) the government of such country has 
taken all necessary corrective steps; or 
‘‘(B) the support is necessary to assist in 
disaster relief operations or other humanitarian 
or national security emergencies.’’. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
Authorities and Limitations 
SEC. 1041. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR HUMANI-
TARIAN DEMINING ASSISTANCE AND STOCK-
PILED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) LOCATION OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 407 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘carry out’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘provide’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘in a country’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to a country’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘in 
which the activities are to be carried out’’ and 
inserting ‘‘to which the assistance is to be pro-
vided’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in which’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘to which’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘carried out’’ and in-
serting ‘‘provided’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘carried 
out in’’ and inserting ‘‘provided to’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in which’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘to which’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘carried out’’ and in-
serting ‘‘provided’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘in car-
rying out such assistance in each such country’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in providing such assistance to 
each such country’’. 
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(b) EXPENSES.—Subsection (c) of such section 407 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) Travel, transportation, and subsistence ex-
penses of foreign personnel to attend training pro-
vided by the Department of Defense under this sec-
tion.’’; and 
(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(3), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Subsection (d) of such section 407, as 
amended by subsection (a)(2) of this section, is further 
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by strik-
ing ‘‘include in the annual report under section 401 of 
this title a separate discussion of’’ and inserting ‘‘submit 
to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 
on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives a report on’’. 
SEC. 1042. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR RECENTLY SEPA-
RATED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IMPROVEMENTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), beginning on the date on which a cov-
ered individual separates from the Armed Forces or 
the Department of Defense (as the case may be), if 
the Secretary of Defense determines that the covered 
individual held a security clearance immediately 
prior to such separation and requires a security 
clearance of an equal or lower level for employment 
as a covered contractor, the Secretary shall— 
(A) during the one-year period following 
such date, treat the previously held security 
clearance as an active security clearance for 
purposes of such employment; and 
(B) during the two-year period following 
the conclusion of the period specified in sub-
paragraph (A), ensure that the adjudication of 
any request submitted by the covered employee 
for the reactivation of the previously held secu-
rity clearance for purposes of such employment 
is completed by not later than 180 days after 
the date of such submission. 
(2) COAST GUARD.—In the case of a member of 
the Armed Forces who is a member of the Coast 
Guard, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
paragraph (1) in consultation with the Secretary of 
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the Department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall not 
apply with respect to a covered individual— 
(A) whose previously held security clear-
ance is, or was as of the date of separation of 
the covered individual, under review as a result 
of one or more potentially disqualifying factors 
or conditions that have not been fully inves-
tigated or mitigated; or 
(B) in the case of a member of the Armed 
Forces, who separated from the Armed Forces 
under other than honorable conditions. 
(2) CLARIFICATION OF REVIEW EXCEPTION.— 
The exception specified in paragraph (1)(A) shall 
not apply with respect to a routine periodic reinves-
tigation or a continuous vetting investigation in 
which no potentially disqualifying factors or condi-
tions have been found. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered contractor’’ means an 
individual who is employed by an entity that carries 
out work under a contract with the Department of 
Defense or an element of the intelligence community. 
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(2) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means a 
former member of the Armed Forces or a former ci-
vilian employee of the Department of Defense. 
(3) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
SEC. 1043. SUBMISSION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY 
IN UNCLASSIFIED FORM. 
Section 113(g)(1)(D) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘in classified form with an unclas-
sified summary.’’ and inserting ‘‘in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex.’’. 
SEC. 1044. COMMON ACCESS CARDS FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE FACILITIES FOR CERTAIN CON-
GRESSIONAL STAFF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop processes and procedures under which the Sec-
retary shall issue common access cards to staff of the con-
gressional defense committees who need such access to fa-
cilitate the performance of required congressional over-
sight activities. Such common access cards shall provide 
such staff with access to all Department of Defense instal-
lations and facilities. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall imple-
ment the processes and procedures developed under sub-
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section (a) by not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(c) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense com-
mittees an interim briefing on the status of the processes 
and procedures required to be developed under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 1045. INTRODUCTION OF ENTITIES IN TRANSACTIONS 
CRITICAL TO NATIONAL SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may fa-
cilitate the introduction of entities for the purpose of dis-
cussing a covered transaction that the Secretary has deter-
mined is in the national security interests of the United 
States. 
(b) COVERED TRANSACTION DEFINED.—The term 
‘‘covered transaction’’ means a transaction that the Sec-
retary has reason to believe would likely involve an entity 
affiliated with a strategic competitor unless an alternative 
transaction were to occur. 
SEC. 1046. REPOSITORY OF LOCAL NATIONALS WORKING 
FOR OR ON BEHALF OF FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT IN THEATER OF COMBAT OPERATIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
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(1) there are well documented administrative 
issues with current and former Special Immigrant 
Visa programs that significantly increase the appli-
cation timeline and impact applicants seeking to 
verify their eligibly for these programs; 
(2) administrative issues such a verification of 
employment, characterization of service, personnel 
data, and biographical data needed for employment 
by a local national employee but not centrally main-
tained should not be a barrier for an applicant who 
has put themselves or their family at risk by pro-
viding faithful and valuable service in support the 
United States Government; 
(3) upon studying existing databases within the 
federal government, none meet the requirement that 
would provide a centralized database that all federal 
departments and agencies could utilize to ensure 
that in the future, eligible applicants do not have ap-
plications delayed or denied due to missing adminis-
trative data; 
(4) the creation of such a database, exercising 
current privacy data control policies, would stream-
line the application process and provide independent 
and centralized verification that an applicant is in-
deed eligible for the program; and 
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(5) Special Immigrant Visa programs are con-
sistent with our national values, and therefore, it is 
an obligation to make sure the accurate data nec-
essary to verify and complete these applications ex-
peditiously is available when needed. 
(b) DATABASE.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall establish 
and maintain a database listing all foreign nationals work-
ing for the United States Government or any contractor 
or subcontractor (at any tier) of the Department of De-
fense, the Department of State, or any other agency or 
instrumentality of the Executive branch in a theater of 
combat operations. This section and the requirements of 
this section shall be carried out consistent with the Privacy 
Act of 1974. 
(c) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
database 
established 
under subsection (b) shall be electronic and searchable, 
and shall include, with respect to each foreign national so 
listed, the following: 
(1) Full name and date of birth. 
(2) Contact information. 
(3) Local national or State ID Number. 
(4) Passport number, if applicable. 
(5) Job location. 
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(6) The component of Government or con-
tractor contact information. 
(7) Start and end dates, total length of service, 
and whether the foreign national has met the length 
of service requirement for the Special Immigrant 
Visa program in that country, if applicable. 
(8) A thorough description of work duties and 
the location where duties were performed. 
(9) Any other information the Secretary of De-
fense or Secretary of State deems appropriate. 
(d) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense, Sec-
retary of State, the head of any other agency or instru-
mentality of the Executive branch, and each contractor or 
subcontractor (at any tier) of the Department of Defense, 
the Department of State, or such other agency or instru-
mentality, shall provide to any foreign national employee 
in the database established under subsection (b), at the 
end of each year of employment with the Government, con-
tractor, or subcontractor (at any tier) (as the case may 
be) and on the date such employment terminates, a writ-
ten certification regarding such employee’s total length of 
service. 
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SEC. 1047. TRANSFERS AND PAY OF NONAPPROPRIATED 
FUND EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall update policies and procedures, as needed, to expe-
dite the process for interservice transfers of non-
appropriated fund employees. The Secretary shall provide 
an update to the appropriate committees on the comple-
tion of such updates. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a re-
port to the congressional defense committees on the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The impact of the change on the processing 
time for transfers of nonappropropriated fund em-
ployees 
between 
nonappropriated 
fund 
instrumentaliteis in different military services. 
(2) The impact of the changes on the proc-
essing time for reinstatement of nonappropriated 
fund employees to a nonappropriated fund instru-
mentality in a military service that is different from 
the military service where the individual was pre-
viously employed by a nonappropriated fund instru-
mentality. 
(3) The impact of the changes on recruitment 
and retention of nonappropriated fund employees in 
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general and specifically for nonappropriated fund 
employees of military child development centers. 
SEC. 1048. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT TRAINING PIPELINE 
BETWEEN UNITED STATES NAVY AND ROYAL 
AUSTRALIAN NAVY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the AUKUS partnership between Australia, 
the United Kingdom, and the United States presents 
a significant opportunity to enhance security co-
operation in the Indo-Pacific region; 
(2) parties to the AUKUS partnership should 
work expeditiously to implement a strategic roadmap 
to successfully deliver capabilities outlined in the 
agreement; 
(3) the United States should engage with indus-
try partners to develop a comprehensive under-
standing of the requirements needed to increase ca-
pacity and capability; 
(4) Australia should continue to expand its in-
dustrial base to support production and delivery of 
future capabilities; 
(5) the delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine 
to the Government of Australia would require the 
appropriate training and development of future com-
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manding officers to operate such submarines for the 
Royal Australian Navy; and 
(6) in order to uphold the stewardship of the 
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, the Secretary of 
Defense should work to coordinate an exchange pro-
gram to integrate and train Australian sailors for 
the operation and maintenance of nuclear-powered 
submarines. 
(b) EXCHANGE PROGRAM.—The Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall 
carry out an exchange program for Australian submarine 
officers during 2023 and each subsequent year. Under the 
program, each year, a minimum of two Australian sub-
marine officers shall be selected to participate in the pro-
gram. Each such participant shall— 
(1) receive training in the Navy Nuclear Pro-
pulsion School; 
(2) following such training and by not later 
than July 1 of the year of participation, enroll in the 
Submarine Office Basic Course; and 
(3) following completion of such course, be as-
signed to duty on an operational United States sub-
marine at sea. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
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shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on a notional exchange program for Australian sub-
marine officers that includes initial, follow-on, and recur-
ring training that could be provided to Australian sub-
marine officers in order prepare such officers for com-
mand of nuclear-powered Australian submarines. 
SEC. 1049. INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES IN RESPONSE 
TO 
RUSSIA’S 
FURTHER 
INVASION 
OF 
UKRAINE. 
The Inspector General of the Department of Defense 
Inspector General shall carry out comprehensive oversight 
and conduct reviews, audits, investigations, and inspec-
tions of the activities conducted by the Department of De-
fense in response to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, 
initiated on February 24, 2022, including military assist-
ance provided to Ukraine by the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 1050. CONSULTATION OF CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE 
COMMITTEES IN PREPARATION OF NATIONAL 
DEFENSE STRATEGY. 
Section 113(g)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(D) 
through (F) as subparagraphs (E) through (G), re-
spectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (D): 
‘‘(D) In addressing the matters referred to in sub-
paragraph (B)(i) and (ii), the Secretary may seek the ad-
vice and views of the congressional defense committees, 
through the Chair and Ranking Members of the congres-
sional defense committees. The congressional defense com-
mittees, through the Chair and Ranking Member of the 
congressional defense committees, may submit their advice 
and views to the Secretary in writing. Any such written 
views shall be published as an annex to the national de-
fense strategy.’’. 
SEC. 1051. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR AERIAL 
FUMIGATION IN COLOMBIA. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2022 may be used to di-
rectly conduct, support, assist, or contribute to the per-
formance of the aerial fumigation of crops in Colombia. 
SEC. 1052. ASSESSMENT OF SUICIDE RISK AT MILITARY IN-
STALLATIONS. 
(a) PROCEDURE.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness and in collaboration with the Defense Suicide 
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Prevention Office. shall establish a procedure for assessing 
suicide risk at military installations. 
(b) REPORT.— Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the strategy and procedure for assessing suicide 
risk at military installations. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1061. BRIEFING ON GLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENT AL-
LOCATION PLAN. 
Section 1074(c) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) For each major modification to global 
force allocation made during the preceding fiscal 
year that deviated from the Global Force Manage-
ment Allocation Plan for that fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) an analysis of the costs of such modi-
fication; 
‘‘(B) an assessment of the risks associated 
with such modification, including strategic 
risks, operational risks, and risks to readiness; 
and 
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(B) A detailed description of— 
(i) any agreement entered into be-
tween China or Russia and country or gov-
ernment in Africa since such date pro-
viding for or enabling the establishment of 
a covered naval facility in Africa; and 
(ii) any efforts by the Department of 
Defense since such date to change force 
posture, deployments, or other activities in 
Africa as a result of current or planned 
covered naval facilities in Africa. 
(C) An updated assessment of— 
(i) the effect that each current cov-
ered naval facility has had on United 
States interests, allies, and partners in and 
around Africa since such date; 
(ii) the effect that each planned cov-
ered naval facility has had on United 
States interests, allies, and partners in and 
around Africa since such date; 
(iii) the policy objectives of China and 
Russia, including new objectives and 
changes to objectives, in establishing cur-
rent and future covered naval facilities at 
the locations identified in the report re-
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and State Diplomacy (in this subsection referred to 
as the ‘Office’). The Department may use a similar 
name at its discretion and upon notification to Con-
gress. 
‘‘(2) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The head of the Office 
shall be the Ambassador-at-Large for City and State 
Diplomacy (in this subsection referred to as the 
‘Ambassador’) or other appropriate senior official. 
The head of the Office shall— 
‘‘(A) be appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) report directly to the Secretary, or 
such other senior official as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate and upon notification to 
Congress. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(A) PRINCIPAL
DUTY.—The principal 
duty of the head of the Office shall be the over-
all coordination (including policy oversight of 
resources) of Federal support for subnational 
engagements by State and municipal govern-
ments with foreign governments. The head of 
the Office shall be the principal adviser to the 
Secretary of State on subnational engagements 
and the principal official on such matters within 
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