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SEC. 543. RANDOMIZATION OF COURT-MARTIAL PANELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 825(e) of title 10, United States Code 
(article 25(e) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) When convening a court-martial, the convening authority 
shall detail as members thereof members of the armed forces under 
such regulations as the President may prescribe for the randomized 
selection of qualified personnel, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on the date that is two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to courts- 
martial convened on or after that effective date. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than the effective date specified 
in subsection (b), the President shall prescribe regulations imple-
menting the requirement under paragraph (4) of section 825(e) 
of title 10, United States Code (article 25(e) of the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice), as added by subsection (a) of this section. 
SEC. 544. JURISDICTION OF COURTS OF CRIMINAL APPEALS. 
(a) WAIVER OF RIGHT TO APPEAL; WITHDRAWAL OF APPEAL.— 
Section 861(d) of title 10, United States Code (article 61(d) of 
the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by striking 
‘‘A waiver’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided by section 869(c)(2) 
of this title (article 69(c)(2)), a waiver’’. 
(b) JURISDICTION.—Section 866 of title 10, United States Code 
(article 66 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘shall have jurisdiction 
over’’ and all that follows through the period at the end of 
subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: ‘‘shall have juris-
diction over— 
‘‘(A) a timely appeal from the judgment of a court-martial, 
entered into the record under section 860c(a) of this title (article 
60c(a)), that includes a finding of guilty; and 
‘‘(B) a summary court-martial case in which the accused 
filed an application for review with the Court under section 
869(d)(1) of this title (article 69(d)(1)) and for which the applica-
tion has been granted by the Court.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘is timely if’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: ‘‘is timely if— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an appeal under subparagraph (A) of 
such subsection, it is filed before the later of— 
‘‘(A) the end of the 90-day period beginning on the 
date the accused is provided notice of appellate rights 
under section 865(c) of this title (article 65(c)); or 
‘‘(B) the date set by the Court of Criminal Appeals 
by rule or order; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of an appeal under subparagraph (B) of 
such subsection, an application for review with the Court is 
filed not later than the earlier of the dates established under 
section 869(d)(2)(B) of this title (article 69(d)(2)(B)).’’. 
(c) REVIEW BY JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL.—Section 869 of title 
10, United States Code (article 69 of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice), is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon application by the accused or receipt 
of the record pursuant to section 864(c)(3) of this title (article 
64(c)(3)) and subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d), the Judge 
Advocate General may— 
‘‘(1) with respect to a summary court-martial, modify or 
set aside, in whole or in part, the findings and sentence; or 
‘‘(2) with respect to a general or special court-martial, order 
such court-martial to be reviewed under section 866 of this 
title (article 66).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘To qualify’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘not later than one year after’’ and 
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘not later than— 
‘‘(A) for a summary court-martial, one year after the date 
of completion of review under section 864 of this title (article 
64); or 
‘‘(B) for a general or special court-martial, one year after 
the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date the accused 
is provided notice of appellate rights under section 865(c) of 
this title (article 65(c)), unless the accused submitted a waiver 
or withdrawal of appellate review under section 861 of this 
title (article 61) before being provided notice of appellate rights, 
in which case the application must be submitted to the Judge 
Advocate General not later than one year after the entry of 
judgment under section 860c of this title (article 60c). 
‘‘(2) The Judge Advocate General may, for good cause shown, 
extend the period for submission of an application, except that— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an application for review of a summary 
court martial, the Judge Advocate may not consider an applica-
tion submitted more than three years after the completion 
date referred to in paragraph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(B) in case of an application for review of a general or 
special court-martial, the Judge Advocate may not consider 
an application submitted more than three years after the end 
of the applicable period under paragraph (1)(B).’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘section 864 or 
865(b) of this title (article 64 or 65(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 864 of this title (article 64)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Judge Advocate 
General shall order appropriate corrective action under 
rules prescribed by the President’’ and inserting ‘‘the Judge 
Advocate General shall send the case to the Court of 
Criminal Appeals’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘under subsection 
(c)—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(B) in a case submitted’’ 
and inserting ‘‘under subsection (c)(1) in a case submitted’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this section shall 
not apply to—
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(1) any matter that was submitted before the date of the 
enactment of this Act to a Court of Criminal Appeals estab-
lished under section 866 of title 10, United States Code (article 
66 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); or 
(2) any matter that was submitted before the date of the 
enactment of this Act to a Judge Advocate General under 
section 869 of such title (article 69 of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice). 
SEC. 545. SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE 
AIR FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1044f of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘The policies shall’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 
subsection (c), the policies shall’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL
OF DEPARTMENT
OF
THE AIR 
FORCE.—In establishing policies under subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Defense shall— 
‘‘(1) in lieu of providing for separate offices for the Air 
Force and Space Force under subsection (a)(1), provide for 
the establishment of a single dedicated office from which office 
the activities of the special trial counsel of the Department 
of the Air Force shall be supervised and overseen; and 
‘‘(2) in lieu of providing for separate lead special trial 
counsels for the Air Force and Space Force under subsection 
(a)(2), provide for the appointment of one lead special trial 
counsel who shall be responsible for the overall supervision 
and oversight of the activities of the special trial counsel of 
the Department of the Air Force.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made subsection (a) 
shall take effect immediately after the coming into effect of the 
amendments made by section 532 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 
Stat. 1694) as provided in section 539C of that Act (10 U.S.C. 
801 note). 
SEC. 546. INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (e) of section 1561 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by section 543 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117– 
81; 135 Stat. 1709), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘independent investigator’ means a civilian 
employee of the Department of Defense or a member of the 
Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force who— 
‘‘(A) is outside the immediate chain of command of 
the complainant and the subject of the investigation; and 
‘‘(B) is trained in the investigation of sexual harass-
ment, as determined by— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary of Defense, in the case of a 
civilian employee of the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary of the Army, in the case of 
a member of the Army;
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‘‘(iii) the Secretary of the Navy, in the case of 
a member of the Navy or Marine Corps; or 
‘‘(iv) the Secretary of the Air Force, in the case 
of a member of the Air Force or Space Force. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘sexual harassment’ means conduct that con-
stitutes the offense of sexual harassment as punishable under 
section 934 of this title (article 134) pursuant to the regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of such 
section (article).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect immediately after the coming into effect of the 
amendments made by section 543 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 
Stat. 1709) as provided in subsection (c) of that section. 
SEC. 
547. 
PRIMARY 
PREVENTION 
RESEARCH 
AGENDA 
AND 
WORKFORCE. 
(a) ANNUAL PRIMARY PREVENTION RESEARCH AGENDA.—Section 
549A(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1722) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as para-
graphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(2) include a focus on whether and to what extent sub- 
populations of the military community may be targeted for 
interpersonal violence more than others; 
‘‘(3) seek to identify factors that influence the prevention, 
perpetration, and victimization of interpersonal and self- 
directed violence; 
‘‘(4) seek to improve the collection and dissemination of 
data on hazing and bullying related to interpersonal and self- 
directed violence;’’; and 
(3) by amending paragraph (6), as redesignated by para-
graph (1) of this section, to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) incorporate collaboration with other Federal depart-
ments and agencies, including the Department of Health and 
Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, State governments, academia, industry, federally 
funded research and development centers, nonprofit organiza-
tions, and other organizations outside of the Department of 
Defense, including civilian institutions that conduct similar 
data-driven studies, collection, and analysis; and’’. 
(b) PRIMARY PREVENTION WORKFORCE.—Section 549B of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1722) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that—
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‘‘(A) compares the sexual harassment and prevention 
training of the Department of Defense with similar pro-
grams at other departments and agencies of the Federal 
Government; and 
‘‘(B) includes relevant data collected by colleges and 
universities and other relevant outside entities on hazing 
and bullying and interpersonal and self-directed violence.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) INCORPORATION
OF RESEARCH
AND FINDINGS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall ensure that the findings and conclusions 
from the primary prevention research agenda established under 
section 549A are regularly incorporated, as appropriate, within 
the primary prevention workforce established under subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 548. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RELOCATION 
OF ARMY CID SPECIAL AGENT TRAINING COURSE. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2023 for the Army may be obligated or expended to relocate an 
Army CID special agent training course until— 
(1)(A) the Secretary of the Army submits to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives— 
(i) the evaluation and plan required by subsection (a) 
of section 549C of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1724); 
(ii) the implementation plan required by subsection 
(b) of such section; and 
(iii) a separate report on any plans of the Secretary 
to relocate an Army CID special agent training course, 
including an explanation of the business case for any 
transfer of training personnel proposed as part of such 
plan; 
(B) the Secretary provides to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on the 
contents of each report specified in subparagraph (A); and 
(C) a period of 90 days has elapsed following the briefing 
under subparagraph (B); and 
(2) the Secretary submits a written certification to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives indicating that the Army has fully complied 
with subsection (c) of section 549C of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 
135 Stat. 1724) with regard to locations at which military 
criminal investigative training is conducted. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘relocate’’, when used with respect to an 
Army CID special agent training course, means the transfer 
of such course to a location different than the location used 
for such course as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) The term ‘‘Army CID special agent training course’’ 
means a training course provided to members of the Army 
to prepare such members for service as special agents in the 
Army Criminal Investigation Division.
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SEC. 549. REVIEW OF TITLING AND INDEXING PRACTICES OF THE 
ARMY AND CERTAIN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) REVIEW
OF TITLING
AN INDEXING DECISIONS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Army shall review the case file of each member 
or former member of the Army, the Army Reserve, or the Army 
National Guard who was titled or indexed in connection with the 
Guard Recruiting Assistance Program, the Army Reserve Recruiting 
Assistance Program, or any related activity to determine the appro-
priateness of the titling or indexing decision that was made with 
respect to such member or former member. 
(b) FACTORS
TO BE CONSIDERED.—In reviewing a titling or 
indexing decision under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army 
shall consider— 
(1) the likelihood that the member or former member to 
whom the decision pertains will face future criminal prosecution 
or other adverse action on the basis of the facts in the record 
at the time of the review; 
(2) the appropriate evidentiary standard to apply to the 
review of the decision; and 
(3) such other circumstances or factors as the Secretary 
determines are in the interest of equity and fairness. 
(c) NOTIFICATION AND APPEAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the completion of each review under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall notify the 
member or former member concerned of such review, the dis-
position of the relevant instance of titling or indexing, and 
the mechanisms the member or former member may pursue 
to seek correction, removal, or expungement of that instance 
of titling or indexing. 
(2) NOTIFICATION OF NEXT OF KIN.—In a case in which 
a member or former member required to be notified under 
paragraph (1) is deceased, the Secretary of the Army shall 
provide the notice required under such paragraph to the pri-
mary next of kin of the member or former member. 
(d) ACTIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.—If the Secretary 
of the Army determines that correction, removal, or expungement 
of an instance of titling or indexing is appropriate after considering 
the factors under subsection (b), the Secretary of the Army may 
request that the name, personally identifying information, and other 
information relating to the individual to whom the titling or 
indexing pertains be corrected in, removed from, or expunged from, 
the following: 
(1) A law enforcement or criminal investigative report of 
the Department of Defense or any component of the Depart-
ment. 
(2) An index item or entry in the Department of Defense 
Central Index of Investigations (DCII). 
(3) Any other record maintained in connection with a report 
described in paragraph (1), or an index item or entry described 
in paragraph (2), in any system of records, records database, 
records center, or repository maintained by or on behalf of 
the Department, including entries in the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation’s Interstate Identification Index or any successor 
system. 
(e) REPORT OF SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.—Not later than 180 
days after the completion of the review required by subsection
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(a), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report on the results of the review. The report shall include 
the following: 
(1) The total number of instances of titling and indexing 
reviewed under such subsection. 
(2) The number of cases in which action was taken to 
correct, remove, or expunge an instance of titling or indexing. 
(3) The number of members and former members who 
remain titled after the conclusion of the review. 
(4) The number of members and former members who 
remain indexed after the conclusion of the review. 
(5) A brief description of the reasons the members and 
former members counted under paragraphs (3) and (4) remain 
titled or indexed. 
(6) Such other matters as the Secretary determines appro-
priate. 
(f) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REVIEW AND REPORT.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
review the titling and indexing practices of the criminal inves-
tigative organizations of the Armed Forces. Such review shall 
include— 
(A) an assessment of the practices of titling and 
indexing and the continued relevance of such practices 
to the operation of such criminal investigative organiza-
tions; 
(B) an evaluation of the suitability of the evidentiary 
requirements and related practices for titling and indexing 
in effect at the time of the review; and 
(C) the development of recommendations, as appro-
priate, to improve the consistency, accuracy, and utility 
of the titling and indexing processes across such criminal 
investigative organizations. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on the results of the review 
conducted under paragraph (1). 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘titling’’ means the practice of identifying 
an individual as the subject of a criminal investigation the 
records of a military criminal investigative organization and 
storing such information in a database or other records system. 
(2) The term ‘‘indexing’’ means the practice of submitting 
an individual’s name or other personally identifiable informa-
tion to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Interstate Identi-
fication Index, or any successor system. 
SEC. 549A. BRIEFING AND REPORT ON RESOURCING REQUIRED FOR 
IMPLEMENTATION OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM. 
(a) BRIEFING AND REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2023, and no less 
frequently than once every 180 days thereafter through 
December 31, 2024, each Secretary concerned shall provide 
to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing that 
details the resourcing necessary to implement subtitle D of 
title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
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Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) and the amendments made 
by that subtitle. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that details the resourcing necessary to implement subtitle 
D of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) and the amendments 
made by that subtitle. 
(3) FORM OF BRIEFING AND REPORT.—The Secretaries con-
cerned may provide the briefings and report required under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) jointly, or separately, as determined 
appropriate by such Secretaries. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing and report required under sub-
section (a) shall address the following: 
(1) The number of personnel and personnel authorizations 
(military and civilian) required by the Armed Forces to imple-
ment and execute the provisions of subtitle D of title V of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
(Public Law 117–81) and the amendments made by that sub-
title. 
(2) The basis for the numbers provided pursuant to para-
graph (1), including the following: 
(A) A description of the organizational structure in 
which such personnel or groups of personnel are or will 
be aligned. 
(B) The nature of the duties and functions to be per-
formed by any such personnel or groups of personnel across 
the domains of policy-making, execution, assessment, and 
oversight. 
(C) The optimum caseload goal assigned to the fol-
lowing categories of personnel who are or will participate 
in the military justice process: criminal investigators of 
different levels and expertise, laboratory personnel, defense 
counsel, special trial counsel, military defense counsel, mili-
tary judges, military magistrates, and paralegals. 
(D) Any required increase in the number of personnel 
currently authorized in law to be assigned to the Armed 
Force concerned. 
(3) The nature and scope of any contract required by the 
Armed Force concerned to implement and execute the provi-
sions of subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) and the 
amendments made by that subtitle. 
(4) The amount and types of additional funding required 
by the Armed Force concerned to implement the provisions 
of subtitle D of title V of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) and the amend-
ments made by that subtitle. 
(5) Any additional authorities required to implement the 
provisions of subtitle D of title V of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) 
and the amendments made by that subtitle. 
(6) Any additional information the Secretary concerned 
determines is necessary to ensure the manning, equipping, 
and resourcing of the Armed Forces to implement and execute 
the provisions of subtitle D of title V of the National Defense
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Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) 
and the amendments made by that subtitle. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 549B. REPORT ON SHARING INFORMATION WITH COUNSEL FOR 
VICTIMS OF OFFENSES UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF 
MILITARY JUSTICE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Defense Advisory Committee 
on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in 
the Armed Forces (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Advisory 
Committee’’) shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives and each Secretary 
concerned a report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing 
a uniform policy for the sharing of the information described in 
subsection (c) with a Special Victims’ Counsel, Victims’ Legal 
Counsel, or other counsel representing a victim of an offense under 
chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of 
establishing the uniform policy described in subsection (a), 
including an assessment of the potential effects of such a policy 
on— 
(A) the privacy of individuals; 
(B) the criminal investigative process; and 
(C) the military justice system generally. 
(2) If the Advisory Committee determines that the 
establishment of such a policy is feasible and advisable, a 
description of— 
(A) the stages of the military justice process at which 
the information described in subsection (c) should be made 
available to counsel representing a victim; and 
(B) any circumstances under which some or all of such 
information should not be shared. 
(3) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative 
action as the Advisory Committee considers appropriate. 
(c) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The information described in this 
subsection is the following: 
(1) Any recorded statements of the victim to investigators. 
(2) The record of any forensic examination of the person 
or property of the victim, including the record of any sexual 
assault forensic exam of the victim that is in possession of 
investigators or the Government. 
(3) Any medical record of the victim that is in the posses-
sion of investigators or the Government.
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(d) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 549C. DISSEMINATION OF CIVILIAN LEGAL SERVICES INFORMA-
TION. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the head of 
the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office of the Depart-
ment of Defense, shall ensure that information on the availability 
of legal resources from civilian legal service organizations is distrib-
uted to military-connected sexual assault victims in an organized 
and consistent manner. 
Subtitle F—Member Education 
SEC. 551. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN SUPPORT FOR MILITARY 
SERVICE ACADEMY FOUNDATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2245 the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2246. Authorization of certain support for military service 
academy foundations 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection (b) and pursuant to 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Super-
intendent of a Service Academy may authorize a covered foundation 
to use, on an unreimbursed basis, facilities or equipment of such 
Service Academy. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—Use of facilities or equipment under sub-
section (a) may be provided only if such use— 
‘‘(1) is without any liability of the United States to the 
covered foundation; 
‘‘(2) does not affect the ability of any official or employee 
of the military department concerned, or any member of the 
armed forces, to carry out any responsibility or duty in a 
fair and objective manner; 
‘‘(3) does not compromise the integrity or appearance of 
integrity of any program of the military department concerned, 
or any individual involved in such a program; 
‘‘(4) does not include the participation of any cadet or 
midshipman, other than participation in an honor guard at 
an event of the covered foundation; 
‘‘(5) complies with the Joint Ethics Regulation; and 
‘‘(6) has been reviewed and approved by an attorney of 
the military department concerned. 
‘‘(c) BRIEFING.—In any fiscal year during which the Super-
intendent of a Service Academy exercises the authority under sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the military department concerned 
shall provide a briefing not later than the last day of that fiscal 
year to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives regarding the number of events or activi-
ties of a covered foundation supported by such exercise during 
such fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered foundation’ means a charitable, edu-
cational, or civic nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3)
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SEC. 555. NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL: ATTENDANCE BY ENLISTED 
MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(2)(D)(iii) of section 8545 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘only on 
a space-available basis’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Six years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on 
the effects of increasing enrollment of enlisted members at the 
Naval Postgraduate School pursuant to the amendment made by 
subsection (a). Such briefing shall include the following elements: 
(1) Any increase to the effectiveness, readiness, or lethality 
of the Armed Forces. 
(2) Effects on rates of recruitment, promotion (including 
compensation to members), and retention. 
SEC. 556. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON DEMOGRAPHICS OF 
MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY APPLICANTS. 
Subsection (c)(2) of section 575 of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 7442 note) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) Anything the Secretary determines to be signifi-
cant regarding gender, race, ethnicity, or other demo-
graphic information, described in subsection (b), of such 
individuals.’’. 
SEC. 557. STUDY AND REPORT ON PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDU-
CATION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 2025, the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff and the Secretaries of the military departments, shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report on the effectiveness of PME 
in educating officers of the Armed Forces. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall include in the 
report the following elements: 
(1) DEFINITIONS; PURPOSE STATEMENT.—In order to improve 
readiness and create a culture of lifelong learning for PME 
students and faculty— 
(A) recommendations regarding whether to define 
PME, or to revise existing definitions in section 2151 of 
title 10, United States Code; and 
(B) a purpose statement for PME. 
(2) COURSE OF STUDY.—With regards to a course of study 
in PME— 
(A) an analysis of, and legislative recommendations 
regarding, the existing three-phase approach to JPME 
under section 2154 of title 10, United States Code. 
(B) legislative recommendations regarding developing 
a statutory three-phase approach for PME other than 
JPME, similar to such approach for JPME; and 
(C) a proposed career learning plan, provided to an 
officer every two years, to track the progress of such officer 
in achieving PME and JPME outcomes and other career 
milestones.
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(3) CURRICULUM EVALUATION.—An evaluation of curricula 
of institutions of PME, including— 
(A) compliance with subject matter requirements under 
chapter 107 of title 10, United States Code; 
(B) legislative recommendations regarding such subject 
matter requirements, including whether to include the 
national defense strategy in such requirements; 
(C) the curriculum development process, including 
whether such process is responsive to changing global 
threats, and any ways to improve such process to be able 
to make rapid, relevant, and responsive curriculum 
updates; 
(D) current modes of instruction and related rec-
ommendations, including the use of interactive seminars, 
war games, simulations, experiential learning, and iterative 
case studies; 
(E) special areas of focus regarding innovation, 
including disruptive change, adaptive thinking, design 
thinking, cyber security, artificial intelligence, applied 
design for innovation, and other areas the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate; and 
(F) the development and assessment of learning out-
comes regarding lethality and strategic influence. 
(4) SYSTEMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERFORMANCE.—An 
evaluation of the following accountability and performance sys-
tems: 
(A) Student performance assessments. 
(B) The documentation of student performance in mili-
tary service records. 
(C) Consideration of student performance records in 
the determination of assignments and promotions. 
(D) Consideration of expertise or academic focus in 
the determination of assignments. 
(5) ACADEMIC
FACULTY
AND
STUDENT
REVIEW
SYSTEM.— 
A summary of current processes to review the following: 
(A) The means by which faculty assigned to teach 
PME (including members of the Armed Forces and civilian 
personnel) are selected, managed, promoted, and evaluated. 
(B) The academic freedom of faculty described in 
subparagraph (A). 
(C) A review of how members are selected for residen-
tial and non-residential PME, including the consideration 
of student performance assessments during PME. 
(6) INTERACTIONS OF WITH INSTITUTIONS OF PME CIVILIAN 
INSTITUTIONS.— 
(A) PARTNERSHIPS.—A review of existing academic 
partnerships between institutions of PME and civilian 
institutions, including— 
(i) the scopes, purposes, and lengths of such part-
nerships; 
(ii) any research, curriculum development, or 
sharing of faculty or students between institutions; 
and 
(iii) any collaborations or exchanges by faculties 
or students.
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(B) CONSORTIUM.—An appraisal of a prospective 
consortium of institutions of PME and civilian institutions, 
including— 
(i) the feasability and advisability of establishing 
such a consortium; 
(ii) recommendations, if any, regarding potential 
consortium members; 
(iii) the anticipated costs and timeline to establish 
such a consortium; and 
(iii) whether the inclusion of the Naval Post-
graduate School or Air Force Institute of Technology 
in such a consortium would require legislation. 
(7) ORGANIZATION.—With regards to the organizational 
structure and lines of authority established pursuant to section 
2152 of title 10, United States Code— 
(A) an analysis; and 
(B) any legislative recommendations. 
(c) INTERIM BRIEFINGS AND FINAL REPORT.— 
(1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than June 1, 2023, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate an 
initial briefing on the progress of the Secretary in preparing 
the report. 
(2) INTERIM BRIEFINGS.—Every six months after the initial 
briefing, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate an interim briefing on the progress and contents 
of the report. 
(3) FINAL BRIEFING.—Not later than December 1, 2025, 
in conjunction with issuance of the final report, the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a final briefing 
on the findings and recommendations in the report. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘institutions of PME’’ means— 
(A) the professional military education schools; 
(B) the senior level service schools; 
(C) the intermediate level service schools; 
(D) the joint intermediate level service school; 
(E) the Naval Postgraduate School; and 
(F) the Air Force Institute of Technology. 
(2) The terms ‘‘intermediate level service school’’, ‘‘joint 
intermediate level service school’’, and ‘‘senior level service 
school’’ have the meaning given such terms in section 2151 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘JPME’’ means ‘‘joint professional military 
education’’ has the meaning given such term in section 2151 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(4) The term ‘‘PME’’ means professional military education, 
including JPME. 
(5) The term ‘‘professional military education schools’’ 
means the schools specified in section 2162(b) of title 10, United 
States Code.
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SEC. 558. REPORT ON TREATMENT OF CHINA IN CURRICULA OF 
PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 1, 2023, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding 
the treatment of China in the curricula of institutions of military 
education, including changes to such treatment implemented in 
the five years preceding the date of such report. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘institutions of military education’’ means— 
(A) the professional military education schools; 
(B) the senior level service schools; 
(C) the intermediate level service schools; 
(D) the joint intermediate level service school; 
(E) the Naval Postgraduate School; and 
(F) the Air Force Institute of Technology. 
(2) The terms ‘‘intermediate level service school’’, ‘‘joint 
intermediate level service school’’, and ‘‘senior level service 
school’’ have the meaning given such terms in section 2151 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘professional military education schools’’ 
means the schools specified in section 2162 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
Subtitle G—Member Training and 
Transition 
SEC. 561. CODIFICATION OF SKILLBRIDGE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1143(e) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by adding ‘‘; SKILLBRIDGE’’ after 
‘‘TRAINING’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end ‘‘Such a program 
shall be known as ‘Skillbridge’.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—To carry out Skillbridge, the Secretary of 
Defense shall, not later than September 30, 2023— 
(1) update Department of Defense Instruction 1322.29, 
titled ‘‘Job Training, Employment Skills Training, Apprentice-
ships, and Internships (JTEST-AI) for Eligible Service Mem-
bers’’; and 
(2) develop a funding plan for Skillbridge that includes 
funding lines across the future-years defense program under 
section 221 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 562. PILOT PROGRAM ON REMOTE PERSONNEL PROCESSING IN 
THE ARMY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than January 1, 2024, the Sec-
retary of the Army shall implement a pilot program to expedite 
in-processing and out-processing at one or more military installa-
tions— 
(1) under the jurisdiction of such Secretary; and 
(2) located within the continental United States. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The pilot program shall perform the following 
functions:
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(1) Enable the remote in-processing and out-processing of 
covered personnel, including by permitting covered personnel 
to sign forms electronically. 
(2) Reduce the number of hours required of covered per-
sonnel for in-processing and out-processing. 
(3) Provide, to covered personnel and the commander of 
a military installation concerned, electronic copies of records 
related to in-processing and out-processing. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall terminate on 
January 1st, 2027. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a report regarding the pilot program, 
including the recommendation of the Secretary whether to make 
the pilot program permanent. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered personnel’’ includes members of the 
Army and civilian employees of the Department of the Army. 
(2) The term ‘‘in-processing’’ means the administrative 
activities that covered personnel undertake pursuant to a 
permanent change of station. 
(3) The term ‘‘out-processing’’ means the administrative 
activities that covered personnel undertake pursuant to a 
permanent change of station, separation from the Army, or 
end of employment with the Department of the Army. 
SEC. 563. ANNUAL REPORT ON MEMBERS SEPARATING FROM ACTIVE 
DUTY WHO FILE CLAIMS FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and not later than each January 
1 thereafter through 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on members of the Armed 
Forces who file claims for disability benefits. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under this section shall include, 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2019, through the month 
that ended most recently before the date of the report, the number 
of members serving on active duty, disaggregated by Armed Force, 
who filed a claim for disability benefits— 
(1) more than 180 days before the discharge or release 
of such member from active duty; 
(2) between 180 and 90 days before the discharge or release 
of such member from active duty; 
(3) fewer than 90 days before the discharge or release 
of such member from active duty; 
(4) before separation and was issued a decision letter before 
the discharge or release of such member from active duty; 
(5) before separation and was issued a decision letter after 
the discharge or release of such member from active duty; 
(6) completed a mental health evaluation before the dis-
charge or release of such member from active duty; and 
(7) did not complete a mental health evaluation before 
the discharge or release of such member from active duty. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 
the following:
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‘‘(3) a dependent of an individual described in subparagraph 
(A) or (B).’’. 
(b) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 
five years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a briefing on implementation of the amendments made by this 
section. Each such briefing shall include the following: 
(1) The frequency with which the Secretaries of the military 
departments used the authority under such amendments in 
the year preceding the date of the briefing. 
(2) Lessons learned from such usage. 
SEC. 572. PILOT PROGRAM TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR ENROLLMENT 
AT DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
SCHOOLS: EXTENSION; REPORT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 589C(e) of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2164 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘four years after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘on July 1, 2029’’. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 2028, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report on the conduct of the pilot program under such section. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include a description of— 
(A) the locations at which the pilot program is carried 
out; 
(B) the number of students participating in the pilot 
program for each academic year by location; and 
(C) the outcome measures used to gauge the value 
of the pilot program to the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 573. COMMERCIAL AIR WAIVER FOR NEXT OF KIN REGARDING 
TRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS OF CASUALTIES. 
Section 580A of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(c) TRANSPORTATION OF DECEASED MILITARY MEMBER.—In the 
event of a death that requires the Secretary concerned to provide 
a death benefit under subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10, 
United States Code, such Secretary— 
‘‘(1) shall provide the next of kin or other appropriate 
person a commercial air travel use waiver for the transportation 
of deceased remains of military member who dies outside of— 
‘‘(A) the United States; and 
‘‘(B) a theater of combat operations; or 
‘‘(2) may provide the next of kin or other appropriate person 
a commercial air travel use waiver for the transportation of 
deceased remains of military member who dies inside a theater 
of combat operations.’’. 
SEC. 574. CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES 
THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN 
PERSONNEL. 
(a) CONTINUATION
OF
AUTHORITY
TO
ASSIST
LOCAL
EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF
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THE
ARMED
FORCES
AND
DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
CIVILIAN 
EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS 
OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of the amount authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 by section 301 and 
available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide 
activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, 
$50,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of providing 
assistance to local educational agencies under subsection (a) 
of section 572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 
(2) LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 7013(9) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 
(b) IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to section 301 and avail-
able for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities 
as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 
shall be available for payments under section 363 of the Floyd 
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 
1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). 
(2) ADDITIONAL
AMOUNT.—Of the amount authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to section 301 
and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide 
activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, 
$10,000,000 shall be available for use by the Secretary of 
Defense to make payments to local educational agencies deter-
mined by the Secretary to have higher concentrations of mili-
tary dependent students with severe disabilities. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2023, the Secretary 
shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives on the evaluation of the 
Secretary of each local educational agency with higher con-
centrations of military dependent students with severe disabil-
ities and subsequent determination of the amounts of impact 
aid each such agency shall receive. 
SEC. 575. ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BEN-
EFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
WITH ENROLLMENT CHANGES DUE TO BASE CLOSURES, 
FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES, OR FORCE RELOCATIONS. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—To assist communities in making 
adjustments resulting from changes in the size or location of the 
Armed Forces, the Secretary of Defense shall provide financial 
assistance to an eligible local educational agency described in sub-
section (b) if, during the period between the end of the school 
year preceding the fiscal year for which the assistance is authorized 
and the beginning of the school year immediately preceding that 
school year, the local educational agency— 
(1) had (as determined by the Secretary of Defense in 
consultation with the Secretary of Education) an overall 
increase or reduction of—
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(A) not less than five percent in the average daily 
attendance of military dependent students in the schools 
of the local educational agency; or 
(B) not less than 500 military dependent students in 
average daily attendance in the schools of the local edu-
cational agency; or 
(2) is projected to have an overall increase, between fiscal 
years 2023 and 2028, of not less than 500 military dependent 
students in average daily attendance in the schools of the 
local educational agency as the result of a signed record of 
decision. 
(b) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—A local edu-
cational agency is eligible for assistance under subsection (a) for 
a fiscal year if— 
(1) 20 percent or more of students enrolled in schools 
of the local educational agency are military dependent students; 
and 
(2) in the case of assistance described in subsection (a)(1), 
the overall increase or reduction in military dependent students 
in schools of the local educational agency is the result of one 
or more of the following: 
(A) The global rebasing plan of the Department of 
Defense. 
(B) The official creation or activation of one or more 
new military units. 
(C) The realignment of forces as a result of the base 
closure process. 
(D) A change in the number of housing units on a 
military installation. 
(E) A signed record of decision. 
(c) CALCULATION OF AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) PRO RATA DISTRIBUTION.—The amount of the assistance 
provided under subsection (a) to a local educational agency 
that is eligible for such assistance for a fiscal year shall be 
equal to the product obtained by multiplying— 
(A) the per-student rate determined under paragraph 
(2) for that fiscal year; by 
(B) the net of the overall increases and reductions 
in the number of military dependent students in schools 
of the local educational agency, as determined under sub-
section (a). 
(2) PER-STUDENT RATE.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), 
the per-student rate for a fiscal year shall be equal to the 
dollar amount obtained by dividing— 
(A) the total amount of funds made available for that 
fiscal year to provide assistance under subsection (a); by 
(B) the sum of the overall increases and reductions 
in the number of military dependent students in schools 
of all eligible local educational agencies for that fiscal year 
under that subsection. 
(3) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—A local educational 
agency may not receive more than $15,000,000 in assistance 
under subsection (a) for any fiscal year. 
(d) DURATION.—Assistance may not be provided under sub-
section (a) after September 30, 2028. 
(e) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than June 30, 2023, and June 
30 of each fiscal year thereafter for which funds are made available
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to carry out this section, the Secretary of Defense shall notify 
each local educational agency that is eligible for assistance under 
subsection (a) for that fiscal year of— 
(1) the eligibility of the local educational agency for the 
assistance; and 
(2) the amount of the assistance for which the local edu-
cational agency is eligible. 
(f) DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
disburse assistance made available under subsection (a) for a fiscal 
year not later than 30 days after the date on which notification 
to the eligible local educational agencies is provided pursuant to 
subsection (e) for that fiscal year. 
(g) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2023, the 
Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the estimated 
cost of providing assistance to local educational agencies under 
subsection (a) through September 30, 2028. 
(h) ELIGIBLE USES.—Amounts disbursed to a local education 
agency under subsection (f) may be used by such local educational 
agency for— 
(1) general fund purposes; 
(2) special education; 
(3) school maintenance and operation; 
(4) school expansion; or 
(5) new school construction. 
(i) FUNDING.— 
(1) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in 
the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to 
be appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-wide, Department of Defense Education Activity, Line 
390, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 
4301, is hereby increased by $15,000,000 for purposes of this 
section. 
(2) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in 
the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to 
be appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-wide, for Washington Headquarters Services, Line 500, 
as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, 
is hereby reduced by $15,000,000. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘base closure process’’ means any base closure 
and realignment process conducted after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act under section 2687 of title 10, United States 
Code, or any other similar law enacted after that date. 
(2) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 7013(9) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 
(3) The term ‘‘military dependent students’’ means— 
(A) elementary and secondary school students who are 
dependents of members of the Armed Forces; and 
(B) elementary and secondary school students who are 
dependents of civilian employees of the Department of 
Defense. 
(4) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States 
and the District of Columbia.
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SEC. 576. PILOT PROGRAM ON HIRING OF SPECIAL NEEDS INCLUSION 
COORDINATORS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHILD 
DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall carry out 
a pilot program to hire special needs inclusion coordinators at 
child development centers selected by the Secretary under sub-
section (b). 
(b) SELECTION OF CENTERS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
select the child development centers at which the pilot program 
required by subsection (a) will be carried out based on— 
(1) the number of dependent children enrolled in the Excep-
tional Family Member Program at the military installation 
on which the center in located; 
(2) the number of children with special needs enrolled 
in the center; and 
(3) such other considerations as the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretaries of the military departments, considers 
appropriate. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—Each special needs inclusion coordinator 
assigned to a child development center under the pilot program 
required by subsection (a) shall— 
(1) coordinate intervention and inclusion services at the 
center; 
(2) provide direct classroom support; and 
(3) provide guidance and assistance relating to the 
increased complexity of working with the behaviors of children 
with special needs. 
(d) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— 
(1) BRIEFING ON ANTICIPATED COSTS.—Not later than March 
1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a briefing on the anticipated costs for the pilot 
program required by subsection (a). 
(2) BRIEFING ON EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAM.—Not later 
than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a briefing on the pilot program 
required by subsection (a) that includes— 
(A) the number of special needs inclusion coordinators 
hired under the pilot program; 
(B) a description of any issues relating to the retention 
of those coordinators; 
(C) a recommendation with respect to whether the 
pilot program should be made permanent or expanded to 
other military installations; and 
(D) an assessment of the amount of funding required 
to make the pilot program permanent or expand the pilot 
program to other military installations, as the Secretary 
recommends under subparagraph (C). 
(e) DURATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The pilot program required 
by subsection (a) shall— 
(1) commence not later than January 1, 2024; and 
(2) terminate on December 31, 2026. 
(f) CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘child development center’’ has the meaning given that
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term in section 2871(2) of title 10, United States Code, and includes 
a facility identified as a child care center or day care center. 
SEC. 577. PROMOTION OF CERTAIN CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary concerned shall promote, to 
members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Sec-
retary concerned, awareness of child care assistance available 
under— 
(1) section 1798 of title 10, United States Code; and 
(2) section 589 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116–283; 10 U.S.C. 1791 note). 
(b) REPORTING.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
of Representatives a report summarizing activities taken by such 
Secretary concerned to carry out subsection (a). 
(c) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
101 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 578. INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE ON MILITARY SPOUSE HIRING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness shall seek to convene an industry round-
table to discuss the hiring of military spouses. Such discussion 
shall include the following elements: 
(1) The value of, and opportunities to, private entities that 
hire military spouses. 
(2) Career opportunities for military spouses. 
(3) Understanding the challenges that military spouses 
encounter in the labor market. 
(4) Gaps and opportunities in the labor market for military 
spouses. 
(5) Best hiring practices from industry leaders in human 
resources. 
(6) The benefits of portable licenses and interstate licensure 
compacts for military spouses. 
(b) PARTICIPANTS.—The participants in the roundtable shall 
include the following: 
(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness. 
(2) The Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve 
Affairs of each military department. 
(3) The Director of the Defense Human Resources Activity. 
(4) Other officials of the Department of Defense the Sec-
retary of Defense determines appropriate. 
(5) Private entities that elect to participate. 
(c) NOTICE.—The Under Secretary shall publish notice of the 
roundtable in multiple private sector forums and the Federal Reg-
ister to encourage participation in the roundtable by private entities 
and entities interested in the hiring of military spouses. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a 
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives on the lessons learned from the round-
table, including the recommendation of the Secretary whether to 
convene the roundtable annually.
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SEC. 579. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MILI-
TARY INTERSTATE CHILDREN’S COMPACT. 
(a) RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRED.—The Secretaries concerned, 
in consultation with States through the Defense-State Liaison 
Office, shall develop recommendations to improve the Military Inter-
state Children’s Compact. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secre-
taries concerned shall— 
(1) identify any barriers— 
(A) to the ability of a parent of a transferring military- 
connected child to enroll the child, in advance, in an 
elementary or secondary school in the State in which the 
child is transferring, without requiring the parent or child 
to be physically present in the State; and 
(B) to the ability of a transferring military-connected 
child who receives special education services to gain access 
to such services and related supports in the State to which 
the child transfers within the timeframes required under 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1400 et seq.); 
(2) consider the feasibility and advisability of— 
(A) tracking and reporting the number of families who 
use advanced enrollment in States that offer advanced 
enrollment to military-connected children; 
(B) States clarifying in legislation that eligibility for 
advanced enrollment requires only written evidence of a 
permanent change of station order, and does not require 
a parent of a military-connected child to produce a rental 
agreement or mortgage statement; and 
(C) the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Military Interstate Children’s Compact, developing a letter 
or other memorandum that military families may present 
to local educational agencies that outlines the protections 
afforded to military-connected children by the Military 
Interstate Children’s Compact; and 
(3) identify any other actions that may be taken by the 
States (acting together or separately) to improve the Military 
Interstate Children’s Compact. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries concerned shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
of Representatives, and to the States, a report setting forth the 
recommendations developed under subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘armed forces’’, ‘‘active duty’’ and ‘‘congres-
sional defense committees’’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The terms ‘‘child’’, ‘‘elementary school’’, ‘‘local edu-
cational agency’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, ‘‘parent’’, and ‘‘State’’ have 
the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801). 
(3) The term ‘‘Military Interstate Children’s Compact’’ 
means the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for 
Military Children as described in Department of Defense 
Instruction 1342.29, dated January 31, 2017 (or any successor 
to such instruction).
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(4) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to matters 
concerning the Department of Defense; and 
(B) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating, with respect to matters concerning 
the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service 
in the Department of the Navy. 
(5) The term ‘‘transferring military-connected child’’ means 
the child of a parent who— 
(A) is serving on active duty in the Armed Forces; 
(B) is changing duty locations due to a permanent 
change of station order; and 
(C) has not yet established an ongoing physical pres-
ence in the State to which the parent is transferring. 
SEC. 579A. FEASIBILITY OF INCLUSION OF AU PAIRS IN PILOT PRO-
GRAM TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR IN-HOME CHILD CARE. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of State, shall submit, to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives, a briefing containing 
the assessment of the Secretary of Defense of the feasibility, advis-
ability, and considerations of expanding eligibility for the pilot 
program under section 589 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public 
Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 1791 note) to members of the Armed 
Forces who participate in an exchange visitor program under section 
62.31 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regula-
tion. 
SEC. 579B. BRIEFING ON POLICIES REGARDING SINGLE PARENTS 
SERVING AS MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Not later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a briefing on regulations and rules 
of the Department of Defense regarding single parents serving 
as members of the Armed Forces. Such briefing shall include ways 
the Secretary has determined to improve such regulations and 
rules. 
SEC. 579C. PUBLIC REPORTING ON CERTAIN MILITARY CHILD CARE 
PROGRAMS. 
Not later than September 30, 2023, and each calendar quarter 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall post, on a publicly acces-
sible website of the Department of Defense, information regarding 
the Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood and Military Child 
Care in Your Neighborhood-Plus programs, disaggregated by State, 
ZIP code, and Armed Force. Such information shall include whether 
each such provider is nationally accredited or rated by the Quality 
Rating and Improvement System of the State. 
SEC. 579D. BRIEFING ON VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE FEDERALLY CON-
NECTED CHILDREN FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL IMPACT 
AID PROGRAMS. 
Not later than February 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments,
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shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives on the following: 
(1) The feasibility of developing a process whereby the 
commander of a military installation may certify the informa-
tion contained in impact aid source check forms received by 
such commander from local educational agencies as of the date 
of such certification. 
(2) An estimate of resources, per military installation con-
cerned, necessary to implement such a process, including per-
sonnel, information technology, and other costs. 
(3) The estimated time required to implement such a 
process, including time for the Secretary of Defense to develop 
guidance regarding such a process. 
(4) The possible benefits of working with local educational 
agencies to ensure that impact aid source check forms are 
submitted appropriately to enable such certification. 
SEC. 579E. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RIGHTS OF PARENTS OF CHIL-
DREN ATTENDING SCHOOLS OPERATED BY THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY. 
(a) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the parent of a child who attends a school operated by the Depart-
ment of Defense Education Activity has parental rights as pre-
viously established by the Activity, including the following: 
(1) The right to information about the curriculum and 
instructional materials of the school. 
(2) The right to be informed if the school or Department 
of Defense Education Activity alters the school’s academic 
standards or learning benchmarks. 
(3) The right to meet with each teacher of their child 
not less than twice during each school year, including meetings 
in the form of parent-teacher conferences. 
(4) The right to information about the budget of the school. 
(5) The right to request information regarding the profes-
sional qualifications of their child’s classroom teacher. 
(6) The right to address the school advisory committee 
or the school board. 
(7) The right to information about the school’s discipline 
policy, including policies related to responding to any violent 
activity in the school. 
(8) The right to information about any plans to eliminate 
gifted and talented programs or accelerated coursework at the 
school. 
(9) The right to be informed of the results of environmental 
testing and safety at school facilities. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than six months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and consistent with the parental rights speci-
fied in subsection (a), the Director of the Department of Defense 
Education Activity shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 
the parental rights specified in such subsection. The report shall 
include, with respect to the schools operated by the Department 
of Defense Education Activity, an explanation of— 
(1) how and where a parent may access information about 
their rights; 
(2) the accessibility of that information;
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(3) how such schools inform parents of their rights and 
the means to access such rights; and 
(4) the uniformity of parental rights across such schools. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘school operated by 
the Department of Defense Education Activity’’ means— 
(1) 
a 
Department 
of 
Defense 
domestic 
dependent 
elementary or secondary school, as described in section 2164 
of title 10, United States Code; or 
(2) any other elementary or secondary school or program 
for dependents operated by the Department of Defense Edu-
cation Activity. 
Subtitle I—Decorations, Awards, and Other 
Honors 
SEC. 581. CLARIFICATION OF PROCEDURE FOR BOARDS FOR THE 
CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS TO REVIEW DETER-
MINATIONS REGARDING CERTAIN DECORATIONS. 
Section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and 
(2) by inserting, after subsection (i), the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(j) For a recommendation to award or upgrade a military 
decoration or award submitted pursuant to section 1130 of this 
title, a board determination in favor of the claimant shall allow 
such a recommendation to proceed, and an award or upgrade to 
be made by the applicable award authority, without regard to 
the statutory time limitation contained in section 7274, section 
8298, or section 9274 of this title, as the case may be.’’. 
SEC. 582. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR CERTAIN AWARDS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO 
FRED MCGEE FOR ACTS OF VALOR ON JUNE 16, 1952.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time limitations 
specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, or 
any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of cer-
tain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the 
President may award the Medal of Honor under section 7272 
of such title to Fred McGee for the acts of valor described 
in the paragraph (2). 
(2) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor described 
in this paragraph are the actions of Fred McGee as a corporal 
in the Army on June 16, 1952, for which he was previously 
awarded the Silver Star. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO 
DAVID R. HALBRUNER FOR ACTS OF VALOR ON SEPTEMBER 11-12, 
2012.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time limitations 
specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, or 
any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of cer-
tain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the 
President may award the Medal of Honor under section 7272 
of such title to David R. Halbruner for the acts of valor 
described in the paragraph (2). 
(2) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor described 
in this paragraph are the actions of David R. Halbruner as
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a master sergeant in the Army on September 11-12, 2012, 
for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Service 
Cross. 
SEC. 583. POSTHUMOUS APPOINTMENT OF ULYSSES S. GRANT TO 
GRADE OF GENERAL OF THE ARMIES OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
The President is authorized to appoint Ulysses S. Grant post-
humously to the grade of General of the Armies of the United 
States, equal to the rank and precedence held by General John 
J. Pershing pursuant to the Act titled ‘‘An Act Relating to the 
creation of the office of General of the Armies of the United States’’, 
approved September 3, 1919 (41 Stat. 283, ch. 56). 
SEC. 584. ENHANCED INFORMATION RELATED TO AWARDING OF THE 
PURPLE HEART. 
(a) PUBLICATION OF AWARD CRITERIA.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Chief of an 
Armed Force shall publish on a publicly available website of such 
Armed Force includes a link to— 
(1) a description of the background of the Purple Heart; 
(2) the eligibility criteria for awarding the Purple Heart; 
and 
(3) contact information for the awards and decorations 
liaison of such Armed Force to facilitate confirmation, by a 
veteran or a veteran’s next of kin, whether a veteran was 
awarded the Purple Heart after December 31, 2002. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, each Chief of an Armed Force shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on implementation 
of the requirements under subsection (a). The report shall— 
(1) provide background on the website described in such 
subsection; 
(2) include the number of requests received by the Armed 
Force related to confirming the award of a Purple Heart; 
(3) describe the average response time for confirming the 
award of a Purple Heart in response to an inquiry from a 
veteran or next of kin; and 
(4) include recommendations for decreasing the amount 
of time taken to respond to such inquiries. 
Subtitle J—Miscellaneous Reports and 
Other Matters 
SEC. 591. REPORT ON NON-CITIZEN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Section 115a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) Not later than April 1 each year, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report that sets forth the following with 
respect to personnel: 
‘‘(1) The number of members of the Armed Forces who 
are not citizens of the United States during the year covered 
by such report. 
‘‘(2) The immigration status of such members. 
‘‘(3) The number of such members naturalized.’’.
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SEC. 592. NOTIFICATION ON MANNING OF AFLOAT NAVAL FORCES: 
MODIFICATIONS; CODIFICATION. 
(a) REPEALS.— 
(1) SUNSET.—Subsection (e) of section 597 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 
116–92; 10 U.S.C. 8013 note) is repealed. 
(2) OBSOLETE PROVISION.—Subsection (f) of such section 
is repealed. 
(b) DEFINITIONS: ADDITION; CLERICAL IMPROVEMENTS.—Sub-
section (d) of such section— 
(1) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
paragraphs (3), (2), and (1), respectively; 
(B) by striking the heading of each such paragraph; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘surface combatant vessel’ means any littoral 
combat ship (including the LCS–1 and LCS–2 classes), frigate 
(including the FFG–62 class), destroyer (excluding the DDG– 
1000 class), or cruiser (including the CG–47 class).’’; and 
(2) is redesignated as subsection (e). 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN CREWING REQUIREMENT.—Such 
section is amended by inserting, after subsection (c), the following 
new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) CREWING OF A SURFACE COMBATANT VESSEL: PROHIBITION; 
EXCEPTION.—(1) Beginning on October 1, 2025, the Secretary of 
the Navy may not assign more than one crew to a covered ship 
that is a surface combatant vessel if any surface combatant vessel 
was included in a notification under subsection (a) during the 
12 months preceding such assignment. 
‘‘(2) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
a littoral combat ship configured to conduct mine countermeasures 
if the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense 
committees a certification and detailed explanation that such ship 
is unable to meet operational requirements regarding mine counter-
measures, determined by the commander of a combatant command 
concerned, with only one crew.’’. 
(d) CODIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such section, as amended by this section, 
is transferred to chapter 825 of title 10, United States Code, 
inserted after section 8226, and redesignated as section 8227. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding, after the 
item relating to section 8226, the following new item: 
‘‘8227. Notifications on manning of afloat naval forces.’’. 
SEC. 593. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF NCMAF TO UPDATE CHAP-
LAINS HILL AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. 
Section 584(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 38 U.S.C. 2409 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.—The Sec-
retary of the Army may permit NCMAF to carry out any 
action authorized by this subsection without regard to the 
time limitation under section 2409(b)(2)(C) of title 38, United 
States Code.’’.
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SEC. 594. DISINTERMENT OF REMAINS OF ANDREW CHABROL FROM 
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. 
(a) DISINTERMENT.—Not later than September 30, 2023, the 
Secretary of the Army shall disinter the remains of Andrew Chabrol 
from Arlington National Cemetery. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of the Army may not carry 
out subsection (a) until after notifying the next of kin of Andrew 
Chabrol. 
(c) DISPOSITION.—After carrying out subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of the Army shall— 
(1) relinquish the remains to the next of kin described 
in subsection (b); or 
(2) if no such next of kin responds to notification under 
subsection (b), arrange for disposition of the remains as the 
Secretary of the Army determines appropriate. 
SEC. 595. PILOT PROGRAM ON SAFE STORAGE OF PERSONALLY OWNED 
FIREARMS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
a pilot program to promote the safe storage of personally owned 
firearms. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Under the pilot program under subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Defense shall furnish to members of the Armed 
Forces who are participating in the pilot program at military 
installations selected under subsection (e) locking devices or firearm 
safes, or both, for the purpose of securing personally owned firearms 
when not in use (including by directly providing, subsidizing, or 
otherwise making available such devices or safes). 
(c) PARTICIPATION.— 
(1) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—Participation by members 
of the Armed Forces in the pilot program under subsection 
(a) shall be on a voluntary basis. 
(2) LOCATION OF PARTICIPANTS.—A member of the Armed 
Forces may participate in the pilot program under subsection 
(a) carried out at a military installation selected under sub-
section (e) regardless of whether the member resides at the 
military installation. 
(d) PLAN.—Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a plan for the implementation of the pilot program 
under subsection (a). 
(e) SELECTION OF INSTALLATIONS.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall select not fewer than five military installations at which 
to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a). 
(f) EFFECT ON EXISTING POLICIES.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to circumvent or undermine any existing safe storage 
policies, laws, or regulations on military installations. 
(g) REPORT.—Upon the termination under subsection (h) of 
the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining the following information: 
(1) The number and type of locking devices and firearm 
safes furnished to members of the Armed Forces under the 
pilot program. 
(2) The cost of carrying out the pilot program.
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(3) An analysis of the effect of the pilot program on suicide 
prevention. 
(4) Such other information as the Secretary may determine 
appropriate, which shall exclude any personally identifiable 
information about participants in the pilot program. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The pilot program under subsection (a) shall 
terminate on the date that is six years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 596. PILOT PROGRAM ON CAR SHARING ON REMOTE OR ISOLATED 
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall deter-
mine whether it is feasible and advisable to carry out a pilot 
program to allow car sharing on more than two remote or isolated 
military installations. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—If the Secretary determines that such a pilot 
program is feasible and advisable, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a plan to carry out the pilot 
program not later than 90 days after such determination. 
(c) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—To carry out a pilot program under 
this section, the Secretary shall take steps including the following: 
(1) Seek to enter into an agreement with an entity that— 
(A) provides car sharing services; and 
(B) is capable of serving the selected military installa-
tions. 
(2) Provide to members assigned to such military installa-
tions the resources the Secretary determines necessary to 
participate in such pilot program. 
(3) Promote such pilot program to such members as the 
Secretary determines. 
(d) DURATION.—A pilot program under this section shall termi-
nate two years after the Secretary commences such pilot program. 
(e) REPORT.—Upon the termination of a pilot program under 
this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report containing the following informa-
tion: 
(1) The number of individuals who used car sharing services 
offered pursuant to the pilot program. 
(2) The cost to the United States of the pilot program. 
(3) An analysis of the effect of the pilot program on mental 
health and community connectedness of members described 
in subsection (b)(2). 
(4) Other information the Secretary determines appro-
priate. 
(f) MILITARY INSTALLATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘military installation’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
2801 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 597. BRIEFING ON THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC INFLATION ON 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a 
briefing on the extent to which economic inflation has affected 
members of the Armed Forces.
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SEC. 598. STUDY ON IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO VOTING FOR MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OVERSEAS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Director of the Federal Voting 
Assistance Program of the Department of Defense shall conduct 
a study on means of improving access to voting for members of 
the Armed Forces overseas. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2024, the Director 
shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study 
conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The results of a survey, undertaken for purposes of 
the study, of Voting Assistance Officers and members of the 
Armed Forces overseas on means of improving access to voting 
for such members, including through the establishment of unit- 
level assistance mechanisms or permanent voting assistance 
offices. 
(2) An estimate of the costs and requirements in connection 
with an expansion of the number of Voting Assistance Officers 
in order to fully meet the needs of members of the Armed 
Forces overseas for access to voting. 
(3) A description and assessment of various actions to 
be undertaken under the Federal Voting Assistance Program 
in order to increase the capabilities of the Voting Assistance 
Officer program. 
SEC. 599. REPORT ON INCIDENCE OF MILITARY SUICIDES BY MILITARY 
JOB CODE. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security 
with regards to the Coast Guard, shall conduct a review and submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
of Representatives a report on the rates of suicides in the Armed 
Forces, beginning after September 11, 2001, disaggregated by— 
(1) year; 
(2) military job code (Army military occupational specialty, 
Navy enlisted classification or billet, Marine Corps military 
occupational specialty, Air Force specialty code, or Coast Guard 
rating); and 
(3) whether the member was serving on active duty, in 
the National Guard, or as a Reserve. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following elements: 
(1) A compilation of suicide data by military job code to 
determine which military career fields have a higher per capita 
suicide rate compared to— 
(A) other military career fields for the same period; 
(B) the overall suicide rate for each Armed Force for 
the same period; 
(C) the overall suicide rate for the Department of 
Defense for the same period; and 
(D) the national suicide rate for the same period. 
(2) A disaggregation of suicide data by age categories con-
sistent with the age categories used in the Department of 
Defense Annual Suicide Report.
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(c) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than June 1, 2023, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on 
the preliminary findings of the review conducted under this section. 
SEC. 599A. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO 
DEATHS BY SUICIDE IN THE NAVY. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Defense shall conduct a review of the efforts by the Sec-
retary of the Navy to— 
(1) prevent incidents of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, 
and suicidal ideation among covered members; and 
(2) respond to such incidents. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The study conducted under sub-
section (a) shall include an assessment of each of the following: 
(1) The extent of data collected regarding incidents of 
deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation among 
covered members, including data regarding whether such cov-
ered members are assigned to sea duty or shore duty at the 
time of such incidents. 
(2) The means used by commanders to prevent and respond 
to incidents of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal 
ideation among covered members. 
(3) Challenges related to— 
(A) the prevention of incidents of deaths by suicide, 
suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation among members 
of the Navy assigned to sea duty; and 
(B) the development of a response to such incidents. 
(4) The capacity of teams providing mental health services 
to covered members to respond to incidents of suicidal ideation 
or suicide attempts among covered members in the respective 
unit each such team serves. 
(5) The means used by such teams to respond to such 
incidents, including the extent to which post-incident programs 
are available to covered members. 
(6) Such other matters as the Inspector General considers 
appropriate in connection with the prevention of deaths by 
suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation among covered 
members. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report that includes 
a summary of the results of the review conducted under subsection 
(a). 
(d) COVERED MEMBER DEFINED.—In this section the term ‘‘cov-
ered member’’ means a member of the Navy assigned to sea duty 
or shore duty. 
SEC. 599B. REPORT ON OFFICER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND THE 
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL MILITARY ETHIC 
OF THE SPACE FORCE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than June 1, 2023, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on 
officer personnel management and the development of the profes-
sional military ethic of the Space Force.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following elements: 
(1) A description of issues related to officer development 
in the Space Force, including— 
(A) the professional military education model for 
professional education of, and continual learning for, offi-
cers of the Space Force; 
(B) the career development model for officers of the 
Space Force, including key knowledge, skills, and attributes 
expected of Space Force officers at each of the company 
grade, field grade, and general officer levels; 
(C) desired career trajectories for Space Force officers, 
including key assignments throughout identified Space 
Force career tracks and how the flexibility of the Space 
Force Component proposal will be used to achieve these 
desired career paths; 
(D) how proposed constructive credit for civilian edu-
cation and non-military experience in related space 
industry or government sectors will align with the proposed 
PME and career development models; and 
(E) how the Space Force Component proposal will 
enable officers to achieve joint qualifications required for 
promotion to general officer. 
(2) A description of issues related to officer accessions of 
the Space Force, including— 
(A) the expected sources of commissioning for officers 
of the Space Force, including the desired proportions of 
officer assessments from the Reserve Officer Training 
Corps, military service academies, Officer Training School, 
and direct commissions at each grade above O-1; 
(B) the role of proposed constructive credit for civilian 
education and non-military experience in accessing officers 
at each grade above O-1 and the extent to which the 
Space Force plans to grant constructive credit in deter-
mining an officer’s entry grade at each grade above O- 
1; and 
(C) the role of targeted recruiting, as described in 
the Guardian Ideal, for officer accessions, including how 
it will work, how frequently it will be used, for what 
positions, and how it will fit into overall officer accessions. 
(3) A description of issues related to the professional mili-
tary ethic of the Space Force, including— 
(A) how the proposed talent management system, 
career development model, PME model, and proposed Space 
Force Component structure will affect the development of 
a unique military culture of the Space Force as an Armed 
Force with space as a warfighting domain; 
(B) the role of the professional military ethic in the 
Space Force, including expectations of commissioned offi-
cers as public servants and military leaders; 
(C) the expected role of civilian employees of the Space 
Force in the development and stewardship of the Space 
Force as an Armed Force, and how such employees are 
distinct from members of the Space Force; 
(D) the ethical implications of creating a force that 
is designed to ‘‘partner effectively with other space- 
interested entities,’’ as described in the Guardian Ideal,
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and how the Space Force intends to address any ethical 
conflicts arising from its desired close partnership with 
non-military and non-governmental entities in private 
industry; and 
(E) the specific barriers between officers, enlisted mem-
bers, and civilian employees that are described as ‘‘unneces-
sary’’ in the Guardian Ideal, how and why such barriers 
are unnecessary for the Space Force, and any statutory 
or policy changes the Space Force proposes to remove such 
barriers, including any proposed changes to the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice. 
(4) Any other issues related to personnel management and 
professional development of officers of the Space Force that 
the Secretary of the Air Force determines appropriate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Guardian Ideal’’ means the document with 
that title, dated September 17, 2021, and issued by the Chief 
of Space Operations. 
(2) The term ‘‘PME’’ means professional military education. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER 
PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Bonus and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 601. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities. 
Sec. 602. Increase to maximum amounts of certain bonus and special pay authori-
ties. 
Sec. 603. Cold weather duty: authorization of assignment or special duty pay; trav-
el allowance for members of the Armed Forces assigned to Alaska. 
Sec. 604. Air Force rated officer retention demonstration program. 
Subtitle B—Allowances Other Than Travel and Transportation Allowances 
Sec. 611. Increases in maximum allowable income for purposes of eligibility for 
basic needs allowance. 
Sec. 612. Extension of authority to temporarily adjust basic allowance for housing 
in certain areas. 
Sec. 613. Temporary continuation of rate of basic allowance for housing for mem-
bers of the Armed Forces whose sole dependent dies while residing with 
the member. 
Sec. 614. Basic allowance for housing for members without dependents when home 
port change would financially disadvantage member. 
Sec. 615. Revival and redesignation of provision establishing benefits for certain 
members assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency. 
Sec. 616. Extension of one-time uniform allowance for officers who transfer to the 
Space Force. 
Sec. 617. OCONUS cost of living allowance: adjustments; notice to certain congres-
sional committees. 
Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances 
Sec. 621. Allowable travel and transportation allowances: complex overhaul. 
Sec. 622. Expansion of authority to reimburse a member of the uniformed services 
for spousal business costs arising from a permanent change of station. 
Sec. 623. Extension of authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing costs 
pursuant to a permanent change of station. 
Sec. 624. Reimbursement of a member of the uniformed services for costs to relo-
cate a pet that arise from a permanent change of station. 
Sec. 625. Travel and transportation allowances for certain members of the Armed 
Forces who attend a professional military education institution or train-
ing classes. 
Sec. 626. Conforming amendments to update references to travel and transpor-
tation authorities. 
Sec. 627. Pilot program to reimburse members of the Armed Forces for certain 
child care costs incident to a permanent change of station or assign-
ment.
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Subtitle D—Leave 
Sec. 631. Technical amendments to leave entitlement and accumulation. 
Sec. 632. Modification of authority to allow members of the Armed Forces to accu-
mulate leave in excess of 60 days. 
Sec. 633. Convalescent leave for a member of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle E—Family and Survivor Benefits 
Sec. 641. Claims relating to the return of personal effects of a deceased member of 
the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 642. Extension of parent fee discount to child care employees. 
Sec. 643. Survivor Benefit Plan open season. 
Sec. 644. Military installations with limited child care: briefing. 
Sec. 645. Food insecurity among military families: data collection; training; report. 
Subtitle F—Defense Resale Matters 
Sec. 651. Prohibition of the sale of certain goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autono-
mous Region in commissaries and exchanges. 
Subtitle G—Miscellaneous Studies, Briefings and Reports 
Sec. 661. Study on basic pay. 
Sec. 662. Report on accuracy of basic allowance for housing. 
Sec. 663. Review of dislocation and relocation allowances. 
Sec. 664. Complex overhaul pay: briefing. 
Sec. 665. Studies on compensation for DOD child care providers. 
Sec. 666. Barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces: study; re-
port. 
Subtitle A—Bonus and Incentive Pays 
SEC. 601. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO RESERVE FORCES.—Section 910(g) 
of title 37, United States Code, relating to income replacement 
payments for reserve component members experiencing extended 
and frequent mobilization for active duty service, is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(b) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HEALTH CARE PROFES-
SIONALS.—The following sections of title 10, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’: 
(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer candidate 
accession program. 
(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education 
loans for certain health professionals who serve in the Selected 
Reserve. 
(c) AUTHORITIES RELATING
TO NUCLEAR OFFICERS.—Section 
333(i) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(d) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL 
PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORITIES.—The following sec-
tions of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’: 
(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for 
enlisted members. 
(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for 
officers. 
(3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive 
pay and bonus authorities for officers. 
(4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive 
pay authorities for officers in health professions.
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(B) an officer in a grade above O–5 in the chain of 
command of the member authorizes the travel of the 
member. 
(3) TREATMENT OF TIME AS LEAVE.—The time during which 
an eligible member is absent from duty for travel reimbursable 
under paragraph (1) shall be treated as leave for purposes 
of section 704 of title 10, United States Code. 
(4) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than February 1, 2024, 
the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing 
on— 
(A) the use and effectiveness of reimbursements under 
paragraph (1); 
(B) the calculation and use of the cost of living allow-
ance for a member assigned to a duty location in Alaska; 
and 
(C) the use of special pays and other allowances as 
incentives for cold weather proficiency or duty location. 
(5) PERIOD SPECIFIED.—The period specified in this para-
graph is the period— 
(A) beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
(B) ending on December 31, 2023. 
SEC. 604. AIR FORCE RATED OFFICER RETENTION DEMONSTRATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall establish and 
carry out within the Department of the Air Force a demonstration 
program to assess and improve retention on active duty in the 
Air Force of rated officers described in subsection (b). 
(b) RATED OFFICERS DESCRIBED.—Rated officers described in 
this subsection are rated officers serving on active duty in the 
Air Force, excluding rated officers with a reserve appointment in 
the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve— 
(1) whose continued service on active duty would be in 
the best interest of the Department of the Air Force, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; and 
(2) who have not more than three years and not less 
than one year remaining on an active duty service obligation 
under section 653 of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Under the demonstration program 
required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall offer retention 
incentives under subsection (d) to a rated officer described 
in subsection (b) who executes a written agreement to remain 
on active duty in a regular component of the Air Force for 
not less than four years after the completion of the active 
duty service obligation of the officer under section 653 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary of the Air Force deter-
mines that an assignment previously guaranteed under sub-
section (d)(1) to a rated officer described in subsection (b) cannot 
be fulfilled, the agreement of the officer under paragraph (1) 
to remain on active duty shall expire not later than one year 
after that determination. 
(d) RETENTION INCENTIVES.—
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(1) GUARANTEE OF FUTURE ASSIGNMENT LOCATION.—Under 
the demonstration program required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary may offer to a rated officer described in subsection 
(b) a guarantee of future assignment locations based on the 
preference of the officer. 
(2) AVIATION BONUS.—Under the demonstration program 
required under subsection (a), notwithstanding section 334(c) 
of title 37, United States Code, the Secretary may pay to 
a rated officer described in subsection (b) an aviation bonus 
not to exceed an average annual amount of $50,000 (subject 
to paragraph (3)(B)). 
(3) COMBINATION OF INCENTIVES.—The Secretary may offer 
to a rated officer described in subsection (b) a combination 
of incentives under paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(e) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Not later than December 31, 2023, and 
annually thereafter until the termination of the demonstration pro-
gram required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a briefing describing the use of such demonstra-
tion program and its effects on the retention on active duty in 
the Air Force of rated officers described in subsection (b). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) RATED OFFICER.—The term ‘‘rated officer’’ means an 
officer specified in section 9253 of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Air Force. 
(g) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on December 
31, 2028. 
Subtitle B—Allowances Other Than Travel 
and Transportation Allowances 
SEC. 611. INCREASES IN MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE INCOME FOR PUR-
POSES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402b(b) of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘130 percent’’ both places it appears and 
inserting ‘‘150 percent’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘the gross’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) if the Secretary concerned determines it appropriate 
(based on location, household need, or special circumstance), 
the gross household income of the member during the most 
recent calendar year did not exceed an amount equal to 200 
percent of the Federal poverty guidelines of the Department 
of Health and Human Services for the location of the member 
and the number of individuals in the household of the member 
for such year; and’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than January 1, 2024, the 
Secretary concerned (as defined in section 101 of title 37, United 
States Code) shall modify the calculation of the basic needs allow-
ance under section 402b of title 37, United States Code, to imple-
ment the amendments made by subsection (a).
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SEC. 612. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TEMPORARILY ADJUST BASIC 
ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING IN CERTAIN AREAS. 
Section 403(b)(8)(C) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
SEC. 613. TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF RATE OF BASIC ALLOWANCE 
FOR HOUSING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
WHOSE SOLE DEPENDENT DIES WHILE RESIDING WITH 
THE MEMBER. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 403 of title 37, United States Code, 
as amended by section 612, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (m) through (p) as sub-
sections (n) through (q); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (l) the following new sub-
section (m): 
‘‘(m) TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF RATE OF BASIC ALLOWANCE 
FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHOSE SOLE DEPENDENT 
DIES WHILE RESIDING WITH THE MEMBER.—(1) Notwithstanding 
subsection (a)(2) or any other section of law, the Secretary of 
Defense or the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating, may, after the death of the sole dependent 
of a member of the armed forces, continue to pay a basic allowance 
for housing to such member at the rate paid to such member 
on the date of such death if— 
‘‘(A) such sole dependent dies— 
‘‘(i) while the member is on active duty; and 
‘‘(ii) while residing with the member, unless separated 
by the necessity of military service or to receive institu-
tional care as a result of disability or incapacitation or 
under such other circumstances as the Secretary concerned 
may by regulation prescribe; and 
‘‘(B) the member is not occupying a housing facility under 
the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned on the date of the 
death of the sole dependent. 
‘‘(2) The continuation of the rate of an allowance under this 
subsection shall terminate upon the earlier of the following to 
occur: 
‘‘(A) The day that is one year after the date of the death 
of the sole dependent. 
‘‘(B) The permanent change of station, or permanent change 
of assignment with movement of personal property and house-
hold goods under section 453(c) of this title, of the member.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2881a(c) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 403(n)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 403(o)’’. 
SEC. 614. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR MEMBERS WITHOUT 
DEPENDENTS WHEN HOME PORT CHANGE WOULD FINAN-
CIALLY DISADVANTAGE MEMBER. 
Subsection (p) of section 403 of title 37, United States Code, 
as redesignated by section 612, is further amended in subsection 
(p)— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘LOW-COST AND 
NO-COST’’ and inserting ‘‘CERTAIN’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘In the case of a member 
who is assigned’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(2)(A) In the case of a member without dependents who is 
assigned to a unit that undergoes a change of home port or a 
change of permanent duty station, if the Secretary concerned deter-
mines that it would be inequitable to base the member’s entitlement 
to, and amount of, a basic allowance for housing on the new home 
port or permanent duty station, the Secretary concerned may— 
‘‘(i) waive the requirement to base the member’s entitle-
ment to, and amount of, a basic allowance for housing on 
the new home port or permanent duty station member; and 
‘‘(ii) treat that member for the purposes of this section 
as if the unit to which the member is assigned did not undergo 
such a change. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary concerned may grant a waiver under 
subparagraph (A) to not more than 100 members in a calendar 
year. 
‘‘(C) Not later than March 1 of each calendar year, the Secretary 
concerned shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the 
use of the authority provided by subparagraph (A) during the pre-
ceding calendar year that includes— 
‘‘(i) the number of members granted a waiver under 
subparagraph (A) during that year; and 
‘‘(ii) for each such waiver, an identification of— 
‘‘(I) the grade of the member; 
‘‘(II) the home port or permanent duty station of the 
unit to which the member is assigned before the change 
described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(III) the new home port or permanent duty station 
of that unit. 
‘‘(D) This paragraph shall cease to be effective on December 
31, 2027.’’. 
SEC. 615. REVIVAL AND REDESIGNATION OF PROVISION ESTAB-
LISHING BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO 
THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) REVIVIAL.—Section 491 of title 37, United States Code— 
(1) is revived to read as it did immediately before its 
repeal under section 604 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81); and 
(2) is redesignated as section 431 of such title. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by inserting, after 
the item relating to section 427, the following new item: 
‘‘431. Benefits for certain members assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency.’’. 
SEC. 616. EXTENSION OF ONE-TIME UNIFORM ALLOWANCE FOR OFFI-
CERS WHO TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE. 
Subsection (d)(1) of section 606 of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3672; 37 U.S.C. 416 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2023’’. 
SEC. 617. OCONUS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE: ADJUSTMENTS; 
NOTICE TO CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES. 
(a) ADJUSTMENTS.— 
(1) REDUCTIONS: LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard
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is operating may reduce the cost-of-living allowance for a 
member of the Armed Forces assigned to a duty station located 
outside the United States— 
(A) not more than once every six months; or 
(B) in connection with a permanent change of station 
for such member. 
(2) INCREASES.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating 
may increase the allowance described in paragraph (1) for 
a member of the Armed Forces at any time. 
(b) NOTICE.—The Secretary of Defense shall notify the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
not less than 180 days before modifying a table used to calculate 
the living allowance described in subsection (a). 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing containing— 
(1) the determination of the Secretary regarding the effects 
of this section on the allowance described in subsection (a); 
(2) an assessment of the representative market basket of 
goods and services used to determine such allowance, including 
the methodology to identify such market basket and the fre-
quency with which such allowance is adjusted; and 
(3) the methodology and process by which surveys 
regarding such allowance are updated, including the average 
response rates and the efforts undertaken to ensure a represent-
ative sample of beneficiaries are surveyed. 
Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation 
Allowances 
SEC. 621. ALLOWABLE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES: 
COMPLEX OVERHAUL. 
Section 452 of title 37, United States Code, is amended, in 
subsection (b)— 
(1) by redesignating the second paragraph (18) as para-
graph (21); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(22) Permanent change of assignment to or from a naval 
vessel undergoing nuclear refueling or defueling and any 
concurrent complex overhaul, even if such assignment is within 
the same area as the current assignment of the member. 
‘‘(23) Current assignment to a naval vessel entering or 
exiting nuclear refueling or defueling and any concurrent com-
plex overhaul.’’. 
SEC. 622. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE A MEMBER OF 
THE UNIFORMED SERVICES FOR SPOUSAL BUSINESS 
COSTS ARISING FROM A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended, in subsection (g)— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR BUSINESS COSTS’’ after 
‘‘RELICENSING COSTS’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or qualified business 
costs’’ after ‘‘qualified relicensing costs’’;
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(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Reimbursement’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘for qualified relicensing costs’’ after 
‘‘subsection’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘$1000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(B) Reimbursement provided to a member under this sub-
section for qualified business costs may not exceed $1,000 in connec-
tion with each reassignment described in paragraph (1).’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or qualified business 
costs’’ after ‘‘qualified relicensing costs’’; 
(5) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
inserting ‘‘business license, permit,’’ after ‘‘courses,’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, or owned a business,’’ before 
‘‘during’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘professional’’ before ‘‘license’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘, or business license or permit,’’ 
after ‘‘certification’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘professional’’ before ‘‘license’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, or business license or permit,’’ 
after ‘‘certification’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘qualified business costs’ means 
costs, including moving services for equipment, equipment removal, 
new equipment purchases, information technology expenses, and 
inspection fees, incurred by the spouse of a member if— 
‘‘(A) the spouse owned a business during the member’s 
previous duty assignment and the costs result from a movement 
described in paragraph (1)(B) in connection with the member’s 
change in duty location pursuant to reassignment described 
in paragraph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(B) the costs were incurred or paid to move such business 
to a new location in connection with such reassignment.’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a briefing regarding implementation 
of the amendments made by subsection (a), including— 
(1) the number of times such Secretary used the authority 
under such amendments; and 
(2) the costs to the Federal Government arising from such 
usage. 
SEC. 623. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE MEMBERS FOR 
SPOUSE RELICENSING COSTS PURSUANT TO A PERMA-
NENT CHANGE OF STATION. 
Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, as amended by 
section 622, is further amended, in subsection (g)(3), by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2029’’.
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SEC. 624. REIMBURSEMENT OF A MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED SERV-
ICES FOR COSTS TO RELOCATE A PET THAT ARISE FROM 
A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION. 
Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, as amended by 
sections 622, and 623, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PETS ARISING 
FROM CERTAIN PERMANENT CHANGES OF STATIONS.—(1) The Sec-
retary concerned may reimburse a member for any cost related 
to the relocation of a pet that arises from a permanent change 
of station of such member within the continental United States. 
Such reimbursement may not exceed $550 for each such permanent 
change of station. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned may reimburse a member for 
any cost related to the relocation of a pet that arises from a 
permanent change of station of such member to or from a duty 
station located outside the continental United States. Such 
reimbursement may not exceed $4,000 for each such permanent 
change of station.’’. 
SEC. 625. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR CERTAIN 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO ATTEND A 
PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION INSTITUTION OR 
TRAINING CLASSES. 
Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, as amended by 
sections 622, 623, and 624, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) ATTENDANCE
AT
PROFESSIONAL
MILITARY
EDUCATION 
INSTITUTION OR TRAINING CLASSES.— 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of the military department concerned 
may authorize temporary duty status, and travel and transpor-
tation allowances payable to a member in such status, for 
a member under the jurisdiction of such Secretary who is 
reassigned— 
‘‘(A) between duty stations located within the United 
States; 
‘‘(B) for a period of not more than one year; 
‘‘(C) for the purpose of participating in professional 
military education or training classes, 
‘‘(D) with orders to return to the duty station where 
the member maintains primary residence and the depend-
ents of such member reside. 
‘‘(2) If the Secretary of the military department concerned 
assigns permanent duty status to a member described in para-
graph (1), such member shall be eligible for travel and transpor-
tation allowances including the following: 
‘‘(A) Transportation, including mileage at the same 
rate paid for a permanent change of station. 
‘‘(B) Per diem while traveling between the permanent 
duty station and professional military education institution 
or training site. 
‘‘(C) Per diem paid in the same manner and amount 
as temporary lodging expenses. 
‘‘(D) Per diem equal to the amount of the basic allow-
ance for housing under section 403 of this title paid to 
a member— 
‘‘(i) in the grade of such member;
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‘‘(ii) without dependents; 
‘‘(iii) who resides in the military housing area in 
which the professional military education institution 
or training site is located. 
‘‘(E) Movement of household goods in an amount deter-
mined under applicable regulations.’’. 
SEC. 626. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO 
TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES. 
(a) BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT 
OF 1985.—Section 256(g)(2)(B)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 906(g)(2)(B)(ii)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘sections 403a and 475’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 
403b and 405’’. 
(b) TITLE 5.—Title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 4109(a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sections 474 and 
475’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 405 and 452’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sections 476 and 
479’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 452 and 453(c)’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
5725(c)(2)(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
476(b)(1)(H)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (c) and (d) of section 
453’’; and 
(3) in section 5760— 
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section 481h(b)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 451(a)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 474(d)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 464’’; and 
(ii) 
in 
paragraph 
(3), 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
481h(d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 452(d)’’. 
(c) TITLE 10.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 710— 
(A) in subsection (f)(4)(A), in the matter preceding 
clause (i), by striking ‘‘section 474’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
452’’; and 
(B) in subsection (h)(4), by striking ‘‘section 481f’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 453(f)’’; 
(2) in section 1174a(b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘sections 474 and 
476’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 452 and 453(c)’’; 
(3) in section 1175(j), by striking ‘‘sections 474 and 476’’ 
and inserting ‘‘sections 452 and 453(c)’’; 
(4) in section 1175a(e)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘sections 474 and 
476’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 452 and 453(c)’’; 
(5) in section 1491(d)(3), by striking ‘‘section 495(a)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 435(a)(2)’’; 
(6) in section 2013(b)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sections 474 and 
475’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 405 and 452’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sections 476 and 
479’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 452 and 453(c)’’; 
(7) in section 2493(a)(4)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘section 481f(d)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 453(f)’’; 
(8) in section 2613(g), by striking ‘‘section 481h(b)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 451(a)’’; and 
(9) in section 12503—
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(A) in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘sections 206 and 495’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 206 and 
435’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘section 495’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 435’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘chapter 7’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 452’’. 
(d) TITLE 14.—Section 2764 of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended, in the first and third sentences, by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b) of section 476’’ and inserting ‘‘section 453(c)’’. 
(e) TITLE 32.—Section 115 of title 32, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the third sentence, by striking 
‘‘sections 206 and 495’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 206 and 435’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘section 495’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 435’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘chapter 7’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 452’’. 
(f) NATIONAL
OCEANIC
AND
ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION 
COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS ACT OF 2002.—Section 236(f)(4)(A) 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commis-
sioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3036(f)(4)(A)) is 
amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘section 
474’’ and inserting ‘‘section 452’’. 
(g) TITLE 36.—Section 2101(b)(2) of title 36, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 475’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
405’’. 
(h) TITLE 37.—Title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 403— 
(A) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘section 476’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 452’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘section 474’’ and inserting ‘‘section 452’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘section 476’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 453(c)’’; 
(2) in section 420(b), by striking ‘‘sections 474–481’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 452’’; 
(3) in section 422(a), by striking ‘‘section 480’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 452’’; 
(4) in section 427— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘section 476’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 452’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘section 476’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 452’’; 
(5) in section 433(b), by striking ‘‘section 474(d)(2)(A)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 452’’; 
(6) in section 451(a)(2)(H)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘section 481f’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 453(f)’’; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘section 481h’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 452(b)(12)’’; 
(C) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘section 481j’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 452(b)(13)’’; 
(D) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘section 481k’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 452(b)(14)’’; and
H. R. 7776—804 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2023 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
BRAC, Defense- 
Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Inflation & Market Adjustment Fund .....
BRAC, Defense- 
Wide 
Unspecified 
Worldwide Lo-
cations 
INT–4: DLA Activities ..............................
3,006 
3,006 
Base Realignment and Closure—Defense-wide Total ......................................
3,006 
3,006 
Total, Military Construction .........................................................................
12,153,965 
19,485,723 
TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS. 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program 
FY 2023 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Discretionary Summary by Appropriation 
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriation Summary: 
Energy Programs 
Nuclear Energy ..............................................................
156,600 
156,600 
Atomic Energy Defense Activities 
National Nuclear Security Administration: 
Weapons Activities ..................................................
16,486,298 
17,359,798 
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation .........................
2,346,257 
2,353,257 
Naval Reactors ........................................................
2,081,445 
2,081,445 
Federal Salaries and Expenses ..............................
496,400 
496,400 
Total, National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion ..............................................................................
21,410,400 
22,290,900 
Defense Environmental Cleanup ..................................
6,914,532 
6,802,611 
Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D ............................
Other Defense Activities ................................................
978,351 
978,351 
Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities .....................
29,303,283 
30,071,862 
Total, Discretionary Funding .......................................................
29,459,883 
30,228,462 
Nuclear Energy 
Safeguards and security ..............................................................
156,600 
156,600 
Total, Nuclear Energy .....................................................................
156,600 
156,600 
National Nuclear Security Administration 
Weapons Activities 
Stockpile management 
Stockpile major modernization 
B61 Life extension program ..........................................
672,019 
672,019 
W88 Alteration program ................................................
162,057 
162,057
H. R. 7776—810 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program 
FY 2023 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Program increase ....................................................
6,000 
Total, Construction ...........................................................
84,073 
90,073 
Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant .........................................
456,016 
462,016 
Program direction—Defense Environmental Cleanup ..............
317,002 
317,002 
Program support—Defense Environmental Cleanup ................
103,239 
103,239 
Safeguards and Security—Defense Environmental Cleanup ...
309,573 
309,573 
Technology development and deployment ..................................
25,000 
25,000 
Federal contribution to the Uranium Enrichment D&D Fund 
417,000 
Program reduction ................................................................
(–417,000) 
Subtotal, Defense Environmental Cleanup ...............................
6,914,532 
6,802,611 
TOTAL, Defense Environmental Cleanup .................................
6,914,532 
6,802,611 
Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D ............................................
Other Defense Activities 
Environment, health, safety and security 
Environment, health, safety and security mission support 
138,854 
138,854 
Program direction .................................................................
76,685 
76,685 
Total, Environment, health, safety and security ..............
215,539 
215,539 
Office of Enterprise Assessments 
Enterprise assessments ........................................................
27,486 
27,486 
Program direction .................................................................
57,941 
57,941 
Total, Office of Enterprise Assessments .............................
85,427 
85,427 
Specialized security activities ......................................................
306,067 
306,067 
Legacy Management 
Legacy Management Activities—Defense ...........................
174,163 
174,163 
Program Direction .................................................................
21,983 
21,983 
Total, Legacy Management .....................................................
196,146 
196,146 
Defense-related administrative support .....................................
170,695 
170,695 
Office of hearings and appeals ....................................................
4,477 
4,477 
Subtotal, Other defense activities ........................................
978,351 
978,351 
Use of prior year balances ...........................................................
Total, Other Defense Activities ....................................................
978,351 
978,351 
DIVISION E—NON-DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE MATTERS 
TITLE LI—VETERANS AFFAIRS 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Advisory Committees 
Sec. 5101. Annual report from Advisory Committee on Women Veterans. 
Sec. 5102. Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on United States 
Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States. 
Subtitle B—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 5111. Secretary of Veterans Affairs study on dissemination of information on 
Department of Veterans Affairs home loan benefits.