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as cost-of-living adjustments, initiatives for dealing with any 
shortages of civilian employees, and programs to improve 
quality-of-life for personnel assigned to Guam. 
(5) An assessment of the implementation of Joint Task 
Force Micronesia. 
(6) Any other matters determined relevant by the Sec-
retary. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report including the results 
of the assessment required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1078. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON CONVERSION OF JOINT TASK FORCE 
NORTH INTO JOINT INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE NORTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the head of any relevant Federal department or agency and 
acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a feasibility study 
on converting the Joint Task Force North of the United States 
Northern Command into a joint interagency task force to be known 
as the ‘‘Joint Interagency Task Force North’’. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study under (a) shall include the following 
elements: 
(1) A description of the mission of a Joint Interagency 
Task Force North. 
(2) A detailed description of the resources of the Depart-
ment of Defense, including personnel, facilities, and operating 
costs, necessary to convert Joint Task Force North into a joint 
interagency task force. 
(3) An identification of— 
(A) each relevant department and agency of the United 
States Government the participation in a Joint Interagency 
Task Force North of which is necessary in order to enable 
a Joint Interagency Task Force North to effectively carry 
out its mission; and 
(B) the interagency arrangements necessary to ensure 
effective participation by each such department and agency. 
(4) An identification of each international liaison necessary 
for a Joint Interagency Task Force North to effectively carry 
out its mission. 
(5) A description of the bilateral and multilateral agree-
ments with foreign partners and regional and international 
organizations that would support the implementation of the 
mission of the Joint Interagency Task Force North. 
(6) A description of the relationship between a Joint Inter-
agency Task Force North and Joint Interagency Task Force 
South of the United States Southern Command. 
(7) A description of the likely relationship between a Joint 
Interagency Task Force North and the relevant security forces 
of the Government of Mexico and the Government of the 
Bahamas. 
(8) A recommendation on whether a Joint Interagency Task 
Force North should be an enduring entity and a discussion 
of the circumstances under which the mission of a Joint Inter-
agency Task Force North would transition to one or more
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entities within the United States Government other than the 
United States Northern Command. 
(9) Any recommendations for additional legal authority 
needed for the Joint Interagency Task Force North to effectively 
carry out its mission. 
(10) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense considers 
relevant. 
(c) FORM.—The study required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 1080. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC SOURCE FOR 
TITLE III OF THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 702(7) of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4552(7)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
(i) and (ii), respectively, and by moving such clauses, as so 
redesignated, two ems to the right; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The term’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the term’’; 
(3) in clause (ii), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph 
(B): 
‘‘(B) DOMESTIC SOURCE FOR TITLE III.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of title III, the 
term ‘domestic source’ means a business concern that— 
‘‘(I) performs substantially all of the research 
and development, engineering, manufacturing, and 
production activities required of such business con-
cern under a contract with the United States 
relating to a critical component or a critical tech-
nology item in— 
‘‘(aa) the United States or Canada; or 
‘‘(bb) subject to clause (ii), Australia or 
the United Kingdom; and 
‘‘(II) procures from business concerns described 
in subclause (I) substantially all of any components 
or assemblies required under a contract with the 
United States relating to a critical component or 
critical technology item. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF BUSINESS CONCERNS 
IN AUSTRALIA AND UNITED KINGDOM.— 
‘‘(I) 
IN
GENERAL.—A 
business 
concern 
described in clause (i)(I)(bb) may be treated as 
a domestic source only for purposes of the exercise 
of authorities under title III relating to national 
defense matters that cannot be fully addressed 
with 
business 
concerns 
described 
in 
clause 
(i)(I)(aa). 
‘‘(II) NATIONAL DEFENSE MATTER DEFINED.— 
For purposes of subclause (I), the term ‘national 
defense matter’ is a matter relating to the develop-
ment or production of—
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‘‘(aa) a defense article, as defined in sec-
tion 301 of title 10, United States Code; or 
‘‘(bb) materials critical to national secu-
rity, as defined in section 10(f) of the Strategic 
and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
U.S.C. 98h–1(f)).’’. 
(b) REPORTS ON EXERCISE OF TITLE III AUTHORITIES.—Title 
III of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 305. REPORTS ON EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, or the head of an agency 
to which the President has delegated authorities under this title, 
shall submit a report and provide a briefing to the appropriate 
congressional committees with respect to any action taken pursuant 
to such authorities— 
‘‘(1) except as provided by paragraph (2), not later than 
30 days after taking the action; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of an action that involves a business concern 
in the United Kingdom or Australia, not later than 30 days 
before taking the action. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each report and briefing required by 
subsection (a) with respect to an action described in that sub-
section shall include— 
‘‘(A) a justification of the necessity of the use of authori-
ties under this title; and 
‘‘(B) a description of the financial terms of any related 
financial transaction. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
ELEMENTS
RELATING
TO
BUSINESS
CON-
CERNS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR AUSTRALIA.—Each report 
and briefing required by subsection (a) with respect to an 
action described in paragraph (2) of that subsection shall 
include, in addition to the elements under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) a certification that business concerns in the United 
States or Canada were not available with respect to the 
action; and 
‘‘(B) an analysis of why such business concerns were 
not available. 
‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 
means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of 
the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of an action described in subsection (a) 
involving materials critical to national security (as defined in 
section 702(7)(B)(ii)(II)(bb)), the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives.’’. 
SEC. 1081. INTEGRATED AND AUTHENTICATED ACCESS TO DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN CONGRES-
SIONAL STAFF FOR OVERSIGHT PURPOSES. 
Section 1046(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 
U.S.C. 111 note) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) to the extent feasible, be integrated with software 
used by the Department of Defense Parking Management Office 
to validate parking requests.’’. 
SEC. 1082. MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
AFGHANISTAN WAR COMMISSION. 
(a) COMPENSATION.—Section 1094(g)(1) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 
Stat. 1942) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(A) NON-FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES.—A member of the 
Commission who is not an officer or employee of the Federal 
Government shall be compensated at a rate equal to the 
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed 
for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 
of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including 
travel time) during which the member is engaged in the 
performance of the duties of the Commission. 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Commission 
who is an employee of the Federal Government may 
be compensated as provided for under subparagraph 
(a) for periods of time during which the member is 
engaged in the performance of the duties of the 
Commission that fall outside of ordinary agency 
working hours, as determined by the employing agency 
of such member. 
‘‘(ii) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
paragraph shall be construed to authorize dual pay 
for work performed on behalf of the Commission and 
for a Federal agency during the same hours of the 
same day.’’. 
(b) TRAVEL SUPPORT.—Section 1050 of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2775) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE SUPPORT’’ and inserting ‘‘EXECUTIVE BRANCH SUP-
PORT’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) PROVISION
OF TRAVEL SUPPORT
TO CERTAIN COMMIS-
SIONS.—For the purpose of providing support to facilitate overseas 
travel requests from a legislative branch commission, or any 
commission so designated for support under this subsection jointly 
by the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the 
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the Secretary 
of Defense and the Secretary of State shall consider such requests 
as equivalent to a request from Congress, and apply the same 
standards in determining the extent to which such support may 
be provided under law and regulation. Any support so provided
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shall be funded out of amounts appropriated for the operation 
of such commission.’’. 
SEC. 1083. SENATE NATIONAL SECURITY WORKING GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21 of Senate Resolution 64 (113th 
Congress), agreed to March 5, 2013, is amended by striking sub-
section (d). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect as though enacted on December 31, 2022. 
SEC. 1084. TRIBAL LIAISONS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) TRIBAL LIAISONS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall ensure that each military installation under 
the jurisdiction of a military department that has an Indian Tribe, 
Native Hawaiian organization, or Tribal interest in the area sur-
rounding the installation has a Tribal liaison located at the installa-
tion. 
(b) TRIBAL INTEREST.—For purposes of subsection (a), an area 
surrounding a military installation shall be considered to be an 
area in which there is a Tribal interest if an Indian Tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization is historically or culturally affiliated 
with the land or water managed or directly affected by the military 
installation. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)). 
(2) The term ‘‘Native Hawaiian organization’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 6207 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517). 
SEC. 1085. COMMERCIAL INTEGRATION CELL PLAN WITHIN CERTAIN 
COMBATANT COMMANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States 
Africa Command, the Commander of the United States European 
Command, the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Com-
mand, the Commander of the United States Northern Command, 
and the Commander of the United States Southern Command shall 
each develop a plan that includes— 
(1) the potential establishment of a commercial integration 
cell within the respective combatant command of each com-
mander for the purpose of closely integrating public and private 
entities with capabilities relevant to the area of operation of 
such combatant command; and 
(2) the potential establishment of a chief technology officer 
position within the respective combatant command of each com-
mander, the duties of which would include— 
(A) overseeing such commercial integration cell; and 
(B) reporting directly to the commander of the 
applicable combatant command on the activities of the 
relevant commercial integration cell. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, each commander of a combatant command 
referred to in subsection (a) shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a briefing on the feasibility, costs, and benefits of establishing 
a commercial integration cell.
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SEC. 1086. GUIDANCE FOR USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS 
BY NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) UPDATED GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall issue updated guidance on the use of unmanned aircraft 
systems by the National Guard for covered activities. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date on which 
the Secretary issues the updated guidance under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives. Such briefing shall 
include— 
(1) an explanation of whether the updated guidance is 
more restrictive than guidance on the use of other types of 
aircraft for covered activities; and 
(2) if the updated guidance is more restrictive, an expla-
nation for the reasons why such guidance is more restrictive. 
(c) COVERED ACTIVITIES DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered activities’’ means any of the following: 
(1) Emergency operations. 
(2) Search and rescue operations. 
(3) Defense support to civil authorities. 
(4) Support provided under section 502(f) of title 32, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 1087. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF AFGHANISTAN WAR RECORDS. 
The Secretary of Defense, in a manner consistent with the 
protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall expeditiously 
disclose to the public all relevant unclassified records of the Depart-
ment of Defense relating to the war in Afghanistan. 
SEC. 1088. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR JOINT CONCEPT FOR COM-
PETING. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than March 
1, 2024, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees an implementation plan 
for of the Joint Concept for Competing, released on February 10, 
2023. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The implementation plan required by sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) timelines for the development of integrated competitive 
strategies for engaging in strategic competition, as described 
in the Joint Concept for Competing, to address the challenges 
posed by specific competitors, including such strategies designed 
to— 
(A) deter adversarial military action; 
(B) counter the efforts of specific competitors, as nec-
essary; and 
(C) support the efforts of the United States interagency 
and foreign allies, partners, and multilateral organizations; 
(2) an identification of any relevant updates to joint doc-
trine or professional military education; 
(3) a description of the integration of the Joint Concept 
for Competing with other joint force development and design 
efforts; 
(4) a description of concept-required capabilities that are 
necessary for joint force development and design in support 
of the Joint Concept for Competing, including the assignment
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of roles and responsibilities and the timelines for attaining 
such capabilities; 
(5) a description of efforts to coordinate and synchronize 
Department of Defense activities with the activities of inter-
agency and foreign partners for the purpose of integrated cam-
paigning; 
(6) an identification of any recommendations to better 
integrate the role of the Joint Force, as identified by the Joint 
Concept for Competing, with national security efforts of inter-
agency and foreign partners; 
(7) an identification of any changes to authorities or 
resources necessary to implement the Joint Concept for Com-
peting; and 
(8) a description of any other matters the Chairman deter-
mines appropriate. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the delivery of 
the implementation plan required under subsection (a), and every 
180 days thereafter through March 1, 2026, the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing that includes an update on the status of 
the implementation plan required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1089. NOTIFICATION OF SAFETY AND SECURITY CONCERNS AT 
CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
congressional defense committees within 7 days after ceasing oper-
ations at any Department of Defense laboratory or facility rated 
at biosafety level–3 or higher for safety or security reasons. 
(b) CONTENT.—The notification required under subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) the reason why operations have ceased at the laboratory 
or facility; 
(2) whether appropriate notification to other Federal agen-
cies has occurred; 
(3) a description of the actions taken to determine the 
root cause of the cessation; and 
(4) a description of the actions taken to restore operations 
at the laboratory or facility. 
SEC. 1090. CONDUCT OF WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE IN THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) CONDUCT OF RECONNAISSANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air 
Force Reserve Command and the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may use aircraft, per-
sonnel, and equipment necessary to meet the mission require-
ments of— 
(A) the National Hurricane Operations Plan; and 
(B) the National Winter Seasons Operation plan, as 
long as aircraft are able to fully meet needs for hurricane 
monitoring response. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—If the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance 
Squadron of the Air Force Reserve Command exercises the 
authority under paragraph (1), such Squadron, in consultation 
with 
the 
Administrator 
of 
the 
National 
Oceanic 
and 
Atmospheric Administration and appropriate line offices of the
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall use 
such authority to— 
(A) improve the accuracy and timeliness of observations 
of storms that result in large amounts of precipitation, 
such as tropical cyclones and atmospheric rivers, to support 
the forecast and warning services of the National Weather 
Service of the United States; 
(B) collect data in data-sparse regions where conven-
tional observations are lacking; 
(C) support water management decision-making and 
flood forecasting through the execution of targeted in-situ 
measurements, airborne dropsondes, buoys, autonomous 
platform 
observations, 
satellite 
observations, 
remote 
sensing observations, and other observation platforms as 
appropriate, including enhanced assimilation of the data 
from those observations over the eastern, central, and 
western north Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the 
western Atlantic Ocean to improve forecasts of large storms 
for civil authorities and military decision makers; 
(D) participate in the research and operations partner-
ship that guides flight planning and uses research methods 
to improve and expand the capabilities and effectiveness 
of weather reconnaissance over time; and 
(E) undertake such other additional activities as the 
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, in collaboration with the 53rd Weather 
Reconnaissance Squadron, considers appropriate to further 
prediction of dangerous weather events. 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) AIR FORCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Air Force, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall 
perform a resources review of mission capabilities needed 
for observation to carry out the activities described in sub-
section (a)(2) and submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a comprehensive report, for the period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 
on December 31, 2035, on— 
(i) the resources necessary for the 53rd Weather 
Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve 
Command to continue to support— 
(I) the National Hurricane Operations Plan; 
(II) the National Winter Season Operations 
Plan; 
(III) emerging technologies that offer new, 
improved, or innovative ways to collect data for 
improved forecasts of strength and landfall for 
hurricanes, atmospheric rivers, and winter storms; 
and 
(IV) 
any 
other 
operational 
requirements 
relating to weather reconnaissance; 
(ii) the resources expended by the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration to cover taskings that 
the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air 
Force Reserve Command is unable to accomplish; and
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(iii) the resources expended by the 53rd Weather 
Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve 
Command to cover taskings that the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration is unable to accom-
plish. 
(B) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(i) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; 
(ii) the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate; 
(iii) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
(iv) the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives; 
(v) the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(vi) the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
(2) COMMERCE.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives a comprehen-
sive report, for the period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2035, on— 
(A) the resources necessary for the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration to continue to support— 
(i) the National Hurricane Operations Plan; 
(ii) the National Winter Season Operations Plan; 
(iii) 
emerging 
technologies 
that 
offer 
new, 
improved, and innovative ways to collect data for 
improved forecasts of strength and landfall for hurri-
canes, atmospheric rivers, and winter storms; and 
(iv) any other operational requirements relating 
to weather reconnaissance; 
(B) how taskings that the 53rd Weather Reconnais-
sance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve Command is 
unable to accomplish could affect the ability of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to fulfill its mis-
sion; and 
(C) how taskings that the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration is unable to accomplish could 
affect the ability of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance 
Squadron of the Air Force Reserve Command to fulfill 
its mission. 
(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
transfer funds to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration for additional hurricane monitoring and response activities 
that fulfill the mission of the Air Force, including transfers of 
funds for the compensation of personnel and for the provision of 
other such services, funds, facilities, and other support services 
as necessary.
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SEC. 1091. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AUTHORITY OF SEC-
RETARY OF DEFENSE WITH RESPECT TO IRREGULAR 
WARFARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary 
of Defense has the authority to conduct irregular warfare oper-
ations, including clandestine irregular warfare operations, to defend 
the United States, allies of the United States, and interests of 
the United States, when such operations have been appropriately 
authorized. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to constitute a specific statutory authorization for any 
of the following: 
(1) The conduct of a covert action, as such term is defined 
in section 503(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3093(e)). 
(2) The introduction of United States Armed Forces, within 
the meaning of the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93– 
148; 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), into hostilities or into situations 
wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances. 
SEC. 1092. RED HILL HEALTH IMPACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), in coordination with the Director 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, and such State and local authorities or 
other partners as the Secretary considers appropriate, shall— 
(A) review the Federal programs and services available 
to individuals exposed to petroleum; 
(B) review current research on petroleum exposure in 
order to identify additional research needs; and 
(C) undertake any other review or activities that the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for six subse-
quent years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the review and activities 
undertaken under paragraph (1) that includes— 
(A) strategies for communicating and engaging with 
stakeholders on the Red Hill Incident; 
(B) the number of impacted and potentially impacted 
individuals; 
(C) measures and frequency of follow-up to collect data 
and specimens related to exposure, health, and develop-
mental milestones as appropriate; and 
(D) a summary of data and analyses on exposure, 
health, and developmental milestones for impacted individ-
uals. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out paragraphs (1) and 
(2), the Secretary shall consult with non-Federal experts, 
including individuals with certification in epidemiology, toxi-
cology, mental health, pediatrics, and environmental health, 
and members of the impacted community. 
(b) RED HILL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL HEALTH OUTCOMES STUDY.— 
(1) CONTRACTS.—The Secretary may contract with inde-
pendent research institutes or consultants, nonprofit or public
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entities, laboratories, or medical schools, as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate, that are not part of the Federal Government 
to assist with the feasibility assessment required by paragraph 
(2). 
(2) FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees the results 
of a feasibility assessment to determine the necessity of an 
epidemiological health outcomes study and to inform the design 
of the potential epidemiological study or studies to assess health 
outcomes for impacted individuals, which may include— 
(A) a strategy to recruit impacted individuals to partici-
pate in the study or studies, including incentives for partici-
pation; 
(B) a description of protocols and methodologies to 
assess health outcomes from the Red Hill Incident, 
including data management protocols to secure the privacy 
and security of the personal information of impacted 
individuals; 
(C) the periodicity for data collection that takes into 
account the differences between health care practices 
among impacted individuals who are— 
(i) members of the Armed Forces on active duty 
or spouses or dependents of such members; 
(ii) members of the Armed Forces separating from 
active duty or spouses or dependents of such members; 
(iii) veterans and other individuals with access 
to health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
and 
(iv) individuals without access to health care from 
the Department of Defense or the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs; 
(D) a description of methodologies to analyze data 
received from the study or studies to determine possible 
connections between exposure to water contaminated 
during the Red Hill Incident and adverse impacts to the 
health of impacted individuals; 
(E) an identification of exposures resulting from the 
Red Hill Incident that may qualify individuals to be eligible 
for participation in the study or studies as a result of 
those exposures; 
(F) steps that will be taken to provide individuals 
impacted by the Red Hill Incident with information on 
available resources and services; and 
(G) a final determination on whether it is feasible 
to conduct an epidemiological health outcomes study. 
(3) NOTIFICATIONS; BRIEFINGS.—If the Secretary deter-
mines, upon completion of the feasibility assessment under 
paragraph (2), that an epidemiological health outcomes study 
is feasible and necessary, not later than one year after the 
completion of the feasibility assessment under paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall— 
(A) notify impacted individuals on the interim findings 
of the study or studies; and 
(B) brief the appropriate congressional committees on 
the interim findings of the study or studies. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Armed Services and the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives; 
(E) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(F) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) IMPACTED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘impacted individual’’ 
means an individual who, at the time of the Red Hill Incident, 
lived or worked in a building or residence served by the commu-
nity water system at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oahu, 
Hawaii. 
(3) RED
HILL
INCIDENT.—The term ‘‘Red Hill Incident’’ 
means the release of fuel from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage 
Facility, Oahu, Hawaii, into the sole-source basal aquifer 
located 100 feet below the facility, contaminating the commu-
nity water system at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on 
November 20, 2021. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
Sec. 1101. Diversity, equity, and inclusion personnel grade cap. 
Sec. 1102. Authorization to pay a living quarters allowance for Department of the 
Navy civilian employees assigned to permanent duty in Guam for per-
forming work, or supporting work being performed, aboard or dockside, 
of U.S. naval vessels. 
Sec. 1103. Consolidation of direct hire authorities for candidates with specified de-
grees at science and technology reinvention laboratories. 
Sec. 1104. Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1105. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium 
pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees 
working overseas. 
Sec. 1106. Extension of authority to grant competitive status to employees of in-
spectors general for overseas contingency operations. 
Sec. 1107. Extension of direct hire authority for domestic industrial base facilities 
and Major Range and Test Facilities Base. 
Sec. 1108. Exclusion of nonappropriated fund employees from limitations on dual 
pay. 
Sec. 1109. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, 
and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone. 
Sec. 1110. Modification to shore leave accrual for crews of vessels to support crew 
rotations and improve retention of civilian mariners. 
Sec. 1111. Assessments of staffing in Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness. 
Sec. 1112. Military Spouse Employment Act. 
Sec. 1113. Amendments to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program. 
Sec. 1114. Including military service in determining family and medical leave eligi-
bility for Federal employees. 
Sec. 1115. Exception to limitation on number of Senior Executive Service positions 
for the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1116. Extension of direct hire authority for the Department of Defense for 
post-secondary students and recent graduates. 
Sec. 1117. Authority to employ civilian faculty members at Space Force schools. 
Sec. 1118. Report and sunset relating to inapplicability of certification of executive 
qualifications by qualification review boards of Office of Personnel Man-
agement.
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Sec. 1119. Expansion of noncompetitive appointment eligibility to spouses of De-
partment of Defense civilians. 
Sec. 1120. Elimination of Government Accountability Office review requirement re-
lating to Department of Defense personnel authorities. 
SEC. 1101. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PERSONNEL GRADE 
CAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned may not appoint 
to, or otherwise employ in, any position with primary duties as 
described in subsection (b) a civilian employee paid annual pay 
at a rate that exceeds the equivalent of the rate payable for GS– 
10, not adjusted for locality. 
(b) COVERED DUTIES.—The duties referred to in subsection 
(a) are as follows: 
(1) Developing, refining, and implementing diversity, 
equity, and inclusion policy. 
(2) Leading working groups and councils to developing 
diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and objectives to measure 
performance and outcomes. 
(3) Creating and implementing diversity, equity, and inclu-
sion education, training courses, and workshops for military 
and civilian personnel. 
(c) APPLICABILITY
TO
CURRENT
EMPLOYEES.—Any civilian 
employee appointed to a position with duties described in subsection 
(b) who is paid annual pay at a rate that exceeds the amount 
allowed under subsection (a) shall be reassigned to another position 
not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 1102. AUTHORIZATION TO PAY A LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE 
FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 
ASSIGNED TO PERMANENT DUTY IN GUAM FOR PER-
FORMING WORK, OR SUPPORTING WORK BEING PER-
FORMED, ABOARD OR DOCKSIDE, OF U.S. NAVAL VESSELS. 
(a) ALLOWANCE.—When Government owned or rented quarters 
are not otherwise provided without charge to a covered employee, 
the Secretary of the Navy may grant to a covered employee one 
or more of the following allowances: 
(1) A living quarters allowance for rent, heat, light, fuel, 
gas, electricity, and water. The Secretary is authorized to pay 
such allowance by reimbursement or by advance payments. 
(2) Under unusual circumstances, as determined by the 
Secretary, payment or reimbursement for extraordinary, nec-
essary, and reasonable expenses, not otherwise compensated 
for, incurred in initial repairs, alterations, and improvements 
to the privately leased residence in Guam of a covered 
employee— 
(A) the expenses are administratively approved in 
advance; and 
(B) the duration and terms of the lease justify payment 
of the expenses by the Government. 
(b) COVERED EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered employee’’ means any civilian employee of the Department 
of the Navy who is assigned to permanent duty in Guam for 
performing work or supporting work being performed, aboard or 
dockside, of U.S. naval vessels.
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SEC. 1103. CONSOLIDATION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITIES FOR CAN-
DIDATES WITH SPECIFIED DEGREES AT SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY REINVENTION LABORATORIES. 
Section 4091 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘bachelor’s degree’’ and 
inserting ‘‘bachelor’s or advanced degree’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘CALENDAR 
YEAR’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘calendar year’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘6 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘11 percent’’; and 
(D) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by striking ‘‘the 
fiscal year last ending before the start of such calendar 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘the preceding fiscal year’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (f); and 
(4) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f). 
SEC. 1104. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 9905(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘, 3307,’’ after ‘‘3303’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(12) Any position in support of aircraft operations for 
which the Secretary determines there is a critical hiring need 
or shortage of candidates. 
‘‘(13) Any position in support of the safety of the public, 
law enforcement, or first response for which the Secretary 
determines there is a critical hiring need or shortage of can-
didates.’’. 
SEC. 1105. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL 
LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND AGGREGATE LIMITA-
TION ON PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 
WORKING OVERSEAS. 
Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110– 
417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently amended by section 1102 
of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2024’’. 
SEC. 1106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO GRANT COMPETITIVE 
STATUS TO EMPLOYEES OF INSPECTORS GENERAL FOR 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
Section 419(d)(5)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’. 
SEC. 1107. EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR DOMESTIC 
INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES AND MAJOR RANGE AND 
TEST FACILITIES BASE. 
Section 1125(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.; Public Law 114– 
328) is amended by striking ‘‘through 2025,’’ and inserting ‘‘through 
2028,’’.
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SEC. 1108. EXCLUSION OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND EMPLOYEES 
FROM LIMITATIONS ON DUAL PAY. 
Section 5531(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘Government corporation and’’ and inserting ‘‘Govern-
ment corporation, but excluding’’. 
SEC. 1109. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO 
GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND GRATUITIES TO 
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OFFICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT 
ZONE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, 
and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234; 120 Stat. 443), 
as added by section 1102 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 
Stat. 4616) and as most recently amended by section 1103 of the 
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263), is further amended by striking 
‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
SEC. 1110. MODIFICATION TO SHORE LEAVE ACCRUAL FOR CREWS 
OF 
VESSELS 
TO 
SUPPORT 
CREW 
ROTATIONS 
AND 
IMPROVE RETENTION OF CIVILIAN MARINERS. 
Section 6305 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) With respect to an officer, crewmember, or other employee 
of the Department of Defense serving aboard an oceangoing vessel 
on an extended voyage, the first sentence in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of this section shall be applied 
by substituting ‘7 calendar days’ for ‘30 calendar days’.’’. 
SEC. 1111. ASSESSMENTS OF STAFFING IN OFFICE OF THE UNDER 
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND READI-
NESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) DOD ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct an assessment of personnel requirements in the Office 
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
against existing personnel of the Office. The assessment should 
include military, civilian, and contractor personnel. For pur-
poses of carrying out such assessment, the head of the Office 
shall submit to the Secretary the alignment of total force man-
power resources of the Office against core missions, tasks, 
and functions, including a mapping of missions to the origi-
nating statute or Department policy. 
(2) OFFICE ASSESSMENT.—The head of the Office shall con-
duct an assessment on the tasks, functions, and associated 
civilian personnel the Office believes are necessary to perform 
the duties of the Office. 
(3) DOD ANALYSIS.—The Secretary shall determine whether 
there is any conflict between the assessment conducted under 
paragraph (1) and the assessment under paragraph (2), and 
what personnel actions (if any) the Secretary will take to elimi-
nate such conflict. 
(b) INTERIM BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 
(1) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than April 1, 2024, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense
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committees an interim briefing on the assessments under sub-
section (a). 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the assess-
ments under subsection (a). Such report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) An assessment of every military, civilian, and con-
tractor personnel position and billet (funded and unfunded, 
filled and unfilled) in the Office against existing personnel 
requirements. 
(B) The methodology and process through which such 
assessment was performed. 
(C) Relevant statistical analysis on personnel position 
fill rates against validated requirements. 
(D) Analysis of each position, grade, and rank, and 
whether the position description, grade, and rank match 
the function and task requirements of the position. 
(E) Plan to update rank, grades, and position descrip-
tions to meet current and future requirements, tasks, and 
functions. 
(F) Any legislative, policy or budgetary recommenda-
tions of the Secretary related to the subject matter of 
the report. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘civil service’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(2) the term ‘‘Office’’ means the Office of the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. 
SEC. 1112. MILITARY SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT ACT. 
(a) APPOINTMENT OF MILITARY SPOUSES.—Section 3330d of title 
5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘remote work’ refers to a particular type 
of telework under which an employee is not expected to report 
to an officially established agency location on a regular and 
recurring basis.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘telework’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 6501.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active 
duty, or a spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the 
Armed Forces, to a position in which the spouse will engage 
in remote work.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(4)’’. 
(b) GAO STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection—
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(A) the terms ‘‘agency’’ means an agency described 
in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 901(b) of title 31, United 
States Code; 
(B) the term ‘‘employee’’ means an employee of an 
agency; 
(C) the term ‘‘remote work’’ means a particular type 
of telework under which an employee is not expected to 
report to an officially established agency location on a 
regular and recurring basis; and 
(D) the term ‘‘telework’’ means a work flexibility 
arrangement under which an employee performs the duties 
and responsibilities of such employee’s position, and other 
authorized activities, from an approved worksite other than 
the location from which the employee would otherwise 
work. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study and publish a report 
regarding the use of remote work by agencies, which shall 
include a discussion of what is known regarding— 
(A) the number of employees who are engaging in 
remote work; 
(B) the role of remote work in agency recruitment 
and retention efforts; 
(C) the geographic location of employees who engage 
in remote work; 
(D) the effect that remote work has had on how often 
employees are reporting to officially established agency 
locations to perform the duties and responsibilities of the 
positions of those employees and other authorized activities; 
and 
(E) how the use of remote work has affected Federal 
office space utilization and spending. 
SEC. 1113. AMENDMENTS TO THE JOHN S. MCCAIN STRATEGIC 
DEFENSE FELLOWS PROGRAM. 
(a) SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.—Subsection (d)(2) of section 
932 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHICAL
REPRESENTATION.—Out of the total 
number of individuals selected to participate in the fellows 
program, which shall not exceed 60 individuals in any year, 
no more than 20 percent may be from any of the following 
geographic regions: 
‘‘(A) The Northeast United States. 
‘‘(B) The Southeast United States. 
‘‘(C) The Midwest United States. 
‘‘(D) The Southwest United States. 
‘‘(E) The Western United States. 
‘‘(F) Alaska, Hawaii, United States territories, and 
areas outside the United States.’’. 
(b) APPOINTMENT
AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT.—Such section 
is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘assigned’’ and inserting ‘‘appointed’’; 
and
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(B) by striking ‘‘assignment’’ and inserting ‘‘appoint-
ment’’; and 
(2) by amending subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An individual who participates in the 
fellows program shall be appointed into an excepted service 
position in the Department. 
‘‘(2) POSITION REQUIREMENTS.—Each year, the head of each 
Department of Defense Component shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Defense placement opportunities for participants in 
the fellows program. Such placement opportunities shall pro-
vide for leadership development and potential commencement 
of a career track toward a position of senior leadership in 
the Department. The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the heads of Department of Defense Components, shall estab-
lish qualification requirements for the appointment of partici-
pants under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) APPOINTMENT TO POSITIONS.—Each year, the Secretary 
of Defense shall appoint participants in the fellows program 
to positions in the Department of Defense Components. In 
making such appointments, the Secretary shall seek to best 
match the qualifications and skills of the participants with 
the requirements for positions available for appointment. 
‘‘(4) TERM.—The term of each appointment under the fel-
lows program shall be one year with the option to extend 
the appointment up to one additional year. 
‘‘(5) GRADE.—An individual appointed to a position under 
the fellows program shall be appointed at a level between 
GS–10 and GS–12 of the General Schedule based on the 
directly-related qualifications, skills, and professional experi-
ence of the individual. 
‘‘(6) EDUCATION
LOAN
REPAYMENT.—To the extent that 
funds are provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Sec-
retary of Defense may repay a loan of a participant in the 
fellows program if the loan is described by subparagraph (A), 
(B), or (C) of section 16301(a)(1) of title 10, United States 
Code. Any repayment of a loan under this paragraph may 
require a minimum service agreement, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(7) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
COMPONENT
DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘Department of Defense Component’ 
means a Department of Defense Component, as set forth in 
section 111 of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(f) CAREER DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that participants in the fellows program— 
‘‘(A) receive career development opportunities and sup-
port appropriate for the commencement of a career track 
within the Department leading toward a future position 
of senior leadership within the Department, including 
ongoing mentorship support through appropriate personnel 
from entities within the Department; and 
‘‘(B) are provided appropriate employment opportuni-
ties for competitive and excepted service positions in the 
Department upon successful completion of the fellows pro-
gram.
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‘‘(2) PUBLICATION OF SELECTION.—The Secretary shall pub-
lish, on an Internet website of the Department available to 
the public, the names of the individuals selected to participate 
in the fellows program.’’. 
SEC. 1114. INCLUDING MILITARY SERVICE IN DETERMINING FAMILY 
AND 
MEDICAL 
LEAVE 
ELIGIBILITY 
FOR 
FEDERAL 
EMPLOYEES. 
(a) TITLE 5.—Section 6381(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) has completed at least 12 months of service— 
‘‘(i) as an employee (as that term is defined in 
section 2105) of the Government of the United States, 
including service with the United States Postal Service, 
the Postal Regulatory Commission, and a non-
appropriated fund instrumentality as described in sec-
tion 2105(c); or 
‘‘(ii) which qualifies as honorable active service 
in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, or Marine 
Corps of the United States;’’. 
(b) FMLA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered employee who has completed 
12 months of service which qualifies as honorable active service 
in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, or Marine Corps 
of the United States shall be deemed to have met the service 
requirement in section 101(1)(A) of the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993, notwithstanding the requirements of such 
section 101(1)(A). 
(2) COVERED EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘covered employee’’— 
(A) includes— 
(i) any Federal employee eligible for family and 
medical leave under the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993 based on their status as such an employee; 
(ii) any Federal employee covered by the Congres-
sional Accountability Act of 1995 eligible for family 
and medical leave by operation of section 202 of such 
Act; 
(iii) any Federal employee of the Executive Office 
of the President eligible for family and medical leave 
by operation of section 412 of title 3, United States 
Code; and 
(iv) any non-judicial employee of the District of 
Columbia courts and any employee of the District of 
Columbia Public Defender Service; and 
(B) does not include any member of the Commissioned 
Corps of the Public Health Service or the Commissioned 
Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration, 
(c) DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall modify the family and medical leave pro-
gram provided by operation of section 7425(c) of title 38, United 
States Code, to conform with the requirements of the amendment 
made by subsection (a) with respect to military service in section 
6381(1)(B)(ii) of title 5, United States Code, as added by such 
subsection.
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SEC. 1115. EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SENIOR EXECU-
TIVE SERVICE POSITIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
Section 1109(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2449; 5 U.S.C. 
3133 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The limitation under this subsection shall 
not apply to positions described in this subsection that are 
fully funded through amounts appropriated to an agency other 
than the Department of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 1116. EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE FOR POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS 
AND RECENT GRADUATES. 
Section 1106(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2030’’. 
SEC. 1117. AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY CIVILIAN FACULTY MEMBERS AT 
SPACE FORCE SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9371 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and Space Delta 
13’’ after ‘‘Air University’’ 
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or of the Space Delta 
13’’ after ‘‘Air University’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraphs (1), by inserting ‘‘or of the Space 
Delta 13’’ after ‘‘Air University’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or of the Space 
Delta 13’’ after ‘‘Air University’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 947 of such title is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 9371 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘9371. Air University and Space Delta 13: civilian faculty members.’’. 
SEC. 1118. REPORT AND SUNSET RELATING TO INAPPLICABILITY OF 
CERTIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE QUALIFICATIONS BY 
QUALIFICATION REVIEW BOARDS OF OFFICE OF PER-
SONNEL MANAGEMENT. 
Section 1109 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (5 U.S.C. 3393 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (4)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (4)’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); 
and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 
2024, the Secretary shall submit to the committees of Congress 
specified in paragraph (4) and the Comptroller General of the
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United States a report on the use of the authority provided 
in this section. The report shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The number and type of appointments made under 
this section between August 13, 2018, and the date of 
the report. 
‘‘(B) Data on and an assessment of whether appoint-
ments under the authority in this section reduced the time 
to hire when compared with the time to hire under the 
review system of the Office of Personnel Management in 
use as of the date of the report. 
‘‘(C) An assessment of the utility of the appointment 
authority and process under this section. 
‘‘(D) An assessment of whether the appointments made 
under this section resulted in higher quality new executives 
for the Senior Executive Service of the Department when 
compared with the executives produced in the Department 
under the review system in use between August 13, 2013, 
and August 13, 2018. 
‘‘(E) Any recommendation for the improvement of the 
selection and qualification process for the Senior Executive 
Service of the Department that the Secretary considers 
necessary in order to attract and hire highly qualified 
candidates for service in that Senior Executive Service.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘August 13, 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
SEC. 1119. EXPANSION OF NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT ELIGI-
BILITY TO SPOUSES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
CIVILIANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and Department 
of Defense civilian’’ after ‘‘military’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘spouse of an employee of the Department 
of Defense’ means an individual who is married to an employee 
of the Department of Defense who is transferred in the interest 
of the Government from one official station within the Depart-
ment to another within the Department (that is outside of 
normal commuting distance) for permanent duty.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) a spouse of an employee of the Department of Defense.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 3330d 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘3330d. Appointment of military and Department of Defense civilian spouses.’’. 
(c) OPM LIMITATION AND REPORTS.— 
(1) RELOCATING SPOUSES.—With respect to the noncompeti-
tive appointment of a relocating spouse of an employee of 
the Department of Defense under paragraph (3) of section
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3330d(b) of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a), the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall— 
(A) monitor the number of those appointments; 
(B) require the head of each agency with the authority 
to make those appointments under that provision to submit 
to the Director an annual report on those appointments, 
including information on the number of individuals so 
appointed, the types of positions filled, and the effectiveness 
of the authority for those appointments; and 
(C) not later than 18 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, submit, to the Committees on Armed 
Services and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and 
Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representa-
tives, a report on the use and effectiveness of the authority 
described in subparagraph (B). 
(2) NON-RELOCATING SPOUSES.—With respect to the non-
competitive appointment of a spouse of an employee of the 
Department of Defense other than a relocating spouse described 
in paragraph (1), the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management— 
(A) shall treat the spouse as a relocating spouse under 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) may limit the number of those appointments. 
(d) SUNSET.—Effective on December 31, 2028— 
(1) the authority provided by this section, and the amend-
ments made by this section, shall expire; and 
(2) the provisions of section 3330d of title 5, United States 
Code, amended or repealed by this section are restored or 
revived as if this section had not been enacted. 
SEC. 1120. ELIMINATION OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
REVIEW REQUIREMENT RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES. 
Section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘and the Comptroller 
General,’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO 
FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201. Modification of support of special operations for irregular warfare. 
Sec. 1202. Modification of combatant commander initiative fund. 
Sec. 1203. Increase in small-scale construction limit and modification of authority 
to build capacity. 
Sec. 1204. Modifications to security cooperation workforce development program 
and establishment of defense security cooperation university. 
Sec. 1205. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain co-
alition nations for support provided to United States military oper-
ations. 
Sec. 1206. Extension of cross-servicing agreements for loan of personnel protection 
and personnel survivability equipment in coalition operations. 
Sec. 1207. Modification of authority to provide support to certain governments for 
border security operations. 
Sec. 1208. Extension of legal institutional capacity building initiative for foreign de-
fense institutions.
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Sec. 1209. Report on ex gratia payments. 
Sec. 1210. Authority to provide mission training through distributed simulation. 
Sec. 1211. Requirement for military exercises. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Other Authorities of the Department of Defense 
Sec. 1221. Modification of authority for expenditure of funds for clandestine activi-
ties that support operational preparation of the environment and non- 
conventional assisted recovery capabilities. 
Sec. 1222. Modification to the American, British, Canadian, and Australian armies’ 
program. 
Sec. 1223. First modification of initiative to support protection of national security 
academic researchers from undue influence and other security threats. 
Sec. 1224. Second modification of initiative to support protection of national secu-
rity academic researchers from undue influence and other security 
threats. 
Sec. 1225. Extension of authority for Department of Defense support for stabiliza-
tion activities in national security interest of the United States. 
Sec. 1226. Modification of Defense Operational Resilience International Coopera-
tion Pilot Program. 
Sec. 1227. Extension of prohibition on in-flight refueling to non-United States air-
craft that engage in hostilities in the ongoing civil war in Yemen. 
Sec. 1228. Limitation on availability of funds for International Security Coopera-
tion Program. 
Sec. 1229. Protection and legal preparedness for members of the Armed Forces 
abroad. 
Sec. 1230. Report on hostilities involving United States Armed Forces. 
Sec. 1231. Congressional notification regarding the Global Engagement Center. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Ukraine, Russia, and NATO 
Sec. 1241. Extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 
Sec. 1242. Extension and modification of certain temporary authorizations related 
to munitions replacement. 
Sec. 1243. Report relating to allied and partner support to Ukraine. 
Sec. 1244. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty 
of the Russian Federation over internationally recognized territory of 
Ukraine. 
Sec. 1245. Study and report on lessons learned regarding information operations 
and deterrence. 
Sec. 1246. Prohibition on New START treaty information sharing. 
Sec. 1247. Black Sea security and development strategy. 
Sec. 1248. Revival of authority for participation of NATO naval personnel in sub-
marine safety programs. 
Sec. 1249. Extension and modification of training for Eastern European national 
security forces in the course of multilateral exercises. 
Sec. 1250. U.S. basing, training, and exercises in North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion member countries. 
Sec. 1250A. Limitation on withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion. 
Sec. 1250B. Oversight of programs and operations funded with amounts appro-
priated by the United States for Ukraine. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Israel 
Sec. 1251. Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program. 
Sec. 1252. Extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation. 
Sec. 1253. Improvements relating to United States-Israel cooperation to counter 
unmanned aerial systems. 
Sec. 1254. Modification of authority for cooperation on directed energy capabilities. 
Sec. 1255. Ensuring peace through strength in Israel. 
Sec. 1256. Assistance to Israel for aerial refueling. 
Sec. 1257. Rules governing transfer of aerial refueling tankers to Israel. 
Sec. 1258. Report. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan 
Sec. 1261. Middle East integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction ca-
pability. 
Sec. 1262. Modification of establishment of coordinator for detained ISIS members 
and relevant populations in Syria. 
Sec. 1263. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter 
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 
Sec. 1264. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted 
Syrian groups and individuals.
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Sec. 1265. Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the Office 
of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
Sec. 1266. Plan of action to equip and train Iraqi security forces and Kurdish 
Peshmerga forces. 
Sec. 1267. Prohibition on transfers to the Badr Organization. 
Sec. 1268. Extension and modification of annual report on military power of Iran. 
Sec. 1269. Modification and update to report on military capabilities of Iran and re-
lated activities. 
Sec. 1270. Prohibition on funds to Iran. 
Sec. 1271. Prohibition on transporting currency to the Taliban and the Islamic 
Emirate of Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1272. Prohibition on funding for the Taliban. 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
SEC. 1201. MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR 
IRREGULAR WARFARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 127c the following: 
‘‘§ 127d. Support of special operations for irregular warfare 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may, with the 
concurrence of the relevant Chief of Mission, expend up to 
$20,000,000 during any fiscal year to provide support to foreign 
forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals engaged in supporting 
or facilitating ongoing and authorized irregular warfare operations 
by United States Special Operations Forces. 
‘‘(b) FUNDS.—Funds for support under this section in a fiscal 
year shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for that fiscal year for the Department of Defense for operation 
and maintenance. 
‘‘(c) PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority in this section shall be 
exercised in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary 
shall establish for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The procedures required under paragraph 
(1) shall establish, at a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(A) Policy guidance for the execution of, and con-
straints within, activities under the authority in this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(B) The processes through which activities under the 
authority in this section are to be developed, validated, 
and coordinated, as appropriate, with relevant entities of 
the United States Government. 
‘‘(C) The processes through which legal reviews and 
determinations are made to comply with the authority in 
this section and ensure that the exercise of such authority 
is consistent with the national security of the United 
States. 
‘‘(D) The processes to ensure, to the extent practicable, 
that before a decision to provide support is made, the 
recipients of support do not pose a counterintelligence or 
force protection threat and have not engaged in gross viola-
tions of human rights. 
‘‘(E) The processes by which the Department shall keep 
the congressional defense committees fully and currently 
informed of— 
‘‘(i) the requirements for the use of the authority 
in this section; and
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‘‘(ii) activities conducted under such authority. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON PROCEDURES AND MATERIAL 
MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary shall notify the congressional 
defense committees of the procedures established pursuant to 
this section before any exercise of the authority in this section, 
and shall notify such committee of any material modification 
of the procedures. 
‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION
OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to constitute a specific statutory authorization 
for any of the following: 
‘‘(1) The conduct of a covert action, as such term is defined 
in section 503(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3093(e)). 
‘‘(2) The introduction of United States Armed Forces 
(including as such term is defined in section 8(c) of the War 
Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1547(c))) into hostilities or into 
situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the cir-
cumstances. 
‘‘(3) The provision of support to regular forces, irregular 
forces, groups, or individuals for the conduct of operations 
that United States Special Operations Forces are not otherwise 
legally authorized to conduct themselves. 
‘‘(4) The conduct or support of activities, directly or 
indirectly, that are inconsistent with the laws of armed conflict. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION.—The authority of the Sec-
retary to make funds available under this section for support of 
a military operation may not be delegated. 
‘‘(f) PROGRAMMATIC
AND POLICY OVERSIGHT.—The Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Con-
flict shall have primary programmatic and policy oversight within 
the Office of the Secretary of Defense of support to irregular warfare 
activities authorized by this section. 
‘‘(g) NOTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days before exercising 
the authority in this section to make funds available to initiate 
support of an ongoing and authorized operation or changing 
the scope or funding level of any support under this section 
for such an operation by $500,000 or an amount equal to 
10 percent of such funding level (whichever is less), the Sec-
retary shall notify the congressional defense committees of the 
use of such authority with respect to such operation. Any such 
notification shall be in writing. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—A notification required by this subsection 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The type of support to be provided to United 
States Special Operations Forces, and a description of the 
ongoing and authorized operation to be supported. 
‘‘(B) A description of the foreign forces, irregular forces, 
groups, or individuals engaged in supporting or facilitating 
the ongoing and authorized operation that is to be the 
recipient of funds. 
‘‘(C) The type of support to be provided to the recipient 
of the funds, and a description of the end-use monitoring 
to be used in connection with the use of the funds. 
‘‘(D) The amount obligated under the authority to pro-
vide support.
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‘‘(E) The duration for which the support is expected 
to be provided, and an identification of the timeframe in 
which the provision of support will be reviewed by the 
commander of the applicable combatant command for a 
determination with respect to the necessity of continuing 
such support. 
‘‘(F) The determination of the Secretary that the provi-
sion of support does not constitute any of the following: 
‘‘(i) An introduction of United States Armed Forces 
(including as such term is defined in section 8(c) of 
the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1547(c))) into 
hostilities, or into situations where hostilities are 
clearly indicated by the circumstances, without specific 
statutory authorization within the meaning of section 
5(b) of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(b)). 
‘‘(ii) A covert action, as such term is defined in 
section 503(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3093(e)). 
‘‘(iii) An authorization for the provision of support 
to regular forces, irregular forces, groups, or individ-
uals for the conduct of operations that United States 
Special Operations Forces are not otherwise legally 
authorized to conduct themselves. 
‘‘(iv) The conduct or support of activities, directly 
or indirectly, that are inconsistent with the laws of 
armed conflict. 
‘‘(h) NOTIFICATION OF SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF SUP-
PORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 48 hours after suspending 
or terminating support to any foreign force, irregular force, 
group, or individual provided pursuant to the authority in 
this section, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a written notice of such suspension or 
termination. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The written notice required by paragraph 
(1) shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the reasons for the suspension 
or termination of such support. 
‘‘(B) A description of any effect on regional, theater, 
or global campaign plan objectives anticipated to result 
from such suspension or termination. 
‘‘(C) A plan for such suspension or termination, and, 
in the case of support that is planned to be transitioned 
to any other program of the Department of Defense or 
to a program of any other Federal department or agency, 
a detailed description of the transition plan, including the 
resources, equipment, capabilities, and personnel associ-
ated with such plan. 
‘‘(i) BIANNUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT ON PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR.—Not later than 
120 days after the close of each fiscal year in which subsection 
(a) is in effect, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the support provided under 
this section during the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) REPORT ON CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR.— Not later than 
180 days after the submittal of each report required by para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
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defense committees a report on the support provided under 
this section during the first half of the fiscal year in which 
the report under this paragraph is submitted. 
‘‘(3) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by this subsection 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) A summary of the ongoing irregular warfare oper-
ations, and associated authorized campaign plans, being 
conducted by United States Special Operations Forces that 
were supported or facilitated by foreign forces, irregular 
forces, groups, or individuals for which support was pro-
vided under this section during the period covered by such 
report. 
‘‘(B) A description of the support or facilitation provided 
by such foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individ-
uals to United States Special Operations Forces during 
such period. 
‘‘(C) The type of recipients that were provided support 
under this section during such period, identified by author-
ized category (foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or 
individuals). 
‘‘(D) A detailed description of the support provided 
to the recipients under this section during such period. 
‘‘(E) The total amount obligated for support under this 
section during such period, including budget details. 
‘‘(F) The intended duration of support provided under 
this section during such period. 
‘‘(G) An assessment of value of the support provided 
under this section during such period, including a summary 
of significant activities undertaken by foreign forces, irreg-
ular forces, groups, or individuals to support irregular war-
fare operations by United States Special Operations Forces. 
‘‘(H) The total amount obligated for support under 
this section in prior fiscal years. 
‘‘(j) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than quarterly, the 
Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees 
a briefing on the use of the authority provided by this section, 
and other matters relating to irregular warfare, with the pri-
mary purposes of— 
‘‘(A) keeping the congressional defense committees fully 
and currently informed of irregular warfare requirements 
and activities, including emerging combatant commands 
requirements; and 
‘‘(B) consulting with the congressional defense commit-
tees regarding such matters. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required by paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) An update on irregular warfare activities within 
each geographic combatant command and a description 
of the manner in which such activities support the respec-
tive theater campaign plan and the National Defense 
Strategy. 
‘‘(B) An overview of relevant authorities and legal 
issues, including limitations. 
‘‘(C) An overview of irregular warfare-related inter-
agency activities and initiatives.
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‘‘(D) A description of emerging combatant command 
requirements for the use of the authority provided by this 
section. 
‘‘(k) IRREGULAR WARFARE DEFINED.—Subject to subsection (d), 
in this section, the term ‘irregular warfare’ means Department 
of Defense activities not involving armed conflict that support pre-
determined United States policy and military objectives conducted 
by, with, and through regular forces, irregular forces, groups, and 
individuals.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 127c the following new item: 
‘‘127d. Support of special operations for irregular warfare.’’. 
(c) REPEAL.—Section 1202 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018 is repealed. 
SEC. 1202. MODIFICATION OF COMBATANT COMMANDER INITIATIVE 
FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 166a of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) Incremental expenses (as such term is defined in 
section 301(5) of this title) related to security cooperation pro-
grams and activities of the Department of Defense (as such 
term is defined in section 301(7) of this title).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) incremental expenses related to security cooperation 
programs and activities of the Department of Defense, as 
authorized by subsection (b)(11), for United States Africa Com-
mand and United States Southern Command.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund 
for fiscal year 2024, as specified in section 4301 of this Act, to 
carry out the activities authorized by paragraphs (7), (8), and (11) 
(as added by subsection (a)(1)) of section 166a(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, for United States Africa Command and United States 
Southern Command. 
SEC. 1203. INCREASE IN SMALL-SCALE CONSTRUCTION LIMIT AND 
MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPACITY. 
(a) DEFINITION OF SMALL-SCALE CONSTRUCTION.—Section 301(8) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’. 
(b) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.—Section 333 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION; NOTICE AND WAIT.— 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of Defense may treat as stocks of the 
Department of Defense— 
‘‘(A) equipment procured to carry out a program pursu-
ant to subsection (a) that has not yet been transferred 
to a foreign country and is no longer needed to support 
such program or any other program carried out pursuant 
to such subsection; and
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‘‘(B) equipment that has been transferred to a foreign 
country to carry out a program pursuant to subsection 
(a) and is returned by the foreign country to the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE
AND
WAIT.—Not later than 15 days before 
initiating activities under a program under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a written and electronic notice of the following: 
‘‘(A) The foreign country, and specific unit, whose 
capacity was intended to be built under the program, and 
the amount, type, and purpose of the equipment that was 
to be provided. 
‘‘(B) An explanation why the equipment is no longer 
needed to support such program or another program carried 
out pursuant to such subsection.’’. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, may— 
‘‘(A) allow a foreign country to provide sole-source direc-
tion for assistance in support of a program carried out 
pursuant to subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) enter into an agreement with a foreign country 
to provide such sole-source direction. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 72 hours after the Sec-
retary of Defense enters into an agreement under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a written notification that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the parameters of the agreement, 
including types of support, objectives, and duration of sup-
port and cooperation under the agreement. 
‘‘(B) A description and justification of any anticipated 
use of sole-source direction pursuant to such agreement. 
‘‘(C) An assessment of the extent to which the equip-
ment to be provided under the agreement— 
‘‘(i) responds to the needs of the foreign country; 
and 
‘‘(ii) can be sustained by the foreign country. 
‘‘(D) A determination as to whether the anticipated 
costs to be incurred under the agreement are fair and 
reasonable. 
‘‘(E) A certification that the agreement is in the 
national security interests of the United States. 
‘‘(F) Any other matter relating to the agreement, as 
determined by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 1204. MODIFICATIONS TO SECURITY COOPERATION WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM 
AND 
ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION UNIVERSITY. 
(a) MODIFICATIONS
TO PROGRAM.—Section 384 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) ELEMENTS.—The Program shall consist of elements relating 
to the development and management of the security cooperation 
workforce for the purposes specified in subsection (b), including 
the following elements on training, certification, assignment, career
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development, and tracking of personnel of the security cooperation 
workforce: 
‘‘(1) Establishment of a comprehensive system to track 
and account for all Department of Defense personnel in the 
security cooperation workforce, using systems of record in the 
military departments, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 
the combatant commands, Defense Agencies, Department of 
Defense Field Activities, and the National Guard. 
‘‘(2) Establishment of a management information system, 
pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and 
the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, to 
ensure that all organizations and elements of the Department 
provide standardized information and data to the Secretary 
on persons serving in security cooperation positions. Such 
management information system shall, at a minimum, provide 
for the collection and retention of information concerning the 
qualification, assignments, and tenure of persons in the security 
cooperation workforce. 
‘‘(3) Implementation and management of the security 
cooperation human capital initiative under subsection (e). 
‘‘(4) Establishment of a defense security cooperation service, 
pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and 
the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, to 
ensure that security cooperation organizations of the United 
States located at overseas missions possess the requisite per-
sonnel, and that such personnel possess the skills needed, 
to properly perform their missions, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) members of the armed forces and civilians 
assigned to security cooperation organizations of United 
States missions overseas who are performing security 
cooperation functions, regardless of funding source; and 
‘‘(B) personnel of the Department of Defense per-
forming functions in furtherance of section 515 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321i). 
‘‘(5) Such other elements as the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines appropriate.’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) MANAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Program shall be managed by the 
Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. 
‘‘(2) MANAGING ENTITY.— 
‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and 
the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 
shall designate the Defense Security Cooperation Univer-
sity to serve as the lead entity for managing the 
implementation of the Program. 
‘‘(B) 
DUTIES.—The 
Defense 
Security 
Cooperation 
University 
shall 
carry 
out 
the 
management 
and 
implementation of the Program, consistent with objectives 
formulated by the Secretary of Defense, which shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(i) Providing for comprehensive tracking of and 
accounting for all Department of Defense employees 
engaged in the security cooperation enterprise.
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‘‘(ii) Providing training requirements specified at 
the requisite proficiency levels for each position. 
‘‘(C) REPORTING.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that, not less frequently than semi-annually, each 
military department, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 
and each combatant command, Defense Agency, Depart-
ment of Defense Field Activity, and unit of the National 
Guard submits to the Defense Security Cooperation Univer-
sity a formal manpower document as determined by the 
Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency that— 
‘‘(i) lists each position in the security cooperation 
workforce of the organization concerned as determined 
by the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation 
Agency; and 
‘‘(ii) uniquely codes every position within compo-
nent manpower systems for the security cooperation 
workforce for the management and career development 
of the security cooperation workforce, as determined 
by the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation 
Agency. 
‘‘(3) SECURITY
COOPERATION
WORKFORCE
MANAGEMENT 
INFORMATION
SYSTEM.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation 
Agency, shall prescribe regulations to ensure that each military 
department, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and each 
combatant command, Defense Agency, Department of Defense 
Field Activity, and unit of the National Guard provides 
standardized information and data to the Secretary on persons 
serving in positions within the security cooperation workforce.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) SECURITY COOPERATION HUMAN CAPITAL INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall implement a security 
cooperation human capital initiative within the Defense Secu-
rity Cooperation University to identify, account for, and manage 
the career progression of personnel in the security cooperation 
workforce. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The security cooperation human capital 
initiative shall do the following: 
‘‘(A) Provide direction to the Department of Defense 
on the establishment of professional career paths for the 
personnel of the security cooperation workforce, addressing 
training and education standards, promotion opportunities 
and requirements, retention policies, and scope of workforce 
demands. 
‘‘(B) Provide for a mechanism to identify and define 
training and certification requirements for security coopera-
tion positions in the Department and a means to track 
workforce skills and certifications. 
‘‘(C) Provide for a mechanism to establish a program 
of professional certification in Department of Defense secu-
rity cooperation for personnel of the security cooperation 
workforce in different career tracks and levels of com-
petency based on requisite training and experience. 
‘‘(D) Establish requirements for training and profes-
sional development associated with each level of certifi-
cation provided for under subparagraph (C).
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‘‘(E) Provide for a mechanism for assigning appro-
priately certified personnel of the security cooperation 
workforce to assignments associated with key positions in 
connection with security cooperation programs and activi-
ties. 
‘‘(F) Identify the appropriate composition of career and 
temporary personnel necessary to constitute the security 
cooperation workforce. 
‘‘(G) Identify specific positions throughout the security 
cooperation workforce to be managed and assigned through 
the Program. 
‘‘(H) Identify career paths that provide a competency- 
based road map for security cooperation employees to aid 
in their career planning and professional development. 
‘‘(I) Develop a competency-based approach to the secu-
rity cooperation workforce that enables components of the 
Department of Defense to incorporate competencies in 
recruitment and retention tools such as job analysis, posi-
tion descriptions, vacancy announcements, selection assess-
ment questionnaires, and employee training and develop-
ment plans. 
‘‘(J) Align with the Department of Defense and Defense 
Security Cooperation Agency strategic planning, budget 
process, performance management goals, and metrics to 
ensure the appropriate workforce mix and skill sets to 
accomplish the security cooperation mission. 
‘‘(K) Include assessment measures intended to assess 
progress 
in 
implementing 
the 
security 
cooperation 
workforce using results-oriented performance measures.’’; 
(4) in subsection (h)(6), by striking ‘‘guidance issued under 
subsection (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘security cooperation human cap-
ital initiative under subsection (e)’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) (as 
amended) as subsections (h) through (j), respectively; 
(6) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(f) FOREIGN MILITARY SALES CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall direct 
an educational institution of the Department of Defense with 
the requisite expertise in foreign military sales and in edu-
cation, training, research, and analysis of the security coopera-
tion workforce within the Department of Defense to serve as 
a Foreign Military Sales Center of Excellence to improve the 
training and education of personnel engaged in foreign military 
sales planning and execution. 
‘‘(2) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the Foreign Military 
Sales Center of Excellence shall include— 
‘‘(A) conducting research on and promoting best prac-
tices for ensuring that foreign military sales are timely 
and effective; and 
‘‘(B) enhancing existing curricula for the purpose of 
ensuring that the foreign military sales workforce is fully 
trained and prepared to execute the foreign military sales 
program. 
‘‘(g) DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION UNIVERSITY.—
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‘‘(1) CHARTER.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop and 
promulgate a charter for the operation of the Defense Security 
Cooperation University. 
‘‘(2) MISSION.—The charter required by paragraph (1) shall 
set forth the mission, and associated structures and organiza-
tions, of the Defense Security Cooperation University, which 
shall include— 
‘‘(A) management and implementation of international 
military training and education security cooperation pro-
grams and authorities executed by the Department of 
Defense; 
‘‘(B) management and provision of institutional 
capacity-building services executed by the Department of 
Defense; and 
‘‘(C) advancement of the profession of security coopera-
tion through research, data collection, analysis, publication, 
and learning. 
‘‘(3) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ARRANGE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In engaging in research and 
development projects pursuant to subsection (a) of section 
4001 of this title by a contract, cooperative agreement, 
or grant pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of such section, the 
Secretary of Defense may enter into such contract or 
cooperative agreement, or award such grant, through the 
Defense Security Cooperation University. 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT AS GOVERNMENT-OPERATED FEDERAL 
LABORATORY.—The Defense Security Cooperation Univer-
sity shall be considered a Government-operated Federal 
laboratory for purposes of section 12 of the Stevenson- 
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3710a). 
‘‘(4) ACCEPTANCE OF RESEARCH GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, through 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, may authorize 
the President of the Defense Security Cooperation Univer-
sity to accept qualifying research grants. Any such grant 
may only be accepted if the work under the grant is to 
be carried out by a professor or instructor of the Defense 
Security Cooperation University for a scientific, literary, 
or educational purpose. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFYING GRANTS.—A qualifying research grant 
under this paragraph is a grant that is awarded on a 
competitive basis by an entity described in subparagraph 
(C) for a research project with a scientific, literary, or 
educational purpose. 
‘‘(C) ENTITIES FROM WHICH GRANTS MAY BE ACCEPTED.— 
A grant may be accepted under this paragraph only from 
a corporation, fund, foundation, educational institution, or 
similar entity that is organized and operated primarily 
for scientific, literary, or educational purposes. 
‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT FUNDS.—The Director 
of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency shall establish 
an account for administering funds received as research 
grants under this section. The President of the Defense 
Security Cooperation University shall use the funds in 
the account in accordance with applicable provisions of
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the regulations and the terms and condition of the grants 
received. 
‘‘(E) RELATED EXPENSES.—Subject to such limitations 
as may be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations 
available for the Defense Security Cooperation University 
may be used to pay expenses incurred by the Defense 
Security Cooperation University in applying for, and other-
wise pursuing, the award of qualifying research grants. 
‘‘(F) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense, through 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, shall prescribe 
regulations for the administration of this subsection.’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(k) REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION WORKFORCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, and not less frequently 
than once every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on the Department 
of Defense security cooperation workforce. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) identify current and projected security cooperation 
workforce manpower requirements, including expeditionary 
requirements within the context of total force planning, 
needed to meet the security cooperation mission; 
‘‘(B) identify critical skill gaps (such as recruitment 
in the existing or projected workforce) and development 
of strategies to manage the security cooperation workforce 
to address those gaps; 
‘‘(C) address development, validation, implementation, 
and assessment of security cooperation workforce and 
Department-wide competencies for security cooperation and 
associated occupational series using the Department tax-
onomy; 
‘‘(D) produce a comparison between competency pro-
ficiency levels against target proficiency levels at enterprise 
and individual levels to identify competency gaps and gap 
closure strategies, for competencies needed at the time 
of the report and in the future; 
‘‘(E) identify any exceptions and waivers granted with 
respect to the application of qualification, assignment, and 
tenure policies, procedures, and practices to persons, billets 
or positions; 
‘‘(F) indicate relative promotion rates for security 
cooperation workforce personnel; 
‘‘(G) identify the funds requested or allocated for the 
Department of Defense security cooperation workforce and 
address whether such funds are sufficient to— 
‘‘(i) address the critical skill gaps identified pursu-
ant to subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) provide incentives to recruit and retain high- 
quality personnel in the security cooperation workforce; 
and 
‘‘(H) include any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
determines appropriate. 
‘‘(l) COMPTROLLER GENERAL EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an independent evaluation of the actions
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taken by the Secretary of Defense to carry out the requirements 
of this section. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this subsection, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a report on the evaluation con-
ducted under paragraph (1). Such report shall include— 
‘‘(A) an analysis of the effectiveness of the actions 
taken by the Secretary to carry out the requirements of 
this section; and 
‘‘(B) such legislative and administrative recommenda-
tions as the Comptroller General considers appropriate to 
meet the objectives of this section.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION
TO
SUNSET.—Section 1250(b)(1) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2529) is amended by striking ‘‘2026’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
SEC. 1205. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR 
REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR 
SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES MILITARY OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181; 122 Stat. 393) is amended by striking ‘‘beginning on October 
1, 2022, and ending on December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning 
on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION TO LIMITATION.—Subsection (d)(1) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending 
on December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on October 
1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1206. EXTENSION OF CROSS-SERVICING AGREEMENTS FOR LOAN 
OF PERSONNEL PROTECTION AND PERSONNEL SURVIV-
ABILITY EQUIPMENT IN COALITION OPERATIONS. 
Section 1207(f) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 2342 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2029’’. 
SEC. 1207. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO 
CERTAIN GOVERNMENTS FOR BORDER SECURITY OPER-
ATIONS. 
Section 1226(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) To the Government of Tajikistan for purposes 
of supporting and enhancing efforts of the armed forces 
of Tajikistan to increase security and sustain increased 
security along the border of Tajikistan and Afghanistan. 
‘‘(H) To the Government of Uzbekistan for purposes 
of supporting and enhancing efforts of the armed forces 
of Uzbekistan to increase security and sustain increased 
security along the border of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. 
‘‘(I) To the Government of Turkmenistan for purposes 
of supporting and enhancing efforts of the armed forces
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of Turkmenistan to increase security and sustain increased 
security along the border of Turkmenistan and Afghani-
stan.’’. 
SEC. 1208. EXTENSION OF LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING 
INITIATIVE FOR FOREIGN DEFENSE INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 1210(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1626) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2028’’. 
SEC. 1209. REPORT ON EX GRATIA PAYMENTS. 
Section 1213(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (10 U.S.C. 2731 note) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘in this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘in this section’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The status of all other pending or denied ex gratia 
payments or requests, including— 
‘‘(A) when any such request was made; 
‘‘(B) what steps the Department is taking to respond 
to the request; 
‘‘(C) whether the Department denied any requests for 
any such payment, along with the reason for such denial; 
‘‘(D) whether any such payment was refused, along 
with the reason for such refusal, if known; or 
‘‘(E) any other reason for which a payment was not 
offered or made.’’. 
SEC. 1210. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE MISSION TRAINING THROUGH 
DISTRIBUTED SIMULATION. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION.—To enhance 
the interoperability and integration between the United States 
Armed Forces and the military forces of friendly foreign countries, 
effective beginning on the date that is 30 days after the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report required 
by subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, is authorized— 
(1) to provide to military personnel of a friendly foreign 
country persistent advanced networked training and exercise 
activities (in this section referred to as ‘‘mission training 
through distributed simulation’’); and 
(2) to provide information technology related to mission 
training through distributed simulation, including hardware 
and computer software developed for such activities. 
(b) SCOPE
OF MISSION TRAINING.—Mission training through 
distributed simulation provided under subsection (a) may include 
advanced distributed network training events and computer- 
assisted exercises. 
(c) GUIDANCE ON USE OF AUTHORITY.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall develop and issue guidance on the procedures for the use 
of the authority provided in this section. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
anticipated use of mission training through distributed simula-
tion by military personnel of friendly foreign countries.
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) A description of anticipated mission training 
through distributed simulation activities between the 
United States Armed Forces and the military forces of 
friendly foreign countries. 
(B) A description of the current capabilities of the 
military forces of friendly foreign countries to support mis-
sion training through distributed simulation activities with 
the United States Armed Forces. 
(C) A description of the manner in which the Depart-
ment intends to use mission training through distributed 
simulation activities to support implementation of the 
National Defense Strategy, including in areas of responsi-
bility of the United States European Command and the 
United States Indo-Pacific Command. 
(D) Any recommendation of the Secretary of Defense 
for legislative proposals or policy guidance regarding the 
use of mission training through distributed simulation 
activities. 
(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives. 
(e) SUNSET.—The authority provided in this section shall termi-
nate on December 31, 2025. 
SEC. 1211. REQUIREMENT FOR MILITARY EXERCISES. 
(a) EXERCISES REQUIRED.—Beginning on January 1 of the year 
which begins after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall require the United States Central Com-
mand or other relevant commands, units, or organizations of the 
United States Armed Forces, as the Secretary deems appropriate, 
to conduct military exercises that— 
(1) occur not fewer than two times in a calendar year; 
(2) shall include invitations for the armed forces of Israel, 
provided that the Government of Israel consents to the partici-
pation of its forces in such exercises; 
(3) may include invitations for the armed forces of other 
allies and partners of the United States to take part in the 
exercises; 
(4) seek to enhance the interoperability and effectiveness 
of the United States Armed Forces, the armed forces of Israel, 
and the armed forces of other allies and partners of the United 
States in coalition operations; and 
(5) shall include, at a minimum, the following activities— 
(A) practicing or simulating large-scale and long-range 
strike missions; 
(B) practicing the aerial refueling of combat aircraft 
of the armed forces of Israel by United States aerial 
refueling aircraft; and
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(C) practicing the provision by the United States 
Armed Forces of other enabling capabilities to the armed 
forces of Israel, including— 
(i) logistics support; 
(ii) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; 
and 
(iii) air defense. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than December 31 of the calendar 
year specified in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) submit to the congressional defense committees a certifi-
cation that the requirements of this section have been met 
by December 31 of such calendar year; or 
(2) if the requirements of this section are not met by 
December 31 of such calendar year, provide, in writing, the 
reasons the requirements of this section were not met. 
(c) SUNSET.—The requirements in subsection (a) shall terminate 
on December 31 of the calendar year specified in subsection (a). 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Other 
Authorities of the Department of Defense 
SEC. 1221. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR EXPENDITURE OF 
FUNDS FOR CLANDESTINE ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT 
OPERATIONAL PREPARATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 
AND 
NON-CONVENTIONAL 
ASSISTED 
RECOVERY 
CAPABILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 127f of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and non-conventional assisted recovery capabili-
ties’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking the first sentence and inserting the 
following: ‘‘(1) Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available for the Department of Defense for operation and 
maintenance, Defense-wide, may be used for any purpose 
the Secretary of Defense determines to be proper— 
‘‘(A) for operational preparation of the environment 
for operations of a confidential nature; or 
‘‘(B) to establish, develop, and maintain non-conven-
tional assisted recovery capabilities to facilitate the 
recovery of United States military and civilian personnel, 
or other individuals, who become isolated or separated.’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Such a determination’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) Such a determination’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Activities authorized by sub-
section (a) may, in limited and special circumstances as determined
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by the Secretary of Defense, include the provision of support to 
foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals to conduct 
operational preparation of the environment and to conduct or sup-
port operations to establish, develop, and maintain non-conventional 
assisted recovery capabilities to facilitate the recovery of United 
States military and civilian personnel, or other individuals, who 
become isolated or separated. Such support may include limited 
amounts of equipment, supplies, training, transportation, or other 
logistical support or funding.’’. 
(4) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) 
as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (b), as amended, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority in this section shall be 
exercised in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary 
of Defense shall establish for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The procedures required under paragraph 
(1) shall establish, at a minimum, each of the following: 
‘‘(A) Policy, strategy, or other guidance for the execu-
tion of, and constraints within, activities conducted under 
this section. 
‘‘(B) The processes through which activities conducted 
under this section are to be developed, validated, and 
coordinated, as appropriate, with relevant Federal entities. 
‘‘(C) The processes through which legal reviews and 
determinations are made to comply with the authority in 
this section and ensure that the exercise of such authority 
is consistent with the national security interests of the 
United States. 
‘‘(D) The processes by which the Department of Defense 
shall keep the congressional defense committees fully and 
currently informed of— 
‘‘(i) the requirements for the use of the authority 
in this section; and 
‘‘(ii) activities conducted under such authority. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall notify the 
congressional defense committees of any material change to 
the procedures established under paragraph (1).’’; 
(6) in subsection (d), as redesignated— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘LIMITATION 
ON DELEGATION’’ and inserting ‘‘LIMITATIONS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense may not 
delegate’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘The Secretary of 
Defense— 
‘‘(1) may expend up to $40,000,000 in any fiscal year for 
the purposes described in subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) may not delegate’’; 
(7) in subsection (g), as redesignated— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); 
and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) a description of activities carried out for the purposes 
described in subsection (a); 
‘‘(2) the amount of such expenditures;
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‘‘(3) an identification of the type of recipients to receive 
support, including foreign forces, irregular forces, groups or 
individuals, as appropriate; 
‘‘(4) the total amount of funds obligated for such expendi-
tures in prior fiscal years; and’’; and 
(8) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) OVERSIGHT BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SPE-
CIAL OPERATIONS AND LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT.—The Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity 
Conflict shall have primary responsibility within the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense for oversight of policies and programs author-
ized by this section. 
‘‘(j) 
OPERATIONAL
PREPARATION
OF
THE
ENVIRONMENT 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘operational preparation of the 
environment’ means the conduct of activities in likely or potential 
operational areas to set conditions for mission execution.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 
3 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 127f and inserting the following: 
‘‘127f. Expenditure of funds for clandestine activities that support operational prepa-
ration of the environment and non-conventional assisted recovery capa-
bilities.’’. 
SEC. 1222. MODIFICATION TO THE AMERICAN, BRITISH, CANADIAN, 
AND AUSTRALIAN ARMIES’ PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1274(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 2350a(a) note) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or the air force program known as the 
Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability Council’’ after ‘‘the American, 
British, Canadian, and Australian Armies’ Program’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of section 1274 of 
such Act (and the entry in the table of contents for such Act 
corresponding to such section 1274) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Administration of the American, British, Canadian, and Australian 
Armies’ Program and the Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability 
Council.’’. 
SEC. 1223. FIRST MODIFICATION OF INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT PROTEC-
TION OF NATIONAL SECURITY ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS 
FROM 
UNDUE 
INFLUENCE 
AND 
OTHER 
SECURITY 
THREATS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1286(a) of the John S. McCain 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 
4001 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) to limit academic institutions identified on the list 
developed under subsection (c)(8)(A) from benefitting from 
funding provided by the Department of Defense to United 
States academic institutions; and’’. 
(b) OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on— 
(1) the implementation of the policies and procedures devel-
oped under section 1286 of the John S. McCain National
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Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 
4001 note), as amended by this Act; and 
(2) the implementation of the policies of the Department 
of Defense required under National Security Presidential 
Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33). 
SEC. 1224. SECOND MODIFICATION OF INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT 
PROTECTION 
OF 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
ACADEMIC 
RESEARCHERS FROM UNDUE INFLUENCE AND OTHER 
SECURITY THREATS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1286 of the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 4001 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) as 
paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
paragraph (7): 
‘‘(7) Policies to limit or prohibit funding provided by the 
Department of Defense for institutions or individual researchers 
who knowingly contract or make other financial arrangements 
with entities identified in the list described in paragraph (9), 
which policies shall include— 
‘‘(A) use of such list as part of a risk assessment 
decision matrix during proposal evaluations, including the 
development of a question for proposers or broad area 
announcements that require proposers to disclose any 
contractual or financial connections with such entities; 
‘‘(B) a requirement that the Department shall notify 
a proposer of suspected noncompliance with a policy issued 
under this paragraph and provide not less than 30 days 
to take actions to remedy such noncompliance; 
‘‘(C) the establishment of an appeals procedure under 
which a proposer may appeal a negative decision on a 
proposal if the decision is based on a determination 
informed by such list; 
‘‘(D) a requirement that each awardee of funding pro-
vided by the Department shall disclose to the Department 
any contract or financial arrangement made with such 
an entity during the period of the award; and 
‘‘(E) a requirement that each awardee of funding pro-
vided by the Department shall provide to the Department 
an annual certification of compliance with policies promul-
gated pursuant to this paragraph;’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) Development of measures of effectiveness and 
performance to assess and track progress of the Department 
of Defense across the initiative, which measures shall include— 
‘‘(A) the evaluation of currently available data to sup-
port the assessment of such measures, including the identi-
fication of areas in which gaps exist that may require 
collection of completely new data, or modifications to 
existing data sets; 
‘‘(B) current means and methods for the collection of 
data in an automated manner, including the identification 
of areas in which gaps exist that may require new means 
for data collection or visualization of such data; and
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‘‘(C) the development of an analysis and assessment 
methodology framework to make tradeoffs between the 
measures developed under this paragraph and other 
metrics related to assessing undue foreign influence on 
the Department of Defense research enterprise, such as 
commercial due diligence, beneficial ownership, and foreign 
ownership, control, and influence.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(2), by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) A description of the status of the measures of 
effectiveness and performance described in subsection 
(c)(11) for the period covered by such report, including 
an analytical assessment of the impact of such measures 
on the goals of the initiative.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop the poli-
cies required by paragraph (7) of section 1286(c) of the John S. 
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
(10 U.S.C. 4001 note), as added by subsection (a)(1)(B), by not 
later than June 1, 2024. 
SEC. 1225. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
SUPPORT FOR STABILIZATION ACTIVITIES IN NATIONAL 
SECURITY INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 1210A(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1626) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 
SEC. 1226. MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE 
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 1212 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 
Stat. 2834; 10 U.S.C. 311 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘military forces’’ and 
inserting ‘‘national security forces’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘military-to- 
military relationships’’ and inserting ‘‘relationships 
with the national security forces of partner countries’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘military 
forces’’ and inserting ‘‘national security forces’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) SUSTAINMENT AND NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—A pro-
gram under subsection (a) may include the provision of 
sustainment and non-lethal assistance, including training, 
defense services, and supplies (including consumables).’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘military force’’ and 
inserting ‘‘national security forces’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section the terms ‘defense services’, 
‘national security forces’, and ‘training’ have the meaning given 
those terms in section 301 of title 10, United States Code.’’.
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SEC. 1227. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON IN-FLIGHT REFUELING 
TO NON-UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT THAT ENGAGE IN HOS-
TILITIES IN THE ONGOING CIVIL WAR IN YEMEN. 
Section 1273 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1699) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1273. PROHIBITION ON IN-FLIGHT REFUELING TO NON-UNITED 
STATES AIRCRAFT THAT ENGAGE IN HOSTILITIES IN THE 
ONGOING CIVIL WAR IN YEMEN. 
‘‘For the one-year period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024, the Department of Defense may not provide in- 
flight refueling pursuant to section 2342 of title 10, United 
States Code, or any other applicable statutory authority, to 
non-United States aircraft that engage in hostilities in the 
ongoing civil war in Yemen unless and until a declaration 
of war or a specific statutory authorization for such use of 
the United States Armed Forces has been enacted.’’. 
SEC. 1228. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR INTER-
NATIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAM. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for operation and 
maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the Defense Security 
Cooperation Agency for the International Security Cooperation Pro-
gram, not more than 85 percent may be obligated or expended 
until the Secretary of Defense submits the security cooperation 
strategy for each covered combatant command required by section 
1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1960). 
SEC. 1229. PROTECTION AND LEGAL PREPAREDNESS FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES ABROAD. 
(a) REVIEW AND BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 2024, the 
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Defense, shall— 
(A) review the legal protections afforded by bilateral 
agreements between the United States and the countries 
listed in paragraph (2), and how the rights and privileges 
afforded under such agreements may differ from United 
States law; and 
(B) brief the appropriate congressional committees on 
the findings of the review. 
(2) COUNTRIES LISTED.—The countries listed in this para-
graph are the following: 
(A) Australia. 
(B) Bahrain. 
(C) Germany. 
(D) Italy. 
(E) Japan. 
(F) Kuwait. 
(G) Qatar. 
(H) South Korea. 
(I) Spain. 
(J) Turkey. 
(K) The United Kingdom.
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(L) Any other country the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(3) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The review required by 
paragraph (1)(A) shall address whether the legal protections 
afforded by bilateral agreements between the United States 
and the countries listed in paragraph (2) provide members 
of the Armed Forces who are stationed in the country, and 
the spouses and dependents of such members who are covered 
by the agreements, with the right to legal counsel, access to 
competent language translation services, a prompt and speedy 
trial, the right to be confronted with witnesses against the 
member, spouse, or dependent, and a compulsory process for 
obtaining witnesses in favor of the member, spouse, or 
dependent if the witness is located in the jurisdiction of the 
country. 
(4) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(b) TRAINING REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall review 
and improve as necessary training and educational materials for 
members of the Armed Forces who are stationed in a country 
reviewed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A), and the spouses and 
dependents of such members who are covered by the agreements, 
regarding relevant foreign laws, how such foreign laws may differ 
from the laws of the United States, and the rights of accused 
in common scenarios under such foreign laws. 
(c) TRANSLATION STANDARDS AND READINESS.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall review foreign language standards for members 
of the Armed Forces and employees of the Department of Defense 
who are responsible for providing foreign language translation serv-
ices in situations involving foreign law enforcement where such 
a member or employee may be being detained, to ensure such 
members and employees maintain an appropriate proficiency in 
the legal terminology and meaning of essential terms in a relevant 
language. 
SEC. 1230. REPORT ON HOSTILITIES INVOLVING UNITED STATES 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 48 hours after any incident 
in which the United States Armed Forces are involved in an attack 
or hostilities, whether in an offensive or defensive capacity, the 
President shall transmit to the congressional defense committees, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 
on the incident, unless the President— 
(1) otherwise reports the incident within 48 hours pursuant 
to section 4 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1543); 
or 
(2) has determined prior to the incident, and so reported 
pursuant to section 1264 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (50 U.S.C. 1549), that the United
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States Armed Forces involved in the incident would be oper-
ating under specific statutory authorization within the meaning 
of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(b)). 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report required by sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) the authority or authorities under which the United 
States Armed Forces were operating when the incident 
occurred; 
(2) the date, location, and duration of the incident and 
the other parties involved; 
(3) a description of the United States Armed Forces 
involved in the incident and the mission of such Armed Forces; 
(4) the numbers of any combatant casualties and civilian 
casualties that occurred as a result of the incident; and 
(5) any other information the President determines appro-
priate. 
SEC. 1231. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE GLOBAL 
ENGAGEMENT CENTER. 
Not later than 30 days after making funds or personnel avail-
able to the Global Engagement Center established pursuant to 
section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note), the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the congressional defense committees a notification that 
includes— 
(1) an accounting of such funds or personnel; and 
(2) an explanation of the reason for the availability of 
such funds or personnel. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Ukraine, 
Russia, and NATO 
SEC. 1241. EXTENSION OF UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIA-
TIVE. 
Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1068) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘for overseas contingency operations’’ ; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) For fiscal year 2024, $300,000,000. 
‘‘(10) For fiscal year 2025, $300,000,000.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. 
SEC. 1242. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY 
AUTHORIZATIONS RELATED TO MUNITIONS REPLACE-
MENT. 
Section 1244 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263) is 
amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘and Other Matters’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, Taiwan, and Israel’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or replenish’’ 
after ‘‘to build’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the Government of Ukraine’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Ukraine, Taiwan, or Israel’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘the Govern-
ment of Ukraine’’ and inserting ‘‘Ukraine, Taiwan, or 
Israel’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II), by striking ‘‘comparable’’ 
and inserting ‘‘equivalent’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
inserting ‘‘and associated parts’’ after ‘‘large-caliber 
cannons’’; 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(A) the replacement of defense articles from stocks 
of the Department of Defense provided to— 
‘‘(i) the Ukraine, Taiwan, or Israel; or 
‘‘(ii) foreign countries that have provided support 
to Ukraine, Taiwan, or Israel;’’; 
(iii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(B) the Department of Defense to provide materiel 
directly to Ukraine, Taiwan, or Israel; or’’; and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (B), as so 
amended, the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) use by Ukraine, Taiwan, or Israel.’’; 
(D) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) TEMPORARY
EXEMPTION
FROM
CERTIFIED
COST
AND 
PRICING DATA REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the discretion of the Secretary 
of Defense, the requirements under section 3702 of title 
10, United States Code, shall not apply to a covered agree-
ment. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—An exemption under subparagraph 
(A) shall also apply to subcontracts under prime contracts 
that are exempt under this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) PRICE REASONABLENESS.—In awarding or modi-
fying a covered agreement pursuant to a waiver under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense shall base price 
reasonableness determinations on actual cost and pricing 
data for purchases of the same or similar products for 
the Department of Defense.’’; 
(E) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2028’’; 
(F) by redesignating paragraph (7), as so amended, 
as paragraph (8); and 
(G) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 7 days after the exercise 
of authority under subsection (a) the Secretary of Defense shall 
notify the congressional defense committees of the specific 
authority exercised, the relevant contract, and the estimated 
reductions in schedule.’’; and
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(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or fiscal year 2024’’ after ‘‘fiscal 
year 2023’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘for systems, items, services, and 
logistics support associated with the systems identified 
in this paragraph (1)’’ after ‘‘multiyear contracts’’. 
(B) in subparagraph (P), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(C) in subparagraph (Q), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) by inserting at the end the following new subpara-
graphs: 
‘‘(R) 3,300 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles; 
‘‘(S) 1,100 Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM); 
‘‘(T) 550 Mark 48 Torpedoes; 
‘‘(U) 1,650 RIM–162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles 
(ESSM); 
‘‘(V) 1,980 RIM–116 Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM); 
and 
‘‘(W) 11,550 Small Diameter Bomb IIs (SDB–II).’’. 
SEC. 1243. REPORT RELATING TO ALLIED AND PARTNER SUPPORT 
TO UKRAINE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on— 
(1) all military contributions to Ukraine made by allied 
and partner countries in absolute and relative terms, 
disaggregated by country, since January 1, 2022; and 
(2) any other matters that the Secretary determines to 
be relevant. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(c) SUNSET.—The reporting requirement in subsection (a) shall 
terminate on January 1, 2025. 
SEC. 1244. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
RELATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERA-
TION OVER INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TERRITORY 
OF UKRAINE. 
Section 1245(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263) is 
amended by striking ‘‘None of the funds’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 or 2024’’. 
SEC. 1245. STUDY AND REPORT ON LESSONS LEARNED REGARDING 
INFORMATION OPERATIONS AND DETERRENCE. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek to 
enter into a contract or other agreement with an eligible entity 
to conduct an independent study on lessons learned from 
information operations conducted by the United States, 
Ukraine, the Russian Federation, and member countries of 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during the lead-up
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to the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 
2022 and throughout the conflict. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study required by paragraph (1) shall 
include— 
(A) an assessment of information operations capabili-
ties of the Russian Federation prior to, and since, the 
full-scale invasion of Ukraine; 
(B) an assessment of notable successes or challenges 
with regard to the information operations conducted by 
the United States, NATO member countries, and Ukraine 
prior to, and since, the full-scale invasion of Ukraine; and 
(C) recommendations for improvements to United 
States information operations to enhance effectiveness, as 
well as recommendations on how information operations 
may be improved to support the maintenance of deterrence. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on the results of the study 
required by subsection (a) in its entirety, along with any such 
comments as the Secretary considers relevant. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex. 
(c) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY
DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(1) a federally funded research and development center; 
or 
(2) an independent, nongovernmental institute described 
in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code that has 
recognized credentials and expertise in national security and 
military affairs appropriate for the assessment. 
SEC. 1246. PROHIBITION ON NEW START TREATY INFORMATION 
SHARING. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2024 for the Department of Defense may be made available to 
provide the Russian Federation with notifications as required by 
the New START Treaty. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition in subsection 
(a) if the Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate congres-
sional committees in writing that— 
(1) the Russian Federation is providing similar information 
to the United States as required by the New START Treaty; 
or 
(2) it is in the national security interest of the United 
States to unilaterally provide such notifications to the Russian 
Federation 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means—
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(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the term ‘‘New START Treaty’’ means the Treaty 
between the United States of America and the Russian Federa-
tion on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation 
of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed at Prague April 8, 2010, 
and entered into force February 5, 2011. 
SEC. 1247. BLACK SEA SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall direct the National Secu-
rity Council to develop an interagency strategy with regard to 
the Black Sea region and Black Sea states— 
(1) to increase coordination with the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) and the European Union; 
(2) to deepen economic ties; 
(3) to strengthen energy security; 
(4) to support efforts to bolster their democratic resilience; 
and 
(5) to enhance security assistance with regional partners 
in accordance with the values and interests of the United 
States. 
(b) PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES.—The strategy authorized under 
subsection (b) shall have the following goals and objectives: 
(1) Ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of security 
assistance to regional partners in accordance with the values 
and interests of the United States, prioritizing assistance that 
will bolster defenses, increase regional cooperation on Black 
Sea security, and improve interoperability with NATO forces. 
(2) Bolstering United States support for the region’s energy 
security and integration with Europe and reducing the region’s 
dependence on Russia while supporting energy diversification. 
(3) Working with partners and allies to mitigate the impact 
of economic coercion by the Russian Federation and the People’s 
Republic of China on Black Sea states and identifying new 
opportunities for foreign direct investment from the United 
States and cooperating countries and the enhancement of 
United States business ties with regional partners in accord-
ance with the values and interests of the United States. 
(4) Increasing high-level engagement between the United 
States and regional partners, including reinforcing economic 
growth, infrastructure development, and enhancing trade with 
a focus on improving high-level economic cooperation. 
(5) Increasing United States coordination with the Euro-
pean Union and NATO member states to maximize effective-
ness and minimize duplication. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) SECURITY.—The strategy authorized under subsection 
(b) should include the following elements related to security: 
(A) A plan to increase interagency coordination on 
the Black Sea region. 
(B) A plan to coordinate and synchronize security 
assistance with Black Sea states, focused on Ukraine, 
Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Georgia, with the aim 
of increasing regional cooperation on Black Sea security.
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(C) A plan to enhance collaboration with Black Sea 
states to recognize and respond to Russian disinformation 
and propaganda in the Black Sea region. 
(2) ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.—The strategy authorized under 
subsection (b) shall include the following elements related to 
economic prosperity: 
(A) A strategy to foster dialogue between experts from 
the United States and from the Black Sea states on eco-
nomic expansion, foreign direct investment, strengthening 
rule of law initiatives, and mitigating economic coercion 
by the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of 
China. 
(B) A strategy for all the relevant Federal departments 
and agencies that contribute to United States economic 
statecraft to expand their presence and identify new 
opportunities for private investment with regional partners 
in accordance with the values and interests of the United 
States. 
(C) Assessments on energy security, focusing on the 
immediate need to replace energy supplies from the Rus-
sian Federation, and recognizing the long-term importance 
of broader energy diversification. 
(D) Assessments of potential food security solutions, 
including sustainable, long-term arrangements. 
(3) DEMOCRATIC
RESILIENCE.—The strategy authorized 
under subsection (b) shall include the following elements related 
to democratic resilience: 
(A) A plan to increase independent media and United 
States-supported media initiatives to combat foreign malign 
influence in the Black Sea region. 
(B) A plan to increase mobilization of initiatives spear-
headed by the Department of State and the United States 
Agency for International Development to counter Russian 
propaganda and disinformation in the Black Sea region. 
(d) IDENTIFICATION
OF NECESSARY AUTHORITIES
AND BUDG-
ETARY RESOURCES.—The President shall identify any necessary 
authorities or budgetary resources required, by agency, to support 
the implementation of the strategy for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. 
(e) SUBMISSION OF STRATEGY AND RESOURCE ASSESSMENT.— 
The President shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress— 
(1) the strategy authorized by subsection (b) not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) the authority and resourcing assessment required by 
subsection (d) not later than 360 days after such date of enact-
ment. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropria-
tions, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, the
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Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Represent-
atives. 
(2) BLACK
SEA
STATES.—The term ‘‘Black Sea states’’ 
means— 
(A) Bulgaria; 
(B) Georgia; 
(C) Moldova; 
(D) Romania; 
(E) Turkey; and 
(F) Ukraine. 
SEC. 1248. REVIVAL OF AUTHORITY FOR PARTICIPATION OF NATO 
NAVAL PERSONNEL IN SUBMARINE SAFETY PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 8634 of title 10, 
United States Code, is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) of such section 
8634 is amended by striking ‘‘the Secretary of the Navy may conduct 
a program’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of the Navy may conduct 
a program beginning on or after the date of the enactment of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024’’. 
SEC. 1249. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF TRAINING FOR 
EASTERN EUROPEAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES IN 
THE COURSE OF MULTILATERAL EXERCISES. 
Section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) The Republic of Kosovo.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2024.’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. 
SEC. 1250. U.S. BASING, TRAINING, AND EXERCISES IN NORTH 
ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION MEMBER COUNTRIES. 
When considering decisions related to United States military 
basing, training, and exercises, the Secretary of Defense shall 
include among the factors whether a country, if a member of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, has achieved defense spending 
of not less than 2 percent of its gross domestic product. 
SEC. 
1250A. 
LIMITATION 
ON 
WITHDRAWAL 
FROM 
THE 
NORTH 
ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION. 
(a) OPPOSITION OF CONGRESS TO SUSPENSION, TERMINATION, 
DENUNCIATION, OR WITHDRAWAL FROM NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY.— 
The President shall not suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw 
the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Wash-
ington, DC, April 4, 1949, except by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate, provided that two-thirds of the Senators 
present concur, or pursuant to an Act of Congress. 
(b) LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS.—No funds authorized 
or appropriated by any Act may be used to support, directly or 
indirectly, any decision on the part of any United States Govern-
ment official to suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the 
United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Washington,
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DC, April 4, 1949, except by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate, provided that two-thirds of the Senators present 
concur, or pursuant to an Act of Congress. 
(c) NOTIFICATION OF TREATY ACTION.— 
(1) CONSULTATION.—Prior to the notification described in 
paragraph (2), the President shall consult with the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives in relation 
to any initiative to suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw 
the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The President shall notify the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives in writing 
of any deliberation or decision to suspend, terminate, denounce, 
or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, 
as soon as possible but in no event later than 180 days prior 
to taking such action. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to authorize, imply, or otherwise indicate that the Presi-
dent may suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw from any 
treaty to which the Senate has provided its advice and consent 
without the advice and consent of the Senate to such act or pursuant 
to an Act of Congress. 
(e) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this section or the 
application of such provision is held by a Federal court to be 
unconstitutional, the remainder of this subtitle and the application 
of such provisions to any other person or circumstance shall not 
be affected thereby. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this subtitle, the terms ‘‘withdrawal’’, 
‘‘denunciation’’, ‘‘suspension’’, and ‘‘termination’’ have the meaning 
given the terms in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 
concluded at Vienna May 23, 1969. 
SEC. 1250B. OVERSIGHT OF PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS FUNDED 
WITH AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED BY THE UNITED STATES 
FOR UKRAINE. 
(a) SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL
FOR OPERATION ATLANTIC 
RESOLVE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements of this sec-
tion, the President, acting through the Chair of the Council 
of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, shall 
maintain the position of the Lead Inspector General for Oper-
ation Atlantic Resolve in accordance with section 419 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(2) REDESIGNATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The title of the position of the Lead 
Inspector General for Operation Atlantic Resolve is hereby 
redesignated as the ‘‘Special Inspector General for Oper-
ation Atlantic Resolve’’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Special Inspector General’’). 
(B) REFERENCES.—Any reference in law, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to 
the Lead Inspector General for Operation Atlantic Resolve 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Special Inspector 
General for Operation Atlantic Resolve. 
(b) BRIEFINGS.—Upon request by the Chair or Ranking Member 
of an appropriate committee of Congress, not later than 30 days
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after receiving the request, the Special Inspector General shall 
to the extent practicable provide a briefing to such committee on 
the activities of the Special Inspector General with respect to pro-
grams and operations funded with amounts appropriated by the 
United States for Ukraine. 
(c) PUBLICATION OF ACCOUNTING OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE 
FOR UKRAINE.—Not later than 45 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the President 
shall publish on a publicly available website of the United States 
Government a comprehensive accounting of unclassified amounts 
appropriated by the United States for Ukraine. 
(d) QUARTERLY REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after the end 
of each fiscal-year quarter, the Special Inspector General shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
summarizing, with respect to that quarter and, to the extent 
possible, the period beginning on the date on which such 
quarter ends and ending on the date on which the report 
is submitted, the activities of the Special Inspector General 
with respect to programs and operations funded with amounts 
appropriated by the United States for Ukraine for— 
(A) security, economic, and humanitarian assistance 
to Ukraine and other countries affected by the war; 
(B) United States European Command operations and 
related support for the United States military; and 
(C) operations of other relevant United States Govern-
ment agencies involved in the Ukraine response, as appro-
priate. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by paragraph (1) 
shall include, for the period covered by the report— 
(A) a description of any waste, fraud, or abuse identi-
fied by the Inspectors General with respect to programs 
and operations funded with amounts appropriated by the 
United States for Ukraine; 
(B) a description of the status and results of— 
(i) investigations, inspections, and audits; and 
(ii) referrals to the Department of Justice; and 
(C) a description of the overall plans for review by 
the Inspectors General of such support of Ukraine, 
including plans for investigations, inspections, and audits. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—The Special Inspector General shall pub-
lish on a publicly available website the unclassified form of 
each report required by paragraph (1). 
(4) FORM.—Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex if the Special Inspector General considers it necessary. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to limit the Special Inspector General from exercising 
all authorities and discharging all responsibilities granted to the 
Lead Inspector General for Operation Atlantic Resolve in accordance 
with section 419 of title 5, United States Code, in the exercise 
of oversight responsibilities for Operation Atlantic Resolve generally 
and under this section with respect to Ukraine. 
(f) SUNSET.—The requirements and authorities of this section 
with respect to the Special Inspector General shall cease in accord-
ance with the sunset provisions for the Lead Inspector General
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for Operation Atlantic Resolve pursuant to section 419(f) of title 
5, United States Code. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 
on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 
on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘Inspectors General’’ means the following: 
(A) The Inspector General of the Department of 
Defense. 
(B) The Inspector General of the Department of State. 
(C) The Inspector General of the United States Agency 
for International Development. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 $8,000,000 to carry out 
this section. 
(i) EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR 
CERTAIN PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) EXPANSION.—Section 9905(a) of title 5, United States 
Code, as amended by section 1104, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(14) Any position in support of Special Inspector General 
for Operation Atlantic Resolve for which the Secretary deter-
mines there is a critical hiring need and shortage of can-
didates.’’. 
(2) EXTENSION.—Section 9905(b)(1) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2030’’. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Israel 
SEC. 1251. EURO-NATO JOINT JET PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the feasibility and advisability 
of including Israel in observer status in the Euro-NATO Joint 
Jet Pilot Training Program (ENJJPT). 
SEC. 1252. EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI-TUNNEL 
COOPERATION. 
Section 1279(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1079; 22 U.S.C. 
8606 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. 
SEC. 1253. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO UNITED STATES-ISRAEL 
COOPERATION TO COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYS-
TEMS. 
Section 1278(b)(4) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1702; 22 U.S.C. 
8606 note) is amended by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$55,000,000’’.
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SEC. 1254. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR COOPERATION ON 
DIRECTED ENERGY CAPABILITIES. 
Section 1280 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 
283; 134 Stat. 3982; 22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), in the first sentence— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘acting through the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering,’’ after ‘‘the Sec-
retary of Defense,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘may establish a program’’ and inserting 
‘‘is authorized’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) NOTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress an assessment detailing— 
‘‘(A) the most promising directed energy missile defense 
technologies available for co-development with the Govern-
ment of Israel; 
‘‘(B) any risks relating to the implementation of a 
directed energy missile defense technology co-development 
program with the Government of Israel; 
‘‘(C) an anticipated spending plan for fiscal year 2024 
funding authorized by the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 to carry out this section; and 
‘‘(D) initial projections for likely funding requirements 
to carry out a directed energy missile defense technology 
co-development program with the Government of Israel 
over the five fiscal years beginning after the date of the 
enactment this subsection, as applicable. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives.’’. 
SEC. 1255. ENSURING PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH IN ISRAEL. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AUTHORITY.—Section 12001(d) 
of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public 
Law 108–287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2027’’. 
(2) RULES GOVERNING THE TRANSFER OF PRECISION-GUIDED 
MUNITIONS TO ISRAEL ABOVE THE ANNUAL RESTRICTION.—Section 
1275(e) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 
134 Stat. 3980; 22 U.S.C. 2321h note) is amended by striking 
‘‘on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on January 1, 2027’’. 
(b) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
ASSESSMENT
OF
TYPE
AND 
QUANTITY OF PRECISION-GUIDED MUNITIONS AND OTHER MUNITIONS 
FOR USE BY ISRAEL.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 
December 31, 2027, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, shall conduct an assessment with 
respect to the following: 
(A) The current quantity and type of precision-guided 
munitions in the stockpile pursuant to section 12001(d) 
of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 
(Public Law 108–287; 118 Stat. 1011). 
(B) The quantity and type of precision-guided muni-
tions necessary for Israel to protect its homeland and 
counter Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or 
any other armed terror group or hostile forces in the region 
in the event of a sustained armed confrontation. 
(C) The quantity and type of other munitions necessary 
for Israel to protect its homeland and counter Hezbollah, 
Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any other armed 
group or hostile forces in the region in the event of a 
sustained armed confrontation. 
(D) The quantity and type of munitions, including 
precision-guided munitions, necessary for Israel to protect 
its homeland and counter any combination of Hezbollah, 
Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and any other armed 
terror groups or hostile forces in the region in the event 
of a multi-front, sustained armed confrontation. 
(E) The resources the Government of Israel would need 
to dedicate to acquire the quantity and type of munitions, 
including precision-guided munitions, described in subpara-
graphs (B) through (D). 
(F) Whether, as of the date on which the applicable 
assessment is completed, sufficient quantities and types 
of munitions, including precision-guided munitions, to con-
duct operations described in subparagraphs (B) through 
(D) are present in— 
(i) the inventory of the military forces of Israel; 
(ii) the War Reserves Stock Allies-Israel; 
(iii) any other United States stockpile or depot 
within the area of responsibility of United States Cen-
tral Command, as the Secretary considers appropriate 
to disclose to the Government of Israel; or 
(iv) the inventory of the United States Armed 
Forces, as the Secretary considers appropriate to dis-
close to the Government of Israel. 
(G) The current inventory of such munitions, including 
precision-guided munitions, possessed by the United States, 
and whether, as of the date on which the applicable assess-
ment is completed, the United States is assessed to have 
sufficient munitions to meet the requirements of current 
operation plans of the United States or global other muni-
tions requirements. 
(H) United States planning and steps being taken— 
(i) to assist Israel to prepare for the contingencies, 
and to conduct the operations, described in subpara-
graphs (B) through (D); and 
(ii) to resupply Israel with the quantity and type 
of such munitions described in such subparagraphs
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in the event of a sustained armed confrontation 
described in such subparagraphs. 
(I) The quantity and pace at which the United States 
is capable of pre-positioning, increasing, stockpiling, or rap-
idly replenishing, or assisting in the rapid replenishment 
of, such munitions in preparation for, and in the event 
of, such a sustained armed confrontation. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the assessment 
required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with 
the Israeli Ministry of Defense, provided that the Israeli Min-
istry of Defense agrees to be so consulted. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 
15 days after the date on which each Department of Defense 
assessment required by subsection (b) is completed, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report on such assessment. 
(2) PRE-POSITIONING
AND
STOCKPILE
IMPLEMENTATION 
REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date on which 
the report required by paragraph (1) is submitted, and every 
180 days thereafter through December 31, 2027, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
that— 
(A) details the actions being taken by the United 
States, if any, to pre-position, increase, stockpile, address 
shortfalls, and otherwise ensure that the War Reserves 
Stock Allies-Israel has, and assist Israel in ensuring that 
Israel has, sufficient quantities and types of munitions, 
including precision-guided munitions, to conduct the oper-
ations described in subparagraphs (B) through (D) of sub-
section (b)(1); and 
(B) includes a description of procedures implemented 
by the United States, if any, for rapidly replenishing, or 
assisting in the rapid replenishment of, stockpiles of such 
munitions for use by Israel as may be necessary. 
(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
annex. 
(4) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. 
(d) CONSOLIDATION OF REPORTS.— 
(1) Section 1273 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 
132 Stat. 2066) is amended by striking subsection (b). 
(2) Section 1275 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public 
Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3979; 22 U.S.C. 2321h note) is amended 
by striking subsection (d). 
SEC. 1256. ASSISTANCE TO ISRAEL FOR AERIAL REFUELING. 
(a) TRAINING ISRAELI PILOTS TO OPERATE KC–46 AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall—
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(A) make available sufficient resources and accom-
modations within the United States to train members of 
the Israeli Air Force on the operation of KC–46 aircraft; 
and 
(B) conduct training for members of the Israeli Air 
Force, including— 
(i) training for pilots and crew on the operation 
of the KC–46 aircraft in accordance with standards 
considered sufficient to conduct coalition operations of 
the United States Air Force and the Israeli Air Force; 
and 
(ii) training for ground personnel on the mainte-
nance and sustainment requirements of the KC–46 
aircraft considered sufficient for such operations. 
(2) UNITED
STATES
AIR
FORCE
MILITARY
PERSONNEL 
EXCHANGE
PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall, with 
respect to members of the Israeli Air Force associated with 
the operation of KC–46 aircraft— 
(A) before the completion of the training required by 
paragraph (1)(B), authorize the participation of such mem-
bers of the Israeli Air Force in the United States Air 
Force Military Personnel Exchange Program; 
(B) make available billets in the United States Air 
Force Military Personnel Exchange Program necessary for 
such members of the Israeli Air Force to participate in 
such program; and 
(C) to the extent practicable, ensure that such members 
of the Israeli Air Force are able to participate in the United 
States Air Force Military Personnel Exchange Program 
immediately after such members complete such training. 
(3) TERMINATION.—This subsection shall cease to have 
effect on the date that is ten years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a briefing that includes the following: 
(1) An assessment of— 
(A) the current operational requirements of the Govern-
ment of Israel for aerial refueling; and 
(B) any gaps in current or near-term capabilities. 
(2) The estimated date of delivery to Israel of KC–46 air-
craft procured by the Government of Israel. 
(3) A detailed description of— 
(A) any actions the United States Government is taking 
to expedite the delivery to Israel of KC–46 aircraft procured 
by the Government of Israel, while minimizing adverse 
impacts to United States defense readiness, including stra-
tegic forces readiness; 
(B) any additional actions the United States Govern-
ment could take to expedite such delivery; and 
(C) additional authorities Congress could provide to 
help expedite such delivery. 
(4) A description of the availability of any United States 
aerial refueling tanker aircraft that is retired or is expected 
to be retired during the two-year period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act that could be provided to Israel.
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(c) COSTS AND BENEFITS OF FORWARD DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED 
STATES KC–46 AIRCRAFT TO ISRAEL.— 
(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a briefing that describes the costs 
and benefits of forward deploying KC–46 aircraft to Israel. 
(2) PRESENCE.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, shall consult with the Government 
of Israel to determine the advisability and practicality of the 
Government of Israel hosting rotational deployments of United 
States KC–46 aircraft to Israel. 
SEC. 1257. RULES GOVERNING TRANSFER OF AERIAL REFUELING 
TANKERS TO ISRAEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514(b) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)), and subject to sub-
sections (b) and (c) of this section, the President, acting through 
the Secretary of Defense, may transfer to Israel one or more retired 
United States aerial refueling tankers, any United States aerial 
refueling tanker that the Secretary of Defense plans to retire during 
the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, or any other United States aerial refueling tanker the 
President considers appropriate, consistent with— 
(1) all other requirements set forth in the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.); and 
(2) the requirements set forth in the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.). 
(b) CONDITIONS.—Except in the case of an emergency, as deter-
mined by the President, a transfer under subsection (a) may only 
occur if the transfer— 
(1) does not affect the ability of the United States to main-
tain a sufficient aerial refueling capacity to satisfy United 
States warfighting requirements; 
(2) does not harm the combat readiness of the United 
States; 
(3) does not affect the ability of the United States to meet 
its commitments to allies with respect to the transfer of aerial 
refueling capacity; and 
(4) is in the national security interest of the United States. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of an emergency, as 
determined by the President, not later than 15 days before 
making a transfer under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Defense shall certify to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that the transfer meets the conditions specified in sub-
section (b). 
(2) EMERGENCIES.—In the case of an emergency, as deter-
mined by the President, not later than five days after making 
a transfer under subsection (a), the President shall— 
(A) certify to the appropriate congressional committees 
that the transfer supports the national security interests 
of the United States; and 
(B) provide to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees an assessment of the impacts, risks, and mitigation 
measures with respect to the matters referred to in para-
graphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b).
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(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1258. REPORT. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress a report on whether any products sold 
at commissary or exchange stores in fiscal years 2021 or 2022 
were produced by companies described in paragraph (2) that 
have participated in a boycott action against the State of Israel. 
(2) COMPANIES
DESCRIBED.—The companies described in 
this paragraph are companies that have entered into a contract 
with the Department of Defense to sell products described 
in paragraph (1) the total value of which exceeds $10,000,000. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—Congress is concerned about the 
antisemitic efforts of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) 
movement against the State of Israel, including its efforts to 
delegitimize, isolate, and ultimately destroy the Jewish state. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In subsection (a), the term ‘‘boycott action 
against the State of Israel’’ means engaging in a boycott action 
targeting the State of Israel, companies or individuals doing busi-
ness in or with the State of Israel, or companies authorized by, 
licensed by, or organized under the laws of the State of Israel 
to do business. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, 
Iran, and Afghanistan 
SEC. 1261. MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS 
AND INTERDICTION CAPABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, using existing 
authorities, shall seek to build upon the incorporation of Israel 
into the area of responsibility of the United States Central Com-
mand to develop a Middle East integrated maritime domain aware-
ness and interdiction capability for the purpose of protecting the 
people, infrastructure, and territory of such countries from— 
(1) manned and unmanned naval systems, undersea war-
fare capabilities, and anti-ship missiles of Iran and groups 
affiliated with Iran; and 
(2) violent extremist organizations, criminal networks, and 
piracy activities that threaten lawful commerce in the water-
ways within the area of responsibility of the United States 
Naval Forces Central Command. 
(b) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a strategy for the coopera-
tion described in subsection (a).
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(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy required by 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the threats posed to ally or 
partner countries in the Middle East by— 
(i) 
manned 
and 
unmanned 
naval 
systems, 
undersea warfare capabilities, and anti-ship missiles 
of Iran and groups affiliated with Iran; and 
(ii) violent extremist organizations, criminal net-
works, and piracy activities that threaten lawful com-
merce in the waterways within the area of responsi-
bility of the United States Naval Forces Central Com-
mand. 
(B) A description of existing multilateral maritime 
partnerships currently led by the United States Naval 
Forces Central Command, including the Combined Mari-
time Forces (including its associated Task Forces 150, 151, 
152, and 153), the International Maritime Security Con-
struct, and the Navy’s Task Force 59, and a discussion 
of the role of such partnerships in building an integrated 
maritime security capability. 
(C) A description of progress made in advancing the 
integration of Israel into the existing multilateral maritime 
partnerships described in subparagraph (B). 
(D) A description of efforts among countries in the 
Middle East to coordinate intelligence, reconnaissance, and 
surveillance capabilities and indicators and warnings with 
respect to the threats described in subparagraph (A), and 
a description of any impediment to optimizing such efforts. 
(E) A description of the current Department of Defense 
systems that, in coordination with ally and partner coun-
tries in the Middle East— 
(i) provide awareness of and defend against such 
threats; and 
(ii) address current capability gaps. 
(F) An explanation of the manner in which an 
integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction 
architecture would improve collective security in the Middle 
East. 
(G) A description of existing and planned efforts to 
engage ally and partner countries in the Middle East in 
establishing such an architecture. 
(H) An identification of the elements of such an 
architecture that may be acquired and operated by ally 
and partner countries in the Middle East, and a list of 
such elements for each such ally and partner. 
(I) An identification of the elements of such an architec-
ture that may only be provided and operated by members 
of the United States Armed Forces. 
(J) An identification of any challenge to optimizing 
such an architecture in the Middle East. 
(K) An assessment of progress and key challenges in 
the implementation of the strategy required by paragraph 
(1) using the metrics identified in accordance with para-
graph (3). 
(L) 
Recommendations 
for 
improvements 
in 
the 
implementation of such strategy based on such metrics.
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(M) An assessment of any capabilities or lessons from 
the Navy’s Task Force 59 that may be leveraged to support 
an integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction 
capability in the Middle East. 
(N) A cost estimate of establishing an integrated mari-
time domain awareness and interdiction capability, and 
an assessment of the resources that could be contributed 
by ally and partner countries of the United States to estab-
lish and strengthen such capability. 
(O) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense con-
siders relevant. 
(3) METRICS.—The Secretary of Defense shall identify 
metrics to assess progress in the implementation of the strategy 
required by paragraph (1). 
(4) FORMAT.—The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex. 
(c) PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION.—Any activity car-
ried out under this section shall be conducted in a manner that 
appropriately protects sensitive information and the national secu-
rity interests of the United States. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1262. MODIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OF COORDINATOR FOR 
DETAINED ISIS MEMBERS AND RELEVANT POPULATIONS 
IN SYRIA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the 
Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Committee on Financial Services, the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives. 
(2) ISIS MEMBER.—The term ‘‘ISIS member’’ means a per-
son who was part of, or substantially supported, the Islamic 
State in Iraq and Syria. 
(3) SENIOR COORDINATOR.—The term ‘‘Senior Coordinator’’ 
means the coordinator for detained ISIS members and relevant 
displaced populations in Syria designated under subsection (a) 
of section 1224 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1642), as 
amended by subsection (d). 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 
It is the sense of Congress that—
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(A) ISIS detainees held by the Syrian Democratic 
Forces and ISIS-affiliated individuals located within dis-
placed persons camps in Syria pose a significant and 
growing humanitarian challenge and security threat to the 
region; 
(B) the vast majority of individuals held in displaced 
persons camps in Syria are women and children, approxi-
mately 50 percent of whom are under the age of 12 at 
the al-Hol camp, and they face significant threats of 
violence and radicalization, as well as lacking access to 
adequate sanitation and health care facilities; 
(C) there is an urgent need to seek a sustainable 
solution to such camps through repatriation and reintegra-
tion of the inhabitants; 
(D) the United States should work closely with inter-
national allies and partners to facilitate the repatriation 
and reintegration efforts required to provide a long-term 
solution for such camps and prevent the resurgence of 
ISIS; and 
(E) if left unaddressed, such camps will continue to 
be drivers of instability that jeopardize the long-term pros-
pects for peace and stability in the region. 
(c) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States 
that— 
(1) ISIS-affiliated individuals located within displacement 
camps in Syria, and other inhabitants of displacement camps 
in Syria, be repatriated and, where appropriate, prosecuted, 
or where possible, reintegrated into their country of origin, 
consistent with all relevant domestic laws and applicable inter-
national laws prohibiting refoulement; and 
(2) the camps will be closed as soon as is practicable. 
(d) MODIFICATION
OF ESTABLISHMENT
OF COORDINATOR
FOR 
DETAINED ISIS MEMBERS AND RELEVANT DISPLACED POPULATIONS 
IN SYRIA.—Section 1224 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1642) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a); 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Director of 
National Intelligence, the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, and the Attorney General, shall designate an 
existing official to serve within the executive branch as senior- 
level coordinator to coordinate, in conjunction with other rel-
evant agencies, matters related to ISIS members who are in 
the custody of the Syrian Democratic Forces and other relevant 
displaced populations in Syria, including— 
‘‘(A) by engaging foreign partners to support the repa-
triation and disposition of such individuals, including by 
encouraging foreign partners to repatriate, transfer, inves-
tigate, and prosecute such ISIS members, and share 
information; 
‘‘(B) coordination of all multilateral and international 
engagements led by the Department of State and other
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agencies that are related to the current and future han-
dling, detention, and prosecution of such ISIS members; 
‘‘(C) the funding and coordination of the provision of 
technical and other assistance to foreign countries to aid 
in the successful investigation and prosecution of such ISIS 
members, as appropriate, in accordance with relevant 
domestic laws, international humanitarian law, and other 
internationally recognized human rights and rule of law 
standards; 
‘‘(D) coordination of all multilateral and international 
engagements related to humanitarian access and provision 
of basic services to, and freedom of movement and security 
and safe return of, displaced persons at camps or facilities 
in Syria that hold family members of such ISIS members; 
‘‘(E) coordination with relevant agencies on matters 
described in this section; and 
‘‘(F) any other matter the President considers relevant. 
‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—If, on the date of the enact-
ment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024, an individual has already been designated, consistent 
with the requirements and responsibilities described in para-
graph (1), the requirements under that paragraph shall be 
considered to be satisfied with respect to such individual until 
the date on which such individual no longer serves as the 
Senior Coordinator.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘January 31, 2021’’ and 
inserting ‘‘January 31, 2025’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) SENIOR COORDINATOR.—The term ‘Senior Coordinator’ 
means the individual designated under subsection (a).’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) RELEVANT
AGENCIES.—The term ‘relevant agencies’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Department of State; 
‘‘(B) the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(C) the Department of the Treasury; 
‘‘(D) the Department of Justice; 
‘‘(E) the United States Agency for International 
Development; 
‘‘(F) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; 
and 
‘‘(G) any other agency the President considers rel-
evant.’’; and 
(7) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as sub-
sections (b) through (e), respectively. 
(e) STRATEGY ON ISIS-RELATED DETAINEE AND DISPLACEMENT 
CAMPS IN SYRIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National
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Intelligence, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development, 
and the Attorney General, shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress an interagency strategy with respect 
to ISIS-affiliated individuals and ISIS-related detainee and 
other displaced persons camps in Syria. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by paragraph (1) 
shall include— 
(A) methods to address— 
(i) disengagement from and prevention of recruit-
ment into violence, violent extremism, and other illicit 
activity in such camps; 
(ii) efforts to encourage and facilitate repatriation 
and, as appropriate, investigation and prosecution of 
foreign nationals from such camps, consistent with all 
relevant domestic and applicable international laws; 
(iii) the return and reintegration of displaced 
Syrian and Iraqi women and children into their 
communities of origin; 
(iv) international engagement to develop processes 
for repatriation and reintegration of foreign nationals 
from such camps; 
(v) contingency plans for the relocation of detained 
and displaced persons who are not able to be repatri-
ated from such camps; 
(vi) efforts to improve the humanitarian conditions 
in such camps, including through the delivery of medi-
cine, psychosocial support, clothing, education, and 
improved housing; and 
(vii) assessed humanitarian and security needs of 
all 
camps 
and 
detainment 
facilities 
based 
on 
prioritization of such camps and facilities most at risk 
of humanitarian crises, external attacks, or internal 
violence; 
(B) an assessment of— 
(i) rehabilitation centers in northeast Syria, 
including humanitarian conditions and processes for 
admittance and efforts to improve both humanitarian 
conditions and admittance processes for such centers 
and camps, as well as on the prevention of youth 
radicalization; and 
(ii) processes for being sent to, and resources 
directed towards, rehabilitation centers and programs 
in countries that receive returned ISIS affiliated 
individuals, with a focus on the prevention of 
radicalization of minor children; 
(C) a plan to improve, in such camps— 
(i) security conditions, including by training of per-
sonnel and through construction; and 
(ii) humanitarian conditions; 
(D) a framework for measuring progress of humani-
tarian, security, and repatriation efforts with the goal of 
closing such camps; and 
(E) any other matter the Secretary of State considers 
appropriate.
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(3) FORM.—The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex that is transmitted separately. 
(f) ANNUAL INTERAGENCY REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
annually thereafter through January 31, 2025, the Senior 
Coordinator, in coordination with the relevant agencies, shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a detailed 
report that includes the following: 
(A) A detailed description of the facilities and camps 
where detained ISIS members, and families with perceived 
ISIS affiliation, are being held and housed, including— 
(i) a description of the security and management 
of such facilities and camps; 
(ii) an assessment of resources required for the 
security of such facilities and camps; 
(iii) an assessment of the adherence by the opera-
tors of such facilities and camps to international 
humanitarian law standards; and 
(iv) an assessment of children held within such 
facilities and camps that may be used as part of smug-
gling operations to evade security at the facilities and 
camps. 
(B) A description of all efforts undertaken by, and 
the resources needed for, the United States Government 
to address deficits in the humanitarian environment and 
security of such facilities and camps. 
(C) A description of all multilateral and international 
engagements related to humanitarian access and provision 
of basic services to, and freedom of movement and security 
and safe return of, displaced persons at camps or facilities 
in Iraq, Syria, and any other area affected by ISIS activity, 
including a description of— 
(i) support for efforts by the Syrian Democratic 
Forces to facilitate the return and reintegration of 
displaced people from Iraq and Syria; 
(ii) repatriation efforts with respect to displaced 
women and children and male children aging into 
adults while held in these facilities and camps; 
(iii) any current or future potential threat to 
United States national security interests posed by 
detained ISIS members or displaced families, including 
an analysis of the al-Hol camp and annexes; and 
(iv) United States Government plans and strate-
gies to respond to any threat identified under clause 
(iii). 
(D) The number of individuals repatriated from the 
custody of the Syrian Democratic Forces. 
(E) An analysis of factors on the ground in Syria and 
Iraq that may result in the unintended release of detained 
or displaced ISIS members, and an assessment of any 
measures available to mitigate such releases. 
(F) A detailed description of efforts to encourage the 
final disposition and security of detained or displaced ISIS 
members with other countries and international organiza-
tions.
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(G) A description of foreign repatriation and rehabilita-
tion programs deemed successful systems to model, and 
an analysis of the long-term results of such programs. 
(H) A description of the manner in which the United 
States Government communicates regarding repatriation 
and disposition efforts with the families of United States 
citizens believed to have been victims of a criminal act 
by a detained or displaced ISIS member, in accordance 
with section 503(c) of the Victims’ Rights and Restitution 
Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20141(c)) and section 3771 of title 
18, United States Code. 
(I) An analysis of all efforts between the United States 
and partner countries within the Global Coalition to Defeat 
ISIS or other countries to share related information that 
may aid in resolving the final disposition of ISIS members, 
and any obstacles that may hinder such efforts. 
(J) Any other matter the Coordinator considers appro-
priate. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex that is transmitted separately. 
(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section, or an 
amendment made by this section, may be construed— 
(1) to limit the authority of any Federal agency to independ-
ently carry out the authorized functions of such agency; or 
(2) to impair or otherwise affect the activities performed 
by that agency as granted by law. 
SEC. 1263. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PRO-
VIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF 
IRAQ AND SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3559) 
is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$4,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section is amended by 
striking ‘‘Overseas Contingency Operations for fiscal year 2023, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $358,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2024, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$241,950,000’’. 
(c) LIMITATION ON COST OF CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, AND REN-
OVATION PROJECTS.—Subsection (o) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT.—The President’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (3)’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) as 
paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so amended) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may fur-
ther adjust the total cost of a project subsequent to a 
waiver by the President of the dollar amount limitation 
in subsection (a) if— 
‘‘(i) such total cost does not exceed the sum of— 
‘‘(I) the cost estimate for the project as 
required by paragraph (4)(B)(i) that is included 
in the notification submitted by the President 
pursuant to such waiver; and 
‘‘(II) the amount that is 50 percent of such 
cost estimate; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary submits to the appropriate 
congressional committees a notification of the exercise 
of the adjustment. 
‘‘(B) SCOPE.—The Secretary may modify the scope of 
a project subsequent to a waiver by the President of the 
dollar amount limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary 
submits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
notification of the exercise of the modification.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘A project with respect to which the exercise 
of a further adjustment to the total cost of the project 
under paragraph (2)(A) applies or with respect to which 
the exercise of a modification to the scope of the project 
under paragraph (2)(B) applies may only be carried out 
after the end of a 15-day period beginning on the date 
on which the appropriate congressional committees receive 
the notification required by paragraph (2)(A) or (2)(B), as 
the case may be.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by inserting ‘‘, (2)(A), or (2)(B)’’ after ‘‘(1)(B)’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘waiver authority’’ and inserting 
‘‘waiver and other authorities’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
SEC. 1264. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PRO-
VIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN GROUPS AND 
INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1209 of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541) 
is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON
COST
OF
CONSTRUCTION
AND
REPAIR 
PROJECTS.—Subsection (l) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘$4,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$6,000,000’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The President’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT.—The President’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) 
as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) (as so amended) 
the following:
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‘‘(B) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
further adjust the total cost of a project subsequent 
to a waiver by the President of the limitation under 
paragraph (1)(A) if— 
‘‘(I) such total cost does not exceed the sum 
of— 
‘‘(aa) the cost estimate for the project as 
required by subparagraph (C)(ii)(I) that is 
included in the notification submitted by the 
President pursuant to such waiver; and 
‘‘(bb) the amount that is 50 percent of 
such cost estimate; and 
‘‘(II) the Secretary submits to the appropriate 
congressional committees a notification of the exer-
cise of the adjustment. 
‘‘(ii) SCOPE.—The Secretary may modify the scope 
of a project subsequent to a waiver by the President 
of the limitation under paragraph (1)(A) if the Sec-
retary submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a notification of the exercise of the modi-
fication.’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) in clause (i), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘A project with respect to which the exercise of a 
further adjustment to the total cost of the project under 
subparagraph (B)(i) applies or with respect to which 
the exercise of a modification to the scope of the project 
under subparagraph (B)(ii) applies may only be carried 
out after the end of a 15-day period beginning on 
the date on which the appropriate congressional 
committees 
receive 
the 
notification 
required 
by 
subparagraph (B)(i) or (B)(ii), as the case may be.’’; 
and 
(ii) in clause (ii), in the matter preceding subclause 
(I), by inserting ‘‘, (B)(i), or (B)(ii)’’ after ‘‘(A)(ii)’’; and 
(E) in subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘waiver authority’’ and inserting 
‘‘waiver and other authorities’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
SEC. 1265. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND 
ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION 
IN IRAQ. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—Subsection (c) of section 1215 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2024’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$18,000,000’’. 
(b) SOURCE
OF FUNDS.—Subsection (d) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2024’’.
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SEC. 1266. PLAN OF ACTION TO EQUIP AND TRAIN IRAQI SECURITY 
FORCES AND KURDISH PESHMERGA FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 2024, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
shall develop a plan of action to equip and train Iraqi security 
forces and Kurdish Peshmerga forces to defend against attack by 
missiles, rockets, and unmanned systems. The plan of action shall 
be based on and informed by the results of the report submitted 
by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 1237 of the James 
M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2839). 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) The provision of available equipment to Iraq and the 
Iraqi Kurdistan Region to counter the air and missile threats 
addressed in the report, to include air defense systems, to 
counter attack by missiles, rockets, and unmanned systems. 
(2) The provision of appropriate training of Iraqi security 
forces and Kurdish Peshmerga forces to support fielding and 
operational employment of the available equipment described 
in paragraph (1). 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall begin 
implementation of the plan required by subsection (a) not later 
than 90 days after development of the plan required by sub-
section (a). 
(2) 
WAIVER.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
may 
delay 
implementation of the plan required by subsection (a) if such 
implementation would adversely impact United States stocks 
and readiness. 
(3) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary of 
Defense exercises the waiver authority under paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall— 
(A) notify the congressional defense committees of the 
exercise of such authority and the reason therefor not 
later than 10 days prior to the exercise of such authority; 
and 
(B) notify the congressional defense committees of the 
exercise of such authority every 30 days thereafter until 
implementation of the plan required by subsection (a) 
begins. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than July 1, 2024, 
the Secretary of Defense should provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing on progress of the air defense equipping 
and training effort against the air and missile threat to Iraq, 
including in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. 
SEC. 1267. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS TO THE BADR ORGANIZATION. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense 
may be made available, directly or indirectly, to the Badr Organiza-
tion.
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SEC. 1268. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON 
MILITARY POWER OF IRAN. 
(a) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Subsection (b) of section 1245 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(Public Law 111–84) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(D), by inserting after ‘‘Iran’s conven-
tional forces’’ the following: ‘‘and Iran’s unconventional or par-
allel military forces’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘missile launch 
sites’’ and inserting ‘‘missile launch and storage sites’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the 
end; 
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) an assessment of Iran’s space launch vehicle pro-
gram and the ability of Iran to use those technologies 
to develop and field an intercontinental ballistic missile; 
‘‘(F) a detailed analysis of the effectiveness of Iran’s 
drone forces; and 
‘‘(G) a description or estimation of the threat posed 
by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to European 
citizens or to member countries of the European Union.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘the People’s Republic 
of China,’’ before ‘‘Cuba’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) An assessment of the threat posed by Iran against 
United States and partner military bases, to include missile, 
unmanned aircraft systems, and loitering munition attacks. 
‘‘(10) An assessment of the sale, supply, or transfer of 
narcotics in the Middle East region by the Islamic Revolu-
tionary Guard Corps and Iran backed groups. 
‘‘(11) An assessment of groups that are supported by Iran 
and designated by the United States as foreign terrorist 
organizations 
and 
regional 
military 
groups, 
including 
Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and the Special Groups in 
Iraq, in particular those forces as having been assessed as 
to be willing to carry out terrorist operations on behalf of 
Iran. 
‘‘(12) An assessment of how Iran would utilize additional 
resources to further activities described in paragraphs (1) 
through (9).’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) includes all branches and sub-branches of Iran’s 
national army or Artesh, such as its ground forces, air 
force, navy, and air defense forces as well as most branches 
of its parallel military, and the Islamic Revolutionary 
Guard Corps excluding its Quds-Force.’’. 
SEC. 1269. MODIFICATION AND UPDATE TO REPORT ON MILITARY 
CAPABILITIES OF IRAN AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. 
Section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1972) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)—