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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; 
(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; 
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(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 
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-
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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. 
(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; 
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(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; 
(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, 
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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-
ment any lessons learned from the assessments and 
other analysis under this subsection. 
(14) TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS.—An anal-
ysis of current and developing ways to leverage exist-
ing and innovative technology to improve the effec-
tiveness of efforts to deploy microreactors to assist 
with natural disaster response efforts. 
(15) USING
INNOVATIVE
TOOLS
TO
PREDICT 
NATURAL DISASTERS.—A description of how to uti-
lize innovative technology, such as artificial intel-
ligence and predictive meteorological tools, to pre-
pare for the utilization of microreactors before a 
natural disaster. 
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(16) FLOATING NUCLEAR BARGES.—An assess-
ment of how floating nuclear barges compare to 
using portable microreactors, including— 
(A) the advantages and disadvantages of 
using a portable microreactor compared to a 
floating nuclear barge; and 
(B) an identification of scenarios during 
which a floating nuclear barge would be pre-
ferred over a portable microreactor. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 
and the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources, the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works, and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
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(2) LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘local 
government’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 
(3) MICROREACTOR.—The term ‘‘microreactor’’ 
means a nuclear reactor, including a portable nu-
clear reactor, that has an electricity generating ca-
pacity of not more than 20 megawatts of thermal 
energy. 
(4) NATURAL DISASTER.—The term ‘‘natural 
disaster’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Major 
disaster’’ in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122), except that the term ‘‘natural dis-
aster’’ does not include a wildfire. 
(5) NATURAL DISASTER RESPONSE EFFORT.— 
The term ‘‘natural disaster response effort’’ means 
a circumstance in which a State or local government 
requests assistance under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), including assistance to address 
the loss of primary electrical capacity as a result of 
a natural disaster. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State 
of the United States and the District of Columbia. 
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SEC. 1757. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO REPORT-
ING REQUIREMENTS OF CHINA’S MARITIME 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 
States to reject as a violation of international law and 
United States sovereignty any attempt by China’s Mari-
time Safety Administration to compel United States ves-
sels to adhere to any reporting requirements listed within 
China’s Maritime Traffic Safety Law, including any re-
quirements to require a vessel to declare— 
(1) the vessel’s name and number; 
(2) the vessel’s satellite telephone number; 
(3) the vessel’s position and recent locations; 
and 
(4) the vessel’s cargo. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) applies to all 
maritime claims made by the People’s Republic of China 
that the United States has rejected, to include virtually 
all of China’s claims within the Nine-Dash Line. 
SEC. 1758. REPORT ON MILITARY SPOUSE SECURITY 
CLEARANCE. 
Not later than May 1, 2025, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall provide a report to Congress on the tech-
nical, operational, human resources, and legal challenges 
that would result from accelerating security clearance re-
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views of military spouses by using information, including 
address verification, from the spousal review of their con-
nected service member’s security clearance, as well as the 
anticipated benefits of such a change. 
SEC. 1759. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FEASIBILITY 
STUDY FOR BLUE GRASS CHEMICAL AGENT- 
DESTRUCTION PILOT PLANT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The Joint Explanatory Statement to accom-
pany the James M. Inhofe National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263) directed the Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Army, to conduct a 
feasibility study to assess potential missions, plants, 
or industries feasible for Army or Department of 
Defense needs at the Blue Grass Army Depot fol-
lowing the completion of the mission at the Blue 
Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant. 
(2) House Report 118-301 to accompany the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024 (Public Law 118–31) directed the Secretary of 
the Army, in coordination with the Commanding 
General, Army Materiel Command and the Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, 
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and Technology to provide a briefing on the costs 
and estimated funding profile associated with the or-
ganic industrial base modernization strategy and the 
efforts required to support opportunities for aug-
menting the organic industrial base at Blue Grass 
Army Depot. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Department of Defense and the Secretary 
of the Army, in coordination with the Commanding Gen-
eral of the Army Materiel Command and the Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and 
Technology, should work with Congress and the local com-
munity near the Blue Grass Army Depot to build upon 
the findings of the feasibility study and House Report re-
ferred to in subsection (a). 
SEC. 1760. REWARDS FOR INFORMATION REGARDING LEAD-
ERS OF HAMAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency and the Secretary of Defense shall advo-
cate in their respective roles on the Foreign Threat Intel-
ligence Committee to request the Rewards for Justice Pro-
gram to offer $25,000,000 each in incentives for informa-
tion regarding Hamas terrorists Yahya Sinwar and Mo-
hammed Deif. 
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(b) OTHER REWARDS.—The Director of the Defense 
Intelligence Agency and the Secretary of Defense should 
advocate for significant rewards for information regarding 
other leaders Iran-backed entities designated as Foreign 
Terrorist Organizations under section 219 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Specially 
Designated Global Terrorists under section 594.310 of 
title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 1761. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR THE COUN-
TERING 
EXTREMIST 
ACTIVITY 
WORKING 
GROUP. 
No Federal funds are authorized to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available for the Countering Extremist 
Activity Working Group or to implement any rec-
ommendations of such group. 
SEC. 1762. REPORT ON THE USE OF MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY 
STATUS FOR KENYA. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the designation of a country as a major 
non-NATO ally is intended to facilitate an increased 
security relationship between the United States and 
the designated country and is not intended to be 
merely a symbolic gesture; 
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(2) Kenya is an increasingly important security 
partner in East Africa and the Western Indian 
Ocean; and 
(3) major non-NATO ally status for Kenya 
should be utilized to facilitate increased security co-
operation with Kenya to advance our shared security 
priorities. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 
submit a classified report, along with an unclassified sum-
mary, to the appropriate congressional committees, which 
shall— 
(1) identify all opportunities to increase secu-
rity cooperation with Kenya as a result of its major 
non-NATO ally designation; 
(2) assess the feasibility of implementing the 
identified opportunities, including cost, timeline, and 
availability of defense articles as applicable; and 
(3) assess the priority of identified opportuni-
ties based on the Kenyan government’s requests and 
input and the impact on advancing the national se-
curity interests of the United States. 
(c) SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS.—On the date that is 
180 days after the report required under subsection (b) 
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is submitted, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 
submit a classified annex, along with an unclassified sum-
mary, to the appropriate congressional committees con-
taining a report that identifies all requests by the Kenyan 
government on cooperation on activities covered under the 
major non-NATO ally status, including— 
(1) a detailed summary of each request, includ-
ing cost and the defense articles requested; 
(2) whether those requests were approved or de-
nied; and 
(3) an explanation for why each request was ap-
proved or denied. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(3) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
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SEC. 1763. LIMITATION ON DISPLAYING IN CERTAIN PUB-
LIC AREAS 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. 
(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) The term ‘‘cut flower’’ means a flower re-
moved from a living plant for decorative use. 
(2) The term ‘‘cut green’’ means a green, foli-
age, or branch removed from a living plant for deco-
rative use. 
(3) 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. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this section. 
SEC. 
1764. 
UNITED 
STATES-ISRAEL 
EMERGING 
TECH-
NOLOGY CAPABILITIES COOPERATION. 
Subtitle G of title XII of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 is amended by insert-
ing after section 1279 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 1279A. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL EMERGING TECH-
NOLOGY CAPABILITIES COOPERATION. 
‘‘(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to support and encourage further defense 
collaboration with Israel in areas of emerging technologies 
capable of enabling the warfare capabilities of both the 
United States and Israel to meet emerging defense chal-
lenges, including but not limited to the areas of artificial 
intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics, quantum and automa-
tion. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH EMERGING DE-
FENSE
TECHNOLOGY
CAPABILITIES
PROGRAM
WITH 
ISRAEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
upon request of the Ministry of Defense of Israel 
and in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
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the Director of National Intelligence, is authorized 
to carry out research, development, test, and evalua-
tion, on a joint basis with Israel, in areas of emerg-
ing technologies capable of enabling the warfare ca-
pabilities of both the United States and Israel to 
meet emerging defense challenges, including the 
areas of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robot-
ics, quantum and automation. Any activities carried 
out pursuant to such authority shall be conducted in 
a manner that appropriately protects sensitive infor-
mation and United States and Israel national secu-
rity interests. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—The activities described in 
paragraph (1) and subsection (c) may be carried out 
after the Secretary of Defense submits to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report setting forth 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A memorandum of agreement be-
tween the United States and Israel regarding 
sharing of research and development costs for 
the capabilities described in paragraph (1), and 
any supporting documents. 
‘‘(B) A certification that the memorandum 
of agreement— 
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(1) a comprehensive review of— 
(A) the total lifecycle costs, disaggregated 
by each military department, of the construc-
tion, sustainment, and modernization of facili-
ties of covered unaccompanied housing to 
meet— 
(i) the needs for housing for members 
of the Armed Forces as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act; and 
(ii) the projected needs for such hous-
ing during the 20-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, as 
determined by each Secretary concerned; 
(B) the applicable policies of each military 
department with respect to which members of 
the Armed Forces are required to reside in cov-
ered military unaccompanied housing; and 
(C) for each military department, the ex-
pected expenditure for basic allowance for hous-
ing under section 403 of title 37, United States 
Code, during the 20-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act compared 
to such total lifecycle costs; 
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