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‘‘(f) EXCLUSION OF CLASSIFIED PROJECTS.—Sub-
sections (c), (d), and (e) do not apply to a classified con-
struction project otherwise described in subsection 
(c)(1).’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives’ includes a Delegate to the House of 
Representatives and the Resident Commissioner 
from Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘State’ means any of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United 
States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands.’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—Subsections (d) and (e) of 
section 2851 of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (ba)(2), shall apply with respect 
to a contract for a construction project described in 
subsection (c)(1) of such section that— 
(A) is entered into on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act; or 
(B) was entered into before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, if the first solicitation
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made by the contract recipient under the con-
tract for a subcontract with an estimated value 
of $250,000 or more is made on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE AWARD OF 
COVERED MILITARY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.—Sub-
chapter III of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 2851a the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2851b. Requirements relating to the award of cov-
ered military construction contracts 
‘‘(a) PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RE-
LATING
TO COVERED MILITARY CONSTRUCTION CON-
TRACTS.—A contractor that has been awarded a covered 
military construction contract shall— 
‘‘(1) make publicly available on a website of the 
General Services Administration or the Small Busi-
ness Administration, as applicable, any solicitation 
under that covered military construction contract for 
a subcontract of an estimated value of $250,000 or 
more; and 
‘‘(2) submit written notification of the award of 
the covered military construction contract, and of 
any subcontract awarded under the covered military 
construction contract, to the relevant agency of a
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covered State that enforces workers’ compensation 
or minimum wage laws in such covered State. 
‘‘(b) NOTICE.—Upon award of a covered military 
construction contract with an estimated value greater than 
or equal to $2,000,000, the Secretary concerned shall no-
tify any applicable Member of Congress representing the 
covered State in which that covered military construction 
contract is to be performed of such award in a timely man-
ner.’’. 
SEC. 2809A. SUPERVISION OF LARGE MILITARY CONSTRUC-
TION PROJECTS. 
(a) SUPERVISION OF LARGE MILITARY CONSTRUC-
TION PROJECTS.—Section 2851 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) (as added 
by section 2809 of this Act) as subsection (i); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) (as des-
ignated by section 2809 of this Act) as subsection 
(h); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (f) section 
2809 of this Act (as added by the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) REPORT ON SUPERVISION OF LARGE MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.—Before the award of a con-
tract of a value greater than $500,000,000 in connection
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with a military construction project, the individual direct-
ing and supervising such military construction project 
under subsection (a) or the individual designated pursuant 
to subsection (b) (as applicable) shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report on the intended 
supervision, inspection, and overhead plan to manage such 
military construction project. Each report shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(1) A determination of the overall funding in-
tended to manage the supervision, inspection, and 
overhead of the military construction project. 
‘‘(2) An assessment of whether a Department 
of Defense Field Activity that shall directly report to 
such individual should be established. 
‘‘(3) A description of the quality assurance ap-
proach to the military construction project. 
‘‘(4) The independent cost estimate described in 
section 3221(b)(6)(A) of this title. 
‘‘(5) The overall staffing approach to oversee 
the military construction project for each year of the 
contract term.’’. 
(b) COFORMING AMENDMENT TO DUTIES OF THE DI-
RECTOR OF COST ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM EVALUA-
TION.—Section 3221(b)(6)(A) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended—
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(1) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(v) any decision to enter into a con-
tract in connection with a military con-
struction project of a value greater than 
$500,000,000; and’’. 
SEC. 2809B. LOCAL HIRE REQUIREMENTS FOR MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. 
(a) LOCAL HIRE REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent practicable, in 
awarding a covered contract, the Secretary con-
cerned (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code) shall give a preference to a person who 
certifies that at least 51 percent of the total number 
of employees hired to perform the covered contract 
(including any employees hired by a subcontractor 
(at any tier) for such covered contract) shall reside 
in the same State as, or within a 60-mile radius of, 
the location of the work to be performed pursuant 
to the covered contract. 
(2) JUSTIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
concerned shall prepare a written justification, and 
make such justification available on the Internet site 
required under section 2851(c) of title 10, United
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States Code, for the award of any covered contract 
to a person that is not described under paragraph 
(1). 
(b) LICENSING.—A contractor and any subcontrac-
tors (at any tier) performing a covered contract shall be 
licensed to perform the work under such covered contract 
in the State in which the work will be performed. 
(c) COVERED CONTRACT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered contract’’ means a contract for a mili-
tary construction project, military family housing project, 
or other project described in section 2851(c)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
Subtitle B—Continuation of 
Military Housing Reforms 
SEC. 2811. STANDARDIZATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATION 
HOUSING 
REQUIREMENTS 
AND 
MARKET 
ANALYSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 169 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 2836 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2837. Housing Requirements and Market Analysis 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once 
every five years, and in accordance with the requirements 
of this section, the Secretary concerned shall conduct a 
Housing Requirements and Market Analysis (in this sec-
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tion referred to as an ‘HRMA’) for each military installa-
tion under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that is located 
in the United States. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITIZATION OF INSTALLATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary concerned shall prioritize 
the conduct of HRMAs for installations— 
‘‘(A) for which an HRMA has not been 
conducted for five years or longer; or 
‘‘(B) in locations with housing shortages. 
‘‘(2) EXISTING 5-YEAR REQUIREMENT.—Para-
graph (1) shall not apply to a military department 
that required an HRMA to be conducted for each in-
stallation not less frequently than once every five 
years before the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall include with the budget for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal 
year, as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 
of title 31, United States Code, a list of the military instal-
lations for which the Secretary concerned plans to conduct 
an HRMA during such fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) HOUSING REQUIREMENTS AND MARKET ANAL-
YSIS.—The term ‘Housing Requirements and Market
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Analysis’or ‘HRMA’ means, with respect to a military in-
stallation, a structured analytical process under which an 
assessment is made of both the suitability and availability 
of the private sector rental housing market using assumed 
specific standards related to affordability, location, fea-
tures, physical condition, and the housing requirements of 
the total military population of the installation.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2836 the following new 
item: 
‘‘2837. Housing Requirements and Market Analysis.’’. 
(c) TIME FRAME.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2027, the Secretary concerned shall 
conduct an HRMA for 20 percent of the military in-
stallations under the jurisdiction of the Secretary lo-
cated in the United States. 
(2) SUBMITTAL
OF
INFORMATION
TO
CON-
GRESS.—Not later than January 15, 2023, the Sec-
retary concerned shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a list of military installations for 
which the Secretary plans to conduct an HRMA dur-
ing fiscal year 2023. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) The term ‘‘HRMA’’ means, with respect to 
a military installation, a structured analytical proc-
ess under which an assessment is made of both the 
suitability and availability of the private sector rent-
al housing market using assumed specific standards 
related to affordability, location, features, physical 
condition, and the housing requirements of the total 
military population of the installation. 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 
10, United States Code. 
SEC. 2812. NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR MHPI GROUND 
LEASE EXTENSIONS. 
Section 2878 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) NOTICE
OF LEASE EXTENSIONS.—Not later 
than 90 days before extending the term of any ground 
lease of property or facilities under this section, the Sec-
retary concerned shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees notice in writing of the extension and a brief-
ing. Such notice and briefing shall include each of the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(1) A description of any material differences 
between the extended ground lease and the original 
ground lease, including with respect to— 
‘‘(A) the length of the term of the lease, as 
extended; and 
‘‘(B) any new provisions that materially af-
fect the rights and responsibilities of the 
ground lessor or the ground lessee under the 
original ground lease. 
‘‘(2) The number of housing units or facilities 
subject to the ground lease that, during the lease ex-
tension, are to be— 
‘‘(A) constructed; 
‘‘(B) demolished; or 
‘‘(C) renovated. 
‘‘(3) The source of any additional financing the 
lessor has obtained, or intends to obtain, during the 
term of the ground lease extension that will be used 
for the development of the property or facilities sub-
ject to the ground lease. 
‘‘(4) The following information, displayed annu-
ally, for the five-year period preceding the date of 
the notice and briefing:
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‘‘(A) The debt-to-net operating income 
ratio for the property or facility subject to the 
ground lease. 
‘‘(B) The occupancy rates for the housing 
units subject to the ground lease. 
‘‘(C) An report on maintenance response 
times and completion of maintenance requests 
for the housing units subject to the ground 
lease. 
‘‘(D) The occupancy rates and debt-to-net 
operating income ratios of any other military 
privatized housing initiative projects managed 
by a company that controls, or that is under 
common control with, the ground lessee enter-
ing into the lease extension.’’. 
SEC. 2813. ANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON MILITARY HOUSING PRI-
VATIZATION PROJECTS. 
Section 2884 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than February 
1 of each year, the Secretary concerned shall provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a briefing on military housing 
privatization projects under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
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retary. Such briefing shall include, for the 12-month pe-
riod preceding the date of the briefing, each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) The information described in paragraphs 
(1) through (14) of subsection (c) with respect to all 
military housing privatization projects under the ju-
risdiction of the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) A review of any such project that is ex-
pected to require the restructuring of a loan, includ-
ing any public or private loan. 
‘‘(3) For any such project expected to require 
restructuring, a timeline for when such restructuring 
is expected to occur. 
‘‘(4) Such other information as the Secretary 
determines appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 2814. PRIVATIZATION OF NAVY AND AIR FORCE TRAN-
SIENT HOUSING. 
(a) PRIVATIZATION REQUIRED.—Beginning on the 
date that is 11 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary concerned shall begin the process 
of privatizing all transient housing in the United States 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned through 
the conveyance of the transient housing to one or more 
eligible entities. Such process shall be completed by not
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later than the date that is 15 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) APPLICABLE PRIVATIZATION LAWS.—The Sec-
retary concerned shall carry out this section using the au-
thority provided by section 2872 of title 10, United States 
Code, consistent with subchapters IV and V of chapter 
169 of such title. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—No Government direct loans, Gov-
ernment guarantees, or Government equity may be ex-
tended in consideration of any privatization carried out 
pursuant to subsection (a). 
(d) CONSULTATIONS.—In establishing a plan to carry 
out the privatization of transient housing pursuant to sub-
section (a), the Secretary concerned shall— 
(1) consult with the Secretary of the Army; and 
(2) to the greatest extent possible, incorporate 
into such plan the best practices and efficiencies of 
the Secretary of the Army in carrying out the pri-
vatization of transient housing under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of the Army. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter until the privatization required under sub-
section (a) is complete, the Secretary concerned shall sub-
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SEC. 2815. MILITARY HOUSING FEEDBACK TOOL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide for a feedback tool, such as a rating system or 
similar mechanism, under which members of the Armed 
Forces and their spouses may anonymously identify, rate, 
and compare housing under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of Defense (including privatized military housing). 
(b) COMPONENTS.—The tool required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following components: 
(1) The capability for users to— 
(A) rate housing using multiple quality 
measures, including safety, the timeliness and 
quality of maintenance services, and the respon-
siveness of management; 
(B) upload visual media, including images; 
(C) include written comments; and 
(D) submit an alert for potential major 
health risks, such as the potential presence of 
lead paint, asbestos, mold, hazardous materials 
contaminated or unsafe drinking water, or seri-
ous safety issues, such as potential problems 
with fire or carbon monoxide detection equip-
ment. 
(2) A comparison feature that can be used to 
compare ratings for different housing communities.
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(3) Accessibility by members of the Armed 
Forces, their family members, and members of Con-
gress. 
(4) An educational feature to help users better 
identify potential environmental and safety hazards 
like lead paint, asbestos, mold and unsafe water, and 
potentially non-functional fire or carbon monoxide 
detection equipment for the purposes of protecting 
residents and submitting alerts described in para-
graph (1)(D) for potential problems that may need 
urgent professional attention. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees, and make available to the Secretary con-
cerned, an annual report that includes a summary of the 
data collected using the feedback tool required under this 
section during the year covered by the report. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives; and
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
SEC. 2816. SCREENING AND REGISTRY OF INDIVIDUALS 
WITH 
HEALTH 
CONDITIONS 
RESULTING 
FROM UNSAFE HOUSING UNITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter V of chapter 169 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2895. Screening and registry of individuals with 
health conditions resulting from unsafe 
housing units 
‘‘(a) SCREENING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with appropriate scientific agencies 
as determined by the Secretary, shall ensure that all 
military medical treatment facilities screen eligible 
individuals for covered conditions. 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCEDURES.—The 
Secretary may establish procedures through which 
screening under paragraph (1) may allow an eligible 
individual to be included in the registry under sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(b) REGISTRY.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish and maintain a registry of eligible in-
dividuals who have a covered condition. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary shall include any information in the registry 
under paragraph (1) that the Secretary determines 
necessary to ascertain and monitor the health of eli-
gible individuals and the connection between the 
health of such individuals and an unsafe housing 
unit. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
INFORMATION
CAMPAIGN.—The 
Secretary shall develop a public information cam-
paign to inform eligible individuals about the reg-
istry under paragraph (1), including how to register 
and the benefits of registering. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered condition’ means a med-
ical condition that is determined by the Secretary of 
Defense to have resulted from residing in an unsafe 
housing unit. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘eligible individual’ means a 
member of the armed forces or a family member of 
a member of the armed forces who has resided in an 
unsafe housing unit.
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‘‘(3) The term ‘unsafe housing unit’ means a 
dwelling unit that— 
‘‘(A) does not meet the housing quality 
standards established under section 8(o)(8)(B) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(o)(8)(B)); or 
‘‘(B) is not free from dangerous air pollu-
tion levels from mold.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 2894a the following 
new item: 
‘‘2895. Screening and registry of individuals with health conditions resulting 
from unsafe housing units.’’. 
SEC. 2817. MANDATORY DISCLOSURE OF PRESENCE OF 
MOLD AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF MYCO-
TOXINS BEFORE A LEASE IS SIGNED FOR 
PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter V of chapter 169 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 2890 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2890a. Disclosure of presence of mold and health 
effects of mycotoxins 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall require that each 
landlord, before signing a lease with a prospective tenant 
for a housing unit, disclose to such prospective tenant—
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‘‘(1) whether there is any mold present in the 
housing unit at levels that could cause harmful im-
pacts on human health; and 
‘‘(2) information regarding the health effects of 
mycotoxins.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 2890 the following new item: 
‘‘2890a. Disclosure of presence of mold and health effects of mycotoxins.’’. 
SEC. 2818. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON OWNER-
SHIP OR TRADING OF STOCKS IN CERTAIN 
COMPANIES BY CERTAIN OFFICIALS OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 988(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘if that company is one of the 10 
entities awarded the most amount of contract funds by 
the Department of Defense in a fiscal year during the five 
preceding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘if, during the pre-
ceding calendar year, the company received more than 
$1,000,000,000 in revenue from the Department of De-
fense, including through 1 or more contracts with the De-
partment’’.
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Subtitle C—Real Property and 
Facilities Administration 
SEC. 2821. AUTHORIZED LAND AND FACILITIES TRANSFER 
TO SUPPORT CONTRACTS WITH FEDERALLY 
FUNDED 
RESEARCH 
AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 159 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2668a 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2669. Transfer of land and facilities to support con-
tracts with federally-funded research and 
development centers 
‘‘(a) LEASE OF LAND, FACILITIES, AND IMPROVE-
MENTS.—(1) The Secretary of a military department may 
lease, for no consideration, land, facilities, and improve-
ments to a covered FFRDC if the lease is to further the 
purposes of a contract between the Department of Defense 
and the covered FFRDC. 
‘‘(2) A lease entered into under paragraph (1) shall 
terminate on the earlier of the following dates: 
‘‘(A) The date that is 50 years after the date 
on which the Secretary enters into the lease. 
‘‘(B) The date of the termination or non-re-
newal of the contract between the Department of 
Defense and the covered FFRDC.
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‘‘(b) CONVEYANCE OF FACILITIES AND IMPROVE-
MENTS.—(1) The Secretary of a military department may 
convey, for no consideration, ownership of facilities and 
improvements located on land leased to a covered FFRDC 
to further the purposes of a contract between the Depart-
ment of Defense and the covered FFRDC. 
‘‘(2) The ownership of any facilities and improve-
ments conveyed under this subsection shall revert to the 
United States upon the termination or non-renewal of the 
underlying land lease. 
‘‘(c) COVERED FFRDC.—In this section, the term 
‘covered FFRDC’ means a federally-funded research and 
development center that is sponsored by, and has entered 
into a contract with, the Department of Defense.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2668a the following new 
item: 
‘‘2669. Transfer of land and facilities to support contracts with federally-funded 
research and development centers.’’. 
SEC. 2822. RESTORATION OR REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED, 
DESTROYED, 
OR 
ECONOMICALLY 
UNREPAIRABLE FACILITIES. 
(a) INCLUSION
OF APPROPRIATIONS ACCOUNT
IN 
CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REGARDING FUNDING.— 
Subsection (b) of section 2854 of title 10, United States
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Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘military construction ap-
propriations account that is the’’ before ‘‘source of funds’’. 
(b) ECONOMICALLY UNREPAIRABLE FACILITIES.— 
Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by inserting ‘‘or is economically unrepairable’’ after 
‘‘damaged or destroyed’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, or the 
situation that rendered the facility economically 
unrepairable,’’ after ‘‘facility’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ‘‘dam-
age to a facility rather than destruction’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a facility that has been damaged or rendered 
economically unrepairable rather than destroyed’’. 
SEC. 2823. DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD PROGRAM ENHANCE-
MENTS TO ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION IN-
FRASTRUCTURE IN VICINITY OF MILITARY 
INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2816 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 
112–81) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘this 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘this 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(d) PETITION FOR CERTIFICATION OF ROADS AS 
DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 
2023, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a for-
mal mechanism under which— 
‘‘(A) a State, county, or municipality may 
petition the Secretary to certify roads as de-
fense access roads under section 210 of title 23, 
United States Code; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary shall respond, in writ-
ing, to any such petition by not later than 90 
days after receiving the petition. 
‘‘(2) STATE DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘State’ means any of the several States, the 
District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United 
States Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall maintain and update regularly
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on an appropriate website of the Federal Government, a 
list of all roads certified as important to the national de-
fense by the Secretary or by such other official as the 
President may designate. Such website shall include, for 
each such road, each of the following: 
‘‘(1) The military installation (as such term is 
defined in section 2687(g)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code) that is in closest proximity to the road. 
‘‘(2) The date on which the road was so cer-
tified. 
‘‘(3) Any fiscal year for which the President 
transmitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 
31, United States Code, a budget request that in-
cluded an amount for such road. 
‘‘(4) Any fiscal year for which Congress appro-
priated an amount for such road. 
‘‘(f) TREATMENT OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.— 
Nothing in subsection (d) or (e) shall be construed as a 
requirement for the Secretary of Defense to make publicly 
available any classified information.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS.—Section 
2814(b) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417) 
is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘April 1, 2009’’ and inserting 
‘‘one year after the date of the enactment of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘and name any road that the commander 
of a military installation (as such term is defined in 
section 2687(g)(1) of title 10, United States Code) 
or the Secretary of a military department has rec-
ommended that the Secretary of Defense certify as 
a defense access road during the period beginning on 
April 1, 2009, and ending on the date of the enact-
ment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2023’’. 
(c) REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN HIGH-
WAYS AS DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 2023, 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report containing the re-
sults of a study on the advisability of designating 
each of the roads identified under paragraph (2) as 
defense access roads for purposes of section 210 of 
title 23, United States Code.
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(2) ROADS IDENTIFIED.—The roads identified 
under this subsection are each of the following: 
(A) For Beale Air Force Base, California: 
(i) Chuck Yeager Road. 
(ii) North Beale Road. 
(iii) Spenceville Road, also known as 
Camp Beale Highway. 
(iv) South Beale Road. 
(B) For Travis Air Force Base, California: 
(i) Air Base Parkway. 
(ii) Canon Road. 
(iii) Gate Road, including North Gate 
Road. 
(iv) Petersen Road. 
(v) Vanden Road. 
SEC. 2824. PHYSICAL ENTRANCES TO CERTAIN MILITARY 
INSTALLATIONS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, to the 
extent practicable— 
(1) each military installation in the United 
States has a designated main entrance that, at all 
times, is manned by at least 1 member of the Armed 
Forces or civilian employee of the Department of 
Defense;
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(2) the location of each such designated main 
entrance is published on a publicly accessible Inter-
net website of the Department; 
(3) if a military installation in the United 
States has any additional entrance designated for 
commercial deliveries to the military installation, the 
location of such entrance (and any applicable days 
or hours of operation for such entrance) is published 
on the same Internet website specified in paragraph 
(2); and 
(4) the information published on the Internet 
website specified in paragraph (2) is reviewed and, 
as necessary, updated on a basis that is not less fre-
quent than annually. 
SEC. 2825. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO ACCESS TO MILI-
TARY INSTALLATIONS IN UNITED STATES. 
(a) ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES FOR EXPEDITED AC-
CESS.—Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section 
(and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter accordingly):
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‘‘§ 2698. Access to military installations: standards for 
entry to military installations in United 
States 
‘‘(a) ACCESS
TO
MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS
IN 
UNITED STATES.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
maintain access standards applicable to all military instal-
lations in the United States. Such standards shall require 
screening standards appropriate to the type of installation 
involved, the security level of the installation, the category 
of individuals authorized to visit the installation, and the 
level of access to be granted, including— 
‘‘(A) protocols and criteria to determine the fit-
ness of the individual to enter an installation; 
‘‘(B) standards and methods for verifying the 
identity of the individual; and 
‘‘(C) other factors the Secretary determines ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(2) In developing the standards under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall, with respect to military installa-
tions in the United States— 
‘‘(A) 
include 
procedures 
for 
recurring 
unescorted access to facilitate future visits to the in-
stallation for individuals who— 
‘‘(i) are non-Department of Defense per-
sonnel; and
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‘‘(ii) are determined to be eligible under 
such standards; and 
‘‘(B) ensure that access for such individuals is 
based on the use of credentials non-Department of 
Defense personnel already posses, to the extent prac-
tical. 
‘‘(3) Upon publication in the Federal Register of final 
regulations to carry out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
publish the standards set forth therein on a publicly acces-
sible Internet website of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(4) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary 
shall seek to procure and field existing identification 
screening technology (including technology to enable the 
Secretary to validate other Federally recognized access 
credentials) and develop additional technology only to the 
extent necessary to assist commanders of military installa-
tions in the United States in implementing the standards 
under paragraph (1) at points of entry for such installa-
tions. 
‘‘(b) PRE-ARRIVAL REGISTRATION AND SCREENING 
PROTOCOL FOR ACCESS TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN 
UNITED STATES.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 
standards under subsection (a) include a specific protocol 
for the voluntary pre-arrival registration and screening of 
individuals anticipating a need for access to a military in-
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stallation in the United States to establish the fitness and 
purpose of such individual. Under such protocol— 
‘‘(1) such a screening shall occur not less than 
24 hours, and not more than 14 days prior, to the 
time of such access; and 
‘‘(2) if an individual is determined fit to enter 
the installation pursuant to the pre-arrival registra-
tion and screening, access may only be granted upon 
arrival at the military installation on the date of the 
established purpose, following a verification of the 
identity of the individual. 
‘‘(c) UNESCORTED ACCESS TO MILITARY INSTALLA-
TIONS IN UNITED STATES FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.— 
The Secretary shall maintain guidance regarding the 
granting of unescorted access to military installations in 
the United States for covered individuals and ensure such 
guidance is circulated to the commanders of each such 
military installation. Such guidance shall— 
‘‘(1) identify the categories of covered individ-
uals that may obtain such unescorted access; 
‘‘(2) include a list of credentials that can be 
used for access to an installation that are, to the ex-
tent practical, types of identification non-Depart-
ment of Defense personnel already posses.
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‘‘(3) be consistent across military installations 
in the United States; and 
‘‘(4) be in accordance with any privileges or 
benefits accorded under, procedures developed pur-
suant to, or requirements of, each covered provision 
and subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) PHYSICAL ENTRANCES TO CERTAIN MILITARY 
INSTALLATIONS.—The Secretary shall ensure that, to the 
extent practicable— 
‘‘(1) each military installation in the United 
States has a designated main entrance that, at all 
times, is manned by at least one member of the 
Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(2) the location of each such designated main 
entrance is published on a publicly accessible Inter-
net website of the Department; 
‘‘(3) if a military installation in the United 
States has any additional entrance designated for 
commercial deliveries to the military installation, the 
location of such entrance (and any applicable days 
or hours of operation for such entrance) is published 
on the same Internet website specified in paragraph 
(2); and
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‘‘(4) the information published on the Internet 
website specified in paragraph (2) is reviewed and, 
as necessary, updated on a basis that is not less fre-
quent than annually. 
‘‘(e) REVIEWS AND SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On 
a basis that is not less frequent than once every five years, 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) review the standards and guidance under 
this section, and make such updates as may be de-
termined appropriate by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(2) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
the most recently reviewed and, as applicable, up-
dated version of such standards and guidance. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered individual’ means, with 
respect to a military installation in the United 
States, the following: 
‘‘(A) A member of the armed forces or ci-
vilian employee of the Department of Defense, 
or an employee or family member of such mem-
ber or employee, who resides, attends school, re-
ceives health care services, or shops at a com-
missary or exchange store on the installation.
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‘‘(B) A retired member of the armed 
forces, including the reserve components, or a 
family member of such retired member, who re-
sides, attend schools, receives health care serv-
ices, or shops at a commissary or exchange 
store on the installation. 
‘‘(C) An individual performing work at the 
installation under a contract or subcontract (at 
any tier), including a military construction 
project, military family housing project, or a 
Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Mod-
ernization project. 
‘‘(D) A motor carrier or household goods 
motor carrier providing transportation services 
for the United States Transportation Com-
mand. 
‘‘(E) An official who is employed by an 
agency of the State in which the installation is 
located that enforces laws relating to workers’ 
compensation or minimum wage with respect to 
such State and who is seeking such access per-
taining to a specific military construction 
project, military family housing project, or Fa-
cilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Mod-
ernization project.
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‘‘(F) A representative of any labor organi-
zation (as defined in section 2 of the National 
Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152)), includ-
ing a member of any labor management com-
mittee described in section 205A of the Labor 
Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 
175a), who is— 
‘‘(i) seeking access to an individual 
performing work at the installation who is 
a member of such labor organization— 
‘‘(I) in connection with a specific 
military construction project, military 
family housing project, or Facilities 
Sustainment, Restoration, and Mod-
ernization project; or 
‘‘(II) pursuant to a concessions 
or service contract subject to chapter 
67 of title 41 (known as the ‘McNa-
mara-O’Hara Service Contract Act of 
1965’); or 
‘‘(ii) seeking access to an individual 
performing work at the installation for the 
purposes of soliciting such individual to 
join such labor organization.
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‘‘(G) A representative of any labor organi-
zation (as defined in section 2 of the National 
Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152)), includ-
ing a member of any labor management com-
mittee described in section 205A of the Labor 
Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 
175a), or a representative of a program reg-
istered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (com-
monly known as the ‘National Apprenticeship 
Act’; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) conducting a voca-
tional training, job fair, or similar workforce 
development event for members of the armed 
forces or veterans at the installation. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered provision’ means the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Chapter 54 of this title. 
‘‘(B) Section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109–13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 
note). 
‘‘(C) Section 2812 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 
Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2150; 10 U.S.C. 113 
note). 
‘‘(D) Sections 346 and 1050 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
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Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 
113 note). 
‘‘(E) Section 626 of the John S. McCain 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 
1802; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
‘‘(F) Section 1090 of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116–283; 134 Stat. 3879; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Federally recognized access cre-
dential’ means a credential authorized by Federal 
law or otherwise issued by the head of a Federal de-
partment or agency that requires the vetting of an 
individual for access to a facility, area, or program. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘military installation’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2801 of this 
title. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘State’ means any of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin 
Islands of the United States, or the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘United States’ includes each 
State, as such term is defined in this subsection.’’.
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(b) DEADLINE FOR FIRST REVIEW AND SUBMISSION 
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
(1) conduct the first review of the standards 
and guidance required under section 2698 of title 
10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)); 
and 
(2) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
the reviewed and, as applicable, updated version of 
such standards and guidance. 
(c) MODIFICATION TO CERTAIN NOTIFICATION RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 1090(b)(2)(B) of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3879; 
10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking ‘‘is’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and, as appropriate, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, are’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL OF DUPLICATE PROVISION.—Sec-
tion 1069 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 
Stat. 326) is repealed.
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO PRIOR NA-
TIONAL
DEFENSE
AUTHORIZATION
ACT.—Section 
1050 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 113 note; 130 Stat. 
2396) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Depart-
ment of Defense installations’’ and inserting 
‘‘military installations in the United States’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Depart-
ment of Defense facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘mili-
tary installations in the United States’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘mili-
tary installation’ and ‘United States’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 2698(e) of title 10, United 
States Code.’’. 
Subtitle D—Military Facilities 
Master Plan Requirements 
SEC. 2831. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING COM-
PLETION OF MILITARY INSTALLATION RESIL-
IENCE COMPONENT OF MASTER PLANS FOR 
AT-RISK MAJOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for
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the Office of the Secretary of Defense for administration 
and service-wide activities, not more than 50 percent may 
be obligated or expended until the date on which the each 
Secretary of a military department has satisfied the re-
quirements of section 2833 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117– 
81; 10 U.S.C. 2864 note). 
Subtitle E—Matters Related to Uni-
fied Facilities Criteria and Mili-
tary Construction Planning and 
Design 
SEC. 2841. CONSIDERATION OF INSTALLATION OF INTE-
GRATED SOLAR ROOFING TO IMPROVE EN-
ERGY RESILIENCY OF MILITARY INSTALLA-
TIONS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall amend the Unified 
Facilities Criteria/DoD Building Code (UFC 1– 200–01) 
to require that planning and design for military construc-
tion projects inside the United States include consider-
ation of the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of installing 
integrated solar roofing as part of the project, for the pur-
pose of— 
(1) promoting on-installation energy security 
and energy resilience;
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(2) providing grid support to avoid energy dis-
ruptions; and 
(3) facilitating implementation and greater use 
of the authority provided by subsection (h) of section 
2911 of title 10, United States Code, as added and 
amended by section 2825 of the Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (divi-
sion B of Public Law 116–283). 
SEC. 2842. STUDY OF MILITARY HOUSING RESILIENCE AND 
ENERGY EFFICIENCY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study of military housing resilience and energy efficiency 
to assess compliance with the Unified Facilities Criteria 
for Housing and with the latest published editions of rel-
evant codes, specifications, and standards that incorporate 
the latest hazard-resistant and energy-efficient designs 
and establish minimum acceptable criteria for the design, 
construction, and maintenance of residential structures. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study shall include the fol-
lowing elements: 
(1) An identification and assessment of defi-
ciencies, costs, and timelines to relocate, rehabilitate, 
repair, or retrofit as needed all military housing, in-
cluding barracks, family housing, and privatized
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family and unaccompanied housing, to ensure 
health, safety, energy security, and resilience. 
(2) An inventory of all housing structures that 
are located in floodprone areas and within the 
Wildland-Urban Interface. 
(3) An identification and inventory of all hous-
ing structures that experienced loss or damage due 
to weather or other natural hazards during the pre-
ceding five years. 
(4) An identification of any needed updates to 
the Unified Facilities Criteria to ensure such Cri-
teria comports with the latest published editions of 
relevant codes, specifications, and standards that in-
corporate the latest hazard-resistant and energy-effi-
cient designs and establish minimum acceptable cri-
teria for the design, construction, and maintenance 
of residential structures. 
(c) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the study required under subsection (a). 
(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—One year after the date of 
the submittal of the initial report under subsection (c), 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the progress
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of the Department of defense in addressing deficiencies 
identified in the initial report, with the goal of addressing 
all deficiencies for all military housing within five years 
and to ensure that all military housing is sited, designed, 
and maintained to comply with the latest codes, specifica-
tions, and standards for health, safety, energy security, 
and resilience. 
Subtitle F—Land Conveyances 
SEC. 2851. EXTENSION OF TIME FRAME FOR LAND CONVEY-
ANCE, SHARPE ARMY DEPOT, LATHROP, CALI-
FORNIA. 
Section 2833(g) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283) is amended by striking ‘‘one year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘three years’’. 
SEC. 2852. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRA-
TIVE JURISDICTION, CASTNER RANGE, FORT 
BLISS, TEXAS. 
Section 2844 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by redesignating the text beginning 
with ‘‘convey’’ and ending with ‘‘Franklin
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Mountains State Park.’’ as subparagraph 
(B); 
(ii) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 
‘‘may—’’; and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) 
of this paragraph, the following new sub-
paragraph (A): 
‘‘(A) transfer administrative jurisdiction of 
approximately 7,081 acres at Fort Bliss, Texas, 
to the Secretary of the Interior (acting through 
the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment) which shall be managed in accordance 
with the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and any 
other applicable laws; or’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘transfer of adminis-
trative jurisdiction or’’ before ‘‘convey-
ance’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘transfer to the Sec-
retary of the Interior or’’ before ‘‘convey to 
the Department’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘Department’s’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
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(A) by inserting ‘‘conveys the real property 
under subsection (a)(1)(B) and’’ after ‘‘If the 
Secretary’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘conveyed under subsection 
(a)’’; 
(3) in the first subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the 
land conveyance under this section’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
land conveyance under subsection (a)(1)(B)’’; 
(4) by redesignating the second subsection (c) 
and subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (d), (e), 
and (f), respectively; 
(5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by in-
serting ‘‘transferred or’’ before ‘‘conveyed’’; 
(6) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘the conveyances under subsection (a)’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘a 
conveyance 
under 
subsection 
(a)(1)(B)’’; 
(7) in subsection (f), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘federal’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Federal’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘non-federal’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘non-Federal’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘trans-
ferred or’’ before ‘‘conveyed’’; and
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(8) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Sec-
retary may enter into a memorandum of understanding 
with the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Land Management) regarding any 
transfer of administrative jurisdiction under subsection 
(a)(1)(A).’’. 
SEC. 2853. CONVEYANCE, JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, SOUTH 
CAROLINA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
the Air Force (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) may convey to the City of North Charleston, 
South Carolina (in this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’) 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to a parcel of real property, including any improvements 
thereon, consisting of approximately 26 acres known as 
the Old Navy Yard at Joint Base Charleston, South Caro-
lina, for the purpose of permitting the City to use the 
property for economic development. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the City shall pay to 
the United States an amount at least equal to the 
fair market value, as determined by the Secretary,
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based on an appraisal of the property to be conveyed 
under such subsection. Consideration may be cash 
payment, in-kind consideration as described under 
paragraph (2), or a combination thereof. The consid-
eration paid to the Secretary must be sufficient, as 
determined by the Secretary, to provide replacement 
space for, and for the relocation of, any personnel, 
furniture, fixtures, equipment, and personal property 
of any kind and belonging to any military depart-
ment, located upon the property to be conveyed 
under subsection (a). All cash consideration must be 
paid in full, and any in-kind consideration must be 
complete and useable, and delivered to the satisfac-
tion of the Secretary at or prior to date of the con-
veyance under subsection (a). 
(2) IN-KIND CONSIDERATION.—In-kind consid-
eration described in this paragraph may include the 
acquisition, construction, provision, improvement, 
maintenance, repair, or restoration (including envi-
ronmental restoration), or combination thereof, of 
any facilities or infrastructure within proximity to 
the Joint Base Charleston Weapons Station (South 
Annex) and located on Joint Base Charleston, that 
the Secretary considers acceptable.
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(3) TREATMENT OF CASH CONSIDERATION RE-
CEIVED.—Any cash payment received by the United 
States under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the 
special account in the Treasury referred to in sub-
paragraph (A) of paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of 
section 572 of title 40, United States Code, and 
shall be available in accordance with subparagraph 
(B) of such paragraph. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary may 
require the City to cover all costs to be incurred by 
the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for 
costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the 
conveyance under subsection (a), including survey 
costs, appraisal costs, costs related to environmental 
documentation, and any other administrative costs 
related to the conveyance. If amounts paid by the 
City to the Secretary in advance exceed the costs ac-
tually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the 
conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess 
amount to the City. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reim-
bursement for costs incurred by the Secretary to 
carry out the conveyance under subsection (a) shall
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be credited to the fund or account that was used to 
cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying 
out the conveyance, or to an appropriate fund or ac-
count that is available to the Secretary for the pur-
poses for which the costs were paid. Amounts so 
credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund 
or account and shall be available for the same pur-
poses, and subject to the same conditions and limita-
tions, as amounts in such fund or account. 
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
to the Secretary. 
(e) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance 
under subsection (a) shall be subject to all valid existing 
rights and the condition that the City accept the property 
(and any improvements thereon) in its condition at the 
time of the conveyance (commonly known as a conveyance 
‘‘as is’’). 
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions 
in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States.
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(g) OLD NAVY YARD.—In this section, the term ‘‘Old 
Navy Yard’’ includes the facilities used by the Naval Infor-
mation Warfare Center Atlantic including, buildings 1602, 
1603, 1639, 1648, and such other facilities, infrastruc-
ture, and land along or near the Cooper River waterfront 
at Joint Base Charleston as the Secretary considers to be 
appropriate. 
SEC. 2854. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL AIR STATION 
OCEANA, 
DAM 
NECK 
ANNEX, 
VIRGINIA 
BEACH, VIRGINIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
the Navy may convey to the Hampton Roads Sanitation 
District (in this section referred to as the ‘‘HRSD’’) all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
a parcel of installation real property, including any im-
provements thereon, consisting of approximately 7.9 acres 
located at Naval Air Station Oceana in Dam Neck Annex, 
Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Secretary may void any land 
use restrictions associated with the property to be con-
veyed under this subsection. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) AMOUNT AND DETERMINATION.—As consid-
eration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
HRSD shall pay to the Secretary of the Navy an 
amount that is not less than the fair market value
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of the property conveyed, as determined by the Sec-
retary. The Secretary’s determination of fair market 
value shall be final. In lieu of all or a portion of cash 
payment of consideration, the Secretary may accept 
in-kind consideration. 
(2) TREATMENT OF CASH CONSIDERATION.— 
The Secretary of the Navy shall deposit any cash 
payment received under paragraph (1) in the special 
account in the Treasury established for the Sec-
retary of the Navy under subsection (a) of para-
graph (1) of subsection (e) of section 2667 of title 
10, United States Code. The entire amount depos-
ited shall be available for use in accordance with 
subparagraph (D) of such paragraph. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Navy shall require the HRSD to cover costs to 
be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the 
Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to 
carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), in-
cluding survey costs, costs related to environmental 
documentation, and any other administrative costs 
related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected 
in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual 
costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs ac-
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tually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the 
conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess 
amount to the HRSD. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursement under para-
graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 
that was used to cover those costs incurred by the 
Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts 
so credited shall be merged with amounts in such 
fund or account and shall be available for the same 
purposes, and subject to the same conditions and 
limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. 
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the parcel of real property to be 
conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a 
survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary of the Navy may require such additional terms 
and conditions in connection with the conveyance under 
subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
protect the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 2855. LAND EXCHANGE, MARINE RESERVE TRAINING 
CENTER, OMAHA, NEBRASKA. 
(a) LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
of the Navy may convey to the Metropolitan Community
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College Area, a political subdivision of the State of Ne-
braska, (in this section referred to as the ‘‘College’’), all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
a parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, 
known as the Marine Reserve Training Center in Omaha, 
Nebraska. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the College shall convey to 
the Secretary of the Navy real property interests either 
adjacent or proximate, to Offutt Air Force Base, Ne-
braska. 
(c) LAND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary 
of the Navy and the College may enter into a land ex-
change agreement to implement this section. 
(d) VALUATION.—The value of each property interest 
to be exchanged by the Secretary of the Navy and the Col-
lege described in subsections (a) and (b) shall be deter-
mined— 
(1) by an independent appraiser selected by the 
Secretary; and 
(2) in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal 
Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the 
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Prac-
tice. 
(e) CASH EQUALIZATION PAYMENTS.—
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(1) TO THE SECRETARY.—If the value of the 
property interests described in subsection (a) is 
greater than the value of the property interests de-
scribed in subsection (b), the values shall be equal-
ized through either of the following or a combination 
thereof: 
(A) A cash equalization payment from the 
College to the Department of the Navy. 
(B) In-kind consideration provided by the 
College, which may include the acquisition, con-
struction, provision, improvement, maintenance, 
repair, or restoration (including environmental 
restoration), or combination thereof, of any fa-
cilities or infrastructure, or delivery of services 
relating to the needs of Marine Corps Reserve 
Training Center Omaha. 
(2) NO
EQUALIZATION.—If the value of the 
property interests described in subsection (b) is 
greater than the value of the property interests de-
scribed in subsection (a), the Secretary may not 
make a cash equalization payment to equalize the 
values. 
(f) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Navy shall require the College to pay all costs
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to be incurred by the Secretary to carry out the ex-
change of property interests under this section, in-
cluding such costs related to land survey, environ-
mental documentation, real estate due diligence such 
as appraisals, and any other administrative costs re-
lated to the exchange of property interests, including 
costs incurred preparing and executing a land ex-
change agreement authorized under subsection (c). 
If amounts are collected from the College in advance 
of the Secretary incurring the actual costs and the 
amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred 
by the Secretary to carry out the exchange of prop-
erty interests, the Secretary shall refund the excess 
amount to the College. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received by the Secretary of the Navy 
under paragraph (1) shall be used in accordance 
with section 2695(c) of title 10, United States Code. 
(g) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the property interests to be ex-
changed under this section shall be determined by surveys 
that are satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy. 
(h) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The exchange of 
real property interests under this section shall be accom-
plished using an appropriate legal instrument and upon
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terms and conditions mutually satisfactory to the Sec-
retary of the Navy and the College, including such addi-
tional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers ap-
propriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
(i) EXEMPTION FROM SCREENING REQUIREMENTS 
FOR ADDITIONAL FEDERAL USE.—The authority under 
this section is exempt from the screening process required 
under section 2696(b) of title 10, United States Code. 
Subtitle G—Miscellaneous Studies 
and Reports 
SEC. 2861. FFRDC STUDY ON PRACTICES WITH RESPECT TO 
DEVELOPMENT OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a fed-
erally funded research and development center for the con-
duct of a study on the practices of the Department of De-
fense with respect to the development of military construc-
tion projects. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—An agreement under subsection (a) 
shall specify that the study conducted pursuant to the 
agreement shall address each of the following: 
(1) Practices with respect to adoption of United 
Facilities Criteria changes and their inclusion into
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advanced planning, DD form 1391 budget justifica-
tions, and planning and design. 
(2) Practices with respect to how sustainable 
materials, such as mass timber and low carbon con-
crete, are assessed and included in advanced plan-
ning, DD form 1391 budget justifications, and plan-
ning and design. 
(3) Barriers to incorporating innovative tech-
niques, including 3D printed building techniques. 
(4) Whether the Strategic Environmental Re-
search and Development Program or the Environ-
mental Security Technology Certification Program 
could be used to validate such materials and tech-
niques to provide the Army Corps of Engineers and 
the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command 
with confidence in the use of such materials and 
techniques. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days 
after the completion of a study pursuant to an agreement 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the results of the study.
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SEC. 2862. FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR BLUE GRASS CHEM-
ICAL AGENT-DESTRUCTION PILOT PLANT. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Army, shall conduct a feasi-
bility study to assess potential missions, plants, or indus-
tries feasible for Army or Department of Defense needs 
at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant 
following the demolition and remediation of the Blue 
Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant located at 
the Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, Kentucky. The 
study shall include the following: 
(1) Identification of any buildings and infra-
structure in the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-De-
struction Pilot Plant that could remain for future 
Army or Department of Defense use. 
(2) Cost savings associated with repurposing 
existing infrastructure for Army or Department of 
Defense purposes. 
(3) Opportunities to fulfil requirements for de-
fense organic industrial base operations. 
(4) Opportunities to fulfil requirements of 
Army Materiel Command strategic planning, includ-
ing ammunition production. 
(5) Opportunities to fulfil Army or Department 
of Defense modernization requirements.
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report on the study conducted under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 2863. COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF MILI-
TARY CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND 
UPGRADES OF JOINT BASE INFRASTRUC-
TURE AND FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct an assessment of possible in-
equitable prioritization of military construction, mainte-
nance, and upgrades of joint base infrastructure and fa-
cilities, with a focus on facilities as they relate to subordi-
nate components relative to the supporting component on 
joint bases. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by sub-
section (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) Historical analysis of investments made in 
infrastructure used by supported components, in-
cluding allocation of new infrastructure spending be-
tween supported and supporting components. 
(2) The policies and procedures at the depart-
mental and installation level designed to ensure the 
proper sustainment, restoration, modernization, re-
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capitalization, new construction, and demolition of 
infrastructure used by supported components. 
(3) Efforts to address the priorities of the sup-
ported components through military construction 
and facility upgrades. 
(4) Potential benefits of using the supported 
components’ service-specific construction agents for 
major infrastructure investments. 
SEC. 2864. REPORT ON UNDERGROUND TUNNELS AND FA-
CILITIES IN HAWAII. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS SURVEY.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the As-
sistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining the results of a survey of underground tunnels and 
facilities on Department of Defense property located in 
Hawaii, and such report shall include— 
(1) a description of the location, size, and con-
dition of underground tunnels and facilities cur-
rently in use; 
(2) a description of the location, size, and con-
dition of unused underground tunnels and facilities; 
(3) a description of any current proposed future 
uses for each of the unused underground tunnels 
and facilities, if any;
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(4) a summary of existing unmet requirements 
for hardened underground facilities for each service; 
and 
(5) efforts to coordinate across the services the 
assessments and potential future use of hardened 
underground facilities. 
(b) FORM.—The survey required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but shall include 
a classified annex to include all information responsive to 
the study directive that is classified. 
SEC. 2865. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON COMMU-
NITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AT MILITARY 
INSTALLATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report containing the results of a study conducted 
by the Comptroller General on community engagement ac-
tivities at military installations located in foreign coun-
tries. The report shall address the following: 
(1) The programs and processes that exist at 
military installations located in foreign countries to 
manage relationships with the local community. 
(2) Whether existing programs and authorities 
are effective at fostering positive community rela-
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tions at military installations located in foreign 
countries. 
(3) An identification of any authorities or 
changes to existing programs that could help the 
Department of Defense improve relationships with 
local communities at military installations located in 
foreign countries. 
SEC. 2866. REPORT ON RECOGNITION OF AFRICAN AMER-
ICAN SERVICEMEMBERS IN DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE NAMING PRACTICES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining the following information: 
(1) A description of current Department of De-
fense naming conventions for military installations, 
infrastructure, vessels, and weapon systems. 
(2) A list of all military installations (including 
reserve component facilities), infrastructure (includ-
ing reserve component infrastructure), vessels, and 
weapon systems that are currently named after Afri-
can Americans who served in the Armed Forces. 
(3) An explanation of the steps being taken to 
recognize the service of African Americans who have 
served in the Armed Forces with honor, heroism,
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and distinction by increasing the number of military 
installations, infrastructure, vessels, and weapon sys-
tems named after deserving African American mem-
bers of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 2867. REPORT ON CAPACITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE TO PROVIDE SURVIVORS OF NATURAL 
DISASTERS WITH EMERGENCY SHORT-TERM 
HOUSING. 
Not later than 220 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report analyzing 
the capacity of the Department of Defense to provide sur-
vivors of natural disasters with emergency short-term 
housing. 
SEC. 2868. DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO 
DELIVER A BRIEFING ON HOUSING WITH RE-
SPECT TO JUNIOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall deliver 
a briefing on the housing realities, difficulties, and needs 
facing junior members of the Armed Forces to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. 
The briefing shall include:
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(1) An overview of the available on-base hous-
ing stock, military services’ and individual bases’ 
housing requirements and practices, as well as other 
possible options for housing junior members of the 
Armed Forces. 
(2) An outline of Department plans for identi-
fying installations with a shortage of on-base or off- 
base housing for junior enlisted members of the 
Armed Forces and plans to address any shortages in 
order to enable bases to house their junior members 
of the Armed Forces more productively, cost-effec-
tively, and safely, with an eye to quality of life and 
force readiness. 
(3) Any other information the Secretary deter-
mines to be relevant. 
SEC. 2869. REPORTING ON LEAD SERVICE LINES AND LEAD 
PLUMBING. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) a description of the state of lead service 
lines and lead plumbing on military installations, 
military housing, and privatized military housing;
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(2) an evaluation of whether military installa-
tions, military housing, and privatized military hous-
ing are in compliance with the standards established 
in the Lead and Copper rule and, if not, an identi-
fication of the areas of non-compliance; and 
(3) an identification of steps and resources 
needed to remove remaining lead service lines and 
lead plumbing in military installations and housing. 
(b) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN ANNUAL RE-
PORT.—The Secretary shall include in the Defense Envi-
ronmental Programs annual report for each year after the 
year in which the initial report is submitted information 
on the compliance of Department of Defense facilities and 
housing with the Lead and Copper Rule. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
SEC. 2871. DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 2391(e)(4)(A)(i) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or on property subject to 
a real estate agreement with a military installation, includ-
ing a lease or easement’’ after ‘‘installation’’.
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SEC. 2872. INCLUSION IN DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRA-
STRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM OF CERTAIN 
PROJECTS FOR ROTC TRAINING. 
Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(1)(B)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) 
as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after clause (i) the fol-
lowing new clause (ii): 
‘‘(ii) Projects that will contribute to the train-
ing of cadets enrolled in an independent Reserve Of-
ficer Training Corps program at a covered edu-
cational institution.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) The term ‘covered educational institution’ 
means a college or university that is— 
‘‘(A) a part B institution, as defined in 
section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061); 
‘‘(B) an 1890 Institution, as defined in 
section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 
U.S.C. 7601); 
‘‘(C) not affiliated with a consortium; and
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‘‘(D) located at least 40 miles from a 
major military installation.’’. 
SEC. 2873. BASING DECISION SCORECARD CONSISTENCY 
AND TRANSPARENCY. 
Section 2883(h) of the Military Construction Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 
10 U.S.C. 1781b note) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION WITH SECRETARY OF DE-
FENSE.—In establishing a scorecard under this sub-
section, the Secretary of the military department 
concerned shall coordinate with the Secretary of De-
fense to ensure consistency among the military de-
partments. 
‘‘(5) PUBLICATION
IN
FEDERAL
REGISTER.— 
The methodology and criteria for establishing each 
scorecard under this subsection shall be published in 
the Federal Register for public comment.’’. 
SEC. 2874. LEASE OR USE AGREEMENT FOR CATEGORY 3 
SUBTERRANEAN TRAINING FACILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
seek to enter into a lease or use agreement with a category 
3 subterranean training facility that— 
(1) is located in close proximity to air assault 
and special forces units; and
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(2) has the capacity to— 
(A) provide brigade or large full-mission 
profile training; 
(B) rapidly replicate full-scale underground 
venues; 
(C) support helicopter landing zones; and 
(D) support underground live fire. 
(b) USE OF FACILITY.—A lease or use agreement en-
tered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide that 
the category 3 subterranean training facility shall be avail-
able for— 
(1) the hosting of training and testing exercises 
for— 
(A) for members of the Armed Forces, in-
cluding special operations forces; 
(B) personnel of combat support agencies, 
including the Defense Threat Reduction Agen-
cy; and 
(C) such other personnel as the Secretary 
of Defense determines appropriate; and 
(2) for such other purposes as the Secretary of 
Defense determines appropriate. 
(c) DURATION.—The duration of any lease or use 
agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
be for a period of not less than 5 years.
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(d) CATEGORY 3 SUBTERRANEAN TRAINING FACIL-
ITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘category 3 sub-
terranean training facility’’ means an underground struc-
ture designed and built— 
(1) to be unobserved and to provide maximum 
protection; and 
(2) to serve as a command and control, oper-
ations, storage, production, and protection facility. 
SEC. 2875. REQUIRED CONSULTATION WITH STATE AND 
LOCAL ENTITIES ON ISSUES RELATED TO IN-
CREASE IN NUMBER OF MILITARY PER-
SONNEL AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
If any decision of the Secretary of Defense or the Sec-
retary of a military department would result in a signifi-
cant increase in the number of members of the Armed 
Forces assigned to a military installation, the Secretary 
of Defense or the Secretary of the military department 
concerned, during the development of the plans to imple-
ment the decision with respect to that installation, shall 
consult with appropriate State and local entities to ensure 
that matters affecting the local community, including re-
quirements for transportation, utility infrastructure, hous-
ing, education, and family support activities, are consid-
ered.
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SEC. 2876. REQUIRED INVESTMENTS IN IMPROVING CHILD 
DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
(a) INVESTMENTS IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CEN-
TERS.—Of the total amount authorized to be appropriated 
for the Department of Defense for Facilities Sustainment, 
Restoration, and Modernization activities of a military de-
partment, the Secretary of that military department shall 
reserve the following amounts of the estimated replace-
ment cost of the total inventory of child development cen-
ters under the jurisdiction of that Secretary for the pur-
pose of carrying out projects for the improvement of child 
development centers: 
(1) An amount equal to one percent of such 
cost for fiscal year 2023. 
(2) An amount equal to two percent of such 
cost for fiscal year 2024. 
(3) An amount equal to three percent of such 
cost for fiscal year 2025. 
(4) An amount equal to five percent or such 
cost for fiscal year 2026. 
(b) CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER DEFINED.—The 
term ‘‘child development center’’ has meaning given the 
term ‘‘military child development center’’ in section 
1800(1) of title 10, United States Code.
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SEC. 2877. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CLOSURE 
OF COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2023 for the Air Force may be obligated 
or expended to close, or prepare to close, any combat read-
iness training center. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
waive the limitation under subsection (a) with respect to 
a combat readiness training center, if the Secretary sub-
mits to the congressional defense committees each of the 
following: 
(1) A certification that— 
(A) the closure of the center would not be 
in violation of section 2687 of title 10, United 
States Code; and 
(B) the support capabilities provided by 
the center will not be diminished as a result of 
the closure of the center. 
(2) A report that includes— 
(A) a detailed business case analysis for 
the closure of the center; and 
(B) an assessment of the effects the clo-
sure of the center would have on unit training, 
including active duty units that may use the 
center.
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SEC. 2878. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF MASS TIMBER IN 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of each of the mili-
tary departments shall carry out a pilot program to evalu-
ate how the use of mass timber as the primary construc-
tion material in military construction projects affects the 
environmental sustainability, infrastructure resilience, 
cost effectiveness, and construction timeliness of such 
projects. The Secretary of a military department may 
carry out a military construction project under the pilot 
program using the authorities available to the Secretary 
of Defense under section 2914 of title 10, United States 
Code, regarding military construction projects for energy 
resilience, energy security, and energy conservation. 
(b) PROJECT SELECTION AND LOCATION.— 
(1) MINIMUM NUMBER.—Each Secretary of a 
military department shall carry out at least one mili-
tary construction project under the pilot program. 
(2) PROJECT LOCATIONS.—The pilot program 
shall be conducted at military installations in the 
United States— 
(A) that are identified as vulnerable to ex-
treme weather events; and 
(B) for which a military construction 
project is authorized but a request for proposal 
has not been released.
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(3) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING.—In 
selecting military construction projects for the pilot 
program, the Secretaries of the military departments 
shall coordinate to ensure that at least one of the 
projects involves the construction of military unac-
companied housing. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
every 180 days thereafter until December 31, 2025, 
the Secretaries of the military departments shall 
jointly submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the progress of the pilot program. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include each of the following: 
(A) A description of the status of the mili-
tary construction projects selected to be con-
ducted under the pilot program. 
(B) An explanation of the reasons for the 
selection of such military construction projects. 
(C) An analysis of the projected or actual 
carbon footprint, including stored carbon in 
building materials, resilience to extreme weath-
er events, construction timeliness, and cost ef-
fectiveness, of the military construction projects
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conducted under the pilot program using mass 
timber as compared to other materials histori-
cally used in military construction. 
(D) Any updated guidance the Under Sec-
retary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Acquisition 
and 
Sustainment has released in relation to the pro-
curement policy for future military construction 
projects based on comparable benefits realized 
from use of mass timber, including guidance on 
prioritizing sustainable materials in establishing 
evaluation criteria for military construction 
project contracts when technically feasible. 
(d) MASS TIMBER DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘mass timber’’ means any of the following: 
(1) Cross-laminated timber. 
(2) Nail-laminated timber. 
(3) Glue-laminated timber. 
(4) Laminated strand lumber. 
(5) Laminated veneer lumber, 
(e) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Secretary 
of a military department to carry out a military construc-
tion project under this section shall expire on September 
30, 2025. Any construction commenced under the pilot 
program before such date may continue until completion.
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SEC. 2879. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE FOR 
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATIONS 
SECURITY INVESTMENT. 
Section 2806(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘and construction’’ and inserting 
‘‘construction, and climate resilience’’. 
SEC. 2880. SCREENING AND REGISTRY OF INDIVIDUALS 
WITH 
HEALTH 
CONDITIONS 
RESULTING 
FROM UNSAFE HOUSING UNITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter V of chapter 169 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2895. Screening and registry of individuals with 
health conditions resulting from unsafe 
housing units 
‘‘(a) SCREENING.—(1) The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with appropriate scientific agencies as deter-
mined by the Secretary, may ensure that all military med-
ical treatment facilities screen eligible individuals for cov-
ered conditions and covered lead exposure. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may establish procedures through 
which screening under paragraph (1) may allow an eligible 
individual to be included in the registry under subsection 
(b).
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‘‘(b) REGISTRY.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish and maintain a registry of eligible individuals 
who have a covered condition. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall include any information in 
the registry under paragraph (1) that the Secretary deter-
mines necessary to ascertain and monitor the health of 
eligible individuals and the connection between the health 
of such individuals and an unsafe housing unit. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall develop a public information 
campaign to inform eligible individuals about the registry 
under paragraph (1), including how to register and the 
benefits of registering. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered armed force’ means the 
following: 
‘‘(A) The Army. 
‘‘(B) The Navy. 
‘‘(C) The Marine Corps. 
‘‘(D) The Air Force. 
‘‘(E) The Space Force. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered condition’ means a med-
ical condition that is determined by the Secretary of 
Defense to have resulted from residing in an unsafe 
housing unit.
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‘‘(3) The term ‘covered lead exposure’ means 
lead exposure that is determined by the Secretary of 
Defense to have resulted from residing in an unsafe 
housing unit. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘eligible individual’ means a 
member of a covered armed force or a family mem-
ber of a member of a covered armed force who has 
resided in an unsafe housing unit. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘unsafe housing unit’ means a 
dwelling unit that— 
‘‘(A) does not meet the housing quality 
standards established under section 8(o)(8)(B) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(o)(8)(B)); or 
‘‘(B) is not free from dangerous air pollu-
tion levels from mold.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 2894a the following 
new item: 
‘‘2895. Screening and registry of individuals with health conditions resulting 
from unsafe housing units.’’.
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SEC. 2881. RECOGNITION OF MEMORIAL, MEMORIAL GAR-
DEN, AND K9 MEMORIAL OF THE NATIONAL 
NAVY UDT-SEAL MUSEUM IN FORT PIERCE, 
FLORIDA, AS A NATIONAL MEMORIAL, MEMO-
RIAL GARDEN, AND K9 MEMORIAL, RESPEC-
TIVELY, OF NAVY SEALS AND THEIR PREDE-
CESSORS. 
The Memorial, Memorial Garden, and K9 Memorial 
of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum, located at 
3300 North Highway A1A, North Hutchinson Island, in 
Fort Pierce, Florida, are recognized as a national memo-
rial, memorial garden, and K9 memorial, respectively, of 
Navy SEALs and their predecessors. 
SEC. 2882. ENSURING THAT CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES ON 
ARMY CORPS PROJECTS ARE PAID PRE-
VAILING WAGES AS REQUIRED BY LAW. 
The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works 
shall provide to each Army Corps district clarifying, uni-
form guidance with respect to prevailing wage require-
ments for contractors and subcontractors of the Army 
Corps that— 
(1) conforms with the Department of Labor’s 
regulations, policies, and guidance with respect to 
the proper implementation and enforcement of sub-
chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon Act’’)
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and other related Acts, including the proper classi-
fication of all crafts by Federal construction contrac-
tors and subcontractors; 
(2) directs Army Corps districts to investigate 
worker complaints and third-party complaints within 
30 days of the date of filing; and 
(3) instructs Army Corps districts that certified 
payroll reports submitted by contractors and sub-
contractors and the information contained therein 
shall be publicly available and are not exempt from 
disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 2883. INCLUSION OF CLIMATE RESILIENCE SERVICES 
IN THE COMBATANT COMMANDER INITIA-
TIVE FUND. 
Section 166a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(11) Climate resilience of military installations 
and essential civilian infrastructure. 
‘‘(12) Military support to civilian and military 
authorities to combat illegal wildlife trafficking, ille-
gal timber trafficking, and illegal, unreported, or un-
regulated fishing.’’.
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SEC. 2884. INTERAGENCY REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR 
RESILIENCE PILOT PROJECT. 
(a) PILOT PROJECT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall 
establish within the Department of Defense four Inter-
agency Regional Coordinators. Each Interagency Regional 
Coordinator shall be responsible for improving the resil-
ience of a community that supports a military installation 
and serving as a model for enhancing community resilience 
before disaster strikes. 
(b) SELECTION.—Each Interagency Regional Coordi-
nator shall support military installations and surrounding 
communities within a geographic area, with at least one 
such Coordinator serving each of the East, West, and Gulf 
coasts. For purposes of the project, the Secretary shall 
select geographic areas— 
(1) with significant sea level rise and recurrent 
flooding that prevents members of the Armed Forces 
from reaching their posts or jeopardizes military 
readiness; and 
(2) where communities have collaborated on 
multi-jurisdictional climate adaptation planning ef-
forts, including such collaboration with the Army 
Corps of Engineers Civil Works Department and 
through Joint Land Use Studies.
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(c) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out the pilot 
project, the Secretary shall build on existing efforts 
through collaboration with State and local entities, includ-
ing emergency management, transportation, planning, 
housing, community development, natural resource man-
agers, and governing bodies and with the heads of appro-
priate Federal departments and agencies. 
TITLE 
XXIX—SCIENCE 
AND 
TECHNOLOGY MILITARY CON-
STRUCTION 
SEC. 2901. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of the Army may acquire real property 
and carry out the military construction projects for the 
installations inside the United States, and in the amounts, 
set forth in the following table: 
Army: Inside the United States 
Country 
Installation 
Amount 
Alabama ........................................
Redstone Arsenal .........
$50,000,000 
Maryland ........................................
Aberdeen ......................
$85,000,000 
Mississippi ......................................
Vicksburg .....................
$20,000,000 
New Jersey .....................................
Picatinny Arsenal ........
$12,000,000 
SEC. 2902. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECT. 
The Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property 
and carry out the military construction project for the in-
stallation inside the United States, and in the amount, set 
forth in the following table:
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Navy: Inside the United States 
Country 
Installation 
Amount 
California ......................................
Corona ..........................
$15,000,000 
Maryland ........................................
Carderock .....................
$2,073,000 
Indian Head .................
$8,039,000 
Virginia ...........................................
Dahlgren ......................
$2,503,000 
SEC. 2903. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 
property and carry out the military construction projects 
for the installations inside the United States, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Air Force: Inside the United States 
Country 
Installation 
Amount 
Hawaii ...........................................
AFRL Maui .................
$89,000,000 
New York .......................................
AFRL Rome ................
$4,200,000 
SEC. 2904. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2022, for the 
military construction projects inside the United States au-
thorized by this title as specified in the funding table in 
section 4601.
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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 ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2023 for the activities of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying 
out programs as specified in the funding table in section 
4701. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.— 
From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 
for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 
may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear 
Security Administration as follows: 
Project 23–D–516, Energetic Materials Charac-
terization Facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 
Los Alamos, New Mexico, $19,000,000.
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Project 23–D–517, Electrical Power Capacity 
Upgrade, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Ala-
mos, New Mexico, $24,000,000. 
Project 23–D–518, Plutonium Modernization 
Operations & Waste Management Office Building, 
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
Mexico, $48,500,000. 
Project 23–D–519, Special Materials Facility, 
Y–12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Ten-
nessee, $49,500,000. 
Project 23–D–533, Component Test Complex 
Project, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, West 
Mifflin, Pennsylvania, $57,420,000. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2023 for defense environ-
mental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as 
specified in the funding table in section 4701. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.— 
From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 
for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 
may carry out, for defense environmental cleanup activi-
ties, the following new plant projects:
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Project 23–D–402, Calcine Construction, Idaho 
National 
Laboratory, 
Idaho 
Falls, 
Idaho, 
$10,000,000. 
Project 23–D–403, Hanford 200 West Area 
Tank Farms Risk Management Project, Office of 
River 
Protection, 
Richland, 
Washington, 
$45,000,000. 
Project 23–D–404, 181D Export Water System 
Reconfiguration and Upgrade, Hanford Site, Rich-
land, Washington, $6,770,000. 
Project 23–D–405, 181B Export Water System 
Reconfiguration and Upgrade, Hanford Site, Rich-
land, Washington, $480,000. 
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2023 for other 
defense activities in carrying out programs as specified in 
the funding table in section 4701. 
SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2023 for nuclear 
energy as specified in the funding table in section 4701.
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Subtitle 
B—Program 
Authoriza-
tions, Restrictions, Limitations, 
and Other Matters 
SEC. 3111. PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION CAPACITY. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the National Nu-
clear Security Administration and the Nuclear Weapons 
Council have acknowledged that producing 80 war reserve 
plutonium pit per year by 2030 is not achievable. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (a) of section 4219 
of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PRODUCTION.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall produce the annual number of war reserve plu-
tonium pits that the Secretary of Defense identifies 
as a requirement of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) CAPACITY.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Secretary of Energy shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that Los Alamos National 
Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, has the 
ability to— 
‘‘(i) produce 30 war reserve plutonium 
pits during any year that the Secretary of 
Defense identifies such production amount
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as a requirement of the Department of De-
fense; and 
‘‘(ii) 
implement 
surge 
efforts 
to 
produce more than 30 war reserve pluto-
nium pits during any year that the Secre-
taries identifies such production amount as 
a requirement of the Department of De-
fense; 
‘‘(B) ensure that the Savannah River Plu-
tonium Processing Facility at the Savannah 
River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, has a sus-
tainable ability to— 
‘‘(i) produce 50 war reserve plutonium 
pits during any year the Secretary of De-
fense identifies such production amount as 
a requirement of the Department of De-
fense; and 
‘‘(ii) 
implement 
surge 
efforts 
to 
produce more than 50 war reserve pluto-
nium pits during any year that the Secre-
taries identifies such production amount as 
a requirement of the Department of De-
fense; and 
‘‘(C) maintain the Los Alamos National 
Laboratory as the Plutonium Science and Pro-
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TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 
SECURITY 
Subtitle A—Maritime 
Administration 
SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF THE MARITIME ADMINIS-
TRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of Transportation for fiscal 
year 2023 for programs associated with maintaining the 
United States merchant marine, the following amounts: 
(1) For expenses necessary for operations of the 
United 
States 
Merchant 
Marine 
Academy, 
$99,748,000, of which— 
(A) $87,848,000 shall be for Academy op-
erations; and 
(B) $11,900,000 shall be for capital asset 
management at the Academy. 
(2) For expenses necessary to support the State 
maritime academies, $120,700,000, of which— 
(A) $2,400,000 is for the Student Incen-
tive Program; 
(B) $6,000,000 is for direct payments; 
(C) $6,800,000 is for training ship fuel as-
sistance;