658 
SEC. 1026. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RETIRE-
MENT OF LEGACY MARITIME MINE COUNTER-
MEASURES PLATFORMS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of the Navy may not obligate or expend 
funds to discontinue or prepare to discontinue, including 
by making a substantive reduction in training and oper-
ational employment, the Marine Mammal System program, 
that has been used, or is currently being used, for— 
(1) port security at Navy bases, known as Mark- 
6 systems; or 
(2) mine search capabilities, known as Mark-7 
systems. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Navy may waive 
the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary, with 
the concurrence of the Director of Operational Test and 
Evaluation, certifies in writing to the congressional defense 
committees that the Secretary has— 
(1) identified a replacement capability and the 
necessary quantity of such capability to meet all oper-
ational requirements currently being met by the Ma-
rine Mammal System program, including a detailed 
explanation of such capability and quantity; 
(2) achieved initial operational capability of all 
capabilities referred to in paragraph (1), including a 
detailed explanation of such achievement; and 
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(3) deployed a sufficient quantity of capabilities 
referred to in paragraph (1) that have achieved ini-
tial operational capability to continue to meet or ex-
ceed all operational requirements currently being met 
by Marine Mammal System program, including a de-
tailed explanation of such deployment. 
SEC. 1027. DEADLINE FOR 75 PERCENT MANNING FILL FOR 
SHIPS UNDERGOING NUCLEAR REFUELING 
OR DEFUELING. 
By not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary 
of the Navy shall ensure that the manning fill for each ship 
undergoing nuclear refueling or defueling, and any concur-
rent complex overhaul, is not less than— 
(1) 75 percent overall; and 
(2) 75 percent for enlisted grades E-6 and above. 
SEC. 1028. PROHIBITION ON DEACTIVATION OF NAVY COM-
BAT DOCUMENTATION DETACHMENT 206. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the 
Navy may be obligated or expended to deactivate, or pre-
pare to deactivate Navy Combat Documentation Detach-
ment 206. 
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SEC. 
1029. 
WITHHOLDING 
OF 
CERTAIN 
INFORMATION 
ABOUT SUNKEN MILITARY CRAFTS. 
Section 1406 of the Sunken Military Craft Act (title 
XIV of Public Law 108–375; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) 
‘‘(j) WITHHOLDING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.—Pur-
suant to subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B) of section 552(b)(3) 
of title 5 United States Code, the Secretary concerned may 
withhold from public disclosure information and data about 
the location or character of a sunken military craft under 
the jurisdiction of the Secretary, if such disclosure would 
increase the risk of the unauthorized disturbance of one or 
more sunken military craft.’’. 
SEC. 1030. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR 
INACTIVATION OF EXPEDITIONARY TRANS-
FER DOCK SHIPS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the 
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to re-
tire, prepare to retire, inactivate, or place in storage the 
following ships: 
(1) ESD-1. 
(2) ESD-2. 
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SEC. 1031. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR 
INACTIVATION OF LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the 
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to re-
tire, prepare to retire, inactivate, or place in storage more 
than four Littoral Combat Ships. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
SEC. 1035. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 
OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available for the Department of Defense may be used 
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and ending on December 31, 2023, to transfer, 
release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual 
detained in the custody or under the control of the Depart-
ment of Defense at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of any country, 
or any entity within such country, as follows: 
(1) Libya. 
(2) Somalia. 
(3) Syria. 
(4) Yemen. 
(5) Afghanistan. 
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Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
Authorities and Limitations 
SEC. 1041. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR HUMANI-
TARIAN DEMINING ASSISTANCE AND STOCK-
PILED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) LOCATION OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 407 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘carry out’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘provide’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘in a country’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to a country’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘in 
which the activities are to be carried out’’ and 
inserting ‘‘to which the assistance is to be pro-
vided’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in which’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘to which’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘carried out’’ and in-
serting ‘‘provided’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘carried 
out in’’ and inserting ‘‘provided to’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in which’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘to which’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘carried out’’ and in-
serting ‘‘provided’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘in car-
rying out such assistance in each such country’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in providing such assistance to 
each such country’’. 
(b) EXPENSES.—Subsection (c) of such section 407 is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) Travel, transportation, and subsistence ex-
penses of foreign personnel to attend training pro-
vided by the Department of Defense under this sec-
tion.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Subsection (d) of such section 407, as 
amended by subsection (a)(2) of this section, is further 
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘include in the annual report under section 401 of this title 
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a separate discussion of’’ and inserting ‘‘submit to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a report on’’. 
SEC. 1042. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR RECENTLY SEPA-
RATED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IMPROVEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), beginning on the date on which a covered 
individual separates from the Armed Forces or the 
Department of Defense (as the case may be), if the 
Secretary of Defense determines that the covered indi-
vidual held a security clearance immediately prior to 
such separation and requires a security clearance of 
an equal or lower level for employment as a covered 
contractor, the Secretary shall— 
(A) during the one-year period following 
such date, treat the previously held security 
clearance as an active security clearance for pur-
poses of such employment; and 
(B) during the two-year period following 
the conclusion of the period specified in subpara-
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graph (A), ensure that the adjudication of any 
request submitted by the covered employee for the 
reactivation of the previously held security clear-
ance for purposes of such employment is com-
pleted by not later than 180 days after the date 
of such submission. 
(2) COAST GUARD.—In the case of a member of 
the Armed Forces who is a member of the Coast 
Guard, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out para-
graph (1) in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 
with respect to a covered individual— 
(A) whose previously held security clearance 
is, or was as of the date of separation of the cov-
ered individual, under review as a result of one 
or more potentially disqualifying factors or con-
ditions that have not been fully investigated or 
mitigated; or 
(B) in the case of a member of the Armed 
Forces, who separated from the Armed Forces 
under other than honorable conditions. 
(2) CLARIFICATION OF REVIEW EXCEPTION.—The 
exception specified in paragraph (1)(A) shall not 
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apply with respect to a routine periodic reinvestiga-
tion or a continuous vetting investigation in which 
no potentially disqualifying factors or conditions have 
been found. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered contractor’’ means an in-
dividual who is employed by an entity that carries 
out work under a contract with the Department of 
Defense or an element of the intelligence community. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means a 
former member of the Armed Forces or a former civil-
ian employee of the Department of Defense. 
(3) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
SEC. 1043. SUBMISSION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY 
IN UNCLASSIFIED FORM. 
Section 113(g)(1)(D) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘in classified form with an unclassi-
fied summary.’’ and inserting ‘‘in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex.’’. 
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SEC. 1044. COMMON ACCESS CARDS FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE FACILITIES FOR CERTAIN CON-
GRESSIONAL STAFF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall de-
velop processes and procedures under which the Secretary 
shall issue common access cards to staff of the congressional 
defense committees who need such access to facilitate the 
performance of required congressional oversight activities. 
Such common access cards shall provide such staff with ac-
cess to all Department of Defense installations and facili-
ties. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall imple-
ment the processes and procedures developed under sub-
section (a) by not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees an in-
terim briefing on the status of the processes and procedures 
required to be developed under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1045. INTRODUCTION OF ENTITIES IN TRANSACTIONS 
CRITICAL TO NATIONAL SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may fa-
cilitate the introduction of entities for the purpose of dis-
cussing a covered transaction that the Secretary has deter-
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mined is in the national security interests of the United 
States. 
(b) COVERED
TRANSACTION
DEFINED.—The term 
‘‘covered transaction’’ means a transaction that the Sec-
retary has reason to believe would likely involve an entity 
affiliated with a strategic competitor unless an alternative 
transaction were to occur. 
SEC. 1046. REPOSITORY OF LOCAL NATIONALS WORKING 
FOR OR ON BEHALF OF FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT IN THEATER OF COMBAT OPERATIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) there are well documented administrative 
issues with current and former Special Immigrant 
Visa programs that significantly increase the applica-
tion timeline and impact applicants seeking to verify 
their eligibly for these programs; 
(2) administrative issues such a verification of 
employment, characterization of service, personnel 
data, and biographical data needed for employment 
by a local national employee but not centrally main-
tained should not be a barrier for an applicant who 
has put themselves or their family at risk by pro-
viding faithful and valuable service in support the 
United States Government; 
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(3) upon studying existing databases within the 
federal government, none meet the requirement that 
would provide a centralized database that all federal 
departments and agencies could utilize to ensure that 
in the future, eligible applicants do not have applica-
tions delayed or denied due to missing administrative 
data; 
(4) the creation of such a database, exercising 
current privacy data control policies, would stream-
line the application process and provide independent 
and centralized verification that an applicant is in-
deed eligible for the program; and 
(5) Special Immigrant Visa programs are con-
sistent with our national values, and therefore, it is 
an obligation to make sure the accurate data nec-
essary to verify and complete these applications expe-
ditiously is available when needed. 
(b) DATABASE.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of State, shall establish and 
maintain a database listing all foreign nationals working 
for the United States Government or any contractor or sub-
contractor (at any tier) of the Department of Defense, the 
Department of State, or any other agency or instrumen-
tality of the Executive branch in a theater of combat oper-
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ations. This section and the requirements of this section 
shall be carried out consistent with the Privacy Act of 1974. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The database established under 
subsection (b) shall be electronic and searchable, and shall 
include, with respect to each foreign national so listed, the 
following: 
(1) Full name and date of birth. 
(2) Contact information. 
(3) Local national or State ID Number. 
(4) Passport number, if applicable. 
(5) Job location. 
(6) The component of Government or contractor 
contact information. 
(7) Start and end dates, total length of service, 
and whether the foreign national has met the length 
of service requirement for the Special Immigrant Visa 
program in that country, if applicable. 
(8) A thorough description of work duties and 
the location where duties were performed. 
(9) Any other information the Secretary of De-
fense or Secretary of State deems appropriate. 
(d) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense, Sec-
retary of State, the head of any other agency or instrumen-
tality of the Executive branch, and each contractor or sub-
contractor (at any tier) of the Department of Defense, the 
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Department of State, or such other agency or instrumen-
tality, shall provide to any foreign national employee in 
the database established under subsection (b), at the end of 
each year of employment with the Government, contractor, 
or subcontractor (at any tier) (as the case may be) and on 
the date such employment terminates, a written certifi-
cation regarding such employee’s total length of service. 
SEC. 1047. TRANSFERS AND PAY OF NONAPPROPRIATED 
FUND EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
update policies and procedures, as needed, to expedite the 
process for interservice transfers of nonappropriated fund 
employees. The Secretary shall provide an update to the ap-
propriate committees on the completion of such updates. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report 
to the congressional defense committees on the following: 
(1) The impact of the change on the processing 
time for transfers of nonappropropriated fund em-
ployees 
between 
nonappropriated 
fund 
instrumentaliteis in different military services. 
(2) The impact of the changes on the processing 
time for reinstatement of nonappropriated fund em-
ployees to a nonappropriated fund instrumentality in 
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a military service that is different from the military 
service where the individual was previously employed 
by a nonappropriated fund instrumentality. 
(3) The impact of the changes on recruitment 
and retention of nonappropriated fund employees in 
general and specifically for nonappropriated fund 
employees of military child development centers. 
SEC. 1048. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT TRAINING PIPELINE 
BETWEEN UNITED STATES NAVY AND ROYAL 
AUSTRALIAN NAVY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the AUKUS partnership between Australia, 
the United Kingdom, and the United States presents 
a significant opportunity to enhance security coopera-
tion in the Indo-Pacific region; 
(2) parties to the AUKUS partnership should 
work expeditiously to implement a strategic roadmap 
to successfully deliver capabilities outlined in the 
agreement; 
(3) the United States should engage with indus-
try partners to develop a comprehensive under-
standing of the requirements needed to increase ca-
pacity and capability; 
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(4) Australia should continue to expand its in-
dustrial base to support production and delivery of 
future capabilities; 
(5) the delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine 
to the Government of Australia would require the ap-
propriate training and development of future com-
manding officers to operate such submarines for the 
Royal Australian Navy; and 
(6) in order to uphold the stewardship of the 
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, the Secretary of 
Defense should work to coordinate an exchange pro-
gram to integrate and train Australian sailors for the 
operation and maintenance of nuclear-powered sub-
marines. 
(b) EXCHANGE PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall carry 
out an exchange program for Australian submarine officers 
during 2023 and each subsequent year. Under the program, 
each year, a minimum of two Australian submarine officers 
shall be selected to participate in the program. Each such 
participant shall— 
(1) receive training in the Navy Nuclear Propul-
sion School; 
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(2) following such training and by not later than 
July 1 of the year of participation, enroll in the Sub-
marine Office Basic Course; and 
(3) following completion of such course, be as-
signed to duty on an operational United States sub-
marine at sea. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
a notional exchange program for Australian submarine offi-
cers that includes initial, follow-on, and recurring training 
that could be provided to Australian submarine officers in 
order prepare such officers for command of nuclear-powered 
Australian submarines. 
SEC. 1049. INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES IN RESPONSE 
TO 
RUSSIA’S 
FURTHER 
INVASION 
OF 
UKRAINE. 
The Inspector General of the Department of Defense 
Inspector General shall carry out comprehensive oversight 
and conduct reviews, audits, investigations, and inspections 
of the activities conducted by the Department of Defense in 
response to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, initiated 
on February 24, 2022, including military assistance pro-
vided to Ukraine by the Department of Defense. 
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SEC. 1050. CONSULTATION OF CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE 
COMMITTEES IN PREPARATION OF NATIONAL 
DEFENSE STRATEGY. 
Section 113(g)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through 
(F) as subparagraphs (E) through (G), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (D): 
‘‘(D) In addressing the matters referred to in subpara-
graph (B)(i) and (ii), the Secretary may seek the advice 
and views of the congressional defense committees, through 
the Chair and Ranking Members of the congressional de-
fense committees. The congressional defense committees, 
through the Chair and Ranking Member of the congres-
sional defense committees, may submit their advice and 
views to the Secretary in writing. Any such written views 
shall be published as an annex to the national defense strat-
egy.’’. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1061. BRIEFING ON GLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENT AL-
LOCATION PLAN. 
Section 1074(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(4) For each major modification to global force 
allocation made during the preceding fiscal year that 
deviated from the Global Force Management Alloca-
tion Plan for that fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) an analysis of the costs of such modi-
fication; 
‘‘(B) an assessment of the risks associated 
with such modification, including strategic risks, 
operational risks, and risks to readiness; and 
‘‘(C) a description of any strategic trade- 
offs associated with such modification.’’. 
SEC. 1062. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF REPORTING 
REQUIREMENT REGARDING ENHANCEMENT 
OF INFORMATION SHARING AND COORDINA-
TION OF MILITARY TRAINING BETWEEN DE-
PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 1014 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(iv), by adding at 
the end the following new subclauses: 
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‘‘(VIII) The methodology used for 
making cost estimates in the evalua-
tion of a request for assistance. 
‘‘(IX) The extent to which the ful-
fillment of the request for assistance af-
fected readiness of the Armed Forces, 
including members of the reserve com-
ponents.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2024’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the last day of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on 
any assistance provided by the Department of Defense to 
the border security mission of the Department of Homeland 
Security at the international borders of the United States 
during the quarter covered by the briefing. Each such brief-
ing shall include each of the elements specified in subsection 
(d)(1)(B) for such quarter.’’. 
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SEC. 1063. CONTINUATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL 
REPORT ON NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE 
COMPONENT EQUIPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1080(a) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92; 129 Stat. 1000; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) does not apply 
to the report required to be submitted to Congress under 
section 10541 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1061(c) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub-
lic Law 114–328); 130 Stat. 2402; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is 
amended by striking paragraph (62). 
SEC. 1064. COMBATANT COMMAND RISK ASSESSMENT FOR 
AIRBORNE 
INTELLIGENCE, 
SURVEILLANCE, 
AND RECONNAISSANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress 
the materials in support of the budget for any fiscal year, 
or the date on which any of the military departments other-
wise proposes to retire or otherwise divest any airborne in-
telligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities, the 
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination 
with the commanders of each of the geographic combatant 
commands, shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report containing an assessment of the level of 
operational risk to each such command posed by the pro-
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posed retirement or divestment with respect to the capa-
bility of the command to meet near-, mid-, and far-term 
contingency and steady-state requirements against adver-
saries in support of the objectives of the national defense 
strategy under section 113(g) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(b) RISK ASSESSMENT.—In assessing levels of oper-
ational risk for the purposes of subsection (a), the Vice 
Chairman and the commanders of the geographic combat-
ant commands shall use the military risk matrix of the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as described in CJCS 
Instruction 3401.01E, or any successor instruction. 
(c) GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMAND.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘geographic combatant command’’ means 
any of the following: 
(1) United States European Command. 
(2) United States Indo-Pacific Command. 
(3) United States Africa Command. 
(4) United States Southern Command. 
(5) United States Northern Command. 
(6) United States Central Command. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit a re-
port under this section shall terminate on the date that is 
five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 1065. REPORTS ON EFFECTS OF STRATEGIC COMPET-
ITOR NAVAL FACILITIES IN AFRICA. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than May 15, 2023, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the effects 
on the national security of the United States of cur-
rent or planned covered naval facilities in Africa. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An identification of— 
(i) any location in Africa where a cov-
ered naval facility has been established; and 
(ii) any location in Africa where a 
covered naval facility is planned for con-
struction. 
(B) A detailed description of— 
(i) any agreement entered into between 
China or Russia and a country or govern-
ment in Africa providing for or enabling 
the establishment or operation of a covered 
naval facility in Africa; and 
(ii) any efforts by the Department of 
Defense to change force posture, deploy-
ments, or other activities in Africa as a re-
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sult of current or planned covered naval fa-
cilities in Africa. 
(C) An assessment of— 
(i) the effect that each current covered 
naval facility has had on United States in-
terests, allies, and partners in and around 
Africa; 
(ii) the effect that each planned covered 
naval facility is expected to have on United 
States interests, allies, and partners in and 
around Africa; 
(iii) the policy objectives of China and 
Russia in establishing current and future 
covered naval facilities at the locations 
identified under subparagraph (A); and 
(iv) the specific military capabilities 
supported by each current or planned cov-
ered naval facility. 
(b) UPDATE TO REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2024, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report containing 
an update to the report required under subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
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(A) An identification of— 
(i) any location in Africa where a cov-
ered naval facility has been established since 
the date of the submittal of the report under 
subsection (a); and 
(ii) any location in Africa where a 
covered naval facility has been planned for 
construction since such date. 
(B) A detailed description of— 
(i) any agreement entered into between 
China or Russia and country or govern-
ment in Africa since such date providing 
for or enabling the establishment of a cov-
ered naval facility in Africa; and 
(ii) any efforts by the Department of 
Defense since such date to change force pos-
ture, deployments, or other activities in Af-
rica as a result of current or planned cov-
ered naval facilities in Africa. 
(C) An updated assessment of— 
(i) the effect that each current covered 
naval facility has had on United States in-
terests, allies, and partners in and around 
Africa since such date; 
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(ii) the effect that each planned covered 
naval facility has had on United States in-
terests, allies, and partners in and around 
Africa since such date; 
(iii) the policy objectives of China and 
Russia, 
including 
new 
objectives 
and 
changes to objectives, in establishing current 
and future covered naval facilities at the lo-
cations identified in the report required 
under subsection (a) or in subparagraph 
(A); and 
(iv) the specific military capabilities 
supported by each current or planned cov-
ered naval facility at such locations, includ-
ing new capabilities and changes to capa-
bilities. 
(D) A detailed description of— 
(i) the policy of the Department of De-
fense surrounding strategic competitor ef-
forts to establish and maintain covered 
naval facilities in Africa; and 
(ii) any actual or planned actions 
taken by the Department in response to 
such efforts and in coordination with global 
Department priorities, as identified in the 
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national defense strategy under section 
113(g) of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) FORM.—A report required under subsection (a) or 
(b) shall be submitted in unclassified form without any des-
ignation relating to dissemination control, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Africa’’ means all countries in the 
area of operations of United States Africa Command 
and Egypt. 
(2) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered naval facility’’ means a 
naval facility owned, operated, or otherwise controlled 
by the People’s Republic of China or the Russian Fed-
eration. 
(4) The term ‘‘naval facility’’ means a naval 
base, civilian sea port with dual military uses, or 
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other facility intended for the use of warships or other 
naval vessels for refueling, refitting, resupply, force 
projection, or other military purposes. 
SEC. 1066. ANNUAL REPORTS ON SAFETY UPGRADES TO 
THE 
HIGH 
MOBILITY 
MULTIPURPOSE 
WHEELED VEHICLE FLEETS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than March 1, 2023, 
and annually thereafter until the date specified in sub-
section (c), the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air 
Force shall each submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
on the installation of safety upgrades to the high mobility 
multipurpose wheeled vehicle fleets under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary concerned, including anti-lock brakes, elec-
tronic stability control, and fuel tanks. 
(b) MATTERS FOR INCLUSION.—Each report required 
under subsection (a) shall include, for the year covered by 
the report, each of the following: 
(1) The total number of safety upgrades nec-
essary for the high mobility multipurpose wheeled ve-
hicle fleets under the jurisdiction of the Secretary con-
cerned. 
(2) The total cumulative number of such up-
grades completed prior to the year covered by the re-
port. 
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(3) A description of any such upgrades that were 
planned for the year covered by the report. 
(4) A description of any such upgrades that were 
made during the year covered by the report and, if 
the number of such upgrades was less than the num-
ber of upgrades planned for such year, an explanation 
of the variance. 
(5) If the total number of necessary upgrades has 
not been made, a description of the upgrades planned 
for each year subsequent to the year covered by the re-
port. 
(c) TERMINATION.—No report shall be required under 
this section after March 1, 2026. 
SEC. 1067. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON OPERATION SPARTAN 
SHIELD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the De-
partment of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees, and make publicly available on an appro-
priate website of the Department, quarterly reports on Op-
eration Spartan Shield in a manner consistent with section 
8L of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(b) FORM OF REPORTS.—Each report required under 
subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
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(c) DEADLINE FOR FIRST REPORT.—The Inspector 
General shall submit the first quarterly report required 
under subsection (a) by not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1068. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF MILITARY 
INFORMATION SUPPORT OPERATIONS IN THE 
INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days before the 
Secretary of Defense exercises the authority of the Secretary 
to conduct a new military information support operation 
in the information environment, as affirmed in section 
1631(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 397 note), 
the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional 
committees notice in writing of the intent to use such au-
thority to conduct such operation. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—A notification under subsection (a) 
shall include each of the following: 
(1) A description of the type of support to be 
provided in the operation. 
(2) A description of the personnel engaged in 
supporting or facilitating the operation. 
(3) The amount obligated under the authority to 
provide support. 
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(4) The expected duration of the operation and 
the desired outcome of the operation. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the last day of any fiscal year during which the Secretary 
conducts a military support operation in the information 
environment, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on all such operations 
during such fiscal year. Such report shall include each of 
the following for each activity conducted pursuant to such 
an operation: 
(1) The name of the activity. 
(2) A description of the activity. 
(3) The combatant command responsible for the 
activity. 
(4) The desired outcome of the activity. 
(5) The target audience for the activity. 
(6) Any means of dissemination used in the con-
duct of the activity. 
(7) The cost of conducting the activity. 
(8) An assessment of the effectiveness of the activ-
ity. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
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(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Select Committee on Intelligence and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1069. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DELAYS IN PRO-
VIDING COMMENTS ON GOVERNMENT AC-
COUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORTS. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and once every 
180 days thereafter until the date that is 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the extent to which the Depart-
ment of Defense provided comments and sensitivity and se-
curity reviews (for drafts tentatively identified as con-
taining controlled unclassified information or classified in-
formation) in a timely manner and in accordance with the 
protocols of the Government Accountability Office during 
the 180-day period preceding the date of the submittal of 
the report. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR GAO REPORT.—Each report 
under subsection (a) shall include the following information 
for the period covered by the report: 
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(1) The number of draft Government Account-
ability Office reports for which the Government Ac-
countability Office requested comments from the De-
partment of Defense, including an identification of 
the reports for which a sensitivity or security review 
was requested (separated by reports potentially con-
taining only controlled unclassified information and 
reports potentially containing classified information) 
and the reports for which such a review was not re-
quested. 
(2) The median and average number of days be-
tween the date of the request for Department of De-
fense comments and the receipt of such comments. 
(3) The average number of days between the date 
of the request for a Department of Defense sensitivity 
or security review and the receipt of the results of 
such review. 
(4) In the case of any such draft report for which 
the Department of Defense failed to provide such com-
ments or review within 30 days of the request for such 
comments or review— 
(A) the number of days between the date of 
the request and the receipt of such comments or 
review; and 
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(3) A description of any improvements the De-
partment has made in the ability to track timeliness 
in providing such comments and sensitivity or secu-
rity reviews. 
(4) Any other information the Secretary deter-
mines relevant to the information contained in the re-
port submitted by the Comptroller General. 
SEC. 1070. REPORTS ON HOSTILITIES INVOLVING UNITED 
STATES ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 48 hours after any 
incident in which the United States Armed Forces are in-
volved in an attack or hostilities, whether in an offensive 
or defensive capacity, the President shall transmit to the 
congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives a report on the inci-
dent, unless the President— 
(1) otherwise reports the incident within 48 
hours pursuant to section 4 of the War Powers Reso-
lution (50 U.S.C. 1543); or 
(2) has determined prior to the incident, and so 
reported pursuant to section 1264 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (50 
U.S.C. 1549), that the United States Armed Forces 
involved in the incident would be operating under 
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specific statutory authorization within the meaning of 
section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 
1544(b)). 
(b) MATTERS
TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) the statutory and operational authorities 
under which the United States Armed Forces were op-
erating when the incident occurred, including any 
relevant executive orders and an identification of the 
operational activities authorized under any such exec-
utive orders; 
(2) the date, location, and duration of the inci-
dent and the other parties involved; 
(3) a description of the United States Armed 
Forces involved in the incident and the mission of 
such Armed Forces; 
(4) the numbers of any combatant casualties and 
civilian casualties that occurred as a result of the in-
cident; and 
(5) any other information the President deter-
mines appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—Each report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
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SEC. 1071. ANNUAL REPORT ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN 
CONNECTION WITH UNITED STATES MILI-
TARY OPERATIONS. 
Section 1057(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘that were con-
firmed, or reasonably suspected, to have resulted in 
civilian casualties’’ and inserting ‘‘that resulted in ci-
vilian casualties that have been confirmed or are rea-
sonably suspected to have occurred’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, 
including, to the extent practicable, geographic 
coordinates of any strike resulting in civilian 
casualties occurring as a result of the conduct of 
the operation.’’ after ‘‘location’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting be-
fore the period the following: ‘‘, including the 
justification for each strike conducted as part of 
the operation’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (E), by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, formu-
lated as a range, if necessary, and including, to 
the extent practicable, information regarding the 
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number of men, women, and children involved’’; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(F) For each strike carried out as part of 
the operation, an assessment of the destruction of 
civilian property. 
‘‘(G) A summary of the determination of 
each completed civilian casualty assessment or 
investigation. 
‘‘(H) For each investigation into an inci-
dent that resulted in civilian casualties— 
‘‘(i) whether the Department conducted 
any witness interviews or site visits oc-
curred, and if not, an explanation of why 
not; and 
‘‘(ii) whether information pertaining 
to the incident that was collected by one or 
more non-governmental entities was consid-
ered, if such information exists.’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following new paragraph (4): 
‘‘(4) A description of any new or updated civil-
ian harm policies and procedures implemented by the 
Department of Defense.’’. 
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SEC. 1072. JUSTIFICATION FOR TRANSFER OR ELIMINATION 
OF FLYING MISSIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Prior to the relocation or elimi-
nation of any flying mission, either with respect to an ac-
tive or reserve component of a covered Armed Force, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report describing the justification of the 
Secretary for the decision to relocate or eliminate such mis-
sion. Such report shall include each of the following: 
(1) A description of how the decision supports 
the national defense strategy, the national military 
strategy, the North American Aerospace Defense Com-
mand strategy, and other relevant strategies. 
(2) A specific analysis and metrics supporting 
such decision. 
(3) An analysis and metrics to show that the 
elimination or relocation of the flying mission would 
not negatively affect the homeland defense mission. 
(4) A plan for how the Department of Defense 
intends to fulfill or continue the mission requirements 
of the eliminated or relocated flying mission. 
(5) An assessment of the effect of the elimination 
or relocation on the national defense strategy, the na-
tional military strategy, the North American Aero-
space Defense Command strategy, and the homeland 
defense mission. 
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(6) An analysis and metrics to show that the 
elimination or relocation of the flying mission and its 
secondary and tertiary impacts would not degrade ca-
pabilities and readiness of the Joint Force. 
(7) An analysis and metrics to show that the 
elimination or relocation of the flying mission would 
not negatively affect the national military airspace 
system. 
(b) COVERED ARMED FORCE.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means— 
(1) The Army. 
(2) The Navy. 
(3) The Air Force. 
SEC. 1073. EQUIPMENT OF ARMY RESERVE COMPONENTS: 
ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Section 10541(b)(10) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (G); and 
(3) by inserting, after subparagraph (E), the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (F): 
‘‘(F) MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range; 
and’’. 
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SEC. 1074. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR WITHHOLDING CERTAIN RE-
PORTS.—Section 122a(b)(2)(D) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘, if the Secretary—’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(A) gives public notice that the report will 
be withheld pursuant to such determination; and 
‘‘(B) submits to the congressional defense 
committees the reason for the determination that 
the information should not be made available to 
the public.’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees, and make publicly available on an appropriate website 
of the Department of Defense, a report on the implementa-
tion of section 122a of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by subsection (a). Such report shall address— 
(1) the procedures under which members of the 
public may request a covered report under subsection 
(a)(2) of such section 122a; and 
(2) the procedures and criteria under which the 
Secretary determines that a report that would other-
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wise be a covered report should not be made publicly 
available pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(D) of such sec-
tion, as amended by subsection (a). 
SEC. 1075. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EXPENDITURES FOR 
PLANNING AND DESIGN OF INFRASTRUC-
TURE 
TO 
SUPPORT 
PERMANENT 
UNITED 
STATES 
FORCE 
PRESENCE 
ON 
EUROPE’S 
EASTERN FLANK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of United States 
European Command shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees quarterly reports on the use of the funds 
described in subsection (c) until the date on which all such 
funds are expended. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall include an expenditure plan for the estab-
lishment of infrastructure to support permanent United 
States force presence in the covered region. 
(c) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—The funds described in this 
subsection are the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for— 
(1) Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, for 
Advanced Planning for Infrastructure to Support 
Presence on NATO’s Eastern Flank; 
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(2) Operation and Maintenance, Army, for Ad-
vanced Planning for Infrastructure to Support Pres-
ence on NATO’s Eastern Flank; and 
(3) Military Construction, Defense-wide, Plan-
ning & Design: EUCOM–Infrastructure to Support 
Presence on NATO’s Eastern Flank. 
(d) COVERED REGION.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov-
ered region’’ means Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, 
Estonia, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Slovakia. 
SEC. 1076. STUDY ON MILITARY TRAINING ROUTES AND 
SPECIAL USE AIR SPACE NEAR WIND TUR-
BINES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) renewable energy development is expanding 
rapidly as the United States continues to invest in 
diversifying its energy portfolio; 
(2) this expansion has to be carefully considered 
in its potential impacts to low-level military training 
routes and special use airspace of the Department of 
Defense; 
(3) it is imperative that the United States pre-
serves access to national airspace for military test 
and training and activities to ensure military readi-
ness while facilitating deployment of renewable energy 
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projects, such as wind turbines, that enhance national 
and economic security in ways that are compatible 
with military airspace needs; and 
(4) the rapid proliferation of wind turbines 
around the world may require the Armed Forces to 
develop tactics, training, and procedures for oper-
ations in the vicinity of wind turbines in order to ex-
ploit potential adversaries’ turbines for tactical ad-
vantage. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
seek to enter into an agreement with a federally fund-
ed research and development center to conduct a 
study to identify low-level military training routes 
and special use airspace that may be used by the De-
partment of Defense to conduct realistic training over 
and near wind turbines. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—As part of the study under 
paragraph (1), the federally funded research and de-
velopment center that conducts the study shall— 
(A) identify and define the requirements for 
military airspace that may be used for the train-
ing described in paragraph (1), taking into con-
sideration— 
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(i) the operational and training needs 
of the Armed Forces; and 
(ii) the threat environments of adver-
saries of the United States, including the 
People’s Republic of China; 
(B) identify possibilities for combining live, 
virtual, and constructive flight training near 
wind projects, both onshore and offshore; 
(C) describe the airspace inventory required 
for low-level training proficiency given current 
and projected force structures; 
(D) provide recommendations for rede-
signing and properly sizing special use air space 
and military training routes to combine live and 
synthetic training in a realistic environment; 
(E) describe ongoing research and develop-
ment programs being utilized to mitigate im-
pacts of wind turbines on low-level training 
routes; and 
(F) identify current training routes im-
pacted by wind turbines, any previous training 
routes that are no longer in use because of wind 
turbines, and any training routes projected to be 
lost due to wind turbines. 
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(3) COORDINATION.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Secretary of Defense shall coordinate with— 
(A) the Under Secretary of Defense for Per-
sonnel and Readiness; 
(B) the Department of Defense Policy Board 
on Federal Aviation; and 
(C) the Federal Aviation Administration. 
(4) SUBMITTAL TO DOD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
federally funded research and development center 
that conducts the study under paragraph (1) 
shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report 
on the results of the study. 
(B) FORM.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex. 
(5) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
60 days after the date on which the Secretary of De-
fense receives the report under paragraph (4), the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees an unaltered copy of the report together 
with any comments the Secretary may have with re-
spect to the report. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the following: 
(A) The congressional defense committees. 
(B) The Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 
(C) The Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘impacted by wind turbines’’ 
means a situation in which the presence of wind tur-
bines in the area of a low-level military training 
route or special use airspace— 
(A) prompted the Department of Defense to 
alter a testing and training mission or to reduce 
previously planned training activities; or 
(B) prevented the Department from meeting 
testing and training requirements. 
SEC. 1077. STUDY ON JOINT TASK FORCE INDO-PACIFIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of United 
States Indo-Pacific Command shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the results of a study 
conducted by the Commander on the desirability and feasi-
bility of establishing any of the following for the Indo-Pa-
cific region: 
(1) A Joint Task Force. 
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(2) A sub-unified command. 
(3) Another organizational structure to assume 
command and control responsibility for contingency 
response in the region. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study conducted under sub-
section (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) An assessment of whether an additional orga-
nizational structure would better facilitate the plan-
ning and execution of contingency response in the 
Indo-Pacific region. 
(2) An assessment of existing components and 
sub-unified commands to determine if any such com-
ponents or commands are best positioned to assume 
the role of such an additional organizational struc-
ture. 
(3) An assessment of the risks and benefits of 
headquartering such an additional organizational 
structure on Guam (or additional locations if the 
Commander determines appropriate), including a de-
scription and expected cost of any required command 
and control or associated upgrades. 
(4) An identification of any additional entities 
that could be integrated, on a standing basis, into the 
staff of such an additional organizational structure, 
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along with associated benefits, risks, and options to 
mitigate any risks. 
(5) An assessment of whether the best option for 
such an additional organizational structure would be 
a Joint Task Force, a sub-unified command, or an-
other organizational structure, and what the best rela-
tionship would be with respect to other current or fu-
ture United States commands and task forces in the 
Indo-Pacific region. 
(6) A description of any additional resources or 
authorizations that would be required to establish 
such an additional organizational structure. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 
subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 1078. BIANNUAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL REPORTING ON RESPONSE TO 
RUSSIAN AGGRESSION AND ASSISTANCE TO 
UKRAINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the De-
partment of Defense shall provide to the appropriate con-
gressional committees biannual briefings on the status and 
findings of Inspector General oversight, reviews, audits, and 
inspections of the activities conducted by the Department 
of Defense response to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, 
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initiated on February 24, 2022, including military assist-
ance provided to Ukraine by the Department of Defense and 
the programs, operations, and contracts carried out with 
such funds, including— 
(1) the oversight and accounting of the obligation 
and expenditure of funds used to assist Ukraine and 
to respond to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine; 
(2) the monitoring and review of contracts sup-
ported by such funds; 
(3) the investigation of any relevant overpay-
ments issues and of legal compliance by Department 
of Defense officials, contractors, and other relevant en-
tities; and 
(4) the investigation of any end-use monitoring 
issues associated with articles provided to Ukraine. 
(b) TERMINATION.—No briefing shall be required 
under subsection (a) after December 31, 2026. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Committee on Oversight and Reform and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives; and 
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(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1079. REVIEW OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO 
ELIE WIESEL COUNTRIES. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 
the transmission of the first report required after the date 
of the enactment of this Act under section 5 of the Elie 
Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115–441; 22 U.S.C. 2651 note), the Secretary 
of Defense shall conduct a review of risks related to the De-
partment of Defense provision of security assistance to 
countries identified in the report as being at high or me-
dium risk for atrocities. Such review shall include an as-
sessment of risk associated with providing weapons and 
other forms of security cooperation programs and assist-
ance, including special operations forces programs, to the 
governments of such countries, with respect to atrocities, 
conflict, violence, and other forms of instability. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION
OF
CERTAIN 
CHANGES.—If, as a result of the review required under sub-
section (a), the Secretary determines that the Department 
of Defense should stop or change the security assistance pro-
vided to a country, the Secretary shall submit notice of such 
determination to— 
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(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 1081. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) The table of chapters at the beginning of sub-
title A is amended by striking the item relating to the 
second chapter 19 (relating to cyber matters). 
(2) Section 113 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (l)(2)(F), by inserting a 
period after ‘‘inclusion in the armed forces’’; and 
(B) in subsection (m), by redesignating the 
section paragraph (8) as paragraph (9). 
(3) The section heading for section 2691 is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘state’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘State’’. 
(4) Section 3014 is amended by striking ‘‘section 
4002(a) or 4003’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4021(a) or 
4023’’. 
(5) Section 4423(e) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 4003’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4023’’. 
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(6) Section 4831(a) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 4002’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4022’’. 
(7) Section 4833(c) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 4002’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4022’’. 
(b) NDAA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.—Effective as of 
December 27, 2021, and as if included therein as enacted, 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 907(a) is amended by striking ‘‘116– 
283’’ and inserting ‘‘115–232’’. 
(c) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2020.—Effective as of December 27, 2021, 
and as if included therein as enacted, the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116– 
92) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 905 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting a pe-
riod at the end; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’. 
(d) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2014.—Effective as of December 27, 2021, 
and as if included therein as enacted, the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117– 
81) is amended as follows: 
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(1) Section 932(c)(2)(D) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘of subsection (c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 
(e) AUTOMATIC EXECUTION OF CONFORMING CHANGES 
TO TABLES OF SECTIONS, TABLES OF CONTENTS, AND 
SIMILAR TABULAR ENTRIES IN DEFENSE LAWS.— 
(1) ELIMINATION OF NEED FOR SEPARATE CON-
FORMING AMENDMENT.—Chapter 1 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 102. Effect of certain amendments on conforming 
changes to tables of sections, tables of 
contents, and similar tabular entries 
‘‘(a) 
AUTOMATIC
EXECUTION
OF
CONFORMING 
CHANGES.—When an amendment to a covered defense law 
adds a section or larger organizational unit to the covered 
defense law, repeals or transfers a section or larger organi-
zational unit in the covered defense law, or amends the des-
ignation or heading of a section or larger organizational 
unit in the covered defense law, that amendment also shall 
have the effect of amending any table of sections, table of 
contents, or similar tabular entries in the covered defense 
law to alter the table to conform to the changes made by 
the amendment. 
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‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
an amendment described in such subsection when— 
‘‘(1) the amendment or a clerical amendment en-
acted at the same time expressly amends a table of 
sections, table of contents, or similar tabular entries 
in the covered defense law to alter the table to conform 
to the changes made by the amendment; or 
‘‘(2) the amendment otherwise expressly exempts 
itself from the operation of this section. 
‘‘(c) COVERED DEFENSE LAW.—In this section, the 
term ‘covered defense law’ means— 
‘‘(1) this title; 
‘‘(2) titles 32 and 37; 
‘‘(3) any national defense authorization Act that 
authorizes funds to be appropriated for a fiscal year 
to the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(4) any other law designated in the text thereof 
as a covered defense law for purposes of application 
of this section.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of 
chapter 1 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘CHAPTER 
1—DEFINITIONS, 
RULES 
OF 
CONSTRUCTION, CROSS REFERENCES, 
AND RELATED MATTERS’’. 
(3) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—Section 102 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by para-
graph (1), shall apply to the amendments made by 
this section and other amendments made by this Act. 
(f) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS MADE 
BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amendments 
made by provisions of this Act other than this section, the 
amendments made by this section shall be treated as having 
been enacted immediately before any such amendments by 
other provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 1082. RONALD V. DELLUMS MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP 
FOR WOMEN OF COLOR IN STEAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish a fellowship program, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship for Women of 
Color in STEAM’’, to provide scholarships and internships 
for eligible students with high potential talent in STEAM. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—In carrying out the program, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) consult with institutions of higher education 
and relevant professional associations, nonprofit orga-
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nizations, and relevant defense industry representa-
tives on the design of the program; and 
(2) design the program in a manner such that 
the program— 
(A) increases awareness of and interest in 
employment in the Department of Defense 
among underrepresented students in the STEAM 
fields, particularly women of color, who are pur-
suing a degree in a STEAM field; 
(B) supports the academic careers of under-
represented students, especially women of color, 
in STEAM fields; and 
(C) builds a pipeline of women of color with 
exemplary academic achievements in a STEAM 
field relevant to national security who can pur-
sue careers in national security and in areas of 
national need. 
(c) COMPONENTS.—The fellowship program shall con-
sist of— 
(1) a scholarship program under subsection (d); 
and 
(2) an internship program under subsection (e). 
(d) SELECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each fiscal year, subject to 
the availability of funds, the Secretary shall seek to 
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select at least 30 eligible students to participate in the 
fellowship program under this section. 
(2) STUDENTS FROM MINORITY-SERVING INSTI-
TUTIONS AND HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES.—The Secretary may not award fewer 
than 50 percent of the fellowships under this section 
to eligible students who attend historically Black col-
leges and universities and minority-serving institu-
tions. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding scholarships under 
this section, the Secretary shall give priority to stu-
dents who are eligible to receive Federal Pell Grants 
under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a). 
(4) SCHOLARSHIP.— 
(A) AWARD.—Each fellow shall receive a 
scholarship for each academic year of the fellow-
ship program. 
(B) AMOUNT.—The amounts of scholarships 
awarded under this section shall not exceed— 
(i) $10,000 per student in an academic 
year; and 
(ii) $40,000 per student in the aggre-
gate. 
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(C) USE OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS.—A fel-
low who receives a scholarship may only use the 
scholarship funds to pay for the cost of attend-
ance at an institution of higher education. 
(5) CONSIDERATION
OF
UNDERREPRESENTED 
STUDENTS IN STEAM FIELDS.—In awarding a fellow-
ship under this section, the Secretary shall consider— 
(A) the number and distribution of minor-
ity and female students nationally in science 
and engineering majors; 
(B) the projected need for highly trained in-
dividuals in all fields of science and engineering; 
(C) the present and projected need for high-
ly trained individuals in science and engineer-
ing career fields in which minorities and women 
are underrepresented; and 
(D) the lack of minorities and women in 
national security, especially in science and engi-
neering fields in which such individuals are tra-
ditionally underrepresented. 
(6) STUDENT AGREEMENT.—As a condition of 
the receipt of a scholarship under this section, a fel-
low shall agree— 
(A) 
to 
maintain 
standard 
academic 
progress; 
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(B) to complete an internship described in 
subsection (e) in a manner that the Secretary de-
termines is satisfactory; and 
(C) upon completion of the degree that the 
student pursues while in the fellowship program, 
to work for the Federal Government or in the 
field of education in the area of study for which 
the scholarship or fellowship was awarded, for a 
period specified by the Secretary, which shall not 
be longer than the period for which scholarship 
assistance was provided to such student. 
(7) ENFORCEMENT
OF
AGREEMENT.—The Sec-
retary may enforce the agreement under paragraph 
(6) as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(8) DIRECT
HIRE
AUTHORITY.—Any appoint-
ment of a fellow under paragraph (6)(C) to a position 
in the Federal Government shall be made without re-
gard to the provisions of section 3304 and sections 
3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States Code. 
(e) INTERNSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
an internship program that provides each student 
who is awarded a fellowship under this section with 
an internship in a an organization or element of the 
Department of Defense. 
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(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each internship shall— 
(A) to the extent practicable, last for a pe-
riod of at least 10 weeks; 
(B) include a stipend for transportation 
and living expenses incurred by the fellow dur-
ing the fellowship; and 
(C) be completed during the initial 2-year 
period of the fellowship. 
(3) MENTORSHIP.—To the extent practicable, 
each fellow shall be paired with a mid-level or a sen-
ior-level official of the relevant organization or ele-
ment of the Department of Defense who shall serve as 
a mentor during the internship. 
(f) DURATION AND EXTENSIONS.— 
(1) DURATION.—Each fellowship awarded under 
this section shall be for a period of two years. 
(2) EXTENSIONS.—Subject to this paragraphs 
(3) through (6), a fellow may apply for, and the Sec-
retary may grant, a 1-year extension of the fellow-
ship. 
(3) NUMBER OF EXTENSIONS.—There shall be no 
limit on the number of extensions under paragraph 
(1) that the Secretary may grant an eligible student. 
(4) LIMITATION ON DEGREES.—A fellow may use 
an extension of a fellowship under this section for the 
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pursuit of not more than the following number of 
graduate degrees: 
(A) Two master’s degrees, each of which 
must be in a STEAM field. 
(B) One doctoral degree in a STEAM field. 
(5) TREATMENT OF EXTENSIONS.—An extension 
granted under this subsection does not count for the 
purposes of determining— 
(A) the number of fellowships authorized to 
be granted for a year under subsection (d)(1); or 
(B) the percentage of fellowships granted to 
eligible students for a year, as determined under 
subsection (d)(2). 
(6) EXTENSION REQUIREMENTS.—A fellow may 
receive an extension under this subsection only if— 
(A) the fellow is in good academic standing 
with the institution of higher education in which 
the fellow is enrolled; 
(B) the fellow has satisfactorily completed 
an internship under subsection (e); and 
(C) the fellow is currently enrolled full-time 
at an institution of higher education and pur-
suing, in a STEAM field— 
(i) a bachelor’s degree; 
(ii) a master’s degree; or 
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(iii) a doctoral degree. 
(g) LIMITATION
ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—For 
each academic year, the Secretary may use not more than 
5 percent of the funds made available to carry out this sec-
tion for administrative purposes, including for purposes 
of— 
(1) outreach to institutions of higher education 
to encourage participation in the program; and 
(2) promotion of the program to eligible students. 
(h) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
may appoint a lead program officer to administer the pro-
gram and to market the program among students and insti-
tutions of higher education. 
(i) REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
on which the first fellowship is awarded under this section, 
and each academic year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report containing— 
(1) a description and analysis of the demo-
graphic information of students who receive fellow-
ships under this section, including information with 
respect to such students regarding— 
(A) race, in the aggregate and disaggregated 
by the same major race groups as the decennial 
census of the population; 
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(B) ethnicity; 
(C) gender identity; 
(D) eligibility to receive a Federal Pell 
Grant under section 401 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a); and 
(E) in the case of graduate students, wheth-
er the students would be eligible to receive a Fed-
eral Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) if they 
were studying at the undergraduate level; 
(2) an analysis of the effects of the program; 
(3) a description of— 
(A) the total number of students who obtain 
a degree with fellowship funds each year; and 
(B) the type and total number of degrees ob-
tained by fellows; and 
(4) recommendations for changes to the program 
and to this section to ensure that women of color are 
being effectively served by such program. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Help, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and 
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(C) the Committee on Education and Labor 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘cost of attendance’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 472 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087II). 
(3) The term ‘‘eligible student’’ means an indi-
vidual who— 
(A) submits an application for a fellowship 
under this section; 
(B) is enrolled, or will be enrolled for the 
first year for which the student applies for a fel-
lowship, in either the third or fourth year of a 
four-year academic program; and 
(C) is enrolled, or will be enrolled for the 
first year for which the student applies for a fel-
lowship, in an institution of higher education on 
at least a half-time basis. 
(4) The term ‘‘fellow’’ means a student that was 
selected for the fellowship program under subsection 
(d). 
(5) The term ‘‘historically Black college or uni-
versity’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B in-
stitution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
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(6) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(7) The term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ 
means an institution specified in section 371(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
(8) The term ‘‘STEAM’’ means science, tech-
nology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. 
(9) The term ‘‘underrepresented student in a 
STEAM field’’ means a student who is a member of 
a minority group for which the number of individuals 
in such group who receive bachelor’s degrees in 
STEAM fields per 10,000 individuals in such group 
is substantially fewer than the number of White, non- 
Hispanic individuals who receive bachelor’s degrees 
in STEAM fields per 10,000 such individuals. 
SEC. 1083. COMBATING MILITARY RELIANCE ON RUSSIAN 
ENERGY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) reliance on Russian energy poses a critical 
challenge for national security activities in area of re-
sponsibility of the United States European Com-
mand; and 
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(2) in order to reduce the vulnerability of United 
States military facilities to disruptions caused by re-
liance on Russian energy, the Department of Defense 
should establish and implement plans to reduce reli-
ance on Russian energy for all main operating bases 
in area of responsibility of the United States Euro-
pean Command. 
(b) ELIMINATING USE OF RUSSIAN ENERGY.—It shall 
be the goal of the Department of Defense to eliminate the 
use of Russian energy on each main operating base in the 
area of responsibility of the United States European Com-
mand by not later than five years after the date of the com-
pletion of an installation energy plan for such base, as re-
quired under this section. 
(c) INSTALLATION ENERGY PLANS FOR MAIN OPER-
ATING BASES.— 
(1) IDENTIFICATION
OF
INSTALLATIONS.—Not 
later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
list of main operating bases within the area of re-
sponsibility of the United States European Command 
ranked according to mission criticality and vulner-
ability to energy disruption. 
(2) SUBMITTAL OF PLANS.—Not later than 12 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
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Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees— 
(A) an installation energy plan for each 
main operating base on the list submitted under 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) an assessment of the feasibility of reach-
ing the goal for the elimination of the use of 
Russian energy pursuant to subsection (b) on 
that base, including— 
(i) a description of the steps that 
would be required to meet such goal; and 
(ii) an analysis of the effects such steps 
would have on the national security of the 
United States. 
(d) CONTENT OF PLANS.—Each installation energy 
plan for a main operating base shall include each of the 
following with respect to that base: 
(1) An assessment of the energy resilience re-
quirements, resiliency gaps, and energy-related cyber-
security requirements of the base, including with re-
spect to operational technology, control systems, and 
facilities-related control systems. 
(2) An identification of investments in tech-
nology required to improve energy resilience, reduce 
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demand, strengthen energy conservation, and support 
mission readiness. 
(3) An identification of investments in infra-
structure, including microgrids, required to strength-
en energy resilience and mitigate risk due to grid dis-
turbance. 
(4) Recommendations related to opportunities for 
the use of renewable energy, clean energy, nuclear en-
ergy, and energy storage projects to reduce dependence 
on natural gas. 
(5) An assessment of how the requirements and 
recommendations included pursuant to paragraphs 
(2) through (4) interact with the energy policies of the 
country where the base is located, both at present and 
into the future. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANS.— 
(1) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary 
submits an installation energy plan for a base under 
subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall— 
(A) begin implementing the plan; and 
(B) provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing on the contents of the plan 
and the strategy of the Secretary for imple-
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menting the mitigation measures identified in 
the plan. 
(2) PRIORITIZATION OF CERTAIN PROJECTS.—In 
implementing an installation energy plan for a base 
under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize 
projects requested under section 2914 of title 10, 
United States Code, to mitigate assessed risks and 
improve energy resilience, energy security, and energy 
conservation at the base. 
(3) NONAPPLICATION
OF
CERTAIN
OTHER
AU-
THORITIES.—Subsection (d) of section 2914 of title 
10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect 
to any project carried out pursuant to this section or 
pursuant to an installation energy plan for a base 
under this section. 
(f) POLICY FOR FUTURE BASES.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall establish a policy to ensure that any new mili-
tary base in the area of responsibility of the United States 
European Command is established in a manner that 
proactively includes the consideration of energy security, 
energy resilience, and mitigation of risk due to energy dis-
ruption. 
(g) ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees annual briefings on the installation energy 
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plans required under this section. Such briefings shall in-
clude an identification of each of the following: 
(1) The actions each main operating base is tak-
ing to implement the installation energy plan for that 
base. 
(2) The progress that has been made toward re-
ducing the reliance of United States bases on Russian 
energy. 
(3) The steps being taken and planned across the 
future-years defense program to meet the goal of 
eliminating reliance on Russian energy. 
SEC. 1084. COMMISSION ON CIVILIAN HARM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a 
commission, to be known as the ‘‘Commission on Civilian 
Harm’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Commis-
sion shall carry out a study of the following: 
(A) Civilian harm resulting from, or inci-
dental to, the use of force by the United States 
Armed Forces that occurred during the period of 
inquiry. 
(B) The policies, procedures, rules, and reg-
ulations of the Department of Defense for the 
prevention of, mitigation of, and response to ci-
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vilian harm that were in effect during the period 
of inquiry. 
(2) PARTICULAR DUTIES.—In carrying out the 
general responsibilities of the Commission under 
paragraph (1), the Commission shall carry out the 
following: 
(A) Conduct an investigation into the 
record of the United States with respect to civil-
ian harm during the period of inquiry, includ-
ing by investigating a representative sample of 
incidents of civilian harm that occurred where 
the United States used military force (including 
incidents confirmed by media and civil society 
organizations and dismissed by the Department 
of Defense) by conducting hearings, witness 
interviews, document and evidence review, and 
site visits, when practicable. 
(B) Identify the recurring causes of civilian 
harm, as well as the factors contributing to civil-
ian harm, resulting from the use of force by 
United States Armed Forces during the period of 
inquiry and assess whether such causes and fac-
tors could be addressed and, if so, whether they 
were resolved. 
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(C) Assess the extent to which the United 
States Armed Forces have implemented the rec-
ommendations of Congress, the Department of 
Defense, other Government agencies, or civil soci-
ety organizations, or the recommendations con-
tained in studies sponsored or commissioned by 
the United States Government, with respect to 
the protection of civilians and efforts to mini-
mize, investigate, and respond to civilian harm 
resulting from, or incidental to, United States 
military operations. 
(D) Assess the responsiveness of the Depart-
ment of Defense to incidents of civilian harm 
and the practices for responding to such inci-
dents, including— 
(i) assessments; 
(ii) investigations; 
(iii) acknowledgment; and 
(iv) the provision of compensation 
payments, including the use of congression-
ally authorized ex gratia payments, assist-
ance, and other responses. 
(E) Assess the extent to which the United 
States Armed Forces comply with the rules, pro-
cedures, policies, memoranda, directives, and 
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doctrine of the Department of Defense for pre-
venting, mitigating, and responding to civilian 
harm. 
(F) Assess the extent to which the policies, 
protocols, procedures, and practices of the De-
partment of Defense for preventing, mitigating, 
and responding to civilian harm comply with 
applicable international humanitarian law, ap-
plicable international human rights law, and 
United States law, including the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice. 
(G) Assess incidents of civilian harm that 
occurred, or allegedly occurred, during the period 
of inquiry, by— 
(i) determining whether any such inci-
dents were concealed, and if so by assessing 
the actions taken to conceal; 
(ii) assessing the policies and proce-
dures for whistle-blowers to report such in-
cidents; 
(iii) determining the extent of the re-
sponsiveness and effectiveness of Inspector 
General oversight, as applicable, regarding 
reports of incidents of civilian harm; and 
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(iv) assessing the accuracy of the 
United States Government public civilian 
casualty estimates. 
(H) Assess the short-, medium-, and long- 
term consequences of incidents of civilian harm 
that occurred during the period of inquiry on— 
(i) the affected communities, including 
humanitarian consequences; 
(ii) the strategic interests of the United 
States; and 
(iii) the foreign policy goals and objec-
tives of the United States. 
(I) Assess the extent to which the Depart-
ment of Defense Instruction on Responding to 
Civilian Harm in Military Operations, as re-
quired by section 936 of the John S. McCain Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 134 note), 
addresses issues identified during the investiga-
tion of the Commission and what further meas-
ures are needed to address issues that the Com-
mission identifies during its operations. 
(J) Assess the extent to which United States 
diplomatic goals and objectives were affected by 
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the incidents of civilian harm during the period 
of inquiry. 
(c) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) SECURITY
CLEARANCES.—The appropriate 
Federal departments or agencies shall cooperate with 
the Commission in expeditiously providing to the 
members and staff of the Commission appropriate se-
curity clearances, to the extent possible, pursuant to 
existing procedures and requirements. No person shall 
be provided with access to classified information 
under this section without the appropriate security 
clearances. 
(2) HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE.—The Commission 
or, on the authority of the Commission, any portion 
thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out this sec-
tion— 
(A) hold such hearings and sit and act at 
such times and places, take such testimony, re-
ceive such evidence, and administer such oaths 
as the Commission, or such portion thereof, may 
determine advisable; and 
(B) provide for the attendance and testi-
mony of such witnesses and the production of 
such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, 
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papers, and documents as the Commission, or 
such portion thereof, may determine advisable. 
(3) INABILITY TO OBTAIN DOCUMENTS OR TESTI-
MONY.—In the event that the Commission is unable to 
obtain testimony or documents needed to conduct its 
work, the Commission shall notify the congressional 
defense committees and appropriate investigative au-
thorities. 
(4) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The Commission 
may secure directly from the Department of Defense 
any information or assistance that the Commission 
considers necessary to enable the Commission to carry 
out the requirements of this section. Upon receipt of 
a request of the Commission for information or assist-
ance, the Secretary of Defense shall furnish such in-
formation or assistance expeditiously to the Commis-
sion. Whenever information or assistance requested by 
the Commission is unreasonably refused or not pro-
vided, the Commission shall report the circumstances 
to Congress without delay. 
(d) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commis-
sion shall be composed of 12 members who are civil-
ian individuals not employed by the Federal Govern-
ment. 
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(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The members shall be ap-
pointed as follows: 
(A) The Majority Leader and the Minority 
Leader of the Senate shall each appoint one 
member. 
(B) The Speaker of the House of Represent-
atives and the Minority Leader shall each ap-
point one member. 
(C) The Chair and the Ranking Member of 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
shall each appoint one member. 
(D) The Chair and the Ranking Member of 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives shall each appoint one mem-
ber. 
(E) The Chair and the Ranking Member of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
shall each appoint one member. 
(F) The Chair and Ranking Member of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives shall each appoint one member. 
(3) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Commission 
shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair from among its 
members. 
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(4) DEADLINE
FOR
APPOINTMENT.—Members 
shall be appointed to the Commission under para-
graph (1) not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(5) NONGOVERNMENTAL APPOINTEES.—An indi-
vidual appointed to serve as a member of the Com-
mission may not be an officer or employee of the Fed-
eral Government or of any State or local government 
or a member of the United States Armed Forces serv-
ing on active duty. 
(e) MEETINGS.— 
(1) INITIAL
MEETING.—The Commission shall 
meet and begin the operations of the Commission not 
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) QUORUM; VACANCIES.—After its initial meet-
ing, the Commission shall meet upon the call of the 
Chair or a majority of its members. Five members of 
the Commission shall constitute a quorum. Any va-
cancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, 
but shall be filled in the same manner in which the 
original appointment was made. 
(f) STAFFING.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT
AND
COMPENSATION.—The 
Chair, in accordance with rules agreed upon by the 
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Commission, may appoint and fix the compensation 
of a staff director and such other personnel as may 
be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
functions, without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
United States Code, governing appointments in the 
competitive service, and without regard to the provi-
sions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 
of such title relating to classification and General 
Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed 
under this paragraph may exceed the equivalent of 
that payable for a position at level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(2) PERSONNEL.—The Commission shall have 
the authorities provided in section 3161 of title 5, 
United States Code, and shall be subject to the condi-
tions set forth in such section, except to the extent 
that such conditions would be inconsistent with the 
requirements of this section. 
(3) PERSONNEL AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The staff director and 
any personnel of the Commission who are em-
ployees shall be employees under section 2105 of 
title 5, United States Code, for purposes of chap-
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ters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of that 
title. 
(B) MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.—Subpara-
graph (A) shall not be construed to apply to 
members of the Commission. 
(4) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—Commission 
personnel 
should have experience and expertise in areas includ-
ing— 
(A) international humanitarian law; 
(B) human rights law; 
(C) investigations; 
(D) humanitarian response; 
(E) United States military operations; 
(F) national security policy; 
(G) the languages, histories, and cultures of 
regions that have experienced civilian harm dur-
ing the period of inquiry; and 
(H) other such areas the members of the 
Commission determine necessary to carry out the 
responsibilities of the Commission under sub-
section (b). 
(5) CONTRACTING.—The Commission may, to 
such extent and in such amounts as are provided in 
appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to enable the 
Commission to discharge its duties under this section. 
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(6) CONSULTANT SERVICES.—The Commission is 
authorized to procure the services of experts and con-
sultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the 
daily rate paid a person occupying a position at level 
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(g) REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 
2024, the Commission shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees an interim report on the 
study referred to in subsection (b)(1), including the 
results and findings of such study as of that date. 
(2) OTHER
REPORTS.—The Commission may, 
from time to time, submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees such other reports on such study as 
the Commission considers appropriate. 
(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the appointment of all of the mem-
bers of the Commission under subsection (d), the Com-
mission shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a final report on such study. The report 
shall include— 
(A) the findings of the Commission; and 
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(B) recommendations based on the findings 
of the Commission to improve the prevention, 
mitigation, assessment, and investigation of inci-
dents of civilian harm. 
(4) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Commission 
shall make publicly available on an appropriate 
internet website an unclassified version of each report 
submitted by the Commission under this subsection 
and shall ensure that such versions are minimally re-
dacted only for legitimately classified information. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; and 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘civilian harm’’ means— 
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(A) the death or injury of a civilian; or 
(B) destruction of civilian property. 
(3) The term ‘‘period of inquiry’’ means the pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of the Au-
thorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 
107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) and ending on the date 
of the enactment of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023. 
SEC. 1085. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CENTER FOR EXCEL-
LENCE IN CIVILIAN HARM MITIGATION. 
(a) CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN CIVILIAN HARM 
MITIGATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
183a the following new section: 
‘‘§ 184. Center for Excellence in Civilian Harm Mitiga-
tion 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
operate a Center for Excellence in Civilian Harm Mitiga-
tion. The purpose of the center shall be to institutionalize 
and advance knowledge, practices, and tools for preventing, 
mitigating, and responding to civilian harm. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The Center shall be used to— 
‘‘(1) develop more standardized civilian-harm 
operational reporting and data management processes 
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to improve data collection, sharing, and learning to 
enable the Department of Defense to better learn from 
disparate investigations and events; 
‘‘(2) develop, recommend, and review guidance, 
and the implementation of guidance, on how the De-
partment responds to civilian harm; 
‘‘(3) develop recommended guidance for address-
ing civilian harm across the full spectrum of armed 
conflict and for use in doctrine and operational 
plans; 
‘‘(4) develop and recommend training and exer-
cises for the prevention and investigation of civilian 
harm; 
‘‘(5) develop a repository of civilian casualty 
and civilian harm information; and 
‘‘(6) perform such other functions as the Sec-
retary of Defense may specify. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees, and make 
publicly available on an appropriate website of the Depart-
ment, an annual report on the activities of the Center.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 183a the 
following new item: 
‘‘184. Center for Excellence in Civilian Harm Mitigation.’’. 
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(b) DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT.—The Center for 
Excellence in Civilian Harm Mitigation, as required under 
section 184 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a), shall be established by not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the establishment of such Center for Excel-
lence in Civilian Harm Mitigation. 
SEC. 1086. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NAMING A 
WARSHIP THE USS FALLUJAH. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the 
Navy should name a warship the ‘‘USS Fallujah’’. 
SEC. 1087. STANDARDIZATION OF SECTIONAL BARGE CON-
STRUCTION FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
USE ON RIVERS AND INTERCOASTAL WATER-
WAYS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any sec-
tional barge used by the Department of Defense— 
(1) is built to a design that has been reviewed 
and approved, to the extent possible, by the American 
Bureau of Shipping, for the intended barge service, 
and using the rule set of the American Bureau of 
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Shipping for building and classing steel vessels for 
service on rivers and intercoastal waterways; and 
(2) has a deck design that provides for a min-
imum concentrated load capacity of 10,000 pounds 
per square foot. 
SEC. 1088. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NAMING WAR-
SHIPS AFTER DECEASED NAVY MEDAL OF 
HONOR RECIPIENTS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the 
Navy should name warships after deceased Navy recipients 
of the Medal of Honor from World War I to the present, 
who have not had a vessel named in their honor, as follows: 
(1) Tedford H. Cann. 
(2) Ora Graves. 
(3) John MacKenzie. 
(4) Patrick McGunigal. 
(5) John H. Balch. 
(6) Joel T. Boone. 
(7) Jesse W. Covington. 
(8) Edouard Izac. 
(9) David E. Hayden. 
(10) Alexander G. Lyle. 
(11) Francis E. Ormsbee, Jr. 
(12) Orlando H. Petty. 
(13) Oscar Schmidt, Jr. 
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(14) Daniel A. J. Sullivan. 
(15) Frank M. Upton. 
(16) John O. Siegel. 
(17) Henry Breault. 
(18) Thomas J. Ryan. 
(19) George R. Cholister. 
(20) Thomas Eadie. 
(21) William R. Huber. 
(22) William Badders. 
(23) James H. McDonald. 
(24) John Mihalowski. 
(25) Samuel G. Fuqua. 
(26) William E. Hall. 
(27) Herbert Schonland. 
(28) Nathan G. Gordon. 
(29) Arthur M. Preston. 
(30) Eugene B. Fluckey. 
(31) Robert Bush. 
(32) Rufus G. Herring. 
(33) Franklin J. Pierce. 
(34) George L. Street. 
(35) George E. Wahlen. 
(36) William L. McGonagle. 
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SEC. 1089. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE SERVICE 
AND CREW OF THE USS OKLAHOMA CITY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The USS Oklahoma City is a nuclear-pow-
ered fast attack submarine named after Oklahoma 
City, the capital and most populous city in Okla-
homa, and is the second ship in the history of the 
Navy to bear that name. 
(2) The motto of the USS Oklahoma City is 
‘‘The Sooner, The Better’’, which is a testament to 
both the spirit of the people of Oklahoma City and the 
readiness of the 140-person crew of the USS Okla-
homa City. 
(3) The USS Oklahoma City was christened and 
launched on November 2, 1985, sponsored by Linda 
M. Nickles, and was commissioned for service on July 
9, 1988, with Commander Kevin John Reardon as the 
first commanding officer of the submarine. 
(4) Since the commissioning of the USS Okla-
homa City, the USS Oklahoma City has traveled 
around the globe multiple times and has served in the 
Mediterranean, the Persian Gulf, the Pacific, and, 
most recently, Apra Harbor, Guam. 
(5) In the aftermath of the April 19, 1995, bomb-
ing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 
Oklahoma City, the crew of the USS Oklahoma City 
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donated blood in support of the victims of the dead-
liest act of home- grown terrorism in the history of 
the United States, which resulted in the deaths of 168 
individuals. 
(6) The USS Oklahoma City was the first Navy 
submarine to transition from navigation using paper 
charts to an all-electronic navigation suite. 
(7) On Friday, May 20, 2022, the inactivation 
ceremony for the USS Oklahoma City was held in 
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard to honor nearly 34 
years of service. 
(8) Throughout the career of the USS Oklahoma 
City, the USS Oklahoma City supported a range of 
missions, including anti-surface warfare, anti-sub-
marine warfare, targeted strike missions, and intel-
ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress recognizes the 
service of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine the USS 
Oklahoma City and the crew of the USS Oklahoma City, 
who served the United States with valor and bravery. 
SEC. 1090. TARGET DATE FOR DEPLOYMENT OF 5G WIRE-
LESS BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AT ALL 
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) TARGET REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
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(1) establish a target date by which the Secretary 
plans to deploy 5G wireless broadband infrastructure 
at all military installations; and 
(2) establish metrics, which shall be identical for 
each of the military departments, to measure progress 
toward reaching the target required by paragraph (1). 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees and annual report that 
includes— 
(1) the metrics in use pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2); and 
(2) the progress of the Secretary in reaching the 
target required by subsection (a)(1). 
(c) TERMINATION.—No report shall be required under 
subsection (b) after the date that is five years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1091. INCLUSION OF AIR FORCE STUDENT PILOTS IN 
PERSONNEL METRICS FOR ESTABLISHING 
AND SUSTAINING DINING FACILITIES AT AIR 
EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMANDS. 
The Secretary of the Air Force shall revise the per-
sonnel metrics with respect to establishing and sustaining 
dining facilities at Air Education and Training Commands 
in the United States to include Air Force student pilots. 
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SEC. 1092. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CONDUCT OF 
INTERNATIONAL NAVAL REVIEW ON JULY 4, 
2026. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that July 4, 2026, is the 
250th birthday of the United States of America. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Navy should conduct an international naval review 
on July 4, 2026. 
SEC. 1093. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CRISIS AT THE 
SOUTHWEST BORDER. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Noncitizens with criminal convictions are 
routinely encountered at ports of entry and between 
ports of entry on the Southwest land border. 
(2) Some of the inadmissible individuals encoun-
tered on the southwest border are known or suspected 
terrorists. 
(3) Transnational criminal organizations rou-
tinely move illicit drugs, counterfeit products, and 
trafficked humans across the Southwest land border. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the current level of illegal crossings and traf-
ficking on the Southwest border represents a national 
security threat; 
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(2) the Department of Defense has rightly con-
tributed personnel to aid the efforts of the United 
States Government to address the crisis at the South-
west border; 
(3) the National Guard and active duty members 
of the Armed Forces are to be commended for their 
hard work and dedication in their response to the cri-
sis at the Southwest land border; and 
(4) border security is a matter of national secu-
rity and the failure to address the crisis at the South-
west border introduces significant risk to the people 
of the United States. 
SEC. 1094. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE 
NAVY. 
(a) NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE 
NAVY.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 
National Commission on the Future of the Navy (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall 
be composed of eight members, of whom— 
(i) two shall be appointed by the 
Chairman of the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate, one of whom shall be a 
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(ii) Recommendations for changes to 
the ship design and build program, to re-
duce risk, reduce cost, accelerate build 
timelines, and takes an incremental ap-
proach to change in future ship building. 
(iii) Recommendations for changes to 
the ship depot maintenance program in 
order to reduce overhaul timelines, integrate 
current technologies into ships, and reduces 
costs. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2024, the 
Commission shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
an unclassified report, with classified annexes if nec-
essary, that includes the findings and conclusions of 
the Commission as a result of the studies required by 
paragraphs (1) and (2), together with its rec-
ommendations for such legislative actions as the Com-
mission considers appropriate in light of the results 
of the studies. 
(c) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) HEARINGS.—The Commission may hold such 
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take 
such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Com-
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imum practicable flexibility is allowed to permit employees 
to perform all or a portion of the duties of such employees— 
(1) at a telecommuting center established pursu-
ant to statute; or 
(2) through the use of flexible workplace services 
agreements. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. MODIFICATIONS TO ANNUAL REPORTS ON SECU-
RITY COOPERATION. 
(a) DEFENSE INSTITUTION CAPACITY BUILDING.— 
Section 332(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘quarter’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Each fiscal year’’ and inserting 
‘‘Not later than February 1 of each year’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION AC-
TIVITIES.—Section 386 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 386. Annual report 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 
March 31 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
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to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
sets forth, on a country-by-country basis, an overview of 
security cooperation activities carried out by the Depart-
ment of Defense during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
year in which such report is submitted, pursuant to one 
or more of the authorities listed in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—Each report required 
under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each 
country and for the entirety of the period covered by such 
report, the following: 
‘‘(1) A narrative summary that provides a— 
‘‘(A) brief overview of the primary security 
cooperation objectives for the activities encom-
passed by the report; and 
‘‘(B) a description of how such activities 
advance the theater security cooperation strategy 
of the relevant geographic combatant command. 
‘‘(2) A table that includes an aggregated amount 
with respect to each of the following: 
‘‘(A) With respect to amounts made avail-
able for section 332(a) of this title, the Depart-
ment of Defense cost to provide any Department 
personnel as advisors to a ministry of defense. 
‘‘(B) With respect to amounts made avail-
able for section 332(b) of this title, the Depart-
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ment of Defense incremental execution costs to 
conduct activities under such section. 
‘‘(C) With respect to section 333 of this title, 
the value of all programs for which notice is re-
quired by such section. 
‘‘(D) With respect to amounts made avail-
able for section 341 of this title, the Department 
of Defense manpower and travel costs to conduct 
bi-lateral state partnership program engage-
ments with the partner country. 
‘‘(E) With respect to amounts made avail-
able for section 342 of this title, the Department 
of Defense-funded, foreign-partner travel costs to 
attend a regional center activity that began dur-
ing the period of the report. 
‘‘(F) With respect to amounts made avail-
able for section 345 of this title, the estimated 
Department of Defense execution cost to complete 
all training that began during the period of the 
report. 
‘‘(G) With respect to amounts made avail-
able for section 2561 of this title, the planned 
execution cost of completing humanitarian as-
sistance activities for the partner country that 
were approved for the period of the report. 
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‘‘(3) A table that includes aggregated totals for 
each of the following: 
‘‘(A) Pursuant to section 311 of this title, 
the number of personnel from a partner country 
assigned to a Department of Defense organiza-
tion. 
‘‘(B) Pursuant to section 332(a) of this 
title, the number of Department of Defense per-
sonnel assigned as advisors to a ministry of de-
fense. 
‘‘(C) Pursuant to section 332(b) of this title, 
the number of activities conducted by the De-
partment of Defense. 
‘‘(D) The number of new programs carried 
out during the period of the report that required 
notice under section 333 of this title. 
‘‘(E) With respect to section 341 of this 
title, the number of Department of Defense bilat-
eral state partnership program engagements with 
the partner country that began during the period 
of the report. 
‘‘(F) With respect to section 342 of this title, 
the number of partner country officials who par-
ticipated in regional center activity that began 
during the period of the report. 
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mittees on the report under paragraph (2) detailing 
the plan developed under paragraph (1). 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(ii) the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate. 
(B) The term ‘‘joint professional military 
education program’’ means a program or course 
of instruction established pursuant to a provi-
sion of chapter 107 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(C) The term ‘‘pre-commissioning education 
program’’ means a program or course of instruc-
tion established for— 
(i) the United States Military Acad-
emy; 
(ii) the United States Naval Academy; 
or 
(iii) the United States Air Force Acad-
emy. 
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including any non-public, secret, or informal 
agreements, that the Government of the Russian 
Federation has established with countries and re-
gional organizations of Latin America and the 
Caribbean; 
(C) the countries of Latin America and the 
Caribbean to which the Government of the Rus-
sian Federation provides foreign assistance or 
disaster relief (including access to COVID–19 
vaccines), including a description of the amount 
and purpose of, and any conditions attached to, 
such assistance; 
(D) recent visits by senior officials of the 
Government of the Russian Federation, includ-
ing its state-owned or state-directed enterprises, 
to Latin America and the Caribbean, and visits 
by senior officials from Latin America and the 
Caribbean to the Russian Federation; and 
(E) the existence of any defense exchanges, 
military or police education or training, and ex-
ercises between any military or police organiza-
tion of the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion and military, police, or security-oriented or-
ganizations of countries of Latin America and 
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tion, Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 
4501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and 
munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the De-
partment of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 
U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 
of the United States that is not covered by section 
1412 of such Act. 
SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense, as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4501. 
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