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(A) Health matters relating to chemical, bi-
ological, radiological, nuclear and explosive 
weapons. 
(B) Preventive medicine and infectious dis-
ease. 
(C) Post traumatic stress disorder. 
(D) Suicide prevention. 
(8) The maintenance of a list of medical supplies 
and equipment needed. 
(9) Such other elements as the Secretary of De-
fense may determine appropriate. 
SEC. 778. GRANT PROGRAM FOR INCREASED COOPERATION 
ON POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER RE-
SEARCH 
BETWEEN 
UNITED 
STATES 
AND 
ISRAEL. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Psycho-
logical Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Pro-
gram, should seek to explore scientific collaboration between 
American academic institutions and nonprofit research en-
tities, and Israeli institutions with expertise in researching, 
diagnosing, and treating post-traumatic stress disorder. 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
Secretary of State, shall award grants to eligible entities 
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to carry out collaborative research between the United 
States and Israel with respect to post-traumatic stress dis-
orders. The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the grant 
program under this section in accordance with the agree-
ment titled ‘‘Agreement Between the Government of the 
United States of America and the Government of Israel on 
the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation’’, 
dated September 27, 1972. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an entity shall be an academic 
institution or a nonprofit entity located in the United 
States. 
(d) AWARD.—The Secretary shall award grants under 
this section to eligible entities that— 
(1) carry out a research project that— 
(A) addresses a requirement in the area of 
post-traumatic stress disorders that the Secretary 
determines appropriate to research using such 
grant; and 
(B) is conducted by the eligible entity and 
an entity in Israel under a joint research agree-
ment; and 
(2) meet such other criteria that the Secretary 
may establish. 
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(e) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such commitments and information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(f) GIFT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may accept, 
hold, and administer, any gift of money made on the condi-
tion that the gift be used for the purpose of the grant pro-
gram under this section. Such gifts of money accepted under 
this subsection shall be deposited in the Treasury in the De-
partment of Defense General Gift Fund and shall be avail-
able, subject to appropriation, without fiscal year limita-
tion. 
(g) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
on which an eligible entity completes a research project 
using a grant under this section, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report that contains— 
(1) a description of how the eligible entity used 
the grant; and 
(2) an evaluation of the level of success of the re-
search project. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The authority to award grants 
under this section shall terminate on the date that is 7 years 
after the date on which the first such grant is awarded. 
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SEC. 779. SUICIDE CLUSTER: STANDARDIZED DEFINITION 
FOR USE BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; CON-
GRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION. 
(a) STANDARDIZATION
OF DEFINITION.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secre-
taries concerned, shall develop, for use across the Armed 
Forces, a standardized definition for the term ‘‘suicide clus-
ter’’. 
(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Beginning not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
whenever the Secretary determines the occurrence of a sui-
cide cluster (as that term is defined pursuant to subsection 
(a)) among members of the Armed Forces, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
notification of such determination. 
(c) COORDINATION REQUIRED.—In developing the def-
inition under subsection (a) and the process for submitting 
required notifications under subsection (b), the Secretary 
of Defense shall coordinate with the Secretaries concerned. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than April 1, 2023, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a briefing on the following: 
(1) The methodology being used in the develop-
ment of the definition under subsection (a). 
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(2) The progress made towards the development 
of the process for submitting required notifications 
under subsection (b). 
(3) An estimated timeline for the implementa-
tion of this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the following: 
(A) The Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives. 
(B) The Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate. 
(C) The Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 
(D) The Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Codes. 
SEC. 780. LIMITATION ON REALIGNMENT OR REDUCTION 
OF 
MILITARY 
MEDICAL 
MANNING 
END 
STRENGTH: CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
AND OTHER REFORMS. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the limitation 
under section 719 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 
133 Stat. 1454), as most recently amended by section 
731 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 
1795), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries 
concerned may not realign or reduce military medical 
end strength authorizations during the period de-
scribed in paragraph (2), and after such period, may 
not realign or reduce such authorizations unless— 
(A) the report is submitted under subsection 
(b); and 
(B) the certification is submitted under sub-
section (c). 
(2) COVERED PERIOD.—The period described in 
this paragraph is a period of at least three years that 
begins on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) REPORT ON COMPOSITION OF MILITARY MEDICAL 
WORKFORCE REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments, shall conduct an assessment of military medical 
manning requirements and submit to Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
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report containing the findings of such assessment. Such as-
sessment shall be informed by the following: 
(1) The National Defense Strategy submitted 
under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The National Military Strategy prepared 
under section 153(b) of such title. 
(3) The campaign plans of the combatant com-
mands. 
(4) Theater strategies. 
(5) The joint medical estimate under section 732 
of the John S. McCain National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 
132 Stat. 1817). 
(6) The plan of the Department of Defense on in-
tegrated medical operations, as updated pursuant to 
paragraph (1) of section 724(a) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1793; 10 U.S.C. 1096 note). 
(7) The plan of the Department of Defense on 
global patient movement, as updated pursuant to 
paragraph (2) of such section. 
(8) The biosurveillance program of the Depart-
ment of Defense established pursuant to Department 
of Defense Directive 6420.02 (relating to biosurveil-
lance). 
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(9) Requirements for graduate medical edu-
cation. 
(10) The report of the COVID–19 Military 
Health System Review Panel under section 731 of the 
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116–283; 134 Stat. 3698). 
(11) The report of the Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense titled ‘‘Evaluation of Depart-
ment of Defense Military Medical Treatment Facility 
Challenges During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 
(COVID-19) Pandemic in Fiscal Year 2021 (DODIG- 
2022-081)’’ and published on April 5, 2022. 
(12) Such other reports as may be determined 
appropriate by the Secretary of Defense. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a certification containing 
the following: 
(1) A certification of the completion of a com-
prehensive review of military medical manning, in-
cluding with respect to the medical corps (or other 
health- or medical-related component of a military 
department), designator, profession, occupation, and 
rating of medical personnel. 
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(2) A justification for any proposed increase, re-
alignment, reduction, or other change to the specialty 
and occupational composition of military medical 
end strength authorizations, which may include com-
pliance with a requirement or recommendation set 
forth in a strategy, plan, or other matter specified in 
subsection (b). 
(3) A certification that, in the case that any 
change to such specialty or occupational composition 
is required, a vacancy resulting from such change 
may not be filled with a position other than a health- 
or medical-related position until such time as there 
are no military medical billets remaining to fill the 
vacancy. 
(4) A risk analysis associated with the potential 
realignment or reduction of any military medical end 
strength authorizations. 
(5) An identification of any plans of the Depart-
ment to backfill military medical personnel positions 
with civilian personnel. 
(6) A plan to address persistent vacancies for ci-
vilian personnel in health- or medical-related posi-
tions, and a risk analysis associated with the hiring, 
onboarding, and retention of such civilian personnel, 
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taking into account provider shortfalls across the 
United States. 
(7) A comprehensive plan to mitigate any risk 
identified pursuant to paragraph (4) or (6), includ-
ing with respect to funding necessary for such mitiga-
tion across fiscal years. 
(d) INTERIM BRIEFINGS AND FINAL REPORT.— 
(1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than April 1, 
2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a briefing on how the Sec-
retary plans to meet the report requirement under 
subsection (b) and the certification requirement under 
subsection (c). 
(2) BRIEFING
ON
PROGRESS.—Not later than 
two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a briefing on the progress made 
towards completion of such requirements. 
(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than three years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate a final report on the completion of such 
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requirements. Such final report shall be in addition 
to the report required under subsection (b) and the 
certification required under subsection (c). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘medical personnel’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 115a(e) of such title. 
(2) The term ‘‘theater strategy’’ means an over-
arching construct outlining the vision of a combatant 
commander for the integration and synchronization of 
military activities and operations with other national 
power instruments to achieve the strategic objectives 
of the United States. 
SEC. 781. REVIEW AND UPDATE OF POLICY RELATING TO 
COMMAND NOTIFICATION PROCESS AND RE-
DUCTION OF MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA. 
(a) REVIEW AND UPDATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 
2023, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretaries of the military departments, shall re-
view and update the Department of Defense Instruc-
tion 6490.08, titled ‘‘Command Notification Require-
ments to Dispel Stigma in Providing Mental Health 
Care to Service Members’’, or any successor instruc-
tion. 
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(2) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the review and 
update of the instruction under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall ensure the updated version— 
(A) provides health care providers with 
clear guidance on the process and timeline for 
making a required command notification; 
(B) provides for the protection of the pri-
vacy of mental health information shared 
through such notification process, including by— 
(i) restricting access to such informa-
tion to personnel for whom such specific 
knowledge is necessary for the conduct of of-
ficial duties; 
(ii) requiring that military com-
manders, and any other personnel with ac-
cess to such information, treat such infor-
mation as any other health information, in-
cluding with respect to applicable privacy 
laws; and 
(iii) setting forth updated training re-
quirements for military commanders on the 
treatment of such information; and 
(C) directs military commanders to take 
steps to further reduce the stigma of mental 
health among members of the Armed Forces, in-
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cluding by promoting mental health care as 
equivalent to other types of health care. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2023, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
report on the progress made towards the completion of the 
review and update under subsection (a). 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL-
ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE-
MENT, AND RELATED MAT-
TERS 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and 
Management 
SEC. 801. WRITING AWARD TO ENCOURAGE CURIOSITY AND 
PERSISTENCE IN OVERCOMING OBSTACLES 
IN ACQUISITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 87 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1742 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 1743. Writing award to encourage curiosity and 
persistence in overcoming obstacles in the 
defense acquisition system 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President of the Defense 
Acquisition University shall establish an award to recognize 
members of the acquisition workforce who use an iterative 
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writing process to document a first-hand account of using 
independent judgment to overcome an obstacle the member 
faced while working within the defense acquisition system 
(as defined in section 3001 of this title). 
‘‘(b) SUBMISSION REQUIRED.—A member of the acqui-
sition workforce desiring an award under this section shall 
submit to the President such first-hand account. 
‘‘(c) AMOUNT OF AWARD.—A recipient of an award 
under this section shall receive $10,000. 
‘‘(d) NUMBER OF AWARDS.—The President of the De-
fense Acquisition University may make not more than five 
awards each year. 
‘‘(e) WEBPAGE.—The President of the Defense Acquisi-
tion University shall establish and maintain a webpage to 
serve as a repository for submissions made under subsection 
(b). Such webpage shall allow for public comments and dis-
cussion. 
‘‘(f) CONTENTS OF SUBMISSION.—The recipient of an 
award under this section shall demonstrate in the submis-
sion described under subsection (b)— 
‘‘(1) an original and engaging idea documenting 
the use of independent judgment to overcome an ob-
stacle the recipient faced while working within the de-
fense acquisition system; and 
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‘‘(2) the use of an iterative writing process, in-
cluding evidence of— 
‘‘(A) critical thinking; 
‘‘(B) incorporation of feedback from diverse 
perspectives; and 
‘‘(C) editing to achieve plain writing (as 
defined in section 3 of the Plain Writing Act of 
2010 (5 U.S.C. 301 note)). 
‘‘(g) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Defense shall use 
funds from the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development 
Account to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
section 1742 the following new item: 
‘‘1743. Writing award to encourage curiosity and persistence in overcoming obsta-
cles in acquisition.’’. 
SEC. 802. DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEM 
PRICING NOT BASED ON ADEQUATE PRICE 
COMPETITION. 
(a) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—Section 3455 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘A sub-
system’’; 
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(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) With respect to a subsystem for which a con-
tracting officer made a determination under paragraph 
(1)(B) and for a subsystem proposed as commercial (as de-
fined in section 103(1) of title 41, United States Code) and 
that has not previously been determined commercial in ac-
cordance with section 3703(d) of this title, the offeror shall 
provide the following information: 
‘‘(A) An identification of a comparable commer-
cial product that is customarily used by the general 
public or nongovernmental entities that serves as the 
basis for assertion that the proposed subsystem is a 
commercial product. 
‘‘(B) A comparison of the essential physical 
characteristics and functionality between the proposed 
subsystem and the comparable commercial product in 
support of such assertion. 
‘‘(C) The national stock number (as defined in 
section 101-30.101-3 of title 41, Code of Federal Regu-
lations (or a successor regulation)), if available, for 
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the comparable commercial product and the proposed 
subsystem.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) With respect to components or spare parts pro-
posed as commercial for which a contracting officer made 
a determination under paragraph (1)(B), the offeror shall 
provide the following information for components or spare 
parts proposed as commercial (as defined in section 103(1) 
of title 41, United States Code) and that have not pre-
viously been determined commercial in accordance with sec-
tion 3703(d) of this title: 
‘‘(A) An identification of a comparable commer-
cial product that is customarily used by the general 
public or nongovernmental entities that serves as the 
basis for the assertion that the proposed components 
or spare parts are commercial products. 
‘‘(B) A comparison of the essential physical 
characteristics and functionality between the proposed 
components or spare parts and the comparable com-
mercial product in support of such assertion. 
‘‘(C) The national stock number (as defined in 
section 101-30.101-3 of title 41, Code of Federal Regu-
lations (or a successor regulation)), if available, for 
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the comparable commercial product and the proposed 
components or spare parts.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATIONS TO INFORMATION SUBMITTED.— 
Section 3455(d) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘FOR 
CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS’’ after ‘‘SUBMITTED’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘section,’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘to submit’’ and inserting ‘‘section that 
are not subject to the exceptions in section 
3703(a)(1) of this title, the offeror shall be re-
quired to submit to or to provide access to the 
contracting officer, on an unredacted basis’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘all’’ before ‘‘prices 
paid’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and the contents of 
such terms and conditions’’ after ‘‘commer-
cial customers’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘information on’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘same or similar’’ 
and inserting ‘‘information on prices for the 
same or similar’’; 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘conditions;’’ and in-
serting ‘‘conditions, and the contents of such 
terms and conditions; and’’; and 
(iii) by striking clauses (ii), (iii), and 
(iv). 
(D) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘reasonableness of 
price,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘reason-
ableness of price because the comparable 
products provided by the offeror are not a 
valid basis for a price analysis, or the con-
tracting officer determines the proposed 
price is not reasonable after evaluating 
prices paid, the offeror shall be required to 
provide’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, where a request for 
cost data shall be approved at a level above 
the contracting officer’’. 
SEC. 803. PREFERENCE FOR DOMESTIC FOODS FOR MILI-
TARY WORKING DOGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 287 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
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‘‘§ 3906. Preference for domestic foods for military 
working dogs 
‘‘With respect to the acquisition of food for military 
working dogs by the Defense Logistics Agency, the Director 
of the Defense Logistic Agency shall give a preference for 
the acquisition of food that is manufactured or produced— 
‘‘(1) in the United States; 
‘‘(2) by an entity that is based in the United 
States; and 
‘‘(3) using only ingredients and materials that 
were grown, mined, manufactured, or produced in the 
United States.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters for 
chapter 287 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘3906. Preference for domestic food for military working dogs.’’. 
SEC. 804. LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCT SUP-
PORT. 
Section 4324(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by designating the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), as so redesignated, as paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 
(4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) as subparagraphs (A), (B), 
(C), (D), (E), (F), (G), and (I), respectively; 
(3) in paragraph (1), as so designated— 
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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), as so redesignated— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’ be-
fore ‘‘Before granting’’ ; and 
(ii) by inserting after ‘‘approved life 
cycle sustainment plan’’ the following: ‘‘ap-
proved by all covered individuals for such 
covered system’’; 
(B) by amending subparagraph (G), as so 
redesignated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(G) an intellectual property management 
plan for product support, including access to 
technical data and computer software, as well as 
contract delivery requirements for the data 
rights;’’; 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (G), as 
so redesignated, the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) an estimate of the number of personnel 
needed to operate and maintain the covered sys-
tem;’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, 
by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’ at the end; and 
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (I), as 
so redesignated, the following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(J) a product support business case anal-
ysis that— 
‘‘(i) addresses— 
‘‘(I) the costs, benefits, and risks 
to sustainment associated with the per-
formance goals; 
‘‘(II) the engineering and design 
considerations; 
‘‘(III) intellectual property, in-
cluding access to technical data and 
computer software; and 
‘‘(IV) the number of personnel 
needed to operate and maintain the 
covered system; and 
‘‘(ii) explicitly addresses— 
‘‘(I) the tradeoffs made between 
the factors described in clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) the associated implications 
of such tradeoffs for— 
‘‘(aa) design, development, 
production, and operating and 
support costs; 
‘‘(bb) operational and mate-
riel availability; 
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‘‘(cc) the mix of active and 
reserve components of the mili-
tary, Government civilian em-
ployee, host nation support, and 
contractor personnel to operate 
and maintain the covered system; 
and 
‘‘(dd) the ability of the Gov-
ernment to retain core logistics 
capability identified under section 
2464 and comply with the re-
quirements under section 2466.’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT
PHASES.—Before granting 
approval for entry of the covered system into each 
subsequent phase of the acquisition after the phase de-
scribed in section 4172(e)(7), the milestone decision 
authority shall ensure that the life cycle sustainment 
plan described in paragraph (1) for such covered sys-
tem has been updated and again approved by all cov-
ered individuals for such covered system. 
‘‘(3) COVERED INDIVIDUALS DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘covered individuals’ means— 
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‘‘(A) a product support manager described 
in subsection (c); 
‘‘(B) a program manager (as defined in sec-
tion 1737(a)); 
‘‘(C) a program executive officer (as defined 
in section 1737(a)); and 
‘‘(D) an appropriate materiel, logistics, or 
fleet representative.’’. 
SEC. 805. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT SE-
LECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS. 
(a) REPEAL OF TERMINATION.—Section 4351 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection 
(j). 
(b) REPEAL
OF TERMINATION
OF CERTAIN ADDI-
TIONAL REPORTS.—Section 1051(x) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 is amended by strik-
ing paragraph (4). 
SEC. 806. AMENDMENTS TO CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE PRO-
TECTIONS FROM REPRISAL FOR DISCLOSURE 
OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. 
(a) DEFENSE CONTRACTS.— 
(1) ADDITION OF GRANTEES, SUBGRANTEES, AND 
PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Section 4701 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (a), in paragraphs (2)(G) 
and (3)(A), by striking ‘‘or subcontractor’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, 
or personal services contractor’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(H) The Pandemic Response Account-
ability Committee (established under section 
15010 of title V of division B of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136)). 
‘‘(I) The Integrity Committee of the Council 
of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Effi-
ciency.’’. 
(C) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘contractor con-
cerned’’ and inserting ‘‘contractor, sub-
contractor, grantee, subgrantee, or per-
sonal services contractor concerned’’; 
(II) by inserting before the period 
at the end of the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, or to the Special Inspector 
General for Pandemic Recovery or the 
Chair of the Pandemic Response Ac-
countability Committee’’; 
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(III) by striking ‘‘Inspector Gen-
eral determines’’ and inserting ‘‘In-
spector General, Special Inspector Gen-
eral, or Chair (as applicable) deter-
mines’’; and 
(IV) by striking ‘‘Inspector Gen-
eral shall’’ and inserting ‘‘Inspector 
General, Special Inspector General, or 
Chair (as applicable) shall’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘In-
spector General’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Inspector General, Special In-
spector General, or Chair (as applicable)’’; 
and 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘In-
spector General’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Inspector General, Special In-
spector General, or Chair (as applicable)’’; 
(D) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A) of paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘contractor concerned’’ and inserting ‘‘con-
tractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, 
or personal services contractor concerned’’; 
and 
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(ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
after ‘‘Order the contractor’’ each place it 
appears the following: ‘‘, subcontractor, 
grantee, subgrantee, or personal services 
contractor’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (2), by inserting 
after ‘‘contractor’’ the following: ‘‘, subcon-
tractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal 
services contractor’’; 
(E) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘and sub-
contractors’’ and inserting ‘‘, subcontractors, 
grantees, subgrantees, and personal services con-
tractors’’; and 
(F) in subsection (e)(2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘or grantee of’’ and 
inserting ‘‘grantee, subgrantee, or personal 
services contractor of’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘or grantee’’ and inserting ‘‘grantee, or sub-
grantee’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 
further amended in subsection (c)(1) by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(D) Consider disciplinary or corrective action 
against any Department or Administration official, if 
appropriate.’’. 
(b) CIVILIAN AGENCY CONTRACTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4712 of title 41, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)(G), by striking ‘‘or 
subgrantee’’ and inserting ‘‘subgrantee, or per-
sonal services contractor’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(H) The Pandemic Response Account-
ability Committee (established under section 
15010 of title V of division B of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136)). 
‘‘(I) The Integrity Committee of the Council 
of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Effi-
ciency.’’; 
(C) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘or 
subgrantee’’ and inserting ‘‘subgrantee, or per-
sonal services contractor’’; 
(D) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘or subgrantee’’ 
each place it appears and inserting 
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‘‘subgrantee, or personal services con-
tractor’’; and 
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) Consider disciplinary or corrective ac-
tion against any executive branch official, if ap-
propriate.’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or 
subgrantee’’ and inserting ‘‘subgrantee, or 
personal services contractor’’; 
(E) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘and sub-
grantees’’ and inserting ‘‘subgrantees, and per-
sonal services contractors’’; 
(F) in subsection (f)(2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘or subgrantee’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subgrantee, or personal services 
contractor’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘or subgrantee’’ and inserting ‘‘subgrantee, 
or personal services contractor’’; and 
(G) by amending subsection (g)(2) to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘Inspector General’ means any In-
spector General established by Federal law, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) an Inspector General appointed under 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.); 
‘‘(B) the Special Inspector General for Pan-
demic Recovery; 
‘‘(C) the Special Inspector General for Af-
ghanistan Reconstruction; 
‘‘(D) the Special Inspector General for the 
Troubled Asset Relief Program; and 
‘‘(E) any Inspector General that receives 
funding from, or has oversight over contracts 
awarded for or on behalf of, the executive agency 
concerned.’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 4705 of title 41, 
United States Code, is repealed. 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(i) TITLE 38.—Subchapter II of chap-
ter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(I) in section 731(c)(4)— 
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(aa) by striking ‘‘section 
4705(b) or’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘, as the case 
may be’’; and 
(II) in section 733(a)(5), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 4705 or’’. 
(ii) TITLE 49.—Section 40110(d)(2)(C) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, as in effect immediately be-
fore the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022,’’ 
before ‘‘shall apply’’. 
SEC. 807. ENHANCED DOMESTIC CONTENT REQUIREMENT 
FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report assessing the domestic source content 
of procurements carried out in connection with a 
major defense acquisition program. 
(2) INFORMATION REPOSITORY.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall establish an information repository 
for the collection and analysis of information related 
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to domestic source content for products the Secretary 
deems critical, where such information can be used 
for continuous data analysis and program manage-
ment activities. 
(b) ENHANCED DOMESTIC CONTENT REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), for purposes of chapter 83 of title 41, 
United States Code, manufactured articles, materials, 
or supplies procured in connection with a major de-
fense acquisition program are manufactured substan-
tially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, 
produced, or manufactured in the United States if the 
cost of such component articles, materials, or sup-
plies— 
(A) supplied not later than the date of the 
enactment of this Act, exceeds 60 percent of cost 
of the manufactured articles, materials, or sup-
plies procured; 
(B) supplied during the period beginning 
January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 
2028, exceeds 65 percent of the cost of the manu-
factured articles, materials, or supplies; and 
(C) supplied on or after January 1, 2029, 
exceeds 75 percent of the cost of the manufac-
tured articles, materials, or supplies. 
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(2) EXCLUSION
FOR
CERTAIN
MANUFACTURED 
ARTICLES.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to manu-
factured articles that consist wholly or predominantly 
of iron, steel, or a combination of iron and steel. 
(3) RULEMAKING
TO
CREATE
A
FALLBACK 
THRESHOLD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall issue rules to deter-
mine the treatment of the lowest price offered for 
a foreign end product for which 55 percent or 
more of the component articles, materials, or 
supplies of such foreign end product are manu-
factured substantially all from articles, mate-
rials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufac-
tured in the United States if— 
(i) the application paragraph (1) re-
sults in an unreasonable cost; or 
(ii) no offers are submitted to supply 
manufactured articles, materials, or sup-
plies manufactured substantially all from 
articles, materials, or supplies mined, pro-
duced, or manufactured in the United 
States. 
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(B) TERMINATION.—Rules issued under this 
paragraph shall cease to have force or effect on 
January 1, 2030. 
(4) APPLICABILITY.—The requirements of this 
subsection— 
(A) shall apply to contracts entered into on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act; 
and 
(B) shall not apply to a country that is a 
member of the national technology and indus-
trial base (as defined by section 4801 of title 10, 
United States Code). 
(c) MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAM DE-
FINED.—The term ‘‘major defense acquisition program’’ has 
the meaning given in section 4201 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 808. MISSION-BASED RAPID ACQUISITION ACCOUNT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the De-
partment of Defense an account to be known as the ‘‘Mis-
sion-Based Rapid Acquisition Account’’ (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Account’’) to support the pilot program. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Deputy Secretary of Defense 
may use the funds in the Account to carry out the pilot 
program. 
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(c) SEMIANNUAL BRIEFING.—The Deputy Secretary of 
Defense shall include in each briefing submitted under sub-
section (f)(1)(A) of section 871 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 
135 Stat. 1855; 10 U.S.C. 191 note) after the date of the 
enactment of this Act a briefing on the use of funds in the 
Account, including— 
(1) how the Deputy Secretary of Defense has 
used such funds to incent new small businesses to 
enter transactions for prototype projects with the De-
partment; 
(2) support the rapid transition of the solutions 
described in subsection (c)(2)(B) of such section 871 
to warfighters; and 
(3) whether additional funding flexibility is 
needed to scale technologies. 
(d) PILOT PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘pilot program’’ means the pilot program established 
under section 871 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1855; 
10 U.S.C. 191 note). 
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Subtitle B—Amendments to General 
Contracting Authorities, Proce-
dures, and Limitations 
SEC. 811. MEMBERSHIP OF COAST GUARD ON STRATEGIC 
MATERIALS PROTECTION BOARD. 
Section 187(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) A senior official of the Coast Guard, as des-
ignated by the Secretary of the agency or department 
in which the Coast Guard operates, only with respect 
to matters of the Board relating to the Coast Guard.’’. 
SEC. 812 . COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF AC-
QUISITION PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS. 
Section 3072 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘initia-
tives’’ and inserting ‘‘efforts’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘initiatives’’ and inserting 
‘‘efforts’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2026’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘initiatives’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘efforts’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘INITIATIVES’’ and inserting ‘‘EFFORTS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘initiatives’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘efforts’’. 
SEC. 813. SUBCONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
CONTRACTS AWARDED TO EDUCATIONAL IN-
STITUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3204 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) SUBCONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS
FOR CON-
TRACTS AWARDED TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an agency shall 
require that a contract awarded to an educational in-
stitution pursuant to subsection (a)(3)(B) includes a 
requirement that the educational institution sub-
contract with one or more minority institutions for a 
total amount of not less than 2 percent of the amount 
awarded in the contract. 
‘‘(2) MINORITY INSTITUTION.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘minority institution’ means— 
‘‘(A) a part B institution (as that term is 
defined in section 322(2) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2))); or 
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‘‘(B) any other institution of higher edu-
cation (as that term is defined in section 101 of 
such Act (20 U.S.C. 1001)) for which not less 
than 50 percent of the total student enrollment 
consists of students from ethnic groups that are 
underrepresented in the fields of science and en-
gineering.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) take effect on October 1, 2026; and 
(2) apply with respect to contracts awarded by 
the Secretary of Defense on or after such date. 
SEC. 814. CLARIFICATION TO FIXED-PRICE INCENTIVE CON-
TRACT REFERENCES. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE INNOVATIVE COMMER-
CIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES USING GEN-
ERAL SOLICITATION COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES.—Section 
3458(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘fixed-price incentive fee contracts’’ and inserting 
‘‘fixed-price incentive contracts’’. 
(b) CONTRACTOR INCENTIVES TO ACHIEVE SAVINGS 
AND IMPROVE MISSION PERFORMANCE.—Section 832 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 1746 note) is amended by 
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striking ‘‘fixed-price incentive fee contracts’’ and inserting 
‘‘fixed-price incentive contracts’’. 
SEC. 815. MODIFICATION TO INDEMNIFICATION AUTHORITY 
FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CON-
TRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3861 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
the military department concerned’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘by him,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Secretary con-
cerned’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1684 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
(Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2123) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘or the Secretary of Defense, as applicable,’’ after ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the amendments 
made by this section shall apply to contracts entered into 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 816. COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASES 
FROM FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES. 
(a) COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASES 
FROM FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES.—Section 3905 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking sub-
sections (a) and (b) and inserting the following new sec-
tions: 
‘‘(a) MARKET RESEARCH.—Before purchasing a prod-
uct listed in the latest edition of the Federal Prison Indus-
tries catalog published under section 4124(d) of title 18, the 
Secretary of Defense shall conduct market research to deter-
mine whether such product— 
‘‘(1) is comparable to products available from the 
private sector; and 
‘‘(2) best meets the needs of the Department of 
Defense in terms of price, quality, and time of deliv-
ery. 
‘‘(b) COMPETITION REQUIREMENT.—If the Secretary 
determines that a Federal Prison Industries product is not 
comparable to products available from the private sector 
and does not best meet the needs of the Department of De-
fense in terms of price, quality, or time of delivery, the Sec-
retary shall use competitive procedures or make an indi-
vidual purchase under a multiple award contract for the 
procurement of the product. In conducting such a competi-
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tion or making such a purchase, the Secretary shall con-
sider a timely offer from Federal Prison Industries.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on February 1, 2023. 
SEC. 817. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
PROTOTYPE PROJECTS. 
Subsection (f) of section 4022 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) FOLLOW-ON PRODUCTION CONTRACTS OR TRANS-
ACTIONS.—(1) A transaction entered into under this section 
for a prototype project shall provide for the award of a fol-
low-on production contract or transaction to the partici-
pants in the transaction. A transaction includes all indi-
vidual prototype subprojects awarded under the transaction 
to a consortium of United States industry and academic 
institutions. 
‘‘(2) A follow-on production contract or transaction 
provided for in a transaction under paragraph (1) may be 
awarded to the participants in the transaction without the 
use of competitive procedures, notwithstanding the require-
ments of chapter 221 of this title and even if explicit notifi-
cation was not listed within the request for proposal for 
the transaction if— 
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‘‘(A) competitive procedures were used for the se-
lection of parties for participation in the transaction; 
and 
‘‘(B) the participants in the transaction success-
fully completed the prototype project provided for in 
the transaction.’’. 
SEC. 818. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CER-
TAIN COMPONENTS FOR CERTAIN NAVAL 
VESSELS AND AUXILIARY SHIPS. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CER-
TAIN
COMPONENTS
FOR
NAVAL
VESSELS.—Section 
4864(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) Ship shafts and propulsion system 
components (including reduction gears and pro-
pellers).’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN AUXILIARY SHIP 
COMPONENTS
BE
MANUFACTURED
IN
THE
NATIONAL 
TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE.— 
(1) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 4864 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by redesig-
nating subsection (l) (relating to ‘‘Implementation of 
auxiliary ship component limitation’’) as subsection 
(k). 
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(2) COMPONENTS FOR AUXILIARY SHIPS.—Para-
graph (3) of section 4864(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) COMPONENTS FOR AUXILIARY SHIPS.—Sub-
ject to subsection (k), the following components: 
‘‘(A) Large medium-speed diesel engines. 
‘‘(B) Propulsion system components, includ-
ing reduction gears and propellers.’’. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Subsection (k) of section 
4864 of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated 
by paragraph (1), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(k) IMPLEMENTATION OF AUXILIARY SHIP COMPO-
NENT LIMITATION.—Subsection (a)(3) shall apply only 
with respect to contracts awarded by a Secretary of a mili-
tary department for construction of a new class of auxiliary 
ship after the date of the enactment of this Act using funds 
available for National Defense Sealift Fund programs or 
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy.’’. 
SEC. 819. MODIFICATION TO PROHIBITION ON OPERATION 
OR PROCUREMENT OF FOREIGN-MADE UN-
MANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. 
Section 848 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 4871 
note) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) 
as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION
ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS.—The 
Secretary of Defense may not— 
‘‘(1) procure or obtain, or extend or renew a con-
tract to procure or obtain any equipment, system, or 
service that uses any equipment or service related to 
unmanned aircraft systems provided by a covered un-
manned aircraft system company; or 
‘‘(2) enter into a contract (or extend or renew a 
contract) with an entity that uses any equipment, 
system, or services provided by a covered unmanned 
aircraft system company.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘the restriction under subsection (a) if the 
operation or procurement’’ and inserting ‘‘any re-
strictions under subsections (a) or (b) if the oper-
ation, procurement, or obtainment’’; 
(4) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the restriction under sub-
section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘any restrictions 
under subsections (a) or (b)’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘operation or procurement’’ 
and inserting ‘‘operation, procurement, or ob-
tainment’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by in-
serting the following new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) COVERED
UNMANNED
AIRCRAFT
SYSTEM 
COMPANIES.—The term ‘covered unmanned aircraft 
system companies’ means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) Da-Jiang Innovations (or any sub-
sidiary or affiliate of Da-Jiang Innovations). 
‘‘(B) Any entity that produces or provides 
unmanned aircraft systems and is included on 
Consolidated Screening List maintained by the 
International Trade Administration of the De-
partment of Commerce. 
‘‘(C) Any entity that produces or provides 
unmanned aircraft systems and— 
‘‘(i) is domiciled in a covered foreign 
country; or 
‘‘(ii) is subject to unmitigated foreign 
ownership, control or influence by a covered 
foreign country, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense unmitigated foreign own-
ership, control or influence in accordance 
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with the National Industrial Security Pro-
gram (or any successor to such program).’’. 
SEC. 820. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE 
CONTRACTING AND PRICING PROCESSES. 
Section 890 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 
232) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘of’’ before 
‘‘chapter 271’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘January 2, 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘January 2, 2024’’. 
SEC. 821. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NEVER CON-
TRACT WITH THE ENEMY. 
Subtitle E of title VIII of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 4871 
note prec.) is amended— 
(1) in section 841— 
(A) in subsection (i)(1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘2016, 2017, and 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023, and annually 
thereafter’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraphs: 
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‘‘(C) Specific examples where the authorities 
under this section can not be used to mitigate 
national security threats posed by vendors sup-
porting Department operations because of the re-
striction on using such authorities only with re-
spect to contingency operations. 
‘‘(D) A description of the policies ensuring 
that oversight of the use of the authorities in this 
section is effectively carried out by a single office 
in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (n), by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2025’’; and 
(2) in section 842(b)(1), by striking ‘‘2016, 2017, 
and 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023, 2024, and 2025’’. 
Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to 
Acquisition Workforce 
SEC. 831. KEY EXPERIENCES AND ENHANCED PAY AUTHOR-
ITY FOR ACQUISITION WORKFORCE EXCEL-
LENCE. 
(a) PARTICIPATION IN THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE TALENT 
EXCHANGE PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1701a(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(A) in paragraph (9)(C), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (10), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(11) ensure participation in the public-private 
talent exchange program established under section 
1599g of this title— 
‘‘(A) for a total of 100 members of the ac-
quisition workforce in fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(B) for a total of 500 such members in fis-
cal year 2025; and 
‘‘(C) for a total of 1,000 such members in 
fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1701a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is further 
amended by striking ‘‘as defined’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘this title’’ and inserting ‘‘as defined in sec-
tion 3001 of this title’’. 
(b) ENHANCED PAY AUTHORITY FOR POSITIONS IN 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FIELD ACTIVITIES AND DE-
FENSE AGENCIES.—Section 1701b(e)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(2) NUMBER OF POSITIONS.—The authority in 
subsection (a) may not be used at any one time with 
respect to— 
‘‘(A) more than five positions, in total, in 
Department of Defense Field Activities and De-
fense Agencies; 
‘‘(B) more than five positions in the Office 
of the Secretary of Defense; and 
‘‘(C) more than five positions in each mili-
tary department.’’. 
(c) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REPORT
ON
PUBLIC-PRIVATE
TALENT
EX-
CHANGES.—Section 1599g of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(k) REPORT.—Each member of the acquisition work-
force that participates in the program established under 
this section shall, upon completion of such participation, 
submit to the President of the Defense Acquisition Univer-
sity for inclusion in the report required under section 
1746a(e) a description and evaluation of such participa-
tion.’’. 
(2) REPORT ON ACQUISITION WORKFORCE EDU-
CATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.—Section 1746a(e) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and 
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the congressional defense committees’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
the congressional defense committees, the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Government Affairs of the Senate’’. 
SEC. 832. DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY REFORMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1746 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the defense 
acquisition university structure includes relevant expert lec-
turers from extramural institutions (as defined in section 
1746a(g) of this title), industry, or federally funded research 
and development centers to advance acquisition workforce 
competence regarding commercial business interests, acqui-
sition process-related innovations, and other relevant lead-
ing practices of the private sector.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘commercial 
training providers’’ and inserting ‘‘extramural insti-
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tutions (as defined in section 1746a(g) of this title)’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) PRESIDENT APPOINTMENT.—(1) The Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall ap-
point the President of the Defense Acquisition University. 
‘‘(2) When determining who to appoint under para-
graph (1), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment shall, in consultation with the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the 
service acquisition executives, consider only highly qualified 
candidates who have— 
‘‘(A) demonstrated leadership abilities; 
‘‘(B) experience using leading practices to de-
velop talent in the private sector; and 
‘‘(C) other qualifying factors, including experi-
ence with and an understanding of the defense acqui-
sition system (as defined in section 3001 of this title), 
an understanding of emerging technologies and the 
defense applications of such technologies, experience 
partnering with States, national associations, and 
academia, and experience with learning technologies. 
‘‘(3) The term of the President of the Defense Acquisi-
tion University shall be not more than five years. The pre-
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ceding sentence does not apply to the President of the De-
fense Acquisition University serving on January 1, 2022.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than March 
1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a plan to modify the defense ac-
quisition university structure to comply with section 
1746(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
subsection (a). Such plan shall establish a date of not later 
than March 1, 2026, for such modification to be completed. 
SEC. 833. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING 
CORPS. 
Section 2200g of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘For the purposes of’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘establish and maintain’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Under Secretary for Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment, shall establish and 
maintain’’; 
(2) by designating the text of such section, as 
amended by paragraph (1), as subsection (a); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Defense Civilian 
Training Corps is to target critical skills gaps necessary 
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to achieve the objectives of each national defense strategy 
required by section 113(g) of this title and each national 
security strategy required by section 108 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043) by preparing stu-
dents selected for the Defense Civilian Training Corps for 
Department of Defense careers relating to acquisition, dig-
ital technologies, critical technologies, science, engineering, 
finance, and other civilian occupations determined by the 
Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(c) USE
OF
RESOURCES
AND
PROGRAMS.—The 
Under 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Acquisition 
and 
Sustainment shall use the resources and programs of the 
acquisition research organization within a civilian college 
or university that is described under section 4142(a) of this 
title (commonly referred to as the ‘Acquisition Innovation 
Research Center’) to carry out the requirements of this 
chapter. 
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—In planning and implementing 
the Defense Civilian Training Corps program, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall 
consult with the following: 
‘‘(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering, including the Director of the 
Defense Innovation Unit and the Strategic Engage-
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ments Director of the National Security Innovation 
Network. 
‘‘(2) The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
Officer (as established by the memorandum of the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense titled ‘Establishment of 
the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer’ 
issued on December 8, 2021). 
‘‘(3) The Chief Information Officer of the De-
partment of Defense. 
‘‘(4) The Under Secretary of Defense for Per-
sonnel and Readiness. 
‘‘(5) The Secretaries of the military departments. 
‘‘(6) The Superintendents of the Service Acad-
emies (as defined in section 347 of this title). 
‘‘(7) The Commanding General, U.S. Army 
Cadet Command. 
‘‘(8) The Commander, Jeanne M. Holm Center 
for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development. 
‘‘(9) The Commander, Naval Service Training 
Command.’’. 
SEC. 834. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE INCENTIVES. 
(a) EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR ACQUISITION WORK-
FORCE EMPLOYEES.—Section 884 of the National Defense 
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Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 
232; 132 Stat. 1915; 10 U.S.C. 1701 note) is repealed. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM ON TEMPORARY EXCHANGE OF 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACQUISITION PERSONNEL.— 
Section 1110 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 1701 note) is repealed. 
(c) FLEXIBILITY
IN
CONTRACTING
AWARD
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 834 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2285; 10 U.S.C. 1701a note) is repealed. 
SEC. 835. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE INCENTIVES RELAT-
ING TO TRAINING ON AND AGREEMENTS 
WITH CERTAIN SOFTWARE BUSINESSES. 
(a) TRAINING.— 
(1) CURRICULA.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of the 
Acquisition Innovation Research Center shall develop 
one or more curricula for members of the acquisition 
workforce on financing and operations of start-up 
businesses, with a focus on covered start-up busi-
nesses. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Courses under curricula devel-
oped under paragraph (1) shall be offered with vary-
ing course lengths and level of study. 
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(3) INCENTIVES.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop a program to offer incentives to a member of 
the acquisition workforce that completes a curriculum 
developed under paragraph (1). 
(4) ADDITIONAL TRAINING MATERIALS.—In de-
veloping curricula required under paragraph (1), the 
head of the Acquisition Innovation Research Center 
shall consider and incorporate appropriate training 
materials from curricula in business, law, or public 
policy. 
(b) EXCHANGES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish a pilot program under which the Secretary 
shall, in accordance with section 1599g of title 10, 
United States Code, arrange for the temporary as-
signment of one or more members of the acquisition 
workforce to a covered start-up business, or from a 
covered start-up business to an office of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall prioritize for 
participation in the pilot program established under 
this subsection members of the acquisition workforce 
who have completed a curricula required under para-
graph (1). 
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(3) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may not 
carry out the pilot program authorized by this sub-
section after the date that is three years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) CONFERENCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
organize a conference, to take place not less frequently 
than biannually, to facilitate discussion between par-
ticipants listed in subsection (b) on the following: 
(A) Best practices relating to acquisition of 
software. 
(B) Methods of effective collaboration be-
tween such participants. 
(2) PARTICIPANTS.—Participants in a con-
ference organized under paragraph (1) may include 
the following: 
(A) Members of the acquisition workforce. 
(B) Employees of and investors in covered 
start-up businesses. 
(d) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to 
test the feasibility of unique approaches to negotiating 
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and establishing software data rights in agreements 
for the procurement of software. 
(2) AUTHORITY.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall— 
(A) ensure that a member of the acquisition 
workforce who has completed a curricula re-
quired under subsection (a) is able to exercise 
authority to apply an approach described in 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) provide incentives to such member to 
exercise such authority. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—An agreement described in 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Flexible requirements relating to the ac-
quisition or licensing of intellectual property 
based on the software to be acquired under the 
agreement. 
(B) An identification and definition of the 
technical interoperability standards required for 
such software. 
(C) Flexible mechanisms for delivery of code 
for such software, where each such mechanism 
includes documentation of the costs and benefits 
of such mechanism. 
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(4) PARAMETERS.—The United States shall seek 
to avoid asserting unlimited rights or government 
purpose rights to software acquired under an agree-
ment entered into pursuant to the pilot program es-
tablished under this section. 
(5) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may not 
carry out the pilot program authorized by this sub-
section after the date that is 5 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Acquisition Innovation Research 
Center’’ means the acquisition research organization 
within a civilian college or university that is de-
scribed under section 4142(a) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘acquisition workforce’’ has the 
meaning given in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered start-up businesses’’ 
means a start-up business that is a party to, or is 
seeking to enter into, an agreement with the Depart-
ment of Defense, the products and services of which 
include software as a substantial component of the 
offer for such agreement. 
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(4) The term ‘‘start-up business’’ means a busi-
ness that is not publicly traded and that has not been 
acquired by a prime contractor. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to 
Software and Technology 
SEC. 841. PRIZES FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVE-
MENTS. 
Section 4025 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘that have’’ and inserting 
‘‘that—’’ 
‘‘(1) have’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Defense.’’ and inserting 
‘‘Defense; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) demonstrate management practices that im-
prove the schedule or performance, reduce the costs, or 
otherwise support the transition of technology into ac-
quisition programs or operational use.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘of research re-
sults, technology developments, and prototypes’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘to acquire, 
support, or stimulate basic, advanced and applied re-
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search, 
technology 
development, 
or 
prototype 
projects’’; 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘section 2304’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 221’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g)(2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(B) if applicable, a summary of the man-
agement practice that contributed to an improve-
ment to schedule or performance or a reduction 
in cost relating to the transition of technology; 
‘‘(C) an identification of any program exec-
utive officer (as defined in section 1737 of this 
title) responsible for implementation or oversight 
of research results, technology development, pro-
totype development, or management practices (as 
applicable) for which an award was made under 
this section, and a brief summary of lessons 
learned by such program executive officer in car-
rying out such implementation or oversight;’’. 
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SEC. 842. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION FOR PILOT PRO-
GRAM TO ACCELERATE THE PROCUREMENT 
AND 
FIELDING 
OF 
INNOVATIVE 
TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
Section 834 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1835; 
10 U.S.C. 4061 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
(g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(f) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall notify congressional defense committees 
within 30 days after funding has been provided for a pro-
posal selected for an award under the pilot program estab-
lished under this section.’’. 
SEC. 843. CURRICULA ON SOFTWARE ACQUISITIONS AND 
CYBERSECURITY SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE 
ACQUISITIONS FOR COVERED INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) CURRICULA.—The President of the Defense Acqui-
sition University, shall develop training curricula related 
to software acquisitions and cybersecurity software or hard-
ware acquisitions and offer such curricula to covered indi-
viduals to increase digital literacy related to such acquisi-
tions by developing the ability of such covered individuals 
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to use technology to identify, critically evaluate, and syn-
thesize data and information related to such acquisitions. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Curricula developed pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall provide information on— 
(1) cybersecurity, information technology sys-
tems, computer networks, cloud computing, artificial 
intelligence, machine learning, and quantum tech-
nologies; 
(2) cybersecurity threats and capabilities; 
(3) operational efforts of United States Cyber 
Command to combat cyber threats; 
(4) mission requirements and current capabilites 
and systems of United States Cyber Command; 
(5) activities that encompass the full range of 
threat reduction, vulnerability reduction, deterrence, 
incident response, resiliency, and recovery policies 
and activities, including activities relating to com-
puter network operations, information assurance, 
military missions, and intelligence missions to the ex-
tent such activities relate to the security and stability 
of cyberspace; and 
(6) the industry best practices relating to soft-
ware acquisitions and cybersecurity software or hard-
ware acquisitions. 
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(c) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the President of the Defense Acquisition University, shall 
submit to Congress a comprehensive plan to implement the 
curricula developed under subsection (a). Such plan shall 
include a list of resources required for and costs associated 
with such implementation, including— 
(1) curriculum development; 
(2) hiring instructors to teach the curriculum; 
(3) facilities; or 
(4) website development. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one year after 
the date on which the plan described in subsection (d) is 
submitted to Congress, the President of the Defense Acquisi-
tion University shall offer the curricula developed under 
subsection (a) to covered individuals. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
on which the plan described in subsection (d) is submitted 
to Congress, Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
President of the Defense Acquisition University, shall sub-
mit to Congress a report assessing the costs and benefits 
of requiring all covered individuals to complete the cur-
ricula developed under subsection (a). 
(f) COVERED INDIVIDUALS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered individuals’’ means— 
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(1) a contracting officer of the Department of 
Defense with responsibilities are related to software 
acquisitions or cybersecurity software or hardware ac-
quisitions; or 
(2) a individual serving in a position designated 
under section 1721(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
who is regularly consulted for software acquisitions or 
cybersecurity software or hardware acquisitions. 
SEC. 844. REPORT ON COVERED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
through December 31, 2028, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the 
Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense and 
the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the following: 
(1) A description of covered software delivered 
during the fiscal year preceding the date of the report 
that is being developed using iterative development, 
including a description of the capabilities delivered 
for operational use. 
(2) For such covered software not developed 
using iterative development, an explanation for not 
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using iterative development and a description of the 
development method used. 
(3) For each such covered software being devel-
oped using iterative development, the frequency with 
which capabilities of such covered software were deliv-
ered, disaggregated as follows: 
(A) Covered software for which capabilities 
were delivered during period of less than three 
months. 
(B) Covered software for which capabilities 
were delivered during period of more than three 
months and less than six months. 
(C) Covered software for which capabilities 
were delivered during period of more than six 
months and less than nine months. 
(D) Covered software for which capabilities 
were delivered during period of more than nine 
months and less than 12 months. 
(4) With respect to covered software described in 
paragraph (2) for which capabilities of such covered 
software were not delivered in fewer than 12 months, 
an explanation of why such delivery was not possible. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Chief Digital and Artificial Intel-
ligence Officer’’ means— 
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(A) the official designated as the Chief Dig-
ital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the De-
partment of Defense pursuant to the memo-
randum of the Secretary of Defense titled ‘‘Es-
tablishment of the Chief Digital and Artificial 
Intelligence Officer’’ dated December 8, 2021; or 
(B) if there is no official designated as such 
Officer, the official within the Office of the Sec-
retary of Defense with primary responsibility for 
digital and artificial intelligence matters. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered software’’ means software 
that is being developed that— 
(A) was acquired using a software acquisi-
tion pathway established under section 800 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92); 
(B) is a covered defense business system, as 
defined in section 2222(i) of title 10, United 
States Code; 
(C) is a major defense acquisition program, 
as defined in section 4201 of such title; or 
(D) is a major system, as defined in section 
3041 of such title. 
(3) The term ‘‘iterative development’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘agile or iterative develop-
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ment’’ in section 891 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115– 
91; 131 Stat. 1509; 10 U.S.C. 1746 note). 
Subtitle E—Industrial Base Matters 
SEC. 851. RECOGNITION OF AN ASSOCIATION OF ELIGIBLE 
ENTITIES 
THAT 
PROVIDE 
PROCUREMENT 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—Section 4953 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, and shall consult 
with an association recognized under section 4954(f) re-
garding any revisions to such regulations’’ before the period 
at the end. 
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Section 4954 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsections: 
‘‘(f) ASSOCIATION RECOGNITION AND DUTIES.—Eligi-
ble entities that provide procurement technical assistance 
pursuant to this chapter may form an association to pursue 
matters of common concern. If more than a majority of such 
eligible entities are members of such an association, the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) recognize the existence and activities of such 
an association; and 
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‘‘(2) jointly develop with such association a 
model cooperative agreement that may be used at the 
option of the Secretary and an eligible entity.’’. 
(c) FUNDING.—Section 4955(a)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$1,500,000’’. 
(d) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
AND
OTHER
LOGISTICAL 
COSTS.—Section 4961 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘Director of the Defense Logistics Agency’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘three’’ and 
inserting ‘‘four’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Director’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘entities —’’ and in-
serting ‘‘entities—’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
including meetings of an association recognized 
under section 4954(f),’’ after ‘‘meetings’’. 
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SEC. 852. UPDATE TO PLAN ON REDUCTION OF RELIANCE 
ON 
SERVICES, 
SUPPLIES, 
OR 
MATERIALS 
FROM COVERED COUNTRIES. 
Section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1843; 
10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The report shall— 
‘‘(1) identify the services, supplies, or materials 
described in subsection (a) that are necessary to meet 
critical defense requirements in the event of a crisis 
or conflict; 
‘‘(2) assess the priority of such services, supplies, 
and materials; and 
‘‘(3) provide options for reducing the reliance of 
the United States on services, supplies, or materials 
obtained from sources located in geographic areas 
controlled by covered countries.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(e); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(c) BIENNIAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date on which the Secretary of Defense sub-
mits the report under subsection (b), and every two 
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years thereafter, the Secretary shall review and up-
date the plan required under subsection (a) to ensure 
that the plan continues to accomplish the goals de-
scribed in such subsection. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the Secretary of Defense completes a review 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report 
on such review, including— 
‘‘(i) a description of the steps taken to 
implement the plan required under sub-
section (a); 
‘‘(ii) a description of, and explanation 
for, any updates made to such plan under 
paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(iii) an updated assessment of the 
priority of the services, supplies, or mate-
rials described in subsection (a) that are 
necessary to meet critical defense require-
ments in the event of a crisis or conflict. 
‘‘(B) SUNSET.—This paragraph shall termi-
nate on the date that is six years after the date 
on which the Secretary submits the first report 
required under subparagraph (A). 
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‘‘(d) REPORT FORM.—The reports required under sub-
section (b) and (c)(2) shall be submitted in an unclassified 
form, but may contain a classified annex.’’. 
SEC. 853. MODIFICATION TO PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN 
PROCUREMENTS 
FROM 
THE 
XINJIANG 
UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION. 
Section 848(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 
4651 note prec.; 135 Stat. 1843) is amended by striking 
‘‘for fiscal year 2022’’. 
SEC. 854. CODIFICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE MENTOR–PROTEGE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 831 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 4901 
note prec.) is transferred to subchapter I of chapter 387 of 
title 10, United States Code, inserted after section 4901, 
and redesignated as section 4902. 
(b) AMENDMENTS.—Section 4902 of title 10, United 
States Code, as so transferred and redesignated, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MENTOR-PRO-
TEGE
PILOT’’ and inserting ‘‘DEPARTMENT
OF 
DEFENSE MENTOR-PROTEGE’’; 
(2) in subsections (a) and (c), by striking the 
term ‘‘pilot’’ each place it appears; 
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(3) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(iii)— 
(A) 
in 
subclause 
(I), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’; 
and 
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (k)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘two years’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘three years’’; 
(5) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘manu-
facturing, test and evaluation,’’ after ‘‘inventory con-
trol,’’; 
(6) in subsection (g)(3)(C), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (k)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’; 
(7) by striking subsection (j); 
(8) by redesignating subsections (k) through (n) 
as subsections (j) through (m), respectively; 
(9) in subsection (j), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking the term ‘‘pilot’’ each place 
it appears; 
(B) by striking ‘‘by which mentor firms’’ 
and inserting ‘‘by which the parties’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall pub-
lish’’ and all that follows through ‘‘270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.’’; 
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(10) in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsection (l)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(k)’’; 
(11) by amending subsection (m), as so redesig-
nated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(m) TRANSITION REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 
2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the implementation 
of the amendments to the Mentor-Protege Program made in 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023, including the efforts made to establish performance 
goals and outcome-based metrics and an evaluation of 
whether the Mentor-Protege Program is achieving such per-
formance goals and outcome-based metrics.’’; and 
(12) by inserting after subsection (m), as so re-
designated, the following new subsection: 
‘‘(n) PROTEGE TECHNICAL REIMBURSEMENT PILOT 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 1, 2023, 
the Director of the Office of Small Business Programs 
of the Department of Defense shall establish a pilot 
program under which a protege firm may receive up 
to 25 percent of the reimbursement for which the men-
tor firm of such protege firm is eligible under the 
Mentor-Protege Program for engineering, software de-
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velopment, or manufacturing customization that the 
protege firm must perform for a technology solution 
of the protege firm to be ready for integration with 
programs or systems of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) TERMINATION.—The pilot program estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the 
date that is five years after the date on which the 
pilot program is established.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
subchapter I of chapter 387 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘4902. Department of Defense Mentor–Protege Program.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
(1) BUY INDIAN ACT.—Section 23(a)(2) of the 
Act of June 25, 1910 (commonly known as the ‘‘Buy 
Indian Act’’) (36 Stat. 861, 25 U.S.C. 47(a)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 831(c) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 
U.S.C. 2302 note; Public Law 101–510)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 4902(c) of title 10, United States Code’’. 
(2) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—Section 8(d)(12) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(12)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the pilot Mentor-Protege 
Program established pursuant to section 831 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
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cal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 
2301 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mentor-Protege 
Program established under section 4902 of title 
10, United States Code,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (f)’’. 
(e) REGULATIONS.—Not later than December 31, 2023, 
the Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations for carrying 
out section 4902 of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
by this section. 
(f) AGREEMENTS
UNDER
PILOT
PROGRAM.—The 
amendments made by this section shall not apply with re-
spect to any agreement entered into under the program as 
established under section 831 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 
104 Stat. 1607) prior to the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 855. MICROLOAN PROGRAM; DEFINITIONS. 
Paragraph (11) of section 7(m) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(11)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), by strik-
ing ‘‘rural’’ and all that follows to the end of the 
clause and inserting ‘‘rural;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E) the term ‘State’ means each of the sev-
eral States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of 
the United States, Guam, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
Samoa.’’. 
SEC. 856. SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION PROGRAM EXTEN-
SION. 
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
SEC. 857. PROHIBITION ON COVERED AIRPORT CONTRACTS 
WITH CERTAIN ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may not 
award a contract for the procurement of infrastructure or 
equipment for a passenger boarding bridge at a covered air-
port to a covered contractor. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered airport’’ means a military 
airport designated by the Secretary of Transportation 
under section 47118(a) of title 49, United States 
Code. 
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(2) The term ‘‘covered contractor’’ means a con-
tractor of the Department of Defense— 
(A) that— 
(i) is owned, directed, or subsidized by 
the People’s Republic of China; and 
(ii) has been determined by a Federal 
court to have misappropriated intellectual 
property or trade secrets from an entity or-
ganized under the laws of the United States 
or any jurisdiction within the United 
States; and 
(B) that— 
(i) owns or controls, is owned or con-
trolled by, is under common ownership or 
control with, or is a successor to an entity 
described in subparagraph (A); or 
(ii) has entered into an agreement, 
partnership, or other contractual arrange-
ment with such an entity; or 
(iii) has accepted funding (regardless 
of whether such funding is in the form of 
minority investment interest or debt) from 
such an entity. 
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SEC. 858. RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE SUPPLY CHAINS. 
(a) RISK MANAGEMENT FOR ALL DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAINS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall— 
(1) develop and issue implementing guidance for 
risk management for Department of Defense supply 
chains for materiel for the Department, including 
pharmaceuticals; 
(2) identify, in coordination with the Commis-
sioner of Food and Drugs, supply chain information 
gaps regarding reliance on foreign suppliers of drugs, 
including active pharmaceutical ingredients and final 
drug products; and 
(3) submit to Congress a report regarding— 
(A) existing information streams, if any, 
that may be used to assess the reliance by the 
Department of Defense on high-risk foreign sup-
pliers of drugs; 
(B) vulnerabilities in the drug supply 
chains of the Department of Defense; and 
(C) any recommendations to address— 
(i) information gaps identified under 
paragraph (2); and 
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(ii) any risks related to such reliance 
on foreign suppliers. 
(b) RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAIN.—The Director of 
the Defense Health Agency shall— 
(1) not later than one year after the issuance of 
the guidance required by subsection (a)(1), develop 
and publish implementing guidance for risk manage-
ment for the Department of Defense supply chain for 
pharmaceuticals; and 
(2) establish a working group— 
(A) to assess risks to the pharmaceutical 
supply chain; 
(B) to identify the pharmaceuticals most 
critical to beneficiary care at military treatment 
facilities; and 
(C) to establish policies for allocating scarce 
pharmaceutical resources in case of a supply dis-
ruption. 
(c) RESPONSIVENESS TESTING OF DEFENSE LOGIS-
TICS AGENCY PHARMACEUTICAL CONTRACTS.—The Direc-
tor of the Defense Logistics Agency shall modify Defense Lo-
gistics Agency Instructions 5025.03 and 3110.01— 
(1) to require Defense Logistics Agency Troop 
Support to coordinate annually with customers in the 
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military departments to conduct responsiveness test-
ing of the Defense Logistics Agency’s contingency con-
tracts for pharmaceuticals; and 
(2) to include the results of that testing, as re-
ported by customers in the military departments, in 
the annual reports of the Warstopper Program. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 861. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO EFFECTIVE DATE OF 
THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN TITLE 10 ACQUI-
SITION PROVISIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by section 
1701(e) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 802(b) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81) shall be deemed to have taken 
effect immediately before the amendments made by section 
1881 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 
283; 134 Stat. 4293). 
(b) TREATMENT OF SECTION 4027 REQUIREMENTS.— 
An individual or entity to which the requirements under 
section 4027 of title 10, United States Code, were applicable 
during the period beginning on January 1, 2022, and end-
ing on the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be deemed to have complied with such 
requirements during such period. 
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SEC. 862. REGULATIONS ON USE OF FIXED-PRICE TYPE 
CONTRACTS FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISI-
TION PROGRAMS. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall revise the Department of Defense 
Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation and any 
regulations issued pursuant to section 818 of the John War-
ner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2329) regarding the 
use of fixed-price type contracts for a major defense acquisi-
tion program. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The revisions described in subsection 
(a) shall require the following: 
(1) That the number of low-rate initial produc-
tion lots associated with a major defense acquisition 
program may not be more than one if— 
(A) the milestone decision authority author-
izes the use of a fixed-price type contract at the 
time of a decision on Milestone B approval; and 
(B) the scope of work of the fixed-price type 
contract includes both the development and low- 
rate initial production of items for such major 
defense acquisition program. 
(2) The limitation in paragraph (1) may be 
waived on a case-by-case basis by the applicable serv-
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ice acquisition executive. This waiver authority may 
not be delegated below the level of service acquisition 
executive. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘low-rate initial production’’ has 
the meaning given under section 4231 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘milestone decision authority’’ has 
the meaning given in section 4211 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘major defense acquisition pro-
gram’’ has the meaning given in section 4201 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(4) The term ‘‘Milestone B approval’’ has the 
meaning given in section 4172(e) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 863. NOTIFICATION ON RETENTION RATE POLICY. 
(a) NOTICE AND WAIT.—A determination of the Sec-
retary of the Navy that a contract for non-nuclear surface 
ship repair and maintenance made to a private entity re-
quires the Secretary of the Navy to retain more than 1 per-
cent of the overall contract value may only be carried out 
after the end of a 30-day period beginning on the date on 
which the congressional defense committees receive the noti-
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fication from the Secretary of the Navy under subsection 
(b). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The notification described in sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the rationale for making 
such determination. 
(2) A description of the potential impact on the 
defense industrial base because of such determination. 
(3) A description of how the Navy plans to use, 
to a greater extent, the flexibility on retention rates 
pursuant to chapter 277 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(c) TERMINATION.—This section and the requirements 
of this section shall terminate on the later of— 
(1) the date on which the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 is enacted; or 
(2) September 30, 2023. 
SEC. 864. SECURITY CLEARANCE BRIDGE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall 
conduct a pilot program to enable employees of innovative 
technology companies to begin work under contracts more 
quickly by allowing the Defense Counterintelligence and Se-
curity Agency to administer the personal security clear-
ances of the employees of innovative technology companies 
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while the Government completes the adjudication of the fa-
cility clearance application of the innovative technology 
company. 
(b) PERSONAL SECURITY CLEARANCE AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the pilot program, the 
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency may 
nominate and administer the personal security clear-
ances of the employees of an innovative technology 
company while the Government completes the adju-
dication of the facility clearance application of the 
innovative technology company if the innovative tech-
nology company is a contractor of the Department of 
Defense under a contract the performance of which re-
quires that the innovative technology company have 
access to classified information. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Under the pilot program, the 
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency may 
administer the personal security clearances of employ-
ees of not more than— 
(A) 25 innovative technology companies in 
Fiscal Year 2023; 
(B) 50 innovative technology companies in 
Fiscal Year 2024; 
(C) 75 innovative technology companies in 
Fiscal Year 2025; 
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(D) 100 innovative technology companies in 
Fiscal Year 2026; and 
(E) 125 innovative technology companies in 
Fiscal Year 2027. 
(c) CLEARANCE TRANSFER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
an innovative technology company is granted facility 
clearance, the Defense Counterintelligence and Secu-
rity Agency shall transfer any personal clearances of 
employees of the innovative technology company held 
by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agen-
cy under the pilot program back to the innovative 
technology company. 
(2) DENIAL OF FACILITY CLEARANCE.—Not later 
than 10 days after an innovative technology company 
is denied facility clearance, the Defense Counterintel-
ligence and Security Agency shall release any per-
sonal clearances of employees of the innovative tech-
nology company held by the Defense Counterintel-
ligence and Security Agency under the pilot program. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering and the Under Secretary of 
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Defense for Intelligence and Security shall jointly 
submit to the congressional defense committees, the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives, and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate a report on the progress 
of the pilot program. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) an assessment of— 
(i) the extent to which the authority 
under the pilot program has been used; and 
(ii) the usefulness of such authority; 
(B) the number of innovative technology 
companies for which the Defense Counterintel-
ligence and Security Agency administered a per-
sonal security clearance of an employee under 
the pilot program; 
(C) the number of programs of the Depart-
ment of Defense affected by the pilot program; 
(D) an analysis of the demand for addi-
tional innovative technology companies to par-
ticipate in the pilot program, including who 
may have been excluded from the program due to 
the limitation in subsection (b)(2); 
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(E) the length of time required for the facil-
ity clearance adjudication of each innovative 
technology company for which the Defense Coun-
terintelligence and Security Agency administered 
a personal security clearance of an employee 
under the pilot program; 
(F) an estimate of the time saved on each 
contract with respect to which the authority 
under the pilot program is exercised by enabling 
employees of innovative technology companies to 
begin work before the Government completes the 
adjudication of the facility clearance application 
of the innovative technology company; 
(G) an assessment of any foreign intel-
ligence threats posed by the pilot program; 
(H) an assessment of the administrative 
costs and benefits of the pilot program; and 
(I) such other information that the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineer-
ing and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence and Security jointly determine appro-
priate. 
(e) PARTICIPANT SELECTION.—The Defense Innova-
tion Unit shall select innovative technology companies to 
participate in the pilot program. 
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‘‘(D) assign the Director of the Defense 
Threat Reduction Agency to manage the Defense- 
wide program element funding for the Pro-
gram.’’. 
(2) by striking paragraph (4); 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (4); 
(4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by 
striking the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(5) the Secretary of the Navy shall designate a 
Navy explosive ordnance disposal-qualified admiral 
officer to serve as the co-chair of the Program; and 
‘‘(6) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Spe-
cial Operations and Low Intensity Conflict shall des-
ignate the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Special Operations and Combating Terrorism as the 
co-chair of the Program.’’. 
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