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Union Calendar No. 93 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4365 
[Report No. 118–121] 
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2023 
Mr. CALVERT, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 
bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other 
purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, for military func-
tions administered by the Department of Defense and for 
other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 
between permanent duty stations, for members of the 
Army on active duty (except members of reserve compo-
nents provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; 
for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 
for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97– 
377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Depart-
ment 
of 
Defense 
Military 
Retirement 
Fund, 
$50,230,906,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
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tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 
between permanent duty stations, for members of the 
Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve pro-
vided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for 
members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for 
payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department 
of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $37,615,388,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 
between permanent duty stations, for members of the Ma-
rine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve 
provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to sec-
tion 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Re-
tirement Fund, $15,556,629,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 
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between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air 
Force on active duty (except members of reserve compo-
nents provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; 
for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 
for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97– 
377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Depart-
ment 
of 
Defense 
Military 
Retirement 
Fund, 
$36,512,530,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, SPACE FORCE 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 
between permanent duty stations, for members of the 
Space Force on active duty and cadets; for members of 
the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments 
pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amend-
ed (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of De-
fense Military Retirement Fund, $1,239,573,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Re-
serve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 
7038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 
active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 
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States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 
while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 
drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses au-
thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 
and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 
Retirement Fund, $5,367,436,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Re-
serve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 
United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 
section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in con-
nection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing re-
serve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 
10, United States Code; and for payments to the Depart-
ment 
of 
Defense 
Military 
Retirement 
Fund, 
$2,486,718,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine 
Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 
10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty 
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under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going reserve training, or while performing drills or equiv-
alent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon 
leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 
of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$898,928,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force 
Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 
9038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 
active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 
while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 
drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses au-
thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 
and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 
Retirement Fund, $2,459,466,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Na-
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tional Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, 
or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United 
States Code, or while serving on duty under section 
12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United 
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 
while undergoing training, or while performing drills or 
equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by 
section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for pay-
ments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
Fund, $9,766,369,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Na-
tional Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 
12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 
Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 
title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 
in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 
16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments 
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$5,234,625,000. 
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as 
authorized by law, $63,460,822,000: Provided, That not 
to exceed $7,699,000 may be used for emergencies and 
extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval 
or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and pay-
ments may be made upon the Secretary’s certificate of ne-
cessity for confidential military purposes. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance of the Space Force, as 
authorized by law, $4,890,886,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance of activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 
departments), as authorized by law, $52,453,715,000: 
Provided, That not more than $2,981,000 may be used 
for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized 
under section 166a of title 10, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $36,000,000 may be 
used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be ex-
pended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary 
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of Defense, and payments may be made upon the Sec-
retary’s certificate of necessity for confidential military 
purposes: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
under this heading, not less than $55,000,000 shall be 
made available for the Procurement Technical Assistance 
Cooperative Agreement Program, of which not less than 
$5,000,000 shall be available for centers defined in 10 
U.S.C. 2411(1)(D): Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
Act may be used to plan or implement the consolidation 
of a budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office 
of the Secretary of Defense, the office of the Secretary 
of a military department, or the service headquarters of 
one of the Armed Forces into a legislative affairs or legis-
lative liaison office: Provided further, That $25,968,000 
to remain available until expended, is available only for 
expenses relating to certain classified activities, and may 
be transferred as necessary by the Secretary of Defense 
to operation and maintenance appropriations or research, 
development, test and evaluation appropriations, to be 
merged with and to be available for the same time period 
as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided fur-
ther, That any ceiling on the investment item unit cost 
of items that may be purchased with operation and main-
tenance funds shall not apply to the funds described in 
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the preceding proviso: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided under this heading, $2,304,649,000, of which 
$1,343,580,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, shall be available to provide support and assistance 
to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals 
to conduct, support or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis 
response, or other Department of Defense security co-
operation programs: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate on the use and status of funds made avail-
able in this paragraph: Provided further, That the transfer 
authority provided under this heading is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 
COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 
For the ‘‘Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 
Train and Equip Fund’’, $397,950,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That such funds 
shall be available to the Secretary of Defense in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, in-
cluding training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, 
and services; stipends; infrastructure repair and renova-
tion; construction for facility fortification and humane 
treatment; and sustainment, to foreign security forces, ir-
regular forces, groups, or individuals participating, or pre-
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paring to participate in activities to counter the Islamic 
State of Iraq and Syria, and their affiliated or associated 
groups: Provided further, That amounts made available 
under this heading shall be available to provide assistance 
only for activities in a country designated by the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
as having a security mission to counter the Islamic State 
of Iraq and Syria, and following written notification to the 
congressional defense committees of such designation: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall en-
sure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any 
forces or individuals, such elements or individuals are ap-
propriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such 
elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups 
associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving 
commitments from such elements to promote respect for 
human rights and the rule of law: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days 
prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify 
the congressional defense committees in writing of the de-
tails of any such obligation: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, 
including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, 
including the Government of Iraq and other entities, to 
carry out assistance authorized under this heading: Pro-
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vided further, That contributions of funds for the purposes 
provided herein from any foreign government or other en-
tity may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until 
expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize such con-
tributions when providing any assistance for construction 
for facility fortification: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Defense may waive a provision of law relating 
to the acquisition of items and support services or sections 
40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines that such pro-
vision of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or otherwise 
limit the provision of such assistance and a notice of and 
justification for such waiver is submitted to the congres-
sional defense committees, the Committees on Appropria-
tions and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com-
mittees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives: Provided further, That the 
United States may accept equipment procured using funds 
provided under this heading that was transferred to secu-
rity forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or 
preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic 
State of Iraq and Syria and returned by such forces or 
groups to the United States, and such equipment may be 
treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon writ-
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ten notification to the congressional defense committees: 
Provided further, That equipment procured using funds 
provided under this heading and not yet transferred to se-
curity forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or 
preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic 
State of Iraq and Syria may be treated as stocks of the 
Department of Defense when determined by the Secretary 
to no longer be required for transfer to such forces or 
groups and upon written notification to the congressional 
defense committees: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congres-
sional defense committees on the use of funds provided 
under this heading, including, but not limited to, the num-
ber of individuals trained, the nature and scope of support 
and sustainment provided to each group or individual, the 
area of operations for each group, and the contributions 
of other countries, groups, or individuals: Provided further, 
That of the funds provided under this heading for stipends 
for foreign security forces, irregular forces, groups, or in-
dividuals participating, or preparing to participate in ac-
tivities to counter ISIS in Syria, fifty percent shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure until the Sec-
retary of Defense reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate that 
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recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip-
ment; and communications, $323,395,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance, including training, or-
ganization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; 
repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re-
cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip-
ment; and communications, $4,056,196,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL 
GUARD 
For expenses of training, organizing, and admin-
istering the Army National Guard, including medical and 
hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal 
hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to struc-
tures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; per-
sonnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel ex-
penses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for 
Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard 
division, regimental, and battalion commanders while in-
specting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau 
regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, Na-
tional Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army 
National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of re-
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pair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 
equipment (including aircraft), $8,612,404,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For expenses of training, organizing, and admin-
istering the Air National Guard, including medical and 
hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal 
hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to struc-
tures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air 
National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, 
modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 
equipment, including those furnished from stocks under 
the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; 
travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as 
authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on 
active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders 
while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard 
Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the 
Chief, National Guard Bureau, $7,250,745,000. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED 
FORCES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for the United 
States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 
$16,620,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 may be used 
for official representation purposes. 
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Army, $198,760,000, to 
remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such 
funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc-
tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 
buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or 
for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by 
this appropriation to other appropriations made available 
to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and 
to be available for the same purposes and for the same 
time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 
part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au-
thority provided elsewhere in this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Navy, $345,240,000, to 
remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such 
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funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc-
tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 
buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or 
for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by 
this appropriation to other appropriations made available 
to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and 
to be available for the same purposes and for the same 
time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 
part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au-
thority provided elsewhere in this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Air Force, $359,744,000, 
to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that 
such funds are required for environmental restoration, re-
duction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of un-
safe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air 
Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made 
available by this appropriation to other appropriations 
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made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be 
merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
and for the same time period as the appropriations to 
which transferred: Provided further, That upon a deter-
mination that all or part of the funds transferred from 
this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes pro-
vided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to 
this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer au-
thority provided under this heading is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of Defense, $8,965,000, to re-
main available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds 
are required for environmental restoration, reduction and 
recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 
and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar 
purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appro-
priation to other appropriations made available to the De-
partment of Defense, to be merged with and to be avail-
able for the same purposes and for the same time period 
as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided fur-
ther, That upon a determination that all or part of the 
funds transferred from this appropriation are not nec-
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essary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 
may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 
further, That the transfer authority provided under this 
heading is in addition to any other transfer authority pro-
vided elsewhere in this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED 
DEFENSE SITES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Army, $232,806,000, to 
remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such 
funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc-
tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 
buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Depart-
ment of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this 
appropriation to other appropriations made available to 
the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to 
be available for the same purposes and for the same time 
period as the appropriations to which transferred: Pro-
vided further, That upon a determination that all or part 
of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 
necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 
may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 
further, That the transfer authority provided under this 
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