1031 
(2) life-cycle sustainment measures that include 
technical refresh efforts to enable dynamic space op-
erations; 
(3) assessments of current and planned archi-
tectural hardware capabilities, across the range of 
classification levels, and an explanation of how such 
capabilities are expected to be addressed in future 
budget requests; 
(4) plans for incorporating commercial capabili-
ties into the network, as appropriate; and 
(5) mechanisms through which the Space Force 
may use existing funding to accelerate the rapid 
adoption of capabilities and life-cycle sustainment ef-
forts to quickly modernize the satellite control net-
work. 
(b) FINAL REPORT.—Following completion of the 
plan under subsection (a), the Chief of Space Operations 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report that 
contains the plan. 
(c) QUARTERLY PROGRESS BRIEFINGS.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and on a quarterly basis thereafter until the date on which 
the report is submitted under subsection (b), the Chief of 
Space Operations shall provide to the Committees on
1032 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives a briefing on the status of the development of the 
plan under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1609. BRIEFING ON SPACE-RELATED WAVEFORM AND 
DATALINK CAPABILITIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) procurement of resilient waveform and 
datalink capabilities is crucial to fielding operation-
ally relevant and interoperable architectures; and 
(2) the Secretary of Defense should take such 
actions as are necessary to ensure that all covered 
communications and datalink waveforms purchased 
or authorized for use in, from, or to Space, effec-
tively operate on at least two different hardware net-
work architectures, including field programable gate 
arrays and central processing units. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Space Oper-
ations and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Space Acquisition and Integration shall jointly provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a briefing on a plan to resource 
and enable an architecture to connect, with operationally 
relevant interoperability, the following:
1033 
(1) Communication architectures of the Space 
Force, including the Space Development Agency 
Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture and the 
United States Space Force Satellite Control Net-
work. 
(2) Protected tactical enterprise services of the 
United States. 
(3) Evolved strategic satellite communications. 
(4) Narrowband satellite communications. 
(5) Wideband satellite communications. 
(6) Such other systems as the Chief and Assist-
ant Secretary determine appropriate. 
SEC. 1609A. REPORT ON CAPABILITIES IN CISLUNAR 
SPACE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that there is a need for comprehensive cislunar space 
domain awareness capabilities to ensure the safety of 
flight of civil and commercial missions in cislunar space. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Space Oper-
ations shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report that includes a description of— 
(1) requirements for cislunar space domain 
awareness capabilities;
1034 
(2) the plan of Department of Defense for re-
searching and developing technologies for cislunar 
space domain awareness; and 
(3) the progress of the Department in coordi-
nating with the Cislunar Technology Strategy Inter-
agency Working Group to achieve the objectives set 
forth in the publication of the Working Group titled 
‘‘National Cislunar Science and Technology Strat-
egy’’ and dated November 2022. 
SEC. 1609B. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE DEVELOPMENT 
OF VERY LOW EARTH ORBIT SPACECRAFT. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Space Force has demonstrated its com-
mitment to building a resilient, safe, and secure 
space 
architecture 
and 
incorporating 
trans-
formational commercially developed space tech-
nologies in order to accelerate the fielding of capa-
bilities, including in very low earth orbit; 
(2) advancements in propulsion systems, mate-
rials science, affordable launch costs, and orbital 
management techniques have opened up new possi-
bilities for utilizing very low earth orbit for various 
purposes, including ultra-high-resolution reconnais-
sance, low latency communication, and improved 
space domain awareness;
1035 
(3) Congress and the Department of Defense 
should continue to pursue the efforts described in 
paragraph (1) in support of the National Defense 
Strategy and the Commercial Space Strategy of the 
Space Force to accelerate the purposeful pursuit of 
hybrid space architectures; and 
(4) the Space Force should continue to scale up 
those efforts and further explore the benefits of very 
low earth orbit spacecraft development to improve 
responsiveness, enhance image resolution, generate 
orbital diversity, and increase resilience against 
space debris and other threats. 
SEC. 1609C. REPORT ON SPACE FORCE USE OF NUCLEAR 
THERMAL PROPULSION AND NUCLEAR ELEC-
TRIC PROPULSION SPACE VEHICLES. 
The Chief of the Space Force shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the use by the Space Force of nuclear 
thermal propulsion and nuclear electric propulsion space 
vehicles. Such report shall include— 
(1) a description of how the Space Force uses 
such vehicles; 
(2) a description of how the Space Force plans 
to use such vehicles in the future; and
1036 
(3) an identification of any potential benefits 
that such vehicles can provide to bolster the national 
security of the United States. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence 
and Intelligence-Related Activities 
SEC. 1611. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN COMMERCIAL AC-
TIVITIES AS SECURITY FOR INTELLIGENCE 
COLLECTION ACTIVITIES. 
Section 431 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2027’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph 
(1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1)(A) be pre-coordinated with the Director of 
the Central Intelligence Agency using procedures 
mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of Defense 
and the Director; and 
‘‘(B) where appropriate, be supported by the 
Director; and’’.
1037 
SEC. 1612. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE WAR-
RANTS AND MAKE ARRESTS TO SPECIAL 
AGENTS OF ARMY COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 
COMMAND. 
Section 7377 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘and Coun-
terintelligence Command’’ after ‘‘Criminal 
Investigation Command’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘who is a spe-
cial agent’’ and all that follows through the end of 
the subsection and inserting the following: ‘‘who is— 
‘‘(1) a special agent of the Army Criminal In-
vestigation Command (or a successor to that com-
mand) whose duties include conducting, supervising, 
or coordinating investigations of criminal activity in 
programs and operations of the Department of the 
Army; or 
‘‘(2) a special agent of the Army Counterintel-
ligence Command (or a successor to that command) 
whose duties include conducting, supervising, or co-
ordinating counterintelligence investigations in pro-
grams and operations of the Department of the 
Army.’’.
1038 
SEC. 1613. SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FA-
CILITY ACCREDITATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Defense 
for Intelligence and Security shall, not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2029— 
(1) assign responsibility to the Defense Coun-
terintelligence and Security Agency for the accredi-
tation of sensitive compartmented information facili-
ties for all components of the Department of De-
fense, including the military departments, except 
with respect to the National Security Agency, the 
National Reconnaissance Office, and the National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and 
(2) ensure that the Defense Counterintelligence 
and Security Agency has the appropriate staff to 
successfully carry out such responsibility. 
(b) NOTIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO RESOURCE 
REQUIREMENTS.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Intelligence and Security shall notify the congressional in-
telligence committees and the congressional defense com-
mittees with respect to the resource requirements for the 
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency to carry 
out the accreditation responsibility under subsection (a). 
(c) SUBMISSION OF REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The 
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security 
shall, in consultation with the Director of the National Se-
1039 
curity Agency, the Director of the National Reconnais-
sance Office, and the Director of the National Geospatial- 
Intelligence Agency, submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees and the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 
not later than December 31, 2027, on the feasibility of 
the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency as-
suming accreditation responsibility with respect to sen-
sitive compartmented information facilities for the Na-
tional Security Agency, the National Reconnaissance Of-
fice, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency by 
December 31, 2029. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional intel-
ligence committees’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3003). 
Subtitle C—Nuclear Forces 
SEC. 1621. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS AND AU-
THORITIES RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR- 
ARMED, SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE. 
(a) FY23 NDAA.—Section 1642(c) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2945) is amended by striking
1040 
‘‘W80-4 warhead’’ each place it appears and inserting, 
‘‘W80–4 ALT warhead (or an alternative warhead)’’. 
(b) FY24 NDAA.—Section 1640 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 
118–31; 137 Stat. 595) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘nuclear 
weapon project for the W80–4 ALT warhead’’ 
and inserting ‘‘nuclear weapon system project 
with the W80–4 ALT warhead (or an alter-
native warhead in accordance subsection (e))’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘W80–4 
ALT warhead’’; and inserting ‘‘nuclear weapon 
system’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘the 
W80–4 ALT nuclear weapon project’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such nuclear weapon system project’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘W80–4 ALT 
project’’ and inserting ‘‘nuclear weapon system 
project described in subsection (a)(3)’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) 
as subsections (f) through (h); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
1041 
‘‘(e) SELECTION OF A NUCLEAR WEAPON SYSTEM 
WITH AN ALTERNATIVE WARHEAD.— 
‘‘(1) BRIEFING
AND
WAITING
PERIOD.—For 
purposes of subsection (a)(3), the Secretary of De-
fense may carry out a nuclear weapons system 
project with an alternative warhead to the W80–4 
ALT warhead, if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary submits to the congres-
sional defense committees a briefing that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(i) a description of the alternative 
warhead to be developed under the project; 
‘‘(ii) an estimate and description of 
the balance among the costs, schedule, and 
programmatic impacts for the research, de-
velopment, and production of such alter-
native warhead; 
‘‘(iii) an explanation of the reasons 
the Secretary intends to develop a nuclear 
weapon system with such alternative war-
head instead of— 
‘‘(I) the W80–4 ALT warhead; 
or 
‘‘(II) any other warhead options 
that may have been considered;
1042 
‘‘(iv) a written certification from the 
Secretary that the nuclear weapon system 
with the alternative warhead is expected— 
‘‘(I) to more favorably balance 
cost, schedule, and programmatic im-
pacts than the nuclear weapons sys-
tem with the W80–4 ALT warhead; 
‘‘(II) 
to 
enable 
the 
nuclear 
armed, sea-launched cruise missile to 
achieve initial operational capability 
faster than directed by subsection (b); 
and 
‘‘(III) to enable a more military 
effective nuclear armed, sea-launched 
cruise missile than would otherwise be 
achievable using the W80-4 ALT war-
head; and 
‘‘(B) a period of 45 days has elapsed fol-
lowing the date on which such briefing was sub-
mitted. 
‘‘(2) FORM OF BRIEFING.—The briefing under 
paragraph (1)(A) may be submitted in classified 
form.’’.
1043 
SEC. 1622. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR STRATEGIC NUCLEAR 
FORCES DURING DELIVERY VEHICLE TRANSI-
TION. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and biennially there-
after through 2031, the Commander of the United States 
Strategic Command shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a plan for deployed strategic nuclear 
warheads over the covered period, during which changes 
are expected to be made to strategic delivery systems. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each plan under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A baseline strategy for maintaining a min-
imum of 1,550 nuclear warheads deployed on land- 
based intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine- 
launched intercontinental ballistic missiles, and 
counted for deployed heavy bombers (as defined 
under the New START Treaty) during the covered 
period. 
(2) For each year of the covered period, an esti-
mate of the number of available strategic delivery 
systems, by type, and the number of deployed war-
heads associated with such systems. 
(3) A summary of operational considerations, 
including, as necessary, the identification of areas in 
which greater risk is being accepted.
1044 
(4) A description of contingency plans in the 
event of reduced strategic delivery system avail-
ability due to programmatic delays, aging, or other 
such factors. 
(5) A review of the importance and impact of 
nuclear risk and reduction arms control. 
(6) Any other matters the Commander of the 
United States Strategic Command determines appro-
priate for inclusion in the plan. 
(c) COORDINATION.—In preparing each plan required 
under this section, the Commander of the United States 
Strategic Command shall coordinate with— 
(1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment; 
(2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; 
and 
(3) the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) The term ‘‘covered period’’ means the pe-
riod beginning on January 1, 2028, and ending on 
January 1, 2036. 
(2) The term ‘‘New START Treaty’’ means the 
Treaty between the United States of America and 
the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further
1045 
Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive 
Arms, signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into 
force on February 5, 2011. 
(3) The term ‘‘strategic delivery system’’ means 
land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, sub-
marine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles, 
long range air-launched cruise missiles, and nuclear- 
capable heavy bomber aircraft. 
SEC. 1623. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS TO DISMANTLE 
B83–1 NUCLEAR GRAVITY BOMB. 
(a) LIMITATION
ON TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or other-
wise made available for fiscal year 2025 for operation and 
maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the Office of 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi-
neering for travel expenses, not more than 80 percent may 
be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense 
submits to the congressional defense committees the pro-
posed strategy required by paragraph (3) of subsection (b) 
of section 1674 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263). 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE TO DISMANTLE.—Except as 
provided in subsection (c), none of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available
1046 
for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Energy may 
be used to dismantle B83–1 nuclear gravity bombs. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation on the use of funds 
under subsection (b) shall not apply— 
(1) if the Commander of the United States 
Strategic Command submits to the congressional de-
fense committees a certification that— 
(A) the use of funds described in such sub-
section to dismantle B83–1 nuclear gravity 
bombs is in the best interest of the United 
States; and 
(B) there are no gaps as of the date of the 
submission of such certification in the strategic 
deterrence posture of the United States; or 
(2) with respect to the dismantlement of B83– 
1 nuclear gravity bombs for the purpose of sup-
porting safety and surveillance, sustainment, life ex-
tension or modification programs for the B83–1 or 
other weapons currently in, or planned to become 
part of, the nuclear weapons stockpile of the United 
States.
1047 
SEC. 1624. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF INTERCONTI-
NENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 
for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex-
pended for the following, and the Department may not 
otherwise take any action to do the following: 
(1) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the respon-
siveness or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic 
missiles of the United States. 
(2) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the quantity 
of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles of the 
United States to a number less than 400. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any of the following activities: 
(1) The maintenance or sustainment of inter-
continental ballistic missiles. 
(2) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability 
of intercontinental ballistic missiles. 
(3) Facilitating the transition from the Minute-
man III intercontinental ballistic missile to the Sen-
tinel interncontinenal ballistic missile (previously re-
ferred to as the ‘‘ground-based strategic deterrent 
weapon’’).
1048 
SEC. 1625. CONDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SENTINEL 
MISSILE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the event that the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment elects 
not to terminate and certifies the continuation of the Sen-
tinel missile program pursuant to section 4376(b) of title 
10, United States Code, then prior to finalizing a revised 
Milestone B approval for the program the Under Sec-
retary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable 
that— 
(1) the contract structure for the program al-
lows for maximum Federal Government oversight 
of— 
(A) the Aerospace Vehicle Segment pro-
gram area; 
(B) the Launch Control Center program 
area; and 
(C) the Launch Control Facility program 
area; 
(2) such Federal Government oversight includes 
Federal Government control of— 
(A) preliminary and critical design reviews 
entrance criteria, exit criteria; and 
(B) certification of completion at the sub-
system level through total system architecture; 
and
1049 
(3) there are opportunities for competition 
throughout the lifecycle of the revised program, in-
cluding competition across each of the program 
areas specified in paragraph (1). 
(b) REPORT.—If the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment certifies the continuation of 
the Sentinel missile program as described in subsection 
(a), then not later than 90 days following the date of such 
certification, the Under Secretary shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report that describes how 
the Under Secretary intends to meet the requirements of 
paragraphs (1) through (3) of such subsection. 
(c) MILESTONE B APPROVAL.—The term ‘‘Milestone 
B approval’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
4172 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1626. REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS ON RECOMMENDA-
TIONS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION 
ON 
THE 
STRATEGIC 
POSTURE 
OF 
THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—On an annual basis dur-
ing the five-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
progress of the Department of Defense with respect to the 
implementation of recommendations made by the Congres-
1050 
sional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United 
States established under section 1687 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 
117–81) that pertain to the Department of Defense. Each 
such report shall include— 
(1) for each such recommendation, a determina-
tion of whether the Secretary of Defense intends to 
implement the recommendation; 
(2) in the case of a recommendation the Sec-
retary intends to implement— 
(A) the intended timeline such implementa-
tion; 
(B) the total amount of funding required 
for such implementation; 
(C) a description of any additional re-
sources or authorities the Secretary determines 
is necessary for such implementation; and 
(D) the plan for such implementation; 
(3) in the case of a recommendation the Sec-
retary determines is not advisable or feasible, the 
analysis and justification of the Secretary for mak-
ing such determination; and 
(4) in the case of a recommendation the Sec-
retary determines the Department is already imple-
1051 
menting through a separate effort, the analysis and 
justification of the Secretary for such determination. 
(b) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—Not less frequently than 
annually during the five-year period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing on— 
(1) the progress of the Secretary in analyzing 
and implementing the recommendations made by the 
Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture 
of the United States with respect to the Department 
of Defense; 
(2) any programs, projects, or other activities of 
the Department the Secretary is carrying out as of 
such date to implement the recommendations of 
such Congressional Commission; and 
(3) the amount of funding provided for such 
programs, projects, and activities. 
SEC. 1627. STATEMENT OF POLICY WITH RESPECT TO NU-
CLEAR WEAPONS. 
It is the policy of the United States to maintain a 
human ‘‘in the loop’’ for all actions critical to informing 
and executing decisions by the President with respect to 
nuclear weapon employment.
1052 
SEC. 1628. EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR LONG RANGE STAND-
OFF CAPABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may use amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act for fiscal year 2025 for Operation and Maintenance, 
Air Force to reconvert the B–52 bombers that had been 
modified to carry only conventional weapons to conform 
to the Treaty between the United States of America and 
the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Re-
duction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms signed 
on April 8, 2010, and entered into force on February 5, 
2011 (commonly known as the ‘‘New START Treaty’’), 
to be able to carry nuclear weapons. 
(b) CONVERSION OF B–52 BOMBERS.— 
(1) START DATE.—Not later than 30 days after 
the expiration of the New Start Treaty, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall commence the process 
of making available for nuclear certification the B– 
52 bombers described in subsection (a). 
(2) COMPLETION DATE.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force shall ensure that the reconversion of B– 
52 bombers described in subsection (a) is complete 
by not later than December 31, 2029. 
(c) FUNDING PROFILE FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION 
OF THE LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
1053 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the funding profile 
necessary, by fiscal year, to expand by one-third the 
planned purchase of the Long Range Standoff Weapon. 
Subtitle D—Missile Defense 
Programs 
SEC. 1631. EXPANSION OF CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS RELAT-
ING TO MISSILE DEFENSE INFORMATION AND 
SYSTEMS TO APPLY TO PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA. 
Section 130h of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China’’ after ‘‘the Russian Federa-
tion’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China’’ after ‘‘the Russian Federa-
tion’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China’’ after ‘‘the Russian Federa-
tion’’.
1054 
SEC. 1632. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS WITH 
RESPECT TO CERTAIN MISSILE DEFENSE SYS-
TEM GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, 
AND PROCEDURES. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi-
neering for travel, not more than 90 percent may be obli-
gated or expended until the date on which such Under 
Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees 
a certification that a notification to repeal, replace, or su-
persede the Directive-type Memorandum 20–002 has been 
submitted— 
(1) in accordance with section 205(b) of title 
10, United States Code; and 
(2) pursuant to section 1667 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 
(Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 205 note). 
SEC. 1633. ADDITIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SITE FOR PRO-
TECTION OF UNITED STATES HOMELAND. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that an additional continental United States inter-
ceptor site, located at the Department of Defense’s condi-
tionally designated preferred site of Fort Drum, New 
York, is needed to enhance the protection of the United
1055 
States homeland against potential long-range ballistic mis-
siles originating from Iran or North Korea. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL INTERCEPTOR 
SITE.—Not later than December 31, 2030, the Director 
of the Missile Defense Agency shall establish a fully oper-
ational third continental United States interceptor site on 
the East Coast of the United States. Such site shall be 
established at a location optimized to support the defense 
of the homeland of the United States from emerging long- 
range ballistic missile threats. 
(c) COORDINATION.—In establishing the interceptor 
site required under subsection (b), the Director of the Mis-
sile Defense Agency shall coordinate with the commander 
of the relevant combatant command. 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2024, and on an annual basis thereafter, the 
Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report the 
includes the following: 
(A) The status of the planning and design, 
construction, development, and equipment re-
quirements for the interceptor site required 
under subsection (b).
1056 
(B) The plan of the Director for deploying 
additional missile defense sensor discrimination 
capabilities as required under section 1684 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 
4205 note). 
(2) PLAN AND UPDATES.—In the budget jus-
tification materials submitted in support of the 
budget of the Department of Defense (as submitted 
with the budget of the President under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) for each of 
fiscal years 2026 through 2031, the Director of the 
Missile Defense Agency shall include— 
(A) a plan for establishing the interceptor 
site required under (b); and 
(B) an update on the progress of the Di-
rector in establishing such site. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 1641. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF 
BUDGET 
WITH 
RESPECT 
TO 
ELECTRO-
MAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS CAPA-
BILITIES. 
Section 503 of chapter 25 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
1069 
size, to produce vapor from nicotine in a solu-
tion; 
(B) includes a consumable nicotine liquid 
solution suitable for use in such product, wheth-
er sold with the product or separately; and 
(C) does not include any product regulated 
as a drug or device under chapter V of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
351 et seq.). 
(2) MILITARY
RESALE
ENTITIES.—The term 
‘‘military resale entities’’ means— 
(A) the Defense Commissary Agency; 
(B) the Army and Air Force Exchange 
Service; 
(C) the Navy Exchange Service Command; 
and 
(D) the Marine Corps Exchange. 
(3) ORAL NICOTINE PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘oral 
nicotine product’’ means— 
(A) means any non-combustible product 
that contains nicotine that is intended to be 
placed in the oral cavity; 
(B) does not include— 
(i) any ENDS product;
1176 
Warrant Officers 
Pay 
Grade 
2 or Fewer 
Over 2 
Over 3 
Over 4 
Over 6 
W-1 
6,462.90 
6,462.90 
6,462.90 
6,462.90 
6,462.90 
Over 38 
Over 40 
W-5 
$12,269.10 
$12,269.10 
W-4 
9,821.70 
9,821.70 
W-3 
8,447.10 
8,447.10 
W-2 
7,111.80 
7,111.80 
W-1 
6,462.90 
6,462.90 
Enlisted Members 
Pay 
Grade 
2 or Fewer 
Over 2 
Over 3 
Over 4 
Over 6 
E-7 
$3,624.90 
$3,956.40 
$4,108.20 
$4,308.30 
$4,465.50 
E-6 
3,135.60 
3,450.60 
3,603.00 
3,750.90 
3,904.80 
E-5 
3,082.20 
3,317.10 
3,479.40 
3,638.70 
3,790.80 
E-4 
3,028.80 
3,183.60 
3,356.10 
3,526.20 
3,677.10 
E-3 
2,733.90 
2,906.10 
3,082.20 
3,082.20 
3,082.20 
E-2 
2,600.10 
2,600.10 
2,600.10 
2,600.10 
2,600.10 
E-1 
2,319.90 
2,319.90 
2,319.90 
2,319.90 
2,319.90 
Over 8 
Over 10 
Over 12 
Over 14 
Over 16 
E-9 
$0.00 
$6,370.50 
$6,514.80 
$6,696.60 
$6,910.50 
E-8 
5,214.90 
5,445.60 
5,588.40 
5,759.40 
5,944.50 
E-7 
4,734.60 
4,886.40 
5,155.20 
5,379.30 
5,532.30 
E-6 
4,252.50 
4,387.80 
4,649.70 
4,729.80 
4,788.00 
E-5 
3,964.80 
4,052.10 
4,076.40 
4,076.40 
4,076.40 
E-4 
3,677.10 
3,677.10 
3,677.10 
3,677.10 
3,677.10 
E-3 
3,082.20 
3,082.20 
3,082.20 
3,082.20 
3,082.20 
E-2 
2,600.10 
2,600.10 
2,600.10 
2,600.10 
2,600.10 
E-1 
2,319.90 
2,319.90 
2,319.90 
2,319.90 
2,319.90 
Over 18 
Over 20 
Over 22 
Over 24 
Over 26 
E-9 
$7,127.10 
$7,472.10 
$7,765.20 
$8,072.70 
$8,544.00 
E-8 
6,279.30 
6,449.10 
6,737.40 
6,897.30 
7,291.20 
E-7 
5,694.90 
5,757.90 
5,969.70 
6,083.10 
6,515.70 
E-6 
4,856.40 
4,856.40 
4,856.40 
4,856.40 
4,856.40 
E-5 
4,076.40 
4,076.40 
4,076.40 
4,076.40 
4,076.40 
E-4 
3,677.10 
3,677.10 
3,677.10 
3,677.10 
3,677.10 
E-3 
3,082.20 
3,082.20 
3,082.20 
3,082.20 
3,082.20 
E-2 
2,600.10 
2,600.10 
2,600.10 
2,600.10 
2,600.10 
E-1 
2,319.90 
2,319.90 
2,319.90 
2,319.90 
2,319.90 
Over 28 
Over 30 
Over 32 
Over 34 
Over 36 
E-9 
$8,544.00 
$8,970.30 
$8,970.30 
$9,419.40 
$9,419.40 
E-8 
7,291.20 
7,437.30 
7,437.30 
7,437.30 
7,437.30 
E-7 
6,515.70 
6,515.70 
6,515.70 
6,515.70 
6,515.70 
E-6 
4,856.40 
4,856.40 
4,856.40 
4,856.40 
4,856.40 
E-5 
4,076.40 
4,076.40 
4,076.40 
4,076.40 
4,076.40 
E-4 
3,677.10 
3,677.10 
3,677.10 
3,677.10 
3,677.10 
E-3 
3,082.20 
3,082.20 
3,082.20 
3,082.20 
3,082.20 
E-2 
2,600.10 
2,600.10 
2,600.10 
2,600.10 
2,600.10 
E-1 
2,319.90 
2,319.90 
2,319.90 
2,319.90 
2,319.90 
Over 38 
Over 40