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action would enhance manning and readiness in es-
sential units or in critical specialties, the Secretary 
may vary the end strength authorized by Congress 
for a fiscal year as follows: 
(A) Increase the end strength authorized 
pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title 
for a fiscal year for the Space Force by a num-
ber equal to not more than 5 percent of such 
authorized end strength. 
(B) Decrease the end strength authorized 
pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title 
for a fiscal year for the Space Force by a num-
ber equal to not more than 10 percent of such 
authorized end strength. 
(2) TERMINATION.—The authority provided 
under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the last day 
of the transition period. 
(b) TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FOR THE SPACE FORCE 
FROM END STRENGTH GRADE RESTRICTIONS.—Sections 
517 and 523 of title 10, United States Code, shall not 
apply to the Space Force during the transition period. 
SEC. 1747. PROMOTION AUTHORITY FLEXIBILITY. 
(a) PROMOTION AUTHORITY FLEXIBILITY.—During 
the transition period, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
convene selection boards to consider officers on the space 
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force officer list for promotion, and may promote Space 
Force officers selected by such boards, in accordance with 
any of the following provisions of title 10, United States 
Code: 
(1) Chapter 36. 
(2) Part III of subtitle E. 
(3) Chapter 2005, as added by section 1716. 
(b) COORDINATION OF PROVISIONS.— 
(1) For a selection board convened pursuant to 
subsection (a) to consider members of the Space 
Force for promotion in accordance with chapter 36 
of such title— 
(A) provisions that apply to an officer of a 
regular component of the Armed Forces shall 
apply to an officer of the Space Force; and 
(B) the space force officer list shall be con-
sidered to be an active-duty list. 
(2) For a selection board convened pursuant to 
pursuant to subsection (a) to consider members of 
the Space Force for promotion in accordance with 
part III of subtitle E of such title— 
(A) provisions that apply to an officer of a 
reserve component of the Armed Forces shall 
apply to an officer of the Space Force; and 
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(B) the space force officer list shall be con-
sidered to be a reserve active-status list. 
(3) For a selection board convened pursuant to 
subsection (a) to consider members of the Space 
Force for promotion in accordance with either chap-
ter 36 or part III of subtitle E of such title— 
(A) section 20213 of such title shall apply 
to the composition of the selection board; 
(B) the provisions of chapter 2005 of such 
title regarding officers on the space force officer 
list eligible to be considered for promotion to 
the grade of brigadier general or major general 
shall apply; 
(C) section 20216 of such title shall apply; 
and 
(D) the provisions of chapter 36 or part 
III of subtitle E of such title, as the case may 
be, regarding failure of selection for promotion 
shall apply. 
(c) EFFECT OF USING NEW CHAPTER 2005 AU-
THORITIES.—If the Secretary of the Air Force convenes 
a selection board under chapter 2005 of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by section 1716, to consider officers 
on the space force officer list in a particular grade and 
competitive category for selection for promotion to the 
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next higher grade, the Secretary may not convene a future 
selection board pursuant to subsection (a) to consider offi-
cers of the same grade and competitive category under 
chapter 36 or part III of subtitle E of such title. 
Subtitle D—Other Amendments 
Related to the Space Force 
SEC. 1751. TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION 
OF GRADES FOR OFFICERS OF THE SPACE FORCE.—Title 
10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) COMMISSIONED OFFICER GRADES.—Section 
9151 is amended by inserting ‘‘and in the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘in the Regular Air Force’’. 
(2) RANK.—Section 741(a) is amended in the 
table by striking ‘‘and Marine Corps’’ and inserting 
‘‘Marine Corps, and Space Force’’. 
(3) DEFINITION OF GENERAL OFFICER.—Sec-
tion 101(b)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘or Marine 
Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 
Force’’. 
(4) TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS TO POSITIONS 
DESIGNATED TO CARRY THE GRADE OF GENERAL OR 
LIEUTENANT GENERAL.—Section 601(e) is amend-
ed— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force or’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or the commensurate 
grades in the Space Force,’’. 
(5) RETIRED
GRADE
OF
OFFICERS.—Section 
1370 is amended as follows: 
(A) Subsection (a)(2) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘major general’’ and all that follows in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) and inserting ‘‘major 
general or rear admiral.’’. 
(B) Subsection (b) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) 
by 
striking 
‘‘or 
Marine 
Corps’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘the Space Force,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Marine Corps, or, Space Force or 
lieutenant in the Navy,’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘major general’’ and all that 
follow through ‘‘Space Force’’ and in-
serting ‘‘major general or rear admi-
ral’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or 
Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Space Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 
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Corps, or Space Force or captain in the 
Navy,’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (5)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 
Force or lieutenant commander in the 
Navy,’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 
Space Force or commander or captain 
in the Navy,’’; and 
(III) in subparagraph (C), by 
striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 
Space Force or rear admiral (lower 
half) or rear admiral in the Navy,’’; 
and 
(iv) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘, or 
an equivalent grade in the Space Force,’’. 
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(C) Subsection (c)(1) is amended by ‘‘or 
Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 
Space Force or vice admiral or admiral in the 
Navy’’. 
(D) Subsection (d) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 
Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 
Corps, or Space Force or rear admiral in 
the Navy’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or 
Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Space Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 
Corps, or Space Force or captain in the 
Navy,’’. 
(E) Subsection (e)(2) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 
Corps, or Space Force or vice admiral or admi-
ral in the Navy,’’. 
(F) Subsection (f) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that 
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follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 
Force or rear admiral in the Navy’’; 
and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘ ‘or Marine Corps’ and all 
that follows through ‘Space Force’ 
and inserting ″Marine Corps, or Space 
Force or vice admiral or admiral in 
the Navy’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (6)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 
Force or rear admiral in the Navy’’; 
and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 
Space Force or vice admiral or admi-
ral in the Navy’’. 
(6) 
HONORARY
PROMOTIONS.—Sections 
1563(c)(1) and 1563a(a)(1) are each amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘general,’’ and inserting 
‘‘general or’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, or an equivalent grade 
in the Space Force’’. 
(7) AIR FORCE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 
9020(a) is amended by striking ‘‘the general, flag, 
or equivalent officers of’’. 
(b) OTHER TITLE 10 AMENDMENTS.—Such title is 
further amended as follows: 
(1) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF RETIRED MEM-
BERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 690(a) 
is amended by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force,’’. 
(2) THE UNIFORM.—Section 772(i) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘an Air Force School’’ and 
inserting ‘‘an Air Force or Space Force school’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘aviation badges of the Air 
Force’’ and inserting ‘‘aviation or space badges 
of the Air Force or Space Force’’. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP IN MILITARY UNIONS, ORGA-
NIZING OF MILITARY UNIONS, AND RECOGNITION OF 
MILITARY UNIONS PROHIBITED.—Section 976(a) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ in para-
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graph (1)(C) after ‘‘member of a Reserve compo-
nent’’. 
(4) LIMITATION ON ENLISTED AIDES.—Section 
981 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Marine 
Corps, Air Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Air Force, 
Marine Corps, Space Force,’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and Ma-
rine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, and 
Space Force’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting 
‘‘Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’. 
(5) DEFINITION OF VETERAN FOR PURPOSES 
OF
FUNERAL
HONORS.—Section 1491(h)(1) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or air service’’ and inserting 
‘‘air, or space service’’. 
(6) HOUSING FOR RECRUITS.—Section 9419(d) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after 
‘‘training program of the Air Force’’. 
(7) CHARTER
OF
CHIEF
OF
SPACE
OPER-
ATIONS.—Section 9082 is amended as follows: 
(A) 
CROSS-REFERENCE
CORRECTION.— 
Subsection (d)(5) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tions’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of law’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘sections 171 and 3104 of this 
title and other provisions of law’’. 
(B) 
ELAPSED-TIME
PROVISION.—Sub-
section (e)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘Com-
mencing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the 
Chief’’ and inserting ‘‘The Chief’’. 
SEC. 1752. OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW. 
(a) TRADE ACT OF 1974.—Section 233(i)(1) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293(i)(1)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘, or a member of the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘a 
member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces’’. 
(b) TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE (JUDICIARY 
AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE).—Section 631(c) of title 28, 
United States Code is amended by inserting ‘‘members of 
the Space Force’’ after ‘‘Coast Guard’’ the second place 
it appears. 
(c) SERVICEMEMBERS
CIVIL
RELIEF
ACT.—The 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) 
is amended as follows: 
(1) 
MILITARY
SERVICE
DEFINED.—Section 
101(2)(A) (50 U.S.C. 3911(2)(A)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’. 
(2) SAME RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS AS RE-
SERVES ORDERED TO REPORT FOR MILITARY SERV-
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ICE.—Section 106 (50 U.S.C. 3911) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) The provisions of subsection (a) apply to a mem-
ber of the Space Force who is ordered to report for mili-
tary service in the same manner as to a member of a re-
serve component who is ordered to report for military serv-
ice.’’. 
(3) EXERCISE OF RIGHTS UNDER SCRA.—Sec-
tion 108(5) (50 U.S.C. 3919(5)) is amended by in-
serting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘or as a member of the Space Force’’. 
TITLE XVIII—OTHER DEFENSE 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Miscellaneous 
Authorities and Limitations 
SEC. 1801. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN CER-
TAIN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES. 
Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
SEC. 1802. MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE SENSITIVE SUP-
PORT NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. 
Section 1055(b)(3) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 
10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 
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(1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND
EXTRAORDINARY
SECURITY
PROTECTIONS’’ 
after ‘‘SUPPORT’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by inserting ‘‘or requires extraordinary security pro-
tections’’ after ‘‘time-sensitive’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or after 
the activity supported concludes’’ after ‘‘support’’ 
both places it appears. 
SEC. 1803. MODIFICATION TO REQUIREMENTS RELATING 
TO COMBATING MILITARY RELIANCE ON RUS-
SIAN ENERGY. 
Section 1086 of the James M. Inhofe National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 
117–263) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘main operating base’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘operating base’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘main op-
erating bases’’ and inserting ‘‘operating bases’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) INSTALLATION ENERGY PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION
OF
INSTALLATIONS.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a list of main oper-
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ating bases within the area of responsibility of the 
United States European Command ranked according 
to mission criticality and vulnerability to energy dis-
ruption as follows: 
‘‘(A) In the case of a main operating base, 
by not later than June 1, 2023. 
‘‘(B) In the case of any operating base 
other than a main operating base, by not later 
than June 1, 2024. 
‘‘(2) SUBMITTAL OF PLANS.— 
‘‘(A) MAIN OPERATING BASES.—Not later 
than 12 months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees— 
‘‘(i) an installation energy plan for 
each main operating base on the list sub-
mitted under paragraph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) an assessment of the feasibility 
of reaching the goal for the elimination of 
the use of Russian energy pursuant to sub-
section (b) on that base, including— 
‘‘(I) a description of the steps 
that would be required to meet such 
goal; and 
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‘‘(II) an analysis of the effects 
such steps would have on the national 
security of the United States. 
‘‘(B) OTHER
OPERATING
BASES.—Not 
later than 24 months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees— 
‘‘(i) an installation energy plan for 
each operating base on the list submitted 
under paragraph (1)(B); and 
‘‘(ii) an assessment of the feasibility 
of reaching the goal for the elimination of 
the use of Russian energy pursuant to sub-
section (b) on that base, including— 
‘‘(I) a description of the steps 
that would be required to meet such 
goal; and 
‘‘(II) an analysis of the effects 
such steps would have on the national 
security of the United States.’’. 
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SEC. 1804. SUPPORT FOR EXECUTION OF BILATERAL 
AGREEMENTS 
CONCERNING 
ILLICIT 
TRANSNATIONAL MARITIME ACTIVITY IN AF-
RICA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in co-
ordination with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, may provide 
assistance to the Coast Guard for the execution of existing 
maritime law enforcement agreements between the United 
States and friendly African countries that were established 
to combat transnational organized illegal maritime activ-
ity, including illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. 
(b) EFFECT ON MILITARY TRAINING AND READI-
NESS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the provision of 
assistance under this section will not negatively affect mili-
tary training, operations, readiness, or other military re-
quirements. 
(c) FUNDS.—Amounts made available in a fiscal year 
to the Secretary for operations and maintenance shall be 
used to carry out this section. 
(d) ASSISTANCE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘assistance’’ means the use of surface and air assets as 
bases of operations and information collection platforms, 
communication infrastructure, information sharing, and 
the provision of logistic support, supplies, and services (as 
defined in section 2350 of title 10, United States Code). 
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SEC. 1805. CLARIFICATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR OR-
GANIZATIONAL 
AND 
CONSULTANT 
CON-
FLICTS OF INTEREST UNDER THE FEDERAL 
ACQUISITION REGULATION. 
Section 9.503 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
shall be revised to require that— 
(1) a request for a waiver under such section 
include a written justification for such waiver; and 
(2) the head of a Federal agency may not dele-
gate such waiver authority below the level of the 
deputy head of such agency. 
SEC. 1806. GENEALOGY COLLECTION OF FAMILY MEMBERS 
OF SERVICEMEMBERS KILLED AT PEARL 
HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. 
(a) CONTRACT FOR GENEALOGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Defense POW/MIA Accounting 
Agency, may enter into a contract with an entity to 
conduct genealogy of the deceased servicemembers 
from the U.S.S. Arizona, identify family members of 
such servicemembers, and solicit genetic samples 
from such family members and servicemembers. 
(2) MARKET RESEARCH.—Before soliciting bids 
for such contract, the Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct market research to identify available tech-
nology and resources to carry out such contract. 
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(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may allow 
for genome sequencing for purposes of conducting a 
comprehensive genealogy under such a contract if 
the terms of such contract include the following: 
(A) A requirement that a genealogist con-
ducts the genome sequencing. 
(B) A requirement that the contractor fol-
lows protocols established by the Defense POW/ 
MIA Accounting Agency relating to genome se-
quencing, including requirements relating to 
standards, swabs, and storage. 
(b) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than January 
31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of the Navy and the Director of 
the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives an initial re-
port regarding the use of a contract described in 
subsection (a). Such report shall include— 
(A) a description of the market research 
conducted pursuant to subsection (a)(2); 
(B) expected timelines for contract per-
formance; 
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(C) the process by which the Secretary se-
lected a contractor; and 
(D) detailed strategy of implementation 
and for the expenditure of funds. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than November 
31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of the Navy and the Director of 
the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a final report 
regarding the use of a contract described in sub-
section (a). Such report shall include— 
(A) details of the contract award; 
(B) an update on expected timelines for 
contract performance; and 
(C) an update on the strategy of imple-
mentation and for the expenditure of funds. 
SEC. 1807. LIMITATION ON DISPLAY OF CUT FLOWERS OR 
GREENS NOT PRODUCED IN THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A cut flower or a cut green may 
not be officially displayed in any public area of a building 
of the Executive Office of the President or of the Depart-
ment of State or of the Department of Defense unless the 
cut flower or cut green is produced in the United States. 
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(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—The limitation in 
subsection (a) may not be construed to apply to any cut 
flower or cut green used by a Federal officer or employee 
for personal display. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CUT
FLOWER.—The term ‘‘cut flower’’ 
means a flower removed from a living plant for deco-
rative use. 
(2) CUT GREEN.—The term ‘‘cut green’’ means 
a green, foliage, or branch removed from a living 
plant for decorative use. 
(3) PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.—The 
term ‘‘produced in the United States’’ means grown 
in— 
(A) any of the several States; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) a territory or possession of the United 
States; or 
(D) an area subject to the jurisdiction of 
a federally recognized Indian Tribe. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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SEC. 1808. MODIFICATION TO AGREEMENTS TO LIMIT EN-
CROACHMENTS AND OTHER CONSTRAINTS 
ON MILITARY TRAINING, TESTING, AND OP-
ERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2684a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as well as a State-owned 
National Guard installation,’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
State-owned National Guard installation, each re-
gionally associated installation,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (j), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘regionally associated installa-
tion’ means a military installation— 
‘‘(A) located within 250 miles of one or 
more additional military installations; 
‘‘(B) under the jurisdiction of separate 
Secretary concerned than one or more of such 
additional military installations; 
‘‘(C) at which, including such additional 
military installations, an aggregate total of 
more than 10,000 members of the Armed 
Forces are stationed; and 
‘‘(D) located in an area in which the mili-
tary installation or such additional military in-
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stallations and jointly used by the Department 
of Defense.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.— This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect to 
amounts appropriated for agreements entered into under 
section 2684a of title 10, United States Code, with region-
ally associated installations (as defined in such section, as 
amended by subsection (a)) on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1809. LIMITATION ON FUNDS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be used by a 
Federal department or agency to refer to Taiwan as any-
thing other than ‘‘Taiwan’’ in a publication or on a depart-
mental or agency website. 
SEC. 1810. REPORT ON CHINA BENEFITTING FROM UNITED 
STATES TAXPAYER-FUNDED RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, and the 
Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on the Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on the Armed Services of the 
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Senate a report on the extent to which China has bene-
fitted from United States taxpayer-funded research. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The extent to which United States tax-
payer-funded research has benefitted China, includ-
ing a list of entities funded by the United States 
Government or a State government, such as research 
institutions, laboratories, and institutions of higher 
education, which have hired Chinese nationals or al-
lowed Chinese nationals to conduct research, includ-
ing an estimate of the number of nationals hired or 
involved in research projects. 
(2) A list of United States Government pro-
grams, grants, and other forms of research funding 
in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and 
math fields that have directly or indirectly cooper-
ated or affiliated with research institutions in China 
or Chinese Communist Party entities. 
(3) The extent to which China’s funding of 
United States taxpayer-funded research institutions 
has benefitted China. 
(4) How the Government of China and the Chi-
nese Communist Party have used United States tax-
payer-funded research, including as part of China’s 
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efforts to support ‘‘civil-military fusion’’ and human 
rights abuses. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘United 
States taxpayer-funded research’’ means research— 
(1) funded by a grant from the Federal Govern-
ment or a State government; or 
(2) conducted by an institution that receives 
funding from the Federal Government or a State 
government. 
Subtitle B—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1821. REPORT ON INCREASING NATIONAL CEMETERY 
CAPACITY. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to Congress 
a report that contains a proposal to increase national cem-
etery capacity through the expansion or modification of 
a national cemetery that has, or will have, the capacity 
to provide full military honors. 
SEC. 1822. LIMITATION ON FUNDS RELATING TO FEDERAL 
CONTRACTOR DISCLOSURE OF GREENHOUSE 
GAS EMISSIONS AND CLIMATE-RELATED FI-
NANCIAL RISK. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense 
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may be obligated or expended to recommend or require 
any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to 
disclose, as a condition of submitting the offer, any of the 
following information, or the existence of any of the fol-
lowing information: 
(1) Greenhouse gas emissions and climate-re-
lated financial risk as described in the proposed rule 
titled ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regulation: Disclosure of 
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Fi-
nancial Risk’’ (87 Fed. Reg. 68312), or any sub-
stantially similar rule. 
(2) A greenhouse gas inventory or any other re-
port on greenhouse gas emissions, including Scope 1 
emissions, Scope 2 emissions, and Scope 3 emis-
sions. 
(3) Greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets 
for validation by any non-governmental organization, 
including the Science-Based Targets initiative. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse 
gas’’ means— 
(A) carbon dioxide; 
(B) methane; 
(C) nitrous oxide; 
(D) nitrogen trifluoride; 
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(E) hydrofluorocarbons; 
(F) perfluorcarbons; or 
(G) sulfur hexafluoride. 
(2) GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY.—The term 
‘‘greenhouse gas inventory’’ means a quantified list 
of an entity’s annual greenhouse gas emissions. 
(3) SCOPE 1 EMISSIONS.—The term ‘‘Scope 1 
emissions’’ means, with respect to an entity, direct 
greenhouse gas emissions that are emitted from 
sources that are owned or controlled by the entity. 
(4) SCOPE 2 EMISSIONS.—The term ‘‘Scope 2 
emissions’’ means, with respect to an entity, indirect 
greenhouse gas emissions that are— 
(A) associated with the generation of elec-
tricity, heating and cooling, or steam, when 
such electricity, heating and cooling, or steam is 
purchased or acquired for the entity’s own con-
sumption; and 
(B) emitted from sources other than 
sources that are owned or controlled by the en-
tity. 
(5) SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS.—The term ‘‘Scope 3 
emissions’’ means, with respect to an entity, indirect 
greenhouse gas emissions, other than Scope 2 emis-
sions, that are— 
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(A) a consequence of the operations of the 
entity; and 
(B) emitted from sources other than 
sources that are owned or controlled by the en-
tity. 
SEC. 1823. STUDY AND REPORT ON DAMAGE TO INFRA-
STRUCTURE IN GUAM RESULTING FROM TY-
PHOON MAWAR. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study on damage to infrastructure in Guam resulting 
from Typhoon Mawar. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, such Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) the findings of such study; 
(2) a list of each component of civilian infra-
structure in Guam damaged by Typhoon Mawar, 
and the extent to which such damage impairs mili-
tary readiness in Guam; 
(3) an analysis of existing authorities such Sec-
retary could use to support recovery from such dam-
age in Guam; and 
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(4) a description of efforts, if any, of such Sec-
retary to coordinate with municipal governments in 
Guam to support such recovery. 
SEC. 1824. REPORT ON IRANIAN MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO 
BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, AND VENEZUELA . 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that includes the following: 
(1) An assessment of the size of Iran’s Islamic 
Revolutionary Guards Corps, Ministry of Informa-
tion and Security, and Iranian military presence in 
Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela, including the number 
of personnel, trainers, bases, and military advisors 
registered as embassy attaches. 
(2) An assessment of the amount and nature of 
military aid or equipment provided, and any benefits 
that were given, to Iran or Iranian personnel in re-
turn by Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela, such as pass-
ports, diplomatic benefits, access to facilities, or the 
establishment of facilities. 
(3) A description of the supply routes of mili-
tary equipment to these countries from Iran. 
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(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1825. REPORT ON IRAN-RUSSIA NUCLEAR-RELATED 
COOPERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that includes each of the following: 
(1) An assessment of the trade in covered 
goods, services, and technology between the Russian 
Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran, includ-
ing the involvement of the Islamic Revolutionary 
Guard Corps and any other military entity of Iran. 
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(2) A description of the extent to which Russia 
is providing diplomatic support to Iran at the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Gov-
ernors and the resulting impact on efforts to refer 
Iran’s noncompliance with its nuclear safeguards ob-
ligations to the United Nations Security Council. 
(3) An assessment of the economic value and 
importance to the Russian nuclear industry of the 
trade described in paragraph (1). 
(4) An assessment of the extent to which Rus-
sia is supporting Iran’s research and development 
activities related to delivery systems or dual use 
technology relevant to weaponization. 
(5) An assessment of whether covered goods, 
services, and technology described in paragraph (1) 
could be used in a nuclear, chemical, biological, radi-
ological, ballistic missile, or conventional weapons 
program and the resulting impact on the security of 
the United States and its partners and allies. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the congressional defense commit-
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tees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered goods, services, and 
technology’’ means— 
(A) all items, materials, equipment, goods 
and technology set out in the Nuclear Suppliers 
Group Guidelines governing nuclear transfers, 
INFCIRC/254/Part 1; 
(B) all items, materials, equipment, goods 
and technology set out in the Nuclear Suppliers 
Group guidelines governing the transfer of nu-
clear related dual use equipment, materials, 
software and related technology, INFCIRC/254 
Part 2; 
(C) the provision of any technical assist-
ance or training, financial assistance, invest-
ment, brokering or other services related to the 
supply, sale, transfer, manufacture, or use of 
the items, materials, equipment, goods and 
technology described in subparagraphs (A) or 
(B); and 
(D) commercial activities involving ura-
nium mining, production or use of nuclear ma-
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terials and technologies described in subpara-
graphs (A) or (B). 
SEC. 1826. REPORT ON EXPEDITING FIGHTER AIRCRAFT 
SALES TO ISRAEL. 
(a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that maintaining Israel’s defense capabilities is 
a priority for national security interests of the United 
States, including the upgrading and sale of F-15s and F- 
35s to Israel. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit the report described 
in paragraph (2) to the congressional defense com-
mittees, the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House 
of Representatives, and the Foreign Relations Com-
mittee in the Senate. 
(2) REPORT DESCRIBED.—The report shall con-
tain the following contents: 
(A) The current state of, and delivery 
schedule for, the sale or transfer of F-15s and 
F-35s to Israel. 
(B) A review of measures that could in-
crease the overall production rate of these air-
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craft as appropriate or expedite the delivery 
schedule. 
(c) FORM.—This report shall be transmitted in an 
unclassified manner and may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 1827. REPORT ON SYSTEM DEPENDENCIES, UPTIME, 
AND KEY FACTORS OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH 
RECORD SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the electronic health record system and other 
system dependencies, uptime, and key factors that affect 
the Department of Defense and the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
(b) REPORT.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) A list of the information technology sys-
tems, infrastructure, and entities of the Department 
of Defense pertaining to the electronic health record 
system of the Department with which the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs has an operational or tech-
nical dependency. 
(2) A list of instances of electronic health 
record system and associated system downtime, per-
formance degradations, outages, or incidents of the 
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Department of Defense during fiscal year 2023, in-
cluding, for each such instance each of the following: 
(A) The duration. 
(B) The results of a root cause analysis. 
(C) Any after action reporting. 
(D) The accountable office within the De-
partment. 
(E) An indication of whether the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs was also affected. 
(3) Any steps taken by, or plan of, the Sec-
retary of Defense to address, mitigate, or resolve the 
instances identified in paragraph (2), as well as the 
an identification of any uptime goals for any system 
affected by an instance identified in paragraph (2). 
(4) Any steps taken by the Secretary of De-
fense to improve governance, coordination, and pol-
icy decisions conducted with or affecting the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs related to electronic 
health record systems and associated systems of the 
Department of Defense with which the Department 
of Veterans Affairs has an operational or technical 
dependency. 
(5) A plan or schedule, if any, to modernize or 
replace systems of the Department of Defense per-
taining to identity management or patient registra-
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tion, including the Defense Enrollment Eligibility 
Reporting System, with which the Department of 
Veterans Affairs has an operational or technical de-
pendency. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 1828. REPORT ON REGIME STABILITY IN RUSSIA. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that an unstable Russia presents varied, serious, and 
complex security challenges and threats to the United 
States and its allies, partners, and interests. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days before the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and 
the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate a report that includes— 
(1) the manner and extent to which regime in-
stability in Russia would affect United States na-
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tional security, the security of NATO allies, and the 
geopolitical aftershocks throughout Eurasia; 
(2) an assessment of the stability of the Putin 
regime; and 
(3) clarity on the command and control struc-
ture of Russia’s nuclear arsenal in different con-
texts. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 1829. REPORTS ON HARPOON MISSILE DELIVERIES TO 
TAIWAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) On April 7, 2023, the Department of De-
fense announced that the Navy had awarded a pro-
curement contract for 400 Harpoon anti-ship cruise 
missiles to Taiwan to accompany the new ground- 
based Harpoon Coastal Defense System (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘HCDS’’). 
(2) The Department of State notified Congress 
of its decision to approve a possible foreign military 
sale to Taiwan on October 26, 2020, that includes 
such 400 missiles. 
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(3) Almost two and a half years elapsed be-
tween the notification and contract award for the 
HCDS for Taiwan. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of the 
Congress that— 
(1) the United States remains committed to the 
security of Taiwan; and 
(2) there is reason for concern about the ability 
of the United States to deliver adequate maritime 
defense capabilities to the Taiwanese military. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense and Secretary of State shall joint-
ly submit to the congressional defense committees, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representative, and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a report on— 
(A) measures that the Department of De-
fense is taking to address systematic con-
tracting delays related to key weapons procure-
ment programs to Taiwan; and 
(B) lessons learned from the provision of 
HCDS to Ukraine that may be applicable to 
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Taiwan and other allies and partners of the 
United States. 
(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may contain a classified annex. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the submission of the report required 
under subsection (c), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to Congress a report that in-
cludes an assessment of the findings and conclusions of 
the report required under subsection (c). 
SEC. 1830. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO DISSUADE ALLIES 
FROM PURCHASING WEAPONS FROM THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
includes— 
(1) a detailed description of efforts to dissuade 
allies from purchasing weapons from the Russian 
Federation and the People’s Republic of China; 
(2) a list of allies that purchase at least 20 per-
cent of their weaponry by monetary value from the 
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Russian Federation or the People’s Republic of 
China; 
(3) an evaluation of the security and political 
concerns with allies purchasing weaponry from the 
Russian Federation or the People’s Republic of 
China; and 
(4) an evaluation of the impact that the Russia- 
Ukraine War has on allies purchasing weaponry 
from the Russia Federation. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1851. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) In the subtitle analysis for subtitle A— 
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(A) by striking the item relating to chapter 
113 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘113. Defense Civilian Training Corps .....................................2200g’’; 
(B) by striking the item relating to chapter 
207 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘207. Budgeting and Appropriations ........................................ 3131’’; 
(C) by striking the item relating to chapter 
225 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘225. øReserved¿ ............................................................................... 3271’’; 
(D) by striking the item relating to chap-
ter 272 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘272. øReserved¿ ............................................................................... 3721’’; 
(E) by striking the item relating to chapter 
287 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘287. Other Contracting Programs ............................................ 3901’’; 
(F) by striking the item relating to chapter 
305 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘305. Universities .............................................................................. 4141’’; 
(G) by inserting after the item relating to 
chapter 307 the following new items: 
‘‘SUBPART F—MAJOR SYSTEMS, MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
PROGRAMS, AND WEAPON SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 
‘‘321. General Matters ..................................................................... 4201
‘‘322. Major Systems and Major Defense Acquisition Pro-
grams Generally ..................................................... 4211
‘‘323. Life-Cycle and Sustainment .............................................. 4321
‘‘324. Selected Acquisition Reports ............................................ 4350
‘‘325. Cost Growth-Unit Cost Reports (Nunn-McCurdy) .... 4371
‘‘326. Weapon Systems Development And Related Mat-
ters ..............................................................................
4401’’; and 
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(H) by striking the item relating to chap-
ter 383 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘383. Development, Application, and Support of Dual- 
Use Technologies ................................................... 4831’’. 
(2) Section 172(c) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘per-
forms’’ and inserting ‘‘perform’’; 
(B) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘estab-
lishes’’ and inserting ‘‘establish’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘con-
ducts’’ and inserting ‘‘conduct’’. 
(3) Section 231 is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘plan and certification’’ and inserting 
‘‘plans and certifications’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘such 
plan and certification’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
plans and certifications’’. 
(4) Section 386(b) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ‘‘bi- 
lateral’’ and inserting ‘‘bilateral’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (E)(iii), by insert-
ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
‘‘sections’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’. 
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(5) Section 392a is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2)(B) by striking 
‘‘designed’’ and inserting ‘‘designated’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by striking 
‘‘clause (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’. 
(6) The second section 398 (relating to pilot 
program for sharing cyber capabilities and related 
information with foreign operational partners) is re-
designated as section 398a. 
(7) Section 398a, as so redesignated, is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking 
‘‘paragraph (a)’’ inserting ‘‘subsection 
(a)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘clause (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’. 
(8) Section 491(c) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
a’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’. 
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(9) Section 526a is amended by redesignating 
the second subsection (i) as subsection (j). 
(10) Section 701(l)(1)(B) is amended by redes-
ignating clauses (A) through (B) as clauses (i) 
through (iii). 
(11) Section 1074h(c)(1) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 491 of title 14’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2732 of title 14’’. 
(12) Section 1076a(d)(1)(E)(i) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘)’’ after ‘‘subsection (e)(3)’’. 
(13) The section heading for section 1090a is 
amended by striking the period after ‘‘disorders’’. 
(14) Section 1090b(e)(1)(B)(ii) is amended by 
striking ‘‘ensure’’ and inserting ‘‘ensuring’’. 
(15) Section 1134a(b) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 491 of title 14’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2732 of title 14’’. 
(16) Section 1370 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘to’’ be-
fore ‘‘ ‘active duty’ ’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘1370e(e)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘1370(e)’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘reference to ‘chapter 
71’ of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘reference 
to ‘chapter 71 of this title’ ’’. 
(17) Section 1789(c)(3) is amended by striking 
‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (1) or (2)’’. 
(18) Section 2200g(a) is amended by inserting 
‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’. 
(19) Section 2228(c)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘;;’’ and inserting ‘‘;’’. 
(20) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 134 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 2249. 
(21) Section 2275(g)(3) is amended by striking 
‘‘sections’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’. 
(22) Section 2700(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘The term’’ and inserting ‘‘The terms’’. 
(23) Section 2864(f) is amended by redesig-
nating paragraph (6) as paragraph (4). 
(24) Section 2878(f)(2)(D)(iii) is amended by 
striking ‘‘An report’’ and inserting ‘‘A report’’. 
(25) The item relating to section 3106 in the 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 205 is 
amended by inserting a period at the end. 
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(26) Section 3304(g) is amended by inserting 
‘‘under’’ before ‘‘this section’’. 
(27) Section 3323(b)(2) is amended by striking 
the period after ‘‘notwithstanding’’. 
(28) Section 3601(b)(4) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘note’’ before ‘‘prec.’’. 
(29) Section 3702 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(4) is amended by 
striking ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) of such paragraph’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2) of such sub-
section’’. 
(30) Section 4014(b) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 4142(b) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
4125(b) of this title’’. 
(31) Section 4024 is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 2303(a) of this title’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘section 3063 of this title’’. 
(32) By striking the second section 4094. 
(33) Section 4092(c)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘the the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’. 
(34) Section 4273(b)(5)(A) is amended by 
striking ‘‘4736’’ and inserting ‘‘4376’’. 
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(35) Section 4351(c)(1)(B)(iv) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 4355(4) of this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (e)(4)’’. 
(36) Section 4820(b) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subchapters’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘chapters’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subchapter’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter’’. 
(37) Section 4902(k)(5) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘mentor’’. 
(38) Section 8062 is amended by redesignating 
the second subsection (g) as subsection (h). 
(39) Chapter 863 is amended by redesignating 
the second section 8696 (relating to battle force ship 
employment, maintenance, and manning baseline 
plans) as section 8697. 
(b) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
AMENDMENTS 
MADE BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amend-
ments made by provisions of this Act other than this sec-
tion, the amendments made by this section shall be treated 
as having been enacted immediately before any such 
amendments by other provisions of this Act. 
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SEC. 1852. REFERRAL TO MUSEUM LOCATED AT BLYTHE-
VILLE/EAKER AIR FORCE BASE AS THE NA-
TIONAL COLD WAR CENTER. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The BAFB Cold War Museum, Inc., a non-
profit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, is responsible for the 
finances and management of the National Cold War 
Museum at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in 
Blytheville, Arkansas. 
(2) The National Cold War Center, located on 
the Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base, will be recog-
nized as a major tourist attraction in Arkansas that 
will provide an immersive and authoritative experi-
ence in informing, interpreting, and honoring the 
legacy of the Cold War. 
(3) The Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base has 
the only intact, publicly accessible Alert Facility and 
Weapons Storage Facility in the United States. 
(4) There is an urgent need to preserve the sto-
ries, artifacts, and heroic achievements of the Cold 
War. 
(5) The United States has a need to preserve 
forever the knowledge and history of the United 
States’ achievements in the Cold War century and to 
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portray that history to citizens, visitors, and school 
children for centuries to come. 
(6) The National Cold War Center seeks to 
educate a diverse group of audiences through its col-
lection of artifacts, photographs, and firsthand per-
sonal accounts of the participants in the war on the 
home front. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
(1) to authorize references to the museum lo-
cated at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blythe-
ville, Arkansas, including its future and expanded 
exhibits, collections, and educational programs, as 
the ‘‘National Cold War Center’’; 
(2) to ensure the continuing preservation, main-
tenance, and interpretation of the artifacts, docu-
ments, images, and history collected by the Center; 
(3) to enhance the knowledge of the people of 
the United States of the experience of the United 
States during the Cold War years; 
(4) to provide and support a facility for the 
public display of the artifacts, photographs, and per-
sonal histories of the Cold War years; and 
(5) to ensure that all future generations under-
stand the sacrifices made to preserve freedom and 
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democracy, and the benefits of peace for all future 
generations in the 21st century and beyond. 
(c) REFERENCE
TO AMERICA’S COLD WAR CEN-
TER.—The museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force 
Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, is hereby authorized to be 
referred to as the ‘‘National Cold War Center’’. 
SEC. 1853. EXEMPTION UNDER MARINE MAMMAL PROTEC-
TION ACT OF 1972 FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES 
THAT MAY RESULT IN INCIDENTAL TAKE OF 
RICE’S WHALE. 
(a) EXEMPTION PROCESS REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, and the 
Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, shall begin the proc-
ess under section 101(f)(1) of the Marine Mammal Protec-
tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371(f)(1)) to exempt from 
the requirements of that Act, as applicable, training and 
testing activities, including those that involve the use of 
live or inert impact weapons or aerial gunnery, conducted 
by the Secretary of the Air Force on the Eglin Gulf Test 
and Training Range, located at Eglin Air Force Base, that 
may result in incidental take of the Rice’s whale 
(Balaenoptera ricei). 
(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT SATISFIED.—If 
the Secretary of Defense issues an exemption pursuant to 
subsection (a) the notification requirement under section 
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101(f)(4) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 1371(f)(4)) shall be deemed to be satisfied 
upon issuance of the exemption. 
SEC. 1854. REVISION OF REQUIREMENT FOR TRANSFER OF 
CERTAIN AIRCRAFT TO STATE OF CALI-
FORNIA FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION PUR-
POSES. 
(a) TRANSFER OF EXCESS COAST GUARD HC-130H 
AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) TRANSFER TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall transfer to the 
State of California without reimbursement— 
(A) the 7 HC–130H aircraft specified in 
paragraph (2); and 
(B) initial spares and necessary ground 
support equipment for such aircraft. 
(2) AIRCRAFT SPECIFIED.—The aircraft speci-
fied in this paragraph are the HC–130H Coast 
Guard aircraft with serial numbers 1706, 1708, 
1709, 1713, 1714, 1719, and 1721. 
(3) TIMING; AIRCRAFT
MODIFICATIONS.—The 
transfers under paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall be made as soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
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(B) may be carried out without further 
modifications to the aircraft by the United 
States. 
(b) CONDITIONS
OF TRANSFER.—Aircraft trans-
ferred to the State of California under this section— 
(1) may be used only for wildfire suppression 
purposes, including search and rescue or emergency 
operations pertaining to wildfires; 
(2) may not be flown outside of, or otherwise 
removed from, the United States unless dispatched 
by the National Interagency Fire Center in support 
of an international agreement to assist in wildfire 
suppression efforts or for other disaster-related re-
sponse purposes approved by the Governor of Cali-
fornia in writing in advance; and 
(3) may not be sold by the Governor of Cali-
fornia after transfer. 
(c) CALCULATION OF INITIAL SPARES.—For pur-
poses of subsection (a)(1)(B), initial spares shall be cal-
culated based on shelf stock support for 7 HC–130H air-
craft each flying 400 hours each year. 
(d) TRANSFER OF RESIDUAL KITS AND PARTS HELD 
BY AIR FORCE.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
transfer to the State of California, without reimburse-
ment, any residual kits and parts held by the Secretary 
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of the Air Force that were procured in anticipation of the 
transfer of the aircraft specified in subsection (a)(2). 
(e) REPEAL OF PRIOR PROVISIONS OF LAW RELAT-
ING TO TRANSFER.—The following provisions of law are 
repealed: 
(1) Subsections (a), (c), (d), and (f) of section 
1098 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 
881), as amended by subsections (a), (b), (c), and 
(d) of section 1083 of the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
(Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1989). 
(2) Subsections (e) and (f) of section 1083 of 
the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 
Stat. 1989). 
SEC. 1855. RESTRICTIVE HOUSING REFORM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Restrictive housing takes many forms, and 
the experience in segregation can vary considerably 
depending on certain external factors, such as the 
length of stay, conditions of confinement, and degree 
of social isolation, as well as factors specific to each 
confined person, such as age and psychological resil-
iency. 
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(2) Confined individuals located in restrictive 
housing broadly express severe psychological disturb-
ances with lasting detrimental consequences as a re-
sult of their experience in security housing units. 
The Stanford Lab’s interviews revealed a range of 
common impairments and adverse consequences as-
sociated with long-term, indefinite incarceration. 
(3) The majority of confined members endorsed 
feeling mood symptoms consistent with the Diag-
nostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 
(DSM 5) diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, 
including depressed mood, hopelessness, anger, irri-
tability, anhedonia, anger, fatigue, feelings of guilt, 
loss of appetite, and insomnia. 
(4) Nearly all members also endorsed a sense of 
anxiety symptoms characteristic of DSM 5 diagnoses 
of panic disorder, traumatic stress disorders, or ob-
sessive-compulsive disorders, such as nervousness, 
worry, increased heart rate and respiration, sweat-
ing, muscle tension, hyperarousal, paranoia, night-
mares, intrusive thoughts, and fear of losing control. 
(5) Psychiatric symptoms and diminished ca-
pacity for socialization continue to cause psycho-
logical suffering and problems with social function 
for most of the men now in general population. 
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(6) Confined members cited emotional numbing 
and desensitization as some of the most common re-
sponses to living in SHU. 
(7) This sense of emotional suppression and 
dysregulation continues to be problematic for in-
mates following the transition to the general popu-
lation. Class members also reported significant alter-
ations in cognition and perception. 
(8) Problems with attention, concentration, and 
memory were common, and described as persistent 
and worsening. 
(9) Some of the most pronounced and enduring 
effects of long-term isolation appeared to have re-
sulted from relational estrangement and social isola-
tion; inmates frequently reported losing, over time, 
the motivation to seek social connection. 
(b) LIMITATIONS ON CONFINEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Inmates shall be housed in 
the least restrictive setting necessary to ensure their 
own safety, as well as the safety of staff, other in-
mates, and the public. 
(2) REASONING.—The head of a military cor-
rectional facility shall clearly articulate each specific 
reason for an inmate’s placement and retention in 
restrictive housing. Each such reason shall be sup-
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ported by objective evidence that such placement and 
retention is necessary— 
(A) for prison safety or order; 
(B) to prevent gang influence; 
(C) for inmate or staff protection; and 
(D) such other penological purpose as the 
head of such facility may determine is appro-
priate. 
(3) PENOLOGICAL PURPOSE.—Restrictive hous-
ing may only be used to eliminate or mitigate a spe-
cific facility threat such as a fight between inmates 
or the threat of imminent danger to inmates or 
staff. 
(4) LIMITATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Inmates shall remain in 
restrictive housing for no longer than necessary 
to address each specific reason for such place-
ment. 
(B) PUNISHMENT.—Inmates may not be 
placed in restrictive housing— 
(i) as a form of punishment or deter-
rence; 
(ii) for low-level offenses that do not 
involve physical violence to staff or in-
mates; or 
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(iii) for more than 5 days as a part of 
a routine investigation or more than 15 
days as part of a non-routine investigation, 
as determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
absent 
documented 
extenuating 
cir-
cumstances. 
(c) REVIEW OF PLACEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An institutional review panel 
of a military correctional facility shall review the 
placement of an inmate in restrictive housing not 
later than 15 days after such placement and not less 
than every 15 days thereafter until such time as the 
inmate is removed from restrictive housing. 
(2) REMOVAL PLAN.—The head of each mili-
tary correctional facility shall make a plan for the 
return of the inmate to less restrictive conditions 
and shall share such plan with the inmate, unless 
sharing such plan would put the health and safety 
of the inmate, staff, other inmates, or the public at 
risk. 
(d) EMPLOYEE TRAINING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that the staff of each military correc-
tional facility is trained on use of force and restric-
tive housing policies not less than quarterly. 
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(2) HOUSING
POLICY
TRAINING.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall ensure that the staff of each 
military correctional facility complies with restrictive 
housing policies and that such policies are reflected 
in employee evaluation systems. 
(3) STANDING COMMITTEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall establish in each military correc-
tional facility a standing committee, consisting 
of high-level correctional officials, active or re-
tired, to regularly evaluate existing restrictive 
housing policies. 
(B) DUTIES.—Each standing committee 
shall— 
(i) review use of force and abuse alle-
gations to include body camera or other 
digital recording footage and closed-circuit 
video footage of any use of force or abuse 
allegation; 
(ii) submit redacted written rec-
ommendations on preventing unlawful use 
of force or abuse to— 
(I) the Secretary of Defense; and 
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(II) the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate; and 
(iii) assist military correctional facili-
ties in developing safe and effective alter-
natives to restrictive housing and share 
with other military correctional facilities 
best practices for use of force to ensure 
safety for staff and confined individuals. 
(e) GRADUAL RETURN TO GENERAL POPULATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Absent a compelling reason 
as determined by the Secretary of Defense, the head 
of a military correctional facility may not release in-
mates directly from restrictive housing to the gen-
eral inmate population. 
(2) GRADUATED SYSTEM.—The head of a mili-
tary correctional facility shall consult with mental 
health professionals to ensure that shock of removal 
from isolation will not cause harm to the confined 
individual or the general inmate population. 
(f) ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICIES.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, each Secretary of Defense shall establish 
policies to: 
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(A) Increase the minimum amount of time 
inmates in restrictive housing spend outside 
their cells to 3 hours per day, including week-
ends and holidays, and to offer enhanced in-cell 
opportunities. 
(B) Afford to individuals in restrictive 
housing educational opportunities, using the 
minimum amount of protective restraint nec-
essary to ensure safety of staff, population, and 
educational professionals. 
(C) Make available to the inmates opportu-
nities for recreation, education, clinically appro-
priate treatment therapies, skill-building, and 
social interaction with staff and other inmates. 
(D) Ensure that lower-risk individuals may 
conduct recreation time in such group size as 
the facility determines appropriate. 
(E) Increase the ability of military correc-
tional facilities to divert inmates with serious 
mental illness to mental health treatment pro-
grams or facilities when needed to serve the in-
terest of the facility and the inmate. 
(F) Prohibit the placement of inmates in 
restrictive housing during the final 180 days of 
the term of imprisonment of such inmate. 
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(G) Provide targeted re-entry program-
ming for inmates who require restrictive hous-
ing during the such final 180-day period. 
(2) POSTING POLICIES.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall post the policies established under para-
graph (1) in an area of the facility that is fre-
quented by inmates and staff. 
(g) STATISTICS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
publish system-wide restrictive housing statistics, on a 
monthly basis, on the website of the Department of De-
fense and on websites for effected military correctional fa-
cilities. The statistics shall include the total number of in-
mates in restrictive housing, disaggregated by— 
(1) the number of inmates who— 
(A) remained in such housing for more 
than 90 days; 
(B) remained in such housing for more 
than 180 days; and 
(C) remained in such housing for more 
than 364 days; and 
(2) the number of inmates in disciplinary seg-
regation, administrative detention, other restrictive 
housing. 
(h) CONFINEMENT REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
and the head of a military correctional facility 
shall— 
(A) submit data on restrictive housing to 
the Committees on Armed Services and on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives on a quarterly basis; 
(B) finalize upgrades in data collection 
software to improve tracking of restrictive hous-
ing inmates; and 
(C) require a body camera or other digital 
recording instrument to be worn by correctional 
staff interacting with confined population in re-
strictive housing for any forced movement or 
physical interaction. 
(2) PRESUMPTION.—In determining whether 
placement in restrictive housing is appropriate, it 
shall be presumed that an inmate shall be housed in 
the least restrictive setting necessary to ensure safe-
ty, and that inmates in restrictive housing shall be 
returned to general population as soon as it is safe 
to do so. 
(i) VIOLATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a military cor-
rectional facility that violates the policy established 
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by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (f), the 
Secretary may— 
(A) reduce the funding provided to the vio-
lating facility by such amount as the Secretary 
determines 
appropriate 
and 
increase 
the 
amount provided to facilities in compliance by 
an amount that is equal to the amount of such 
reduction; 
(B) suspend staff found to be involved in 
a violation of such policy with or without pay; 
or 
(C) terminate staff found to be involved in 
a violation of such policy if such violation is 
considered substantially detrimental to the 
goals of such policy. 
(2) ADJUDICATION.—Any military correctional 
facility or an employee of such facility accused of a 
violation of the policy established by the Secretary of 
Defense under subsection (f) shall, after notice and 
an opportunity to be heard by the standing com-
mittee of such facility and subject to approval by the 
Secretary of Defense be subject to the relevant pen-
alties described under paragraph (1). 
(3) CONFLICT
OF
INTEREST.—Any conflicted 
parties, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
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shall recuse themselves from the proceeding before 
the standing committee and a new impartial member 
shall be appointed to the committee to serve in this 
capacity for the duration of the proceeding. Any con-
flict of interest shall be disclosed in writing and pre-
served within the recommendation notes. 
(j) REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLI-
CIES AND GUIDANCE.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall revise Department of Defense Instruction 1325.07 
(Administration of Military Correctional Facilities and 
Clemency and Parole Authority), and any related policies 
and guidance of the Department, to conform to the re-
quirements of this Act. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘military correctional facility’’ 
means a correctional facility established under chap-
ter 48 of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘inmate’’ means a prisoner or an-
other individual serving a term of imprisonment in 
a military correctional facility. 
(3) The term ‘‘institutional review panel’’ 
means a panel composed of— 
(A) the leadership of a military correc-
tional facility; and 
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(B) medical professionals and mental 
health professionals who are employed by and 
work outside of such facility. 
(4) The term ‘‘non-routine investigation’’ means 
any investigation that addresses a grave risk of safe-
ty and security of the facility, such as a riot, killing, 
or terror attack. 
(5) The term ‘‘restrictive housing’’ means any 
housing in which an inmate is removed from general 
population housing to housing with little to no con-
tact with others for a disciplinary purpose. 
SEC. 1856. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNMANNED 
AERIAL, SURFACE, AND UNDERWATER VEHI-
CLES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater 
vessels play a critical role in modern warfare; 
(2) continued investment in the research, devel-
opment, and fielding of such systems will help ad-
vance the military of the United States; 
(3) such capabilities are particularly important 
to bolstering deterrence and maintaining peace and 
security in the Indo-Pacific region; and 
(4) the United States should encourage its al-
lies and partners, particularly those located in the 
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Indo-Pacific region, to invest in unmanned aerial, 
surface, and underwater vessels to reinforce deter-
rence. 
SEC. 1857. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NAMING OF 
VESSEL FOR BATTLE OF DAI DO. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the 
Navy should name an amphibious or expeditionary class 
vessel for the Battle of Dai Do. 
SEC. 1858. RISK FRAMEWORK FOR FOREIGN PHONE APPLI-
CATIONS OF CONCERN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) create categorical definitions of foreign 
phone applications of concern with respect to per-
sonnel or operations of the Department of Defense, 
distinguishing among categories such as applications 
for shopping, social media, entertainment, or health; 
and 
(2) create a risk framework with respect to De-
partment personnel or operations that assesses each 
foreign phone application (or, if appropriate, group-
ing of similar such applications) that is from a coun-
try of concern for any potential impact on Depart-
mental personnel and Departmental operations, in-
corporating considerations of— 
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(A) the manner and extent of data collec-
tion by the application; 
(B) the ability of the application to influ-
ence users; 
(C) the manner and extent of foreign own-
ership or control of the application or data col-
lected by the application; 
(D) any foreign government interests asso-
ciated with the applications; 
(E) known or assessed malicious software 
embedded in the application, including in prior 
versions of the application or in other applica-
tions created by the owners of such application; 
and 
(F) any known impact from prior use of 
the application to Department personnel or op-
erations. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the categorical 
definitions and risk framework described in subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Defense— 
(1) shall include in the risk framework foreign 
phone applications of concern— 
(A) from countries that the Secretary de-
termines to be engaged in consistent, unauthor-
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ized conduct that is detrimental to the national 
security or foreign policy of the United States; 
(B) that are accessible to be downloaded 
from major mobile device application market-
places by Department personnel; and 
(C) originating from, authored in, owned 
by, or otherwise associated with countries or en-
tities that are designated on the list maintained 
and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 
of the Export Administration Regulations; 
(2) may include additional countries or indi-
vidual foreign phone applications from other coun-
tries to the extent the Secretary determines appro-
priate; and 
(3) shall consider distinguishing within the risk 
framework the particular interests of a country de-
scribed in paragraph (1) or (2) in the use of a for-
eign phone application of concern of such country 
(regardless of device or owner) by— 
(A) users located at facilities of the De-
partment of Defense of varying levels of sensi-
tivity; 
(B) users conducting authorized operations 
or movements of Department of Defense mate-
riel; or 
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(C) specific civilian employees of the De-
partment or contractors whom the Secretary 
determines likely to be a target of a foreign 
actor. 
(c) GUIDANCE AND UPDATES.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall— 
(1) issue guidance to all Department personnel 
incorporating the categories of foreign phone appli-
cations of concern and advising how to mitigate the 
risks identified by the risk framework with respect 
to such applications; 
(2) routinely update the categorical definitions 
and risk framework promulgated pursuant to sub-
section (a), at least on an annual basis; and 
(3) prescribe regulations that prohibit applica-
tions on phones provided by the Department of De-
fense or on any device used during an activity de-
scribed in subsection (b)(3)(B). 
SEC. 1859. SENSE OF CONGRESS SUPPORTING PROJECT 
PELE. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Congress supports Project Pele, which seeks 
to develop, demonstrate, and deploy an advanced 
portable nuclear microreactor at Idaho National 
Laboratory by 2025; and 
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(2) Project Pele will be critical in maintaining 
and bolstering United States national security by 
providing firm, reliable, clean, and dense baseload 
energy to power United States military bases and 
other distributed military operations, both domesti-
cally and abroad. 
SEC. 1860. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR UTILIZING MICRO-
REACTORS TO ASSIST WITH NATURAL DIS-
ASTER RESPONSE EFFORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau, the Chief of Engineers of 
the Army Corps of Engineers, the Assistant Secretary of 
the Office of Nuclear Energy of the Department of En-
ergy, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the 
Office of Reactor Fleet and Advanced Reactor Deployment 
of the Department of Energy, develop a national strategy 
to utilize microreactors to assist with natural disaster re-
sponse efforts. 
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 
2 years thereafter, the President shall submit to the ap-
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propriate congressional committees a comprehensive na-
tional strategy developed under subsection (a). 
(c) CONTENTS OF NATIONAL STRATEGY.—A national 
strategy developed under subsection (a) shall include the 
following: 
(1) EVALUATION OF EXISTING DIESEL DEPLOY-
MENT EFFORTS.—An assessment of the effectiveness 
of utilizing diesel generators to assist with natural 
disaster response efforts, which such assessment 
shall include— 
(A) information on the current use of die-
sel generators to assist with natural disaster re-
sponse efforts, including— 
(i) the prevalence of deploying diesel 
generators around the United States as the 
sole power source to assist with natural 
disaster response efforts; 
(ii) the average number of diesel gen-
erators deployed in natural disaster re-
sponse efforts based on the type of natural 
disaster, the severity of the natural dis-
aster, and the location of the natural dis-
aster; 
(iii) where Federal, State, and local 
governments store diesel generators; 
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(iv) how diesel generators are trans-
ported to areas affected by a natural dis-
aster; 
(v) any logistical concerns with refuel-
ing diesel generators over an extended pe-
riod of time; 
(vi) the potential to utilize accessory 
equipment that is traditionally connected 
to diesel generators to help provide elec-
tricity to the area in need; and 
(vii) any other information that is 
necessary to understand the role of diesel 
generators used to assist with natural dis-
aster response efforts; 
(B) how the effect on the environment of 
utilizing diesel generators to assist with natural 
disaster response efforts compares to the esti-
mated effect on the environment of utilizing 
microreactors to assist with the same natural 
disaster response efforts; and 
(C) the concerns to public safety when de-
ploying diesel generators in natural disaster re-
sponse efforts. 
(2) GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND PRIORITIES.—A 
comprehensive, research-based, and long-term dis-
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cussion of goals, objectives, and priorities for uti-
lizing microreactors instead of diesel generators to 
assist with natural disaster response efforts. 
(3) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANALYSIS.—An 
analysis of— 
(A) how the efforts of the Department of 
Defense to develop microreactor technology for 
operational uses could be used to inform the de-
velopment of microreactors to assist with nat-
ural disaster response efforts, including any 
recommendations and additional direction that 
may be necessary for such expedited deploy-
ment; 
(B) how the Department of Defense can 
most effectively translate and implement the 
lessons learned from its operations in the field 
to assist with natural disaster response efforts, 
including how operations in the field related to 
microreactors can be used to answer broad 
questions for the nuclear industry and for fu-
ture issues relating to fuel reliability, energy 
supply chain issues, reducing diesel convoy cau-
salities, and supporting other global humani-
tarian needs; and 
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(C) whether a demonstration program for 
microreactors is needed prior to deploying 
microreactors for natural disaster response ef-
forts, based on the analysis provided by sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B). 
(4) RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
THE
NUCLEAR 
REGULATORY
COMMISSION.—Recommendations on 
how the Nuclear Regulatory Commission can work 
with other Federal agencies to expedite— 
(A) the approval of designs for microreac-
tors; and 
(B) issuing licenses for the utilization, 
transportation, and operation of microreactors 
in rapid deployment scenarios, such as natural 
disaster response efforts. 
(5) 
UTILIZING
FEASIBILITY
STUDIES.—An 
analysis of available academic literature and studies, 
including site feasibility studies, to identify high risk 
areas that are prone to natural disasters that should 
be prioritized during emergency planning. 
(6) STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
WHEN
DE-
PLOYING MICROREACTORS.—An assessment of var-
ious strategic considerations to improve the effi-
ciency, timeliness, and cost-effectiveness of deploying 
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microreactors to assist with natural disaster re-
sponse efforts, including— 
(A) whether the Department of Defense, 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
or any other government entity should build, 
own, or operate microreactors that are used to 
assist with natural disaster response efforts, in-
cluding whether it would be viable to lease 
microreactors from private industry and wheth-
er it would be viable to facilitate public-private 
partnerships to find cost effective options to 
utilize microreactors for natural disaster re-
sponse efforts; 
(B) the recommended number of individ-
uals charged with the usage, maintenance, and 
upkeep of the microreactors, including the rec-
ommended qualifications, training requirements, 
availability requirements, and oversight respon-
sibility of such individuals; 
(C) the number of microreactors needed, 
initially and in the long-term, to effectively re-
spond to a natural disaster based on past nat-
ural disaster trends and the specific geographic 
location of the area; 
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(D) where microreactors used to assist 
with natural disaster response efforts would be 
stored, including information on— 
(i) how different microreactor storage 
locations may affect swift and economically 
feasible natural disaster response efforts; 
(ii) the feasibility of utilizing already- 
built facilities instead of constructing new 
microreactor storage facilities; 
(iii) the cost of constructing new 
microreactor storage facilities; 
(iv) how to properly store the micro-
reactor when not being utilized for natural 
disaster response efforts; and 
(v) potential storage locations, such 
as— 
(I) the Strategic Alliance for 
FLEX Emergency Response locations 
in Memphis, Tennessee and Phoenix, 
Arizona; and 
(II) 
Department 
of 
Defense 
bases; 
(E) how to maintain a microreactor and 
replace, store, and dispose of fuel used by a 
microreactor, including whether public-private 
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partnerships may be used to assist with such 
maintenance, replacement, storage, and dis-
posal; 
(F) when a diesel generator will suffice in 
the event of a natural disaster of limited pro-
portions, in comparison to utilizing microreac-
tors to assist with natural disaster response ef-
forts; 
(G) which States and territories and pos-
sessions of the United States that are prone to 
natural disasters, such as hurricanes, should be 
prioritized when initially selecting locations to 
deploy microreactors to assist with natural dis-
aster response efforts; 
(H) the methods, capabilities, and costs as-
sociated with transporting microreactors that 
were or may be impacted by natural disasters, 
including considerations about transporting new 
microreactors, in addition to microreactors that 
have been put to use, and any regulatory or 
legal issues that may arise during the transpor-
tation; 
(I) any other strategic considerations that 
should be taken into account before deploying 
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microreactors to assist with natural disaster re-
sponse efforts; 
(J) how to integrate microreactors into ex-
isting electrical grids in emergency situations, 
including how grid connection points, microgrid 
limits, site load limits, existing infrastructure, 
and the standard process for grid interconnec-
tions may impact the integration of microreac-
tors into existing electrical grid; 
(K) whether microreactors will be suscep-
tible to cyberattacks, including whether autono-
mous control will impact the microreactor’s 
cyberattack susceptibility and what systems or 
microreactor designs would be ideal for com-
bating such cyberattacks during a natural dis-
aster response effort; and 
(L) how the weight of a microreactor, com-
pared to the weight of a diesel generator, af-
fects deploying microreactors and diesel genera-
tors to assist with natural disaster response ef-
forts. 
(7) DEPLOYMENT
CHALLENGES
AND
BAR-
RIERS.—An assessment of— 
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(A) the challenges and barriers to deploy-
ing microreactors to assist with natural disaster 
response efforts; and 
(B) solutions to address each such chal-
lenge and barrier. 
(8) REVIEW OF AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 
LEGISLATION.— 
(A) REVIEW.—A review of existing law 
that can be used to ease the burden of utilizing 
microreactors to assist with natural disaster re-
sponse efforts, including the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801 et seq.), the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 
the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Moderniza-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 2215 note), and any other 
relevant law. 
(B) 
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Recommenda-
tions for legislation to— 
(i) assist with— 
(I) deploying microreactors to as-
sist with natural disaster response ef-
forts; 
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(II) the maintenance and upkeep 
of such microreactors; and 
(III) the initial and long-term 
storage of such microreactors; and 
(ii) pay for the activities described in 
subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (i). 
(9) PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE NATURAL DIS-
ASTER
RESPONSE
EFFORTS.—An 
assessment 
about— 
(A) the current status of any collaboration 
between the National Guard, Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, and the Army 
Corps of Engineers during natural disaster re-
sponse efforts; 
(B) the specific roles of each entity speci-
fied in subparagraph (A) (disaggregated, in the 
case of the National Guard, by State and by 
military department) during a natural disaster 
response effort, and their respective roles when 
participating in natural disaster response ef-
forts; 
(C) the current emergency responsibilities 
of the Department of Energy and the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission that relate to deploying 
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microreactors during natural disaster response 
efforts; 
(D) the potential opportunity to set up an 
annual listening group session or consortium to 
provide all the necessary information needed to 
deploy microreactors to assist with natural dis-
aster response efforts and to ensure a smooth 
transition from the use of diesel generators to 
the use of microreactors to assist with natural 
disaster response efforts; 
(E) how the Emergency Management As-
sistance Compact, consented to by Congress in 
the joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint resolution 
granting the consent of Congress to the Emer-
gency Management Assistance Compact’’ (Pub-
lic Law 104–321), can be utilized to allow 
States to allocate their unused microreactors to 
other States that are in need of microreactors 
to assist with natural disaster response efforts; 
and 
(F) how to improve the collaboration be-
tween Federal, State, and local government en-
tities and private entities when deploying micro-
reactors to assist with natural disaster response 
efforts. 
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(10) UTILIZING
MICROREACTORS
TO
CHARGE 
ELECTRIC VEHICLES.—Recommendations on how to 
utilize microreactors as charging stations for electric 
vehicles in the event of a mass evacuation resulting 
from a natural disaster, including recommendations 
on— 
(A) how to deploy microreactors to charge 
electric vehicles before an evacuation; 
(B) the primary transportation corridors 
that would be used for such a mass evacuation; 
(C) how many microreactors would be 
needed to charge electric vehicles during such a 
mass evacuation, based on the size and popu-
lation of the State in which the mass evacuation 
occurs; 
(D) the best placement of microreactors 
throughout the primary transportation corridors 
to ensure a smooth electric vehicle charging 
process and subsequent evacuation; 
(E) any potential public-private partner-
ships that would be useful in utilizing micro-
reactors to charge electric vehicles during a 
mass evacuation, including an estimate of the 
costs that would be associated with establishing 
these partnerships; 
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(F) how to— 
(i) transport microreactors to mass 
evacuation locations along primary trans-
portation corridors for purposes of charg-
ing electric vehicles; and 
(ii) pay for such transportation; and 
(G) any other topic related to subpara-
graphs (A) through (F). 
(11) DEPLOYING MICROREACTORS TO UNITED 
STATES
TERRITORIES
AND
POSSESSIONS.—Rec-
ommendations on deploying microreactors to terri-
tories and possessions of the United States to assist 
with natural disaster response efforts. 
(12) USING MILITARY EQUIPMENT WITH NU-
CLEAR CAPABILITIES.—Recommendations on how to, 
in the event of a natural disaster and when the de-
ployment of a microreactor is not timely or ideal for 
the circumstance, deploy military equipment of the 
United States with nuclear capabilities, such as nu-
clear aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines, to 
provide temporary electricity to an area severely im-
pacted by a natural disaster. 
(13) BUDGET PRIORITIES.—A multiyear budget 
plan that identifies the necessary resources to suc-
cessfully carry out the recommendations and imple-
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2101(a) of that Act (134 Stat. 4295), shall remain 
in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 
(1) is as follows: 
Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations 
State 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original 
Authorized 
Amount 
Arizona ...........
Yuma Proving Ground
Ready Building .......
$14,000,000 
Georgia ...........
Fort Gillem ..................
Forensic Lab ...........
$71,000,000 
Louisiana .......
Fort Polk .....................
Information Systems 
Facility ................
$25,000,000 
(b) CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS AT MILITARY 
INSTALLATIONS.— 
(1) 
EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding 
section 
2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116- 
283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorization set forth in 
the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 
2865 of that Act (134 Stat. 4360), shall remain in 
effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en-
actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 
(1) is as follows: 
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‘‘(A) enter into contracts or cooperative agree-
ments, on a sole-source basis, with the Foundation 
for the procurement of property or services for the 
direct benefit or use of the Marine Corps Heritage 
Center and the National Museum of the Marine 
Corps; and 
‘‘(B) notwithstanding the requirements of sub-
section (h) of section 2667 of this title and under 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 
appropriate for the joint venture authorized by sub-
section (a), lease in accordance with such section 
2667 portions of the facility developed under sub-
section (a) to the Foundation for use in generating 
revenue for activities of the facility and for such ad-
ministrative purposes as may be necessary for sup-
port of the facility. 
‘‘(2) In making a determination of fair market value 
under section 2667(b)(4) of this title for payment of con-
sideration pursuant to a lease described in paragraph 
(1)(B), the Secretary may consider the entirety of the edu-
cational efforts of the Foundation, support to the Marine 
Corps Heritage Center history division by the Foundation, 
or the funding of museum programs and exhibits by the 
Foundation, or other support related to the Marine Corps 
Heritage Center and the National Museum of the Marine 
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