II 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8070 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 8, 2024 
Received 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Depart-
ment of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025’’. 
(b) REFERENCE.—Any reference in this or any other 
Act to the ‘‘National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2025’’ shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
‘‘Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
CONTENTS. 
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divi-
sions as follows: 
(1) Division A—Department of Defense Au-
thorizations. 
(2) Division B—Military Construction Author-
izations. 
(3) Division C—Department of Energy Na-
tional Security Authorizations and Other Authoriza-
tions. 
(4) Division D—Funding Tables. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
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TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
Sec. 111. Pilot program on the use of robotic targets to enhance the lethality 
of the reserve components of the Army. 
Sec. 112. Limitation on procurement of end items containing energetic mate-
rials pending certification on domestic production capacity. 
Sec. 113. Report on Black Hawk helicopter program. 
Sec. 114. Plan for providing certain aircraft to the Army National Guard. 
Sec. 115. Development of requirement for shipping container production facility 
at domestic Army installation. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 131. Modification of annual report on cost targets for certain aircraft car-
riers. 
Sec. 132. Procurement authorities for certain amphibious shipbuilding pro-
grams. 
Sec. 133. Multiyear procurement authority for CH–53K aircraft and T408 en-
gines. 
Sec. 134. Recapitalization of tactical fighter aircraft of the Navy Reserve. 
Sec. 135. Designation of official responsible for autonomous surface and under-
water dual-modality vehicles. 
Sec. 136. Limitation on availability of funds for Medium Landing Ship pending 
certification and report. 
Sec. 137. Limitation on structural improvements and electrical power upgrades 
for AH–1Z and UH–1Y helicopters. 
Sec. 138. Sense of Congress on aircraft carrier procurement. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 151. Modification of minimum inventory requirement for air refueling 
tanker aircraft. 
Sec. 152. Modification of certain primary mission aircraft inventory require-
ments for the combat air forces of the Air Force. 
Sec. 153. Extension of requirements relating to C–130 aircraft. 
Sec. 154. Limitation on retirement of F–15E aircraft pending fighter aircraft 
capabilities and requirements study. 
Sec. 155. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of report on plan for 
long-term Air Force fighter force structure. 
Sec. 156. Recapitalization of air refueling tanker aircraft of the reserve compo-
nents of the Air Force. 
Sec. 157. Consolidation of authorities relating to Air Force landing gear. 
Sec. 158. Notification of delays in delivery of MH–139 aircraft. 
Sec. 159. Plan for establishment and maintenance of F–16 simulators at Air 
National Guard training centers. 
Sec. 160. Funding for C-130 modular airborne firefighting system. 
Sec. 161. Requirement for minimum number of air logistics complexes. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
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Sec. 171. Modification to Air Force and Navy use of commercial dual-use parts 
in certain aircraft and engines. 
Sec. 172. Policy on qualifications of contractors for into-plane fuel deliveries for 
heavy-lift aircraft. 
Sec. 173. Prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting related to for-
eign-made light detection and ranging technology. 
Sec. 174. Limitation on procurement of F–35 aircraft pending certification on 
improvements and correction of deficiencies. 
Sec. 175. Assessment of air-to-air missile inventory requirements and related 
capabilities. 
Sec. 176. Modification to multiyear procurement authority for certain critical 
minerals. 
Sec. 177. Sense of Congress on domestic procurement of defense articles for 
AUKUS partnership. 
Sec. 178. Study to identify sources of secure parts for unmanned aircraft sys-
tems. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 202. Funding for National Defense Education Program. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 211. Modification of certain requirements relating to the Joint Energetics 
Transition Office. 
Sec. 212. Modification to annual report on unfunded priorities of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. 
Sec. 213. Modification to defense laboratory education partnerships. 
Sec. 214. Use of partnership intermediaries to promote defense research and 
education. 
Sec. 215. Modification to personnel management authority to attract experts in 
science and engineering. 
Sec. 216. Modification to consortium on use of additive manufacturing for de-
fense capability development. 
Sec. 217. Modification to continuous capability development and delivery pro-
gram for F–35 aircraft. 
Sec. 218. Modification of CVN–73 to support fielding of MQ–25 unmanned 
aerial vehicle. 
Sec. 219. Agility Prime Transition Working Group. 
Sec. 220. Measures to advance quantum information science within the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 221. Authority to temporarily detail employees of the Office of Strategic 
Capital to certain private-sector organizations. 
Sec. 222. Pilot program on establishment of a test and evaluation cell within 
the Defense Innovation Unit. 
Sec. 223. Dismantlement of Chinese drone aircraft of to identify the origin of 
components and security vulnerabilities. 
Sec. 224. Program on limited objective experimentation in support of Air Force 
operations. 
Sec. 225. Prohibition on contracts between certain foreign entities and institu-
tions of higher education conducting Department of Defense- 
funded research. 
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