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eration with respect to its unprovoked invasion of and full- 
scale war against Ukraine. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include a discussion of the 
People’s Republic of China support to the Russian Federa-
tion with respect to— 
(1) helping the Government of Russia or Rus-
sian entities evade or circumvent United States 
sanctions or multilateral sanctions and export con-
trols; 
(2) deliberately inhibiting onsite United States 
Government export control end-use checks, including 
interviews and investigations, in China; 
(3) providing Russia with any technology, in-
cluding semiconductors classified as EAR99, that 
supports Russian intelligence or military capabilities; 
(4) establishing economic or financial arrange-
ments that will have the effect of alleviating the im-
pact of United States sanctions or multilateral sanc-
tions; 
(5) furthering Russia’s disinformation and 
propaganda efforts; 
(6) coordinating to hinder the response of mul-
tilateral organizations, including the United Nations, 
to provide assistance to the people or Government of 
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Ukraine, to condemn Russia’s war, to hold Russia 
accountable for the invasion and its prosecution of 
the war, or to hold those complicit accountable; and 
(7) providing any material, technical, or 
logistical support, including to Russian military or 
intelligence agencies and state-owned or state-linked 
enterprises. 
(c) FORM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form 
and published on the Department of State’s publicly 
available website. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Director of National Intelligence, cer-
tifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
that the Secretary is unable to include an element 
required under paragraphs (1) through (7) of sub-
section (b) in an unclassified manner, the Secretary 
shall provide in unclassified form an affirmative or 
negative determination for each element required 
under subsections (b)(1)-(7) whether the People’s 
Republic of China is supporting the Russian Federa-
tion in that manner and concurrently provide the 
discussion of that element to the committees at the 
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lowest possible classification level, consistent with 
the protection of sources and methods. 
(d) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit the report 
required by subsection (a) shall terminate on the earlier 
of— 
(1) the date on which the Secretary of State de-
termines the conflict in Ukraine has ended; or 
(2) the date that is 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate. 
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TITLE XIV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2023 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions 
Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in 
section 4501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents 
and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of 
the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 
(50 U.S.C. 1521); and 
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(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 
of the United States that is not covered by section 
1412 of such Act. 
SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 
and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2023 for the Defense Health Program for use 
of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of 
the Department of Defense for providing for the health 
of eligible beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table 
in section 4501. 
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Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 1411. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM-
ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 
LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated for section 1405 and 
available for the Defense Health Program for operation 
and maintenance, $168,000,000 may be transferred by the 
Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense– 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem-
onstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of sec-
tion 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). 
For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, 
any funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts au-
thorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose of 
such a transfer. 
(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the pur-
poses of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility oper-
ations for which funds transferred under subsection (a) 
may be used are operations of the Captain James A. 
Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the 
North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy 
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Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities des-
ignated as a combined Federal medical facility under an 
operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Dun-
can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 
SEC. 1412. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2023 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
Trust Fund the sum of $152,360,000 of which— 
(1) $75,360,000 is for operation, maintenance, 
construction and renovation; and 
(2) $77,000,000 is for major construction. 
SEC. 1413. STUDY AND PILOT PROGRAM ON SEMICONDUC-
TORS AND THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCK-
PILE. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall— 
(A) conduct a study on the strategic mate-
rials required by the Department of Defense to 
execute the operational plans of the Depart-
ment in a conflict with a strategic competitor 
lasting not less than six months; and 
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(B) submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on such study. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the specific number 
and type of semiconductors for key systems and 
munitions, delineated by technical specifica-
tions, performance requirements, and end-use 
applications, that the Department of Defense 
requires to execute and sustain the operational 
plans of the Department during a conflict with 
a strategic competitor in the Indo-Pacific for 
not less than six months. 
(B) A description of any supply chain 
vulnerabilities or choke points, including from 
sole sources of supply or geographic proximity 
to strategic competitors, involving the critical 
minerals and strategic raw materials (including 
chemicals) required to produce the semiconduc-
tors described in subparagraph (A). 
(C) A description of any supply chain 
vulnerabilities or choke points, including from 
sole sources, geographic proximity to strategic 
competitors, or legacy technology, involving the 
manufacturing equipment required for each 
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step in the manufacturing process from the raw 
materials described in subparagraph (B) to the 
finished and operational semiconductor chip de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), and an identifica-
tion of potential secure sources of supply or 
manufacturing involving the United States, al-
lied, or partner nations. 
(D) An analysis of the ability of the De-
partment of Defense and private industry, as 
appropriate, to procure the semiconductors de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) and mitigate the 
vulnerabilities identified in subparagraphs (B) 
and (C), during a conflict with a strategic com-
petitor in the Indo-Pacific lasting not less than 
six months, along with associated recommenda-
tions, any additional necessary authorities to 
carry out such recommendations, and the cost 
of each recommendation. 
(E) A feasibility assessment, expected cost, 
and recommendations for acquiring strategic 
materials for the National Defense Stockpile. 
(F) A description of options to finance the 
cost of the recommendations described in sub-
paragraph (D). 
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(G) The anticipated annual cost, through 
fiscal year 2028, of a pilot program to acquire 
for the National Defense Stockpile the highest 
priority strategic materials. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Upon the submission of 
the report under subsection (a), the Secretary of De-
fense shall carry out a pilot program to, subject to 
the availability of appropriations, acquire for the 
National Defense Stockpile the highest priority stra-
tegic materials identified in such report. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
establishment of the pilot program described in this 
subsection, and annually thereafter until the date 
described in paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the status and effects of the pilot pro-
gram. 
(3) TERMINATION.—The pilot program estab-
lished under this subsection shall terminate on Sep-
tember 30, 2028. 
(c) STRATEGIC MATERIALS DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘strategic materials’’ means— 
(1) semiconductors described in subsection 
(a)(2)(A); 
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(2) critical minerals and strategic raw materials 
described in subsection (a)(2)(B); and 
(3) manufacturing equipment described in para-
graph (2)(C). 
SEC. 1414. RESTORING ESSENTIAL ENERGY AND SECURITY 
HOLDINGS ONSHORE FOR RARE EARTHS. 
(a) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—Of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated for the National Defense Stockpile 
Transaction Fund by section 4501, the National Defense 
Stockpile Manager may use up to $253,500,000 for acqui-
sition of the following materials determined to be strategic 
and critical materials required to meet the defense, indus-
trial, and essential civilian needs of the United States: 
(1) Neodymium oxide, praseodymium oxide, and 
neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) magnet block. 
(2) Titanium. 
(3) Energetic materials. 
(4) Iso-molded graphite. 
(5) Grain-oriented electric steel. 
(6) Tire cord steel. 
(7) Cadmium zinc telluride. 
(8) Scandium. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL 
MATERIALS STOCK PILING ACT.—Any acquisition using 
funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall be car-
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ried out in accordance with the provisions of the Strategic 
and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et 
seq.). 
(c) DISCLOSURES CONCERNING RARE EARTH ELE-
MENTS AND COVERED CRITICAL MINERALS BY CONTRAC-
TORS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Beginning on the date 
that is 30 months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall require 
that any contractor that provides to the Department 
of Defense a system with a permanent magnet that 
contains rare earth elements or covered critical min-
erals to disclose in a classified form, along with de-
livery of the system, the provenance of the magnet. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—A disclosure under paragraph 
(1) shall include an identification of the country or 
countries in which— 
(A) any rare earth elements and covered 
critical minerals used in the magnet were 
mined; 
(B) such elements and minerals were re-
fined into oxides; 
(C) such elements and minerals were made 
into metals and alloys; and 
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(D) the magnet was sintered or bonded 
and magnetized. 
(3) 
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
SUPPLY
CHAIN 
TRACKING SYSTEM.—If a contractor cannot make 
the disclosure required by paragraph (1) with re-
spect to a system described in that paragraph, the 
Secretary shall require the contractor to establish 
and implement a supply chain tracking system in 
order to make the disclosure not later than 180 days 
after providing the system to the Department of De-
fense. 
(4) WAIVERS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
waive a requirement under paragraph (1) or (3) 
with respect to a system described in paragraph 
(1) for a period of not more than 180 days if 
the Secretary certifies to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that— 
(i) the continued procurement of the 
system is necessary to meet the demands 
of a national emergency declared under 
section 201 of the National Emergencies 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1621); or 
(ii) the contractor cannot currently 
make the disclosure required by paragraph 
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(1) but is making significant efforts to 
comply with the requirements of that para-
graph. 
(B) WAIVER RENEWALS.—The Secretary— 
(i) may renew a waiver under sub-
paragraph (A)(i) as many times as the 
Secretary considers appropriate; and 
(ii) may not renew a waiver under 
subparagraph (A)(ii) more than twice. 
(5) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 
days after the submission of each report required by 
subsection (e)(3), the Secretary of Defense shall pro-
vide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
briefing that includes— 
(A) a summary of the disclosures made 
under this subsection; 
(B) an assessment of the extent of reliance 
by the United States on foreign countries, and 
especially countries that are not allies of the 
United States, for rare earth elements and cov-
ered critical minerals; 
(C) a determination with respect to which 
systems described in paragraph (1) are of the 
greatest concern for interruptions of supply 
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chains with respect to rare earth elements and 
covered critical minerals; and 
(D) any suggestions for legislation or fund-
ing that would mitigate security gaps in such 
supply chains. 
(d) EXPANSION
OF RESTRICTIONS
ON PROCURE-
MENT OF MILITARY AND DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGIES BY 
CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES.—Section 1211 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 
(10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘COM-
MUNIST CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘mili-
tary company’’ the following: ‘‘, any Chinese military 
company, or any Non-SDN Chinese military-indus-
trial complex company’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) GOODS AND SERVICES COVERED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), and except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
goods and services described in this subsection are 
goods and services— 
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‘‘(A) on the munitions list of the Inter-
national Traffic in Arms Regulations; or 
‘‘(B) on the Commerce Control List that— 
‘‘(i) are classified in the 600 series; or 
‘‘(ii) contain rare earth elements or 
covered critical minerals. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Goods and services de-
scribed in this subsection do not include goods or 
services procured— 
‘‘(A) in connection with a visit by a vessel 
or an aircraft of the United States Armed 
Forces to the People’s Republic of China; 
‘‘(B) for testing purposes; or 
‘‘(C) for purposes of gathering intel-
ligence.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as paragraphs (3) and (6), respectively; 
(C) by inserting before paragraph (3), as 
redesignated by subparagraph (B), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Chinese military company’ has 
the meaning given that term by section 1260H(d)(1) 
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National De-
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fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub-
lic Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Commerce Control List’ means 
the list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and 
Security and set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 
774 of the Export Administration Regulations.’’; 
and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘covered critical mineral’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) antimony; 
‘‘(B) beryllium; 
‘‘(C) cobalt; 
‘‘(D) graphite; 
‘‘(E) lithium; 
‘‘(F) manganese; 
‘‘(G) nickel; 
‘‘(H) tantalum; 
‘‘(I) tungsten; or 
‘‘(J) vanadium. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘Export Administration Regula-
tions’ has the meaning given that term in section 
1742 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 
U.S.C. 4801).’’; and 
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‘‘(I) neodymium; 
‘‘(J) praseodymium; 
‘‘(K) promethium; 
‘‘(L) samarium; 
‘‘(M) scandium; 
‘‘(N) terbium; 
‘‘(O) thulium; 
‘‘(P) ytterbium; or 
‘‘(Q) yttrium.’’. 
(e) REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE WITH CONTRACTING 
REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and peri-
odically thereafter until the termination date speci-
fied in paragraph (5), the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall assess the extent of the ef-
forts of the Department of Defense to comply with 
the requirements of— 
(A) subsection (c); 
(B) section 1211 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, as 
amended by subsection (d) of this section; and 
(C) section 4872 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
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scribed in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) the efforts of the Department of De-
fense to assess the compliance of contractors 
with such clauses. 
(4) REFERRAL.—If, in conducting an assess-
ment under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 
determines that a contractor has failed to comply 
with any of the requirements described in subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1), the rel-
evant Inspectors General, or other enforcement 
agencies, as appropriate, for further examination 
and possible enforcement actions. 
(5) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this 
subsection shall terminate on the date that is 10 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘cov-
ered critical minerals’’ and ‘‘rare earth element’’ have the 
meanings given to such terms in section 1211 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (10 
U.S.C. 4651 note prec.). 
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SEC. 1415. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF INCREASING QUAN-
TITIES 
OF 
RARE 
EARTH 
PERMANENT 
MAGNETS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCK-
PILE. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to build a stockpile of rare earth permanent 
magnets to meet requirements for Department of Defense 
programs and systems while reducing dependence on for-
eign countries for such magnets. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the feasibility of increasing the quantity of rare 
earth permanent magnets in the National Defense Stock-
pile to support United States defense requirements. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(b) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the extent to which the 
existing National Defense Stockpile inventory would 
guarantee supply of rare earth permanent magnets 
to major defense acquisition programs included in 
the future years defense program. 
(2) A description of the assumptions underlying 
the quantities of rare earth permanent magnet block 
identified for potential acquisition in the most recent 
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National Defense Stockpile Annual Operations and 
Planning Report. 
(3) An evaluation of factors that would affect 
shortfall estimates with respect to rare earth magnet 
block in the National Defense Stockpile inventory. 
(4) A description of the impact on and require-
ments for domestic industry stakeholders, including 
Department of Defense contractors. 
(5) An analysis of challenges related to the do-
mestic manufacturing of rare earth permanent 
magnets. 
(6) An assessment of the extent to which De-
partment of Defense programs and systems rely on 
rare earth permanent magnets manufactured by an 
entity under the jurisdiction of a covered strategic 
competitor. 
(7) Identification of additional funding, authori-
ties, and policies necessary to advance the policy de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ means the Committee on Armed Services of 
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the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered strategic competitor’’ 
means a near-peer country identified by the Sec-
retary of Defense and National Defense Strategy. 
SEC. 1416. STUDY ON STOCKPILING ENERGY STORAGE 
COMPONENTS. 
Not later than 360 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to Congress a study on the viability 
of establishing a stockpile of the materials required to 
manufacture batteries, battery cells, and other energy 
storage components to meet national security require-
ments in the event of a national emergency (as defined 
in section 12 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–3)). 
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Subtitle C—Homeland Acceleration 
of Recovering Deposits and Re-
newing Onshore Critical Key-
stones 
SEC. 1421. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE MATERIALS FOR NA-
TIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TO ADDRESS 
SHORTFALLS. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— 
Section 5 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Pil-
ing Act (50 U.S.C. 98d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by inserting 
‘‘under the authority of paragraph (3) or’’ 
after ‘‘Except for acquisitions made’’; and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘for such acquisition’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
any acquisition of materials under this 
Act’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘any 
such transaction’’ and inserting ‘‘any trans-
action’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) From amounts appropriated after the date of 
the enactment of this paragraph, the National Defense 
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Stockpile Manager may acquire materials determined to 
be strategic and critical under section 3(a) without regard 
to the requirement of the first sentence of paragraph (1) 
if the Stockpile Manager determines there is a shortfall 
of such materials in the stockpile.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘to carry out 
the purposes for which appropriated for a period of 
two fiscal years, if so provided in appropriation 
Acts’’ and inserting ‘‘until expended, unless other-
wise provided in appropriations Acts’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION THAT STOCKPILE MAY NOT BE 
USED FOR BUDGETARY PURPOSES.—Section 2(c) of the 
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
U.S.C. 98a(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘is not to be used’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall not be used’’. 
(c) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Section 11 of the Strategic 
and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h– 
2) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c)(1) Not later than 30 days after submitting a re-
port required by subsection (a), the National Defense 
Stockpile Manager shall brief the committees specified in 
paragraph (2) on the state of the stockpile and the acqui-
sitions intended to be made within the next fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) The committees specified in this paragraph 
are— 
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of the enactment of this Act, sourced primarily from the 
People’s Republic of China or the Russian Federation. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include an assessment of the following: 
(1) The implications of modifying the term ‘‘do-
mestic source’’ for purposes of the Defense Produc-
tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) to ‘‘do-
mestic and allied source’’ and including in the defini-
tion of such term business concerns in other coun-
tries, including, but not limited to, Canada, the 
United Kingdom, and Australia. 
(2) The benefits of facilitating more effective 
integration of the national technology and industrial 
base with the technology and industrial bases of 
countries that are allies or partners of the United 
States with respect to technology transfer, socio-
economic procurement requirements, and export con-
trols. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be in an unclassified form but may contain a classi-
fied annex. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL 
BASE.—The term ‘‘national technology and indus-
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trial base’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 4801 of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) STRATEGIC
AND
CRITICAL
MATERIALS.— 
The term ‘‘strategic and critical materials’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 12 of the Stra-
tegic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
U.S.C. 98h–3). 
TITLE XV—CYBER AND INFOR-
MATION 
OPERATIONS 
MAT-
TERS 
Subtitle A—Cyber Matters 
SEC. 1501. IMPROVEMENTS TO PRINCIPAL CYBER ADVI-
SORS. 
(a) CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY FOR CYBERSPACE 
OPERATIONS.—Subsection (c) of section 932 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 
(Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) BUDGET CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 
January 31 of the year preceding each fiscal year 
for which a budget is proposed, the Principal Cyber 
Advisor shall certify to the Secretary of Defense and 
the congressional defense committees the adequacy 
of the portions of that budget regarding cyberspace 
activities not covered by the review of the Chief In-
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formation Officer under section 142(b)(2) of this 
title.’’. 
(b) CODIFICATION
OF
PRINCIPAL
CYBER
ADVI-
SORS.— 
(1) TITLE 10.—Chapter 19 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
392 the following new section (and conforming the 
table of sections at the beginning of such chapter ac-
cordingly): 
‘‘§ 392a. Principal Cyber Advisors’’. 
(2) PRINCIPAL CYBER ADVISOR TO SECRETARY 
OF DEFENSE.—Subsection (c) of section 932 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note), as 
amended by subsection (a), is— 
(A) transferred to section 392a of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by paragraph (1); 
(B) redesignated as subsection (a); and 
(C) amended in the subsection heading by 
inserting ‘‘TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE’’ after 
‘‘ADVISOR’’. 
(3) DEPUTY CYBER ADVISOR.—Section 905 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 391 
note) is— 
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(A) transferred to chapter 19 of title 10, 
United States Code, designated as subsection 
(b) of section 392a, as added by paragraph (1), 
and redesignating each subordinate provision 
and the margins thereof accordingly; and 
(B) amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘this para-
graph’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’. 
(4) PRINCIPAL
CYBER
ADVISORS
TO
SECRE-
TARIES OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.—Section 1657 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 391 
note) is— 
(A) transferred to chapter 19 of title 10, 
United States Code, designated as subsection 
(c) of section 392a, as added by paragraph (1), 
and redesignating each subordinate provision 
and the margins thereof accordingly; and 
(B) amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘clause (ii)’’; 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graph (A)’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graph (B)’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’; 
(v) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’; 
(vi) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’; and 
(vii) by striking paragraph (6) (as re-
designated pursuant to subparagraph (A)). 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TITLE 10.—Section 167b(d)(2)(A) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘to 
the Secretary of Defense under section 392a(a) of 
this title’’ after ‘‘Principal Cyber Advisor’’. 
(2) FY22 NDAA.—Section 1528(e)(2) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 1657(d) of the Na-
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tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 392a(c)(4) of title 10, United 
States Code’’. 
(3) FY17 NDAA.—Section 1643(b) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘The Principal Cyber Advi-
sor, acting through the cross-functional team estab-
lished by section 932(c)(3) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113-66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the cross-functional team under sec-
tion 392a(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code,’’. 
SEC. 1502. MODIFICATION OF OFFICE OF PRIMARY RE-
SPONSIBILITY FOR STRATEGIC CYBERSECU-
RITY PROGRAM. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1640(c) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) OFFICE OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY.— 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
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Fiscal Year 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall 
designate a principal staff assistant from within the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense whose office shall 
serve as the office of primary responsibility for the 
Program, providing policy, direction, and oversight 
regarding the execution of the responsibilities of the 
program manager described in paragraph (5).’’. 
SEC. 1503. ESTABLISHMENT OF CYBER OPERATIONS DESIG-
NATOR AND RATING FOR THE NAVY. 
(a) MILITARY CAREER DESIGNATOR.— 
(1) OFFICERS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Navy, in coordination with the Chief of Naval 
Operations, shall establish and use a cyber warfare 
operations designator for officers and warrant offi-
cers, which shall be a separate designator from the 
cryptologic warfare officer designator. 
(2) ENLISTED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
in coordination with the Chief, shall establish and 
use a cyber warfare rating for enlisted personnel, 
which shall be a separate rating from the cryptologic 
technician enlisted rating. 
(b) PROHIBITION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning June 1, 2024, the 
Secretary may not assign a member of the Navy to 
a billet within the core work roles at teams or com-
ponents within the cyber mission force if such mem-
ber— 
(A) has a designator of cryptologic war-
fare, intelligence, or information professional; or 
(B) has a rating of cryptologic technician, 
intelligence specialist, or information systems 
technician. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in paragraph 
(1) shall not apply with respect to a member of the 
Navy who is assigned to a billet described in such 
paragraph under orders issued before June 1, 2024. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and Senate a report certifying whether 
the following actions have been carried out (including de-
tailed explanations): 
(1) The Secretary establishing cyberspace oper-
ations as a military discipline that is a community 
separate from the information warfare community. 
(2) The Chief of Naval Operations identifying 
who in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations 
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will serve as the resource manager and who will be 
responsible for staffing and training with respect to 
the designator and rating established under sub-
section (a). 
(3) The Secretary establishing a training pipe-
line for the designator and rating established under 
subsection (a) that is aligned with the requirements 
and standards established by the Commander of the 
United States Cyber Command. 
(4) The Secretary establishing a funding profile 
detailing with requisite investments toward the 
training requirements, requisite courses, and costs 
associated with the designator and rating established 
under subsection (a) for the period covered by the 
most recent future-years defense program submitted 
to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(5) The Secretary establishing an inventory of 
all flag officer positions with direct leadership or ex-
ecutive direction over the designator and rating es-
tablished under subsection (a), including with re-
spect to— 
(A) the United States Cyber Command; 
(B) the Fleet Cyber Command; 
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(C) Joint Forces Headquarters-Cyber, 
Navy; 
(D) 10th Fleet; 
(E) The Deputy Chief of Naval Operations 
for Information Warfare and the Director of 
Naval Intelligence; and 
(F) Naval Information Forces. 
(6) The Secretary establishing an implementa-
tion plan, including timelines and procedures, for 
filling the positions within the cyber mission force 
for which the Secretary is responsible. 
(7) Any anticipated changes to the end-strength 
of the Navy by reason of establishing the designator 
and rating under subsection (a). 
(d) DETERMINATION
BY CYBER COMMAND.—Not 
later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary 
submits the report under subsection (c), the Commander 
of United States Cyber Command shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate a determination with respect to whether 
the matters contained in the report satisfy the require-
ments of the United States Cyber Command. 
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SEC. 1504. CYBER THREAT INFORMATION COLLABORATION 
ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, pursuant to the require-
ments established by the Cyber Threat Data Interoper-
ability Council under subsection (c), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, acting through the Director of the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, in con-
sultation with the Director of the National Security Agen-
cy, shall develop an information collaboration environment 
consisting of a digital environment containing technical 
tools for information analytics and a portal through which 
relevant parties may submit and automate information in-
puts and access the environment to enable interoperable 
data flow that enables Federal and non-Federal entities 
to identify, mitigate, and prevent malicious cyber activity 
by— 
(1) providing access to appropriate and oper-
ationally relevant data from unclassified and classi-
fied information about cybersecurity risks and cyber-
security threats, as well as malware forensics and 
data from network sensor programs or network-mon-
itoring programs, on a platform that enables 
querying and analysis; 
(2) enabling cross-correlation of data on cyber-
security risks and cybersecurity threats at the speed 
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and scale necessary for rapid detection and identi-
fication; 
(3) facilitating a comprehensive understanding 
of cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats; and 
(4) facilitating collaborative analysis between 
the Federal Government and public and private sec-
tor critical infrastructure entities and information 
sharing and analysis organizations. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMATION COLLABO-
RATION ENVIRONMENT.— 
(1) EVALUATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, acting through the Di-
rector of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu-
rity Agency, in coordination with other departments 
and agencies of the Federal Government, shall— 
(A) identify existing Federal sources of 
classified and unclassified information on cyber-
security threats; 
(B) evaluate current programs, applica-
tions, or platforms intended to detect, identify, 
analyze, and monitor cybersecurity risks and 
cybersecurity threats; 
(C) consult with public and private sector 
critical infrastructure entities to identify public 
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and private critical infrastructure cyber threat 
capabilities, needs, and gaps; and 
(D) identify existing tools, capabilities, and 
systems that may be adapted to achieve the 
purposes of the information collaboration envi-
ronment developed pursuant to subsection (a) 
to maximize return on investment and minimize 
cost. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after completing the evaluation required under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, acting through the Director of the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 
in consultation with the Director of the Na-
tional Security Agency, shall achieve initial op-
erating capability of the information collabora-
tion environment developed pursuant to sub-
section (a). 
(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
information 
collaboration environment and the technical 
tools for information analytics under subsection 
(a) shall— 
(i) operate in a manner consistent 
with relevant privacy, civil rights, and civil 
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liberties policies and protections, including 
such policies and protections established 
pursuant to section 1016 of the Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485); 
(ii) reflect the requirements set forth 
by the Cyber Threat Data Interoperability 
Council under subsection (c); 
(iii) enable integration of current ap-
plications, platforms, data, and informa-
tion, including classified information, in a 
manner that supports the voluntary inte-
gration of unclassified and classified infor-
mation on cybersecurity risks and cyberse-
curity threats; 
(iv) incorporate tools to manage ac-
cess to classified and unclassified data, as 
appropriate, for appropriate individuals 
who have the security clearance necessary 
to access the highest level of classified data 
included in the environment; 
(v) ensure accessibility by Federal en-
tities that the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, in consultation with the Director of 
National Intelligence, the Attorney Gen-
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eral, the Secretary of Defense, and the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and 
Budget, determines appropriate; 
(vi) allow for access by public and pri-
vate sector critical infrastructure entities 
and other private sector partners, at the 
discretion of the Secretary of Homeland 
Security and after consulting the appro-
priate Sector Risk Management Agency; 
(vii) deploy analytic tools across clas-
sification levels to leverage all relevant 
data sets, as appropriate; 
(viii) identify tools and analytical soft-
ware that can be applied and shared to 
manipulate, transform, and display data 
and other identified needs; and 
(ix) anticipate the integration of new 
technologies and data streams, including 
data from network sensor programs or net-
work-monitoring programs deployed in 
support of non-Federal entities. 
(C) ACCESS CONTROLS.—The owner of any 
data shared in the information collaboration en-
vironment shall have the authority to set and 
maintain access controls for such data and may 
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restrict access to any particular data asset for 
any purpose, including for the purpose of pro-
tecting intelligence sources and methods from 
unauthorized disclosure in accordance with sec-
tion 102A(i) of the National Security Act (50 
U.S.C. 3024(i)). 
(3) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIREMENT ON THE 
IMPLEMENTATION, EXECUTION, AND
EFFECTIVE-
NESS OF THE PROGRAM.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the National 
Cyber Director and appropriate congressional 
committees a report that details— 
(i) Federal Government participation 
in the information collaboration environ-
ment, including the Federal entities par-
ticipating in the environment and the cat-
egories of information shared by Federal 
entities into the environment; 
(ii) non-Federal entities’ participation 
in the information collaboration environ-
ment, including the non-Federal entities 
participating in the environment and the 
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categories of information shared by non- 
Federal entities into the environment; 
(iii) the impact of the information col-
laboration environment on positive security 
outcomes for the Federal Government and 
non-Federal entities; 
(iv) barriers identified to fully real-
izing the benefit of the information collabo-
ration environment for both the Federal 
Government and non-Federal entities; 
(v) additional authorities or resources 
necessary to successfully execute the infor-
mation collaboration environment; and 
(vi) identified shortcomings or risks to 
data security and privacy, and the steps 
necessary to improve the mitigation of 
such shortcomings or risks. 
(B) FORM.—Each report under subpara-
graph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
(4) COLLABORATION
BY
NSA.—Any actions 
taken by the Director of the National Security Agen-
cy to assist in building or maintaining the informa-
tion collaboration environment developed pursuant to 
subsection (a)— 
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(A) shall be carried out using amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated to the National Se-
curity Agency for the Information Systems Se-
curity program; and 
(B) may not be carried out using amounts 
made available under the National Intelligence 
Program. 
(c) CYBER THREAT DATA INTEROPERABILITY COUN-
CIL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 
interagency council, to be known as the ‘‘Cyber 
Threat Data Interoperability Council’’ (in this sub-
section referred to as the ‘‘council’’), chaired by the 
National Cyber Director, to establish data interoper-
ability requirements for data streams to be accessed 
in the information collaboration environment. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT DATE.—The council shall 
commence the activities under this subsection by not 
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) PRINCIPAL MEMBERS.—In addition to 
the National Cyber Director, the council shall 
have as its principal members the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the Director of National 
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Intelligence, the Attorney General, the Sec-
retary of Defense, and the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget. 
(B) ADDITIONAL
FEDERAL
MEMBERS.— 
Based on recommendations submitted by the 
principal members, the National Cyber Director 
shall identify and appoint council members 
from Federal entities that oversee programs 
that generate, collect, disseminate, or analyze 
data or information related to cybersecurity 
risks and cybersecurity threats. 
(C) ADVISORY
MEMBERS.—The National 
Cyber Director shall identify and appoint advi-
sory members from non-Federal entities that 
shall advise the council based on recommenda-
tions submitted by the principal members. 
(4) DATA STREAMS.—The council shall identify, 
designate, and periodically update programs that 
shall participate in or be interoperable with the in-
formation collaboration environment, which may in-
clude— 
(A) network-monitoring and intrusion de-
tection programs; 
(B) cyber threat indicator sharing pro-
grams; 
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(C) certain network sensor programs or 
network-monitoring programs; 
(D) incident response and cybersecurity 
technical assistance programs; or 
(E) malware forensics and reverse-engi-
neering programs. 
(5) DATA PRIVACY.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT.—The council shall es-
tablish a committee to establish procedures and 
data governance structures, as necessary, to 
protect data shared in the information collabo-
ration environment, comply with Federal regu-
lations and statutes, and respect existing con-
sent agreements with public and private sector 
critical infrastructure entities that apply to crit-
ical infrastructure information. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The committee shall 
be comprised of— 
(i) the senior official for privacy of the 
Office of Management and Budget, who 
shall serve as the chair of the committee; 
and 
(ii) privacy officers from the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, the Depart-
ment of Defense, the Department of Jus-
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tice, and the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence. 
(6) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed as changing existing 
ownership or protection of, or policies and processes 
for access to, agency data. 
(d) NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS.—Nothing in this 
section shall apply to a national security system, or to cy-
bersecurity threat intelligence related to such systems, 
without the consent of the owner and operator of the sys-
tem. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the following: 
(A) The Committee on Homeland Security, 
the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Armed Services, the Committee on Oversight 
and Reform, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(B) The Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
the Judiciary, the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate. 
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(2) The term ‘‘critical infrastructure informa-
tion’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
2222 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 671). 
(3) The term ‘‘cyber threat indicator’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 102 of the Cy-
bersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501). 
(4) The term ‘‘cybersecurity threat’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 102 of the Cy-
bersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501). 
(5) The term ‘‘data asset’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 3502 of title 44, United 
States Code. 
(6) The term ‘‘environment’’ means the infor-
mation collaboration environment established under 
subsection (a). 
(7) The term ‘‘information sharing and analysis 
organization’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 2222 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 671). 
(8) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3(4) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
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(9) The term ‘‘national security system’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 3552 of title 
44, United States Code. 
(10) The term ‘‘non-Federal entity’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 102 of the Cy-
bersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501). 
(11) The term ‘‘Sector Risk Management Agen-
cy’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
2201 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 651). 
SEC. 1505. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENTERPRISE-WIDE 
PROCUREMENT OF CYBER DATA PRODUCTS 
AND SERVICES. 
Section 1521 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 
2224 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing the use of artificial intelligence-based endpoint 
security that prevents cyber attacks and does not re-
quire constant internet connectivity to function,’’ 
after ‘‘services’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, including 
by enhancing the security of the software supply 
chain of the Department’’ after ‘‘best interests of 
the Department’’. 
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SEC. 1506. CYBERSECURITY OF MILITARY STANDARDS FOR 
DATA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No later than 270 days after en-
actment of this act, the principal staff assistant des-
ignated with primary responsibility for the Strategic Cy-
bersecurity Program of the Department of Defense pursu-
ant to paragraph (2) of section 1640(c) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public 
Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note), as amended by sec-
tion 1502 of this Act, shall conduct a comprehensive re-
view of Military Standard 1553 (in this section referred 
to as ‘‘MIL–STD–1553’’). At the discretion of the Sec-
retary of Defense, the review required under this sub-
section may include reviews of additional serial data 
standards beyond MIL–STD–1553. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The review required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) An identification of programs and weapon 
systems currently employing MIL–STD–1553 and 
other serial data standards, as appropriate, across 
the Department of Defense, the military depart-
ments, and components, with notations for any pro-
grams previously assessed by the Strategic Cyberse-
curity Program. 
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(2) An evaluation of, and inventory for, the 
vulnerabilities to MIL–STD–1553 and other serial 
data standards, as appropriate. 
(3) An inventory of potential commercial- and 
Government-sourced mitigations and solutions, ei-
ther in use or available to program offices. 
(4) An assessment of potential changes to ad-
dress identified vulnerabilities to MIL–STD–1553 
and other serial data standards, as appropriate. 
(c) DETERMINATION.—Based on the findings of the 
review required under subsection (a), the Secretary of De-
fense shall determine whether to revise or update MIL– 
STD–1553 and other serial data standards, as appro-
priate. 
(d) GUIDANCE.—Subsequent to the completion of the 
review required under subsection (a), the head of the Stra-
tegic Cybersecurity Program shall issue guidance across 
the Department for program managers involved in pro-
curing weapon systems that use MIL–STD–1553 and 
other serial data standards, as appropriate. The guidance 
shall include information related to the potential threats 
to MIL–STD–1553, available mitigations and solutions, 
and technical resources for program managers to use in 
addressing issues with MIL–STD–1553 and other data se-
rial standards, as appropriate. 
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(e) COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION.—Subject to the 
findings for the review required under subsection (a), the 
senior official identified pursuant to section 1647(j) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(Public Law 114–92) for a military department and the 
service acquisition executive (as such term is defined in 
section 101(10) of title 10, United States Code) shall, if 
applicable, issue a certification that mitigations identified 
by the Strategic Cybersecurity Program for assessed 
weapons systems have been applied and corrected. Not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, such senior official and the service acquisition execu-
tive shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
such assessment. 
(f) TEST AND EVALUATION.—The Director of Oper-
ational Test and Evaluation may include evaluations of 
MIL–STD–1553 and other serial data standards, as ap-
propriate, in reports required to be provided to the con-
gressional defense committees pursuant to law. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after comple-
tion of the review required under subsection (a), the head 
of the Strategic Cybersecurity Program shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees— 
(1) a report on the review required under sub-
section (a); and 
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(2) a copy of the guidance required under sub-
section (d). 
Subtitle B—Information 
Operations 
SEC. 1511. MILITARY OPERATIONS IN INFORMATION ENVI-
RONMENT: AUTHORITY AND NOTIFICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 19 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 397 the 
following new section (and conforming the table of con-
tents at the beginning of such chapter accordingly): 
‘‘§ 398. Military operations in information environ-
ment: authority and notification require-
ments 
‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—(1) The Sec-
retary of Defense shall promptly submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees notice in writing of any clandes-
tine military operation in the information environment 
conducted under this title no later than 48 hours following 
such operation. 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary shall establish and submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees procedures for 
complying with the requirements of paragraph (1). The 
Secretary shall promptly notify the appropriate congres-
sional committees in writing of any changes to such proce-
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dures at least 14 days prior to the adoption of any such 
changes. 
‘‘(B) The appropriate congressional committees shall 
ensure that committee procedures designed to protect 
from unauthorized disclosure classified information relat-
ing to national security of the United States are sufficient 
to protect the information that is submitted to the com-
mittees pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(C) In the event of an unauthorized disclosure of 
a clandestine military operation in the information envi-
ronment covered by this section, the Secretary shall en-
sure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the appro-
priate congressional committees are notified immediately 
of the clandestine military operation in the information en-
vironment concerned. The notification under this para-
graph may be verbal or written, but in the event of a 
verbal notification a written notification shall be provided 
by not later than 48 hours after the provision of the verbal 
notification. 
‘‘(e) PROHIBITION.—No clandestine military oper-
ation in the information environment may be conducted 
which is intended to influence United States political proc-
esses, public opinion, policies, or media.’’. 
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(b) TRANSFER.—Section 1631 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 
116–92; 133 Stat. 1741) is amended as follows: 
(1) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) are— 
(A) transferred to section 398 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a) 
of this section; 
(B) inserted before subsection (b) of such 
section 398; and 
(C) redesignated as subsections (a), (b), 
and (c), respectively. 
(2) Subsection (e) is— 
(A) transferred to such section 398; 
(B) inserted after subsection (e) of such 
section; and 
(C) redesignated as subsection (f). 
(3) Subsection (i) is— 
(A) transferred to such section 398; 
(B) inserted after subsection (f) of such 
section; and 
(C) redesignated as subsection (g). 
(c) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 398 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a) of this section and designated by subsection 
(b), is amended by striking ‘‘congressional defense com-
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mittees’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (g) of section 398 of 
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) 
of this section and designated by subsection (b), is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘in the infor-
mation environment’’ before ‘‘, or associated’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(C) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate.’’. 
SEC. 1512. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN 
FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF JOINT LEXI-
CON FOR TERMS RELATED TO INFORMATION 
OPERATIONS. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for 
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operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available 
for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for the travel 
of persons, not more than 75 percent may be obligated 
or expended until the date on which the Secretary submits 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate the joint lexicon for terms 
related to information operations required by section 
1631(g)(1)(D) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 397 
note). 
SEC. 1513. JOINT INFORMATION OPERATIONS COURSE. 
(a) JOINT INFORMATION OPERATIONS COURSE.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall provide to members of the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force 
a course to prepare the members to plan and conduct in-
formation operations in a joint environment pursuant to 
title 10, United States Code. Such course shall include— 
(1) standardized qualifications and procedures 
to enable the joint and synchronized employment of 
information-related capabilities in the information 
environment; 
(2) joint methods to implement information op-
erations in a battlefield environment under any 
ground force chain of command; and 
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(3) a curriculum covering applicable assets, core 
information operations concepts, integration of ef-
fects with a specific focus on information-related ef-
fects, operational methodology, multi-dimensional 
targeting space, other information-related capabili-
ties defined by governing policy, instruction, publica-
tions, and doctrine, and any other topics or areas 
determined necessary by the Secretary. 
(b) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—On a semiannual basis 
through January 1, 2028, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the 
course provided under subsection (a). Each report shall 
include, with respect to the period covered by the report— 
(1) the number of members described in sub-
section (a) who attended the course; and 
(2) an assessment of the value of the course 
in— 
(A) conducting joint operations in the in-
formation environment; and 
(B) the synchronized employment of infor-
mation-related capabilities in the information 
environment. 
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SEC. 1514. CONSISTENCY IN DELEGATION OF CERTAIN AU-
THORITIES RELATING TO INFORMATION OP-
ERATIONS. 
Except as otherwise provided specifically by law, if 
any roles or responsibilities relating to information oper-
ations are assigned pursuant to a provision of law or by 
the direction of the Secretary of Defense to the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Policy, the Under Secretary shall 
ensure that such roles or responsibilities are assigned or 
otherwise delegated to the same position within the Office 
of the Under Secretary of Defense of Policy. 
SEC. 1515. ASSESSMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE INFORMATION OPER-
ATIONS WITHIN THE CYBER DOMAIN. 
(a) ASSESSMENT AND PLAN.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Principal 
Information Operations Advisor and the Principal Cyber 
Advisor to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, 
shall complete both an assessment and an optimization 
plan for integrating all information and influence oper-
ations within cyberspace across the Department of De-
fense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
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(1) An inventory of the components of the De-
partment of Defense conducting information and in-
fluence operations within cyberspace. 
(2) An examination of sufficiency of resources 
allocated for information and influence operations 
within cyberspace. 
(3) An evaluation of the command and control, 
oversight, and management of matters related to in-
formation and influence operations within cyber-
space across the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
and the Joint Staff. 
(4) Any other matters determined relevant by 
the Principal Information Operations Advisor and 
the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Commander of the 
United States Cyber Command. 
(c) OPTIMIZATION PLAN.—The optimization plan 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Actions that the Department will implement 
to integrate all Department information and influ-
ence operations within cyberspace in a manner that 
ensures the proper level of visibility, unity of effort, 
synchronization, and deconfliction. 
(2) Coordination procedures within the Depart-
ment to ensure that coordination with the Com-
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mander of the United States Cyber Command takes 
place with regard to unity of effort, synchronization, 
deconfliction of information and influence operations 
within cyberspace. 
(3) An evaluation of potential organizational 
changes required to optimize information and influ-
ence operations within cyberspace. 
(4) Any other matters determined relevant by 
the Principal Information Operations Advisor and 
the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Commander of the 
United States Cyber Command. 
(d) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 30 days after com-
pleting the assessment and optimization plan under sub-
section (a), the Principal Information Operations Advisor 
and the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Commander of the United 
States Cyber Command, shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees a briefing on the assessment and plan. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the briefing is provided under sub-
section (d), the Secretary of Defense shall implement the 
optimization plan under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 1516. REQUIREMENT TO NOTIFY CHIEF OF MISSION 
OF MILITARY OPERATION IN THE INFORMA-
TION ENVIRONMENT. 
Section 398 of title 10, United States Code, as added 
and amended by section 1511, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection (g): 
‘‘(g) REQUIREMENT
TO NOTIFY CHIEF
OF MIS-
SION.—The Secretary may not authorize a military oper-
ation in the information environment under this title in-
tended to cause an effect in a country unless the Secretary 
fully informs the chief of mission for that country under 
section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3927) of the planned operation.’’. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 1531. ANNUAL REPORTS ON SUPPORT BY MILITARY 
DEPARTMENTS 
FOR 
CYBERSPACE 
OPER-
ATIONS. 
Chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after section 391 the following new section 
(and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter accordingly): 
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‘‘§ 391a. Annual reports on support by military de-
partments for cyberspace operations 
‘‘(a) REPORTS.—Not later than 15 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Con-
gress the defense budget materials (as defined in section 
239 of this title) for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the Commander of the United States Cyber 
Command shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report containing the following: 
‘‘(1) An evaluation of whether each military de-
partment is meeting the requirements established by 
the Commander and validated by the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(2) For each military department evaluated 
under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) a certification that the military de-
partment is meeting such requirements; or 
‘‘(B) a detailed explanation regarding how 
the military department is not meeting such re-
quirements. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS OF EVALUATION.—Each evaluation 
under subsection (a)(1) shall include, with respect to the 
military department being evaluated, the following: 
‘‘(1) The adequacy of the policies, procedures, 
and execution of manning, training, and equipping 
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personnel for employment within the cyber mission 
force. 
‘‘(2) The adequacy of the policies and proce-
dures relating to the assignment and assignment 
length of members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, 
Marine Corps, or Space Force to the cyber mission 
force. 
‘‘(3) The adequacy of the investment toward 
cyber-peculiar science and technology advancements, 
with an emphasis on capability development for the 
cyber mission force. 
‘‘(4) The sufficiency of the policies, procedures, 
and investments toward the military occupational 
specialty, designator, rating, or Air Force specialty 
code responsible for cyberspace operations. 
‘‘(5) In coordination with the Principal Cyber 
Advisor to the Secretary of Defense, an evaluation 
of the use by the military department of the shared 
lexicon of the Department of Defense specific to 
cyberspace activities. 
‘‘(6) The readiness of the members contributing 
to the cyber mission force and the cyberspace oper-
ations forces. 
‘‘(7) Any other element determined relevant by 
the Commander.’’. 
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SEC. 1532. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF POSTURE AND STAFF-
ING LEVELS OF OFFICE OF THE CHIEF IN-
FORMATION OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall seek to enter into an agreement with an appropriate 
non-Department of Defense entity for the conduct of a 
comprehensive review of the posture and staffing levels of 
the Office of the Chief Information Officer, as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION.—An agreement 
under subsection (a) shall specify that the review con-
ducted under the agreement shall include the evaluation 
of each of the following: 
(1) Any limitations or constraints of the Office 
of the Chief Information Officer in the carrying out 
the entirety of the responsibilities specified in section 
142(b) of title 10, United States Code, based on the 
staffing levels of the Office as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) The composition of civilian, military, and 
contractor personnel assigned to the Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, as of such date, including 
the occupational series and military occupational 
specialties of such personnel, relative to the respon-
sibilities specified in such section. 
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(3) The organizational construct of the Office 
of the Chief Information Officer, as of such date. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—An agreement under sub-
section (a) shall specify that the review conducted under 
the agreement shall include recommendations for the 
Chief Information Officer and the congressional defense 
committees, including recommendations derived from the 
matters for consideration specified under subsection (b). 
(d) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the completion of the review re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a copy of 
the review. 
SEC. 1533. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF CYBER EXCEPTED 
SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Offi-
cer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with 
the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer and the 
Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department and in con-
sultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Per-
sonnel and Readiness, shall conduct a comprehensive re-
view of the Cyber Excepted Service established pursuant 
to section 1599f of title 10, United States Code. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The review required under sub-
section (a) shall include a consideration of each of the fol-
lowing elements: 
(1) The potential and structural limitations of 
the Cyber Excepted Service, including impediments 
to mobility or advancement by civilian employees 
currently in billets coded for Cyber Excepted Serv-
ice. 
(2) Matters related to pay disparity and hin-
drances in compensation relative to the skill sets and 
value of such civilian employees in the private sector. 
(3) Criteria for eligibility of potential Depart-
ment of Defense components and entities for partici-
pation in the Cyber Excepted Service. 
(4) The eligibility for participation in the Cyber 
Excepted Service of civilian employees who are as-
signed to the Office of the Chief Digital and Artifi-
cial Intelligence Officer. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The review required under 
subsection (a) shall include recommendations for the Sec-
retary of Defense and the congressional defense commit-
tees with respect to the improvement of the Cyber Ex-
cepted Service, including recommendations derived from 
the consideration of the elements specified in subsection 
(b). 
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(d) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 
days after the completion of the review required under 
subsection (a), the Chief Information Officer shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a copy of the re-
view. 
SEC. 1534. STANDARDIZATION OF AUTHORITY TO OPERATE 
APPLICATIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
(a) POLICY.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Chief Information Officer of the Department of De-
fense shall establish a policy with criteria for the 
reciprocity of authority to operate for software and 
hardware between all networks of the Department of 
Defense. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The policy under paragraph 
(1) shall contain the following: 
(A) Procedures for requesting an authority 
to operate that applies to all networks of the 
Department. 
(B) Guidance on when authorizing officials 
should grant an information technology plat-
form that has already received an authority to 
operate on another network of the Federal Gov-
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ernment a reciprocal authority to operate on a 
network of the Department of Defense. 
(C) A standardized format for documenta-
tion to support the evaluation of a request for 
an authority to operate. 
(b) SINGLE PLATFORM.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief In-
formation Officer shall implement a single software tool 
or platform for the submission and review of requests for 
an authority to operate applications. The tool or platform 
shall— 
(1) be used by all authorizing officials of the 
Department for the receipt, review, and adjudication 
of all such requests; and 
(2) authorize persons who submit such requests 
to see the progress of the request at all steps in the 
review process. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the following: 
(1) The operational status of the software tool 
or platform implemented under subsection (b). 
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(2) A list of all networks and authorizing offi-
cials of the Department that are using the software 
tool or platform. 
(3) A list of all networks and authorizing offi-
cials of the Department that are not using the soft-
ware tool or platform. 
(d) AUTHORITY TO OPERATE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘authority to operate’’ means the official 
management decision given by a senior organizational offi-
cial to authorize operation of an information system and 
accept the risk to organizational operations. 
SEC. 1535. ESTABLISHMENT OF HACKING FOR NATIONAL 
SECURITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE INNOVA-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) SUPPORT AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a Hacking for National Security and 
Public Service Innovation Program (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘H4NSPSI program’’) within the 
National Security Innovation Network (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘NSIN’’). 
(2) COORDINATING
AUTHORITY.—The NSIN 
shall serve as the coordinating authority for the 
H4NSPSI program and activities under such pro-
gram. 
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(3) ELEMENTS.—H4NSPSI program activities 
shall include the following: 
(A) Source problems at scale for the agen-
cies associated with the programs specified in 
subsection (e). 
(B) Recruit universities located in the 
United States or in partner or allied nations to 
work on the problems described in subpara-
graph (A). 
(C) Train universities described in sub-
paragraph (B) on the methodology of Hacking 
for Defense. 
(D) Support the universities described in 
subparagraph (B) with content, curriculum, and 
other support to develop solutions to the prob-
lems described in subparagraph (A). 
(E) Support the United States Govern-
ment adoption of solutions developed through 
the programs specified in subsection (e). 
(F) Support the development and acquisi-
tion of talent within the agencies associated 
with the programs specified in subsection (e). 
(4) OBJECTIVES.—The H4NSPSI program 
may include the following objectives: 
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(A) Increase funding for successful innova-
tion efforts that bridge the gap between innova-
tive organizations and the United States mili-
tary. 
(B) Increase funding for established driv-
ers of national security innovation within the 
Department of Defense and other Federal agen-
cies, including the programs specified in sub-
section (e). 
(C) Improve the ability of the Department 
of Defense to maintain technological advantage 
over competitors by leveraging private sector in-
novation at scale. 
(D) Through the use of existing authori-
ties— 
(i) strengthen United States national 
security innovation efforts and activities; 
and 
(ii) create additional opportunities for 
collaboration and shared experience be-
tween the Department of Defense, other 
Federal agencies, the private sector, and 
academia through the expansion of existing 
programs, partnerships, and activities, in-
cluding those specified in subsection (e). 
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(E) Grow and sustain the innovation edge 
of the United States by building and strength-
ening the national security innovation base 
through collaboration between the private sec-
tor, academia, the Department of Defense, the 
Armed Forces, and other Federal agencies. 
(F) Invest in the future of national secu-
rity innovation by inspiring a new generation to 
public service, supporting the diversity of the 
United States national security innovation 
workforce, and modernizing government deci-
sion-making processes. 
(G) Expand the United States science and 
technology workforce by investing in STEM 
education and exposing the national security 
workforce to cutting-edge, innovative problem 
validation and solution development practices. 
(H) Develop best practices for the conduct 
of such activities and programs. 
(I) Identify experimental learning opportu-
nities for activity and program participants to 
interact with operational forces and better un-
derstand national security challenges. 
(J) Participate in exchanges and partner-
ships with Department of Defense science and 
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technology activities, as well as the science and 
technology activities of other Federal agencies. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Defense may consult with the heads of 
such Federal agencies, universities, and public and private 
entities engaged in the development of advanced tech-
nologies, as well as in the validation of problems and adop-
tion of solutions in response to national security chal-
lenges, as the Secretary of Defense determines to be ap-
propriate. 
(c) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary of Defense may 
develop and maintain metrics to assess national security 
and public service innovation programs and activities to 
ensure standards for programs supported under sub-
section (a) are consistent and being met. 
(d) PARTICIPATION BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall encourage Federal employees and members 
of the Armed Forces through the service secretaries and 
service chiefs and their counterparts in agencies associated 
with the programs specified in subsection (e) to participate 
in the H4NSPSI program in order to gain exposure to 
modern innovation and entrepreneurial methodologies. 
(e) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary of Defense shall consider coordinating and 
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partnering with activities and organizations involved in the 
following: 
(1) Hacking for Defense. 
(2) Hacking for Homeland Security. 
(3) Hacking for Diplomacy. 
(4) Hacking for Space. 
(5) Hacking for Manufacturing. 
SEC. 1536. TAILORED CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ORGANI-
ZATIONS. 
Section 1723 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 394 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(e) UPDATE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than July 1, 
2023, the secretaries of the military services and the As-
sistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and 
Irregular Warfare shall brief the congressional defense 
committees on activities taken during the period following 
the date of the briefing under subsection (d), including 
an examination of establishing Tailored Cyberspace Oper-
ations Organizations and utilization of the authority pro-
vided pursuant to subsection (c). 
‘‘(f) AIR FORCE ACTIONS.—Not later than July 1, 
2023, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a review of the activities 
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of the Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group, including 
with respect to the authorities of the Group. The review 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) An assessment of whether such authorities 
shall be conferred to the 90th Cyberspace Oper-
ations Squadron of the United States Air Force. 
‘‘(2) A consideration of whether the 90th 
Cyberspace Operations Squadron should be des-
ignated a controlled tour, as defined by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
SEC. 1537. CYBER OPERATIONS-PECULIAR AWARDS. 
Chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after section 1124 the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘§ 1124a. Cyber operations-peculiar awards 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretaries of the military departments may authorize the 
payment of a cash award to, and incur necessary expense 
for the honorary recognition of, a member of the covered 
armed forces whose novel actions, invention, or technical 
achievement enables or ensures operational outcomes in 
or through cyberspace against threats to national security. 
‘‘(b) ACTIONS DURING SERVICE.—An award under 
this section may be paid notwithstanding the member’s 
death, separation, or retirement from the covered armed 
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forces. However, the novel action, invention, or technical 
achievement forming the basis for the award must have 
been made while the member was on active duty or in an 
active reserve status and not otherwise eligible for an 
award under chapter 45 of title 5. 
‘‘(c) PAYMENT.—Awards to, and expenses for the 
honorary recognition of, members of the covered armed 
forces under this section may be paid from— 
‘‘(1) the funds or appropriations available to 
the activity primarily benefiting from the novel ac-
tion, invention, or technical achievement; or 
‘‘(2) the several funds or appropriations of the 
various activities benefiting from the novel action, 
invention, or technical achievement. 
‘‘(d) AMOUNTS.—The total amount of the award, or 
awards, made under this section for a novel action, inven-
tion, or technical achievement may not exceed $2,500, re-
gardless of the number of persons who may be entitled 
to share therein. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—Awards under this section shall 
be made under regulations to be prescribed by the Sec-
retary of Defense or by the Secretaries of the military de-
partments. 
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‘‘(f) COVERED ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘covered armed forces’ means the Army, 
Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.’’. 
SEC. 1538. MANNING REVIEW OF SPACE FORCE CYBER 
SQUADRONS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 195 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Air Force, in coordination with the Chief of Space Op-
erations, shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a review of the manning required to fully staff the 
current and planned cyber squadrons of the Space Force. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.— 
(1) ELEMENTS.—The review under subsection 
(a) shall include considerations of the following: 
(A) The specific sourcing of existing billets 
of the Space Force optimally postured for 
transfer to cyber squadrons. 
(B) The administrative processes required 
to shift billets and existing funding to cyber 
squadrons. 
(C) The responsibilities and functions per-
formed by military personnel and civilian per-
sonnel. 
(D) The cumulative benefit for the Space 
Force of transferring billets to cyber squadrons. 
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(2) ROADMAP.—The review under subsection 
(a) shall include a transition roadmap that outlines 
a comprehensive transition for the transfer of billets 
described in paragraph (1) by not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2024. 
SEC. 1539. REVIEW OF DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH 
CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through 
the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense 
and the Principal Cyber Advisors of the military depart-
ments, shall review and update the memorandum of the 
Secretary of Defense dated December 12, 2019, con-
cerning the definition of the term ‘‘Department of Defense 
Cyberspace Operations Forces (DoD COF)’’. The review 
shall include— 
(1) a comprehensive assessment of units and 
components of the Department of Defense con-
ducting defensive cyberspace operations which are 
not currently included in such definition; and 
(2) a revised definition for such term that in-
cludes such units and components within the Cyber-
space Operations Forces. 
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TITLE XVI—SPACE ACTIVITIES, 
STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND 
INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
SEC. 1601. REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF SAT-
ELLITES. 
Chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 2275 the following new 
section (and conforming the table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter accordingly): 
‘‘§ 2275a. Requirements for protection of satellites 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF REQUIREMENTS.—Before 
a major satellite acquisition program achieves Milestone 
A approval, or equivalent, the Chief of Staff of the Space 
Force, in consultation with the Commander of the United 
States Space Command, shall establish requirements for 
the defense and resilience of the satellites under that pro-
gram against the capabilities of adversaries to target, de-
grade, or destroy the satellites. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘major satellite acquisition pro-
gram’ has the meaning given that term in section 
2275 of this title. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘Milestone A approval’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 4251 of this title 
10.’’. 
SEC. 1602. STRATEGY ON PROTECTION OF SATELLITES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Both Russia and China have demonstrated 
the capability to target, degrade, and destroy sat-
ellites on orbit, whether through kinetic or non-
kinetic means. 
(2) As recently as November 15, 2021, Russia 
demonstrated a direct ascent antisatellite weapon. 
(3) Also in 2021, China successfully ‘‘grappled’’ 
a satellite and dragged the satellite out of its orbit 
to another location in space, a capability that could 
be used on any other object in space, including sat-
ellites of the Department of Defense. 
(b) STRATEGY.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Director 
of National Intelligence, shall make publicly avail-
able a strategy containing the actions that will be 
taken to defend and protect on-orbit satellites of the 
Department of Defense and the intelligence commu-
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nity from the capabilities of adversaries to target, 
degrade, or destroy satellites. 
(2) FORMS.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) make the strategy under paragraph (1) 
publicly available in unclassified form; and 
(B) submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees an annex, which may be sub-
mitted in classified form, containing supporting 
documents to the strategy. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
SEC. 1603. NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
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(1) the acquisition approach for phase three of 
the National Security Space Launch program should 
account for changes in the launch industry and 
planned architectures of the Space Force; 
(2) the supply of launches for phase three may 
be impacted by increases in commercial space launch 
demand; 
(3) the Secretary of the Air Force should ex-
plore new and innovative acquisition approaches to 
leverage launch competition within the commercial 
market; and 
(4) in developing the acquisition strategy for 
phase three, the Secretary should— 
(A) consider the scope of phase three 
manifest requirements in comparison to the Or-
bital Services Program and other potential con-
tract vehicles for launches; 
(B) ensure the continued assured access to 
space; 
(C) emphasize free, fair, and open competi-
tion; 
(D) capitalize on competition across the 
commercial launch industry; 
(E) examine all possible options for award-
ing contracts for launches during the period 
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covered by the phase, including, block-buys, in-
definite delivery, indefinite quantity, or a hybrid 
approach; 
(F) consider tailorable mission assurance 
options informed by previous launch vehicle per-
formance metrics; 
(G) include options for adding launch pro-
viders, launch systems, or both, during the exe-
cution of phase three to address manifest 
changes beyond the planned national security 
space unique launches at the time of initial 
award; 
(H) maintain understanding of the com-
mercial launch industry and launch capacity 
needed to fulfill the requirements of the Na-
tional Security Space Launch program; and 
(I) allow for rapid development and on- 
orbit deployment of enabling and trans-
formational technologies required to address 
emerging requirements, including with respect 
to— 
(i) delivery of in-space transportation, 
logistics, and on-orbit servicing capabilities 
to enhance the persistence, sensitivity, and 
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resiliency of national security space mis-
sions in a contested space environment; 
(ii) proliferated low-Earth orbit con-
stellation deployment; 
(iii) routine access to extended orbits 
beyond 
geostationary 
orbits, 
including 
cislunar orbits; 
(iv) payload fairings that exceed cur-
rent launch requirements; 
(v) increased responsiveness for heavy 
lift capability; 
(vi) the ability to transfer orbits, in-
cluding point-to-point orbital transfers; 
(vii) capacity and capability to execute 
secondary deployments; 
(viii) high-performance upper stages; 
(ix) vertical integration; and 
(x) other new missions that are out-
side the parameters of the nine design ref-
erence missions that exist as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(b) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—On a quarterly basis 
until the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force 
awards a phase three contract, the Commander of the 
Space Systems Command shall provide to the appropriate 
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congressional committees a briefing on the development of 
the phase three acquisition strategy, including how the 
matters described subsection (a) are being considered in 
such strategy. 
(c) NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS OF MISSION ASSIGN-
MENT BOARD.—Not later than 14 days after the date on 
which a phase two mission assignment board is completed, 
the Commander of the Space Systems Command shall no-
tify the appropriate congressional committees of the 
launch assignment results of the board. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees 
with respect to all briefings provided under sub-
section (b) and notifications made under sub-
section (c); and 
(B) in addition to the congressional de-
fense committees, the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate with respect to— 
(i) briefings required under subsection 
(b) regarding requirements of the intel-
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ligence community being incorporated into 
phase three planning; and 
(ii) notifications made under sub-
section (c) regarding an assignment that 
includes capabilities being launched for the 
intelligence community. 
(2) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(2) The term ‘‘phase three’’ means, with re-
spect to the National Security Space Launch pro-
gram, launch missions ordered under the program 
after fiscal year 2024. 
(3) The term ‘‘phase two’’ means, with respect 
to the National Security Space Launch program, 
launch missions ordered under the program during 
fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
SEC. 1604. RESPONSIVE SPACE STRATEGY, PRINCIPLES, 
MODEL ARCHITECTURE, AND IMPLEMENTA-
TION PLANS. 
(a) STRATEGY, PRINCIPLES, AND MODEL ARCHITEC-
TURE.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Chief of Space Operations and 
the Commander of the United States Space Command 
shall jointly develop a responsive space strategy, prin-
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ciples, and a model architecture to be implemented across 
the United States Space Command and the Combined 
Force Space Component Command. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The responsive space strategy, 
principles, and model architecture under subsection (a) 
shall include, at a minimum, the following elements: 
(1) Prioritized policies and procedures. 
(2) Policies specific to launch, buses, payloads, 
ground infrastructure, and networks. 
(3) Specification of enterprise-wide acquisitions 
of capabilities conducted pursuant to the policies re-
ferred to in paragraph (2). 
(4) Roles, responsibilities, functions, and oper-
ational workflows of responsive space architecture 
and infrastructure personnel— 
(A) of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine 
Corps, and Space Force and the combatant 
commands; and 
(B) the Combined Force Space Component 
Command. 
(c) ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMEN-
TATION.—In developing and implementing the responsive 
space strategy, principles, and model architecture under 
subsection (a), the Chief of Space Operations and the 
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Commander of the United States Space Command shall 
coordinate with— 
(1) the Space Acquisition Council; 
(2) the Director of the Defense Advanced Re-
search Projects Agency; 
(3) the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff; 
and 
(4) any other component of the Department of 
Defense, as jointly determined by the Chief of Space 
Operations and the Commander. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of Space Oper-
ations and the Commander of the United State 
Space Command shall ensure that, not later than 
one year after the finalization of the responsive 
space strategy, principles, and model architecture 
under subsection (a), each Space Force delta trans-
mits to the Chief and the Commander a draft plan 
to implement such responsive space strategy, prin-
ciples, and model architecture with respect to such 
delta. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each implementation plan 
under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, 
the following with respect to the Space Force delta 
covered by the plan: 
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(A) Specific acquisitions, implementations, 
instrumentations, and operational workflows to 
be implemented across responsive space archi-
tectures and infrastructures. 
(B) A detailed schedule with target mile-
stones and required expenditures. 
(C) Interim and final metrics, including a 
phase mitigation plan. 
(D) Identification of additional funding, 
authorities, organizational changes and policies, 
as may be required. 
(E) Requested waivers, exceptions to poli-
cies of the Department of Defense, and ex-
pected delays. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION OVERSIGHT.—The Chief of 
Space Operations shall— 
(1) assess the implementation plans under sub-
section (d)(1) for— 
(A) adequacy and responsiveness to the re-
sponsive space strategy, principles, and model 
architecture under subsection (a); and 
(B) appropriate use of enterprise-wide ac-
quisitions; 
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(2) ensure, at a high level, the interoperability 
and compatibility of individual implementation plans 
of the Space Force deltas; 
(3) track the use of waivers and exceptions to 
policy; 
(4) develop a Responsive Space Scorecard to 
track and drive implementation of the plans by the 
Space Force Deltas; and 
(5) leverage the authorities of the Commander 
of the United States Space Command to begin im-
plementation of such responsive space strategy, prin-
ciples, and model architecture. 
(f) INITIAL BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) RESPONSIVE SPACE STRATEGY, PRINCIPLES, 
AND
MODEL
ARCHITECTURE.—Not later than 90 
days after finalizing the responsive space strategy, 
principles, and model architecture under subsection 
(a), the Chief of Space Operations and the Com-
mander of the United States Space Command shall 
provide to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing on such responsive space strategy, prin-
ciples, and model architecture. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.—Not later than 
90 days after the receipt by the Chief of Space Op-
erations of an implementation plan transmitted 
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under to subsection (d)(1), the Chief shall provide to 
the congressional defense committees a briefing on 
such implementation plan. 
(g) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—During each annual brief-
ing provided by the Chief of Space Operations to the con-
gressional defense committees on the budget occurring 
during the period beginning February 1, 2023, and ending 
January 1, 2031, the Chief shall provide updates on the 
implementation of the responsive space strategy, prin-
ciples, and architecture under subsection (a). 
(h) NOTIFICATION REFORMS.—Section 9021(c) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) by striking ‘‘(1) The Council’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Council’’. 
SEC. 1605. RESPONSIVE SPACE DEMONSTRATIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that demonstrating the ability of the United States 
to rapidly respond to adversarial threats to the space sys-
tems of the United States serves as a compelling strategic 
deterrent to adversaries and informs how responsive, resil-
ient, and affordable space and launch capabilities can help 
counter growing adversarial threats on an operationally 
relevant timeline. 
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chief of 
Space Operations and the Commander of the United 
States Space Command, shall establish a program to dem-
onstrate responsive space capabilities through operational 
exercises, wargames, and table-top exercises. 
(c) INITIAL DEMONSTRATION.— 
(1) MISSION.—In carrying out the program 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall conduct a 
rapid reconstitution deterrence demonstration mis-
sion to— 
(A) design, develop, and understand the 
benefit of rapid space reconstitution and space 
augmentation; 
(B) simulate real-world scenarios through 
wargames and table-top exercises, including 
contested environment scenarios, in which 
threats to the space capabilities of the United 
States may be offset or mitigated by responsive 
space capabilities; 
(C) validate the ability to provide an end- 
to-end responsive space mission with responsive 
launch, satellite deployment, and data to users 
within rapid mission call-up timelines; and 
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(D) integrate such launches with the joint 
force under simulated contested conditions 
through the rapid deployment of launch infra-
structure to existing Major Range and Test Fa-
cility Bases. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the mission under paragraph (1), includ-
ing— 
(A) an assessment of the mission with re-
spect to the operational and strategic benefits 
to the space-related missions of the Department 
of Defense; 
(B) a proposed organization and manage-
ment structure of the mission; 
(C) a timeline for implementing the dem-
onstrations under the mission; and 
(D) budget estimates and financial forecast 
for the demonstrations. 
SEC. 1606. ALLIED RESPONSIVE SPACE CAPABILITIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) it is in the common interest of the United 
States and allies and partners of the United States 
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to strive for accessibility and flexibility for delivering 
assets into space on a responsive timeline; 
(2) the United States should implement joint 
United States-allied space missions that demonstrate 
rapid, rapid launch, reconstitution and satellite aug-
mentation from locations in the Indo-Pacific, Euro-
pean, and other theaters of operations; 
(3) the United States should leverage allied and 
partner spaceports to diversify and disaggregate 
launch sites across the world for a multitude of mis-
sions, including national security missions; and 
(4) it is important for the United States to 
have operational and contracting steps established 
with allies and partners to ensure readiness and pre-
paredness for responding to or deterring any un-
known threats. 
(b) INITIATIVES.—The Secretary of the Defense and 
the Secretary of State shall jointly— 
(1) ensure that responsive space capabilities of 
the Department of Defense align with initiatives by 
Five Eyes countries, member states of the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization, and other allies to pro-
mote a globally responsive space architecture; and 
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(2) designate a single official responsible for co-
ordinating responsive space activities with allied 
partners. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Com-
mander of the United States European Command, the 
Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, 
the Commander of the United States Space Command, 
and the Secretary of State, shall jointly submit to the con-
gressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report assess-
ing current investments and partnerships by the United 
States with allies of the United States with respect to re-
sponsive space efforts. The report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) An assessment of the benefits of leveraging 
allied and partner spaceports for responsive launch. 
(2) A discussion of current and future plans to 
engage with allies and partners with respect to ac-
tivities ensuring rapid reconstitution or augmenta-
tion of the space capabilities of the United States 
and allies. 
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(3) An assessment of the shared costs and tech-
nology between the United States and allies, includ-
ing leveraging investments from the Pacific Deter-
rence Initiative and the European Deterrence Initia-
tive. 
(d) FIVE EYES COUNTRIES DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Five Eyes countries’’ means the following: 
(1) Australia. 
(2) Canada. 
(3) New Zealand. 
(4) The United Kingdom. 
(5) The United States. 
SEC. 1607. REPORT ON TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE 
CAPABILITIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Space Safari tactically responsive 
launch-2 mission of the Space Systems Command of 
the Space Force successfully demonstrated the abil-
ity of the Space Force to rapidly integrate, launch, 
and operate a satellite on orbit on a timeline that 
would be needed for rapid reconstitution or to re-
spond to real-time hostile activities occurring in the 
domain; 
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(2) the Space Force should continue these ef-
forts, and broaden the program beyond the logistics 
of launch and operations to also focus on lifecycle 
concepts of operation, as well as any contractual 
mechanisms that should be required in future pro-
grams to take into account the need for rapid recon-
stitution and responsiveness; 
(3) the Chief of Space Operations should for-
malize tactically responsive requirements for all 
space capabilities carried out under title 10, United 
States Code; and 
(4) to take into totality the effort required for 
tactically responsive launch, the Space Force should 
consider adding a corresponding budget line item for 
‘‘Tactically Responsive Space’’ to fund areas beyond 
launch that would contribute to responsive space ac-
tivities. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the budget of the President for fiscal year 2024 
is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 
31, United States Code, the Chief of Space Operations 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on planned tactically responsive space activities pur-
suant to section 1609 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
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(Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note) included dur-
ing the period covered by the most recent future-years de-
fense program submitted under section 221 of title 10, 
United States Code (as of the date of the report), includ-
ing a detailed budget plan for launch activities and all 
other efforts needed to enable tactically responsive space 
capabilities. 
SEC. 1608. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RANGE OF THE FU-
TURE AND SUPPORT TO COMMERCIAL SPACE 
LAUNCH ACTIVITY. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) section 1610 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 contained a 
provision requiring the United States Space Force to 
deliver a report on its Range of the Future initia-
tive; 
(2) based on the details in that report, that the 
Nation’s launch service providers, consistent with 
decades of national policy, now lead the world in 
space access, that United States leadership in this 
strategic capability is critical to national security 
and economic vitality, and that it is critical to the 
Nation to continue encouraging and enabling United 
States space access capabilities to flourish and ex-
pand; 
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(3) the rapid growth of the commercial launch 
industry places a growing demand on Department of 
Defense resources at Federal space launch ranges, 
and that this demand growth will continue for the 
foreseeable future; 
(4) the 1960s-era infrastructure of the two De-
partment of Defense launch ranges primarily respon-
sible for meeting its assured access to space mission 
under section 2273 of title 10, United States Code, 
and complying with section 2276 of such title, is 
under increasing strain, and needs to be replaced 
with a modern, state of the art launch infrastructure 
that encourages and enables continued growth and 
leadership in space access; 
(5) maintenance of common use critical infra-
structure like roads, culverts, bridges, deluge and 
water treatment facilities, supply lines, and electrical 
networks, among others, require immediate atten-
tion; 
(6) investments in infrastructure have not kept 
pace with commercial demand primarily due to exist-
ing authorities which limit reimbursement, flexible 
financial investment facilities, and reinvestment of 
revenue in spaceport sustainment, modernization, 
and growth; 
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(7) the burgeoning commercial space industry 
requires 
a 
more 
holistic, 
responsive 
process 
leveraging public and private investment; 
(8) the Department of Defense is constrained to 
provide services to commercial users only when not 
needed for public use, yet at the same time must 
promote commercial space launch capabilities as a 
critical enabler to national security; 
(9) the United States Space Force has made 
great use of existing authorities and those provided 
by other non-Federal entities to leverage other 
sources of commercial and State investment to keep 
pace with demand; 
(10) a similar State business development enti-
ty would be useful for supporting commercial space 
launch capability development in California at Van-
denberg Space Force Base and other spaceports, 
and Congress looks forward to assisting the Depart-
ment of Defense in improving its ability to plan and 
support commercial innovation while continuing to 
provide world class launch and test facilities; and 
(11) the Secretary and the Department should 
engage with all stakeholders, including NASA, other 
relevant Federal agencies, and the associated con-
gressional authorizing committees of jurisdiction, in 
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any reporting, negotiation, policy, and potential leg-
islative proposals on this matter. 
SEC. 1609. REPORT ON HYPERSPECTRAL SATELLITE TECH-
NOLOGY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on how 
hyperspectral satellite technology being developed and 
tested by domestic commercial satellite companies may be 
incorporated in the Department of Defense’s existing and 
future greenhouse gas reduction efforts. 
SEC. 1610. REPORT ON SPACE DEBRIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 240 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the risks posed by man-made space debris in 
low-earth orbit, including— 
(1) recommendations with respect to the reme-
diation of such risks; and 
(2) outlines of plans to reduce the incident of 
such space debris. 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
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(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate. 
SEC. 1611. PLAN ON PILOT PROGRAM FOR DEPLOYMENT OF 
DEDICATED X-BAND SMALL SATELLITE COM-
MUNICATIONS. 
(a) PLANS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assist-
ant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and 
Low-Intensity Conflict and the Assistant Secretary 
of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integra-
tion, shall jointly submit to the congressional defense 
committees a plan for a pilot program for the de-
ployment of dedicated X-band small satellite commu-
nications technologies that may support current and 
future requirements of special operations forces. 
(2) PLAN
ELEMENTS.—The plan submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of authorities that would 
be used to execute the proposed pilot program. 
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(B) A timeline for the implementation and 
duration of the proposed pilot program. 
(C) An identification of the dedicated X- 
band small satellite communication technologies 
required to implement the proposed pilot pro-
gram. 
(D) The costs, per fiscal year, for the de-
velopment, deployment, and operations of the 
proposed pilot program. 
(E) A comprehensive description and as-
sessment of the proposed pilot program. 
(F) Such recommendations for legislative 
or administrative action the Assistant Secre-
taries jointly determine appropriate, including 
the feasibility of— 
(i) extending the term of the proposed 
pilot program; or 
(ii) expanding the proposed pilot pro-
gram to other activities of the Department 
of Defense beyond special operations 
forces. 
(b) SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES DEFINED.—The 
term ‘‘special operations forces’’ means forces described 
under section 167(j) of title 10, United States Code. 
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SEC. 
1612. 
REPORT 
ON 
STRATOSPHERIC 
BALLOONS, 
AEROSTATS, OR SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY CA-
PABLE OF RAPIDLY DELIVERING WIRELESS 
INTERNET. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force and the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Chief of Space 
Operations, shall provide a report to the Senate Foreign 
Relations Committee, House Foreign Affairs Committee, 
Senate Armed Services Committee and House Armed 
Services Committee that identifies opportunities to deploy 
stratospheric balloons, aerostats, or satellite technology 
capable of rapidly delivering wireless internet anywhere on 
the planet from the stratosphere or higher. The report 
shall identify commercial as well as options developed by 
the Department of Defense. Additionally, the report shall 
provide an assessment of the military utility of such oppor-
tunities. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence 
and Intelligence-Related Activities 
SEC. 1621. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF CLANDESTINE 
ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT OPERATIONAL 
PREPARATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. 
Section 127f of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) QUARTERLY BRIEFING.—On a quarterly basis, 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Secu-
rity, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of De-
fense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing outlining the clandestine activities carried out 
pursuant to subsection (a) during the period covered by 
the briefing, including— 
‘‘(1) an update on such activities carried out in 
each geographic combatant command and a descrip-
tion of how such activities support the respective 
theater campaign plan; 
‘‘(2) an overview of the authorities and legal 
issues, including limitations, relating to such activi-
ties; and 
‘‘(3) any other matters the Under Secretary 
considers appropriate.’’. 
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SEC. 1622. EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 
INTELLIGENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 430c. Executive agent for explosive ordnance intel-
ligence 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
designate the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency 
as the executive agent for explosive ordnance intelligence. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘explosive ordnance intelligence’ 
means technical intelligence relating to explosive 
ordnance (as defined in section 283(d) of this title), 
including with respect to the processing, production, 
dissemination, integration, exploitation, evaluation, 
feedback, and analysis of explosive ordnance using 
the skills, techniques, principles, and knowledge of 
explosive ordnance disposal personnel regarding 
fuzing, firing systems, ordnance disassembly, and 
development of render safe techniques, procedures 
and tools, publications, and applied technologies. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘executive agent’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘DoD Executive Agent’ in Direc-
tive 5101.1.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 430b the following new 
item: 
‘‘430c. Executive agent for explosive ordnance intelligence.’’. 
(c) DATE OF DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall make the designation under section 430c of 
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
by not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 1623. INFORMATION ON COVER AND COVER SUPPORT 
ACTIVITIES. 
(a) INFORMATION.—Not less frequently than quar-
terly, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the appro-
priate congressional committees information on the cover 
and cover support activities of the Department of Defense, 
including commercial activities conducted pursuant to sec-
tion 431 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 
information provided under subsection (a) includes, with 
respect to the period covered by the information, the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A detailed description of each activity, oper-
ation, or other initiative for which an element of the 
Department of Defense has provided cover or en-
gaged in cover support activities, including— 
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(A) a description of the specific cover and 
cover support activities; and 
(B) whether such cover and cover support 
activities began before or during such period. 
(2) Any other matters the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The information under subsection (a) 
may be provided in classified form. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1624. FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
OF ADVANCED NAVAL NUCLEAR FUEL SYS-
TEM BASED ON LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM. 
(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated by this title for the National 
Nuclear Security Administration, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4701, for Defense Nu-
clear Nonproliferation, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 
R&D is hereby increased by $20,000,000 for the purpose 
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of LEU Research and Development for Naval Pressurized 
Water Reactors. 
(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 
in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 
to be appropriated by this title for the National Nuclear 
Security Administration, as specified in the corresponding 
funding table in section 4701, for Defense Nuclear Non-
proliferation is hereby reduced— 
(1) by $10,000,000 for the amount for nuclear 
smuggling detection and deterrence; and 
(2) by $10,000,000 for the amount for nuclear 
detonation detection. 
Subtitle C—Nuclear Forces 
SEC. 1631. IMPROVEMENTS TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUN-
CIL. 
(a) MEETINGS.—Subsection (b) of section 179 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and (4)’’ 
after ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) At least once annually, the Council shall 
hold a meeting that includes the Deputy Secretary 
of Defense, who may serve as chair for that meet-
ing.’’. 
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(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Subsection (d) of such sec-
tion is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11), and 
(12) as paragraphs (11), (12), and (13), respec-
tively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (10): 
‘‘(10) With respect to nuclear warheads— 
‘‘(A) reviewing military requirements, per-
formance requirements, and planned delivery 
schedules to evaluate whether such require-
ments and schedules create significant risks to 
cost, schedules, or other matters regarding pro-
duction, surveillance, research, and other pro-
grams relating to nuclear weapons within the 
National Nuclear Security Administration; and 
‘‘(B) if any such risk exists, proposing and 
analyzing adjustments to such requirements 
and schedules.’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (13), as so redesig-
nated, and inserting the following new paragraph 
(13): 
‘‘(13) Coordinating risk management efforts be-
tween the Department of Defense and the National 
Nuclear Security Administration relating to the nu-
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clear weapons stockpile, the nuclear security enter-
prise (as defined in section 4002 of the Atomic En-
ergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)), and the deliv-
ery platforms for nuclear weapons, including with re-
spect to identifying and analyzing risks and pro-
posing actions to mitigate risks.’’. 
(c) REPORTS RELATING TO SAFETY.—Subsection (e) 
of such section is amended by striking ‘‘conducted by the 
Council’’ and inserting ‘‘for which the Council has received 
a briefing’’. 
(d) PLANS AND BUDGET.—Subsection (f) of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) REVIEW
AND ASSESSMENT
OF PLANS
AND 
BUDGET
TO SUPPORT NUCLEAR WEAPONS REQUIRE-
MENTS.—(1) The Council shall annually review the plans 
and budget of the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion and assess whether such plans and budget meet the 
current and projected requirements relating to nuclear 
weapons. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after the President sub-
mits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year under section 
1105(a) of title 31, the Council shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report containing the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(A) The assessment conducted under para-
graph (1) with respect to that budget. 
‘‘(B) An assessment of— 
‘‘(i) whether the funding requested for the 
National Nuclear Security Administration in 
such budget— 
‘‘(I) enables the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security to meet requirements re-
lating to nuclear weapons for such fiscal 
year; and 
‘‘(II) is adequate (as determined pur-
suant to section 4717 of the Atomic En-
ergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2757) to im-
plement the objectives of the Department 
of Defense with respect to nuclear weapons 
for that fiscal year; and 
‘‘(ii) whether the plans and budget re-
viewed under paragraph (1) will enable the Ad-
ministrator to meet the requirements to 
produce war reserve plutonium pits under sec-
tion 4219(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a(a)). 
‘‘(C) If the assessment under subparagraph 
(B)(ii) determines that the plans and budget re-
viewed under paragraph (1) will not enable the Ad-
ministrator to meet the requirements to produce war 
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reserve plutonium pits under section 4219(a) of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a(a))— 
‘‘(i) an explanation for why the plans and 
budget will not enable the Administrator to 
meet such requirements; and 
‘‘(ii) proposed alternative plans, budget, or 
requirements by the Council to meet such re-
quirements. 
‘‘(3) If a member of the Council does not concur in 
an assessment under paragraph (2), the report under such 
paragraph shall include a written explanation from the 
non-concurring member describing the reasons for the 
member’s non-concurrence. 
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘budget’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 231(f) of this title.’’. 
(e) UPDATES ON MEETINGS.—Subsection (g)(1)(A) 
of such section is amended by inserting before the semi-
colon the following: ‘‘and the members who attended each 
meeting’’. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4717(b)(2) 
of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2757(b)(2)) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; and 
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(2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and 
inserting the following new subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) submit to the congressional defense 
committees the information required under sec-
tion 179(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 1632. PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR 
NUCLEAR FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 24 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section (and conforming the table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter accordingly): 
‘‘§ 499c. Portfolio management framework for nuclear 
forces 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than January 1, 
2024, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
‘‘(1) implement a portfolio management frame-
work for nuclear forces of the United States that— 
‘‘(A) specifies the portfolio of nuclear 
forces covered by the framework; 
‘‘(B) establishes a portfolio governance 
structure for such forces that takes advantage 
of, or is modeled on, an existing portfolio gov-
ernance structure, such as the Deputy’s Man-
agement Action Group described in Department 
of Defense Directive 5105.79; 
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‘‘(C) outlines the approach of the Sec-
retary for identifying and managing risk relat-
ing to such forces and prioritizing the efforts 
among such forces, including how the Secretary 
will coordinate such identification, management, 
and prioritization with the Secretary of Energy; 
and 
‘‘(D) incorporates the findings and rec-
ommendations identified by the Comptroller 
General of the United States in the report titled 
‘Nuclear Enterprise: DOD and NNSA Could 
Further Enhance How They Manage Risk and 
Prioritize 
Efforts’ 
(GAO–22–104061) 
and 
dated January 2022; and 
‘‘(2) complete a comprehensive assessment of 
the portfolio management capabilities required to 
identify and manage risk in the portfolio of nuclear 
forces. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—(1) In conjunction with 
the submission of the budget of the President to Congress 
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31 for fiscal year 2025 
and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall provide 
to the congressional defense committees a briefing on iden-
tifying and managing risk relating to nuclear forces and 
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prioritizing the efforts among such forces, including, with 
respect to the period covered by the briefing— 
‘‘(A) the current and projected operational re-
quirements for nuclear forces that were used for 
such identification, management, and prioritization; 
‘‘(B) key areas of risk identified; and 
‘‘(C) a description of the actions proposed or 
carried out to mitigate such risk. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may provide the briefings under 
paragraph (1) in classified form. 
‘‘(c) NUCLEAR FORCES DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘nuclear forces’ includes, at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) nuclear weapons; 
‘‘(2) the delivery platforms and systems for nu-
clear weapons; 
‘‘(3) nuclear command, control, and commu-
nications systems; and 
‘‘(4) the supporting infrastructure for nuclear 
weapons, the delivery platforms and systems for nu-
clear weapons, and nuclear command, control, and 
communications systems, including related per-
sonnel, facilities, construction, operation, and main-
tenance.’’. 
(b) INITIAL BRIEFING.— 
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(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than June 1, 
2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
progress of the Secretary to— 
(A) develop the portfolio management 
framework for nuclear forces under section 
499c of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a); and 
(B) complete the assessment described in 
subsection (a)(2) of such section. 
(2) FORM.—The Secretary may provide the 
briefings under paragraph (1) in classified form. 
SEC. 1633. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF 
CYBER RESILIENCE OF NUCLEAR COMMAND 
AND CONTROL SYSTEM. 
(a) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—Subsection (d) of sec-
tion 499 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(d) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—(1) Not less than 
once every quarter, the Deputy Secretary of Defense and 
the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly 
provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate— 
‘‘(A) a briefing on any intrusion or anomaly in 
the nuclear command, control, and communications 
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system that was identified during the previous quar-
ter, including— 
‘‘(i) an assessment of any known, sus-
pected, or potential impacts of such intrusions 
and anomalies to the mission effectiveness of 
military capabilities as of the date of the brief-
ing; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to cyber intrusions of 
contractor networks known or suspected to have 
resulted in the loss or compromise of design in-
formation regarding the nuclear command, con-
trol, and communications system; or 
‘‘(B) if no such intrusion or anomaly occurred 
with respect to the quarter to be covered by that 
briefing, a notification of such lack of intrusions and 
anomalies. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘anomaly’ means a malicious, 
suspicious or abnormal cyber incident that poten-
tially threatens the national security or interests of 
the United States, or that is likely to result in de-
monstrable harm to the national security of the 
United States. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘intrusion’ means an unauthor-
ized and malicious cyber incident that compromises 
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a nuclear command, control, and communications 
system by breaking the security of such a system or 
causing it to enter into an insecure state.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 171a of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (h); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) 
as subsections (h) through (k), respectively. 
SEC. 1634. NUCLEAR-CAPABLE SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE MIS-
SILE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Several senior military officers, including 
the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff and the Commander of United States 
Strategic Command, have offered their support for 
continued research and development of a nuclear-ca-
pable sea-launched cruise missile to strengthen nu-
clear deterrence. 
(2) Deploying a nuclear-capable sea-launched 
cruise missile on naval vessels would ‘‘not come 
without a cost’’, as was testified by Chief of Naval 
Operations Admiral Mike Gilday. Admiral Gilday de-
scribed the challenges associated with training, sus-
tainability, reliability, and readiness that would be 
associated with adding a nuclear mission and went 
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on to say that he was ‘‘not convinced yet that we 
need to make a $31,000,000,000 investment in that 
particular system to close that particular gap’’. In-
stead, he recommended keeping ‘‘a small amount of 
money’’ for research and development of the nuclear- 
capable sea-launched cruise missile as the Depart-
ment of Defense seeks to better understand the im-
plications of living with two nuclear-armed peer com-
petitors. 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) DETERRENCE.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report that describes the 
approach by the Department of Defense for deter-
ring theater nuclear employment by Russia and 
China, including— 
(A) an assessment of the current and fu-
ture theater nuclear capabilities and doctrine of 
Russia and China; 
(B) an explanation of the strategy and ca-
pabilities of the United States for deterring the-
ater nuclear employment; and 
(C) a comparative assessment of options 
for strengthening deterrence of theater nuclear 
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employment, including pursuit of the nuclear- 
capable sea-launched cruise missile and other 
potential changes to the nuclear and conven-
tional posture and capabilities of the United 
States. 
(2) COST.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that describes the full cost of 
developing, producing, fielding, and maintaining nu-
clear-capable sea-launched cruise missiles through at 
least 2050, including— 
(A) the costs associated with research and 
development and production of the missile; 
(B) the costs associated with modifications 
to port infrastructure; 
(C) the costs associated with nuclear cer-
tification, personnel training, and operations; 
and 
(D) any other incremental costs compared 
to sustaining and operating nonnuclear naval 
vessels. 
(3) OPERATIONAL
LIMITATIONS.—Not later 
than 270 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to 
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the congressional defense committees a report that 
describes any operational limitations and trade-offs 
that would be associated with deploying nuclear-ca-
pable sea-launched cruise missiles on naval vessels, 
including— 
(A) the effect of allocating missile or tor-
pedo tubes from conventional munitions to nu-
clear munitions; 
(B) operational constraints and trade-offs 
associated with reserving or limiting naval ves-
sels on account of nuclear mission require-
ments; 
(C) trade-offs in posture and capabilities 
that the Navy would likely face if the Navy had 
to allocate more resources to a nuclear-capable 
missiles; and 
(D) any other issues identified by the Sec-
retary. 
(4) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that de-
scribes the cost and timeline of developing and pro-
ducing a warhead for a nuclear-capable sea-launched 
cruise missile, including— 
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(A) the cost of developing, producing, and 
sustaining the warhead; 
(B) the timeline for the design, production, 
and fielding of the warhead; and 
(C) an assessment of how the pursuit of 
the warhead would affect other planned war-
head activities of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration, including whether there would 
be risk to the cost and schedule of other war-
head programs of the Administration if the Ad-
ministrator 
added 
a 
nuclear-capable 
sea- 
launched cruise missile warhead to the portfolio 
of such programs. 
(5) PREFERRED COURSE OF ACTION.—To in-
form the reports under this subsection, not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report identi-
fying one or more preferred courses of action from 
among the actions identified in the analysis of alter-
natives for a nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise 
missile. 
(c) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
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made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Depart-
ment of Defense or the National Nuclear Security 
Administration may be obligated or expended for a 
purpose specified in paragraph (2) until— 
(A) each of the reports under subsection 
(b), an unclassified version of the 2022 Nuclear 
Posture Review, and a detailed, unclassified 
summary of the analysis of alternatives regard-
ing the nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise mis-
sile, have been submitted to the congressional 
defense committees; and 
(B) the Secretary of Defense, in coordina-
tion with the Administrator for Nuclear Secu-
rity, certifies to the congressional defense com-
mittees that the development and deployment of 
a nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile is 
required to meet a valid military requirement 
and would not create significant risk to conven-
tional or nuclear deterrence by constraining 
conventional military operations or trading-off 
with the pursuit of other conventional or nu-
clear military capabilities. 
(2) FUNDS SPECIFIED.—The purposes specified 
in this paragraph are the following: 
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(A) With respect to the Department of De-
fense, system development and demonstration 
of a nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile. 
(B) With respect to the National Nuclear 
Security Administration, development engineer-
ing for a modified, altered, or new warhead for 
a sea-launched cruise missile. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘development engineering’’ means 
activities under phase 3 of the joint nuclear weapons 
life cycle (as defined in section 4220 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538b) or phase 6.3 
of a nuclear weapons life extension program. 
(2) The term ‘‘system development and dem-
onstration’’ means the activities occurring in the 
phase after a program achieves Milestone B ap-
proval (as defined in section 4172 of title 10, United 
States Code). 
SEC. 1635. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN 
FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION 
RELATING TO PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NU-
CLEAR-ARMED SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE MIS-
SILE. 
In addition to the limitation under section 1640 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2092), of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Office of the 
Secretary of the Navy for travel by the Secretary of the 
Navy, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or ex-
pended until the Secretary submits to the congressional 
defense committees all written communications from or to 
personnel of the Department of the Navy regarding the 
proposed budget amount or limitation for the nuclear- 
armed sea-launched cruise missile contained in the defense 
budget materials (as defined by section 231(f) of title 10, 
United States Code) relating to the Navy for fiscal year 
2023. 
SEC. 1636. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF THE INTER-
CONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 
for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex-
pended for the following, and the Department may not 
otherwise take any action to do the following: 
(1) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the respon-
siveness or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic 
missiles of the United States. 
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(2) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the quantity 
of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles of the 
United States to a number less than 400. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any of the following activities: 
(1) The maintenance or sustainment of inter-
continental ballistic missiles. 
(2) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability 
of intercontinental ballistic missiles. 
(3) Facilitating the transition from the Minute-
man III intercontinental ballistic missile to the Sen-
tinel intercontinental ballistic missile (previously re-
ferred to as the ‘‘ground-based strategic deterrent 
weapon’’). 
Subtitle D—Missile Defense 
Programs 
SEC. 1641. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO TRANSITION BAL-
LISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS TO THE 
MILITARY DEPARTMENTS. 
Section 1676 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 
4205 note) is amended by striking subsection (b). 
SEC. 1642. FIRE CONTROL ARCHITECTURES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
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(1) the new missile track and warning architec-
ture in the budget request of the President for fiscal 
year 2023 makes a needed and significant shift to 
a more resilient and robust capability that will be 
necessary to address future threats in the domain; 
(2) the tranche 1 and 2 capabilities of the 
Space Development Agency are critical to such new 
architecture and should continue to be funded ap-
propriately to deliver missile track and warning ca-
pability from low-Earth orbit in the mid-2020s time-
frame; 
(3) section 1645 of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 
4062) directs the Director of the Missile Defense 
Agency to develop a sensor payload to be integrated 
into architecture of the Space Development Agency 
or Space Force to provide fire control quality data 
that would enable the interception of both ballistic 
and hypersonic threats; 
(4) as the Space Warfighting Analysis Center 
of the Space Force reviews candidate architectures 
for fire control quality data, the Center should take 
into account the investment made to date and capa-
bility being developed by the hypersonic and ballistic 
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tracking space sensor program for integration into 
the future architecture; and 
(5) the Center should also consider current or 
planned programs of the intelligence community that 
could be integrated to increase the ability to con-
tribute to fire control architectures of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(b) FIRE
CONTROL
QUALITY
DATA
REQUIRE-
MENT.—In carrying out the analysis of candidate fire con-
trol architectures, the Secretary of the Air Force shall en-
sure that the Director of the Space Warfighting Analysis 
Center of the Space Force, at a minimum, maintains the 
requirements needed for the missile defense command and 
control, battle management, and communications system 
to pass the needed quality data within the timelines need-
ed for current and planned interceptor systems to support 
engagements of ballistic and hypersonic threats as de-
scribed in section 1645 of the William M. (Mac) Thorn-
berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 4062). 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 14 days after the date 
on which the Director of the Space Warfighting Analysis 
Center concludes the analysis of candidate fire control ar-
chitectures, the Director shall provide to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 
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the Senate a briefing on the results of the analysis, includ-
ing the findings of the Director and the architecture rec-
ommended by the Director for a future fire control archi-
tecture to support engagement of ballistic and hypersonic 
threats. 
SEC. 1643. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN 
FUNDS UNTIL REQUIRED ACQUISITION AU-
THORITY DESIGNATION RELATING TO CAPA-
BILITY TO DEFEND THE HOMELAND FROM 
CRUISE MISSILES. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the Secretary of 
Defense has yet to designate a military department or De-
fense Agency with acquisition authority with respect to the 
capability to defend the homeland from cruise missiles in 
accordance with section 1684(e) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note). 
(b) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2023 for the Department of Defense for travel 
by the Deputy Secretary of Defense, not more than 90 
percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary 
of Defense designates a military department or Defense 
Agency with acquisition authority with respect to the ca-
pability to defend the homeland from cruise missiles. 
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(c) DEFENSE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘Defense Agency’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 101(a)(11) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1644. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS UNTIL 
SUBMISSION OF REPORT ON LAYERED DE-
FENSE FOR THE HOMELAND. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for 
the Office of the Secretary of Defense for operating the 
Office of Space Policy, not more than 75 percent may be 
obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense sub-
mits to the congressional defense committees the report 
described in House Report 117–118 under the heading 
‘‘Layered Defense for the Homeland’’. 
SEC. 1645. MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE 
DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of 
National Intelligence, shall seek to cooperate with allies 
and partners of the United States in the area of responsi-
bility of the United States Central Command to improve 
integrated air and missile defense capability to protect the 
people, infrastructure, and territory of such allies and 
partners from cruise and ballistic missiles, manned and 
unmanned aerial systems, and rocket attacks from Iran. 
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The Secretary shall seek to cooperate with countries that 
have the ability to contribute to, adopt, and maintain an 
integrated air and missile defense capability, and a com-
mitment to countering air and missile threats to bring se-
curity to the region. 
(b) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, con-
sistent with the protection of intelligence sources 
and methods, the Secretary shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a strategy on in-
creasing cooperation with allies and partners in the 
area of responsibility of the United States Central 
Command to implement an integrated air and mis-
sile defense architecture to protect the people, infra-
structure, and territory of such allies and partners 
from cruise and ballistic missiles, manned and un-
manned aerial systems, and rocket attacks from 
Iran. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The strategy submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following for coun-
tries the Secretary determines meets the characteris-
tics of subsection (a): 
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(A) An assessment of the threat of ballistic 
and cruise missiles, manned and unnamed aer-
ial systems, and rocket attacks from Iran. 
(B) A description of current efforts to co-
ordinate indicators and warnings from such at-
tacks with allies and partners in the region. 
(C) An analysis of United States allied and 
partner systems currently in the region to de-
fend against air and missile attacks. 
(D) An explanation of how an integrated 
regional air and missile defense architecture 
would improve collective security in the Central 
Command area of responsibility, similar to that 
of the European Command. 
(E) A description of efforts to engage spec-
ified foreign partners in establishing such an 
architecture. 
(F) An identification of any challenges in 
establishing an integrated air and missile de-
fense architecture with specified foreign part-
ners, including assessments of the capacity of 
specified foreign partners to— 
(i) rapidly share and respond to intel-
ligence on ballistic and cruise missiles, 
manned and unmanned aerial systems, and 
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rocket attacks from Iran, and their ability 
to develop such capacity independent of di-
rect United States support and oversight; 
(ii) independently operate key tech-
nical components of such an architecture, 
including satellite sensors, ground- or sea- 
based radars, and interceptors; and 
(iii) operate command and control 
centers directing the operation of such an 
architecture. 
(G) An assessment of the overall cost to 
the United States for providing support for the 
establishment and sustainment of such an ar-
chitecture over 5 and 10-year periods. 
(H) A description of relevant coordination 
with the Secretary of State and the ways in 
which such an architecture advances United 
States regional diplomatic goals and objectives. 
(I) Such other matters as the Secretary 
considers relevant. 
(3) PROTECTION
OF
SENSITIVE
INFORMA-
TION.—Any activity carried out under paragraph (1) 
shall be conducted in a manner that appropriately 
protects sensitive information and the national secu-
rity interests of the United States. 
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(4) FORMAT.—The strategy submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
(3) The Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1646. STRATEGY TO USE ASYMMETRIC CAPABILITIES 
TO DEFEAT HYPERSONIC MISSILE THREATS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than March 1, 2023, 
the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of 
the Missile Defense Agency, shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a comprehensive layered strat-
egy to use asymmetric capabilities to defeat hypersonic 
missile threats. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) address all asymmetric capabilities of the 
United States, including with respect to— 
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(7) For expenses necessary to provide for the 
Tanker Security Fleet, as authorized under chapter 
534 of title 46, United States Code, $60,000,000. 
(8) For expenses necessary to support maritime 
environmental and technical assistance activities au-
thorized under section 50307 of title 46, United 
States Code, $15,000,000. 
(9) For expenses necessary to support marine 
highway program activities authorized under chapter 
556 of such title, $15,000,000. 
(10) For expenses necessary to provide assist-
ance to small shipyards and for the maritime train-
ing program authorized under section 54101 of title 
46, United States Code, $30,000,000. 
(11) For expenses necessary to implement the 
port infrastructure development activities authorized 
under subsections (a) and (b) of section 54301 of 
title 46, United States Code, $685,000,000. 
(12) For expenses necessary to provide for sea-
lift contested environment evaluation, $2,000,000. 
(13) For expenses necessary to provide for Na-
tional Defense Reserve Fleet resiliency, $800,000. 
(14) For expenses necessary to provide for 
training ship State of Michigan maritime training 
platform requirements, $1,200,000. 
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SEC. 5678. INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE OFFICE OF MAN-
AGEMENT AND BUDGET. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—Section 12 of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph, (1) by inserting ‘‘the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget,’’ after 
‘‘means’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘the Office 
of Management and Budget,’’ after ‘‘means’’. 
(b) SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 
BUDGET.—The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended by adding after section 8N the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 8O. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGE-
MENT AND BUDGET. 
‘‘The Inspector General of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall only have jurisdiction over those matters 
that have been specifically assigned to the Office under 
law.’’. 
(c) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
appoint an individual to serve as the Inspector General 
of the Office of Management and Budget in accordance 
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(D) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives; 
(F) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; 
(G) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(H) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives. 
(3) CLASSIFICATION AND PUBLIC RELEASE.— 
The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
be— 
(A) submitted in unclassified form, to the 
greatest extent possible, with a classified annex 
only if necessary; and 
(B) in the case of the unclassified portion 
of the report, posted on the public website of 
the Department of Defense, the Department of 
Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, 
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
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