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SEC. 2864. LAND ACQUISITION, WESTMORELAND STATE PARK, VIR-
GINIA. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy may acquire, by 
purchase or lease from the Commonwealth of Virginia (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Commonwealth’’), a real property interest 
in approximately 225 square feet of land, including ingress and 
egress, at Westmoreland State Park, Virginia, for the purpose of 
installing, operating, maintaining, and protecting equipment to sup-
port research and development activities by the Department of 
the Navy for national security purposes. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The acquisition of property under 
this section shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: 
(1) The Secretary shall pay the Commonwealth fair market 
value for the interest to be acquired, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
(2) Such other terms and conditions considered appropriate 
by the Secretary. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The legal description of the 
property to be acquired under this section shall be determined 
by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary and the Common-
wealth. 
(d) APPLICABILITY
OF
THE LAND
AND WATER CONSERVATION 
FUND ACT.—The provisions of chapter 2003 of title 54, United 
States Code, shall not apply to the acquisition of property under 
this section. 
(e) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall reimburse the 
Commonwealth for reasonable and documented administrative costs 
incurred by the Commonwealth to execute the acquisition by the 
Secretary authorized by this section. 
(f) TERMINATION OF REAL PROPERTY INTEREST.—The real prop-
erty interest acquired by the Secretary shall terminate, and be 
released without cost to the Commonwealth, when the Secretary 
determines such real property interest is no longer required for 
national security purposes. 
SEC. 2865. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL WEAPONS STATION EARLE, NEW 
JERSEY. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Navy may 
convey to Colts Neck Township, New Jersey (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Township’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to a parcel of real property, including any improve-
ments thereon, consisting of approximately 3.13 acres and currently 
used by the Township for school bus parking. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION
REQUIRED.—As consideration for the 
conveyance under subsection (a), the Township shall pay to 
the Secretary of the Navy an amount equal to not less than 
the fair market value of the property to be conveyed, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, which may consist of cash payment, 
in-kind consideration as described in paragraph (2), or a com-
bination thereof. 
(2) IN-KIND
CONSIDERATION.—In-kind consideration pro-
vided by the Township under paragraph (1) may include— 
(A) the acquisition, construction, provision, improve-
ment, maintenance, repair, or restoration (including 
environmental restoration), or a combination thereof, of
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any property, facilities, or infrastructure with proximity 
to Naval Weapons Station Earle, New Jersey; or 
(B) the delivery of services relating to the needs of 
Naval Weapons Station Earle that the Secretary considers 
acceptable. 
(3) CONVEYANCE.—Cash payments received under sub-
section (b) as consideration for the conveyance under subsection 
(a) shall be deposited in the special account in the Treasury 
established under section 572(b)(5) of title 40, United States 
Code. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Navy shall 
require the Township to cover costs to be incurred by the 
Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred 
by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection 
(a), including survey costs, costs for environmental documenta-
tion related to the conveyance, and any other administrative 
costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected from 
the Township in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual 
costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually 
incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the 
Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the Township. 
(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 
as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to 
the fund or account that was used to cover the costs incurred 
by the Secretary in carrying out the land conveyance under 
subsection (a) or, if the period of availability of obligations 
for that appropriation has expired, to the appropriations of 
a fund that is currently available to the Secretary for the 
same purpose. Amounts so credited shall be merged with 
amounts in such fund or account and shall be available for 
the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and 
limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. 
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal 
description of the parcel of real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the 
Secretary of the Navy. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the 
Navy may require such additional terms and conditions in connec-
tion with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 2866. LAND CONVEYANCE, PAINE FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
STATION, EVERETT, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may convey to Snoho-
mish County, a political subdivision of the State of Washington 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘County’’) all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to three parcels of real property, 
including any improvements thereon and any related easements, 
consisting of approximately 14.23 acres, collectively, located on the 
Washington Air National Guard Base at Paine Field, Everett, Wash-
ington, for the purposes of— 
(1) removing the property from the boundaries of the Wash-
ington Air National Guard Base and accommodating the oper-
ational needs of the Snohomish County Airport and Paine Field; 
and
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(2) the development of the parcels and buildings for eco-
nomic purposes. 
(b) CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance under sub-
section (a) shall be— 
(1) subject to valid existing rights; 
(2) subject to the condition that the County accept the 
real property, and any improvements thereon, in its condition 
at the time of the conveyance (commonly known as a conveyance 
‘‘as is’’); 
(3) subject to any other terms and conditions as agreed 
to by the Secretary and the County; and 
(4) subject to any other terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 
United States. 
(c) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION
REQUIRED.—As consideration for the 
conveyance under subsection (a), the County shall pay to the 
Secretary in cash an amount that is not less than the fair 
market value of the right, title, and interest conveyed under 
subsection (a), as determined by the Secretary based on an 
appraisal of the property. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
CONSIDERATION
RECEIVED.—Consider-
ation received by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be 
deposited in the account in the Treasury established under 
section 572(b) of title 40, United States Code, and shall be 
available in accordance with paragraph (5)(B)(ii) of such sub-
section. 
(d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary may require the 
County to cover all costs (except costs for environmental remedi-
ation of the property) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to 
reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, 
to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including 
costs related to real estate due diligence and any other adminis-
trative costs related to the conveyance. If amounts paid by 
the County to the Secretary in advance exceed the costs actually 
incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund the excess amount 
to the County. 
(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 
under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by 
the Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection 
(a) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used 
to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out 
the conveyance or to an appropriate fund or account currently 
available to the Secretary for the purposes for which the costs 
were paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts 
in such fund or account and shall be available for the same 
purposes, and to the same conditions and limitations, as 
amounts in such fund or account. 
(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
SEC. 2867. LAND CONVEYANCE, WETZEL COUNTY MEMORIAL ARMY 
RESERVE CENTER, NEW MARTINSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may convey to the City of New 
Martinsville, West Virginia (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to a parcel of real property, including any improvements 
thereon, consisting of approximately 2.96 acres, known as the 
former Wetzel County Memorial Army Reserve Center, located 
within the City, for the purpose of providing emergency 
management response or law enforcement services. 
(2) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, 
AND COVENANTS.—The conveyance of the property under para-
graph (1) shall be subject to any easement, restriction, or cov-
enant of record applicable to the property and in existence 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) REVISIONARY INTEREST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines at any time 
that the property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being 
used in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified 
in such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
property, including any improvements thereto, may, at the 
option of the Secretary, revert to and become the property 
of the United States, and the United States may have the 
right of immediate entry onto such property. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—A determination by the Secretary 
under paragraph (1) may be made on the record after an 
opportunity for a hearing. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary may require the 
City to cover all costs (except costs for environmental remedi-
ation of the property) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to 
reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, 
to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including 
costs for environmental and real estate due diligence and any 
other administrative costs related to the conveyance. 
(2) REFUND OF EXCESS AMOUNTS.—If amounts are collected 
from the City under paragraph (1) in advance of the Secretary 
incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds 
the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the 
conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund 
the excess amount to the City. 
(d) LIMITATION ON SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The City may not use 
Federal funds to cover any portion of the costs required to be 
paid by the City under this section. 
(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 2868. LAND CONVEYANCE, BG J SUMNER JONES ARMY RESERVE 
CENTER, WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may convey to the City of 
Wheeling, West Virginia (in this section referred to as the
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‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to a parcel of real property, including any improvements 
thereon, consisting of approximately 3.33 acres, known as the 
former BG J Sumner Jones Army Reserve Center, located 
within the City, for the purpose of providing emergency 
management response or law enforcement services. 
(2) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, 
AND COVENANTS.—The conveyance of the property under para-
graph (1) shall be subject to any easement, restriction, or cov-
enant of record applicable to the property and in existence 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) REVISIONARY INTEREST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines at any time 
that the property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being 
used in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified 
in such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
property, including any improvements thereto, may, at the 
option of the Secretary, revert to and become the property 
of the United States, and the United States may have the 
right of immediate entry onto such property. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—A determination by the Secretary 
under paragraph (1) may be made on the record after an 
opportunity for a hearing. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary may require the 
City to cover all costs (except costs for environmental remedi-
ation of the property) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to 
reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, 
to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including 
costs for environmental and real estate due diligence and any 
other administrative costs related to the conveyance. 
(2) REFUND OF EXCESS AMOUNTS.—If amounts are collected 
from the City under paragraph (1) in advance of the Secretary 
incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds 
the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the 
conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund 
the excess amount to the City. 
(d) LIMITATION ON SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The City may not use 
Federal funds to cover any portion of the costs required to be 
paid by the City under this section. 
(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
Subtitle F—Pilot Programs and Reports 
SEC. 2871. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON INCREASED USE 
OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIALS IN MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION. 
Section 2861 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 2802 note) is 
amended—
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(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘at least’’ and all that 
follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘, under 
the pilot program, at least— 
‘‘(A) one military construction project for mass timber; 
and 
‘‘(B) one military construction project for low carbon 
concrete.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
(f) and (g), respectively; 
(4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) DEADLINE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION.—Any 
construction pursuant to a military construction project carried 
out under the pilot program must commence by not later than 
January 1, 2025.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f)(1) (as so redesignated), by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 
SEC. 2872. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON ESTABLISHMENT 
OF ACCOUNT FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF TESTING 
FACILITIES AT INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
THE AIR FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2862 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 
117–81; 10 U.S.C. 9771 note prec.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘testing’’ and inserting 
‘‘Major Range and Test Facility Base’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, have Major Range 
and Test Facility Base facilities,’’ after ‘‘construct’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) OVERSIGHT OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) USE OF AMOUNTS.—The commander of an installation 
selected to participate in the pilot program may obligate or 
expend amounts reimbursed under the pilot program for 
projects at the installation. 
‘‘(2) DESIGNATION OF MAINTENANCE COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The commander of an installation 
selected to participate in the pilot program may designate 
the appropriate amount of maintenance cost reimburse-
ments to be charged to users of Major Range and Test 
Facility Base facilities under the pilot program. 
‘‘(B) USE OF MAINTENANCE COST REIMBURSEMENTS.— 
Maintenance cost reimbursements under subparagraph (A) 
for an installation may be used either solely or in combina-
tion with funds otherwise made available to satisfy the 
costs of maintenance projects at the installation. 
‘‘(3) OVERSIGHT.—The commander of an installation 
selected to participate in the pilot program shall have direct 
oversight over amounts reimbursed to the installation under 
the pilot program for Facility, Sustainment, Restoration, and 
Modernization.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); 
(5) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new sub-
section:
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‘‘(e) TREATMENT OF REIMBURSEMENTS.—Funds otherwise made 
available to participants in the pilot program may not be reduced 
by amounts reimbursed under the pilot program for Facility, 
Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (2), 
by striking ‘‘December 1, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 1, 
2027’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading for such section 2862 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2862. PILOT PROGRAM TO AUGMENT SUSTAINMENT WITH 
MAINTENANCE COST REIMBURSEMENTS FROM MAJOR 
RANGE AND TEST FACILITY BASE USERS AT INSTALLA-
TIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE.’’. 
SEC. 2873. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE AIR PURIFICATION TECH-
NOLOGY IN COVERED MILITARY HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may carry out a 
pilot program to— 
(1) provide commercially available off-the-shelf items (as 
defined in section 104 of title 41, United States Code) for 
air purification and covered sensors to landlords; and 
(2) monitor and measure the effect of such items on the 
environmental health and public health of tenants of covered 
military housing. 
(b) SELECTION OF INSTALLATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army, the Secretary 
of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each 
select one military installation under the jurisdiction of such 
Secretary to carry out any pilot program carried out under 
this section. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—Each Secretary shall ensure that the 
military installation selected under this section contains mili-
tary unaccompanied housing in which the items described in 
subsection (a) may be used. 
(c) DEVICES.—An air purification item or a covered sensor pro-
vided under this section shall use technology proven to reduce 
indoor air risks and yield measurable environmental health and 
public health outcomes. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 365 days after the date on which 
a pilot program is commenced under this section, the Secretary 
of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of 
the Air Force shall each provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing 
on the pilot program established under this section, including a 
description of the items described in subsection (a) used under 
such program. The briefing shall include— 
(1) a description of any cost savings identified from use 
of such items relating to— 
(A) extending the durability and habitability of covered 
military housing; and 
(B) reducing maintenance frequency; and 
(2) with respect to cost savings identified in paragraph 
(1), a plan to expand the use of covered sensors and air purifi-
cation items in newly constructed covered military housing. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered sensor’’ means a commercially avail-
able off-the-shelf item (as defined in section 104 of title 41,
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United States Code) manufactured in the United States that 
detects the conditions for potential mold growth before mold 
is present. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered military housing’’ means— 
(A) military unaccompanied housing; and 
(B) Government-owned units of military housing. 
(3) The term ‘‘military unaccompanied housing’’ has the 
meaning given in section 2871 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 2874. JOINT HOUSING REQUIREMENTS AND MARKET ANALYSIS 
FOR CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN HAWAII. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with appropriate Federal, State, and local stakeholders (to the 
maximum extent practicable) shall conduct a joint Housing Require-
ments and Market Analysis for each covered military installation. 
(b) DEADLINE.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on each joint Housing Require-
ments and Market Analysis conducted under subsection (a) that 
includes— 
(1) an analysis of the extent to which military installations 
in Hawaii have affected the availability of housing in commu-
nities in proximity to such military installations; 
(2) the number of members of the Armed Forces and their 
dependents residing in privately-owned housing located outside 
of such military installations; 
(3) a cost-benefit analysis of implementing a requirement 
for each member of the Armed Forces assigned to a duty 
station in Hawaii to reside in housing located on the military 
installation to which such member is assigned; 
(4) an assessment of strategies to reduce the effect of 
members of the Armed Forces and dependents of such members 
on the availability of rental housing in such communities, 
including strategies to provide such members and dependents 
with alternative housing options; 
(5) the optimal stock and occupancy rate of military housing 
units in Hawaii, as determined by the Secretary; 
(6) an estimate of the cost to the United States to maintain 
such optimal stock and occupancy rate; 
(7) an assessment of the feasibility of expanding housing 
located on military installations in Hawaii to create housing 
intended to be occupied by civilian employees and contractors 
of the Department of Defense; 
(8) an identification of limitations and challenges, if any, 
to data collection and analysis in carrying out such joint 
Housing Requirements and Market Analysis; 
(9) strategies to— 
(A) address such limitations and challenges; and 
(B) standardize methods of data collection and analysis 
for conducting a Housing Requirements and Market Anal-
ysis under section 2837 of title 10, United States Code; 
and 
(10) other relevant information, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered military installation’’ means a mili-
tary installation in Hawaii for which a Housing Requirements
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and Market Analysis has not been conducted during the three- 
year period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) The term ‘‘Housing Requirements and Market Analysis’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 2837 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 2801 of such title. 
SEC. 2875. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
RELATED TO THE SENTINEL INTERCONTINENTAL BAL-
LISTIC MISSILE WEAPON SYSTEM PROGRAM. 
(a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter 
until the date that is five years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a briefing on contracts for covered construction 
projects relating to the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile 
weapon system program. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—These briefings shall include at a minimum 
the following information: 
(1) An update on the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic 
missile weapon system program, including delays that may 
affect the timelines for covered construction projects. 
(2) An update on timelines and costs for covered construc-
tion projects, including details on land acquisitions for such 
projects. 
(3) An update on any site surveys conducted at the site 
for performance of the covered construction project, including 
new information about site conditions that may impact future 
contracts for covered construction projects. 
(4) With respect to any contract or subcontract (at any 
tier) for a covered construction project that is not a fixed- 
price contract, a description of the location of performance 
for such contract or subcontract. 
(5) With respect to any contract or subcontract (at any 
tier) for a covered construction project that is a cost-plus- 
incentive-fee contract, a description of the following for perform-
ance of the contract or subcontract: 
(A) The target cost. 
(B) The target incentive fee. 
(C) The minimum and maximum incentive fee 
amounts. 
(D) A description of the incentive fee adjustment for-
mula (including allowable costs). 
(E) A description of the incentive fee structure. 
(F) An analysis of any change to the elements in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (E) since the previous quarter. 
(6) A summary of Government actions to mitigate cost 
growth of covered construction projects. 
(7) A review of conditions observed at the site for perform-
ance of the covered construction project contract during the 
previous quarter and how those conditions may impact the 
cost of such contract and subsequent contracts for covered 
construction projects at such site. 
(8) The most recent construction schedule, including any 
anticipated delays and mitigation measures for each such delay,
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requests for equitable adjustment, and any changes to the 
schedule since the previous quarter. 
(9) An update on the estimated cost to complete the covered 
construction project. 
(10) A summary of any factors that may cause delay to 
the completion of the covered construction project or cost growth 
for such project, including workforce shortages, regulatory 
review timelines, and supply chain shortages. 
(11) Any required changes to statute or regulation, 
including any changes to the future-years defense program 
submitted under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, 
relating to the covered construction project. 
(c) COVERED CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered construction project’’ means a below-ground mili-
tary construction project or other infrastructure project in connec-
tion with the development and fielding of the Sentinel interconti-
nental ballistic missile weapon system program. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 2881. INCREASE OF LIMITATION ON FEE FOR ARCHITECTURAL 
AND ENGINEERING SERVICES PROCURED BY MILITARY 
DEPARTMENTS. 
(a) ARMY.—Section 7540(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘6 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘10 percent’’. 
(b) NAVY.—Section 8612(b) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘6 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘10 percent’’. 
(c) AIR FORCE.—Section 9540(b) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘6 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘10 percent’’. 
SEC. 2882. DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF MARINE CORPS HERIT-
AGE CENTER AND NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE 
CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 861 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 8617 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8618. Marine Corps Heritage Center and National Museum 
of the Marine Corps at Marine Corps Base, 
Quantico, Virginia 
‘‘(a) JOINT
VENTURE
FOR
DEVELOPMENT
AND
CONTINUED 
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.—The Secretary of the Navy may 
enter into a joint venture with the Marine Corps Heritage Founda-
tion (in this section referred to as the ‘Foundation’), a not-for- 
profit entity, for the design, construction, and maintenance and 
operation of a multipurpose facility to be used for historical displays 
for public viewing, curation, and storage of artifacts, research facili-
ties, classrooms, offices, and associated activities consistent with 
the mission of the Marine Corps University. The facility shall 
be known as the Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National 
Museum of the Marine Corps. 
‘‘(b) DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.—For each phase of develop-
ment of the facility described in subsection (a), the Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) permit the Foundation to contract for the design, 
construction, or both of such phase of development; or 
‘‘(2) accept funds from the Foundation for the design, 
construction, or both of such phase of development.
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‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.—Upon completion of construction 
of any phase of development of the facility described in subsection 
(a) by the Foundation to the satisfaction of the Secretary, and 
the satisfaction of any financial obligations incident thereto by 
the Foundation, the facility shall become the real property of the 
Department of the Navy with all right, title, and interest in and 
to facility being in the United States. 
‘‘(d) MAINTENANCE, OPERATION, AND SUPPORT.—(1) The Sec-
retary may, for the purpose of maintenance and operation of the 
Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National Museum of the 
Marine Corps— 
‘‘(A) enter into contracts or cooperative agreements, on 
a sole-source basis, with the Foundation for the procurement 
of property or services for the direct benefit or use of the 
Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National Museum of 
the Marine Corps; and 
‘‘(B) notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (h) 
of section 2667 of this title and under such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary considers appropriate for the joint venture 
authorized by subsection (a), lease in accordance with such 
section 2667 portions of the facility developed under subsection 
(a) to the Foundation for use in generating revenue for activities 
of the facility and for such administrative purposes as may 
be necessary for support of the facility. 
‘‘(2) In making a determination of fair market value under 
section 2667(b)(4) of this title for payment of consideration pursuant 
to a lease described in paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary may consider 
the entirety of the educational efforts of the Foundation, support 
to the Marine Corps Heritage Center history division by the Founda-
tion, or the funding of museum programs and exhibits by the 
Foundation, or other support related to the Marine Corps Heritage 
Center and the National Museum of the Marine Corps, in addition 
to the types of in-kind consideration provided under section 2667(c) 
of this title. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary may authorize the Foundation to use real 
or personal property within the Marine Corps Heritage Center 
and National Museum of the Marine Corps to conduct additional 
revenue-generating activities, as the Secretary considers appro-
priate considering the work of the Foundation and needs of the 
Marine Corps Heritage Center and National Museum of the Marine 
Corps. The Secretary shall only authorize the use of such property 
for a revenue-generating activity if the Secretary determines the 
activity will not interfere with military activities and personnel 
or the activities of the Marine Corps Heritage Center and National 
Museum of the Marine Corps. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall retain lease payments received under 
this section, other than in-kind consideration authorized under 
paragraph (2) or under section 2667(c) of this title, solely for use 
in support of the Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National 
Museum of the Marine Corps, and funds received as lease payments 
shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS.—(1) The Secretary of the 
Navy may accept, hold, administer, and spend any gift, devise, 
or bequest of real property, personal property, or money made 
on the condition that the gift, devise, or bequest be used for the 
benefit, or in connection with, the establishment, operation, or 
maintenance, of the Marine Corps Heritage Center or the National
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Museum of the Marine Corps. Section 2601 (other than subsections 
(b), (c), and (e)) of this title shall apply to gifts accepted under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may display at the Marine Corps Heritage 
Center or the National Museum of the Marine Corps recognition 
for an individual or organization that contributes money to a 
partner organization, or an individual or organization that contrib-
utes a gift directly to the Navy, for the benefit of the Marine 
Corps Heritage Center or the National Museum of the Marine 
Corps, whether or not the contribution is subject to the condition 
that the recognition be provided. The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations governing the circumstances under which contributor 
recognition may be provided, appropriate forms of recognition, and 
suitable display standards. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary may authorize the sale of donated property 
received under paragraph (1). A sale under this paragraph need 
not be conducted in accordance with disposal requirements that 
would otherwise apply, so long as the sale is conducted at arms- 
length and includes an auditable transaction record. 
‘‘(4) Any money received under paragraph (1) and any proceeds 
from the sale of property under paragraph (3) shall be deposited 
into a fund established in the Treasury to support the Marine 
Corps Heritage Center and the National Museum of the Marine 
Corps. 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the joint venture authorized by subsection (a) as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 2884 of the Floyd D. Spence 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public 
Law 106–398) is repealed. 
SEC. 2883. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) NUMU NEWE SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.—Section 2902(c) 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(16 U.S.C. 460gggg(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘217,845’’ and 
inserting ‘‘209,181’’. 
(b) REDUCTION OF IMPACT OF FALLON RANGE TRAINING COM-
PLEX MODERNIZATION.—Section 2995(a)(3)(A) of the Military Land 
Withdrawals Act of 2013 (title XXIX of Public Law 113–66) (as 
added by section 2901 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 
Stat. 3016)) is amended by inserting ‘‘Gas’’ after ‘‘Basin’’. 
SEC. 2884. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF THE 
ARMY TO ENTER INTO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS 
RELATING TO ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT OF AIR FORCE 
MEMORIAL. 
Section 2863(e) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2002 (division B of Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 
1332), is amended by striking ‘‘the Foundation’’ and inserting ‘‘non- 
Federal Government entities, the Secretary of the Air Force, or 
both,’’. 
SEC. 2885. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MIGHTY 
EIGHTH AIR FORCE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth 
Air Force located at 175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler, Georgia (or any
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successor location), is designated as the official National Museum 
of the Mighty Eighth Air Force of the United States (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘National Museum’’). 
(b) RELATION
TO
NATIONAL
PARK
SYSTEM.—The National 
Museum shall not be included as a unit of the National Park 
System. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not be con-
strued to appropriate, or authorize the appropriation of, Federal 
funds for any purpose related to the National Museum. 
SEC. 2886. CONTINUING EDUCATION CURRICULUM ON USE OF INNOVA-
TIVE 
PRODUCTS 
FOR 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) CURRICULUM REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the Naval 
Facilities Systems Engineering Command and the Deputy Com-
manding General for Military and International Operations for 
the Army Corps of Engineers, shall establish a joint continuing 
education curriculum for the following individuals responsible for 
managing military construction projects and planning and design 
projects within the Department of Defense: 
(1) Project managers. 
(2) Program managers. 
(3) Design professionals. 
(4) Contracting officers. 
(5) Representatives of such contracting officers. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The curriculum under subsection (a) shall 
include training on— 
(1) cost estimating and cost control mechanisms, including 
analyses of contract types; 
(2) standards relating to antiterrorism force protection, lat-
eral wind, seismic activity, and fire performance; 
(3) life-cycle sustainability and renewability; 
(4) use of innovative building materials (including sustain-
able materials) and innovative construction methods; and 
(5) designs to improve the resilience of military installa-
tions. 
(c) PROVISION OF TRAINING; CURRICULUM UPDATES.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall ensure that— 
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the completion 
of the curriculum under subsection (a), such curriculum is 
made available to the contracting officers and program man-
agers described in such subsection; 
(2) by not later than January 1, 2025— 
(A) not less than 75 percent of the individuals described 
in paragraphs (1) through (5) of such subsection have com-
pleted the continuing education curriculum required under 
such subsection in effect as of such date; and 
(B) such individuals are provided updated information 
on innovative construction techniques on a continuous 
basis; and 
(3) such curriculum is updated each time an innovative 
product or construction method is included in the Unified Facili-
ties Criteria/DoD Building Code (UFC 1–200–01). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 2025, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report that includes—
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(1) an update on the status of the curriculum under sub-
section (a); and 
(2) a plan for administering such curriculum to the individ-
uals described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of such subsection. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘military construc-
tion project’’ and ‘‘military installation’’ have the meanings given 
in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 2887. GUIDANCE ON ENCROACHMENT THAT AFFECTS COVERED 
SITES. 
(a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military 
department shall issue guidance to establish— 
(1) a process to identify encroachment with respect to a 
covered site; 
(2) a method to mitigate such encroachment; and 
(3) a procedure to certify that such encroachment does 
not directly result in a national security risk to the covered 
site. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the guidance required by 
this section, each Secretary of a military department shall consider 
the following: 
(1) The process by which a commander or head of a covered 
site identifies and reports encroachment with respect to such 
covered site. 
(2) Methods to track data relating to processes, methods, 
and procedures described in subsection (a). 
(3) Coordination processes to track and mitigate encroach-
ment— 
(A) within each military department; and 
(B) between the military departments and the Assist-
ant Secretaries of Defense for Sustainment and Industrial 
Base Policy. 
(c) FOREIGN INVESTMENT ENCROACHMENT.—Such guidance shall 
include a requirement that if a Secretary of a military department 
determines that encroachment described in subsection (a) involves 
or may involve foreign investment, such Secretary shall— 
(1) report information about encroachment relating to for-
eign investment to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indus-
trial Base Policy; and 
(2) coordinate with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Industrial Base Policy on efforts to mitigate such encroachment 
or potential encroachment. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date on which 
the guidance required by subsection (a) is issued, the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, in coordination with the 
Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on the guidance required by this section, 
including— 
(1) the extent to which such guidance has been imple-
mented within the Department of Defense; 
(2) a description of methods to update any lists of covered 
sites; and 
(3) an assessment of the procedure described in subsection 
(a)(3). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) The term ‘‘covered site’’ means a military installation 
or another facility or property of the United States Government. 
(2) The term ‘‘encroachment’’ means an activity conducted 
within close proximity to a covered site that— 
(A) may pose a national security risk to a covered 
site; 
(B) may affect the operational mission of a covered 
site; or 
(C) is incompatible with an installation master plan 
of a covered site. 
(3) The term ‘‘military department’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 
(4) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 2888. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL UPDATES TO 
MASTER PLANS AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES FOR 
ARMY AMMUNITION PLANTS. 
Section 2834(d) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 
2201) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘March 31, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2030’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) A description of any changes to a master plan for 
an ammunition production facility made in response to global 
events, including pandemics and armed conflicts.’’. 
SEC. 2889. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR UNITED STATES SPACE 
COMMAND HEADQUARTERS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Department 
of Defense may be obligated or expended to acquire, construct, 
plan, or design a new headquarters building for United States 
Space Command until June 30, 2024, when the Inspector General 
of the Department of Defense and the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall complete reviews of the selection announced 
in July of 2023. 
SEC. 2890. PLAN FOR USE OF EXCESS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ON 
SOUTHWEST BORDER. 
(a) PLAN.—Not later than 75 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
a plan to use, transfer, or donate to States on the southern border 
of the United States all covered materials, with prioritization given 
to the refurbishment and or maintenance of ports of entry along 
the southwest border and construction projects aimed at stopping 
illicit human and vehicle traffic along the border of the United 
States with Mexico. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A detailed proposal for the disposition of such covered 
materials, including a timeline for disposition and the authori-
ties under which such disposition shall occur. 
(2) An assessment of the condition of such materials being 
stored, including (if applicable) a description of materials that 
have depreciated in value, become damaged, or been lost.
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(c) 
REQUIREMENTS
OF
REQUESTING
STATES.—Any 
State 
requesting the covered materials made available under this section 
must certify, in writing, that the materials it accepts will be exclu-
sively used for the refurbishment or maintenance of ports of entry 
along the southwest border or construction projects aimed at stop-
ping illicit human and vehicle traffic along the border of the United 
States with Mexico. 
(d) EXECUTION OF PLAN.—Not later than 100 days after the 
date of submission of the plan required by subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Defense shall commence execution of such plan until 
the date on which the Department of Defense is no longer incurring 
any costs to maintain, store, or protect the covered materials. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report containing the following: 
(1) A detailed description of the decision process of the 
Secretary to forgo the excess property disposal process of the 
Department of Defense and instead pay to store the covered 
materials. 
(2) A list of entities the Department is paying for use 
of their privately owned land to store the covered materials, 
with appropriate action taken to protect personally identifiable 
information, such as by making the list of entities available 
in an annex that is labeled as controlled unclassified informa-
tion. 
(3) An explanation of the process through which the Depart-
ment contracted with private landowners to store the covered 
materials, including whether there was a competitive con-
tracting process and whether the landowners have instituted 
an inventory review system. 
(4) A description of any investigations by the Inspector 
General of the Department that have been opened related to 
storing the covered materials. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered material’’ 
means all remaining construction materials currently possessed 
by the United States Government that were purchased under sec-
tion 2808 and 284 of title 10, United States Code, from fiscal 
years 2017 through 2021, including bollards and Nucor tubular 
square structural tubes. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
AUTHORIZA-
TIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3111. Transfer of cybersecurity responsibilities to Administrator for Nuclear 
Security.
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Sec. 3112. Redesignating duties related to departmental radiological and nuclear 
incident responses. 
Sec. 3113. Cybersecurity Risk Inventory, Assessment, and Mitigation Working 
Group. 
Sec. 3114. Modification of authority to establish certain contracting, program man-
agement, scientific, engineering, and technical positions. 
Sec. 3115. Criminal penalties for interference with the transport of special nuclear 
materials, nuclear weapons components, or restricted data. 
Sec. 3116. Prohibition on expansion of Advanced Recovery and Integrated Extrac-
tion System pending achievement of 30 pit-per-year base capability. 
Sec. 3117. Plutonium Modernization Program management. 
Sec. 3118. Modification of certain requirements and authorities relating to the re-
moval or security of fissile materials, radiological materials, and related 
equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide. 
Sec. 3119. Extension of briefing and reporting requirements for certain National 
Nuclear Security Administration contracts. 
Sec. 3120. Modification of minor construction threshold for plant projects. 
Sec. 3121. Modifications relating to unfunded priorities of the National Nuclear Se-
curity Administration. 
Sec. 3122. Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance program within the 
National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3123. Modification of reporting requirements for uranium capabilities replace-
ment project. 
Sec. 3124. Prohibition on availability of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems based 
on low-enriched uranium. 
Sec. 3125. Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire W76–2 war-
heads. 
Sec. 3126. Limitation on availability of funds pending submittal of spend plan for 
development of sea-launched cruise missile warhead. 
Sec. 3127. Deadlines for commencement of operations of certain atomic energy re-
placement projects. 
Sec. 3128. Integrated schedule for future-years nuclear security program. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 3131. U.S. nuclear fuel security initiative. 
Sec. 3132. Updated financial integration policy. 
Sec. 3133. Plan for domestic enrichment capability to satisfy Department of De-
fense uranium requirements. 
Sec. 3134. Briefings on implementation of enhanced mission delivery initiative. 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs 
and Authorizations 
SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for 
fiscal year 2024 for the activities of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration in carrying out programs as specified in the funding 
table in section 4701. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.—From funds 
referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out 
plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant 
projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration as follows: 
Project 24–D–513, Z-Pinch Experimental Underground 
System Test Bed Facilities Improvement, Nevada National 
Security Site, Nye County, Nevada, $80,000,000. 
Project 24–D–512, TA–46 Protective Force Facility, Los 
Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 
$48,500,000. 
Project 24–D–511, Plutonium Production Building, Los 
Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 
$48,500,000. 
Project 24–D–510, Analytic Gas Laboratory, Pantex Plant, 
Panhandle, Texas, $35,000,000.
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Project 24–D–530, Naval Reactors Facility Medical Science 
Complex, Idaho Falls, Idaho, $36,584,000. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for 
fiscal year 2024 for defense environmental cleanup activities in 
carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 
4701. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF NEW PLANT PROJECT.—From funds 
referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out 
plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out, for defense 
environmental cleanup activities, the following new plant project: 
Project 24–D–401, Environmental Restoration Disposal 
Facility Super Cell 11 Expansion Project, Hanford Site, Rich-
land, Washington, $1,000,000. 
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for other defense activities 
in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 
4701. 
SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for nuclear energy as specified 
in the funding table in section 4701. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 3111. TRANSFER OF CYBERSECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES TO 
ADMINISTRATOR FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY. 
The National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 
2401 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 3212(b) (50 U.S.C. 2402(b)), by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(20) Information resources management, including cyber-
security.’’; and 
(2) in section 3232(b)(3) (50 U.S.C. 2422(b)(3)), by striking 
‘‘and cyber’’. 
SEC. 3112. REDESIGNATING DUTIES RELATED TO DEPARTMENTAL 
RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR INCIDENT RESPONSES. 
(a) DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR DEFENSE PROGRAMS.—Section 
3214(b) of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 
U.S.C. 2404 (b)) is amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(b) ADMINISTRATOR FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY.—Section 3212(b)(7) 
of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 
2402(b)(7)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and Nuclear Emergency Sup-
port Team capabilities, including all field-deployed and remote tech-
nical support to public health and safety missions, countering 
weapons of mass destruction operations, technical and operational 
nuclear forensics, and responses to United States nuclear weapon 
accidents’’ after ‘‘management’’.
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SEC. 3113. CYBERSECURITY RISK INVENTORY, ASSESSMENT, AND MITI-
GATION WORKING GROUP. 
Subtitle A of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 3222. CYBERSECURITY RISK INVENTORY, ASSESSMENT, AND 
MITIGATION WORKING GROUP. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Administration a working 
group, to be known as the ‘Cybersecurity Risk Inventory, Assess-
ment, and Mitigation Working Group’ (referred to in this section 
as the ‘working group’). 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the working group shall 
include— 
‘‘(1) the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs; 
‘‘(2) the Associate Administrator for Information Manage-
ment and Chief Information Officer; and 
‘‘(3) such other personnel of the Administration as are 
determined appropriate for inclusion in the working group by 
the Chairperson. 
‘‘(c) CHAIRPERSON.—The Deputy Administrator for Defense Pro-
grams shall serve as the Chairperson of the working group, except 
that the Administrator may designate another member of the 
working group to serve as Chairperson in lieu of the Deputy 
Administrator if the Administrator determines it is appropriate 
to do so. 
‘‘(d) COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY.—The working group shall pre-
pare a comprehensive strategy for inventorying the range of systems 
of the Administration that are potentially at risk in the operational 
technology and nuclear weapons information technology environ-
ments, assessing the systems at risk based on mission impact, 
and implementing risk mitigation actions. Such strategy shall incor-
porate key elements of effective cybersecurity risk management 
strategies, as identified by the Government Accountability Office, 
including the specification of— 
‘‘(1) goals, objectives, activities, and performance measures; 
‘‘(2) organizational roles, responsibilities, and coordination; 
‘‘(3) resources needed to implement the strategy through 
2034; and 
‘‘(4) detailed milestones and schedules for completion of 
tasks. 
‘‘(e) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the working group shall 
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on 
the plan of the working group to develop the strategy required 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) COMPLETED STRATEGY.—Not later than April 1, 2025, 
the working group shall submit the congressional defense 
committees a copy of the completed strategy. 
‘‘(f) TERMINATION.—The working group shall terminate on a 
date determined by the Administrator that is not earlier than 
the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of 
this section.’’.
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SEC. 3114. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN 
CONTRACTING, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, SCIENTIFIC, 
ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL POSITIONS. 
Section 3241 of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2441) is amended by striking ‘‘800’’ and inserting 
‘‘1,200’’. 
SEC. 3115. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH THE 
TRANSPORT OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS, NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS COMPONENTS, OR RESTRICTED DATA. 
Section 92 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2122) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection b. as subsection c.; 
(2) by inserting after subsection a. the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘b. Whoever knowingly and willfully impedes the passage of 
a vehicle of a nuclear materials courier (as defined in section 
8331 of title 5, United States Code) engaged in the transport of 
any atomic weapon, special nuclear material, atomic weapon compo-
nent, or Restricted Data shall be subject to arrest and imposition 
of a criminal fine of not more than $1,000.’’; 
(3) in subsection c. (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘prohib-
ited by subsection a.’’ and inserting ‘‘prohibited by subsections 
a. or b.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘d. The Attorney General shall have primary investigative 
authority for any violation of this section.’’. 
SEC. 3116. PROHIBITION ON EXPANSION OF ADVANCED RECOVERY 
AND 
INTEGRATED 
EXTRACTION 
SYSTEM 
PENDING 
ACHIEVEMENT OF 30 PIT-PER-YEAR BASE CAPABILITY. 
Section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2538a) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and 
(2) inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON ARIES EXPANSION BEFORE ACHIEVEMENT 
OF 30 PIT-PER-YEAR BASE CAPABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Until the date on which the Adminis-
trator certifies to the congressional defense committees that 
the base capability to produce not less than 30 war reserve 
plutonium pits per year has been established at Los Alamos 
National Laboratory, the Administrator may not— 
‘‘(A) carry out a project to expand the pit disassembly 
and processing capability of the spaces at PF–4 occupied 
by ARIES as of the date of the enactment of this Act; 
or 
‘‘(B) otherwise expand such spaces. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply with 
respect to— 
‘‘(A) ongoing or planned small projects to sustain or 
improve the efficiency of plutonium oxide production, pro-
vided that such projects do not expand the spaces at PF– 
4 occupied by ARIES as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act; 
‘‘(B) the planning and design of an additional ARIES 
capability at a location other than PF–4; or
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‘‘(C) the transfer of the ARIES capability to a location 
other than PF–4. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘ARIES’ means the Advanced Recovery 
and Integrated Extraction System method, developed and 
piloted at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 
New Mexico, for disassembling surplus defense plutonium 
pits and converting the plutonium from such pits into 
plutonium oxide. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘PF–4’ means the Plutonium Facility 
at Technical Area 55 located at Los Alamos National Lab-
oratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.’’. 
SEC. 3117. PLUTONIUM MODERNIZATION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. 
Section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2538a), as amended by section 3116, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) Not later than 570 days after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall 
ensure that the plutonium modernization program established by 
the Office of Defense Programs of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration, or any subsequently developed program designed 
to meet the requirements under subsection (a), is managed in 
accordance with the best practices for schedule development and 
cost estimating of the Government Accountability Office.’’. 
SEC. 3118. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORI-
TIES RELATING TO THE REMOVAL OR SECURITY OF 
FISSILE MATERIALS, RADIOLOGICAL MATERIALS, AND 
RELATED EQUIPMENT AT VULNERABLE SITES WORLD-
WIDE. 
(a) MODIFICATION
OF
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
4306B of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2569) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as sub-
sections (d), (e), and (f), respectively. 
(b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CERTAIN CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—Subsection (e) of such section, as so redesignated by sub-
section (a)(2) of this section, is amended by striking paragraph 
(6). 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4309(c)(7) of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2575(c)(7)) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 3132(f) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (50 U.S.C. 2569(f))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘with section 4306B(e)’’. 
SEC. 3119. EXTENSION OF BRIEFING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
FOR CERTAIN NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINIS-
TRATION CONTRACTS. 
Section 4807(f)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2787(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2032’’. 
SEC. 3120. MODIFICATION OF MINOR CONSTRUCTION THRESHOLD FOR 
PLANT PROJECTS. 
Section 4701(2) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2741(2)) is amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (B) 
and (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘During the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and ending on November 
30, 2025, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (C). 
SEC. 3121. MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO UNFUNDED PRIORITIES OF 
THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 4716 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2756) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or the risk to 
be mitigated’’ after ‘‘objectives to be achieved’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or risk mitiga-
tion’’ after ‘‘objectives’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘fulfill’’ and inserting 
‘‘address’’. 
SEC. 3122. LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHING AN ENDURING BIOASSUR-
ANCE PROGRAM WITHIN THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECU-
RITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title XLVIII of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2791 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4815. LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHING AN ENDURING BIOASSUR-
ANCE PROGRAM WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may not establish, admin-
ister, manage, or facilitate a program within the Administration 
for the purposes of executing an enduring national security research 
and development effort to broaden the role of the Department 
of Energy in national biodefense. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The limitation described in sub-
section (a) shall not be interpreted— 
‘‘(1) to prohibit the establishment of a bioassurance pro-
gram for the purpose of executing enduring national security 
research and development in any component of the Department 
of Energy other than the Administration or in any other Federal 
agency; or 
‘‘(2) to impede the use of resources of the Administration, 
including resources provided by a national security laboratory 
or a nuclear weapons production facility site, to support the 
execution of a bioassurance program, if such support is pro-
vided— 
‘‘(A) on a cost-reimbursable basis to an entity that 
is not a component of the Department of Energy; and 
‘‘(B) in a manner that does not interfere with mission 
of such laboratory or facility.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 4814 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4815. Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance program within 
the Administration.’’. 
SEC. 3123. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR URA-
NIUM CAPABILITIES REPLACEMENT PROJECT. 
Section 3123 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2177) is amended 
by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY MATRICES AND GAO ASSESS-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Concurrent with the submission of the 
budget of the President (as submitted to Congress pursuant 
to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) for fiscal 
year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter until the termination 
date specified in paragraph (4), the Administrator for Nuclear 
Security shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
and the Comptroller General of the United States the matrices 
described in paragraph (2) relating to the project referred to 
in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) MATRICES DESCRIBED.—The matrices described in this 
subsection are the following: 
‘‘(A) TECHNOLOGY MATURITY MATRIX.—A matrix that 
identifies key milestones, development events, and specific 
performance goals for the development of critical tech-
nologies relating to the project referred to in subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(B) SCOPE, COST, AND SCHEDULE MATRIX.—A matrix 
that identifies— 
‘‘(i) causes of cost growth and schedule slippage, 
if any, for the project referred to in subsection (a), 
including challenges relating to construction, procure-
ment, and supply chain issues; 
‘‘(ii) the impact of such cost and schedule problems 
on current and planned weapons modernization efforts; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the scope, cost, and schedule of activities 
funded by the uranium modernization program for the 
period of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 as set forth 
in the corresponding future-years nuclear security pro-
gram submitted to Congress pursuant to section 2453 
of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) GAO ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
receiving the matrices described in paragraph (2), the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall— 
‘‘(A) assess the progress made on the project referred 
to in subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) provide to the congressional defense committees 
a briefing on the results of that assessment. 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this subsection 
shall terminate on the date that is one year after the date 
on which the project referred to in subsection (a) is completed.’’.
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SEC. 3124. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR NAVAL 
NUCLEAR FUEL SYSTEMS BASED ON LOW-ENRICHED URA-
NIUM. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for the National Nuclear Security 
Administration may be obligated or expended to conduct research 
or development relating to an advanced naval nuclear fuel system 
based on low-enriched uranium. 
SEC. 3125. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO RECONVERT 
OR RETIRE W76–2 WARHEADS. 
(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 2024 for the National Nuclear Secu-
rity Administration may be obligated or expended to reconvert 
or retire a W76–2 warhead. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Administrator for Nuclear Security may 
waive the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Administrator, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, certifies in writing to the congressional 
defense committees that— 
(1) Russia and China do not possess naval capabilities 
similar to the W76–2 warhead in the active stockpiles of the 
respective countries; and 
(2) the Department of Defense does not have a valid mili-
tary requirement for the W76–2 warhead. 
SEC. 3126. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING SUB-
MITTAL OF SPEND PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SEA- 
LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE WARHEAD. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Office of 
the Administrator for Nuclear Security, not more than 50 percent 
may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Adminis-
trator submits to the congressional defense committees the spend 
plan for the warhead associated with the sea-launched cruise missile 
required by section 1642(d) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2946). 
SEC. 3127. DEADLINES FOR COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS OF CER-
TAIN ATOMIC ENERGY REPLACEMENT PROJECTS. 
(a) HIGH EXPLOSIVE SYNTHESIS, FORMULATION, AND PRODUC-
TION FACILITY.— 
(1) DEADLINE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS.—Project 
21-D-510, the High Explosive Synthesis, Formulation, and 
Production facility, shall commence operations by not later 
than December 31, 2034. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator for Nuclear Secu-
rity shall submit to the congressional defense committees, 
not later than February 1 of each year until the termination 
date specified in subparagraph (B), a report that includes 
a comprehensive estimate of the funds necessary, by year, 
to achieve the deadline specified in paragraph (1). 
(B) TERMINATION DATE.—The termination date speci-
fied in this subparagraph is the date on which the Adminis-
trator determines that the facility referred to in paragraph 
(1) has commenced operations.
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(b) TRITIUM FINISHING FACILITY.— 
(1) DEADLINE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS.—Project 
18-D-650, the Tritium Finishing Facility, shall commence oper-
ations by not later than December 31, 2036. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator for Nuclear Secu-
rity shall submit to the congressional defense committees, 
not later than February 1 of each year until the termination 
date specified in subparagraph (B), a report that includes 
a comprehensive estimate of the funds necessary, by year, 
to achieve the deadline specified in paragraph (1). 
(B) TERMINATION DATE.—The termination date speci-
fied in this subparagraph is the date on which the Adminis-
trator determines that the facility referred to in paragraph 
(1) has commenced operations. 
SEC. 3128. INTEGRATED SCHEDULE FOR FUTURE-YEARS NUCLEAR 
SECURITY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator for Nuclear Security 
shall— 
(1) develop and maintain a high-level milestone schedule 
document for all covered construction projects that includes 
production 
infrastructure 
modernization 
schedules 
with 
weapons modernization programs; and 
(2) for each covered construction project included in the 
high-level milestone schedule document under paragraph (1), 
include in such document an identification and explanation 
of the status of any associated integrated master schedule. 
(b) INCLUSION
IN
FUTURE-YEARS
NUCLEAR
SECURITY
PRO-
GRAM.—The milestone schedule document required under subsection 
(a) shall be included in the future-years nuclear security program 
for fiscal year 2025 and each subsequent fiscal year. 
(c) COVERED CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered construction project’’ means— 
(1) a construction project that is subject to Department 
of Energy Order 413.3B, or a successor order; or 
(2) a program designated as Enhanced Management A 
or B under the Program Execution Instruction of the Office 
of Defense Programs of the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 3131. U.S. NUCLEAR FUEL SECURITY INITIATIVE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Nuclear 
Fuel Security Act of 2023’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Department should— 
(A) support increased domestic production of low- 
enriched uranium; and 
(B) accelerate efforts to establish a domestic high- 
assay, low-enriched uranium enrichment capability; and 
(2) if domestic enrichment of high-assay, low-enriched ura-
nium will not be commercially available at the scale needed 
in time to meet the needs of the advanced nuclear reactor
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demonstration projects of the Department, the Secretary shall 
consider and implement, as necessary— 
(A) all viable options to make high-assay, low-enriched 
uranium produced from inventories owned by the Depart-
ment available in a manner that is sufficient to maximize 
the potential for the Department to meet the needs and 
schedules of advanced nuclear reactor developers, without 
impacting existing Department missions, until such time 
that commercial enrichment and deconversion capability 
for high-assay, low-enriched uranium exists at a scale suffi-
cient to meet future needs; and 
(B) all viable options for partnering with countries 
that are allies or partners of the United States to meet 
those needs and schedules until that time. 
(c) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of this section are— 
(1) to support domestic production of low-enriched uranium; 
(2) to expeditiously increase domestic production of high- 
assay, low-enriched uranium by an annual quantity, and in 
such form, determined by the Secretary to be sufficient to 
meet the needs of— 
(A) advanced nuclear reactor developers; and 
(B) the consortium; 
(3) to ensure the availability of domestically produced, con-
verted, enriched, deconverted, and reduced uranium in a 
quantity determined by the Secretary, in consultation with 
U.S. nuclear energy companies, to be sufficient to address a 
reasonably anticipated supply disruption; 
(4) to address gaps and deficiencies in the domestic produc-
tion, conversion, enrichment, deconversion, and reduction of 
uranium by partnering with countries that are allies or partners 
of the United States if domestic options are not practicable; 
(5) to ensure that, in the event of a supply disruption 
in the nuclear fuel market, a reserve of nuclear fuels is available 
to serve as a backup supply to support the nuclear nonprolifera-
tion and civil nuclear energy objectives of the Department, 
including collaborative research and development activities 
with other Federal agencies; 
(6) to support enrichment, deconversion, and reduction 
technology deployed in the United States; and 
(7) to ensure that, until such time that domestic enrichment 
and deconversion of high-assay, low-enriched uranium is 
commercially available at the scale needed to meet the needs 
of advanced nuclear reactor developers, the Secretary considers 
and implements, as necessary— 
(A) all viable options to make high-assay, low-enriched 
uranium produced from inventories owned by the Depart-
ment available in a manner that is sufficient to maximize 
the potential for the Department to meet the needs and 
schedules of advanced nuclear reactor developers; and 
(B) all viable options for partnering with countries 
that are allies or partners of the United States to meet 
those needs and schedules. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADVANCED
NUCLEAR
REACTOR.—The term ‘‘advanced 
nuclear reactor’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
951(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271(b)).
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(2) ASSOCIATED
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘associated entity’’ 
means an entity that— 
(A) is owned, controlled, or dominated by— 
(i) the government of a country that is an ally 
or partner of the United States; or 
(ii) an associated individual; or 
(B) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject 
to the jurisdiction of, a country that is an ally or partner 
of the United States, including a corporation that is incor-
porated in such a country. 
(3) ASSOCIATED
INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘associated indi-
vidual’’ means an alien who is a national of a country that 
is an ally or partner of the United States. 
(4) CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘consortium’’ means the 
consortium established under section 2001(a)(2)(F) of the 
Energy Act of 2020 (42 U.S.C. 16281(a)(2)(F)). 
(5) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ means the 
Department of Energy. 
(6) HIGH-ASSAY, LOW-ENRICHED
URANIUM; HALEU.—The 
term ‘‘high-assay, low-enriched uranium’’ or ‘‘HALEU’’ means 
high-assay low-enriched uranium (as defined in section 2001(d) 
of the Energy Act of 2020 (42 U.S.C. 16281(d))). 
(7) LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM; LEU.—The term ‘‘low-enriched 
uranium’’ or ‘‘LEU’’ means each of— 
(A) low-enriched uranium (as defined in section 3102 
of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h)); and 
(B) low-enriched uranium (as defined in section 
3112A(a) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10a(a))). 
(8) PROGRAMS.—The term ‘‘Programs’’ means— 
(A) the Nuclear Fuel Security Program established 
under subsection (e)(1); 
(B) the American Assured Fuel Supply Program of 
the Department; and 
(C) the HALEU for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Dem-
onstration Projects Program established under subsection 
(e)(3). 
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Energy. 
(10) U.S. NUCLEAR
ENERGY
COMPANY.—The term ‘‘U.S. 
nuclear energy company’’ means a company that— 
(A) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject 
to the jurisdiction of, the United States; and 
(B) is involved in the nuclear energy industry. 
(e) ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF PROGRAMS.—The Sec-
retary, consistent with the objectives described in subsection (c), 
shall— 
(1) establish a program, to be known as the ‘‘Nuclear Fuel 
Security Program’’, to increase the quantity of HALEU and, 
if determined to be necessary after completion of a market 
evaluation, LEU produced by U.S. nuclear energy companies; 
(2) expand the American Assured Fuel Supply Program 
of the Department to ensure the availability of domestically 
produced, converted, enriched, deconverted, and reduced ura-
nium in the event of a supply disruption; and 
(3) establish a program, to be known as the ‘‘HALEU 
for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Demonstration Projects Pro-
gram’’—
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(A) to maximize the potential for the Department to 
meet the needs and schedules of advanced nuclear reactor 
developers until such time that commercial enrichment 
and deconversion capability for HALEU exists in the 
United States at a scale sufficient to meet future needs; 
and 
(B) where practicable, to partner with countries that 
are allies or partners of the United States to meet those 
needs and schedules until that time. 
(f) NUCLEAR FUEL SECURITY PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the Nuclear Fuel Security 
Program, the Secretary— 
(A) shall— 
(i) if determined to be necessary or appropriate 
based on the completion of a market evaluation, not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, take actions, including cost-shared financial 
agreements, 
milestone-based 
payments, 
or 
other 
mechanisms, to support commercial availability of LEU 
and to promote diversity of supply in domestic uranium 
mining, conversion, enrichment, and deconversion 
capacity and technologies, including new capacity, 
among U.S. nuclear energy companies; 
(ii) not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, enter into 2 or more contracts with 
members of the consortium to begin acquiring not less 
than 20 metric tons per year of HALEU by December 
31, 2027 (or the earliest operationally feasible date 
thereafter), from U.S. nuclear energy companies; 
(iii) utilize only uranium produced, converted, 
enriched, deconverted, and reduced in— 
(I) the United States; or 
(II) if domestic options are not practicable, 
a country that is an ally or partner of the United 
States; and 
(iv) to the maximum extent practicable, ensure 
that the use of domestic uranium utilized as a result 
of that program does not negatively affect the economic 
operation of nuclear reactors in the United States; 
and 
(B)(i) may not make commitments under this sub-
section (including cooperative agreements (used in accord-
ance with section 6305 of title 31, United States Code), 
purchase agreements, guarantees, leases, service contracts, 
or any other type of commitment) for the purchase or 
other acquisition of HALEU or LEU unless— 
(I) funds are specifically provided for those pur-
poses in advance in appropriations Acts enacted after 
the date of enactment of this Act; or 
(II) the commitment is funded entirely by funds 
made available to the Secretary from the account 
described in subsection (j)(2)(B); and 
(ii) may make a commitment described in clause (i) 
only— 
(I) if the full extent of the anticipated costs stem-
ming from the commitment is recorded as an obligation 
at the time that the commitment is made; and
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(II) to the extent of that up-front obligation 
recorded in full at that time. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out paragraph (1)(A)(ii), 
the Secretary shall consider and, if appropriate, implement— 
(A) options to ensure the quickest availability of 
commercially enriched HALEU, including— 
(i) partnerships between 2 or more commercial 
enrichers; and 
(ii) utilization of up to 10-percent enriched ura-
nium as feedstock in demonstration-scale or commer-
cial HALEU enrichment facilities; 
(B) options to partner with countries that are allies 
or partners of the United States to provide LEU and 
HALEU for commercial purposes; 
(C) options that provide for an array of HALEU— 
(i) enrichment levels; 
(ii) output levels to meet demand; and 
(iii) fuel forms, including uranium metal and oxide; 
and 
(D) options— 
(i) to replenish, as necessary, Department stock-
piles of uranium that were intended to be downblended 
for other purposes, but were instead used in carrying 
out activities under the HALEU for Advanced Nuclear 
Reactor Demonstration Projects Program; 
(ii) to continue supplying HALEU to meet the 
needs of the recipients of an award made pursuant 
to the funding opportunity announcement of the 
Department numbered DE–FOA–0002271 for Pathway 
1, Advanced Reactor Demonstrations; and 
(iii) to make HALEU available to other advanced 
nuclear reactor developers and other end-users. 
(3) AVOIDANCE OF MARKET DISRUPTIONS.—In carrying out 
the Nuclear Fuel Security Program, the Secretary, to the extent 
practicable and consistent with the purposes of that program, 
shall not disrupt or replace market mechanisms by competing 
with U.S. nuclear energy companies. 
(g) EXPANSION OF THE AMERICAN ASSURED FUEL SUPPLY PRO-
GRAM.—The Secretary, in consultation with U.S. nuclear energy 
companies, shall— 
(1) expand the American Assured Fuel Supply Program 
of the Department by merging the operations of the Uranium 
Reserve Program of the Department with the American Assured 
Fuel Supply Program; and 
(2) in carrying out the American Assured Fuel Supply 
Program of the Department, as expanded under paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) maintain, replenish, diversify, or increase the 
quantity of uranium made available by that program in 
a manner determined by the Secretary to be consistent 
with the purposes of that program and the objectives 
described in subsection (c); 
(B) utilize only uranium produced, converted, enriched, 
deconverted, and reduced in— 
(i) the United States; or 
(ii) if domestic options are not practicable, a 
country that is an ally or partner of the United States;
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(C) make uranium available from the American 
Assured Fuel Supply, subject to terms and conditions deter-
mined by the Secretary to be reasonable and appropriate; 
(D) refill and expand the supply of uranium in the 
American Assured Fuel Supply, including by maintaining 
a limited reserve of uranium to address a potential event 
in which a domestic or foreign recipient of uranium experi-
ences a supply disruption for which uranium cannot be 
obtained through normal market mechanisms or under 
normal market conditions; and 
(E) take other actions that the Secretary determines 
to be necessary or appropriate to address the purposes 
of that program and the objectives described in subsection 
(c). 
(h) HALEU FOR ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS PROGRAM.— 
(1) ACTIVITIES.—On enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall immediately accelerate and, as necessary, initiate activi-
ties to make available from inventories or stockpiles owned 
by the Department and made available to the consortium, 
HALEU for use in advanced nuclear reactors that cannot 
operate on uranium with lower enrichment levels or on alter-
nate fuels, with priority given to the awards made pursuant 
to the funding opportunity announcement of the Department 
numbered DE–FOA–0002271 for Pathway 1, Advanced Reactor 
Demonstrations, with additional HALEU to be made available 
to other advanced nuclear reactor developers, as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate. 
(2) QUANTITY.—In carrying out activities under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall consider and implement, as nec-
essary, all viable options to make HALEU available in quan-
tities and forms sufficient to maximize the potential for the 
Department to meet the needs and schedules of advanced 
nuclear reactor developers, including by seeking to make avail-
able— 
(A) by September 30, 2024, not less than 3 metric 
tons of HALEU; 
(B) by December 31, 2025, not less than an additional 
8 metric tons of HALEU; and 
(C) by June 30, 2026, not less than an additional 
10 metric tons of HALEU. 
(3) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In carrying out activities 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall take into consider-
ation— 
(A) options for providing HALEU from a stockpile of 
uranium owned by the Department, including— 
(i) uranium that has been declared excess to 
national security needs during or prior to fiscal year 
2023; 
(ii) uranium that— 
(I) directly meets the needs of advanced 
nuclear reactor developers; but 
(II) has been previously used or fabricated for 
another purpose; 
(iii) uranium that can meet the needs of advanced 
nuclear reactor developers after removing radioactive 
or other contaminants that resulted from previous use
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or fabrication of the fuel for research, development, 
demonstration, or deployment activities of the Depart-
ment, including activities that reduce the environ-
mental liability of the Department by accelerating the 
processing of uranium from stockpiles designated as 
waste; 
(iv) uranium from a high-enriched uranium stock-
pile (excluding stockpiles intended for national security 
needs), which can be blended with lower assay uranium 
to become HALEU to meet the needs of advanced 
nuclear reactor developers; and 
(v) uranium from stockpiles intended for other pur-
poses (excluding stockpiles intended for national secu-
rity needs), but for which uranium could be swapped 
or replaced in time in such a manner that would not 
negatively impact the missions of the Department; 
(B) options for expanding, or establishing new, capabili-
ties or infrastructure to support the processing of uranium 
from Department inventories; 
(C) options for accelerating the availability of HALEU 
from HALEU enrichment demonstration projects of the 
Department; 
(D) options for providing HALEU from domestically 
enriched HALEU procured by the Department through a 
competitive process pursuant to the Nuclear Fuel Security 
Program established under subsection (e)(1); 
(E) options to replenish, as needed, Department stock-
piles of uranium made available pursuant to subparagraph 
(A) with domestically enriched HALEU procured by the 
Department through a competitive process pursuant to the 
Nuclear Fuel Security Program established under sub-
section (e)(1); and 
(F) options that combine 1 or more of the approaches 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) to meet the 
deadlines described in paragraph (2). 
(4) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) CERTAIN SERVICES.—The Secretary shall not barter 
or otherwise sell or transfer uranium in any form in 
exchange for services relating to— 
(i) the final disposition of radioactive waste from 
uranium that is the subject of a contract for sale, 
resale, transfer, or lease under this subsection; or 
(ii) environmental cleanup activities. 
(B) CERTAIN COMMITMENTS.—In carrying out activities 
under this subsection, the Secretary— 
(i) may not make commitments under this sub-
section (including cooperative agreements (used in 
accordance with section 6305 of title 31, United States 
Code), 
purchase 
agreements, 
guarantees, 
leases, 
service contracts, or any other type of commitment) 
for the purchase or other acquisition of HALEU or 
LEU unless— 
(I) funds are specifically provided for those 
purposes in advance in appropriations Acts 
enacted after the date of enactment of this Act; 
or
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(II) the commitment is funded entirely by 
funds made available to the Secretary from the 
account described in subsection (j)(2)(B); and 
(ii) may make a commitment described in clause 
(i) only— 
(I) if the full extent of the anticipated costs 
stemming from the commitment is recorded as 
an obligation at the time that the commitment 
is made; and 
(II) to the extent of that up-front obligation 
recorded in full at that time. 
(5) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to carry out 
activities under this subsection shall terminate on the earlier 
of— 
(A) the date on which the Secretary notifies Congress 
that the HALEU needs of advanced nuclear reactor devel-
opers can be fully met by commercial HALEU suppliers 
in the United States, as determined by the Secretary, in 
consultation with U.S. nuclear energy companies; and 
(B) September 30, 2034. 
(i) DOMESTIC SOURCING CONSIDERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
Secretary may only carry out an activity in connection with 
1 or more of the Programs if— 
(A) the activity promotes manufacturing in the United 
States associated with uranium supply chains; or 
(B) the activity relies on resources, materials, or equip-
ment developed or produced— 
(i) in the United States; or 
(ii) in a country that is an ally or partner of 
the United States by— 
(I) the government of that country; 
(II) an associated entity; or 
(III) a U.S. nuclear energy company. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the requirements 
of paragraph (1) with respect to an activity if the Secretary 
determines a waiver to be necessary to achieve 1 or more 
of the objectives described in subsection (c). 
(j) REASONABLE COMPENSATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out activities under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall ensure that any LEU and HALEU 
made available by the Secretary under 1 or more of the Pro-
grams is subject to reasonable compensation, taking into 
account the fair market value of the LEU or HALEU and 
the purposes of this section. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 3302(b) of 
title 31, United States Code, revenues received by the 
Secretary from the sale or transfer of fuel feed material 
acquired by the Secretary pursuant to a contract entered 
into under clause (i) or (ii) of subsection (f)(1)(A) shall— 
(i) be deposited in the account described in 
subparagraph (B); 
(ii) be available to the Secretary for carrying out 
the purposes of this section, to reduce the need for 
further appropriations for those purposes; and 
(iii) remain available until expended.
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(B) REVOLVING
FUND.—There is established in the 
Treasury an account into which the revenues described 
in subparagraph (A) shall be— 
(i) deposited in accordance with clause (i) of that 
subparagraph; and 
(ii) made available in accordance with clauses (ii) 
and (iii) of that subparagraph. 
(k) NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION.—The Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission shall prioritize and expedite consideration of 
any action related to the Programs to the extent permitted under 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and related 
statutes. 
(l) USEC PRIVATIZATION ACT.—The requirements of section 
3112(d)(2) of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10(d)(2)) 
shall not apply to activities related to the Programs. 
(m) NATIONAL SECURITY NEEDS.—The Secretary shall only 
make available to a member of the consortium under this section 
for commercial use or use in a demonstration project material 
that the President has determined is not necessary for national 
security needs during or prior to fiscal year 2023, subject to the 
condition that the material made available shall not include any 
material that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the 
National Nuclear Security Administration or any critical mission 
of the Department. 
(n) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.—This section shall be applied 
in a manner consistent with the obligations of the United States 
under international agreements. 
(o) REPORT ON CIVIL NUCLEAR CREDIT PROGRAM.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
that identifies the anticipated funding requirements for the civil 
nuclear credit program described in section 40323 of the Infrastruc-
ture Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18753), taking into 
account— 
(1) the zero-emission nuclear power production credit 
authorized by section 45U of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986; and 
(2) any increased fuel costs associated with the use of 
domestic fuel that may arise from the implementation of that 
program. 
(p) SUPPLY CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE AND WORKFORCE CAPACITY 
BUILDING.— 
(1) SUPPLY
CHAIN
INFRASTRUCTURE.—Section 10781(b)(1) 
of Public Law 117–167 (commonly known as the ‘‘CHIPS and 
Science Act of 2022’’) (42 U.S.C. 19351(b)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘and demonstration of advanced nuclear reactors’’ and 
inserting ‘‘demonstration, and deployment of advanced nuclear 
reactors and associated supply chain infrastructure’’. 
(2) WORKFORCE CAPACITY BUILDING.—Section 954(b) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16274(b)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘Graduate’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘graduate’’ each place it appears; 
(C) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘community col-
leges, trade schools, registered apprenticeship programs, 
pre-apprenticeship programs,’’ after ‘‘universities,’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2021 through 2025’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’;
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(E) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); 
and 
(F) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(A) FOCUS AREAS.—In carrying out the subprogram 
under this subsection, the Secretary may implement 
traineeships in focus areas that, in the determination of 
the Secretary, are necessary to support the nuclear energy 
sector in the United States, including— 
‘‘(i) research and development; 
‘‘(ii) construction and operation; 
‘‘(iii) associated supply chains; and 
‘‘(iv) workforce training and retraining to support 
transitioning workforces.’’. 
SEC. 3132. UPDATED FINANCIAL INTEGRATION POLICY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall issue an 
updated financial integration policy, which shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Updated responsibilities for offices of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration and requirements for manage-
ment and operating contractors, including contractors at sites 
that are not sites of the Administration. 
(2) Guidance for how offices of the Administration should 
use common financial data, including guidance requiring that 
such data be used as the primary source of financial data 
by program offices, to the extent practicable. 
(3) Processes recommended by the Government Account-
ability Office to improve financial integration efforts of the 
Administration, including an internal process to verify how 
management and operating contractors crosswalk data from 
their systems to the appropriate work breakdown structure 
of the Administration and apply common cost element defini-
tions. 
(4) Any other matters the Administrator considers appro-
priate. 
SEC. 3133. PLAN FOR DOMESTIC ENRICHMENT CAPABILITY TO SATISFY 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE URANIUM REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that contains a plan to establish a domestic 
enrichment capability sufficient to meet defense requirements for 
enriched uranium. Such plan shall include— 
(1) a description of defense requirements for enriched ura-
nium expected to be necessary between the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and 2060 to meet the requirements of the 
Department of Defense, including quantities, material assay, 
and the dates by which new enrichment is required; 
(2) key milestones, steps, and policy decisions required 
to achieve the domestic uranium enrichment capability; 
(3) the dates by which such key milestones are to be 
achieved; 
(4) a funding profile, broken down by project and sub- 
project, for obtaining such capability;
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(5) a description of any changes in the requirement of 
the Department of Defense for highly enriched uranium due 
to AUKUS; and 
(6) any other elements or information the Administrator 
determines appropriate. 
(b) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1 of each year 
after the year during which the report required by subsection 
(a) is submitted until the date specified in paragraph (2), the 
Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a certification that— 
(A) the Administration is in compliance with the plan 
and milestones contained in the report; or 
(B) the Administration is not in compliance with such 
plan or milestones, together with— 
(i) a description of the nature of the non-compli-
ance; 
(ii) the reasons for the non-compliance; and 
(iii) a plan to achieve compliance. 
(2) TERMINATION DATE.—No report shall be required under 
paragraph (1) after the date on which the Administrator cer-
tifies to the congressional defense committees that the final 
key milestone under the plan has been met. 
(c) FORM OF REPORTS.—The report under subsection (a) and 
each annual certification under subsection (b) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 3134. BRIEFINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ENHANCED MISSION 
DELIVERY INITIATIVE. 
(a) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—Concurrent with the submission of 
the budget of the President to Congress under section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
2029, the Administrator for Nuclear Security, acting through the 
Director for Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation, shall provide 
to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status 
of the implementation of the 18 principal recommendations and 
associated subelements of such recommendations set forth in the 
report titled ‘‘Evolving the Nuclear Security Enterprise: A Report 
of the Enhanced Mission Delivery Initiative’’, published by the 
National Nuclear Security Administration in September 2022. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required by subsection (a) shall 
address— 
(1) the status of the implementation of each recommenda-
tion described in subsection (a); 
(2) with respect to each recommendation that has been 
implemented, whether the outcome of such implementation is 
achieving the desired result; 
(3) with respect to each recommendation that has not been 
implemented, the reason for not implementing such rec-
ommendation; 
(4) whether additional legislation is required in order to 
implement a recommendation; and 
(5) such other matters as the Administrator considers nec-
essary.
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TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR 
FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization. 
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024, 
$47,230,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
(42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM 
RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of Energy $13,010,000 for fiscal year 2024 for 
the purpose of carrying out activities under chapter 869 of title 
10, United States Code, relating to the naval petroleum reserves. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall remain 
available until expended. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
Subtitle A—Maritime Administration 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration. 
Subtitle B—Maritime Infrastructure 
Sec. 3511. Port infrastructure development program eligible projects. 
Sec. 3512. Assistance for small inland river and coastal ports and terminals. 
Sec. 3513. Port infrastructure development program: eligibility of shore power 
projects; selection criteria. 
Sec. 3514. Codification of existing language; technical amendments. 
Subtitle C—Reports 
Sec. 3521. Reports on maritime industry, policies, and programs. 
Sec. 3522. Reports on availability of used sealift vessels and the scrapping and re-
cycling of imported vessels. 
Sec. 3523. Study on foreign ownership and control of marine terminals. 
Sec. 3524. Reports to Congress. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 3531. Cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the United States Govern-
ment. 
Sec. 3532. Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve Fleet. 
Sec. 3533. United States Merchant Marine Academy and Coast Guard Academy 
matters; Maritime Administration requirements. 
Sec. 3534. Maritime workforce working group. 
Sec. 3535. Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and procurement 
of vessels. 
Sec. 3536. Loans for retrofitting to qualify as a vessel of the United States. 
Sec. 3537. Accountability for National Maritime Strategy.
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Subtitle A—Maritime Administration 
SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2024, for programs 
associated with maintaining the United States Merchant Marine, 
the following amounts: 
(1) For expenses necessary to support the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy, $198,500,000, of which— 
(A) $103,500,000 shall be for Academy operations; 
(B) $70,000,000 shall be for United States Merchant 
Marine Academy capital improvement projects; 
(C) $22,000,000 shall be for facilities maintenance and 
repair and equipment; and 
(D) $3,000,000 shall be for training, staffing, retention, 
recruiting, and contract management for United States 
Merchant Marine Academy capital improvement projects. 
(2) For expenses necessary to support the State maritime 
academies, $66,580,000, of which— 
(A) $4,480,000 shall be for the Student Incentive Pay-
ment Program; 
(B) $6,000,000 shall be for direct payments for State 
maritime academies; 
(C) $17,600,000 shall be for training ship fuel assist-
ance; 
(D) $8,000,000 shall be for offsetting the costs of 
training ship sharing; and 
(E) $30,500,000 shall be for maintenance and repair 
of State maritime academy training vessels. 
(3) For expenses necessary to support the National Security 
Multi-Mission Vessel program, including funds for construction 
and necessary expenses to construct shoreside infrastructure 
to support such vessels, $75,000,000. 
(4) For expenses necessary to support Maritime Adminis-
tration operations and programs, $105,573,000, of which— 
(A) $15,000,000 shall be for the maritime environ-
mental and technical assistance under section 50307 of 
title 46, United States Code; 
(B) $15,000,000 shall be for the United States marine 
highways program, including to make grants authorized 
under section 55601 of title 46, United States Code; 
(C) $74,773,000 shall be for headquarters operations 
expenses; and 
(D) $800,000 shall be for expenses necessary to provide 
for National Defense Reserve Fleet resiliency. 
(5) For expenses necessary for the disposal of obsolete 
vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime 
Administration, $6,021,000. 
(6) For expenses necessary to maintain and preserve a 
United States flag merchant marine to serve the national secu-
rity needs of the United States under chapter 531 of title 
46, United States Code, $318,000,000. 
(7) For expenses necessary for the loan guarantee program 
authorized under chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, 
$43,020,000, of which—
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(A) $40,000,000 may be for the cost (as such term 
is defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform 
Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)) of loan guarantees under 
the program; and 
(B) $3,020,000 may be used for administrative expenses 
relating to loan guarantee commitments under the pro-
gram. 
(8) For expenses necessary to provide assistance to small 
shipyards and for maritime training programs authorized under 
section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, $30,000,000. 
(9) For expenses necessary to implement the port infra-
structure development program, as authorized under section 
54301 of title 46, United States Code, $500,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, except that no such funds authorized 
under this title for this program may be used to provide a 
grant to purchase fully automated cargo handling equipment 
that is remotely operated or remotely monitored with or without 
the exercise of human intervention or control, if the Secretary 
of Transportation determines such equipment would result in 
a net loss of jobs within a port or port terminal. If such 
a determination is made, the data and analysis for such deter-
mination shall be reported to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives not later than 3 days after the date of the deter-
mination. 
(10) For expenses necessary to implement the development 
of a national maritime strategy, as required by section 3542 
of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 3094), 
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
(11) For expenses necessary for the design of a vessel 
for the National Defense Reserve Fleet, as required by section 
3546 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 46 U.S.C. 57100 
note), $6,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
(b) 
STUDENT
INCENTIVE
PAYMENT
AGREEMENTS.—Section 
51509(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$8,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$16,000’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$32,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$64,000’’. 
Subtitle B—Maritime Infrastructure 
SEC. 
3511. 
PORT 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM 
ELIGIBLE PROJECTS. 
Section 54301(a)(3)(A)(ii) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in subclause (IV)(ii), by striking the period and inserting 
‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subclause: 
‘‘(V) port and port-related infrastructure that 
supports seafood and seafood-related businesses,
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including the loading and unloading of commer-
cially harvested fish and fish products, seafood 
processing, cold storage, and other related infra-
structure.’’. 
SEC. 3512. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL INLAND RIVER AND COASTAL 
PORTS AND TERMINALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 54301(b) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the findings of which 
are acceptable to the Secretary’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as para-
graphs (4) through (7), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new para-
graph (2): 
‘‘(2) INDEPENDENT AUDIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If an eligible applicant provides data 
by an independent audit for purposes of paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall use such data to make a tonnage deter-
mination if the Secretary determines that it is acceptable 
to use such data instead of using Corps of Engineers data. 
‘‘(B) ACCEPTABLE
USE
OF
DATA.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A), an acceptable use of data means that 
the Secretary has determined such data is a reasonable 
substitute for Army Corps data. 
‘‘(C) JUSTIFICATION.—If the Secretary makes a deter-
mination pursuant to subparagraph (A) that it is not 
acceptable to use independent audit data provided by an 
eligible applicant, the Secretary shall provide the eligible 
applicant with notification of, and justification for, such 
determination. 
‘‘(3) TONNAGE DETERMINATION.—In making a determination 
of the average annual tonnage of cargo using Corps of Engineers 
data for purposes of evaluating an application of an eligible 
applicant pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use 
data that is specific to the eligible applicant.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 54301(a)(7)(C)(ii) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)(3)(A)(ii)(III)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(5)(A)(ii)(III)’’. 
SEC. 3513. PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: ELIGI-
BILITY OF SHORE POWER PROJECTS; SELECTION CRI-
TERIA. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF SHORE POWER PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In making port infrastructure develop-
ment grants under section 54301 of title 46, United States 
Code, for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall treat a project described in paragraph (2) as— 
(A) having met the requirements of paragraphs (1) 
and (6)(A)(i) of section 54301(a) of such title; and 
(B) being an eligible project under section 54301(a)(3) 
of such title. 
(2) PROJECT DESCRIBED.—A project described in this para-
graph is a project to provide shore power at a port that services 
both of the following: 
(A) Passenger vessels described in section 3507(k) of 
title 46, United States Code. 
(B) Vessels that move goods or freight.
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(b) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Section 54301(a)(6) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘(except in the 
case of a project described under subparagraph (C))’’ after ‘‘effec-
tive’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting ‘‘(except in the 
case of a project described under subparagraph (C))’’ after ‘‘as 
applicable’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end, the following: 
‘‘(C) NONCONTIGUOUS STATES AND TERRITORIES.—The 
requirements under subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) shall 
not apply in the case of a project described in paragraph 
(3) in a noncontiguous State or territory.’’. 
SEC. 3514. CODIFICATION OF EXISTING LANGUAGE; TECHNICAL 
AMENDMENTS. 
(a) PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.— 
(1) STRATEGIC SEAPORTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 3505(a)(1) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 
Law 113–66; 46 U.S.C. 50302 note) is— 
(i) 
transferred 
to 
appear 
after 
section 
54301(a)(6)(B) of title 46, United States Code; 
(ii) redesignated as subparagraph (C); and 
(iii) amended by striking ‘‘Under the port infra-
structure development grant program established 
under section 50302(c) of title 46, United States Code’’ 
and inserting ‘‘In selecting projects described in para-
graph (3)’’. 
(B) STRATEGIC SEAPORT DEFINED.—Section 3505(a)(2) 
of such Act is transferred to appear after section 
54301(a)(12)(D) of title 46, United States Code, and redesig-
nated as subparagraph (E). 
(C) REPEAL.—Section 3505(a) of such Act is repealed. 
(2) 
DETERMINATION
OF
EFFECTIVENESS.—Section 
54301(b)(5)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking 
‘‘subsection 
(c)(6)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(a)(6)(A)’’. 
(b) TRANSFER
OF IMPROVEMENTS
TO PROCESS
FOR WAIVING 
NAVIGATION AND INSPECTION LAWS.—Section 3502(b) of the William 
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 is— 
(1) amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2020 and each subse-
quent fiscal year, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 56101 of title 46, United States 
Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’; 
(2) transferred to appear after section 56101(e) of title 
46, United States Code; and 
(3) redesignated as subsection (f). 
(c) CHAPTER ANALYSIS.—The analysis for chapter 503 of title 
46, United States Code, is amended in the item relating to section 
50308 by striking ‘‘Port development; maritime transportation 
system emergency relief program’’ and inserting ‘‘Maritime 
transportation system emergency relief program’’. 
(d) VESSEL OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND.—Section 50301(b) 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(50 App.
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U.S.C. 1291(a), (c), 1293(c), 1294)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4701(a), 
(c), 4703(c), 4704)’’. 
(e) MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM EMERGENCY RELIEF 
PROGRAM.—Section 50308 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘Federal Emergency 
Management Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency’’; and 
(2) in subsection (j)(4)(A), by striking ‘‘Federal Emergency 
Management Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency’’. 
(f) MARINE HIGHWAYS.—The analysis for subtitle V of title 
46, United States Code, is amended in the item relating to chapter 
556 by striking ‘‘SHORT SEA TRANSPORTATION’’ and inserting 
‘‘MARINE HIGHWAYS’’. 
(g) CHAPTER 537.—The analysis for chapter 537 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 53703 and inserting the following: 
‘‘53703. Application and administration.’’. 
(h) CHAPTER 541.—The analysis for chapter 541 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 541—MISCELLANEOUS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘54101. Assistance for small shipyards.’’. 
(i) TECHICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 11328(b) of the James M. 
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117–263) is amended by striking ‘‘Maritime’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Marine’’. 
(j) NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET OBSOLETE VESSEL.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF OBSOLETE VESSELS.—Chapter 571 of title 
46, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating section 57111 as section 57110; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 57111. Definition of obsolete vessel 
‘‘In this chapter, the term ‘obsolete vessel’ means a vessel 
that— 
‘‘(1) is or will be in the custody and control of the Maritime 
Administration for purposes of disposing of the vessel; and 
‘‘(2) has been determined by the Secretary of Transportation 
to be of insufficient value, with respect to the programs of 
the Maritime Administration, to warrant— 
‘‘(A) preserving for future use or spare parts harvesting; 
or 
‘‘(B) retaining in the National Defense Reserve Fleet.’’. 
(2) NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET VESSEL STATUS.— 
Section 57100(g) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘of insufficient value to remain in the National 
Defense Reserve Fleet’’ and inserting ‘‘an obsolete vessel’’. 
(3) PLACEMENT OF VESSELS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE 
FLEET.—Section 57101(b) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, or section 308704 of title 54’’ before 
the period at the end. 
(4) DISPOSITION OF VESSELS.—Section 57102 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended—
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(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘not worth pre-
serving’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘owned by the Mari-
time Administration’’ and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘is an obsolete vessel, 
the Secretary may dispose of such vessel (by sale or by 
purchase of disposal services).’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘on the basis of 
competitive sealed bids, after an appraisal and due 
advertisement’’ and inserting ‘‘on a best value basis’’. 
(5) DONATION
OF
VESSELS
IN
THE
NATIONAL
DEFENSE 
RESERVE FLEET.—Section 57103 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘nonretention’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘of insufficient value 
to warrant its further preservation’’. 
(6) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The anal-
ysis for chapter 571 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) by striking the item relating to section 57102 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘Disposition of vessels.’’; 
(B) by striking the item relating to section 57103 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘Donation of vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet.’’; 
(C) by redesignating the item relating to section 57111 
as the item relating to section 57110; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘57111. Definition of obsolete vessel.’’. 
(k) DEEPWATER PORTS.— 
(1) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Section 2 of the Deepwater 
Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1501) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘(a) It’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to— 
’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—’’; 
(ii) in each of paragraphs (1) through (6)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to’’ after the paragraph des-
ignation; and 
(II) by indenting the paragraphs appropriately; 
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘such ports’’ and 
inserting ‘‘deepwater ports’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (5)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘continental shelf’’ and inserting 
‘‘Continental Shelf’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘attendant thereto’’ and 
inserting ‘‘associated with that traffic’’; and 
(v) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘continental shelf’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Continental Shelf’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking the subsection des-
ignation and all that follows through ‘‘to affect’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) EFFECT OF ACT.—Nothing in this Act affects’’.
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(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Deepwater Port Act 
of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1502) is amended— 
(A) by striking the section designation and heading 
and all that follows through ‘‘the term—’’ in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this Act:’’; 
(B) in each of paragraphs (1) through (17)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘The term’’ after the paragraph 
designation; 
(ii) by inserting a paragraph heading, the text 
of which comprises the term defined in that paragraph; 
and 
(iii) by striking the semicolon at the end of the 
paragraph and inserting a period; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 5(c)(2)(A) 
or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
5(c)(2)’’; 
(D) in each of paragraphs (18) and (19)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘The term’’ after the paragraph 
designation; and 
(ii) by inserting a paragraph heading, the text 
of which comprises the term defined in that paragraph; 
and 
(E) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end 
and inserting a period. 
(3) LICENSES FOR OWNERSHIP, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPER-
ATION OF DEEPWATER PORTS.—Section 4 of the Deepwater Port 
Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1503) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in each of paragraphs (1) through (7), by 
striking ‘‘he’’ after the paragraph designation and 
inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by adding a semicolon at 
the end; and 
(iii) in paragraph (8)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the adjacent’’ and inserting 
‘‘each adjacent’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘of States, pursuant to section 
9 of this Act,’’; 
(III) by inserting ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘issuance’’; and 
(IV) by inserting ‘‘pursuant to section 9(b)(1), 
if applicable’’ before ‘‘; and’’; 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), in the second sentence— 
(I) by striking ‘‘requirements of this title’’ and 
inserting ‘‘requirements of this Act’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘section 10(a) of this title’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 10(a)’’; and 
(III) by striking the semicolon and inserting 
a comma; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘he will 
comply’’ and inserting ‘‘the licensee or transferee will 
comply’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3)—
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(I) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘he deems 
necessary to assure’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary 
determines to be necessary to ensure’’; 
(II) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘he 
finds’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary finds’’; and 
(III) in the third sentence— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘he determines’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Secretary determines’’; 
(bb) by striking ‘‘(67 Stat. 462)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.)’’; and 
(cc) by striking ‘‘terms’’ and all that fol-
lows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘terms of that Act.’’; and 
(C) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘this title’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this Act’’. 
(4) PROCEDURE.—Section 5 of the Deepwater Port Act of 
1974 (33 U.S.C. 1504) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking the subsection designation and all 
that follows through the end of paragraph (1) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each person that submits to the 
Secretary an application shall include in the application 
a detailed plan that contains all information required under 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) ACTION BY SECRETARY.—Not later than 21 days 
after the date of receipt of an application, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) determine whether the application contains all 
information required under paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(ii)(I) if the Secretary determines that such 
information is contained in the application, not later 
than 5 days after making the determination, publish 
in the Federal Register— 
‘‘(aa) a notice of the application; and 
‘‘(bb) a summary of the plans; or 
‘‘(II) if the Secretary determines that all required 
information is not contained in the application— 
‘‘(aa) notify the applicant of the applicable defi-
ciencies; and 
‘‘(bb) take no further action with respect to 
the application until those deficiencies have been 
remedied. 
‘‘(C) APPLICABILITY.—On publication of a notice relating 
to an application under subparagraph (B)(ii)(I), the Sec-
retary shall be subject to subsection (f).’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘of this paragraph’’ each place 
it appears; 
(II) by striking the paragraph designation and 
all that follows through ‘‘to—’’ in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—Each application shall include such 
financial, technical, and other information as the Secretary 
determines to be necessary or appropriate, including—’’; and 
(III) by indenting subparagraphs (A) through 
(M) appropriately; 
(B) in subsection (g), in the last sentence, by striking 
‘‘section 5(c) of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
(C) in subsection (h)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(h)(1) Each’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) FEES.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) (as so 
designated), in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘In 
addition’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) REIMBURSEMENT.—In addition to a fee under 
subparagraph (A)’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking the last sentence; 
(II) by striking ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) USAGE FEES.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION
OF
DIRECTLY
RELATED
LAND-BASED 
FACILITY.—In this paragraph, the term ‘directly related 
land-based facility’, with respect to a deepwater port 
facility, means an onshore tank farm and any pipelines 
connecting the tank farm to the deepwater port facility. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding’’; and 
(III) in subparagraph (B) (as so designated)— 
(aa) in the fourth sentence, by striking 
‘‘Such fees’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(E) APPROVAL.—A fee established under this para-
graph’’; 
(bb) in the third sentence— 
(AA) by striking ‘‘such’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘the applicable’’; 
and 
(BB) by striking ‘‘Fees under’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) AMOUNT.—The amount of a fee established under’’; 
and 
(cc) in the second sentence— 
(AA) by striking ‘‘such’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘the applicable’’; 
and 
(BB) by striking ‘‘Fees may be fixed 
under authority of this paragraph’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT.—A fee may be established pursuant 
to this paragraph’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Outer’’ and inserting ‘‘outer’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘(3) A licensee’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(3) RENTAL PAYMENT.—A licensee’’;
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(D) in subsection (i)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A)— 
(aa) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘First,’’ 
after 
the 
subparagraph designation; and 
(bb) by striking the semicolon at the end 
and inserting a period; 
(II) in subparagraph (B)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘Second,’’ after the 
subparagraph designation; and 
(bb) by striking the semicolon at the end 
and inserting a period; and 
(III) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘Third,’’ 
after the subparagraph designation; 
(ii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘(C) any’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) Any’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (B)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and 
inserting a period; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘(B) any’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(C) Any’’; 
(III) in subparagraph (A)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘section 6 of this Act;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 6.’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘(A) the degree’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) The degree’’; and 
(IV) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following: 
‘‘(B) National security, including an assessment of the 
implications for the national security of the United States 
or an allied country (as that term is defined in section 
2350f(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code) of the United 
States.’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) by striking the second sentence and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO DETERMINE.—If the Sec-
retary fails to approve or deny an application for a deep-
water port for natural gas by the applicable deadline under 
subparagraph (A), the reporting requirements under para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) shall not apply to the application.’’; 
and 
(II) in the matter preceding subparagraph (B) 
(as so added), by striking ‘‘(4) The Secretary’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) APPLICATIONS
FOR
DEEPWATER
PORTS
FOR
NATURAL 
GAS.— 
‘‘(A) DEADLINE FOR DETERMINATION.—The Secretary’’; 
(E) in subsection (j)(1), by striking ‘‘of Transportation’’; 
and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) TRANSPARENCY IN ISSUANCE OF LICENSES AND PERMITS.—
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‘‘(1) DEFINITION
OF
APPLICABLE
DEADLINE.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘applicable deadline’, with respect to an 
applicant, means the deadline or date applicable to the 
applicant under any of the following: 
‘‘(A) Section 4(c)(6). 
‘‘(B) Section 4(d)(3). 
‘‘(C) Subsection (c)(1)(B) (including clause (ii)(I) of that 
subsection). 
‘‘(D) Subsection (d)(3). 
‘‘(E) Paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (e). 
‘‘(F) Subsection (g). 
‘‘(G) Paragraph (1) or (4)(A) of subsection (i). 
‘‘(2) SUSPENSIONS AND DELAYS.—If the Secretary suspends 
or delays an applicable deadline, the Secretary shall submit 
to the applicant, and publish in the Federal Register, a written 
statement— 
‘‘(A) describing the reasons for the suspension or delay; 
‘‘(B) describing and requesting any information nec-
essary to issue the applicable license or permit and the 
status of applicable license or permit application at the 
lead agency and any cooperating agencies; and 
‘‘(C) identifying the applicable deadline with respect 
to the statement. 
‘‘(3) APPLICANT RIGHTS TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An applicant that receives a state-
ment under paragraph (2) may submit to the Secretary 
a request for a meeting with appropriate personnel of the 
Department of Transportation and representatives of each 
cooperating Federal agency, as appropriate, determined by 
the Secretary to be relevant with respect to the application, 
including such officials as are appropriate, who shall pro-
vide technical assistance, status, process, and timeline 
updates and additional information as necessary. 
‘‘(B) TIMING.—A meeting requested under clause (i) 
shall be held not later than 30 days after the date on 
which the Secretary receives the request under that clause. 
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS.—On receipt of a request under para-
graph (3)(A), and not less frequently than once every 30 days 
thereafter until the date on which the application process is 
no longer suspended or delayed, the Secretary shall submit 
a notice of the delay, including a description of the time elapsed 
since the applicable deadline and the nature and circumstances 
of the applicable suspension or delay, to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(5) BRIEFING.—If the Secretary suspends or delays an 
applicable deadline, not later than 120 days after that 
applicable deadline, and not less frequently than once every 
120 days thereafter until the date on which the application 
process is no longer suspended or delayed, the Secretary (or 
a designee of the Secretary) shall provide a briefing regarding 
the time elapsed since the applicable deadline and the nature 
and circumstances of the applicable suspension or delay to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and
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‘‘(B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives.’’. 
(5) REVIEW CRITERIA.—Section 6 of the Deepwater Port 
Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1505) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) The Secretary’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘of this section’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(b) The Secretary’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) REVIEW AND REVISION.—The Secretary’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘concurrently with the regulations 
in section 5(a) of this Act and in accordance with 
the provisions of that subsection’’ and inserting 
‘‘concurrently with the regulations promulgated pursu-
ant to section 5(a) and in accordance with that section’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(c) Criteria’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT.—The criteria’’. 
(6) ADJACENT COASTAL STATES.—Section 9 of the Deepwater 
Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1508) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—In issuing a notice relating to an application 
for a deepwater port under section 5(c)(1)(B)(ii)(I), the Secretary 
shall designate as an adjacent coastal State, with respect to the 
deepwater port, any coastal State that would be— 
‘‘(1) directly connected by pipeline to that deepwater port; 
or 
‘‘(2) located within 15 miles of that deepwater port.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(b)(1) Not later than 10 days after 
the designation of adjacent coastal States pursuant 
to this Act’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) INPUT
FROM
ADJACENT
COASTAL
STATES
AND
OTHER 
INTERESTED STATES.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION
OF
APPLICATIONS
TO
GOVERNORS
FOR 
APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after the 
date on which the Secretary designates adjacent coastal 
States under subsection (a) with respect to a deepwater 
port proposed in an application’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1)(A) (as so designated)— 
(I) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘If the 
Governor’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) INCONSISTENCY WITH CERTAIN STATE PROGRAMS.— 
If the Governor of an adjacent coastal State’’; 
(II) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘If the 
Governor fails to transmit his’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(C) PRESUMED APPROVAL.—If the Governor of an adja-
cent coastal State fails to transmit a required’’; and 
(III) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary’’ and inserting the following:
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‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘(2) Any other interested State’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) OTHER INTERESTED STATES.—Any other State with an 
interest relating to a deepwater port proposed in an applica-
tion’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘a deepwater port’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the deepwater port’’. 
Subtitle C—Reports 
SEC. 3521. REPORTS ON MARITIME INDUSTRY, POLICIES, AND PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) REPORT ON ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 553 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting before section 55302 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 55301. Report on administration of programs by other Fed-
eral departments and agencies 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Maritime Adminis-
tration shall annually submit to Congress a report on the adminis-
tration by— 
‘‘(1) the Department of Defense of section 2631 of title 
10; and 
‘‘(2) other Federal departments and agencies of programs 
the Administrator determines are subject to section 55305 of 
this title. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each annual report required under subsection 
(a) shall include, for each Federal department or agency that admin-
isters a program covered by the report— 
‘‘(1) the gross tonnage of cargo (equipment, materials, or 
agricultural products), expressed by type of cargo, transported 
on United States flag vessels as compared to on foreign vessels; 
and 
‘‘(2) the total number of United States flag vessels and 
total number of foreign vessels contracted by each department 
or agency. 
‘‘(c) AGENCY
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 
January 31 of each year, the head of each Federal department 
or agency that administers a program covered by a report required 
under subsection (a) shall submit to the Administrator of the Mari-
time Administration the information described in subsection (b) 
for that department or agency.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 553 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting before 
the item relating to section 55302 the following new item: 
‘‘55301. Report on administration of programs by other Federal departments and 
agencies.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON SURVEY OF UNITED STATES SHIPBUILDING AND 
REPAIR FACILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for each 
of the subsequent four fiscal years, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the
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Administrator of the Maritime Administration, and the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard, shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report that includes a survey of 
United States shipbuilding and repair facilities. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report required under paragraph (1) 
shall include an identification of all requirements for a survey 
of United States shipbuilding and repair facilities in accordance 
with sections 50102 and 50103 of title 46, United States Code, 
and section 502(f) of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 (46 
U.S.C. 53101 note). 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—At the time the Secretary of 
Transportation submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
make the report, and all report data, publicly available on 
an appropriate website. 
(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives. 
(c) REPORT ON PORT PREFERENCES FOR US-FLAG VESSELS.— 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall submit 
to Congress a report on the preference, if any, afforded by each 
port authority or marine terminal operator, as applicable, to vessels 
documented under the laws of the United States, including such 
vessels— 
(1) operated by an armed force (as such term is defined 
in section 101(4) of title 10, United States Code); 
(2) participating in the Maritime Security Program or the 
Emergency Preparedness Program under chapter 531 of title 
46, United States Code, the Cable Security Fleet under chapter 
532 of such title, the Tanker Security Fleet under chapter 
534 of such title, or the National Defense Reserve Fleet under 
section 57100 of such title; or 
(3) with a coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 of 
title 46, United States Code. 
(d) REPORT ON INCREASING EFFECTIVENESS OF MARINE HIGH-
WAYS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration shall complete and make publicly available on 
an appropriate website a study that identifies opportunities 
for, and barriers to, increasing the effectiveness of marine high-
ways designated under section 55601 of title 46, United States 
Code, in addressing two or more of the components described 
in clauses (i), (ii), and (iv) of subparagraphs (A) and subpara-
graph (B) of section 50307(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code. 
(2) PILOT PROGRAM.—Beginning on the date that is 120 
days after the date of the completion of the study required 
under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall carry out a one- 
year pilot program under which the Administrator shall select 
one marine highway project and implement the findings of 
the study with respect to that project.
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(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the comple-
tion of the pilot program under paragraph (3), the Adminis-
trator shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives, a briefing on the lessons learned from the pilot program, 
any recommendations based on feedback from maritime stake-
holders, States, Indian Tribes, nonprofit organizations, and 
other stakeholders, and recommendations for establishing 
future marine highways in the United States. 
(e) STUDY ON AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL STUDENT AID FOR MAR-
INER TRAINING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study of the availability of Federal 
financial assistance for licensed and unlicensed mariners, as 
applicable, for mariner training and the effectiveness of 
coordination with respect to such assistance of— 
(A) Federal agencies; 
(B) Federal agencies and States; and 
(C) Federal agencies and Indian Tribes. 
(2) MATTERS
EVALUATED.—The study conducted under 
paragraph (1) shall include an evaluation of the following: 
(A) The availability of Federal financial assistance for 
mariner training provided by the Department of Education, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of 
Labor, the Maritime Administration, or other agencies to 
the full range of prospective mariners, and an identification 
of any gaps in financial assistance. 
(B) The extent to which the Maritime Administration 
has effectively coordinated with the Department of Edu-
cation, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department 
of Labor, or other relevant Federal agencies to align Federal 
financial assistance with the education and training needs 
of mariners. 
(C) The extent to which the Maritime Administration 
has effectively communicated with prospective and current 
mariners about the availability of Federal financial assist-
ance to facilitate their training and education needs. 
(3) SCOPE.—The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall 
include an examination of the availability of Federal financial 
assistance, and the service obligations related to such financial 
assistance, if applicable, at mariner training institutions within 
the United States, including for students attending, or partici-
pating in— 
(A) the United States Merchant Marine Academy; 
(B) a State maritime academy; 
(C) an institution described in subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) of section 51706(c)(1) of title 46, United States Code; 
(D) an Indian Tribe apprenticeship or other training 
program; or 
(E) an educational program carried out by a Federal 
agency. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure and the Committee on Armed Services of the House
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of Representatives a report containing the findings of the Comp-
troller General with respect to the study conducted under para-
graph (1). 
SEC. 3522. REPORTS ON AVAILABILITY OF USED SEALIFT VESSELS 
AND THE SCRAPPING AND RECYCLING OF IMPORTED VES-
SELS. 
(a) REPORT ON AVAILABILITY OF USED SEALIFT VESSELS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the United States 
Transportation Command, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of the Maritime Administration, shall conduct a market 
analysis to determine the availability of used sealift vessels 
that— 
(A) meet military requirements; and 
(B) may be purchased using the authority provided 
under section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, within 
the period of five years following the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States 
Transportation Command shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of 
the market analysis conducted under paragraph (1). 
(b) STUDY ON THE SCRAPPING AND RECYCLING OF IMPORTED 
VESSELS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration and the Deputy Under Secretary for Inter-
national Affairs of the Department of Labor shall jointly conduct 
a study to review domestic United States ship scrapping 
capacity and capability. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study required under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of— 
(i) the capabilities of United States shipyards to 
recycle and dispose of domestic and foreign vessels 
and their component parts; 
(ii) the capacity of United States shipyards to com-
plete ship recycling and disposal of domestic and for-
eign vessels and their component parts and related 
activities; and 
(iii) the infrastructure, regulatory, economic, or 
other barriers to domestic ship recycling and disposal 
of vessels of the United States (as defined in section 
116 of title 46, United States Code) and foreign vessels 
and their component parts. 
(B) An identification of— 
(i) the estimated number of vessels over 1,000 
tons that were recycled or scrapped globally each year 
for the ten-year period preceding the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; 
(ii) the country in which such vessels were 
scrapped or recycled; 
(iii) the component parts of a vessel that require 
additional processing after ship recycling; 
(iv) best practices and methods used globally, 
including in the United States, at the time of the
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study, to recycle or dispose of the components described 
in clause (iii); and 
(v) for the 15 foreign countries with the highest 
global market share for ship recycling and disposal, 
and for any countries with documented labor exploi-
tation or environmental concerns (as determined by 
the Administrator and the Deputy Under Secretary)— 
(I) the practices used at the time of the study 
for ship recycling and disposal, including for the 
component parts described in clause (iii); and 
(II) to the extent such information is available, 
environmental and labor practices used in such 
recycling and disposal. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a report containing 
the findings of the study required under paragraph (1). 
(4) DEFINITIONS OF COMPONENT PARTS.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘‘component parts’’ means an item or items on a 
ship that require additional processing after removal from the 
ship, such as cable insulation, rubber and felt gaskets, elec-
tronic equipment, caulking, or paint. 
SEC. 3523. STUDY ON FOREIGN OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF MARINE 
TERMINALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall seek to enter into 
an agreement with a federally funded research and development 
center under which the center shall evaluate how foreign state- 
owned enterprises with leases, long term concessions, partial owner-
ship, or ownership of marine terminals (including marine terminal 
operators) at the 15 largest United States container ports affect, 
or could affect, United States national and economic security. 
(b) CONTENTS.—An agreement entered into pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall provide that the center shall— 
(1) consider— 
(A) foreign ownership or state-owned enterprises with 
leases, long-term concessions, partial ownership, or owner-
ship of marine terminals (including marine terminal opera-
tors) at 15 largest United States container ports over the 
30-year period preceding the date of enactment of this 
Act; 
(B) instances of ownership in individual marine termi-
nals and cumulative ownership by Chinese or Russian enti-
ties, state-owned enterprises, or nationals; 
(C) instances of ownership in individual marine termi-
nals and partial or complete ownership by any foreign 
entity; 
(D) the amount of Federal funds that have been distrib-
uted to ports and marine terminals that are wholly or 
partially foreign-owned, including Chinese and Russian 
state-owned enterprises; 
(E) where any stake in foreign ownership, or other 
vectors of control, exists (including any level of equity
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stake in joint ventures with United States or foreign marine 
terminal operators), including Chinese or Russian state- 
owned enterprises, a detailed description of foreign oper-
ational control, including both affirmative and negative 
control; and 
(F) the degree to which transactions for leases, long- 
term concessions, partial ownership, or ownership of 
marine terminals referred to in subparagraph (A) were 
considered covered transactions by the Committee on For-
eign Investment in the United States and subsequently 
subject to review during the 30-year period preceding the 
date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) offer recommendations on— 
(A) policies by ports and marine terminal operators 
with respect to foreign ownership or control to prevent 
any degree of threats to United States national security 
and economic security; 
(B) whether foreign ownership, a positional relation-
ship, or state-owned enterprises with leases, long term 
concessions, partial ownership, or ownership of marine 
terminals (including marine terminal operators) affords the 
foreign entity access to operational technology and informa-
tion unique to the United States and otherwise unavailable; 
(C) whether foreign ownership or state-owned enter-
prises with leases, long term concessions, partial owner-
ship, or ownership of marine terminals (including marine 
terminal operators) has or could affect the supply chain 
and policies related to the prioritization of certain cargoes; 
and 
(D) legislative or other policy changes needed to secure 
and advance United States national and economic security 
of the United States. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the initiation of 
an evaluation carried out pursuant to an agreement entered into 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation shall submit 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives a report containing the results 
of such evaluation. 
(d) FORM.—The report required under subsection (c) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 3524. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
report on the implementation by the Department of Defense of 
the amendments to section 2631 of title 10, United States Code, 
made by section 1024 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 
283).
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Subtitle D—Other Matters 
SEC. 3531. CARGOES PROCURED, FURNISHED, OR FINANCED BY THE 
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 55305 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a); 
(2) by redesignating— 
(A) subsection (b) as subsection (a); and 
(B) subsections (c), (d), and (e), as subsections (d), 
(e), and (f), respectively; 
(3) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘pri-
vately-owned commercial vessels of the United States,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘privately-owned commercial vessels of the United 
States, as provided under subsection (b),’’; 
(4) by inserting after subsection (a), as so redesignated, 
the following: 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE VESSELS.—To be eligible to carry cargo as pro-
vided under subsection (a), a privately-owned commercial vessel 
shall be documented under the laws of the United States— 
‘‘(1) for not less than three years; or 
‘‘(2) after January 1, 2030, for less than three years, if 
the vessel owner signs an agreement with the Secretary pro-
viding that— 
‘‘(A) the vessel shall remain documented under the 
laws of the United States for not less than three years; 
and 
‘‘(B) the vessel owner shall, upon request of the Sec-
retary, agree to enroll the vessel in an emergency prepared-
ness agreement or voluntary agreement authorized under 
section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4558) and shall ensure the vessel remains so 
enrolled until the vessel ceases to be documented under 
the laws of the United States. 
‘‘(c) VIOLATION OF AGREEMENT.—A vessel under an agreement 
executed pursuant to subsection (b)(2) may be seized by, and for-
feited to, the United States if, in violation of that agreement— 
‘‘(1) the vessel owner places the vessel under foreign reg-
istry; or 
‘‘(2) a person operates the vessel under the authority of 
a foreign country.’’; and 
(5) by striking subsection (d), as so redesignated, and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) WAIVERS.—(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
when the President, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary 
of Transportation declares the existence of an emergency justifying 
a temporary waiver of this section or section 55314 of this title, 
the President, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of 
Transportation, following a determination by the Maritime Adminis-
trator, acting in the Administrator’s capacity as Director, National 
Shipping Authority, of the non-availability of qualified United 
States flag capacity at fair and reasonable rates for commercial 
vessels of the United States to meet the requirements of this 
section or section 55314 of this title, may waive compliance with 
such section to the extent, in the manner, and on the terms the 
Maritime Administrator, acting in such capacity, prescribes, and
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no other waivers of the requirements of this section or section 
55314 of this title shall be authorized. 
‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), a waiver issued 
under this subsection shall be for a period of not more than 60 
days. 
‘‘(B) Upon termination of the period of a waiver issued under 
this subsection, the Maritime Administrator may extend the waiver 
for an additional period of not more than 30 days, if the Maritime 
Administrator makes the determinations described in paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(C) The aggregate duration of the period of all waivers and 
extensions of waivers under this subsection with respect to any 
one set of events shall not exceed three months in a fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) The Maritime Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) for each determination referred to in paragraph (1), 
identify any actions that could be taken to enable qualified 
United States flag capacity to meet the requirements of this 
section or section 55314 at fair and reasonable rates for 
commercial vessels of the United States; 
‘‘(B) provide notice of each determination referred to in 
paragraph (1) to the Secretary of Transportation and, as 
applicable, the President or the Secretary of Defense; and 
‘‘(C) publish each determination referred to in paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(i) on the website of the Maritime Administration 
not later than 24 hours after notice of the determination 
is provided to the Secretary of Transportation; and 
‘‘(ii) in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(4) The Maritime Administrator shall notify— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives of— 
‘‘(i) any request for a waiver (or an extension thereof) 
made by the Secretary of Transportation of this section 
or section 55314(a) of this title by not later than 72 hours 
after receiving such a request; and 
‘‘(ii) the issuance of any such waiver (or an extension 
thereof), and why such waiver or extension was necessary, 
by not later than 72 hours after such issuance; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives of— 
‘‘(i) any request for a waiver (or an extension thereof) 
made by the Secretary of Defense of this section or section 
55314(a) of this title by not later than 72 hours after 
receiving such a request; and 
‘‘(ii) the issuance of any such waiver (or an extension 
thereof), and why such waiver or extension was necessary, 
by not later than 72 hours after such issuance.’’. 
(b) SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODA-
TIONS.— 
(1) EXTENSION AUTHORITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall 
not 
enforce 
the 
requirements 
of 
section 
3306(n)(3)(A)(v) of title 46, United States Code, against
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an operator of an overnight fishing charter before April 
1, 2024. 
(B) PLAN
REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 2024, 
an operator of an overnight fishing charter not in compli-
ance with such section 3306(n)(3)(A)(v) shall submit to 
the Commandant a plan for complying with such require-
ments. 
(C) EXTENSION.—On and after April 1, 2024, with 
respect to an operator of an overnight fishing charter which 
has submitted a plan for compliance in accordance with 
subparagraph (B), a captain of the port may extend the 
period described under subparagraph (A) until a date not 
later than January 1, 2026. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Without further Congressional action, a 
captain of the port may not extend the period of nonenforcement 
of the requirements of section 3306(n)(3)(A)(v) of title 46, United 
States Code, with respect to an overnight fishing charter, to 
a date later than January 1, 2026. 
(3) NOTICE
TO
PASSENGERS.—Beginning on the date on 
which the requirements under section 3306(n)(3)(A)(v) of title 
46, United States Code, take effect, the owner or operator 
of a vessel for which an extension is granted under paragraph 
(1)(C) shall provide on the website of such owner or operator 
of the vessel, the vessel, and each ticket for a passenger a 
prominently displayed notice that the vessel is exempt from 
meeting the Coast Guard safety compliance standards con-
cerning egress as described in such section. 
(4) OVERNIGHT FISHING CHARTER DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘overnight fishing charter’’ means a vessel that— 
(A) is engaged in ‘‘charter fishing’’ as such term is 
defined in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con-
servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802); and 
(B) has overnight accommodations for passengers. 
SEC. 3532. RECAPITALIZATION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE 
FLEET. 
Section 3546 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 46 
U.S.C. 57100 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Subject to the availability of appro-
priations’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to the availability 
of appropriations made specifically available for 
reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, Maritime 
Administration account of the Department of Transpor-
tation for programs, projects, activities, and expenses 
related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘of Transportation’’ and inserting 
‘‘of the Navy’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘roll-on, roll-off cargo’’ and inserting 
‘‘sealift’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall consult and coordinate with the Secretary of the
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Navy’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of the Navy shall consult 
and coordinate with the Secretary of Transportation’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for 
the Secretary of the Navy for travel expenses, not more than 50 
percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of the 
Navy submits to the congressional defense committees a report 
that includes a detailed description of the acquisition strategy for 
the execution of the authority under subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 3533. UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY AND COAST 
GUARD ACADEMY MATTERS; MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) TRAINING COURSE ON WORKINGS OF CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in consultation with the Maritime Administrator, the 
Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy, and such other individuals and organizations as the 
Secretary of Transportation considers appropriate, shall develop 
a training course on the workings of Congress and offer that 
training course at least once each year. This course shall be 
similar in design to the training course required under section 
315 of title 14, United States Code, as practicable. 
(2) COURSE SUBJECT MATTER.—The training course required 
by paragraph (1) shall provide an overview and introduction 
to Congress and the Federal legislative process, including— 
(A) the history and structure of Congress and the com-
mittee systems of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives, including the functions and responsibilities of the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives; 
(B) the documents produced by Congress, including 
bills, resolutions, committee reports, and conference 
reports, and the purposes and functions of those documents; 
(C) the legislative processes and rules of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, including similarities 
and differences between the processes and rules of each 
chamber, including— 
(i) the congressional budget process; 
(ii) the congressional authorization and appropria-
tions processes; 
(iii) the Senate advice and consent process for 
Presidential nominees; and 
(iv) the Senate advice and consent process for 
treaty ratification; 
(D) the roles of Members of Congress and congressional 
staff in the legislative process; and 
(E) the concept and underlying purposes of congres-
sional oversight within the governance framework of sepa-
ration of powers of the United States. 
(3) LECTURERS AND PANELISTS.— 
(A) OUTSIDE
EXPERTS.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall ensure that not less than 60 percent of the
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lecturers, panelists, and other individuals providing edu-
cation and instruction as part of the training course 
required by this subsection are bipartisan subject matter 
experts on Congress and the Federal legislative process 
who are not employed by the executive branch of the Fed-
eral Government. 
(B) AUTHORITY
TO
ACCEPT
PRO
BONO
SERVICES.—In 
satisfying the requirement under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary of Transportation shall seek, and may accept, 
educational and instructional services of lecturers, panel-
ists, and other individuals and organizations provided to 
the Department of Transportation on a pro bono basis. 
(4) COMPLETION OF REQUIRED TRAINING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Transportation completes 
the development of the training course described in this 
section, and annually thereafter while serving in applicable 
positions, the covered individuals described in subpara-
graph (B) shall complete the training course described in 
this subsection. 
(B) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—The covered individuals in 
this subsection are the following: 
(i) The Administrator of the Maritime Administra-
tion and the Deputy Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration. 
(ii) Any official of the Maritime Administration 
whose appointment is subject to the advice and consent 
of the Senate and Maritime Administration employees 
that are serving in a Senior Executive Service position 
(as defined in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States 
Code). 
(iii) Any Maritime Administration employees 
whose duties consist of engagement with congressional, 
governmental, or public affairs, who are appointed or 
assigned to a billet in the National Capital Region 
on the date on which the Secretary of Transportation 
completes the development of the training course 
described in this section. 
(iv) The Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, 
Provost, Commandant of Midshipmen, Counsel, and 
Director of Public Affairs of the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy. 
(C) NEW OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES.—Any Maritime 
Administration official or employee or United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy official or employee who is a covered 
individual described in subparagraph (B) who is newly 
appointed, newly employed in the National Capital Region, 
or newly employed by the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy after the date on which the Secretary of Transpor-
tation completes the development of the training course 
described in this subsection, shall complete a training 
course that meets the requirements of this subsection not 
later than 60 days after reporting for duty, and annually 
thereafter, while serving in applicable positions. 
(b) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT ON MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION STAFFING REQUIREMENTS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than six months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives, a report that includes an analysis of the staffing 
requirements for effectively executing the mission of the Mari-
time Administration and an identification of any existing gaps 
that could impede its operations. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
include— 
(A) an evaluation of the personnel requirements for 
the successful execution of the mission of the Maritime 
Administration, including such requirements for— 
(i) those offices that deal with infrastructure, ship-
building, or student safety; 
(ii) those offices that have significant delays in 
meeting constituent needs, including offices involved 
in the processing of permits and grants, or which 
preform a communication or outreach function to the 
public, constituents, or Congress (including the Office 
of Public Affairs of the Maritime Administration); 
(iii) the United States Merchant Marine Academy; 
and 
(iv) other activities carried out by the Maritime 
Administration; 
(B) a thorough analysis of any deficiencies or inadequa-
cies in staffing levels, at the time the report is submitted, 
that could hinder the efficient functioning of the Maritime 
Administration; and 
(C) recommendations for integrating the findings of 
the report into the policies and planning processes of the 
Maritime Administration, with the aim of addressing the 
identified gaps and enhancing the overall effectiveness of 
the Maritime Administration. 
(c) COAST GUARD ACADEMY IMPROVEMENT BRIEFING.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall provide to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a briefing on— 
(1) a plan, which shall include timelines and cost estimates, 
to— 
(A) remediate asbestos, lead, and mold from the Chase 
Hall of the Coast Guard Academy; 
(B) house not more than two students to a room in 
Chase Hall; and 
(C) upgrade electric outlet availability and storage 
space in student rooms at Chase Hall; and 
(2) the increased student housing capacity necessary to 
allow the Coast Guard to put through sufficient officers to 
eliminate the current portion of the officer shortfall due to 
space constraints at the Coast Guard Academy, including the 
Officer Candidate School and direct Commission Officer Pro-
gram housed at the Academy.
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SEC. 3534. MARITIME WORKFORCE WORKING GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Com-
mittee, the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee, the 
National Towing Safety Advisory Committee, and the Committee 
on the Marine Transportation System, shall convene a working 
group to examine and assess the size of the pool of mariners 
with covered credentials necessary to support the United States 
flag fleet. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Maritime Administrator shall designate 
individuals to serve as members of the working group convened 
under subsection (a). The working group shall consist of— 
(1) the Maritime Administrator, who shall serve as chair-
person of the working group; 
(2) the Superintendent of the United States Merchant 
Marine Academy; 
(3) the Commandant of the Coast Guard; 
(4) the Commander of the United States Transportation 
Command; 
(5) the Secretary of the Navy; and 
(6) at least one representative from each of— 
(A) the State maritime academies; 
(B) the owners and operators of United States-flagged 
vessels engaged in offshore oil and gas exploration, develop-
ment, and production; 
(C) the owners and operators of United States-flagged 
vessels engaged in inland river transportation; 
(D) the owners and operators of United States-flagged 
vessels engaged in inland river transportation; 
(E) a nonprofit labor organization representing a class 
of licensed or unlicensed engine department mariners who 
are employed on vessels operating in the United States 
flag fleet; 
(F) a nonprofit labor organization representing a class 
of licensed or unlicensed mariners who are employed on 
vessels operating in the United States flag fleet; 
(G) the owners of vessels operating in the United States 
flag fleet, or their private contracting parties, that are 
primarily operating in international transportation; 
(H) Centers of Excellence for Maritime Training des-
ignated under section 51706 of title 46, United States Code; 
and 
(I) private maritime training providers. 
(c) NO QUORUM REQUIREMENT.—The Maritime Administrator 
may convene the working group virtually and without all members 
present. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The working group shall carry out the 
following responsibilities: 
(1) Reviewing the report required by section 3525(b), and 
the study required by section 3545(a), of the James Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117–263), if available. 
(2) Identifying the number of mariners with covered creden-
tials in each of the following categories: 
(A) All such mariners.
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(B) Such mariners who have a valid Coast Guard mer-
chant mariner credential with the necessary endorsements 
for service on unlimited tonnage vessels that are subject 
to the International Convention on Standards of Training, 
Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as 
amended. 
(C) Such mariners who are participating in a Federal 
program that supports the United States merchant marine 
and the United States flag fleet. 
(D) Such mariners who are available to crew the United 
States flag fleet and the surge sealift fleet in times of 
a national emergency. 
(E) Such mariners who are full-time. 
(F) Such mariners who are merchant mariner 
credentialed officers in the United States Navy Reserve. 
(G) Such licensed and unlicensed mariners— 
(i) required to maintain, mobilize, and operate the 
entire Ready Reserve Force for periods of 30 days, 
90 days, 180 days, and one year including separate 
totals for merchant mariners employed to maintain 
the Ready Reserve Force in a reduced operating status; 
and 
(ii) required to submit documentation of sea service 
to the National Maritime Center, including such mari-
ners that have acquired sea service during the prior 
year and such mariners that have not acquired sea 
service during the prior year. 
(3) Evaluating potential gaps or surpluses of credentialed 
merchant mariners, by rating and qualification, required to 
maintain, mobilize, and operate the Ready Reserve Force for 
periods of 30 days, 90 days, 180 days, and one year and the 
potential impacts such mobilization and operation will have 
on the commercial maritime industry’s capability to operate 
during such periods. 
(4) Identifying a list of all actively operating documented 
vessels of at least 500 gross registered tons, as measured under 
section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, or an alternate 
tonnage measured under section 14302 of such title as pre-
scribed by the Secretary under section 14104, of such title, 
with the tonnage of each such vessel. 
(5) Assessing the effect on the United States merchant 
marine and United States Merchant Marine Academy if grad-
uates from State maritime academies and the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy were assigned to, or required to 
fulfill, certain maritime positions based on the overall needs 
of the United States merchant marine. 
(6) Assessing the effectiveness of marketing and outreach 
efforts, including recruitment and retention strategy and 
methods of publicizing opportunities, for new mariner accession 
into the maritime industry. 
(7) Assessing the accessibility of Coast Guard Merchant 
Mariner Licensing and Documentation System data for mari-
ners with covered credentials, the maritime industry, and the 
Maritime Administration for the purposes of evaluating the 
pool of mariners with covered credentials. 
(8) Assessing the impediments to the credentialing of 
United States merchant mariners, including training capacity,
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credentialing system delays, costs to merchant mariners, statu-
tory or regulatory requirements, and other factors. 
(9) Making recommendations to— 
(A) enhance the availability and quality of interagency 
data, including data from the United States Transportation 
Command, the Coast Guard, the Navy, and the Bureau 
of Transportation Statistics, for use by the Maritime 
Administration in evaluating the pool of mariners with 
covered credentials; 
(B) close any gaps identified in the evaluation described 
in paragraph (3), including specific policy, legislative 
change proposals, and funding requests; and 
(C) improve United States merchant mariner recruit-
ment and retention. 
(e) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—All members of the working 
group convened under subsection (a) shall provide to the Maritime 
Administrator, in a timely manner and in a suitable format agreed 
to by members, any information that is needed to carry out the 
responsibilities under subsection (d). 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a report that contains 
the findings and conclusions of the working group gathered in 
the course of performing the responsibilities under subsection (d). 
Such report shall include each of the following: 
(1) The number of mariners with covered credentials identi-
fied for each category described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(G) of subsection (d)(2). 
(2) The results of the evaluation under subsection (d)(3). 
(3) The list identified under subsection (d)(4). 
(4) The results of the assessments conducted under para-
graphs (5) and (8) of subsection (d). 
(5) The recommendations made under paragraphs (5) and 
(9) of subsection (d). 
(6) Such other information as the working group determines 
appropriate. 
(g) CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—The report required under this section 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but shall include a classified 
annex including the results from subsection (d)(2)(G) and subsection 
(d)(3). 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered credential’’ means any credential 
issued under part E of subtitle II of title 46, United States 
Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘documented vessel’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 106 of title 46, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘Ready Reserve Force’’ has the meaning given 
the term in chapter 571 of title 46, United States Code. 
(i) SUNSET.—The Maritime Administrator shall disband the 
working group upon the submission of the report required under 
subsection (f). 
(j) TEMPORARY REDUCTION OF LENGTHS OF CERTAIN PERIODS 
OF SERVICE.—For the 3-year period beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act—
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(1) section 7307 of title 46, United States Code, shall be 
applied by substituting ‘‘18 months’’ for ‘‘3 years’’; 
(2) section 7308 of such title shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘12 months’’ for ‘‘18 months’’; and 
(3) section 7309 of such title shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘6 months’’ for ‘‘12 months’’. 
(k) CENTERS
OF
EXCELLENCE
FOR
DOMESTIC
MARITIME 
WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—Section 51706 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, after consultation with the Coast 
Guard,’’ after ‘‘Transportation’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, for a 5-year period,’’ after ‘‘des-
ignate’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) WITHDRAWAL
OF
DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of 
Transportation may withdraw a designation as a center of 
excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and edu-
cation of a covered training entity upon discovery of adverse 
information, including discovery of information that the covered 
training entity has engaged in fraudulent or unlawful activities, 
or has been subjected to disciplinary or adverse administrative 
action by Federal, State, or other regulatory bodies.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE USES OF GRANT FUNDS.—A center of excellence 
receiving a grant under this subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) carry out activities that are identified as priorities 
for the purpose of developing, offering, or improving edu-
cational or career training programs for the United States 
maritime industry workforce; and 
‘‘(B) provide training to upgrade the skills of the United 
States maritime industry workforce, including training to 
acquire covered requirements as well as technical skills 
training for jobs in the United States maritime industry.’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)(v), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) has— 
‘‘(i) not been subject to a disciplinary or adverse 
administrative action by Federal, State, or other regu-
latory bodies; 
‘‘(ii) no unresolved nonconformities from adminis-
trative audits by regulatory bodies; and 
‘‘(iii) not been subject to any adverse criminal 
action by a Federal, State, or local law enforcement 
authority.’’.
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SEC. 3535. CONSIDERATION OF LIFE-CYCLE COST ESTIMATES FOR 
ACQUISITION AND PROCUREMENT OF VESSELS. 
In carrying out the acquisition and procurement of vessels 
in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, acting through the Administrator of the Maritime Adminis-
tration, shall consider the life-cycle cost estimates of vessels during 
the design and evaluation processes to the maximum extent prac-
ticable. 
SEC. 3536. LOANS FOR RETROFITTING TO QUALIFY AS A VESSEL OF 
THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 53706(a) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) Financing (including reimbursement of an obligor for 
expenditures previously made for) the reconstruction, recondi-
tioning, retrofitting, repair, reconfiguration, or similar work 
in a shipyard located in the United States.’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Amounts 
appropriated to the Maritime Administration before the date of 
enactment of this Act shall not be available to be used for the 
cost of loan guarantees for projects receiving financing support 
or credit enhancements under section 53706(a)(8) of title 46, United 
States Code, as added by this section. 
SEC. 3537. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR NATIONAL MARITIME STRATEGY. 
(a) BIANNUAL BRIEFING.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not less than twice annually, the 
Administrator of the Maritime Administration, in consultation 
with the National Security Council, the Secretary of State, 
the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, shall provide to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees briefings on the status of establishing the type of national 
maritime strategy required under section 50114 of title 46, 
United States Code. The Chief of Naval Operations, the Com-
mandant of the Marine Corps, and the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall participate in each briefing required under 
this paragraph. 
(2) USE.—The Administrator shall use the briefings 
required under paragraph (1) to augment and influence the 
national maritime strategy discussion with national security 
focused stakeholders across the administration, until an 
updated strategy is published and endorsed by the President 
of the United States. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—As the national maritime strategy relates to 
national security, each briefing under subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) Recommendations for a whole-of-Government approach 
to orchestrating national instruments of power to shape all 
elements of the maritime enterprise of the United States, 
domestic and international, on the high seas or domestic water-
ways. 
(2) An assessment of great power competition in the mari-
time domain, to include opportunities for increased cooperation 
with allied and partner global maritime industry leaders to 
improve national shipbuilding and shipping, while promoting 
the international rules-based maritime order.
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(3) An analysis of existing shipyards to build and capitalize 
on the virtuous cycle between commercial and military ship-
building and repair, including areas of improvement. 
(4) An analysis of opportunities for private or public 
financing to increase the capacity, efficiency, and effectiveness 
of United States shipyards, including infrastructure, labor force, 
technology, and global competitiveness. 
(5) An analysis of potential improvements to national or 
cooperative arrangements for sealift capacity and shipping, 
including for contested logistics. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 
SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TABLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever a funding table in this division 
specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or 
activity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified dollar 
amount for the project, program, or activity is hereby authorized, 
subject to the availability of appropriations. 
(b) MERIT-BASED DECISIONS.—A decision to commit, obligate, 
or expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a 
dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection procedures in accord-
ance with the requirements of sections 3201 and 4024 of title 
10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of law. 
(c) 
RELATIONSHIP
TO
TRANSFER
AND
PROGRAMMING 
AUTHORITY.—An amount specified in the funding tables in this 
division may be transferred or reprogrammed under a transfer 
or reprogramming authority provided by another provision of this 
Act or by other law. The transfer or reprogramming of an amount 
specified in such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling 
on such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 of this 
Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer or reprogram-
ming would move funds between appropriation accounts. 
(d) APPLICABILITY TO CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—This section applies 
to any classified annex that accompanies this Act. 
(e) ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.—No oral or written 
communication concerning any amount specified in the funding 
tables in this division shall supersede the requirements of this 
section.
H. R. 2670—702 
TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT. 
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2024 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
FIXED WING 
003 
FUTURE UAS FAMILY .....................................................................
53,453 
53,453 
005 
SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS .................................
20,769 
20,769 
ROTARY 
006 
AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN ...........................................
718,578 
718,578 
007 
AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN AP .....................................
110,360 
110,360 
008 
UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) ........................................
668,258 
668,258 
009 
UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) AP ..................................
92,494 
92,494 
010 
UH–60 BLACK HAWK L AND V MODELS ....................................
153,196 
153,196 
011 
CH–47 HELICOPTER ........................................................................
202,487 
379,987 
Four Additional Aircraft .............................................................
[177,500 ] 
012 
CH–47 HELICOPTER AP ..................................................................
18,936 
41,436 
CH–47F Block II—Adv Procurement .........................................
[22,500 ] 
012A 
UH–72B LAKOTA HELICOPTER ....................................................
20,000 
Two aircraft ..................................................................................
[20,000 ] 
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 
013 
MQ–1 PAYLOAD ................................................................................
13,650 
13,650 
014 
GRAY EAGLE MODS2 ......................................................................
14,959 
82,959 
Program increase .........................................................................
[68,000 ] 
016 
AH–64 MODS .....................................................................................
113,127 
113,127 
017 
CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP) .................................
20,689 
20,689 
022 
UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS .......................................................
35,879 
53,879 
Black Hawk Mods—60kVA Generators .....................................
[15,000 ] 
Litter Basket Stabilization Systems ..........................................
[3,000 ] 
023 
NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN ...................................................
32,418 
32,418 
024 
COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE ......................................................
74,912 
74,912 
025 
DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT ..........................................
16,838 
16,838 
026 
AVIATION ASSURED PNT ..............................................................
67,383 
67,383 
027 
GATM ROLLUP ..................................................................................
8,924 
8,924 
029 
UAS MODS .........................................................................................
2,258 
2,258 
GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS 
030 
AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT ..................................
161,731 
156,501 
B–Kit unit cost adjustment ........................................................
[–5,230 ] 
031 
SURVIVABILITY CM ........................................................................
6,526 
6,526 
032 
CMWS ..................................................................................................
72,041 
72,041 
033 
COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) .............
261,384 
261,384 
OTHER SUPPORT 
034 
COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT .................................................
25,752 
25,752 
035 
AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS ..............................................
22,097 
22,097 
036 
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL .................................................................
21,216 
21,216 
037 
LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET ..............................................................
2,125 
2,125 
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY ................
3,012,440 
3,313,210 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM 
001 
LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) SEN ..........
6,625 
6,625 
003 
M-SHORAD—PROCUREMENT .......................................................
400,697 
390,197 
Excess fielding growth ................................................................
[–10,500 ] 
004 
MSE MISSILE ....................................................................................
1,212,832 
1,212,832 
006 
PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM) ..........................................
384,071 
377,821 
Unjustified growth: Software maintenance ...............................
[–6,250 ] 
007 
INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2–I ...............
313,189 
313,189 
008 
MID-RANGE CAPABILITY (MRC) ...................................................
169,519 
169,519 
AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 
009 
HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY .............................................................
21,976 
21,976 
010 
JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS (JAGM) ........................................
303,409 
303,409 
012 
LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC WEAPON .......................................
156,821 
156,821 
ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS 
013 
JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY ....................................
199,509 
199,509 
014 
TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY ............................................................
120,475 
120,475 
015 
GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) ................................................
886,367 
886,367
H. R. 2670—703 
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2024 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
016 
GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) ................................................
55,913 
55,913 
017 
MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR) ..........
10,334 
10,334 
018 
HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM (HIMARS .....
179,230 
179,230 
019 
ARMY TACTICAL MSL SYS (ATACMS)—SYS SUM .....................
7,307 
7,307 
MODIFICATIONS 
021 
PATRIOT MODS ................................................................................
212,247 
212,247 
022 
STINGER MODS ................................................................................
36,484 
36,484 
023 
AVENGER MODS ..............................................................................
22,274 
22,274 
025 
MLRS MODS ......................................................................................
168,198 
168,198 
026 
HIMARS MODIFICATIONS ..............................................................
76,266 
76,266 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
027 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................
6,573 
6,573 
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 
028 
AIR DEFENSE TARGETS .................................................................
11,701 
11,701 
TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY ....................
4,962,017 
4,945,267 
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT 
VEHICLES, ARMY 
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 
001 
ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV) ........................
554,777 
552,277 
Program decrease ........................................................................
[–2,500 ] 
003 
MOBILE PROTECTED FIREPOWER ..............................................
394,635 
386,635 
Excessive growth—systems technical support ..........................
[–8,000 ] 
MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 
004 
STRYKER UPGRADE ........................................................................
614,282 
749,682 
Excessive growth—fleet modifications .......................................
[–4,600 ] 
Program increase .........................................................................
[140,000 ] 
005 
BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT TEAM (BFIST) VEHICLE .................
5,232 
5,232 
006 
BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) ..........................................................
158,274 
217,070 
Program increase .........................................................................
[65,000 ] 
Unjustified growth: modification 7 installation ........................
[–6,204 ] 
007 
M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS ...........................................................
90,986 
90,986 
008 
PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) ..........................
469,152 
674,152 
Program increase .........................................................................
[205,000 ] 
009 
IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88 HERCULES) ...............
41,058 
41,058 
012 
JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE ...............................................................
159,804 
159,804 
013 
ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM .....................................................
697,883 
1,240,283 
Abrams Upgrade Predictive Maintenance (PPMX) ..................
[10,000 ] 
Program increase .........................................................................
[532,400 ] 
014 
ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM AP ...............................................
102,440 
102,440 
WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES 
016 
PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON (ROLL) ......................................
510 
510 
017 
M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN (7.62MM) ...................................
425 
425 
019 
MACHINE GUN, CAL .50 M2 ROLL ...............................................
3,420 
3,420 
020 
MORTAR SYSTEMS ..........................................................................
8,013 
8,013 
021 
LOCATION & AZIMUTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM (LADS ...
3,174 
3,174 
022 
XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE (GLM) ........................
14,143 
14,143 
023 
PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE ............................................................
5,248 
5,248 
024 
CARBINE ............................................................................................
571 
8,571 
Program Increase—M4 carbine upper receivers .......................
[8,000 ] 
025 
NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON .......................................
292,850 
292,850 
026 
HANDGUN ..........................................................................................
MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH 
028 
M777 MODS ........................................................................................
18,920 
18,920 
031 
M119 MODIFICATIONS ....................................................................
13,097 
13,097 
032 
MORTAR MODIFICATION ...............................................................
423 
423 
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 
033 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) ...................................
1,148 
1,148 
034 
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV) ..........................
115,024 
115,024 
TOTAL 
PROCUREMENT 
OF 
WEAPONS 
AND 
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY.
3,765,521 
4,704,617 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 
001 
CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES ...............................................................
90,853 
90,853 
002 
CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES ...............................................................
65,370 
80,370 
Program increase .........................................................................
[15,000 ]
H. R. 2670—704 
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2024 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
003 
NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON AMMUNITION ............
191,244 
191,244 
004 
CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES .........................................................
6,597 
6,597 
005 
CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES ...............................................................
41,534 
64,402 
Program increase .........................................................................
[22,868 ] 
006 
CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES ..................................................................
7,925 
7,925 
007 
CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES ..................................................................
38,760 
31,503 
Excess to need ..............................................................................
[–7,257 ] 
008 
CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES ..................................................................
107,805 
107,805 
009 
CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES ..................................................................
148,970 
148,970 
010 
CTG, 50MM, ALL TYPES ..................................................................
28,000 
28,000 
MORTAR AMMUNITION 
011 
60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ..........................................................
35,160 
35,160 
012 
81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ..........................................................
40,562 
40,562 
013 
120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ........................................................
106,784 
106,784 
TANK AMMUNITION 
014 
CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 120MM, ALL TYPES ..........
300,368 
300,368 
ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 
015 
ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES ........
21,298 
21,298 
016 
ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES .........................
150,839 
150,839 
018 
PRECISION ARTILLERY MUNITIONS ..........................................
96,406 
96,406 
019 
ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL .......
172,947 
172,947 
MINES 
020 
MINES & CLEARING CHARGES, ALL TYPES .............................
71,182 
71,182 
021 
CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING OBSTACLE ......................................
55,374 
55,374 
ROCKETS 
022 
SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ..................
18,630 
18,630 
023 
ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES ..................................................
87,293 
87,293 
OTHER AMMUNITION 
024 
CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES ......................................................................
6,564 
6,564 
025 
DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ......................................
24,238 
24,238 
026 
GRENADES, ALL TYPES .................................................................
48,374 
48,374 
027 
SIGNALS, ALL TYPES ......................................................................
23,252 
23,252 
028 
SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES .............................................................
11,309 
11,309 
MISCELLANEOUS 
030 
AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES ..............................................
3,976 
3,976 
031 
NON-LETHAL AMMUNITION, ALL TYPES ..................................
3,281 
3,281 
032 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO) ...................................
17,436 
17,436 
033 
AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT ......................................
13,133 
13,133 
034 
FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO) ..................
18,068 
18,068 
035 
CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES ................................................................
102 
102 
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 
036 
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ...............................................................
726,135 
726,135 
037 
CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION ................
183,752 
183,752 
038 
ARMS INITIATIVE ............................................................................
4,057 
4,057 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY ..
2,967,578 
2,998,189 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
TACTICAL VEHICLES 
001 
SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED: ............................................................
22,751 
22,751 
002 
SEMITRAILERS, TANKERS ............................................................
40,359 
40,359 
003 
HI MOB MULTI-PURP WHLD VEH (HMMWV) ............................
25,904 
25,904 
004 
GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLES (GMV) .......................................
36,223 
36,223 
006 
JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICL ........
839,413 
837,318 
Unit cost increases ......................................................................
[–2,095 ] 
007 
TRUCK, DUMP, 20T (CCE) ..............................................................
20,075 
35,075 
Program increase .........................................................................
[15,000 ] 
008 
FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) ..........................
110,734 
110,734 
009 
FAMILY OF COLD WEATHER ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ...........
28,745 
28,745 
010 
FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIP ............
55,340 
55,340 
011 
FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV) ...................
66,428 
166,428 
Program increase .........................................................................
[100,000 ] 
012 
PLS ESP ..............................................................................................
51,868 
51,868 
014 
TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS ...............
3,792 
3,792 
015 
MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP ..............................................
80,326 
137,826 
HMMWV ABS/ESC .....................................................................
[57,500 ] 
NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES 
016 
PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................
2,203 
2,203