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ment and shall report directly to the head of the Office on 
matters relating to energetics for conventional ammunition. 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall designate an individual to serve as the head of the 
Office. The head of the Office shall report directly to the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense without intervening authority. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Office shall do the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Manage the development of energetics sys-
tems, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) establishing a dedicated program 
under budget activity 3 (advanced technology de-
velopment) or budget activity 4 (advanced com-
ponent development and prototypes) (as such 
budget activity classifications are set forth in 
volume 2B, chapter 5 of the Department of De-
fense Financial Management Regulation (DOD 
7000.14-R))— 
‘‘(i) to mature, prototype, demonstrate, 
and test novel energetic materials and tech-
nologies, including new energetics manufac-
turing technologies; and 
‘‘(ii) to integrate novel energetic mate-
rials and technologies into weapon systems; 
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‘‘(B) administering a joint service quali-
fication and certification group to— 
‘‘(i) identify, review, and assess all 
laws, regulations, policies, and directives af-
fecting the development and availability of 
energetic materials for defense purposes, in-
cluding any applicable waiver authorities; 
‘‘(ii) based on such review and assess-
ment, make recommendations to the Sec-
retary 
of 
Defense 
regarding 
potential 
changes to laws, regulations, policies, and 
directives that may affect the development 
and availability of energetic materials for 
defense purposes; and 
‘‘(iii) to the extent practicable, estab-
lish uniform safety requirements for the 
qualification process for energetic materials 
applicable from the stage at which such ma-
terials are discovered through the stage at 
which such materials are integrated into 
weapon systems; and 
‘‘(C) establishing and operating a public- 
private partnership— 
‘‘(i) to serve as a liaison to the Depart-
ment of State for information on the appli-
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cability of International Traffic in Arms 
Regulations (subchapter M of chapter I of 
title 22, Code of Federal Regulations) or 
successor regulations across the energetics 
enterprise of the United States (including 
Government, industry, and academia); and 
‘‘(ii) to facilitate the efficient and effec-
tive exchange of information, collaboration, 
and sharing of resources among entities in 
such enterprise. 
‘‘(2) Establish prototyping demonstration pro-
grams for advanced technologies to speed the matura-
tion of new energetic materials and the integration of 
such materials into weapon systems. 
‘‘(3) Establish energetics cross-functional teams 
that include representatives of the research and devel-
opment community, acquisition program offices, ac-
quisition requirements offices, and industry to speed 
the transition of energetic materials and technologies 
from the research and development phase to integra-
tion into weapon systems. 
‘‘(4) Reassess the effectiveness and goals of insen-
sitive munitions regulations and conduct a Mil- 
Standard/Mil-Spec Review to update munitions regu-
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lations to be more specific and measurable and to re-
duce or eliminate unnecessary standards. 
‘‘(5) Use technologies such as artificial intel-
ligence and machine learning to identify, assess, and 
synthesize novel energetic compounds. 
‘‘(6) Develop strategies and roadmaps, applicable 
across the Future Years Development Program and 
Program Objective Memorandum process, for energetic 
materials and technologies to enable the transition of 
such technologies to future operational capabilities for 
the warfighter. 
‘‘(7) Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to 
support the advantage of the United States in devel-
oping energetic materials. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.—The head of the Office shall provide 
a monthly written report to the Secretary of Defense, the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, 
and Technology, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment, and the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering on the activities of the Office. 
Such report shall include— 
‘‘(1) a detailed update on progress and status for 
each of the responsibilities described in subsection (c); 
‘‘(2) any shortfalls in resources related to proto-
typing demonstration programs, emerging technical 
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opportunities, or that result in increased costs or de-
layed performance in fulfilling the responsibilities de-
scribed in subsection (c); and 
‘‘(3) any other issues as determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘energetic materials’ means crit-
ical chemicals that— 
‘‘(A) release large amounts of energy in a 
short amount of time; and 
‘‘(B) are capable of being used in explosives 
that create lethal effects in warheads. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘insensitive munitions’ means mu-
nitions that are designed to remain unexploded when 
exposed to stimuli representative of severe but credible 
accidents.’’. 
(b) PROGRESS REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate an initial report on 
the status of the establishment of the Joint Energetics 
Transition Office under section 4015 of title 10, 
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United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), in-
cluding a description of any actions taken to staff 
and resource the Office as of the date of the report. 
(2) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the submission of the initial report under para-
graph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a 
final report on the status of the establishment of the 
Joint Energetics Transition Office, including a de-
scription of any actions taken to staff and resource 
the Office since the date of the initial report. 
SEC. 242. CONSIDERATION OF LETHALITY AS A KEY PER-
FORMANCE PARAMETER FOR MUNITIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PERFORMANCE
PARAM-
ETER.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure— 
(1) that lethality is considered, as appropriate, 
as a key performance parameter in the analysis of al-
ternatives conducted for purposes of procuring any 
new munition or modifying an existing munition; 
and 
(2) that if lethality is not determined to be an 
appropriate key performance parameter under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall document the justifica-
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tion for such determination and include such docu-
mentation in the analysis of alternatives. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS.—In 
assessing the lethality of a munition for purposes of the per-
formance parameter described under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall include the margin of effectiveness and in-
creased system capacities afforded by the potential use of 
novel or alternative energetic materials in the munition. 
(c) ENERGETIC MATERIALS DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘energetic materials’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 4015(e) of title 10, United States Code 
(as added by section 241). 
SEC. 243. PILOT PROGRAM ON INCORPORATION OF THE 
CL20 COMPOUND IN CERTAIN WEAPON SYS-
TEMS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall carry out a pilot program under which the 
Secretary incorporates the CL20 compound as the energetic 
material for the main fill in the warheads or propellants 
of three weapon systems under development by the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—Each of the three 
weapon systems selected under subsection (a) shall be a 
weapon system that does not, as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act, already incorporate the CL20 compound as the 
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energetic material for the main fill in the warhead or pro-
pellant of the system. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing 
on progress of the Secretary in carrying out the pilot pro-
gram under this section, including a timeline for incor-
porating the CL20 energetic compound into each of the 
weapon systems selected under subsection (a). 
SEC. 244. ASSESSMENT OF ENERGETICS INDUSTRIAL BASE. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Deputy Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct an assessment of the supply chains for ener-
getic materials and the status of the energetics industrial 
base to identify opportunities— 
(1) to accelerate the development of critical ener-
getic materials; and 
(2) to enhance the ability of the Department of 
Defense to access such materials for defense purposes. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection (a) 
shall include an analysis of— 
(1) any shortfalls in the supply chain for ener-
getic materials existing as of the date of the assess-
ment or that are projected to occur in the future; 
(2) expansion of the energetics industrial base to 
include critical subcontractor and supplier limita-
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tions and options to expand industry participation to 
alleviate such limitations; 
(3) options for using the authorities provided 
under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4501 et seq.) to improve the ability of the Department 
of Defense to acquire energetic materials, including 
the potential use of priority ratings (as described in 
the Defense Priorities and Allocation System pursu-
ant to part 700 of title 15, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or any successor regulation)) for contracts in-
volving energetic materials; and 
(4) the potential use of Government-owned, con-
tractor-operated ammunition production facilities to 
support alternative energetics formulations. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the results of the assessment conducted under 
subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘energetic materials’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 4015(e) of title 
10, United States Code (as added by section 241). 
(2) The term ‘‘energetics industrial base’’ 
means— 
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(A) the organizations and elements of the 
Department of Defense concerned with the re-
search and development of energetic materials 
and technologies; and 
(B) contractors and suppliers of energetic 
materials and technologies. 
SEC. 245. LIMITATION ON SOURCING CHEMICAL MATERIALS 
FOR MUNITIONS FROM CERTAIN COUNTRIES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense may not 
procure a chemical material for munitions specified in sub-
section (b) from any country other than a country specified 
in subsection (c). 
(b) CHEMICAL MATERIALS SPECIFIED.—The chemical 
materials for munitions specified in this subsection are the 
chemicals listed under the heading ‘‘Task 1: Domestic Pro-
duction of Critical Chemicals’’ in section 3.0E of the docu-
ment of the Department of Defense titled ‘‘Statement of Ob-
jectives (SOO) for Critical Chemicals Production’’ (FOA: 
FA8650-19-S-5010, Appendix VI, Call: 012) and dated De-
cember 5, 2022. 
(c) COUNTRIES SPECIFIED.—The countries specified 
in this subsection are the following: 
(1) India. 
(2) Any member country of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization. 
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(3) Any country that is designated as a major 
non-NATO ally for purposes of section 2350a(i)(2) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of this sec-
tion shall take effect on the date that is the later of— 
(1) the date of the enactment of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; or 
(2) September 30, 2024. 
Subtitle D—Plans, Reports, and 
Other Matters 
SEC. 261. HYPERSONIC TESTING STRATEGY AND EVALUA-
TION 
OF 
POTENTIAL 
HYPERSONIC 
TEST 
RANGES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2024, and available for the Office of the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Policy for the travel of persons, not 
more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until 
the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the 
congressional defense committees the strategy required 
under section 237(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263). 
(b) BIENNIAL UPDATES TO HYPERSONICS TESTING 
STRATEGY.—Section 237(c) of the National Defense Author-
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ization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) BIENNIAL UPDATES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once every two years after the submittal of the 
initial strategy under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall— 
‘‘(i) revise and update the strategy; 
and 
‘‘(ii) submit the revised and updated 
strategy to the appropriate congressional 
committees. 
‘‘(B) SUNSET.—The requirement to prepare 
and submit updates under this paragraph shall 
terminate on December 31, 2030.’’. 
(c) EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL HYPERSONIC TEST 
RANGES.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct a study to evaluate not fewer than two possible 
locations in the United States, selected in consultation 
with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering, that have potential to be used as addi-
tional corridors for long-distance hypersonic system 
testing. 
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(2) ACTIVITIES UNDER NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT 
POLICY ACT.—Following the completion of the study 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall 
initiate any activities required under the National 
Environment Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) in connection with the conduct of long-distance 
hypersonic system testing at the locations evaluated 
under the study. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2024, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the results of 
the study conducted under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 262. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORTS ON CRIT-
ICAL TECHNOLOGY AREAS SUPPORTIVE OF 
THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY. 
Section 217(c)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively; 
(3) by striking ‘‘including a description’’ and in-
serting ‘‘including— 
‘‘(A) a description’’; 
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(4) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing a semicolon; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(B) for each technology area identified 
under subsection (a)(1)— 
‘‘(i) a list of each program element 
that funds research, development, test, and 
evaluation activities within that area; and 
‘‘(ii) for each such program element— 
‘‘(I) identification of the total 
amount of funds obligated or expended 
for research, development, test, and 
evaluation under that program element 
in support of the technology area in 
the fiscal year preceding the date of the 
report; 
‘‘(II) an estimate of the total 
amount of funds expected to be obli-
gated or expended for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation under that 
program element in support of the 
technology area for the fiscal year in 
which the report is submitted and each 
of the following two fiscal years; and 
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‘‘(III) an explanation of the rea-
sons for such funding allocations; and 
‘‘(C) an assessment of any policies, proc-
esses, or systems of the Department of Defense 
that have been modified, or that are expected to 
be modified, as a result of the Department’s in-
vestments and other efforts in the technology 
areas identified under subsection (a)(1) to com-
pete in an era of strategic competition, with an 
emphasis on those policies, processes, or systems 
involved in transitioning technologies from the 
research and development phase to formal acqui-
sition programs or operational use within the 
Department.’’. 
SEC. 263. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY. 
(a) STRATEGY.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordi-
nation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering, shall develop and implement an intellec-
tual property strategy to enhance the ability of the Depart-
ment of Defense to procure emerging capabilities and tech-
nologies as described in subsection (b). 
(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—The strategy under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Plans for using intellectual property to en-
hance the ability of the Department of Defense to in-
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novate and invest in new warfighting capabilities to 
outpace adversaries of the United States in the areas 
of new and emerging technology. 
(2) Recommendations on the use of intellectual 
property and its purpose and benefits— 
(A) within research and engineering pro-
grams of the Department; and 
(B) in the context of strategic competition, 
including in hybrid warfare and deterrence. 
(3) Strategies for promoting and encouraging 
members of the Armed Forces to create and produce 
new tools and technologies for the Department. 
(4) Concepts and actionable steps for accel-
erating, to the extent practicable, the procurement 
and fielding of emerging capabilities and technologies. 
(5) Methods for encouraging innovation, solu-
tions that scale, and the use of patents across the De-
partment of Defense by establishing an integrated, 
cross-service 
approach 
to 
the 
identification, 
prioritization, development, and fielding of emerging 
capabilities and technologies. 
(6) Steps to implement measures to protect 
against the theft of intellectual property. 
(7) Enforcement mechanisms to ensure intellec-
tual property rights are protected. 
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(c) OPTIONAL ELEMENTS.—The strategy under sub-
section (a) may include the following: 
(1) Identification of how intellectual property 
may be used to enhance the innovation capabilities of 
the Department of Defense to neutralize the effects of 
intellectual property theft by competitors of the 
United States. 
(2) An innovation warfare strategy to promote 
the creation of new and emerging technologies to se-
cure the dominant economic and security position of 
the United States against adversaries, which may in-
clude strategies to— 
(A) further develop the technological base of 
the Department of Defense and create intellectual 
property security tools needed to outpace adver-
saries and prevent technological overmatch; 
(B) develop machine learning tools to iden-
tify possible future technologies; 
(C) ensure that Federal research and devel-
opment spending spur innovation as directed in 
the 2022 National Defense Strategy; 
(D) secure positions that give the United 
States strategic advantages with respect to the 
acquisition, procurement, distribution, and pro-
tection of new and emerging technologies; and 
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(E) identity and develop cross-functional 
capabilities— 
(i) for the implementation of the strat-
egy under subsection (a); and 
(ii) to facilitate the coordination of ef-
forts to the extent feasible. 
(3) Guidance to link priorities, goals, and invest-
ments with respect to intellectual property rights with 
individuals and entities that are critical to the func-
tioning of specific programs of the Department of De-
fense, including by— 
(A) developing and reinforcing relationships 
with academia, the acquisition workforce (as de-
fined in section 101 of title 10, United States 
Code), the defense industry, and the commercial 
sector to create scalable solutions that are pro-
tected through intellectual property rights; 
(B) developing a marketing strategy to 
make members of a covered Armed Force aware 
that the members may be able to patent inven-
tions the members create while serving; and 
(C) identifying funding, investments, per-
sonnel, facilities, and relationships with other 
departments and agencies of the Federal Govern-
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ment without which defense capabilities would be 
severely degraded. 
(4) Methods to support the coordination of acqui-
sition priorities, programs, and timelines to meet re-
quirements and security objectives of each covered 
Armed Force and the combatant commands with the 
research and engineering activities of the Department. 
(5) Recommendations for changes to statute, reg-
ulations, or policies to support the achievement of the 
goals set forth in the strategy. 
(6) Processes to inform senior leaders of the De-
partment and Members of Congress of the potential ef-
fects of the intellectual property strategy on the devel-
opment of policies and regulations guiding strategic 
competition with adversaries of the United States in 
the military and technology domains. 
(7) Methods to support the efficient implementa-
tion of the strategy to address near-term, mid-term, 
and long-term capability gaps, with an emphasis on 
spurring innovation and overcoming, to the extent 
practicable, the gap between the research and develop-
ment of emerging capabilities and technologies and 
the procurement and fielding of such capabilities and 
technologies. 
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(8) Methods to support the issuance and enforce-
ment of patents within the Department of Defense. 
(9) An assessment the potential supporting roles 
of military education institutions and science and 
technology reinvention laboratories (as designated 
under section 4121(b) of title 10, United States Code), 
including roles relating to encouraging innovation, 
raising awareness of intellectual property rights , and 
the conceptualization, development, testing, and im-
plementation of innovative solutions for emerging ca-
pabilities and technologies. 
(d) ALIGNMENT WITH NATIONAL DEFENSE STRAT-
EGY.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the strat-
egy developed under subsection (a) aligns with the National 
Defense Strategy under section 113(g) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2024, the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a report on the intellectual 
property strategy developed under subsection (a). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space 
Force. 
(2) The term ‘‘intellectual property’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘IP’’ in Department of De-
fense Instruction 5010.44 titled ‘‘Intellectual Property 
(IP) Acquisition and Licensing’’ (issued October 16, 
2019). 
(3) The term ‘‘intellectual property rights’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘IP rights’’ in Depart-
ment of Defense Instruction 5010.44 titled ‘‘Intellec-
tual Property (IP) Acquisition and Licensing’’ 
(issued October 16, 2019). 
SEC. 264. STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRALIZED 
PLATFORM FOR DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING 
OF AUTONOMY SOFTWARE. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intel-
ligence Officer, shall conduct a study to assess the feasibility 
and advisability of establishing a centralized platform for 
the development and testing of autonomy software. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) shall 
include, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) An assessment of the status of efforts to re-
source and integrate autonomy software into systems 
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of the Department of Defense, including systems in 
use by the Department as of the date of the study and 
systems that may be used in the future. 
(2) Identification of systems of the Department 
of Defense which are, or can be, integrated with au-
tonomy software to enable the continuous operational 
capability of such systems in GPS- or communica-
tions-denied environments, including those systems 
identified in the report required under section 246 of 
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 
116–283; 135 Stat. 1622). 
(3) An assessment of any gaps in— 
(A) program funding relating to the acqui-
sition of autonomy software; 
(B) acquisition processes, including the 
planning, programming, budgeting, and execu-
tion process for acquiring and integrating auton-
omy-enabling capabilities across relevant pro-
grams of record; 
(C) training capabilities relating to auton-
omy software; 
(D) capabilities for testing, evaluating, 
verifying, and validating autonomy software in 
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all environments, including virtual and real- 
world environments; and 
(E) efforts to test, resource, and scale com-
mercially available autonomy software for use by 
the Department. 
(4) A plan to address, to the extent practicable, 
the gaps assessed in paragraph (3), including— 
(A) updated procedures to plan for the po-
tential costs of autonomy software at the onset of 
the acquisition life cycle; 
(B) plans to include, in greater detail, the 
projected costs of autonomy software for applica-
ble programs of record in the future-years defense 
program submitted to Congress under section 
221 of title 10, United States Code; and 
(C) plans to standardize the acquisition of 
autonomy software for programs of record across 
the Armed Forces. 
(c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report on the results of the study conducted under subsection 
(a). 
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(d) CDAO DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Chief 
Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 846(b) of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117–263). 
SEC. 265. ANNUAL REPORT ON INCREMENTAL AND TRANS-
FORMATIONAL 
RESEARCH 
AND 
DEVELOP-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after the 
date on which the budget of the President is submitted to 
Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code, for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
identifies— 
(1) the number of incremental research and de-
velopment projects that are in progress within the De-
partment of Defense as of the date of the report and 
the total amount of funding allocated to such projects; 
and 
(2) the number of transformational research and 
development projects that are in progress within the 
Department of Defense as of the date of the report and 
the total amount of funding allocated to such projects. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘incremental research and develop-
ment project’’ means a covered research activity that 
is in the research and development phase as of the 
date of the submittal of the report under subsection 
(a) and that is expected to achieve initial operational 
capability by not later than five years after such date. 
(2) The term ‘‘transformational research and de-
velopment project’’ means a covered research activity 
that is in the research and development phase as of 
the date of the submittal of the report under sub-
section (a) and that is expected to achieve initial 
operational capability by not earlier than five years 
after such date. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered research activity’’ means 
a program, project, or other activity of the Depart-
ment of Defense designated as budget activity 1 (basic 
research), budget activity 2 (applied research), or 
budget activity 3 (advanced technology development), 
as such budget activity classifications are set forth in 
volume 2B, chapter 5 of the Department of Defense 
Financial Management Regulation (DOD 7000.14-R). 
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SEC. 266. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES TO 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY ON AU-
TONOMY IN WEAPON SYSTEMS. 
Not later than 30 days after making a modification 
to Department of Defense Directive 3000.09 (relating to au-
tonomy in weapon systems) the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing 
that includes— 
(1) a description of the modification; and 
(2) an explanation of the reasons for the modi-
fication. 
SEC. 267. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DUAL USE INNOVATIVE 
TECHNOLOGY FOR THE ROBOTIC COMBAT VE-
HICLE OF THE ARMY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Army is developing the Robotic Combat 
Vehicle using a sound and innovative acquisition 
strategy. The Robotic Combat Vehicle program is 
leveraging dual-use commercial innovation for its au-
tonomous driving system. 
(2) The Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle Software 
Pathways program will take an agile and phased ap-
proach to the ultimate solution, which is an autono-
mous, artificial intelligence-based navigation soft-
ware. The technical focus will be on developing robust 
software pathways for the Army to conduct vehicle 
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navigation in increasingly complex terrain, diverse 
operational conditions, and GPS-challenged environ-
ments, while still providing the ability to remotely 
operate the vehicle. 
(3) The Army’s acquisition strategy for the 
Robotic Combat Vehicle is smartly separating the 
platform ground combat vehicle prototypes from the 
autonomous software system. This approach is stand-
ard in the private sector and modern product develop-
ment. With this approach, the Robotic Combat Vehicle 
program is establishing a blueprint for future autono-
mous development programs of the Department of De-
fense. 
(4) By using this dual acquisition approach, the 
Army will receive the best value for the taxpayer as 
it will leverage private sector investments made on 
autonomous software and create an interoperable soft-
ware stack for use on future applications. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the Army should continue to use the software 
acquisition pathway approach and leverage dual-use, 
innovative commercial technology for the Robotic 
Combat Vehicle program; 
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(2) the Army should consider a similar frame-
work for future ground vehicle programs, such as the 
Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program and the 
Common Tactical Truck program; and 
(3) the other Armed Forces should consider using 
a similar dual acquisition approach for their autono-
mous ground vehicle programs. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2024 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and main-
tenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301. 
Subtitle B—Energy and 
Environment 
SEC. 311. EQUIVALENT AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
PROJECTS AT FACILITIES OF THE NATIONAL 
GUARD AND THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) REVISION
OF DEFINITION.—Section 2700(4) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘State-owned’’; 
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(2) by striking ‘‘owned and operated by a State 
when such land is’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘even though such land is not 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense’’ 
and inserting: ‘‘without regard to— 
‘‘(A) the owner or operator of the facility; or 
‘‘(B) whether the facility is under the juris-
diction of the Department of Defense or a mili-
tary department.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION UNDER DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL 
RESTORATION PROGRAM.—Section 2701 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘State- 
owned’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘State- 
owned’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘or at a 
National Guard facility’’ after ‘‘Secretary’s jurisdic-
tion’’. 
(c) ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACCOUNTS.—Sec-
tion 2703(g)(1) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘, a 
National Guard facility,’’ after ‘‘Department of Defense’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL
OF
PROVISION.—Section 2707 of 
such title is amended by striking subsection (e). 
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(2) REFERENCE UPDATE.—Section 345(f)(1) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1646; 10 
U.S.C. 2715 note) is amended by striking ‘‘facility 
where military activities are conducted by the Na-
tional Guard of a State pursuant to section 2707(e) 
of title 10, United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Guard Facility, as such term is defined in sec-
tion 2700 of title 10, United States Code’’. 
SEC. 312. MODIFICATIONS TO PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF 
SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL. 
Section 324(g) of the James M. Inhofe National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 
117–263; 136 Stat. 2518; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 2922) is 
amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘applicable material’ means the 
following: 
‘‘(A) 
Monoglycerides, 
diglycerides, 
and 
triglycerides. 
‘‘(B) Free fatty acids. 
‘‘(C) Fatty acid esters. 
‘‘(D) Municipal solid waste. 
‘‘(E) Renewable natural gas. 
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‘‘(3) The term ‘biomass’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 45K(c)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions 
reduction percentage’ means, with respect to non-pe-
troleum-based jet fuel, the percentage reduction in 
lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions achieved by such 
fuel as compared with petroleum-based jet fuel, as de-
termined using the following: 
‘‘(A) The most up-to-date Carbon Offsetting 
and Reduction Scheme for International Avia-
tion which has been adopted by the International 
Civil Aviation Organization with the agreement 
of the United States. 
‘‘(B) The most up-to-date determinations 
under the model known as the ‘Greenhouse gases, 
Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Trans-
portation’ model developed by Argonne National 
Laboratory, or any successor model. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘sustainable aviation fuel’ means 
the portion of liquid fuel that is not kerosene and 
that— 
‘‘(A) meets the requirements of— 
‘‘(i) ASTM International Standard 
D7566; or 
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‘‘(ii) the Fischer Tropsch provisions of 
ASTM 
International 
Standard 
D1655, 
Annex A1; 
‘‘(B) is not derived from coprocessing an 
applicable material (or materials derived from 
an applicable material) with a feedstock which is 
not biomass; 
‘‘(C) is not derived from palm fatty acid 
distillates or petroleum; and 
‘‘(D) has a lifecycle greenhouse gas emis-
sions reduction percentage of at least 50 per-
cent.’’. 
SEC. 313. REQUIRED DETERMINATION ON AVAILABILITY OF 
CHARGING STATIONS PRIOR TO REPLACE-
MENT OF NON-TACTICAL VEHICLE FLEET OF 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—Section 328 of the 
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2519) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and the de-
termination described in subsection (c)’’ after ‘‘the re-
port described in subsection (b)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 
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(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(c) DETERMINATION.—The determination described 
in this subsection is a determination by the Secretary of 
Defense that, with respect to the potential replacement of 
the existing non-tactical vehicle fleet of the Department with 
an exclusively electric non-tactical vehicle fleet, there is in-
frastructure to support such electric non-tactical vehicle 
fleet (such as charging stations) available in each covered 
command area of operations at a level sufficient— 
‘‘(1) to ensure that military logistics and oper-
ational requirements within such area would not be 
negatively affected as a result of a lack of such infra-
structure in peacetime; and 
‘‘(2) to ensure that military logistics and oper-
ational requirements within such area would not be 
negatively affected as a result of a lack of such infra-
structure in the event of a conflict (including a con-
flict in which an adversary may target electric grid 
requirements within such area). 
‘‘(d) ASSESSMENTS.—On an annual basis until such 
time as the Secretary is able to make the determination de-
scribed in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
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Representatives and the Senate an assessment as to whether 
such determination may be made.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by para-
graph (2)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (9), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘‘covered command area of oper-
ations’’ refers to the area of operations of each of the 
following: 
‘‘(A) The United States Indo-Pacific Com-
mand. 
‘‘(B) The United States European Com-
mand. 
‘‘(C) The United States Central Command. 
‘‘(D) The United States Africa Command. 
‘‘(E) The United States Northern Com-
mand. 
‘‘(F) The United States Southern Com-
mand.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR FIRST ASSESSMENT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
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defense committees the first assessment required under sec-
tion 328(d) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (as amended by sub-
section (a)). 
SEC. 314. MODIFICATION TO PROTOTYPE AND DEMONSTRA-
TION PROJECTS FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE AT 
CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) MODIFICATION TO COVERED TECHNOLOGIES FOR 
PROTOTYPE
AND
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS.—Section 
322(c)(6) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 
Stat. 2511; 10 U.S.C. 2911 note) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) Hydrogen creation, storage, and power 
generation using natural gas or renewable elec-
tricity.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the amendments 
made by this section shall apply with respect to covered pro-
totype and demonstration projects (as defined in section 
322(k) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 
Stat. 2511; 10 U.S.C. 2911 note)) commencing on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 315. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER CERTAIN FUNDS AS 
PAYMENT RELATING TO NAVAL AIR STATION, 
MOFFETT FIELD, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS.— 
(1) TRANSFER AMOUNT.—The Secretary of the 
Navy may transfer an amount of not more than 
$438,250 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund es-
tablished under subchapter A of chapter 98 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, in accordance with sec-
tion 2703(f) of title 10, United States Code. Any such 
transfer shall be made without regard to section 2215 
of such title. 
(2) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Any transfer under this 
subsection shall be made using funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2024 for the 
Department of Defense Base Closure Account estab-
lished by section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note). 
(b) PURPOSE OF TRANSFER.—A transfer under sub-
section (a) shall be for the purpose of satisfying a stipulated 
penalty assessed by the Environmental Protection Agency 
on May 4, 2018, regarding former Naval Air Station, 
Moffett Field, California, under the Federal Facility Agree-
ment for Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, which was en-
tered into between the Navy and the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency in 1990 pursuant to section 120 of the Com-
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prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620). 
(c) ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENT.—If the Secretary of the 
Navy makes a transfer under subsection (a), the Adminis-
trator for the Environmental Protection Agency shall accept 
the amount transferred as payment in full of the penalty 
referred to in subsection (b). 
SEC. 316. REQUIREMENT FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO 
DEVELOP PLAN FOR TRANSITION OF JOINT 
TASK FORCE RED HILL. 
(a) PLAN FOR TERMINATION REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation, to the maximum extent practicable, with 
appropriate Federal, State, and local stakeholders, 
shall develop a plan for the termination of and tran-
sition from the Joint Task Force Red Hill. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Under such plan, the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) subject to subsection (b), determine the 
date on which the Joint Task Force Red Hill (or 
any successor organization) shall be terminated; 
(B) designate appropriate officials or enti-
ties to be responsible for— 
(i) engaging and communicating with 
communities in proximity to the Red Hill 
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Bulk Fuel Storage Facility following such 
termination; 
(ii) communicating, in a clear and 
consistent manner, with the heads of rel-
evant Federal and State agencies and such 
communities with respect to all operations 
involving the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage 
Facility; and 
(iii) ensuring the attendance of appro-
priate experts and public relations profes-
sionals at any public meeting or event re-
lating to such operations; 
(C) coordinate and communicate with such 
communities and the heads of applicable State 
regulatory authorities with respect to— 
(i) such termination; and 
(ii) 
the 
responsibilities 
designated 
under subparagraph (B); 
(D) ensure adequate resourcing and per-
sonnel to meet continued community engagement 
requirements and priorities of the Department of 
Defense; and 
(E) provide for or update any plan relating 
to the defueling of the Red Hell Bulk Fuel Stor-
age Facility and removal of other potential con-
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taminants stored at such facilities following such 
termination. 
(3) DEADLINE.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees the plan under paragraph (1). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF PLAN.—The Secretary shall make 
such plan and any supporting documents available to the 
public and State and local elected officials. 
(c) RESTRICTION ON TERMINATION AUTHORITY.—The 
Secretary of Defense may not terminate the Joint Task 
Force Red Hill before the date that is 30 days after the 
date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional 
defense committees such report. 
SEC. 317. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR 
COORDINATION OF RENEGOTIATION OF CER-
TAIN LAND LEASES OWNED BY DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE IN HAWAI’I. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall designate an official to be responsible for, in coordina-
tion with appropriate officials from the covered military 
departments and the United States Indo-Pacific Com-
mand— 
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(1) coordinating Department of Defense-wide ef-
forts relating to the renegotiation of land leases owned 
by the Department of Defense in the State of Hawai’i 
expiring between 2029 and 2031; 
(2) representing the Department of Defense dur-
ing any such renegotiation; and 
(3) ensuring clear and consistent communication 
to such State, State and local elected officials, and the 
public of the needs and priorities of the Department 
of Defense with respect to joint land use in such 
State. 
(b) SELECTION.—In making the designation under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may appoint an in-
dividual with a significant background and expertise in— 
(1) relevant legal and technical aspects of land 
lease issues; and 
(2) working with State and local elected officials 
and the public in such State. 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
Secretary of Defense makes such designation, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the 
Governor of Hawai’i a notification that includes the name 
and contact information of the individual designated under 
subsection (a). 
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(d) COVERED MILITARY DEPARTMENT DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘covered military department’’ 
means— 
(1) the Department of the Army; 
(2) the Department of the Navy; and 
(3) the Department of the Air Force. 
SEC. 318. PROHIBITION AND LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY 
OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN ENERGY PROGRAMS 
OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
the Department of Defense for any operational energy pro-
gram (including an operational energy program that uses 
renewable energy) may be provided to an entity owned or 
controlled by the Russian Federation or the Chinese Com-
munist Party. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for the As-
sistant 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Acquisition 
and 
Sustainment, not more than 50 percent may be obligated 
or expended until the Assistant Secretary submits to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a report on operational energy pro-
grams of the Department of Defense that includes— 
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(1) a list of all operational energy programs of 
record; 
(2) a description of— 
(A) how each such program improves readi-
ness or capabilities; 
(B) how each such program shall be sus-
tained (including in a contested environment); 
and 
(C) the life-cycle costs of each such program, 
including cost avoidance over such life-cycle. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘operational energy’’— 
(A) has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 2924 of title 10, United States Code; and 
(B) includes renewable energy used by non-
tactical power systems and generators deployed 
to a contested environment. 
(2) The term ‘‘renewable energy’’ includes elec-
tricity generated from solar energy and energy stored 
in a lithium battery. 
SEC. 319. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR BATTLEFIELD 
STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC 
POWER. 
(a) ANALYSIS.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
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conduct an analysis of potential alternatives to systems for 
the storage and distribution of electric power, for prospec-
tive use by the Army on the battlefield or in other austere 
environments. 
(b) SCOPE.— 
(1) STUDY GUIDANCE.—In conducting the anal-
ysis of potential alternatives under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall develop study guidance under which 
such analysis is required to include for consideration 
as such potential alternatives the full range of mili-
tary and commercially available capabilities for the 
storage and distribution of electric power. 
(2) OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that, for each potential alternative ana-
lyzed pursuant to subsection (a), such analysis in-
cludes a detailed evaluation of the cost and capabili-
ties thereof, including with respect to the following: 
(A) The per-unit cost of the potential alter-
native. 
(B) The mobility of the potential alter-
native. 
(C) The capability of the potential alter-
native to store and distribute electric power nec-
essary for the charging of soldier-worn devices of 
members of the Army on the battlefield. 
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(D) The capability of the potential alter-
native to store electric power for, or distribute 
electric power to, multiple systems (including 
through a network or microgrid), to sustain tac-
tical command posts. 
(E) Any other capabilities the Secretary de-
termines necessary to meet operational require-
ments. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
on which the Secretary completes the analysis under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report containing the following: 
(1) The results of such analysis, including the re-
sults of— 
(A) consideration of the full range of capa-
bilities specified in subsection (b)(1); and 
(B) the evaluations required under sub-
section (b)(2). 
(2) An assessment of the types of analyses the 
Secretary conducted under this section to determine 
the costs and benefits associated with the prospective 
use by the Army on the battlefield or in other austere 
environments of commercially available potential al-
ternatives referred to in subsection (b)(1), including— 
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(A) an identification of whether, and to 
what extent, the Secretary— 
(i) conducted such analyses using best 
practices; 
(ii) fully addressed concerns with such 
prospective use relating to acquisition, oper-
ational requirements, or user communities; 
and 
(iii) evaluated such prospective use 
based on total cost, capabilities, and inter-
operability with existing or planned systems 
of the Army; and 
(B) a description of how the Secretary— 
(i) determined the requirements appli-
cable to such commercially available poten-
tial alternatives (including pursuant to sub-
section (b)(2)(E)); and 
(ii) evaluated the cost of, delivery and 
operability schedule of, risks posed by, and 
other considerations (including those listed 
in subsection (b)(2)) relating to each such 
potential alternative. 
(d) MICROGRID DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘microgrid’’ has the meaning given that term in section 323 
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of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263). 
Subtitle 
C—Treatment 
of 
Perfluoroalkyl Substances and 
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances 
SEC. 331. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO EXPOSURES TO 
PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL 
SUBSTANCES. 
(a) INCLUSION OF EXPOSURE TO PERFLUOROALKYL 
AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AS PART OF PERI-
ODIC HEALTH ASSESSMENTS AD DEPLOYMENT ASSESS-
MENTS.— 
(1) PERIODIC HEALTH ASSESSMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall ensure that any periodic health 
assessment provided to a member of the Armed Forces 
includes an evaluation of whether the member has 
been— 
(A) based or stationed at a military instal-
lation identified by the Department of Defense as 
a location with a known or suspected release of 
perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances during the period in which the member 
was based or stationed at the military installa-
tion; or 
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(B) exposed to such substances, including by 
evaluating any information in the health record 
of the member. 
(2) 
DEPLOYMENT
ASSESSMENTS.—Section 
1074f(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(E) An assessment of whether the member 
was— 
‘‘(i) based or stationed at a military instal-
lation identified by the Department as a location 
with 
a 
known 
or 
suspected 
release 
of 
perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances during the period in which the member 
was based or stationed at the military installa-
tion; or 
‘‘(ii) exposed to such substances, including 
by assessing any information in the health 
record of the member.’’. 
(b) PROVISION OF BLOOD TESTING TO DETERMINE 
EXPOSURE
TO
PERFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCES
OR 
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.— 
(1) PROVISION.—If a covered evaluation of a 
member of the Armed Forces results in a positive de-
termination of potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl 
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substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances, the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide to that member, during that 
covered evaluation, blood testing to determine and 
document potential exposure to such substances. 
(2) INCLUSION IN HEALTH RECORD.—The results 
of blood testing of a member of the Armed Forces con-
ducted under paragraph (1) shall be included in the 
health record of the member. 
(c) 
DOCUMENTATION
OF
EXPOSURE
TO 
PERFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCES
OR
POLYFLUOROALKYL 
SUBSTANCES.— 
(1) REGISTRY.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall establish a registry of members of 
the Armed Forces who have been exposed to, or 
are 
suspected 
to 
have 
been 
exposed 
to, 
perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances. 
(B) INCLUSION
IN
REGISTRY.—The Sec-
retary shall include a member of the Armed 
Forces in the registry established under subpara-
graph (A) if a covered evaluation of the member 
establishes that the member— 
(i) was based or stationed at a location 
identified by the Department of Defense as 
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a location with a known or suspected release 
of 
perfluoroalkyl 
substances 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances during the period 
in which the member was based or stationed 
at the location; or 
(ii) was exposed to such substances. 
(C) BLOOD TESTING.—The results of any 
blood test conducted under subsection (b)(1) shall 
be included in the registry established under sub-
paragraph (A) for any member of the Armed 
Forces included in the registry. 
(D) ELECTION.—A member of the Armed 
Forces may elect not to be included in the reg-
istry established under subparagraph (A). 
(2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall provide to a member of the Armed 
Forces additional information on perfluoroalkyl sub-
stances and polyfluoroalkyl substances and the poten-
tial impact of exposure to such substances if a covered 
evaluation of such member establishes that the mem-
ber— 
(A) was based or stationed at a location 
identified by the Department of Defense as a lo-
cation with a known or suspected release of 
perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
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stances during the period in which the member 
was based or stationed at the location; or 
(B) was exposed to such substances. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to preclude eligibility of 
a veteran for benefits under the laws administered by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by reason of the ex-
posure of the veteran to perfluoroalkyl substances or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances not being recorded in a 
covered evaluation. 
(d) COVERED EVALUATION DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered evaluation’’ means the following: 
(1) A periodic health assessment conducted in ac-
cordance with subsection (a)(1). 
(2) A deployment assessment conducted under 
section 1074f(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by subsection (a)(2). 
SEC. 332. PRIZES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY FOR 
THERMAL 
DESTRUCTION 
OF 
PERFLUOROALKYL 
SUBSTANCES 
OR 
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. 
(a) PRIZES.—Section 330 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 
10 U.S.C. 2661 note prec.), as amended by section 343 of 
the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act 
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for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 
2530), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Technology for the thermal destruction of 
perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense 
for fiscal year 2024 $1,000,000 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 333. RESTRICTION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AC-
QUISITION OF COVERED ITEMS CONTAINING 
OR PRODUCED USING CERTAIN SUBSTANCES. 
(a) MODIFICATION.—Section 333 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116–283; 10 U.S.C. 3062 note; 134 Stat. 3531) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 333. RESTRICTION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AC-
QUISITION OF COVERED ITEMS CONTAINING 
OR PRODUCED USING CERTAIN SUBSTANCES. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION BEGINNING APRIL 1, 2023.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—During the period begin-
ning on April 1, 2023, and ending on April 1, 2025, 
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the Secretary of Defense may not acquire any covered 
item that contains perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) 
or perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). 
‘‘(2) COVERED
ITEM
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘covered item’ means— 
‘‘(A) nonstick cookware or cooking utensils 
for use in galleys or dining facilities; and 
‘‘(B) upholstered furniture, carpets, and 
rugs that have been treated with stain-resistant 
coatings. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION BEGINNING APRIL 1, 2025.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—Beginning on April 1, 
2025, the Secretary of Defense may not acquire any 
covered item that contains or is produced using any 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). 
‘‘(B) Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). 
‘‘(C) Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS). 
‘‘(D) Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA). 
‘‘(E) Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA). 
‘‘(F) Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA). 
‘‘(G) 
Perfluorohexanesulfonic 
acid 
(PFHxS). 
‘‘(H) 
Perfluoroheptane 
sulfonic 
acid 
(PFHpS). 
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‘‘(I) Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA). 
‘‘(J) Perfluorodecanoic Acid (PFDA). 
‘‘(K) Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA). 
‘‘(L) Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA). 
‘‘(M) Perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA 
or FOSA). 
‘‘(N) Hexafluoropropylene Oxide (HFPO) 
Dimer Acid (GenX). 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out this 
subsection, the Secretary shall include the prohibition 
under paragraph (1) as a term in any contract or 
other agreement entered into on or after April 1, 
2025, by the Secretary for the acquisition of a covered 
item. 
‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed as— 
‘‘(A) requiring the disposal of, or otherwise 
affecting, covered items acquired by the Secretary 
of Defense prior to April 1, 2025; or 
‘‘(B) imposing an obligation on the Sec-
retary to test covered items to confirm the ab-
sence 
of 
perfluoroalkyl 
substances 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘covered item’ means— 
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‘‘(i) non-stick cookware or food service 
ware for use in galleys or dining facilities; 
‘‘(ii) food packaging materials; 
‘‘(iii) cleaning products, including 
floor waxes; 
‘‘(iv) carpeting; 
‘‘(v) rugs, curtains, or upholstered fur-
niture; 
‘‘(vi) sunscreen; 
‘‘(vii) shoes and clothing for which 
treatment with a perfluoroalkyl substance or 
polyfluoroalkyl substance is not necessary 
for an essential function; and 
‘‘(viii) such other items as may be de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘perfluoroalkyl substance’ 
means a man-made chemical of which all of the 
carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘polyfluoroalkyl substance’ 
means a man-made chemical containing at least 
one fully fluorinated carbon atom and at least 
one nonfluorinated carbon atom.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORTS.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there-
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after, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a report containing a de-
tailed description of the following: 
(A) Steps taken to identify covered items 
acquired by the Secretary of Defense that contain 
or are produced using perfluoroalkyl substances 
or polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
(B) Steps taken to limit the acquisition by 
the Secretary of covered items that contain or 
are produced using perfluoroalkyl substances or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
(C) Planned steps of the Secretary to limit 
the acquisition of covered items that contain or 
are produced using perfluoroalkyl substances or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the terms 
‘‘covered item’’, ‘‘perfluoroalkyl substance’’, and 
‘‘polyfluoroalkyl substance’’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 333(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116–283; 10 U.S.C. 3062 note; 134 Stat. 3531), as 
amended by subsection (a). 
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Subtitle D—Logistics and 
Sustainment 
SEC. 341. REPEAL OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW RE-
QUIREMENT RELATING TO CORE LOGISTICS 
CAPABILITIES. 
Section 2464(e) of title 10, United States Code, is re-
pealed. 
SEC. 342. DISAGGREGATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN 
ANNUAL REPORT RELATING TO PERFORM-
ANCE OF DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE. 
Section 2466(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, including an analysis of such in-
formation disaggregated by depot’’ after ‘‘sectors’’. 
SEC. 343. FOREIGN MILITARY SALES EXCLUSION IN CAL-
CULATION FOR CERTAIN WORKLOAD CARRY-
OVER OF DEPARTMENT OF ARMY. 
Section 377 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263; 136 Stat. 2542; 10 U.S.C. 2476 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘that applies’’ and inserting ‘‘that—’’ 
‘‘(1) applies a material end of period exclusion; 
and 
‘‘(2) excludes from the calculated carryover 
amount the proceeds of any foreign military sale.’’. 
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after January 1, 2019, and before December 28, 
2023. 
‘‘(C) An offense under section 925 (article 
125) of this title alleging an act of nonconsen-
sual sodomy that occurred before January 1, 
2019. 
‘‘(D) A conspiracy to commit an offense 
specified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as 
punishable under section 881 of this title (article 
81). 
‘‘(E) A solicitation to commit an offense 
specified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as 
punishable under section 882 of this title (article 
82). 
‘‘(F) An attempt to commit an offense speci-
fied in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) 
as punishable under section 880 of this title (ar-
ticle 80). 
‘‘(2) EFFECT OF EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) TREATMENT AS COVERED OFFENSE.— 
If a special trial counsel exercises authority over 
an offense pursuant to paragraph (1), the offense 
over which the special trial counsel exercises au-
thority shall be considered a covered offense for 
purposes of this chapter. 
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