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submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 
of title 31; and 
‘‘(C) to inform the Secretary of the Army 
when assumptions made in the development of 
a sustainment baseline cost estimate are no 
longer valid or when new opportunities arise to 
reduce costs or improve efficiency. 
‘‘(4) Making recommendations to the senior ac-
quisition executive of the Army regarding the most 
cost-effective sustainment strategy to incorporate 
into each life-cycle sustainment plan. 
‘‘(5) Balancing the range of sustainment activi-
ties for each major weapon system to achieve the op-
timal balance of affordability, viable military depots 
and shipyards, and contracted product support ar-
rangements. 
‘‘(6) Advise the Secretary of the Army regard-
ing the overall alignment of the sustainment activi-
ties, the operations of the sustainment supply chain, 
and strategic readiness. 
‘‘(c) 
DEFINITIONS.—The 
terms 
‘life-cycle 
sustainment plan’, ‘major weapon system’ , and 
‘sustainment baseline cost estimate’ have the meanings 
given in section 2366d of this title.’’.
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 703 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘7026. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Sustainment.’’. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 803 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by section 912(c) 
of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8029a. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
Sustainment 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—There is a Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy for Sustainment, who shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary of the Navy. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Deputy Assistant Sec-
retary of the Navy for Sustainment shall have the fol-
lowing responsibilities with respect to major weapon sys-
tems acquired for the Department of the Navy: 
‘‘(1) Reviewing and providing oversight of the 
sustainment baseline cost estimates required by sec-
tion 2366d of this title. 
‘‘(2) Participating in any review of a life-cycle 
sustainment plan conducted pursuant to section 
2366d of this title.
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‘‘(3) Ensuring that cost modeling, performance 
metrics, and data analytics are used— 
‘‘(A) to inform and update life-cycle 
sustainment plans; 
‘‘(B) to develop, with respect to the major 
weapon system to which such plan relates, the 
budget of the President for the fiscal year as 
submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 
of title 31; and 
‘‘(C) to inform the Secretary of the Navy 
when assumptions made in the development of 
a sustainment baseline cost estimate are no 
longer valid or when new opportunities arise to 
reduce costs or improve efficiency. 
‘‘(4) Making recommendations to the senior ac-
quisition executive of the Navy regarding the most 
cost-effective sustainment strategy to incorporate 
into each life-cycle sustainment plan. 
‘‘(5) Balancing the range of sustainment activi-
ties for each major weapon system to achieve the op-
timal balance of affordability, viable military depots 
and shipyards, and contracted product support ar-
rangements. 
‘‘(6) Advise the Secretary of the Navy regard-
ing the overall alignment of the sustainment activi-
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ties, the operations of the sustainment supply chain, 
and strategic readiness. 
‘‘(c) 
DEFINITIONS.—The 
terms 
‘life-cycle 
sustainment plan’, ‘major weapon system’ , and 
‘sustainment baseline cost estimate’ have the meanings 
given in section 2366d of this title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 803 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘8029a. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Sustainment.’’. 
(c) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 903 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by section 912(d) 
of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 9026. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 
for Sustainment 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—There is a Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of the Air Force for Sustainment, who shall be 
appointed by the Secretary of the Air Force. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Deputy Assistant Sec-
retary of the Air Force for Sustainment shall have the 
following responsibilities with respect to major weapon 
systems acquired for the Department of the Air Force:
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‘‘(1) Reviewing and providing oversight of the 
sustainment baseline cost estimates required by sec-
tion 2366d of this title. 
‘‘(2) Participating in any review of a life-cycle 
sustainment plan conducted pursuant to section 
2366d of this title. 
‘‘(3) Ensuring that cost modeling, performance 
metrics, and data analytics are used— 
‘‘(A) to inform and update life-cycle 
sustainment plans; 
‘‘(B) to develop, with respect to the major 
weapon system to which such plan relates, the 
budget of the President for the fiscal year as 
submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 
of title 31; and 
‘‘(C) to inform the Secretary of the Air 
Force when assumptions made in the develop-
ment of a sustainment baseline cost estimate 
are no longer valid or when new opportunities 
arise to reduce costs or improve efficiency. 
‘‘(4) Making recommendations to the senior ac-
quisition executive of the Air Force regarding the 
most cost-effective sustainment strategy to incor-
porate into each life-cycle sustainment plan.
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‘‘(5) Balancing the range of sustainment activi-
ties for each major weapon system to achieve the op-
timal balance of affordability, viable military depots 
and shipyards, and contracted product support ar-
rangements. 
‘‘(6) Advise the Secretary of the Air Force re-
garding the overall alignment of the sustainment ac-
tivities, the operations of the sustainment supply 
chain, and strategic readiness. 
‘‘(c) 
DEFINITIONS.—The 
terms 
‘life-cycle 
sustainment 
plan’, 
‘major 
weapon 
system’, 
and 
‘sustainment baseline cost estimate’ have the meanings 
given in section 2366d of this title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 903 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘9026. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Sustainment.’’. 
SEC. 914. OFFICE OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION 
AND ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 141 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 2391 the following new section:
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‘‘§ 2391a. Office of Defense Community Cooperation 
and Economic Adjustment 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense an Office of Defense Community Co-
operation and Economic Adjustment (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.—There is a Director of the 
Office who shall be the head of the Office. The Director 
shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Office shall— 
‘‘(1) serve as the office in the Department of 
Defense with primary responsibility for— 
‘‘(A) providing assistance to States, coun-
ties, municipalities, regions, and other commu-
nities to foster cooperation with military instal-
lations to enhance the military mission, achieve 
facility and infrastructure savings and reduced 
operating costs, address encroachment and 
compatible land use issues, support military 
families, and increase military, civilian, and in-
dustrial readiness and resiliency; and 
‘‘(B) providing adjustment and diversifica-
tion assistance to State and local governments 
under section 2391(b) to achieve the objectives 
described in subparagraph (A);
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‘‘(2) coordinate the provision of such assistance 
with other organizations and elements of the De-
partment; 
‘‘(3) provide support to the Economic Adjust-
ment Committee established under Executive Order 
No. 12788 (57 Fed. Reg. 2213; 10 U.S.C. 2391 
note) or any successor to such Committee; and 
‘‘(4) carry out such other activities as the Sec-
retary of Defense determines appropriate.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 2391 
the following new item: 
‘‘2391a. Office of Defense Community Cooperation and Economic Adjustment.’’. 
(b) TRANSFERS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall transfer the functions, personnel, and assets of the 
Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of De-
fense to the Office of Defense Community Cooperation 
and Economic Adjustment established under section 
2391a of title 10, United States Code (as added by sub-
section (a)). 
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS.—Be-
ginning on the effective date of the transfers under sub-
section (b), any program, project, or other activity admin-
istered by the Office of Economic Adjustment of the De-
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partment of Defense as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act shall be administered by the Office of Defense 
Community Cooperation and Economic Adjustment estab-
lished under section 2391a of title 10, United States Code 
(as added by subsection (a)). 
SEC. 915. INPUT FROM CHIEF OF NATIONAL GUARD BU-
REAU TO THE JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVER-
SIGHT COUNCIL. 
Section 181(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) INPUT FROM CHIEF OF NATIONAL GUARD 
BUREAU.—The Council shall seek, and strongly con-
sider, the views of the Chief of National Guard Bu-
reau regarding non-Federalized National Guard ca-
pabilities in support of homeland defense and civil 
support missions.’’. 
SEC. 916. REDESIGNATION OF THE JOINT FORCES STAFF 
COLLEGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Joint Forces Staff College’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Joint Forces War Col-
lege’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in Federal law, 
regulations, guidance, instructions, or other documents of
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the Federal Government to the Joint Forces Staff College 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Joint Forces War 
College. 
SEC. 917. REPORTING ON POST-JAIC ASSIGNMENT. 
Subsection (b) of section 260 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116– 
92) is amended by adding at the end the following para-
graph: 
‘‘(11) For each uniformed service member who 
concluded an assignment supporting the Center in 
the previous 6 months, a position description of the 
billet that the service member transitioned into.’’. 
SEC. 
918. 
COMPTROLLER 
GENERAL 
REPORT 
ON 
VULNERABILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE 
RESULTING 
FROM 
OFFSHORE 
TECHNICAL SUPPORT CALL CENTERS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on vulnerabilities in 
connection with the provision of services by offshore tech-
nical support call centers to the Department of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
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(1) A description and assessment of the location 
of all offshore technical support call centers. 
(2) A description and assessment of the types 
of information shared by the Department with for-
eign nationals at offshore technical support call cen-
ters. 
(3) An assessment of the extent to which access 
to such information by foreign nationals creates 
vulnerabilities to the information technology network 
of the Department. 
(c) OFFSHORE TECHNICAL SUPPORT CALL CENTER 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘offshore technical 
support call center’’ means a call center that— 
(1) is physically located outside the United 
States; 
(2) employs individuals who are foreign nation-
als; and 
(3) may be contacted by personnel of the De-
partment to provide technical support relating to 
technology used by the Department. 
SEC. 919. LIMITATION ON CONSOLIDATION OR TRANSITION 
TO ALTERNATIVE CONTENT DELIVERY METH-
ODS WITHIN THE DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No consolidation or transition to 
alternative content delivery methods may occur within the
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Defense Media Activity until a period of 180 days has 
elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of De-
fense submits to the congressional defense committees a 
report that includes a certification, in detail, that such 
consolidation or transition to alternative content delivery 
methods will not— 
(1) compromise the safety and security of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and their families; 
(2) compromise the cybersecurity or security of 
content delivery to members of the Armed Forces, 
whether through— 
(A) inherent vulnerabilities in the content 
delivery method concerned; 
(B) vulnerabilities in the personal devices 
used by members; or 
(C) vulnerabilities in the receivers or 
streaming devices necessary to accommodate 
the alternative content delivery method; 
(3) increase monetary costs or personal finan-
cial liabilities to members of the Armed Forces or 
their families, whether through monthly subscription 
fees or other tolls required to access digital content; 
and
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(4) impede access to content due to bandwidth 
or other technical limitations where members of the 
Armed Forces receive content. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘alternative content delivery’’ 
means any method of the Defense Media Activity for 
the delivery of digital content that is different from 
a method used by the Activity as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) The term ‘‘consolidation’’, when used with 
respect to the Defense Media Activity, means any 
action to reduce or limit the functions, personnel, fa-
cilities, or capabilities of the Activity, including en-
tering into contracts or developing plans for such re-
duction or limitation. 
Subtitle C—Space Matters 
SEC. 921. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SPACE 
AND STRATEGIC DETERRENCE POLICY. 
(a) ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE.—Para-
graph (5) of section 138(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Space and Strategic Deterrence 
Policy. The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall 
be the overall supervision of policy of the Department of