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tract for the procurement of space products or services 
one or more provisions under which a qualified contractor 
agrees to provide additional space products or services to 
the Department of Defense on an as-needed basis under 
circumstances determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.—Subject to sub-
section (c), and the extent that funds are otherwise avail-
able for obligation, the Secretary may contract with any 
qualified contractor for space products or services in sup-
port of the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve Pro-
gram as described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) SECURITY MEASURES.—In carrying out the pro-
gram under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that each contract under, and 
qualified contractor participating in, the program 
complies with an applicable security measures, in-
cluding any security measures required under the 
National Industrial Security program (or any suc-
cessor to such program); and 
‘‘(2) may establish and implement such addi-
tional security measures as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the national security interests 
of the United States. 
‘‘(d) COMMITMENT OF SPACE PRODUCTS OR SERV-
ICES AS A BUSINESS FACTOR.—The Secretary may, in de-
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termining the quantity of business to be received under 
a space product or services contract under subsection (a), 
use as a factor the relative amount of space product or 
service committed to the Commercial Augmentation Space 
Reserve by the qualified contractor involved. 
‘‘(e) WAIVER OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW.—In 
a time of war or national emergency, the Secretary may 
waive the requirements of chapter 271 of this title or the 
provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of section 1502 of 
title 41 with respect to a contract under subsection (a). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘space products or services’ 
means commercial products and commercial services 
(as those terms are defined in section 2.101 of the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation) and noncommercial 
products and noncommercial services offered by 
commercial companies that operate to, through, or 
from space, including any required terrestrial 
ground, support, and network systems and associ-
ated services that can be used to support military 
functions and missions. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘citizen of the United States’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) an individual who is a citizen of the 
United States; 
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‘‘(B) a partnership each of whose partners 
is an individual who is citizen of the United 
States; or 
‘‘(C) a corporation or association organized 
under the laws of the United States or a State, 
the District of Columbia, or a territory or pos-
session of the United States. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘qualified contractor’ means a 
contractor that is a citizen of the United States. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary 
of Defense.’’. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Air Force, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
seek to enter into an agreement with a federally 
funded research and development center to conduct 
a study on— 
(A) the availability and adequacy of com-
mercial insurance to protect the financial inter-
ests of contractors providing support services to 
space-related operations and activities of the 
Department of Defense, taking into account the 
risks that may be anticipated to arise from such 
support; 
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(B) the adequacy of any existing authori-
ties under Federal law that would enable the 
Federal Government to protect such interests in 
the event commercial space insurance is not 
available or not available on reasonable terms; 
and 
(C) potential options for Government-pro-
vided insurance similar to existing aviation and 
maritime insurance programs under titles 49 
and 46 of the United States Code, respectively. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Air Force shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the results of the study 
conducted under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 1603. MODIFICATIONS TO NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE 
LAUNCH PROGRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF POLICY
ON CONTRACTS
FOR 
LAUNCH SERVICES.—Section 1601 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 
117–81; 10 U.S.C. 2276 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘phase two 
contracts’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Security 
Space Launch program’’. 
(b) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN PHASE THREE 
ACQUISITION STRATEGY.—Not later than seven days be-
fore implementing any modification to the final phase 
three acquisition strategy under the National Security 
Space Launch program, the Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force for Space Acquisition and Integration shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees notice of the 
proposed modification together with an explanation of the 
reasons for such modification. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees (as defined in section 3 of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)). 
(2) The term ‘‘final phase three acquisition 
strategy’’ means the acquisition strategy for phase 
three of the National Security Space Launch pro-
gram, as approved by the Assistant Secretary of the 
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Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration on 
March 4, 2024. 
(3) The term ‘‘phase three’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 1601(e) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
(Public Law 118–71; 10 U.S.C. 2276 note). 
SEC. 1604. MODIFICATIONS TO SPACE CONTRACTOR RE-
SPONSIBILITY WATCH LIST. 
Section 1612 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 
2271 note) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AIR 
FORCE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Commander of the Air 
Force Space and Missile Systems Center’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 
for Space Acquisition and Integration’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘contracts’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘transactions’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Commander’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘a contract’’ and in-
serting ‘‘under a transaction’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘COMMANDER’’ and inserting ‘‘ASSIST-
ANT SECRETARY’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Commander’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Commander’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘CONTRACTS’’ and inserting ‘‘CON-
TRACTORS’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘award a contract to’’ 
and inserting ‘‘enter into a transaction 
with’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘Air Force’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Space Force’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a contract’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a transaction’’; 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘prime contract value’’ 
and inserting ‘‘overall value of the trans-
action’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘Air Force Space and 
Missile Systems Center’’ and inserting 
‘‘Space Force’’; 
(5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Commander’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘contractor’ means any indi-
vidual or entity that enters into a transaction. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘transaction’ means a contract, 
grant, cooperative agreement, or other transaction.’’. 
SEC. 1605. ANNUAL BRIEFING ON COMMERCIAL SPACE 
STRATEGY OF THE SPACE FORCE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the strategy of 
the Space Force titled ‘‘U.S. Space Force Commercial 
Space Strategy’’ published in April 2024, indicates that 
the Space Force intends to focus future efforts and re-
sources on the following mission areas: 
(1) Satellite communications. 
(2) Space domain awareness. 
(3) Space access mobility and logistics. 
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(4) Tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and 
tracking. 
(5) Space based environmental monitoring. 
(6) Cyberspace operations. 
(7) Command and control. 
(8) Positioning, navigation, and timing. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Space Force should continue to pursue 
partnerships with the commercial space industry of 
the United States to create a true hybrid architec-
ture that provides increased capabilities and resil-
ience; 
(2) in assessing the potential use of commercial 
solutions to support space domain awareness, the 
Chief of Space Operations should consider— 
(A) conducting— 
(i) dynamic rendezvous and proximity 
operations, cooperative and noncooperative 
non-earth imaging, and noncooperative 
rendezvous and proximity operations with 
resident space objects; and 
(ii) routine characterization, anomaly- 
resolution, and broad metric observations 
of resident space objects; 
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(B) entering into long term purchase ar-
rangements for data and services to support 
space domain awareness; and 
(C) functionally supporting an enterprise 
architecture for space command and control 
and space domain awareness; 
(3) in developing and fulfilling requirements re-
lating to space access mobility and logistics, the 
Chief of Space Operations should consider the use of 
commercial solutions such as— 
(A) geostationary commercial services for 
life extension, refueling, and end of life mission 
disposal; 
(B) orbital sustainment and mission exten-
sion capabilities; 
(C) maneuver services for unprepared cli-
ents in geostationary earth orbit; and 
(D) nontraditional concepts for dynamic 
space operations like electromechanical accel-
eration platforms; and 
(4) the Chief of Space Operations and the As-
sistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisi-
tion and Integration should continue to engage with 
the congressional defense committees on any 
changes to acquisition authorities that are needed to 
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better integrate commercial space capabilities within 
existing and future Government architectures. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after 
the date on which the budget of the President for 
each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029 is submitted 
to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 
United States Code, the Chief of Space Operations, 
in coordination with Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, shall 
provide to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing that includes the information described in 
paragraph (2) with respect to each mission area 
specified in subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under para-
graph (1) shall include, with respect to each mission 
area specified in subsection (a) for the fiscal year 
concerned, the following: 
(A) Of the funds requested for the mission 
area, the percentage that are expected to be 
used to fulfill requirements through the provi-
sion of commercial solutions compared to the 
percentage that are expected to be used to ful-
fill such requirements through programs of 
record. 
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(B) A description of the requirements for 
each mission area and an explanation of wheth-
er and how the use of commercial solutions has 
been considered for fulfilling such requirements. 
(C) A description of any training or 
wargaming exercises that are expected to inte-
grate commercial solutions and include the par-
ticipation of providers of such solutions. 
(D) Any force designs of the Space 
Warfighting Analysis Center for which commer-
cial solutions were considered as part of a force 
design analysis from the previous fiscal year. 
(E) An update on the status of any efforts 
to integrate commercial systems into respective 
Government architecture. 
(F) With respect to the contracts entered 
into to support the mission area— 
(i) the number of such contracts; 
(ii) the types of contracts used; 
(iii) the length of time covered by 
such contracts; and 
(iv) the amount of funds committed 
under such contracts. 
(d) COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘commercial solutions’’ includes commercial 
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products, commercial services, and providers of such prod-
ucts and services. 
SEC. 1606. PILOT PROGRAM TO DEMONSTRATE HYBRID 
SPACE ARCHITECTURE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) efforts that leverage commercial space sys-
tems, space systems of the United States Govern-
ment, and Government space systems of allies and 
partners of the United States, enhance resiliency 
and capabilities for data and communications paths 
for global national security and allied operations; 
(2) hybrid space architectures that leverage a 
mixture of the space assets described in paragraph 
(1) with dynamic operations across multiple con-
stellations are critical to modern warfighting and im-
plementing new warfighting concepts like joint all- 
domain command and control; 
(3) the integration of space and ground infra-
structure across secure cloud computing platforms to 
collect, move, and process data are critical first steps 
to establishing the foundation necessary to manage 
and control this future hybrid space architecture; 
(4) efforts that are ongoing within the Defense 
Innovation Unit and the Space Force are important 
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and foundational to both inform and align with 
other key Department of Defense-wide initiatives; 
and 
(5) alignment and integration with broader ef-
forts across the Department is essential. 
(b) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Beginning in fiscal year 
2025, the Commander of the Space Systems Command 
of the Space Force shall carry out a pilot program to dem-
onstrate a hybrid space architecture. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS AND CONSIDERATIONS.—In car-
rying out the pilot program under subsection (b), the 
Commander the Space Systems Command shall include in 
the hybrid space architecture at least one military satellite 
communications system, such as the Wideband Global 
Satcom system or the Micro Geostationary Earth Orbit 
system. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 
of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing that includes— 
(1) a description of the hybrid space architec-
ture developed under the pilot program under sub-
section (b) and a summary of the results of the pro-
gram as of the date of the briefing; and 
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(2) a plan for supporting the transition of the 
hybrid space architecture efforts to a program of 
record within the Space Force and the Space Sys-
tems Command. 
(e) HYBRID SPACE ARCHITECTURE.—The term ‘‘hy-
brid space architecture’’ means network of integrated 
United States Government, allied Government, and com-
mercially owned and operated capabilities both for on-orbit 
constellations and ground systems. 
SEC. 1607. MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED SPACE AND SAT-
ELLITE SECURITY ASSESSMENT. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall con-
duct an assessment of space and satellite security 
for the purpose of identifying mechanisms, such as 
improved multilateral data sharing agreements, that 
may be implemented to better protect ally and part-
ner countries in the area of responsibility of the 
United States Central Command from hostile activi-
ties conducted by adversaries against space systems 
of the United States or such countries. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The assess-
ment required by paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
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(A) An assessment of the threats posed to 
the United States and ally or partner countries 
in the area of responsibility of the United 
States Central Command by adversaries, includ-
ing Iran and its proxies, from conducting hos-
tile activities— 
(i) against space systems of the 
United States or such countries; and 
(ii) using capabilities originating from 
the space domain. 
(B) A description of progress made in— 
(i) advancing the integration of coun-
tries in the area of responsibility of the 
United States Central Command, including 
Israel, into existing multilateral space and 
satellite security partnerships; and 
(ii) establishing such partnerships 
with such countries. 
(C) A description of efforts among ally and 
partner countries in the area of responsibility of 
the United States Central Command to coordi-
nate intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveil-
lance capabilities and indicators and warnings 
with respect to the threats described in sub-
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paragraph (A), and a description of factors lim-
iting the effectiveness of such efforts. 
(D) An assessment of current gaps in the 
ability of the Department of Defense to provide 
space situational awareness for allies and part-
ners in the area of responsibility of the United 
States Central Command. 
(E) A description of multilateral space sit-
uational awareness data-sharing agreements 
and an integrated space and satellite security 
architecture that would improve collective secu-
rity in the area of responsibility of the United 
States Central Command. 
(F) A description of current and planned 
efforts to engage ally and partner countries in 
the area of responsibility of the United States 
Central Command in establishing such a multi-
lateral space situational awareness data-sharing 
agreement and an integrated space and satellite 
security architecture. 
(G) A description of key challenges in 
achieving integrated space and satellite security 
described in paragraph (1) using the metrics 
identified in accordance with paragraph (3). 
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(H) Recommendations for development 
and the implementation of an integrated space 
and satellite security strategy based on such 
metrics. 
(I) A cost estimate of establishing an inte-
grated space and satellite security strategy, and 
an assessment of the resources that could be 
contributed by ally and partner countries of the 
United States to establish and strengthen such 
capabilities. 
(J) Other matters the Secretary of Defense 
considers relevant. 
(3) METRICS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
identify and propose metrics to assess progress in 
the implementation of the assessment required by 
paragraph (1). 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on the results of 
the assessment conducted under subsection (a). 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may include a classified annex. 
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(c) PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION.—Any 
activity carried out under this section shall be conducted 
in a manner that appropriately protects sensitive informa-
tion and the national security interests of the United 
States. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1608. PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT OF SPACE FORCE SAT-
ELLITE CONTROL NETWORK. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Chief of Space Oper-
ations, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of the 
Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, shall pre-
pare a comprehensive plan for modernizing the satellite 
control network of the Space Force. The plan shall in-
clude— 
(1) the actions and resources needed to mod-
ernize and sustain a resilient, multi-mission, multi- 
orbit satellite control network for the Space Force; 
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(2) life-cycle sustainment measures that include 
technical refresh efforts to enable dynamic space op-
erations; 
(3) assessments of current and planned archi-
tectural hardware capabilities, across the range of 
classification levels, and an explanation of how such 
capabilities are expected to be addressed in future 
budget requests; 
(4) plans for incorporating commercial capabili-
ties into the network, as appropriate; and 
(5) mechanisms through which the Space Force 
may use existing funding to accelerate the rapid 
adoption of capabilities and life-cycle sustainment ef-
forts to quickly modernize the satellite control net-
work. 
(b) FINAL REPORT.—Following completion of the 
plan under subsection (a), the Chief of Space Operations 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report that 
contains the plan. 
(c) QUARTERLY PROGRESS BRIEFINGS.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and on a quarterly basis thereafter until the date on which 
the report is submitted under subsection (b), the Chief of 
Space Operations shall provide to the Committees on 
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Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives a briefing on the status of the development of the 
plan under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1609. BRIEFING ON SPACE-RELATED WAVEFORM AND 
DATALINK CAPABILITIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) procurement of resilient waveform and 
datalink capabilities is crucial to fielding operation-
ally relevant and interoperable architectures; and 
(2) the Secretary of Defense should take such 
actions as are necessary to ensure that all covered 
communications and datalink waveforms purchased 
or authorized for use in, from, or to Space, effec-
tively operate on at least two different hardware net-
work architectures, including field programable gate 
arrays and central processing units. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Space Oper-
ations and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Space Acquisition and Integration shall jointly provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a briefing on a plan to resource 
and enable an architecture to connect, with operationally 
relevant interoperability, the following: 
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(1) Communication architectures of the Space 
Force, including the Space Development Agency 
Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture and the 
United States Space Force Satellite Control Net-
work. 
(2) Protected tactical enterprise services of the 
United States. 
(3) Evolved strategic satellite communications. 
(4) Narrowband satellite communications. 
(5) Wideband satellite communications. 
(6) Such other systems as the Chief and Assist-
ant Secretary determine appropriate. 
SEC. 1609A. REPORT ON CAPABILITIES IN CISLUNAR 
SPACE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that there is a need for comprehensive cislunar space 
domain awareness capabilities to ensure the safety of 
flight of civil and commercial missions in cislunar space. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Space Oper-
ations shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report that includes a description of— 
(1) requirements for cislunar space domain 
awareness capabilities; 
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(2) the plan of Department of Defense for re-
searching and developing technologies for cislunar 
space domain awareness; and 
(3) the progress of the Department in coordi-
nating with the Cislunar Technology Strategy Inter-
agency Working Group to achieve the objectives set 
forth in the publication of the Working Group titled 
‘‘National Cislunar Science and Technology Strat-
egy’’ and dated November 2022. 
SEC. 1609B. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE DEVELOPMENT 
OF VERY LOW EARTH ORBIT SPACECRAFT. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Space Force has demonstrated its com-
mitment to building a resilient, safe, and secure 
space 
architecture 
and 
incorporating 
trans-
formational commercially developed space tech-
nologies in order to accelerate the fielding of capa-
bilities, including in very low earth orbit; 
(2) advancements in propulsion systems, mate-
rials science, affordable launch costs, and orbital 
management techniques have opened up new possi-
bilities for utilizing very low earth orbit for various 
purposes, including ultra-high-resolution reconnais-
sance, low latency communication, and improved 
space domain awareness; 
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(3) Congress and the Department of Defense 
should continue to pursue the efforts described in 
paragraph (1) in support of the National Defense 
Strategy and the Commercial Space Strategy of the 
Space Force to accelerate the purposeful pursuit of 
hybrid space architectures; and 
(4) the Space Force should continue to scale up 
those efforts and further explore the benefits of very 
low earth orbit spacecraft development to improve 
responsiveness, enhance image resolution, generate 
orbital diversity, and increase resilience against 
space debris and other threats. 
SEC. 1609C. REPORT ON SPACE FORCE USE OF NUCLEAR 
THERMAL PROPULSION AND NUCLEAR ELEC-
TRIC PROPULSION SPACE VEHICLES. 
The Chief of the Space Force shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the use by the Space Force of nuclear 
thermal propulsion and nuclear electric propulsion space 
vehicles. Such report shall include— 
(1) a description of how the Space Force uses 
such vehicles; 
(2) a description of how the Space Force plans 
to use such vehicles in the future; and 
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(3) an identification of any potential benefits 
that such vehicles can provide to bolster the national 
security of the United States. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence 
and Intelligence-Related Activities 
SEC. 1611. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN COMMERCIAL AC-
TIVITIES AS SECURITY FOR INTELLIGENCE 
COLLECTION ACTIVITIES. 
Section 431 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2027’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph 
(1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1)(A) be pre-coordinated with the Director of 
the Central Intelligence Agency using procedures 
mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of Defense 
and the Director; and 
‘‘(B) where appropriate, be supported by the 
Director; and’’. 
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SEC. 1612. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE WAR-
RANTS AND MAKE ARRESTS TO SPECIAL 
AGENTS OF ARMY COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 
COMMAND. 
Section 7377 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘and Coun-
terintelligence Command’’ after ‘‘Criminal 
Investigation Command’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘who is a spe-
cial agent’’ and all that follows through the end of 
the subsection and inserting the following: ‘‘who is— 
‘‘(1) a special agent of the Army Criminal In-
vestigation Command (or a successor to that com-
mand) whose duties include conducting, supervising, 
or coordinating investigations of criminal activity in 
programs and operations of the Department of the 
Army; or 
‘‘(2) a special agent of the Army Counterintel-
ligence Command (or a successor to that command) 
whose duties include conducting, supervising, or co-
ordinating counterintelligence investigations in pro-
grams and operations of the Department of the 
Army.’’. 
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SEC. 1613. SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FA-
CILITY ACCREDITATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Defense 
for Intelligence and Security shall, not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2029— 
(1) assign responsibility to the Defense Coun-
terintelligence and Security Agency for the accredi-
tation of sensitive compartmented information facili-
ties for all components of the Department of De-
fense, including the military departments, except 
with respect to the National Security Agency, the 
National Reconnaissance Office, and the National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and 
(2) ensure that the Defense Counterintelligence 
and Security Agency has the appropriate staff to 
successfully carry out such responsibility. 
(b) NOTIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO RESOURCE 
REQUIREMENTS.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Intelligence and Security shall notify the congressional in-
telligence committees and the congressional defense com-
mittees with respect to the resource requirements for the 
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency to carry 
out the accreditation responsibility under subsection (a). 
(c) SUBMISSION OF REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The 
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security 
shall, in consultation with the Director of the National Se-
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curity Agency, the Director of the National Reconnais-
sance Office, and the Director of the National Geospatial- 
Intelligence Agency, submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees and the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 
not later than December 31, 2027, on the feasibility of 
the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency as-
suming accreditation responsibility with respect to sen-
sitive compartmented information facilities for the Na-
tional Security Agency, the National Reconnaissance Of-
fice, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency by 
December 31, 2029. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional intel-
ligence committees’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3003). 
Subtitle C—Nuclear Forces 
SEC. 1621. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS AND AU-
THORITIES RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR- 
ARMED, SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE. 
(a) FY23 NDAA.—Section 1642(c) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2945) is amended by striking 
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‘‘(e) SELECTION OF A NUCLEAR WEAPON SYSTEM 
WITH AN ALTERNATIVE WARHEAD.— 
‘‘(1) BRIEFING
AND
WAITING
PERIOD.—For 
purposes of subsection (a)(3), the Secretary of De-
fense may carry out a nuclear weapons system 
project with an alternative warhead to the W80–4 
ALT warhead, if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary submits to the congres-
sional defense committees a briefing that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(i) a description of the alternative 
warhead to be developed under the project; 
‘‘(ii) an estimate and description of 
the balance among the costs, schedule, and 
programmatic impacts for the research, de-
velopment, and production of such alter-
native warhead; 
‘‘(iii) an explanation of the reasons 
the Secretary intends to develop a nuclear 
weapon system with such alternative war-
head instead of— 
‘‘(I) the W80–4 ALT warhead; 
or 
‘‘(II) any other warhead options 
that may have been considered; 
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‘‘(iv) a written certification from the 
Secretary that the nuclear weapon system 
with the alternative warhead is expected— 
‘‘(I) to more favorably balance 
cost, schedule, and programmatic im-
pacts than the nuclear weapons sys-
tem with the W80–4 ALT warhead; 
‘‘(II) 
to 
enable 
the 
nuclear 
armed, sea-launched cruise missile to 
achieve initial operational capability 
faster than directed by subsection (b); 
and 
‘‘(III) to enable a more military 
effective nuclear armed, sea-launched 
cruise missile than would otherwise be 
achievable using the W80-4 ALT war-
head; and 
‘‘(B) a period of 45 days has elapsed fol-
lowing the date on which such briefing was sub-
mitted. 
‘‘(2) FORM OF BRIEFING.—The briefing under 
paragraph (1)(A) may be submitted in classified 
form.’’. 
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SEC. 1622. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR STRATEGIC NUCLEAR 
FORCES DURING DELIVERY VEHICLE TRANSI-
TION. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and biennially there-
after through 2031, the Commander of the United States 
Strategic Command shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a plan for deployed strategic nuclear 
warheads over the covered period, during which changes 
are expected to be made to strategic delivery systems. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each plan under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A baseline strategy for maintaining a min-
imum of 1,550 nuclear warheads deployed on land- 
based intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine- 
launched intercontinental ballistic missiles, and 
counted for deployed heavy bombers (as defined 
under the New START Treaty) during the covered 
period. 
(2) For each year of the covered period, an esti-
mate of the number of available strategic delivery 
systems, by type, and the number of deployed war-
heads associated with such systems. 
(3) A summary of operational considerations, 
including, as necessary, the identification of areas in 
which greater risk is being accepted. 
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(4) A description of contingency plans in the 
event of reduced strategic delivery system avail-
ability due to programmatic delays, aging, or other 
such factors. 
(5) A review of the importance and impact of 
nuclear risk and reduction arms control. 
(6) Any other matters the Commander of the 
United States Strategic Command determines appro-
priate for inclusion in the plan. 
(c) COORDINATION.—In preparing each plan required 
under this section, the Commander of the United States 
Strategic Command shall coordinate with— 
(1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment; 
(2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; 
and 
(3) the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) The term ‘‘covered period’’ means the pe-
riod beginning on January 1, 2028, and ending on 
January 1, 2036. 
(2) The term ‘‘New START Treaty’’ means the 
Treaty between the United States of America and 
the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further 
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Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive 
Arms, signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into 
force on February 5, 2011. 
(3) The term ‘‘strategic delivery system’’ means 
land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, sub-
marine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles, 
long range air-launched cruise missiles, and nuclear- 
capable heavy bomber aircraft. 
SEC. 1623. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS TO DISMANTLE 
B83–1 NUCLEAR GRAVITY BOMB. 
(a) LIMITATION
ON TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or other-
wise made available for fiscal year 2025 for operation and 
maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the Office of 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi-
neering for travel expenses, not more than 80 percent may 
be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense 
submits to the congressional defense committees the pro-
posed strategy required by paragraph (3) of subsection (b) 
of section 1674 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263). 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE TO DISMANTLE.—Except as 
provided in subsection (c), none of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
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for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Energy may 
be used to dismantle B83–1 nuclear gravity bombs. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation on the use of funds 
under subsection (b) shall not apply— 
(1) if the Commander of the United States 
Strategic Command submits to the congressional de-
fense committees a certification that— 
(A) the use of funds described in such sub-
section to dismantle B83–1 nuclear gravity 
bombs is in the best interest of the United 
States; and 
(B) there are no gaps as of the date of the 
submission of such certification in the strategic 
deterrence posture of the United States; or 
(2) with respect to the dismantlement of B83– 
1 nuclear gravity bombs for the purpose of sup-
porting safety and surveillance, sustainment, life ex-
tension or modification programs for the B83–1 or 
other weapons currently in, or planned to become 
part of, the nuclear weapons stockpile of the United 
States. 
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SEC. 1624. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF INTERCONTI-
NENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 
for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex-
pended for the following, and the Department may not 
otherwise take any action to do the following: 
(1) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the respon-
siveness or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic 
missiles of the United States. 
(2) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the quantity 
of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles of the 
United States to a number less than 400. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any of the following activities: 
(1) The maintenance or sustainment of inter-
continental ballistic missiles. 
(2) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability 
of intercontinental ballistic missiles. 
(3) Facilitating the transition from the Minute-
man III intercontinental ballistic missile to the Sen-
tinel interncontinenal ballistic missile (previously re-
ferred to as the ‘‘ground-based strategic deterrent 
weapon’’). 
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SEC. 1625. CONDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SENTINEL 
MISSILE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the event that the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment elects 
not to terminate and certifies the continuation of the Sen-
tinel missile program pursuant to section 4376(b) of title 
10, United States Code, then prior to finalizing a revised 
Milestone B approval for the program the Under Sec-
retary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable 
that— 
(1) the contract structure for the program al-
lows for maximum Federal Government oversight 
of— 
(A) the Aerospace Vehicle Segment pro-
gram area; 
(B) the Launch Control Center program 
area; and 
(C) the Launch Control Facility program 
area; 
(2) such Federal Government oversight includes 
Federal Government control of— 
(A) preliminary and critical design reviews 
entrance criteria, exit criteria; and 
(B) certification of completion at the sub-
system level through total system architecture; 
and 
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(3) there are opportunities for competition 
throughout the lifecycle of the revised program, in-
cluding competition across each of the program 
areas specified in paragraph (1). 
(b) REPORT.—If the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment certifies the continuation of 
the Sentinel missile program as described in subsection 
(a), then not later than 90 days following the date of such 
certification, the Under Secretary shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report that describes how 
the Under Secretary intends to meet the requirements of 
paragraphs (1) through (3) of such subsection. 
(c) MILESTONE B APPROVAL.—The term ‘‘Milestone 
B approval’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
4172 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1626. REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS ON RECOMMENDA-
TIONS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION 
ON 
THE 
STRATEGIC 
POSTURE 
OF 
THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—On an annual basis dur-
ing the five-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
progress of the Department of Defense with respect to the 
implementation of recommendations made by the Congres-
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sional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United 
States established under section 1687 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 
117–81) that pertain to the Department of Defense. Each 
such report shall include— 
(1) for each such recommendation, a determina-
tion of whether the Secretary of Defense intends to 
implement the recommendation; 
(2) in the case of a recommendation the Sec-
retary intends to implement— 
(A) the intended timeline such implementa-
tion; 
(B) the total amount of funding required 
for such implementation; 
(C) a description of any additional re-
sources or authorities the Secretary determines 
is necessary for such implementation; and 
(D) the plan for such implementation; 
(3) in the case of a recommendation the Sec-
retary determines is not advisable or feasible, the 
analysis and justification of the Secretary for mak-
ing such determination; and 
(4) in the case of a recommendation the Sec-
retary determines the Department is already imple-
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menting through a separate effort, the analysis and 
justification of the Secretary for such determination. 
(b) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—Not less frequently than 
annually during the five-year period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing on— 
(1) the progress of the Secretary in analyzing 
and implementing the recommendations made by the 
Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture 
of the United States with respect to the Department 
of Defense; 
(2) any programs, projects, or other activities of 
the Department the Secretary is carrying out as of 
such date to implement the recommendations of 
such Congressional Commission; and 
(3) the amount of funding provided for such 
programs, projects, and activities. 
SEC. 1627. STATEMENT OF POLICY WITH RESPECT TO NU-
CLEAR WEAPONS. 
It is the policy of the United States to maintain a 
human ‘‘in the loop’’ for all actions critical to informing 
and executing decisions by the President with respect to 
nuclear weapon employment. 
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SEC. 1628. EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR LONG RANGE STAND-
OFF CAPABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may use amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act for fiscal year 2025 for Operation and Maintenance, 
Air Force to reconvert the B–52 bombers that had been 
modified to carry only conventional weapons to conform 
to the Treaty between the United States of America and 
the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Re-
duction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms signed 
on April 8, 2010, and entered into force on February 5, 
2011 (commonly known as the ‘‘New START Treaty’’), 
to be able to carry nuclear weapons. 
(b) CONVERSION OF B–52 BOMBERS.— 
(1) START DATE.—Not later than 30 days after 
the expiration of the New Start Treaty, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall commence the process 
of making available for nuclear certification the B– 
52 bombers described in subsection (a). 
(2) COMPLETION DATE.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force shall ensure that the reconversion of B– 
52 bombers described in subsection (a) is complete 
by not later than December 31, 2029. 
(c) FUNDING PROFILE FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION 
OF THE LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
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the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the funding profile 
necessary, by fiscal year, to expand by one-third the 
planned purchase of the Long Range Standoff Weapon. 
Subtitle D—Missile Defense 
Programs 
SEC. 1631. EXPANSION OF CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS RELAT-
ING TO MISSILE DEFENSE INFORMATION AND 
SYSTEMS TO APPLY TO PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA. 
Section 130h of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China’’ after ‘‘the Russian Federa-
tion’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China’’ after ‘‘the Russian Federa-
tion’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China’’ after ‘‘the Russian Federa-
tion’’. 
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SEC. 1632. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS WITH 
RESPECT TO CERTAIN MISSILE DEFENSE SYS-
TEM GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, 
AND PROCEDURES. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi-
neering for travel, not more than 90 percent may be obli-
gated or expended until the date on which such Under 
Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees 
a certification that a notification to repeal, replace, or su-
persede the Directive-type Memorandum 20–002 has been 
submitted— 
(1) in accordance with section 205(b) of title 
10, United States Code; and 
(2) pursuant to section 1667 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 
(Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 205 note). 
SEC. 1633. ADDITIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SITE FOR PRO-
TECTION OF UNITED STATES HOMELAND. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that an additional continental United States inter-
ceptor site, located at the Department of Defense’s condi-
tionally designated preferred site of Fort Drum, New 
York, is needed to enhance the protection of the United 
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States homeland against potential long-range ballistic mis-
siles originating from Iran or North Korea. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL INTERCEPTOR 
SITE.—Not later than December 31, 2030, the Director 
of the Missile Defense Agency shall establish a fully oper-
ational third continental United States interceptor site on 
the East Coast of the United States. Such site shall be 
established at a location optimized to support the defense 
of the homeland of the United States from emerging long- 
range ballistic missile threats. 
(c) COORDINATION.—In establishing the interceptor 
site required under subsection (b), the Director of the Mis-
sile Defense Agency shall coordinate with the commander 
of the relevant combatant command. 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2024, and on an annual basis thereafter, the 
Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report the 
includes the following: 
(A) The status of the planning and design, 
construction, development, and equipment re-
quirements for the interceptor site required 
under subsection (b). 
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(B) The plan of the Director for deploying 
additional missile defense sensor discrimination 
capabilities as required under section 1684 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 
4205 note). 
(2) PLAN AND UPDATES.—In the budget jus-
tification materials submitted in support of the 
budget of the Department of Defense (as submitted 
with the budget of the President under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) for each of 
fiscal years 2026 through 2031, the Director of the 
Missile Defense Agency shall include— 
(A) a plan for establishing the interceptor 
site required under (b); and 
(B) an update on the progress of the Di-
rector in establishing such site. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 1641. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF 
BUDGET 
WITH 
RESPECT 
TO 
ELECTRO-
MAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS CAPA-
BILITIES. 
Section 503 of chapter 25 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(3) The development of a capability for mod-
eling and simulating multi-domain joint electro-
magnetic spectrum operations to— 
‘‘(A) assess the ability of the joint force to 
conduct such operations in support of the oper-
ational plans of the combatant commands; and 
‘‘(B) inform improvements to such oper-
ations.’’. 
SEC. 1642. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS. 
(a) FUNDING ALLOCATION.—Of the $350,116,000 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of De-
fense for fiscal year 2025 in section 301 and made avail-
able by the funding table in division D for the Department 
of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program estab-
lished under section 1321 of the Department of Defense 
Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the 
following amounts may be obligated for the purposes spec-
ified: 
(1) For delivery system threat reduction, 
$7,036,000. 
(2) For chemical security and elimination, 
$20,717,000. 
(3) For global nuclear security, $33,665,000. 
(4) 
For 
biological 
threat 
reduction, 
$209,858,000. 
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(5) For proliferation prevention, $45,610,000. 
(6) For activities designated as Other Assess-
ments/Administration Costs, $33,230,000. 
(b) SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made 
available by the funding table in division D for the Depart-
ment of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 
shall be available for obligation for fiscal years 2025, 
2026, and 2027. 
SEC. 1643. REPORT ON ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES RE-
LATING TO DEFENSE AGAINST HYPERSONIC 
THREATS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Hypersonic missile threats are expanding, 
particularly threats posed by China and Russia. 
(2) To address those growing threats roles and 
responsibilities must be clearly defined and under-
stood. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a report describing the roles and re-
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sponsibilities of organizations of Department of De-
fense with respect to defense against hypersonic 
threats. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description of the roles and respon-
sibilities of the Office of the Secretary of De-
fense, the military departments, the Joint Staff, 
the combatant commands, Defense Agencies, 
and Department of Defense Field Activities 
with respect to defense against hypersonic 
threats. 
(B) An assessment of any duplication of 
effort or gaps identified under paragraph (1). 
(C) A recommendation with respect to des-
ignating a single entity with acquisition author-
ity with respect to the capability to defend the 
homeland from hypersonic threats. 
(D) Such other matters as the Secretary of 
Defense considers relevant. 
(3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex. 
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TITLE XVII—OTHER DEFENSE 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Miscellaneous 
Authorities and Limitations 
SEC. 1701. MODIFICATION OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 
AUTHORITY. 
Section 2561 of title 10, United States Code is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘overseas’’ 
before ‘‘humanitarian purposes worldwide’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 
as subsections (d) through (g), respectively. 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) NOTICE BEFORE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) If the Secretary of Defense uses the authority under 
subsection (a) to provide assistance for any program or 
activity in an amount in excess of $5,000,000, the Sec-
retary shall provide to the congressional committees speci-
fied in subsection (g) notice in writing of the use of such 
authority in accordance with paragraph (2). Notice under 
this subsection shall include an identification of each of 
the following: 
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‘‘(A) The amount, type, and purpose of assist-
ance to be provided and the recipient of the assist-
ance. 
‘‘(B) The goals and objectives of the assistance. 
‘‘(C) The number and role of any members of 
the Armed Forces involved in the provision of the 
assistance. 
‘‘(D) Any other information the Secretary de-
termines is relevant. 
‘‘(2) Notice required under paragraph (1) shall be 
provided— 
‘‘(A) not later than 15 days before the provision 
of assistance under subsection (a) using funds au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Defense for a fiscal year for humanitarian assist-
ance; or 
‘‘(B) not later than 48 hours after the provision 
of such assistance, if the Secretary determines that 
extraordinary circumstances that affect the national 
security of the United States exist.’’; 
(4) in subsections (d) and (e), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’; and 
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(5) in subsection (g) as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsections (c)(1) and (d)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsections (c)(1), (d)(1), and (e)’’. 
SEC. 1702. EXCLUSION OF OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH 
VESSELS 
FROM 
CERTAIN 
SOURCING 
RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
Section 70912(5)(C) of the Infrastructure Invest-
ment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘(except naval vessels which are oceanographic 
research vessels operated by academic institutions)’’ after 
‘‘facilities’’. 
SEC. 1703. EXEMPTION UNDER MARINE MAMMAL PROTEC-
TION ACT OF 1972 FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES 
THAT MAY RESULT IN INCIDENTAL TAKE OF 
RICE’S WHALE. 
(a) EXEMPTION PROCESS REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, and the 
Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, shall begin the proc-
ess under section 101(f)(1) of the Marine Mammal Protec-
tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371(f)(1)) to exempt from 
the requirements of that Act, as applicable, training and 
testing activities, including those that involve the use of 
live or inert impact weapons or aerial gunnery, conducted 
by the Secretary of the Air Force on the Eglin Gulf Test 
and Training Range, located at Eglin Air Force Base, that 
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may result in incidental take of the Rice’s whale 
(Balaenoptera ricei). 
(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT SATISFIED.—If 
the Secretary of Defense issues an exemption pursuant to 
subsection (a) the notification requirement under section 
101(f)(4) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 1371(f)(4)) shall be deemed to be satisfied 
upon issuance of the exemption. 
SEC. 1704. COMBATTING ILLICIT TOBACCO PRODUCTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, no ex-
change or commissary operated by or for a military resale 
entity shall offer for sale any ENDS product or oral nico-
tine product unless the manufacturer of such product exe-
cutes and delivers to the appropriate officer for each mili-
tary resale entity a certification form for each ENDS 
product or oral nicotine product offered for retail sale at 
an exchange or commissary that attests under penalty of 
perjury the following: 
(1) The manufacturer has received a marketing 
granted order for such product under section 910 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 387j). 
(2) The manufacturer submitted a timely filed 
premarket tobacco product application for such 
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product, and the application either remains under 
review by the Secretary or has received a denial 
order that has been and remains stayed by the Sec-
retary or court order, rescinded by the Secretary, or 
vacated by a court. 
(b) FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATION.—A manu-
facturer shall submit the certification forms required in 
subsection (a) on an annual basis. Failure to submit such 
forms to a military resale entity as required under the pre-
ceding sentence shall result in the removal of the relevant 
ENDS product or oral nicotine product from sale at such 
military resale entity. 
(c) CERTIFICATION CONTENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A certification form required 
under subsection (a) shall separately list each brand 
name, product name, category (such as e-liquid, 
power unit, device, e-liquid cartridge, e-liquid pod, or 
disposable), and flavor for each product that is sold 
offered for sale by the manufacturer submitting such 
form. 
(2) OTHER
ITEMS.—A manufacturer shall, 
when submitting a certification under subsection (a), 
include in that submission— 
(A) a copy of the publicly available mar-
keting granted order under section 910 of the 
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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 387j), as redacted by the Secretary and 
made available on the agency website; 
(B) a copy of the acceptance letter issued 
under such section for a timely filed premarket 
tobacco product application; or 
(C) a document issued by Secretary or by 
a court confirming that the premarket tobacco 
product application has received a denial order 
that has been and remains stayed by the Sec-
retary or court order, rescinded by the Sec-
retary, or vacated by a court. 
(d) DEVELOPMENT OF FORMS AND PUBLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, each military 
resale entity shall— 
(A) develop and make public the certifi-
cation form such resale entity will require a 
manfacturer to submit to meet the requirement 
under subsection (a); and 
(B) provide instructions on how such cer-
tification form shall be submitted to the rel-
evant military resale entity. 
(2) SUBMISSION IN CASE OF FAILURE TO PUB-
LISH FORM.—If a military resale entity fails to pre-
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pare and make public such certification form, a 
manufacturer may submit information necessary to 
prove compliance with the requirements of this sec-
tion. 
(e) CHANGES TO CERTIFICATION FORM.—A manu-
facturer that submits a certification form under subsection 
(a) shall notify each relevant military resale entity to 
which such certification was submitted not later than 30 
days after making any material change to the certification 
form, including— 
(1) the issuance or denial of a marketing au-
thorization or other order by the Secretary pursuant 
to section 910 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 387j); or 
(2) any other order or action by the Secretary 
or any court that affects the ability of the ENDS 
product or oral nicotine product to be introduced or 
delivered into interstate commerce for commercial 
distribution in the United States. 
(f) DIRECTORY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No later than 180 days after 
the enactment of this Act, each military resale entity 
shall maintain and make publicly available on its of-
ficial website a directory that lists all ENDS product 
and oral nicotine product manufacturers and all 
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product brand names, categories (such as e-liquid, e- 
liquid cartridge, e-liquid pod, or disposable), product 
names, and flavors for which certification forms 
have been submitted and approved by the relevant 
military resale entity. 
(2) UPDATES.—Each military resale entity 
shall— 
(A) update the directory under paragraph 
(1) at least monthly to ensure accuracy; and 
(B) establish a process to provide each ex-
change or commissary notice of the initial publi-
cation of the directory and changes made to the 
directory in the prior month. 
(3) EXCLUSIONS AND REMOVALS.—An ENDS 
product or oral nicotine product shall not be in-
cluded or retained in a directory of a military resale 
entity if the relevant military resale entity deter-
mines that any of the following apply: 
(A) The manufacturer failed to provide a 
complete and accurate certification as required 
by this section. 
(B) The manufacturer submitted a certifi-
cation that does not comply with the require-
ments of this section. 
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(C) The information provided by the man-
ufacturer in its certification contains false in-
formation, 
material 
misrepresentations, 
or 
omissions. 
(4) NOTICE REQUIRED.—In the case of a re-
moval of a product from a directory under para-
graph (3), the relevant military resale entity shall 
provide to the manufacturer involved notice and at 
least 30 days to cure deficiencies before removing 
the manufacturer or its products from the directory. 
(5) EFFECT OF REMOVAL.—The ENDS prod-
uct or oral nicotine product of a manufacturer iden-
tified in a notice of removal under paragraph (3) 
are, beginning on the date that is 30 days after such 
removal, subject to seizure, forfeiture, and destruc-
tion, and may not be purchased or sold for retail 
sale at any exchange or commissary operated by or 
for a military resale entity. 
(g) DEFINITONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) ENDS PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘ENDS prod-
uct’’— 
(A) means any non-combustible product 
that employs a heating element, power source, 
electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, 
or mechanical means, regardless of shape or 
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size, to produce vapor from nicotine in a solu-
tion; 
(B) includes a consumable nicotine liquid 
solution suitable for use in such product, wheth-
er sold with the product or separately; and 
(C) does not include any product regulated 
as a drug or device under chapter V of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
351 et seq.). 
(2) MILITARY
RESALE
ENTITIES.—The term 
‘‘military resale entities’’ means— 
(A) the Defense Commissary Agency; 
(B) the Army and Air Force Exchange 
Service; 
(C) the Navy Exchange Service Command; 
and 
(D) the Marine Corps Exchange. 
(3) ORAL NICOTINE PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘oral 
nicotine product’’ means— 
(A) means any non-combustible product 
that contains nicotine that is intended to be 
placed in the oral cavity; 
(B) does not include— 
(i) any ENDS product; 
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(ii) smokeless tobacco (as defined in 
section 900 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387)); or 
(iii) any product regulated as a drug 
or device under chapter V of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
351 et seq.). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. 
(5) TIMELY FILED PREMARKET TOBACCO PROD-
UCT
APPLICATION.—The term ‘‘timely filed pre-
market tobacco product application’’ means an appli-
cation that was submitted under section 910 of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
387j) on or before September 9, 2020, and accepted 
for filing with respect to an ENDS product or oral 
nicotine product containing nicotine marketed in the 
United States as of August 8, 2016. 
SEC. 1705. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FROM CON-
STRUCTING OR MAINTAINING PIER OFF THE 
COAST OF GAZA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2025 for the Department of Defense may be used to— 
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(1) construct, maintain, or repair a pier off the 
coast of Gaza; 
(2) transport humanitarian aid to a pier off the 
coast of Gaza, or to any other location from where 
such aid will be transported to a pier off the coast 
of Gaza; or 
(3) deploy members of the Armed Forces for 
the purposes or paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subsection (a) shall 
not apply to the use of funds to deconstruct and remove 
any existing pier off the coast of Gaza. 
SEC. 1706. PROHIBITION OF FUNDS TO CCP ENTITIES. 
None of the funds authorized by this Act or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be made available to any 
entity based in the People’s Republic of China or any com-
pany whose beneficial ownership is Chinese. 
SEC. 1707. LIMITATION ON FUNDS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be used to pro-
vide funding to support, directly or indirectly— 
(1) the Wuhan Institute of Virology located in 
the City of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of 
China; 
(2) the EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 
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(3) any laboratory owned or controlled by the 
government of the People’s Republic of China, the 
Republic of Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian 
Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 
under the regime of Nicolas Maduro Moros, or any 
other country determined by the Secretary of State 
to be a foreign adversary; or 
(4) gain-of-function research of concern. 
SEC. 1708. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE FOR BUILDING IN, 
OR REBUILDING GAZA. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available to the Secretary of 
Defense for fiscal year 2025 may be made available to 
build in or rebuild the Gaza strip on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1709. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PRODUC-
TION OF FILMS AND PROHIBITION ON USE OF 
SUCH FUNDS FOR FILMS SUBJECT TO CONDI-
TIONS 
ON 
CONTENT 
OR 
ALTERED 
FOR 
SCREENING IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA OR AT THE REQUEST OF THE CHINESE 
COMMUNIST PARTY. 
(a) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 
may only authorize the provision of technical support or 
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access to an asset controlled by or related to the Depart-
ment of Defense to enter into a contract relating to the 
production or funding of a film by a United States com-
pany if the United States company, as a condition of re-
ceiving the support or access— 
(1) provides to the Secretary a list of all films 
produced or funded by that company, the content of 
which has been submitted, during the shorter of the 
preceding 10-year period or the period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, to an official 
of the Government of the People’s Republic of China 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘PRC’’) or the 
Chinese Communist Party (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘CCP’’) for evaluation with respect to 
screening the film in the PRC; 
(2) includes, with respect to each such film— 
(A) the title of the film; and 
(B) the date on which such submission oc-
curred; 
(3) enters into a written agreement with the 
Secretary not to alter the content of the film in re-
sponse to, or in anticipation of, a request by an offi-
cial of the Government of the PRC or the CCP; and 
(4) submits such agreement to the Secretary. 
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(b) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO FILMS SUB-
JECT TO CONDITIONS ON CONTENT OR ALTERED FOR 
SCREENING IN CHINA.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
the President may not authorize the provision of technical 
support or access to any asset controlled by the Federal 
Government for, or authorize the head of a Federal agency 
to enter into any contract relating to, the production or 
funding of a film by a United States company if— 
(1) the film is co-produced by an entity located 
in the PRC that is subject to conditions on content 
imposed by an official of the Government of the 
PRC or the CCP; or 
(2) with respect to the most recent report sub-
mitted under subsection (c), the United States com-
pany is listed in the report pursuant to subpara-
graph (C) or (D) of paragraph (2) of that sub-
section. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
films disclosed under subsection (a) that are associ-
ated with a United States company that has received 
technical support or access to an asset controlled by 
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the Department of Defense for, or has entered into 
a contract with the Federal Government relating to, 
the production or funding of a film. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of each film listed pursu-
ant to the requirement under subsection (a)(1), 
the content of which was submitted, during the 
shorter of the preceding 10-year period or the 
period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, by a United States company to an 
official of the Government of the PRC or the 
CCP for evaluation with respect to screening 
the film in the PRC, including— 
(i) the United States company that 
submitted the contents of the film; 
(ii) the title of the film; and 
(iii) the date on which such submis-
sion occurred. 
(B) A description of each film with respect 
to which a United States company entered into 
a written agreement with the Secretary pro-
viding the support or access, as applicable, pur-
suant to the requirement under subsection 
(a)(2) not to alter the content of the film in re-
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sponse to, or in anticipation of, a request by an 
official of the Government of the PRC or the 
CCP, during the shorter of the preceding 10- 
year period or the period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, including— 
(i) the United States company that 
entered into the agreement; and 
(ii) the title of the film. 
(C) The title of any film described pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A), and the corresponding 
United States company described pursuant to 
clause (i) of that subparagraph— 
(i) that was submitted to an official of 
the Government of the PRC or the CCP 
during the preceding 3-year period; and 
(ii) for which the Secretary assesses 
that the content was altered in response to, 
or in anticipation of, a request by an offi-
cial of the Government of the PRC or the 
CCP. 
(D) The title of any film that is described 
in both subparagraph (A) and subparagraph 
(B), and the corresponding one or more United 
States companies described in clause (i) of each 
such subparagraph— 
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(i) that was submitted to an official of 
the Government of the PRC or the CCP 
during the preceding 10-year period; and 
(ii) for which the Secretary assesses 
that the content was altered in response to, 
or in anticipation of, a request by an offi-
cial of the Government of the PRC or the 
CCP. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) CONTENT.—The term ‘‘content’’ means any 
description of a film, including the script. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Defense. 
(4) UNITED
STATES
COMPANY.—The term 
‘‘United States company’’ means a private entity in-
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corporated under the laws of the United States or 
any jurisdiction within the United States. 
SEC. 1710. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act may be used to implement any of the following 
executive orders: 
(1) Executive Order 13990, relating to Pro-
tecting Public Health and the Environment and Re-
storing Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis. 
(2) Executive Order 14008, relating to Tackling 
the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. 
(3) Section 6 of Executive Order 14013, relat-
ing to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Re-
settle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Cli-
mate Change on Migration. 
(4) Executive Order 14030, relating to Climate- 
Related Financial Risk. 
(5) Executive Order 14057, relating to Cata-
lyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through 
Federal Sustainability. 
(6) Executive Order 14082, relating to Imple-
mentation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provi-
sions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. 
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(7) Executive Order 14096, relating to Revital-
izing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental 
Justice for All. 
SEC. 1711. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
UKRAINE. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for construction of 
covered military unaccompanied housing (as defined in 
section 2856 of title 10, United States Code) for fiscal 
year 2025 or any fiscal year thereafter are authorized to 
be transferred or otherwise made available to Ukraine or 
to provide any form of assistance to Ukraine. 
SEC. 1712. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REQUIREMENT TO 
USE ‘‘TAIWAN’’. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Defense may 
not use ‘‘Chinese Taipei’’ and shall use ‘‘Taiwan’’, ex-
cept— 
(1) in historical context explaining the People’s 
Republic of China’s attempt to control Taiwan 
through persuasion and coercion; or 
(2) in the formal title of a Federal document. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE WEBSITE.—Not later 
than 14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall ensure the website of the 
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Department of Defense meets the requirements of this 
section. 
SEC. 1713. PROJECT SPECTRUM. 
Chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting before section 399 the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘§ 398b. Project Spectrum 
‘‘(a) PROJECT SPECTRUM; PURPOSE.—There is with-
in the Office of Small Business Programs of the Depart-
ment of Defense a program known as ‘Project Spectrum’, 
the purpose of which is to provide to covered entities, 
through an online platform, digital resources and services 
that increase awareness about cybersecurity risks and help 
such covered entities to comply with the cybersecurity re-
quirements of the defense acquisition system. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Director of the Office of 
Small Business Programs may establish eligibility require-
ments for the receipt by a covered entity of a given re-
source or service made available through Project Spec-
trum. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To receive through Project 
Spectrum a resource or service for which the Director has 
established an eligibility requirement under subsection (b), 
a covered entity shall submit to the Director an applica-
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tion at such time, in such form, and containing such infor-
mation as the Director determines appropriate. 
‘‘(d) FUNCTIONS.—In carrying out Project Spec-
trum, the Director shall maintain an online platform 
through which the Director shall make available to each 
covered entity that the Director determines to be eligible 
under subsection (b) with respect to a given resource or 
service, the following: 
‘‘(1) Educational materials regarding cybersecu-
rity, including cybersecurity training courses and 
workforce development training. 
‘‘(2) Guidance regarding best practices for cy-
bersecurity matters, including guidance for devel-
oping internal cybersecurity policies and suggestions 
for procedures for reviewing any violation of such 
policies. 
‘‘(3) Assessments of the cybersecurity practices 
and cybersecurity systems used by a covered entity. 
‘‘(4) A review and feasibility assessment of 
products, software, and data security tools available 
in the commercial marketplace. 
‘‘(5) Cybersecurity services, including dash-
board monitoring services, continuous threat moni-
toring services, software patching services, and patch 
testing services. 
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‘‘(6) Cybersecurity readiness checks. 
‘‘(7) A platform for secure data collaboration 
between two or more employees of a covered entity 
and between multiple covered entities. 
‘‘(8) Any additional resources or services, as de-
termined by the Director. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered entity’ means a supplier 
of the Department of Defense that is a small or me-
dium business and registers to access the online 
platform of Project Spectrum. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘defense acquisition system’ has 
the meaning given to such term in section 3001 of 
this title.’’. 
Subtitle B—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1721. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
FOR CROSS DOMAIN INCIDENTS AND EXEMP-
TIONS 
TO 
POLICIES 
FOR 
INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY. 
Section 1727 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(c) TERMINATION DATE.—The requirement of the 
Secretary of Defense to submit a monthly report pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2025.’’. 
SEC. 1722. ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
SYSTEMS ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct an analysis to determine if any unmanned 
aircraft systems entity, or any subsidiary, parent, affiliate, 
or successor of such an entity, should be identified as a 
Chinese military company or a military-civil fusion con-
tributor and included on the list maintained by the De-
partment of Defense in accordance with section 1260H(b) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
(b) ADDITION OF CERTAIN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
SYSTEMS ENTITIES TECHNOLOGIES TO COVERED LIST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(c) of the Secure 
and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 
(47 U.S.C. 1601(c)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The communications equipment or service 
being— 
‘‘(A) telecommunications or video surveil-
lance equipment produced by Shenzhen Da- 
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Jiang Innovations Sciences and Technologies 
Company Limited (commonly known as ‘DJI 
Technologies’) (or any subsidiary or affiliate 
thereof); or 
‘‘(B) telecommunications or video surveil-
lance services, including software, provided by 
an entity described in subparagraph (A) or 
using equipment described in such subpara-
graph.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2 of 
the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks 
Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘paragraphs (1) through (4)’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) through (5)’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 44801 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘unmanned aircraft systems enti-
ty’’ means an entity that manufactures or assembles 
an unmanned aircraft system. 
SEC. 1723. ANNUAL REPORT ON POSTSECONDARY EDU-
CATION COMPLAINT SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
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the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress and 
make publicly available on the Department of Defense’s 
website a report on the Postsecondary Education Com-
plaint System (PECS). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) A qualitative description of the status of 
PECS that year. 
(2) A qualitative description of the efforts made 
by the Department of Defense that year to increase 
awareness and usage of PECS among those who are 
eligible to file complaints through the system. 
(3) The total number of complaints filed 
through PECS that year and the status of those 
complaints, such as closed or active. 
(4) The number of complaints that year broken 
down by— 
(A) military service; 
(B) issue; and 
(C) educational institution sector, includ-
ing private for-profit, private non-profit, and 
public. 
(5) A ranking of the top five issues raised by 
students that year. 
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(6) The number of institutions with two or 
more complaints that year, the names of those insti-
tutions, the number of participants at each of those 
institutions, and the number of complaints for each 
of those institutions. 
(7) The number of views and visitors of the 
PECS website that year. 
(8) A discussion of how the elements described 
in paragraphs (1) through (7) for that year compare 
to the elements described in paragraphs (1) through 
(7) in previous years. 
SEC. 1724. FEASIBILITY STUDY OF DOMESTIC REFINING OF 
DEEP SEA CRITICAL MINERAL INTERMEDI-
ATES. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Pursuant to an agreement 
described in subsection (b) and to the extent practicable, 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base 
Policy shall conduct a study to assess the feasibility of 
improving domestic capabilities for refining polymetallic 
nodule-derived intermediates into high purity nickel, co-
balt sulfate, and copper for defense applications. Such 
study shall also examine existing supply chains for such 
intermediates. 
(b) AGREEMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Industrial Base Policy shall seek to 
enter into an agreement with an entity described in 
paragraph (2) to carry out the study required under 
this section. 
(2) ENTITY DESCRIBED.—An entity described 
in this section is one that is experienced in refining 
critical minerals and producing battery-grade nickel, 
cobalt sulfate, and copper cathode. 
(c) DEADLINE.—Not later than December 31, 2025, 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base 
Policy Pursuant shall make publicly available the results 
of the study required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1725. CERTIFICATION AND REPORTS ON SOUTH AFRI-
CA. 
(a) PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Defense, shall certify to the appropriate 
congressional committees and release publicly an un-
classified determination explicitly stating whether 
South Africa has engaged in activities that under-
mine United States national security or foreign pol-
icy interests. 
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(2) REPORT.—The certification required under 
paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by an unclassi-
fied report, with a classified annex if the President 
considers such as necessary, providing a justification 
for the determination made pursuant to such para-
graph. 
(b) REVIEW OF BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP.— 
(1) FULL REVIEW.—The President, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
State, the Administrator of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development, the United States 
Ambassador to South Africa, and the heads of such 
other Federal departments and agencies that play a 
substantial role in United States relations with 
South Africa, shall conduct a review of the bilateral 
relationship between the United States and South 
Africa. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that includes the findings of the re-
view required by paragraph (1). 
(c) SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on United States defense 
cooperation with the Government of South Africa. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall also include the following: 
(A) An overview of United States defense 
cooperation with the Government of South Afri-
ca, including military exercises, arms sales, and 
international military education and training. 
(B) An assessment of defense cooperation 
between the Government of South Africa and 
the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 
the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China, and the Government of the Russian 
Federation. 
(3) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be transmitted in an unclassified 
form and may contain a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the congressional defense 
committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate. 
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SEC. 1726. EXTENSION OF REPORT ON ISLAMIC REVOLU-
TIONARY 
GUARD 
CORPS-AFFILIATED 
OPERATIVES ABROAD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 
a period of 4 years, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that includes a 
detailed description of— 
(1) all Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-af-
filiated operatives serving in diplomatic or consular 
roles abroad; and 
(2) the ways in which the Department of State 
and the Department of Defense are working with 
partner countries to inform them of the threat posed 
by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated offi-
cials serving in diplomatic or consular roles in third 
party countries. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1727. REPORT ON RECEIPT OF FUNDING FROM CON-
FUCIUS INSTITUTES. 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
a report on United States institutions of higher education 
that host Confucius Institutes and have received funding 
from the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 1728. REPORT ON IRANIAN OIL SALES PROCEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that includes each of the following: 
(1) An assessment of how proceeds from illicit 
Iranian oil sales support Iran’s military and security 
budget. 
(2) An assessment of the extent to which the 
funds described in paragraph (1) have been used di-
rectly or indirectly by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary 
Guard Corps, Hamas, Hizballah, or other Iranian 
proxies. 
(3) An overview of efforts undertaken to en-
force sanctions against Iran’s energy sector, includ-
ing interdictions of tankers. 
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(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1729. WORKING GROUP ON BLOCKCHAIN, SMART CON-
TRACTS, AND DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary of Defense shall establish a working group 
to be known as the ‘‘Blockchain-Distributed Ledger Tech-
nologies-Smart Contracts Defense Applications Working 
Group’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Working 
Group’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Working Group are 
to— 
(1) identify whether blockchain, smart con-
tracts, and distributed ledger technologies could be 
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used by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes 
of improving the functions and efficiency of the De-
partment of Defense; and 
(2) not later than the date described in sub-
section (h), submit to the Secretary a report summa-
rizing the findings of the Working Group under 
paragraph (1). 
(c) COMPOSITION.—The Working Group shall be 
composed of the following members or their designees: 
(1) A representative from the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy. 
(2) Representatives of such organizations and 
elements of the Department of Defense as the Sec-
retary of Defense determines appropriate. 
(d) CHARTER.—Not later than April 1, 2025, the 
Secretary of Defense shall develop a charter with respect 
to the functions of the Working Group. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to permit the Secretary of Defense 
to provide any competitive advantage to any member of 
the Working Group. 
(f) SUNSET.—The Working Group shall terminate on 
December 31, 2029. 
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SEC. 1730. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE ANNUAL REPORT ON OVERSIGHT 
OF FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall sub-
mit to Congress and the Comptroller General of the 
United States, and make publicly available, a report con-
taining, for each fiscal year— 
(1) a description of the budget of the Depart-
ment of Defense, the total amount and dollar value 
of oversight investigations into fraud, waste, and 
abuse conducted by the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Defense, and the total amount and dol-
lar value of oversight investigations into fraud, 
waste, and abuse conducted by the Inspectors Gen-
eral of each military department; 
(2) statistical tables showing— 
(A) the total number and dollar value of 
oversight investigations completed and pending, 
set forth separately by type of oversight inves-
tigation; 
(B) the priority given to each type of over-
sight investigation; 
(C) the length of time taken for each type 
of oversight investigation, from the date of re-
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ceipt of a qualified incurred cost submission (as 
such term is defined in section 3842 of title 10, 
United States Code) and from the date on 
which the oversight investigation begins; 
(D) the aggregate cost of performing over-
sight investigations, set forth separately by type 
of oversight investigation; and 
(E) the total number and dollar value of 
oversight investigations that are pending for a 
period longer than one year at the end of the 
fiscal year covered by the report, and the fiscal 
year in which the qualified incurred cost sub-
mission was received, set forth separately by 
type of oversight investigation; 
(3) a summary of any recommendations of ac-
tions or resources needed to improve the oversight 
investigation process; and 
(4) any other matters the Inspector General 
considers appropriate. 
SEC. 1731. GAO REPORT ON SETTLEMENTS IN MEDICAL 
MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE 
UNIFORMED SERVICES. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a report on the rates at which Depart-
ment of Defense awards settlements in medical mal-
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practice claims by members of the uniformed services 
under part 45 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, 
including— 
(1) a comparison of such rates to the rates at 
which settlements are awarded in similar civilian 
medical malpractice claims; 
(2) recommendations for improvements to the 
system for medical malpractice claims by members 
of the uniformed services. 
SEC. 1732. REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION WITH THE 
GOVERNMENT OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS IS-
LANDS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Home-
land Security, shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House Representatives a report 
on security cooperation with the Government of the Turks 
and Caicos Islands and the treatment of detained Ameri-
cans on Turks and Caicos Islands, including— 
(1) the efforts of such Departments to counter 
threats from transnational criminal organizations, 
violent extremist organizations, and malign regional 
and external state actors in cooperation with the 
Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands; 
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(2) United States taxpayer assistance made 
available for the Turks and Caicos Islands since Oc-
tober 1, 2014; and 
(3) efforts by such Departments to address the 
treatment of and human rights abuses committed 
against United States individuals and others de-
tained by the Government of the Turks and Caicos 
Islands and to advocate for changes in policy related 
to their detention of Americans, during fiscal years 
2022 through 2024. 
SEC. 1733. ASSESSMENT OF THE ACCURACY OF GAZA MIN-
ISTRY OF HEALTH CASUALTY REPORTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the De-
fense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report assessing the accuracy of the report-
ing of the Gaza Ministry of Health regarding— 
(1) the total casualty figures reported by the 
Ministry; and 
(2) the information disseminated by the Min-
istry of casualties grouped by age and gender. 
(b) FORM.—The assessment required by paragraph 
(1) shall be transmitted in an unclassified manner, and 
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any supporting documentation may be transmitted in a 
classified annex. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the sub-
mission of the report required by subsection (a), the Direc-
tor of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall brief the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives on the contents of the report. 
SEC. 1734. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
ASSISTANCE TO U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER 
PROTECTION AND DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY ON NORTHERN BORDER SE-
CURITY. 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
an annual report on the assistance the Department of De-
fense provides to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and 
the Department of Homeland Security to secure the north-
ern border of the United States. 
SEC. 1735. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT 
ON ANTAGONISTIC USE OF SATELLITES. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study to assess 
threats to the interests of the United States posed 
by antagonistic use of satellites by adversarial for-
eign states, including— 
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(A) use of a satellite for combat; 
(B) damage, destruction, or incapacitation 
of a satellite that is owned, operated, controlled, 
or used by— 
(i) the United States Government; 
(ii) a commercial entity organized 
under the laws of the United States or any 
jurisdiction within the United States; or 
(iii) a country that is a member of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and 
(C) conducting or attempting to conduct 
espionage or surveillance of, or a cyber intru-
sion that affects— 
(i) a physical resource of the Depart-
ment of Defense, including a Department 
of Defense installation; or 
(ii) critical infrastructure (as defined 
in section 1016(e) of the USA PATRIOT 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e))), including— 
(I) an electricity transmission 
system or network; 
(II) a water management system 
or resource; 
(III) a telecommunications facil-
ity or network; 
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(IV) a nuclear facility; 
(V) an airport; 
(VI) a railway; or 
(VII) a sea port. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study 
under this subsection, the Comptroller General shall 
consult with— 
(A) the Administrator of the National Aer-
onautics and Space Administration; 
(B) the Chair of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission; 
(C) the Secretary of Defense; 
(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 
and 
(E) specialists who— 
(i) are affiliated with an institution of 
higher education or research organization; 
and 
(ii) have expertise in satellite tech-
nology, satellite warfare, cybersecurity, or 
another relevant subject related to warfare 
and communications. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Secretary of Defense, the Committee on 
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Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
that— 
(1) includes operational, policy, and legislative 
recommendations to protect against and respond to 
threats identified by the study required under sub-
section (a); and 
(2) may include recommendations for— 
(A) preventive, preparatory, and emer-
gency response actions by municipal govern-
ments, State governments, and private sector 
entities; and 
(B) educational curricula and workforce 
development programs to address the need for 
trained professionals who are able to implement 
the recommendations described in such report. 
(c) ADVERSARIAL FOREIGN STATE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘adversarial foreign state’’ means— 
(1) the Islamic Republic of Iran; 
(2) the People’s Republic of China; 
(3) the Russian Federation; and 
(4) any foreign state designated by the Sec-
retary of State as an adversarial foreign state for 
purposes of this section. 
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SEC. 1736. REPORTING ON IRANIAN CENTRIFUGE INSTAL-
LATION. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide a report to the congressional 
defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate with the 
content described in paragraph (2). 
(2) CONTENT
DESCRIBED.—The content de-
scribed for the report in paragraph (1) includes the 
following: 
(A) An assessment of the types and num-
bers of centrifuges installed in declared and 
undeclared nuclear facilities in Iran since May 
2021. 
(B) An assessment of the timeline required 
by Iran to produce weapons-grade uranium in 
May 2021. 
(C) An assessment of the current timeline 
required by Iran to produce weapons-grade ura-
nium. 
(D) An assessment of whether Iran has 
moved advanced centrifuges to facilities other 
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than its safeguarded enrichment plants, includ-
ing where and how many, if applicable. 
(E) An assessment of how many advanced 
centrifuges Iran would need of each type to en-
rich to weapons-grade. 
(F) An assessment of whether a heavily 
fortified nuclear facility Iran is building near 
the Natanz site contains or will contain an en-
richment plant. 
(3) FORM.—This report shall be transmitted in 
unclassified form and may contain a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 1737. REPORT ON SYSTEM DEPENDENCIES, UPTIME, 
AND KEY FACTORS OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH 
RECORD SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the electronic health record system and other 
system dependencies, uptime, and key factors that affect 
the Department of Defense and the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
(b) REPORT.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include each of the following: 
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(1) A list of the information technology sys-
tems, infrastructure, and entities of the Department 
of Defense pertaining to the electronic health record 
system of the Department with which the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs has an operational or tech-
nical dependency. 
(2) A list of instances of electronic health 
record system and associated system downtime, per-
formance degradations, outages, or incidents of the 
Department of Defense during fiscal year 2024, in-
cluding, for each such instance each of the following: 
(A) The duration. 
(B) The results of a root cause analysis. 
(C) Any after action reporting. 
(D) The accountable office within the De-
partment. 
(E) An indication of whether the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs was also affected. 
(3) Any steps taken by, or plan of, the Sec-
retary of Defense to address, mitigate, or resolve the 
instances identified in paragraph (2), as well as the 
an identification of any uptime goals for any system 
affected by an instance identified in paragraph (2). 
(4) Any steps taken by the Secretary of De-
fense to improve governance, coordination, and pol-
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icy decisions conducted with or affecting the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs related to electronic 
health record systems and associated systems of the 
Department of Defense with which the Department 
of Veterans Affairs has an operational or technical 
dependency. 
(5) A plan or schedule, if any, to modernize or 
replace systems of the Department of Defense per-
taining to identity management or patient registra-
tion, including the Defense Enrollment Eligibility 
Reporting System, with which the Department of 
Veterans Affairs has an operational or technical de-
pendency. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 1738. REPORT ON USE OF NUCLEAR POWER FOR MILI-
TARY AND SOFT POWER PURPOSES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of State shall jointly submit a report to Congress 
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on Russian and Chinese efforts relating to transportable 
nuclear power that specifically evaluates the manner and 
extent to which both Russia and China are using trans-
portable nuclear power for direct military purposes and 
as a soft power tool globally. 
SEC. 1739. UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY 
STUDY AND REPORT ON EXPANSION OF NA-
TIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNERSHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) STUDY.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, shall conduct a study 
to assess the feasibility and benefits of expanding the Na-
tional Guard State Partnership Program to additional 
countries in the First Island Chain and the Second Island 
Chain, including— 
(1) Brunei Darussalam; 
(2) the Federated States of Micronesia; 
(3) the Republic of Kiribati; 
(4) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 
(5) the Republic of Nauru; and 
(6) the Republic of Vanuatu. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall 
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submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1741. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) In the subtitle analysis for subtitle A— 
(A) by striking the item relating to chapter 
19 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘19. Cyber and Information Operations Matters .................
391’’; 
(B) by striking the item relating to chapter 
25 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘25. Electromagnetic Warfare ......................................................
500’’; 
(C) by striking the item relating to chapter 
326 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘327. 
Weapon 
Systems 
Development 
and 
Related 
Matters 4401’’; .........................................................
(D) in part V, by striking the second item 
relating to subpart F, including the items relat-
ing to chapters 321 through 327 appearing 
under the second item relating to subpart F; 
(E) by striking the item relating to chapter 
363 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘363. Prohibition and Penalties ..................................................
4651’’; and 
(F) by striking the item relating to chapter 
367 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘367. Other Administrative Matters 
4751’’. 
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(2) In section 130i(j)(3)(C)(ix), by striking 
‘‘sections’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’. 
(3) In section 139a(h)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘out by Director’’ and in-
serting ‘‘out by the Director’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘an any’’ and inserting 
‘‘and any’’. 
(4) In section 167b— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘re-
ferred to as the ‘cyber command’ ’’ and in-
serting ‘‘referred to as the ‘United States 
Cyber Command’ ’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘Cyber Command’’ and inserting ‘‘United 
States Cyber Command’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Cyber 
Command’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘United States Cyber Command’’; and 
(C) in subsections (c) and (d)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘cyber command’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘United 
States Cyber Command’’; 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘such command’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘such Com-
mand’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘commander’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Com-
mander’’. 
(5) In section 222a(d), by striking ‘‘the’’ before 
‘‘all of the reports’’. 
(6) In section 381(b), by striking ‘‘Defense—.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Defense—’’. 
(7) In section 391b(e)(1)(B), by striking the 
colon and inserting a semicolon. 
(8) In section 392a(b)(3)(B)(ix), by inserting 
‘‘section’’ before ‘‘932(c)(3)’’. 
(9) In section 486, by redesignating subsection 
(e) as subsection (d). 
(10) In chapter 25, by redesignating sections 
501 through 506 as sections 500a through 500f, re-
spectively. 
(11) In section 510(h)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘sub-
chapters I and II’’ and inserting ‘‘subchapters II 
and III’’. 
(12) In section 520(a)(2), by striking ‘‘armed 
forced’’ and inserting ‘‘armed force’’. 
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(13) In section 578(g), by striking ‘‘is ap-
proved’’ and inserting ‘‘as approved’’. 
(14) In section 624(e), by striking ‘‘is ap-
proved’’ and inserting ‘‘as approved’’. 
(15) In section 628a— 
(A) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘apply 
to report’’ and inserting ‘‘apply to the report’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘section 
20251’’ and inserting ‘‘section 20252’’. 
(16) In the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 40, by striking the item relating to section 
711 and inserting the following: 
‘‘710a. Parental leave for members of certain reserve components of the armed 
forces.’’. 
(17) In chapter 40, by redesignating section 
711 (relating to parental leave for members of cer-
tain reserve components of the armed forces) as sec-
tion 710a. 
(18) In such section 710a, as so redesignated, 
in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘clause (i)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘.;’’ and inserting a 
period. 
(19) In section 714(b)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘an 
serious’’ and inserting ‘‘a serious’’. 
(20) In section 937(a)(2)(B) (Art. 137), by in-
serting ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 
(21) In section 1073c— 
(A) by redesignating subsection (i) as sub-
section (j); and 
(B) by redesignating the second subsection 
(h) (relating to rule of construction regarding 
secretaries concerned and medical evaluation 
boards) as subsection (i). 
(22) In section 1073d(b)(5)(C)(ii), by striking 
‘‘fulfil’’ and inserting ‘‘fulfill’’. 
(23) In section 1370— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘or, 
Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘or Space Force’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (f)(6)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
a comma after ‘‘Air Force’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
a comma after ‘‘Navy’’. 
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(24) In section 1465(e), by inserting ‘‘shall’’ be-
fore ‘‘provide’’. 
(25) In section 1448(d)(1), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’. 
(26) In section 1558— 
(A) by striking ‘‘,,’’ each place it appears 
and inserting a comma; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘14507’’ and inserting ‘‘14705’’. 
(27) In section 1559(c)(3), by striking ‘‘the 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’. 
(28) In section 2031— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking 
‘‘..’’ and inserting a period; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(E)(vi), by strik-
ing ‘‘report under subsection (i)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘report under subsection (j)’’; 
(B) by redesignating the second subsection 
(i) as subsection (j). 
(29) In section 2107(a), by striking ‘‘,,’’ and in-
serting a comma. 
(30) In section 2200g(a), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary for Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Defense’’. 
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(31) In the section heading for section 2275b, 
by striking the period at the end. 
(32) In section 2285— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(d) 
through (f) as subsections (c) through (e), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by redesignating the second subsection 
(b) as subsection (f). 
(33) In section 2688(g)(4), by striking ‘‘instal-
lation energy’’. 
(34) In the table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter III of chapter 169, by striking the item 
relating to section 2856 and inserting the following: 
‘‘2856. Military unaccompanied housing: standards.’’. 
(35) In section 2856(a), by striking ‘‘,.’’ and in-
serting a period. 
(36) In section 2911(c)(3), by striking ‘‘instal-
lation energy’’. 
(37) In section 2922g(g)(1), by striking ‘‘2202’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2002’’. 
(38) In the chapter analysis for part V of sub-
title A— 
(A) by striking the item relating to chapter 
207 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘207. Budgeting and Appropriations ........................................ 3131’’; 
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(B) by striking the item relating to chapter 
225 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘225. øReserved¿ 
3271’’; 
(C) by striking the item relating to chapter 
243 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘243. Other Matters Relating to Awarding of Contracts ... 3341’’; 
(D) by striking the item relating to chap-
ter 272 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘272. øReserved¿ ............................................................................... 3721’’; 
(E) in the item relating to chapter 287, by 
striking ‘‘3961’’ and inserting ‘‘3901’’; 
(F) by inserting after the item relating to 
chapter 307 the following new items: 
‘‘SUBPART F—MAJOR SYSTEMS, MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
PROGRAMS, AND WEAPON SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 
‘‘321. General Matters ..................................................................... 4201
‘‘322. Major Systems and Major Defense Acquisition Pro-
grams Generally ..................................................... 4211
‘‘323. Life-Cycle and Sustainment .............................................. 4321
‘‘324. Selected Acquisition Reports ............................................ 4350
‘‘325. Cost Growth-Unit Cost Reports (Nunn-McCurdy) .... 4371
‘‘326. Weapon Systems Development And Related Mat-
ters ..............................................................................
4401’’; and 
(G) by striking the item relating to chapter 
363 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘363. Prohibition and Penalties .................................................. 4651’’; 
(H) by striking the item relating to chap-
ter 367 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘367. Other Administrative Matters .......................................... 4751’’; 
(I) by striking the item relating to chapter 
383 and inserting the following new item: 
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‘‘383. Development, Application, and Support of Dual-use 
Technologies ............................................................ 4831’’. 
(39) In section 3601(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘note’’ 
before ‘‘prec.’’. 
(40) In section 4902— 
(A) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by insert-
ing ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘protege firm’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), and 
adjusting the margins accordingly; and 
(B) in subsection (n)(5)(D), by inserting 
‘‘of 1938’’ after ‘‘Act’’. 
(41) In section 4127, by striking the section 
heading and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 4127. Defense Innovation Unit’’. 
(42) In section 4273(d), by striking ‘‘4736’’ 
and inserting ‘‘4376’’. 
(43) In section 8581(a), by striking ‘‘Provost 
and Academic Dean of the Postgraduate School’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Provost and Chief Academic Officer’’. 
(44) In section 15109, by striking ‘‘(a) In 
general.—’’. 
(45) In section 15110, by striking ‘‘the title’’ 
and inserting ‘‘this subtitle’’. 
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(46) In the chapter analysis for part I of sub-
title F, by striking the item relating to chapter 2013 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘2013. 
Voluntary 
Retirement 
for 
Length 
of 
Service 20601’’. .......................................................
(47) In section 20106(d), by striking ‘‘per-
taining’’. 
(48) In section 20212(a)(1), by inserting ‘‘the’’ 
before ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(49) In section 20231— 
(A) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting ‘‘sec-
tion’’ before ‘‘20232’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(2)(E), by inserting 
‘‘of the’’ before ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(50) In section 20234(b), by inserting ‘‘to’’ 
after ‘‘pursuant’’. 
(51) In section 20243(a)(3), by striking ‘‘as a 
before’’ and inserting ‘‘before’’. 
(52) By redesignating the second section 20251 
(relating to special selection boards; correction of er-
rors) as section 20252. 
(53) In such section 20252 (relating to special 
selection boards; correction of errors), as so redesig-
nated— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘((1)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(1)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘sch’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘such’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘a 
officer’’ and inserting ‘‘an officer’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘of of-
ficer’’ and inserting ‘‘an officer’’. 
(54) In the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 2009, by striking the item relating to he 
second section 20404 (relating to Force shaping au-
thority) and inserting the following: 
‘‘20405. Force shaping authority.’’. 
(55) In section 20401(b), by inserting ‘‘, and’’ 
after ‘‘1174(b)’’. 
(56) In section 20404, by striking ‘‘space 
force’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘Space 
Force’’. 
(57) In section 20502— 
(A) in the heading for subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘THAN an Officer Has 
Failed to Establish That the Officer 
Should Be Retained’’ and inserting ‘‘THAT 
AN OFFICER HAS FAILED TO ESTABLISH 
THAT
THE OFFICER SHOULD BE RE-
TAINED’’; and 
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