Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
CONTENTS. 
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divi-
sions as follows: 
(1) Division A—Department of Defense Au-
thorizations. 
(2) Division B—Military Construction Author-
izations. 
(3) Division C—Department of Energy Na-
tional Security Authorizations and Other Authoriza-
tions. 
(4) Division D—Funding Tables. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs
Sec. 111. Limitation on availability of funds pending assessment of Army 
trackless moving target systems. 
Sec. 112. Report on Black Hawk helicopter program. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 131. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine pro-
gram. 
Sec. 132. Multiyear procurement authority for MK–48 torpedoes. 
Sec. 133. Procurement authority for Auxiliary Personnel Lighter program. 
Sec. 134. Limitation on upgrades to nacelles of MV–22 aircraft pending certifi-
cation of upgrade plan. 
Sec. 135. Report on Navy shipbuilding workforce development special initiative. 
Sec. 136. Report on use of Government docks for ship repair and maintenance. 
Sec. 137. Limitation on use of Government-operated drydocks. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 151. Extension of requirements relating to C–130 aircraft. 
Sec. 152. Modification of annual reports on T–7A Advanced Pilot Training 
System. 
Sec. 153. Modification to prohibition on certain reductions to B–1 bomber air-
craft squadrons. 
Sec. 154. Modification of minimum inventory requirements for A–10 aircraft. 
Sec. 155. Procurement of over-the-horizon radar systems. 
Sec. 156. KC–135 aircraft recapitalization program. 
Sec. 157. Prohibition on reduction of KC–135 aircraft in PMAI of the reserve 
components. 
Sec. 158. Prohibition on availability of funds for termination of production lines 
for the HH–60W aircraft. 
Sec. 159. Limitation on termination of fighter squadrons. 
Sec. 160. Limitation on divestment of F–16 aircraft. 
Sec. 161. Limitation on procurement of KC–46A aircraft. 
Sec. 162. Limitation on actions relating to remote vision systems of KC–46A 
aircraft. 
Sec. 163. Prohibition on decommissioning of KC–135 Stratotankers. 
Sec. 164. Funding for advanced procurement for F–15EX aircraft. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
Sec. 181. Multiyear procurement authority for domestically processed rare 
earth elements. 
Sec. 182. Prohibition on procurement of certain tactical vehicles. 
Sec. 183. Prohibition on availability of funds for procurement of certain battery 
technology. 
Sec. 184. Plan to expedite integration of Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles into 
legacy aircraft fleets. 
Sec. 185. Categorization and tracking of F–35 aircraft parts. 
Sec. 186. Report on divestment of major weapon systems. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 211. Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office. 
Sec. 212. Clarification of role of partnership intermediaries to promote defense 
research and education. 
Sec. 213. Modification of support for research and development of bioindustrial 
manufacturing processes. 
Sec. 214. Certain disclosure requirements for university research funded by the 
Department of Defense. 
Sec. 215. Consortia to assist in protection of sensitive research performed on 
behalf of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 216. Consortium on use of additive manufacturing for Army aviation and 
missile capability development. 
Sec. 217. Support for defense innovation activities of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization. 
Sec. 218. Next Generation Air Dominance family of systems development pro-
gram accountability matrices. 
Sec. 219. Continuous capability development and delivery program for F–35 
aircraft. 
Sec. 220. Process to ensure the responsible development and use of artificial in-
telligence. 
Sec. 221. Pilot program to commercialize prototypes of the Department of the 
Air Force. 
Sec. 222. Pilot program on near-term quantum computing applications. 
Sec. 223. Pilot program on access to small business advanced technology for 
Army ground vehicle systems. 
Sec. 224. Prohibition on availability of funds for gain-of-function research. 
Sec. 225. Limitation on availability of funds pending documentation on Future 
Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program. 
Sec. 226. F–35 propulsion and thermal management modernization program. 
Sec. 227. Transfer of data and technology developed under the MOSAICS pro-
gram. 
Sec. 228. Limitation on availability of funds pending report and certification on 
the Warfighter Machine Interface of the Army. 
Sec. 229. Limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research collabo-
ration with certain institutions. 
Sec. 230. Audit to identify diversion of Department of Defense funding to Chi-
na’s research labs. 
Subtitle C—Energetics and Other Munitions Matters 
Sec. 241. Establishment of Joint Energetics Transition Office. 
Sec. 242. Consideration of lethality as a key performance parameter for muni-
tions. 
Sec. 243. Pilot program on incorporation of the CL20 compound in certain 
weapon systems. 
Sec. 244. Assessment of energetics industrial base. 
Sec. 245. Limitation on sourcing chemical materials for munitions from certain 
countries. 
Subtitle D—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 261. Hypersonic testing strategy and evaluation of potential hypersonic 
test ranges. 
Sec. 262. Modification to annual reports on critical technology areas supportive 
of the National Defense Strategy. 
Sec. 263. Intellectual property strategy.
Sec. 264. Study on establishment of centralized platform for development and 
testing of autonomy software. 
Sec. 265. Annual report on incremental and transformational research and de-
velopment. 
Sec. 266. Congressional notification of changes to Department of Defense pol-
icy on autonomy in weapon systems. 
Sec. 267. Sense of Congress on dual use innovative technology for the robotic 
combat vehicle of the Army. 
Sec. 268. Funding for research and development of smart concrete materials. 
Sec. 269. Assessment and strategy for use of open-architecture additive manu-
facturing for certain items and components. 
Sec. 270. Sense of Congress on the continuing need for innovation in the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 271. Funding for cyber supply chain risk management. 
Sec. 272. Funding for National Defense Education Program. 
Sec. 273. Updates to national biodefense strategy. 
Sec. 274. Department of Defense spectrum certification. 
Sec. 275.
Sense of Congress on the Army Artificial Intelligence Integration 
Center. 
Sec. 276. Report on research relating to lightweight advanced carbon materials. 
Sec. 277. Funding for Department of Defense software factories. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 302. Air Force Professional Development Education. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
Sec. 311. Equivalent authority to carry out certain projects at facilities of the 
National Guard and the Air National Guard. 
Sec. 312. Modifications to pilot program on use of sustainable aviation fuel. 
Sec. 313. Required determination on availability of charging stations prior to 
replacement of non-tactical vehicle fleet of Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 314. Modification to prototype and demonstration projects for energy resil-
ience at certain military installations. 
Sec. 315. Authority to transfer certain funds as payment relating to Naval Air 
Station, Moffett Field, California. 
Sec. 316. Requirement for Secretary of Defense to develop plan for transition 
of Joint Task Force Red Hill. 
Sec. 317. Designation of official responsible for coordination of renegotiation of 
certain land leases owned by Department of Defense in Ha-
wai’i. 
Sec. 318. Prohibition and limitation on availability of funds for certain energy 
programs of Department of Defense. 
Sec. 319. Analysis of alternatives for battlefield storage and distribution of elec-
tric power. 
Sec. 320. Comptroller General report on acceleration and improvement of envi-
ronmental cleanup of Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico. 
Subtitle C—Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl 
Substances
Sec. 331. Improvements 
relating 
to 
exposures 
to 
perfluoroalkyl 
and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
Sec. 332. Prizes for development of technology for thermal destruction of 
perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
Sec. 333. Restriction on Department of Defense acquisition of covered items 
containing or produced using certain substances. 
Subtitle D—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 341. Repeal of Comptroller General review requirement relating to core lo-
gistics capabilities. 
Sec. 342. Disaggregation of certain information in annual report relating to 
performance of depot-level maintenance. 
Sec. 343. Foreign military sales exclusion in calculation for certain workload 
carryover of Department of Army. 
Sec. 344. Matters relating to briefings on Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization 
Program of the Navy. 
Sec. 345. Pilot program on optimization of aerial refueling and fuel manage-
ment in contested logistics environments through use of artifi-
cial intelligence. 
Sec. 346. Limitation on availability of funds pending quarterly briefing on 
availability of amphibious warships. 
Sec. 347. Requirement for Secretary of Navy to complete common readiness 
models. 
Sec. 348. Plan regarding condition and maintenance of prepositioned stockpiles 
of Army. 
Sec. 349. Responsiveness testing of Defense Logistics Agency pharmaceutical 
contracts. 
Sec. 350. Certification and Comptroller General report relating to prepositioned 
stocks of Department of Defense. 
Subtitle E—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 361. Modification to Joint Safety Council. 
Sec. 362. Recognition of service of military working dogs. 
Sec. 363. Improvements relating to end-to-end travel management system of 
the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 364. Diversity, equity, and inclusion personnel grade cap. 
Sec. 365. Prohibition on elimination of Caisson Platoon and support by such 
platoon of military funeral services at Arlington National Cem-
etery. 
Sec. 366. Assessment on use of certain areas in southeastern United States for 
testing and training in support of Pacific Deterrence Initiative. 
Sec. 367. Report on regulations applicable to footwear of members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 368. Report on hardening United States and partner military bases 
against Iranian attack. 
Sec. 369. Report on electronic waste containing critical minerals. 
Sec. 370. Requirement for realistic training exercises under contested and aus-
tere conditions. 
Sec. 371. Department of Defense priority for domestically sourced bovine hep-
arin. 
Sec. 372. Publication of information regarding status of certain cleanup efforts 
of Department of Defense. 
Sec. 373. Report on costs associated with decommissioning of Tactical Air Con-
trol Party units.
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active 
duty for operational support. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Sec. 501. Removal of exemption relating to Attending Physician to the Con-
gress for certain distribution and grade limitations. 
Sec. 502. Number of general officers and flag officers on active duty. 
Sec. 503. Promotions and transfers between components of certain Armed 
Forces or to other certain Armed Forces. 
Sec. 504. Modification to grade of Attending Physician to the Congress. 
Sec. 505. Verification of the financial independence of financial services coun-
selors in the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 506. Retired grade for the Director of Admissions of a Service Academy. 
Sec. 507. Establishment of Legislative Liaison of the Space Force. 
Sec. 508. Chaplain endorsements. 
Sec. 509. Prohibitions on certain adverse actions regarding a cadet, mid-
shipman, or applicant to a Service Academy, who refuses to re-
ceive a vaccination against COVID–19. 
Sec. 510. Increases to monthly rates of basic pay for certain enlisted members 
of the uniformed services. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 511. Grades of certain chiefs of reserve components. 
Sec. 512. Removal of prohibition on active duty members of the Air Force Re-
serve Policy Committee. 
Sec. 513. Removal of prohibition on active duty members of the Air Force Re-
serve Policy Committee. 
Sec. 514. Grade of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. 
Sec. 515. Transfers of officers between the active and inactive National Guard. 
Sec. 516. Authorization for FireGuard Program. 
Sec. 517. Designation of at least one general officer of the Marine Corps Re-
serve as a joint qualified officer. 
Sec. 518. Report on foreign disclosure officer and foreign military sales officer 
billets. 
Sec. 519. Sense of Congress relating to measures to address suicide among 
former National Guard and Reserve components. 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and Military Records
Sec. 521. Requirement to classify certain persons as unaccounted for from 
World War II under certain conditions. 
Sec. 522. Authority to designate certain separated members of the Air Force 
as honorary separated members of the Space Force. 
Sec. 523. Military personnel: recruiting; merit-based determinations. 
Sec. 524. Improvements to medical standards for accession to certain Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 525. Protections for members of certain Armed Forces who refuse to re-
ceive vaccinations against COVID-19. 
Sec. 526. Reviews of characterization of administrative discharges of certain 
members on the basis of failure to receive COVID-19 vaccine. 
Sec. 527. Certain members discharged or dismissed on the sole basis of failure 
to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19: com-
munication strategy regarding reinstatement process. 
Sec. 528. Pilot program on cardiac screenings for military accessions. 
Sec. 529. Improving oversight of military recruitment practices in public sec-
ondary schools. 
Sec. 530. Continuing military service for certain members eligible for chapter 
61 retirement. 
Sec. 530A. Inclusion of certain persons who served with the Canadian Armed 
Forces during part of World War II in definition of missing 
person. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice 
Sec. 531. Prohibition on certain communications regarding courts-martial. 
Sec. 532. Technical and conforming amendments to the Uniform Code of Mili-
tary Justice. 
Sec. 533. Treatment of certain records of criminal investigations. 
Sec. 534. Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army CID special 
agent training course. 
Sec. 535. Votes required for conviction, sentencing, and other matters in gen-
eral and special courts-martial. 
Subtitle E—Other Legal Matters 
Sec. 541. Clarifications of procedure in investigations of personnel actions 
taken against members of the Armed Forces in retaliation for 
protected communications. 
Sec. 542. Supreme Court review of certain actions of the United States Court 
of Appeals for the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 543. Study on removal of Sexual Assault Victim Advocates from the chain 
of command of victims. 
Subtitle F—Member Education 
Sec. 551. Military education for special operations forces. 
Sec. 552. Expansion of individuals eligible to serve as administrators and in-
structors in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
Sec. 553. Prohibition of establishment or maintenance of a unit of the Junior 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at an educational institution 
owned, operated, or controlled by the Chinese Communist 
Party. 
Sec. 554. Inclusion of advanced research programs at certain institutions of 
professional military education.
Sec. 555. Pilot program for enlisted members of the Army and the Navy to at-
tend the Naval Postgraduate School. 
Sec. 556. Prohibition on availability of funds for elimination of units of the 
Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
Subtitle G—Member Training 
Sec. 561. Increase in accession bonus for nurse officer candidates. 
Sec. 562. Service Academies: numbers of nominations by Members of Congress 
and appointments by the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments. 
Sec. 563. Increase in the number of nominees from Guam to the Service Acad-
emies. 
Sec. 564. Exemption of cadet or midshipman who refuses to receive a vaccina-
tion against COVID–19 from requirement to repay tuition at 
military service academy. 
Sec. 565. Training on the National Defense Strategy for members of certain 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 566. Prohibition on use of Federal funds for certain training or education 
that promotes critical race theory. 
Sec. 567. Sex-neutral high fitness standards for army close combat force mili-
tary occupational specialties. 
Sec. 568. Costs of training on critical race theory. 
Sec. 569. Publication of training materials of the Defense Equal Opportunity 
Management Institute. 
Sec. 570. Funding for Skillbridge. 
Sec. 570A. Access to Army Training Requirements and Resources System on 
a personal internet-enabled device. 
Sec. 570B. Military vehicle operator training program. 
Sec. 570C. Military training and competency database. 
Sec. 570D. Outreach about military service academies and nomination process. 
Sec. 570E. Consideration of standardized test scores in military service acad-
emy application process. 
Sec. 570F. Elimination of offices of diversity, equity, and inclusion and per-
sonnel of such offices. 
Sec. 570G. Prohibition on use of quotas based on race or ethnicity in service 
academy admissions. 
Subtitle H—Member Transition 
Sec. 571. Amendments to Pathways for counseling in the Transition Assistance 
Program. 
Sec. 572. Transition Assistance Program contents to include preparation for 
agriculture. 
Sec. 573. Skillbridge: staffing; budgeting; outreach; report. 
Sec. 574. Troops-to-Teachers Program: expansion; extension. 
Sec. 575. Report on the Transition Assistance Program. 
Sec. 576. Skillbridge: apprenticeship programs. 
Sec. 577. Female members of certain Armed Forces and civilian employees of 
the Department of Defense in STEM. 
Sec. 578. Department of Defense report on third-party job search technology. 
Sec. 579. Notification by Secretary concerned to the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs regarding a member with a history of opioid abuse. 
Sec. 580. Report on separating members who have health care experience and 
Medical Reserve Corps. 
Sec. 580A. Provision of medical information regarding a separating member.
Sec. 580B. Training and education for transitioning members through commu-
nity colleges. 
Subtitle I—Decorations and Awards 
Sec. 581. Authorization for Last Member Standing medal. 
Sec. 582. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna 
for acts of valor during World War I. 
Sec. 583. Award of certain decorations to certain members of the Armed 
Forces who served in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 584. Eligibility of veterans of Operation End Sweep for Vietnam Service 
Medal. 
Sec. 585. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams for 
acts of valor during the Korean War. 
Sec. 586. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr. for 
acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the Viet-
nam War. 
Sec. 587. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Thomas H. Griffin 
for acts of valor as a member of the Army during the Vietnam 
War. 
Subtitle J—Other Personnel Matters, Reports, and Briefings 
Sec. 591. Armed Forces workplace surveys. 
Sec. 592. Electronic notarization for members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 593. Due date for report on efforts to prevent and respond to deaths by 
suicide in the Navy. 
Sec. 594. Posting of promotional materials for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Life-
line at military installations. 
Sec. 595. Prohibition on drag shows and drag queen story hour. 
Sec. 596. Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion: report; sun-
set. 
Sec. 597. Force structure and personnel requirements of special operations 
forces: review; briefing; report. 
Sec. 598. Prohibition on Federal funds for the Department of Defense Coun-
tering Extremism Work Group. 
Sec. 599. Digital ambassador program of the Navy: cessation; report; restart. 
Sec. 599A. Report on Military OneSource. 
Sec. 599B. Study on service by neurodivergent individuals in the Department 
of Defense. 
Sec. 599C. Report on effects of ROTC on recruiting. 
Sec. 599D. Report on college-level credits for military recruits. 
Sec. 599E. Study and report on reforms to certain grace periods under Transi-
tion Assistance Program of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 599F. Sense of Congress regarding military service by individuals with 
amputations. 
Sec. 599G. Feasibility study and report on portability of certain professional 
credentials held by servicemembers. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and Leave 
Sec. 601. Parental leave parity for members of certain reserve components of 
the Armed Forces.
Sec. 602. Expansion of authority of the Secretary of a military department to 
pay a member who is absent without leave or over leave for 
such absence. 
Sec. 603. Report on modernized retirement system. 
Sec. 604. Program to assist service members at risk of suicide. 
Sec. 605. Elimination of cap on additional retired pay for extraordinary her-
oism for members of the Army and Air Force who served dur-
ing the Vietnam Era. 
Subtitle B—Bonus and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authori-
ties. 
Sec. 612. Authorization of monthly bonus pay for a junior member of the uni-
formed services during calendar year 2024. 
Sec. 613. Determination of cold weather location for purposes of assignment or 
special duty pay. 
Sec. 614. Feasibility study regarding assignment incentive pay for members of 
the Air Force assigned to Creech Air Force Base. 
Subtitle C—Allowances 
Sec. 621. Basic needs allowance: exclusion of basic allowance for housing from 
the calculation of gross household income of an eligible member 
of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 622. Improved calculation of basic allowance for housing for junior enlisted 
members. 
Sec. 623. Expansion of authority of a commanding officer to authorize a basic 
allowance for housing for a member performing initial field or 
sea duty. 
Sec. 624. Dual basic allowance for housing for training. 
Sec. 625. Basic allowance for housing: pilot program to outsource rate calcula-
tion. 
Sec. 626. Independent assessment of housing for military personnel in Guam. 
Sec. 627. Briefings on pilot program on hiring of special needs inclusion coordi-
nators for Department of Defense child development centers. 
Sec. 628. Family separation allowance: increase; review. 
Sec. 629. Sense of Congress relating to equal basic allowance for housing for 
Staten Island and New York City. 
Subtitle D—Family Readiness and Survivor Benefits 
Sec. 631. Modifications to transitional compensation for dependents of mem-
bers separated for dependent abuse. 
Sec. 632. Lodging expenses for dependents of members separated for dependent 
abuse. 
Sec. 633. Access to commissary and exchange privileges for remarried surviving 
spouses. 
Sec. 634. Authority for peer mentoring program for military dependents. 
Sec. 635. Expansion of qualifying events for which a member of the uniformed 
services may be reimbursed for spousal relicensing or business 
costs due to the member’s relocation. 
Sec. 636. Student loan deferment for dislocated military spouses. 
Sec. 637. Grants to assist caregivers in military families. 
Sec. 638. MySTeP: provision online and in multiple languages.
Sec. 639. Exceptional Family Member Program: modification of the responsibil-
ities of the Office of Special Needs. 
Sec. 640. Portability of professional licenses of servicemembers and their 
spouses: promotion; report. 
Sec. 640A. Guide for survivors to claim the personal effects of a deceased mem-
ber of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 640B. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations relating 
to military foster and adoptive families. 
Sec. 640C. Prohibitions on provision of gender transition services through an 
Exceptional Family Member Program of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle E—Child Care 
Sec. 641. Increase in the target funding level for military child care. 
Sec. 642. Recurring review and revision of pay for military child care employ-
ees. 
Sec. 643. Discounted child care for child care employees of the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 644. Expansion of pilot program to provide financial assistance to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces for in-home child care. 
Sec. 645. Wait times for child care services provided through military child de-
velopment centers: publication; feasibility of certain improve-
ment. 
Sec. 646. Study on effects of child care on readiness and retention. 
Sec. 647. Provision of temporary child care services. 
Sec. 648. Feasibility study regarding child care for members of the reserve 
components performing inactive-duty training. 
Sec. 649. Report on at-home child care programs of the Department of De-
fense; feasibility study. 
Subtitle F—Dependent Education 
Sec. 651. Rights of parents of children attending schools operated by the De-
partment of Defense Education Activity. 
Sec. 652. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit depend-
ents of military and civilian personnel. 
Sec. 653. Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected children for 
purposes of Federal impact aid programs. 
Sec. 654. Financial literacy education in schools operated by the Department 
of Defense Education Activity. 
Sec. 655. Pilot program for routine mental health check-ups in schools operated 
by the Department of Defense Education Activity. 
Sec. 656. Briefings on implementation of universal pre-kindergarten programs 
in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education 
Activity. 
Sec. 657. Study to review weighted student units for impact aid payments for 
eligible federally connected children with disabilities. 
Sec. 658. Process to ensure interstate reciprocity in educational accommoda-
tions for military dependent students. 
Sec. 659. Requirement to disclose curriculum of schools operated by the De-
partment of Defense education activity. 
Sec. 660. Prohibition on authorizing Federal funds for DODEA for race-based 
theories. 
Sec. 661. Prohibition on availability of funds for certain books in schools oper-
ated by the Department of Defense Education Activity.
Sec. 662. Prohibition on sale of Chinese goods in commissary stores and mili-
tary exchanges. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Benefits 
Sec. 701. TRICARE dental plan for the Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 702. Extension of period of eligibility for health benefits under TRICARE 
Reserve Select for survivors of a member of the Selected Re-
serve. 
Sec. 703. Clarification of applicability of required mental health self-initiated 
referral process for members of the Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 704. Non-medical counseling services for military families. 
Sec. 705. Doulas and International Board Certified Lactation Consultants 
(IBCLCS): certification assistance for military spouses; expan-
sion of demonstration project. 
Sec. 706. Medical testing and related services for firefighters of Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 707. Temporary requirement for contraception coverage parity under the 
TRICARE program. 
Sec. 708. Naloxone and fentanyl: regulations; report. 
Sec. 709. Rates of reimbursement for providers of applied behavior analysis. 
Sec. 710. Department of Defense pilot program on health effects of medical 
marijuana use by veterans. 
Sec. 711. Pilot program on cryopreservation and storage of gametes of certain 
members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 712. Psychological evaluations for certain members of the Armed Forces 
who served in Kabul. 
Sec. 713. Authority to expand the TRICARE Competitive Plans Demonstration 
Project. 
Sec. 714. Study on provider training gaps with respect to screening and treat-
ment of maternal mental health conditions. 
Sec. 715. Expansion of Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program. 
Sec. 716. Prohibition on payment and reimbursement by Department of De-
fense of expenses relating to abortion services. 
Sec. 717. Prohibition on coverage of certain sex reassignment surgeries and re-
lated services under TRICARE program. 
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
Sec. 721. Clarification of grade of Surgeon General of the Navy. 
Sec. 722. Clarification of responsibilities regarding the integrated disability 
evaluation system. 
Sec. 723. Sharing of medical data regarding members of the Coast Guard. 
Sec. 724. Organizational framework of the military health system to support 
the medical requirements of the combatant commands. 
Sec. 725. Mandatory 
training 
on 
health 
effects 
of 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
Sec. 726. Establishment of military pharmaceutical and medical device vulner-
ability working group. 
Sec. 727. Establishment of medical and surgical consumables standardization 
working group. 
Sec. 728. Pilot program on remote health monitoring technologies. 
Sec. 729. Task force of Department of Defense on mental health.
Sec. 730. Disclosures by entities receiving grants the Secretary of Defense for 
biomedical research. 
Sec. 731. Drop boxes on military installations for deposit of unused prescrip-
tion drugs. 
Sec. 732. Individual acquisition for commercial leasing services. 
Sec. 733. Improvements to TRICARE provider directories. 
Sec. 734. Waiver of certain requirements to facilitate urgent access to mental 
health care services by members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 735. Policy of Defense Health Agency on expanded recognition of board 
certifications for physicians. 
Sec. 736. Prohibition of mask mandate to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on 
a military installation in the United States. 
Subtitle C—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 741. Amendments to report on behavioral health workforce of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 742. Comprehensive strategy on force resilience of the Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 743. Study on non-clinical mental health services of the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 744. Clinical study on treatment of certain members with certain condi-
tions using certain psychedelic substances. 
Sec. 745. Study on opioid alternatives. 
Sec. 746. Report on overdoses by members of certain Armed Forces. 
Sec. 747. Feasibility report regarding DHA employment of certain mental 
health providers awaiting licensure. 
Sec. 748. Study on health care available to individuals supporting the missions 
of United States Forces, Japan, and Joint Region Marianas. 
Sec. 749. United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research. 
Sec. 750. Feasibility study on creation of centers of excellence in Ukraine for 
treatment of traumatic brain injuries and traumatic extremity 
injuries. 
Sec. 751. Testosterone levels among members of special forces of the Army: 
study; report. 
Sec. 752. GAO report on TRICARE payments to behavioral health profes-
sionals. 
Sec. 753. Report on mental health provider readiness designations. 
Sec. 754. Study on accessability of mental health providers and services for ac-
tive duty members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 755. Study and report on mental health care for pilots and aviators. 
Sec. 756. Medical research and development strategy for combined traumatic 
injuries sustained in combat operations. 
Sec. 757. Report on plan for coverage of certain devices capable of preventing 
and treating migraines for military personnel. 
Sec. 758. Study on unintended consequences of reduction relating to 6th Med-
ical Group at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. 
Sec. 759. Epidemiological consultation regarding members assigned to Creech 
Air Force Base. 
Sec. 760. Comptroller General report on Exceptional Family Member Program. 
Sec. 761. Periodic reports on TRICARE coverage of Narcan. 
Sec. 762. Report on TRICARE and CHAMPVA in-home and nursing care. 
Sec. 763. Study on effect of cancer drug shortages. 
Sec. 764. Housing accommodations for military families on housing waitlists.
Sec. 765. Report on access of TRICARE beneficiaries to network retail phar-
macies. 
Sec. 766. Study and report on feasibility of lifting outpatient rehabilitation 
therapy maximums for certain members of the Armed Forces 
with traumatic brain injury. 
Sec. 767. Study on approval of non-governmental accreditation bodies for tran-
sitional and residential brain injury treatment programs. 
Sec. 768. Strategy to sustain medical support during operations of Armed 
Forces in Arctic region. 
Sec. 769. Study on use of routine neuroimaging modalities in diagnosis, treat-
ment, and prevention of brain injury due to blast pressure ex-
posure during combat and training. 
Sec. 770. Prohibition on availability of funds for closing Austin’s Playrooms at 
certain military hospitals. 
Sec. 771. Sense of Congress on maintaining in-patient military medical treat-
ment facilities. 
Sec. 772. Study and report on health conditions of members of the Armed 
Forces developed after administration of COVID–19 vaccine. 
Sec. 773. Study on blood work of members of the Armed Forces regarding 
COVID–19. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, 
AND RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 801. Commercial nature determination memo available to contractor. 
Sec. 802. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on employees of the De-
partment of Defense to third parties. 
Sec. 803. Principal technology transition advisor. 
Sec. 804. Pilot program on payment of costs for denied Government Account-
ability Office bid protests. 
Sec. 805. Pilot program for prototype projects for Anything-as-a-Service. 
Sec. 806. Low-methane intensity natural gas pilot program. 
Sec. 807. Prohibition on contracting with persons that have business operations 
with the Government of the Russian Federation or the Russian 
energy sector. 
Sec. 808. Organizational conflict of interests relating to national security and 
foreign policy. 
Sec. 809. Research, development, testing, and evaluation contract cost sharing. 
Sec. 810. Prohibition and report on contracts for online tutoring services. 
Sec. 811. Prohibition of the department of defense procurement related to enti-
ties identified as Chinese military companies operating in the 
United States in accordance with section 1260h of the William 
M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 821. Modification to truthful cost or pricing data submissions and report. 
Sec. 822. Competition requirements for purchases from Federal Prison Indus-
tries. 
Sec. 823. Modification of approval authority for high dollar other transactions 
for prototypes.
Sec. 824. Clarification of authority of the Department of Defense to carry out 
certain prototype projects. 
Sec. 825. Acquisition of sensitive material prohibition exception amendment. 
Sec. 826. Modification to acquisition authority of the senior official with prin-
cipal responsibility for artificial intelligence and machine learn-
ing. 
Sec. 827. Amend prohibition on contracting with entities operating certain un-
manned aircraft systems. 
Sec. 828. Avoidance of use of lowest price technically acceptable source selec-
tion process for certain logistics services. 
Sec. 829. Modification and extension of temporary authority to modify certain 
contracts and options based on the impacts of inflation. 
Sec. 830. Modification of contracts and options to provide economic price ad-
justments. 
Sec. 831. Pilot program on the use of acquisition authority for Office of Naval 
Research to aid in technology transition. 
Sec. 832. Prohibition on computers or printers acquisitions involving entities 
owned or controlled by China. 
Sec. 833. Modifications to data, policy, and reporting on the use of other trans-
actions. 
Sec. 834. Strengthening truthful cost or pricing data requirements. 
Subtitle C—Domestic Sourcing Requirements 
Sec. 841. Require full domestic production of flags of the United States ac-
quired by the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 842. Inclusion of titanium powder in definition of specialty metals exempt-
ed from certain domestic sourcing requirements. 
Sec. 843. Amend requirement to buy certain metals from American sources. 
Sec. 844. Modification to miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods 
other than United States goods. 
Sec. 845. Procurement of covered hearing protection devices. 
Sec. 846. Sense of Congress relating to rubber supply. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Programs for Accelerating Acquisition 
Sec. 851. Pilot program for recurring awards for production, investment, and 
deployment through competitions. 
Sec. 852. Demonstration and prototyping program to advance international 
product support capabilities in a contested logistics environ-
ment. 
Sec. 853. Defense industrial base advanced capabilities pilot program. 
Subtitle E—Industrial Base Matters 
Sec. 861. Additional national security objectives for the national technology and 
industrial base. 
Sec. 862. Use of Industrial Base Fund for support for the workforce for large 
surface combatants. 
Sec. 863. Redesignation of Industrial Base Fund as Industrial Base and Oper-
ational Infrastructure Fund; additional uses. 
Sec. 864. Modifications to the procurement technical assistance cooperative 
agreement program. 
Sec. 865. Modification to procurement requirements relating to rare earth ele-
ments and strategic and critical materials. 
Sec. 866. Securing maritime data from China.
Sec. 867. Pilot program for analyzing and continuous monitoring of key supply 
chains. 
Sec. 868. Study and report on country of origin of end items and components 
procured by Department of Defense. 
Sec. 869. Enhanced domestic content requirement for major defense acquisition 
programs. 
Sec. 870. Report on competition and equipment repair. 
Sec. 871. Report on the United States Defense and Technological Industrial 
Base. 
Sec. 872. Office of Strategic Capital Chinese company investment prohibition. 
Sec. 873. Report on defense industrial base competition. 
Subtitle F—Small Business Matters 
Sec. 881 Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designations. 
Sec. 882. Extension and modification of Domestic Investment Pilot Program. 
Sec. 883. Study and report on the expansion of the Strategic Funding Increase 
program of the Air Force. 
Sec. 884. Consideration of past performance of affiliates of small business con-
cerns. 
Sec. 885. Report on the Air Force First Look Program and the Army First 
Stop Program. 
Sec. 886. Modification to pilot program to accelerate Department of Defense 
SBIR and STTR awards. 
Sec. 887. Briefing on the implementation of category management memo-
randum. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 891. Employee-owned business contracting incentive pilot program clari-
fication and extension. 
Sec. 892. Pilot program on the use of budget transfer authority for Army re-
search to aid in technology transition. 
Sec. 893. Seaplane procurement and employment. 
Sec. 894. Limitation on availability of funds relating to contracts with contract 
managers and auditors. 
Sec. 895. Inspector General report on Department of Defense acquisition and 
contract administration. 
Sec. 896. Study on the electric vehicle supply chain. 
Sec. 897. Joint light tactical vehicle funding increase. 
Sec. 898. Report on gallium and germanium. 
Sec. 899. Assessment of supply chain constraints impacting the defense indus-
trial base and foreign military sales. 
Sec. 899A. Sense of Congress regarding explosion welding. 
Sec. 899B. Defense industrial base munition surge capacity critical reserve. 
Sec. 899C. Prohibition on contracting with certain entities. 
Sec. 899D. Review of Proposed Actions. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 
Sec. 901. Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration. 
Sec. 902. Repeal of position of Director of Cost Assessment and Program Eval-
uation.
Sec. 903. Conforming amendments to carry out elimination of position of Chief 
Management Officer. 
Sec. 904. Elimination of the Chief Diversity Officer of the Department of De-
fense. 
Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management 
Matters 
Sec. 921. Modification of analysis required for reductions to civilian workforce 
under general policy for total force management. 
Sec. 922. Additional requirements under general policy for total force manage-
ment. 
Sec. 923. Eligibility of Chief of the National Guard Bureau for appointment as 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
Sec. 924. Coast Guard input to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council. 
Sec. 925. Codification of the Defense Innovation Unit and establishment of the 
nontraditional innovation fielding enterprise. 
Sec. 926. Designation of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps as a basic branch 
of the Army. 
Sec. 927. Repeal of authority to appoint a Naval Research Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 928. Eligibility of members of Space Force for instruction at the Naval 
Postgraduate School. 
Sec. 929. Membership of the Air Force Reserve Forces Policy Committee. 
Sec. 930. Framework for classification of autonomous capabilities. 
Sec. 931. Comprehensive assessment of force design modernization efforts of 
the Marine Corps. 
Sec. 932. Enhancing Department of Defense coordination of geoeconomic af-
fairs. 
Sec. 933. Future force design of the Department of the Air Force. 
Sec. 934. Addition of College of International Security Affairs to National De-
fense University. 
Subtitle C—Space National Guard 
Sec. 951. Establishment of Space National Guard. 
Sec. 952. No effect on military installations. 
Sec. 953. Implementation of Space National Guard. 
Sec. 954. Conforming amendments and clarification of authorities. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Requirement for a covered Armed Force to submit posture state-
ments in support of congressional budget process. 
Sec. 1003. Establishment of a Blockchain-Distributed Ledger Technologies- 
Smart Contracts Defense Applications Working Group. 
Sec. 1004. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities. 
Sec. 1005. Report on progress and challenges to achieving an unqualified audit 
opinion. 
Sec. 1005A. Audit requirement for Department of Defense components. 
Sec. 1005B. Department of Defense spending reductions in absence of sub-
mitted financial statements or failure to achieve unqualified or 
qualified independent audit opinion. 
Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities
Sec. 1006. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities. 
Sec. 1007. Threat analysis regarding fentanyl crisis. 
Sec. 1008. Report on role of Department of Defense in supporting National 
Emergency Declaration combating fentanyl crisis. 
Sec. 1009. Disruption of fentanyl trafficking. 
Sec. 1010. Report on Iranian involvement in regional narcotics trade. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1011. Modifications to annual naval vessel construction plan. 
Sec. 1012. Critical components of national sea-based deterrence vessels. 
Sec. 1013. Grants for improvement of Navy ship repair or alterations capa-
bility. 
Sec. 1014. Repeal of obsolete provision of law regarding vessel nomenclature. 
Sec. 1015. Responsibility of Commandant of the Marine Corps with respect to 
naval force battleship assessment and requirement reporting. 
Sec. 1016. Policy of the United States on shipbuilding defense industrial base. 
Sec. 1017. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of landing dock 
ships and guided missile cruisers. 
Sec. 1018. Expeditionary fast transport vessels. 
Sec. 1019. Guam shipyard assessment . 
Sec. 1020. Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a contract for the 
advance procurement and construction of a San Antonio-class 
amphibious ship. 
Sec. 1021. Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a contract for the 
advance procurement and construction of a submarine tender. 
Sec. 1022. Plan for extended prohibition on retirement of ships. 
Sec. 1023. Congressional notification regarding pending retirement of naval 
vessels viable for artificial reefing. 
Sec. 1024. Quarterly briefings on submarine readiness. 
Sec. 1025. Sense of Congress regarding naming a naval vessel after William B. 
Gould. 
Sec. 1026. Study on alternative vessel design for improved operations and 
shock impact mitigation on special operations personnel health 
and fatigue. 
Sec. 1027. Sense of Congress regarding naming of naval vessel after Major 
James Capers, Jr.. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
Sec. 1031. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of 
individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, to the United States. 
Sec. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify fa-
cilities in the United States to house detainees transferred 
from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1033. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of 
individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries. 
Sec. 1034. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish con-
trol of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1035. Limitation on authority of Armed Forces to detain citizens of the 
United States. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
Sec. 1041. Modification to definitions of Confucius Institute. 
Sec. 1042. Limitation on provision of funds to institutions of higher education 
hosting Confucius Institutes. 
Sec. 1043. Modification of vetting procedures and monitoring requirements for 
certain military training. 
Sec. 1044. Limitation on availability of funds until delivery of report on next 
generation tactical communications. 
Sec. 1045. Limitation on use of funds related to Military Religious Freedom 
Foundation. 
Sec. 1046. Prohibition on use of funds for advisory committees related to envi-
ronmental, social, and governance aspects. 
Sec. 1047. Security clearance reinstatement for recently separated members of 
the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 1048. Prohibition on display of unapproved flags. 
Sec. 1049. Availability of excess Department of Defense controlled property for 
transfer to Federal and State agencies. 
Sec. 1050. Prohibition on use of funds to implement certain executive orders. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1061. Annual report on unfunded priorities of Defense POW/MIA Ac-
counting Agency. 
Sec. 1062. Quarterly briefings on Joint All Domain Command and Control Ef-
fort. 
Sec. 1063. Extension of requirement to submit a report on Department of De-
fense support for Department of Homeland Security at the 
international borders of the United States. 
Sec. 1064. Air Force plan for maintaining proficient aircrews in certain mission 
areas. 
Sec. 1065. Assessment and strategy relating to range capability and capacity 
for Joint All-Domain Operations. 
Sec. 1066. Report on defense of Department of Defense facilities and forces in 
European and Indo-Pacific regions from missile and air attack. 
Sec. 1067. Independent study on naval mine warfare. 
Sec. 1068. Report on establishment of joint force headquarters in Indo-Pacific 
region. 
Sec. 1069. Annual briefings on implementation of Force Design 2030. 
Sec. 1070. Plan for Taiwan noncombatant evacuation operations. 
Sec. 1071. Feasibility study on establishment of Indo-Pacific Maritime Govern-
ance Center of Excellence. 
Sec. 1072. Report on airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance re-
quirements within the area of operations of United States Afri-
ca Command. 
Sec. 1073. Report on institutions of higher education that host Confucius Insti-
tutes. 
Sec. 1074. Public availability of information about cost of United States over-
seas military footprint. 
Sec. 1075. Report on food purchasing by the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1076. Study and report on potential inclusion of black box data recorders 
in tactical vehicles. 
Sec. 1077. Assessment of undersea cable repair contingencies. 
Sec. 1078. Annual report on oversight of fraud, waste, and abuse. 
Sec. 1079. Assessment of the effectiveness of low-cost anti-ship weapons in the 
Indo-Pacific.
Sec. 1080. Report on Pacific Islands security strategy. 
Sec. 1080A. Public availability of reports. 
Sec. 1080B. Report on private military companies that are a concern to United 
States national security. 
Sec. 1080C. Study on certain grants awarded under defense community infra-
structure pilot program. 
Sec. 1080D. Report on recapitalization of Navy C-130 aircraft. 
Sec. 1080E. Assessment of suicide risk at military installations. 
Sec. 1080F. Annual reports on activities relating to unmanned aerial systems. 
Sec. 1080G. GAO Review and Report on Biological Weapons Experiments on 
and in relation to ticks, tick-borne disease. 
Sec. 1080H. Report on Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training program. 
Sec. 1080I. Report on unmanned traffic management systems at military bases 
and installations. 
Sec. 1080J. Briefing on joint exercises with Taiwan. 
Sec. 1080K. Report and transmission of documents on withdrawal of United 
States Armed Forces from Afghanistan. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 1081. Navy consideration of Coast Guard views on matters directly con-
cerning Coast Guard capabilities. 
Sec. 1082. Development of commercial integration cells action plan within cer-
tain combatant commands. 
Sec. 1083. Requirement to update warfighting requirements for confronting 
Russia in Europe. 
Sec. 1084. Update to strategic plan on Department of Defense combating traf-
ficking in persons program. 
Sec. 1085. Guidance for use of unmanned aircraft systems by National Guard. 
Sec. 1086. Sense of Congress regarding defense presence in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion. 
Sec. 1087. Compliance with GAO recommendations on artificial intelligence. 
Sec. 1088. Process for carrying out demilitarization and disposition of major 
end items. 
Sec. 1089. Designation of single entity to oversee implementation of predictive 
maintenance procedures. 
Sec. 1090. Declassification of certain reports of unidentified aerial phenomena. 
Sec. 1091. Authorization to use nonelectric vehicles at Yuma Proving Ground. 
Sec. 1092. Sense of Congress regarding support for Energy Functional Spe-
cialist Civil Affairs Officer program. 
Sec. 1093. Smart sleepers and bassinets at military exchanges. 
Sec. 1094. Sense of Congress regarding removal of priests from Walter Reed 
Medical Hospital. 
Sec. 1095. Sense of Congress on rare earth magnet supply chain. 
Sec. 1096. Sense of Congress regarding use of MQ-9 Reaper in area of oper-
ations of United States Indo-Pacific Command. 
Sec. 1097. Oversight requirements for Financial Improvement and Audit Reme-
diation Plan. 
Sec. 1098. Authority to include funding requests for the chemical and biological 
defense program in budget accounts of military departments. 
Sec. 1099. Report on military requirements in the event of a Chinese attack of 
Taiwan. 
Sec. 1099A. Report on obstacles to mission of Defense POW/MIA Accounting 
Agency. 
Sec. 1099B. Protection of ideological freedom.
Sec. 1099C. Public disclosure of Afghanistan war records. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
Sec. 1101. Authority to establish excepted service positions for army law en-
forcement activities. 
Sec. 1102. Authorization to pay a living quarters allowance for Department of 
the Navy civilian employees assigned to permanent duty in 
Guam for performing work, or supporting work being per-
formed, aboard or dockside, of U.S. naval vessels. 
Sec. 1103. Consolidation of direct hire authorities for candidates with specified 
degrees at science and technology reinvention laboratories. 
Sec. 1104. Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 1105. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on pre-
mium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian 
employees working overseas. 
Sec. 1106. Extension of authority to grant competitive status to employees of 
inspectors general for overseas contingency operations. 
Sec. 1107. Extension of direct hire authority for Domestic Industrial Base Fa-
cilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base. 
Sec. 1108. Waiver of limitation on appointment of recently retired members of 
armed forces to DOD competitive service positions. 
Sec. 1109. Exclusion of nonappropriated fund employees from limitations on 
dual pay. 
Sec. 1110. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, ben-
efits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a 
combat zone. 
Sec. 1111. Support United States Strategic Command and United States Space 
Command enterprises. 
Sec. 1112. Temporary extension of authority to provide security for former De-
partment of Defense officials. 
Sec. 1113. GAO report on civilian support positions at remote military installa-
tions. 
Sec. 1114. Modification to shore leave accrual for crews of vessels to support 
crew rotations and improve retention of civilian mariners. 
Sec. 1115. Assessments of staffing in Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Personnel and Readiness. 
Sec. 1116. Military Spouse Employment Act. 
Sec. 1117. Amendments to the John S. McCain strategic defense fellows pro-
gram. 
Sec. 1118. Including military service in determining family and medical leave 
eligibility for Federal employees. 
Sec. 1119. Assessments of staffing in Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering. 
Sec. 1120. Assessments of staffing in DOD Office for Diversity, Equity, and 
Inclusion. 
Sec. 1121. Expand Department of Defense civilian employment. 
Sec. 1122. National digital reserve corps. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201.
Support of special operations for irregular warfare. 
Sec. 1202.
Modification of Combatant Commander Initiative Fund.
Sec. 1203.
Equipment disposition with respect to building capacity of foreign 
security forces. 
Sec. 1204.
Mission training through distributed simulation. 
Sec. 1205.
Modifications to security cooperation workforce development pro-
gram and establishment of defense security cooperation univer-
sity. 
Sec. 1206.
Requirement for military exercises. 
Sec. 1207.
Report on end-use monitoring. 
Sec. 1208.
Report on enhanced end-use monitoring. 
Sec. 1209.
Report on partner country forces. 
Sec. 1210. Authority to build capacity of foreign security forces. 
Sec. 1210A. General Thaddeus Kosciuszko memorial exchange program for Pol-
ish-American defense cooperation. 
Sec. 1210B. Report on coordination in the State Partnership Program. 
Sec. 1210C. Assistance to Israel for aerial refueling. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to the Middle East and Central Asia 
Sec. 1211.
Extension of cross-servicing agreements for loan of personnel pro-
tection and personnel survivability equipment in coalition oper-
ations. 
Sec. 1212.
Modification of quarterly reports on ex-gratia payments. 
Sec. 1213.
Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to 
vetted Syrian groups and individuals. 
Sec. 1214.
Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to 
counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 
Sec. 1215.
Plan of action to equip and train Iraqi security forces and Kurdish 
Peshmerga forces. 
Sec. 1216.
Extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation. 
Sec. 1217.
Plan to enable Israel to gain observer status in the Euro-NATO 
Joint Jet Pilot Training Program. 
Sec. 1218.
Extension and modification of annual report on military power of 
Iran. 
Sec. 1219.
Prohibition on transporting currency to the Taliban and the Islamic 
Emirate of Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1220.
Modifications to the Office of the Special Inspector General for Af-
ghanistan Reconstruction. 
Sec. 1220A. Rules governing transfer of aerial refueling tankers to Israel. 
Sec. 1220B. Prohibition on funds to Iran. 
Sec. 1220C. Modification and extension of enhancement of United States-Israel 
defense cooperation. 
Sec. 1220D. Prohibition on transfers to the Badr Organization. 
Sec. 1220E. Sense of Congress regarding Israel. 
Sec. 1220F. Modification and update to report on military capabilities of Iran 
and related activities. 
Sec. 1220G. Improvements relating to United States-Israel cooperation to 
counter unmanned aerial systems. 
Sec. 1220H. Report on Middle East regional exercises. 
Sec. 1220I. Prohibition on providing funding to Iranian entities. 
Sec. 1220J. Report on United States force capabilities in the CENTCOM area 
of responsibility. 
Sec. 1220K. Prohibition on funding for and removal of sanctions against the 
Taliban. 
Sec. 1220L. Report on agreements made by the United States with the 
Taliban.
Sec. 1220M. Report on provision of funding and other assistance to Iraqi Pop-
ular Mobilization Forces. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Ukraine 
Sec. 1221.
Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Office of the In-
spector General of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1222.
Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance. 
Sec. 1223.
Extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 
Sec. 1224.
Extension of lend-lease authority to Ukraine. 
Sec. 1225.
Plan and report relating to allied and partner support to Ukraine. 
Sec. 1226. Report on war in Ukraine. 
Sec. 1227. Report on certain assistance to Ukraine. 
Sec. 1228. Briefings on arms deliveries to Ukraine. 
Sec. 1229. Report on detailed oversight of United States assistance to Ukraine. 
Sec. 1230. Report on allied contributions to the common defense. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Russia, Europe, and NATO 
Sec. 1231.
Statement of policy relating to NATO-Russia Founding Act. 
Sec. 1232.
Strategy to delay, disrupt, and degrade Rosatom’s proliferation ac-
tivities and other revenue streams. 
Sec. 1233.
Baltic Security Initiative. 
Sec. 1234.
Prohibition on New START Treaty information sharing. 
Sec. 1235. Sense of Congress on defense by NATO member states. 
Sec. 1236. Report on the security relationship between the United States and 
the Hellenic Republic. 
Sec. 1237. Revival of authority for participation of NATO naval personnel in 
submarine safety programs. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the Armed Forces Abroad and the 
Authorities of the Department of Defense 
Sec. 1241.
Report on hostilities involving United States Armed Forces. 
Sec. 1242.
Protection and legal preparedness for servicemembers abroad. 
Sec. 1243.
Prohibition on funding for the Global Engagement Center. 
Sec. 1244.
Determination of location for McCain Irregular Warfare Center. 
Sec. 1245. Designation of priority theaters of operation and combatant com-
mands; priority for sales of defense articles and services. 
Sec. 1246. Report on how to protect United States defense technology sold to 
foreign partners. 
Sec. 1247. Inclusion of special operations forces in planning and strategy relat-
ing to the Arctic region. 
Sec. 1248. Limitation on use of funds for production of films and prohibition 
on use of such funds for films subject to conditions on content 
or altered for screening in the People’s Republic of China or 
at the request of the Chinese Communist Party. 
Sec. 1249. Report. 
Sec. 1250. Limitation on availability of funds pending plan regarding delivery 
of Harpoon missiles and other coastal defense capabilities to 
security partners. 
TITLE XIII—OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS. 
Subtitle A—Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific and Pacific Regions
Sec. 1301.
Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative and report, briefings, and 
plan under the Initiative. 
Sec. 1302.
Independent assessment and report on the progress made under the 
Pacific Deterrence Initiative. 
Sec. 1303.
Sense of Congress on South Korea. 
Sec. 1304.
Sense of Congress on Taiwan defense relations. 
Sec. 1305.
Briefing on multi-year plan to fulfill defensive requirements of mili-
tary forces of Taiwan. 
Sec. 1306.
Modification to the American, British, Canadian, and Australian 
Armies’ Program. 
Sec. 1307.
Modifications to initiative to support protection of national security 
academic researchers from undue influence and other security 
threats. 
Sec. 1308. Modification of initiative to support protection of national security 
academic researchers from undue influence and other security 
threats. 
Sec. 1309.
Expansion of international technology focused partnerships and ex-
perimentation activities in the Indo-Pacific. 
Sec. 1310. Sense of Congress on emerging technology in the United States 
Indo-Pacific Strategy. 
Sec. 1310A. Report on reestablishment of civic action teams in Pacific Island 
countries. 
Sec. 1310B. Modification of pilot program to develop young civilian defense 
leaders in the Indo-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1310C. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 1310D. United States-Taiwan Combined Planning Group Study and Re-
port. 
Sec. 1310E. Sense of Congress on liaisons with Taiwan. 
Sec. 1310F. Invitation to Taiwan to the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. 
Sec. 1310G. Report on feasibility of providing assistance to Taiwan in devel-
oping an asymmetric naval self-defense capability. 
Sec. 1310H. Study on determination of defense needs of Taiwan. 
Sec. 1310I. Limitation on certain maps. 
Sec. 1310J. Limitation on funds. 
Sec. 1310K. Limitation on use of funds with respect to taiwan military officers. 
Sec. 1310L. Oversight of Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act. 
Sec. 1310M. Sense of Congress on defense intelligence sharing between the Re-
public of Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. 
Sec. 1310N. Report on defense support for Taiwan. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to China 
Sec. 1311.
Modifications to public reporting of Chinese military companies op-
erating in the United States. 
Sec. 1312.
Modification to annual report on military and security developments 
involving the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 1313.
Prohibition on use of funds for work performed by EcoHealth Alli-
ance, Inc., in China on research supported by the Government 
of China. 
Sec. 1314.
Study and report on implementation of naval blockades of ship-
ments of fossil fuels to China in event of armed conflict. 
Sec. 1315.
Independent study on defense budget of People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 1316.
Determination on involvement of the PRC in the Mexican fentanyl 
trade.
Sec. 1317. Inclusion of information on emerging technological developments in 
annual China Military Power report. 
Sec. 1318. Report on relationships between the PRC and Iran. 
Sec. 1319. Report on military activities of the Russian Federation and the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China in the Arctic region. 
Sec. 1320. Report on activity of the People’s Liberation Army, the Chinese 
Communist Party and Government of the People’s Republic of 
China in Cambodia. 
Sec. 1321. Report on Chinese presence in Africa. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense. 
Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide. 
Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 1411. Expansion of National Defense Stockpile requirements for era of 
great power competition. 
Sec. 1412. Membership of Coast Guard on Strategic Materials Protection 
Board. 
Sec. 1413. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illi-
nois. 
Sec. 1414. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement 
Home. 
Sec. 1415. Critical mineral independence. 
TITLE XV—CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Cyber Matters 
Sec. 1501. Harmonization and clarification of Strategic Cybersecurity Program 
and related matters. 
Sec. 1502. Office for academic engagement relating to cyber activities. 
Sec. 1503. Modification to Department of Defense enterprise-wide procurement 
of cyber data products and services. 
Sec. 1504. Authority to establish program of United States Cyber Command on 
dark web and deep web analysis tools. 
Sec. 1505. Military cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan. 
Sec. 1506. Updated strategy of Department of Defense relating to information 
environment. 
Subtitle B—Personnel 
Sec. 1521. Authority to accept voluntary and uncompensated services from cy-
bersecurity experts. 
Sec. 1522. Matters relating to management of United States Marine Corps 
cyberspace operations officers. 
Sec. 1523. Modifications to rates of pay for certain cyber-related positions of 
Department of Defense.
Sec. 1524. Responsibility for cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection 
of the defense industrial base. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 1531. Oversight for Command Post Computing Environment contract 
award. 
Sec. 1532. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to censorship or black-
listing of news sources based on subjective criteria or political 
biases. 
Sec. 1533. GAO review of cyberspace operations management. 
Sec. 1534. Study on occupational resiliency of Cyber Mission Force. 
Sec. 1535. Report on information operations capabilities of Russia. 
Sec. 1536. Report on State National Guard cyber units. 
Sec. 1537. Report on technology modernization for the Army Human Resources 
Command 2030 Transformation Plan. 
Sec. 1538. Assessment of innovative data analysis and information technology 
solutions. 
Sec. 1539. Report on modernized multilevel security system. 
TITLE XVI—SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND 
INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
Sec. 1601. Classification review of space major defense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 1602. Enhanced authority to increase space launch capacity through space 
launch support services. 
Sec. 1603. Modification to prohibition on foreign commercial satellite services. 
Sec. 1604. Authorization for establishment of the National Space Intelligence 
Center as a field operating agency. 
Sec. 1605. Limitation on use of funds for WGS-12 satellite. 
Sec. 1606. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of certain reports on 
space policy. 
Sec. 1607. National security space launch program phase three acquisition. 
Sec. 1608. Application of TNT equivalency to launch vehicles and components 
using methane propellant. 
Sec. 1609. Plan to improve threat-sharing arrangements with commercial space 
operators. 
Sec. 1610. Plan for an integrated and resilient satellite communications archi-
tecture for the Space Force. 
Sec. 1611. Process and plan for Space Force space situational awareness. 
Sec. 1612. Report on national security space vehicle processing capabilities. 
Sec. 1613. Report on Space Force use of nuclear thermal propulsion and nu-
clear electric propulsion space vehicles. 
Sec. 1614. Report on space activities of certain foreign adversary nations. 
Subtitle B—Nuclear Forces 
Sec. 1631. Establishment of major force program for nuclear command, con-
trol, and communications programs. 
Sec. 1632. Repeal of requirement for review of nuclear deterrence postures. 
Sec. 1633.
Retention of capability to redeploy multiple independently target-
able reentry vehicles. 
Sec. 1634. Pilot program on development of reentry vehicles and related sys-
tems.
Sec. 1635. Integrated master schedule for the Sentinel missile program of the 
Air Force. 
Sec. 1636. Form of contracting authorized to mitigate risk to Sentinel program 
schedule and cost. 
Sec. 1637. Notification of decision to delay strategic delivery system test event. 
Sec. 1638. Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of 
the United States. 
Sec. 1639. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of B83–1 nuclear 
gravity bombs. 
Sec. 1640. Prohibition on availability of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems 
based on low-enriched uranium. 
Sec. 1641. Establishment of nuclear sea-launched cruise missile program. 
Sec. 1642. Quarterly reports on progress of Sea-Launched Cruise Missile–Nu-
clear program. 
Sec. 1643. Congressional notification of nuclear cooperation between Russia 
and China. 
Sec. 1644. Report on acceleration of nuclear modernization priorities. 
Sec. 1645. Assessment of the ability of the United States to detect low-yield 
nuclear weapon tests. 
Subtitle C—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 1661. Qualifications of Director of Missile Defense Agency. 
Sec. 1662. National missile defense policy. 
Sec. 1663. Programs to achieve initial and full operational capabilities for the 
Glide Phase Interceptor program. 
Sec. 1664. Research and analysis on multipolar deterrence and escalation dy-
namics. 
Sec. 1665. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of report on missile 
defense interceptor site. 
Sec. 1666. Report on Hawaii missile defense. 
Sec. 1667. Report on potential enhancements to Aegis Ashore sites in Poland 
and Romania. 
Sec. 1668. Rescission of memorandum on missile defense governance. 
Sec. 1669. Policy and report on North Atlantic Treaty Organization effective 
integrated air and missile defense capabilities in Europe. 
Sec. 1670. Independent analysis of space-based missile defense capability. 
Sec. 1671. Strategy on production capacity and schedule for the Precision 
Strike Missile. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 1681. Inclusion of Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives as recipient of quarterly information 
operations briefings. 
Sec. 1682. Modification to authority to use operation and maintenance funds 
for cyber operations-peculiar capability development projects. 
Sec. 1683. Cooperative threat reduction funds. 
Sec. 1684. Quarterly briefings on implementation of military-code compliant 
GPS receivers through Military GPS User Equipment pro-
gram. 
Sec. 1685. Moving target indicator programs of Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1686. Reporting mechanism on use of consultants, informants, and other 
human sources to acquire intelligence information. 
Sec. 1687. Report on concept of operations for offensive hypersonic systems. 
Sec. 1688. Indo-Pacific missile strategy.
Sec. 1689. Exclusive means for the Secretary of Defense to acquire location in-
formation, web browsing history, internet search history, and 
Fourth Amendment-protected information. 
TITLE XVII—SPACE FORCE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 1701. Short title. 
Subtitle A—Space Force Military Personnel System Without Component 
Sec. 1711. Establishment of military personnel management system for the 
Space Force. 
Sec. 1712. Composition of the Space Force without component. 
Sec. 1713. Definitions for single personnel management system for the Space 
Force. 
Sec. 1714. Basic policies relating to service in the Space Force. 
Sec. 1715. Status and participation. 
Sec. 1716. Officers. 
Sec. 1717. Enlisted members. 
Sec. 1718. Retention and separation generally. 
Sec. 1719. Separation of officers for substandard performance of duty or for 
certain other reasons. 
Sec. 1720. Retirement. 
Subtitle B—Conforming Amendments Related to Space Force Military 
Personnel System 
Sec. 1731. Amendments to Department of the Air Force provisions of title 10, 
United States Code. 
Sec. 1732. Amendments to subtitle A of title 10, United States Code. 
Sec. 1733. Title 38, United States Code (Veterans’ Benefits). 
Subtitle C—Transition Provisions 
Sec. 1741. Transition period. 
Sec. 1742. Change of duty status of members of the Space Force. 
Sec. 1743. Transfer to the Space Force of members of the Air Force Reserve. 
Sec. 1744. Placement of officers on the Space Force officer list. 
Sec. 1745. Disestablishment of Regular Space Force. 
Sec. 1746. End strength flexibility. 
Sec. 1747. Promotion authority flexibility. 
Subtitle D—Other Amendments Related to the Space Force 
Sec. 1751. Title 10, United States Code. 
Sec. 1752. Other provisions of law. 
TITLE XVIII—OTHER DEFENSE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1801. Extension of authority to engage in certain commercial activities. 
Sec. 1802. Modification of defense sensitive support notification requirement. 
Sec. 1803. Modification to requirements relating to combating military reliance 
on Russian energy. 
Sec. 1804. Support for execution of bilateral agreements concerning illicit 
transnational maritime activity in Africa.
Sec. 1805. Clarification of waiver authority for organizational and consultant 
conflicts of interest under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
Sec. 1806. Genealogy collection of family members of servicemembers killed at 
Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. 
Sec. 1807. Limitation on display of cut flowers or greens not produced in the 
United States. 
Sec. 1808. Modification to agreements to limit encroachments and other con-
straints on military training, testing, and operations. 
Sec. 1809. Limitation on funds. 
Sec. 1810. Report on China benefitting from United States taxpayer-funded re-
search. 
Subtitle B—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1821. Report on increasing national cemetery capacity. 
Sec. 1822. Limitation on funds relating to Federal contractor disclosure of 
greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risk. 
Sec. 1823. Study and report on damage to infrastructure in Guam resulting 
from Typhoon Mawar. 
Sec. 1824. Report on Iranian military assistance to Bolivia, Brazil, and Ven-
ezuela . 
Sec. 1825. Report on Iran-Russia nuclear-related cooperation. 
Sec. 1826. Report on Expediting Fighter Aircraft Sales to Israel. 
Sec. 1827. Report on system dependencies, uptime, and key factors of elec-
tronic health record system. 
Sec. 1828. Report on regime stability in Russia. 
Sec. 1829. Reports on Harpoon missile deliveries to Taiwan. 
Sec. 1830. Report on efforts to dissuade allies from purchasing weapons from 
the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 1851. Technical and conforming amendments. 
Sec. 1852. Referral to museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base as 
the National Cold War Center. 
Sec. 1853. Exemption under Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 for cer-
tain activities that may result in incidental take of Rice’s 
whale. 
Sec. 1854. Revision of requirement for transfer of certain aircraft to State of 
California for wildfire suppression purposes. 
Sec. 1855. Restrictive housing reform. 
Sec. 1856. Sense of Congress regarding unmanned aerial, surface, and under-
water vehicles. 
Sec. 1857. Sense of Congress regarding naming of vessel for Battle of Dai Do. 
Sec. 1858. Risk framework for foreign phone applications of concern. 
Sec. 1859. Sense of Congress supporting Project Pele. 
Sec. 1860. National strategy for utilizing microreactors to assist with natural 
disaster response efforts. 
Sec. 1861. Waiver process for certain humanitarian aid. 
Sec. 1862. Report. 
Sec. 1863. Expanded eligibility for bereavement leave for members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 1864. Sense of Congress on cooperation over space exploration. 
Sec. 1865. Extensions, additions, and revisions to the Military Lands With-
drawal Act of 1999 relating to Barry M. Goldwater Range.
Sec. 1866. Annual review and update of online information relating to suicide 
prevention. 
Sec. 1867. Prohibition on certain exports. 
Sec. 1868. Report on national security threats of foreign-owned agricultural 
land near military installments. 
Sec. 1869. GAO study of availability of affordable housing. 
Sec. 1870. Implementation of the advanced capabilities pillar of the trilateral 
security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, 
and the United States. 
Sec. 1871. Report on Taiwan and Ukraine relating to certain weapons systems. 
Sec. 1872. Improving outreach related to cybersecurity job preparation. 
Sec. 1873. Report on Port Authority of Guam capacity. 
Sec. 1874. Report on utility requirements in Guam. 
Sec. 1875. Disclosure requirements for persons performing research or develop-
ment projects for Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1876. Promoting the MilTax program and tax preparation services. 
Sec. 1877. Study on construction of child development centers. 
Sec. 1878. Geosynthetics performance testing. 
Sec. 1879. Prohibition on funding research in China. 
Sec. 1880. Prohibition on contracting with certain biotechnology providers. 
Sec. 1881. Limitation on use of funds. 
Sec. 1882. Defund Wuhan Insititute of Virology and EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. 
Sec. 1883. Prohibition on use of funds. 
Sec. 1884. Prior notification of housing migrants on military bases. 
Sec. 1885. Authority for remembrance of Congressman Don Young with a me-
morial marker or niche cover and ceremony in Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery. 
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified 
by law. 
Sec. 2003. Effective date. 
TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2102. Family housing. 
Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 
Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to use cash payments in special account from 
land conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachu-
setts. 
Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at 
Kunsan Air Base, Korea. 
Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Army 
military construction projects. 
Sec. 2107. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 Army 
military construction projects. 
TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2202. Family housing. 
Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Navy 
military construction projects. 
Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 Navy 
military construction projects. 
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2302. Family housing. 
Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 
Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017 Air 
Force military construction projects. 
Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 Air 
Force military construction projects. 
Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Air 
Force military construction projects. 
Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 Air Force mili-
tary construction projects. 
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2402. Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment program 
projects. 
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 
Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 Defense 
Agencies military construction projects. 
Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Defense 
Agencies military construction projects. 
Sec. 2406. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at 
SOF Joint Parachute Rigging Facility, Baumholder, Germany. 
Sec. 2407. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project at De-
fense Fuel Support Point Tsurumi, Japan. 
Sec. 2408. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 Energy 
Resilience and Conservation Investment projects. 
Sec. 2409. Authority to carry out military construction projects to improve cer-
tain fiscal year 2022 utility systems. 
Sec. 2410. Additional authority to carry out certain military construction 
projects to improve certain fiscal year 2023 utility systems. 
TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 
Subtitle B—Host Country In-Kind Contributions 
Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. 
Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects. 
TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction 
and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 
Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at 
Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana. 
Sec. 2608. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at 
Francis S. Gabreski Airport, New York. 
Sec. 2609. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 National 
Guard and Reserve military construction projects. 
Sec. 2610. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023 project at 
Camp Pendleton, California. 
TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure ac-
tivities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure 
Account. 
TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Programs 
Sec. 2801. Modifications to Defense Community Infrastructure Program. 
Sec. 2802. Modification to authority for unspecified minor construction. 
Sec. 2803. Modification of authority to carry out defense laboratory moderniza-
tion program. 
Sec. 2804. Expansion of maximum amount of funds available for certain de-
fense laboratory improvement projects. 
Sec. 2805. Prioritization of certain military construction projects to improve in-
frastructure at certain facilities determined to be critical to na-
tional security. 
Sec. 2806. Expansion of amount of certain funds Secretary concerned may obli-
gate annually for military installation resilience projects. 
Sec. 2807. Certification of consideration of certain methods of construction for 
military construction projects; annual report. 
Sec. 2808. Authority for certain construction projects in friendly foreign coun-
tries. 
Sec. 2809. Reporting requirements and congressional notification for certain 
military construction projects. 
Subtitle B—Military Housing Reforms 
Sec. 2821. Authority to operate certain transient housing of the Department of 
Defense transferred to Assistant Secretary of Defense for En-
ergy, Installations, and Environment. 
Sec. 2822. Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council. 
Sec. 2823. Inclusion of information relating to compliance with Military Hous-
ing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights in certain no-
tifications submitted to Congress. 
Sec. 2824. Establishing additional requirements for a military housing com-
plaint database.
Sec. 2825. Modification of authority to grant certain waivers relating to con-
figuration and privacy standards for military unaccompanied 
housing; limitations on availability of certain funds. 
Sec. 2826. Revision of certain minimum standards relating to health, safety, 
and condition for military unaccompanied housing; termination 
of authority to grant certain waivers. 
Sec. 2827. Report on capacity of Department of Defense to provide survivors 
of natural disasters with emergency short-term housing. 
Subtitle C—Real Property and Facilities Administration 
Sec. 2831. Improvements relating to access to military installations in United 
States. 
Sec. 2832. Real property usage in the National Capital Region. 
Sec. 2833. Revision to Unified Facilities Criteria on use of life safety accessi-
bility hardware for covered doors. 
Sec. 2834. Authority to convey the Army and Navy General Hospital, Hot 
Springs National Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas, to the State of 
Arkansas. 
Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 
Sec. 2841. Extension of sunset for land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, 
Lathrop, California. 
Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. 
Sec. 2843. Land acquisition, Westmoreland State Park, Virginia. 
Sec. 2844. Clarification of authority of Department of Defense to conduct cer-
tain military activities at Nevada test and training range. 
Sec. 2845. Removal of prohibition on use of certain areas in Culebra, Puerto 
Rico. 
Sec. 2846. Land Conveyance, Paine Field Air National Guard Station, Everett, 
Snohomish County, Washington. 
Sec. 2847. Nonapplicability of certain Navy instruction to Johnson Valley, San 
Bernardino County, California. 
Sec. 2848. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Station Earle, New Jersey. 
Sec. 2849. Closure and disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo County, 
Colorado. 
Subtitle E—Pilot Programs and Reports 
Sec. 2851. Clarification on amounts available for projects under certain pilot 
program relating to testing facilities at installations of the De-
partment of the Air Force. 
Sec. 2852. Pilot program to provide air purification technology in military 
housing. 
Sec. 2853. Quarterly briefings on military construction related to the Sentinel 
intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system program. 
Sec. 2854. Plan for use of excess border wall construction materials. 
Sec. 2855. Joint Housing Requirements and Market Analysis for military in-
stallations in Hawaii. 
Sec. 2856. Report relating to the Child Development Center at Scott Air Force 
Base in St. Clair County, Illinois. 
Sec. 2857. Report on aging infrastructure in support of aircraft operations. 
Sec. 2858. Report on environmental risks that threaten to endanger military in-
stallations. 
Sec. 2859. Survey of certain counties for placement of facilities.
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 2861. Expansion of certain exemption relating to funding requirement for 
certain defense community infrastructure projects. 
Sec. 2862. Development and operation of Marine Corps Heritage Center and 
National Museum of the Marine Corps. 
Sec. 2863. Prohibition on joint use of homestead air reserve base with civil 
aviation. 
Sec. 2864. National museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force. 
Sec. 2865. Recognition of Memorial, Memorial Garden, and K9 Memorial of the 
National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, 
as a national memorial, memorial garden, and K9 memorial, 
respectively, of Navy SEALs and their predecessors. 
Sec. 2866. Limitation on availability of certain funds relating to the location 
of the headquarters for United States Space Command. 
Sec. 2867. Limitation on use of funds for closure of combat readiness training 
centers. 
Sec. 2868. Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of cer-
tain report on military housing. 
Sec. 2869. Guidance on encroachment that impacts covered sites. 
Sec. 2870. Continuing education curriculum on the use of innovative products 
for military construction projects. 
Sec. 2871. Report on easements for energy infrastructure. 
Sec. 2872. Sense of Congress relating to feasibility study for Blue Grass Chem-
ical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, Richmond, Kentucky. 
Sec. 2873. Study and report on certain easements and leases owned by the De-
partment of Defense in Hawaii. 
Sec. 2874. Requirement to maintain access to category 3 subterranean training 
facility. 
Sec. 2875. Limitation on use of funds for preparation for renewal of certain 
project of the Department of the Air Force. 
Sec. 2876. Incorporation of cyber supply chain risk management tools and 
methods in the energy performance master plan. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3112. Extension of authority on acceptance of contributions for accelera-
tion or removal or security of fissile materials, radiological ma-
terials, and related equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide. 
Sec. 3113. Cybersecurity Risk Inventory, Assessment, and Mitigation Working 
Group. 
Sec. 3114. Modification of minor construction threshold for plant projects. 
Sec. 3115. Technical correction to National Nuclear Security Administration 
unfunded priorities.
Sec. 3116. Criminal penalties for interference with the transport of special nu-
clear materials, nuclear weapons components, or Restricted 
Data. 
Sec. 3117. Deadlines for commencement of operations of certain atomic energy 
replacement projects. 
Sec. 3118. Integrated master schedule for the future-years nuclear security pro-
gram. 
Sec. 3119. Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire W76–2 
warheads. 
Sec. 3120. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of certain National 
Nuclear Security Administration reports. 
Sec. 3121. Increase in number of authorized contracting, program manage-
ment, scientific, engineering, and technical positions in Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3122. Designation of National Nuclear Security Administration as tech-
nical nuclear forensics lead. 
Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 3131. Biennial detailed report on nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, 
management, and responsiveness plan. 
Sec. 3132. Plan for domestic enrichment capability to satisfy Department of 
Defense uranium requirements. 
Sec. 3133. Independent assessment of plutonium pit aging milestones and 
progress. 
Sec. 3134. Sense of Congress regarding use of advanced nuclear reactors by the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 3135. Military department use of advanced nuclear reactors. 
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization. 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
Subtitle A—Maritime Administration 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration. 
Subtitle B—Maritime Infrastructure 
Sec. 3511. Port infrastructure development program eligible projects. 
Sec. 3512. Assistance for small inland river and coastal ports and terminals. 
Sec. 3513. Eligibility of shore power projects under port infrastructure develop-
ment program. 
Sec. 3514. Codification of existing language; technical amendments. 
Sec. 3515. Update to categorical exclusions used by Maritime Administration in 
reviewing environmental impacts of transportation projects. 
Subtitle C—Reports 
Sec. 3521. Report on administration of programs. 
Sec. 3522. Report on availability of used sealift vessels. 
Sec. 3523. Report on port preferences for US–flag vessels.
Sec. 3524. Reports to Congress. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 3531. Cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the United States Gov-
ernment. 
Sec. 3532. Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve Fleet. 
Sec. 3533. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of reports on Mer-
chant Marine Academy. 
Sec. 3534. Maritime workforce working group. 
Sec. 3535. Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and pro-
curement of vessels. 
Sec. 3536. Source restrictions on auxiliary ship components. 
Sec. 3537. Authorization of appropriations for national maritime strategy. 
Sec. 3538. Loans for retrofitting to qualify as a vessel of the United States. 
Sec. 3539. Accountability for National Maritime Strategy. 
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 
TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 
Sec. 4101. Procurement. 
TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 
EVALUATION 
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 
TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 
TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 
TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 4601. Military construction. 
TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2024 for procurement for the Army, the Navy 
and the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Space Force, 
and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4101. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
SEC. 111. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND-
ING ASSESSMENT OF ARMY TRACKLESS MOV-
ING TARGET SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2024 for the Trackless Moving Target program 
of the Army, not more than 50 percent may be obligated 
or expended to procure or further develop the Trackless 
Moving Target–Infantry variant until the Secretary of the 
Army— 
(1) acting through the Commanding General of 
the Army Test and Evaluation Command, conducts 
an assessment, which shall include a live fire per-
formance comparison, of commercially available 
trackless infantry targets to determine if any such 
solutions meet the program requirements for the 
Trackless Moving Target–Infantry variant; 
(2) obtains direct soldier feedback on the cur-
rent Trackless Moving Target program, as compared 
to other commercially available and operationally de-
ployed trackless infantry targets; 
(3) certifies to the congressional defense com-
mittees that the acquisition strategy of the Army for 
the Trackless Moving Target–Infantry variant meets 
the current program requirements as set forth in the 
report of Secretary of the Army titled ‘‘Autonomous 
Robotic Targets for Small Arms Range Training’’, 
as submitted to Congress in March 2023; and 
(4) submits to the congressional defense com-
mittees the report required under subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the completion of the assessment and 
soldier feedback required under paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) detailed results of the assessment conducted 
under subsection (a)(1), including a comparison of
the Trackless Moving Target–Infantry variant under 
development by the Army to other operationally de-
ployed, commercially available targets in use by 
other armed forces; 
(2) the unaltered results of the direct soldier 
feedback obtained under subsection (a)(2) and a 
summary of such results; and 
(3) a certification that the development of the 
Trackless Moving Target–Infantry variant is in com-
pliance with the requirements of section 4061 of title 
10, United States Code. 
SEC. 112. REPORT ON BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the budget of the President for 
fiscal year 2025 is submitted to Congress pursuant to sec-
tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 
of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on Block II of the Black Hawk helicopter 
program of the Army. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) Identification of the level of funding re-
quested for the Black Hawk Block II program for 
the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 set
forth separately by fiscal year and appropriations ac-
count. 
(2) Requirements for the program that are suf-
ficient to ensure the Black Hawk helicopters of the 
Army are systematically modernized to address obso-
lescence and provide capabilities that ensure rel-
evance in the joint all domain operational environ-
ment. 
(3) A program acquisition strategy. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
SEC. 131. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR VIR-
GINIA CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, 
the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more 
multiyear contracts for the procurement of not more than 
13 Virginia class submarines. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy may 
not modify a contract entered into under subsection (a) 
if the modification would increase the target price of the 
submarine by more than 10 percent above the target price 
specified in the original contract awarded for the sub-
marine under subsection (a). 
(c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 
Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more con-
tracts, beginning in fiscal year 2024, for advance procure-
ment associated with the Virginia class submarines for 
which authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement 
contract is provided under subsection (a) and for equip-
ment or subsystems associated with the Virginia class sub-
marine program, including procurement of— 
(1) long lead time material; or 
(2) material or equipment in economic order 
quantities when cost savings are achievable. 
(d) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2025 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
(e) LIMITATION
ON TERMINATION LIABILITY.—A 
contract for the construction of Virginia class submarines 
entered into under subsection (a) shall include a clause 
that limits the liability of the United States to the con-
tractor for any termination of the contract. The maximum 
liability of the United States under the clause shall be the 
amount appropriated for the submarines covered by the 
contract regardless of the amount obligated under the con-
tract.
(f) VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE DEFINED.—The 
term ‘‘Virginia class submarine’’ means a block VI config-
ured Virginia class submarine. 
SEC. 132. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR MK– 
48 TORPEDOES. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, 
the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more 
multiyear contracts for the procurement of up to 550 MK– 
48 torpedoes. 
(b) PROCUREMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXIST-
ING CONTRACTS.—The torpedoes authorized to be pro-
cured under subsection (a) may be procured as additions 
to existing contracts covering the MK–48 torpedo pro-
gram. 
(c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 
Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more con-
tracts, beginning in fiscal year 2024, for advance procure-
ment associated with the torpedoes for which authoriza-
tion to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is pro-
vided under subsection (a), and for systems and sub-
systems associated with such torpedoes in economic order 
quantities when cost savings are achievable. 
(d) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a)
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2024 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
SEC. 133. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR AUXILIARY PER-
SONNEL LIGHTER PROGRAM. 
(a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Beginning in fiscal 
year 2024, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one 
or more contracts for the procurement of up to six Auxil-
iary Personnel Lighter class vessels and associated mate-
rial. 
(b) LIABILITY.—Any contract entered into under 
subsection (a) shall provide that— 
(1) any obligation of the United States to make 
a payment under the contract is subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations for that purpose; and 
(2) the total liability of the Federal Government 
for termination of the contract shall be limited to 
the total amount of funding obligated to the contract 
at the time of termination. 
SEC. 134. LIMITATION ON UPGRADES TO NACELLES OF MV– 
22 AIRCRAFT PENDING CERTIFICATION OF 
UPGRADE PLAN. 
No action may be taken to move the production line 
for upgrading the nacelles of MV–22 aircraft of the Ma-
rine Corps or to implement the MV–22 Tailored Nacelle 
Improvement program until the date on which the Sec-
retary of the Navy certifies to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
that the plan of the Secretary for implementing such up-
grades— 
(1) is expected to result in greater performance 
and reliability improvements to the nacelles of such 
aircraft than would otherwise be achievable by com-
pleting such upgrades at the original equipment 
manufacturer for the MV–22 aircraft during final 
aircraft assembly; 
(2) is expected to extend the projected service 
life of the nacelle; and 
(3) addresses the key readiness degradation fac-
tors. 
SEC. 135. REPORT ON NAVY SHIPBUILDING WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL INITIATIVE. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the status of the implementation of the Navy ship-
building workforce development special incentive under 
section 8696 of title 10, United States Code.
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include, at a minimum— 
(1) a description of each activity carried out 
under subsection (c)(2)(A) of such section to provide 
short- and long-term workforce housing, transpor-
tation, and other support services to facilitate at-
traction, relocation, and retention of workers; and 
(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of such 
activities. 
SEC. 136. REPORT ON USE OF GOVERNMENT DOCKS FOR 
SHIP REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. 
On an annual basis, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
that— 
(1) identifies each instance in the year pre-
ceding the date of the report in which the Navy used 
a Government dock for a ship repair and mainte-
nance availability when sufficient capacity was avail-
able in private docks during the period in which 
such repairs and maintenance were expected to be 
performed; and 
(2) for each such instance, provides an expla-
nation of the reasons the Navy used a Government 
dock rather than a private dock.
SEC. 137. LIMITATION ON USE OF GOVERNMENT-OPERATED 
DRYDOCKS. 
The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that no Gov-
ernment-operated drydock is eligible to compete for the 
award of a contract for private sector non-nuclear surface 
ship maintenance unless the Secretary determines, in ac-
cordance with section 2466 of title 10, United States 
Code, that there is not sufficient private sector dock com-
petition. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 151. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO C– 
130 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) EXTENSION OF MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIRE-
MENT.—Subsection (a)(3)(B) of section 146 of the James 
M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263) is amended by striking 
‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF 
C-130 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO NATIONAL GUARD.—Sub-
section (b)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘fis-
cal year 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2023 and 
2024’’.
SEC. 152. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORTS ON T–7A AD-
VANCED PILOT TRAINING SYSTEM. 
Section 156 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263; 136 Stat. 2460) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘through 
2028’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2033’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (9) as 
paragraph (11); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(9) A review of a schedule risk assessment 
conducted by the Secretary of the Air Force that in-
cludes risks associated with the overlap of develop-
ment, testing, and production phases of the program 
and risks related to contractor management. 
‘‘(10) A plan for determining the conditions 
under which the Secretary of the Air Force may ac-
cept production work on the T–7A Advanced Pilot 
Training System that was completed by the con-
tractor for the program in anticipation of the Air 
Force ordering additional systems, but which was 
not subject to typical production oversight because 
there was no contract for the procurement of such
additional systems in effect when such worked was 
performed.’’. 
SEC. 153. MODIFICATION TO PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN RE-
DUCTIONS 
TO 
B–1 
BOMBER 
AIRCRAFT 
SQUADRONS. 
Section 133 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 
1574) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition under sub-
section (a) shall not apply— 
‘‘(1) to a bomb wing for which the Secretary of 
the Air Force has commenced the process of replac-
ing B-1 bomber aircraft with B-21 bomber aircraft; 
or 
‘‘(2) so as to prohibit the retirement of the indi-
vidual B–1 aircraft designated 85–0089, which has 
been determined by Secretary of the Air Force to be 
no longer mission capable and uneconomical to re-
pair due to damage sustained on April 20, 2022.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘and end-
ing on September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
ending on the date on which the Secretary of the Air
Force certifies to the congressional defense commit-
tees that the Air Force has completed construction 
of not fewer than 100 B–21 aircraft.’’. 
SEC. 154. MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM INVENTORY RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR A–10 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 134(d) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2038), as amended by section 
141(b)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263), is amended by striking ‘‘153 A–10 aircraft’’ and in-
serting ‘‘135 A–10 aircraft’’. 
(b) POTENTIAL
TRANSFER
OF
CERTAIN
AIR-
CRAFT.—In the case of any A–10 aircraft that is retired, 
prepared to retire, or placed in storage using funds au-
thorized to be appropriated by this Act or by the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117–263), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
such aircraft is evaluated for potential transfer to the mili-
tary forces of a nation that is an ally or partner of the 
United States. 
(c) REPEAL.—Section 142 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92; 129 Stat. 755) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b);
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) 
as subsections (b) through (d), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)’’. 
SEC. 155. PROCUREMENT OF OVER-THE-HORIZON RADAR 
SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall procure not more than six 
over-the-horizon radar systems for detection of increas-
ingly complex threats that meet the requirements of the 
United States Northern Command. 
(b) USE OF COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES.—To the ex-
tent practicable, the Secretary shall use competitive proce-
dures for such procurement, and may use procedures other 
than competitive procedures for such procurement. 
(c) NOTIFICATION OF USE OF SOLE SOURCE CON-
TRACT.—If the Secretary makes a determination to award 
a sole source contract for the procurement of the first two 
over-the-horizon radar systems in order to meet the re-
quirements established by the Commander of the United 
States Northern Command, not later than 14 days after 
making such determination, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a notification of
such determination, including the rationale for such deter-
mination. 
(d) SUBSEQUENT CONTRACTS.—With respect to the 
procurement of the third and any subsequent over-the-ho-
rizon radar system, the Secretary shall use competitive 
procedures for such procurement. 
SEC. 156. KC–135 AIRCRAFT RECAPITALIZATION PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may not issue an ac-
quisition strategy for the KC–135 recapitalization pro-
gram until the date on which the Secretary submits to 
the congressional defense committees the following docu-
mentation: 
(1) A business case analysis and analysis of al-
ternatives for the Next Generation Air Refueling 
System that is based on a more realistic timeline 
than the analyses prepared before the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) The business case analysis of the Air Force 
for the KC–135 recapitalization program. 
(3) Validated requirements from the Joint Staff 
for the contract competition under the KC–135 re-
capitalization program.
SEC. 157. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF KC–135 AIR-
CRAFT IN PMAI OF THE RESERVE COMPO-
NENTS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2024 for the Air Force may be obligated 
or expended to reduce the number of KC–135 aircraft des-
ignated as primary mission aircraft inventory within the 
reserve components of the Air Force. 
(b) PRIMARY MISSION AIRCRAFT INVENTORY DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘primary mission air-
craft inventory’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 9062(i)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 158. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
TERMINATION OF PRODUCTION LINES FOR 
THE HH–60W AIRCRAFT. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 
for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to termi-
nate the operations of, or to prepare to terminate the oper-
ations of, a production line for HH–60W Combat Rescue 
Helicopters. 
SEC. 159. LIMITATION ON TERMINATION OF FIGHTER 
SQUADRONS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may not terminate the fighter flying mission of any fighter
squadron of the Air National Guard or the Air Force Re-
serve until a period of 180 days has elapsed following the 
date on which the Secretary submits the plan required 
under subsection (b). 
(b) PLAN REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force, in coordination with the Director of the Air 
National Guard and the Commander of the Air 
Force Reserve, shall develop a notional plan for the 
recapitalization of all fighter squadrons of the Air 
National Guard and the Air Force Reserve. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan under paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) provide options for the modernization 
of fighter squadrons of the Air National Guard 
and the Air Force Reserve and the replacement 
of the aircraft of such squadrons at a rate that 
ensures recapitalization of such squadrons with 
relevant and more capable replacement fighter 
aircraft; 
(B) ensure that each fighter squadron of 
the Air National Guard and the Air Force Re-
serve has the required minimum of primary 
mission assigned fighter aircraft to meet force 
presentation requirements of geographic com-
batant commanders for both steady-state and 
operational contingency planning and execution; 
(C) include consideration for the tem-
porary reassignment of aircraft to such squad-
rons from other components of the Air Force, 
as necessary to meet the requirements of the 
plan; and 
(D) include the Secretary of the Air 
Force’s assessment of any effects of the force 
presentation on— 
(i) combatant commanders; 
(ii) aircrew accession absorption ca-
pacity; 
(iii) industrial capacity to support any 
additional production above programmed 
quantities; and 
(iv) costs aside from normal training 
and personnel costs of unit mission transi-
tions. 
(3) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees the plan required under para-
graph (1) together with an explanation of— 
(A) any programmatic funding required to 
implement such plan; and
(B) how the plan differs from other plans 
of the Secretary of the Air Force with respect 
to fighter aircraft squadrons of the Air Na-
tional Guard and the Air Force Reserve (includ-
ing any such plans in effect as of the date of 
the submittal of the plan under paragraph (1)); 
and 
(C) any effects of the plan on operations 
and efforts to recapitalize or transition existing 
fighter aircraft squadrons of the Air National 
Guard and the Air Force Reserve as proposed 
in the future-years defense program submitted 
to Congress under section 221 of title 10, 
United States Code, for fiscal year 2024. 
SEC. 160. LIMITATION ON DIVESTMENT OF F–16 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Beginning on January 1, 2024, 
the Secretary of the Air Force may not divest, or prepare 
to divest, any covered F–16 aircraft until a period of 180 
days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary 
submits the report required under subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the following: 
(1) Any plans of the Secretary to divest covered 
F–16 aircraft during the period covered by the most
recent future-years defense program submitted to 
Congress under section 221 of title 10, United 
States Code, including— 
(A) a description of each proposed divest-
ment by fiscal year and location; 
(B) an explanation of the anticipated ef-
fects of such divestments on the missions, per-
sonnel, force structure, and budgeting of the 
Air Force; 
(C) a description of the actions the Sec-
retary intends to carry out— 
(i) to mitigate any negative effects 
identified under subparagraph (B); and 
(ii) to modify or replace the missions 
and capabilities of any units and military 
installations affected by such divestments; 
and 
(D) an assessment of how such divest-
ments may affect the ability of the Air Force to 
maintain minimum tactical aircraft inventories. 
(2) Any plans of the Secretary to procure cov-
ered F–16 aircraft. 
(c) COVERED F–16 AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered F–16 aircraft’’ means F–16C/ 
D aircraft.
SEC. 161. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF KC–46A AIR-
CRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of the Air Force may not procure more 
than 179 KC–46A aircraft during the covered period. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
waive the limitation under subsection (a) if the Secretary 
submits to the congressional defense committees written 
certification by the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics that— 
(1) there are validated needs of the Air Force 
requiring the waiver; and 
(2) with respect to the KC–46A aircraft 
planned to be procured pursuant to the waiver, cost 
estimates 
are 
complete 
for 
the 
long-term 
sustainment of the aircraft. 
(c) COVERED PERIOD DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered period’’ means the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on October 
1, 2027. 
SEC. 162. LIMITATION ON ACTIONS RELATING TO REMOTE 
VISION SYSTEMS OF KC–46A AIRCRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may not take any action described in subsection (b) until 
the date on which Secretary certifies the to the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives that—
(1) the Secretary has identified a solution to fix 
the remote vision systems of KC–46A aircraft; and 
(2) such solution resolves all issues identified in 
the category 1 deficiency reports for such systems, 
except for issues relating to the panoramic system. 
(b) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.—The actions described in 
this subsection are the following: 
(1) Approving the incorporation of version 2.0 
of the KC–46A remote vision system into production 
aircraft. 
(2) Retrofitting aircraft with version 2.0 of the 
KC–46A remote vision system. 
SEC. 163. PROHIBITION ON DECOMMISSIONING OF KC–135 
STRATOTANKERS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 
for the Air Force may be used to decommission a KC- 
135 Stratotanker. 
SEC. 164. FUNDING FOR ADVANCED PROCUREMENT FOR F– 
15EX AIRCRAFT. 
(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated in section 101 for procure-
ment, Air Force, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4101, for F–15EX Advanced Procure-
ment, line 006, is hereby increased by $30,600,000. 
(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 
in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 
to be appropriated in section 201 for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, as specified in 
the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for ad-
vanced component development and prototypes, environ-
mental security technical certification program (PE 
0603851D8Z), 
line 
076, 
is 
hereby 
reduced 
by 
$30,600,000. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
shall ensure that any F–15EX aircraft procured using 
funds made available pursuant the increase under sub-
section (a) are allocated to the Air National Guard to re-
capitalize fighter aircraft with the priority given to A–10 
squadrons without an identified replacement aircraft. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, 
and Multiservice Matters 
SEC. 181. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR DO-
MESTICALLY PROCESSED RARE EARTH ELE-
MENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, 
and from amounts made available by discretionary appro-
priations Acts from the National Defense Stockpile Trans-
action Fund (as established under section 9(a) of the Stra-
tegic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act ((50 U.S.C. 
98h(a))) after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more multiyear 
contracts for the procurement of rare earth elements that 
are processed in the United States by qualified domestic 
sources. 
(b) APPLICATION OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MA-
TERIALS STOCK PILING ACT.—A multiyear contract en-
tered into under this section shall be deemed to be an ac-
quisition under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.) of materials determined 
to be a strategic or critical material under section 3(a) 
of such Act. 
(c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 
Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more con-
tracts, beginning in fiscal year 2024, for advance procure-
ment associated with the domestically processed rare earth 
elements for which authorization to enter into a multiyear 
procurement contract is provided under subsection (a). 
(d) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after
fiscal year 2024 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘processed’’ means the processing 
or recycling of a rare earth material or magnet, in-
cluding the separation, reduction, metallization, 
alloying, milling, pressing, strip casting, and sinter-
ing of a rare earth element. 
(2) The term ‘‘qualified domestic source’’ 
means a domestic source (as defined in section 702 
of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4552)). 
(3) The term ‘‘rare earth element’’ means any 
of the following: 
(A) Cerium. 
(B) Dysprosium. 
(C) Erbium. 
(D) Europium. 
(E) Gadolinium. 
(F) Holmium. 
(G) Lanthanum. 
(H) Lutetium. 
(I) Neodymium. 
(J) Praseodymium. 
(K) Promethium.
(L) Samarium. 
(M) Scandium. 
(N) Terbium. 
(O) Thulium. 
(P) Ytterbium. 
(Q) Yttrium. 
SEC. 182. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN 
TACTICAL VEHICLES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may 
not include in a solicitation for a tactical tracked vehicle 
or tactical wheeled vehicle a requirement that such vehicle 
use proprietary armor. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 
to a contract for the procurement of a tactical tracked ve-
hicle or tactical wheeled vehicle entered into before the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO BUY STRA-
TEGIC MATERIALS FROM AMERICAN SOURCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4863(a)(1) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘tactical tracked vehicles, tactical wheeled vehicles,’’ 
after ‘‘automotive items,’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that 
is the later of—
(A) the date of the enactment of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2025; or 
(B) September 30, 2024. 
SEC. 183. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN BATTERY TECH-
NOLOGY. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 
or any subsequent fiscal year for the Department of De-
fense may be obligated or expended to procure battery 
technology produced by any of the following: Contem-
porary Amperex Technology Company, Limited (also 
known as ‘‘CATL’’); BYD Company, Limited; Envision 
Energy, Limited; EVE Energy Company, Limited; Gotion 
High tech Company, Limited; Hithium Energy Storage 
Technology company, Limited; or any subsidiary or affil-
iate of such companies. 
SEC. 184. PLAN TO EXPEDITE INTEGRATION OF LONG- 
RANGE ANTI-SHIP MISSILES INTO LEGACY 
AIRCRAFT FLEETS. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a plan to expedite the full integration of the Long- 
Range Anti-Ship Missile into covered legacy aircraft fleets. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to each covered legacy aircraft fleet, 
the following: 
(1) An analysis of the operational benefits of 
integrating Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles into the 
fleet. 
(2) The feasibility of integrating the Universal 
Armament Interface on Long-Range Anti-Ship Mis-
sile weapon platforms. 
(3) The timeline, cost, and any increased pro-
duction capacity requirements associated with such 
plan. 
(4) Identification of any obstacles to the timely 
integration of such capability. 
(5) 
Recommendations 
for 
expediting 
the 
timeline described under paragraph (3), including an 
explanation of any resources required to expedite 
such timeline. 
(6) Recommendations for mitigating the obsta-
cles identified under paragraph (4), including an ex-
planation of any resources required to mitigate such 
obstacles.
(c) COVERED LEGACY AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered legacy aircraft fleet’’ means— 
(1) the B–52 bomber aircraft fleet; 
(2) the F–16 fighter aircraft fleet; and 
(3) any other aircraft fleet the Secretary of De-
fense determines appropriate for inclusion in the 
plan under subsection (a). 
SEC. 185. CATEGORIZATION AND TRACKING OF F–35 AIR-
CRAFT PARTS. 
Not later the 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) determine whether F–35 aircraft parts are 
to be categorized as Government-furnished property; 
and 
(2) develop a system for continuously tracking 
such parts, regardless of the determination made 
under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 186. REPORT ON DIVESTMENT OF MAJOR WEAPON 
SYSTEMS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Concurrent with the sub-
mission to Congress of the budget of the President for 
fiscal year 2025 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report that—
(1) identifies each major weapon system the 
Secretary proposes to divest in the period of five fis-
cal years following the date of the report; and 
(2) for each proposed divestment, includes an 
explanation of— 
(A) the timeline for the divestment; 
(B) any cost savings associated with the 
divestment; 
(C) the rationale for the divestment; and 
(D) the expected status of the weapon sys-
tem after divestment. 
(b) MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘major weapon system’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 3455(f) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2024 for the use of the Department of Defense 
for research, development, test, and evaluation, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4201.
Subtitle 
B—Program 
Require-
ments, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions 
SEC. 211. NAVAL AIR WARFARE RAPID CAPABILITIES OF-
FICE. 
Chapter 803 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8029. Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department of the Navy a program office to be known 
as the Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office (in 
this section referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) LOCATION.—The Office shall be co-located with 
the headquarters of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weap-
ons Division. 
‘‘(c) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The head of the Office shall 
be the designee of the Secretary of the Navy, and shall 
report to the Chief of Naval Operations. 
‘‘(d) MISSION.—The mission of the Office shall be— 
‘‘(1) to contribute to the development and test-
ing of low-cost, rapid reaction targeting and weapon 
systems, electronic warfare and other non-kinetic ca-
pabilities, and integrated targeting solutions to fulfill 
naval and joint military operational requirements; 
and
‘‘(2) to contribute to the rapid development, 
testing, and fielding of new unclassified and classi-
fied naval air warfare capabilities. 
‘‘(e) ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES.—The acquisition 
authorities of the Office are as follows: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure 
that the head of the Office may use available alter-
native or rapid acquisition pathways for procure-
ment. 
‘‘(2) The Joint Capabilities Integration and De-
velopment System process shall not apply to acquisi-
tions by the Office. 
‘‘(f) REQUIRED PROGRAM ELEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall ensure, within budget program elements for 
naval air warfare programs, that— 
‘‘(A) there are separate, dedicated program 
elements for naval air warfare rapid capabili-
ties; and 
‘‘(B) the Office executes the responsibil-
ities of the Office using such program elements. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Office shall man-
age the program elements for naval air warfare 
rapid capabilities required by paragraph (1). 
‘‘(g) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the 
Navy shall establish a Board of Directors for the Of-
fice (to be known as the ‘Naval Air Warfare Rapid 
Capabilities Board of Directors’) to provide coordi-
nation, oversight, and approval of projects of the Of-
fice. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERS.—The Board of Directors shall 
include the following members: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary of the Navy. 
‘‘(B) The Chief of Naval Operations. 
‘‘(C) The Commander of the Naval Air 
Systems Command. 
‘‘(D) The Commander, Naval Air Forces. 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On an annual basis, the 
head of the Office shall submit to the Naval Air 
Warfare Rapid Capabilities Board of Directors and 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on the 
activities of the Office. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under para-
graph (1) shall include, with respect to the year pre-
ceding the date of the report, a description of— 
‘‘(A) funding allocations for the projects of 
the Office;
‘‘(B) the naval air warfare capability gaps 
addressed by the Office; 
‘‘(C) the progress of the Office in devel-
oping, testing, and fielding capabilities de-
scribed in subsection (d); and 
‘‘(D) any barriers to the ability of the Of-
fice to carry out its mission, including any legis-
lative or regulatory barriers.’’. 
SEC. 212. CLARIFICATION OF ROLE OF PARTNERSHIP 
INTERMEDIARIES TO PROMOTE DEFENSE RE-
SEARCH AND EDUCATION. 
Section 4124(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘that assists’’ and inserting 
‘‘that— 
‘‘(A) assists’’; 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) facilitates technology transfer from 
industry or academic institutions to a Center.’’.
SEC. 213. MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT OF BIOINDUSTRIAL MANU-
FACTURING PROCESSES. 
Section 215(c)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 4841 note) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘active pharmaceutical ingredients, key starting mate-
rials for such ingredients,’’ after ‘‘commodity chemicals,’’. 
SEC. 214. CERTAIN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR UNI-
VERSITY RESEARCH FUNDED BY THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) DISCLOSURES REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall require the principal investigator 
of any covered research program at an institution of high-
er education to accurately and completely disclose to the 
Department of Defense the following: 
(1) At the time of application for funding from 
the Department of Defense for a covered research 
program, disclose, with respect to each researcher 
who is expected to participate in the program— 
(A) date and place of birth, country of citi-
zenship, and immigration status in the case of 
a foreign national; 
(B) educational background from under-
graduate education onwards;
(C) professional and employment back-
ground, as applicable, including any history of 
working for a foreign government or on foreign 
government sponsored projects; 
(D) all previous and concurrent research, 
academic and corporate positions, ties, or rela-
tionships; 
(E) past and current affiliation with for-
eign governments, including foreign political 
parties or organizations, and military ties, as 
applicable, in case of foreign national; 
(F) past or current involvement in any for-
eign talent programs; 
(G) memberships in foreign and United 
States academic and professional associations 
and organizations; and 
(H) a list of all publications published any-
where in any language, peer reviewed or non- 
peer reviewed, including all mentions of foreign 
funding, research collaborations, and in kind 
support that supported the research and publi-
cation. 
(2) Disclose the information specified in para-
graph (1) with respect to any researcher who joins 
a covered program after funding is awarded by the
Department of Defense not later than 90 days after 
the researcher joins the program. 
(3) Beginning not later than one year after 
funding is awarded by the Department of Defense 
for a covered program, and annually thereafter 
through the end of the award period, disclose— 
(A) any direct, indirect, formal, or infor-
mal collaboration that the principal investi-
gator, either independently or as the lead of the 
covered program, enters into with any third- 
party persons or entities, including the identity 
and nationality of the third party collaborator, 
the nature of the collaboration (whether direct, 
indirect, formal or informal) and the terms and 
conditions of such collaboration; and 
(B) any change of status with regard to a 
researcher who was the subject of a disclosure 
under paragraphs (1) or (2), including any de-
parture of such researcher from the program, 
the terms of such departure, change of immi-
gration status, and change in foreign ties and 
collaboration. 
(b) FORM; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY
OF INFORMA-
TION.—Each disclosure under subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form and shall be made available
on a publicly accessible website of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) The term ‘‘covered research program’’ 
means any research program, research project, or 
other research activity (including classified and un-
classified research) that is— 
(A) conducted by an institution of higher 
education; and 
(B) funded, in whole or in part, by the De-
partment of Defense. 
(2) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 102 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) 
and includes any department, program, project, fac-
ulty, researcher, or other individual, entity, or activ-
ity of such institution. 
(3) The term ‘‘researcher’’ means any person 
who has access to research information under a cov-
ered research program, including the principal inves-
tigator and any graduate students, post-doctoral fel-
lows, or visiting scholars participating in such pro-
gram.
SEC. 215. CONSORTIA TO ASSIST IN PROTECTION OF SEN-
SITIVE RESEARCH PERFORMED ON BEHALF 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering, may enter into contracts or other agreements 
with one or more eligible consortia to assist institutions 
of higher education in protecting sensitive research per-
formed on behalf of the Department of Defense. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—A eligible consortium that enters 
into a contract or other agreement with the Secretary of 
Defense under subsection (a) shall carry out activities to 
assist institutions of higher education in protecting sen-
sitive research performed on behalf of the Department of 
Defense. Such activities may include— 
(1) conducting effective due diligence in vetting 
visiting scholars; 
(2) assisting institutions in meeting applicable 
research security requirements, including through 
the use of common procedures and practices and 
shared infrastructure, as appropriate; 
(3) providing training to employees and offices 
of the institution that have responsibilities relating 
to research security; and
(4) providing advice and assistance to institu-
tions in establishing and maintaining research secu-
rity programs. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting consortia to re-
ceive a contract or other agreement under subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Defense shall consider the following: 
(1) The geographic diversity of the members of 
the consortium and the extent to which the consor-
tium is able to maximize coverage of different re-
gions of the United States. 
(2) Any ratings of members of the consortium 
made by the Defense Counterintelligence and Secu-
rity Agency as part of the Agency’s annual Security 
Vulnerability Assessment ratings. 
(3) Whether and to what extent the consortium 
uses best practices for research security as outlined 
by the National Institutes of Science and Tech-
nology. 
(4) Demonstrated excellence in security pro-
grams, including receipt of awards for excellence in 
counterintelligence and outstanding achievement in 
industrial security. 
(d) PERFORMANCE METRICS.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall establish metrics to measure the performance
of each consortium with which the Secretary enters into 
a contract or other agreement under subsection (a). 
(e) NOTIFICATION AND REPORT.—For any year in 
which the Secretary of Defense exercises the authority 
provided under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report that— 
(1) identifies each eligible consortium with 
which the Secretary entered into a contract or other 
agreement under such subsection; and 
(2) evaluates the performance of the eligible 
consortium. 
(f) ELIGIBLE CONSORTIUM DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible consortium’’ has the meaning given 
by the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 216. CONSORTIUM ON USE OF ADDITIVE MANUFAC-
TURING FOR ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE 
CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Army shall establish a consortium to facilitate the use 
of additive manufacturing for the development of aviation 
and missile capabilities for the Army. The consortium 
shall be known as the ‘‘Consortium on Additive Manufac-
turing for Aviation and Missile Capability Development’’ 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Consortium’’).
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Consortium shall be com-
posed of qualified organizations, selected by the Secretary 
of the Army, that have functions and expertise relevant 
to additive manufacturing and aviation and missile pro-
grams of the Army. At a minimum, the consortium shall 
include— 
(1) the Army Aviation and Missile Command; 
(2) the Army Combat Capabilities Development 
Command Aviation & Missile Center; 
(3) the Army Space and Missile Defense Com-
mand; 
(4) one or more organizations from private sec-
tor industry; 
(5) one or more institutions of higher education 
or other research institutions; and 
(6) departments and agencies of the Federal 
Government with demonstrated expertise in the use 
of additive manufacturing in space flight. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—The Consortium shall— 
(1) facilitate the use of additive manufacturing 
for the aviation and missile programs of the Army 
to significantly reduce logistic footprints, material 
costs, delivery lead-times, and extended logistical 
supply chain dependencies that often challenge
weapon system readiness for forward deployed 
warfighters; 
(2) develop standards and a certification proc-
ess for the use of additive manufacturing in aviation 
and missile programs of the Army, including addi-
tive material and part certification requirements for 
additive manufactured items intended for use in 
military aircraft and missiles; and 
(3) explore ways to adapt and apply the stand-
ards developed under paragraph (2) across other 
aviation and missile programs of the Department of 
Defense to enhance efficiency, cost savings, readi-
ness levels, and safety. 
SEC. 217. SUPPORT FOR DEFENSE INNOVATION ACTIVITIES 
OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANI-
ZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations and except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering, is authorized 
to make funds available to the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization for the joint fund established for the Defence 
Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic initiative 
(commonly known as ‘‘DIANA’’).
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be made available for the Defence Innovation Accelerator 
for the North Atlantic initiative under subsection (a) may 
be used for the Energy Resilience Challenge of the 
inititative unless the Secretary of Defense determines 
that— 
(1) all viable energy sources, including nuclear 
energy, are considered and supported equally under 
the Challenge; and 
(2) all power generation technologies supported 
through the Challenge— 
(A) are self-contained and capable of oper-
ating entirely outside the traditional grid; and 
(B) provide sufficient baseload support for 
the necessary functions of the customer without 
depending on intermittent energy sources for 
core functions. 
(c) REPORT.—Note later than six months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every six months 
thereafter until the date specified in subsection (c), the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committees on Armed Services and 
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on expenditures 
and activities related to carrying out the requirements of
this section, including the compliance of the Secretary 
with the requirements of subsection (b). 
(d) SUNSET.—The authority under this section shall 
terminate on the date that is five years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 218. NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE FAMILY OF 
SYSTEMS 
DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM 
AC-
COUNTABILITY MATRICES. 
(a) SUBMITTAL OF MATRICES.—Concurrent with the 
President’s annual budget request submitted to Congress 
under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for 
fiscal year 2025— 
(1) the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees and the 
Comptroller General of the United States the mat-
rices described in subsection (b) relating to the Next 
Generation Air Dominance piloted fighter aircraft 
and the autonomous, uncrewed Collaborative Com-
bat Aircraft programs of the Air Force; and 
(2) the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees and the Comp-
troller General of the United States the matrices de-
scribed in subsection (b) relating to the Next Gen-
eration Air Dominance piloted fighter aircraft and 
the autonomous, uncrewed Collaborative Combat
Aircraft programs of the Navy and the Marine 
Corps. 
(b) MATRICES DESCRIBED.—The matrices described 
in this subsection are the following: 
(1) ENGINEERING
MANUFACTURING
AND
DE-
VELOPMENT GOALS.—A matrix that identifies, in six 
month increments, key milestones, development and 
testing events, and specific performance goals for 
the engineering manufacturing and development 
phase (referred to in this section as the ‘‘EMD 
phase’’) of the programs described in subsection (a), 
and which shall be subdivided, at a minimum, ac-
cording to the following: 
(A) Technology readiness levels of major 
components and subsystems and key dem-
onstration and testing events. 
(B) Design maturity. 
(C) Software maturity. 
(D) Subsystem and system-level integra-
tion maturity. 
(E) Manufacturing readiness levels for 
critical manufacturing operations and key dem-
onstration and testing events. 
(F) Manufacturing operations.
(G) System verification, validation, and 
key flight test events. 
(H) Reliability. 
(I) Availability for flight operations. 
(J) Maintainability. 
(2) COST.—A matrix expressing, in six month 
increments, the total cost for the Secretary’s service 
cost position for the EMD phase and low initial rate 
of production lots of the programs described in sub-
section (a) and a matrix expressing the total cost for 
the prime contractor’s estimate for such EMD phase 
and production lots, both of which shall be phased 
over the entire EMD period and subdivided accord-
ing to the costs of the following: 
(A) Air vehicle. 
(B) Propulsion. 
(C) Mission systems. 
(D) Vehicle subsystems. 
(E) Air vehicle software. 
(F) Systems engineering. 
(G) Program management. 
(H) System test and evaluation. 
(I) Support and training systems. 
(J) Contract fee. 
(K) Engineering changes.
(L) Direct mission support, including Con-
gressional General Reductions. 
(M) Government testing. 
(N) Ancillary aircraft equipment. 
(O) Initial spares. 
(P) Contractor support. 
(Q) Modifications. 
(c) SEMIANNUAL UPDATE OF MATRICES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the Secretaries concerned 
submit the matrices required by subsection (a), con-
current with the submittal of each annual budget re-
quest to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, 
United States Code, thereafter, and not later than 
180 days after each such submittal, each Secretary 
concerned shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees and the Comptroller General of the 
United States updates to the matrices described in 
subsection (b). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each update submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall detail progress made toward the 
goals identified in the matrix described in subsection 
(b)(1) and provide updated cost estimates as de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2).
(3) TREATMENT
OF
INITIAL
MATRICES
AS 
BASELINE.—The initial matrices submitted pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall be treated as the baseline for 
the full EMD phase and low-rate initial production 
of the programs described in subsection (a) for pur-
poses of the updates submitted pursuant to para-
graph (1) of this subsection. 
(d) ASSESSMENT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF 
THE UNITED STATES.—Not later than the date that is 
60 days after the date on which the Comptroller General 
of the United States receives an update to a matrix under 
subsection (c)(1), the Comptroller General shall review the 
sufficiency of such matrix and submit to the congressional 
defense committees an assessment of such matrix, includ-
ing by identifying cost, schedule, or performance trends. 
(e) KEY
PERFORMANCE
PARAMETER
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each Secretary concerned 
shall develop key performance parameters (referred 
to in this section as ‘‘cost KPPs)’’ for the threshold 
and objective costs of the programs described in sub-
section (a) under the jurisdiction of such Secretary 
and shall include those values as program perform-
ance requirements in any capability development 
document or system requirements document for the
program involved. Each cost KPP shall include, for 
each cost category specified in paragraph (2)— 
(A) a threshold value indicating the high-
est acceptable cost for that category, as deter-
mined by the Secretary concerned; and 
(B) an objective value indicating the lowest 
cost expected to be achieved for that category, 
as determined by the Secretary concerned. 
(2) COST
CATEGORIES
SPECIFIED.—The cost 
categories specified in this paragraph are the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Flyaway unit cost. 
(B) Gross/weapon system unit cost. 
(C) Aircraft cost-per-tail-per-year. 
(D) Aircraft cost-per-flight-hour. 
(f) COST LIMITATIONS FOR COLLABORATIVE COM-
BAT AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) CATEGORIZATION OF AIRCRAFT.—Each Sec-
retary concerned shall categorize each Collaborative 
Combat Aircraft to be procured by such Secretary 
into one of following categories: 
(A) EXPENDABLE CCA.—An aircraft shall 
be categorized as ‘‘expendable CCA’’ if it is an 
aerospace vehicle that is designed not to return 
to a basing location after its mission sortie pro-
file is executed and is characterized as an ac-
ceptable combat loss. 
(B) ATTRITABLE CCA.—An aircraft shall 
be categorized as ‘‘attritable CCA’’ if it is an 
aerospace vehicle that is designed to be used for 
multiple mission sortie profiles but may not re-
turn to a basing location after a mission sortie 
profile is flown and is characterized as an occa-
sional combat loss. 
(C) EXQUISITE CCA.—An aircraft shall be 
categorized as ‘‘exquisite CCA’’ if it is an aero-
space vehicle designed to be used for multiple 
mission sortie profiles and is intended to return 
to a basing location after each sortie profile is 
flown and is not considered an acceptable com-
bat loss. 
(2) COST
LIMITATIONS
BY
CATEGORY.—Each 
Secretary concerned shall ensure that the flyaway 
unit cost (including the cost of any onboard mission 
systems)— 
(A) for an aircraft categorized as expend-
able CCA under paragraph (1)(A), does not ex-
ceed $3,000,000.00;
(B) for an aircraft categorized as attritable 
CCA under paragraph (1)(B), does not exceed 
$10,000,000.00; and 
(C) for an aircraft categorized as exquisite 
CCA under paragraph (1)(C), does not exceed 
$25,000,000.00. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(1) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to 
aircraft programs of the Navy and the Marine 
Corps; and 
(2) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect 
to aircraft programs of the Air Force. 
SEC. 219. CONTINUOUS CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT AND 
DELIVERY PROGRAM FOR F–35 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF MAJOR SUBPROGRAM.—In ac-
cordance with section 4203 of title 10, United States 
Code, the Secretary of Defense shall designate all Block 
4 and Technical Refresh–3 elements of the F–35 aircraft 
acquisition program, collectively, as a single major subpro-
gram of the F–35 aircraft acquisition program. 
(b) PROCUREMENT OF F-35 DEVELOPMENTAL TEST-
ING AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From the aircraft described 
in paragraph (2), the Program Executive Officer for
the F–35 aircraft program shall designate for Lot 
18 production, two F–35A aircraft, two F–35B air-
craft, and two F–35C aircraft to be manufactured 
and delivered in a necessary configuration that 
would adequately support future F–35 develop-
mental testing activities. 
(2) AIRCRAFT
DESCRIBED.—The aircraft de-
scribed in this paragraph are F–35 aircraft author-
ized to be procured using funds made available for 
fiscal year 2024. 
SEC. 220. PROCESS TO ENSURE THE RESPONSIBLE DEVEL-
OPMENT AND USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTEL-
LIGENCE. 
(a) PROCESS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
Officer, shall develop and implement a process— 
(1) to assess whether an artificial intelligence 
technology used by the Department of Defense is 
functioning responsibly; 
(2) to report and remediate any artificial intel-
ligence technology that is determined not to be func-
tioning responsibly; and 
(3) in a case in which efforts to remediate such 
technology have been unsuccessful, to discontinue
the use of the technology until effective remediation 
is achievable. 
(b) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—In developing 
and implementing the process required under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) develop clear criteria to determine if an ar-
tificial intelligence technology is functioning respon-
sibly, which shall include consideration of such cri-
teria previously developed by the Department of De-
fense 
and 
the 
identification 
of 
potential 
vulnerabilities in the military systems and infra-
structure of the United States that could be ex-
ploited by adversarial artificial intelligence applica-
tions used by the People’s Republic of China, the 
Russian Federation, and other nefarious actors of 
concern; 
(2) take steps to integrate such process across 
the organizations and elements of the Department of 
Defense, including the combatant commands; and 
(3) provide information on such process to rel-
evant personnel of the Department of Defense in-
cluding— 
(A) personnel responsible for developing 
and deploying artificial intelligence technologies;
(B) end users of such technologies, includ-
ing members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, 
Marine Corps, and Space Force who use such 
technologies in military operations; and 
(C) such other personnel as the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
(c) DEADLINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall— 
(1) commence the implementation of the proc-
ess required under subsection (a) not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) fully implement such process not later than 
one year after such date of enactment. 
(d) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than 160 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 on the progress of the Secretary in developing 
and implementing the process required under subsection 
(a). At a minimum, such briefing shall include an expla-
nation of the criteria developed by the Secretary under 
subsection (b)(1). 
(e) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a re-
port on the progress of the Secretary in developing and 
implementing the process required under subsection (a), 
including the progress of the Secretary with respect to 
each element specified in subsection (b). 
SEC. 221. PILOT PROGRAM TO COMMERCIALIZE PROTO-
TYPES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR 
FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air 
Force, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall 
carry out a pilot program to award grants to applicants 
for a project to commercialize a prototype of the Depart-
ment of the Air Force. 
(b) FUNDING.—In carrying out the pilot program 
under this section, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
only expend amounts designated as budget activity 6 
(RDT&E management support) as that budget activity 
classification is set forth in volume 2B, chapter 5 of the 
Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 
(DOD 7000.14-R). 
(c) AMOUNT.—A single award under this section may 
not exceed $10,000,000.
(d) APPLICATION.—An applicant desiring to partici-
pate in the pilot program under this section submit an 
application to the Secretary of the Air Force in such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. 
(e) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram under this section, the Secretary of the Air Force 
may consult with— 
(1) service acquisition executives (as defined in 
section 101 of title 10, United States Code); 
(2) eligible entities that carry out activities pur-
suant to a procurement technical assistance program 
funded under chapter 388 of title 10, United States 
Code; and 
(3) such other individuals and organizations as 
the Secretary determined appropriate. 
(f) BRIEFING.—Not later than December 31, 2024, 
the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics shall provide to the congres-
sional defense committees a briefing on the implementa-
tion of the pilot program under this section and any re-
lated policy issues. 
(g) REPORT.—Each time the Assistant Secretary of 
the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 
awards a grant under this section, the Assistant Secretary
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a no-
tification on such exercise. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The pilot program established 
under this section shall terminate on the date that is five 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 222. PILOT PROGRAM ON NEAR-TERM QUANTUM COM-
PUTING APPLICATIONS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary, 
in partnership with the entities specified in subsection (b), 
establishes and operates a program that enables organiza-
tions of the Department of Defense, including the Armed 
Forces, to test and evaluate how quantum and quantum- 
hybrid applications may be used— 
(1) to solve technical problems and research 
challenges identified under section 234(e) of the 
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 
U.S.C. 4001 note) and such other near-term tech-
nical problems and challenges facing the Department 
and the Armed Forces as the Secretary may iden-
tify; and 
(2) to provide capabilities needed by the De-
partment and the Armed Forces in the near-term.
(b) ENTITIES SPECIFIED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall seek to carry out the pilot program under subsection 
(a) in partnership with— 
(1) a federally funded research and development 
center; and 
(2) one or more private-sector entities with ex-
pertise in quantum computing and quantum infor-
mation science. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—Under the pilot program, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in partnership with the entities speci-
fied in subsection (b), shall— 
(1) convene a group of experts and organiza-
tions to identify challenges faced by the Department 
of Defense, including the Armed Forces, that have 
the potential to be addressed by quantum and quan-
tum-hybrid applications; 
(2) develop and deploy demonstrations, proofs 
of concept, pilot programs, and other measures to 
address the challenges identified under paragraph 
(1) using quantum and quantum-hybrid applications; 
(3) ensure that any quantum or quantum-hy-
brid application based solutions identified under the 
program are capable of development and deployment 
in 24 months or less;
(4) assess and utility of commercial quantum 
and quantum-hybrid applications for meeting the 
near-term needs of warfighters; and 
(5) seek to build and strengthen relationships 
between the Department of Defense and nontradi-
tional defense contractors (as defined in section 
3014 of title 10, United States Code) in the tech-
nology industry that may have unused or underused 
solutions to specific operational challenges of the De-
partment relating to quantum and quantum-hybrid 
applications. 
(d) BRIEFING AND REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than March 
1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a briefing that— 
(A) identifies the federally funded research 
and development center and any private-sector 
entities the Secretary has partnered with for 
purposes of carrying out the pilot program 
under subsection (a); and 
(B) describe the plan of the Secretary for 
developing and operating the program. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—On an annual basis dur-
ing each year in which the pilot program under sub-
section (a) is carried out, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report that includes— 
(A) a description of the problem sets and 
capabilities that were evaluated by organiza-
tions of the Department of Defense under the 
program; 
(B) an explanation of whether and to what 
extent the program resulted in the identification 
of potential solutions based on quantum and 
quantum-hybrid applications; 
(C) any potential barriers to the use of 
quantum and quantum-hybrid applications to 
solve near-term problems for the Department of 
Defense, including the Armed Forces; and 
(D) recommendations regarding how the 
Department of Defense can better leverage and 
deploy quantum and quantum-hybrid applica-
tions to address near-term military applications 
and operational needs. 
(e) DEADLINE
FOR COMMENCEMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall commence the pilot program under 
this section not later than March 1, 2024.
(f) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 
pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the 
date that is three years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘near-term’’ means a period of 24 
months or less. 
(2) The term ‘‘quantum and quantum-hybrid 
applications’’ means algorithms and applications 
which use quantum mechanics through quantum 
processing units, including— 
(A) quantum-classical hybrid applications 
which are applications that use both quantum 
computing and classical computing hardware 
systems; 
(B) annealing and gate systems; and 
(C) all qubit modalities (including super-
conducting, trap ion, and photonics). 
SEC. 223. PILOT PROGRAM ON ACCESS TO SMALL BUSINESS 
ADVANCED 
TECHNOLOGY 
FOR 
ARMY 
GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEMS. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Beginning not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Army shall carry out a pilot program 
under which the Secretary seeks to establish an arrange-
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ment between the U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems 
Center and a non-profit research institute operating a con-
tested logistics research center to enhance access to small 
business advanced technology through a Defense Commer-
cial Solutions Opening contract entered into under section 
3458 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 
pilot program under this section shall terminate five years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 224. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
GAIN-OF-FUNCTION RESEARCH. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 
for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex-
pended to conduct research for the purpose of enhancing 
the pathogenicity, transmissibility, or host range of a 
microorganism or virus (commonly known as ‘‘gain-of- 
function research’’). 
SEC. 225. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND-
ING DOCUMENTATION ON FUTURE ATTACK 
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT PROGRAM. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024, and 
available for the Office of the Secretary of the Army for 
the travel of persons, not more than 70 percent may be
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obligated or expended until the date on which the Sec-
retary submits to the congressional defense committees 
the analysis of alternatives document for the Future At-
tack Reconnaissance Aircraft program. 
SEC. 226. F–35 PROPULSION AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT 
MODERNIZATION PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND VALIDATION OF RE-
QUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of the Air Force (with 
respect to F–35A aircraft of the Air Force) and the 
Secretary of the Navy (with respect to F–35B and 
F–35C aircraft of the Navy and the Marine Corps) 
shall each— 
(A) establish requirements for the propul-
sion, power and cooling, thermal management, 
and electrical power systems of the F–35 air-
craft system that adequately supports the 
planned service-life and all planned mission sys-
tems hardware and software capability up-
grades for such aircraft system; 
(B) validate the requirements; and 
(C) provide the validated requirements to 
the Program Executive Officer for the F–35 
aircraft acquisition program.
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(2) COST-BENEFIT AND TECHNICAL RISK ANAL-
YSIS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Based on the require-
ments established and validated under para-
graph (1), the Program Executive Officer for 
the F–35 aircraft acquisition program shall 
conduct a complete and comprehensive cost-ben-
efit and technical risk analysis that evaluates 
and determines the upgrades and modernization 
required of the F–35 aircraft system to support 
all of the requirements established under such 
paragraph. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The cost-benefit and 
technical risk analysis conducted under sub-
paragraph (A) shall assess, at a minimum, the 
cost, risk, modernization, integration activities, 
and acquisition strategy required for the up-
grade and modernization options available for 
the following major subsystems of F–35 air-
craft: 
(i) The aircraft propulsion system and 
gearbox. 
(ii) The power and thermal manage-
ment system.
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(iii) The fuel thermal management 
system. 
(iv) The electrical power system. 
(v) The engine ice protection system. 
(vi) Mission systems hardware, avi-
onics, sensors, and weapons. 
(vii) Any additional systems of the F– 
35 aircraft system the Program Executive 
Officer determines to be relevant to sup-
port the planned service-life requirements 
for each variant of such aircraft. 
(C) LIMITATION
ON
COMMENCEMENT.— 
The Program Executive Officer may not com-
mence the analysis required under subpara-
graph (A) until the requirements established 
under paragraph (1) have been provided to the 
Officer. 
(D) INDEPENDENT
COST
ESTIMATE.—In 
developing the cost-benefit analysis under sub-
paragraph (A), the Program Executive Officer 
shall obtain an independent cost estimate from 
an organization within the Department of De-
fense that is not directly associated with the Of-
fice of the Program Executive Officer, the De-
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partment of the Air Force, or the Department 
of the Navy. 
(E) REPORT.—Following the completion of 
the analysis under subparagraph (A) but not 
later than July 1, 2024, the Program Executive 
Officer shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the results of the 
analysis. 
(3) DESIGNATION OF MAJOR SUBPROGRAM.—In 
accordance with section 4203 of title 10, United 
States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall des-
ignate all activities relating to the modernization, 
upgrade, and integration of the major subsystems 
included in the analysis under paragraph (2)(A), col-
lectively, as a single major subprogram of the F–35 
aircraft acquisition program. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘F–35 
propulsion and thermal management modernization pro-
gram’’ means the program of the Department of Defense 
to modernize the propulsion, power and cooling, thermal 
management, and electrical power systems of the F–35 
aircraft system.
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SEC. 227. TRANSFER OF DATA AND TECHNOLOGY DEVEL-
OPED UNDER THE MOSAICS PROGRAM. 
(a) TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of De-
fense may transfer data and technology developed under 
the MOSAICS program to eligible private sector entities 
to enhance cyber threat detection and protection of critical 
industrial control system assets used for electricity dis-
tribution. 
(b) AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Defense may— 
(1) enter into cooperative research and develop-
ment agreements under section 4026 of title 10, 
United States Code; and 
(2) use such other mechanisms for the transfer 
of technology and data as are authorized by law. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘eligible private sector entity’’ 
means a private sector entity that— 
(A) has functions relevant to the civil elec-
tricity sector; and 
(B) is determined by the Secretary of De-
fense to be eligible to receive data and tech-
nology transferred under subsection (a). 
(2) The term ‘‘MOSAICS program’’ means the 
More Situational Awareness for Industrial Control
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Systems Joint Capabilities Technology Demonstra-
tion program of the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 228. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND-
ING REPORT AND CERTIFICATION ON THE 
WARFIGHTER MACHINE INTERFACE OF THE 
ARMY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2024 for research, development, test, and evalua-
tion, Army, for the Warfighting Machine Interface pro-
gram, not more than 25 percent may be obligated or ex-
pended until the date on which the report required by the 
Joint Explanatory Statement to accompany the James M. 
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023 (Public Law 117–263) under the heading ‘‘Informa-
tion on use of commercial software for the warfighter ma-
chine interface of the Army’’ is submitted to the congres-
sional defense committees. 
(b) CERTIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE PLAN.—Not 
later than 60 days after the date of the submittal of the 
report described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Army shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees— 
(1) a certification indicating whether or not the 
procurement process for current and future incre-
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ments of the Warfighter Machine Interface is in 
compliance with the requirements of section 3453 of 
title 10, United States Code; or 
(2) in the event the Secretary of the Army cer-
tifies under paragraph (1) that procurement process 
for the Warfighter Machine Interface is not in com-
pliance with the requirements of section 3453 of title 
10, United States Code, a plan to bring such pro-
curement process into compliance with such section. 
SEC. 229. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION 
WITH CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for any fiscal year 
for the Department of Defense may be provided directly 
or indirectly to an institution of higher education for con-
ducting fundamental research in collaboration with any of 
the following: 
(1) An entity of concern. 
(2) An academic institution of a military, law 
enforcement, intelligence, or security agency of the 
People’s Republic of China, including any institution 
specified in subsection (e) or identified on the list 
published under subsection (g)(1) (as applicable), or
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any individual or entity acting for or on behalf of 
such an institution. 
(3) Any component of the defense laboratory 
system in the People’s Republic of China, includ-
ing— 
(A) any Defense Science and Technology 
National Laboratory, Defense Science and 
Technology Key Laboratory, Defense Core Lab-
oratory, or any other laboratory specified in 
subsection (f) or identified on the list published 
under subsection (g)(2) (as applicable); or 
(B) any individual or entity acting for or 
on behalf of such a laboratory. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 
the limitation under subsection (a), on a case-by-case 
basis, with respect to a principal investigator at an institu-
tion of higher education, if the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that such a waiver is in the national security inter-
ests of the United States. 
(c) CERTIFICATIONS OF COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) FUNDING CERTIFICATION.—As a condition 
of receiving funds from the Department of Defense, 
an institution of higher education shall certify to the 
Secretary of Defense that the principal investigator
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of the project of the institution that is applying for 
funding from the Department of Defense— 
(A) is not conducting fundamental re-
search in collaboration with an entity described 
in subsection (a) as of the date of the certifi-
cation; and 
(B) will not conduct fundamental research 
in collaboration with such an entity during the 
period for which such funding is received. 
(2) CONTRACT CERTIFICATION.—As a condition 
of maintaining a contract with the Department of 
Defense, an institution of higher education shall— 
(A) using publicly available information, 
perform due diligence on any academic institu-
tion or laboratory the institution is collabo-
rating with, or intends to collaborate with, 
under the contract; and 
(B) certify to the Secretary of Defense 
that the principal investigator of the project of 
the institution to which the contract pertains— 
(i) has not conducted fundamental re-
search in collaboration with an entity de-
scribed in subsection (a) at any time dur-
ing the period in which such contract was
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in effect, up to and including the date of 
the certification; and 
(ii) will not conduct fundamental re-
search in collaboration with such an entity 
during any period in which such contract 
is in effect. 
(3) FREQUENCY.—An institution of higher edu-
cation shall— 
(A) submit the certification under para-
graph (1) on an annual basis during each year 
in which the institution receives funds from the 
Department of Defense; and 
(B) submit the certification under para-
graph (2) on an annual basis during each year 
in which a contract is in effect between the in-
stitution and the Department. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On an annual basis, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the compliance 
of the Department of Defense and institutions of 
higher education with the requirements of this sec-
tion. Each report shall include, for each waiver 
issued under subsection (b) in the period covered by 
the report—
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(A) a justification for the waiver; and 
(B) a detailed description of the type and 
extent of any collaboration between an institu-
tion of higher education and an entity described 
in subsection (a) allowed pursuant to the waiv-
er, including identification of the institution 
and entities involved, the type of technology in-
volved, the duration of the collaboration and 
terms and conditions on intellectual property 
assignment, as applicable, under the collabora-
tion agreement. 
(2) FORM; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each report 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form and shall be made available on a publicly 
accessible website of the Department of Defense. 
(e) CHINESE ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS SPECIFIED.— 
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
continuing until the date of the publication of the first 
updated list under subsection (g)(1), the academic institu-
tions referred to in subsection (a)(2) are the following: 
(1) Military academic and research institutions 
of the People’s Republic of China identified by the 
China Aerospace Studies Institute (or successor or-
ganization) of the Department of Air Force on the 
publicly available list titled ‘‘Academic and Research
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Institutions of the People’s Republic of China, the 
Communist Party of China, including the CCP Peo-
ple’s Liberation Army and the People’s Armed Po-
lice’’. 
(2) Academic institutions of the Chinese law en-
forcement, including the following: 
(A) People’s Public Security University of 
China. 
(B) Chinese People’s Police University. 
(C) Criminal Investigation University of 
China. 
(D) Railway Police College. 
(E) Nanjing Forest Police College. 
(3) Academic institutions of Chinese intelligence 
and security agencies, including the University of 
International Relations. 
(4) Chinese civilian institutions identified by the 
Department of Defense for engaging in problematic 
activities on the list included in the publication of 
the Department of Defense titled ‘‘Countering Un-
wanted Influence in Department-Funded Research 
at Institutions of Higher Education’’ and dated 
June 30, 2023. 
(5) Any successor to an institution specified in 
paragraphs (1) through (4).
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(f) CHINESE
DEFENSE
LABORATORIES
SPECI-
FIED.—Beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and continuing until the date of the publication of the 
first list under subsection (g)(2), the components of the 
defense laboratory system in the People’s Republic of 
China referred to in subsection (a)(3) are the following: 
(1) The laboratories identified by the China 
Aerospace Studies Institute (or successor organiza-
tion) of the Department of Air Force on the publicly 
available list titled ‘‘Academic and Research Institu-
tions of the People’s Republic of China, the Com-
munist Party of China, including the CCP People’s 
Liberation Army and the People’s Armed Police’’. 
(2) Any successor to a laboratory specified in 
paragraph (1). 
(g) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less 
frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall— 
(1) publish an updated list of academic institu-
tions of the People’s Republic of China for purposes 
of subsection (a)(2) which shall include, at a min-
imum, each institution specified in subsection (e) (if
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still in operation) or any successor to such an insti-
tution; and 
(2) publish an updated list of entities that com-
prise the defense laboratory system of the People’s 
Republic of China for purposes of subsection (a)(3) 
which shall include, at a minimum, each laboratory 
specified in subsection (f) (if still in operation) or 
any successor to such a laboratory. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The limitation under sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to the first fiscal year 
that begins after the date that is one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and to any subsequent fiscal 
year. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘entity of concern’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 10114 of the Research 
and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 18912). 
(2) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) 
and includes— 
(A) any department, program, project, fac-
ulty, researcher, or other individual, entity, or 
activity of such institution; and
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(B) any branch of such institution within 
or outside the United States. 
(3) The term ‘‘fundamental research’’ means 
basic and applied research in science and engineer-
ing, the results of which are expected to be published 
and shared broadly within the scientific community. 
Such term does not include research that is propri-
etary or classified and subject to access restrictions 
under other provisions of Federal law. 
(4) The term ‘‘collaboration’’ means any level of 
coordinated activity between an institution of higher 
education and an entity described in subsection (a), 
whether direct or indirect, formal or informal, and 
includes— 
(A) sharing of research facilities, re-
sources, or data; 
(B) transfer, sharing, or dissemination of 
technology, information, or any technical know- 
how; 
(C) any financial or in-kind contribution 
intended to produce a research product; 
(D) sponsorship or facilitation of research 
fellowships, visas, or residence permits; 
(E) joint ventures, partnerships, or other 
formalized agreements for the purpose of con-
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ducting research or sharing resources, data, or 
technology; 
(F) inclusion of researchers as consultants, 
advisors, or members of advisory or review 
boards; and 
(G) such other activities as may be deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State and Director of 
National Intelligence. 
(5) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
SEC. 230. AUDIT TO IDENTIFY DIVERSION OF DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
FUNDING 
TO 
CHINA’S 
RE-
SEARCH LABS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Department of De-
fense Office of Inspector General shall conduct a study, 
and submit a report to Congress, regarding the amount 
of Federal funds awarded by the Department of Defense
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(whether directly or indirectly) through grants, contracts, 
subgrants, subcontracts, or any other type of agreement 
or collaboration, during the 10-year period immediately 
preceding such date of enactment, that— 
(1) was provided, whether purposely or inad-
vertently, to— 
(A) the People’s Republic of China; 
(B) the Communist Party of China; 
(C) the Wuhan Institute of Virology or any 
other organization administered by the Chinese 
Academy of Sciences; 
(D) EcoHealth Alliance Inc., including any 
subsidiaries and related organizations that are 
directly controlled by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 
or 
(E) any other lab, agency, organization, in-
dividual, or instrumentality that is owned, con-
trolled (directly or indirectly), or overseen (offi-
cially or unofficially) by any of the entities list-
ed in subparagraphs (A) through (D); or 
(2) was used to fund research or experiments 
that could have resulted in the enhancement of any 
coronavirus, influenza, Nipah, Ebola, or other patho-
gen of pandemic potential or chimeric versions of
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such a virus or pathogen in the People’s Republic of 
China or any other foreign country. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION
OF COUNTRIES
AND PATHO-
GENS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
specify— 
(1) the countries in which the research or ex-
periments described in subsection (a)(2) was con-
ducted; and 
(2) the pathogens involved in such research or 
experiments. 
Subtitle C—Energetics and Other 
Munitions Matters 
SEC. 241. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT ENERGETICS TRANSI-
TION OFFICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subchapter I of chapter 301 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 4015. Joint Energetics Transition Office 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a Joint Energetics Transition Office (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘Office’) within the Office 
of the Secretary of Defense. The Office shall carry out 
the activities described in subsection (c) and shall have 
such other responsibilities relating to energetics as the 
Secretary may specify. The Joint Program Executive Offi-
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cer for Armaments and Ammunition, as the Single Man-
ager for Conventional Ammunition designated by the Sec-
retary of the Army, shall act as executive agent for con-
ventional energetics development and shall report directly 
to the head of the Office on matters relating to energetics 
for conventional ammunition. 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall designate an individual to serve as the head of the 
Office. The head of the Office shall report directly to the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense without intervening author-
ity. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Office shall do the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Manage the development of energetics sys-
tems, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) establishing a dedicated program 
under budget activity 3 (advanced technology 
development) or budget activity 4 (advanced 
component development and prototypes) (as 
such budget activity classifications are set forth 
in volume 2B, chapter 5 of the Department of 
Defense Financial Management Regulation 
(DOD 7000.14-R))— 
‘‘(i) 
to 
mature, 
prototype, 
dem-
onstrate, and test novel energetic materials
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and technologies, including new energetics 
manufacturing technologies; and 
‘‘(ii) to integrate novel energetic mate-
rials and technologies into weapon systems; 
‘‘(B) administering a joint service quali-
fication and certification group to— 
‘‘(i) identify, review, and assess all 
laws, regulations, policies, and directives 
affecting the development and availability 
of energetic materials for defense purposes, 
including any applicable waiver authorities; 
‘‘(ii) based on such review and assess-
ment, make recommendations to the Sec-
retary of Defense regarding potential 
changes to laws, regulations, policies, and 
directives that may affect the development 
and availability of energetic materials for 
defense purposes; and 
‘‘(iii) to the extent practicable, estab-
lish uniform safety requirements for the 
qualification process for energetic mate-
rials applicable from the stage at which 
such materials are discovered through the 
stage at which such materials are inte-
grated into weapon systems; and
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‘‘(C) establishing and operating a public- 
private partnership— 
‘‘(i) to serve as a liaison to the De-
partment of State for information on the 
applicability of International Traffic in 
Arms Regulations (subchapter M of chap-
ter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regula-
tions) or successor regulations across the 
energetics enterprise of the United States 
(including Government, industry, and aca-
demia); and 
‘‘(ii) to facilitate the efficient and ef-
fective exchange of information, collabora-
tion, and sharing of resources among enti-
ties in such enterprise. 
‘‘(2) Establish prototyping demonstration pro-
grams for advanced technologies to speed the matu-
ration of new energetic materials and the integration 
of such materials into weapon systems. 
‘‘(3) Establish energetics cross-functional teams 
that include representatives of the research and de-
velopment community, acquisition program offices, 
acquisition requirements offices, and industry to 
speed the transition of energetic materials and tech-
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nologies from the research and development phase to 
integration into weapon systems. 
‘‘(4) Reassess the effectiveness and goals of in-
sensitive munitions regulations and conduct a Mil- 
Standard/Mil-Spec Review to update munitions regu-
lations to be more specific and measurable and to re-
duce or eliminate unnecessary standards. 
‘‘(5) Use technologies such as artificial intel-
ligence and machine learning to identify, assess, and 
synthesize novel energetic compounds. 
‘‘(6) Develop strategies and roadmaps, applica-
ble across the Future Years Development Program 
and Program Objective Memorandum process, for 
energetic materials and technologies to enable the 
transition of such technologies to future operational 
capabilities for the warfighter. 
‘‘(7) Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to 
support the advantage of the United States in devel-
oping energetic materials. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.—The head of the Office shall provide 
a monthly written report to the Secretary of Defense, the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, 
and Technology, the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac-
quisition and Sustainment, and the Under Secretary of
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Defense for Research and Engineering on the activities 
of the Office. Such report shall include— 
‘‘(1) a detailed update on progress and status 
for each of the responsibilities described in sub-
section (c); 
‘‘(2) any shortfalls in resources related to 
prototyping demonstration programs, emerging tech-
nical opportunities, or that result in increased costs 
or delayed performance in fulfilling the responsibil-
ities described in subsection (c); and 
‘‘(3) any other issues as determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘energetic materials’ means crit-
ical chemicals that— 
‘‘(A) release large amounts of energy in a 
short amount of time; and 
‘‘(B) are capable of being used in explo-
sives that create lethal effects in warheads. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘insensitive munitions’ means 
munitions that are designed to remain unexploded 
when exposed to stimuli representative of severe but 
credible accidents.’’. 
(b) PROGRESS REPORTS.—
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(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an initial 
report on the status of the establishment of the 
Joint Energetics Transition Office under section 
4015 of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
subsection (a)), including a description of any ac-
tions taken to staff and resource the Office as of the 
date of the report. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the submission of the initial report under para-
graph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate a final report on the status of the establishment 
of the Joint Energetics Transition Office, including 
a description of any actions taken to staff and re-
source the Office since the date of the initial report.
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SEC. 242. CONSIDERATION OF LETHALITY AS A KEY PER-
FORMANCE PARAMETER FOR MUNITIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PERFORMANCE PARAM-
ETER.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure— 
(1) that lethality is considered, as appropriate, 
as a key performance parameter in the analysis of 
alternatives conducted for purposes of procuring any 
new munition or modifying an existing munition; 
and 
(2) that if lethality is not determined to be an 
appropriate key performance parameter under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall document the jus-
tification for such determination and include such 
documentation in the analysis of alternatives. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS.— 
In assessing the lethality of a munition for purposes of 
the performance parameter described under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall include the margin of effectiveness 
and increased system capacities afforded by the potential 
use of novel or alternative energetic materials in the muni-
tion. 
(c) ENERGETIC MATERIALS DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘energetic materials’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 4015(e) of title 10, United 
States Code (as added by section 241).
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SEC. 243. PILOT PROGRAM ON INCORPORATION OF THE 
CL20 COMPOUND IN CERTAIN WEAPON SYS-
TEMS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall carry out a pilot program under which the 
Secretary incorporates the CL20 compound as the ener-
getic material for the main fill in the warheads or propel-
lants of three weapon systems under development by the 
Department of Defense. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—Each of the three 
weapon systems selected under subsection (a) shall be a 
weapon system that does not, as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, already incorporate the CL20 compound 
as the energetic material for the main fill in the warhead 
or propellant of the system. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing on progress of the Secretary in carrying out the 
pilot program under this section, including a timeline for 
incorporating the CL20 energetic compound into each of 
the weapon systems selected under subsection (a). 
SEC. 244. ASSESSMENT OF ENERGETICS INDUSTRIAL BASE. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Deputy Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct an assessment of the supply chains for ener-
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getic materials and the status of the energetics industrial 
base to identify opportunities— 
(1) to accelerate the development of critical en-
ergetic materials; and 
(2) to enhance the ability of the Department of 
Defense to access such materials for defense pur-
poses. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection 
(a) shall include an analysis of— 
(1) any shortfalls in the supply chain for ener-
getic materials existing as of the date of the assess-
ment or that are projected to occur in the future; 
(2) expansion of the energetics industrial base 
to include critical subcontractor and supplier limita-
tions and options to expand industry participation to 
alleviate such limitations; 
(3) options for using the authorities provided 
under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) to improve the ability of the 
Department of Defense to acquire energetic mate-
rials, including the potential use of priority ratings 
(as described in the Defense Priorities and Alloca-
tion System pursuant to part 700 of title 15, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or any successor regula-
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tion)) for contracts involving energetic materials; 
and 
(4) the potential use of Government-owned, 
contractor-operated ammunition production facilities 
to support alternative energetics formulations. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the results of the assessment conducted under 
subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘energetic materials’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 4015(e) of title 
10, United States Code (as added by section 241). 
(2) The term ‘‘energetics industrial base’’ 
means— 
(A) the organizations and elements of the 
Department of Defense concerned with the re-
search and development of energetic materials 
and technologies; and 
(B) contractors and suppliers of energetic 
materials and technologies.
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SEC. 245. LIMITATION ON SOURCING CHEMICAL MATE-
RIALS 
FOR 
MUNITIONS 
FROM 
CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense may not 
procure a chemical material for munitions specified in sub-
section (b) from any country other than a country speci-
fied in subsection (c). 
(b) CHEMICAL MATERIALS SPECIFIED.—The chem-
ical materials for munitions specified in this subsection are 
the chemicals listed under the heading ‘‘Task 1: Domestic 
Production of Critical Chemicals’’ in section 3.0E of the 
document of the Department of Defense titled ‘‘Statement 
of Objectives (SOO) for Critical Chemicals Production’’ 
(FOA: FA8650-19-S-5010, Appendix VI, Call: 012) and 
dated December 5, 2022. 
(c) COUNTRIES SPECIFIED.—The countries specified 
in this subsection are the following: 
(1) India. 
(2) Any member country of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization. 
(3) Any country that is designated as a major 
non-NATO ally for purposes of section 2350a(i)(2) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of this 
section shall take effect on the date that is the later of—
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(1) the date of the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; or 
(2) September 30, 2024. 
Subtitle D—Plans, Reports, and 
Other Matters 
SEC. 261. HYPERSONIC TESTING STRATEGY AND EVALUA-
TION 
OF 
POTENTIAL 
HYPERSONIC 
TEST 
RANGES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2024, and available for the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy for the travel of persons, 
not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended 
until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits 
to the congressional defense committees the strategy re-
quired under section 237(c) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263). 
(b) BIENNIAL UPDATES TO HYPERSONICS TESTING 
STRATEGY.—Section 237(c) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) BIENNIAL UPDATES.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently 
than once every two years after the submittal of 
the initial strategy under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary of Defense shall— 
‘‘(i) revise and update the strategy; 
and 
‘‘(ii) submit the revised and updated 
strategy to the appropriate congressional 
committees. 
‘‘(B) SUNSET.—The requirement to pre-
pare and submit updates under this paragraph 
shall terminate on December 31, 2030.’’. 
(c) EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL HYPERSONIC TEST 
RANGES.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a study to evaluate not fewer than two pos-
sible locations in the United States, selected in con-
sultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering, that have potential to be 
used as additional corridors for long-distance 
hypersonic system testing. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
UNDER
NATIONAL
ENVIRON-
MENT POLICY ACT.—Following the completion of the 
study under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense 
shall initiate any activities required under the Na-
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tional Environment Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.) in connection with the conduct of long- 
distance hypersonic system testing at the locations 
evaluated under the study. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 
2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the re-
sults of the study conducted under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 262. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORTS ON CRIT-
ICAL TECHNOLOGY AREAS SUPPORTIVE OF 
THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY. 
Section 217(c)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thorn-
berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively; 
(3) by striking ‘‘including a description’’ and 
inserting ‘‘including— 
‘‘(A) a description’’; 
(4) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing a semicolon; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs:
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‘‘(B) for each technology area identified 
under subsection (a)(1)— 
‘‘(i) a list of each program element 
that funds research, development, test, and 
evaluation activities within that area; and 
‘‘(ii) for each such program element— 
‘‘(I) identification of the total 
amount of funds obligated or ex-
pended for research, development, 
test, and evaluation under that pro-
gram element in support of the tech-
nology area in the fiscal year pre-
ceding the date of the report; 
‘‘(II) an estimate of the total 
amount of funds expected to be obli-
gated or expended for research, devel-
opment, test, and evaluation under 
that program element in support of 
the technology area for the fiscal year 
in which the report is submitted and 
each of the following two fiscal years; 
and 
‘‘(III) an explanation of the rea-
sons for such funding allocations; and
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‘‘(C) an assessment of any policies, proc-
esses, or systems of the Department of Defense 
that have been modified, or that are expected to 
be modified, as a result of the Department’s in-
vestments and other efforts in the technology 
areas identified under subsection (a)(1) to com-
pete in an era of strategic competition, with an 
emphasis on those policies, processes, or sys-
tems involved in transitioning technologies from 
the research and development phase to formal 
acquisition programs or operational use within 
the Department.’’. 
SEC. 263. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY. 
(a) STRATEGY.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordi-
nation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering, shall develop and implement an intellec-
tual property strategy to enhance the ability of the De-
partment of Defense to procure emerging capabilities and 
technologies as described in subsection (b). 
(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—The strategy under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Plans for using intellectual property to en-
hance the ability of the Department of Defense to 
innovate and invest in new warfighting capabilities
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to outpace adversaries of the United States in the 
areas of new and emerging technology. 
(2) Recommendations on the use of intellectual 
property and its purpose and benefits— 
(A) within research and engineering pro-
grams of the Department; and 
(B) in the context of strategic competition, 
including in hybrid warfare and deterrence. 
(3) Strategies for promoting and encouraging 
members of the Armed Forces to create and produce 
new tools and technologies for the Department. 
(4) Concepts and actionable steps for accel-
erating, to the extent practicable, the procurement 
and fielding of emerging capabilities and tech-
nologies. 
(5) Methods for encouraging innovation, solu-
tions that scale, and the use of patents across the 
Department of Defense by establishing an inte-
grated, cross-service approach to the identification, 
prioritization, development, and fielding of emerging 
capabilities and technologies. 
(6) Steps to implement measures to protect 
against the theft of intellectual property. 
(7) Enforcement mechanisms to ensure intellec-
tual property rights are protected.