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tecture, of which $80,000,000 shall be for co-production 
activities of Arrow 3 Upper Tier systems in the United 
States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense requirements 
consistent with each nation’s laws, regulations, and proce-
dures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement 
for Arrow 3 Upper Tier, as amended; and $173,000,000 
shall be for the Arrow System Improvement Program in-
cluding development of a long range, ground and airborne, 
detection suite: Provided further, That the transfer author-
ity provided under this provision is in addition to any 
other transfer authority contained in this Act. 
SEC. 8069. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 
$1,648,559,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2024, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases for 
the following programs: 
(1) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2013/2024: Carrier Replacement 
Program, $624,600,000; 
(2) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2015/2024: Virginia Class Sub-
marine Program, $43,419,000; 
(3) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2016/2024: Virginia Class Sub-
marine Program, $100,115,000; 
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(4) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2016/2024: DDG–51 Destroyer, 
$104,090,000; 
(5) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2017/2024: Virginia Class Sub-
marine Program, $24,646,000; 
(6) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2017/2024: DDG–51 Destroyer, 
$121,827,000; 
(7) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2017/2024: LPD–17, $16,520,000; 
(8) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2018/2024: Ship to Shore Connector 
Program, $43,600,000; 
(9) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2019/2024: Littoral Combat Ship, 
$23,000,000; 
(10) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2019/2024: TAO Fleet Oiler, 
$27,060,000; 
(11) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2020/2024: CVN Refueling Over-
hauls, $42,422,000; 
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(12) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2020/2024: TAO Fleet Oiler, 
$93,250,000; 
(13) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2020/2024: Towing, Salvage, and 
Rescue Ship Program, $1,150,000; 
(14) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2021/2024: Towing, Salvage, and 
Rescue Ship Program, $21,809,000; 
(15) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2022/2024: TAO Fleet Oiler, 
$2,585,000; 
(16) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2022/2024: Towing, Salvage, and 
Rescue Ship Program, $3,300,000; and 
(17) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, 2022/2024: T-AGOS Surtass Ships 
Program, $355,166,000. 
SEC. 8070. Funds appropriated by this Act for intel-
ligence and intelligence-related activities are deemed to be 
specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of sec-
tion 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)) until the enactment of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. 
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SEC. 8071. None of the funds provided in this Act 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new 
program, project, or activity unless such program, project, 
or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest 
of national security and only after written prior notifica-
tion to the congressional defense committees. 
SEC. 8072. None of the funds in this Act may be 
used for research, development, test, evaluation, procure-
ment or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a 
missile defense system. 
SEC. 8073. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be obligated or expended for the purpose of de-
commissioning any Littoral Combat Ship, the USS Ger-
mantown, or the USS Tortuga. 
SEC. 8074. For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 
31, United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations 
made in this Act under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and 
Conversion, Navy’’ shall be considered to be for the same 
purpose as any subdivision under the heading ‘‘Ship-
building and Conversion, Navy’’ appropriations in any 
prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply 
to the total amount of the appropriation. 
SEC. 8075. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish 
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the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squad-
ron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce 
the WC–130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the 
levels funded in this Act: Provided, That the Air Force 
shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to 
perform other missions in support of national defense re-
quirements during the non-hurricane season. 
SEC. 8076. (a) None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act may be used to transfer research and develop-
ment, acquisition, or other program authority relating to 
current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from 
the Army. 
(b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and oper-
ational control of the MQ–1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aer-
ial Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of De-
fense in matters relating to the employment of unmanned 
aerial vehicles. 
SEC. 8077. None of the funds provided in this Act 
shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence in-
formation unless the information has been lawfully col-
lected and processed during the conduct of authorized for-
eign intelligence activities: Provided, That information 
pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled 
in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth 
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Amendment of the United States Constitution as imple-
mented through Executive Order No. 12333. 
SEC. 8078. None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act for programs of the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond 
the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for 
research and technology, which shall remain available until 
September 30, 2025, and except for funds appropriated 
for the purchase of real property, which shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2026. 
SEC. 8079. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit a report to the congressional intel-
ligence committees to establish the baseline for application 
of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 
2024: Provided, That the report shall include— 
(1) a table for each appropriation with a sepa-
rate column to display the President’s budget re-
quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 
due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 
fiscal year enacted level; 
(2) a delineation in the table for each appro-
priation by Expenditure Center and project; and 
(3) an identification of items of special congres-
sional interest. 
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(b) None of the funds provided for the National Intel-
ligence Program in this Act shall be available for re-
programming or transfer until the report identified in sub-
section (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence 
committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence 
certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence com-
mittees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary 
as an emergency requirement. 
SEC. 8080. (a) None of the funds provided for the 
National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appro-
priations Act shall be available for obligation or expendi-
ture through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in ac-
cordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that— 
(1) creates a new start effort; 
(2) terminates a program with appropriated 
funding of $10,000,000 or more; 
(3) transfers funding into or out of the Na-
tional Intelligence Program; or 
(4) transfers funding between appropriations, 
unless the congressional intelligence committees are 
notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming 
of funds; this notification period may be reduced for 
urgent national security requirements. 
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(b) None of the funds provided for the National Intel-
ligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with 
section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase or 
decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex ac-
companying the Act unless the congressional intelligence 
committees are notified 30 days in advance of such re-
programming of funds; this notification period may be re-
duced for urgent national security requirements. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8081. Upon a determination by the Director of 
National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in 
the national interest, the Director may, with the approval 
of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to 
exceed $1,500,000,000 of the funds made available in this 
Act for the National Intelligence Program: Provided, That 
such authority to transfer may not be used unless for 
higher priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence re-
quirements, than those for which originally appropriated 
and in no case where the item for which funds are re-
quested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, 
That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds 
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using authority provided in this section shall be made 
prior to June 30, 2024. 
SEC. 8082. Any transfer of amounts appropriated to 
the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Devel-
opment Account in or for fiscal year 2024 to a military 
department or Defense Agency pursuant to section 
1705(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, shall be cov-
ered by and subject to section 8005 of this Act. 
SEC. 8083. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for 
any Federal contract for an amount in excess of 
$1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to— 
(1) enter into any agreement with any of its 
employees or independent contractors that requires, 
as a condition of employment, that the employee or 
independent contractor agree to resolve through ar-
bitration any claim under title VII of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising 
out of sexual assault or harassment, including as-
sault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional 
distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, su-
pervision, or retention; or 
(2) take any action to enforce any provision of 
an existing agreement with an employee or inde-
pendent contractor that mandates that the employee 
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or independent contractor resolve through arbitra-
tion any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sex-
ual assault or harassment, including assault and 
battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, 
false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, 
or retention. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be expended for any Fed-
eral contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires 
each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and 
not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any 
agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (a), with respect to any employee or independent 
contractor performing work related to such subcontract. 
For purposes of this subsection, a ‘‘covered subcon-
tractor’’ is an entity that has a subcontract in excess of 
$1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a). 
(c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with 
respect to a contractor’s or subcontractor’s agreements 
with employees or independent contractors that may not 
be enforced in a court of the United States. 
(d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the applica-
tion of subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or 
subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or 
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subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary per-
sonally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid 
harm to national security interests of the United States, 
and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not 
longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determina-
tion shall set forth with specificity the grounds for the 
waiver and for the contract or subcontract term selected, 
and shall state any alternatives considered in lieu of a 
waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not 
avoid harm to national security interests of the United 
States. The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Con-
gress, and simultaneously make public, any determination 
under this subsection not less than 15 business days be-
fore the contract or subcontract addressed in the deter-
mination may be awarded. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8084. From within the funds appropriated for 
operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Pro-
gram in this Act, up to $172,000,000, shall be available 
for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010, Public Law 111–84: Provided, That for purposes 
of section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are oper-
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ations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal 
Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 
Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined 
Federal medical facility as described by section 706 of 
Public Law 110–417: Provided further, That additional 
funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for op-
eration and maintenance for the Defense Health Program 
to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon 
written notification by the Secretary of Defense to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate. 
SEC. 8085. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used by the De-
partment of Defense or a component thereof in contraven-
tion of the provisions of section 130h of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 8086. Appropriations available to the Depart-
ment of Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy 
and light armored vehicles for the physical security of per-
sonnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of 
$450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limi-
tations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying 
vehicles. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8087. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
for ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, $142,008,000, 
to remain available for obligation until September 30, 
2028, may be used for the purchase of two used sealift 
vessels for the National Defense Reserve Fleet, established 
under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 
(46 U.S.C. 57100): Provided, That such amounts are 
available for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, 
Maritime Administration account of the United States De-
partment of Transportation for programs, projects, activi-
ties, and expenses related to the National Defense Reserve 
Fleet: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
2218 of title 10, United States Code, none of these funds 
shall be transferred to the National Defense Sealift Fund 
for execution. 
SEC. 8088. (a) Any agency receiving funds made 
available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and 
(c), post on the public Web site of that agency any report 
required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 
other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen-
cy that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report com-
promises national security; or 
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(2) the report contains proprietary information. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 
do so only after such report has been made available to 
the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 
no less than 45 days. 
SEC. 8089. The Secretary of Defense shall post grant 
awards on a public website in a searchable format. 
SEC. 8090. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the National Security Agency to— 
(1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 
702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 for the purpose of targeting a United States 
person; or 
(2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as 
such term is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, 
United States Code) of any electronic communica-
tion of a United States person from a provider of 
electronic communication services to the public pur-
suant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Sur-
veillance Act of 1978. 
SEC. 8091. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be used to pay the salary of any 
officer or employee of any agency funded by this Act who 
approves or implements the transfer of administrative re-
sponsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, 
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project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction 
of another Federal agency not financed by this Act with-
out the express authorization of Congress: Provided, That 
this limitation shall not apply to transfers of funds ex-
pressly provided for in Defense Appropriations Acts, or 
provisions of Acts providing supplemental appropriations 
for the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 8092. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, $667,508,000, 
to remain available until expended, may be used for any 
purposes related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet 
established under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales 
Act of 1946 (46 U.S.C. 57100): Provided, That such 
amounts are available for reimbursements to the Ready 
Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the 
United States Department of Transportation for pro-
grams, projects, activities, and expenses related to the Na-
tional Defense Reserve Fleet. 
SEC. 8093. (a) None of the funds provided in this 
Act for the TAO Fleet Oiler program shall be used to 
award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of 
the following components unless those components are 
manufactured in the United States: Auxiliary equipment 
(including pumps) for shipboard services; propulsion 
equipment (including engines, reduction gears, and propel-
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lers); shipboard cranes; spreaders for shipboard cranes; 
and anchor chains, specifically for the seventh and subse-
quent ships of the fleet. 
(b) None of the funds provided in this Act for the 
FFG(X) Frigate program shall be used to award a new 
contract that provides for the acquisition of the following 
components unless those components are manufactured in 
the United States: Air circuit breakers; gyrocompasses; 
electronic navigation chart systems; steering controls; 
pumps; propulsion and machinery control systems; totally 
enclosed lifeboats; auxiliary equipment pumps; shipboard 
cranes; auxiliary chill water systems; and propulsion pro-
pellers: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall in-
corporate United States manufactured propulsion engines 
and propulsion reduction gears into the FFG(X) Frigate 
program beginning not later than with the eleventh ship 
of the program. 
SEC. 8094. None of the funds provided in this Act 
for requirements development, performance specification 
development, concept design and development, ship con-
figuration development, systems engineering, naval archi-
tecture, marine engineering, operations research analysis, 
industry studies, preliminary design, development of the 
Detailed Design and Construction Request for Proposals 
solicitation package, or related activities for the T– 
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ARC(X) Cable Laying and Repair Ship or the T– 
AGOS(X) Oceanographic Surveillance Ship may be used 
to award a new contract for such activities unless these 
contracts include specifications that all auxiliary equip-
ment, including pumps and propulsion shafts, are manu-
factured in the United States. 
SEC. 8095. No amounts credited or otherwise made 
available in this or any other Act to the Department of 
Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account may 
be transferred to: 
(1) the Rapid Prototyping Fund established 
under section 804(d) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 
2302 note); or 
(2) credited to a military-department specific 
fund established under section 804(d)(2) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (as amended by section 897 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017). 
SEC. 8096. From funds made available in title II of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use 
by military and civilian employees of the Department of 
Defense in the United States Central Command area of 
responsibility: (1) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit 
of $75,000 per vehicle; and (2) heavy and light armored 
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vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force 
protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per vehicle, 
notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the 
purchase of passenger carrying vehicles. 
SEC. 8097. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for Government Travel Charge Card ex-
penses by military or civilian personnel of the Department 
of Defense for gaming, or for entertainment that includes 
topless or nude entertainers or participants, as prohibited 
by Department of Defense FMR, Volume 9, Chapter 3 
and Department of Defense Instruction 1015.10 (enclo-
sure 3, 14a and 14b). 
SEC. 8098. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network is designed to block access 
to pornography websites. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities, 
or for any activity necessary for the national defense, in-
cluding intelligence activities. 
SEC. 8099. None of the funds provided for, or other-
wise made available, in this or any other Act, may be obli-
gated or expended by the Secretary of Defense to provide 
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motorized vehicles, aviation platforms, munitions other 
than small arms and munitions appropriate for customary 
ceremonial honors, operational military units, or oper-
ational military platforms if the Secretary determines that 
providing such units, platforms, or equipment would un-
dermine the readiness of such units, platforms, or equip-
ment. 
SEC. 8100. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 
memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 
with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 
to any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liabil-
ity that has been assessed, for which all judicial and ad-
ministrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, 
and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant 
to an agreement with the authority responsible for col-
lecting such tax liability, provided that the applicable Fed-
eral agency is aware of the unpaid Federal tax liability. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the applicable 
Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment 
of the corporation described in such subsection and has 
made a determination that such suspension or debarment 
is not necessary to protect the interests of the Federal 
Government. 
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SEC. 8101. Amounts appropriated under title IV of 
this Act, as detailed in budget activity eight of the ‘‘Expla-
nation of Project Level Adjustments’’ tables in the explan-
atory statement regarding this Act, may be used for ex-
penses for the agile research, development, test and eval-
uation, procurement, production, modification, and oper-
ation and maintenance, only for the following Software 
and Digital Technology Pilot programs— 
(1) Defensive CYBER (PE 0608041A); 
(2) 
Risk 
Management 
Information 
(PE 
0608013N); 
(3) Maritime Tactical Command and Control 
(PE 0608231N); 
(4) 
Space 
Command 
and 
Control 
(PE 
1208248SF); 
(5) Global Command and Control System (PE 
0303150K); 
(6) Acquisition Visibility (PE 0608648D8Z); 
and 
(7) 
Defense 
Innovation 
Unit 
Fielding 
(RDTE,DW Line 281). 
SEC. 8102. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to transfer 
the National Reconnaissance Office to the Space Force: 
Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
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limit or prohibit cooperation, collaboration, and coordina-
tion between the National Reconnaissance Office and the 
Space Force or any other elements of the Department of 
Defense. 
SEC. 8103. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of the following laws 
enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the 
United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other 
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 
(done at New York on December 10, 1984): 
(1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States 
Code. 
(2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform 
and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public 
Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 
note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including 
regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
(3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department 
of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and 
Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– 
148). 
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SEC. 8104. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to provide arms, training, or other assist-
ance to the Azov Battalion. 
SEC. 8105. During the current fiscal year, the De-
partment of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of 
not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in sec-
tion 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipa-
tion of receipt of contributions, only from the Government 
of Kuwait, under that section: Provided, That, such con-
tributions shall, upon receipt, be credited to the appropria-
tions or fund which incurred such obligations. 
SEC. 8106. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 
Wide’’, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 
$1,343,580,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, shall be available for International Security Co-
operation Programs and other programs to provide sup-
port and assistance to foreign security forces or other 
groups or individuals to conduct, support or facilitate 
counterterrorism, crisis response, or building partner ca-
pacity programs: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds made 
available in this section, notify the congressional defense 
committees in writing of the details of any planned obliga-
tion: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall 
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provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate on 
the use and status of funds made available in this section. 
SEC. 8107. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 
Wide’’, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 
$410,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, shall be available to reimburse Jordan, Lebanon, 
Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman under section 1226 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (22 
U.S.C. 2151 note), for enhanced border security, of which 
not less than $150,000,000 shall be for Jordan: Provided, 
That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days 
prior to obligating funds made available in this section, 
notify the congressional defense committees in writing of 
the details of any planned obligation and the nature of 
the expenses incurred: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate on the use and status of funds made 
available in this section. 
SEC. 8108. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Res-
olution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.). 
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SEC. 8109. None of the funds made available by this 
Act for excess defense articles, assistance under section 
333 of title 10, United States Code, or peacekeeping oper-
ations for the countries designated annually to be in viola-
tion of the standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act 
of 2008 (Public Law 110–457; 22 U.S.C. 2370c–1) may 
be used to support any military training or operation that 
includes child soldiers, as defined by the Child Soldiers 
Prevention Act of 2008, unless such assistance is other-
wise permitted under section 404 of the Child Soldiers 
Prevention Act of 2008. 
SEC. 8110. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be made available for any member of the Taliban. 
SEC. 8111. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any transfer of funds, appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act, for support to friendly foreign coun-
tries in connection with the conduct of operations in which 
the United States is not participating, pursuant to section 
331(d) of title 10, United States Code, shall be made in 
accordance with section 8005 of this Act. 
SEC. 8112. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this or any other Act may 
be used by the Secretary of Defense, or any other official 
or officer of the Department of Defense, to enter into a 
contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative 
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agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan 
or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary 
of Rosoboronexport. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limita-
tion in subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intel-
ligence, determines that it is in the vital national security 
interest of the United States to do so, and certifies in writ-
ing to the congressional defense committees that— 
(1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of 
lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of 
existing lethal military equipment for, the Govern-
ment of the Syrian Arab Republic; 
(2) the armed forces of the Russian Federation 
have withdrawn from Ukraine; and 
(3) agents of the Russian Federation have 
ceased taking active measures to destabilize the con-
trol of the Government of Ukraine over eastern 
Ukraine. 
(c) The Inspector General of the Department of De-
fense shall conduct a review of any action involving 
Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the 
Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not 
later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver 
is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector Gen-
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eral shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report containing the results of the review conducted 
with respect to such waiver. 
SEC. 8113. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 
Wide’’, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 
$15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating 
nations for logistical, military, and other support, includ-
ing access, provided to United States military and stability 
operations to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: 
Provided, That such reimbursement payments may be 
made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consulta-
tion with the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, may determine, based on documentation deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account 
for the support provided, and such determination is final 
and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United 
States, and 15 days following written notification to the 
appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, 
That these funds may be used for the purpose of providing 
specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized 
equipment and providing such supplies and loaning such 
equipment on a non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces 
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supporting United States military and stability operations 
to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and 15 
days following written notification to the appropriate con-
gressional committees: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate on the use and status of funds made 
available in this section. 
SEC. 8114. The Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
congressional defense committees in writing not more than 
30 days after the receipt of any contribution of funds re-
ceived from the government of a foreign country for any 
purpose relating to the stationing or operations of the 
United States Armed Forces: Provided, That such notifi-
cation shall include the amount of the contribution; the 
purpose for which such contribution was made; and the 
authority under which such contribution was accepted by 
the Secretary of Defense: Provided further, That not fewer 
than 15 days prior to obligating such funds, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees in writing a notification of the planned use of such 
contributions, including whether such contributions would 
support existing or new stationing or operations of the 
United States Armed Forces. 
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SEC. 8115. (a) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, 
in coordination with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments and the Chiefs of the Armed Forces, shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees, not later than 30 
days after the last day of each quarter of the fiscal year, 
a report on the use of operation and maintenance funds 
for activities or exercises in excess of $5,000,000 that have 
been designated by the Secretary of Defense as unplanned 
activities for fiscal year 2024. 
(b) Each report required by subsection (a) shall also 
include— 
(1) the title, date, and location, of each activity 
and exercise covered by the report; 
(2) an identification of the military department 
and units that participated in each such activity or 
exercise (including an estimate of the number of 
participants); 
(3) the total cost of the activity or exercise, by 
budget line item (with a breakdown by cost element 
such as transportation); and 
(4) a short explanation of the objective of the 
activity or exercise. 
(c) The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
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SEC. 8116. Not later than 15 days after the date on 
which any foreign base that involves the stationing or op-
erations of the United States Armed Forces, including a 
temporary base, permanent base, or base owned and oper-
ated by a foreign country, is opened or closed, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 
committees in writing of the opening or closing of such 
base: Provided, That such notification shall also include 
information on any personnel changes, costs, and savings 
associated with the opening or closing of such base. 
SEC. 8117. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of 
the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), in-
cluding for the introduction of United States Armed 
Forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq 
where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indi-
cated by the circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, air-
space, or waters while equipped for combat, in contraven-
tion of the congressional consultation and reporting re-
quirements of sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1542 and 1543). 
SEC. 8118. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention 
of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), 
including for the introduction of United States armed or 
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military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in 
Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 
indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, 
airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in con-
travention of the congressional consultation and reporting 
requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 
1542 and 1543). 
SEC. 8119. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act shall be obli-
gated or expended by the United States Government for 
a purpose as follows: 
(1) To establish any military installation or 
base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 
stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 
(2) To exercise United States control over any 
oil resource of Iraq or Syria. 
SEC. 8120. None of the funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip 
Fund’’, and under the heading ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Defense-Wide’’ for Department of Defense security 
cooperation grant programs, may be used to procure or 
transfer man-portable air defense systems. 
SEC. 8121. Up to $500,000,000 of funds appro-
priated by this Act for the Defense Security Cooperation 
Agency in ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ 
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may be used to provide assistance to the Government of 
Jordan to support the armed forces of Jordan and to en-
hance security along its borders. 
SEC. 8122. Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, United States Southern 
Command shall assume combatant command responsi-
bility for activities related to Mexico. 
SEC. 8123. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this or any other Act may be used 
to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to 
or within the United States, its territories, or possessions 
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member 
of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, 
at United States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, 
Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 8124. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this Act may be used to transfer 
any individual detained at United States Naval Station 
Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the 
individual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, 
or any other foreign entity except in accordance with sec-
tion 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92) and section 1035 
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of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232). 
SEC. 8125. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be 
used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the 
United States, its territories, or possessions to house any 
individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of 
detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the ef-
fective control of the Department of Defense. 
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba, and who— 
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 
member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 
and 
(2) is— 
(A) in the custody or under the effective 
control of the Department of Defense; or 
(B) otherwise under detention at United 
States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 8126. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment 
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of the United States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, 
Cuba. 
SEC. 8127. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign ex-
change rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act 
is hereby reduced by $950,000,000. 
SEC. 8128. In carrying out the program described in 
the memorandum on the subject of ‘‘Policy for Assisted 
Reproductive Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Se-
verely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service 
Members’’ issued by the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the guidance 
issued to implement such memorandum, the Secretary of 
Defense shall apply such policy and guidance, except 
that— 
(1) the limitation on periods regarding embryo 
cryopreservation and storage set forth in part III(G) 
and in part IV(H) of such memorandum shall not 
apply; and 
(2) the term ‘‘assisted reproductive technology’’ 
shall include embryo cryopreservation and storage 
without 
limitation 
on 
the 
duration 
of 
such 
cryopreservation and storage. 
SEC. 8129. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made used to sup-
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port, directly or indirectly, the Wuhan Institute of Virol-
ogy, or any laboratory owned or controlled by the govern-
ments of the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of 
Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic Peo-
ple’s Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, the 
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela under the Maduro re-
gime, or any other country determined by the Secretary 
of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
to be a foreign adversary. 
SEC. 8130. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to fund any work to be performed by 
EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. unless the Secretary of Defense 
determines that a waiver to such prohibition is in the na-
tional security interests of the United States and, not later 
than 14 days after granting such a waiver, submits to the 
congressional defense committees a detailed justification 
for the waiver, including— 
(1) an identification of the Department of De-
fense entity obligating or expending the funds; 
(2) an identification of the amount of such 
funds; 
(3) an identification of the intended purpose of 
such funds; 
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(4) an identification of the recipient or prospec-
tive recipient of such funds (including any third- 
party entity recipient, as applicable); 
(5) an explanation for how the waiver is in the 
national security interests of the United States; and 
(6) any other information the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
SEC. 8131. The Secretary of the Navy shall continue 
to provide pay and allowances to Lieutenant Ridge 
Alkonis, United States Navy, until such time as the Sec-
retary of the Navy makes a determination with respect 
to the separation of Lieutenant Alkonis from the Navy. 
SEC. 8132. The Secretary of Defense may obligate 
funds made available in this Act for procurement or for 
research, development, test and evaluation for the F-35 
Joint Strike Fighter to modify up to six F-35 aircraft, 
including up to two F-35 aircraft of each variant, to a 
test configuration: Provided, That the Secretary of De-
fense shall, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the 
Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy, notify the con-
gressional defense committees not fewer than 30 days 
prior to obligating funds under this section: Provided fur-
ther, That any transfer of funds pursuant to the authority 
provided in this section shall be made in accordance with 
section 8005 of this Act. 
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SEC. 8133. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act may be obli-
gated to integrate an alternative engine on any F-35 air-
craft. 
SEC. 8134. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act 
may be used to enter into a contract or contracts for the 
procurement of airframes and engines for the CH-53K 
heavy lift helicopter program. 
SEC. 8135. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall allocate amounts made 
available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce 
Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Defense Fund for 
fiscal year 2024 pursuant to the transfer authority in sec-
tion 102(b)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of 
Public Law 117-167), to the account specified, in the 
amounts specified, and for the projects and activities spec-
ified, in the table titled ‘‘Department of Defense Alloca-
tion of Funds: CHIPS and Science Act Fiscal Year 2024’’ 
in the report accompanying this Act. 
(b) Neither the President nor his designee may allo-
cate any amounts that are made available for any fiscal 
year under section 102(b)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 
if there is in effect an Act making or continuing appro-
priations for part of a fiscal year for the Department of 
Defense: Provided, That in any fiscal year, the matter pre-
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ceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation, appor-
tionment, or allotment of amounts for continuing adminis-
tration of programs allocated using funds transferred from 
the CHIPS for America Defense Fund, which may be allo-
cated pursuant to the transfer authority in section 
102(b)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 only in amounts that 
are no more than the allocation for such purposes in sub-
section (a) of this section. 
(c) The Secretary of Defense may reallocate funds 
allocated by subsection (a) of this section, subject to the 
terms and conditions contained in the provisos in section 
8005 of this Act: Provided, That amounts may be reallo-
cated pursuant to this subsection only for those require-
ments necessary to carry out section 9903(b) of the Wil-
liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283). 
(d) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of 
the President for fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate proposed 
allocations by account and by program, project, or activity, 
with detailed justifications, for amounts made available 
under section 102(b)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for 
fiscal year 2025. 
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(e) The Department of Defense shall provide the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of bal-
ances of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for 
America Defense Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to 
subsection (a) of this section, including all uncommitted, 
committed, and unobligated funds. 
SEC. 8136. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Research, Development, Test and 
Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’ for the Office of Strategic 
Capital, $99,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2028, shall be available for the cost of loans and loan 
guarantees: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
SEC. 8137. In addition to the amounts appropriated 
or otherwise made available by this Act, $800,000,000 is 
hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense to as-
sist with increasing pay for certain enlisted grades: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Defense shall change the fol-
lowing cells in the military monthly basic pay table that 
was effective as of January 1, 2023 to the following: E- 
1 with greater than four months in service to $2,600.60, 
E-2 to $2,799.20, E-3 with less than three years of service 
to $2,900.90, E-3 with three years of service to $2,950.60, 
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E-3 with four years of service to $3,000.60, E-3 with six 
or more years of service to $3,050.60, E-4 with less than 
two years of service to $3,010.50, E-4 with two years of 
service to $3,060.60, E-4 with three years of service to 
$3,100.10, E-4 with four years of service to $3,150.80, 
E-4 with six years of service to $3,210.30, E-4 with eight 
or more years of service to $3,260.30, E-5 with less than 
two years of service to $3,100.30, E-5 with two years of 
service to $3,150.20, E-5 with three years of service to 
$3,200.20, E-5 with four years of service to $3,250.20, 
E-6 with less than two years of service to $3,210: Provided 
further, That the 5.2 percent increase in pay in the fiscal 
year 2024 budget request for all grades is in addition to 
the changes identified in this section. 
SEC. 8138. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to release 
information described in paragraph C4.2.2.5.2 of DoD 
5400.11-R regarding a current or former member of the 
Armed Forces to any non-Federal entity or person without 
the consent of such member or former member or, if the 
member or former member is deceased, the consent of the 
next of kin of such member or former member or a legally 
authorized representative of the estate of such member or 
former member, unless such information is requested 
under section 552 of title 5 (commonly referred to as the 
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‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’) and such information is 
not exempt from disclosure under such section: Provided, 
That if such information is requested under such section, 
the releasing authority shall notify the member or former 
member who is the subject of the request or, if the mem-
ber or former member is deceased, the next of kin of such 
member or former member, or a legally authorized rep-
resentative of the estate of such member or former mem-
ber, prior to the release of such information: Provided fur-
ther, That this section shall not apply to a request for such 
information from a State or local law enforcement agency. 
SEC. 8139. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended for acquisition, construction, installation, or leas-
ing of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
stallations, facilities, and real property, or otherwise up-
date, modernize, or repair current public works, military 
installations, and facilities, including leased structures, for 
United States Space Command until such time as the Sec-
retary of the Air Force formally selects and publicly an-
nounces the permanent location of the United States 
Space Command Headquarters in alignment to the United 
States Air Force Selection Process for the Permanent Lo-
cation of the United States Space Command Head-
quarters, as validated by the United States Government 
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Accountability Office Report to Congress concerning 
United States Space Command (GAO-22-106055) and 
United States Department of Defense Inspector General 
Report titled ‘‘Evaluation of the Air Force Selection Proc-
ess for the Permanent Location of the United States 
Space Command Headquarters’’ (DODIG-2022-096). 
SEC. 8140. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to carry out 
sections 554(a) and 913 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283). 
SEC. 8141. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to implement, 
administer, apply, enforce, or carry out the Diversity, Eq-
uity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Strategic Plan of the De-
partment of Defense, or Executive Order 13985 of Janu-
ary 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7009, relating to advancing 
racial equity and support for under-served communities 
through the Federal Government), Executive Order 14035 
of June 25, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 34593, relating to diver-
sity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the Federal 
workforce), Executive Order 14091 of February 16, 2023 
(88 Fed. Reg. 10825, relating to further advancing racial 
equity and support for underserved communities through 
the Federal government), or shall be used to execute ac-
tivities that promote or perpetuate divisive concepts re-
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lated to race or sex, such as the concepts that one race 
or sex is inherently superior to another, or that an individ-
ual’s moral character or worth is determined by their race 
or sex. 
SEC. 8142. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for surgical procedures or hormone thera-
pies for the purposes of gender affirming care. 
SEC. 8143. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to promote, 
host, facilitate, or support events on United States mili-
tary installations or as part of military recruiting pro-
grams that violate the Department of Defense Joint Eth-
ics Regulation or bring discredit upon the military, such 
as a drag queen story hour for children or the use of drag 
queens as military recruiters. 
SEC. 8144. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used or transferred 
to another Federal agency, board, or commission to re-
cruit, hire, or promote any person who has been convicted 
of a Federal or State child pornography charge, has been 
convicted of any other Federal or State sexual assault 
charge, or has been formally disciplined for using Federal 
resources to access, use, or sell child pornography. 
SEC. 8145. None of the funds appropriated by or 
made available in this Act shall be used to implement, ad-
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minister, or otherwise carry out the Department of De-
fense memorandum dated October 20, 2022, or any suc-
cessor to such memorandum, or to propose, promulgate, 
or implement any substantially similar rule or policy. 
SEC. 8146. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to finalize, 
promulgate, or implement the rule proposed by the De-
partment of Defense titled ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Cli-
mate-Related Financial Risk’’ (87 Fed. Reg. 68312; No-
vember 14, 2022), or to propose, promulgate, or imple-
ment any substantially similar rule or policy. 
SEC. 8147. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to carry out 
any program, project, or activity that promotes or ad-
vances Critical Race Theory, any concept associated with 
Critical Race Theory, or that teaches or trains any idea 
or concept that condones an individual being discriminated 
against or receiving adverse or beneficial treatment based 
on race or sex, that condones an individual feeling discom-
fort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological dis-
tress on account of that individual’s race or sex, as well 
as any idea or concept that regards one race as inherently 
superior to another race, the United States or its institu-
tions as being systemically racist or sexist, an individual 
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as being inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive by virtue 
of that individual’s race or sex, an individual’s moral char-
acter as being necessarily determined by race or sex, an 
individual as bearing responsibility for actions committed 
in the past by other members of the same race or sex, 
or meritocracy being racist, sexist, or having been created 
by a particular race to oppress another race. 
SEC. 8148. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this Act may be used to— 
(1) classify or facilitate the classification of any 
communications by a United States person as mis- 
, dis-, or mal-information; or 
(2) partner with or fund nonprofit or other or-
ganizations that pressure or recommend private 
companies to censor lawful and constitutionally pro-
tected speech of United States persons, including 
recommending the censoring or removal of content 
on social media platforms. 
SEC. 8149. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to grant, 
renew, or maintain a security clearance for any individual 
listed as a signatory in the statement titled ‘‘Public State-
ment on the Hunter Biden Emails’’ dated October 19, 
2020. 
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SEC. 8150. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of 
title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 
none of the funds provided by this Act, or previous appro-
priations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take 
any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or par-
tially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in 
accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral 
conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, 
a union of one man and one woman. 
(b) DISCRIMINATORY ACTION DEFINED.—As used in 
subsection (a), a discriminatory action means any action 
taken by the Federal Government to— 
(1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment 
of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be as-
sessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemp-
tion from taxation under section 501(a) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to 
in subsection (a); 
(2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax pur-
poses of any charitable contribution made to or by 
such person; 
(3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, 
exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or 
deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, co-
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operative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, li-
cense, certification, accreditation, employment, or 
other similar position or status from or to such per-
son; 
(4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth-
erwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or 
benefit under a Federal benefit program, including 
admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a 
degree from an educational program, from or to 
such person; or 
(5) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth-
erwise make unavailable or deny access or an entitle-
ment to Federal property, facilities, educational in-
stitutions, speech fora (including traditional, limited, 
and nonpublic fora), or charitable fundraising cam-
paigns from or to such person. 
(c) ACCREDITATION; LICENSURE; CERTIFICATION.— 
The Federal Government shall consider accredited, li-
censed, or certified for purposes of Federal law any person 
that would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respec-
tively, for such purposes but for a determination against 
such person wholly or partially on the basis that the per-
son speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held 
religious belief or moral conviction described in subsection 
(a). 
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SEC. 8151. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used by the Sec-
retary of Defense or the Service Secretaries to fly or dis-
play a flag over or within a facility of the Department 
of Defense other than the flag of the United States; the 
flag of a State, Territory, or District of Columbia; the flag 
of the Department of Defense; the flag of a Military Serv-
ice; the flag of Flag or General Officers; the flag of Presi-
dentially-appointed, Senate-confirmed civilians; the flag of 
Senior Executive Service (SES) and Military Department- 
specific SES; the POW/MIA flag; the flags of other coun-
tries with which the United States is an ally or partner, 
or for official protocol purposes; the flags of organizations 
in which the United States is a member, such as the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization; or ceremonial, command, 
unit, or branch flags or guidons. 
SEC. 8152. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
the House of Representatives and Senate a report on ex-
cessive contractor payments that exceed the Truthful Cost 
and Pricing Act (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. 
chapter 35) threshold and with respect to which none of 
the exceptions to certified cost or pricing data require-
ments applies. 
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(b) The report required by subsection (a) shall also 
include the following: 
(1) The amounts collected, adjusted, or offset 
from contractors as a result of providing defective 
cost and pricing data. 
(2) The mechanisms used to identify violations 
of the Truthful Cost and Pricing Act (10 U.S.C. 
chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35). 
(3) Disciplinary actions taken by the Depart-
ment of Defense when violations of the Truthful 
Cost and Pricing Act (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 
41 U.S.C. chapter 35) are identified, regardless of 
whether included in the System for Award Manage-
ment. 
(4) Any referrals made to the Department of 
Justice where appropriate. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 8153. $0. 
SEC. 8154. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to eliminate a unit of the Senior Reserve 
Officers’ Training Corps at an institution of higher edu-
cation. 
SEC. 8155. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce— 
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(1) the proposed action outlined in the Notice 
published by the Department of Army to the Federal 
Register on August 4, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 51786); 
or 
(2) recommendations of the Naming Commis-
sion regarding any monument in Arlington National 
Cemetery. 
SEC. 8156. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to deploy United States Armed Forces 
to Ukraine. 
SEC. 8157. The salary of Lloyd James Austin III, 
the Secretary of Defense, shall be reduced to $1. 
SEC. 8158. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to pay for 
the costs of teleworking or remote working for any em-
ployee or contractor of the Department of Defense on a 
regular and recurring base. 
SEC. 8159. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to provide assistance to the Department 
of Homeland Security to house persons on a military in-
stallation located in the United States. 
SEC. 8160. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for any office of diversity, equity, or in-
clusion. 
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SEC. 8161. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used, with regards to a member of the 
Armed Forces with a minor dependent child enrolled in 
an EFMP— 
(1) to provide gender transition procedures, in-
cluding surgery or medication, to such child through 
such EFMP; 
(2) to provide a referral for a procedure de-
scribed in paragraph (1) to such child through such 
EFMP; or 
(3) to approve a change of duty station for such 
member through such EFMP for the purpose of pro-
viding such child with access to procedures described 
in paragraph (1). 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘EFMP’’ means a pro-
gram under section 1781c(e) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 8162. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
to remove a Chinese military company from the list re-
quired by section 1260H of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. 
SEC. 8163. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be made available to NewsGuard Technologies 
Inc. 
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SEC. 8164. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to require a member of the Armed Forces 
or a civilian employee of the Department of Defense to 
receive a vaccination against COVID–19. 
SEC. 8165. The salary of Cyrus Salazar shall be re-
duced to $1. 
SEC. 8166. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the Reynolds Scholars Program of 
the Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and Future War-
fare of Marine Corps University. 
SEC. 8167. None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used to implement any of the following execu-
tive orders: 
(1) Executive Order No. 13990, relating to 
Protecting Public Health and the Environment and 
Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis. 
(2) Executive Order No. 14008, relating to 
Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. 
(3) Section 6 of Executive Order No. 14013, re-
lating to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To 
Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of 
Climate Change on Migration. 
(4) Executive Order No. 14030, relating to Cli-
mate-Related Financial Risk. 
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(5) Executive Order No. 14057, relating to 
Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs 
Through Federal Sustainability. 
(6) Executive Order No. 14082, relating to Im-
plementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Pro-
visions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. 
(7) Executive Order No. 14096, relating to Re-
vitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environ-
mental Justice for All. 
SEC. 8168. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be expended to create, 
procure, or display any map that depicts Taiwan, Kinmen, 
Matsu, Penghu, Wuciou, Green Island, or Orchid Island 
as part of the territory of the People’s Republic of China. 
SEC. 8169. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
to enforce the restrictions outlined under the headings 
‘‘Visits and Travel’’ (regarding limitations on ‘‘Travel to 
Taiwan’’) and ‘‘Communications’’ (regarding limitations 
on ‘‘Name’’, ‘‘Symbols of Sovereignty’’, and ‘‘Correspond-
ence’’) in the Department of State’s June 29, 2021, 
Memorandum for All Department and Agency Executive 
Secretaries entitled ‘‘Revised Guidelines on Interacting 
with Taiwan’’. 
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SEC. 8170. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enforce any COVID–19 mask man-
dates. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2023. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 226 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4365 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of De-
fense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2024, and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 16, 2023 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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