118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8070 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Depart-
ment of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025’’. 
(b) REFERENCE.—Any reference in this or any other 
Act to the ‘‘National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2025’’ shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
‘‘Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
CONTENTS. 
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divi-
sions as follows: 
(1) Division A—Department of Defense Au-
thorizations. 
(2) Division B—Military Construction Author-
izations. 
(3) Division C—Department of Energy Na-
tional Security Authorizations and Other Authoriza-
tions. 
(4) Division D—Funding Tables. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
Sec. 111. Pilot program on the use of robotic targets to enhance the lethality 
of the reserve components of the Army. 
Sec. 112. Limitation on procurement of end items containing energetic mate-
rials pending certification on domestic production capacity. 
Sec. 113. Report on Black Hawk helicopter program. 
Sec. 114. Plan for providing certain aircraft to the Army National Guard. 
Sec. 115. Development of requirement for shipping container production facility 
at domestic Army installation. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 131. Modification of annual report on cost targets for certain aircraft car-
riers. 
Sec. 132. Procurement authorities for certain amphibious shipbuilding pro-
grams. 
Sec. 133. Multiyear procurement authority for CH–53K aircraft and T408 en-
gines. 
Sec. 134. Recapitalization of tactical fighter aircraft of the Navy Reserve. 
Sec. 135. Designation of official responsible for autonomous surface and under-
water dual-modality vehicles. 
Sec. 136. Limitation on availability of funds for Medium Landing Ship pending 
certification and report. 
Sec. 137. Limitation on structural improvements and electrical power upgrades 
for AH–1Z and UH–1Y helicopters. 
Sec. 138. Sense of Congress on aircraft carrier procurement. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 151. Modification of minimum inventory requirement for air refueling 
tanker aircraft. 
Sec. 152. Modification of certain primary mission aircraft inventory require-
ments for the combat air forces of the Air Force. 
Sec. 153. Extension of requirements relating to C–130 aircraft. 
Sec. 154. Limitation on retirement of F–15E aircraft pending fighter aircraft 
capabilities and requirements study. 
Sec. 155. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of report on plan for 
long-term Air Force fighter force structure. 
Sec. 156. Recapitalization of air refueling tanker aircraft of the reserve compo-
nents of the Air Force. 
Sec. 157. Consolidation of authorities relating to Air Force landing gear. 
Sec. 158. Notification of delays in delivery of MH–139 aircraft. 
Sec. 159. Plan for establishment and maintenance of F–16 simulators at Air 
National Guard training centers. 
Sec. 160. Funding for C-130 modular airborne firefighting system. 
Sec. 161. Requirement for minimum number of air logistics complexes. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters
Sec. 171. Modification to Air Force and Navy use of commercial dual-use parts 
in certain aircraft and engines. 
Sec. 172. Policy on qualifications of contractors for into-plane fuel deliveries for 
heavy-lift aircraft. 
Sec. 173. Prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting related to for-
eign-made light detection and ranging technology. 
Sec. 174. Limitation on procurement of F–35 aircraft pending certification on 
improvements and correction of deficiencies. 
Sec. 175. Assessment of air-to-air missile inventory requirements and related 
capabilities. 
Sec. 176. Modification to multiyear procurement authority for certain critical 
minerals. 
Sec. 177. Sense of Congress on domestic procurement of defense articles for 
AUKUS partnership. 
Sec. 178. Study to identify sources of secure parts for unmanned aircraft sys-
tems. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 202. Funding for National Defense Education Program. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 211. Modification of certain requirements relating to the Joint Energetics 
Transition Office. 
Sec. 212. Modification to annual report on unfunded priorities of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. 
Sec. 213. Modification to defense laboratory education partnerships. 
Sec. 214. Use of partnership intermediaries to promote defense research and 
education. 
Sec. 215. Modification to personnel management authority to attract experts in 
science and engineering. 
Sec. 216. Modification to consortium on use of additive manufacturing for de-
fense capability development. 
Sec. 217. Modification to continuous capability development and delivery pro-
gram for F–35 aircraft. 
Sec. 218. Modification of CVN–73 to support fielding of MQ–25 unmanned 
aerial vehicle. 
Sec. 219. Agility Prime Transition Working Group. 
Sec. 220. Measures to advance quantum information science within the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 221. Authority to temporarily detail employees of the Office of Strategic 
Capital to certain private-sector organizations. 
Sec. 222. Pilot program on establishment of a test and evaluation cell within 
the Defense Innovation Unit. 
Sec. 223. Dismantlement of Chinese drone aircraft of to identify the origin of 
components and security vulnerabilities. 
Sec. 224. Program on limited objective experimentation in support of Air Force 
operations. 
Sec. 225. Prohibition on contracts between certain foreign entities and institu-
tions of higher education conducting Department of Defense- 
funded research.
Sec. 226. Limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research collabo-
ration with certain institutions. 
Sec. 227. Disclosure requirements for persons performing research or develop-
ment projects for the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 228. Modification to innovators information repository in the Department 
of Defense. 
Sec. 229. Prohibition on availability of funds for canine and feline research. 
Sec. 230. Expansion of participation in the Digital On-Demand Program. 
Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 241. Plan for establishment of secure computing and data storage environ-
ment for testing of artificial intelligence trained on biological 
data. 
Sec. 242. Study and report on foreign capital disclosure requirements of certain 
Department of Defense organizations. 
Sec. 243. Biotechnology roadmap. 
Sec. 244. Authority for Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement for an 
assessment of biotechnology capabilities of adversaries of the 
United States. 
Sec. 245. Sense of Congress on research and development of solid rocket motor 
mixing technology and the missile industrial base. 
Sec. 246. Funding for demonstration of high-pressure waterjet cut and capture 
system to demilitarize underwater munitions. 
Sec. 247. Modification to artificial intelligence education strategy. 
Sec. 248. Report on artificial intelligence workforce of the Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 249. Increase in funding for high-hypersonic detonation propulsion re-
search and technology. 
Sec. 250. Increase in funding for adaptive and intelligent adversary-threat mod-
els. 
Sec. 251. Funding for surface and shallow water mine counter-measures. 
Sec. 252. Report on potential inclusion of Israel in the national technology and 
industrial base. 
Sec. 253. Plan on hacking for defense expansion. 
Sec. 254. Report on potential strategic partnership between the Defense Inno-
vation Unit and the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense. 
Sec. 255. Sense of Congress on the continuing need for innovation in the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 256. Funding for alternative domestic source C-130J IRSS. 
Sec. 257. Funding for virtual engineering for army readiness and sustainment. 
Sec. 258. Funding for humanitarian airborne mobile infrastructure capability. 
Sec. 259. Funding for fuel cell multi-modular use utilizing hydrogen. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
Sec. 311. Extension of requirement to establish a schedule of black start exer-
cises to assess the energy resilience and energy security of mili-
tary installations. 
Sec. 312. Extension of prohibition on required disclosure. 
Sec. 313. Modifications to pilot program on use of sustainable aviation fuel.
Sec. 314. Modification of temporary moratorium on incineration by Department 
of Defense of perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances, and aqueous film forming foam. 
Sec. 315. Initiative to control and combat the spread of coconut rhinoceros bee-
tle in Hawaii. 
Sec. 316. Review and plan regarding biosecurity protocols for Hawaii. 
Sec. 317. Pilot program to install propane-powered generators at a domestic 
defense industrial base facility. 
Sec. 318. Prohibition on implementation of regulation relating to minimizing 
risk of climate change. 
Sec. 319. Stormwater discharge permits for Department of Defense facilities. 
Sec. 320. Extension of period for cooperative agreements under Native Amer-
ican lands environmental mitigation program. 
Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 331. Plans regarding condition and maintenance of prepositioned stock-
piles of Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. 
Sec. 332. Pilot program on improving marine corps supply chain and logistics 
through the integration of artificial intelligence and machine 
learning software solutions. 
Sec. 333. Responsiveness testing of Defense Logistics Agency pharmaceutical 
contracts. 
Sec. 334. Investment plan for Department of Defense depots and industrial fa-
cilities. 
Subtitle D—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 341. Joint Safety Council report and briefing requirements. 
Sec. 342. Change in timeframe for report on ability of Department of Defense 
to meet requirements for energy resilience and energy security 
measures on military installations. 
Sec. 343. Modifications to Comptroller General annual reviews of F–35 
sustainment efforts. 
Sec. 344. Study on firefighter rapid intervention team training and equipment 
at Department of Defense facilities. 
Sec. 345. Joint Safety Council review of Comptroller General report on fatigue 
of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 346. Study on use and presence of toxic chemicals in Panama Canal Zone. 
Sec. 347. Report on wildfire fighting capabilities of the Department of Defense 
in Hawaii. 
Sec. 348. Briefing on Army organizational clothing and equipment used in cold 
and extreme cold weather environments. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 351. Expanded license reciprocity for Department of Defense veterinar-
ians. 
Sec. 352. Provision of sports foods and third-party certified dietary supple-
ments to members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 353. Funding for base support. 
Sec. 354. Availability of operation and maintenance appropriations for soft-
ware. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active 
duty for operational support. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
Sec. 431. Annual defense manpower profile report: expansion of justifications 
for end strengths. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Policy 
Sec. 501. Grade of Surgeon General of the Navy. 
Sec. 502. Redistribution of general officers of the Marine Corps on active duty. 
Sec. 503. Removal of exemption relating to Attending Physician to the Con-
gress for certain distribution and grade limitations. 
Sec. 504. Authority to exclude additional positions from limitations on the 
number of general officers and flag officers on active duty. 
Sec. 505. Modification to grade of Attending Physician to the Congress. 
Sec. 506. Authority to separate a regular officer after a board of inquiry rec-
ommends retaining such officer. 
Sec. 507. Inclusion of service in SROTC in the computation of length of service 
of an officer appointed for completing SROTC. 
Sec. 508. Improvements relating to Medical Officer of the Marine Corps posi-
tion. 
Sec. 509. Repeal of requirement of one year of active duty service for original 
appointment as a warrant officer in the Department of the Air 
Force. 
Sec. 509A. Pilot program on peer and subordinate evaluations of certain offi-
cers. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 511. Grades of certain chiefs of reserve components. 
Sec. 512. Expansion of authority to continue reserve officers in certain military 
specialties on the reserve active-status list. 
Sec. 513. Feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Guard in American 
Samoa and in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands. 
Sec. 514. Amendment to extend time period for transfer or discharge of certain 
army and air force reserve component general officers. 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and Military Records 
Sec. 521. Transfer to the Space Force of covered space functions of the Air 
National Guard of the United States.
Sec. 522. Authority to designate certain separated members of the Air Force 
as honorary separated members of the Space Force. 
Sec. 523. Merit-based principles for military personnel decisions in the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 524. Next of kin of deceased members of certain Armed Forces: database; 
privacy. 
Sec. 525. Marine Corps permeability pilot program. 
Sec. 526. Restoration of retired rank of General John D. Lavelle. 
Sec. 527. Prohibition of requirement in the Department of Defense to wear a 
mask to stop the spread of COVID-19. 
Sec. 528. Elimination of offices of diversity, equity, and inclusion and personnel 
of such offices. 
Sec. 529. Posthumous commission as captain in the regular Army for Milton 
Holland. 
Sec. 529A. Authorization of members awarded certain decorations to wear the 
uniform when not on active duty. 
Sec. 529B. Review of adverse action against a chaplain who requested exemp-
tion from the COVID-19 vaccination mandate. 
Subtitle D—Recruitment 
Sec. 531. Selective Service System: automatic registration. 
Sec. 532. Prohibition on cannabis testing for enlistment or commission in cer-
tain Armed Forces. 
Sec. 533. Reimbursement of applicants to certain Armed Forces for certain 
medical costs incurred during military entrance processing. 
Sec. 534. Modernization of recruitment for the Army. 
Sec. 535 Recruitment strategy for members of the Armed Forces who were dis-
charged or dismissed on the sole basis of failure to obey a law-
ful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19. 
Sec. 536. Program of military recruitment and education at the National Sep-
tember 11 Memorial and Museum. 
Sec. 537. Military recruiter physical access to campuses. 
Sec. 538. Improving oversight of military recruitment practices in public sec-
ondary schools. 
Sec. 539. Expansion of report on future servicemember preparatory course. 
Subtitle E—Member Training and Education 
Sec. 541. Increase to maximum funding for the Regional Defense Fellowship 
Program. 
Sec. 542. Expansion of international engagement authorities for Service Acad-
emies. 
Sec. 543. Reduction to minimum number of participating students required to 
establish or maintain a unit of JROTC. 
Sec. 544. Number of foreign military medical students who may attend Uni-
formed Services University of the Health Sciences under an ex-
change program. 
Sec. 545. Professional military education: technical correction to definitions. 
Sec. 546. Authority to accept gifts of services for professional military edu-
cation institutions. 
Sec. 547. Service Academies: appointments and additional appointees. 
Sec. 548. Alternative service obligation for a cadet or midshipman who becomes 
a professional athlete. 
Sec. 549. Service Academies: Boards of Visitors.
Sec. 549A. Inclusion of certain information in annual military service academy 
reports. 
Sec. 549B. Naval Postgraduate School: function. 
Sec. 549C. Required training on Constitution of the United States for commis-
sioned officers of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 549D. Ensuring access to certain higher education benefits. 
Sec. 549E. Service Academies: referral of denied applicants to the senior mili-
tary colleges. 
Sec. 549F. Pilot program to provide graduate education opportunities for en-
listed members of the Army and Navy. 
Sec. 549G. Air Force rapid response language pilot program. 
Sec. 549H. Military training and competency database. 
Sec. 549I. Military vehicle operator training program. 
Sec. 549J. Speech disorders of cadets and midshipmen. 
Sec. 549K. Annual training on the prevention of sexual abuse for students in 
the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
Sec. 549L. Expansion of authority to detail members to law education pro-
grams. 
Sec. 549M. Dive school required element of qualification as a combat controller 
of the Air Force. 
Subtitle F—Military Justice and Other Legal Matters 
Sec. 551. Authority of special trial counsel with respect to certain offenses oc-
curring before effective date of military justice reforms. 
Sec. 552. Detailing of appellate defense counsel. 
Sec. 553. Modification to offense of aiding the enemy under the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice. 
Sec. 554. Modification of timeline for potential implementation of study on 
unanimous court-martial verdicts. 
Sec. 555. Expanded command notifications to victims of domestic violence. 
Sec. 556. Prohibiting the broadcast and distribution of digitally manipulated in-
timate images. 
Sec. 557. Treatment of certain records of criminal investigations. 
Sec. 558. Recommendations for revisions to Military Rules of Evidence to pro-
tect patient privacy. 
Sec. 559. Correction of certain citations in title 18, United States Code, relat-
ing to sexual offenses. 
Subtitle G—Member Transition 
Sec. 561. Modifications to Transition Assistance Program. 
Sec. 562. Minimum duration of preseparation counseling regarding financial 
planning. 
Sec. 563. Transition Assistance Program: presentation in preseparation coun-
seling to promote benefits available to veterans. 
Sec. 564. Establishment of counseling pathway in the Transition Assistance 
Program for members of certain reserve components of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 565. Pathway for individualized counseling for members of the reserve 
components under TAP. 
Sec. 566. Transition Assistance Program: Department of Labor Employment 
Navigator and Partnership Pilot Program. 
Sec. 567. Pilot program on secure, mobile personal health record for members 
of the Armed Forces participating in the Transition Assistance 
Program.
Sec. 568. Skillbridge: apprenticeship programs. 
Sec. 569. Transmission of information regarding member’s opioid use disorder 
to Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 569A. Report on the number of veterans who have their military acquired 
credentials recognized at the State-level for the civilian work-
force. 
Sec. 569B. Training and internships for transitioning members through institu-
tions of higher education. 
Sec. 569C. Opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or separating 
from the Armed Forces with community-based organizations 
and related entities. 
Sec. 569D. Addressing mental health issues in the Transition Assistance Pro-
gram of the Department of Defense and the Solid Start pro-
gram of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 569E. Amendments to pathways for counseling in Transition Assistance 
Program. 
Sec. 569F. Records of a separating member: provision of electronic copies. 
Sec. 569G. Skillbridge for the submarine industrial base. 
Subtitle H—Family Programs, Child Care, and Dependent Education 
Sec. 571. Staffing of Department of Defense Education Activity schools to 
maintain maximum student-to-teacher ratios. 
Sec. 572. Improvements to certain schools of the Department of Defense Edu-
cation Activity. 
Sec. 573. Prohibition on diversity, equity, and inclusion policy bodies for 
DODEA schools. 
Sec. 574. DoDEA overseas transfer program. 
Sec. 575. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit depend-
ents of military and civilian personnel. 
Sec. 576. Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected children for 
purposes of Federal impact aid programs. 
Sec. 577. Pilot program to establish inclusive playgrounds for military families 
enrolled in Exceptional Family Member Program of the De-
partment of Defense. 
Sec. 578. Parental right to notice of student nonproficiency in reading or lan-
guage arts. 
Sec. 579. Instruction in artificial intelligence and machine learning in schools 
operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. 
Sec. 579A. GAO study on child care services provided or paid for by the De-
partment of Defense. 
Sec. 579B. Prohibition on availability of funds for certain materials in schools 
operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. 
Sec. 579C. Prohibitions on provision of gender transition services through an 
Exceptional Family Member Program of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 579D. Report on separating members who have health care experience and 
Medical Reserve Corps. 
Sec. 579E. Prohibition of TikTok. 
Sec. 579F. Report on effectiveness of the exceptional family member program. 
Sec. 579G. Study on high-impact tutoring in DoDEA schools. 
Subtitle I—Decorations and Awards 
Sec. 581. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams for 
acts of valor during the Korean War.
Sec. 582. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Thomas H. Griffin 
for acts of valor as a member of the Army during the Vietnam 
War. 
Sec. 583. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr. for 
acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the Viet-
nam War. 
Sec. 584. Authorization of award of medal of honor to Gregory McManus for 
acts of valor. 
Sec. 585. Authorization for Last Servicemember Standing medal. 
Sec. 586. Eligibility of veterans of Operation End Sweep for Vietnam Service 
Medal. 
Sec. 587. Authorization of award of medal of honor to Joseph M. Perez for acts 
of valor as a member of the Army during the Vietnam War. 
Sec. 588. Authorization of award of Medal of Honor to Juan Ogo Blaz for acts 
of valor while serving as a member of the Army during the 
Vietnam War. 
Sec. 589. Authorization of award of Medal of Honor to Martin A. Maglona for 
acts of valor while serving as a member of the Army during 
the Vietnam War. 
Subtitle J—Other Personnel Matters, Reports, and Briefings 
Sec. 591. Modification to annual reports on racial and ethnic demographics in 
the military justice system. 
Sec. 592. Provision of information regarding Federal service to certain persons 
determined not qualified to enlist in certain Armed Forces. 
Sec. 593. Modernization of dress codes and policies on military installations 
during non-working and non-duty status hours. 
Sec. 594. Pilot program to allow members in the Department of the Air Force 
to grow beards. 
Sec. 595. Female members of certain Armed Forces and civilian employees of 
the Department of Defense in STEM. 
Sec. 596. Study on benefits of standardizing policies regarding basic allowance 
for housing and family housing eligibility for members of the 
Armed Forces serving on active duty who are unaccompanied 
and pregnant. 
Sec. 597. Study and report on reforms to certain grace periods under Transi-
tion Assistance Program of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 598. Sense of Congress regarding military service by individuals with am-
putations. 
Sec. 599. Report on National Guard sexual assault and response prevention 
training. 
Sec. 599A. Commercial transition for military aviation mechanics. 
Sec. 599B. Entrepreneurship program for servicemembers. 
Sec. 599C. Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion; report. 
Sec. 599D. Report on integration of chaplains into activities in the Indo-Pacific 
region. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and Leave 
Sec. 601. Policy on postpartum physical fitness tests and body composition as-
sessments. 
Sec. 602. Extension of parental leave to members of the Coast Guard Reserve.
Sec. 603. Prohibition on exposing members of the Armed Forces to Chinese 
military company investments through the Thrift Savings Plan. 
Sec. 604. Elimination of cap on additional retired pay for extraordinary her-
oism for members of the Army and Air Force who served dur-
ing the Vietnam Era. 
Sec. 605. Expansion of bereavement leave. 
Sec. 606. Program to assist service members at risk of suicide. 
Subtitle B—Bonus and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 611. Incentive pay: explosive ordnance disposal duty. 
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authori-
ties. 
Sec. 613.
Assignment incentive pay for members assigned to Creech Air Force 
Base and Naval Air Station Fallon. 
Subtitle C—Allowances 
Sec. 621. Basic needs allowance: exclusion of basic allowance for housing from 
the calculation of gross household income of an eligible member 
of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 622. Basic allowance for housing: pilot program to outsource rate calcula-
tion. 
Sec. 623. Travel and transportation allowances: prohibition of requirement of 
zero-emission vehicle. 
Sec. 624. Sense of Congress on increase to the family separation allowance. 
Subtitle D—Family and Survivor Benefits 
Sec. 631. Expansion of eligibility for certain benefits that arise from the death 
of a member of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 632. Payment instead of reimbursement for the transportation of certain 
remains to two locations if the second location is a national 
cemetery. 
Sec. 633. Information regarding paternal engagement on website of Military 
OneSource. 
Sec. 634. Military OneSource for a remarried surviving spouse of a deceased 
member of the Armed Forces: eligibility; information. 
Sec. 635. Guide for survivors to claim the personal effects of a deceased mem-
ber of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 636. Adoption or guardianship assistance for members of the Armed 
Forces and veterans. 
Sec. 637. Expansion of period of availability of Military OneSource program for 
retired and discharged members of the Armed Forces and their 
immediate families. 
Subtitle E—Defense Resale Matters 
Sec. 641. Commissary and exchange benefits: expansion for surviving children 
of members of the uniformed services. 
Sec. 642. Single-use shopping bags in commissary stores. 
Sec. 643. Sale of certain supplies of the Navy and Marine Corps to certain 
former members of the Coast Guard. 
Sec. 644. MWR retail facilities: use by civilian employees of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 645. Prohibition on sale of goods from companies engaged in an anti-Israel 
boycott.
Subtitle F—Other Benefits, Reports, and Briefings 
Sec. 651. Promotion of tax preparation assistance programs. 
Sec. 652. Pilot program to inform members about certain insurance products. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Benefits 
Sec. 701. Assisted reproductive technology for certain members of the Armed 
Forces and their dependents under TRICARE. 
Sec. 702. TRICARE dental plan for the Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 703. Extension of effective date regarding certain improvements to the 
TRICARE dental program. 
Sec. 704. Licensure requirement for certain health care professionals providing 
certain examinations to members of the reserve components. 
Sec. 705. Expansion of Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program. 
Sec. 706. Reimbursements under the TRICARE program to cancer and chil-
dren’s hospitals for outpatient care of beneficiaries. 
Sec. 707. Notices to a dependent child regarding impending loss of coverage 
under TRICARE program. 
Sec. 708. Pilot program to treat pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment 
in TRICARE Select. 
Sec. 709. Pilot program to prevent perinatal mental health conditions in preg-
nant and postpartum members of the Armed Forces and cov-
ered beneficiaries. 
Sec. 710. Pilot program on cryopreservation and storage of gametes of certain 
members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 711. Temporary requirement for contraception coverage parity under the 
TRICARE program. 
Sec. 712. TRICARE coverage for increased supply for contraception. 
Sec. 713. Prohibition on coverage of certain gender transition procedures and 
related services under TRICARE program. 
Sec. 714. Prohibition on payment and reimbursement by Department of De-
fense of expenses relating to abortion services. 
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
Sec. 721. Identification in patient medical records of affiliation of certain non- 
Department of Defense health care providers. 
Sec. 722. Mandatory training on health effects of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroal-
kyl substances. 
Sec. 723. Treatments for acute radiation syndrome incurred by overseas per-
sonnel: procurement; pre-positioning. 
Sec. 724. Partnerships with civilian organizations for arthroscopic surgical 
training. 
Sec. 725. Women’s heart health educational material: development; distribution. 
Sec. 726. Protocol on use of oral rehydration solution. 
Sec. 727. Study on lifting outpatient rehabilitation therapy maximums. 
Sec. 728. Traumatic brain injury oversight strategy and action plan. 
Sec. 729. Expansion of recognition by the Defense Health Agency of certifying 
bodies for physicians. 
Sec. 729A. Improvements to TRICARE provider directories. 
Sec. 729B. Combating obesity in certain Armed Forces. 
Sec. 729C. Podiatrists in the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 729D. Report on medical instrument sterilization.
Subtitle C—Studies, Briefings, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 731. Blast pressure safety and brain health. 
Sec. 732. Study on testosterone levels of members of Army special operations 
forces. 
Sec. 733. Report on use of Agent Orange on Guam. 
Sec. 734. Requirements study and strategy for combat medical support during 
crisis or conflict in the Indo-Pacific. 
Sec. 735. Report on access of TRICARE beneficiaries to network retail phar-
macies. 
Sec. 736. Report on copayments for mental or behavioral health care under 
TRICARE. 
Sec. 737. Pilot program to test standalone technology to improve efficiencies in 
supply-chain management, medical readiness, and medical 
processes. 
Sec. 738. Pilot program on pre-programming of suicide prevention resources 
into smart devices issued to members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 739. Report on rate of maternal mortality among members of the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 740. Annual review and update of online information relating to suicide 
prevention. 
Sec. 741. Report on emergency and trauma care for civilians at military treat-
ment facilities. 
Sec. 742. Study on blood work of members of the Armed Forces regarding 
COVID-19. 
Sec. 743. Report on approving certain transitional and residential brain injury 
treatment programs. 
Sec. 744. Study and report on mental health care for pilots and aviators. 
Sec. 745. Study on tools to diagnose traumatic brain injury in members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 746. Study on use of routine neuroimaging modalities in diagnosis, treat-
ment, and prevention of brain injury due to blast pressure ex-
posure during combat and training. 
Sec. 747. Clarification of responsibilities regarding the integrated disability 
evaluation system. 
Sec. 748. Study on accessibility of mental health care providers and services for 
active duty members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 749. Requirement to maintain prescription drop boxes at military installa-
tions. 
Sec. 750. Withholding of funds for failure to submit reports on health condi-
tions of members of the Armed Forces on active duty developed 
after administration of COVID-19 vaccine. 
Sec. 751. Health care strategy for members who perform duty in a cold weath-
er location. 
Sec. 752. Study on increased telehealth services of the Defense Health Agency. 
Sec. 753. Annual report on implementation of naloxone distribution. 
Sec. 754. Funding for Defense Health Programs for education and training. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, 
AND RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 801. Streamlining of Milestone B requirements. 
Sec. 802. Prohibition on contracting with covered entities that contract with 
lobbyists for Chinese military companies.
Sec. 803. Notice of contract cancellation or termination relating to remote or 
isolated installations. 
Sec. 804. Procurement of cleaning products. 
Sec. 805. No conflicts of interest for fuel services financial management con-
tracts. 
Sec. 806. Prohibition on certain transportation contracts. 
Sec. 807. Prohibition on Department of Defense Procurement from Companies 
Providing Semiconductors and Semiconductor-Related Prod-
ucts to Huawei. 
Sec. 808. Updated guidance on planning for global demand. 
Sec. 809. Prohibition on contracting with shipyards controlled by a foreign ad-
versary. 
Sec. 809A. Budget recommendations for multiyear procurement of priority 
items. 
Sec. 809B. Prohibition on certain Chinese e-commerce purchases. 
Sec. 809C. Prohibition and report on contracts for online tutoring services. 
Sec. 809D. Review panel on fair and reasonable pricing and contract oversight. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 811. Modification to exception for submission of certified cost or pricing 
data for certain components and parts of commercial products. 
Sec. 812. Application of recent price history and purchase orders to truthful 
cost or pricing data requirements. 
Sec. 813. Elimination of late cost and pricing data submission defense. 
Sec. 814. Clarification of other transaction authority for follow on production. 
Sec. 815. Clarification of other transaction authority for facility repair. 
Sec. 816. Special operations forces procurement authority. 
Sec. 817. Avoidance of use of lowest price technically acceptable source selec-
tion criteria for procurement of munitions response services. 
Sec. 818. Extension of temporary authority to modify certain contracts and op-
tions based on the effects of inflation. 
Sec. 819. Limitation on availability of funds for chiller class projects of the De-
partment of the Air Force. 
Sec. 820. Regulations applicable to combat footwear of members of all branches 
of the armed forces. 
Sec. 821. Addition of domestically produced stainless steel flatware to the re-
quirement to buy certain articles from American sources. 
Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Workforce Development 
Sec. 831. Updated Adaptive Acquisition Framework training. 
Sec. 832. Performance incentives related to commercial product and commercial 
service determinations. 
Sec. 833. Autonomous unmanned aerial system acquisition pathways. 
Sec. 834. Pilot program for program management offices to compete in reha-
bilitating at-risk programs. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing 
Sec. 841. Enhancing requirements for information relating to supply chain risk. 
Sec. 842. Amendment to requirement to buy strategic materials critical to na-
tional security from American sources. 
Sec. 843. Modification to miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods 
other than United States goods.
Sec. 844. Risk management for Department of Defense pharmaceutical supply 
chains. 
Sec. 845. Inclusion of recycled materials in domestic preference for strategic 
and critical materials. 
Sec. 846. Report relating to certain domestic nonavailability determinations. 
Sec. 847. Supply chain illumination. 
Sec. 848. Study on use of off-the-shelf information technology products from 
foreign adversary countries. 
Subtitle E—Industrial Base Matters 
Sec. 851. Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designations. 
Sec. 852. Modification to procurement requirements relating to rare earth ele-
ments and strategic and critical materials. 
Sec. 853. Update and extend the authorization of distribution support and serv-
ices for contractors program. 
Sec. 854. Procurement of covered hearing protection devices. 
Sec. 855. Procurement of secure lithium-ion batteries. 
Sec. 856. Impact assessment of Manufacturing Innovation Institutes on the de-
fense industrial base. 
Sec. 857. Report on competition and equipment repair. 
Subtitle F—Small Business Matters 
Sec. 861. Department of Defense contracting goals for small business concerns 
owned and controlled by veterans. 
Sec. 862. Participation of military research and educational institutions in the 
STTR program. 
Sec. 863. Training on increasing Federal contract awards to small business 
concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. 
Sec. 864. Accessibility and clarity in covered notices for small business con-
cerns. 
Sec. 865. Expansion of pilot program for access to shared classified commercial 
infrastructure. 
Sec. 866. Memorandum of understanding relating to Department of Defense 
critical technology area opportunities for small business con-
cerns. 
Sec. 867. COLLABORATE Memorandum of Understanding Report. 
Sec. 868. Modification to initiatives to support small businesses in the national 
technology and industrial base. 
Sec. 869. Boots to Business Program. 
Sec. 869A. Report on bundled contracts of the Department of Defense. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 871. Clarification of waiver authority for organizational and consultant 
conflicts of interest. 
Sec. 872. Pilot program on payment of costs for denied Government Account-
ability Office bid protests. 
Sec. 873. Promulgate guidance relating to certain Department of Defense con-
tracts. 
Sec. 874. Framework for the efficient and secure procurement of food service 
products. 
Sec. 875. Plan for identifying and replacing syringes of concern. 
Sec. 876. Report on domestic sites for rare earth element mining.
Sec. 877. Prohibition on entering into contracts with a person engaged in a 
boycott of the State of Israel. 
Sec. 878. Implementation of GAO recommendations relating to spare parts in 
global spares pool relating to F-35 Program. 
Sec. 879. Open interface standards for contracts of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 880. Assessment of compliance with Global Household Goods Contract re-
quirements. 
Sec. 881. Reports on national security risks. 
Sec. 882. Prohibition on funding for covered entities and nonprofit organiza-
tions or other entities that engage in covered behavior. 
Sec. 883. Prohibitions relating to covered distributed ledger technology and 
blockchain equipment or services. 
Sec. 884. Report on contract goal for the AbilityOne program. 
Sec. 885. Report on small purchases of critical minerals and magnets. 
Sec. 886. Limitation on availability of funds for installation of photovoltaic 
modules. 
Sec. 887. Study and report on shipping containers and specialty shipping con-
tainers. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 
Sec. 901. Chief Talent Management Officer. 
Sec. 902. Executive agent for countering threats posed by small unmanned air-
craft. 
Sec. 903. Elimination of the Chief Diversity Officer of the Department of De-
fense. 
Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management 
Matters 
Sec. 921. Designation of senior officials responsible for contested logistics pos-
ture management. 
Sec. 922. Eligibility of Chief of the National Guard Bureau for appointment as 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
Sec. 923. Designation of Deputy Under Secretary of the Army as principal offi-
cial responsible for explosive ordnance disposal. 
Sec. 924. Establishment of the Drone Corps as a basic branch of the Army. 
Sec. 925. Army Electronic Warfare Center of Excellence. 
Sec. 926. Codification of additional staff corps of the Navy. 
Sec. 927. Feasibility report on establishment of a Defense Industrial Revitaliza-
tion Board. 
Sec. 928. Inclusion of Mexico in the area of responsibility of the United States 
Southern Command. 
Sec. 929. Membership of Commandant of the Coast Guard on the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff. 
Sec. 930. Department of Defense Senior Intelligence Oversight Official. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Revision of Department of Defense financial management regula-
tion.
Sec. 1003. Cross-functional team for implementation of recommendations of the 
Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Exe-
cution Reform. 
Sec. 1004. Congressional notification of transfer of funds. 
Sec. 1005. Department of Defense spending reductions in absence of submitted 
financial statements or failure to achieve unqualified or quali-
fied independent audit opinion. 
Sec. 1006. Oversight requirements for Financial Improvement and Audit Reme-
diation Plan. 
Sec. 1006A. Use of technology using artificial intelligence to facilitate audit of 
the financial statements of the Department of Defense for fis-
cal year 2025. 
Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 
Sec. 1007. Modification to types of support for counterdrug activities and ac-
tivities to counter transnational organized crime. 
Sec. 1008. Support for counterdrug activities affecting flow of drugs into 
United States. 
Sec. 1009. Report on Department of Defense operational planning to defeat 
Mexican drug cartels. 
Sec. 1010. Modification to types of support for counterdrug activities and ac-
tivities to counter transnational organized crime. 
Sec. 1010A. Sale or donation of excess Department of Defense personal prop-
erty for drug surveillance and interdiction. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1011. Assessment required in the event of a proposed reduction in battle 
force ships as part of the annual naval vessel construction plan 
and certification. 
Sec. 1012. Minimum number of public naval shipyards. 
Sec. 1013. Modifications to ship repair authorities. 
Sec. 1014. Congressional certification required prior to start of construction on 
first ship of a shipbuilding program. 
Sec. 1015. Assessments required prior to start of construction on first ship of 
a shipbuilding program. 
Sec. 1016. Exception to prohibition of overhaul, repair, or maintenance of cer-
tain vessels in shipyards outside the United States or Guam. 
Sec. 1017. Strategy on development of naval rearm at sea capability. 
Sec. 1018. Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a contract for the 
construction of a Virginia-class submarine. 
Sec. 1019. Pilot program on use of automated inspection technologies at ship-
yards. 
Sec. 1020. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of guided missile 
cruisers. 
Sec. 1021. Sense of Congress regarding naming warships after Navy Medal of 
Honor recipients. 
Sec. 1022. Study related to recruitment and retention of apprentices at public 
shipyards. 
Sec. 1023. Sense of Congress regarding naming of naval vessel after Lieutenant 
General Richard E. Carey. 
Sec. 1024. Sense of Congress regarding naming of naval vessel after Major 
James Capers, Jr.. 
Sec. 1025. Sense of Congress regarding naming a naval vessel after William B. 
Gould.
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
Sec. 1031. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of 
individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, to the United States. 
Sec. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify fa-
cilities in the United States to house detainees transferred 
from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1033. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of 
individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries. 
Sec. 1034. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish con-
trol of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1041. Authority to contribute to innovation fund. 
Sec. 1042. Extension of authorization of expenditure of funds for Department 
of Defense intelligence and counterintelligence activities. 
Sec. 1043. Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for certain 
Navy mess operations. 
Sec. 1044. Prohibition on realignment or reduction of Special Operations 
Forces end strength authorizations. 
Sec. 1045. Prohibition on use of funds for work performed by EcoHealth Alli-
ance, Inc., in China on research supported by the government 
of China. 
Sec. 1046. Prohibition on transporting currency to the Taliban and the Islamic 
Emirate of Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1047. Prohibition on Department of Defense usage of Tutor.com. 
Sec. 1048. Prohibition on operation of connected vehicles designed, developed, 
manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, 
or subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign entity of concern on 
Department of Defense property. 
Sec. 1049. Prohibition on Department of Defense transport of Palestinian refu-
gees to the United States. 
Sec. 1049A. Prohibition on promotion of critical race theory and associated 
race-based theories. 
Sec. 1049B. Limitation on authority of Armed Forces to detain citizens of the 
United States. 
Sec. 1049C. Prohibition on use of funds to cut services provided at certain 
combat training readiness centers. 
Sec. 1049D. Elimination of discretion of military chain of command and senior 
civilian leadership with respect to display of flags. 
Sec. 1049E. Prohibition on use of funds for Badr Organization. 
Sec. 1049F. Suspension or revocation of certain permissions to access classified 
information. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1051. Quadrennial biodefense posture review. 
Sec. 1052. Chief of Navy Reserve annual report. 
Sec. 1053. Extension of annual report on civilian casualties in connection with 
United States military operations. 
Sec. 1054. Mobility capability requirements study. 
Sec. 1055. Plan for fielding air base air defense sites at Air Force installations. 
Sec. 1056. Review of execute orders.
Sec. 1057. Report on sensor and interceptor capabilities necessary to defend 
critical infrastructure assets. 
Sec. 1058. Report on price elasticity of labor supply at shipyards and supplier 
firms. 
Sec. 1059. Study and report on implementation of naval blockades of shipments 
of fossil fuels to China in event of armed conflict. 
Sec. 1060. Comptroller General review of food waste at Department of Defense 
and Coast Guard facilities. 
Sec. 1061. Study on feasibility of establishment of Centers of Excellence for 
Servicewomen’s Health. 
Sec. 1062. Reports on approval and deployment of lethal autonomous weapon 
systems. 
Sec. 1063. Report on fielding certain wearable devices for impact protection 
against traumatic brain injury. 
Sec. 1064. Utilization of office space by the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1065. Feasibility study on establishment and maintenance of Department 
of the Air Force training center at Eaker Air Force Base, 
Blytheville, Arkansas. 
Sec. 1066. Report on attempts by illegal aliens to access military installations. 
Sec. 1067. Study on use of space-available travel for donated human organs. 
Sec. 1068. Study and report on Department of the Navy policies with respect 
to net metering. 
Sec. 1069. Briefing on Department of Defense program to protect United 
States students against foreign agents. 
Sec. 1069A. Tri-service arctic maritime strategy. 
Sec. 1069B. Report on training and safety program for operation of assault 
amphibious vehicles. 
Sec. 1069C. Updates to national biodefense strategy. 
Sec. 1069D. Report on modifications of expeditionary transfer dock ships. 
Sec. 1069E. Report on military and weapons lost during withdrawal from Af-
ghanistan. 
Sec. 1069F. Assessment of the health care system supporting military installa-
tions in the R–2508 airspace. 
Sec. 1069G. GAO review and report on biological weapons experiments on and 
in relation to ticks, tick-borne disease. 
Sec. 1069H. Assessment of influence of China in Pacific Island nations. 
Sec. 1069I. Comptroller General study on use of unmanned vehicles to reduce 
Department of Defense expenses. 
Sec. 1069J. Secretary of Defense report on threat of rifle-toting robot dogs 
used by China to the national security of the United States. 
Sec. 1069K. Study on testing of foreign adversary highly autonomous vehicles. 
Sec. 1069L. Report on effectiveness of the Optimizing the Human Weapon Sys-
tem Program. 
Sec. 1069M. Comptroller general study on dredging capacity and port readi-
ness. 
Sec. 1069N. Report on red flags missed in Janet Yamanaka Mello fraud 
scheme. 
Sec. 1069O. Report on Navy use of immersive learning capabilities. 
Sec. 1069P. Department of Defense report on potential cost savings from use 
of artificial intelligence. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters
Sec. 1071. Expedited access to certain military installations of the Department 
of Defense for Members of Congress and certain Congressional 
employees. 
Sec. 1072. Air Force Technical Training Center of Excellence. 
Sec. 1073. Installation energy plans and assessment for reduction of reliance on 
Russian energy. 
Sec. 1074. Extension of Commission on the Future of the Navy. 
Sec. 1075. Modification of National Security Commission on Emerging Bio-
technology. 
Sec. 1076. Modification of defense sensitive support notification requirement. 
Sec. 1077. Post-employment restrictions for participants in certain research 
funded by the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1078. Establishment of national security capital forum. 
Sec. 1079. Plan for additional skill identifiers for Army Mountain Warfare 
School. 
Sec. 1080. Tabletop exercise on extreme weather events in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion. 
Sec. 1081. Pilot program on Army readiness in contested logistics environ-
ments. 
Sec. 1082. Pilot program on forward advanced manufacturing. 
Sec. 1083. Frank A. LoBiondo National Aerospace Safety and Security Cam-
pus. 
Sec. 1084. Assessment regarding antifouling coatings. 
Sec. 1085. Authorization to use nonelectric vehicles at Yuma Proving Ground. 
Sec. 1086. Sense of Congress relating to expenditures for certain military hous-
ing. 
Sec. 1087. University Centers for Arctic National Security Studies. 
Sec. 1088. Psychological performance training in performance mindset. 
Sec. 1089. Sense of Congress regarding cooperation with the Philippines on 
maritime security. 
Sec. 1090. Establishment of Multilateral Artificial Intelligence Working Group. 
Sec. 1091. Declassification review of documents relating to involvement of 
United States in 1973 coup in Chile. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
Sec. 1101.
Extension of authority for noncompetitive appointments of military 
spouses by Federal agencies. 
Sec. 1102.
Extension of living quarters allowance to civilian DOD employees 
stationed in Guam. 
Sec. 1103.
One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on pre-
mium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for federal civilian 
employees working overseas. 
Sec. 1104.
One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, 
benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in 
a combat zone. 
Sec. 1105.
Prohibition on limiting duration of overseas work-period for DOD 
competitive service positions. 
Sec. 1106.
Waiver of limitation on appointment of recently retired members 
of armed forces to DOD competitive service positions. 
Sec. 1107.
Child development program staffing and compensation model. 
Sec. 1108.
Mandatory public disclosures by newly nominated civilians for sen-
ior positions in the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1109.
Employment and compensation of civilian faculty members at 
Inter-American Defense College.
Sec. 1110.
Supplemental guidance for MCO competitive service positions. 
Sec. 1111.
Treatment of veterans who did not register for the selective service. 
Sec. 1112.
Increase in military leave accrual and accumulation for Federal em-
ployees. 
Sec. 1113.
Flexibilities for Federal employees who are armed forces spouses. 
Sec. 1114. GAO report on home-based businesses at remote military installa-
tions. 
Sec. 1115. Expand Department of Defense civilian employment. 
Sec. 1116. Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and inclusion 
positions; hiring freeze. 
Sec. 1117. OMB employment form requirement for DOD contractors. 
Sec. 1118. Sufficient firefighter personnel covered installations. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201. Modification of Department of Defense State Partnership program. 
Sec. 1202. Assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of programs and activities. 
Sec. 1203. Modification of Department of Defense support to stabilization ac-
tivities. 
Sec. 1204. Extension and modification of Defense Operational Resilience Inter-
national Cooperation Pilot Program. 
Sec. 1205. Report on compliance by the Department of Defense with the limita-
tion on military-to-military exchange or contact with represent-
atives of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. 
Sec. 1206. General Thaddeus Kosciuszko memorial exchange program for Pol-
ish-American defense cooperation. 
Sec. 1207. Report on cooperation between the National Guard and the Republic 
of India. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to the Near and Middle East 
Sec. 1211. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to 
counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 
Sec. 1212. Extension of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups 
and individuals. 
Sec. 1213. Extension and modification of annual report on military power of 
Iran. 
Sec. 1214. Help Israel Recover the Hostages. 
Sec. 1215. Statement of Congress relating to Israel and the hostages held by 
Hamas. 
Sec. 1216. Key partners for Middle East Regional Integration Military Subject 
Matter Expert Exchange Program. 
Sec. 1217. Sense of Congress regarding Israel. 
Sec. 1218. Study and report on international security measures on the border 
between Gaza and Egypt. 
Sec. 1219. Prohibition on providing funding to Iranian entities. 
Sec. 1220. Report on agreements made by the United States with the Taliban. 
Sec. 1220A. Modification of report on the military capabilities of Iran and re-
lated activities. 
Sec. 1220B. Briefing on Iranian support for non-state actors in North Africa. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria 
Sec. 1221. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 1222. Strategy to protect the Al-Tanf Garrison.
Sec. 1223. Report and strategy on the Assad regime’s relationship with ISIS. 
Sec. 1224. Strategy to counter the Assad regime’s support and cooperation 
with Iran-backed militias in Syria. 
Sec. 1225. Report and strategy on Russia’s support for foreign terrorist organi-
zations in Syria. 
Sec. 1226. Prohibition of recognition of the Assad regime. 
Sec. 1227. Appropriate congressional committees defined. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 1231. Prohibition on New START Treaty information sharing. 
Sec. 1232. Ensuring Israel’s defense. 
Sec. 1233. Requirement to conduct subterranean warfare military exercises. 
Sec. 1234. United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research. 
Sec. 1235. United States and Israel Trauma and Amputee Rehabilitation Edu-
cation and Training Program with the Medical Corps of the 
Israel Defense Forces. 
Sec. 1236. Sense of Congress on the importance of the Iron Dome system. 
Sec. 1237. Authority to build capacity of foreign security forces. 
Sec. 1238. Report on training of Ukrainian armed forces. 
Sec. 1239. Sense of Congress on defense by NATO member states. 
Sec. 1240. Report on war in Ukraine. 
Sec. 1241. Inclusion of special operations forces in planning and strategy relat-
ing to the Arctic region. 
Sec. 1242. Report on allied contributions to the common defense. 
Sec. 1243. Inclusion of information on relationship between China and Iran in 
certain Department of Defense annual report. 
Sec. 1244. Sense of Congress on international defense exhibitions. 
Sec. 1245. Report and strategy for United States involvement in Ukraine. 
Sec. 1246. Report on multilateral exercises in the eastern Mediterranean. 
Sec. 1247. Report on certain assistance to Ukraine. 
Sec. 1248. Military cooperation with Morocco. 
Sec. 1249. Strategic partnership on defense industrial priorities between the 
United States and Israel. 
Sec. 1250. Report on military activities of the Russian Federation and the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China in the Arctic region. 
Sec. 1251. Report on cooperative efforts to stop unmanned aerial systems. 
TITLE XIII—OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Matters Related to the Indo-Pacific Region 
Sec. 1301. Extension and modification of Pacific Deterrence Initiative. 
Sec. 1302. Modification of public reporting of Chinese Military Companies oper-
ating in the United States. 
Sec. 1303. Modifications to public reporting of Chinese military companies op-
erating in the United States. 
Sec. 1304. Establishment of Indo-Pacific medical readiness program. 
Sec. 1305. Prohibition on use of funds to promote a ‘‘one country, two sys-
tems’’ solution for Taiwan. 
Sec. 1306. Modification of Prohibition on Participation of the People’s Republic 
of China in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Naval Exercises. 
Sec. 1307.
Language requirements for public reporting of Chinese military 
companies operating in the United States. 
Sec. 1308. Modification of prohibition on participation of People’s Republic of 
China in Rim of the Pacific exercises.
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to South and East Asia 
Sec. 1311. Sense of Congress on South Korea. 
Sec. 1312. Sense of Congress on Taiwan defense relations. 
Sec. 1313. Consideration of Taiwan for enhanced defense industrial base co-
operation. 
Sec. 1314. Modification to annual report on military and security developments 
involving the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 1315. Designation of official responsible for coordination of department of 
defense efforts to monitor People’s Liberation Army overseas 
basing efforts. 
Sec. 1316. Report on prohibition with respect to certain Federal grants to en-
sure research security. 
Sec. 1317. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment entities which 
produce or co-produce for Chinese propaganda. 
Sec. 1318. Invitation to Taiwan to the rim of the Pacific exercise. 
Sec. 1319. Report on feasibility of developing and deploying asymmetric naval 
assets in defense of Taiwan. 
Sec. 1320. Report on impact of the malign influence of China and Russia. 
Sec. 1321. Report on support for Taiwan’s military preparedness. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense. 
Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide. 
Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program. 
Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 
Sec. 1411. Use of domestic sources by National Defense Stockpile. 
Sec. 1412. Restoring the National Defense Stockpile. 
Sec. 1413. Consultations with respect to environmental review of certain 
projects relating to availability of strategic and critical mate-
rials for acquisition for National Defense Stockpile. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 1421. Extension of authorities for funding and management of Joint De-
partment of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell 
Health Care Center, Illinois. 
Sec. 1422. Eligibility of Space Force officers for membership on Armed Forces 
Retirement Home Advisory Council. 
Sec. 1423. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement 
Home. 
TITLE XV—CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Cyber Operations 
Sec. 1501. Authority to accept voluntary and uncompensated services from cy-
bersecurity experts. 
Sec. 1502. Establishment of the Department of Defense Hackathon program.
Sec. 1503. Department of Defense Information Network subordinate unified 
command. 
Sec. 1504. Accounting of cloud computing capabilities of the Department of 
Defense. 
Subtitle B—Cybersecurity 
Sec. 1511. Protective measures for mobile devices within the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 1512. Strategy to improve the use of air and missile defense partner shar-
ing network capabilities with allies and partners in the middle 
east. 
Subtitle C—Information Technology and Data Management 
Sec. 1521. Usability of antiquated data formats for modern operations. 
Sec. 1522. Modernization of the Department of Defense’s Authorization to Op-
erate processes. 
Sec. 1523. Assessment of innovative data analysis and information technology 
solutions. 
Subtitle D—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 1531. Modification to certification requirement regarding contracting for 
military recruiting. 
Sec. 1532. Report on total force generation for the Cyberspace Operations 
Forces. 
Sec. 1533. Access to national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hot-
line system. 
Sec. 1534. Limitation on availability of travel funds. 
Sec. 1535. Prohibition on disestablishment or merger of officer career paths 
within the Cyber Branch of the United States Army. 
Sec. 1536. Independent evaluation regarding potential establishment of United 
States Cyber Force. 
Sec. 1537. Oversight and reporting on the Mission Partner Environment and 
associated activities within the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1538. Department of Defense use of large language models. 
Sec. 1539. Report on State National Guard cyber units. 
Sec. 1540. Report on user activity monitoring programs of the Department of 
Defense. 
TITLE XVI—SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND 
INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
Sec. 1601. Authority to build capacity for space domain awareness and space 
operations. 
Sec. 1602. Establishment of the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve. 
Sec. 1603. Modifications to National Security Space Launch program. 
Sec. 1604. Modifications to space contractor responsibility watch list. 
Sec. 1605. Annual briefing on commercial space strategy of the Space Force. 
Sec. 1606. Pilot program to demonstrate hybrid space architecture. 
Sec. 1607. Middle East integrated space and satellite security assessment. 
Sec. 1608. Plan for improvement of Space Force satellite control network. 
Sec. 1609. Briefing on space-related waveform and datalink capabilities. 
Sec. 1609A. Report on capabilities in cislunar space.
Sec. 1609B. Sense of Congress on the development of very low earth orbit 
spacecraft. 
Sec. 1609C. Report on Space Force use of nuclear thermal propulsion and nu-
clear electric propulsion space vehicles. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 
Sec. 1611. Extension and modification of authority to engage in certain com-
mercial activities as security for intelligence collection activi-
ties. 
Sec. 1612. Expansion of authority to execute warrants and make arrests to spe-
cial agents of Army Counterintelligence Command. 
Sec. 1613. Sensitive compartmented information facility accreditation. 
Subtitle C—Nuclear Forces 
Sec. 1621. Modification of requirements and authorities relating to the nuclear- 
armed, sea-launched cruise missile. 
Sec. 1622. Long-term plan for strategic nuclear forces during delivery vehicle 
transition. 
Sec. 1623. Limitations on use of funds to dismantle B83–1 nuclear gravity 
bomb. 
Sec. 1624. Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic missiles of the 
United States. 
Sec. 1625. Conditional requirements for Sentinel missile program. 
Sec. 1626. Reports and briefings on recommendations of the Congressional 
Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States. 
Sec. 1627. Statement of policy with respect to nuclear weapons. 
Sec. 1628. Expansion of nuclear long range standoff capability. 
Subtitle D—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 1631. Expansion of certain prohibitions relating to missile defense infor-
mation and systems to apply to People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 1632. Limitation on availability of funds with respect to certain missile de-
fense system governance documents, policies, and procedures. 
Sec. 1633. Additional missile defense site for protection of United States home-
land. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 1641. Modification to annual assessment of budget with respect to electro-
magnetic spectrum operations capabilities. 
Sec. 1642. Cooperative threat reduction funds. 
Sec. 1643. Report on roles and responsibilities relating to defense against 
hypersonic threats. 
TITLE XVII—OTHER DEFENSE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1701. Modification of humanitarian assistance authority. 
Sec. 1702. Exclusion of oceanographic research vessels from certain sourcing 
requirements. 
Sec. 1703. Exemption under Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 for cer-
tain activities that may result in incidental take of Rice’s 
whale. 
Sec. 1704. Combatting illicit tobacco products.
Sec. 1705. Prohibition on use of funds from constructing or maintaining pier 
off the coast of Gaza. 
Sec. 1706. Prohibition of funds to CCP entities. 
Sec. 1707. Limitation on funds. 
Sec. 1708. Prohibition on assistance for building in, or rebuilding Gaza. 
Sec. 1709. Limitation on use of funds for production of films and prohibition 
on use of such funds for films subject to conditions on content 
or altered for screening in the People’s Republic of China or 
at the request of the Chinese Communist Party. 
Sec. 1710. Prohibition on use of funds. 
Sec. 1711. Limitation on availability of funds for Ukraine. 
Sec. 1712. Department of Defense requirement to use ‘‘Taiwan’’. 
Sec. 1713. Project Spectrum. 
Subtitle B—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1721. Termination of reporting requirement for cross domain incidents 
and exemptions to policies for information technology. 
Sec. 1722. Analysis of certain unmanned aircraft systems entities. 
Sec. 1723. Annual report on Postsecondary Education Complaint System. 
Sec. 1724. Feasibility study of domestic refining of deep sea critical mineral 
intermediates. 
Sec. 1725. Certification and reports on South Africa. 
Sec. 1726. Extension of report on islamic revolutionary guard corps-affiliated 
operatives abroad. 
Sec. 1727. Report on receipt of funding from Confucius Institutes. 
Sec. 1728. Report on Iranian oil sales proceeds. 
Sec. 1729. Working group on blockchain, smart contracts, and distributed ledg-
er technologies. 
Sec. 1730. Inspector General of the Department of Defense annual report on 
oversight of fraud, waste, and abuse. 
Sec. 1731. GAO report on settlements in medical malpractice claims by mem-
bers of the uniformed services. 
Sec. 1732. Report on security cooperation with the Government of the Turks 
and Caicos Islands. 
Sec. 1733. Assessment of the accuracy of Gaza Ministry of Health casualty re-
porting. 
Sec. 1734. Annual report on Department of Defense assistance to U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection and Department of Homeland Se-
curity on northern border security. 
Sec. 1735. Comptroller General study and report on antagonistic use of sat-
ellites. 
Sec. 1736. Reporting on Iranian Centrifuge Installation. 
Sec. 1737. Report on system dependencies, uptime, and key factors of elec-
tronic health record system. 
Sec. 1738. Report on use of nuclear power for military and soft power pur-
poses. 
Sec. 1739. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy study and report on expan-
sion of National Guard State Partnership Program. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 1741. Technical and conforming amendments. 
Sec. 1742. Expansion of eligibility for Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance. 
Sec. 1743. Display of United States flag for patriotic and military observances. 
Sec. 1744. Reduction of light pollution at Department of Defense facilities.
Sec. 1745. Strategy to improve activities related to counternarcotics and 
counter-transnational organized crime. 
Sec. 1746. Risk framework for foreign mobile applications of concern. 
Sec. 1747. Federal contractor vulnerability disclosure policy. 
Sec. 1748. Records relating to Tower 22 attack. 
Sec. 1749. Prohibition on construction of Gaza port. 
Sec. 1750. Copyright protection for certain literary works of military members 
of the faculty of certain institutions. 
Sec. 1751. Revocation of Security Clearances for Certain Persons. 
Sec. 1752. United States-Israel cooperation on space matters. 
Sec. 1753. State and local law enforcement access to lifesaving Federal equip-
ment. 
Sec. 1754. Limitation on funding activities performed by persons in drag. 
Sec. 1755. Prohibition on diverting funding from the Indo-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1756. Development of national strategy. 
Sec. 1757. Statement of policy relating to reporting requirements of China’s 
Maritime Safety Administration. 
Sec. 1758. Report on military spouse security clearance. 
Sec. 1759. Sense of Congress regarding feasibility study for Blue Grass Chem-
ical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant. 
Sec. 1760. Rewards for information regarding leaders of Hamas. 
Sec. 1761. Prohibition on funding for the Countering Extremist Activity Work-
ing Group. 
Sec. 1762. Report on the use of major non-NATO ally status for Kenya. 
Sec. 1763. Limitation on displaying in certain public areas cut flowers or 
greens not produced in the United States. 
Sec. 1764. United States-Israel emerging technology capabilities cooperation. 
Sec. 1765. Briefing on institutional capacity building of countries within United 
States Africa Command area of responsibility. 
Sec. 1766. GAO study on Department of Defense Education Activity Disability 
Emphasis Program. 
Sec. 1767. Common coalition key within the Baltic states. 
TITLE XVIII—QUALITY OF LIFE 
Subtitle A—Pay and Compensation 
Sec. 1801. Reform of rates of monthly basic pay. 
Sec. 1802. Basic allowance for housing: authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 1803. Evaluation of the rates of the basic allowance for subsistence. 
Sec. 1804. Basic needs allowance for members on active service in the Armed 
Forces: expansion of eligibility; increase of amount. 
Sec. 1805. Expansion of authority of a commanding officer to authorize a basic 
allowance for housing for a member performing initial field or 
sea duty. 
Sec. 1806. Expansion of travel and transportation allowance to move or store 
a privately owned vehicle. 
Sec. 1807. Report regarding the calculation of cost-of-living allowances. 
Subtitle B—Child Care 
Sec. 1811. Competitive pay for Department of Defense child care personnel. 
Sec. 1812. Parent fees at military child development centers for child care em-
ployees. 
Sec. 1813. Child abuse prevention and safety at military child development cen-
ters.
Sec. 1814. Additional information in outreach campaign relating to waiting lists 
for military child development centers. 
Sec. 1815. Priority in expansion of pilot program to provide financial assistance 
to members of the Armed Forces for in-home child care. 
Sec. 1816. Child care services and youth program services for dependents. 
Sec. 1817. Briefings on military child development centers. 
Sec. 1818. Briefing on access of members of National Guard to child care serv-
ices at military child development centers. 
Subtitle C—Military Housing 
Sec. 1821. Budget justification for certain Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, 
and Modernization projects. 
Sec. 1822. Strategy for use of existing leasing authorities to address shortages 
of covered military unaccompanied housing required. 
Sec. 1823. Independent assessment of estimated costs of certain strategies to 
address shortages of covered military unaccompanied housing. 
Sec. 1824. Digital maintenance request system for covered military unaccom-
panied housing. 
Sec. 1825. Digital facilities management systems for military departments. 
Sec. 1826. Temporary biennial report on quality and condition of covered mili-
tary unaccompanied housing located outside the United States. 
Sec. 1827. Housing accommodations for military families on housing waitlists. 
Subtitle D—Access to Health Care 
Sec. 1831. Exclusion of mental health care providers from authorized strengths 
of certain officers on active duty. 
Sec. 1832. TRICARE 
program: 
waiver 
of 
referral 
requirement 
under 
TRICARE Prime for certain care in a military medical treat-
ment facility. 
Sec. 1833. Extension of enhanced appointment and compensation authority for 
certain health care providers. 
Sec. 1834. Referral of a member of the Armed Forces to a TRICARE provider 
for urgent behavioral health services. 
Sec. 1835. Waiver with respect to experienced nurses at military medical treat-
ment facilities. 
Sec. 1836. Pilot program for hiring health care professionals. 
Sec. 1837. Retention of health care providers: surveys; briefing; reports. 
Subtitle E—Support for Military Spouses 
Sec. 1841. Interstate compacts for portability of occupational licenses of mili-
tary spouses: permanent authority. 
Sec. 1842. Permanent Military Spouse Career Accelerator program. 
Sec. 1843. Child care services and youth program services for dependents: pe-
riod of services for a member with a spouse seeking employ-
ment. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters, Reports, and Briefings 
Sec. 1851. Increased access to food on military installations. 
Sec. 1852. Department of Defense plan to construct memorial at Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery in commemoration of members of the Armed 
Forces killed in certain attack at Hamid Karzai International 
Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Sec. 1853. Report on reducing misconceptions about mental health and security 
clearance eligibility. 
Sec. 1854. Briefing on implementation of recommendations of Quality of Life 
Panel. 
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified 
by law. 
Sec. 2003. Effective date. 
TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2102. Family housing. 
Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 
Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at 
Kunsan Air Base, Korea. 
Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at 
Mihail Kogalniceanu forward operating site, Romania. 
Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects. 
Sec. 2107. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects. 
Sec. 2108. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. 
TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2202. Family housing. 
Sec. 2203. Authorization of Appropriations, Navy. 
Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects. 
Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project at Ma-
rine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. 
Sec. 2206. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects. 
Sec. 2207. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. 
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2301. Authorized air force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2302. Family housing. 
Sec. 2303. Authorization of Appropriations, Air Force. 
Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project at 
Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. 
Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects. 
Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects. 
Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects. 
Sec. 2308. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project at Joint 
Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. 
Sec. 2309. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. 
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2402. Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment program 
projects. 
Sec. 2403. Authorization of Appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at 
Iwakuni, Japan. 
Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at 
Iwakuni, Japan. 
Sec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project at Fort 
Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. 
Sec. 2407. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects. 
Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project at 
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia. 
Sec. 2409. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. 
TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 
Subtitle B—Host Country In-Kind Contributions 
Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. 
Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects. 
TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction 
and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 
Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects. 
Sec. 2608. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects. 
Sec. 2609. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project for 
National Guard Readiness Center. 
Sec. 2610. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. 
TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure ac-
tivities funded through Department of Defense base closure ac-
count. 
TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Programs 
Sec. 2801. Development and operation of the Naval Innovation Center at the 
Naval Postgraduate School. 
Sec. 2802. Assistance for public infrastructure projects and services. 
Sec. 2803. Military base reuse studies and community planning assistance. 
Sec. 2804. Expansion of eligible grant recipients under the Defense Community 
Infrastructure Program. 
Sec. 2805. Amendments to defense laboratory modernization program.
Sec. 2806. Annual five-year plans on improvement of Department of Defense 
innovation infrastructure. 
Sec. 2807. Expansion of stormwater management projects for installation and 
defense access road resilience; modification of project priorities. 
Sec. 2808. Expansion of authorized threshold for certain minor military con-
struction projects within area of responsibility of United States 
Indo-Pacific Command. 
Sec. 2809. Notification to Members of Congress for awards of contracts for 
military construction projects. 
Sec. 2810. Assessment of workforce needs in the Freely Associated States to 
support future military construction. 
Subtitle B—Military Housing Reforms 
Sec. 2821. Extension of applicability for waivers of covered privacy and con-
figuration standards for covered military unaccompanied hous-
ing. 
Sec. 2822. Additional requirements for database of complaints made regarding 
housing units of Department of Defense. 
Sec. 2823. Modification to definition of privatized military housing. 
Sec. 2824. Analysis of housing availability for critical civilian and contractor 
personnel near rural military installations. 
Sec. 2825. Limitation on availability of funds for certain Department of De-
fense travel until establishment of certain complaint database. 
Subtitle C—Real Property and Facilities Administration 
Sec. 2831. Process for strategic basing actions for the Department of the Air 
Force. 
Sec. 2832. Inclusion of tribal governments in intergovernmental support agree-
ments for installation-support services. 
Sec. 2833. Improvements relating to access to military installations in United 
States. 
Sec. 2834. Deferral of execution of certain requirements for covered housing fa-
cilities and covered landscape features; report. 
Sec. 2835. Pilot programs of Department of Army and Department of Navy to 
conduct repair and maintenance projects on covered historic fa-
cilities. 
Sec. 2836. Strategy and assessment with respect to non-operational, underuti-
lized, and other Department of Defense facilities; briefing re-
quired. 
Sec. 2837. Temporary authority for use of imitative substitute building mate-
rials for maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or renovation of 
covered historic facilities. 
Sec. 2838. Expenditures on leased facilities and real property usage in the Na-
tional Capital Region. 
Sec. 2839. Screening and registry of individuals with health conditions result-
ing from unsafe housing units. 
Sec. 2839A. Prohibition on use by Air Force of corporate structure in con-
ducting certain basing decisions. 
Sec. 2839B. Technical correction to map reference in the Military Land With-
drawals Act of 2013. 
Sec. 2839C. Research, standards, and other requirements relating to indoor 
residential mold. 
Sec. 2839D. Study on construction of child development centers.
Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 
Sec. 2841. Land conveyance, Boyle Memorial Army Reserve Center, Paris, 
Texas. 
Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Riverdale Park, Maryland. 
Sec. 2843. Transfer authority, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. 
Sec. 2844. Release of interests retained in Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkan-
sas, for use of such land as a training area for the Arkansas 
Department of Public Safety. 
Sec. 2845. Land conveyance, Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona. 
Sec. 2846. Removal of use conditions and conditions on reversion for the 
former Army and Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs Na-
tional Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas. 
Sec. 2847. Land conveyance and authorization for interim lease, Defense Fuel 
Support Point San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 2851. Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air Reserve 
Base with civil aviation. 
Sec. 2852. Schedule of repairs at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. 
Sec. 2853. Modification of requirements. 
Sec. 2854. Department of Defense policy relating to contractors for military 
construction projects. 
Sec. 2855. Survey and procedures for munitions of explosive concern on mili-
tary installations in Guam. 
Sec. 2856. Market survey of domestic suppliers of sand and gravel for marine 
concrete. 
Sec. 2857. Survey of certain counties for placement of facilities. 
Sec. 2858. Study on certain grants awarded to support investments in certain 
child care facilities under the defense community infrastructure 
program. 
Sec. 2859. Requirement to maintain access to category 3 subterranean training 
facility. 
Sec. 2860. Quarterly report on infiltrations of certain Department of Defense 
property by foreign actors. 
Sec. 2861. Designation of Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, as remote or iso-
lated installation. 
Sec. 2862. Feasibility study by the Secretary of Defense on replicating the 
Army Future Soldier Prep Course through the other service 
branches. 
Sec. 2863. Authorization of assistance to expedite certain military construction 
projects located in Guam. 
Sec. 2864. Briefing on instances of attempted breaches of Department of De-
fense military installations required. 
Sec. 2865. Report on land use practices around military installations in the 
Freely Associated States. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3111. Prohibition on admittance to national security laboratories and nu-
clear weapons production facilities. 
Sec. 3112. Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire W76–2 
warheads. 
Sec. 3113. Designation of National Nuclear Security Administration as tech-
nical nuclear forensics lead. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 3121. Modification to and termination of certain reporting requirements 
under Atomic Energy Defense Act. 
Sec. 3122. List of potential advanced nuclear technology deployment opportuni-
ties. 
Sec. 3123. Sense of Congress regarding development of storage facilities for 
permanent storage of nuclear material within the Great Lakes 
Basin. 
Sec. 3124. Sense of Congress on commitment to nuclear power. 
Sec. 3125. Sense of Congress supporting Project Pele. 
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization. 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
Subtitle A—Maritime Administration 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration. 
Sec. 3502. Reauthorization of Maritime Security Program. 
Subtitle B—Maritime Infrastructure 
Sec. 3511. Port infrastructure development program. 
Sec. 3512. Sealift capability. 
Subtitle C—Reports 
Sec. 3521. Independent study and report on Shanghai Shipping Exchange. 
Sec. 3522. Study on the movement of critical cargo through marine terminals 
and ports. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 3531. Extension of certain provisions relating to Tanker Security Fleet 
program. 
Sec. 3532. Requirements for purchasing federally auctioned vessels. 
Sec. 3533. Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve Fleet. 
Sec. 3534. Policies regarding training of certain veterans in the State maritime 
academies.
Sec. 3535. Technical clarifications. 
Sec. 3536. Maritime Workforce Promotion and Recruitment Act. 
Sec. 3537. Buy America requirements for shipyard modernization and improve-
ment program. 
Sec. 3538. Technical corrections. 
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 
TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 
Sec. 4101. Procurement. 
TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 
EVALUATION 
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 
TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 
TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 
TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 4601. Military construction. 
TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Sec. 4701. Department of energy national security programs. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2025 for procurement for the Army, the Navy 
and the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Space Force, 
and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4101. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
SEC. 111. PILOT PROGRAM ON THE USE OF ROBOTIC TAR-
GETS TO ENHANCE THE LETHALITY OF THE 
RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Army 
shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary 
incorporates the use of moving robotic target systems into 
live fire training provided to select infantry units of the 
reserve and National Guard components of the Army. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—The pilot program under sub-
section (a) shall be known as the ‘‘Lethality and 
Warfighting Enhancement Program’’.
(c) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary of the Army shall se-
lect not fewer than three military installations at which 
to conduct the pilot program under subsection (a). 
(d) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the pilot pro-
gram under subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) to increase the lethality of the combined 
fighting force of the Army by providing reserve com-
ponent and National Guard infantry units with the 
opportunity to conduct realistic live fire training on 
state-of-the-art moving robotic target systems; and 
(2) to demonstrate the effect of such training 
on small arms proficiency and lethality in ground 
combat operations. 
(e) SELECTION OF PARTICIPATING UNITS.—The Sec-
retary of the Army shall select infantry units of the re-
serve components of the Army to participate in the pilot 
program under subsection (a) taking into consideration— 
(1) the past performance of the unit; 
(2) the readiness status of the unit, with an 
emphasis on providing training to those units des-
ignated as preparing to deploy or at a similarly des-
ignated readiness status; and 
(3) the likelihood that a unit would be actively 
deployed or commanded to conduct decisive action.
(f) COMMENCEMENT.—The Secretary of the Army 
shall commence the pilot program under subsection (a) not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The pilot program under sub-
section (a) shall terminate five years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(h) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after con-
cluding activities under the pilot program at a military 
installation selected under subsection (c), the Secretary of 
the Army shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
briefing that includes a description of— 
(1) the manner in which the program was con-
ducted at such installation; and 
(2) any results achieved under the program at 
such installation. 
(i) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army 
is authorized to enter into one or more contracts for 
the procurement of moving robotic target systems 
for use in the pilot program under subsection (a). 
(2) REQUIRED
CAPABILITIES.—Robotic target 
systems procured under paragraph (1) shall be capa-
ble of—
(A) conducting multiple realistic offensive 
and defensive scenarios in a single training ses-
sion that are consistent with combat operations; 
(B) operating in an unpredictable, real-
istic, and reactionary fashion; 
(C) objectively scoring trainee perform-
ance; 
(D) maneuvering across diverse geographic 
landscapes, including snow, ice, soft soils, ex-
treme heat, extreme cold, wooded terrain and 
offroad areas; 
(E) operating at distances greater than 
100 yards from the range operator; 
(F) surviving live fire from 6.8 mm rounds 
and the Next Generation Squad Weapon of the 
Army; and 
(G) fully functioning in all reasonably ex-
pected weather conditions. 
SEC. 112. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF END ITEMS 
CONTAINING ENERGETIC MATERIALS PEND-
ING CERTIFICATION ON DOMESTIC PRODUC-
TION CAPACITY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Army may 
not procure, from a covered source, an end item containing 
energetic materials that are in production at a Federal
Government-owned production facility until the date on 
which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense 
committees— 
(1) a certification from the Secretary indicating 
that Federal Government-owned production facilities 
for such materials in the United States have reached 
production capacity; 
(2) a summary of the information on which 
such certification is based. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Army may waive 
the limitation under subsection (a) with respect to an end 
item for a period of up to one fiscal year if the Secretary 
determines that the waiver is necessary for reasons of na-
tional security. Whenever the Secretary makes such a 
waiver, the Secretary shall notify the congressional de-
fense committees of the waiver and the reasons for the 
waiver. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered source’’ means any pro-
vider of energetic materials outside of the United 
States. 
(2) The term ‘‘end item’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 4863(m) of title 10, United 
States Code.
(3) The term ‘‘energetic materials’’ means crit-
ical chemicals and formulations that— 
(A) release large amounts of stored chem-
ical energy; and 
(B) are capable of being used as explo-
sives, propellants, pyrotechnics, and reactive 
materials that create lethal effects in warheads 
in kinetic weapons components and systems. 
SEC. 113. REPORT ON BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the budget of the President for fiscal year 
2026 is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 
of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of the Army 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on Modernization of the Black Hawk helicopter pro-
gram of the Army. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Identification of the program elements and 
level of funding requested for the Black Hawk Mod-
ernization program for the period of fiscal years 
2026 through 2030 set forth separately by fiscal 
year and appropriations account.
(2) Requirements for the program that are suf-
ficient to ensure the Black Hawk helicopters of the 
Army are systematically modernized to address obso-
lescence, improve performance, and provide capabili-
ties that ensure relevance in the joint all domain 
operational environment. 
(3) A program acquisition strategy for Black 
Hawk Modernization. 
SEC. 114. PLAN FOR PROVIDING CERTAIN AIRCRAFT TO 
THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Army shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a plan for providing the aircraft described in sub-
section (b) to relevant aviation units of the Army National 
Guard in a manner that is concurrent with and in propor-
tion to the manner in which such aircraft are provided 
to active duty Army aviation units. 
(b) AIRCRAFT DESCRIBED.—The aircraft described 
in this subsection are the following: 
(1) AH–64E aircraft. 
(2) MQ–1C M25 aircraft. 
(3) CH–47 aircraft. 
(4) UH–60M aircraft. 
(5) Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.
SEC. 115. DEVELOPMENT OF REQUIREMENT FOR SHIPPING 
CONTAINER PRODUCTION FACILITY AT DO-
MESTIC ARMY INSTALLATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) House Report 118–301 accompanying the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024 (Public Law 118–31) directed the Secretary of 
the Army, in coordination with the Commanding 
General, Army Materiel Command and the Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, 
and Technology to provide a briefing on the costs 
and estimated funding profile as it relates to the or-
ganic industrial base modernization strategy, and fa-
cility efforts required to support opportunities for 
organic industrial base augmentation at Blue Grass 
Army Depot in Kentucky. 
(2) The briefing was directed to explore Blue 
Grass Army Depot as a potential site for the pro-
duction of metal shipping containers. 
(3) Limited domestic production, coupled with 
the concentration of global shipping container manu-
facturing in and around China, is a strategic deploy-
ment and sustainment risk for United States forces. 
(4) China produces most shipping containers 
and the Department of Defense sources nearly all
containers from Asia or assembles container kits in 
the United States from foreign-producers. 
(5) Establishing a domestic source for metal 
shipping containers would reduce reliance on foreign 
sources. 
(b) SHIPPING
CONTAINER
REQUIREMENT.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of the Army, the Commanding General of 
the Army Materiel Command, and the Assistant Secretary 
of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, 
shall develop a requirement for the establishment of a 
shipping container production facility within the United 
States at an Army installation found to meet feasibility 
and readiness goals. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
SEC. 131. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON COST 
TARGETS 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
AIRCRAFT 
CAR-
RIERS. 
Section 126(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2035) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AND 
CVN–81’’; and inserting ‘‘CVN–81, AND SUBSE-
QUENT CARRIERS’’;
(2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and the 
CVN–81’’ and inserting ‘‘the CVN–81, and each 
subsequent Ford-class aircraft carrier’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘and the CVN–81’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the CVN–81, and each subsequent Ford- 
class aircraft carrier’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(H) A comparison of the ship cost base-
line to the most recent budget estimate avail-
able as of the date of the report, set forth sepa-
rately for costs related to— 
‘‘(i) development; 
‘‘(ii) procurement; and 
‘‘(iii) operations and sustainment. 
‘‘(I) For each contract that requires the 
production of a contract performance report, es-
timates from the contractor and program man-
ager of— 
‘‘(i) the total cost of the ship at com-
pletion, taking into account any changes in 
costs known or anticipated as of the date 
of the report; and
‘‘(ii) the schedule for completion of 
the ship, taking into account any variances 
to such schedule known or anticipated as 
of the date of the report.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) COMMENCEMENT
AND
TERMINATION
OF 
REPORTING.—The requirement to submit a report 
with respect to a Ford-class aircraft carrier under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) begin in the year following the first 
fiscal year for which funds are appropriated for 
the procurement of the carrier; and 
‘‘(B) end on the date the carrier reaches 
its obligation work limiting date.’’. 
SEC. 132. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN AM-
PHIBIOUS SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS. 
Section 129(c) of the James M. Inhofe National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 
117–263) is amended by inserting ‘‘across programs’’ 
after ‘‘advance procurement’’. 
SEC. 133. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CH– 
53K AIRCRAFT AND T408 ENGINES. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code,
the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more 
multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2025 
program year, for the procurement of the following: 
(1) CH–53K aircraft. 
(2) T408 engines for such aircraft. 
(b) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2025 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
(c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 
Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more con-
tracts, beginning in fiscal year 2025, for advance procure-
ment associated with the aircraft and engines for which 
authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement con-
tract is provided under subsection (a), which may include 
procurement of economic order quantities of material and 
equipment for such aircraft or engines when cost savings 
are achievable. 
SEC. 134. RECAPITALIZATION OF TACTICAL FIGHTER AIR-
CRAFT OF THE NAVY RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy shall 
ensure that all covered F–18 aircraft are— 
(1) provided only to the Navy Reserve; and
(2) used only to recapitalize and maintain, 
within the Navy Reserve— 
(A) a deployable tactical strike-fighter ca-
pability; and 
(B) a threat representative adversary sup-
port capability that may be used in support of 
training activities of the Department of De-
fense. 
(b) COVERED F–18 AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered F–18 aircraft’’ means any F/ 
A–18E/F Super Hornet aircraft procured using funds ap-
propriated for the Navy for fiscal year 2022 or fiscal year 
2023. 
SEC. 135. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR 
AUTONOMOUS SURFACE AND UNDERWATER 
DUAL-MODALITY VEHICLES. 
(a) DESIGNATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall designate an appropriate official 
within the Department of the Navy to have primary re-
sponsibility for the development and acquisition of dual- 
modality, advanced autonomous vehicles, consistent with 
warfighter requirements. 
(b) PROGRAM ELEMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall ensure, within budget program elements for the
Navy, that there is a dedicated program element for the 
development and acquisition of dual-modality, advanced 
autonomous vehicles. 
SEC. 136. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
MEDIUM LANDING SHIP PENDING CERTIFI-
CATION AND REPORT. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 
for the Navy may be obligated or expended to procure a 
Medium Landing Ship until the date on which the Sec-
retary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense 
committees— 
(1) a certification from the Secretary con-
firming that not more than 35 percent of the design 
requirements for the Medium Landing Ship are 
based on military specifications (as determined 
based on the capabilities development document for 
the ship); and 
(2) a report that includes a comparison of the 
difference 
in 
construction 
costs 
and 
delivery 
timelines, on a per vessel basis, between— 
(A) constructing the Medium Landing 
Ship using military specifications; and 
(B) constructing such ship using commer-
cial standards and commercial design elements.
SEC. 137. LIMITATION ON STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS 
AND ELECTRICAL POWER UPGRADES FOR 
AH–1Z AND UH–1Y HELICOPTERS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy may 
not carry out covered upgrades to AH–1Z Viper and UH– 
1Y Venom helicopters at a location other than a facility 
owned by the original equipment manufacturer for such 
helicopters until the date on which the Secretary certifies 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives that the plan for carrying 
out covered upgrades at location other than a facility 
owned by the original equipment manufacturer is ex-
pected— 
(1) to result in greater performance, surviv-
ability, lethality, interoperability, mission execution, 
and overall safety of the helicopter platform than 
would otherwise be achievable by completing such 
upgrades at a facility owned by the original equip-
ment manufacturer for the model of helicopter in-
volved; 
(2) to provide improved onboard electrical 
power capacity and ensure adequate power margin 
for integrating future capabilities; 
(3) to improve and expand future weapons 
interfaces; and 
(4) to allow for improved ease of maintenance.
(b) COVERED UPGRADES.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered upgrades’’ means any structural improvements 
or electrical power upgrades for AH–1Z viper or UH–1Y 
venom helicopters. 
SEC. 138. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON AIRCRAFT CARRIER 
PROCUREMENT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The aircraft carriers of the Navy are a cor-
nerstone of the Nation’s ability to project its power 
and strength. 
(2) Construction of Gerald R. Ford-class air-
craft carriers represents a national effort which re-
quires predictable and stable build schedules and 
alignment of purpose between the Department of 
Defense, the Department of the Navy, and the air-
craft carrier industrial base. 
(3) The aircraft carrier industrial base includes 
more than 2,000 companies in 44 states that con-
tribute to the construction and maintenance of these 
complex and technologically advanced ships. 
(4) The benefits of stable, executable aircraft 
carrier procurement plans extend throughout the 
aircraft carrier industrial base, promoting the devel-
opment and retention of highly-skilled workforces 
and capital investments in world-class manufac-
turing and shipbuilding facilities throughout the Na-
tion. 
(5) Aircraft carrier procurement plans accom-
panying the President’s budget request for fiscal 
years 2023 and 2024 forecast procurement of CVN– 
82 in fiscal year 2028, however, the fiscal year 2025 
plan defers procurement until fiscal year 2030, cre-
ating a significant and destabilizing production gap 
for the aircraft carrier industrial base. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of the Navy should implement aircraft carrier acqui-
sition strategies that maximize benefits to oper-
ational commanders while simultaneously protecting 
the interests of the taxpayer and supporting the na-
tional nuclear shipbuilding industrial base; 
(2) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of the Navy should review and revise the acquisition 
strategy, including a two-ship buy of CVN–82 and 
CVN–83, for Ford-class aircraft carriers in the 
President’s budget request for fiscal year 2026 to 
ensure it is consistent with accepted shipbuilding in-
dustrial base analyses, prior Department rec-
ommendations, reports to Congress, congressional
resolutions, section 8062 of title 10, United States 
Code, and national security interests; and 
(3) the Secretary of Defense should request 
procurement of the CVN–82 carrier not later than 
fiscal year 2028. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 151. MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM INVENTORY RE-
QUIREMENT FOR AIR REFUELING TANKER 
AIRCRAFT. 
(a) MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9062(j) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘466’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘474’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 
2024. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF KC–135 AIR-
CRAFT IN PMAI OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Air Force 
may be obligated or expended to reduce the number 
of KC–135 aircraft designated as primary mission 
aircraft inventory within the reserve components of 
the Air Force.
(2) PRIMARY
MISSION
AIRCRAFT
INVENTORY 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘primary 
mission aircraft inventory’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 9062(i)(2)(B) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 152. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN PRIMARY MISSION 
AIRCRAFT INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR 
THE COMBAT AIR FORCES OF THE AIR 
FORCE. 
(a) FIGHTER AIRCRAFT MINIMUM INVENTORY RE-
QUIREMENT.—Subsection (i)(1) of section 9062 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘1,145 
fighter aircraft’’ and inserting ‘‘1,106 fighter aircraft’’. 
(b) A-10 AIRCRAFT MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 134(d) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 
130 Stat. 2038) is amended by striking ‘‘135 A–10 air-
craft’’ and inserting ‘‘96 A–10 aircraft’’. 
SEC. 153. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO C– 
130 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) EXTENSION OF MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 146(a)(3)(B) of the James M. Inhofe Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2455), as amended by 
section 134(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31), is amended 
by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF 
C-130 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO NATIONAL GUARD.—Sec-
tion 146(b)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263; 136 Stat. 2455), as amended by section 134(b) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024 (Public Law 118–31), is amended by striking ‘‘Dur-
ing fiscal years 2023 and 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘During 
the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2025’’. 
SEC. 154. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF F–15E AIRCRAFT 
PENDING FIGHTER AIRCRAFT CAPABILITIES 
AND REQUIREMENTS STUDY. 
(a) LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF F–15E AIR-
CRAFT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force may not retire, prepare to retire, or place in 
storage or on backup aircraft inventory status any 
F–15E aircraft until a period of 180 days has 
elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of 
Defense provides to the congressional defense com-
mittees the reports and briefing required under sub-
section (b)(3).
(2) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under para-
graph (1) of shall not apply to individual F–15E air-
craft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, 
on a case by case basis, to be no longer mission ca-
pable and uneconomical to repair because of aircraft 
accidents, mishaps, or excessive material degradation 
and non-airworthiness status of certain aircraft. 
(3) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Section 9062 of 
title 10, United States Code, as most recently 
amended by sections 131 and 132 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 
(Public Law 118–31), is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (l); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (m) as 
subsection (l). 
(b) FIGHTER AIRCRAFT CAPABILITIES
AND RE-
QUIREMENTS STUDY.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
seek to enter into a contract or other agreement 
with a federally funded research and development 
center pursuant to which the center shall carry 
out— 
(A) an analysis of the fighter aircraft pro-
curement, fielding, and divestment plan of the 
Department of the Air Force, as submitted to
Congress in accordance with section 148 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 
178); and 
(B) a fighter aircraft capability and re-
quirements study that estimates the number of 
fighter aircraft needed by the Air Force to meet 
the requirements of combatant commanders. 
(2) REPORT
TO
SECRETARY.—The federally 
funded research and development center that carries 
out the study and analysis under paragraph (1) shall 
submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the 
results of such study and analysis. 
(3) REPORTS AND BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.— 
Not later than December 31, 2025, the Secretary of 
Defense shall— 
(A) submit to the congressional defense 
committees an unaltered copy of the report re-
ceived by the Secretary under paragraph (2); 
(B) submit to such committees a separate 
report on the views of the Secretary with re-
spect to the results of the study and analysis 
carried out under paragraph (1), which shall in-
clude—
(i) a detailed explanation of the strat-
egy and methodology used to conduct the 
study and analysis, including any force 
sizing and shaping constructs, scenarios, 
and assumptions used as part of such 
study and analysis; and 
(ii) assessed operational risk based on 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
risk management classifications set forth 
the most recent version of the Chairman of 
the 
Joint 
Chiefs 
of 
Staff 
Manual 
3105.01A, titled ‘‘Joint Risk Analysis 
Methodology’’; and 
(C) provide a briefing to the committees on 
such results. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘fighter 
aircraft’’ means— 
(1) F–15, F–16, F–22, and F–35 aircraft; and 
(2) the Next Generation Air Dominance piloted 
combat aircraft. 
SEC. 155. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING SUBMIS-
SION OF REPORT ON PLAN FOR LONG-TERM 
AIR FORCE FIGHTER FORCE STRUCTURE. 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for the Department of De-
fense for fiscal year 2025 for the Secretary of the Air 
Force for official travel, not more than 75 percent may 
be obligated or expended until the date on which the Sec-
retary of the Air Force submits to the congressional de-
fense committees the report required under section 148(c) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024 (Public Law 118–31). 
SEC. 156. RECAPITALIZATION OF AIR REFUELING TANKER 
AIRCRAFT OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS 
OF THE AIR FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
shall replace each covered reserve tanker aircraft with an 
aircraft that has capabilities equivalent to or exceeding the 
capabilities of the aircraft being replaced. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
waive the requirement to replace an air refueling tanker 
aircraft under subsection (a), on a case by case basis, if 
the Secretary determines that such replacement would de-
grade the readiness of the air refueling capability of the 
Air Force. 
(c) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on Octo-
ber 1, 2025. 
(d) COVERED RESERVE TANKER AIRCRAFT DE-
FINED.—The term ‘‘covered reserve tanker aircraft’’
means an air refueling tanker aircraft of the reserve com-
ponents of the Air Force. 
SEC. 157. CONSOLIDATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO 
AIR FORCE LANDING GEAR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
shall transfer to the Air Force Sustainment Center supply 
chain management, item management, and delegated engi-
neering authorities for landing gear systems of F–15EX, 
F–22, F–35, and T–7A aircraft. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall develop and initiate an imple-
mentation plan for the transfers required under subsection 
(a). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after com-
pleting the development of the implementation plan re-
quired under subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 
that includes a description of— 
(1) the planned milestones for execution of the 
implementation plan; 
(2) any data, staff, and funding needed to ef-
fectively carry out such plan; and
(3) the progress of the Secretary in meeting 
such milestones as of the date of the report. 
SEC. 158. NOTIFICATION OF DELAYS IN DELIVERY OF MH– 
139 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 
after becoming aware of an expected delay in the delivery 
date of an MH–139 aircraft, the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives written 
notice of such delay together with an explanation of the 
reasons for such delay. 
(b) DELIVERY DATE DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘delivery date’’, when used with respect to an MH– 
139 aircraft, means the date on which such aircraft is ex-
pected to be delivered to the Air Force under the most 
recent schedule for such delivery in effect as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 159. PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
OF F–16 SIMULATORS AT AIR NATIONAL 
GUARD TRAINING CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force, 
in coordination with the Director of the Air National 
Guard, shall develop and implement a plan to fully fund 
the establishment and maintenance of F–16 simulators at
training centers of the Air National Guard as described 
in subsection (b). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 
include— 
(1) an estimate of the costs of maintaining F– 
16 simulators at Air National Guard training cen-
ters that have such simulators as of the date of the 
plan; 
(2) an estimate of the costs of establishing F– 
16 simulators at all Air National Guard training 
centers that are required to, but do not, have such 
simulators as of the date of the plan, including 
training centers for Air National Guard units con-
verting from the A–10 aircraft to the F–16 aircraft; 
and 
(3) a plan for allocating funding to pay the 
costs described in paragraphs (1) and (2), including 
the proportion of such funding expected to be pro-
vided by the Air Force and the Air National Guard, 
respectively. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2025, the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report that includes— 
(1) the plan developed under subsection (a); 
and
(2) an assessment from the Secretary and the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau evaluating how 
the readiness of Air National Guard Units requiring 
F–16 simulators may be affected if such simulators 
are not established and maintained at mission train-
ing centers as required under the plan. 
(d) DEADLINE
FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 
than June 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force and 
the Director of the Air National Guard shall commence 
implementation of the plan developed under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 160. FUNDING FOR C-130 MODULAR AIRBORNE FIRE-
FIGHTING SYSTEM. 
(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated in section 101 for aircraft pro-
curement, Air Force, as specified in the corresponding 
funding table in section 4101, for other aircraft, C-130, 
line 049, is hereby increased by $20,000,000 (with the 
amount of such increase to be used for the modular air-
borne firefighting system). 
(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 
in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 
to be appropriated in section 201 for research, develop-
ment, test and evaluation, Air Force, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4201, for system 
development and demonstration, VC–25B, line 114, is 
hereby reduced by $20,000,000. 
SEC. 161. REQUIREMENT FOR MINIMUM NUMBER OF AIR 
LOGISTICS COMPLEXES. 
Section 9062 of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by section 154(a)(3) of this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(m) The Secretary of the Air Force shall continu-
ously operate not fewer than three air logistics complexes. 
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘air logistics 
complex’ means an air logistics complex operated by the 
Air Force as of January 1, 2024.’’. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, 
and Multiservice Matters 
SEC. 171. MODIFICATION TO AIR FORCE AND NAVY USE OF 
COMMERCIAL DUAL-USE PARTS IN CERTAIN 
AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES. 
Section 161 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 
3453 note) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘USED’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘new,’’ be-
fore ‘‘used’’; and
(3) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, or from 
a certified production approval holder pursuant to 
part 21 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations’’ be-
fore the period at the end. 
SEC. 172. POLICY ON QUALIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTORS 
FOR INTO-PLANE FUEL DELIVERIES FOR 
HEAVY-LIFT AIRCRAFT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICY.—Not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of the Defense Logistics Agency shall develop and im-
plement a policy that establishes factors for determining 
the qualifications of fixed-based operators bidding on con-
tracts to provide into-plane fuel deliveries for heavy-lift 
aircraft at airports with weight-bearing capacity to serve 
such aircraft. 
(b) FACTORS.—With respect to the policy required 
under subsection (a), the factors for determining whether 
a fixed-based operator is qualified to provide into-plane 
fuel deliveries for heavy-lift aircraft may include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The fixed-base operator is able to maintain 
a minimum onsite fuel storage capacity equal to 
twice the preceding year’s peak day of fuel demand 
at the airport, at least half of which is comprised of 
fixed tanks.
(2) Evidence that the fixed-base operator’s total 
number of employees is sufficient to service military 
customers 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and 
365 days per year. 
(3) The fixed-based operator is capable of per-
forming a full range of cargo on-load, off-load, and 
handling operations, including for dangerous goods 
and cargo, for military aircraft of all sizes. 
(4) The fixed-base operator possesses an onsite, 
certified maintenance and repair station. 
(5) The fixed-based operator has an operational 
history of providing services to heavy-lift aircraft at 
the airport involved for at least three years pre-
ceding the operator’s bid to perform into-plane fuel 
deliveries. 
(6) Any other factors the Director of the De-
fense Logistics Agency determines appropriate. 
(c) HEAVY-LIFT AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘heavy-lift aircraft’’ means aircraft larger 
than 107,000-pound maximum gross takeoff weight. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—The Director of the Defense 
Logistics Agency shall consult with relevant heavy-lift air-
craft mission planners in developing and implementing the 
policy required under this section.
SEC. 173. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION, PROCUREMENT, 
AND CONTRACTING RELATED TO FOREIGN- 
MADE 
LIGHT 
DETECTION 
AND 
RANGING 
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON AGENCY OPERATION OR PRO-
CUREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall not operate 
or enter into or renew a contract for the procurement of— 
(1) a covered light detection and ranging tech-
nology (referred to in this section as ‘‘LiDAR tech-
nology’’) that— 
(A) is manufactured in a covered foreign 
country or by an entity domiciled in a covered 
foreign country; 
(B) uses operating software developed in a 
covered foreign country or by an entity domi-
ciled in a covered foreign country; or 
(C) uses network connectivity or data stor-
age located in or administered by an entity 
domiciled in a covered foreign country; or 
(2) a system or systems that incorporates, 
interfaces with, or otherwise uses LiDAR technology 
as described in paragraph (1). 
(b) EXEMPTION.—The prohibition under subsection 
(a) shall not apply if the operation, procurement, or con-
tracting action is for the purposes of intelligence, elec-
tronic warfare, and information warfare operations, test-
ing, analysis, and training. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 
the prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case 
basis if the Secretary certifies, in writing, to the congres-
sional defense committees that the operation, procure-
ment, or contracting action is required in the national in-
terest of the United States. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The prohibition under sec-
tion (a) shall take effect on June 30, 2026. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered foreign country’’ means 
any of the following: 
(A) The People’s Republic of China. 
(B) The Islamic Republic of Iran. 
(C) The Democratic People’s Republic of 
North Korea. 
(D) The Russian Federation. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered LiDAR company’’ 
means any of the following: 
(A) Hesai Technology (or any subsidiary 
or affiliate of Hesai Technology). 
(B) Any entity that produces or provides 
LiDAR and that is included on—
(i) the Consolidated Screening List 
maintained by the International Trade Ad-
ministration of the Department of Com-
merce; or 
(ii) the civil-military fusion list main-
tained under section 1260h of the William 
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 
note). 
(C) Any entity that produces or provides 
LiDAR and that— 
(i) is domiciled in a covered foreign 
country; or 
(ii) is subject to unmitigated foreign 
ownership, control or influence by a cov-
ered foreign country, as determined by the 
Secretary of Defense in accordance with 
the National Industrial Security Program 
or any successor to such program. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered LiDAR technology’’ 
means LiDAR technology and any related services 
and equipment manufactured by a covered LiDAR 
company.
(4) The terms ‘‘light detection and ranging’’ 
and ‘‘LiDAR’’ mean a sensor that emits light, often 
in the form of a pulsed or modulated laser, and 
scans or flashes the environment to detect and meas-
ure the range of its surroundings. 
SEC. 174. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF F–35 AIR-
CRAFT 
PENDING 
CERTIFICATION 
ON 
IM-
PROVEMENTS AND CORRECTION OF DEFI-
CIENCIES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense may not 
accept or take delivery of covered F–35 aircraft in excess 
of the maximum quantities specified in subsection (c) until 
the date on which the Secretary certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees that the Secretary is in compli-
ance with each of the following requirements: 
(1) The Secretary has developed and will imple-
ment an acquisition strategy, with appropriate ac-
tions and milestones, to develop and field F–35 air-
craft and mission systems digital-twin models across 
the F–35 enterprise. 
(2) The Secretary has developed and will imple-
ment an acquisition strategy, with appropriate ac-
tions and milestones, to procure at least one new co-
operative avionics flying test bed aircraft for the F– 
35 enterprise.
(3) The Secretary has developed and will imple-
ment an acquisition strategy, with appropriate ac-
tions and milestones, to procure and construct a new 
F–35 mission software integration laboratory to en-
able concurrent testing of TR–2 and TR–3 mission 
system hardware, software, and any existing or new 
F–35 capabilities. 
(4) The Secretary has developed and will imple-
ment a plan of corrective actions and milestones to 
resolve all deficiencies and recommendations identi-
fied in the 2024 F–35 Initial Operational Testing 
and Evaluation report submitted to Congress by the 
Director of Operational Testing and Evaluation. 
(5) The Secretary has developed and will imple-
ment a plan of corrective actions and milestones to 
minimize F–35 new aircraft production interruptions 
and resolve all programmatic deficiencies with F–35 
APG–85 radar hardware and software related to the 
development, testing, acceptance, certification, pro-
duction, and fielding of the radar as identified by 
the Director of the F–35 Joint Program Office. 
(6) The Secretary has developed and will imple-
ment a plan of corrective actions and milestones to 
resolve all deficiencies and recommendations identi-
fied in the report of the F–35 software Independent
Review Team commissioned by the Secretary of the 
Air Force and the Director of the F–35 Joint Pro-
gram Office. 
(7) The Secretary has developed and will imple-
ment a corrective action plan with appropriate ac-
tions, milestones, necessary technical data and other 
resources, and metrics for measuring improvements, 
to address long-standing sustainment challenges and 
improve fleetwide mission capable and full mission 
capable rates for F–35 aircraft. At a minimum, such 
plan shall provide for— 
(A) completing the set-up of military serv-
ice depots and attaining the required production 
capacity; 
(B) addressing and mitigating corrosion, 
particularly in the F–35B and F–35C variants, 
including the necessary parts, equipment, tech-
nical data, and any necessary adjustments to 
squadron staffing to effectively conduct corro-
sion inspections and work; 
(C) improving the visibility and availability 
of assets and parts that detract from mission 
capable rates; and 
(D) developing mechanisms to surge sup-
ply support for the air vehicle and engine and
ensure continuity of F–35 logistics and oper-
ations in contested environments. 
(8) The Secretary has submitted all acquisition 
strategies and corrective action plans described in 
paragraphs (1) through (7) to the congressional de-
fense committees as required under subsection (b). 
(9) The Secretary has met the requirements of 
subsections (b)(5) and (c) of section 226 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 196). 
(b) SUBMITTAL OF PLANS AND STRATEGIES TO CON-
GRESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
all acquisition strategies and corrective action plans 
described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of sub-
section (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each strategy and plan sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) an estimate of the total amount of 
funds required to complete implementation of 
the strategy or plan; 
(B) realistic, event-driven schedules to 
achieve the objectives of the strategy or plan; 
and
(C) a schedule risk assessment to a min-
imum of 80 percent confidence level. 
(3) FORM.—Each strategy and plan described 
in paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(c) MAXIMUM QUANTITIES.— The maximum quan-
tities of covered F–35 aircraft specified in this subsection 
are the following: 
(1) Thirty F–35A aircraft. 
(2) Nine F–35B aircraft. 
(3) Nine F–35C aircraft. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 
2025, and on an annual basis thereafter for the fol-
lowing five years, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report 
that includes a comprehensive update on all correc-
tive action plans and acquisition strategies that— 
(A) were developed pursuant to paragraphs 
(1) through (7) of subsection (a); and 
(B) are being implemented by the Sec-
retary as of the date of the report. 
(2) FORM.—Each report under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may con-
tain a classified annex.
(e) COVERED F–35 AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered F–35’’ aircraft means new pro-
duction F–35 aircraft— 
(1) that are authorized to be procured using 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the 
Department of Defense; and 
(2) the procurement of which is fully funded by 
the United States. 
SEC. 175. ASSESSMENT OF AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE INVENTORY 
REQUIREMENTS AND RELATED CAPABILI-
TIES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT
OF AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE INVEN-
TORY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force and the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination 
with the commanders of the combatant commands, 
shall jointly conduct an assessment of the sufficiency 
of established inventory requirements for air-to-air 
missiles within the Armed Forces under the jurisdic-
tion of such Secretaries. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the assessment 
required under paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall 
evaluate—
(A) for each year through the end of 
2029— 
(i) the numbers and types of air-to-air 
missiles expected to be delivered to the De-
partment of the Air Force and the Depart-
ment of the Navy in such year; and 
(ii) the total inventory of air-to-air 
missiles expected to be available for use in 
such year, considered separately for each 
type of missile; 
(B) the inventory levels of air-to-air mis-
siles needed to support the operational plans of 
the United States Central Command, the 
United States Indo-Pacific Command, the 
United States Northern Command, and the 
United States European Command, assessed 
separately for each command at low, medium, 
and high risk levels; 
(C) emerging requirements for surface-to- 
air defense and collaborative combat aircraft ca-
pabilities, and how such emerging requirements 
are expected to impact inventory requirements 
for air-to-air missiles; 
(D) whether the numbers and types of mis-
siles expected to be delivered through 2029, as
determined under subparagraph (A), are suffi-
cient to meet all testing, training, and oper-
ational requirements of the military depart-
ments and combatant commands; 
(E) whether extending the AIM–120 Ad-
vanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile pro-
gram of record through 2029 would enhance 
available inventories of air-to-air missiles during 
such period; and 
(F) 
recommendations 
to 
adjust 
the 
planned missile mix, to include development and 
fielding of an AIM–120D Extended Range mis-
sile and procurement quantities to support com-
bined combatant command requirements at a 
medium-level of operational risk. 
(b) ASSESSMENT OF AIM–120D EXTENDED RANGE 
MISSILE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In conjunction with the as-
sessment required under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall conduct a cost-benefit 
and technical risk assessment of developing and pro-
curing an extended range AIM–120D missile. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the assessment 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall—
(A) assess the costs, benefits, and technical 
risks presented by the potential development 
and procurement of an extended range AIM– 
120D missile as described in paragraph (1); 
(B) evaluate how new propellants, binding 
agents, and other enhancements may increase 
the capabilities of such a missile; 
(C) consider how the procurement of such 
a missile could hedge against current or future 
air-to-air missile inventory, capacity, capability 
or shortfall risks; and 
(D) develop a budget profile and schedule 
that would support expedited fielding of such a 
missile. 
(c) REPORT.—Following the completion of the assess-
ments required under subsections (a) and (b), but not 
later than April 1, 2025— 
(1) the Secretary of the Air Force and the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall jointly submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the results 
of the assessment conducted under subsection (a), 
which shall include a summary of the results of the 
assessment with respect to each element specified in 
subsection (a)(2); and
(2) the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the results of the assessment conducted under sub-
section (b), which shall include a copy of the budget 
profile and schedule required under subsection 
(b)(2)(D). 
SEC. 176. MODIFICATION TO MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT 
AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN CRITICAL MIN-
ERALS. 
Section 152 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 
180; 50 U.S.C. 98e-2) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘STRATEGIC 
AND’’ after ‘‘DOMESTICALLY PROCESSED’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the procure-
ment of’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘the procurement of strategic and critical 
materials that are mined, processed, or produced in 
the United States.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the domesti-
cally processed critical minerals’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
strategic and critical materials’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f);
(5) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the activities de-
scribed in this section, the Secretary may give priority to 
the procurement of strategic and critical materials that 
are derived from recycled and reused minerals and metals 
to the maximum extent practicable, and from terrestrial 
mines that do not cause harm to the natural or cultural 
resources of Tribal communities or sovereign nations or 
result in degraded ground or surface water.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (f), as so redesignated— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘strategic and critical material’ 
means a material determined to be a strategic or 
critical material under section 3(a) of the Strategic 
and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 
98b(a)).’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘produced’ means formed, assem-
bled, manufactured, or systems integrated.’’.
SEC. 177. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DOMESTIC PROCURE-
MENT OF DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR AUKUS 
PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) researching, producing, and procuring de-
fense articles for the AUKUS partnership from 
within the United States boosts local economies and 
improves national security by enhancing domestic 
defense article production capabilities; and 
(2) therefore, the Secretary of Defense should 
promote and prioritize domestic manufacturing, sup-
ply chains, and research for defense articles intended 
for use by members of the AUKUS partnership. 
(b) AUKUS PARTNERSHIP DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘AUKUS partnership’’ means the enhanced 
trilateral security partnership between Australia, the 
United Kingdom, and the United States announced in 
September 2021. 
SEC. 178. STUDY TO IDENTIFY SOURCES OF SECURE PARTS 
FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Ac-
quisition and Sustainment shall conduct a study to iden-
tify sources of secure parts for unmanned aircraft sys-
tems. For purposes of the study, a part shall be considered 
secure if it—
(1) is not produced or sold by a Chinese mili-
tary company (as defined in section 1260H of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note)); 
(2) will not be used for a sensitive platform, 
such as the F–35 aircraft; 
(3) does not connect to wireless or other data 
networks; and 
(4) meets such other criteria as may be estab-
lished by the Under Secretary. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the results 
of the study conducted under subsection (a). 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2025 for the use of the Department of Defense 
for research, development, test, and evaluation, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4201.
SEC. 202. FUNDING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, 
development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, as speci-
fied in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, 
for basic research, National Defense Education Program, 
line 6, is hereby increased by $5,000,000. 
(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 
in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 
to be appropriated in section 4301 for Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide, for Washington Headquarters 
Services, line 480, as specified in the corresponding fund-
ing table in section 4301, is hereby reduced by 
$5,000,000. 
Subtitle 
B—Program 
Require-
ments, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions 
SEC. 211. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RE-
LATING TO THE JOINT ENERGETICS TRANSI-
TION OFFICE. 
Section 148 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(d) BUDGETING AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
the Office is budgeted for and funded in a manner 
sufficient to ensure the Office has the staff and 
other resources necessary to effectively carry out the 
responsibilities specified in subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) In the budget justification materials sub-
mitted to Congress in support of the Department of 
Defense budget for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal 
year thereafter (as submitted with the budget of the 
President under section 1105(a) of title 31), the 
Secretary of Defense shall include a dedicated budg-
et line item for the implementation of subsection (a) 
and for the testing and evaluation of energetic mate-
rials and technologies by the Office. 
‘‘(e) STANDARDS
AND
BEST
PRACTICES
CUR-
RICULUM.— 
‘‘(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering, in coordination with the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment, shall include, within the program man-
agement and engineering curriculum of the Defense 
Acquisition University, instruction in standards and
best practices for the development of energetic mate-
rials and ensuring the safety of explosives. 
‘‘(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Under 
Secretaries shall consult with— 
‘‘(A) the President of the Defense Acquisi-
tion University; and 
‘‘(B) individuals and organizations in aca-
demia and industry with relevant expertise in 
the field of energetics.’’. 
SEC. 212. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON UN-
FUNDED PRIORITIES OF THE UNDER SEC-
RETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND 
ENGINEERING. 
The second section 222e of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
of Defense shall’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of 
Defense, after coordinating with the Secretaries of 
the military departments, shall’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) in the case of military construction project, 
has reached a stage of planning and design that is 
sufficient to support a reliable cost estimate.’’. 
SEC. 213. MODIFICATION TO DEFENSE LABORATORY EDU-
CATION PARTNERSHIPS. 
Section 2194(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(8) entering into contracts or cooperative 
agreements with, or making grants to, the institu-
tion to provide financial assistance for activities con-
ducted under such partnership agreement.’’. 
SEC. 214. USE OF PARTNERSHIP INTERMEDIARIES TO PRO-
MOTE DEFENSE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 303 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘§ 4128. Use of partnership intermediaries to promote 
defense research and education. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the approval of the 
Secretary of Defense or the head of another department 
or agency of the Federal Government concerned, the head 
of a Federal laboratory or research center may— 
‘‘(1) enter into a contract, memorandum of un-
derstanding, or other transaction with a partnership 
intermediary that provides for the partnership inter-
mediary to perform services for the Department of 
Defense that increase the likelihood of success in the 
conduct of cooperative or joint activities of the lab-
oratory or center with industry or academic institu-
tions; and 
‘‘(2) pay the Federal costs of such contract, 
memorandum or understanding, or other transaction 
out of funds made available for the support of the 
technology transfer function of the laboratory or 
center. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) Term ‘Federal laboratory or research cen-
ter’ means— 
‘‘(A) a Federal laboratory; or 
‘‘(B) a federally funded research and devel-
opment center that is not a laboratory.
‘‘(2) The term ‘laboratory’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 12(d)(2) the Stevenson- 
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
U.S.C. 3710a(d)(2)). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘partnership intermediary’ 
means an agency of a State or local government, or 
a nonprofit entity owned in whole or in part by, 
chartered by, funded in whole or in part by, or oper-
ated in whole or in part by or on behalf of a State 
or local government, that— 
‘‘(A) assists, counsels, advises, evaluates, 
or otherwise cooperates with industry or aca-
demic institutions that need or can make de-
monstrably productive use of technology-related 
assistance from a Federal laboratory or re-
search center; 
‘‘(B) facilitates technology transfer or 
transition from industry or academic institu-
tions to a Federal laboratory or research center; 
‘‘(C) assists and facilitates workforce de-
velopment in critical technology areas for proto-
typing or technology transition activities to ful-
fill unmet needs of a Federal laboratory or re-
search center; or
(i) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘5 scientific and engineering positions in 
the Office’’ and inserting ‘‘20 scientific 
and engineering positions in the Office, of 
which not more than 5 such positions may 
be positions of administration or manage-
ment of the Office’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (E) by striking 
‘‘5 scientific and engineering positions in 
the Unit’’ and inserting ‘‘35 scientific and 
engineering positions in the Unit, of which 
not more than 5 such positions may be po-
sitions of administration or management of 
the Unit’ ’’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (I), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(v) in subparagraph (J), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(vi) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(K) in the case of the Office of Strategic 
Capital, appoint and rescind appointments of
individuals to a total of not more than 30 posi-
tions in the Office;’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by amending sub-
paragraph (A) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) in the case of employees appointed 
pursuant to subparagraphs (B), (D), (E), (H), 
and (K) of paragraph (1), at a rate to be deter-
mined by the head of the organization con-
cerned up to the amount of annual compensa-
tion specified in section 102 of title 3;’’. 
SEC. 216. MODIFICATION TO CONSORTIUM ON USE OF AD-
DITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR DEFENSE CA-
PABILITY DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 223(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 
4841 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) develop a rapidly deployable additive man-
ufacturing system that is capable of fabricating re-
placement safety-critical parts for military aircraft
and unmanned aerial vehicles in environments where 
access to traditionally manufactured replacement 
parts is severely restricted.’’. 
SEC. 217. MODIFICATION TO CONTINUOUS CAPABILITY DE-
VELOPMENT AND DELIVERY PROGRAM FOR 
F–35 AIRCRAFT. 
Section 225(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 
195) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘designate two 
F–35A aircraft, two F–35B aircraft, and two F– 
35C aircraft’’ and inserting ‘‘designate a total of not 
fewer than nine F–35A, F–35B, or F–35C aircraft’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘Lot 19’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Lot 18’’. 
SEC. 218. MODIFICATION OF CVN–73 TO SUPPORT FIELDING 
OF MQ–25 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE. 
Section 219 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 
232; 132 Stat. 1680) is amended by striking ‘‘shall’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘shall modify the compart-
ments and infrastructure of the aircraft carrier designated 
CVN–73 to support the fielding of the MQ–25 unmanned
aerial vehicle before the planned deployment date of such 
vehicle.’’. 
SEC. 219. AGILITY PRIME TRANSITION WORKING GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Air Force, in coordination with the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineer-
ing, shall establish a working group to be known as the 
‘‘Agility Prime Transition Working Group’’ (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘Working Group’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Working Group shall 
include the following: 
(1) To develop and implement a strategy to 
transition capabilities developed under the Agility 
Prime program of the Air Force to program execu-
tive offices of the covered Armed Forces, as appro-
priate. 
(2) To provide a forum for members of the 
Working Group to coordinate activities relating to 
hybrid and electric vertical takeoff and landing capa-
bilities developed under the Agility Prime program, 
including— 
(A) research, development, testing, and 
evaluation activities;
(B) demonstration activities; and 
(C) activities to transition such capabilities 
from the research and development phase into 
operational use within the covered Armed 
Forces, as appropriate. 
(3) To identify programs, projects, activities, 
and requirements of the covered Armed Forces that 
may be supported by technologies and capabilities 
developed under the Agility Prime program, includ-
ing hybrid and electric vertical takeoff and landing 
aircraft, advanced air mobility platforms, autono-
mous flight capabilities, test and evaluation soft-
ware, and related technologies. 
(4) To identify requirements of the combatant 
commands and the covered Armed Forces relating to 
distributed and contested logistics, mobility and 
sustainment, intelligence, surveillance, and recon-
naissance, strike, and other operational use cases 
that align with previous, ongoing, or planned efforts 
under the Agility Prime program. 
(5) To assess whether previous, ongoing, or 
planned efforts under the Agility Prime program 
and other vertical take off and landing aircraft capa-
bility development efforts align with other current,
planned, or future acquisition programs of the cov-
ered Armed Forces. 
(6) Identify any changes to doctrine, organiza-
tion, training, materiel, leadership, personnel, facili-
ties, and policy (commonly known as ‘‘DOTMLPF– 
P’’) required to successfully integrate hybrid and 
electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft plat-
forms into future force design. 
(7) To assess how the authorities and resources 
of the Department of Defense may be used to sup-
port the advanced air mobility and hybrid and elec-
tric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft industries, 
including support in the form of loans, loan guaran-
tees, private investment matching programs, and 
other financial mechanisms. 
(8) To assist the Secretary of the Air Force in 
preparing the briefing and reports required under 
subsection (g). 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Working Group shall be 
composed of the following members or their designees: 
(1) The Secretary of the Air Force. 
(2) Each Secretary of a military department. 
(3) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
(4) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui-
sition and Sustainment.
(5) The Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering. 
(6) The Director of the Defense Innovation 
Unit. 
(7) The Director of the Office of Strategic Cap-
ital. 
(8) A representative from the United States 
Special Operations Command. 
(9) A representative from the United States 
Transportation Command. 
(10) Representatives of such other organiza-
tions and elements of the Department of Defense as 
the Chairperson of the Working Group determines 
appropriate. 
(d) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary of the Air Force, 
or the designee of the Secretary, shall serve as the Chair-
person of the Working Group. 
(e) MEETINGS.—The Working Group shall meet not 
less frequently than twice each year at the call of the 
Chairperson. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The working group shall termi-
nate on September 30, 2027. 
(g) BRIEFINGS AND REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL
BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
100 
(D) Plans for the continuous evaluation, 
development, and implementation of QIS tech-
nology solutions within the Department. 
(E) Plans for the development, review, per-
formance evaluation, and adoption of a fault- 
tolerant, utility-scale quantum computer and 
the transition of that capability to appropriate 
organizations and elements of the Department 
of Defense and such other departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that includes— 
(A) the strategic plan developed under 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) an assessment of whether the budgets 
proposed for QIS-related activities of the De-
partment of Defense and each of the covered 
Armed Forces appropriately balance the use of 
research, development, test, and evaluation 
funds designated as budget activity 1 (basic re-
search), budget activity 2 (applied research), 
and budget activity 3 (advanced technology de-
101 
velopment) (as those budget activity classifica-
tions are set forth in volume 2B, chapter 5 of 
the Department of Defense Financial Manage-
ment Regulation (DOD 7000.14–R)) to achieve 
the objectives of the strategic plan over near-, 
mid-, and long-term timeframes. 
(b) QUANTUM COMPUTING CENTER
OF EXCEL-
LENCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a Quantum Computing Center of Ex-
cellence (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Cen-
ter’’) at a research laboratory of a covered Armed 
Force with requisite experience in quantum com-
puting, integrated photonics and photon qubits, 
superconducting and hybrid systems, and trapped 
ions. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—The Center shall carry out 
the following activities: 
(A) Accelerate the transition of advanced 
quantum and quantum hybrid computing tech-
nology from the research and development 
phase into operational use. 
(B) Facilitate quantum computing work-
force development.
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(C) Conduct outreach to enhance govern-
ment, industry, and academia’s understanding 
of— 
(i) national security-related use cases 
for quantum computing and quantum hy-
brid technology; and 
(ii) operational challenges faced by the 
Department of Defense that may be ad-
dressed using such technology. 
(D) Conduct prototyping of quantum com-
puting and quantum hybrid applications. 
(E) Undertake efforts to advance the tech-
nology readiness levels of quantum computing 
technologies. 
(F) Carry out such other activities relating 
to quantum computing as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(3) PARTNER
ORGANIZATIONS.—For purposes 
of carrying out the activities of the Center under 
this subsection, the research laboratory selected 
under paragraph (1) may partner with one or more 
of the following: 
(A) Other research laboratories of the cov-
ered Armed Forces. 
(B) The Defense Innovation Unit.
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(C) Federally funded research and develop-
ment centers. 
(D) University affiliated research centers. 
(E) Private sector entities with expertise in 
quantum computing. 
(F) Such other organizations as the Sec-
retary of Defense determines appropriate. 
(4) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Subject to avail-
ability of appropriations, Secretary of Defense may 
make grants and enter into contracts or other agree-
ments, on a competitive basis, to support the activi-
ties of the Center. 
(5) TERMINATION.—The Center shall terminate 
on the date that is 10 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 
the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space 
Force. 
(2) The term ‘‘quantum computing’’ means 
computing algorithms and applications that use 
quantum mechanics through quantum processing 
units, including— 
(A) quantum-classical hybrid applications 
which are applications that use both quantum
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computing and classical computing hardware 
systems; 
(B) annealing and gate systems; and 
(C) all qubit modalities (including super-
conducting, trapped-ion, neutral atom, and 
photonics). 
(3) The term ‘‘quantum information science’’ 
means the use of the laws of quantum physics for 
the storage, transmission, manipulation, computing, 
or measurement of information. 
SEC. 221. AUTHORITY TO TEMPORARILY DETAIL EMPLOY-
EES OF THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL 
TO CERTAIN PRIVATE-SECTOR ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Using the authority provided 
under section 1599g of title 10, United States Code, the 
Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the 
Office of Strategic capital, may carry out a program under 
which the Director arranges for the temporary assignment 
of an employee of the Office to a qualifying private-sector 
organization. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the program 
under subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) to enable the Office of Strategic Capital and 
other organizations and elements of the Department
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of Defense to rapidly acquire industry-specific con-
text and technical competence across high priority 
technology and industrial focus areas through im-
mersion in highly relevant emerging technology and 
business ecosystems across the United States; and 
(2) to enhance, among personnel of the Depart-
ment— 
(A) understanding of, connectivity with, 
and access to knowledge about critical and 
emerging defense industrial base capabilities; 
and 
(B) understanding of the strategic role 
that venture capital and private equity oper-
ations have in shaping future sustainment and 
modernization requirements for the defense in-
dustrial base. 
(c) MATCHING AND TRACKING CAPABILITIES.—In 
carrying out program under subsection (a), the Director 
of the Office of Strategic Capital shall— 
(1) use an information technology system to op-
timize the identification, assessment, and placement 
of participants within the program, which shall in-
clude the use of such system to match private-sector 
organizations with employees of the Office partici-
pating in the program in a manner that aligns the
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priorities, needs, and expertise of such employees, 
organizations, and the Office; and 
(2) establish a database or other capability 
that— 
(A) enables the Office to identify and track 
current and former participants in the program; 
(B) documents the nature of the experi-
ence such participants had while in the pro-
gram; and 
(C) is suitable for further development and 
expansion to other organizations of Department 
of Defense in the event the Secretary of De-
fense determines such expansion is appropriate. 
(d) QUALIFYING PRIVATE-SECTOR ORGANIZATION 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘qualifying private- 
sector organization’’ means a private-sector organization 
within the defense industrial base that has functions and 
expertise relevant to the responsibilities of the Office of 
Strategic Capital, which may include organization such as 
a venture capital firm, private equity firm, emerging tech-
nology company, or other such organizations as deter-
mined appropriated by the Director.
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SEC. 222. PILOT PROGRAM ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A TEST 
AND EVALUATION CELL WITHIN THE DE-
FENSE INNOVATION UNIT. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Director of the Defense 
Innovation Unit shall carry out a pilot program under 
which the Director— 
(1) develops an alternative testing and evalua-
tion pathway to accelerate the testing and evaluation 
of technologies that have the potential to provide 
warfighting capabilities to the Department of De-
fense in the near-term and mid-term timeframes; 
and 
(2) establishes a cell of dedicated personnel 
within the Unit to manage and implement the alter-
native testing and evaluation pathway developed 
under paragraph (1). 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the pilot program 
under subsection (a), the Director of the Defense Innova-
tion Unit shall— 
(1) conduct continuous and iterative test and 
evaluation of technologies that have the potential to 
provide warfighting capabilities to the Department 
of Defense in the near-term and mid-term time-
frames, including— 
(A) commercial dual use technologies;
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(B) technologies that are not integrated 
into an established program of record; 
(C) technologies that have not been fully 
fielded; 
(D) software-based technologies; and 
(E) such other technologies as the Director 
determines appropriate; 
(2) use tools and technologies to emulate oper-
ationally relevant threat scenarios and conditions; 
and 
(3) integrate the development of concepts of op-
erations and concepts of employment with testing 
and evaluation activities conducted under the pro-
gram to ensure early alignment between capability 
development and future concepts of operations and 
concepts of employment. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Director of the Defense 
Innovation Unit shall carry out the pilot program under 
subsection (a), in consultation with— 
(1) service-level innovation organizations; 
(2) research laboratories of the Armed Forces; 
(3) the combatant commands; 
(4) the Joint Staff; 
(5) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment;
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(6) the Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering; 
(7) the Director of Operational Test and Eval-
uation; 
(8) the Director of the Test Resource Manage-
ment Center; 
(9) industry partners; and 
(10) Federal, State, local, and international 
partners with test and evaluation infrastructure. 
(d) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on an 
annual basis thereafter through the termination date spec-
ified in subsection (e), the Director of the Defense Innova-
tion Unit shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
briefing on the status of the pilot program under sub-
section (a). 
(e) TERMINATION.—The pilot program under sub-
section (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2028. 
SEC. 223. DISMANTLEMENT OF CHINESE DRONE AIRCRAFT 
OF TO IDENTIFY THE ORIGIN OF COMPO-
NENTS AND SECURITY VULNERABILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, acting through the head of the Defense Technology
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Security Administration and in coordination with the Di-
rector of the Defense Innovation Unit, shall— 
(1) fully disassemble a drone aircraft made by 
the Chinese technology company Da Jiang Innova-
tions (DJI); and 
(2) determine the origin of each component of 
such drone aircraft. 
(b) REPORT.—After completing the actions required 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report that includes— 
(1) a list of each component found in the drone, 
including the origin of the component and manufac-
turer information; 
(2) a description of any security vulnerabilities 
that were identified in the course of disassembling 
the drone. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex.
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SEC. 224. PROGRAM ON LIMITED OBJECTIVE EXPERIMEN-
TATION IN SUPPORT OF AIR FORCE OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the Air Force 
Research Laboratory, acting through a partnership inter-
mediary, shall establish a program— 
(1) to carry out limited objective experiments in 
operationally relevant environments; 
(2) to develop persistent instrumentation and 
infrastructure for field experimentation and other in-
novation activities supporting the Air Force and 
joint service multi-domain mission set; and 
(3) to identify capabilities for the Air Force 
multi-domain operations enterprise that have the po-
tential to generate life-cycle cost savings and provide 
data-driven approaches to resource allocation. 
(b) PARTNERSHIP
INTERMEDIARY
DEFINED.—In 
this section, term ‘‘partnership intermediary’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 23(c) of the Stevenson- 
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3715(c)).
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SEC. 225. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS BETWEEN CERTAIN 
FOREIGN ENTITIES AND INSTITUTIONS OF 
HIGHER EDUCATION CONDUCTING DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE-FUNDED RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal 
year for the Department of Defense may be provided to 
a covered institution of higher education that fails to com-
ply with the prohibition under subsection (b). 
(b) PROHIBITION.—Beginning on January 1, 2026, 
a covered institution of higher education may not enter 
into a contract with a covered nation or a foreign entity 
of concern. 
(c) WAIVERS.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.— 
(A) FIRST WAIVER REQUESTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A covered institu-
tion of higher education that desires to 
enter into a contract with a foreign entity 
of concern or a covered nation may submit 
to the Secretary of Defense, not later than 
120 days before the institution enters into 
such a contract, a request to waive the 
prohibition under subsection (b) with re-
spect to such contract.
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(i) IN GENERAL.—A covered institu-
tion of higher education that has entered 
into a contract pursuant to a waiver issued 
under this section, the term of which is 
longer than the 1-year waiver period and 
the terms and conditions of which remain 
the same as the proposed contract sub-
mitted as part of the request for such 
waiver, may submit, not later than 120 
days before the expiration of such waiver 
period, a request for a renewal of such 
waiver for an additional 1-year period 
(which shall include any information re-
quested by the Secretary). 
(ii) TERMINATION.—If a covered in-
stitution of higher education fails to sub-
mit a request under clause (i) or is not 
granted a renewal under such clause, such 
institution shall terminate such contract on 
the last day of the original 1-year waiver 
period. 
(2) WAIVER ISSUANCE.—The Secretary of De-
fense— 
(A) not later than 60 days before a covered 
institution of higher education enters into a
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contract pursuant to a waiver request under 
paragraph (1)(A), or before a contract de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B)(i) is renewed pur-
suant to a renewal request under such para-
graph, shall notify the institution— 
(i) if the waiver or renewal will be 
issued by the Secretary; and 
(ii) in a case in which the waiver or 
renewal will be issued, the date on which 
the 1-year waiver period starts; and 
(B) may only issue a waiver under this sec-
tion to an institution if the Secretary of De-
fense determines, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Education, that the contract for which 
the waiver is being requested is for the benefit 
of the institution’s mission and students and 
will promote the security, stability, and eco-
nomic vitality of the United States. 
(3) NOTIFICATION
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 2 weeks prior to issuing a waiver under para-
graph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives written notice of 
the intent of the Secretary to issue such waiver to-
gether with a justification for such waiver.
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(4) APPLICATION
OF
WAIVERS.—A waiver 
issued under this section to a covered institution of 
higher education with respect to a contract shall 
only— 
(A) waive the prohibition under subsection 
(b) for a 1-year period; and 
(B) apply to the terms and conditions of 
the proposed contract submitted as part of the 
request for such waiver. 
(d) CONTRACTS PRIOR TO DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a covered in-
stitution of higher education that entered into con-
tract with a covered nation or foreign entity of con-
cern prior to January 1, 2026, and which contract 
remains in effect on such date— 
(A) the institution shall, not later than 
120 days before such date, submit to the Sec-
retary a waiver request in accordance with sub-
section (c)(1)(A)(ii); and 
(B) the Secretary shall, upon receipt of the 
request submitted under subparagraph (A), im-
mediately issue a waiver to the institution for a 
period beginning on the date on which the waiv-
er is issued and ending on the sooner of— 
(i) January 1, 2027; or
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(ii) the date on which the contract 
terminates. 
(2) RENEWAL.—A covered institution of higher 
education that has entered into a contract described 
in paragraph (1), the term of which is longer than 
the waiver period described in subparagraph (B) of 
such paragraph and the terms and conditions of 
which remain the same as the contract submitted as 
part of the request required under subparagraph (A) 
of such paragraph, may submit a request for re-
newal of the waiver issued under such paragraph in 
accordance with subsection (c)(1)(B). 
(e) DESIGNATION DURING CONTRACT TERM.—In the 
case of a covered institution of higher education that en-
ters into a contract with a foreign source that is not a 
covered nation or a foreign entity of concern but which, 
during the term of such contract, is designated as a cov-
ered nation or foreign entity of concern, such institution 
shall terminate such contract not later than 60 days after 
the Secretary notifies the institution of such designation. 
(f) TRANSLATION REQUIREMENT.—Any information 
required to be disclosed under this section with respect 
to a contract that is not in English shall be translated, 
for purposes of such disclosure, by a person that is not
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an affiliated entity or agent of the covered nation or for-
eign entity of concern involved with such contract. 
(g) COMPLIANCE OFFICER.—Each covered institu-
tion of higher education applying for a waiver under sub-
section (c) or (d), shall identify a compliance officer, who 
shall— 
(1) be a current employee or legally authorized 
agent of such institution; and 
(2) be responsible, on behalf of such institution, 
for personally certifying— 
(A) compliance with the prohibition under 
this section; and 
(B) the truth and accuracy of any informa-
tion contained in such a waiver request. 
(h) PUBLIC DATABASE.—Not later than 90 days 
after issuing a waiver under subsection (c) or (d), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall publish a copy of the order grant-
ing the waiver and the contents of the waiver request on 
a publicly available website of the Department of Defense. 
Such information shall be made available on such website 
in the form of a searchable database that includes links 
to the text of all contracts to which the waiver pertains. 
(i) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than June 1, 2026, 
and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
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of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
that includes a description of— 
(1) the terms and contents of any waivers 
issued under this section in the period covered by 
the report; 
(2) any trends in— 
(A) the number of waivers issued under 
this section over time; and 
(B) the types of contracts to which such 
waivers pertain; and 
(3) the processes used by the Secretary to 
verify that covered institutions of higher education 
are in compliance with the requirements of this sec-
tion. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘contract’’ means— 
(A) any agreement or memorandum of un-
derstanding for the acquisition, by purchase, 
lease, or barter, of property or services by or 
from a covered nation or foreign entity of con-
cern; or 
(B) any affiliation, agreement, or similar 
transaction with a covered nation or foreign en-
tity of concern that involves the use or ex-
change of the name, likeness, time, services, or
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resources of a covered institution of higher edu-
cation. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered institution of higher 
education’’ means an institution of higher education 
that conducts research funded by the Department of 
Defense. 
(3) The term ‘‘foreign entity of concern’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 10612(a) of 
the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19221(a)) and includes a 
foreign entity that is identified on the list published 
under section 1286(c)(9)(A) of the John S. McCain 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note). 
(4) The term ‘‘covered nation’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 4872(d) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(5) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002).
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SEC. 226. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION 
WITH CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for any fiscal year 
for the Department of Defense may be provided to an in-
stitution of higher education for any principal investigator 
who conducts fundamental research in collaboration di-
rectly or indirectly with a covered nation or foreign entity 
of concern. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 
the limitation under subsection (a), on a case-by-case 
basis, with respect to a principal investigator at an institu-
tion of higher education, if the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that such a waiver is in the national security inter-
ests of the United States. 
(c) CERTIFICATIONS OF COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) FUNDING CERTIFICATION.—As a condition 
of receiving funds from the Department of Defense, 
an institution of higher education shall certify to the 
Secretary of Defense that the principal investigator 
of the project of the institution that is applying for 
funding from the Department of Defense— 
(A) is not conducting fundamental re-
search in collaboration with an entity described
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in subsection (a) as of the date of the certifi-
cation; and 
(B) will not conduct fundamental research 
in collaboration with such an entity during the 
period for which such funding is received. 
(2) CONTRACT CERTIFICATION.—As a condition 
of maintaining a contract with the Department of 
Defense, an institution of higher education shall— 
(A) using publicly available information, 
perform due diligence on any academic institu-
tion or laboratory the institution is collabo-
rating with, or intends to collaborate with, 
under the contract; and 
(B) certify to the Secretary of Defense 
that the principal investigator of the project of 
the institution to which the contract pertains— 
(i) has not conducted fundamental re-
search in collaboration with an entity de-
scribed in subsection (a) at any time dur-
ing the period in which such contract was 
in effect, up to and including the date of 
the certification; and 
(ii) will not conduct fundamental re-
search in collaboration with such an entity
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during any period in which such contract 
is in effect. 
(3) FREQUENCY.—An institution of higher edu-
cation shall— 
(A) submit the certification under para-
graph (1) on an annual basis during each year 
in which the institution receives funds from the 
Department of Defense; and 
(B) submit the certification under para-
graph (2) on an annual basis during each year 
in which a contract is in effect between the in-
stitution and the Department. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On an annual basis, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the compliance 
of the Department of Defense and institutions of 
higher education with the requirements of this sec-
tion. Each report shall include, for each waiver 
issued under subsection (b) in the period covered by 
the report— 
(A) a justification for the waiver; and 
(B) a detailed description of the type and 
extent of any collaboration between an institu-
tion of higher education and an entity described
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in subsection (a) allowed pursuant to the waiv-
er, including identification of the institution 
and entities involved, the type of technology in-
volved, the duration of the collaboration and 
terms and conditions on intellectual property 
assignment, as applicable, under the collabora-
tion agreement. 
(2) FORM; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each report 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form and shall be made available on a publicly 
accessible website of the Department of Defense. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The limitation under sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to the first fiscal year 
that begins after the date that is one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and to any subsequent fiscal 
year. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘foreign entity of concern’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 10612(a) of 
the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19221(a)) and includes a 
foreign entity that is identified on the list published 
under section 1286(c)(9)(A) of the John S. McCain 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note).
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(2) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) 
and includes— 
(A) any department, program, project, fac-
ulty, researcher, or other individual, entity, or 
activity of such institution; and 
(B) any branch of such institution within 
or outside the United States. 
(3) The term ‘‘fundamental research’’ means 
basic and applied research in science and engineer-
ing, the results of which are expected to be published 
and shared broadly within the scientific community. 
Such term does not include research that is propri-
etary or classified and subject to access restrictions 
under other provisions of Federal law. 
(4) The term ‘‘collaboration’’ means any level of 
coordinated activity between an institution of higher 
education and an entity described in subsection (a), 
whether direct or indirect, formal or informal, and 
includes— 
(A) sharing of research facilities, re-
sources, or data;
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(B) transfer, sharing, or dissemination of 
technology, information, or any technical know- 
how; 
(C) any financial or in-kind contribution 
intended to produce a research product; 
(D) sponsorship or facilitation of research 
fellowships, visas, or residence permits; 
(E) joint ventures, partnerships, or other 
formalized agreements for the purpose of con-
ducting research or sharing resources, data, or 
technology; 
(F) inclusion of researchers as consultants, 
advisors, or members of advisory or review 
boards; and 
(G) such other activities as may be deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State and Director of 
National Intelligence. 
(5) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives; and
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(B) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(6) The term ‘‘covered nation’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 4872(d) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 227. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS PER-
FORMING 
RESEARCH 
OR 
DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
(a) RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 
Section 4001 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) 
DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENTS.—Whenever 
issuing a statement, press release, request for proposals, 
bid solicitation, or other document describing a project or 
program that is funded in whole or in part with Federal 
funding, a person performing a research or development 
project under paragraph (1) or (5) of subsection (b) shall 
clearly state the following: 
‘‘(1) The percentage of the total costs of the 
program or project financed with Federal funding. 
‘‘(2) The dollar amount of Federal funds obli-
gated for the project or program.
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‘‘(3) The percentage and dollar amount of the 
total costs of the project or program that will be fi-
nanced from nongovernmental sources.’’. 
(b) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
AGREEMENTS
UNDER
STEVENSON-WYDLER
TECH-
NOLOGY INNOVATION ACT OF 1980.—Section 4026 of 
such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), as designated by para-
graph (1), in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Tech-
nology may’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.—Technology may’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) 
DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENTS.—Whenever 
issuing a statement, press release, request for proposals, 
bid solicitation, or other document describing a project or 
program that is funded in whole or in part with Federal 
funding, a person performing a research or development 
project pursuant to a cooperative research and develop-
ment agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall 
clearly state the following:
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‘‘(1) The percentage of the total costs of the 
program or project financed with Federal funding. 
‘‘(2) The dollar amount of Federal funds obli-
gated for the project or program. 
‘‘(3) The percentage and dollar amount of the 
total costs of the project or program that will be fi-
nanced from nongovernmental sources.’’. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of Defense should direct the oper-
ating divisions of the Department of Defense to design 
and implement processes to manage and administer grant-
ees’ compliance with the requirements added by this sec-
tion, including determining to what extent to provide guid-
ance to grantees on calculations. 
SEC. 228. MODIFICATION TO INNOVATORS INFORMATION 
REPOSITORY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
Section 220 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 
232; 10 U.S.C. 2364 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘Chief Dig-
ital and Artificial Intelligence Office, Defense Inno-
vation Unit, and’’ before ‘‘Defense Technical Infor-
mation Center’’;
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(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘in accord-
ance with subsection (e)’’ before the period at the 
end; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) be coordinated across the Department of 
Defense enterprise to focus on small business 
innovators that are small, independent United States 
businesses, including— 
‘‘(A) those participating in the Small Busi-
ness Innovation Research program or the Small 
Business Technology Transfer program; 
‘‘(B) those participating in the Pilot Pro-
gram to Accelerate the Procurement and Field-
ing of Innovative Technologies and the Rapid 
Defense Enterprise Research program; and 
‘‘(C) nontraditional defense companies that 
are working with research, innovation, and ad-
vanced project entities;’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and
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of such update together with instructions for elec-
tronically accessing the updated repository.’’. 
SEC. 229. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
CANINE AND FELINE RESEARCH. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex-
pended to conduct biomedical research or testing using ca-
nines or felines. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 
the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary— 
(1) determines that the waiver is in the national 
security interest of the United States; and 
(2) not later than the date on which the waiver 
is invoked, submits a notification of the waiver and 
a justification of the reason for seeking the waiver 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 230. EXPANSION OF PARTICIPATION IN THE DIGITAL 
ON-DEMAND PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
take such steps as may be necessary— 
(1) to expand participation in the Digital On- 
Demand Program to—
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(A) all organizations and elements of the 
Department of Defense; and 
(B) all members of the Armed Forces and 
civilian employees of the Department; and 
(2) to actively promote the Program throughout 
the Department. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis there-
after through 2029, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a report on the progress of 
the Secretary in expanding and promoting the Digital On- 
Demand Program as described in subsection (a). 
(c) DIGITAL ON DEMAND PROGRAM DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘Digital On-Demand Program’’ 
means the program overseen by the Chief Digital and Arti-
ficial Intelligence Officer pursuant to which educational 
resources on artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, 
data literacy, and related topics are made available to per-
sonnel of the Department of Defense through a digital 
platform on an on-demand basis.
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Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and 
Other Matters 
SEC. 241. PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SECURE COM-
PUTING AND DATA STORAGE ENVIRONMENT 
FOR TESTING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 
TRAINED ON BIOLOGICAL DATA. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Research and Engineering, in coordination with 
the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, shall 
develop a plan for the establishment of a secure computing 
and data storage environment to facilitate— 
(1) the testing of artificial intelligence models 
trained on biological data; and 
(2) the development and testing of products 
generated by such models. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 
provide as follows: 
(1) DESIGNATION.—The secure computing and 
data storage environment described in subsection (a) 
shall be known as the ‘‘AIxBio sandbox’’. 
(2) COMPUTING
AND
DATA
STORAGE
INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—The AIxBio sandbox shall consist of a 
secure computing and data storage infrastructure to 
be used for the testing and development activities 
described in subsection (a). To the extent feasible,
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such infrastructure shall be assembled from the ex-
isting computing and data storage infrastructure or-
ganizations and elements of the Department of De-
fense with relevant capabilities, such as the Test Re-
source Management Center and the AI Accelerator 
of the Department of the Air Force. 
(3) RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL.—The Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering 
shall be responsible for— 
(A) managing and overseeing the activities 
of the sandbox; 
(B) coordinating the efforts of the organi-
zations of the Department involved in the ac-
tivities of the sandbox; 
(C) selecting projects for development and 
testing using the sandbox in accordance with 
paragraph (4); and 
(D) arranging partnerships in accordance 
paragraph (5). 
(4) SELECTION
OF
PROJECTS.—The Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 
shall— 
(A) identify projects funded, in whole or in 
part, by the Department of Defense that—
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(i) have demonstrated a proof-of-con-
cept or another similar indicator of early 
success or feasibility; and 
(ii) involve the development of a 
model, technology, or product at the inter-
section of artificial intelligence and bio-
technology that has potential defense appli-
cations, such as a project using artificial 
intelligence and biological data— 
(I) to direct and produce medical 
countermeasures; 
(II) to predict and produce new 
or enhanced biological materials for 
military purposes; or 
(III) to analyze how biology could 
fulfill different components of the sup-
ply chain, including by improving the 
domestic supply chain through the use 
of biomanufacturing; and 
(B) from projects identified under sub-
paragraph (A), select projects for further devel-
opment and testing using the AIxBio sandbox. 
(5) PARTNERSHIPS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering shall es-
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tablish mechanisms through which organiza-
tions and entities involved in projects of the 
AIxBio sandbox may work with Department of 
Defense laboratories and Department-funded 
laboratories of academic institutions to carry 
out activities in support of such projects, in-
cluding biological testing and experimentation 
and testing and experimentation to validate ar-
tificial intelligence models in development. 
(B) STREAMLINED
PROCESSES.—In car-
rying out subparagraph (A), the Under Sec-
retary shall establish streamlined processes to 
facilitate efficient collaboration between labora-
tories, organizations of the Department of De-
fense, and private entities for purposes of devel-
oping products for national security purposes 
and carrying out activities in support of 
projects under AIxBio sandbox, including test-
ing and experimentation. 
(6) OTHER
ELEMENTS.—The plan shall ad-
dress— 
(A) the manner in which existing com-
puting and data storage infrastructure of the 
Department of Defense shall be made available
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for the AIxBio sandbox in accordance with 
paragraph (2); 
(B) the development of any mechanisms 
needed to facilitate collaboration among individ-
uals and organizations involved in projects 
under the AIxBio sandbox, including any nec-
essary agreements concerning intellectual prop-
erty, funding, and the transfer of materials or 
other resources; 
(C) the process for selecting projects for 
development and testing using the sandbox in 
accordance with paragraph (4); and 
(D) the process for determining the 
amount of funding needed for projects under 
the sandbox, including the length of time each 
project is expected to receive such funding. 
(c) REPORT AND BRIEFING.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 
shall— 
(1) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report that includes the plan developed under sub-
section (a); and
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(2) provide to the Committees a briefing on the 
plan. 
SEC. 242. STUDY AND REPORT ON FOREIGN CAPITAL DIS-
CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall seek to enter into a contract or other agree-
ment with a federally funded research and development 
center to conduct an independent study on the foreign cap-
ital disclosure requirements of organizations of the De-
partment of Defense that routinely engage with commer-
cial entities backed by private equity or venture capital 
funds. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A comparative analysis of current foreign 
capital disclosure requirements used by organiza-
tions within the Department of Defense that engage 
with commercial entities backed by private equity or 
venture capital funds, including the Defense Innova-
tion Unit, National Security Innovation Capital, and 
other such organizations within the Department. 
(2) An assessment of any business intelligence, 
due diligence information, classified information, and
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other information sources available to such organiza-
tions to assist the organizations in formulating and 
executing foreign capital disclosure requirements. 
(3) An assessment of the extent to which such 
foreign capital disclosure requirements are shared 
with commercial entities. 
(4) An assessment of best practices for foreign 
capital disclosure requirements across the Depart-
ment of Defense, including best practices for flexibly 
implementing such requirements based upon real or 
perceived risks. 
(5) An assessment of the feasibility of harmo-
nizing the best practices as described in paragraph 
(4) across the Department of Defense in a respon-
sive manner. 
(6) An analysis of foreign capital disclosure re-
quirements that are used elsewhere within the Fed-
eral Government and in the Governments of inter-
national allies and partners of the United States. 
(7) An assessment of such other factors as may 
be relevant to inform the implementation of coordi-
nated, effective foreign capital disclosure require-
ments across the Department of Defense and the 
Governments of international allies and partners of 
the United States.
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(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the results of the 
study conducted under subsection (a). 
(2) FORM
OF
REPORT.—The report required 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 243. BIOTECHNOLOGY ROADMAP. 
(a) ROADMAP REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall develop a biotechnology roadmap to guide the efforts 
of the Department of Defense relating to biotechnology. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In the roadmap required by sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) clearly articulate the strategic objectives of 
the Department of Defense relating to bio-
technology; 
(2) for each strategic objective, establish spe-
cific goals and milestones for the achievement of 
such objective, including timelines for meeting such 
goals and milestones; 
(3) in the case of each updated version of the 
roadmap following submittal of the initial roadmap 
under subsection (d)(1), include—
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(A) a review of the goals and milestones 
established under paragraph (2) to ensure such 
goals and milestones continue to align with 
strategic objectives under paragraph (1); and 
(B) a description of any goals and mile-
stones that changed as a result of such review; 
(4) separately identify each biotechnology effort 
covered by the strategy, including any programs, 
projects, or other activities associated with such ef-
fort within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 
the Armed Forces, and other organizations of the 
Department, and for each such effort provide— 
(A) a description of the effort; 
(B) an estimate of the funding dedicated 
to the effort; 
(C) a timeline for carrying out the effort; 
and 
(D) an explanation of how the effort aligns 
with the strategic objectives under paragraph 
(1); 
(5) identify and describe the role of each orga-
nization of the Department with responsibilities re-
lating to biotechnology under the strategy;
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(6) establish metrics to measure the progress of 
the Department in meeting the objectives, goals, and 
milestones under the strategy; 
(7) based on such metrics, assess the progress 
of the Department in meeting such objectives, goals, 
and milestones; 
(8) based on the results of such assessment, 
make any necessary adjustments to the planning 
and execution of the roadmap to ensure the Depart-
ment makes continuous progress toward achieving 
the objectives under paragraph (1); 
(9) assess the overall risk to the security of the 
United States of the biotechnology efforts covered by 
the strategy; 
(10) analyze any requirements of the Federal 
Government that hinder the ability of the Depart-
ment to advance and use biotechnology; 
(11) provide for the development and support of 
the biotechnology workforce of the Department, in-
cluding personnel with responsibilities relating di-
rectly to biotechnology and personnel who indirectly 
support the biotechnology efforts of the Department 
such as personnel involved program management, 
acquisition, investment, and legal matters;
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(12) with respect to the biotechnology workforce 
described in paragraph (11)— 
(A) identify the total number of bio-
technology positions required to support the ob-
jectives of the roadmap— 
(i) as of the date of the road map; 
and 
(ii) over the periods of five and 10 
years following such date; 
(B) indicate the number of such positions 
that have been filled as of the date of the road-
map; 
(C) describe the positions included in the 
biotechnology workforce, including a description 
of— 
(i) the role of each position in sup-
porting the objectives under paragraph (1); 
and 
(ii) the qualifications required for 
each position, including any qualifications 
relating to seniority level, education, train-
ing, and security clearances; 
(D) identify any challenges affecting the 
ability of the Department to develop the bio-
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technology workforce and propose solutions to 
those challenges; 
(E) assess whether the codes used to de-
fine positions and roles within the workforce of 
the Department adequately cover the range of 
positions and personnel that comprise the bio-
technology workforce, such as personnel in re-
search, engineering, and testing; 
(F) identify mechanisms to enable the De-
partment to access outside expertise relating to 
biotechnology, including mechanisms to assem-
ble a pool of outside experts who have been 
prequalified (including by obtaining any nec-
essary security clearances) to provide advice 
and assistance to the Department on matters 
relating to biotechnology on an as-needed basis; 
(G) assess whether personnel occupying ex-
isting positions in the Department could be 
used to meet biotechnology workforce needs 
with additional training and, if so, the nature 
and scope of the training required; 
(13) address collaboration between the Depart-
ment and international partners to advance research 
on biotechnology, which shall include—
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(A) a description of any international part-
nerships under which the United States is col-
laborating with partners to conduct bio-
technology research and development for de-
fense purposes; 
(B) a description of any new international 
partnerships that may be entered into, or exist-
ing partnerships that may be modified, to pro-
vide for such collaboration; and 
(C) identification of any challenges affect-
ing the ability of the Department engage in 
such collaboration with international partners, 
including— 
(i) any limitations on co-investments 
within international partnerships; 
(ii) any United States export controls 
or other technology protections that hinder 
information sharing within such partner-
ships; and 
(iii) any other challenges that may 
prevent the full utilization of such partner-
ships for such collaboration. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the roadmap re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
consult with—