634 
(f) SUNSET.—The pilot program shall terminate on 
December 31, 2028. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FACILITY
CLEARANCE.—The term ‘‘facility 
clearance’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Facility 
Clearance’’ in section 95.5 of title 10, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any successor regulation. 
(2) INNOVATIVE
TECHNOLOGY
COMPANY.—The 
term ‘‘innovative technology company’’ means a com-
pany that— 
(A) provides goods or services related to— 
(i) one or more of the fourteen critical 
technology areas described in the memo-
randum by the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering issued on 
February 1, 2022, entitled ‘‘USD(R&E) 
Technology Vision for an Era of Competi-
tion’’; or 
(ii) information technology, software, 
or hardware that is unavailable from any 
other entity that possesses a facility clear-
ance; and 
(B) is selected by the Defense Innovation 
Unit under subsection (e) to participate in the 
pilot program. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00634
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
635 
(3) PERSONAL SECURITY CLEARANCE.—The term 
‘‘personal security clearance’’ means the security 
clearance of an individual who has received approval 
from the Department of Defense to access classified 
information. 
(4) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot program’’ 
means the pilot program established under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 865. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL IMPERA-
TIVE FOR INDUSTRIAL SKILLS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment pro-
gram of the Department of Defense, shall evaluate and fur-
ther develop workforce development training programs as 
defined by the Secretary of Defense for training the skilled 
industrial workers defined by the Secretary of Defense and 
needed in the defense industrial base through the National 
Imperative for Industrial Skills Program of the Department 
of Defense (or a successor program). 
(b) PRIORITIES.—In carrying out the program, the 
Secretary shall prioritize workforce development training 
programs that— 
(1) are innovative, lab-based, or experientially- 
based; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00635
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
636 
(2) rapidly train skilled industrial workers for 
employment with entities in the defense industrial 
base faster than traditional classroom-based workforce 
development training programs and at the scale need-
ed to measurably reduce, as rapidly as possible, the 
shortages of skilled industrial workers in the defense 
industrial base; and 
(3) address the specific manufacturing require-
ments and skills that are unique to critical industrial 
sectors of the defense industrial base as defined by the 
Secretary of Defense, such as naval shipbuilding. 
SEC. 866. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF COVID–19 VACCINE 
MANDATE FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
CONTRACTORS. 
(a) INDEPENDENT REPORT.—The Comptroller General 
of the United States shall— 
(1) conduct a study on the predicted effects of the 
requirement for contractors of the Department of De-
fense to receive a COVID–19 vaccine on the perform-
ance of such a contractor on a contract; and 
(2) submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report containing the results of such study. 
(b) TEMPORARY SUSPENSION.—The Secretary of De-
fense may not implement a requirement for contractors of 
the Department of Defense to receive a COVID–19 vaccine 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00636
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
637 
until such time as the Comptroller General submits to the 
congressional defense committees the report under sub-
section (a). 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE 
ORGANIZATION 
AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary 
of Defense and Related Matters 
SEC. 901. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF ASSIST-
ANT AND DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARIES 
OF DEFENSE. 
(a) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF ASSIST-
ANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) INCREASE.—Section 138(a)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘15’’ and 
inserting ‘‘18’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5315 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘(14)’’ after ‘‘Assistant Secretaries of Defense’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(18)’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF DEPUTY 
ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) INCREASE.—Section 138 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00637
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
638 
‘‘(e) The maximum number of Deputy Assistant Secre-
taries of Defense is 57.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 908 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 138 note) is re-
pealed. 
SEC. 902. RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND 
LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT. 
Section 138(b)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘(including explosive ordnance dis-
posal)’’ after ‘‘low intensity conflict activities’’. 
Subtitle B—Other Department of 
Defense Organization and Man-
agement Matters 
SEC. 911. ELIGIBILITY OF CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD 
BUREAU FOR APPOINTMENT AS CHAIRMAN 
OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. 
Section 152(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Commandant of the Marine 
Corps, or the Chief of Space Operations’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Commandant of the Marine Corps, the Chief of Space Oper-
ations, or the Chief of the National Guard Bureau’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00638
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
639 
SEC. 912. CLARIFICATION OF PEACETIME FUNCTIONS OF 
THE NAVY. 
Section 8062(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘pri-
marily’’ and inserting ‘‘for the peacetime promotion 
of the national security interests and prosperity of the 
United States and’’; and 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘for the ef-
fective prosecution of war’’ and inserting ‘‘for the du-
ties described in the preceding sentence’’. 
SEC. 913. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL DEFENSE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 2284(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the 
Department of Defense’’ and all that follows and 
inserting ‘‘the Program;’’; 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) direct the executive agent to designate 
a joint program executive officer for the Pro-
gram; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00639
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
641 
SEC. 914. MODIFICATION OF REPORT REGARDING THE DES-
IGNATION OF THE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 
DISPOSAL CORPS AS A BASIC BRANCH OF THE 
ARMY. 
Section 582(b)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 
U.S.C. 3063 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ‘‘National 
Guard Bureau,’’ before ‘‘Army Forces Command’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(H) The Secretary of the Army has des-
ignated an Assistant Secretary of the Army as 
the key individual responsible for developing and 
overseeing policy, plans, programs, and budgets, 
and issuing guidance and providing direction on 
the explosive ordnance disposal activities of the 
Army.’’. 
SEC. 915. CLARIFICATION OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES FOR FORCE MODERNIZATION EFFORTS 
OF THE ARMY. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan that 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00641
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
642 
comprehensively defines the roles and responsibilities of offi-
cials and organizations of the Army with respect to the force 
modernization efforts of the Army. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) identify the official within the Army who 
shall have primary responsibility for the force mod-
ernization efforts of the Army, and specify the roles, 
responsibilities, and authorities of that official; 
(2) clearly define the roles, responsibilities, and 
authorities of the Army Futures Command and the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Lo-
gistics, and Technology with respect to such efforts; 
(3) clarify the roles, responsibilities, and au-
thorities of officials and organizations of the Army 
with respect to acquisition in support of such efforts; 
and 
(4) include such other information as the Sec-
retary of the Army determines appropriate. 
(c) ROLE OF ARMY FUTURES COMMAND.—In the event 
the Secretary of the Army does not submit the plan required 
under subsection (a) by the expiration of the 180 day period 
specified in such subsection, then beginning at the expira-
tion of such period— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00642
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
643 
(1) the Commanding General of the Army Fu-
tures Command shall have the roles, responsibilities, 
and authorities assigned to the Commanding General 
pursuant to Army Directive 2020–15 (‘‘Achieving 
Persistent Modernization’’) as in effect on November 
16, 2020; and 
(2) any provision of Army Directive 2022–07 
(‘‘Army Modernization Roles and Responsibilities’’), 
or any successor directive, that modifies or con-
travenes a provision of the directive specified in para-
graph (1) shall have no force or effect. 
SEC. 916. REPORT ON POTENTIAL TRANSITION OF ALL 
MEMBERS OF SPACE FORCE INTO A SINGLE 
COMPONENT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the proposal of the Air Force to 
transition the Space Force into a single component (in this 
section referred to as the Space Component)— 
(1) that consists of all members of the Space 
Force, without regard to whether such a member is, 
under laws in effect at the time of the report, in the 
active or reserve component of the Space Force; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00643
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
644 
(2) in which such members may transfer between 
duty statuses more freely than would otherwise be al-
lowed under the laws in effect at the time of the re-
port. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A plan that describes any rules, regulations, 
policies, guidance, and statutory provisions that may 
be implemented to govern— 
(A) the ability of a member of the Space 
Component to transfer between duty statuses, the 
number of members authorized to make such 
transfers, and the timing of such transfers; 
(B) the retirement of members of the Space 
Component, including the determination of a 
member’s eligibility for retirement and the cal-
culation of the retirement benefits (including 
benefits under laws administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs) to which the member 
would be entitled based on a career consisting of 
service in duty statuses of the Space Component; 
and 
(C) the composition and operation of pro-
motion selection boards with respect to members 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00644
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
645 
of the Space Component, including the treatment 
of general officers by such boards. 
(2) A comprehensive analysis of how such pro-
posal may affect the ability of departments and agen-
cies of the Federal Government (including depart-
ments and agencies outside the Department of Defense 
and the Department of Veterans Affairs) to accurately 
calculate the pay or determine the benefits, including 
health care benefits under chapter 55 of title 10, 
United States Code, to which a member or former 
member of the Space Component is entitled at any 
given time. 
(3) Draft legislative text, prepared by the Office 
of Legislative Counsel within the Office of the General 
Counsel of the Department of Defense, that com-
prehensively sets forth all amendments and modifica-
tions to Federal statutes needed to effectively imple-
ment the proposal described in subsection (a), includ-
ing— 
(A) amendments and modifications to titles 
10, 37, and 38, United States Code; 
(B) amendments and modifications to Fed-
eral statutes outside of such titles; and 
(C) an analysis of each provision of Federal 
statutory law that refers to the duty status of a 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00645
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
646 
member of an Armed Force, or whether such 
member is in an active or reserve component, 
and, for each such provision— 
(i) a written determination indicating 
whether such provision requires amendment 
or other modification to clarify its applica-
bility to a member of the Space Component; 
and 
(ii) if such an amendment or modifica-
tion is required, draft legislative text for 
such amendment or modification. 
Subtitle C—Space National Guard 
SEC. 921. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Space 
National Guard that is part of the organized militia 
of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and 
the District of Columbia— 
(A) in which the Space Force operates; and 
(B) active and inactive. 
(2) RESERVE COMPONENT.—There is established 
a Space National Guard of the United States that is 
the reserve component of the United States Space 
Force all of whose members are members of the Space 
National Guard. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00646
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
647 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Space National Guard shall 
be composed of the Space National Guard forces of the sev-
eral States and Territories, Puerto Rico and the District 
of Columbia— 
(1) in which the Space Force operates; and 
(2) active and inactive. 
SEC. 922. NO EFFECT ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by 
this subtitle, shall be construed to authorize or require the 
relocation of any facility, infrastructure, or military instal-
lation of the Space National Guard or Air National Guard. 
SEC. 923. IMPLEMENTATION OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Except as specifically provided 
by this subtitle, the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau shall implement this subtitle, 
and the amendments made by this subtitle, not later than 
18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually for the five subse-
quent years, the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of the 
Space Force and Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall 
jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing on the status of the implementation of the Space 
National Guard pursuant to this subtitle and the amend-
ments made by this subtitle. This briefing shall address the 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00647
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
648 
current missions, operations and activities, personnel re-
quirements and status, and budget and funding require-
ments and status of the Space National Guard, and such 
other matters with respect to the implementation and oper-
ation of the Space National Guard as the Secretary and 
the Chiefs jointly determine appropriate to keep Congress 
fully and currently informed on the status of the implemen-
tation of the Space National Guard. 
SEC. 924. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND CLARIFICATION 
OF AUTHORITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 101— 
(i) in subsection (c)— 
(I) by redesignating paragraphs 
(6) and (7) as paragraphs (8) and (9), 
respectively; and 
(II) by inserting after paragraph 
(5) the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) The term ‘Space National Guard’ means 
that part of the organized militia of the several States 
and territories, Puerto Rico, and the District Of Co-
lumbia, active and inactive, that— 
‘‘(A) is a space force; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00648
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
649 
‘‘(B) is trained, and has its officers ap-
pointed under the sixteenth clause of section 8, 
article I of the Constitution; 
‘‘(C) is organized, armed, and equipped 
wholly or partly at Federal expense; and 
‘‘(D) is federally recognized. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘Space National Guard of the 
United States’ means the reserve component of the 
Space Force all of whose members are members of the 
Space National Guard.’’; and 
(B) in section 10101— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by inserting ‘‘the following’’ before the 
colon; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) The Space National Guard of the United 
States.’’. 
(2) TITLE 32, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 
101 of title 32, United States Code is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(8) 
through (19) as paragraphs (10) and (21), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00649
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
650 
‘‘(8) The term ‘Space National Guard’ means 
that part of the organized militia of the several States 
and territories, Puerto Rico, and the District Of Co-
lumbia, in which the Space Force operates, active and 
inactive, that— 
‘‘(A) is a space force; 
‘‘(B) is trained, and has its officers ap-
pointed under the sixteenth clause of section 8, 
article I of the Constitution; 
‘‘(C) is organized, armed, and equipped 
wholly or partly at Federal expense; and 
‘‘(D) is federally recognized. 
‘‘(9) The term ‘Space National Guard of the 
United States’ means the reserve component of the 
Space Force all of whose members are members of the 
Space National Guard.’’. 
(b) RESERVE COMPONENTS.—Chapter 1003 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tions: 
‘‘§ 10115. Space National Guard of the United States: 
composition 
‘‘The Space National Guard of the United States is 
the reserve component of the Space Force that consists of— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00650
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
651 
‘‘(1) federally recognized units and organizations 
of the Space National Guard; and 
‘‘(2) members of the Space National Guard who 
are also Reserves of the Space Force. 
‘‘§ 10116. Space National Guard: when a component of 
the Space Force 
‘‘The Space National Guard while in the service of the 
United States is a component of the Space Force. 
‘‘§ 10117. Space National Guard of the United States: 
status when not in Federal service 
‘‘When not on active duty, members of the Space Na-
tional Guard of the United States shall be administered, 
armed, equipped, and trained in their status as members 
of the Space National Guard.’’; and 
(2) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter, by adding at the end the following new 
items: 
‘‘10115. Space National Guard of the United States: composition. 
‘‘10116. Space National Guard: when a component of the Space Force. 
‘‘10117. Space National Guard of the United States: status when not in Federal 
service.’’. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00651
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
652 
the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
amounts of authorizations made available to the De-
partment of Defense in this division for fiscal year 
2023 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 
year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of au-
thorizations so transferred shall be merged with and 
be available for the same purposes as the authoriza-
tion to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the total amount of authorizations that the 
Secretary may transfer under the authority of this 
section may not exceed $6,000,000,000. 
(3) EXCEPTION FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN MILI-
TARY
PERSONNEL
AUTHORIZATIONS.—A transfer of 
funds between military personnel authorizations 
under title IV shall not be counted toward the dollar 
limitation in paragraph (2). 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by sub-
section (a) to transfer authorizations— 
(1) may only be used to provide authority for 
items that have a higher priority than the items from 
which authority is transferred; and 
(2) may not be used to provide authority for an 
item that has been denied authorization by Congress. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00652
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
653 
(c) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A trans-
fer made from one account to another under the authority 
of this section shall be deemed to increase the amount au-
thorized for the account to which the amount is transferred 
by an amount equal to the amount transferred. 
(d) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 1002. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 
submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas-
sage. 
Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 
SEC. 1011. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT A UNI-
FIED 
COUNTERDRUG 
AND 
COUNTERTER-
RORISM CAMPAIGN IN COLOMBIA. 
Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 
108–375; 118 Stat. 2042), as most recently amended by sec-
tion 1007 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00653
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
654 
cal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1889), is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2025’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2025’’. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and 
Shipyards 
SEC. 1021. NAVY CONSULTATION WITH MARINE CORPS ON 
MAJOR DECISIONS DIRECTLY CONCERNING 
MARINE CORPS AMPHIBIOUS FORCE STRUC-
TURE AND CAPABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8026 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or amphibious force 
structure and capability’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps aviation’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such sec-
tion is amended by inserting ‘‘or amphibious 
force structure and capability’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 803 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 8026 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘8026. Consultation with Commandant of the Marine Corps on major decisions 
directly concerning Marine Corps aviation or amphibious force 
structure and capability.’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00654
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6213
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
655 
SEC. 1022. NUMBER OF NAVY OPERATIONAL AMPHIBIOUS 
SHIPS. 
Section 8062 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) The naval combat forces of the Navy shall include 
not less than 31 operational amphibious ships, comprised 
of LSD–41 class ships, LSD–49 class ships, LPD–17 class 
ships, LPD–17 Flight II class ships, LHD–1 class ships, 
LHA–6 Flight 0 class ships, and LHA–6 Flight I class 
ships. For purposes of this subsection, an operational am-
phibious ship includes an amphibious ship that is tempo-
rarily unavailable for worldwide deployment due to routine 
or scheduled maintenance or repair.’’. 
SEC. 1023. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR 
INACTIVATION OF LANDING DOCK SHIPS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the 
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to re-
tire, prepare to retire, inactivate, or place in storage any 
of the following ships: 
(1) USS Germantown (LSD-42). 
(2) USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44). 
(3) USS Tortuga (LSD-46). 
(4) USS Ashland (LSD-48). 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00655
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
656 
SEC. 1024. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR 
INACTIVATION OF GUIDED MISSILE CRUIS-
ERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), none of 
the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or other-
wise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Department 
of Defense may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare 
to retire, inactivate, or place in storage more than four 
guided missile cruisers. 
(b) USS VICKSBURG.—The USS Vicksburg may not 
be retired, prepared to retire, inactivated, or placed in stor-
age pursuant to subsection (a). 
SEC. 1025. BUSINESS CASE ANALYSES ON DISPOSITION OF 
CERTAIN GOVERNMENT-OWNED DRY-DOCKS. 
(a) AFDM-10.—Not later than March 1, 2023, the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees the results of a business case analysis under 
which the Secretary shall present a comparison of the fol-
lowing four options for Auxiliary Floating Dock, Medium- 
10 in Seattle, Washington (in this section referred to as 
‘‘AFDM-10’’): 
(1) The continued use of AFDM-10, in the same 
location and under the same lease authorities in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00656
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
657 
(2) The relocation and use of AFDM-10 in alter-
nate locations under the same lease authorities in ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) The relocation and use of AFDM-10 in alter-
nate locations under alternative lease authorities. 
(4) The conveyance of AFDM-10 at a fair mar-
ket rate to an appropriate non-Government entity 
with expertise in the non-nuclear ship repair indus-
try. 
(b) GRAVING DOCK AT NAVAL BASE, SAN DIEGO.— 
Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees the re-
sults of a business case analysis under which the Secretary 
shall present a comparison of the following two options for 
the Government-owned graving dock at Naval Base San 
Diego, California: 
(1) The continued use of such graving dock, in 
accordance with the utilization strategy described in 
the May 25, 2022 report to Congress entitled ‘‘Navy 
Dry Dock Strategy for Surface Ship Maintenance 
and Repair’’. 
(2) The lease of such graving dock to an appro-
priate non-Government entity with expertise in the 
non-nuclear ship repair industry. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00657
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
691 
(B) a unique identifier, for purposes of 
identifying the draft report. 
(5) In the case of any such draft report for which 
the Government Accountability Office provided an ex-
tension to the Department of Defense— 
(A) whether the Department provided the 
comments or review within the time period of the 
extension; and 
(B) a unique identifier, for purposes of 
identifying the draft report. 
(6) Any other information the Comptroller Gen-
eral determines appropriate. 
(c) DOD RESPONSES.—Not later than 30 days after 
the Comptroller General submits a report under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a response to such report that in-
cludes each of the following: 
(1) An identification of factors that contributed 
to any delays identified in the report with respect to 
Department of Defense comments and sensitivity or 
security reviews requested by the Government Ac-
countability Office. 
(2) A description of any actions the Department 
of Defense has taken or plans to take to address such 
factors. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
18:01 Jul 01, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00691
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H7900.RH
H7900
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS