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SEC. 1206. REQUIREMENT FOR MILITARY EXERCISES. 
(a) EXERCISES REQUIRED.—Beginning on January 
1 of the year which begins after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall require the 
United States Central Command or other relevant com-
mands, units, or organizations of the United States Armed 
Forces, as the Secretary deems appropriate, to conduct 
military exercises that— 
(1) occur not fewer than two times in a cal-
endar year; 
(2) shall include invitations for the armed 
forces of Israel, provided that the Government of 
Israel consents to the participation of its forces in 
such exercises; 
(3) may include invitations for the armed forces 
of other allies and partners of the United States to 
take part in the exercises; 
(4) seek to enhance the interoperability and ef-
fectiveness of the United States Armed Forces, the 
armed forces of Israel, and the armed forces of other 
allies and partners of the United States in coalition 
operations; and 
(5) shall include, at a minimum, the following 
activities— 
(A) practicing or simulating large-scale 
and long-range strike missions; 
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(B) practicing the aerial refueling of com-
bat aircraft of the armed forces of Israel by 
United States aerial refueling aircraft; and 
(C) practicing the provision by the United 
States Armed Forces of other enabling capabili-
ties to the armed forces of Israel, including— 
(i) logistics support; 
(ii) intelligence, surveillance, and re-
connaissance; and 
(iii) air defense. 
(b) SUNSET.—The requirements in subsection (a) 
shall terminate one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 1207. REPORT ON END-USE MONITORING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on Department of Defense 
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and Department of State procedures related to alleged vio-
lations of requirements imposed by the United States Gov-
ernment with respect to use, transfers, and security of de-
fense articles and defense services provided to foreign 
countries pursuant to— 
(1) section 333 of title 10, United States Code 
(relating to authority to build the capacity of foreign 
security forces) or any other authority of the De-
partment of Defense to provide defense items to for-
eign countries; and 
(2) Foreign Military Sales under section 36 of 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776). 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The extent to which the Department of De-
fense and the Department of State coordinate to 
track, report, and investigate violations described in 
subsection (a). 
(2) Any findings of Department of Defense or 
Department of State investigations of such violations 
and the actions taken in response to such findings. 
(3) The extent to which the Department of De-
fense and the Department of State have identified 
lessons learned or designated areas for increased 
monitoring as a result of such investigations. 
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(4) The extent to which the Department of De-
fense and the Department of State have established 
expectations in policy and in transfer agreements re-
garding what would constitute such violations. 
(5) Any lessons learned on end-use monitoring 
with respect to the conflict in Ukraine and the feasi-
bility to apply such lessons to other regions affected 
by conflict. 
(6) Any other matters determined to be appro-
priate by the Comptroller General. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1208. REPORT ON ENHANCED END-USE MONITORING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on enhanced end-use moni-
toring of defense items provided to foreign countries pur-
suant to— 
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(1) section 333 of title 10, United States Code 
(relating to authority to build the capacity of foreign 
security forces) or any other authority of the De-
partment of Defense to provide defense items to for-
eign countries; and 
(2) Foreign Military Sales under section 36 of 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776). 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the Department of De-
fense’s process for determining the items subject to 
enhanced end-use monitoring and the factors the 
Department considers in designating items for such 
monitoring. 
(2) The extent to which, and how, the Depart-
ment of Defense coordinates with the Department of 
State and other agencies in designating items for 
such monitoring. 
(3) The extent to which the Department of De-
fense considers changing conditions in a country or 
region in designating items for such monitoring. 
(4) The extent to which security cooperation or-
ganizations at United States diplomatic missions 
overseas completed such monitoring as required by 
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Department of Defense policy in each of the fiscal 
years 2018 through 2022. 
(5) Any lessons learned on such monitoring 
with respect to the conflict in Ukraine and the feasi-
bility to apply such lessons to other regions affected 
by conflict. 
(6) Any other matters determined to be appro-
priate by the Comptroller General. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1209. REPORT ON PARTNER COUNTRY FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report that— 
(1) specifies the number of partner countries 
whose military forces have participated in security 
cooperation training or equipping programs or re-
ceived security assistance training or equipping au-
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thorized under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or chapter 16 of title 10, 
United States Code; and 
(2) lists each instance, during the period begin-
ning on January 1, 2000, and ending on the date 
of the submission of the report, in which a unit of 
a foreign military force trained or equipped under 
the authorities specified in paragraph (1) subse-
quently engaged in a coup, insurrection, or action to 
overthrow a democratically-elected government, or 
attempted any such action. 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1210. AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPACITY OF FOREIGN 
SECURITY FORCES. 
Section 333(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
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‘‘(10) Counter-illegal, unreported, and unregu-
lated fishing operations.’’. 
SEC. 1210A. GENERAL THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO MEMORIAL 
EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR POLISH-AMER-
ICAN DEFENSE COOPERATION. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Commander of United States 
Army Special Operations Command shall seek to carry out 
a training program pursuant to section 322 of title 10, 
United States Code, between special operations forces 
under the jurisdiction of the Commander and special 
forces of the Polish Army. Such program shall be known 
as the ‘‘General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial Exchange 
Program for Polish-American Defense Cooperation’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Officers and enlisted members of 
such special operations forces may participate in the pro-
gram under this section. 
(c) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com-
mander shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report re-
garding progress of the Commander in carrying out the 
program under this section. 
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SEC. 1210B. REPORT ON COORDINATION IN THE STATE 
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
a report on the feasibility of coordinating with private en-
tities and State governments to provide resources and per-
sonnel to support technical exchanges under the Depart-
ment of Defense State Partnership Program established 
under section 341 of title 10, United States Code. The 
report shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the gaps in implementation 
of the State Partnership Program that could be ad-
dressed in coordination with private entities or State 
governments; 
(2) the types of personnel and expertise that 
could be helpful to partner country participants in 
the State Partnership Program; and 
(3) barriers to leveraging such expertise from 
private entities and State governments, as applica-
ble, and 
(4) recommendations for modifications to stat-
ute or regulation to address removing such barriers. 
SEC. 1210C. ASSISTANCE TO ISRAEL FOR AERIAL REFUEL-
ING. 
(a) TRAINING ISRAELI PILOTS TO OPERATE KC–46 
AIRCRAFT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Air Force shall— 
(A) make available sufficient resources and 
accommodations within the United States to 
train members of the Israeli Air Force on the 
operation of KC–46 aircraft; and 
(B) conduct training for members of the 
Israeli Air Force, including— 
(i) training for pilots and crew on the 
operation of the KC–46 aircraft in accord-
ance with standards considered sufficient 
to conduct coalition operations of the 
United States Air Force and the Israeli 
Air Force; and 
(ii) training for ground personnel on 
the maintenance and sustainment require-
ments of the KC–46 aircraft considered 
sufficient for such operations. 
(2) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MILITARY PER-
SONNEL
EXCHANGE
PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall, with respect to members of the Israeli 
Air Force associated with the operation of KC–46 
aircraft— 
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(A) before the completion of the training 
required by paragraph (1)(B), authorize the 
participation of such members of the Israeli Air 
Force in the United States Air Force Military 
Personnel Exchange Program; 
(B) make available billets in the United 
States Air Force Military Personnel Exchange 
Program necessary for such members of the 
Israeli Air Force to participate in such pro-
gram; and 
(C) to the extent practicable, ensure that 
such members of the Israeli Air Force are able 
to participate in the United States Air Force 
Military Personnel Exchange Program imme-
diately after such members complete such train-
ing. 
(3) TERMINATION.—This subsection shall cease 
to have effect on the date that is ten years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 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 that 
includes the following: 
(1) An assessment of— 
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(A) the current operational requirements 
of the Government of Israel for aerial refueling; 
and 
(B) any gaps in current or near-term capa-
bilities. 
(2) The estimated date of delivery to Israel of 
KC–46 aircraft procured by the Government of 
Israel. 
(3) A detailed description of— 
(A) any actions the United States Govern-
ment is taking to expedite the delivery to Israel 
of KC–46 aircraft procured by the Government 
of Israel, while minimizing adverse impacts to 
United States defense readiness, including stra-
tegic forces readiness; 
(B) any additional actions the United 
States Government could take to expedite such 
delivery; and 
(C) additional authorities Congress could 
provide to help expedite such delivery. 
(4) A description of the availability of any 
United States aerial refueling tanker aircraft that 
are retired or are expected to be retired during the 
two-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act that could be provided to Israel. 
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(c) FORWARD DEPLOYMENT
OF UNITED STATES 
KC–46 AIRCRAFT TO ISRAEL.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 60 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 Representa-
tives a report that describes the capacity of and re-
quirements for the United States Air Force to for-
ward deploy KC–46 aircraft to Israel on a rotational 
basis until the date on which a KC–46 aircraft pro-
cured by the Government of Israel is commissioned 
into the Israeli Air Force and achieves full combat 
capability. 
(2) ROTATIONAL FORCES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary of Defense 
shall, consistent with maintaining United States 
defense readiness, rotationally deploy one or 
more KC–46 aircraft to Israel until the earlier 
of— 
(i) the date on which a KC–46 air-
craft procured by the military forces of 
Israel is commissioned into such military 
forces and achieves full combat capability; 
or 
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(ii) five years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of De-
fense may only carry out a rotational deploy-
ment under subparagraph (A) if the Govern-
ment of Israel consents to the deployment. 
(C) PRESENCE.—Beginning on January 1 
of the first calendar year that commences after 
the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, rotational deployments 
of United States KC–46 aircraft shall be 
present in Israel for not less than 270 days 
during each 1-year period until the applicable 
date under subparagraph (A). 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to the 
Middle East and Central Asia 
SEC. 1211. EXTENSION OF CROSS-SERVICING AGREEMENTS 
FOR LOAN OF PERSONNEL PROTECTION AND 
PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT IN 
COALITION OPERATIONS. 
Section 1207(f) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 2342 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2029’’. 
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SEC. 1212. MODIFICATION OF QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EX- 
GRATIA PAYMENTS. 
Subsection (h)(2) of section 1213 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (10 U.S.C. 
2731 note) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘With respect to a preceding 90-day pe-
riod in which no ex gratia payments were made’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The status of all other pending ex gratia 
payments or requests, including’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) (as 
amended) and (B) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), 
respectively; and 
(4) by inserting before subparagraph (D), as so 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(A) when any such request was made; 
‘‘(B) what steps the Department is taking 
to respond to the request; 
‘‘(C) whether the Department denied any 
requests for any such payment, along with the 
reason for such denial;’’. 
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SEC. 1213. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN 
GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1209 of 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3559) is amended in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
(b) SUNSET.—Subsection (l)(3)(D) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
SEC. 1214. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE 
ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3559) is amended in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘Overseas Contingency Operations 
for fiscal year 2023, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $358,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2024, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $241,950,000’’. 
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(c) SUNSET.—Subsection (o)(5) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
SEC. 1215. PLAN OF ACTION TO EQUIP AND TRAIN IRAQI SE-
CURITY FORCES AND KURDISH PESHMERGA 
FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 2024, 
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, shall develop a plan of action to equip 
and train Iraqi security forces and Kurdish Peshmerga 
forces to defend against attack by missiles, rockets, and 
unmanned systems. The plan of action shall be based on 
and informed by the results of the report submitted by 
the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 1237 of the 
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2839). 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan required 
by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The provision of available equipment to Iraq 
and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to counter the air 
and missile threats addressed in the report, to in-
clude air defense systems, to counter attack by mis-
siles, rockets, and unmanned systems. 
(2) The provision of appropriate training of 
Iraqi security forces and Kurdish Peshmerga forces 
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to support fielding and operational employment of 
the available equipment described in paragraph (1). 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall begin implementation of the plan required by 
subsection (a) not later than 90 days after develop-
ment of the plan. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may 
delay implementation of the plan required by sub-
section (a) if such implementation would adversely 
impact United States stocks and readiness. 
(3) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—If the 
Secretary of Defense exercises the waiver authority 
under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall— 
(A) notify the congressional defense com-
mittees of the exercise of such authority and 
the reason therefor not later than 10 days prior 
to the exercise of such authority; and 
(B) notify the congressional defense com-
mittees of the exercise of such authority every 
30 days thereafter until implementation of the 
plan required by subsection (a) begins. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than July 
1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense should provide to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing on progress 
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of the air defense equipping and training effort against 
the air and missile threat to Iraq, including in the Iraqi 
Kurdistan Region. 
SEC. 1216. EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI- 
TUNNEL COOPERATION. 
Section 1279(f) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 
Stat. 1079; 22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2026’’. 
SEC. 1217. PLAN TO ENABLE ISRAEL TO GAIN OBSERVER 
STATUS IN THE EURO-NATO JOINT JET PILOT 
TRAINING PROGRAM. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop 
a plan to enable Israel to gain observer status in the Euro- 
NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program (ENJJPT). 
SEC. 1218. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL RE-
PORT ON MILITARY POWER OF IRAN. 
(a) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Subsection (b) of 
section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(D), by inserting after 
‘‘Iran’s conventional forces’’ the following: ‘‘and 
Iran’s unconventional or parallel military forces’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘mis-
sile launch sites’’ and inserting ‘‘missile launch 
and storage sites’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) an assessment of Iran’s space launch 
vehicle program and the ability of Iran to use 
those technologies to develop and field an inter-
continental ballistic missile; 
‘‘(F) a detailed analysis of the effectiveness 
of Iran’s drone forces; and 
‘‘(G) a description or estimation of the 
threat posed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary 
Guard Corps to European citizens or to mem-
ber countries of the European Union.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘the People’s 
Republic of China,’’ before ‘‘Cuba’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) An assessment of groups that are sup-
ported by Iran and designated by the United States 
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as foreign terrorist organizations and regional mili-
tary groups, including Hezbollah, Hamas, the 
Houthis, and the Special Groups in Iraq, in par-
ticular those forces as having been assessed as to be 
willing to carry out terrorist operations on behalf of 
Iran. 
‘‘(10) An assessment of how Iran would utilize 
additional resources to further activities described in 
paragraphs (1) through (9).’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (c)(1)(B) of such sec-
tion is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) includes all branches and sub- 
branches of Iran’s national army or Artesh, 
such as its ground forces, air force, navy, and 
air defense forces as well as most branches of 
its parallel military, and the Islamic Revolu-
tionary Guard Corps excluding its Quds- 
Force.’’. 
SEC. 1219. PROHIBITION ON TRANSPORTING CURRENCY TO 
THE TALIBAN AND THE ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF 
AFGHANISTAN. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Defense may be made available for the operation of any 
aircraft of the Department of Defense to transport cur-
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rency or other items of value to the Taliban, the Islamic 
Emirate of Afghanistan, or any subsidiary, agent, or in-
strumentality of either the Taliban or the Islamic Emirate 
of Afghanistan. 
SEC. 1220. MODIFICATIONS TO THE OFFICE OF THE SPE-
CIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANI-
STAN RECONSTRUCTION. 
Section 1229(m)(1)(B) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181; 5 App.) is amended by striking ‘‘the reconstruction 
of Afghanistan’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance for the benefit 
of the Afghan people’’. 
SEC. 1220A. RULES GOVERNING TRANSFER OF AERIAL RE-
FUELING TANKERS TO ISRAEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514(b) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2321h(b)), and subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this 
section, the President, acting through the Secretary of De-
fense, may transfer to Israel one or more retired United 
States aerial refueling tankers, any United States aerial 
refueling tanker that the Secretary of Defense plans to 
retire during the two-year period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, or any other United States 
aerial refueling tanker the President considers appro-
priate, consistent with— 
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(1) all other requirements set forth in the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 
seq.); and 
(2) the requirements set forth in the Arms Ex-
port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.). 
(b) CONDITIONS.—Except in the case of an emer-
gency, as determined by the President, a transfer under 
subsection (a) may only occur if the transfer— 
(1) does not affect the ability of the United 
States to maintain a sufficient aerial refueling ca-
pacity to satisfy United States warfighting require-
ments; 
(2) does not harm the combat readiness of the 
United States; 
(3) does not affect the ability of the United 
States to meet its commitments to allies with respect 
to the transfer of aerial refueling capacity; and 
(4) is in the national security interest of the 
United States. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of an 
emergency, as determined by the President, not later 
than 15 days before making a transfer under sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall certify to 
the appropriate congressional committees that the 
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transfer meets the conditions specified in subsection 
(b). 
(2) EMERGENCIES.—In the case of an emer-
gency, as determined by the President, not later 
than five days after making a transfer under sub-
section (a), the President shall— 
(A) certify to the appropriate congressional 
committees that the transfer supports the na-
tional security interests of the United States; 
and 
(B) provide to the appropriate congres-
sional committees an assessment of the impacts, 
risks, and mitigation measures with respect to 
the matters referred to in paragraphs (1) 
through (4) of subsection (b). 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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SEC. 1220B. PROHIBITION ON FUNDS TO IRAN. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Defense may be made available, directly or indirectly, 
to— 
(1) the Government of Iran; 
(2) any person owned or controlled by the Gov-
ernment of Iran; 
(3) any person identified on the list of specially 
designated nationals and blocked persons maintained 
by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the De-
partment of the Treasury, the property and interests 
in property of which are blocked pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act; 
(4) any person owned or controlled by a person 
described in paragraph (3); or 
(5) the Badr organization, Saraya Khorasani, 
or Kata’ib al-Imam Ali. 
SEC. 1220C. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF ENHANCE-
MENT OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL DEFENSE 
COOPERATION. 
(a) MODIFICATION.—Subsection (d) of section 1275 
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (22 U.S.C. 2321h 
note) is amended to read as follows— 
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‘‘(d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ASSESSMENT OF 
QUANTITY
OF
PRECISION-GUIDED
MUNITIONS
AND 
OTHER MUNITIONS FOR USE BY ISRAEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 
2024, and annually thereafter through 2026, the 
Secretary of Defense, in concurrence with the Sec-
retary of State, shall conduct an assessment with re-
spect to the following: 
‘‘(A) The quantity and type of precision- 
guided munitions necessary for Israel to protect 
Israel and prevail in the event of a sustained 
armed confrontation between Israel and the Is-
lamic Republic of Iran and the proxy forces of 
the 
Islamic 
Republic 
of 
Iran, 
including 
Hezbollah and Hamas. 
‘‘(B) The quantity and type of other muni-
tions necessary for Israel to protect Israel and 
prevail in the event of a sustained armed con-
frontation between Israel and the Islamic Re-
public of Iran and the proxy forces of the Is-
lamic Republic of Iran, including Hezbollah and 
Hamas. 
‘‘(C) The quantity and type of precision- 
guided munitions necessary for Israel to protect 
Israel and prevail in the event of a sustained 
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armed 
confrontation 
between 
Israel 
and 
Hezbollah. 
‘‘(D) The quantity and type of precision- 
guided munitions necessary for Israel to protect 
Israel and prevail in the event of a sustained 
armed confrontation between Israel and any 
other armed group or terrorist organization, 
such as Hamas. 
‘‘(E) The resources the Government of 
Israel would need to dedicate to acquire the 
quantity and type of munitions described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (D). 
‘‘(F) Whether, as of the date on which the 
applicable assessment is completed, sufficient 
quantities and types of munitions to conduct 
operations described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) are present in— 
‘‘(i) the inventory of the military 
forces of Israel; 
‘‘(ii) the War Reserves Stock Allies- 
Israel; 
‘‘(iii) any other United States stock-
pile or depot within the area of responsi-
bility of United States Central Command, 
as the Secretary of Defense considers ap-
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propriate to disclose to the Government of 
Israel; or 
‘‘(iv) the inventory of the United 
States Armed Forces, as the Secretary of 
Defense considers appropriate to disclose 
to the Government of Israel. 
‘‘(G) United States planning— 
‘‘(i) to assist Israel to prepare for the 
contingencies described in subparagraphs 
(A) through (D); and 
‘‘(ii) to resupply Israel with the quan-
tity and type of munitions described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (D) in the 
event of such a contingency. 
‘‘(H) The quantity and pace at which the 
United States is capable of pre-positioning, rap-
idly replenishing, or assisting in the rapid re-
plenishment of, stockpiles of such munitions in 
the inventory of the military forces of Israel 
and the War Reserves Stock Allies-Israel in 
preparation for, and to conduct, the operations 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the as-
sessment required by paragraph (1), the Secretary 
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of Defense shall seek to consult with appropriate 
counterparts of the Government of Israel. 
‘‘(3) INVENTORY.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the first assessment required by 
paragraph (1) is conducted, and every 90 days 
thereafter until December 31, 2028, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees, the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate a report on the ac-
tions being taken and the progress made by the 
United States since the submission of the prior re-
port under this paragraph to ensure that the mili-
tary forces of Israel and the War Reserves Stock Al-
lies-Israel have the inventory and pre-positioned 
stocks necessary to prepare for, and to conduct, the 
operations described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(D) of paragraph (1), including procedures imple-
mented by the United States for rapidly replen-
ishing, or assisting in the rapid replenishment of, 
stockpiles of such munitions for use by Israel as may 
be necessary.’’. 
(b) MUNITIONS
TRANSFER
AUTHORITY
EXTEN-
SION.—Section 1275(e) of the William M. (Mac) Thorn-
berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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2021 (22 U.S.C. 2321h note) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
date that is three years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2025’’. 
SEC. 1220D. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS TO THE BADR 
ORGANIZATION. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Defense may be made available, directly or indirectly, 
to the Badr Organization. 
SEC. 1220E. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ISRAEL. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) since 1948, Israel has been one of the 
strongest friends and allies of the United States; 
(2) Israel is a stable, democratic country in a 
region often marred by turmoil; 
(3) it is essential to the strategic interest of the 
United States to continue to offer security assistance 
and related support to Israel; and 
(4) such assistance and support is especially 
vital as Israel confronts a number of potential chal-
lenges at the present time, including continuing 
threats from Iran. 
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SEC. 1220F. MODIFICATION AND UPDATE TO REPORT ON 
MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF IRAN AND RE-
LATED ACTIVITIES. 
Section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 
1972) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ‘‘bal-
listic and cruise’’ after ‘‘instances of’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘The United Nations’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
effect of the United Nations’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps- 
affiliated operatives serving in diplomatic and 
consular posts, cultural centers, religious insti-
tutions, and religious functions outside of Iran 
and actions taken by the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of State, and the heads of the ele-
ments of the intelligence community (as such 
term is defined in section 3 of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003) to reduce 
the presence of such operations.’’; 
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(2) by redesignating subsection (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) UPDATED REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act of 2024, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees an updated report that includes each of the mat-
ters listed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) and 
covers developments during the period beginning in June 
2022 and ending on the day before the date on which the 
updated report is submitted.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by in-
serting ‘‘, and the updated report required by sub-
section (b),’’ after ‘‘report required by subsection 
(a)’’. 
SEC. 
1220G. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
RELATING 
TO 
UNITED 
STATES-ISRAEL COOPERATION TO COUNTER 
UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS. 
Section 1278 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 
1702; 22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subsection 
(b)(4), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$55,000,000’’; 
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(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(e) REPORT
ON STATUS
OF COOPERATION
AND 
CERTAIN IRANIAN THREAT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a report containing the following: 
‘‘(1) An assessment of the status of cooperation 
between the United States and Israel on countering 
unmanned aerial systems, including an assessment 
of— 
‘‘(A) capabilities to counter unmanned aer-
ial systems under research and development; 
‘‘(B) capabilities to counter unmanned aer-
ial systems that have been fielded to the Armed 
Forces of the United States or Israel pursuant 
to this section; 
‘‘(C) proposed changes to authorizations, 
appropriations, or other provisions of law that 
would result in more effective capabilities to 
counter unmanned aerial systems and expedite 
the provision to the Armed Forces of the 
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United States and Israel of capabilities to 
counter unmanned aerial systems; and 
‘‘(D) the extent to which the United 
States-Israel Operations-Technology Working 
Group 
established 
pursuant 
to 
section 
1299M(c) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116–283; 134 Stat. 4014), or any successor 
working group, is being used to carry out the 
activities described in subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(2) An assessment of the threat to the United 
States and Israel posed by unmanned aerial systems 
from Iran and associated proxies of Iran, including 
an assessment of deployed or otherwise available 
anti-unmanned aircraft capabilities of the United 
States and Israel and the adequacy of such capabili-
ties to offset such threat. 
‘‘(f) UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘unmanned aerial system’ includes loi-
tering munitions.’’. 
SEC. 1220H. REPORT ON MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL EXER-
CISES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It the sense of the con-
gress that it is in the national security interest of the 
United States for the Department of Defense to promote 
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and support multilateral exercises in the United States 
Central Command and United States Africa Command 
area of operations that include Israel and United States 
regional partners and allies. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port describing efforts to— 
(1) expand the frequency of bilateral and multi-
lateral exercises involving Israel and United States 
regional partners and allies in the Middle East; and 
(2) otherwise promote and participate in such 
exercises. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form and may contain 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 1220I. PROHIBITION ON PROVIDING FUNDING TO IRA-
NIAN ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated to the Department of Defense or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available, 
directly or indirectly, to— 
(1) the Government of Iran; 
(2) any person owned or controlled by the Gov-
ernment of Iran; 
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(3) any person that is on the List of Specially 
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons main-
tained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the 
Department of the Treasury and the property and 
interests in property of which are blocked pursuant 
to the International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act; or 
(4) any person owned or controlled by a person 
described in paragraph (3). 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.— 
The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply with 
respect to activities subject to the reporting requirements 
under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence activi-
ties of the United States. 
SEC. 1220J. REPORT ON UNITED STATES FORCE CAPABILI-
TIES IN THE CENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSI-
BILITY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States should maintain robust capa-
bilities in the United States Central Command area of re-
sponsibility to respond to a range of issues of critical na-
tional security importance to the United States and 
United States allies and partners, to include any attempt 
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by the Islamic Republic of Iran to pursue, develop, or oth-
erwise acquire a nuclear weapon or such capabilities. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com-
mander for United States Central Command shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port that contains the elements described in para-
graph (2). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by this 
subsection shall contain the following elements: 
(A) An assessment of United States mili-
tary capabilities in the United States Central 
Command area of responsibility. 
(B) An identification of any capabilities 
gaps related to the assessment in described in 
subparagraph (A) and recommendations for ad-
dressing such capabilities gaps. 
(3) FORM.—The report required by this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form and 
may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 1220K. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR AND REMOVAL 
OF SANCTIONS AGAINST THE TALIBAN. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON FUNDING.—None of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
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made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal 
year 2024 may be used to provide any kind of support 
to the Taliban or any Taliban affiliate, including financial, 
humanitarian, or materiel assistance. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON REMOVAL OF SANCTIONS.—Any 
sanctions, financial or otherwise, imposed by the United 
States against the Taliban or any Taliban affiliate on or 
before August 18, 2021, may not be waived or in any way 
mitigated except by enactment of a law after the date of 
the enactment of this Act specifically providing for such 
waiver or mitigation. 
(c) AFFILIATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘affiliate’’— 
(1) has the meaning given such term in section 
230.405 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act); 
(2) means a person that is closely associated 
with another person typically in a dependent or sub-
ordinate manner; or 
(3) means a person that has a common purpose 
or shared characteristics with another person. 
SEC. 1220L. REPORT ON AGREEMENTS MADE BY THE 
UNITED STATES WITH THE TALIBAN. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL
REVIEW
OF
AGREEMENTS 
MADE WITH THE TALIBAN.—The Secretary of State, in 
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coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees the following: 
(1) Any agreement made and entered into by 
the United States and the Taliban. Submission 
thereof shall occur not later than 30 days prior to 
entry absent notification to the appropriate congres-
sional committees, in which case submission thereof 
shall occur not later than 10 days prior to taking ef-
fect. 
(2) Any agreement made and entered into by 
third parties and the Taliban or notice of any such 
agreement. Submission of any such agreement or no-
tice thereof shall occur not later than 30 days after 
custody by the United States. 
(b) REPORT
ON PRIOR AGREEMENTS WITH
THE 
TALIBAN.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees any agreements made and entered into by the 
United States or third parties and the Taliban from Au-
gust 1, 2021, until such date of enactment. 
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘agreement’’ in-
cludes memoranda of understanding and other mani-
festations of mutual assent. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the congressional defense commit-
tees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate. 
(3) THIRD PARTIES.—The term ‘‘third parties’’ 
means organizations or entities in receipt of United 
States Government funding, including sub-recipients 
thereof. 
SEC. 1220M. REPORT ON PROVISION OF FUNDING AND 
OTHER ASSISTANCE TO IRAQI POPULAR MO-
BILIZATION FORCES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and 
the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, shall jointly submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report containing— 
(1) an assessment of whether United States as-
sistance has been provided to, or has benefitted, the 
Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces for military train-
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ing or professional military education, including 
through assistance provided to the Ministry of De-
fense of Iraq; 
(2) an assessment of whether United States as-
sistance has been provided to, or has benefitted, any 
person who is— 
(A) a member of any organization des-
ignated a foreign terrorist organization by the 
Secretary of State under section 219 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); 
or 
(B) a person determined by the Secretary 
of the Treasury to be a specially designated na-
tional. 
(3) a description of how the government of Iraq 
and the Federal budget of such government provide 
direct funding to the Iraqi Popular Mobilization 
Forces; and 
(4) an assessment of how the relationship and 
interactions between the Ministry of Defense of Iraq 
and the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces affect the 
Strategic Framework Agreement for a Relationship 
of Friendship and Cooperation between the United 
States and the Republic of Iraq, done at Baghdad 
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on November 17, 2008, and entered into force Janu-
ary 1, 2009. 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 
Ukraine 
SEC. 1221. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PER-
SONNEL OF THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
Section 9905 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of 
the Department of Defense, in connection with the 
Inspector General’s oversight of United States sup-
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port and activities carried out in response to Rus-
sia’s further invasion of Ukraine, may select, ap-
point, and employ, without regard to the provisions 
of subchapter I of chapter 33 (other than sections 
3303 and 3328 of such chapter), qualified can-
didates to any of positions in the Office of Inspector 
General involved in or for the conduct of reviews, 
audits, evaluations, inspections, and investigations 
with respect to oversight of such support and activi-
ties, including— 
‘‘(A) financial management, accounting, 
auditing, actuarial, cost estimation, or oper-
ational research; and 
‘‘(B) scientific, technology, technical, engi-
neering, data science, or mathematics. 
‘‘(2) SUNSET.—The authority provided under 
this subsection shall expire on the later of— 
‘‘(A) the date established under subsection 
(b)(1); or 
‘‘(B) the end of the first fiscal year in 
which the total amount appropriated for United 
States support and activities carried out in re-
sponse to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, 
including amounts made available for the recon-
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struction 
of 
Ukraine, 
is 
less 
than 
$1,000,000,000. 
‘‘(e) HIRING AUTHORITY FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND USAID.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To facilitate the assign-
ment of persons to assist on matters relating to the 
Inspectors General of the Department of Defense, 
Department of State, and United States Agency for 
International Development’s oversight of Ukraine re-
sponse activities as well as to functions vacated by 
personnel assisting on matters relating to oversight 
of Ukraine response activities, the Inspectors Gen-
eral of the Department of State and United States 
Agency for International Development may— 
‘‘(A) appoint on a temporary basis using 
the authorities in section 3161 (without regard 
to subsection (b)(2) of such section) such per-
sonnel as the Inspector General considers ap-
propriate; 
‘‘(B) employ Civil Service Retirement Sys-
tem and Federal Employees’ Retirement Sys-
tem annuitants for the purposes of assisting the 
Inspector General under this section; 
‘‘(C) employ Foreign Service Retirement 
and Disability System or the Foreign Service 
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Pension System annuitants under chapter 8 of 
title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4041 et seq.) for the purposes of assist-
ing the Inspector General under this section; 
and 
‘‘(D) appoint, without regard to the provi-
sions of subchapter I of chapter 33, (other than 
sections 3303 and 3328 of such chapter), quali-
fied candidates to the following series for the 
purposes of supporting the Inspector General’s 
oversight of Ukraine response activities under 
this section: 0080, 0201, 0301, 0343, 0340, 
0511, 0560, 0905, 1530, 1801, 1805, 1811, 
2210. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) COMPETITIVE
STATUS.—A person 
employed under paragraph (1)(A) shall acquire 
competitive status for appointment to any posi-
tion in the competitive service for which the em-
ployee possesses the required qualifications 
upon the completion of 13 months of contin-
uous service as an employee under this section. 
‘‘(B) ANNUITANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Reemployment of 
an annuitant under paragraph (1)(B) shall 
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be subject to the provisions of section 
9902(g) as if the Inspector General was 
the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(ii) FOREIGN
SERVICE.—An annu-
itant 
reemployed 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(C)— 
‘‘(I) shall continue to receive an 
annuity; 
‘‘(II) shall not be considered a 
participant for purposes of chapter 8 
of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.) or an 
employee for purposes of subchapter 
III of chapter 83 or chapter 84; and 
‘‘(III) may elect in writing, not 
later than 90 days after the date of 
reemployment, to be subject to section 
824 of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064). 
‘‘(C) DIRECT HIRE.—Appointments under 
paragraph (1)(D) shall be capped at 45 posi-
tions per Office of Inspector General per year. 
‘‘(3) SUNSET.—The Inspectors General of the 
Department of State and United States Agency for 
International Development’s authority to appoint 
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personnel under this section shall cease at the end 
of the first fiscal year in which the total amount ap-
propriated to the Department of State and United 
States Agency for International Development for 
Ukraine 
response 
activities 
is 
less 
than 
$1,000,000,000.’’. 
SEC. 1222. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR UKRAINE 
ASSISTANCE. 
(a) OFFICE OF SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
There is established the Office of the Special Inspector 
General for Ukraine Assistance for the following: 
(1) To provide for the independent and objec-
tive conduct and supervision of audits and investiga-
tions, including within the territory of Ukraine, re-
lating to the programs and operations funded with 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
for the military and nonmilitary support of Ukraine. 
(2) To provide for the independent and objec-
tive leadership and coordination of, and rec-
ommendations on, policies designed to prevent and 
detect waste, fraud, and abuse in such programs and 
operations described in paragraph (1). 
(3) To provide for an independent and objective 
means of keeping the Secretary of State, the Sec-
retary of Defense, and Congress fully and currently 
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informed about problems and deficiencies relating to 
the administration of such programs and operations 
and the necessity for and progress on corrective ac-
tion. 
(b) APPOINTMENT
OF SPECIAL INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL; REMOVAL.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The head of the Office of 
the Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance 
shall be known as the Special Inspector General for 
Ukraine Assistance (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Special Inspector General’’), who shall be des-
ignated by the President, with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The appointment of the 
Special Inspector General shall be made solely on 
the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in ac-
counting, auditing, financial analysis, law, manage-
ment analysis, public administration, or investiga-
tions. 
(3) SELECTION.—The Special Inspector Gen-
eral may be a member of the civil service or Foreign 
Service and may be selected from among the offices 
of the Inspectors General. 
(4) DEADLINE
FOR
APPOINTMENT.—The ap-
pointment of an individual as Special Inspector Gen-
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eral shall be made not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(5) PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.— 
For purposes of section 7324 of title 5, United 
States Code, the Special Inspector General shall not 
be considered an employee who determines policies 
to be pursued by the United States in the nation-
wide administration of Federal law. 
(6) REMOVAL.—The Inspectors General shall be 
removable from office in accordance with the provi-
sions of section 403(b) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(7) INDEPENDENCE TO CONDUCT INVESTIGA-
TIONS AND AUDITS.—No officer of the Department 
of Defense, the Department of State, or the United 
States Agency for International Development shall 
prevent or prohibit the Special Inspector General 
from initiating, carrying out, or completing any 
audit or investigation related to amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available for the military 
and nonmilitary support of Ukraine or from issuing 
any subpoena during the course of any such audit or 
investigation. 
(c) SUPERVISION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Special Inspector Gen-
eral shall report directly to, and be under the gen-
eral supervision of, the Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Defense. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section may be construed to limit the ability of the 
Inspectors General to enter into agreements to con-
duct joint audits, inspections, or investigations in 
the exercise of their oversight responsibilities in ac-
cordance with this section with respect to Ukraine. 
(d) DUTIES.—It shall be the duty of the Special In-
spector General to conduct, supervise, and coordinate au-
dits and investigations of the treatment, handling, and ex-
penditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available for the military and nonmilitary support of 
Ukraine, and of the programs, operations, and contracts 
carried out utilizing such funds. Such duty shall also in-
clude the following: 
(1) To appoint, from among the offices of the 
Inspectors General, an Assistant Inspector General, 
who shall supervise auditing and investigative activi-
ties and assist the Special Inspector General in the 
discharge of responsibilities under this subsection. 
(2) The investigation of overpayments such as 
duplicate payments or duplicate billing and any po-
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tential unethical or illegal actions of Federal employ-
ees, contractors, or affiliated entities and the refer-
ral of such reports, as necessary, to the Department 
of Justice to ensure further investigations, prosecu-
tions, recovery of further funds, or other remedies. 
(3) The oversight and accounting of the obliga-
tion and expenditure of such funds; the monitoring 
and review of contracts funded by such funds. 
(4) The monitoring and review of the transfer 
of such funds and associated information between 
and among departments, agencies, and entities of 
the United States and private and nongovernmental 
entities. 
(5) The maintenance of records on the use of 
such funds to facilitate future audits and investiga-
tions of the use of such funds. 
(6) To develop and carry out, in coordination 
with the offices of the Inspectors General, a joint 
strategic plan to conduct comprehensive oversight of 
all military and nonmilitary United States support 
for Ukraine. 
(7) To apply key lessons from prior oversight 
work, in coordination with the offices of the Inspec-
tors General, to Ukraine response programs and op-
erations to minimize waste, fraud, and abuse. 
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the authorities in section 3161 of title 5, United 
States Code (without regard to subsection (b)(2) of 
such section), such auditors, investigators, and other 
personnel as the Special Inspector General considers 
appropriate to carrying out the duties described in 
this subsection. 
(10) To carry out such other responsibilities re-
lating to the coordination and efficient and effective 
discharge by the Inspectors General of duties relat-
ing to United States military and nonmilitary sup-
port for Ukraine as the Special Inspector General 
shall specify. 
(11) To discharge the responsibilities under this 
subsection in a manner consistent with the authori-
ties and requirements of this section and the au-
thorities and requirements applicable to the Inspec-
tors General under chapter 4 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(12) To review and ascertain that all Federal 
agencies involved in the distribution of any weaponry 
and equipment sent to Ukraine evaluated the finan-
cial value of all weaponry and equipment accurately 
and consistently since February 24, 2022. 
(e) EMPLOYMENT
OF
EXPERTS
AND
CONSULT-
ANTS.—The Special Inspector General may obtain services 
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as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, at daily rates not to exceed the equivalent rate pre-
scribed for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule by sec-
tion 5332 of such title. 
(f) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—To the extent and in 
such amounts as may be provided in advance by appro-
priations Acts, the Special Inspector General may enter 
into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies, 
analyses, and other services with public agencies and with 
private persons, and make such payments as may be nec-
essary to carry out the duties of the Special Inspector 
General. 
(g) DEPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL 
STAFF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office of the Special In-
spector General for Ukraine shall maintain a pres-
ence of at least 1 individual in the country of 
Ukraine at all times. 
(2) EVACUTION PLAN.—The Special Inspector 
General shall coordinate with the appropriate chief 
of mission for this purpose and shall maintain a 
plan to evacuate personnel should it be required. 
(3) NOTICE AND JUSTIFICATION.—To any ex-
tent that the Special Inspector General determines 
that the Office of the Special Inspector General can-
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not maintain such a presence in Ukraine, the Special 
Inspector General shall notify the appropriate con-
gressional committees in writing within 7 days of 
such determination, along with a justification for 
why the presence could not be maintained. 
(4) RESOURCES.—The Secretary of State or the 
Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, shall provide 
the Special Inspector General with— 
(A) appropriate and adequate office space 
at appropriate locations of the Department of 
State or the Department of Defense (as the 
case may be) in Ukraine, or at an appropriate 
United States military installation in the Euro-
pean theater, together with such equipment, of-
fice supplies, and communications facilities and 
services as may be necessary for the operation 
of such offices, and shall provide necessary 
maintenance services for such offices and the 
equipment and facilities located therein; and 
(B) appropriate and adequate support for 
audits, investigations, and related activities by 
the Special Inspector General or assigned per-
sonnel within the territory of Ukraine. 
(5) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Upon request of the 
Special Inspector General for information or as-
sistance from any department, agency, or other 
entity of the Federal Government, the head of 
such entity shall, insofar as is practicable and 
not in contravention of any existing law, furnish 
such information or assistance to the Special 
Inspector General, or an authorized designee. 
(B) REPORTING
OF
REFUSED
ASSIST-
ANCE.—Whenever information or assistance re-
quested by the Special Inspector General is, in 
the judgment of the Special Inspector General, 
unreasonably refused or not provided, the Spe-
cial Inspector General shall report the cir-
cumstances to the Secretary of State or the 
Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, and to the 
appropriate congressional committees without 
delay. 
(h) REPORTS.— 
(1) QUARTERLY REPORTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the 
Special Inspector General shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report 
summarizing with respect to that quarter and, 
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to the extent possible, the period from the end 
of such quarter to the date on which the report 
is submitted, the activities during such period 
of the Special Inspector General and the activi-
ties under programs and operations funded with 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able for the military and nonmilitary support of 
Ukraine. Each report shall include, for the pe-
riod covered by such report, a detailed state-
ment of all obligations, expenditures, and reve-
nues associated with military and nonmilitary 
support of Ukraine, including the following: 
(i) Obligations and expenditures of 
appropriated funds. 
(ii) Operating expenses of agencies or 
entities receiving amounts appropriated or 
otherwise made available for the military 
and nonmilitary support of Ukraine. 
(iii) In the case of any contract, 
grant, agreement, or other funding mecha-
nism described in paragraph (4)— 
(I) the amount of the contract, 
grant, agreement, or other funding 
mechanism; 
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(II) a brief discussion of the 
scope of the contract, grant, agree-
ment, or other funding mechanism; 
(III) a discussion of how the de-
partment or agency of the United 
States Government involved in the 
contract, grant, agreement, or other 
funding mechanism identified, and so-
licited offers from, potential individ-
uals or entities to perform the con-
tract, grant, agreement, or other 
funding mechanism, together with a 
list of the potential individuals or en-
tities that were issued solicitations for 
the offers; and 
(IV) the justification and ap-
proval documents on which was based 
the determination to use procedures 
other than procedures that provide for 
full and open competition. 
(iv) An accounting comparison of— 
(I) the military and nonmilitary 
support provided to Ukraine by the 
United States; and 
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for investigations, inspections, and audits; 
and 
(iv) an evaluation of the compliance of 
the Government of Ukraine with all re-
quirements for receiving United States 
funds, including a specific description of 
any instances where the Government of 
Ukraine failed to comply with the require-
ments specified to receive United States 
funds, weaponry, and equipment. 
(2) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Special In-
spector General shall publish on a publicly available 
internet website each report required by paragraph 
(1) in English and any other language the Special 
Inspector General determines is widely used and un-
derstood in Ukraine. 
(3) FORM.—Each report required by this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex if the Special Inspec-
tor General considers it necessary. 
(4) COVERED
CONTRACTS, GRANTS, AGREE-
MENTS, AND FUNDING MECHANISMS DESCRIBED.—A 
covered contract, grant, agreement, or other funding 
mechanism described in this paragraph is any major 
contract, grant, agreement, or other funding mecha-
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nism that is entered into by any department or 
agency of the United States Government that in-
volves the use of amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available for the military and nonmilitary sup-
port of Ukraine with any public or private sector en-
tity for any of the following purposes: 
(A) To build or rebuild physical infrastruc-
ture of Ukraine. 
(B) To establish or reestablish a political 
or societal institution of Ukraine. 
(C) To provide products or services to the 
people of Ukraine. 
(D) To provide lethal or nonlethal weap-
onry to Ukraine. 
(E) To otherwise provide military or non-
military support to Ukraine. 
(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to authorize the public 
disclosure of information that is— 
(A) specifically prohibited from disclosure 
by any other provision of law; or 
(B) a part of an ongoing criminal inves-
tigation. 
(i) REPORT COORDINATION.— 
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(1) TRANSMISSION TO SECRETARIES OF STATE 
AND DEFENSE.—The Special Inspector General shall 
also transmit each report required by subsection (g) 
to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of De-
fense. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after receipt of a report pursuant to paragraph 
(1), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
Defense shall separately submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees any comments 
on the matters covered by the report. Such 
comments shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex if the 
Secretary of State or the Secretary of Defense, 
as the case may be, considers it necessary. 
(B) ACCESS.—On request, any Member of 
Congress may view the comments submitted 
pursuant to subparagraph (A), including the 
classified annex. 
(j) TRANSPARENCY.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after 
submission to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees of a report required by subsection (g), the Sec-
retary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall 
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jointly make copies of the report available to the 
public upon request, and at a reasonable cost. 
(2) COMMENTS ON MATTERS COVERED BY RE-
PORT.—Not later than 60 days after submission to 
the appropriate congressional committees pursuant 
to subsection (h)(2)(A) of comments on a report re-
quired by subsection (g), the Secretary of State and 
the Secretary of Defense shall jointly make copies of 
the comments available to the public upon request, 
and at a reasonable cost. 
(k) WAIVER.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The President may waive the 
requirement under paragraph (1) or (2) of sub-
section (i) with respect to the public availability of 
any element in a report required by subsection (g), 
or any comment submitted pursuant to subsection 
(h)(2)(A), if the President determines that the waiv-
er is justified for national security reasons. 
(2) NOTICE OF WAIVER.—The President shall 
publish a notice of each waiver made under this sub-
section in the Federal Register no later than the 
date on which a report required by subsection (g), 
or any comment submitted pursuant to subsection 
(h)(2)(A), is submitted to the appropriate congres-
sional committees. The report and comments shall 
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specify whether waivers under this subsection were 
made and with respect to which elements in the re-
port or which comments, as appropriate. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to authorize the Presi-
dent to waive any requirement under subsection 
(h)(2) with respect to the availability of comments 
submitted pursuant to such subsection. 
(l) PUBLICATION OF UNITED STATES MILITARY AND 
NONMILITARY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent, acting through the Secretary of Defense and Sec-
retary of State, shall publish a comprehensive accounting 
of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by 
the United States for military and nonmilitary support for 
Ukraine on a publicly available website of the United 
States Government. 
(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘amounts appropriated or other-
wise made available for the military and nonmilitary 
support of Ukraine’’ means— 
(A) amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available on or after January 1, 2022, 
for— 
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(i) the Ukraine Security Assistance 
Initiative under section 1250 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
1608); 
(ii) any foreign military financing 
accessed by the Government of Ukraine; 
(iii) the presidential drawdown au-
thority under section 506(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance 
Act 
of 
1961 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2318(a)); 
(iv) the defense institution building 
program under section 332 of title 10, 
United States Code; 
(v) the building partner capacity pro-
gram under section 333 of title 10, United 
States Code; 
(vi) the international military edu-
cation and training program of the Depart-
ment of State; and 
(vii) the United States European 
Command; and 
(B) amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available on or after January 1, 2022, for 
the military, economic, reconstruction, or hu-
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days after the date on which amounts appropriated or oth-
erwise made available for the military and nonmilitary 
support of Ukraine are less than the amounts that were 
appropriated or otherwise available for the military and 
nonmilitary support of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. 
(o) FINAL REPORT.—The Special Inspector General 
shall, prior to the termination of the Office of the Special 
Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance under sub-
section (m), prepare and submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a final forensic audit report on pro-
grams and operations funded with amounts appropriated 
or otherwise made available for the military and non-
military support of Ukraine. 
(p) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 to 
carry out this section. 
(2) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount 
authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for op-
eration and maintenance, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301 for ‘‘Oper-
ation and maintenance, defense-wide–Line 490–Of-
fice of the Secretary of Defense’’, is hereby reduced 
by $20,000,000. 
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SEC. 1223. EXTENSION OF UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
INITIATIVE. 
Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
1068) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘for overseas contingency oper-
ations’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) For fiscal year 2024, $300,000,000.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 
SEC. 1224. EXTENSION OF LEND-LEASE AUTHORITY TO 
UKRAINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a)(1) of the Ukraine 
Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 (Public Law 
117–118; 136 Stat. 1184) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2022 and 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2022 
through 2024’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report on— 
(1) the impact of the exercise of the lend-lease 
authority under the Ukraine Democracy Defense 
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Lend-Lease Act of 2022 on United States defense 
stockpiles and readiness; and 
(2) the accounting of United States military 
equipment provided to the Government of Ukraine, 
including a strategy and timeline for recovering de-
fense articles provided to Ukraine under such lend- 
lease authority when it expires. 
SEC. 1225. PLAN AND REPORT RELATING TO ALLIED AND 
PARTNER SUPPORT TO UKRAINE. 
(a) PLAN AND REPORTS REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees— 
(1) a plan to encourage increased total con-
tributions made by allied and partner countries to 
meet the military contributions of the United States; 
and 
(2) every 90 days after the submission of the 
plan described in paragraph (1) until the date de-
scribed in subsection (c)— 
(A) a report on all contributions to 
Ukraine 
in 
absolute 
and 
relative 
terms, 
disaggregated by country, in the preceding 90- 
day period; and 
(B) an update on efforts under the such 
plan. 
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(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection 
(a)(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
(c) SUNSET.—The reporting requirement in sub-
section (a)(2) shall terminate on the earlier of— 
(1) the date that is 180 days after the date on 
which amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available for the support of Ukraine are less than 
the amounts that were appropriated or otherwise 
made available for the support of Ukraine on Feb-
ruary 24, 2022; or 
(2) December 31, 2025. 
SEC. 1226. REPORT ON WAR IN UKRAINE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine 
that includes information on causalities, wounded, and 
materials or equipment losses for both sides of the conflict. 
SEC. 1227. REPORT ON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General 
of the Department of Defense shall submit to Congress 
a report reconciling all United States assistance to 
Ukraine, including all normal and supplemental Ukraine 
appropriations and drawdowns, from January 1, 2022, 
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through the date of such submission. The report shall spe-
cifically detail the countries, entities, and individuals who 
received such assistance. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall also detail the following: 
(1) All contracts awarded to third parties with 
enumerated amounts, including an identification of 
each such third party recipient and a specification of 
the amount awarded to each such third party. 
(2) The total of appropriated or authorized 
amounts that have been obligated or expended, as 
well as the total amounts of authorized or appro-
priated funds that have not been so obligated or ex-
pended. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 1228. BRIEFINGS ON ARMS DELIVERIES TO UKRAINE. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter for one year, 
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall 
jointly brief the congressional defense committees, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate on the status of weapons the United States has com-
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mitted to sending to Ukraine and to other regional allies 
and partners who are providing weapons to Ukraine, in-
cluding an estimated delivery timetable for such weapons, 
and a description of measures being taken to expedite the 
delivery of such weapons. 
SEC. 1229. REPORT ON DETAILED OVERSIGHT OF UNITED 
STATES ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Office of the Inspector General of 
the Department of Defense shall submit to Congress a re-
port on detailed oversight of United States assistance to 
Ukraine. 
SEC. 1230. REPORT ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 
COMMON DEFENSE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) section 1003 of the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98–525; 63 
Stat. 2241)— 
(A) expresses that due to threats that are 
ever-changing, Congress must be informed with 
respect to allied contributions to the common 
defense to properly assess the readiness of the 
United States and the countries described in 
subsection (b)(2) for threats; and 
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(B) requires that the Secretary of Defense 
to submit to Congress an annual report on the 
contributions of allies to the common defense; 
(2) the threats facing the United States— 
(A) extend beyond the global war on ter-
ror; and 
(B) include near-peer threats; and 
(3) the President should seek from each coun-
try described in subsection (b)(2) acceptance of 
international security responsibilities and agree-
ments to make contributions to the common defense 
in accordance with the collective defense agreements 
or treaties to which such country is a party. 
(b) REPORTS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 
COMMON DEFENSE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 
each year, the Secretary, in coordination with the 
heads of other Federal agencies, as the Secretary de-
termines to be necessary, shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report containing a 
description of— 
(A) the annual defense spending by each 
country described in paragraph (2), including 
available data on nominal budget figures and 
defense spending as a percentage of the gross 
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domestic products of each such country for the 
fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year 
in which the report is submitted; 
(B) the activities of each such country to 
contribute to military or stability operations in 
which the Armed Forces of the United States 
are a participant or may be called upon in ac-
cordance with a cooperative defense agreement 
to which the United States is a party; 
(C) any limitations placed by any such 
country on the use of such contributions; and 
(D) any actions undertaken by the United 
States or by other countries to minimize such 
limitations. 
(2) COUNTRIES DESCRIBED.—The countries de-
scribed in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Each member country of the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization. 
(B) Each member country of the Gulf Co-
operation Council. 
(C) Each country party to the Inter-Amer-
ican Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Trea-
ty), done at Rio de Janeiro September 2, 1947, 
and entered into force December 3, 1948 
(TIAS 1838). 
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(D) Australia. 
(E) Japan. 
(F) New Zealand. 
(G) The Philippines. 
(H) South Korea. 
(I) Thailand. 
(3) FORM.—Each report under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex. 
(4) AVAILABILITY.—A report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall be made available on request to 
any Member of Congress. 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
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Subtitle D—Matters Relating to 
Russia, Europe, and NATO 
SEC. 1231. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO NATO- 
RUSSIA FOUNDING ACT. 
It is the policy of the United States that the agree-
ment titled ‘‘Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Coopera-
tion and Security between NATO and the Russian Federa-
tion’’, done at Paris on May 27, 1997 (commonly referred 
to as the ‘‘NATO-Russia Founding Act’’), does not— 
(1) prohibit the establishment of a permanent 
presence of the United States Armed Forces in Eu-
rope; or 
(2) constrain in any manner the deployment of 
United States Armed Forces or North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO) forces. 
SEC. 1232. STRATEGY TO DELAY, DISRUPT, AND DEGRADE 
ROSATOM’S PROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES AND 
OTHER REVENUE STREAMS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy cor-
poration, Rosatom, is providing the People’s Repub-
lic of China highly enriched uranium for Chinese 
Communist Party fast-breeder reactors. 
(2) The Department of Defense’s 2022 report 
to Congress on the Military and Security Develop-
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ments Involving the People’s Republic of China 
noted the key role that increased weapons-grade plu-
tonium production is key to China’s nuclear pro-
gram, stating: ‘‘The PRC is also supporting this ex-
pansion by increasing its capacity to produce and 
separate plutonium by constructing fast breeder re-
actors and reprocessing facilities.’’. The report also 
cites the CFR-600 reactors and notes that each re-
actor will be capable of producing ‘‘enough pluto-
nium for dozens of nuclear warheads annually’’. 
This buildup puts China in violation of Article VI of 
the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 
Weapons, requiring states to make good-faith efforts 
to cease an arms race and to engage in good-faith 
arms control negotiations. 
(3) There are also credible reports that ‘‘Rus-
sia’s state nuclear power conglomerate has been 
working to supply the Russian arms industry with 
components, technology and raw materials for mis-
sile(s)’’. Specifically, a letter from a Rosatom de-
partment chief, dated October 2022, shows Rosatom 
offering to provide goods to Russian military units 
and to Russian weapons manufacturers that are 
under sanctions. 
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(4) The United States Government has taken 
steps against Rosatom, such as sanctioning three 
Rosatom subsidiaries on February 24, 2023, and 
speaking out publicly against Rosatom’s behavior. 
(5) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space 
Policy, Dr. John F. Plumb, testified before the 
House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic 
Forces on March 8, 2023, that ‘‘It’s very troubling 
to see Russia and China cooperating on this . . . 
They may have talking points around it, but there’s 
no getting around the fact that breeder reactors are 
plutonium, and plutonium is for weapons. So, I 
think the [Defense] Department is concerned. And 
of course, it matches our concerns about China’s in-
creased expansion of its nuclear forces as well, be-
cause you need more plutonium for more weapons.’’. 
(b) STRATEGY.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Energy, with 
the assistance of the Director of National Intelligence, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a strategy to delay, disrupt, and degrade Rosatom’s and 
other Russian state-owned entities’ proliferation activities 
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and other revenue streams that directly fund Russia’s 
military forces. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In subsection (b), the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Financial 
Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1233. BALTIC SECURITY INITIATIVE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) supporting and strengthening the security 
of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lith-
uania is in the national security interests of the 
United States; 
(2) the United States and the Baltic states are 
leaders in the mission of defending independence 
and democracy from aggression and in promoting 
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stability and security within the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO), with non-NATO part-
ners, and with other international organizations such 
as the European Union; 
(3) the Baltic states are model NATO allies in 
terms of burden sharing, investing over 2 percent of 
their gross domestic product on defense expenditure, 
allocating over 20 percent of their defense budgets 
on capital modernization, matching security assist-
ance from the United States, frequently deploying 
their forces around the world in support of allied 
and United States objectives, and sharing diplo-
matic, technical, military, and analytical expertise on 
defense and security matters; 
(4) the United States should pursue consistent 
efforts focused on defense and security assistance, 
coordination, and planning, such as the United 
States Baltic Dialogue, designed to ensure the con-
tinued security of the Baltic states and on deterring 
current and future challenges to the national sov-
ereignty of United States allies and partners in the 
Baltic region; 
(5) the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of 
State should seek to require matching funds from 
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those Baltic states in amounts commensurate with 
amounts provided. 
(b) STRATEGY.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port setting forth a strategy to deepen security coopera-
tion with the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lith-
uania to— 
(1) achieve United States national security 
strategy objectives; 
(2) enhance regional planning and cooperation 
among Baltic states, particularly with respect to 
long-term regional capability projects; and 
(3) enhance the Baltic states’ defenses and re-
siliency. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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SEC. 1234. PROHIBITION ON NEW START TREATY INFORMA-
TION SHARING. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense may 
be used to provide the Russian Federation with notifica-
tions as required by the New START Treaty. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 
the prohibition in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis 
if the Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees in writing, 30 days in advance 
of exercising such a waiver, that— 
(1) the waiver is in the national security inter-
est of the United States; and 
(2) the Russian Federation is providing similar 
information to the United States as required by the 
New START Treaty. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
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have participated in a boycott action against the 
State of Israel. 
(2) COMPANIES
DESCRIBED.—The companies 
described in this paragraph are companies that— 
(A) have entered into a contract with the 
Department of Defense to sell products de-
scribed in paragraph (1) the total value of 
which exceeds $100,000; or 
(B) companies that have more than 10 
full-time employees. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress is concerned 
about the antisemitic efforts of the Boycott, Divestment, 
and Sanctions (BDS) movement against the State of 
Israel, including its efforts to delegitimize, isolate, and ul-
timately destroy the Jewish state. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In subsection (a), the term ‘‘boy-
cott action against the State of Israel’’ means engaging 
in a boycott action targeting the State of Israel, companies 
or individuals doing business in or with the State of Israel, 
or companies authorized by, licensed by, or organized 
under the laws of the State of Israel to do business. 
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(c) IMPROVED PROCESS
FOR YIELD DETERMINA-
TIONS.—Not later than one year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Sec-
retary of Transportation, and the Administrator of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall es-
tablish a process through which scientifically-valid TNT 
equivalency determinations can be assessed for launch ve-
hicles while in flight. 
(d) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Not later than 
90 days after the completion of the joint assessment proc-
ess conducted by the LOX-Methane Assessment working 
group, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Trans-
portation, and the Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees— 
(1) a certification verifying that the Secretaries 
and the Administrator reviewed the results of such 
joint assessment process and have agreed upon a 
new TNT equivalency determination that will be ap-
plied by the Federal Government to launch vehicles 
and components of such vehicles using methane as 
propellant; and 
(2) a report describing how the implementation 
of that new TNT equivalency determination is ex-
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(C) Section 1559(c)(3) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘the Department of the’’ after ‘‘Air 
Force,’’. 
(k) MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS.—Chapter 88 of 
such title is amended as follows: 
(1) MEMBERS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY
READINESS
COUNCIL.—Section 
1781a(b)(1)(B)(iii) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘member and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘member,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and one of whom shall 
be the spouse or parent of a member of the 
Space Force’’ after ‘‘parent of a reserve compo-
nent member’’. 
(2) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
POLICY
AND 
PLANS FOR MILITARY FAMILY READINESS.—Section 
1781b is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘mili-
tary families of members of the regular compo-
nents and military families of members of the 
reserve components’’ and inserting ‘‘military 
families of members of the regular components, 
the reserve components, and the Space Force’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (c)(2)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘both’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘military families of 
members of the regular components and 
military families of members of the reserve 
components’’ and inserting ‘‘military fami-
lies of members of the regular components, 
members of the reserve components, and 
members of the Space Force’’. 
(l) TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 
(1) PAYMENT
OF
TUITION
FOR
OFF-DUTY 
TRAINING
OR
EDUCATION.—Section 2007 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(g) The provisions of this section pertaining to mem-
bers of the Ready Reserve, the Selected Reserve, or the 
Individual Ready Reserve also apply to members of the 
Space Force in a space force active status who are not 
on active duty.’’. 
(2) ROTC FINANCIAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM FOR 
SPECIALLY SELECTED MEMBERS.—Section 2107 of 
such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Navy,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Navy or’’; and 
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