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other than museums identified in paragraphs (1) through 
(10) of subsection (a) for inclusion in the United States 
Navy Museum System. Such criteria shall include— 
‘‘(1) historical significance to naval operations, 
technology, or personnel; 
‘‘(2) public accessibility and educational out-
reach programs; and 
‘‘(3) alignment with the mission of the Navy to 
preserve its heritage. 
‘‘(c) FUNDING AND SUPPORT.—Consistent with appli-
cable law, the Secretary may enter into partnerships, in-
cluding with nonprofit organizations, to enhance the finan-
cial sustainability and public engagement of the museums 
in the United States Museum System.’’. 
SEC. 355. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF 
THE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 1 of title 32, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 116. Center for the Study of the National Guard 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, 
shall establish a center, to be known as the ‘Center for the 
Study of the National Guard’ at an appropriate academic 
institution that— 
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‘‘(1) maintains an established relationship with 
the National Guard Bureau; 
‘‘(2) possesses a strong academic program in 
military history; and 
‘‘(3) is situated in proximity to a major Na-
tional Guard installation. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Center for the Study of 
the National Guard shall— 
‘‘(1) serve as the principal repository for histor-
ical documents, oral histories, and other records re-
lated to the National Guard; 
‘‘(2) conduct research, analysis, and educational 
programs related to the history, evolution, and oper-
ational contributions of the National Guard; 
‘‘(3) facilitate outreach efforts to increase public 
awareness of the role of the National Guard in na-
tional defense and domestic response operations; and 
‘‘(4) support the Department of Defense in shap-
ing policy decisions and strategic planning related to 
National Guard operations carried out under titles 10 
and 32, United States Code. 
‘‘(c) COLLABORATION AND SUPPORT.—The Chief of the 
National Guard Bureau may— 
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‘‘(1) collaborate with the Center for the Study of 
the National Guard in the collection, preservation, 
and dissemination of National Guard history; 
‘‘(2) provide historical documents, records, and 
resources to support the research and archival efforts 
of the Center; and 
‘‘(3) facilitate joint initiatives between the Na-
tional Guard Bureau and the Center to enhance his-
torical preservation, education, and public awareness. 
‘‘(d) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall seek to establish and maintain the Center 
for the Study of the National Guard as a public-private 
partnership to minimize costs to the Federal Government.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall establish the Center for the Study of the 
National Guard required under section 116 of title 32, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), by not later 
than the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than one 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense commit-
tees a briefing that includes— 
(1) a description of the selection of the academic 
institution where the Center for the Study of the Na-
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tional Guard required under section 116 of title 32, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), is lo-
cated; 
(2) an identification of the status of the estab-
lishment and initial operations of the Center; 
(3) a description of any ongoing efforts between 
the National Guard Bureau and the Center; and 
(4) the recommendations of the Secretary to en-
hance the preservation and study of National Guard 
history. 
SEC. 356. RECOGNITION OF CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE NA-
TIONAL NAVY UDT–SEAL MUSEUM IN FORT 
PIERCE, FLORIDA, AS A NATIONAL MEMORIAL, 
NATIONAL 
MEMORIAL 
GARDEN, 
AND 
NA-
TIONAL K9 MEMORIAL. 
The Secretary of the Navy shall recognize the National 
Navy SEAL Museum Memorial, the Memorial Garden and 
Living Beach, and the Naval Special Warfare K9 Memorial 
of the National Navy UDT–SEAL Museum, located at 3300 
North Highway A1A, North Hutchinson Island, in Fort 
Pierce, Florida, as a national memorial, national memorial 
garden, and national K9 memorial, respectively, of the 
Navy SEALs. 
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Subtitle E—Studies, Reports, and 
Briefings 
SEC. 361. ASSESSMENTS AND PLAN FOR INCREASING AC-
CESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD ON MILITARY IN-
STALLATIONS. 
(a) ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Chapter 23 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 488 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 489. Biennial assessments on nutrition standards 
of military departments 
‘‘On a biennial basis, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct an assessment of the nutrition 
standards of each military department, including by 
reviewing any nutrition program or related policy of 
that military department, and the extent to which 
such standards are reflected in the food options acces-
sible to members of the armed forces at the military 
installations of that military department; 
‘‘(2) submit a report containing the results of 
such assessment to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and 
‘‘(3) publish such report on a publicly available 
website of the Department of Defense.’’. 
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(2) FIRST REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 
2026, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, and publish on a pub-
licly available website of the Department of Defense, 
the first report required under section 489 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by paragraph (1). 
(b) PLAN.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment, in coordination with the Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs 
and such other entities as the Secretary of Defense de-
termines appropriate, shall jointly submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate and publish on a publicly 
available website of the Department of Defense a plan 
to increase access to nutritious food on military in-
stallations, consistent with recommendations included 
in the report of the Government Accountability Office 
titled ‘‘DOD Food Program: Additional Actions Need-
ed to Implement, Oversee, and Evaluate Nutrition Ef-
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forts for Service Members’’, and dated June 24, 2024 
(GAO–24–106155). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan under paragraph (1) 
shall include a strategy developed by the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Af-
fairs for increasing nutritious menu options at venues 
that are located on military installations, offer food 
services to members of the Armed Forces, and are not 
funded with appropriated amounts (referred to in the 
report specified in such paragraph as ‘‘non-
appropriated fund food venues’’). 
SEC. 362. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON MUNITIONS RESPONSE 
PROJECTS AT SITES FORMERLY USED BY THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
last day of each fiscal quarter that begins after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, until the termination date 
specified in subsection (c), the Secretary of the Army, acting 
through the Commanding General of the United States 
Army Corps of Engineers, shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the status of munitions re-
sponse projects at sites formerly used by the Department 
of Defense. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include, for the quarter covered by the re-
port, the following information: 
(1) The number of new task order awards for 
munitions response projects at sites formerly used by 
the Department of Defense issued and the total dollar 
value of such awards. 
(2) The number of optional tasks exercised as 
part of such projects and the total dollar value of such 
exercised tasks. 
(3) The number of contract modifications or re-
quests for equitable adjustment issued as part of such 
projects and the total dollar value of such modifica-
tions and adjustments. 
(4) The number of task orders for such projects 
with expiring funds and the total value of any associ-
ated deobligations. 
(5) The number of active munitions response 
projects at such sites and the contract phase of each 
project, including whether the project is in the reme-
dial investigation, feasibility study, proposed plan, or 
decision document or record of decision phase. 
(6) The number of active such projects placed on 
hold and, for each such project, a summary of the rea-
son for the hold, including delays related to regu-
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latory agencies, rights-of-entry issues, Federal land 
manager actions, or discrepancies in the number of 
subsurface anomalies between the statement of work 
and field conditions. 
(c) TERMINATION DATE.—The termination date speci-
fied in this subsection is the date that is five years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 363. REPORT ON CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DECLINING 
AIRCRAFT READINESS RATES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than May 31, 
2026, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a report on the declining rates of air-
craft readiness within the fleet of the Air Force (with an 
emphasis on fighter aircraft within such fleet) and factors 
contributing to that decline. Such report shall include, with 
respect to such aircraft, the following: 
(1) A review of mission capability rates over the 
five fiscal years preceding the date of the submission 
of the report, including an assessment of key factors 
contributing to any decline in such rates, such as 
maintenance backlogs, shortages in aircraft parts, or 
depot capacity constraints. 
(2) An analysis of the manner and extent to 
which reductions to the flying hours program of the 
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Air Force or gaps in funding for weapon system 
sustainment activities may have contributed to lower 
sortie generation, increased aircraft downtime, and 
declining rates of aircraft readiness in general. 
(3) An assessment of how personnel and units of 
the Air Force communicate aircraft status for oper-
ations and maintenance purposes, including any dis-
crepancies between pilot debriefs, maintenance write- 
ups, and data recorded in the Defense Readiness Re-
porting System of the Department of Defense. 
(4) An assessment of how high-tempo rotational 
deployments strain the availability of aircraft, accel-
erate the degradation of aircraft, and affect the long- 
term readiness of the fleet. 
(5) An analysis of how low rates of aircraft 
readiness negatively affect the training and readiness 
of new fighter pilots, including by limiting training 
opportunities, reducing instructor availability, and 
generating operational shortfalls. 
(6) Proposed actions to reverse the declining 
rates of aircraft readiness, improve the effectiveness of 
aircraft sustainment, and ensure more accurate readi-
ness reporting, including any recommendations for 
relevant legislative actions. 
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(b) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 364. DRIVER SIMULATORS IN MILITARY VEHICLES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The report of the Government Accountability 
Office titled ‘‘Military Vehicles: Army and Marine 
Corps Should Take Additional Actions to Mitigate 
and Prevent Training Accidents’’ (GAO-21-361) stat-
ed, ‘‘Driver inattentiveness, lapses in supervision, and 
lack of training were among the most common causes 
of these accidents, according to GAO analysis of 
Army and Marine Corps data.’’ 
(2) Such report further determined that the 
Army and Marine Corps, ‘‘have not developed a well- 
defined process with performance criteria and meas-
urable standards to train their tactical vehicle drivers 
from basic qualifications to proficiency in diverse 
driving conditions, such as driving at night or over 
varied terrain.’’ 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) acquisition program baseline budget requests 
submitted in the budget submission of the President 
for manned military ground vehicles should include 
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funding specifically allocated to the development, pro-
curement, fielding, and sustainment of driver train-
ing simulators with sufficient fidelity to provide accu-
rate visual, auditory, haptic, tactile, and vestibular 
stimulation to the trainee learning to operate the ve-
hicle; and 
(2) driver training simulators should be— 
(A) incorporated into the lifecycle support 
for ground vehicles and should adequately simu-
late all of the environmental conditions in which 
drivers will be required to operate military 
ground vehicles in support of the tactical concept 
of employment of those vehicles; 
(B) available for both initial entry level 
driver training and for periodic sustainment 
training of military vehicle drivers; and 
(C) available for each vehicle type in suffi-
cient enough numbers at each military installa-
tion to support driver training for the number of 
licensed drivers at the installation until such ve-
hicle type is removed from service. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than March 1, 
2026, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the 
Navy shall jointly submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report containing an assessment of fielded mili-
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tary vehicle programs for which no driver simulator has 
been fielded to support the vehicle fleet. Such report shall 
include an updated cost analysis requirement document 
that includes necessary programming for driver simulators 
and a phasing plan for the procurement and fielding of 
driver simulators. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 371. AUTHORITY TO EVACUATE FAMILY PETS AND 
CONTRACT WORKING DOGS DURING NON-
COMBATANT 
EVACUATIONS 
OF 
FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES. 
Section 2387 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘: re-
quirement to transfer animals to 341st 
Training Squadron after service life’’; 
(2) in the heading for subsection (a), by striking 
‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘REQUIREMENT
TO 
TRANSFER’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY TO EVACUATE.—(1) Subject to the 
limitations under paragraph (2), in the event of a situation 
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during which the Department of Defense evacuates non-
combatants from a foreign country, the Secretary of Defense 
may enter into agreements with appropriate nonprofit enti-
ties under which such entities provide for the evacuation 
of— 
‘‘(A) the family pets of citizens of the United 
States who are evacuated by the Department; and 
‘‘(B) contract working dogs located in such coun-
try. 
‘‘(2) The limitations under this paragraph are as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(A) The Department of Defense is not respon-
sible for providing veterinary care for a family pet or 
contract working dog by reason of the evacuation of 
the pet or dog pursuant to paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may not exercise the author-
ity under paragraph (1) if the exercise of such au-
thority would result in a reduction in the number of 
individuals who would otherwise be evacuated.’’. 
SEC. 372. MANNED ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT SAFETY. 
Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 2653. Aircraft safety: requirements for highly traf-
ficked domestic airspace 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION
ON OPERATION.—Notwithstanding 
section 1046 of the John S. McCain National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232, 
49 U.S.C. 40101 note), except as provided in subsection (b), 
the Secretary of a military department may not authorize 
any manned rotary wing aircraft of the Department of De-
fense to operate a training mission in a highly trafficked 
domestic airspace unless such aircraft, while being operated, 
is actively providing warning to nearby commercial air-
craft, in a manner compatible with the traffic alert and 
collision avoidance system of such commercial aircraft, of 
the proximity of the Department of Defense aircraft. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of a mili-
tary department, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
Transportation, may waive the limitation under subsection 
(a) with respect to the operation of an aircraft if the Sec-
retary determines that— 
‘‘(1) such waiver is in the national security in-
terests of the United States; and 
‘‘(2) a commercial aviation compatibility risk 
assessment has been conducted with respect to the op-
eration of the aircraft pursuant to the waiver to miti-
gate the risk associated with such operation. 
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‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION.—The Secretary of 
a military department may not delegate the waiver author-
ity under subsection (b) to an official whose rank is below 
a general or flag officer. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF HIGHLY TRAFFICKED DOMESTIC 
AIRSPACE.—The term ‘highly trafficked domestic airspace’ 
means— 
‘‘(1) the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Spe-
cial Flight Rules Area, as such term is defined in sec-
tion 93.335 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or any successor regulation; or 
‘‘(2) an area surrounding class B, C, or D air-
space of a commercial service airport, as such term 
is defined in section 47102 of title 49.’’. 
SEC. 373. INCLUSION OF TERRITORIES IN CERTAIN INTER-
GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS FOR 
INSTALLATION-SUPPORT SERVICES. 
Section 2679(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘the United States 
Virgin Islands’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘the State of Yap of the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of 
Palau,’’ after ‘‘Virgin Islands,’’. 
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SEC. 374. TRANSPORTATION OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS BY 
FOREIGN AIR CARRIER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (c) of section 40118 of title 49, United States Code, 
the Secretary of Defense is authorized to pay for the trans-
portation by a foreign air carrier of Department of Defense 
personnel and any in-cabin or accompanying checked bag-
gage or cargo if— 
(1) no air carrier holding a certificate under sec-
tion 41102 of such title 49 is willing and able to 
transport up to 3 domestic animals accompanying 
such Federal personnel; and 
(2) the transportation is from a place— 
(A) outside the United States to a place in 
the United States; 
(B) in the United States to a place outside 
the United States; or 
(C) outside the United States to another 
place outside the United States. 
(b) LIMITATION.—An amount paid pursuant to sub-
section (a) for transportation by a foreign carrier may not 
be greater than the amount that would otherwise have been 
paid had the transportation been on an air carrier holding 
a certificate under section 41102 had that carrier been will-
ing and able to provide such transportation. If the amount 
that would otherwise have been paid to such an air carrier 
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is less than the cost of transportation on the applicable for-
eign carrier, the Department personnel may pay the dif-
ference of such amount. 
(c) DOMESTIC ANIMAL DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘domestic animal’’ means a dog or a cat. 
SEC. 375. ADJUSTMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION ASSISTANCE 
FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AF-
FECTED BY ARMY TRANSFORMATION INITIA-
TIVE. 
(a) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—Beginning not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
subject to the availability of appropriations for such pur-
pose, the Secretary of Defense may provide adjustment and 
diversification assistance, pursuant to section 2391(b) of 
title 10, United States Code, to State and local governments 
affected by the actions taken under the Army Trans-
formation Initiative with respect to— 
(1) Red River Army Depot, Texas; 
(2) Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas; and 
(3) such other Army installations as are identi-
fied by the Secretary. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
includes— 
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(1) an identification of the amount of adjust-
ment and diversification assistance anticipated to be 
provided during fiscal year 2026 to State and local 
governments for each Army installation; and 
(2) an identification of options to address any 
capability gaps of the Army that could be filled 
through the Army organic industrial base. 
SEC. 376. AVAILABILITY OF MILK AT DINING FACILITIES ON 
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall en-
sure that milk is available to members of the Armed Forces 
at dining facilities on military installations. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary may not, to carry 
out this section, purchase milk from an entity owned or 
controlled by a foreign adversary, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Commerce under section 7.4 of title 15, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). 
(c) DEFINITION OF MILK.—In this section, the term 
‘‘milk’’ has the meaning given such term in section 133.3 
of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor 
regulation) and includes fluid or powdered milk. 
SEC. 377. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MILITARY WORKING 
DOG KENNELS AND FACILITIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM STANDARDS.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
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Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of each military department, veterinary experts, and 
military working dog program managers, shall establish 
and implement minimum standards for kennels and other 
facilities used to house military working dogs. Such min-
imum standards shall include each of the following: 
(1) Requirements for space and design to ensure 
each military working dog has sufficient space to 
stand, turn around, lie down comfortably, and engage 
in natural behaviors. 
(2) Standards for environmental conditions to 
ensure adequate ventilation, temperature control, and 
protection from extreme weather conditions. 
(3) Standards for sanitation and hygiene to en-
sure kennels and other facilities can be easily cleaned 
and disinfected. 
(4) Requirements related to safety and security 
to prevent military working dogs from escaping and 
being injured and preventing access to kennels and 
other facilities by unauthorized individuals. 
(5) Standards for access to veterinary care to ad-
dress the routine and emergency medical care needs of 
military working dogs, either at a military veteri-
nary treatment facility or through sufficient on-site 
veterinary capabilities. 
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(6) Requirements related to daily access to exer-
cise areas. 
(7) Required annual inspections to ensure com-
pliance with such standards. 
(8) Such other standards and requirements as 
the Secretary of Defense determines are appropriate. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) EXISTING FACILITIES.— 
(A) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the establishment of the stand-
ards required under subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Defense, acting through the Executive Agent 
for the Department of Defense Military Working 
Dog Program, shall ensure that each kennel and 
other facility used to house military working 
dogs under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
Defense are assessed to determine the extent to 
which such kennels and facilities are in compli-
ance with such standards. 
(B) MODIFICATION.—Not later than three 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary, acting through the Executive 
Agent, shall ensure that each such kennel and fa-
cility is modified to the extent required to com-
ply with such standards. 
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(2) NEW
FACILITIES.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Executive Agent, shall ensure that any 
kennel or other facility used to house military work-
ing dogs under the jurisdiction of the Department 
that is constructed or renovated after the date of en-
actment of this Act is in compliance with such stand-
ards before such kennel or facility is used to house 
such a military working dog. 
(c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense 
may waive a specific requirement or standard developed 
under subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Sec-
retary determines that such a waiver is required to provide 
for a temporary deployment or exigent circumstances. The 
Secretary may not issue a waiver under this subsection un-
less the Secretary— 
(1) provides for the implementation of alter-
native measures to ensure the welfare of any dogs af-
fected by the waiver; and 
(2) submits to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
containing notice of the waiver, a justification for 
such waiver, and a description of the alternative 
measures provided under paragraph (1). 
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SEC. 378. RESTROOM ACCESS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS 
FOR CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION SERVICE 
PROVIDERS. 
(a) RESTROOM ACCESS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that, 
with respect to each covered location, there is a restroom— 
(1) located at or in close proximity to the cov-
ered location; 
(2) to which any covered driver, while providing 
a transportation protective service involving the 
transport of sensitive cargo to or from the covered lo-
cation on behalf of the Department of Defense, is au-
thorized access; 
(3) that to the extent practicable, provides for 
privacy, hand washing, accessibility, and gender-spe-
cific needs; and 
(4) in the case of a portable restroom, that is 
vented and equipped with adequate lighting (which 
may be achieved through supplementation with a 
temporary lighting source, as necessary). 
(b) LOCATION.—The location of a restroom under sub-
section (a)(1) may not be a location to which access by the 
covered driver would result in— 
(1) a security risk, as determined by the Sec-
retary; 
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(2) a health or safety risk to the covered driver; 
or 
(3) a violation of any other regulation or policy 
of the Department. 
(c) NOTIFICATION OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—In carrying 
out subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) establish a process by which a covered driver 
may provide to the Secretary timely notification of 
any covered location with respect to which access to 
a restroom is not provided consistent with such sub-
section; and 
(2) upon receiving such a notification, coordi-
nate with the commander of the military installation 
concerned or other appropriate officer or employee of 
the Department to ensure such access is provided. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘arms, ammunition, and explo-
sives’’, ‘‘safe haven’’, ‘‘secure holding area’’, ‘‘secure 
holding location’’, and ‘‘transportation protective 
service’’ have the meanings given those terms in the 
publication of the Military Surface Deployment and 
Distribution Command of the Department of Defense 
issued October 4, 2024, and titled ‘‘Military Freight 
Traffic Unified Rules Publication-1 (MFTURP-1)’’, 
or any successor thereto. 
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(2) The term ‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 31101 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered driver’’ means an operator 
of a commercial motor vehicle— 
(A) authorized to provide a transportation 
protective service on behalf of the Department of 
Defense; and 
(B) subject to requirements for qualifica-
tions and maximum hours of service under sec-
tion 31502(b) of title 49, United States Code. 
(4) The term ‘‘covered location’’ means a safe 
haven, secure holding area, or secure holding location 
at a military installation or other facility of the De-
partment of Defense. 
(5) The terms ‘‘facility’’ and ‘‘military installa-
tion’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 
2801(c) of title 10, United States Code. 
(6) The term ‘‘sensitive cargo’’ means— 
(A) arms, ammunition, and explosives; 
(B) classified material; or 
(C) any other cargo, or category thereof, the 
Secretary of Defense determines sensitive for pur-
poses of this section. 
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SEC. 379. REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO WEARING OP-
TIONAL COMBAT BOOTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of De-
fense shall issue regulations to prohibit any member of the 
Armed Forces from wearing optional combat boots as part 
of a required uniform unless the optional combat boots are 
entirely manufactured in the United States and entirely 
made of— 
(1) materials grown, reprocessed, reused, or pro-
duced in the United States; and 
(2) components that are manufactured entirely 
in the United States and entirely made of materials 
described in paragraph (1). 
(b) WAIVER.—The requirements of subsection (a) may 
be waived if a member of the Armed Forces provides a med-
ical justification authorized by the commanding officer of 
such member to wear optional combat boots as part of a 
required uniform. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The requirements of subsection (a) 
shall not apply to a member of the Armed Forces within 
a combat arms military occupational specialty who is in 
a deployed status. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘optional combat boots’’, with re-
spect to a member of the Armed Forces, means combat 
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boots not furnished to such member of the Armed 
Forces by the Secretary of Defense. 
(2) The term ‘‘required uniform’’ means a uni-
form a member of the Armed Forces is required to 
wear as a member of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 380. INITIATIVE TO CONTROL SPREAD OF GREATER 
BANDED HORNET IN GUAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall en-
hance efforts to manage, control, and interdict the greater 
banded hornet on military installations in Guam. 
(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The efforts required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Carrying out science-based management and 
control programs to reduce the effect of the greater 
banded hornet on military installations and to pre-
vent the introduction or spread of the greater banded 
hornet to areas where such hornet has not yet been es-
tablished. 
(2) Providing support for interagency and inter-
governmental response efforts to control, interdict, 
monitor, and eradicate the greater banded hornet on 
military installations in Guam. 
(3) Pursuing chemical, biological, and other con-
trol techniques, technology transfer, and best practices 
to support management, control, interdiction and, 
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where possible, eradication of the greater banded hor-
net in Guam. 
(4) Establishing an early detection and rapid re-
sponse mechanism to monitor and deploy coordinated 
efforts if the greater banded hornet, or an other newly 
detected invasive alien species, is detected at new sites 
on military installations in Guam. 
(5) Carrying out such other activities as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate to manage, control, 
and interdict the greater banded hornet on military 
installations in Guam. 
(c) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter for each of the next three years, the Assistant Sec-
retary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environ-
ment shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing 
on the implementation of this section, which shall include 
detailed information about the efforts of the Secretary to 
manage, control, and interdict the greater banded hornet 
on military installations in Guam. 
SEC. 381. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ARMY INITIAL 
ENTRY ROTARY WING TRAINING. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the 
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Army may be obligated or expended for the Next Generation 
Initial Entry Rotary Wing training program (Flight 
School Next) at Fort Novosel, Alabama, until— 
(1) the Secretary of the Army submits to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a business case analysis that 
includes an analysis of the Army initial entry rotary 
wing training currently provided at Fort Novosel, 
Alabama, and options for changing such training in 
order to increase the quality of the training, reduce 
costs, and gain efficiencies; and 
(2) the Secretary provides to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a briefing on the business case analysis 
submitted under paragraph (1). 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 
duty personnel as of September 30, 2026, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 454,000. 
(2) The Navy, 344,600. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 172,300. 
(4) The Air Force, 321,500. 
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(5) The Space Force, 10,400. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 
strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve com-
ponents as of September 30, 2026, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 328,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 172,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 57,500. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 33,600. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 106,300. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,500. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 8,500. 
(b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end strengths 
prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any 
reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by— 
(1) the total authorized strength of units orga-
nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 
component which are on active duty (other than for 
training) at the end of the fiscal year; and 
(2) the total number of individual members not 
in units organized to serve as units of the Selected 
Reserve of such component who are on active duty 
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(other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici-
pation in training) without their consent at the end 
of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or 
individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
component are released from active duty during any fiscal 
year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for 
the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be in-
creased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of 
such units and by the total number of such individual mem-
bers. 
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 
DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), 
the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, 
as of September 30, 2026, the following number of Reserves 
to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in 
the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose 
of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or 
training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 30,845. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,511. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,409. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,400. 
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(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 25,171. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,218. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 
(DUAL STATUS). 
The minimum number of military technicians (dual 
status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2026 for the reserve 
components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith-
standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 
be the following: 
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United 
States, 21,294. 
(2) For the Army Reserve, 6,258. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 10,405. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 6,455. 
SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU-
THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2026, the maximum number of 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who 
may be serving at any time on full-time operational sup-
port duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is the following: 
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(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 17,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
SEC. 415. EXCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD 
PERFORMING CERTAIN DUTY FROM COUNT-
ING FOR ACTIVE-DUTY END STRENGTHS. 
Section 115(i) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(14) Members of the National Guard on active 
duty or full-time National Guard duty for the pur-
pose of supporting military intelligence operations 
under section 12301(d) of this title.’’. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations; Reports 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 
for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not oth-
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erwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4401. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The author-
ization of appropriations in the subsection (a) supersedes 
any other authorization of appropriations (definite or in-
definite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2026. 
SEC. 422. STREAMLINING OF TOTAL FORCE REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY TECH-
NICIANS.—Section 115a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (g). 
(b) INCORPORATION OF ANNUAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MANAGEMENT REPORT INTO ANNUAL DEFENSE MANPOWER 
PROFILE REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (d) through 
(f) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively; 
and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary shall include in each report 
under subsection (a) a detailed discussion of the manage-
ment of the civilian workforce of the Department of Defense. 
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The discussion shall include the matter specified in para-
graph (2) for the civilian workforce of— 
‘‘(A) the Office of the Secretary of Defense; 
‘‘(B) the Defense Agencies; 
‘‘(C) the Department of Defense Field Activities; 
and 
‘‘(D) the military departments.’’. 
(2) TRANSFER.—Paragraph (2) of section 129(c) 
of such title— 
(A) is amended, in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Each report under 
paragraph (1) shall contain’’ and inserting 
‘‘The matter to be included in each discus-
sion under paragraph (1)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘under the jurisdiction 
of the official submitting the report,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘of each element of the Depart-
ment of Defense named in such paragraph, 
is’’; and 
(B) is transferred to section 115a and in-
serted at the end of subsection (d) of such section, 
as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
(3) CONFORMING REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR 
SEPARATE
ANNUAL
CIVILIAN
PERSONNEL
MANAGE-
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MENT REPORT.—Section 129 of such title is amended 
by striking subsection (c). 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Policy 
SEC. 501. TREATMENT OF SPACE FORCE OFFICERS FOR 
PURPOSES OF LAWS RELATING TO AUTHOR-
IZED NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF OFFI-
CERS IN GENERAL OFFICER GRADES. 
(a) DISTRIBUTION OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ON 
ACTIVE DUTY IN GENERAL OFFICER GRADES.—Section 
525 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force officer list’’ 
after ‘‘officer on the active duty list’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘officers in the grade of general’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘officers on sustained duty orders in the 
grade of general’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘officers in a grade above’’ and inserting 
‘‘officers on sustained duty orders in a 
grade above’’; and 
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(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘officers in the grade’’ and inserting ‘‘offi-
cers on sustained duty orders in the grade’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) The limitations of this section do not apply 
to a Space Force general officer serving in space force active 
status not on sustained duty orders, and who is on active 
duty for a period in excess of 365 days but not to exceed 
three years. Unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense, 
the number of Space Force general officers covered by this 
subsection and not serving in a joint duty assignment for 
purposes of chapter 38 of this title may not exceed five. 
‘‘(B) Not later than 30 days after authorizing a num-
ber of Space Force general officers in excess of the number 
specified in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide a notification as required in paragraph (2).’’. 
(b) EXCLUSION
OF CERTAIN OFFICERS FROM AU-
THORIZED STRENGTH OF SPACE FORCE GENERAL OFFI-
CERS
ON ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 526 of such title is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND
OF
THE SPACE FORCE’’ after ‘‘COMPO-
NENTS’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or of 
the Space Force’’ after ‘‘a reserve component’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) The Secretary of the Air Force may author-
ize not more than two of the general officers author-
ized to serve in the Space Force under section 20110 
of this title to serve on active duty for a period of at 
least 180 days and not longer than 365 days.’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘(or 
a Space Force general officer in a space force ac-
tive status on sustained duty)’’ after ‘‘a reserve 
component’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of para-
graph (1); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) a Space Force officer in the grade of briga-
dier general or above on orders to sustained duty dur-
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ing the 60-day period preceding the end of such or-
ders.’’. 
(c) STRENGTH IN GRADE OF SPACE FORCE GENERAL 
OFFICERS IN SPACE FORCE ACTIVE STATUS NOT ON SUS-
TAINED DUTY.—Chapter 2003 of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 20110. Strength in grade: Space Force general offi-
cers in Space Force active status not on 
sustained duty 
‘‘(a) 
AUTHORIZED
STRENGTH.—The 
authorized 
strength of general officers in the Space Force serving in 
space force active status not on sustained duty is five. 
‘‘(b) EXCLUSIONS.—The following Space Force general 
officers shall not be counted for purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) Those counted under section 526 of this 
title. 
‘‘(2) Those serving in a joint duty assignment 
for purposes of chapter 38 of this title, except that the 
number of officers who shall not be counted under this 
paragraph may not exceed two. 
‘‘(c) PERMANENT GRADE.—A Space Force general offi-
cer may not be reduced in permanent grade because of a 
reduction in the number authorized under subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) TEMPORARY EXCLUSION.—The limitation of sub-
section (a) does not apply to an officer released from a joint 
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duty assignment or other non-joint active duty assignment, 
but only during the 60-day period beginning on the date 
the officer departs the joint duty or other active duty assign-
ment. The Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary 
of the Air Force to extend the 60-day period by an addi-
tional 120 days, except that not more than three Space 
Force officers may be covered by an extension under this 
subsection at the same time.’’. 
SEC. 502. REDISTRIBUTION OF GENERAL OFFICERS ON AC-
TIVE DUTY FROM THE AIR FORCE TO THE 
SPACE FORCE. 
Section 526(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘171’’ and in-
serting ‘‘168’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘21’’ and in-
serting ‘‘24’’. 
SEC. 503. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE PROHIBITION ON OFFI-
CERS SERVING ON SUCCESSIVE SELECTION 
BOARDS FOR BOARDS TO CONSIDER OFFI-
CERS FOR PROMOTION TO MAJOR GENERAL 
OR REAR ADMIRAL. 
Section 612(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of a military department may waive 
the limitation in paragraph (1) in the case of a selection 
board that will consider officers for recommendation for 
promotion to the grade of major general or rear admiral 
if the Secretary of the military department determines that 
qualified officers on the active-duty list or Space Force offi-
cer list or otherwise authorized to serve on the board are 
not available in sufficient number to comprise that selection 
board.’’. 
SEC. 504. CHAPLAINS: CAREER FLEXIBILITY; DETAIL AS 
STUDENTS AT SCHOOLS FOR EDUCATION RE-
QUIRED FOR APPOINTMENT. 
(a) CAREER FLEXIBILITY
FOR CHAPLAINS.—Sub-
section (a) of section 710 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Each Secretary’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) If the Secretary of a military department carries 
out a program under paragraph (1), such Secretary shall, 
pursuant to this section, inactivate a member who completes 
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a detail under section 2004c of this title upon such comple-
tion so such member may perform religious ministry that 
meets professional requirements for appointment as a chap-
lain in the military department concerned.’’. 
(b) DETAIL AS STUDENTS AT SCHOOLS FOR EDU-
CATION REQUIRED FOR APPOINTMENT AS A CHAPLAIN.— 
Chapter 101 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after section 2004b the following new section 
2004c: 
‘‘§ 2004c. Detail as students at schools for education 
required for appointment as a chaplain: 
commissioned officers; certain enlisted 
members 
‘‘(a) DETAIL AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of each 
military department may detail commissioned officers and 
enlisted members of the armed forces as students at accred-
ited colleges, universities, and schools of theology, located 
in the United States, for a period of training leading to 
a graduate degree that meets the educational requirements 
for appointment as a chaplain in the armed forces. No more 
than twenty officers and enlisted members from each mili-
tary department may commence such training in any sin-
gle fiscal year. 
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‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR DETAIL.—To be eligible for de-
tail under subsection (a), an officer or enlisted member 
must be a citizen of the United States and must— 
‘‘(1)(A) have served on active duty for a period 
of not less than two years nor more than five years 
and be an officer in the pay grade O–3 or below as 
of the time the training is to begin; or 
‘‘(B) have served on active duty for a period of 
not less than three years nor more than ten years and 
be an enlisted member in the pay grade E–4 or above 
as of the time the training is to begin; 
‘‘(2) in the case of an enlisted member, meet all 
requirements for acceptance of a commission as a 
commissioned officer in the armed forces; and 
‘‘(3) sign an agreement that unless sooner sepa-
rated the officer or enlisted member will— 
‘‘(A) complete the educational course of 
chaplaincy training; and 
‘‘(B) if the Secretary of the military depart-
ment concerned carries out a program under sec-
tion 710 of this title— 
‘‘(i) agree to be inactivated for a pe-
riod of not less than two years nor more 
than three years under subsection (a)(2) of 
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such section title upon completion of a de-
tail under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) accept transfer or detail as a 
chaplain in the military department con-
cerned upon completion of the period de-
scribed in clause (i). 
‘‘(c) SERVICE OBLIGATION.—The agreement of an offi-
cer or enlisted member under subsection (b) shall provide 
that the officer or enlisted member shall serve on active duty 
for two years for each year or part thereof of chaplaincy 
training completed under subsection (a), except that the 
agreement may authorize the officer or enlisted member to 
serve a portion of such service obligation on active duty 
and to complete the service obligation that remains upon 
separation from active duty in the Selected Reserve, in 
which case the officer or enlisted member shall serve three 
years in the Selected Reserve for each year or part thereof 
of the chaplaincy training of such officer or enlisted member 
under subsection (a) for any service obligation that was not 
completed before separation from active duty. 
‘‘(d) SELECTION OF OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEM-
BERS FOR DETAIL.—Officers and enlisted members detailed 
for chaplaincy training under subsection (a) shall be se-
lected on a competitive basis by the Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned. 
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‘‘(e) RELATION OF SERVICE OBLIGATIONS TO OTHER 
SERVICE OBLIGATIONS.—Any service obligation incurred 
by an officer or enlisted member under an agreement en-
tered into under subsection (b) shall be in addition to any 
service obligation incurred by such officer or enlisted any 
other provision of law or agreement. 
‘‘(f) EXPENSES.—Expenses incident to the detail of of-
ficers and enlisted members under this section shall be paid 
from any funds appropriated for the military department 
concerned. 
‘‘(g) FAILURE TO COMPLETE PROGRAM.—An officer or 
enlisted member who is dropped from a program of chap-
laincy training to which detailed under subsection (a) for 
deficiency in conduct or studies, or for other reasons, may 
be required to— 
‘‘(1) perform active duty in an appropriate mili-
tary capacity in accordance with the active duty obli-
gation imposed by regulations issued by the Secretary 
of Defense, except that in no case shall an officer or 
enlisted member be required to serve on active duty 
for any period in excess of one year for each year or 
part thereof he participated in the program; or 
‘‘(2) repay the expenses incident to the detail of 
such officer or enlisted member and paid under sub-
section (f). 
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‘‘(h) LIMITATION ON DETAILS.—No agreement detail-
ing an officer or enlisted member of the armed forces to 
a chaplaincy school may be entered into during any period 
in which the President is authorized by law to induct per-
sons into the armed forces involuntarily. Nothing in this 
subsection shall affect any agreement entered into during 
any period when the President is not authorized by law 
to so induct persons into the armed forces.’’. 
SEC. 505. RANKS OF JUDGE ADVOCATES GENERAL. 
(a) ARMY.—Section 7037(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The 
Judge Advocate General, while so serving, has the grade of 
lieutenant general.’’. 
(b) NAVY.—Section 8088(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The 
Judge Advocate General, while so serving, has the grade of 
vice admiral or lieutenant general, as appropriate.’’. 
(c) AIR FORCE.—Section 9037(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The Judge Advocate General, while so serving, has the 
grade of lieutenant general.’’. 
SEC. 506. PROCEDURES FOR SELECTION OF SPACE FORCE 
OFFICERS FOR PROMOTION TO MAJOR GEN-
ERAL. 
(a) SELECTION BOARDS.— 
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(1) BOARDS TO RECOMMEND FOR PROMOTION TO 
MAJOR GENERAL OFFICERS WHO ARE EXCEPTIONALLY 
WELL QUALIFIED.—Subsection (a) of section 20215 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) CRITERIA FOR RECOMMENDATION OF OFFICERS 
FOR PROMOTION.—(1) A selection board convened under 
section 20211 of this title to consider officers for promotion 
to a grade below major general shall recommend for pro-
motion to the next higher grade those officers considered by 
the board whom the board, giving due consideration to the 
needs of the Space Force for officers with particular skills 
(as noted in the guidelines or information furnished the 
board under section 615(b) of this title), considers best 
qualified for promotion within each competitive category 
considered by the board. 
‘‘(2) A selection board convened under section 20211 
of this title to consider officers for promotion to the grade 
of major general shall recommend for promotion to such 
grade those officers considered by the board whom the board 
considers exceptionally well qualified for promotion.’’. 
(2) REQUIREMENT
FOR
MAJORITY
ACTION
BY 
BOARD MEMBERS.—Subsection (c)(3) of such section 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘best qualified for pro-
motion’’ the following: ‘‘(or, in the case of an officer 
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recommended for promotion to the grade of major 
general, that the officer is exceptionally well qualified 
for promotion)’’. 
(3) INAPPLICABILITY OF PROVISION RELATING TO 
PROMOTION LIST ORDER.—Subsection (g)(1) of such 
section is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘This subsection does not apply to a se-
lection board convened to consider officer for rec-
ommendation to the grade of major general.’’. 
(4) REPORTS OF SELECTION BOARDS.—Section 
20216(a)(2)) of such title is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘best qualified for promotion’’ the following: 
‘‘(or, in the case of officers recommended for pro-
motion to the grade of major general, that the officers 
are exceptionally well qualified for promotion)’’. 
(5) INAPPLICABILITY OF AUTHORITY TO ADJUST 
PLACEMENT OF OFFICERS IN BOARD REPORT.—Sec-
tion 20217 of such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or major 
general’’; and 
(B) in the section heading, by striking the 
last three words. 
(b) PROMOTIONS TO MAJOR GENERAL.— 
(1) PROMOTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES.—Section 
20239 of such title is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided in subsections (e) and (f)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsections (d), 
(f), and (g)’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), 
and (f) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respec-
tively; and 
(C) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) PROMOTION TO MAJOR GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) CERTIFICATE
OF
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
PRO-
MOTION.—When the Senate gives it advice and con-
sent to the promotion of an officer to the grade of 
major general, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
issue to the officer a certificate of eligibility for pro-
motion, dated as of the date on which the Senate gave 
its advice and consent. 
‘‘(2) PROMOTION
TO
FILL
VACANCY.—Officers 
who have a certificate of eligibility under paragraph 
(1) shall be promoted to fill vacancies as they occur 
in positions designated to carry the grade of major 
general. Such promotions shall be made in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Air Force, based upon the needs of the service. 
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‘‘(3) DURATION
OF
CERTIFICATE
OF
ELIGI-
BILITY.—A certificate of eligibility issued under para-
graph (1) expires at the end of the period beginning 
on the date as of when the certificate of eligibility was 
issued and ending on the first day of the eighteenth 
month following the month during which the certifi-
cate was so issued.’’. 
(2) REMOVAL FROM PROMOTION LIST.—Section 
20241 of such title is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), 
and (f) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respec-
tively; 
(B) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) REMOVAL UPON EXPIRATION OF CERTIFICATE OF 
ELIGIBILITY.—If an officer who has been issued a certifi-
cate of eligibility for promotion to the grade of major gen-
eral under 20239(d) of this title is not appointed to such 
grade before the expiration of the certificate of eligibility 
pursuant to such section, the officer’s name shall be removed 
from the promotion list.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (1) of subsection (f), as so 
redesignated— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (a), (b), or 
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a), (b), (c), 
or (d)’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘The authority of the Sec-
retary of the Air Force under the preceding 
sentence does not apply in the case of such 
an officer who is promoted to the grade of 
major general following removal from a list 
under subsection (d).’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL
AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 615(a)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘or 
20211’’. 
(2) Section 20203 is amended by redesignating 
the second subsection (b) and subsections (c), (d), (e), 
and (f) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g), respec-
tively. 
(3) Section 20214 is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘convened under 
section 20211 of this title in the same manner as to 
selection boards convened under section 611 of this 
title’’. 
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(4) Section 20215(g)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 
624(a)(1)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
20239(a)(1)’’. 
(5) Section 20217(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 20215’’ and inserting ‘‘section 20216’’. 
(6) Section 20231 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 14101(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 20211’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 20151’’ and inserting ‘‘section 20252’’. 
(7) Section 20239 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘modi-
fied’’ and inserting ‘‘adjusted’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’. 
(8) Section 20241(c) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 20238(a)’’ in paragraphs (1) and (3) and in-
serting ‘‘section 20239(a)(1)’’. 
(9) Section 20251(a)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 14201’’ and inserting ‘‘section 14101’’. 
SEC. 507. ESTABLISHMENT OF BLAST SAFETY OFFICER PO-
SITIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than September 30, 
2026, the Secretary of Defense shall establish blast safety 
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officer positions in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air 
Force, and Space Force. 
(b) DUTIES.—Duties of a blast safety officer shall in-
clude the following, in accordance with standards estab-
lished pursuant to section 735 of the James M. Inhofe Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Pub-
lic Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note): 
(1) Monitoring and mitigating blast and over-
pressure exposure to members of such Armed Forces 
during live-fire or explosive exercises, including 
breaching exercises. A blast safety officer may order 
the cessation of such an exercise if exposure exceeds 
safe thresholds. 
(2) Briefing members of such Armed Forces, be-
fore an exercise, regarding the health risks of blast ex-
posure and mitigation protocols (including minimum 
safe distances). 
(3) Overseeing the use of personal protective 
equipment and wearable sensors by such members 
during such an exercise. 
(4) Investigating blast overpressure incidents, re-
porting findings, and coordinating with health care 
providers to address risks to the health of affected 
members. 
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(5) Maintaining blast overpressure exposure logs 
to support future mitigation. 
(6) Coordinating with range safety officers and 
personnel. 
(c) ASSIGNMENTS.—The Secretary of a military de-
partment concerned shall assign a blast safety officer to 
each special mission unit in each such Armed Force. 
(d) TRAINING; CERTIFICATION.—A blast safety officer 
shall receive training and maintain a certification in blast 
safety. 
SEC. 508. DESIGNATION OF AT LEAST ONE GENERAL OFFI-
CER OF THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE AS A 
JOINT QUALIFIED OFFICER. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that at least one 
general officer of the Marine Corps Reserve is designated 
as a joint qualified officer. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 511. GRADES OF CERTAIN CHIEFS OF RESERVE COM-
PONENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) CHIEF OF ARMY RESERVE.—Section 7038(b) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing paragraph (4) and inserting the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(4) The Chief of Army Reserve, while so serving, holds 
the grade of lieutenant general.’’. 
(2) CHIEF OF NAVY RESERVE.—Section 8083(b) 
of such title is amended by striking paragraph (4) 
and inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The Chief of Navy Reserve, while so serving, holds 
the grade of vice admiral.’’. 
(3) COMMANDER, MARINE FORCES RESERVE.— 
Section 8084(b) of such title is amended by striking 
paragraph (4) and inserting the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) The Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, while so 
serving, holds the grade of lieutenant general.’’. 
(4) CHIEF
OF
AIR
FORCE
RESERVE.—Section 
9038(b) of such title is amended by striking para-
graph (4) and inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The Chief of Air Force Reserve, while so serving, 
holds the grade of lieutenant general.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the day that is one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
appointments made on or after such day. 
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SEC. 512. PILOT AUTHORITY FOR EXTENDED LENGTH OF 
ORDERS TO ACTIVE DUTY FOR PREPLANNED 
MISSIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE COMBATANT 
COMMANDS. 
Section 12304b of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
(j); 
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(i) TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR EXTENDED ACTIVA-
TION FOR MARINE CORPS.—(1) The Secretary of the Navy 
may exercise the authority under subsection (a) with respect 
to units of the Selected Reserve of the Marine Corps by sub-
stituting ‘545 consecutive days’ for ‘365 consecutive days’. 
‘‘(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
the Navy may not order a unit to active duty in direct 
support of an operation for more than 365 consecutive days. 
For purposes of this paragraph, direct support does not in-
clude training, exercises, or preparation activities prior to 
deployment to support an operation. 
‘‘(3) The authority under this subsection shall termi-
nate on December 31, 2030.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (j), as redesignated by para-
graph (1) of this section, by striking ‘‘section 
231(f)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 231’’. 
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SEC. 513. PROHIBITION ON CONSIDERATION OF AMOUNT 
OF TIME OF SERVICE IN ACTIVATION OF RE-
SERVE MEMBERS. 
Chapter 1209 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 12324. Reserves: prohibition on consideration of 
amount of time of service in the armed 
forces for purposes of activation 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—In evaluating the suitability of a 
member of a reserve component to be ordered to active duty 
under any provision of law, the Secretary concerned may 
not consider— 
‘‘(1) the amount of time of service in the armed 
forces of such member; 
‘‘(2) the amount of time of service on active duty 
of such member; or 
‘‘(3) the amount of time of service on active duty 
by such member that would result in such member be-
coming eligible for retired pay or retainer pay under 
a purely military retirement system (other than the 
retirement system under chapter 1223 of this title). 
‘‘(b) 
INFORMATION
AVAILABLE
FOR
CONSIDER-
ATION.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary con-
cerned— 
‘‘(1) shall ensure that no information regarding 
the amount of time of service in the armed forces of 
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a member or the age of such member is made avail-
able to any person evaluating such member for suit-
ability for active duty; and 
‘‘(2) may provide that information on relevant 
experience of a member, including the amount of time 
a member has performed duties relevant to the duty 
for which such member is being considered, is made 
available to a person evaluating such member for 
suitability for active duty.’’. 
SEC. 514. ACTIVE AND INACTIVE TRANSFERS OF OFFICERS 
OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND AIR 
FORCE NATIONAL GUARD. 
Section 303 of title 32, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(d)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
of the Army, an officer of the Army National Guard— 
‘‘(A) who fills a vacancy in a federally recog-
nized unit of the Army National Guard may be 
transferred from the active Army National Guard to 
the inactive Army National Guard; or 
‘‘(B) transferred pursuant to paragraph (1) may 
be transferred from the inactive Army National 
Guard to the active Army National Guard to fill a 
vacancy described in such paragraph. 
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‘‘(2) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
the Air Force, an officer of the Air Force National Guard— 
‘‘(A) who fills a vacancy in a federally recog-
nized unit of the Air Force National Guard may be 
transferred from the active Air Force National Guard 
to the inactive Air Force National Guard; or 
‘‘(B) transferred pursuant to paragraph (1) may 
be transferred from the inactive Air Force National 
Guard to the active Air Force National Guard to fill 
a vacancy described in such paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 515. NATIONAL GUARD: ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE 
DUTY IN RESPONSE TO A STATE DISASTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 32, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 328 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 328A. Active Guard and Reserve duty: State dis-
aster response duty 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The chief executive of a State who 
has declared a emergency in such State due to a disaster, 
may, with the consent of the Secretary of Defense, order 
a member of the National Guard of such State, who is per-
forming Active Guard and Reserve duty pursuant to section 
328 of this title, to perform duties in response to, or in 
preparation for, such disaster. Duty performed under this 
section shall be referred to as ‘State disaster response duty’. 
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‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—State disaster response duty 
performed pursuant to this section— 
‘‘(1) shall be on a reimbursable basis, in accord-
ance with subsection (c); 
‘‘(2) may be performed to the extent that the per-
formance of such duty does not interfere with the per-
formance of the member’s primary Active Guard and 
Reserve duties of organizing, administering, recruit-
ing, instructing, and training the reserve components; 
and 
‘‘(3) shall not exceed a total of 14 days per mem-
ber per calendar year, except that the Secretary of De-
fense may, if the chief executive so requests before the 
end of the 14th such day, authorize an extension of 
the duration of such duty, not to exceed an addi-
tional— 
‘‘(A) 7 days, if the Secretary determines 
that such extension is appropriate; and 
‘‘(B) 46 days if the Secretary determines 
that such duty is in support of the response to 
a catastrophic incident, as such term is defined 
in section 501 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 311). 
‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENT.—(1) The Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned shall charge a State for the fully 
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burdened costs of manpower for each day of State disaster 
response duty performed pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(2) Such charges shall be paid from the funds of the 
State of the requesting chief executive or from any other 
non-Federal funds. 
‘‘(3) Any amounts received by a Secretary of a mili-
tary department under this section shall be credited, at the 
discretion of the Secretary of Defense, to— 
‘‘(A) the appropriation, fund, or account used to 
pay such costs; or 
‘‘(B) an appropriation, fund, or account avail-
able for the purposes for which such costs were in-
curred. 
‘‘(4) If the State of the requesting chief executive is 
more than 90 days in arrears in reimbursing the Secretary 
of the military department concerned for State disaster re-
sponse duty performed pursuant to this section, such duty 
may not be performed— 
‘‘(A) unless authorized by the Secretary of De-
fense; and 
‘‘(B) after the requesting chief executive obligates 
funds for the amount in arrears. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.—While performing 
State disaster response duty under this section, a member 
of the National Guard is not an instrumentality of the 
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United States with respect to any act or omission in car-
rying out such duty. The United States shall not be respon-
sible for any claim or judgment arising from the use of a 
member of the National Guard under this section. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Active Guard and Reserve duty’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 101 of 
title 10. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘State’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 901 of this title.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe regulations under section 328A of such title, 
as added by subsection (a). 
SEC. 516. FIREGUARD PROGRAM: PROGRAM OF RECORD; AU-
THORIZATION. 
Section 510 of title 32, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘of record’’ after ‘‘carry 
out a program’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) The FireGuard Program is authorized through 
December 31, 2031.’’. 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2026, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives the first of five annual briefings 
regarding the FireGuard Program. Such a briefing shall 
include, with regards to the year preceding the date of the 
briefing, the following elements: 
‘‘(1) The States (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 901 of this title), counties, municipalities, and 
Tribal governments that received information under 
the FireGuard Program. 
‘‘(2) A comparative analysis of a map of— 
‘‘(A) each wildfire, initially provided to an 
entity described in paragraph (1) through the 
FireGuard Program; and 
‘‘(B) the perimeter of such wildfire after 
containment. 
‘‘(3) An analysis of the time between the detec-
tion of a fire via raw satellite data and alerts being 
sent to local responders. 
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‘‘(4) A review of efforts undertaken to integrate 
emerging satellite and aerial surveillance technologies 
from qualified private, nonprofit, and public sector 
sources.’’. 
Subtitle C—General Service 
Authorities and Military Records 
SEC. 521. WOMEN’S INITIATIVE TEAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 50 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 996. Establishment of women’s initiative teams 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary concerned shall 
establish a women’s initiative team in each of the Army, 
Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force to iden-
tify and address barriers, if any, to the service, recruitment, 
retention, and advancement of women in those armed forces. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—Each women’s initiative team estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) identify and address issues, if any, that 
hinder service by women in the armed force in which 
such team is established; 
‘‘(2) support the recruitment and retention of 
women in such armed force; 
‘‘(3) recommend policy changes that support the 
needs of women members of such armed force; and 
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‘‘(4) foster a sense of community. 
‘‘(c) COMPOSITION.—Each women’s initiative team es-
tablished under subsection (a) shall be composed of members 
of the armed force in which such team is established of a 
variety of ranks, backgrounds, and occupational speciali-
ties. 
‘‘(d) COLLABORATION.—A women’s initiative team es-
tablished under subsection (a) shall work collaboratively 
with the leadership of the armed force in which such team 
is established and other stakeholders to carry out the duties 
described in subsection (b).’’. 
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 
the date that is five years after such date, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the activities and progress of each women’s 
initiative team established under section 996 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a). Each report 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the structure, membership, 
and organizational alignment of each women’s initia-
tive team. 
(2) A summary of key activities and initiatives 
undertaken by each team. 
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(3) An assessment of the impact of such activities 
on improving conditions for women, including meas-
urable outcomes where available. 
(4) Recommendations for legislative or policy 
changes to further support the success of the teams. 
SEC. 522. INDIVIDUAL LONGITUDINAL EXPOSURE RECORD: 
CODIFICATION; EXPANSION. 
(a) EXPANSION.—Chapter 50 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 996. Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
maintain a database that is a central portal for exposure- 
related data that compiles, collates, presents, and provides 
available occupational and environmental exposure infor-
mation to support the needs of the Department of Defense 
and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such database 
shall be referred to as the ‘Individual Longitudinal Expo-
sure Record’. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The Individual Longitudinal Expo-
sure Record includes the following elements: 
‘‘(1) Service records of members of the armed 
forces. 
‘‘(2) All non-classified data available to the Sec-
retary regarding how, where, and when members of 
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the armed forces have been exposed to various occupa-
tional or environmental hazards. 
‘‘(3) Medical records of members relating to ex-
posures described in paragraph (2), including diag-
noses, treatment plans, and laboratory data. 
‘‘(c) SERVICE RECORDS.—If a member is a member 
described in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall include the data described in such paragraph in the 
service record of such member. 
‘‘(d) DATA SHARING.—The Secretary shall provide ac-
cess to information in the Individual Longitudinal Expo-
sure Record to the following: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(2) The Director of the Defense Health Agency, 
for use by health care providers, epidemiologists, and 
researchers of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(3) The Under Secretary for Health of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, for use by health care 
providers, epidemiologists, and researchers of such de-
partment. 
‘‘(4) The Under Secretary for Benefits of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, for use by personnel of 
such department regarding compensation and benefits 
for service-connected disabilities or death. 
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‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit, to the committees specified in paragraph (2), 
an annual report regarding the Individual Longitudinal 
Exposure Record. 
‘‘(2) The committees specified in this paragraph are 
the following: 
‘‘(A) The Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(B) The Committee on Armed Services of House 
of Representatives. 
‘‘(C) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(D) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(E) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate. 
‘‘(F) The Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1171(b)(2) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Individual Longitudinal Expo-
sure Record’ means the database maintained under 
section 996 of title 10.’’. 
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SEC. 523. CODIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL BASIC BRANCHES 
OF THE ARMY. 
Section 7063(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (13) as para-
graph (24); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(13) Air Defense Artillery; 
‘‘(14) Aviation; 
‘‘(15) Cavalry Scout; 
‘‘(16) Psychological Operations; 
‘‘(17) Special Forces; 
‘‘(18) Civil Affairs; 
‘‘(19) Cyber; 
‘‘(20) Electronic Warfare; 
‘‘(21) Military Intelligence; 
‘‘(22) Public Affairs; 
‘‘(23) Army Music; and’’. 
SEC. 524. REQUIREMENT OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, RACIAL 
NEUTRALITY, AND EXCLUSIVE USE OF MERIT 
IN MILITARY PERSONNEL ACTIONS. 
(a) MERIT REQUIREMENT.—All Department of De-
fense military personnel actions, including accessions, pro-
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motions, assignments, command selection, and military 
and civil schooling selection and training, shall be based 
exclusively on individual merit, fitness, capability, and per-
formance. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF RACE PROHIBITED.—Consid-
eration of an individual’s race, ethnicity, or national origin 
in any military personnel action is prohibited throughout 
the Department of Defense. 
(c) LIMITED EXCEPTION FOR TASKING OF SPECIFIC 
MISSIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall not be con-
strued to prohibit tasking for specific, unconventional 
missions in foreign countries, where the anticipated 
ground operating environment of indigenous popu-
lations may justify consideration of race, ethnicity, or 
national origin when tasking for the mission to opti-
mize mission success. 
(2) COMBATANT
COMMANDER
APPROVAL
RE-
QUIRED.—Any tasking pursuant to the exception de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall require the approval of 
the combatant commander concerned. 
(3) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
60 days after a tasking pursuant to the exception de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense 
shall report the tasking to the Committees on Armed 
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Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives. The report shall describe— 
(A) the mission, including location and du-
ration; 
(B) the staffing of the mission; 
(C) the demographic factors warranting the 
tasking; 
(D) the number of personnel involved, in-
cluding their rank, position, and race, ethnicity, 
and national origin; and 
(E) the rationale for the tasking. 
SEC. 525. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR 
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act may be used for matters or programs relating to diver-
sity, equity, and inclusion. 
SEC. 526. PROHIBITION OF NEW COVID–19 VACCINE MAN-
DATE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
The Secretary of Defense may not issue any COVID– 
19 vaccine mandate as a replacement for the mandate re-
scinded under section 525 of the James M. Inhofe National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117–263). 
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Subtitle D—Recruitment and 
Accession 
SEC. 531. RECRUITMENT: IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO 
SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS OF 
HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) RECRUITING AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS.—Section 
503(c)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the same access to 
secondary school students as is provided generally to 
postsecondary educational institutions or to prospec-
tive employers of those students’’ and inserting 
‘‘meaningful access to secondary schools (including at 
least four visits across each academic year, between 
classes, when students are physically present, and in 
a manner that does not interfere with class attend-
ance), and, after reasonable notice, in meeting spaces 
including auditoriums, at athletic functions, and at 
other group or social activities’’; and 
(2) in clause (iii)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘during the first 60 days 
of the academic year, and not later than 30 days 
after receiving such request during another pe-
riod of time’’ after ‘‘receiving such request’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘academic grades, sexes,’’ 
after ‘‘student names,’’. 
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(b) RECRUITING AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.—Section 983(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘in a manner 
that is at least equal in quality and scope to the ac-
cess to campuses and to students that is provided to 
any other employer’’ and inserting ‘‘(including at 
least four visits across each academic year, between 
classes, when students are physically present, and in 
a manner that does not interfere with class attend-
ance), and, after reasonable notice, in meeting spaces 
including auditoriums, at athletic functions, and at 
other group or social activities’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘academic grades, 
sexes,’’ after ‘‘names,’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘60th day following the 
date of a request’’ and inserting ‘‘60 days 
after receiving a request during the first 60 
days of the academic year, and not later 
than 30 days after the date of a request dur-
ing another period of time’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) whether the student submitted a Free 
Application for Federal Student Aid described in 
section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1090) (if collected by the institution); 
and’’; 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) access by military recruiters for purposes of 
military recruiting, with respect to students (who are 
17 years of age or older) not returning to the institu-
tion after having been enrolled during the previous se-
mester— 
‘‘(A) the information required under para-
graph (2); and 
‘‘(B) the reason why such students did not 
return, if collected by the institution.’’. 
(c) TYPES OF AFFILIATION FOR JROTC UNITS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
may establish, with regards to the Junior Reserve Of-
ficers’ Training Corps (hereinafter, ‘‘JROTC’’) , the 
following types of affiliation: 
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(A) HOST UNIT.—A host unit is a unit at 
a secondary educational institution that has at 
least one instructor for the unit and has entered 
into a memorandum of understanding under sec-
tion 2031(b) of title 10, United States Code. 
(B) CROSS-TOWN UNIT.—A cross-town unit 
is a unit that operates without an instructor 
pursuant to section 2035(b)(2)(B) of title 10, 
United States Code, and has entered into an 
agreement with a host unit to allow students of 
the cross-town unit to participate in JROTC ac-
tivities at the campus of the host unit. 
(2) GUIDANCE.—If the Secretary establishes the 
types of affiliation under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall prescribe guidance that clarifies the roles, 
responsibilities, and requirements for each such type. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
Secretary creates such types of affiliation, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a re-
port on such affiliations. Such a report shall include 
the following elements: 
(A) The number and locations of cross-town 
units. 
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(B) Total enrollment numbers for each 
cross-town units. 
(C) Recommendations for further improve-
ments or changes to enhance the effectiveness of 
JROTC. 
(d) REPORT ON HONOR SCHOOLS.—Not later than 
September 30, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report on schools designated as 
honor schools by the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and 
Air Force. Such report shall include the following elements: 
(1) The criteria for such designation. 
(2) A list of schools so designated. 
(3) The percentage of honor graduates of honor 
schools who, after nomination pursuant to subsection 
(b)(4) of section 7442, 8454, or 9442 of title 10, 
United States Code, enroll as cadets or midshipmen 
at a Service Academy (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 347 of title 10, United States Code). 
SEC. 532. ALTERNATIVE SERVICE IN THE DEFENSE INDUS-
TRIAL BASE BY INDIVIDUALS DENIED ENLIST-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 504 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
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‘‘(c) ALTERNATIVE SERVICE IN THE DEFENSE INDUS-
TRIAL BASE.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
a program to provide to an individual described in para-
graph (2) information about with opportunities to work in 
the defense industrial base. 
‘‘(2) An individual described in this paragraph is an 
individual who seeks to originally enlist in an armed force 
but is denied enlistment. 
‘‘(3) In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) identify job opportunities in the defense in-
dustrial base; 
‘‘(B) provide available information about train-
ing or certification programs to obtain the skills nec-
essary for such a job; and 
‘‘(C) seek to enter into agreements with entities 
in the defense industrial base. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives an annual report on the program under 
this subsection. Such a report shall include, with respect 
to the year preceding the date of the report, the following 
elements: 
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‘‘(A) The number of individuals described in 
paragraph (2) provided information described in 
paragraph (3)(A). 
‘‘(B) The number of individuals described in 
paragraph (2) provided information described in 
paragraph (3)(B). 
‘‘(C) The number of agreements described in 
paragraph (3)(C) into which the Secretary entered.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report regarding the 
implementation of subsection (c) of such section, as added 
by subsection (a). 
SEC. 533. MEDICAL ACCESSION STANDARDS FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Chapter 37 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 658. Medical accession standards for members of 
the armed forces 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS.—(1) The Secre-
taries concerned shall establish uniform medical accession 
standards for each armed force. Such standards shall— 
‘‘(A) apply uniformly for all commissioned offi-
cers of an armed force; and 
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‘‘(B) apply uniformly for all enlisted members of 
an armed force across each occupational specialty. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall make readily avail-
able and understandable to potential members of the armed 
forces the standards established under paragraph (1), in-
cluding an explanation of the process established under sub-
section (c)(1) and the process for seeking approval under 
subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN MEDICAL DISQUALI-
FICATIONS.—No person may be disqualified from serving 
as a member of the armed forces on the sole basis of a past 
diagnosis of a medical condition if— 
‘‘(1) the diagnosis occurred before such person 
reached the age of 13 years old; 
‘‘(2) the condition did not require treatment dur-
ing the five-year period that ends on the date on 
which such person seeks to become a member of the 
armed forces; 
‘‘(3) a licensed medical professional provides a 
current evaluation affirming that such person does 
not meet diagnostic criteria for the condition and is 
medically fit for service as a member of the armed 
forces; and 
‘‘(4) the Secretary concerned determines such di-
agnosis is unlikely to impact the health and readiness 
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of the armed force of which such person seeks to be-
come a member. 
‘‘(c) PROCESS FOR REVIEW OR WAIVER OF MEDICAL 
DISQUALIFICATIONS.—(1) The Secretary concerned shall es-
tablish a process for the review of medical disqualifications 
of persons seeking to become a member of the armed forces. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned may approve the acces-
sion of a person into the armed forces without regard to 
a disqualifying medical diagnosis if the Secretary con-
cerned determines that the accession of such person is in 
the interests of national security. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees an annual 
report identifying— 
‘‘(A) the number of persons disqualified from 
service as a member of the armed forces during the 
preceding calendar year due to medical history; 
‘‘(B) the number and type of approvals granted 
under subsection (c)(2) during the preceding calendar 
year; and 
‘‘(C) any updates to the medical standards for 
accession established under subsection (a) or the proc-
ess established under subsection (c)(1) since the sub-
mission of the preceding report. 
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‘‘(2) For any fiscal year in which the Secretary con-
cerned approves the accession of a person into the Coast 
Guard under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary of the depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit, 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a report 
identifying the information required under paragraph 
(1)(B) with regards to such member.’’. 
SEC. 534. SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM: AUTOMATIC REG-
ISTRATION. 
(a) AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION.—The Military Selec-
tive Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.) is amended by 
striking section 3 (50 U.S.C. 3802) and inserting the fol-
lowing new section 3: 
‘‘SEC. 3. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this 
title, every male citizen of the United States, and every 
other male person residing in the United States, between 
the ages of eighteen and twenty-six, shall be automatically 
registered under this Act by the Director of the Selective 
Service System. 
‘‘(2) This section shall not apply to any alien lawfully 
admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under 
section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
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(8 U.S.C. 1101) for so long as such alien continues to main-
tain a lawful nonimmigrant status in the United States. 
‘‘(b) Regulations prescribed pursuant to this section 
(a) may require— 
‘‘(1) a person subject to registration under this 
section to provide, to the Director, information (in-
cluding date of birth, address, social security account 
number, phone number, and email address) regarding 
such person; 
‘‘(2) a Federal entity to provide, to the Director, 
information described in paragraph (1) that the Di-
rector determines necessary to identify or register a 
person subject to registration under this section; and 
‘‘(3) the Director to provide, to a person reg-
istered under this section, written notification that— 
‘‘(A) such person has been so registered; and 
‘‘(B) if such person is not required to be so 
registered, the procedure by which such person 
may correct such registration.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL
AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
The Military Selective Service Act is further amended— 
(1) in section 4 (50 U.S.C. 3803)— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘required to register’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘reg-
istered’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘at the time fixed for 
his registration,’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘who is required to 
register’’ and inserting ‘‘registered’’; 
(B) in subsection (k)(2), in the matter fol-
lowing subparagraph(B), by striking ‘‘liable for 
registration’’ and inserting ‘‘registered’’; 
(2) in section 6(a) (50 U.S.C. 3806(a))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘required to be’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subject to registra-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘registered’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘liable for registration 
and training’’ and inserting ‘‘registered and 
liable for training’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘required 
to be’’ each place it appears; 
(3) in section 10(b)(3) (50 U.S.C. 3809(b)(3)) by 
striking ‘‘registration,’’; 
(4) in section 12 (50 U.S.C. 3811)— 
(A) in subsection (d)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘, neglecting, or refus-
ing to perform the duty of registering im-
posed by’’ and inserting ‘‘registration 
under’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, or within five years 
next after the last day before such person 
does perform his duty to register, whichever 
shall first occur’’; 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services’’ and inserting ‘‘Fed-
eral agencies’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘by a proclamation of 
the President’’ and inserting ‘‘to be reg-
istered’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘to present themselves 
for and submit to registration under such 
section’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘by the Secretary’’; 
and 
(C) by striking subsection (g) (50 U.S.C. 
3811(g)); and 
(5) in section 15(a) (50 U.S.C. 3813(a)), by 
striking ‘‘upon publication by the President of a proc-
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lamation or other public notice fixing a time for any 
registration under section 3’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
Subtitle E—Member Training and 
Education 
SEC. 541. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR OCCUPATIONAL 
SPECIALTIES WITH CIVILIAN EQUIVALENTS. 
Chapter 101 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after section 2009 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2010. Training requirements for occupational spe-
cialties with civilian equivalents 
‘‘The Secretary concerned shall ensure that training 
provided to a member of the armed forces with respect to 
an occupational specialty in the armed forces for which 
there is a similar civilian occupation includes all training 
and appropriate certifications that will allow such member 
to enter such civilian occupation following separation from 
the armed forces without the need to satisfy any additional 
training or certification requirements.’’. 
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SEC. 542. INCLUSION OF SPACE FORCE EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS IN DEFINITIONS REGARDING PROFES-
SIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. 
(a) SENIOR
AND INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SERVICE 
SCHOOLS.—Section 2151(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) The Space Force Senior Level Edu-
cation Program.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) The Space Force Intermediate Level 
Education Program.’’. 
(b) BUDGET REQUESTS FOR PROFESSIONAL MILITARY 
EDUCATION.—Section 2162(d) of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(9) The Space Force Senior Level Education 
Program. 
‘‘(10) The Space Force Intermediate Level Edu-
cation Program.’’. 
SEC. 543. CENTER FOR STRATEGIC DETERRENCE AND 
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION STUDIES. 
Chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after section 2165 the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 2166. National Defense University: Center for Stra-
tegic Deterrence and Weapons of Mass De-
struction Studies 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish a Center for Strategic Deterrence and Weapons of 
Mass Destruction Studies within the Institute for National 
Strategic Studies of the National Defense University (in 
this section referred to as the ‘Center’). 
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The Center established under sub-
section (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) prepare national security leaders to address 
the challenges of strategic deterrence and weapons of 
mass destruction through education, research, and 
outreach activities throughout the Federal Govern-
ment; 
‘‘(2) develop leaders with an understanding of 
strategic deterrence and the implications of weapons 
of mass destruction; 
‘‘(3) in accordance with guidance provided by 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, develop and 
provide appropriate curricula, learning outcomes, 
and educational tools relating to strategic deterrence 
and weapons of mass destruction for use at institu-
tions that provide joint professional military edu-
cation; 
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‘‘(4) serve as the primary institution within the 
Department for the study of strategic deterrence and 
weapons of mass destruction education in joint pro-
fessional military education; 
‘‘(5) design, develop, and implement studies and 
analyses to enhance understanding of— 
‘‘(A) strategic deterrence; 
‘‘(B) the threat of weapons of mass destruc-
tion to the security of the United States and 
globally; and 
‘‘(C) responses to prevent, mitigate, or 
eliminate the threat in accordance with Depart-
ment and national security policies and strate-
gies; and 
‘‘(6) provide expert support on strategic deter-
rence and weapons of mass destruction issues to the 
Department of Defense and other Federal Government 
leaders.’’. 
SEC. 544. SERVICE ACADEMIES; APPOINTMENTS AND ADDI-
TIONAL APPOINTEES. 
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.— 
(1) APPOINTMENTS.—Section 7442 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (j)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (k)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as 
established by competitive examinations’’ 
and inserting ‘‘as determined by candidate 
composite score rank’’; and 
(iii) in the matter following paragraph 
(10)— 
(I) in the second sentence— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘(in which 
event selection shall be in order of 
merit as determined by candidate 
composite score rank)’’ after ‘‘may 
be submitted without ranking’’; 
and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘9 ranked’’ 
and inserting ‘‘14 ranked’’; 
(II) by inserting after the second 
sentence the following ‘‘If alternates 
are submitted unranked, any selection 
from among such unranked alternates 
shall be in order of merit as deter-
mined by candidate composite score 
rank.’’; and 
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(III) by striking ‘‘shall be consid-
ered qualified alternates for the pur-
pose of selection under other provisions 
of this chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be 
eligible and considered for selection 
under other provisions of this chapter, 
including as qualified alternates and 
additional appointees’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsections (b) through 
(j) as subsections (c) through (k), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) There shall be appointed each year at the Acad-
emy 300 qualified alternates selected in order of merit as 
determined by candidate composite score rank by the Sec-
retary of the Army from qualified candidates nominated 
pursuant to paragraphs (3) through (10) of subsection (a) 
and all other qualified, non-selected candidates holding 
nominations from any other source pursuant to this chap-
ter.’’; 
(D) in subsection (c), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘one 
hundred selected by the President’’ and in-
serting ‘‘up to one hundred qualified can-
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didates selected by the President in order of 
merit as determined by candidate composite 
score rank’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘85’’ and inserting 
‘‘up to 85 qualified candidates’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 
order of merit as determined by can-
didate composite score rank’’ before the 
period at the end; 
(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘85’’ and inserting 
‘‘up to 85 qualified candidates’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 
order of merit as determined by can-
didate composite score rank’’ before the 
period at the end; 
(iv) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting 
‘‘up to 20 qualified candidates’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 
order of merit as determined by can-
didate composite score rank’’ before the 
period at the end; and 
(v) by striking paragraph (5); 
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(E) in subsection (f), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
(F) in subsection (h), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(c)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘subsection (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(f)’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following new 
subsections: 
‘‘(l) Qualifications of candidates for admission shall 
be determined by use of, among other metrics, a candidate 
composite score uniformly calculated for each applicant. 
The academic component of such composite score shall be 
weighted at not less than 60 percent of the overall composite 
score and shall include the candidate’s standardized test 
scores, which shall be weighted at not less than 45 percent 
of the overall composite score. The total of all subjective 
components, if any, of the composite score shall be weighted 
at not more than 10 percent of the overall composite score. 
Any subjectively based adjustment of the candidate com-
posite score shall be limited to not more than 10 percent 
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of the score before such adjustment. Candidates’ composite 
scores, only, shall be used to determine order of merit. 
‘‘(m) Not later than October 1 of each year, the Sec-
retary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a report, including— 
‘‘(1) with respect to the preceding admissions 
cycle— 
‘‘(A) the established minimum candidate 
composite score and college entrance examination 
rank (CEER) score used in such cycle; and 
‘‘(B) the total number of waivers of such 
minimum candidate composite score or CEER 
score, including the candidate composite score 
and CEER score of each cadet to whom a waiver 
relates, a brief explanation of the reasons for 
such waiver, and the category of appointment 
under which each such cadet was appointed (and 
if congressional, the type of slate that nominated 
the waived appointee); and 
‘‘(2) for each cadet who, during the four-year pe-
riod preceding the date of the report, received a waiv-
er for the established minimum candidate composite 
score or CEER score, the status of each such cadet, 
including whether the cadet is still at the Academy, 
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(D) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘All 
provisions relating to candidate composite score 
in section 7442 of this title shall apply to cal-
culation and use of candidate composite score as 
that term is used in this section. 
‘‘(b) Not later than October 1 of each year, the Sec-
retary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that includes, with respect to the pre-
ceding admissions cycle— 
‘‘(1) the candidate composite scores and college 
entrance examination rank (CEER) scores of the ten 
candidates appointed under this section and under 
section 7442(e) of this title who had the lowest can-
didate composite scores; 
‘‘(2) the total number of qualified and nomi-
nated (by any source), but not selected, candidates; 
and 
‘‘(3) the candidate composite scores and CEER 
scores of the ten qualified and nominated candidates 
having the highest candidate composite scores and 
who were not selected for appointment.’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.— 
(1) APPOINTMENTS.—Section 8454 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (i)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as 
established by competitive examination’’ 
and inserting ‘‘as determined by candidate 
composite score rank’’; and 
(iii) in the matter following paragraph 
(10)— 
(I) in the second sentence— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘(in which 
event selection shall be in order of 
merit as determined by candidate 
composite score rank)’’ after ‘‘may 
be submitted without ranking’’; 
and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘9 ranked’’ 
and inserting ‘‘14 ranked’’; 
(II) by inserting after the second 
sentence the following ‘‘If alternates 
are submitted unranked, any selection 
from among such unranked alternates 
shall be in order of merit as deter-
mined by candidate composite score 
rank.’’; and 
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(III) by striking ‘‘shall be consid-
ered qualified alternates for the pur-
pose of selection under other provisions 
of this chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be 
eligible and considered for selection 
under other provisions of this chapter, 
including as qualified alternates and 
additional appointees’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsections (b) through 
(h) as subsections (c) through (i), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) There shall be appointed each year at the Acad-
emy 300 qualified alternates selected in order of merit as 
determined by candidate composite score rank by the Sec-
retary of the Navy from qualified candidates nominated 
pursuant to paragraphs (3) through (10) of subsection (a) 
and all other qualified, non-selected candidates holding 
nominations from any other source pursuant to this chap-
ter.’’; 
(D) in subsection (c), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘one 
hundred selected by the President’’ and in-
serting ‘‘up to one hundred qualified can-
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didates selected by the President in order of 
merit as determined by candidate composite 
score rank’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘85’’ and inserting 
‘‘up to 85 qualified candidates’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 
order of merit as determined by can-
didate composite score rank’’ before the 
period at the end; 
(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘85’’ and inserting 
‘‘up to 85 qualified candidates’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 
order of merit as determined by can-
didate composite score rank’’ before the 
period at the end; 
(iv) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting 
‘‘up to 20 qualified candidates’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 
order of merit as determined by can-
didate composite score rank’’ before the 
period at the end; and 
(v) by striking paragraph (5); 
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(E) in subsection (f), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ 
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(c)’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following new 
subsections: 
‘‘(j) Qualifications of candidates for admission shall 
be determined by use of, among other metrics, a candidate 
composite score uniformly calculated for each applicant. 
The academic component of such composite score shall be 
weighted at not less than 60 percent of the overall composite 
score and shall include the candidate’s standardized test 
scores, which shall be weighted at not less than 45 percent 
of the overall composite score. The total of all subjective 
components, if any, of the composite score shall be weighted 
at not more than 10 percent of the overall composite score. 
Any subjectively based adjustment of the candidate com-
posite score shall be limited to not more than 10 percent 
of the score before such adjustment. Candidates’ composite 
scores, only, shall be used to determine order of merit. 
‘‘(k) Not later than October 1 of each year, the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report, including— 
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‘‘(1) with respect to the preceding admissions 
cycle— 
‘‘(A) the established minimum candidate 
composite score and college entrance examination 
rank (CEER) score used in such cycle; and 
‘‘(B) the total number of waivers of such 
minimum candidate composite score or CEER 
score, including the candidate composite score 
and CEER score of each midshipman to whom 
a waiver relates, a brief explanation of the rea-
sons for such waiver, and the category of ap-
pointment under which each such midshipman 
was appointed (and if congressional, the type of 
slate that nominated the waived appointee); and 
‘‘(2) for each midshipman who, during the four- 
year period preceding the date of the report, received 
a waiver for the established minimum candidate com-
posite score or CEER score, the status of each such 
midshipman, including whether the midshipman is 
still at the Academy, the circumstances of such mid-
shipman’s departure (if applicable), the cumulative 
academic GPA, cumulative military GPA, any major 
conduct or honor violations, any remedial measures 
undertaken, and any other noteworthy information 
concerning such midshipman.’’. 
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(2) ADDITIONAL APPOINTEES.—Section 8456 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘, 
additional appointments’’ after ‘‘Mid-
shipmen’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘who competed for nomination’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘who were eligible and competed unsuc-
cessfully for nomination under any other 
provision of law’’; 
(ii) in the second sentence— 
(I) by striking ‘‘(8)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(10)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘who competed 
for appointment’’ and inserting ‘‘who 
were eligible and competed unsuccess-
fully for nomination’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘All provisions relating to can-
didate composite score in section 8454 of 
this title shall apply to calculation and use 
of candidate composite score as that term is 
used in this section. 
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‘‘(d) Not later than October 1 of each year, the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that includes, with respect to the pre-
ceding admissions cycle— 
‘‘(1) the candidate composite scores and college 
entrance examination rank (CEER) scores of the ten 
candidates appointed under this section and under 
section 8454(e) of this title who had the lowest can-
didate composite scores; 
‘‘(2) the total number of qualified and nomi-
nated (by any source), but not selected, candidates; 
and 
‘‘(3) the candidate composite scores and CEER 
scores of the ten qualified and nominated candidates 
having the highest candidate composite scores and 
who were not selected for appointment.’’. 
(c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.— 
(1) APPOINTMENTS.—Section 9442 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (j)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (k)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as 
established by competitive examination’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘as determined by candidate 
composite score rank’’; and 
(iii) in the matter following paragraph 
(10)— 
(I) in the second sentence— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘(in which 
event selection shall be in order of 
merit as determined by candidate 
composite score rank)’’ after ‘‘may 
be submitted without ranking’’; 
and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘9 ranked’’ 
and inserting ‘‘14 ranked’’; 
(II) by inserting after the second 
sentence the following ‘‘If alternates 
are submitted unranked, any selection 
from among such unranked alternates 
shall be in order of merit as deter-
mined by candidate composite score 
rank.’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘shall be consid-
ered qualified alternates for the pur-
pose of selection under other provisions 
of this chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be 
eligible and considered for selection 
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under other provisions of this chapter, 
including as qualified alternates and 
additional appointees’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsections (b) through 
(j) as subsections (c) through (k), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) There shall be appointed each year at the Acad-
emy 300 qualified alternates selected in order of merit as 
determined by candidate composite score rank by the Sec-
retary of the Air Force from qualified candidates nominated 
pursuant to paragraphs (3) through (10) of subsection (a) 
and all other qualified, non-selected candidates holding 
nominations from any other source pursuant to this chap-
ter.’’; 
(D) in subsection (c), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘one 
hundred selected by the President’’ and in-
serting ‘‘up to one hundred qualified can-
didates selected by the President in order of 
merit as determined by candidate composite 
score rank’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘85’’ and inserting 
‘‘up to 85 qualified candidates’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 
order of merit as determined by can-
didate composite score rank’’ before the 
period at the end; 
(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘85’’ and inserting 
‘‘up to 85 qualified candidates’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 
order of merit as determined by can-
didate composite score rank’’ before the 
period at the end; 
(iv) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting 
‘‘up to 20 qualified candidates’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 
order of merit as determined by can-
didate composite score rank’’ before the 
period at the end; and 
(v) by striking paragraph (5); 
(E) in subsection (f), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
(F) in subsection (h), as so redesignated— 
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(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b)’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(5)’’ 
and insert ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 
(II) in subparagraphs (A) through 
(C), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (c)’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘subsection (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(f)’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following new 
subsections: 
‘‘(l) Qualifications of candidates for admission shall 
be determined by use of, among other metrics, a candidate 
composite score uniformly calculated for each applicant. 
The academic component of such composite score shall be 
weighted at not less than 60 percent of the overall composite 
score and shall include the candidate’s standardized test 
scores, which shall be weighted at not less than 45 percent 
of the overall composite score. The total of all subjective 
components, if any, of the composite score shall be weighted 
at not more than 10 percent of the overall composite score. 
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Any subjectively based adjustment of the candidate com-
posite score shall be limited to not more than 10 percent 
of the score before such adjustment. Candidates’ composite 
scores, only, shall be used to determine order of merit. 
‘‘(m) Not later than October 1 of each year, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a report, including— 
‘‘(1) with respect to the preceding admissions 
cycle— 
‘‘(A) the established minimum candidate 
composite score and college entrance examination 
rank (CEER) score used in such cycle; and 
‘‘(B) the total number of waivers of such 
minimum candidate composite score or CEER 
score, including the candidate composite score 
and CEER score of each cadet to whom a waiver 
relates, a brief explanation of the reasons for 
such waiver, and the category of appointment 
under which each such cadet was appointed (and 
if congressional, the type of slate that nominated 
the waived appointee); and 
‘‘(2) for each cadet who, during the four-year pe-
riod preceding the date of the report, received a waiv-
er for the established minimum candidate composite 
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score or CEER score, the status of each such cadet, 
including whether the cadet is still at the Academy, 
the circumstances of such cadet’s departure (if appli-
cable), the cumulative academic GPA, cumulative 
military GPA, any major conduct or honor viola-
tions, any remedial measures undertaken, and any 
other noteworthy information concerning such cadet.’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL APPOINTEES.—Section 9443 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ap-
pointment’’ and inserting ‘‘additional ap-
pointments’’; 
(B) in the first sentence— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘If it is 
determined’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘who competed for 
nomination’’ and inserting ‘‘who were eligi-
ble and competed unsuccessfully for nomi-
nation under any other provision of law’’; 
(C) in the second sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(8)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(10)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘holding competitive 
nominations’’ and inserting ‘‘who were eli-
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gible and competed unsuccessfully for nomi-
nation’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘All 
provisions relating to candidate composite score 
in section 9442 of this title shall apply to cal-
culation and use of candidate composite score as 
that term is used in this section. 
‘‘(b) Not later than October 1 of each year, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report that includes, with respect to 
the preceding admissions cycle— 
‘‘(1) the candidate composite scores and college 
entrance examination rank (CEER) scores of the ten 
candidates appointed under this section and under 
section 9442(e) of this title who had the lowest can-
didate composite scores; 
‘‘(2) the total number of qualified and nomi-
nated (by any source), but not selected, candidates; 
and 
‘‘(3) the candidate composite scores and CEER 
scores of the ten qualified and nominated candidates 
having the highest candidate composite scores and 
who were not selected for appointment.’’. 
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SEC. 545. MODIFICATIONS TO ALTERNATIVE OBLIGATION 
FOR CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN. 
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 
7448(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in 
the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘three’’ 
and inserting ‘‘five’’. 
(b) UNITED
STATES
NAVAL
ACADEMY.—Section 
8459(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in 
the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘three’’ 
and inserting ‘‘five’’. 
(c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 
9448(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in 
the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘three’’ 
and inserting ‘‘five’’. 
SEC. 546. MODIFICATION TO THE DESIGNATION OF MEM-
BERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
TO THE BOARDS OF VISITORS OF SERVICE 
ACADEMIES. 
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 
7455(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘one other member’’ and inserting ‘‘two other mem-
bers’’. 
(b) UNITED
STATES
NAVAL
ACADEMY.—Section 
8468(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘one other member’’ and inserting ‘‘two other mem-
bers’’. 
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(c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 
9455(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘one other member’’ and inserting ‘‘two other mem-
bers’’. 
SEC. 547. DETAIL OF MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE AS IN-
STRUCTORS AT AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF 
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9414 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the heading and inserting the fol-
lowing new heading: 
‘‘§ 9414. United States Air Force Institute of Tech-
nology: degree granting authority; faculty, 
reimbursement and tuition; acceptance of 
research grants’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) SPACE FORCE FACULTY.—(1) The Secretary shall 
detail members of the Space Force as instructors at the 
United States Air Force Institute of Technology to provide 
instruction in areas that support the mission of the Space 
Force. 
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‘‘(2) The number of members of the Space Force de-
tailed by the Secretary to the United States Air Force Insti-
tute of Technology as instructors during an academic year 
shall be equal to or greater than the product of— 
‘‘(A) the total number of members of the Space 
Force divided by the total number of members of the 
Space Force and the Air Force; and 
‘‘(B) the total number of instructors at the 
United States Air Force Institute of Technology.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the implementation of subsection (e) of section 9414 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) 
of this section, including— 
(1) an identification of the number, academic 
specialties, and courses of instruction of the members 
of the Space Force detailed as instructors at the 
United States Air Force Institute of Technology; and 
(2) an assessment of the contributions of those 
instructors to Space Force objectives. 
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SEC. 548. REPEAL OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATIONS RELATED 
TO THE READY, RELEVANT LEARNING INITIA-
TIVE OF THE NAVY. 
Section 545 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 8431 
note prec.) is repealed. 
SEC. 549. PILOT PROGRAM FOR GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL 
INTELLIGENCE 
AND 
SPATIAL 
COMPUTING 
FOR PERFORMANCE TRAINING AND PRO-
FICIENCY ASSESSMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Navy shall develop and implement pilot program to opti-
mize the use of generative artificial intelligence and spatial 
computing for immersive training and assessment. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The pilot program required by sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) the development of content with respect to not 
less than 5 occupational specialties; and 
(2) methods to assess the feasibility and effective-
ness of the use of generative artificial intelligence and 
spatial computing training methods in comparison to 
other training methods, particularly with respect to 
cost and time required to achieve training goals. 
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(c) TERMINATION.—The pilot program required by 
subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is one year 
after the date of the establishment of the program. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the termi-
nation of the pilot program required by subsection (a), the 
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report describing the results of the pilot 
program, including an analysis of the effectiveness of the 
use of generative artificial intelligence and spatial com-
puting for training and a description of any cost savings 
and savings in time required to achieve training goals. 
SEC. 549A. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO 
ENDORSE CRITICAL RACE THEORY. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act may be used to endorse critical race 
theory— 
(1) at an academic institution operated by the 
Department of Defense; 
(2) in training provided to a member of the 
Armed Forces; or 
(3) in professional military education. 
(b) PROTECTION OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM.—Nothing 
in this section shall be construed to supersede the institu-
tional autonomy or academic freedom of instructors in-
volved in the selection of textbooks, supplemental materials, 
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or other classroom materials, or in the preparation or pres-
entation of classroom instruction or lectures. 
(c) CRITICAL RACE THEORY DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘critical race theory’’ means the theory that 
individuals, by virtue of race, ethnicity, color, or national 
origin, bear collective guilt and are inherently responsible 
for actions committed in the past by other individuals of 
such race, ethnicity, color, or national origin. 
SEC. 549B. PROHIBITION ON THE REDUCTION OF FUNDING 
FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2026 may be obligated or expended by the De-
partment of Defense to terminate, replace, reduce, or pre-
pare to terminate, replace, or reduce a program of foreign 
language training or instruction until the Secretary of De-
fense submits to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the planned termination, replacement, or reduction, 
including— 
(1) an identification of the programs the Sec-
retary is seeking to terminate, replace, or reduce; 
(2) the intent, scope, and impact of any funding 
reductions to foreign language training or instruction 
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in relation to the national security interests of the 
United States; 
(3) the impact of the termination, replacement, 
or reduction of the program on existing military lin-
guists and Foreign Area Officers; and 
(4) a certification that any termination, replace-
ment, or reduction will not negatively impact the op-
erations and mission of the Defense Language Insti-
tute Foreign Language Center. 
(b) PROGRAMS INCLUDED.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), a program of foreign language training or instruction 
includes— 
(1) institutional language training programs 
conducted by the Defense Language Institute Foreign 
Language Center; 
(2) unit-level or operational foreign language in-
struction and sustainment training; 
(3) immersive or in-country language training 
programs; 
(4) associated curriculum development, instruc-
tional staffing, and digital language training sup-
port; and 
(5) any other program or activity of the Depart-
ment of Defense that provides foreign language train-
ing or instruction to members of the Armed Forces. 
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SEC. 549C. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REORGANIZE 
THE SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING 
CORPS OF THE ARMY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Army may not 
reorganize a unit of the program of the Army until 90 days 
after the Secretary, acting through the Army Cadet Com-
mand, submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a briefing. Elements 
of such a briefing shall specify the following, with regards 
to such proposed reorganization: 
(1) Each position to be eliminated. 
(2) A risk analysis regarding Army officer acces-
sions that justifies such reorganization. 
(3) Potential cost savings or expenses to the 
United States. 
(4) The number of members of the program af-
fected by the reorganization, including travel required 
travel. 
(5) Any change to a scholarship awarded under 
section 2107 or 2107a of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘program’’ and ‘‘member of the 
program’’ have the meanings given such terms in sec-
tion 2101 of title 10, United States Code. 
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(2) The term ‘‘reorganize’’, with respect to a unit 
of the program, includes closing, restructuring, reclas-
sifying, merging, or realigning. 
Subtitle F—Military Justice and 
Other Legal Matters 
SEC. 551. ENSURING THE AVAILABILITY OF LEGAL ADVICE 
TO COMMANDERS. 
Section 162(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) In all cases, forces assigned to a combatant com-
mand or to the United States element of the North Amer-
ican Aerospace Defense Command under this subsection 
shall include qualified judge advocates in numbers suffi-
cient to provide legal advice to all commanders responsible 
for planning and organizing military operations and all 
commanders authorized to convene courts-martial under 
sections 822 through 824 of this title. The qualifications of 
judge advocates assigned under this paragraph shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) the qualifications set forth in section 827 of 
this title; and 
‘‘(B) any additional education, expertise, or ex-
perience determined to be necessary to fulfill the re-
quirements of this paragraph by the Judge Advocate 
General of the armed force concerned, or in the case 
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of the Marine Corps, by the Staff Judge Advocate to 
the Commandant of the Marine Corps.’’. 
SEC. 552. MODIFICATIONS TO OFFENSE OF WRONGFUL 
BROADCAST OR DISTRIBUTION OF INTIMATE 
VISUAL IMAGES UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE 
OF MILITARY JUSTICE. 
Section 917a of title 10, United States Code (article 
117a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 917a. Art. 117a. Wrongful broadcast, distribution, 
or publication of intimate visual images 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Any person subject to this chap-
ter— 
‘‘(1) who knowingly broadcasts, distributes, or 
uses a communication service to publish an authentic 
intimate visual depiction of an identifiable indi-
vidual who is not a minor if— 
‘‘(A) the intimate visual depiction was ob-
tained or created under circumstances in which 
the person knew or reasonably should have 
known the identifiable individual had a reason-
able expectation of privacy; 
‘‘(B) the authentic intimate visual depiction 
was broadcast, distributed, or published without 
the consent of the identifiable individual; 
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‘‘(B) what is depicted was not voluntarily 
exposed by the identifiable individual in a public 
or commercial setting; 
‘‘(C) what is depicted is not a matter of 
public concern; and 
‘‘(D) the broadcast, distribution, or publica-
tion of the intimate visual depiction— 
‘‘(i) is intended to cause harm; or 
‘‘(ii) causes harm, including psycho-
logical, financial, or reputational harm, to 
the identifiable individual; 
‘‘(2) who knowingly broadcasts, distributes, or 
uses a communication service to publish an authentic 
intimate visual depiction of an identifiable indi-
vidual who is a minor with intent to— 
‘‘(A) abuse, humiliate, harass, or degrade 
the minor; or 
‘‘(B) arouse or gratify the sexual desire of 
any person; 
‘‘(3) who knowingly broadcasts, distributes, or 
uses a communication service to publish a digital for-
gery of an identifiable individual who is not a minor 
if— 
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‘‘(A) the digital forgery was broadcast, dis-
tributed, or published without the consent of the 
identifiable individual; 
‘‘(B) what is depicted was not voluntarily 
exposed by the identifiable individual in a public 
or commercial setting; 
‘‘(C) what is depicted is not a matter of 
public concern; and 
‘‘(D) the broadcast, distribution, or publica-
tion of the digital forgery— 
‘‘(i) is intended to cause harm; or 
‘‘(ii) causes harm, including psycho-
logical, financial, or reputational harm, to 
the identifiable individual; or 
‘‘(4) who knowingly broadcasts, distributes, or 
uses a communication service to publish a digital for-
gery of an identifiable individual who is a minor 
with intent to— 
‘‘(A) abuse, humiliate, harass, or degrade 
the minor; or 
‘‘(B) arouse or gratify the sexual desire of 
any person, 
is guilty of wrongful distribution of intimate visual images 
or visual images of sexually explicit conduct and shall be 
punished as a court-martial may direct. 
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‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 
to— 
‘‘(1) a lawfully authorized investigative, protec-
tive, or intelligence activity of— 
‘‘(A) a law enforcement agency of the 
United States, a State, or a political subdivision 
of a State; or 
‘‘(B) an intelligence agency of the United 
States; 
‘‘(2) a disclosure made reasonably and in good 
faith— 
‘‘(A) to a law enforcement officer or agency; 
‘‘(B) as part of a document production or 
filing associated with a legal proceeding; 
‘‘(C) as part of medical education, diag-
nosis, or treatment or for a legitimate medical, 
scientific, or educational purpose; 
‘‘(D) in the reporting of unlawful content or 
unsolicited or unwelcome conduct or in pursu-
ance of a legal, professional, or other lawful obli-
gation; or 
‘‘(E) to seek support or help with respect to 
the receipt of an unsolicited intimate visual de-
piction; 
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‘‘(3) a disclosure reasonably intended to assist 
the identifiable individual; or 
‘‘(4) a person who possesses or publishes an inti-
mate visual depiction of himself or herself engaged in 
nudity or sexually explicit conduct. 
‘‘(c) CONSENT.—For the purposes of subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) the fact that the depicted individual con-
sented to the creation of the intimate visual depiction 
shall not establish that the person consented to its dis-
closure; and 
‘‘(2) the fact that the depicted individual dis-
closed the intimate visual depiction to another person 
shall not establish that the depicted individual con-
sented to the further disclosure of the intimate visual 
depiction. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CONSENT.—The term ‘consent’ means an af-
firmative, conscious, and voluntary authorization 
made by an individual free from force, fraud, duress, 
misrepresentation, or coercion. 
‘‘(2) DIGITAL FORGERY.—The term ‘digital for-
gery’ means any intimate visual depiction of an iden-
tifiable individual created through the use of software, 
machine learning, artificial intelligence, or any other 
computer-generated or technological means, including 
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by adapting, modifying, manipulating, or altering an 
authentic visual depiction, that, when viewed as a 
whole by a reasonable person, is indistinguishable 
from an authentic visual depiction of the individual. 
‘‘(3) 
IDENTIFIABLE
INDIVIDUAL.—The 
term 
‘identifiable individual’ means an individual— 
‘‘(A) who appears in whole or in part in an 
intimate visual depiction; and 
‘‘(B) whose face, likeness, or other distin-
guishing characteristic (including a unique 
birthmark or other recognizable feature) is dis-
played in connection with such intimate visual 
depiction. 
‘‘(4) VISUAL DEPICTION.—The term ‘visual de-
piction’ includes undeveloped film and videotape, 
data stored on computer disk or by electronic means 
which is capable of conversion into a visual image, 
and data which is capable of conversion into a visual 
image that has been transmitted by any means, 
whether or not stored in a permanent format. 
‘‘(5) INTIMATE
VISUAL
DEPICTION.—The term 
‘intimate visual depiction’— 
‘‘(A) means a visual depiction that de-
picts— 
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‘‘(i) the uncovered genitals, pubic area, 
anus, or female nipple of an identifiable in-
dividual; or 
‘‘(ii) the display or transfer of bodily 
sexual fluids— 
‘‘(I) on to any part of the body of 
an identifiable individual; 
‘‘(II) from the body of an identifi-
able individual; or 
‘‘(iii) an identifiable individual engag-
ing in sexually explicit conduct; and 
‘‘(B) includes any visual depictions de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) produced while the 
identifiable individual was in a public place 
only if the individual did not— 
‘‘(i) voluntarily display the content de-
picted; or 
‘‘(ii) consent to the sexual conduct de-
picted. 
‘‘(6) SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT.—The term 
‘sexually explicit conduct’ means actual or simu-
lated— 
‘‘(A) sexual intercourse, including genital- 
genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal, 
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whether between persons of the same or opposite 
sex; 
‘‘(B) bestiality; 
‘‘(C) masturbation; 
‘‘(D) sadistic or masochistic abuse; or 
‘‘(E) lascivious exhibition of the genitals or 
pubic area of any person. 
‘‘(7) MINOR.—The term ‘minor’ means any indi-
vidual under the age of 18 years. 
‘‘(8) BROADCAST.—The term ‘broadcast’ means 
to electronically transmit a visual image with the in-
tent that it be viewed by a person or persons. 
‘‘(9) DISTRIBUTE.—The term ‘distribute’ means 
to deliver to the actual or constructive possession of 
another person, including transmission by mail or 
electronic means. 
‘‘(10) COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICE.—The term 
‘communications service’ means— 
‘‘(A) a service provided by a person that is 
a common carrier; 
‘‘(B) an electronic communication service; 
‘‘(C) an information service; or 
‘‘(D) an interactive computer service. 
‘‘(11) COMMON
CARRIER.—The term ‘common 
carrier’ means any person engaged as a common car-
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rier for hire, in interstate or foreign communication 
by wire or radio or interstate or foreign radio trans-
mission of energy, but a person engaged in radio 
broadcasting shall not, insofar as such person is so 
engaged, be deemed a common carrier. 
‘‘(12) ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SERVICE.— 
The term ‘electronic communication service’ means 
any service which provides to users thereof the ability 
to send or receive wire or electronic communications. 
‘‘(13) INFORMATION SERVICE.—The term ‘infor-
mation service’ means the offering of a capability for 
generating, acquiring, storing, transforming, proc-
essing, retrieving, utilizing, or making available in-
formation via telecommunications, and includes elec-
tronic publishing, but does not include any use of any 
such capability for the management, control, or oper-
ation of a telecommunications system or the manage-
ment of a telecommunications service. 
‘‘(14) INTERACTIVE
COMPUTER
SERVICE.—The 
term ‘interactive computer service’ means any infor-
mation service, system, or access software provider 
that provides or enables computer access by multiple 
users to a computer server, including specifically a 
service or system that provides access to the Internet 
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and such systems operated or services offered by li-
braries or educational institutions.’’. 
SEC. 553. PUNITIVE ARTICLE UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE 
OF MILITARY JUSTICE FOR OFFENSES RELAT-
ING TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 10, United 
States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is 
amended by inserting after section 917a (article 117a) the 
following new section (article): 
‘‘§ 917b. Art. 117b. Child pornography 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Any person subject to this chap-
ter who knowingly and wrongfully— 
‘‘(1) possesses, receives, or views child pornog-
raphy; 
‘‘(2) possesses child pornography with the intent 
to distribute; 
‘‘(3) distributes child pornography; or 
‘‘(4) produces child pornography, 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, subject to 
the applicable limits specified in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM PUNISHMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) The maximum punishment for the offense of 
possessing, receiving, or viewing child pornography 
under subsection (a)(1) shall be dishonorable dis-
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charge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and con-
finement for 10 years. 
‘‘(2) The maximum punishment for the offense of 
possessing child pornography with intent to distribute 
under subsection (a)(2) shall be dishonorable dis-
charge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and con-
finement for 15 years. 
‘‘(3) The maximum punishment for the offense of 
distributing child pornography under subsection 
(a)(3) shall be dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all 
pay and allowances, and confinement for 20 years. 
‘‘(4) The maximum punishment for the offense of 
producing child pornography under subsection (a)(4) 
shall be dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay 
and allowances, and confinement for 30 years. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE IN-
FORMATION.—On motion of the Government, in any pros-
ecution under this section, except for good cause shown, the 
name, address, social security number, or other nonphysical 
identifying information, other than the age or approximate 
age, of any minor who is depicted in any child pornography 
or visual depiction or copy thereof shall not be admissible 
and may be redacted from any otherwise admissible evi-
dence, and the panel shall be instructed, upon request of 
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the Government, that it can draw no inference from the ab-
sence of such evidence. 
‘‘(d) DETERMINATION WRONGFULNESS.—Any facts or 
circumstances that show that a visual depiction of child 
pornography was unintentionally or inadvertently acquired 
are relevant to wrongfulness, including, the method by 
which the visual depiction was acquired, the length of time 
the visual depiction was maintained, and whether the vis-
ual depiction was promptly, and in good faith, destroyed 
or reported to law enforcement. 
‘‘(e) DETERMINATION OF KNOWING.—An accused may 
not be convicted of an offense under subsection (a) if the 
accused was not aware that the visual depiction involved 
was of a minor or what appeared to be a minor, engaged 
in sexually explicit conduct. Awareness may be inferred 
from circumstantial evidence such as the name of a com-
puter file or folder, the name of the host website from which 
a visual depiction was viewed or received, search terms 
used, and the number of images possessed. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘child pornography’ means mate-
rial that contains either an obscene visual depiction 
of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct or 
a visual depiction of an actual minor engaging in 
sexually explicit conduct. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘distribute’ means to deliver to the 
actual or constructive possession of another. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘minor’ means any person under 
the age of 18 years. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘possess’ means to exercise control 
of something. Possession may be direct physical cus-
tody like holding an item in one’s hand, or it may 
be constructive, as in the case of a person who hides 
something in a locker or a car to which that person 
may return to retrieve it. Possession must be knowing 
and conscious. Possession inherently includes the 
power or authority to preclude control by others. It is 
possible for more than one person to possess an item 
simultaneously, as when several people share control 
over an item. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘produce’— 
‘‘(A) means to create or manufacture child 
pornography that did not previously exist; and 
‘‘(B) does not include reproducing or copy-
ing child pornography. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘sexually explicit conduct’ means 
actual or simulated— 
‘‘(A) sexual intercourse or sodomy, includ-
ing genital to genital, oral to genital, anal to 
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genital, or oral to anal, whether between persons 
of the same or opposite sex; 
‘‘(B) bestiality; 
‘‘(C) masturbation; 
‘‘(D) sadistic or masochistic abuse; or 
‘‘(E) lascivious exhibition of the genitals, 
anus, or pubic area of any person. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘visual depiction’ includes— 
‘‘(A) any developed or undeveloped photo-
graph, picture, film, or video; any digital or 
computer image, picture, film, or video made by 
any means, including those transmitted by any 
means including streaming media, even if not 
stored in a permanent format; or 
‘‘(B) any digital or electronic data capable 
of conversion into a visual image.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF COV-
ERED OFFENSE.—Section 801(17)(A) of title 10, United 
States Code (article 1(17)(A) of the Uniform Code of Mili-
tary Justice), is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘section 917b (article 117b),’’ 
after ‘‘section 917a (article 117a),’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the standalone offense of child 
pornography punishable under section 934 (article 
134),’’. 
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SEC. 554. AUTHORIZATION OF DEATH PENALTY FOR OF-
FENSE OF RAPE OF A CHILD UNDER THE UNI-
FORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. 
Section 920b(a) of title 10, United States Code (article 
120b(a) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘by death, or such other punishment’’ after 
‘‘shall be punished’’. 
SEC. 555. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM SENTENCE FOR THE OF-
FENSE 
OF 
VOLUNTARY 
MANSLAUGHTER 
UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY 
JUSTICE. 
(a) REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Joint Service 
Committee on Military Justice, shall review and rec-
ommend to the President an increase for the maximum sen-
tence for voluntary manslaughter under section 919(a) of 
title 10, United States Code (article 119(a) of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice). 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Following receipt of the rec-
ommendation under subsection (a) but not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall prescribe regulations updating the maximum 
sentence for voluntary manslaughter under section 919(a) 
of title 10, United States Code (article 119(a) of the Unform 
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Code of Military Justice), in accordance with such rec-
ommendation. 
SEC. 556. ANALYSIS OF THE ADVISABILITY OF MODIFYING 
THE DEFINITION OF ABUSIVE SEXUAL CON-
TACT UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILI-
TARY JUSTICE. 
(a) ANALYSIS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Joint Service Committee on Mili-
tary Justice, shall analyze the advisability of modifying the 
definition of abusive sexual contact under section 920 of 
title 10, United States Code (article 120 of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice), to address the full range of harm-
ful behaviors associated with sexual assault and to prevent 
misapplication of the offense to acts that are not inherently 
abusive. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report detailing the re-
sults of the analysis under subsection (a) and any associ-
ated recommendations. 
SEC. 557. REVISION TO SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND 
RESPONSE TRAINING GUIDANCE. 
(a) REVISION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 
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‘‘(g) NOTIFICATION OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE.— 
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a policy that 
requires covered child and youth programs to— 
‘‘(A) not later than 24 hours after a program be-
comes aware of alleged or suspected abuse or neglect 
of a child occurring in such program, notify the par-
ents and guardians of such child of such alleged or 
suspected abuse or neglect; and 
‘‘(B) not later than 72 hours after a program be-
comes aware of alleged abuse or neglect of a child oc-
curring in such program, provide notice of such al-
leged abuse or neglect to— 
‘‘(i) the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(ii) if the alleged abuse or neglect occurs in 
one of the several States, the Senators that rep-
resent the State in which the alleged abuse or ne-
glect occurred; and 
‘‘(iii) if the alleged abuse or neglect occurs 
in a location represented by a Member of, or Del-
egate or Resident Commissioner to, the House of 
Representatives, the Member of, or Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to, the House of Rep-
resentatives that represents such location. 
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a member of the armed forces and the family of that member 
not later than 45 days before the date on which a change 
of permanent station takes effect for that member. 
‘‘(3) The information provided under this subsection 
shall include— 
‘‘(A) information on family assistance programs 
authorized under section 1788 of this title, including 
financial planning resources, spouse employment sup-
port, and community integration services; 
‘‘(B) guidance on available housing assistance, 
including on-base housing options, rental protections, 
and resources for off-base relocation; 
‘‘(C) mental health and well-being support serv-
ices, including those accessible during the period of 
transition for a change of permanent station; 
‘‘(D) educational resources for dependent chil-
dren, including school transition assistance and spe-
cial education services; 
‘‘(E) information on available legal and finan-
cial counseling programs; and 
‘‘(F) any other assistance programs that support 
members of the armed forces and their families during 
relocation. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall— 
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Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate a plan to implement the pilot program 
under subsection (a). 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which the pilot program begins and 
annually thereafter until the date that is 1 year after 
the termination of the pilot program, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 
including: 
(A) The total cost of the pilot program and 
the cost per covered individual who received care 
under the pilot program. 
(B) The total number of covered individual 
who received care under the pilot program. 
(C) The race, ethnicity, age, sex, relation-
ship status, Armed Force, military occupation, 
and rank, as applicable, of covered individual 
who received care under the pilot program. 
(D) An assessment of the effects of the pilot 
program on quality of care, including— 
(i) on maternal and fetal outcomes; 
and 
(ii) on the number of pre-term births, 
low-weight births, and rates of caesarean 
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‘‘(B) develop, for each military installation so 
identified, a plan of action and milestones to ad-
dress— 
‘‘(i) risks to water security; and 
‘‘(ii) threats to mission assurance. 
‘‘(2) Each such plan of action shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The nature of each risk to the military in-
stallation’s capacity and mission assurance. 
‘‘(B) The factors contributing to the high degree 
of risk, disaggregated by risks located— 
‘‘(i) inside the jurisdiction of the military 
installation; and 
‘‘(ii) outside such jurisdiction. 
‘‘(C) A plan for implementing installation-level 
metering to ensure more accurate assessments of de-
mand for water at the military installation. 
‘‘(D) An assessment of— 
‘‘(i) the effects of planned future missions 
and new tenants on the demand for water at the 
military installation; and 
‘‘(ii) the corresponding requirements for 
water infrastructure serving the military instal-
lation to ensure adequate water supply for mis-
sion assurance. 
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