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SEC. 808. USE OF FIXED-PRICE TYPE CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN MAJOR 
DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 818 of the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109– 
364) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN LOW-RATE INITIAL 
PRODUCTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The number of low-rate initial produc-
tion lots associated with a major defense acquisition program 
may not be more than one if— 
‘‘(A) the milestone decision authority authorizes the 
use of a fixed-price type contract at the time of a decision 
on Milestone B approval; and 
‘‘(B) the scope of the work of the fixed-price type con-
tract includes both the development and low-rate initial 
production of items for such major defense acquisition pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The limitation in paragraph (1) may be 
waived by the applicable service acquisition executive or a 
designee of such executive if— 
‘‘(A) such waiver authority is not delegated to the level 
of the contracting officer; and 
‘‘(B) written notification of a granted waiver, including 
the associated rationale, is provided to the congressional 
defense committees not later than 30 days after issuance 
of the waiver. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘low-rate initial production’ has the 
meaning given under section 4231 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘milestone decision authority’ has the 
meaning given in section 4211 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘major defense acquisition program’ has 
the meaning given in section 4201 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(D) The term ‘Milestone B approval’ has the meaning 
given in section 4172(e) of title 10, United States Code.’’. 
(b) 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 Regulation and any applicable regulations regarding 
the use of fixed-price type contracts for a major defense acquisition 
program (as defined in section 4201 of title 10, United States 
Code) to carry out this section and the amendments made by 
this section. 
SEC. 809. ACQUISITION REPORTING SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall institute a 
defense acquisition reporting system to replace the requirements 
of section 4351 of title 10, United States Code, as soon as practicable 
but not later than June 30, 2023. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The reporting system required under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) produce the information necessary to carry out the 
actions specified in chapter 325 of title 10, United States Code;
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(2) produce the information necessary to carry out the 
actions specified in sections 4217 and 4311 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2537, 2577); 
(3) incorporate— 
(A) the lessons learned from the demonstration carried 
out under subsection (b) of section 805 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1816); and 
(B) the plans required under subsection (c) of such 
section (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1817); 
(4) provide the congressional defense committees and other 
designated Government entities with access to acquisition 
reporting that is updated on a not less than quarterly basis; 
and 
(5) include such other information and functions as the 
Secretary of Defense determines appropriate to support the 
acquisition reporting needs of the Department of Defense. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Atomic Energy Defense 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 4217(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘or any successor 
system,’’ after ‘‘United States Code,’’; and 
(2) in section 4311(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘or any successor 
system,’’ after ‘‘United States Code,’’. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Con-
tracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
SEC. 811. INCLUSION IN BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIALS OF 
ENHANCED REPORTING ON PROPOSED CANCELLATIONS 
AND MODIFICATIONS TO MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS. 
Section 239c(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as para-
graphs (2) through (5), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) A detailed explanation of the rationale for the proposed 
cancellation or covered modification of the multiyear contract.’’. 
SEC. 812. COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF ACQUISITION 
PROGRAMS AND RELATED EFFORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3072 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘initiatives’’ and 
inserting ‘‘efforts’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘initiatives’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘efforts’’; 
(3) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘through 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘through 2026’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c), in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘INITIATIVES’’ and inserting ‘‘EFFORTS’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 203 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
in the item relating to section 3072 by striking ‘‘initiatives’’ and 
inserting ‘‘efforts’’.
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SEC. 
813. 
EXTENSION 
OF 
DEFENSE 
MODERNIZATION 
ACCOUNT 
AUTHORITY. 
Section 3136 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsection (j). 
SEC. 814. CLARIFICATION TO FIXED-PRICE INCENTIVE CONTRACT REF-
ERENCES. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE INNOVATIVE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS 
AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES USING GENERAL SOLICITATION COMPETI-
TIVE PROCEDURES.—Section 3458(c)(2) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘fixed-price incentive fee contracts’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fixed-price incentive contracts’’. 
(b) CONTRACTOR INCENTIVES TO ACHIEVE SAVINGS AND IMPROVE 
MISSION
PERFORMANCE.—Section 832 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 
U.S.C. 1746 note) is amended by striking ‘‘fixed-price incentive 
fee contracts’’ and inserting ‘‘fixed-price incentive contracts’’. 
SEC. 815. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT IN CONNEC-
TION WITH REQUESTS FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT 
AUTHORITY FOR LARGE DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS. 
Section 3501(i)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘shall include’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘(A) A report’’ and inserting ‘‘shall include in the request a 
report’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B). 
SEC. 816. MODIFICATION OF PROVISION RELATING TO DETERMINA-
TION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WITH UNUSUALLY HAZ-
ARDOUS RISKS. 
Section 1684 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2022 and 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2022 through 2024’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’. 
SEC. 817. MODIFICATION TO PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OR 
PROCUREMENT OF FOREIGN-MADE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 848 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 
U.S.C. 4871 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as sub-
sections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS.—The Secretary of 
Defense may not enter into a contract (or extend or renew a con-
tract) on or after October 1, 2024, with an entity that operates 
(as determined by the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee) equip-
ment from a covered unmanned aircraft system company in the 
performance of a Department of Defense contract.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘the 
restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or procurement’’ 
and inserting ‘‘any restrictions under subsection (a) or (b) if 
the operation, procurement, or contracting action’’; 
(4) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)—
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(A) by inserting ‘‘(or the Secretary’s designee)’’ after 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the restriction’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘basis’’ inserting ‘‘any restrictions under sub-
sections (a) or (b)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘operation or procurement’’ and 
inserting ‘‘operation, procurement, or contracting action’’; 
and 
(5) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The term ‘covered for-
eign country’ means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) the People’s Republic of China. 
‘‘(B) The Russian Federation. 
‘‘(C) The Islamic Republic of Iran. 
‘‘(D) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM COMPANY.—The 
term ‘covered unmanned aircraft system company’ means any 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) Da-Jiang Innovations (or any subsidiary or affil-
iate of Da-Jiang Innovations). 
‘‘(B) Any entity that produces or provides unmanned 
aircraft systems and is included on Consolidated Screening 
List maintained by the International Trade Administration 
of the Department of Commerce. 
‘‘(C) Any entity that produces or provides unmanned 
aircraft systems and— 
‘‘(i) is domiciled in a covered foreign country; or 
‘‘(ii) is subject to unmitigated foreign ownership, 
control or influence by a covered foreign country, as 
determined by the Secretary of Defense unmitigated 
foreign ownership, control or influence in accordance 
with the National Industrial Security Program (or any 
successor to such program).’’. 
(b) POLICY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue 
policy to— 
(1) implement the requirements of section 848 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public 
Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 4871 note), as amended by this section, 
including by establishing a due diligence process for the Depart-
ment of Defense to make determinations required by subsection 
(b) of such section 848 (as amended by this section); and 
(2) establish an appeal process for any offerors or awardees 
with which the Secretary has not entered into a contract or 
has not extended or renewed a contract pursuant to subsection 
(b) of such section 848 (as amended by this section). 
SEC. 818. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE CON-
TRACTING AND PRICING PROCESSES. 
Section 890 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), as most recently 
amended by section 1831(j)(7) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public 
Law 116–238; 134 Stat. 4217), is further amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘of’’ before ‘‘chapter 
271’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘January 2, 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘January 2, 2024’’. 
SEC. 819. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR DISTRIBUTION SUP-
PORT AND SERVICES FOR WEAPONS SYSTEMS CONTRAC-
TORS. 
Section 883 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 4292 note prec.) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘six-year pilot program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘seven-year pilot program’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘six years’’ and inserting 
‘‘seven years’’. 
SEC. 820. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NEVER CONTRACT WITH 
THE ENEMY. 
Subtitle E of title VIII of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 4871 note prec.) is amended— 
(1) in section 841— 
(A) in subsection (i)(1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘2016, 2017, and 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023, 
and annually thereafter’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(C) Specific examples where the authorities under 
this section can not be used to mitigate national security 
threats posed by vendors supporting Department oper-
ations because of the restriction on using such authorities 
only with respect to contingency operations. 
‘‘(D) A description of the policies ensuring that over-
sight of the use of the authorities in this section is effec-
tively carried out by a single office in the Office of the 
Under 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Acquisition 
and 
Sustainment.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (n), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’; and 
(2) in section 842(b)(1), by striking ‘‘2016, 2017, and 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023, 2024, and 2025’’. 
SEC. 821. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO CONDUCT CERTAIN 
REVIEWS. 
Section 847(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘REQUIREMENT.—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘Each request’’ and inserting ‘‘REQUIREMENT.—Each 
request’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2). 
SEC. 822. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE EXTRAOR-
DINARY RELIEF DUE TO INFLATION IMPACTS. 
(a) CONTRACT MODIFICATION AUTHORITY.—The first section of 
Public Law 85–804 (50 U.S.C. 1431) is amended—
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‘‘(e) The authority under subsections (c) and (d) shall be effective 
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and ending 
on December 31, 2023. 
‘‘(f) In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered subcontractor’ means a subcontractor 
who has entered into an eligible subcontract with a prime 
contractor. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘eligible contract’ means a contract awarded 
to a prime contractor by the Secretary of Defense pursuant 
to subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘eligible subcontract’ means a subcontract 
made under an eligible contract to a covered subcontractor.’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of an Act providing appropriations to carry out section 
1 of Public Law 85–804 (50 U.S.C. 1431) (as added by subsection 
(a)), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall issue guidance implementing the authority under 
subsections (b) through (d) of section 1 of Public Law 85–804 (50 
U.S.C. 1431) (as added by subsection (a)). 
Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to 
Acquisition Workforce 
SEC. 831. KEY EXPERIENCES AND ENHANCED PAY AUTHORITY FOR 
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE. 
(a) PARTICIPATION IN THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE TALENT EXCHANGE 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1701a(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (9)(C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) ensure the participation in the public-private talent 
exchange program established under section 1599g of this title 
of up to 250 members of the acquisition workforce in each 
fiscal year.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 1701a(b)(2) of title 
10, United States Code, is further amended by striking ‘‘as 
defined’’ and all that follows through ‘‘this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘as defined in section 3001 of this title’’. 
(b) ENHANCED PAY AUTHORITY FOR POSITIONS IN DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE FIELD ACTIVITIES AND DEFENSE AGENCIES.—Section 
1701b(e)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) NUMBER OF POSITIONS.—The authority in subsection 
(a) may not be used at any one time with respect to— 
‘‘(A) more than five positions, in total, in Department 
of Defense Field Activities and Defense Agencies; 
‘‘(B) more than five positions in the Office of the Sec-
retary of Defense; and 
‘‘(C) more than five positions in each military depart-
ment.’’.
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(c) REPORT ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE TALENT EXCHANGES.—Section 
1599g of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(k) REPORT.—Each member of the acquisition workforce that 
participates in the program established under this section shall, 
upon completion of such participation, submit to the President 
of the Defense Acquisition University for inclusion in the report 
required under section 1746a(e) a description and evaluation of 
such participation.’’. 
SEC. 832. DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY REFORMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1746 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the defense acquisi-
tion university structure includes relevant expert lecturers from 
extramural institutions (as defined in section 1746a(g) of this title), 
industry, or federally funded research and development centers 
to advance acquisition workforce competence regarding commercial 
business interests, acquisition process-related innovations, and 
other relevant leading practices of the private sector.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as para-
graphs (3) and (4), respectively; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘commercial training pro-
viders’’ and inserting ‘‘extramural institutions (as defined in 
section 1746a(g) of this title)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) PRESIDENT APPOINTMENT.—(1) The Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall appoint the Presi-
dent of the Defense Acquisition University. 
‘‘(2) When determining who to appoint under paragraph (1), 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 
shall, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering and the service acquisition executives, 
prioritize highly qualified candidates who demonstrate a combina-
tion of the following: 
‘‘(A) Leadership abilities. 
‘‘(B) Experience using leading practices to develop talent 
in the private sector. 
‘‘(C) Other qualifying factors, including experience with 
and an understanding of the defense acquisition system (as 
defined in section 3001 of this title), an understanding of 
emerging technologies and the defense applications of such 
technologies, experience partnering with States, national 
associations, and academia, and experience with learning tech-
nologies. 
‘‘(3) The term of the President of the Defense Acquisition 
University shall be not more than five years, unless the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment determines 
it necessary to extend the term for up to an additional five years. 
The preceding sentence does not apply to the President of the 
Defense Acquisition University serving on January 1, 2022.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2023, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a plan to modify the defense acquisition university
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structure to comply with section 1746(b)(2) of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended by subsection (a). Such plan shall establish 
a date of not later than March 1, 2026, for such modification 
to be completed. 
SEC. 833. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS. 
Section 2200g of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘For the purposes of’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘establish and maintain’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary 
for Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall establish 
and maintain’’; 
(2) by designating the text of such section, as amended 
by paragraph (1), as subsection (a); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Defense Civilian Training 
Corps is to target critical skills gaps necessary to achieve the 
objectives of the national defense strategies required by section 
113(g) of this title and the national security strategies required 
by section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3043) by preparing students selected for the Defense Civilian 
Training Corps for Department of Defense careers relating to 
acquisition, digital technologies, critical technologies, science, 
engineering, finance, and other civilian occupations determined by 
the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(c) USE OF RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS.—The Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment may leverage the 
resources and programs of the acquisition research organization 
within a civilian college or university that is described under section 
4142(a) of this title (commonly referred to as the ‘Acquisition 
Innovation Research Center’) to carry out the requirements of this 
chapter.’’. 
SEC. 834. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE INCENTIVES RELATING TO 
TRAINING ON, AND AGREEMENTS WITH, CERTAIN START- 
UP BUSINESSES. 
(a) TRAINING.— 
(1) CURRICULA.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Acquisition 
Innovation Research Center shall make recommendations on 
one or more curricula for members of the acquisition workforce 
on financing and operations of start-up businesses, which may 
include the development of new curricula, the modification 
of existing curricula, or the adoption of curricula from another 
agency, academia, or the private sector. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Courses under curricula recommended 
under paragraph (1) shall be offered with varying course lengths 
and level of study. 
(3) INCENTIVES.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
a program to offer incentives to a member of the acquisition 
workforce that completes a curriculum developed, modified, 
or adopted under paragraph (1). 
(4) ADDITIONAL
TRAINING
MATERIALS.—In recommending 
curricula under paragraph (1), the Director of the Acquisition 
Innovation Research Center shall consider and incorporate 
appropriate training materials from university, college, trade- 
school, or private-sector curricula in business, law, or public 
policy.
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(b) EXCHANGES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
a pilot program under which the Secretary shall, in accordance 
with section 1599g of title 10, United States Code, arrange 
for the temporary assignment of— 
(A) one or more members of the acquisition workforce 
to a start-up business; or 
(B) an employee of a start-up business to an office 
of the Department of Defense. 
(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall prioritize for participa-
tion in the pilot program described under paragraph (1)(A) 
members of the acquisition workforce who have completed a 
curriculum required under paragraph (1). 
(3) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may not carry out the 
pilot program authorized by this subsection after the date that 
is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) CONFERENCES.—The Secretary of Defense shall identify 
existing conferences sponsored by the Department of Defense that 
might be expanded to include opportunities for sharing knowledge 
and best practices on software acquisition issues. Such opportunities 
shall maximize participation between members of the acquisition 
workforce, employees of start-up businesses, and investors in start- 
up businesses. 
(d) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a pilot program to test the feasibility of innova-
tive approaches to negotiating and establishing intellectual 
property and data rights in agreements with start-up 
businesses for the procurement of software and software- 
embedded systems. 
(2) AUTHORITY.—To the maximum extent practicable, the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) ensure that a member of the acquisition workforce 
who has completed a curriculum required under subsection 
(a) is able to exercise authority to apply an approach 
described in paragraph (1); and 
(B) provide incentives to such member to exercise such 
authority. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—An approach described in paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) Flexible and tailored requirements relating to the 
acquisition and licensing of intellectual property and data 
rights in the software and software-embedded systems to 
be acquired under the agreement. 
(B) An identification and definition of the technical 
interoperability standards required for such software and 
software-embedded systems. 
(C) Flexible mechanisms for access and delivery of 
code for such software, including documentation of the 
costs and benefits of each such mechanism. 
(4) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may not carry out the 
pilot program authorized by this subsection after the date that 
is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Acquisition Innovation Research Center’’ 
means the acquisition research organization within a civilian
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college or university that is described under section 4142(a) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘acquisition workforce’’ has the meaning given 
in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘start-up business’’ means a small business 
that has been in existence for 5 years or less. 
SEC. 835. CURRICULA ON SOFTWARE ACQUISITIONS AND CYBERSECU-
RITY SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE ACQUISITIONS FOR COV-
ERED INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) CURRICULA.—The President of the Defense Acquisition 
University, shall supplement existing training curricula related to 
software acquisitions and cybersecurity software or hardware 
acquisitions and offer such curricula to covered individuals to 
increase digital literacy related to such acquisitions by developing 
the ability of such covered individuals to use technology to identify, 
critically evaluate, and synthesize data and information related 
to such acquisitions. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Curricula developed pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall provide information on— 
(1) cybersecurity, information technology systems, computer 
networks, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine 
learning, distributed ledger technologies, and quantum tech-
nologies; 
(2) cybersecurity threats and capabilities; 
(3) activities that encompass the full range of threat reduc-
tion, vulnerability reduction, deterrence, incident response, 
resiliency, and recovery policies and activities, including activi-
ties relating to computer network operations, information assur-
ance, military missions, and intelligence missions to the extent 
such activities relate to the security and stability of cyberspace; 
and 
(4) the industry best practices relating to software acquisi-
tions and cybersecurity software or hardware acquisitions. 
(c) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the President 
of the Defense Acquisition University, shall submit to Congress 
a comprehensive plan to implement the curricula developed under 
subsection (a) that includes a comparison with similar existing 
training curricula. Such plan shall include a list of resources 
required for and costs associated with such implementation, 
including— 
(1) curriculum development; 
(2) hiring instructors to teach the curriculum; 
(3) facilities; or 
(4) website development. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one year after the date 
on which the plan described in subsection (d) is submitted to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives, the President of the Defense Acquisition University 
shall offer the curricula developed under subsection (a) to covered 
individuals. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date on which 
the plan described in subsection (d) is submitted to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, 
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the President of 
the Defense Acquisition University, shall submit to Congress a
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report assessing the costs and benefits of requiring all covered 
individuals to complete the curricula developed under subsection 
(a). 
(f) COVERED INDIVIDUALS DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered individuals’’ means an individual serving in a position 
designated under section 1721(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
who is regularly consulted for software acquisitions or cybersecurity 
software or hardware acquisitions. 
SEC. 836. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL IMPERATIVE 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 Sec-
retary of Defense) for training the skilled industrial workers (as 
defined by the Secretary of Defense) that are needed in the defense 
industrial base through the National Imperative for Industrial 
Skills program of the Department of Defense (or a successor pro-
gram). 
(b) PRIORITIES.—In carrying out this section, 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 tradi-
tional workforce development training programs and at the 
scale needed to measurably reduce, as rapidly as possible, the 
shortages of skilled industrial workers in the defense industrial 
base, including modernization of required equipment and 
training curricula; 
(3) recruit skilled industrial workers who are manufac-
turing workers from underrepresented communities; 
(4) provide students and skilled industrial workers with 
the support needed to successfully participate in the defense 
industrial base; 
(5) address the specific manufacturing requirements 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; and 
(6) with respect to Federal workforce development training 
programs in existence on or before the date of the enactment 
of this Act— 
(A) maximize the use of such Federal workforce 
development training programs; or 
(B) expand on the activities of such Federal workforce 
development training programs. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to 
Software and Technology 
SEC. 841. GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES ON THE ACQUISITION OR 
LICENSING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. 
Section 3791 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘department of 
defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of Defense’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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‘‘(c) GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
the 
Under 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Acquisition 
and 
Sustainment, shall develop guidelines and resources on the 
acquisition or licensing of intellectual property, including— 
‘‘(A) intellectual property strategies and other mecha-
nisms supporting the use of modular open system 
approaches (as defined in section 4401(b) of this title); 
‘‘(B) evaluation and negotiation of intellectual property 
licenses in competitive and non-competitive awards; 
‘‘(C) models and best practices for specially negotiated 
licenses, including specially negotiated licenses described 
in section 3774(c) of this title; and 
‘‘(D) definitions, key terms, examples, and case studies 
that clarify differences between— 
‘‘(i) detailed manufacturing and process data; 
‘‘(ii) form, fit, and function data; 
‘‘(iii) data required for operations, maintenance, 
installation, and training; 
‘‘(iv) modular system interfaces (as defined in sec-
tion 4401(b) of this title); and 
‘‘(v) technical data pertaining to an interface 
between an item or process and other items or proc-
esses necessary for the segregation of an item or 
process from, or the reintegration of that item or 
process (or a functionally equivalent item or process) 
with, other items or processes. 
‘‘(2) GUIDELINES
AND
RESOURCES
LIMIT.—The guidelines 
and resources developed under paragraph (1) may not alter 
or affect any authority or duty under this section or section 
1707 of this title. 
‘‘(3) REVIEW AND CONSULTATION.—In developing the guide-
lines and resources described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) review the applicable statutory and regulatory 
history, including among the definitions and key terms 
in section 3771 of this title, to ensure consistency; and 
‘‘(B) regularly consult with appropriate government 
and industry persons and organizations. 
‘‘(4) TRAINING.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
the acquisition workforce receives training on the guidelines 
and resources developed under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 842. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS. 
Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, and any follow-on production contract 
or transaction that is awarded pursuant to subsection (f),’’ 
both places it appears; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph:
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‘‘(C) may be exercised for a transaction for a follow-on 
production contract or transaction that is awarded pursuant 
to subsection (f) and expected to cost the Department of Defense 
in excess of $100,000,000 (including all options) only if a covered 
official— 
‘‘(i) determines in writing that— 
‘‘(I) the requirements of subsection (d) will be met; 
and 
‘‘(II) the use of the authority of this section is 
essential to meet critical national security objectives; 
and 
‘‘(ii) notifies the congressional defense committees in 
writing of the determinations required under clause (i) 
at the time such authority is exercised.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as para-
graphs (2) and (4), respectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated 
by subparagraph (A), the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered official’ means— 
‘‘(A) a service acquisition executive; 
‘‘(B) the Director of the Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency; 
‘‘(C) the Director of the Missile Defense Agency; 
‘‘(D) the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment; or 
‘‘(E) the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering.’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘service acquisition executive’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a) of this title.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)(2), in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘of section 2304 of this title,’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘of chapter 221 of this title and even 
if explicit notification was not listed within the request for 
proposal for the transaction’’. 
SEC. 843. OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY CLARIFICATION. 
Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
section 842, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘military personnel and 
the supporting’’ and inserting ‘‘personnel of the Department 
of Defense or improving’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘prototype project’ includes a project that 
addresses— 
‘‘(A) a proof of concept, model, or process, including 
a business process; 
‘‘(B) reverse engineering to address obsolescence; 
‘‘(C) a pilot or novel application of commercial tech-
nologies for defense purposes; 
‘‘(D) agile development activity; 
‘‘(E) the creation, design, development, or demonstra-
tion of operational utility; or
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‘‘(F) any combination of subparagraphs (A) through 
(E).’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) PILOT AUTHORITY FOR USE OF OTHER TRANSACTIONS FOR 
INSTALLATION OR FACILITY PROTOTYPING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense or the Sec-
retary of a military department may establish a pilot program 
under which the Secretary may, under the authority of this 
section, carry out prototype projects that are directly relevant 
to enhancing the ability of the Department of Defense to proto-
type the design, development, or demonstration of new construc-
tion techniques or technologies to improve military installations 
or facilities (as such terms are defined in section 2801 of this 
title). 
‘‘(2) LIMITS.—In carrying out prototype projects under the 
pilot program established under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) not more than two prototype projects may begin 
to be carried out per fiscal year under such pilot program; 
and 
‘‘(B) the aggregate value of all transactions entered 
into 
under 
such 
pilot 
program 
may 
not 
exceed 
$200,000,000. 
‘‘(3) SUNSET.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the authority to carry out prototype projects under 
the pilot program established under paragraph (1) shall 
terminate on September 30, 2025. 
‘‘(B) ONGOING PROJECT EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply with respect to prototype projects being 
carried out under the pilot program established under para-
graph (1) on the date described in subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 844. PRIZES FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS. 
Section 4025 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘that have’’ and inserting ‘‘that—’’ 
‘‘(1) have’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Defense.’’ and inserting ‘‘Defense; or’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) demonstrate management practices that improve the 
schedule or performance, reduce the costs, or otherwise support 
the transition of technology into acquisition programs or oper-
ational use.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘of research results, tech-
nology developments, and prototypes’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘to acquire, support, or 
stimulate basic, advanced and applied research, technology 
development, or prototype projects’’; 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘section 2304’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 221’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g)(2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following 
new subparagraphs:
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‘‘(B) if applicable, a summary of the management prac-
tice that contributed to an improvement to schedule or 
performance or a reduction in cost relating to the transition 
of technology; 
‘‘(C) an identification of any program executive officer 
(as defined in section 1737 of this title) responsible for 
implementation or oversight of research results, technology 
development, prototype development, or management prac-
tices (as applicable) for which an award was made under 
this section, and a brief summary of lessons learned by 
such program executive officer in carrying out such 
implementation or oversight;’’. 
SEC. 845. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION FOR PILOT PROGRAM TO 
ACCELERATE THE PROCUREMENT AND FIELDING OF 
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 834 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1835; 10 U.S.C. 4061 
note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall notify the congressional defense committees within 30 days 
after funding has been provided for a proposal selected for an 
award under the pilot program established under this section.’’. 
SEC. 846. REPORT ON SOFTWARE DELIVERY TIMES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until December 
31, 2028, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment, in consultation with the Chief Information Officer 
of the Department of Defense and the Chief Digital and Artificial 
Intelligence Officer, shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the following: 
(1) A description of covered software delivered during the 
fiscal year preceding the date of the report that is being devel-
oped using iterative development, including a description of 
the capabilities delivered for operational use. 
(2) For such covered software not developed using iterative 
development, an explanation for not using iterative develop-
ment and a description of the development method used. 
(3) For such covered software being developed using 
iterative development, the frequency with which capabilities 
of such covered software were delivered, disaggregated as fol-
lows: 
(A) Covered software for which capabilities were deliv-
ered during period of less than three months. 
(B) Covered software for which capabilities were deliv-
ered during period of more than three months and less 
than six months. 
(C) Covered software for which capabilities were deliv-
ered during period of more than six months and less than 
nine months. 
(D) Covered software for which capabilities were deliv-
ered during period of more than nine months and less 
than 12 months.
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(4) With respect to covered software described in paragraph 
(3) for which capabilities of such covered software were not 
delivered in fewer than 12 months, an explanation of why 
such delivery was not possible. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
Officer’’ means— 
(A) the official designated as the Chief Digital and 
Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense 
pursuant to the memorandum of the Secretary of Defense 
titled ‘‘Establishment of the Chief Digital and Artificial 
Intelligence Officer’’ dated December 8, 2021; or 
(B) if there is no official designated as such Officer, 
the official within the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
with primary responsibility for digital and artificial intel-
ligence matters. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered software’’ means software that is 
being developed that— 
(A) was acquired using a software acquisition pathway 
established under section 800 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116– 
92); or 
(B) is a covered defense business system, as defined 
in section 2222(i) of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘iterative development’’ has the meaning given 
the term ‘‘agile or iterative development’’ in section 891 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
(Public Law 10 115–91; 131 Stat. 1509; 10 U.S.C. 1746 note). 
Subtitle E—Industrial Base Matters 
SEC. 851. MODIFICATION TO THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUS-
TRIAL BASE. 
Section 4801(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘New Zealand,’’ after ‘‘Australia,’’. 
SEC. 852. MODIFICATION TO MISCELLANEOUS LIMITATIONS ON THE 
PROCUREMENT OF GOODS OTHER THAN UNITED STATES 
GOODS. 
Section 4864 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
section 853, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(l) PERIODIC REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) RECOMMENDATION.—Not later than November 1, 2024, 
and every five years thereafter, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment shall review each item 
described in subsections (a) and (e) of this section and submit 
to the congressional defense committees, in writing, one of 
the following recommendations: 
‘‘(A) Recommend continued inclusion of the item under 
this section. 
‘‘(B) Recommend continued inclusion of the item under 
this section with modifications. 
‘‘(C) Recommend discontinuing inclusion of the item 
under this section.
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‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each review required under paragraph 
(1) shall include, with respect to the five-year period preceding 
the date of submission of the written determination related 
to such a review, the following elements: 
‘‘(A) The criticality of the item reviewed to a military 
unit’s mission accomplishment or other national security 
objectives. 
‘‘(B) The extent to which such item is fielded in current 
programs of record. 
‘‘(C) The number of such items to be procured by cur-
rent programs of record. 
‘‘(D) The extent to which cost and pricing data for 
such item has been deemed fair and reasonable. 
‘‘(3) JUSTIFICATION.—The written determination required 
under paragraph (1) shall also include the findings of the 
applicable review conducted under such paragraph and any 
key justifications for the recommendation.’’. 
SEC. 853. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN 
COMPONENTS FOR CERTAIN NAVAL VESSELS AND AUXIL-
IARY SHIPS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN AUXILIARY SHIP COMPONENTS 
BE MANUFACTURED IN THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL 
BASE.— 
(1) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Section 4864 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection 
(l) (relating to ‘‘Implementation of auxiliary ship component 
limitation’’) as subsection (k). 
(2) COMPONENTS FOR AUXILIARY SHIPS.—Paragraph (4) of 
section 4864(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND T– 
ARC’’ after ‘‘T–AO 205’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and T–ARC’’ after ‘‘T–AO 205’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary 
of Defense shall issue regulations for carrying out section 4864(j) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 854. MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE
AND OTHER LOGISTICAL COSTS.—Section 
4961 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘Director of the Defense Logistics Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘three’’ and inserting 
‘‘four’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by 
striking ‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, including 
meetings of an association recognized under section 
4954(f),’’ after ‘‘meetings’’. 
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Section 4954 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsections: 
‘‘(f) ASSOCIATION RECOGNITION AND DUTIES.—Eligible entities 
that provide procurement technical assistance pursuant to this 
chapter may form an association to pursue matters of common
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concern. If more than a majority of such eligible entities are mem-
bers of such an association, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) recognize the existence and activities of such an 
association; and 
‘‘(2) jointly develop with such association a model coopera-
tive agreement that may be used at the option of the Secretary 
and an eligible entity.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Section 4953 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘, and shall consult with an association 
recognized under section 4954(f) regarding any revisions to such 
regulations’’ before the period at the end. 
(d) FUNDING.—Section 4955(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,500,000’’. 
SEC. 855. CODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PROCURE-
MENTS FROM THE XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS 
REGION. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 848 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 4651 
note prec.) is repealed. 
(b) PROHIBITION
ON
CERTAIN
PROCUREMENTS
FROM
THE 
XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION.—Chapter 363 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 4661. Prohibition on certain procurements from the 
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 
PROCUREMENTS FROM XUAR.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by a national defense authorization Act or any 
other Act, or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the 
Department of Defense, may be obligated or expended to knowingly 
procure any products mined, produced, or manufactured wholly 
or in part by forced labor from XUAR or from an entity that 
has used labor from within or transferred from XUAR as part 
of a ‘poverty alleviation’ or ‘pairing assistance’ program. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘forced labor’ and 
‘XUAR’ have the meanings given, respectively, in section 2496 of 
this title.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such 
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘4661. Prohibition on certain procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous 
Region.’’. 
(d) POLICY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue 
a policy to require that an offeror or awardee of a Department 
of Defense contract shall make a good faith effort to determine 
that forced labor from XUAR, as described in section 4661 of title 
10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (b)), will not 
be used in the performance of such contract. 
SEC. 856. CODIFICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MENTOR– 
PROTEGE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 831 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 4901 note prec.) 
is transferred to subchapter I of chapter 387 of title 10, United
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States Code, inserted after section 4901, and redesignated as section 
4902. 
(b) AMENDMENTS.—Section 4902 of title 10, United States Code, 
as so transferred and redesignated, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘MENTOR-PROTEGE 
PILOT’’ and inserting ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MENTOR-PRO-
TEGE’’; 
(2) in the heading for subsection (a), by striking ‘‘PILOT’’; 
(3) in subsections (a) and (c), by striking ‘‘pilot’’ each place 
it appears; 
(4) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(iii)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’; and 
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘subsection (k)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘two years’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘three years’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘manufacturing, 
test and evaluation,’’ after ‘‘inventory control,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking ‘‘pursuant to’’ and 
all that follows through the semicolon at the end and 
inserting ‘‘pursuant to chapter 388 of this title;’’; 
(7) in subsection (g)(3)(C), by striking ‘‘subsection (k)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’; 
(8) by striking subsections (j) and (n); 
(9) by redesignating subsections (k) through (m) as sub-
sections (j) through (l), respectively; 
(10) by redesignating subsection (o) as subsection (n); 
(11) in subsection (j), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘pilot’’ each place it appears; 
(B) by striking ‘‘by which mentor firms’’ and inserting 
‘‘by which the parties’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall publish’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘270 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.’’; 
(12) in paragraph (7)(B) of subsection (k), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘pursuant to’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘; or’’ and inserting ‘‘pursuant to chapter 388 of this title; 
or’’; 
(13) in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘sub-
section (l)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (k)’’; 
(14) by inserting after subsection (l), as so redesignated, 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(m) ANNUAL
COLLECTION
OF
PERFORMANCE
DATA.—The 
Director of the Office of Small Business Programs shall— 
‘‘(1) maintain outcome-based performance goals and 
annually collect data through an automated information system 
(if practicable) assessing such goals; and 
‘‘(2) conduct an independent review of the Mentor-Protege 
Program established under this section at least once every 
three years.’’; and 
(15) by amending subsection (n), as so redesignated, to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(n) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘affiliation’, with respect to a relationship 
between a mentor firm and a protege firm, means a relationship
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described under section 121.103 of title 13, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulation). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘disadvantaged small business concern’ means 
a firm that is not more than the size standard corresponding 
to its primary North American Industry Classification System 
code, is not owned or managed by individuals or entities that 
directly or indirectly have stock options or convertible securities 
in the mentor firm, and is— 
‘‘(A) a small business concern owned and controlled 
by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; 
‘‘(B) a business entity owned and controlled by an 
Indian tribe as defined by section 8(a)(13) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(13)); 
‘‘(C) a business entity owned and controlled by a Native 
Hawaiian Organization as defined by section 8(a)(15) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)); 
‘‘(D) a qualified organization employing severely dis-
abled individuals; 
‘‘(E) a small business concern owned and controlled 
by women, as defined in section 8(d)(3)(D) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(D)); 
‘‘(F) a small business concern owned and controlled 
by service–disabled veterans (as defined in section 8(d)(3) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3))); 
‘‘(G) a qualified HUBZone small business concern (as 
defined in section 31(b) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 657a(b))); or 
‘‘(H) a small business concern that— 
‘‘(i) is a nontraditional defense contractor, as such 
term is defined in section 3014 of this title; or 
‘‘(ii) currently provides goods or services in the 
private sector that are critical to enhancing the 
capabilities of the defense supplier base and fulfilling 
key Department of Defense needs. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘historically Black college and university’ 
means any of the historically Black colleges and universities 
referred to in section 2323 of this title, as in effect on March 
1, 2018. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘minority institution of higher education’ 
means an institution of higher education with a student body 
that reflects the composition specified in section 312(b)(3), (4), 
and (5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1058(b)(3), (4), and (5)). 
‘‘(5) The term ‘qualified organization employing the severely 
disabled’ means a business entity operated on a for-profit or 
nonprofit basis that— 
‘‘(A) uses rehabilitative engineering to provide employ-
ment opportunities for severely disabled individuals and 
integrates severely disabled individuals into its workforce; 
‘‘(B) employs severely disabled individuals at a rate 
that averages not less than 20 percent of its total workforce; 
‘‘(C) employs each severely disabled individual in its 
workforce generally on the basis of 40 hours per week; 
and 
‘‘(D) pays not less than the minimum wage prescribed 
pursuant to section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act
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(29 U.S.C. 206) to those employees who are severely dis-
abled individuals. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘severely disabled individual’ means an indi-
vidual who is blind (as defined in section 8501 of title 41) 
or a severely disabled individual (as defined in such section). 
‘‘(7) The term ‘small business concern’ has the meaning 
given such term under section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632). 
‘‘(8) The term ‘small business concern owned and controlled 
by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)). 
‘‘(9) The term ‘subcontracting participation goal’, with 
respect to a Department of Defense contract, means a goal 
for the extent of the participation by disadvantaged small busi-
ness concerns in the subcontracts awarded under such contract, 
as established pursuant to section 8(d) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for subchapter 
I of chapter 387 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘4902. Department of Defense Mentor–Protege Program.’’. 
(d) PROTEGE TECHNICAL REIMBURSEMENT PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 1, 2023, the Director 
of the Office of Small Business Programs of the Department 
of Defense (as appointed pursuant to section 144 of title 10, 
United States Code) shall establish a pilot program under which 
a protege firm may receive up to 25 percent of the reimburse-
ment for which the mentor firm of such protege firm is eligible 
under the Mentor-Protege Program for a covered activity 
described in paragraph (2). 
(2) ACTIVITY
DESCRIBED.—A covered activity under this 
paragraph is an engineering, software development, or manu-
facturing customization that the protege firm implements in 
order to ensure that a technology developed by the protege 
firm will be ready for integration with a program or system 
of the Department of Defense. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The terms ‘‘mentor firm’’, ‘‘protege firm’’ have the 
meanings given under section 4902 of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by this section. 
(B) The term ‘‘Mentor-Protege Program’’ means the 
Mentor-Protege Program established under section 4902 
of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section. 
(4) TERMINATION.—The pilot program established under 
paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is five years 
after the date on which the pilot program is established. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) BUY INDIAN ACT.—Section 23(a)(2) of the Act of June 
25, 1910 (commonly known as the ‘‘Buy Indian Act’’) (36 Stat. 
861, 25 U.S.C. 47(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 831(c) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 
(10 U.S.C. 2302 note; Public Law 101–510)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 4902(c) of title 10, United States Code’’. 
(2) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—Section 8(d)(12) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(12)) is amended—
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(A) by striking ‘‘the pilot Mentor-Protege Program 
established pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101– 
510; 10 U.S.C. 2301 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mentor- 
Protege Program established under section 4902 of title 
10, United States Code,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (f)’’. 
(f) REGULATIONS.—Not later than December 31, 2023, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall issue regulations for carrying out section 
4902 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section. 
(g) AGREEMENTS UNDER PILOT PROGRAM.—The amendments 
made by this section shall not apply with respect to any agreement 
entered into under the program as established under section 831 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 
(Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1607) before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 857. PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO RARE EARTH 
ELEMENTS AND STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS. 
(a) DISCLOSURES CONCERNING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS
AND 
STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS BY CONTRACTORS OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Beginning on the effective date of this 
subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(A) require that any contractor that provides to the 
Department of Defense a system with a permanent magnet 
that contains rare earth elements or strategic and critical 
materials disclose, after undertaking a commercially 
reasonable inquiry and along with delivery of the system, 
the provenance of the magnet; and 
(B) safeguard such disclosures in accordance with 
applicable classification level required by the associated 
programs. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—A disclosure under paragraph (1) shall 
include an identification of the country or countries in which— 
(A) any rare earth elements and strategic and critical 
materials used in the magnet were mined; 
(B) such elements and minerals were refined into 
oxides; 
(C) such elements and minerals were made into metals 
and alloys; and 
(D) the magnet was sintered or bonded and mag-
netized. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPPLY CHAIN TRACKING SYSTEM.— 
If a contractor cannot make the disclosure required by para-
graph (1) with respect to a system described in that paragraph, 
the Secretary shall require the contractor to establish and 
implement a supply chain tracking system in order to make 
the disclosure to the fullest extent possible not later than 
180 days after the contractor provides the system to the Depart-
ment of Defense. The tracking system shall— 
(A) include a description of the efforts taken by the 
contractor to date to make the disclosure required by para-
graph (1); 
(B) take into account the possible refusal of certain 
foreign entities to provide the contractor the information
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necessary to make the disclosure required by paragraph 
(1); and 
(C) require the contractor to report to the Secretary 
the name, location, and other identifying information of 
any entities which refuse to provide the contractor with 
the information necessary to make the disclosure required 
by paragraph (1). 
(4) WAIVERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may waive a require-
ment under paragraph (1) or (3) with respect to a system 
described in paragraph (1) for a period of not more than 
180 days if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives that— 
(i) the continued procurement of the system is 
necessary to meet the demands of a national emergency 
declared under section 201 of the National Emergencies 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1621); or 
(ii) a contractor that cannot currently make the 
disclosure required by paragraph (1) is making signifi-
cant efforts to comply with the requirements of that 
paragraph. 
(B) WAIVER RENEWALS.—The Secretary may renew a 
waiver as many times as the Secretary considers appro-
priate, provided that the Secretary submits an updated 
certification to the committees. 
(C) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not delegate this 
waiver authority below the level of Assistant Secretary 
of Defense, a senior acquisition executive (as defined in 
section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), or a com-
mand acquisition executive (as described in section 
167(e)(4)(C) of title 10, United States Code) or equivalent. 
(5) BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
submission of each report required by subsection (c)(3), 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a briefing that includes— 
(i) a summary of the disclosures made under this 
subsection; 
(ii) an assessment of the extent of reliance by 
the United States on foreign countries, and especially 
countries that are not allies of the United States, for 
rare earth elements and strategic and critical mate-
rials; 
(iii) a determination with respect to which systems 
described in paragraph (1) are of the greatest concern 
for interruptions of supply chains with respect to rare 
earth elements and strategic and critical materials; 
and 
(iv) any suggestions for legislation or funding that 
would mitigate security gaps in such supply chains. 
(B) FORM.—To the extent practicable, each briefing 
required under subparagraph (A) shall be in an unclassified 
form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(6) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements described in this 
subsection shall take effect—
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(A) not earlier than 30 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(B) after the Secretary of Defense certifies to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives that the Department has established 
a process to ensure that the information collection require-
ments of this subsection present no national security risks, 
or that any such risks have been fully mitigated. 
(b) EXPANSION OF RESTRICTIONS ON PROCUREMENT OF MILITARY 
AND DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGIES BY CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES.— 
Section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.) is 
amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘COMMUNIST CHI-
NESE MILITARY COMPANIES’’ and inserting ‘‘CHINESE MILITARY 
COMPANIES’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘military company’’ 
the following: ‘‘, any Chinese military company, any Non-SDN 
Chinese military-industrial complex company, or any other cov-
ered company’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) GOODS AND SERVICES COVERED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection (a), and 
except as provided in paragraph (2), the goods and services 
described in this subsection are goods and services— 
‘‘(A) on the munitions list of the International Traffic 
in Arms Regulations; or 
‘‘(B) on the Commerce Control List that— 
‘‘(i) are classified in the 600 series; or 
‘‘(ii) contain strategic and critical materials, rare 
earth elements, or energetic materials used to manu-
facture missiles or munitions. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Goods and services described in this sub-
section do not include goods or services procured— 
‘‘(A) in connection with a visit by a vessel or an aircraft 
of the United States Armed Forces to the People’s Republic 
of China; 
‘‘(B) for testing purposes; or 
‘‘(C) for purposes of gathering intelligence.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as para-
graphs (3) and (5), respectively; 
(C) by inserting before paragraph (3), as redesignated 
by subparagraph (B), the following: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Chinese military company’ has the meaning 
given that term by section 1260H(d)(1) of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Commerce Control List’ means the list main-
tained by the Bureau of Industry and Security and set forth 
in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export Administration 
Regulations.’’; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 
the following:
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‘‘(4) The term ‘Export Administration Regulations’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1742 of the Export Control 
Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801).’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) The term ‘Non-SDN Chinese military-industrial com-
plex company’ means any entity on the Non-SDN Chinese Mili-
tary-Industrial Complex Companies List— 
‘‘(A) established pursuant to Executive Order 13959 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to addressing the threat 
from securities investments that finance Communist Chi-
nese military companies), as amended before, on, or after 
the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023; and 
‘‘(B) maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control 
of the Department of the Treasury. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘other covered company’ means a company 
that— 
‘‘(A) is owned or controlled by the government of the 
People’s Republic of China; and 
‘‘(B) is certified by the Secretary of Defense to the 
congressional defense committees to be a company that 
must be covered by this section for national security rea-
sons. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘strategic and critical materials’ means mate-
rials designated as strategic and critical under section 3(a) 
of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
U.S.C. 98b(a)).’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—With respect to goods and services 
described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (b)(1)(B), the prohibition 
shall take effect 180 days after the date on which the Secretary 
of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that 
a sufficient number of commercially viable providers exist outside 
of the People’s Republic of China that collectively can provide the 
Department of Defense with satisfactory quality and sufficient 
quantity of such goods or services as and when needed at United 
States market prices.’’. 
(c) REVIEW
OF COMPLIANCE WITH CONTRACTING REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter until 
the termination date specified in paragraph (5), the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall assess the extent of the 
efforts of the Secretary of Defense to comply with the require-
ments of— 
(A) subsection (a); 
(B) section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006, as amended by subsection (b); 
and 
(C) section 4872 of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Comptroller General shall 
periodically, until the termination date specified in para-
graph (5), provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing 
on the results of the assessments conducted under para-
graph (1) that includes an assessment of—
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(i) the inclusion by the Department of Defense 
of necessary contracting clauses in relevant contracts 
to meet the requirements described in subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1); and 
(ii) the efforts of the Department of Defense to 
assess the compliance of contractors with such clauses. 
(B) FORM.—To the extent practicable, each briefing 
required under subparagraph (A) shall be in an unclassified 
form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(3) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General shall, not 
less frequently than every 2 years until the termination 
date specified in paragraph (5), submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the results of the assessments 
conducted under paragraph (1). 
(B) FORM.—To the extent practicable, each report 
required under subparagraph (A) shall be in an unclassified 
form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(4) REFERRAL.—If, in conducting an assessment under para-
graph (1), the Comptroller General determines that a contractor 
has willfully or recklessly failed to comply with any of the 
requirements described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 
paragraph (1), the Comptroller General may refer the matter, 
as appropriate, for further examination and possible enforce-
ment actions. 
(5) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this subsection 
shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘strategic and critical materials’’ means materials 
designated as strategic and critical under section 3(a) of the Stra-
tegic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)). 
SEC. 858. ANALYSES OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES FOR ACTION TO ADDRESS 
SOURCING AND INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY. 
(a) ANALYSIS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
the 
Under 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Acquisition 
and 
Sustainment and other appropriate officials, shall review the 
items under subsection (c) to determine and develop appropriate 
actions, consistent with the policies, programs, and activities 
required under subpart I of part V of subtitle A of title 10, 
United States Code, chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code, 
and the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et 
seq.), including— 
(A) restricting procurement, with appropriate waivers 
for cost, emergency requirements, and non-availability of 
suppliers, including restricting procurement to— 
(i) suppliers in the United States; 
(ii) suppliers in the national technology and indus-
trial base (as defined in section 4801 of title 10, United 
States Code); 
(iii) suppliers in other allied nations; or 
(iv) other suppliers;
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(B) increasing investment through use of research and 
development or procurement activities and acquisition 
authorities to— 
(i) expand production capacity; 
(ii) diversify sources of supply; or 
(iii) promote alternative approaches for addressing 
military requirements; 
(C) prohibiting procurement from selected sources or 
nations; 
(D) taking a combination of actions described under 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C); or 
(E) taking no action. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The analyses conducted pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall consider national security, economic, and 
treaty implications, as well as impacts on current and potential 
suppliers of goods and services. 
(b) 
REPORTING
ON
ANALYSES, 
RECOMMENDATIONS, 
AND 
ACTIONS.— 
(1) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than January 15, 2024, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees, in writing— 
(A) a summary of the findings of the analyses under-
taken for each item pursuant to subsection (a); 
(B) relevant recommendations resulting from the anal-
yses; and 
(C) descriptions of specific activities undertaken as a 
result of the analyses, including schedule and resources 
allocated for any planned actions. 
(2) REPORTING.—The Secretary of Defense shall include 
the analyses conducted under subsection (a), and any relevant 
recommendations and descriptions of activities resulting from 
such analyses, as appropriate, in each of the following during 
the 2024 calendar year: 
(A) The annual report or quarterly briefings to Con-
gress required under section 4814 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(B) The annual report on unfunded priorities of the 
national technology and industrial base required under 
section 4815 of such title. 
(C) Department of Defense technology and industrial 
base policy guidance prescribed under section 4811(c) of 
such title. 
(D) Activities to modernize acquisition processes to 
ensure the integrity of the industrial base pursuant to 
section 4819 of such title. 
(E) Defense memoranda of understanding and related 
agreements considered in accordance with section 4851 
of such title. 
(F) Industrial base or acquisition policy changes. 
(G) Legislative proposals for changes to relevant stat-
utes which the Department shall consider, develop, and 
submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives not less frequently than once per fiscal 
year. 
(H) Other actions as the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines appropriate.
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(c) LIST OF GOODS AND SERVICES FOR ANALYSES, RECOMMENDA-
TIONS, AND ACTIONS.—The items described in this subsection are 
the following: 
(1) Solar components for satellites. 
(2) Satellite ground station service contracts. 
(3) Naval vessel shafts and propulsion system components 
(including reduction gears and propellers). 
(4) Infrastructure or equipment for a passenger boarding 
bridge at a military airport designated by the Secretary of 
Transportation under section 47118(a) of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(5) Flags of the United States. 
(6) Natural rubber from herbaceous plants for military 
applications. 
(7) Alternative proteins as sustainable and secure food 
sources. 
(8) Carbon fiber. 
SEC. 859. DEMONSTRATION EXERCISE OF ENHANCED PLANNING FOR 
INDUSTRIAL MOBILIZATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION
EXERCISE
REQUIRED.—Not later than 
December 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a dem-
onstration exercise of industrial mobilization and supply chain 
management planning capabilities in support of one or more oper-
ational or contingency plan use cases, as selected in consultation 
with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The demonstration exercise required under 
subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) Use of a current program that is both fielded and 
still in production from each military department, Defense 
Agency, and Department of Defense Field Activity in order 
to model a notional plan for mobilization or supply chain 
management, as associated with the selected operational or 
contingency plans. 
(2) The exercise of processes and authorities that support 
the Department of Defense for industrial mobilization in sup-
port of declared hostilities or other contingency operations. 
(3) The identification of process improvements or gaps in 
resources, capabilities, or authorities that require remediation, 
including those related to government or contractor production 
facilities, tooling, or workforce development. 
(4) The implementation of analytical tools and processes 
to monitor and assess the health of the industrial base and 
to use near real-time data and visualization capabilities in 
making production and distribution decisions, with an emphasis 
on identifying, assessing, and demonstrating commercially 
available tools. 
(5) The establishment and tracking of goals and metrics 
to support institutionalization of defense industrial base health 
assessment and planning. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than November 1, 2023, 
the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees 
an interim briefing on the demonstration exercise required under 
subsection (a), including—
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(1) an identification of the programs and use cases to 
be demonstrated; 
(2) a description of methodology for executing the dem-
onstration exercise, including analytical tools or metrics identi-
fied to support the process; and 
(3) any preliminary findings. 
(d) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
assessing the demonstration exercise required under subsection 
(a), including a description of— 
(1) the programs and use cases considered in this dem-
onstration exercise; 
(2) the outcomes of the activities required under subsection 
(b); 
(3) outcomes and conclusions; 
(4) lessons learned; and 
(5) any recommendations for legislative action that may 
be required as a result. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘military depart-
ment’’, ‘‘Defense Agency’’, and ‘‘Defense Field Activity’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 860. RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAINS. 
(a) RISK MANAGEMENT
FOR ALL DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE 
PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAINS.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall— 
(1) develop and issue implementing guidance for risk 
management for Department of Defense supply chains for 
pharmaceutical materiel for the Department; 
(2) identify, in coordination with the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, supply chain information gaps regarding 
the Department’s reliance on foreign suppliers of drugs, 
including active pharmaceutical ingredients and final drug 
products; and 
(3) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding— 
(A) existing information streams, if any, that may be 
used to assess the reliance by the Department of Defense 
on high-risk foreign suppliers of drugs; 
(B) vulnerabilities in the drug supply chains of the 
Department of Defense; and 
(C) any recommendations to address— 
(i) information gaps identified under paragraph 
(2); and 
(ii) any risks related to such reliance on foreign 
suppliers. 
(b) RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PHARMA-
CEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAIN.—The Director of the Defense Health 
Agency shall— 
(1) not later than one year after the issuance of the guid-
ance required under subsection (a)(1), develop and publish 
implementing guidance for risk management for the Depart-
ment of Defense supply chain for pharmaceuticals; and 
(2) establish a working group—
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(A) to assess risks to the Department’s pharmaceutical 
supply chain; 
(B) to identify the pharmaceuticals most critical to 
beneficiary care at military treatment facilities; and 
(C) to establish policies for allocating scarce pharma-
ceutical resources of the Department of Defense in case 
of a supply disruption. 
SEC. 861. STRATEGY FOR INCREASING COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR CERTAIN CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) STRATEGY.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a comprehensive strategy to— 
(1) increase competitive opportunities available for appro-
priate United States companies to transition critical tech-
nologies into major weapon systems and other programs of 
record; and 
(2) enhance the integrity and diversity of the defense indus-
trial base. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of methods to increase opportunities for 
appropriate United States companies to develop end items of 
critical technologies for major weapon systems, rapidly proto-
type such end items, and conduct activities that would support 
the transition of such end items into major weapon systems 
and programs of record, including— 
(A) continuous experimentation or military utility 
assessments to improve such end items; 
(B) evaluation of how to integrate existing commercial 
capabilities relating to such end items of appropriate 
United States companies or entities in the defense indus-
trial base into major weapon systems and programs of 
record in the Department of Defense; 
(C) efforts that improve the ability of appropriate 
United States companies or entities in the defense indus-
trial base to maintain, afford, or manufacture major weapon 
systems or components for such systems; and 
(D) development of alternative supply sources for 
components of a major weapon system to ensure the avail-
ability of component parts and to support supply chain 
diversity. 
(2) Processes to improve coordination by the military 
departments and other elements of the Department of Defense 
to carry out the strategy required by this section. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate United States 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 coopera-
tive agreement with a nontraditional defense contractor 
with the express intent to pursue funding authorized by 
sections 4021 and 4022 of title 10, United States Code, 
in the development, testing, or prototyping of critical tech-
nologies. 
(2) The term ‘‘major weapon system’’ has the meaning 
given in section 3455 of title 10, United States Code.
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(3) The term ‘‘critical technology’’ means a technology 
identified as critical by the Secretary of Defense, which shall 
include the following: 
(A) Biotechnology. 
(B) Quantum science technology. 
(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 cybersecurity. 
(J) Autonomous systems. 
(K) Unmanned systems. 
(L) Advanced sensing systems. 
(M) Advanced communications systems. 
SEC. 862. KEY ADVANCED SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY DAYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2023, and every 
180 days thereafter, the each Secretary of a military department 
shall ensure that such military department conducts an outreach 
event to— 
(1) collaborate with the private sector on present current 
and future opportunities with respect to key advanced system 
development areas; 
(2) raise awareness within the private sector of— 
(A) key advanced system development areas; and 
(B) capability needs and existing and potential require-
ments related to the key advanced system development 
areas; and 
(3) raise awareness within such military department of 
potential material solutions for capability needs and existing 
and potential requirements related to key advanced system 
development areas. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) SERVICE CHIEFS.—For each event a military department 
conducts under subsection (a), the Service Chief concerned 
shall, for each key advanced system development area, perform 
the following: 
(A) Identify related and potentially related existing, 
planned, or potential military requirements, including 
urgent and emergent operational needs. 
(B) Identify and describe related and potentially 
related needs or gaps in the capabilities of the military 
department to carry out the missions of the military depart-
ment, including warfighting and combat support capabili-
ties. 
(C) Identify and describe related and potentially 
related 
exercise, 
demonstration, 
or 
experimentation 
opportunities. 
(2) ACQUISITION EXECUTIVES.—For each event a military 
department conducts under subsection (a), the service acquisi-
tion executive of the military department conducting the event 
shall, for each key advanced system development area, perform 
the following:
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(A) Identify and describe related and potentially 
related existing, planned, or potential acquisition plans 
and strategies. 
(B) Identify and describe related and potentially 
related existing, planned, or potential funding opportuni-
ties, including— 
(i) broad agency announcements; 
(ii) requests for information; 
(iii) funding opportunity announcements; 
(iv) special program announcements; 
(v) requests for proposals; 
(vi) requests for quotes; 
(vii) special notices; 
(viii) transactions pursuant to sections 4004, 4021, 
and 4022 of title 10, United States Code; 
(ix) unsolicited proposals; and 
(x) other funding opportunities as determined 
appropriate by the service acquisition executive. 
(3) DELEGATION.—Each Service Chief concerned and each 
service acquisition executive may delegate the authority to 
carry out the tasks for which such individuals are responsible 
under this subsection. 
(4) REVIEWS AND COORDINATION.— 
(A) INDUSTRY DAY REVIEWS.—Promptly after an event 
conducted by a military department under subsection (a), 
the service acquisition executive of such military depart-
ment shall— 
(i) disseminate a written review of such event as 
broadly as practicable within the Department of 
Defense; and 
(ii) make such review publicly available on a 
website of the military department. 
(B) CONSOLIDATION.—The Secretary of Defense and the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall, periodically, 
jointly review and consolidate the reviews required by 
subparagraph (A) to identify trends, eliminate redundancy, 
and enhance efficiency with respect to events conducted 
under subsection (a). 
(c) FORM.—With respect to each event conducted under sub-
section (a), the Secretary concerned shall seek to maximize industry 
and government participation, while minimizing cost to the max-
imum extent practicable, by— 
(1) holding the event at an unclassified security level to 
the extent practicable; 
(2) making the event publicly accessible through teleconfer-
ence or other virtual means; and 
(3) making supporting materials for the event publicly 
available on a website. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
MILITARY
DEPARTMENTS; 
SECRETARY
CONCERNED; 
SERVICE ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE.—The terms ‘‘military depart-
ments’’, ‘‘Secretary concerned’’, and ‘‘service acquisition execu-
tive’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 101(a) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) KEY ADVANCED SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AREA.—The term 
‘‘key advanced system development area’’ means the following: 
(A) For the Department of the Navy—
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(i) unmanned surface vessels; 
(ii) unmanned underwater vessels; 
(iii) unmanned deployable mobile ocean systems; 
(iv) unmanned deployable fixed ocean systems; and 
(v) autonomous unmanned aircraft systems. 
(B) For the Department of the Air Force, autonomous 
unmanned aircraft systems. 
(C) For the Department of the Army, autonomous 
unmanned aircraft systems. 
(3) SERVICE CHIEF.—The term ‘‘Service Chief concerned’’ 
means— 
(A) the Chief of Staff of the Army, with respect to 
matters concerning the Department of the Army; 
(B) the Chief of Naval Operations and the Com-
mandant of the Marine Corps, with respect to matters 
concerning the Department of the Navy; and 
(C) the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, with respect 
to matters concerning the Department of the Air Force. 
Subtitle F—Small Business Matters 
SEC. 871. CODIFICATION OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
SCORECARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 868 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (15 U.S.C. 644 
note) is transferred to section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 644), inserted after subsection (x), redesignated as subsection 
(y), and amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (1), (6), and (7); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (6); 
(4) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘Begin-
ning in’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to evaluate’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Administrator shall use a scorecard to annually evaluate’’; 
(5) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Federal agency’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘a Federal agency or the Federal 
Government, as applicable,’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘developed under paragraph (1)’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and Governmentwide’’ after ‘‘each 
Federal agency’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘section 15(g)(1)(B) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (g)(1)(B)’’; 
(6) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)(A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(A)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; 
(7) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
SCORECARDS.—The 
scorecard 
shall 
include, 
for 
each 
Federal 
agency 
and
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Governmentwide, the following information with respect to 
prime contracts: 
‘‘(A) The number (expressed as a percentage) and total 
dollar amount of awards made to small business concerns 
owned and controlled by women through sole source con-
tracts and competitions restricted to small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by women under section 8(m). 
‘‘(B) The number (expressed as a percentage) and total 
dollar amount of awards made to small business concerns 
owned and controlled by qualified HUBZone small business 
concerns through sole source contracts and competitions 
restricted to qualified HUBZone small business concerns 
under section 31(c)(2). 
‘‘(C) The number (expressed as a percentage) and total 
dollar amount of awards made to small business concerns 
owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans through 
sole source contracts and competitions restricted to small 
business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled 
veterans under section 36. 
‘‘(D) The number (expressed as a percentage) and total 
dollar amount of awards made to socially and economically 
disadvantaged small business concerns under section 8(a) 
through sole source contracts and competitions restricted 
to socially and economically disadvantaged small business 
concerns, disaggregated by awards made to such concerns 
that are owned and controlled by individuals and awards 
made to such concerns that are owned and controlled by 
an entity.’’; 
(8) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘section 15(h)(2) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2))’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (h)(2)’’; and 
(9) by amending paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(6) SCORECARD
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term 
‘scorecard’ means any summary using a rating system to 
evaluate the efforts of a Federal agency to meet goals estab-
lished under subsection (g)(1)(B) that— 
‘‘(A) includes the measures described in paragraph (2); 
and 
‘‘(B) assigns a score to each Federal agency evaluated.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 15(x)(2) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(x)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘scorecard 
described in section 868(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (15 U.S.C. 644 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘score-
card (as defined in subsection (y))’’. 
SEC. 872. MODIFICATIONS TO THE SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS. 
(a) CORRECTION TO STTR DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
9(g)(13)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(g)(13)(D)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘of concern’’. 
(b) DUE DILIGENCE PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Until the date on which the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering makes the 
certification described in paragraph (2), in carrying out the 
due diligence program required under subsection (vv) of section 
9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), the Secretary 
of Defense and each Secretary of a military department shall
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perform the assessments required under such due diligence 
program— 
(A) only with respect to small business concerns 
selected by the applicable Secretary as the presumptive 
recipient of an award described in such subsection (vv); 
and 
(B) prior to notifying the small business concern that 
the small business concern has been selected to receive 
such an award. 
(2) FULL
IMPLEMENTATION.—On the date on which the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering cer-
tifies to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives that an automated capability 
for performing the assessments required under the due dili-
gence program required under subsection (vv) of section 9 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) with respect to all 
small business concerns seeking an award described in such 
subsection is operational, paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 
sunset. 
SEC. 873. ACCESS TO DATA ON BUNDLED OR CONSOLIDATED CON-
TRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 15(p) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 644(p)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) BUNDLED OR CONSOLIDATED CONTRACT DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘bundled or consolidated contract’ 
has the meaning given in subsection (s).’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘CONTRACT 
BUNDLING’’ and inserting ‘‘BUNDLED OR CONSOLIDATED CON-
TRACTS’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘contract bun-
dling’’ and inserting ‘‘bundled or consolidated contracts’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘bundled contracts’’ 
and inserting ‘‘bundled or consolidated contracts’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by 
striking ‘‘bundled contracts’’ and inserting ‘‘bun-
dled or consolidated contracts’’; 
(II) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘were bundled’’ 
and inserting ‘‘were included in bundled or consoli-
dated contracts’’; and 
(III) in subclause (II)— 
(aa) in the matter preceding item (aa), 
by striking ‘‘bundled contract’’ and inserting 
‘‘bundled or consolidated contract’’; 
(bb) in items (aa), (dd), and (ee) by 
inserting ‘‘or the consolidation of contract 
requirements (as applicable)’’ after ‘‘bundling 
of contract requirements’’ each place it 
appears; 
(cc) in item (bb), by striking ‘‘bundling 
the contract requirements’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
bundling of contract requirements or the
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consolidation of contract requirements (as 
applicable)’’; 
(dd) in item (cc), by striking ‘‘the bundled 
status of contract requirements’’ and inserting 
‘‘contract requirements in a bundled or consoli-
dated contract’’; and 
(ee) in item (ee), by striking ‘‘consolidated 
requirements’’ and inserting ‘‘contract’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘provide, upon request’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘provide to the Administrator data and informa-
tion described in paragraphs (2) and (4).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 15(p)(2) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(p)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘DATABASE’’ in the paragraph heading and 
all that follows through ‘‘Not later’’ and inserting ‘‘DATABASE.— 
Not later’’; and 
(2) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs 
(A) and (B), respectively. 
SEC. 874. SMALL BUSINESS INTEGRATION WORKING GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a charter to estab-
lish a small business integration working group that— 
(1) ensures the integration and synchronization of the 
activities of the military departments and other components 
of the Department of Defense with respect to small business 
concerns; and 
(2) convenes not fewer than four times per year. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The small business integration working 
group chartered under subsection (a) shall be comprised of rep-
resentatives from each of the following organizations: 
(1) The small business office of each military department. 
(2) The Small Business Innovation Research Program and 
the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (as such 
terms are defined in section 9(e) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638(e))) of each military department. 
(3) The office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment. 
(4) The office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering. 
(5) Any other office the Secretary of Defense determines 
appropriate. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2023, the 
Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives on the establishment and activities of the small 
business integration working group chartered under subsection (a), 
the policies enacted by the small business integration working 
group to allow for the sharing of best practices for maximizing 
the contributions of small business concerns in the defense indus-
trial base and in acquisitions by the Department of Defense, and 
practices for conducting oversight of the activities of the military 
departments and other components of the Department of Defense 
with respect to small business concerns. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) MILITARY
DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘military depart-
ment’’ has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(2) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term ‘‘small business 
concern’’ has the meaning given such term under section 3 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 
SEC. 875. DEMONSTRATION OF COMMERCIAL DUE DILIGENCE FOR 
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION REQUIRED.—Not later than December 31, 
2027, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a program to carry 
out a demonstration of commercial due diligence tools, techniques, 
and processes in order to support small businesses in identifying 
attempts by malicious foreign actors to gain undue access to, or 
foreign ownership, control, or influence over— 
(1) the small business; or 
(2) any technology a small business is developing pursuant 
to a contract or other agreement with the Department of 
Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The program required under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) The identification of one or more entities to be respon-
sible for the commercial due diligence tools, techniques, and 
processes that are part of a demonstration under the program 
and a description of the interactions required between such 
entity, small businesses, and the government agencies that 
enforce such tools, techniques, and processes. 
(2) An assessment of commercial due diligence tools, tech-
niques, and processes already in use by each Office of Small 
Business Programs. 
(3) The development of methods to analyze the commercial 
due diligence tools, techniques, and processes that are part 
of a demonstration under the program to— 
(A) monitor and assess attempts described in sub-
section (a); 
(B) provide information on such attempts to applicable 
small businesses; and 
(C) allow small businesses that are subject to such 
attempts to provide information about such attempts to 
the Secretary of Defense. 
(4) The development of training and resources for small 
businesses that can be shared directly with such businesses 
or through a procurement technical assistance program estab-
lished under chapter 388 of title 10, United States Code. 
(5) The implementation of performance measures to assess 
the effectiveness of such program. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 2023, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees an interim briefing on the program required under 
subsection (a) that includes the following: 
(1) An identification of any entity described in subsection 
(b)(1). 
(2) A description of the methodology for executing any 
demonstrations under the program, including any analytical 
tools or metrics identified to support such a demonstration. 
(3) A description of any identified instances of attempts 
described in subsection (a).
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(4) An identification of improvements or gaps in resources, 
capabilities, or authorities, and other lessons learned from any 
demonstrations under the program. 
(d) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than March 1, 2028, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the program required under subsection (a), including any identified 
instances of attempts described in such subsection, any lessons 
learned, and any recommendations for legislative action related 
to such program. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘foreign ownership, control, or influence’’ has 
the meaning given in section 847 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 
133 Stat. 1505; 10 U.S.C. 4819 note). 
(2) The term ‘‘Office of Small Business Programs’’ means— 
(A) the Office of Small Business Programs of the 
Department of Defense established under section 144 of 
title 10, United States Code; 
(B) the Office of Small Business Programs of the 
Department of the Army established under section 7024 
of such title; 
(C) the Office of Small Business Programs of the 
Department of the Navy established under section 8028 
of such title; and 
(D) the Office of Small Business Programs of the 
Department of the Air Force established under section 
9024 of such title. 
SEC. 876. DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF MISSION EFFECTIVE-
NESS METRICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the service acquisition executives (as defined in section 101(a) 
of title 10, United States Code), shall conduct a study on the 
metrics necessary to assess the effectiveness of the SBIR and STTR 
programs of the Department of Defense in meeting the mission 
needs of the Department, including by developing metrics and col-
lecting and assessing longitudinal data necessary for evaluation 
of those metrics. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the measurable ways in which the 
SBIR and STTR programs of the Department of Defense sup-
port the mission needs of the Department. 
(2) The development of recurring, quantifiable metrics for 
measuring the ability of the SBIR and STTR programs of 
the Department to deliver products and services that meet 
the mission needs of the Department. 
(3) An evaluation of currently available data to support 
the assessment of the metrics described in paragraph (2), 
including the identification of areas where gaps in the avail-
ability of such data exist that may require collecting new data 
or modifying existing data. 
(4) The identification of current means and methods avail-
able to the Department for collecting data in an automated 
fashion, including the identification of areas where gaps in 
the automated collection of data exist that may require new 
means for collecting or visualizing data.
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(5) The development of an analysis and assessment method-
ology framework to make tradeoffs between the metrics 
described in paragraph (2) and existing commercialization 
benchmarks of the Department to enhance the decision-making 
of the Department regarding the benefits of the SBIR and 
STTR programs of the Department. 
(c) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than six months after 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
of Representatives a briefing on the development of the metrics 
described in subsection (a) for the study required under such 
subsection. 
(2) FINAL BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
of Representatives a briefing on the results of the study 
required under subsection (a). 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 881. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE 
TRANSFER OF CERTAIN TITLE 10 ACQUISITION PROVI-
SIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by section 1701(e) 
and paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 802(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) shall 
be deemed to have taken effect immediately before the amendments 
made by section 1881 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 
283; 134 Stat. 4293). 
(b) TREATMENT
OF SECTION 4027 REQUIREMENTS.—An indi-
vidual or entity to which the requirements 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. 882. SECURITY CLEARANCE BRIDGE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Director of National Intelligence, shall conduct a pilot 
program to allow the Defense Counterintelligence and Security 
Agency to sponsor the personal security clearances of the employees 
of innovative technology companies that are performing a contract 
of the Department of Defense while the Government completes 
the adjudication of the facility clearance application of such a 
innovative technology company. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) PERSONAL SECURITY CLEARANCE AUTHORITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Under the pilot program, the Defense 
Counterintelligence and Security Agency may nominate 
and sponsor the personal security clearances of the 
employees of an innovative technology company. 
(B) LIMITATION.—Under the pilot program, the Defense 
Counterintelligence and Security Agency may sponsor the
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personal security clearances of employees of not more than 
75 innovative technology companies. 
(2) ADJUDICATION
OF
THE
FACILITY
CLEARANCE
APPLICA-
TION.—Any adjudication of a facility clearance application of 
an innovative technology company described in subsection (a) 
shall include an assessment and mitigation of foreign owner-
ship, control, or influence of the innovative technology company, 
as applicable. 
(c) CLEARANCE TRANSFER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after an innovative 
technology company is granted facility clearance, the Defense 
Counterintelligence and Security Agency shall transfer any per-
sonal clearances of employees of the innovative technology com-
pany held by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security 
Agency under the pilot program back to the innovative tech-
nology 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 release any personal clearances of employees of the 
innovative technology company held by the Defense Counter-
intelligence and Security Agency under the pilot program. 
(d) PARTICIPANT SELECTION.—The Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering, in consultation with the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the service 
acquisition executive of the military department concerned (as such 
terms are defined, respectively, in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code), shall select innovative technology companies to 
participate in the pilot program. 
(e) SUNSET.—The pilot program shall terminate on December 
31, 2028. 
(f) 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 Federal Regulations, or any successor 
regulation. 
(2) FOREIGN
OWNERSHIP, CONTROL, OR
INFLUENCE.—The 
term ‘‘foreign ownership, control, or influence’’ has the meaning 
given in section 847 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1505; 
10 U.S.C. 4819 note). 
(3) INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY.—The term ‘‘innova-
tive technology company’’ means a nontraditional defense con-
tractor (as defined in section 3014 of title 10, United States 
Code) that— 
(A) provides goods or services related to— 
(i) one or more of the 14 critical technology areas 
described in the memorandum 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 Competition’’; or 
(ii) information technology, software, or hardware 
that is unavailable from any other entity that possesses 
a facility clearance; and 
(B) is selected by the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering under subsection (d) to partici-
pate in the pilot program.
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(4) PERSONAL SECURITY CLEARANCE.—The term ‘‘personal 
security clearance’’ means the security clearance of an indi-
vidual who has received approval from the Department of 
Defense to access classified information. 
(5) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot program’’ means the 
pilot program established under subsection (a). 
SEC. 883. EXISTING AGREEMENT LIMITS FOR OPERATION WARP 
SPEED. 
The value of any modification to, or order made under, a 
contract or other agreement by the Department of Defense on 
or after March 1, 2020, to address the COVID–19 pandemic through 
vaccines and other therapeutic measures shall not be counted 
toward any limit established prior to March 1, 2020, on the total 
estimated amount of all projects to be issued under the contract 
or other agreement (except that the value of such modification 
or order shall count toward meeting any guaranteed minimum 
value under the contract or other agreement). 
SEC. 884. INCORPORATION OF CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMA-
TION GUIDANCE INTO PROGRAM CLASSIFICATION GUIDES 
AND PROGRAM PROTECTION PLANS. 
(a) UPDATES REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall, acting 
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and 
Security and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering, ensure that all program classification guides 
(for classified programs) and all program protection plans (for 
unclassified programs) include guidance for the proper marking 
for controlled unclassified information at their next regularly 
scheduled update. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Guidance under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) A requirement to use document portion markings 
for controlled unclassified information. 
(B) A process to ensure controlled unclassified informa-
tion document portion markings are used properly and 
consistently. 
(b) MONITORING OF PROGRESS.—In tracking the progress in 
carrying out subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Intelligence and Security and the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering shall implement a process for monitoring 
progress that includes the following: 
(1) Tracking of all program classification guides and pro-
gram protection plans so they include document portion 
marking for controlled unclassified information, and the dates 
when controlled unclassified information guidance updates are 
completed. 
(2) Updated training in order to ensure that all government 
and contractor personnel using the guides described in sub-
section (a)(1) receive instruction, as well as periodic spot checks, 
to ensure that training is sufficient and properly implemented 
to ensure consistent application of document portion marking 
guidance. 
(3) A process for feedback to ensure that any identified 
gaps or lessons learned are incorporated into guidance and 
training instructions.
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(c) REQUIRED COMPLETION.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
the updates required by subsection (a) are completed before January 
1, 2029. 
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 Secre-
taries of Defense. 
Sec. 902. Conforming amendments relating to repeal of position of Chief Manage-
ment Officer. 
Sec. 903. Limitation on use of funds pending demonstration of product to identify, 
task, and manage congressional reporting requirements. 
Sec. 904. Limitation on use of funds pending compliance with requirements relat-
ing to alignment of Close Combat Lethality Task Force. 
Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management Matters 
Sec. 911. Updates to management reform framework. 
Sec. 912. Briefing on changes to Unified Command Plan. 
Sec. 913. Clarification of peacetime functions of the Navy. 
Sec. 914. Responsibilities and functions relating to electromagnetic spectrum oper-
ations. 
Sec. 915. Joint all domain command and control. 
Sec. 916. Strategic management dashboard demonstration. 
Sec. 917. Demonstration program for component content management systems. 
Sec. 918. Report on potential transition of all members of the Space Force into a 
single component. 
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. 
(a) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR CYBER POLICY.— 
Section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Cyber Policy. The principal duty of the Assistant 
Secretary shall be the overall supervision of policy of the Depart-
ment of Defense for cyber. The Assistant Secretary is the Principal 
Cyber Advisor described in section 392a(a) of this title.’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF ASSISTANT SECRE-
TARIES OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) INCREASE.—Section 138(a)(1) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘19’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Assistant Secre-
taries of Defense (14).’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretaries 
of Defense (19).’’. 
(c) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT 
SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) INCREASE.—Section 138 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) The number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense 
may not exceed 60.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Section 908 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115–91; 131 Stat. 1514; 10 U.S.C. 138 note) is repealed.
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(d) ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS.—Section 138(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(A) in the second sentence in the matter preceding 
clause (i), by striking ‘‘He shall have as his principal duty’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary 
shall be’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking subclause (III); 
(2) in paragraph (3), in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘He shall have as his principal duty’’ and inserting ‘‘The prin-
cipal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; and’’ inserting 
a period; and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(4) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘shall advise the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment on industrial base 
policies.’’. 
(e) EVALUATION AND REVIEW.—Section 1504 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117– 
81; 135 Stat. 2022) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘Not later than April 1, 2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (17); 
and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(14) assess the need to retain or modify the relationships, 
authorities, roles, and responsibilities of the Principal Cyber 
Advisor described in section 392a(a) of title 10, United States 
Code; 
‘‘(15) assess the organizational construct of the Department 
of Defense and how authorities, roles, and responsibilities for 
matters relating to cyber activities are distributed among the 
Under Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, and Deputy Assistant 
Secretaries of Defense and among civilian officials within the 
military departments with roles and responsibilities relating 
to cyber activities; 
‘‘(16) make recommendations for changes to statutes 
affecting the organizational construct of the Department of 
Defense to improve the oversight, management, and coordina-
tion of— 
‘‘(A) policies, programs, and strategies relating to cyber 
activities; 
‘‘(B) the execution of the authorities of the United 
States Cyber Command; and 
‘‘(C) other matters relating to cyber activities; and’’. 
SEC. 902. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REPEAL OF POSI-
TION OF CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER. 
Section 2222 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
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(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘the Chief Management 
Officer of the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Chief Informa-
tion Officer, and the Chief Management Officer’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, 
the 
Under 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Acquisition 
and 
Sustainment, and the Chief Information Officer’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Chief Manage-
ment Officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief Information Officer’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding 
clause (i)— 
(I) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Chief 
Management Officer of the Department of Defense’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Chief Information Officer of 
the Department of Defense, in coordination with 
the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer,’’; 
and 
(II) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘the 
Chief Management Officer shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Chief Information Officer shall’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding 
clause (i), by striking ‘‘The Chief Management Officer’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Chief Information Officer’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘the Chief Management Officer and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; 
(ii) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as 
redesignated by clause (i), the following new subpara-
graph (A): 
‘‘(A) The Chief Information Officers of the military 
departments, or their designees.’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by 
adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) The Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence 
Officer of the Department of Defense.’’; 
(4) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘the Chief Management 
Officer’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Chief Informa-
tion Officer’’; and 
(5) in subsection (i)(5)(B), by striking ‘‘the Chief Manage-
ment Officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief Information Officer’’. 
SEC. 903. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING DEMONSTRATION 
OF PRODUCT TO IDENTIFY, TASK, AND MANAGE CONGRES-
SIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for operation and 
maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense, not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended 
until the Secretary of Defense demonstrates a minimum viable 
product—
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(1) to optimize and modernize the process described in 
section 908(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116–283; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) for identifying reports to Congress 
required by annual national defense authorization Acts, 
assigning responsibility for preparation of such reports, and 
managing the completion and delivery of such reports to Con-
gress; and 
(2) that includes capabilities to enable— 
(A) direct access by the congressional defense commit-
tees to the follow-on system to that process using secure 
credentials; 
(B) rapid automatic ingestion of data provided by those 
committees with respect to reports and briefings required 
to be submitted to Congress in a comma-separated value 
spreadsheet; 
(C) sortable and exportable database views for tracking 
and research purposes; 
(D) automated notification of relevant congressional 
staff and archival systems; and 
(E) integration with Microsoft Office. 
SEC. 904. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING COMPLIANCE WITH 
REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ALIGNMENT OF CLOSE 
COMBAT LETHALITY TASK FORCE. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for operation and 
maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended 
until the Department of Defense complies with the requirements 
of section 911 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1878) (relating to align-
ment of the Close Combat Lethality Task Force). 
Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense 
Organization and Management Matters 
SEC. 911. UPDATES TO MANAGEMENT REFORM FRAMEWORK. 
Section 125a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘the Director for 
Administration and Management of the Department of 
Defense,’’ after ‘‘the Chief Information Officer of the Depart-
ment of Defense,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (9); 
and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) Development and implementation of a uniform method-
ology for tracking and assessing cost savings and cost avoidance 
from reform initiatives. 
‘‘(7) Implementation of reform-focused research to improve 
management and administrative science.
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‘‘(8) 
Tracking 
and 
implementation 
of 
technological 
approaches to improve management decision-making, such as 
artificial intelligence tools.’’. 
SEC. 912. BRIEFING ON CHANGES TO UNIFIED COMMAND PLAN. 
Paragraph (2) of section 161(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) Except during time of hostilities or imminent threat of 
hostilities, the President shall— 
‘‘(A) not more than 60 days after establishing a new combat-
ant command— 
‘‘(i) notify Congress of the establishment of such com-
mand; and 
‘‘(ii) provide to Congress a briefing on the establishment 
of such command; and 
‘‘(B) not more than 60 days after significantly revising 
the missions, responsibilities, or force structure of an existing 
combatant command— 
‘‘(i) notify Congress of such revisions; and 
‘‘(ii) provide to Congress a briefing on such revisions.’’. 
SEC. 913. 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 ‘‘primarily’’ 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. 914. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS RELATING TO ELECTRO-
MAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS. 
Section 1053(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 
U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘TRANSFER OF 
RESPONSIBILITIES
AND
FUNCTIONS
RELATING
TO
ELECTRO-
MAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘REPORT ON 
APPROPRIATE ALIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS 
RELATING
TO
ELECTROMAGNETIC
SPECTRUM
OPERATIONS; 
EVALUATIONS’’; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (5); 
(3) by inserting the following new paragraph (1): 
‘‘(1) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2023, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the appropriate alignment 
of electromagnetic spectrum operations responsibilities and 
functions. 
‘‘(B) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
developing 
the 
report 
required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense 
shall consider the following: 
‘‘(i) The appropriate role of each existing organiza-
tion and element of the Department of Defense with 
responsibilities or functions relating to electromagnetic 
spectrum operations and the potential establishment 
of a new entity dedicated electromagnetic spectrum
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operations within one or more of those organizations 
or elements. 
‘‘(ii) Whether the organizational structure respon-
sible for electromagnetic spectrum operations within 
the Department— 
‘‘(I) should be a unitary structure, in which 
a single organization or element is primarily 
responsible for all aspects of such operations; or 
‘‘(II) a hybrid structure, in which separate 
organizations or elements are responsible for dif-
ferent aspects of electromagnetic spectrum oper-
ations. 
‘‘(iii) The resources required to fulfill the specified 
responsibilities and functions.’’; and 
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
(2) and (3), respectively. 
SEC. 915. JOINT ALL DOMAIN COMMAND AND CONTROL. 
(a) DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF JOINT ALL DOMAIN COMMAND 
AND CONTROL.—The Deputy Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall oversee 
joint all domain command and control (commonly known as 
‘‘JADC2’’) to ensure— 
(1) close collaboration with the Joint Requirements Over-
sight Council, the combatant commands, and the military serv-
ices regarding operational requirements and requirements 
satisfaction relating to joint all domain command and control; 
and 
(2) objective assessments to the Deputy Secretary and Vice 
Chairman about the progress of the Department of Defense 
in achieving the objectives of joint all domain command and 
control. 
(b) DEMONSTRATIONS AND FIELDING OF MISSION THREADS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Deputy Secretary and Vice Chairman 
shall take the following actions in support of the objectives 
described in paragraph (2): 
(A) In consultation with the Commander of the United 
States Indo-Pacific Command and the commanders of such 
other combatant commands as may be designated by the 
Deputy Secretary— 
(i) identify a prioritized list of difficult mission- 
critical operational challenges specific to the area of 
operations of the designated commands; 
(ii) design and recommend resourcing options, 
through the Office of Cost Analysis and Program 
Evaluation and the Management Action Group of the 
Deputy Secretary, a series of multi-domain, multi- 
service and multi-agency, multi-platform, and multi-
system end-to-end integrated kinetic and non-kinetic 
mission threads, including necessary battle manage-
ment functions, to solve the operational challenges 
identified in clause (i); 
(iii) demonstrate the ability to execute the 
integrated mission threads identified in clause (ii) in 
realistic conditions on a repeatable basis, including 
the ability to achieve, through mission integration soft-
ware, interoperability among effects chain components
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that do not conform to common interface standards, 
including the use of the System of Systems Technology 
Integration Tool Chain for Heterogeneous Electronic 
Systems (commonly known as ‘‘STITCHES’’) managed 
by the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing of the Depart-
ment of the Air Force; and 
(iv) create a plan to deploy the mission threads 
to the area of operations of the United States Indo- 
Pacific Command and such other combatant commands 
as may be designated by Deputy Secretary, and execute 
the mission threads at the scale and pace required 
to solve the identified operational challenges, including 
necessary logistics and sustainment capabilities. 
(B) Designate organizations to serve as transition part-
ners for integrated mission threads and ensure such 
integrated mission threads are maintained and exercised 
as operational capabilities in the United States Indo-Pacific 
Command and such other combatant commands as may 
be designated by Deputy Secretary. 
(C) Designate organizations and elements of the 
Department of Defense as the Deputy Secretary determines 
appropriate to be responsible for— 
(i) serving as mission managers for composing and 
demonstrating the integrated mission threads under 
the mission management pilot program established by 
section 871 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 
191 note); 
(ii) providing continuing support and sustainment 
for, and training and exercising of, the integrated mis-
sion threads under the operational command of the 
Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command 
and such other combatant commands as may be des-
ignated by Deputy Secretary; 
(iii) planning and executing experimentation and 
demonstrations with— 
(I) Joint data integration approaches; 
(II) mission integration capabilities, especially 
software; and 
(III) Joint tactics, techniques, and procedures; 
(iv) assisting in fielding mission integration soft-
ware to encourage the development and employment 
of such software on a larger scale, especially at the 
designated combatant commands; 
(v) assessing and integrating, as appropriate, the 
capabilities of Assault Breaker II, developed by the 
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and 
related developmental efforts as those efforts transition 
to operational deployment; and 
(vi) integrating joint all domain command and con-
trol mission threads and mission command and control, 
including in conflicts that arise with minimal warning, 
and exercising other joint all domain command and 
control capabilities and functions. 
(D) Integrate the planning and demonstrations of the 
mission threads with—
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(i) the Production, Exploitation, and Dissemination 
Center in the United States Indo-Pacific Command; 
(ii) the Family of Integrated Targeting Cells; and 
(iii) the tactical dissemination and information 
sharing systems for the Armed Forces and allies of 
the United States, including the Mission Partner 
Environment and the Maven Smart System. 
(2) OBJECTIVES
DESCRIBED.—The objectives described in 
this paragraph are the following— 
(A) to support the emphasis of the National Defense 
Strategy on adversary-specific deterrence postures; 
(B) to support actions that can be taken within the 
period covered by the future-years defense program focused 
on— 
(i) critical mission threads, such as kinetic kill 
chains and non-kinetic effects chains; and 
(ii) integrated concepts of operation; 
(C) to support demonstrations and experimentation; 
and 
(D) to achieve the objectives of the Joint All Domain 
Command and Control Strategy and Implementation Plan 
approved by the Deputy Secretary of Defense. 
(c) PERFORMANCE GOALS.—The Deputy Secretary, the Vice 
Chairman, and the commanders of such other combatant commands 
as may be designated by the Deputy Secretary shall seek to— 
(1) beginning in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023, 
demonstrate new integrated mission threads on a regularly 
recurring basis multiple times each year; and 
(2) include such demonstrations, as feasible, in the Rapid 
Defense Experimentation Reserve campaign of experimentation, 
Valiant Shield, Northern Edge, the Large Scale Global Exercise, 
the quarterly Scarlet Dragon exercises, the Global Information 
Dominance Experiments, and annual force exercises in the 
area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Com-
mand. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Deputy Secretary’’ means the Deputy Sec-
retary of Defense. 
(2) The term ‘‘Family of Integrated Targeting Cells’’ means 
the Maritime Targeting Cell-Afloat, the Maritime Targeting 
Cell-Expeditionary, the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access 
Node, Tactical Operations Center Medium/Light, and other 
interoperable command and control nodes that are able to task 
the collection of, receive, process, and disseminate track and 
targeting information from many sensing systems in discon-
nected, denied, intermittent or limited bandwidth conditions. 
(3) The term ‘‘joint all domain command and control’’ refers 
to the warfighting capabilities that support commander decision 
making at all echelons from campaigning to conflict, across 
all domains, and with partners, to deliver information advan-
tage. 
(4) The term ‘‘mission command’’ is the employment of 
military operations through decentralized execution based upon 
mission-type orders and the intent of commanders. 
(5) The terms ‘‘mission thread’’, ‘‘kill chain’’, and ‘‘effects 
chain’’ have the meanings given those terms in the publication 
of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research
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and Engineering titled ‘‘Mission Engineering Guide’’ and dated 
November 2020. 
(6) The term ‘‘Vice Chairman’’ means the Vice Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
SEC. 916. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT DASHBOARD DEMONSTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a demonstration of a strategic management dashboard to automate 
the data collection and data visualization of the primary manage-
ment goals of the Department of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
the strategic management dashboard demonstrated under sub-
section (a) includes the following: 
(1) The capability for real-time monitoring of the perform-
ance of the Department of Defense in meeting the management 
goals of the Department. 
(2) An integrated analytics capability, including the ability 
to dynamically add or upgrade new capabilities when needed. 
(3) Integration with the framework required by subsection 
(c) of section 125a of title 10, United States Code, for measuring 
the progress of the Department toward covered elements of 
reform (as defined in subsection (d) of that section). 
(4) Incorporation of the elements of the strategic manage-
ment plan required by section 904(d) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 
10 U.S.C. note prec. 2201), as derived from automated data 
feeds from existing information systems and databases. 
(5) Incorporation of the elements of the most recent annual 
performance plan of the Department required by section 1115(b) 
of title 31, United States Code, and the most recent update 
on performance of the Department required by section 1116 
of that title. 
(6) Use of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools 
to improve decision making and assessment relating to data 
analytics. 
(7) Adoption of leading and lagging indicators for key stra-
tegic management goals. 
(c) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the demonstration required 
by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may use the authori-
ties described in paragraph (2), and such other authorities 
as the Secretary considers appropriate— 
(A) to help accelerate the development of innovative 
technological or process approaches; and 
(B) to attract new entrants to solve the data manage-
ment and visualization challenges of the Department. 
(2) AUTHORITIES DESCRIBED.—The authorities described in 
this paragraph are the authorities provided under the following 
provisions of law: 
(A) Section 4025 of title 10, United States Code 
(relating to prizes for advanced technology achievements). 
(B) Section 217 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 
2222 note) (relating to science and technology activities 
to support business systems information technology acquisi-
tion programs).
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(C) Section 908 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 
129a note) (relating to management innovation activities). 
(d) USE OF BEST PRACTICES.—In conducting the demonstration 
required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall leverage 
commercial best practices in management and leading research 
in management and data science. 
(e) STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT DASHBOARD DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘strategic management dashboard’’ means a system 
for dynamically displaying management metrics, performance goals, 
and other information necessary for Department of Defense leader-
ship to make strategic decisions related to the management of 
the Department using modern, commercial practices for data visual-
ization and drawn from existing automated information systems 
available to the Department. 
SEC. 917. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR COMPONENT CONTENT 
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 1, 2023, the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination 
with the official designated under section 238(b) of the John S. 
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
(Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061), shall complete 
a pilot program to demonstrate the application of component content 
management systems to a distinct set of data of the Department. 
(b) SELECTION OF DATA SET.—In selecting a distinct set of 
data of the Department for purposes of the pilot program required 
by subsection (a), the Chief Information Officer shall consult with, 
at a minimum, the following: 
(1) The Office of the Secretary of Defense, with respect 
to directives, instructions, and other regulatory documents of 
the Department. 
(2) The Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint 
Staff, with respect to execution orders. 
(3) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering and the military departments, with 
respect to technical manuals. 
(4) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment, with respect to Contract Data Require-
ments List documents. 
(c) AUTHORITY
TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS.—Subject to the 
availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Defense may enter 
into contracts or other agreements with public or private entities 
to conduct studies and demonstration projects under the pilot pro-
gram required by subsection (a). 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer shall 
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on plans 
to implement the pilot program required by subsection (a). 
(d) COMPONENT CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘component content management system’’ 
means any content management system that enables the manage-
ment of content at a component level instead of at the document 
level.
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SEC. 918. REPORT ON POTENTIAL TRANSITION OF ALL MEMBERS OF 
THE SPACE FORCE INTO A SINGLE COMPONENT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2023, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 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 component (in this section referred to as the Space 
Component)— 
(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 
(2) in which such members may transfer between duty 
statuses more freely than would otherwise be allowed under 
the laws in effect at the time of the report. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (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 
transfers; 
(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 member would 
be entitled based on a career consisting of service in duty 
statuses of the Space Component; and 
(C) the composition and operation of promotion selec-
tion boards with respect to members of the Space Compo-
nent, including the treatment of general officers by such 
boards. 
(2) A comprehensive analysis of how such proposal may 
affect the ability of departments and agencies of the Federal 
Government (including departments and agencies outside the 
Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs) 
to accurately calculate the pay or determine the benefits, 
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 entitled at any given time. 
(3) Draft legislative text, prepared by the Office of Legisla-
tive Counsel within the Office of the General Counsel of the 
Department of Defense, that comprehensively sets forth all 
amendments and modifications to Federal statutes needed to 
effectively 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 Federal statutes 
outside of such titles; and 
(C) an analysis of each provision of Federal statutory 
law that refers to the duty status of a member of an 
Armed Force, or whether such member is in an active 
or reserve component, and, for each such provision—
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(i) a written determination indicating whether 
such provision requires amendment or other modifica-
tion to clarify its applicability to a member of the 
Space Component; and 
(ii) if such an amendment or modification is 
required, draft legislative text for such amendment 
or modification. 
(4) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of— 
(A) exempting the proposed Space Component from 
the existing ‘‘up or out’’ system of officer career advance-
ment first established by the amendments to title 10, 
United States Code, made by the Defense Officer Personnel 
Management Act (Public Law 96–513; 94 Stat. 2835); 
(B) combining active and reserve components in a new, 
single Space Component and whether a similar outcome 
could be achieved using the existing active and reserve 
component frameworks with modest statutory changes to 
allow reserve officers to serve on sustained active duty; 
and 
(C) creating career flexibility for reserve members of 
the Space Component, including in shifting retirement 
points earned from one year to the next and allowing 
members of the Space Component to move back and forth 
between active and reserve status for prolonged periods 
of time across a career. 
(5) An assessment of the implications of the proposed 
reorganization of the Space Force on the development of space 
as a warfighting domain in the profession of arms, particularly 
with respect to officer leadership, development, and stewardship 
of the profession. 
(6) A determination of whether existing government ethics 
regulations are adequate to address potential conflicts of 
interest for Space Component officers who seek to move back 
and forth between sustained active duty and working for private 
sector organizations in the space industry as reserve officers 
in the Space Component. 
(7) An analysis of the following: 
(A) Whether the proposed Space Component framework 
is consistent with the joint service requirements of chapter 
38 of title 10, United States Code. 
(B) Budgetary implications of the establishment of the 
Space Component. 
(C) The nature of the relationship with private industry 
and civilian employers that would be required and con-
sistent with professional ethics to successfully implement 
the Space Component. 
(D) The effect of establishing a Space Component on 
diversity and inclusion within the Space Force. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Sense of Congress relating to the corrective action plans review process. 
Sec. 1003. Annual reports on budgetary effects of inflation.
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Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 
Sec. 1011. Extension of authority to support a unified counterdrug and counterter-
rorism campaign in Colombia. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1021. Modification to annual naval vessel construction plan. 
Sec. 1022. Navy consultation with Marine Corps on major decisions directly con-
cerning Marine Corps amphibious force structure and capability. 
Sec. 1023. Amphibious warship force structure. 
Sec. 1024. Modification to limitation on decommissioning or inactivating battle 
force ships before end of expected service life. 
Sec. 1025. Amphibious warfare ship assessment and requirements. 
Sec. 1026. Battle force ship employment, maintenance, and manning baseline 
plans. 
Sec. 1027. Withholding of certain information about sunken military crafts. 
Sec. 1028. Business case analyses on disposition of certain Government-owned dry- 
docks. 
Sec. 1029. Prohibition on retirement of certain naval vessels. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
Sec. 1031. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of indi-
viduals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, to the United States. 
Sec. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities 
in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1033. Modification and extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or 
release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries. 
Sec. 1034. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1041. Submission of national defense strategy in classified and unclassified 
form. 
Sec. 1042. Department of Defense support for funerals and memorial events for 
Members and former Members of Congress. 
Sec. 1043. Modification of authority for humanitarian demining assistance and 
stockpiled conventional munitions assistance. 
Sec. 1044. Modification of provisions relating to anomalous health incidents. 
Sec. 1045. Security clearances for recently separated members of the Armed Forces 
and civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1046. Integrated and authenticated access to Department of Defense systems 
for certain congressional staff for oversight purposes. 
Sec. 1047. Introduction of entities in transactions critical to national security. 
Sec. 1048. Joint training pipeline between United States Navy and Royal Aus-
tralian Navy. 
Sec. 1049. Standardization of sectional barge construction for Department of De-
fense use on rivers and intercoastal waterways. 
Sec. 1050. Department of Defense support for recently enacted commissions. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1051. Modification of annual report on unfunded priorities. 
Sec. 1052. Congressional notification of military information support operations in 
the information environment. 
Sec. 1053. Modification and continuation of reporting requirement relating to hu-
manitarian assistance. 
Sec. 1054. Briefing on Global Force Management Allocation Plan. 
Sec. 1055. Report and budget details regarding Operation Spartan Shield. 
Sec. 1056. Annual report on civilian casualties in connection with United States 
military operations. 
Sec. 1057. Extension of certain reporting deadlines. 
Sec. 1058. Extension and modification of reporting requirement regarding enhance-
ment of information sharing and coordination of military training be-
tween Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1059. Continuation of requirement for annual report on National Guard and 
reserve component equipment. 
Sec. 1060. Modification of authority of Secretary of Defense to transfer excess air-
craft to other departments of the Federal Government and authority to 
transfer excess aircraft to States.
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Sec. 1061. Combatant command risk assessment for airborne intelligence, surveil-
lance, and reconnaissance. 
Sec. 1062. Study on military training routes and special use air space near wind 
turbines. 
Sec. 1063. Annual reports on safety upgrades to the high mobility multipurpose 
wheeled vehicle fleets. 
Sec. 1064. Department of Defense delays in providing comments on Government 
Accountability Office reports. 
Sec. 1065. Justification for transfer or elimination of certain flying missions. 
Sec. 1066. Reports on United States military force presence in Europe. 
Sec. 1067. Report on Department of Defense practices regarding distinction be-
tween combatants and civilians in United States military operations. 
Sec. 1068. Report on strategy and improvement of community engagement efforts 
of Armed Forces in Hawaii. 
Sec. 1069. Report on Department of Defense military capabilities in the Caribbean. 
Sec. 1070. Quarterly briefings on Department of Defense support for civil authori-
ties to address immigration at the southwest border. 
Sec. 1071. Annual report on procurement of equipment by State and local govern-
ments through the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1072. Briefing on financial oversight of certain educational institutions receiv-
ing Department of Defense funds. 
Sec. 1073. Report on effects of certain ethics requirements on Department of De-
fense hiring, retention, and operations. 
Sec. 1074. Joint Concept for Competing. 
Sec. 1075. Analysis of feasibility and advisability of relocating major units of the 
United States Armed Forces to certain European countries. 
Sec. 1076. Report on effects of strategic competitor naval facilities in Africa. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 1081. Technical and conforming amendments. 
Sec. 1082. Department of Defense Civilian Protection Center of Excellence. 
Sec. 1083. Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship in STEM. 
Sec. 1084. Amendment to memorial for members of the Armed Forces killed in at-
tack on Hamid Karzai International Airport. 
Sec. 1085. Public availability of cost of certain military operations. 
Sec. 1086. Combating military reliance on Russian energy. 
Sec. 1087. Establishment of joint force headquarters in area of operations of United 
States Indo-Pacific Command. 
Sec. 1088. National tabletop exercise. 
Sec. 1089. Personnel supporting the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict. 
Sec. 1090. Sense of Congress on redesignation of the Africa Center for Strategic 
Studies as the James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Strategic Studies. 
Sec. 1091. Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint training ex-
ercises. 
Sec. 1092. National Commission on the Future of the Navy. 
Sec. 1093. Dynamic airspace pilot program. 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the Secretary of 
Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, 
the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made 
available to the Department of Defense in this division for 
fiscal year 2023 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 
year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations 
so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the 
same purposes as the authorization to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer 
under 
the 
authority 
of 
this 
section 
may 
not 
exceed 
$6,000,000,000. 
(3) EXCEPTION
FOR
TRANSFERS
BETWEEN
MILITARY
PER-
SONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS.—A transfer of funds between military
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personnel authorizations under title IV shall not be counted 
toward the dollar limitation in paragraph (2). 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by subsection (a) to 
transfer authorizations— 
(1) may only be used to provide authority for items that 
have a higher priority than the items from which authority 
is transferred; and 
(2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that 
has been denied authorization by Congress. 
(c) EFFECT
ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A transfer made 
from one account to another under the authority of this section 
shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the account 
to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal to the 
amount transferred. 
(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall promptly notify 
Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1002. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE CORRECTIVE 
ACTION PLANS REVIEW PROCESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller) should— 
(1) take appropriate steps to improve the corrective action 
plans review process, including by linking notices of findings 
and recommendations with the corrective action plans to 
address such notices; and 
(2) update Department of Defense guidance to instruct 
the Department and its components to document root cause 
analysis when needed to address deficiencies auditors have 
identified. 
SEC. 1003. ANNUAL REPORTS ON BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF INFLATION. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the submission of the President’s budget for a fiscal year under 
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense 
shall deliver to the congressional defense committees a report on 
observed and anticipated budgetary effects related to inflation, 
including— 
(1) for each Department of Defense appropriation account— 
(A) the amount appropriated for the fiscal year pre-
ceding the fiscal year during which the report is submitted, 
the amount appropriated for the fiscal year during which 
the report is submitted, and the amount requested for 
the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted; 
(B) the relevant inflation index applied to each such 
account at the time of the budget submission for the fiscal 
year preceding the fiscal year during which the report 
is submitted, the fiscal year during which the report is 
submitted, and the fiscal year for which the budget is 
submitted; 
(C) the actual inflationary budgetary effects on each 
such account for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year 
during which the report is submitted; 
(D) the estimated inflationary budgetary effects for 
the fiscal year during which the report is submitted and 
the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted; and 
(E) a calculation of estimated budgetary effects due 
to inflation using the estimated indices for the fiscal year 
during which the report is submitted compared to the
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estimated indices for the fiscal year for the budget is sub-
mitted. 
(2) for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during 
which the report is submitted, the fiscal year during which 
the report is submitted, and the fiscal year for which the 
budget is submitted, a summary of any requests for equitable 
adjustment, exercising of economic price adjustment (herein-
after referred to as ‘‘EPA’’) clauses, or bilateral contract modi-
fications to include an EPA, including the contract type and 
fiscal year and the type and amount of appropriated funds 
used for the contract; 
(3) a summary of any methodological changes in Depart-
ment of Defense cost estimation practices for inflationary budg-
etary effects for the fiscal year during which the report is 
submitted and the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted; 
and 
(4) any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(b) PERIODIC BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the 
conclusion of the Department of Defense budget mid-year review, 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense 
committees with a briefing on— 
(1) any changes in the observed or anticipated inflation 
indices included in the report required under subsection (a); 
(2) any actions taken by the Department of Defense to 
respond to changes discussed in such report, with specific dollar 
value figures; and 
(3) any requests for equitable adjustment received by the 
Department of Defense, economic price adjustment clauses exer-
cised, or bilateral contract modifications to include an EPA 
made since the submission of the report required under sub-
section (a). 
(c) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit a report under 
subsection (a) and the requirement to provide a briefing under 
subsection (b) shall terminate on the date that is five years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 
SEC. 1011. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT A UNIFIED 
COUNTERDRUG AND COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGN IN 
COLOMBIA. 
Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 
Stat. 2042), as most recently amended by section 1007 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1889), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2025’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2025’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORT ON PLAN COLOMBIA.—Not later than 30 
days after the end of each fiscal year from 2023 to 2025, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
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and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives a report that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) An assessment of the threat to Colombia from narcotics 
trafficking and activities by organizations designated as foreign 
terrorist organizations under section 219(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)). 
‘‘(2) A description of the plan of the Government of 
Colombia for the unified campaign described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) A description of the activities supported using the 
authority provided by subsection (a). 
‘‘(4) An assessment of the effectiveness of the activities 
described in paragraph (3) in addressing the threat described 
in paragraph (1).’’. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
SEC. 1021. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL NAVAL VESSEL CONSTRUCTION 
PLAN. 
Section 231(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) For any class of battle force ship for which the procure-
ment of the final ship of the class is proposed in the relevant 
future-years defense program submitted under section 221 of 
this title— 
‘‘(i) a description of the expected specific effects on 
the Navy shipbuilding industrial base of— 
‘‘(I) the termination of the production program for 
the ship and the transition to a new or modified produc-
tion program, or 
‘‘(II) the termination of the production program 
for the ship without a new or modified production 
program to replace it; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of any such production program for 
which a replacement production program is proposed, a 
detailed schedule for the replacement production program 
with planned decision points, solicitations, and contract 
awards.’’. 
SEC. 1022. NAVY CONSULTATION WITH MARINE CORPS ON MAJOR 
DECISIONS 
DIRECTLY 
CONCERNING 
MARINE 
CORPS 
AMPHIBIOUS FORCE STRUCTURE AND CAPABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8026 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or amphibious force structure and capa-
bility’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps aviation’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION
HEADING.—The heading of such section is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or amphibious force structure and 
capability’’ after ‘‘aviation’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 803 of such title is amended by striking the
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item relating to section 8026 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘8026. Consultation with Commandant of the Marine Corps on major decisions di-
rectly concerning Marine Corps aviation or amphibious force structure 
and capability.’’. 
SEC. 1023. AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP FORCE STRUCTURE. 
Section 8062 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘and not less 
than 31 operational amphibious warfare ships, of which 
not less than 10 shall be amphibious assault ships’’ before 
the period; and 
(B) in the second sentence— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or amphibious warfare ship’’ before 
‘‘includes’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or amphibious warfare ship’’ 
before ‘‘that is temporarily unavailable’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) In this section, the term ‘amphibious warfare ship’ means 
a ship that is classified as an amphibious assault ship (general 
purpose) (LHA), an amphibious assault ship (multi-purpose) (LHD), 
an amphibious transport dock (LPD), or a dock landing ship (LSD).’’. 
SEC. 1024. MODIFICATION TO LIMITATION ON DECOMMISSIONING OR 
INACTIVATING BATTLE FORCE SHIPS BEFORE END OF 
EXPECTED SERVICE LIFE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8678a(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘by not later than three 
days after the date on which the President submits the budget 
materials under section 1105(a) of title 31 for the fiscal year 
in which such waiver is sought’’ after ‘‘such ship’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘such certification was 
submitted’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Defense Authorization 
Act for such fiscal year is enacted’’. 
(b) NO EFFECT ON CERTAIN SHIPS.—The amendments made 
by subsection (a) do not apply to a battle force ship (as such 
term is defined in section 8678a(e)(1) of title 10, United States 
Code) that is proposed to be decommissioned or inactivated during 
fiscal year 2023. 
SEC. 1025. AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIP ASSESSMENT AND REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
Section 8695 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIPS.—In preparing each assess-
ment and requirement under subsection (a), the Commandant of 
the Marine Corps shall be specifically responsible for developing 
the requirements relating to amphibious warfare ships.’’. 
SEC. 1026. BATTLE FORCE SHIP EMPLOYMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND 
MANNING BASELINE PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 863 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
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‘‘§ 8696. Battle force ship employment, maintenance, and 
manning baseline plans 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after the date of 
the delivery of the first ship in a new class of battle force ships, 
the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the employment, maintenance, and manning 
baseline plans for the class, including a description of the following: 
‘‘(1) The sustainment and maintenance plans for the class 
that encompass the number of years the class is expected 
to be in service, including— 
‘‘(A) the allocation of maintenance tasks among 
organizational, intermediate, depot, or other activities; 
‘‘(B) the planned duration and interval of maintenance 
for all depot-level maintenance availabilities; and 
‘‘(C) the planned duration and interval of drydock 
maintenance periods. 
‘‘(2) Any contractually required integrated logistics support 
deliverables for the ship, including technical manuals, and an 
identification of— 
‘‘(A) the deliverables provided to the Government on 
or before the delivery date; and 
‘‘(B) the deliverables not provided to the Government 
on or before the delivery date and the expected dates 
those deliverables will be provided to the Government. 
‘‘(3) The planned maintenance system for the ship, 
including— 
‘‘(A) the elements of the system, including maintenance 
requirement cards, completed on or before the delivery 
date; 
‘‘(B) the elements of the system not completed on or 
before the delivery date and the expected completion date 
of those elements; and 
‘‘(C) the plans to complete planned maintenance from 
the delivery date until all elements of the system have 
been completed. 
‘‘(4) The coordinated shipboard allowance list for the class, 
including— 
‘‘(A) the items on the list onboard on or before the 
delivery date; and 
‘‘(B) the items on the list not onboard on or before 
the delivery date and the expected arrival date of those 
items. 
‘‘(5) The ship manpower document for the class, including— 
‘‘(A) the number of officers by grade and designator; 
and 
‘‘(B) the number of enlisted personnel by rate and 
rating. 
‘‘(6) The personnel billets authorized for the ship for the 
fiscal year in which the ship is delivered and each of the 
four fiscal years thereafter, including— 
‘‘(A) the number of officers by grade and designator; 
and 
‘‘(B) the number of enlisted personnel by rate and 
rating. 
‘‘(7) Programmed funding for manning and end strength 
on the ship for the fiscal year in which the ship is delivered 
and each of the four fiscal years thereafter, including—
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‘‘(A) the number of officers by grade and designator; 
and 
‘‘(B) the number of enlisted personnel by rate and 
rating. 
‘‘(8) Personnel assigned to the ship on the delivery date, 
including— 
‘‘(A) the number of officers by grade and designator; 
and 
‘‘(B) the number of enlisted personnel by rate and 
rating. 
‘‘(9) For each critical hull, mechanical, electrical, propul-
sion, and combat system of the class as so designated by the 
Senior Technical Authority pursuant to section 8669b(c)(2)(C) 
of this title, the following: 
‘‘(A) The Government-provided training available for 
personnel assigned to the ship at the time of delivery, 
including the nature, objectives, duration, and location of 
the training. 
‘‘(B) The contractor-provided training available for per-
sonnel assigned to the ship at the time of delivery, 
including the nature, objectives, duration, and location of 
the training. 
‘‘(C) Plans to adjust how the training described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) will be provided to personnel 
after delivery, including the nature and timeline of those 
adjustments. 
‘‘(10) The notional employment schedule of the ship for 
each month of the fiscal year in which the ship is delivered 
and each of the four fiscal years thereafter, including an identi-
fication of time spent in the following phases: 
‘‘(A) Basic. 
‘‘(B) Integrated or advanced. 
‘‘(C) Deployment. 
‘‘(D) Maintenance. 
‘‘(E) Sustainment. 
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not less than 30 days before 
implementing a significant change to the baseline plans described 
in subsection (a) or any subsequent significant change, the Secretary 
of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
written notification of the change, including for each such change 
the following: 
‘‘(1) An explanation of the change. 
‘‘(2) The desired outcome. 
‘‘(3) The rationale. 
‘‘(4) The duration. 
‘‘(5) The operational effects. 
‘‘(6) The budgetary effects, including— 
‘‘(A) for the year in which the change is made; 
‘‘(B) over the five years thereafter; and 
‘‘(C) over the expected service life of the relevant class 
of battle force ships. 
‘‘(7) The personnel effects, including— 
‘‘(A) for the year in which the change is made; 
‘‘(B) over the five years thereafter; and 
‘‘(C) over the expected service life of the relevant class 
of battle force ships. 
‘‘(8) The sustainment and maintenance effects, including—
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‘‘(A) for the year in which the change is made; 
‘‘(B) over the five years thereafter; and 
‘‘(C) over the expected service life of the relevant class 
of battle force ships. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SHIPS.—(1) For the purposes of 
this section, the Secretary of the Navy shall treat as the first 
ship in a new class of battle force ships the following: 
‘‘(A) U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN–79). 
‘‘(B) U.S.S. Michael Monsoor (DDG–1001). 
‘‘(C) U.S.S. Jack H. Lucas (DDG–125). 
‘‘(2) For each ship described in paragraph (1), the Senior Tech-
nical Authority shall identify critical systems for the purposes of 
subsection (a)(9). 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘battle force ship’ means the following: 
‘‘(A) A commissioned United States Ship warship 
capable of contributing to combat operations. 
‘‘(B) A United States Naval Ship that contributes 
directly to Navy warfighting or support missions. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘delivery’ has the meaning provided for in 
section 8671 of this title. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Senior Technical Authority’ has the meaning 
provided for in section 8669b of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 863 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘8696. Battle force ship employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans.’’. 
SEC. 1027. 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 subsection: 
‘‘(j) WITHHOLDING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.—Pursuant to sub-
paragraphs (A)(ii) and (B) of section 552(b)(3) of title 5 United 
States Code, the Secretary concerned may withhold from public 
disclosure information and data about the location or related arti-
facts of a sunken military craft under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary, if such disclosure would increase the risk of the unauthorized 
disturbance of one or more sunken military craft.’’. 
SEC. 1028. BUSINESS CASE ANALYSES ON DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN 
GOVERNMENT-OWNED DRY-DOCKS. 
(a) AFDM-10.—Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary 
of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
the results of a business case analysis for Auxiliary Floating Dock, 
Medium-10 (in this section referred to as ‘‘AFDM-10’’) that compares 
the following options: 
(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. 
(2) The relocation of AFDM-10 to Naval Station Everett, 
including all infrastructure support requirement costs and 
anticipated operating costs. 
(3) The relocation and use of AFDM-10 in alternate loca-
tions under the same lease authorities in effect on the date
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of the enactment of this Act, including all infrastructure support 
requirement costs and anticipated operating costs. 
(4) The relocation and use of AFDM-10 in alternate loca-
tions under alternative lease authorities. 
(5) The conveyance of AFDM-10 at a fair market rate 
to an appropriate non-Government entity with expertise in 
the non-nuclear ship repair industry. 
(6) Such other options as the Secretary determines appro-
priate. 
(b) GRAVING DOCK
AT NAVAL BASE, SAN DIEGO.—Not later 
than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees the results of a business 
case analysis for the Government-owned graving dock at Naval 
Base San Diego, California, that compares the following options: 
(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) Such other options as the Secretary determines appro-
priate. 
(c) MATTERS
FOR EVALUATION.—The business case analyses 
required under subsections (a) and (b) shall each include an evalua-
tion of each of the following: 
(1) The extent to which the Secretary plans to execute 
a consistent and balanced docking strategy that ensures the 
health of private sector maintenance and repair capability and 
capacity. 
(2) Legal, regulatory, and other requirements applicable 
to each of the options considered under each such analysis, 
including environmental documentation, and the effect that 
such requirements are projected to have on the cost and 
schedule of such option. 
(3) The extent to which the Secretary is considering adding 
dry dock capacity, including an analysis of the projected cost 
of adding such capacity and the potential effects of adding 
such capacity on private sector repair and maintenance facili-
ties. 
(4) The projected use by the Navy of Government and 
non-Government dry docks assets through fiscal year 2027. 
(5) For each option considered under each such analysis, 
the projected implementation timeline and costs. 
(6) For each option considered under each such analysis, 
the relative maintenance capacity and output. 
SEC. 1029. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF CERTAIN NAVAL VES-
SELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act for fiscal year 2023 may be obligated or expended 
to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage— 
(1) any of the naval vessels referred to in subsection (b); 
or 
(2) more than four Littoral Combat Ships. 
(b) NAVAL VESSELS.—The naval vessels referred to in this sub-
section are the following: 
(1) USS Vicksburg (CG 69). 
(2) USS Germantown (LSD 42). 
(3) USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44).
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(4) USS Tortuga (LSD 46). 
(5) USS Ashland (LSD 48). 
(6) USNS Montford Point (T–ESD 1). 
(7) USNS John Glenn (T–ESD 2). 
(c) LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS.—In the case of any Littoral Com-
bat Ship that is retired, prepared to retire, or placed in storage 
using funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal 
year 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that such vessel 
is evaluated for potential transfer to the military forces of a nation 
that is an ally or partner of the United States. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
SEC. 1031. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR 
TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 
CUBA, TO THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 1033 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 
Stat. 1953), as most recently amended by section 1033 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1901), is further amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
SEC. 1032. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CON-
STRUCT OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES 
TO HOUSE DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED 
STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
Section 1034(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 
Stat. 1954), as most recently amended by section 1034 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1901), is further amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
SEC. 1033. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE 
OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS 
DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES. 
Section 1035 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 
Stat. 1954), as most recently amended by section 1032 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1901), is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as para-
graphs (2) through (5), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) Afghanistan.’’. 
SEC. 1034. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CLOSE 
OR RELINQUISH CONTROL OF UNITED STATES NAVAL 
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
Section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1551), as most
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recently amended by section 1035 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 
Stat. 1901), is further amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and 
Limitations 
SEC. 1041. SUBMISSION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY IN CLASSI-
FIED AND UNCLASSIFIED FORM. 
Section 113(g)(1)(D) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘in classified form with an unclassified summary.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘in both classified and unclassified form. The unclassified 
form may not be a summary of the classified document.’’. 
SEC. 1042. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR FUNERALS AND 
MEMORIAL EVENTS FOR MEMBERS AND FORMER MEM-
BERS OF CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 130 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 130a. Department of Defense support for funerals and 
memorial events for Members and former Members 
of Congress 
‘‘(a) SUPPORT FOR FUNERALS.—Subject to subsection (b), the 
Secretary of Defense may provide such support as the Secretary 
considers appropriate for a funeral or memorial event for a Member 
or former Member of Congress, including support with respect 
to transportation to and from such a funeral or memorial event, 
in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT; SECRETARY DETERMINATION.—The 
Secretary may provide support under this section— 
‘‘(1) upon request from the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representa-
tives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, or the Minority Leader 
of the Senate; or 
‘‘(2) if the Secretary determines such support is necessary 
to carry out duties or responsibilities of the Department of 
Defense. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary may use funds authorized 
to be appropriated for operation and maintenance to provide support 
under this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 130 the following new item: 
‘‘130a. Department of Defense support for funerals and memorial events for Mem-
bers and former Members of Congress.’’. 
SEC. 1043. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR HUMANITARIAN 
DEMINING 
ASSISTANCE 
AND 
STOCKPILED 
CONVEN-
TIONAL MUNITIONS ASSISTANCE. 
(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 inserting ‘‘provide’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘in a country’’ and inserting ‘‘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 provided’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in which’’ and inserting ‘‘to which’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘carried out’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
vided’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘carried out in’’ and 
inserting ‘‘provided to’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in which’’ and inserting ‘‘to which’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘carried out’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
vided’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘in carrying out such 
assistance in each such country’’ and inserting ‘‘in providing 
such assistance to each such country’’. 
(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 expenses of 
foreign personnel to attend training provided by the Depart-
ment of Defense under this section.’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3). 
(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 striking ‘‘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 Com-
mittee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives a report on’’. 
SEC. 1044. MODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO ANOMALOUS 
HEALTH INCIDENTS. 
(a) CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM.—Section 910 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117– 
81; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and any other’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘necessary; and’’ and inserting 
‘‘, including the causation, attribution, mitigation, identi-
fication, and treatment for such incidents;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and deconflict’’ after ‘‘integrate’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘agency’’ and inserting ‘‘agencies’’; 
and 
(iii) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(3) any other efforts regarding such incidents that the 
Secretary considers appropriate.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘of enactment’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2023, 
and not less frequently than once every 180 days thereafter 
until March 1, 2026’’. 
(b) ACCESS
TO
CERTAIN
FACILITIES
OF
DEPARTMENT
OF 
DEFENSE.—Section 732 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1797; 10 U.S.C. 
1071 note) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘UNITED STATES 
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS’’ and 
inserting ‘‘COVERED INDIVIDUALS’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘employees of the United 
States Government and their family members who’’ and 
inserting ‘‘covered individuals whom’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘employees from those 
agencies and their family members’’ and inserting ‘‘covered 
individuals’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘employees of the United States Govern-
ment and their family members’’ and inserting ‘‘covered 
individuals’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subject to an agreement by the 
employing agency and the consent of the employee’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subject to the consent of the covered individual 
and, if applicable, an agreement with the employing 
agency’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) COVERED INDIVIDUALS DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘covered individuals’ means— 
‘‘(1) current and former employees of the United States 
Government and their family members; and 
‘‘(2) current and former members of the Armed Forces 
and their family members.’’. 
SEC. 1045. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR RECENTLY SEPARATED MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IMPROVEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No later than September 30, 2023, the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of 
National Intelligence when acting as the Security Executive 
Agent, shall establish a process to— 
(A) determine, on the date on which a covered indi-
vidual separates from the Armed Forces or the Department 
of Defense (as the case may be), whether the covered indi-
vidual held an eligibility to access classified information 
or to occupy a sensitive position immediately prior to such 
separation and requires an eligibility of an equal or lower 
level for employment as a covered contractor, except as 
provided in subsection (b); 
(B) ensure that the re-establishment of trust of a cov-
ered individual’s eligibility to occupy a sensitive position 
takes place expeditiously, in accordance with applicable 
laws, Executive Orders, or Security Executive Agent policy; 
and
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(C) ensure that any additional security processing 
required to re-establish trust to reinstate a covered individ-
ual’s eligibility to access classified information or occupy 
a sensitive position takes place expeditiously. 
(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 the Department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
respect to a covered individual— 
(A) whose previously held security clearance is, or was 
as of the date of separation of the covered individual, 
under review as a result of one or more potentially disquali-
fying 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 reinvestigation or a continuous vetting inves-
tigation 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 intel-
ligence community. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means a former member 
of the Armed Forces or a former civilian employee of the Depart-
ment 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. 1046. INTEGRATED AND AUTHENTICATED ACCESS TO DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN CONGRES-
SIONAL STAFF FOR OVERSIGHT PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop proc-
esses and procedures under which the Secretary shall issue access 
tokens to staff of the congressional defense committees to facilitate 
the performance of required congressional oversight activities. Such 
access tokens shall— 
(1) provide designated and authenticated staff with access 
to designated Department of Defense information systems, 
including— 
(A) the reporting system described in section 805(b) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81) that will replace the Selected 
Acquisition Report requirements under section 4351 of title 
10, United States Code; and 
(B) the process referred to in section 908 of the William 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) that is used by 
the Department of Defense to identify reports to Congress
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required by annual national defense authorization Acts, 
assign responsibility for preparation of such reports, and 
manage the completion and delivery of such reports to 
Congress; and 
(2) to the extent feasible, be integrated with the provision 
of Pentagon Facilities Alternative Credentials. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall implement the proc-
esses and procedures developed under subsection (a) 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 committees an interim briefing on 
the status of the processes and procedures required to be developed 
under subsection (a), including any updates to applicable policies, 
instructions, and guidance issued by the Department. 
SEC. 1047. INTRODUCTION OF ENTITIES IN TRANSACTIONS CRITICAL 
TO NATIONAL SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may facilitate the 
introduction of entities for the purpose of discussing a covered 
transaction that the Secretary has determined is in the national 
security interests of the United States. 
(b) COVERED TRANSACTION DEFINED.—The term ‘‘covered trans-
action’’ means a transaction that the Secretary has reason to believe 
would likely involve an entity affiliated with a strategic competitor 
unless an alternative transaction were to occur. 
SEC. 1048. JOINT TRAINING PIPELINE BETWEEN UNITED STATES NAVY 
AND ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY. 
(a) EXCHANGE PROGRAM.—Beginning in 2023, the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, may 
carry out an exchange program for Australian submarine officers 
to implement one or more agreements entered into under the 
enhanced trilateral security partnership referred to as ‘‘AUKUS’’. 
Under such a program, to the extent consistent with one or more 
AUKUS agreements— 
(1) a minimum of two Australian submarine officers may 
participate in the United States Navy officer training program 
for officers who are assigned to duty on nuclear powered sub-
marines; and 
(2) following the successful completion of all aspects of 
such training, such officers may be assigned to duty on an 
operational United States submarine. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the 
congressional defense committees with a briefing on a notional 
exchange program for Australian submarine officers that includes 
initial, follow-on, and recurring training that could be provided 
to Australian submarine officers in order prepare such officers 
for command of nuclear-powered Australian submarines. 
SEC. 1049. STANDARDIZATION OF SECTIONAL BARGE CONSTRUCTION 
FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE USE ON RIVERS AND 
INTERCOASTAL WATERWAYS. 
With respect to the procurement of a sectional barge for the 
Department of Defense on or after December 31, 2023, the Secretary 
of Defense shall, to the extent practicable—
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(1) ensure the solicitation for such sectional barge includes 
a requirement for a design that has been approved by the 
American Bureau of Shipping, using its rule set for building 
and classing steel vessels, for service on rivers and intercoastal 
waterways; or 
(2) prioritize prime contractors that are in compliance with 
ISO 9001:2015 of the International Organization for Standard-
ization (or successor standard) in awarding contracts pursuant 
to such procurement. 
SEC. 1050. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR RECENTLY 
ENACTED COMMISSIONS. 
(a) ASSISTANCE
FROM
DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE.—At the 
request of a covered commission, the Secretary of Defense may 
provide to the covered commission, on a reimbursable basis, such 
services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support services as nec-
essary for the performance of the functions of the commission. 
Amounts provided to a covered commission pursuant to this section 
may be provided from amounts appropriated for the Department 
of Defense, as provided in advance in appropriations Acts. 
(b) COVERED COMMISSION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered commission’’ means a commission established pursuant 
to any of the following sections of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81): 
(1) Section 1004 (Commission on Planning, Programming, 
Budgeting, and Execution Reform). 
(2) section 1091 (National Security Commission on 
Emerging Biotechnology). 
(3) section 1094 (Afghanistan War Commission). 
(4) section 1095 (Commission on the National Defense 
Strategy). 
(5) section 1687 (Congressional Commission on the Stra-
tegic Posture of the United States). 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1051. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON UNFUNDED PRIOR-
ITIES. 
Section 222a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘to be achieved’’ 
and inserting ‘‘outlined in the national defense strategy 
required under section 113(g) of this title and the 
National Military Strategy required under section 
139(b) of this title to be advanced’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) A detailed assessment of each specific risk that 
would be reduced in executing the national defense strategy 
required under section 113(g) of this title and the National 
Military Strategy required under section 139(b) of this 
title if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in 
part).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘according to the 
amount of risk reduced’’ after ‘‘priority’’;
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(2) by adding redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(e); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new sub-
section (d): 
‘‘(d) PRIORITIZATION.—Not later than 10 days after the receipt 
of the all of the reports referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report that prioritizes each specific unfunded priority across all 
unfunded priorities submitted by officers specified in (b) according 
to the risk reduced in executing the national defense strategy 
required under section 113(g) of this title and the National Military 
Strategy required under section 139(b) of this title.’’. 
SEC. 1052. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF MILITARY INFORMA-
TION SUPPORT OPERATIONS IN THE INFORMATION 
ENVIRONMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 398. Military information support operations in informa-
tion environment 
‘‘(a) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—(1) Not 
later than 48 hours after the execution of any new military informa-
tion support operation plan (in this section referred to as a ‘MISO 
plan’) approved by the commander of a combatant command, or 
any change in scope of any existing MISO plan, including any 
underlying MISO supporting plan, the Secretary of Defense shall 
promptly submit to the congressional defense committees notice 
in writing of such approval or execution of change in scope. 
‘‘(2) A notification under paragraph (1) with respect to a MISO 
plan shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the military information support oper-
ation program (in this section referred to as a ‘MISO program’) 
supported by the MISO plan. 
‘‘(B) A description of the objectives of the MISO plan. 
‘‘(C) A description of the intended target audience for mili-
tary information support operation activities under the MISO 
plan. 
‘‘(D) A description of the tactics, techniques, and procedures 
to be used in executing the MISO plan. 
‘‘(E) A description of the personnel engaged in supporting 
or facilitating the operation. 
‘‘(F) The amount of funding anticipated to be obligated 
and expended to execute the MISO plan during the current 
and subsequent fiscal years. 
‘‘(G) The expected duration and desired outcome of the 
MISO plan. 
‘‘(H) Any other elements the Secretary determines appro-
priate. 
‘‘(3) To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall 
ensure that the congressional defense committees are notified 
promptly of any unauthorized disclosure of a clandestine military 
support operation covered by this section. A notification under 
this subsection may be verbal or written, but in the event of
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a verbal notification, the Secretary shall provide a written notifica-
tion by not later than 48 hours after the provision of the verbal 
notification. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the last 
day of any fiscal year during which the Secretary conducts a MISO 
plan, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on all such MISO plans conducted during 
such fiscal year. Such report shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(1) A list of each MISO program and the combatant com-
mand responsible for the program. 
‘‘(2) For each MISO plan— 
‘‘(A) a description of the plan and any supporting plans, 
including the objectives for the plan; 
‘‘(B) a description of the intended target audience for 
the activities carried out under the plan and the means 
of distribution; and 
‘‘(C) the cost of executing the plan. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS DESIGNED TO 
INFLUENCE OPINIONS AND POLITICS IN UNITED STATES.—None of 
the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available 
for the Department of Defense for any fiscal year may be used 
to conduct a clandestine military information support operation 
that is designed to influence— 
‘‘(1) any political process taking place in the United States; 
‘‘(2) the opinions of United States persons; 
‘‘(3) United States policies; or 
‘‘(4) media produced by United States entities for United 
States persons.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘398. Military information support operations in information environment.’’. 
SEC. 1053. MODIFICATION AND CONTINUATION OF REPORTING 
REQUIREMENT RELATING TO HUMANITARIAN ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) MODIFICATION.—Section 2561(c)(3) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘relief’’ and inserting 
‘‘assistance’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(B) A comprehensive list of humanitarian assistance 
efforts for which support was provided under this section, 
disaggregated by foreign partner country, amount obligated, 
and purpose specified in subsection (b). 
‘‘(C) A description of the manner in which such efforts 
address— 
‘‘(i) the humanitarian needs of the foreign partner 
country; and 
‘‘(ii) Department of Defense objectives and broader 
United States national security objectives. 
‘‘(D) A description of any transfer of nonlethal excess sup-
plies of the Department of Defense made available for humani-
tarian relief purposes under section 2557 of this title, including, 
for each such transfer— 
‘‘(i) the date of the transfer;