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(1) The term ‘‘covered personnel’’ means mem-
bers of the Navy and Marine Corps and civilian em-
ployees of the Department of the Navy, including 
members and employees whose primary duties do not 
involve research and development. 
(2) The term ‘‘patentable invention’’ means an 
invention that is patentable under title 35, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 221. PILOT PROGRAM TO FACILITATE THE RESEARCH, 
DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION OF AD-
VANCED 
BATTERY 
TECHNOLOGIES 
FOR 
WARFIGHTERS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a pilot program to be known as the ‘‘American 
Sustainable Battery Production Technologies Program’’ 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Program’’). Under the 
Program, the Secretary shall seek to award assistance to 
eligible entities to facilitate the research, development, and 
production of electric battery technologies that may be use-
ful for defense-related purposes. 
(b) COORDINATION WITH RELATED PROGRAMS.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that activities under the 
Program are coordinated with— 
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(1) the Strategic Environmental Research and 
Development Program under section 2901 of title 10, 
United States Code; and 
(2) the Department of Energy. 
(c) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Under the Program, the 
Secretary of Defense shall seek to award assistance to eligi-
ble entities— 
(1) to conduct research and development into 
electric battery technologies and any associated man-
ufacturing and production needs; 
(2) to expand the battery recycling capabilities 
of the Department of Defense; 
(3) to reduce the reliance of the Department of 
Defense on foreign competitors for critical materials 
and technologies, including rare earth materials; and 
(4) to transition battery technologies, including 
technologies developed from other pilot programs, pro-
totype projects, or other research and development 
programs, from the prototyping phase to production. 
(d) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance awarded to an 
eligible entity under the Program may consist of a grant, 
a contract, a cooperative agreement, other transaction, or 
such other form of assistance as the Secretary of Defense 
considers appropriate. 
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(e) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—In awarding assist-
ance to eligible entities under the Program, the Secretary 
of Defense shall give priority to entities that— 
(1) are located in and operate in the United 
States, including any manufacturing operations; 
(2) are owned by a United States entity; and 
(3) deploy North American-owned intellectual 
property and content. 
(f) DATA COLLECTION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
collect and analyze data on the Program for the purposes 
of— 
(1) developing and sharing best practices for 
achieving the objectives of the Program; 
(2) providing information to the Secretary on 
the implementation of the Program, and related pol-
icy issues; and 
(3) reporting to the congressional defense com-
mittees in accordance with subsection (h). 
(g) TERMINATION.—The Program shall terminate on 
the date that is six years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(h) REPORTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and annu-
ally thereafter until the date on which the Program 
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terminates under subsection (g), the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the use of funds under the 
Program. Each report shall include the following: 
(A) An explanation of whether and to what 
extent the assistance awarded to eligible entities 
under the Program met mission requirements 
during the period covered by the report, includ-
ing— 
(i) the value of the assistance awarded, 
including the value of each grant, contract, 
cooperative agreement, other transaction, or 
other form of assistance; and 
(ii) a description of the research, tech-
nology, or capabilities funded with such as-
sistance. 
(B) A description of any research, tech-
nology, or capabilities being tested under the 
Program as of the date of the report together 
with an explanation of how the Secretary has 
applied, or expects to apply, such research, tech-
nology, or capabilities within the Department of 
Defense. 
(2) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which the Program terminates under 
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subsection (g), the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a final 
report on the results of the Program. Such report 
shall include— 
(A) a summary of the objectives achieved by 
the Program; and 
(B) recommendations regarding the steps 
that may be taken to promote battery tech-
nologies that are not dependent on foreign com-
petitors to meet the needs of the Armed Forces. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce and the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives; and 
(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a battery 
producer or other entity involved in the battery pro-
duction supply chain. 
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SEC. 222. PILOT PROGRAM ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT OF PLANT-BASED PROTEIN FOR THE 
NAVY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than March 1, 2023, 
the Secretary of the Navy shall establish and carry out a 
pilot program to offer plant-based protein options at for-
ward operating bases for consumption by members of the 
Navy. 
(b) LOCATIONS.—Not later than March 1, 2023, the 
Secretary shall identify not fewer than two naval facilities 
to participate in the pilot program and shall prioritize fa-
cilities (such as Joint Region Marianas, Guam, Navy Sup-
port Facility, Diego Garcia, and U.S. Fleet Activities 
Sasebo, Japan) where livestock-based protein options may 
be costly to obtain or store. 
(c) AUTHORITIES.—In establishing and carrying out 
the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Navy may use the following authorities: 
(1) The authority to carry out research and de-
velopment projects under section 4001 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(2) The authority to enter into transactions other 
than contracts and grants under section 4021 of such 
title. 
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(3) The authority to enter into cooperative re-
search and development agreements under section 
4026 of such title. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to prevent offering livestock-based protein 
options alongside plant-based protein options at naval fa-
cilities identified under subsection (b). 
(e) TERMINATION.—The requirement to carry out the 
pilot program established under this section shall terminate 
three years after the date on which the Secretary establishes 
the pilot program required under this section. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the termi-
nation of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
pilot program that includes the following: 
(1) The consumption rate of plant-based protein 
options by members of the Navy under the pilot pro-
gram. 
(2) Effective criteria to increase plant-based pro-
tein options at naval facilities not identified under 
subsection (b). 
(3) An analysis of the costs of obtaining and 
storing plant-based protein options compared to the 
costs of obtaining and storing livestock-based protein 
options at selected naval facilities. 
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(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Forces of the 
Senate. 
(2) PLANT-BASED PROTEIN OPTIONS.—The term 
‘‘plant-based protein options’’ means edible vegan or 
vegetarian meat alternative products made using 
plant and other non-livestock-based proteins. 
Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and 
Other Matters 
SEC. 231. MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY STRAT-
EGY FOR NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND IN-
DUSTRIAL BASE. 
Section 4811(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) Providing for the research and develop-
ment of sustainable and secure food sources, including 
food innovation and alternative protein development, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture.’’. 
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SEC. 232. DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGEN-
CY INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Defense Ad-
vanced Research Projects Agency shall develop a plan for 
the establishment of a fellowship program (to be known as 
the ‘‘Innovation Fellowship Program’’) to expand opportu-
nities for early career scientists to participate in the pro-
grams, projects, and other activities of the Agency. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In developing the plan under sub-
section (a), the Director of the Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency shall— 
(1) review the programs, projects, and other ac-
tivities of the Agency that are open to participation 
from early career scientists to identify opportunities 
for the expansion of such participation; 
(2) conduct an assessment of the potential costs 
of the fellowship program described in subsection (a); 
(3) establish detailed plans for the implementa-
tion of the fellowship program; 
(4) define eligibility requirements for partici-
pants in the fellowship program; 
(5) identify criteria for evaluating applicants to 
the fellowship program; and 
(6) address such other matters as the Director 
determines appropriate. 
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(c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committee a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) the plan developed under subsection (a); and 
(2) recommendations for expanding opportuni-
ties for early career scientists to participate in the 
programs, projects, and other activities of the Agency. 
SEC. 233. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE PARTICI-
PATION OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER MINORITY- 
SERVING INSTITUTIONS IN THE RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
measures that may be implemented to increase the partici-
pation of historically Black colleges and universities and 
other minority-serving institutions in the research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation activities of the Department of 
Defense. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A strategy for the provision of long-term in-
stitutional support to historically Black colleges and 
universities and other minority-serving institutions, 
including support for— 
(A) the development and enhancement of the 
physical research infrastructure of such institu-
tions; and 
(B) the research activities of such institu-
tions. 
(2) An evaluation of the feasibility of expanding 
the support provided by the Department of Defense to 
historically Black colleges and universities and other 
minority-serving institutions to include support for 
the development or enhancement of grant and con-
tract administration capabilities at such institutions. 
(3) An evaluation of options to strengthen sup-
port for historically Black colleges and universities 
and other minority-serving institutions within the 
military departments and other organizations and 
elements of the Department, including an evaluation 
of the need for and feasibility of establishing dedi-
cated organizations within the Army, Navy, Marine 
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(ii) the total number of grants and 
contracts for which such institutions are eli-
gible to apply and the number of applica-
tions received from such institutions for 
such grants and contracts; and 
(iii) formal feedback mechanisms for 
rejected proposals from first-time applicants 
from such institutions; and 
(E) as necessary, promulgation of addi-
tional or modified regulations, instructions, or 
guidance regarding the collection, evaluation, 
and retention of data on such institutions. 
(6) Identification of the types of research facili-
ties, personnel, capabilities, and subject areas that are 
in-demand within the Department so that historically 
Black colleges and universities and other minority- 
serving institutions may prioritize investment in 
those types of facilities, personnel, capabilities, and 
subject areas as appropriate. 
(7) Identification of metrics that may be used to 
evaluate, track, and improve the competitiveness of 
historically Black colleges and universities and other 
minority-serving institutions for grants and contracts 
with the Department. 
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(8) An evaluation of options to implement cri-
teria for the award of grants and contracts that as-
sign value to the inclusion of historically Black col-
leges and universities and other minority-serving in-
stitutions as research partners, including such mecha-
nisms as weighted grant solicitation evaluation cri-
teria and longer periods of performance to allow for 
capacity-building within such institutions. 
(9) An evaluation of options to incentivize the 
defense industry to support capacity building within 
historically Black colleges and universities and other 
minority-serving institutions, including through the 
incentivization of independent research and develop-
ment or other activities. 
(10) A plan to compile and maintain data re-
garding institutions of higher education, including 
historically Black colleges and universities and other 
minority-serving institutions, that receive funding 
from departments and agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment outside the Department of Defense. 
(11) A review of the programs and practices of 
departments and agencies of the Federal Government 
outside the Department of Defense relevant to increas-
ing research capacity at historically Black colleges 
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and universities and other minority-serving institu-
tions for purposes of— 
(A) the potential adoption of best practices 
within the Department; 
(B) the identification of opportunities to le-
verage the research capacity of such institutions; 
and 
(C) increasing the level of collaboration be-
tween the Department and such institutions. 
(12) Recommendations for the modification or 
expansion of the workforce development programs of 
the Department to increase the proportion of the 
workforce hired from historically Black colleges and 
universities and other minority-serving institutions. 
(13) Such other recommendations as the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 
determines appropriate. 
(14) A plan for the implementation of the rec-
ommendations included in the report, as appropriate, 
including an explanation of any additional funding, 
authorities, or organizational changes needed for the 
implementation of such recommendations. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘historically Black college or uni-
versity’’ means a part B institution (as defined in 
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section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1061)). 
(2) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1932 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(3) The term ‘‘other minority-serving institu-
tion’’ means an institution of higher education speci-
fied in paragraphs (2) through (7) of section 371(a) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1067q(a)). 
(d) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the submission of the report under 
subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the progress of the Under Secretary 
in implementing measures to increase the participation of 
historically Black colleges and universities and other mi-
nority-serving institutions in the research, development, 
test, and evaluation activities of the Department of Defense, 
as identified in the report under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 234. ASSESSMENT OF TEST INFRASTRUCTURE AND 
PRIORITIES RELATED TO HYPERSONIC CAPA-
BILITIES AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES AND 
HYPERSONIC TEST STRATEGY. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall as-
sess the capacity of the Department of Defense to test, evalu-
ate, and qualify the hypersonic capabilities and related 
technologies of the Department. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An identification of facilities of other depart-
ments and agencies of the Federal Government and 
academia and industry testing facilities relevant to 
the capacity described in subsection (a). 
(2) An analysis of the capability of each test fa-
cility to simulate various individual and coupled 
hypersonic conditions to accurately simulate a real-
istic flight-like environment with all relevant aero- 
thermochemical conditions. 
(3) An identification of the coordination, sched-
uling, reimbursement processes, and requirements 
needed for the potential use of test facilities of other 
departments and agencies of the Federal Government, 
as available. 
(4) An analysis of the test frequency, scheduling 
lead time, test cost, and capacity of each test facility 
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relating to testing technologies of the Department for 
hypersonic flight. 
(5) A review of academia, contractor-owned, 
commercial ground and flight testbeds that could en-
hance efforts to test flight vehicles of the Department 
in all phases of hypersonic flight, and other tech-
nologies, including sensors, communications, thermal 
protective shields and materials, optical windows, 
navigation, and environmental sensors. 
(6) An assessment of any cost- and time-savings 
that could result from using technologies identified in 
the strategy under subsection (c). 
(c) STRATEGY.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a strategy to coordinate the po-
tential use of test facilities and ranges of other de-
partments and agencies of the Federal Government, as 
available, and academia, contractor-owned, commer-
cial flight and reentry test capabilities to evaluate 
hypersonic technologies. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy under paragraph 
(1) shall— 
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(A) be based on the assessment under sub-
section (a); 
(B) address how the Secretary will coordi-
nate with other departments and agencies of the 
Federal Government, including the National Aer-
onautics and Space Administration, to plan for 
and schedule the potential use of other Federal 
Government-owned test facilities and ranges, as 
available, to evaluate the hypersonic technologies 
of the Department of Defense; 
(C) to the extent practicable, address in 
what cases the Secretary can use academia, con-
tractor-owned, commercial flight and reentry test 
capabilities to fill any existing testing require-
ment gaps to enhance and accelerate flight quali-
fication of critical hypersonic technologies of the 
Department; 
(D) identify— 
(i) the resources needed to improve the 
frequency 
and 
capacity 
for 
testing 
hypersonic technologies of the Department 
at ground-based test facilities and flight test 
ranges; 
(ii) the resources needed to reimburse 
other departments and agencies of the Fed-
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eral Government for the use of the test fa-
cilities and ranges of those departments or 
agencies to test the hypersonics technologies 
of the Department; 
(iii) the requirements, approval proc-
esses, and resources needed to enhance, as 
appropriate, the testing capabilities and ca-
pacity of other Federal Government-owned 
test facilities and flight ranges, in coordina-
tion with the heads of the relevant depart-
ments and agencies; 
(iv) investments that the Secretary can 
make to incorporate academia, contractor- 
owned, 
commercial 
ground 
and 
flight 
testbeds into the overall hypersonic test in-
frastructure of the Department of Defense; 
and 
(v) the environmental conditions, test-
ing sizes, and duration required for flight 
qualification of both hypersonic cruise and 
hypersonic boost-glide technologies of the 
Department; and 
(E) address all advanced or emerging tech-
nologies that could shorten timelines and reduce 
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costs for hypersonic missile testing, including 
with respect to— 
(i) 3D printing of hypersonic test mis-
sile components including the frame, war-
head, and propulsion systems; 
(ii) reusable hypersonic test beds, in-
cluding air-sea-and ground launched op-
tions; 
(iii) additive manufacturing solutions; 
(iv) qualified airborne B–52 alter-
native platforms to provide improved flight 
schedules; and 
(v) other relevant technologies. 
(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall develop 
the strategy under paragraph (1) in coordination 
with the Joint Hypersonic Transition Office, the Ad-
ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, the research labs of the military de-
partments, and the Defense Test Resource Manage-
ment Center. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
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(2) The Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate. 
SEC. 235. INDEPENDENT REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF 
TEST AND EVALUATION RESOURCE PLAN-
NING. 
(a) REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with 
a federally funded research and development center to con-
duct an independent review and assessment of the Strategic 
Plan for Test Resources, as prepared by the Department 
of Defense Test Resource Management Center. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The review and assessment under 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the adequacy of the 30-year 
planning horizon that serves as the basis for the Stra-
tegic Plan for Test Resources. 
(2) An assessment of whether and to what extent 
prior forecasts of the test and evaluation needs of the 
Department of Defense align with investments made 
by the Department in test and evaluation resources. 
(3) An identification and assessment of— 
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(A) any shortcomings in the infrastructure, 
personnel, and equipment of the test and evalua-
tion enterprise of the Department; and 
(B) any risks that the status of such enter-
prise may pose with respect to the ability of the 
Department to meet its current and future test 
and evaluation needs. 
(4) An assessment of whether and to what extent 
the test and evaluation efforts of the Department suf-
ficiently address software-intensive, multi-domain, 
and continuously developed capabilities. 
(5) Such other matters as the Secretary of De-
fense determines appropriate. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the Secretary of Defense enters into 
an agreement with a federally funded research and develop-
ment center under subsection (a), the center shall submit 
to the Secretary and the congressional defense committees 
a report on the results of the study conducted under such 
subsection. 
SEC. 236. STUDY ON COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH UNDERPER-
FORMING 
SOFTWARE 
AND 
INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded re-
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search and development center to conduct an independent 
study on the impacts, and challenges associated with the 
use of software and information technology, including po-
tential solutions to such challenges. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The independent study conducted 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A survey of members of the Armed Forces 
under the jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military de-
partment to identify the most important software and 
information technology challenges that result in lost 
working hours, including an estimate of the number 
and cost of lost working hours for each military de-
partment, the impact of each challenge on retention, 
and the negative impact to any mission. 
(2) A summary of the policy or technical chal-
lenges that limit the ability of each Secretary of a 
military department to implement needed software 
and information technology reforms, based on inter-
views conducted with individuals who serve as chief 
information officer (or an equivalent position) in a 
military department. 
(3) Recommendations to address the challenges 
described in paragraph (1) and improve the processes 
through which the Secretary provides software and 
information technology Departmentwide. 
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(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, a federally funded 
research and development center described in subsection (a) 
shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congres-
sional defense committees a report on any independent 
study conducted under this section. 
(d) SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘software and informa-
tion technology’’ does not include embedded software and 
information technology used for weapon systems. 
SEC. 237. STUDY AND REPORT ON SUFFICIENCY OF TEST 
AND EVALUATION RESOURCES FOR CERTAIN 
MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Director of Operational Test and 
Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall conduct a 
study of at least one major defense acquisition program 
within each covered Armed Force to determine the suffi-
ciency of the test and evaluation resources supporting such 
program. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to each major defense acquisition pro-
gram evaluated as part of the study, the following: 
(1) Identification of the test and evaluation re-
sources supporting the program as of the date of the 
study. 
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(2) An evaluation of whether and to what extent 
such resources are sufficient to meet the needs of the 
program assuming that test and evaluation resources 
allocated for other purposes will not be reallocated to 
support the program in the future. 
(3) If the test and evaluation resources identified 
under paragraph (1) are insufficient to meet the 
needs of the program, an evaluation of the amount of 
additional funding required to ensure the sufficiency 
of such resources. 
(4) The amount of Government-funded, con-
tractor-provided test and evaluation resources that 
are currently provided or are planned to be provided 
as part of the program of record. 
(5) The future availability of any resources iden-
tified under paragraph (4) for programs, projects, 
and activities other than the major defense acquisi-
tion program evaluated as part of the study. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Operational 
Test and Evaluation shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the results of the study con-
ducted under subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the 
Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Air 
Force. 
(2) The term ‘‘major defense acquisition pro-
gram’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
4201 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 238. PERIODIC REPORTS ON RISK DISTRIBUTION 
WITHIN 
RESEARCH, 
DEVELOPMENT, 
TEST, 
AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—In accordance with sub-
section (d), the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 
and in consultation with the Secretaries of the military de-
partments, shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees periodic reports on the distribution of risk across 
the covered research activities of the Department of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to the year covered by the report, 
the following: 
(1) A list of all covered research activities of the 
Department of Defense with each such research activ-
ity designated as either— 
(A) research activity that is lower risk, such 
as efforts aimed at the incremental improvement 
of an existing product; or 
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(B) research activity that is higher risk, 
such as efforts aimed at the development of new 
technology that could disrupt an entire field 
(commonly referred to as ‘‘disruptive tech-
nology’’). 
(2) An assessment of whether the distribution of 
covered research activities among the risk categories 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
(1) is optimal for serving the needs of the Department 
of Defense. 
(3) Such other information as the Secretary of 
Defense determines appropriate. 
(c) COVERED RESEARCH ACTIVITY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered research activity’’ means a pro-
gram, project, or other activity of the Department of Defense 
designated as budget activity 1 (basic research), budget ac-
tivity 2 (applied research), or budget activity 3 (advanced 
technology development), as such budget activity classifica-
tions are set forth in volume 2B, chapter 5 of the Depart-
ment of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DOD 
7000.14–R). 
(d) SUBMITTAL OF REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The reports required under 
subsection (a) shall be submitted as follows: 
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(A) The first such report shall be submitted 
by not later than February 1, 2023. 
(B) A report shall be submitted at the same 
time as each of the first three reports required 
under section 118c(e) of title 10, United States 
Code, after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT.—No report 
shall be required to be submitted under this section 
after the date of the submittal of the third report 
under paragraph (1)(B). 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2023 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and main-
tenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301. 
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Subtitle B—Energy and 
Environment 
SEC. 311. EQUIVALENT AUTHORITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
RESTORATION 
PROJECTS 
AT 
NATIONAL 
GUARD TRAINING SITES. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF NATIONAL GUARD TRAINING 
SITES.—Section 2700 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘National Guard training site’ 
means a facility or site when used for the training of 
the National Guard pursuant to chapter 5 of title 32 
with funds provided by the Secretary of Defense or the 
Secretary of a military department, without regard 
to— 
‘‘(A) the owner or operator of the facility or 
site; or 
‘‘(B) whether the facility or site is under the 
jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or a 
military department.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION UNDER DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL 
RESTORATION PROGRAM.—Section 2701(a)(1) of such title 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and at National Guard training 
sites’’ after ‘‘at facilities under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary’’. 
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(c) RESPONSE ACTIONS AT NATIONAL GUARD TRAIN-
ING SITES.—Section 2701(c)(1) of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) Each facility or site which was a Na-
tional Guard training site at the time of actions 
leading to contamination by hazardous sub-
stances or pollutants or contaminants.’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL
OF
PROVISION.—Section 2707 of 
such title is amended by striking subsection (e). 
(2) REFERENCE UPDATE.—Section 345(f)(1) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1646; 10 
U.S.C. 2715 note) is amended by striking ‘‘facility 
where military activities are conducted by the Na-
tional Guard of a State pursuant to section 2707(e) 
of title 10, United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Guard training site, as such term is defined in 
section 2700 of title 10, United States Code’’. 
SEC. 312. AMENDMENT TO BUDGETING OF DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE RELATING TO EXTREME WEATHER. 
Section 328(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 
221 note) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) a calculation of the annual costs to the De-
partment for assistance provided to— 
‘‘(A) the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency or Federal land management agencies— 
‘‘(i) pursuant to requests for such as-
sistance; and 
‘‘(ii) approved under the National 
Interagency Fire Center; and 
‘‘(B) any State, Territory, or possession 
under title 10 or title 32, United States Code, re-
garding extreme weather.’’. 
SEC. 313. PROTOTYPE AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS 
FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE AT CERTAIN MILI-
TARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary of a military de-
partment shall ensure that covered prototype and dem-
onstration projects are conducted at each military installa-
tion designated by that Secretary as an ‘‘Energy Resilience 
Testbed’’ pursuant to subsection (b). 
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(b) SELECTION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.— 
(1) SELECTION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary 
of a military department, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Defense, shall— 
(A) select at least two military installations 
under the jurisdiction of that Secretary for des-
ignation pursuant to paragraph (3); and 
(B) incorporate the conduct of covered pro-
totype and demonstration projects into the mis-
sion of each installation so selected. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting military in-
stallations under paragraph (1), each Secretary of a 
military department shall, to the extent practicable, 
take into consideration the following: 
(A) The mission of the installation. 
(B) The geographic terrain of the installa-
tion and of the community surrounding the in-
stallation. 
(C) The energy resources available to sup-
port the installation. 
(D) Any State or local regulations that 
apply with respect to public or private utilities 
serving the installation. 
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(E) An assessment of any climate or ex-
treme weather risks or vulnerabilities at the in-
stallation and the community surrounding the 
installation. 
(3) 
DESIGNATION
AS
ENERGY
RESILIENCE 
TESTBED.—Each installation selected under para-
graph (1) shall be known as an ‘‘Energy Resilience 
Testbed’’. 
(c) COVERED TECHNOLOGIES.—Covered prototype and 
demonstration projects conducted at military installations 
designated pursuant to subsection (b) shall include the pro-
totype and demonstration of technologies in the following 
areas: 
(1) Energy storage technologies, including long- 
duration energy storage systems. 
(2) Technologies that support electric vehicles or 
the transition to use of electric vehicles, including 
with respect to tactical vehicles. 
(3) Technologies to improve building energy effi-
ciency in a cyber-secure manner, such as advanced 
lighting controls, high-performance cooling systems, 
and technologies for waste heat recovery. 
(4) Technologies to improve building energy 
management and control in a cyber-secure manner. 
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(5) Tools and processes for design, assessment, 
and decision-making on the installation with respect 
to climate resilience and hazard analysis, energy use, 
management, and the construction of climate resilient 
buildings and infrastructure. 
(6) Carbon sequestration technologies. 
(7) Technologies relating to on-site resilient en-
ergy generation, including advanced geothermal and 
advanced nuclear technologies. 
(8) Port electrification and surrounding defense 
critical infrastructure and related non-Federal infra-
structure, including surrounding defense community 
infrastructure. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall 
provide to the appropriate congressional committees a brief-
ing on the conduct of covered prototype and demonstration 
projects at each military installation designated pursuant 
to subsection (b). Such briefing shall include the following: 
(1) An identification of each military installa-
tion so designated. 
(2) A justification as to why each military in-
stallation so designated was selected for such designa-
tion. 
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(C) Any required upgrades to covered infra-
structure on the installation, including electrical 
wiring, anticipated by the Secretary. 
(c) TRANSITION PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date on which a Secretary of a military depart-
ment submits a notification identifying a military 
installation under subsection (b)(1), that Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan 
for— 
(A) the replacement of all vehicles in the 
nontactical vehicle fleet at the military installa-
tion with electric vehicles by January 1, 2025; 
and 
(B) the maintenance on the military instal-
lation of charging stations and other covered in-
frastructure, including a microgrid, that will be 
sufficient— 
(i) to cover the anticipated electricity 
demand of such electric vehicles; and 
(ii) to improve installation energy re-
silience. 
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