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(2) HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE.—The Commis-
sion or, on the authority of the Commission, any 
portion thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out 
this section— 
(A) hold such hearings and sit and act at 
such times and places, take such testimony, re-
ceive such evidence, and administer such oaths 
as the Commission, or such portion thereof, 
may determine advisable; and 
(B) provide for the attendance and testi-
mony of such witnesses and the production of 
such books, records, correspondence, memo-
randa, papers, and documents as the Commis-
sion, or such portion thereof, may determine 
advisable. 
(3) INABILITY TO OBTAIN DOCUMENTS OR TES-
TIMONY.—In the event that the Commission is un-
able to obtain testimony or documents needed to 
conduct its work, the Commission shall notify the 
congressional defense committees and appropriate 
investigative authorities. 
(4) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The Commis-
sion may secure directly from the Department of 
Defense any information or assistance that the Com-
mission considers necessary to enable the Commis-
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sion to carry out the requirements of this section. 
Upon receipt of a request of the Commission for in-
formation or assistance, the Secretary of Defense 
shall furnish such information or assistance expedi-
tiously to the Commission. Whenever information or 
assistance requested by the Commission is unreason-
ably refused or not provided, the Commission shall 
report the circumstances to Congress without delay. 
(d) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Com-
mission shall be composed of 12 members who are 
civilian individuals not employed by the Federal Gov-
ernment. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The members shall be ap-
pointed as follows: 
(A) The Majority Leader and the Minority 
Leader of the Senate shall each appoint one 
member. 
(B) The Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Minority Leader shall each 
appoint one member. 
(C) The Chair and the Ranking Member of 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
shall each appoint one member.
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(D) The Chair and the Ranking Member 
of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives shall each appoint 
one member. 
(E) The Chair and the Ranking Member of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
shall each appoint one member. 
(F) The Chair and Ranking Member of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives shall each appoint one member. 
(3) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Commission 
shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair from among its 
members. 
(4) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—Members 
shall be appointed to the Commission under para-
graph (1) not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(5) NONGOVERNMENTAL APPOINTEES.—An in-
dividual appointed to serve as a member of the Com-
mission may not be an officer or employee of the 
Federal Government or of any State or local govern-
ment or a member of the United States Armed 
Forces serving on active duty. 
(e) MEETINGS.—
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(1) INITIAL MEETING.—The Commission shall 
meet and begin the operations of the Commission 
not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) QUORUM; 
VACANCIES.—After its initial 
meeting, the Commission shall meet upon the call of 
the Chair or a majority of its members. Five mem-
bers of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. 
Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its 
powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in 
which the original appointment was made. 
(f) STAFFING.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION.—The 
Chair, in accordance with rules agreed upon by the 
Commission, may appoint and fix the compensation 
of a staff director and such other personnel as may 
be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out 
its functions, without regard to the provisions of 
title 5, United States Code, governing appointments 
in the competitive service, and without regard to the 
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap-
ter 53 of such title relating to classification and 
General Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of 
pay fixed under this paragraph may exceed the 
equivalent of that payable for a position at level V
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of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(2) PERSONNEL.—The Commission shall have 
the authorities provided in section 3161 of title 5, 
United States Code, and shall be subject to the con-
ditions set forth in such section, except to the extent 
that such conditions would be inconsistent with the 
requirements of this section. 
(3) PERSONNEL AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The staff director and 
any personnel of the Commission who are em-
ployees shall be employees under section 2105 
of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of 
chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of 
that title. 
(B) MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.—Subpara-
graph (A) shall not be construed to apply to 
members of the Commission. 
(4) QUALIFICATIONS.—Commission personnel 
should have experience and expertise in areas includ-
ing— 
(A) international humanitarian law; 
(B) human rights law; 
(C) investigations; 
(D) humanitarian response;
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(E) United States military operations; 
(F) national security policy; 
(G) the languages, histories, and cultures 
of regions that have experienced civilian harm 
during the period of inquiry; and 
(H) other such areas the members of the 
Commission determine necessary to carry out 
the responsibilities of the Commission under 
subsection (b). 
(5) CONTRACTING.—The Commission may, to 
such extent and in such amounts as are provided in 
appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to enable 
the Commission to discharge its duties under this 
section. 
(6) CONSULTANT SERVICES.—The Commission 
is authorized to procure the services of experts and 
consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the 
daily rate paid a person occupying a position at level 
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(g) REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 
2024, the Commission shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees an interim report on
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SEC. 1085. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CENTER FOR EXCEL-
LENCE IN CIVILIAN HARM MITIGATION. 
(a) CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN CIVILIAN HARM 
MITIGATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
183a the following new section: 
‘‘§ 184. Center for Excellence in Civilian Harm Mitiga-
tion 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall operate a Center for Excellence in Civilian Harm 
Mitigation. The purpose of the center shall be to institu-
tionalize and advance knowledge, practices, and tools for 
preventing, mitigating, and responding to civilian harm. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The Center shall be used to— 
‘‘(1) develop more standardized civilian-harm 
operational reporting and data management proc-
esses to improve data collection, sharing, and learn-
ing to enable the Department of Defense to better 
learn from disparate investigations and events; 
‘‘(2) develop, recommend, and review guidance, 
and the implementation of guidance, on how the De-
partment responds to civilian harm; 
‘‘(3) develop recommended guidance for ad-
dressing civilian harm across the full spectrum of
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armed conflict and for use in doctrine and oper-
ational plans; 
‘‘(4) develop and recommend training and exer-
cises for the prevention and investigation of civilian 
harm; 
‘‘(5) develop a repository of civilian casualty 
and civilian harm information; and 
‘‘(6) perform such other functions as the Sec-
retary of Defense may specify. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees, and 
make publicly available on an appropriate website of the 
Department, an annual report on the activities of the Cen-
ter.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 183a 
the following new item: 
‘‘184. Center for Excellence in Civilian Harm Mitigation.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT.—The Center 
for Excellence in Civilian Harm Mitigation, as required 
under section 184 of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a), shall be established by not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
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of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the establishment of such Center for 
Excellence in Civilian Harm Mitigation. 
SEC. 1086. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NAMING A 
WARSHIP THE USS FALLUJAH. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the 
Navy should name a warship the ‘‘USS Fallujah’’. 
SEC. 1087. STANDARDIZATION OF SECTIONAL BARGE CON-
STRUCTION FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
USE ON RIVERS AND INTERCOASTAL WATER-
WAYS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any sec-
tional barge used by the Department of Defense— 
(1) is built to a design that has been reviewed 
and approved, to the extent possible, by the Amer-
ican Bureau of Shipping, for the intended barge 
service, and using the rule set of the American Bu-
reau of Shipping for building and classing steel ves-
sels for service on rivers and intercoastal waterways; 
and 
(2) has a deck design that provides for a min-
imum concentrated load capacity of 10,000 pounds 
per square foot.
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SEC. 1088. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NAMING WAR-
SHIPS AFTER DECEASED NAVY MEDAL OF 
HONOR RECIPIENTS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the 
Navy should name warships after deceased Navy recipi-
ents of the Medal of Honor from World War I to the 
present, who have not had a vessel named in their honor, 
as follows: 
(1) Tedford H. Cann. 
(2) Ora Graves. 
(3) John MacKenzie. 
(4) Patrick McGunigal. 
(5) John H. Balch. 
(6) Joel T. Boone. 
(7) Jesse W. Covington. 
(8) Edouard Izac. 
(9) David E. Hayden. 
(10) Alexander G. Lyle. 
(11) Francis E. Ormsbee, Jr. 
(12) Orlando H. Petty. 
(13) Oscar Schmidt, Jr. 
(14) Daniel A. J. Sullivan. 
(15) Frank M. Upton. 
(16) John O. Siegel. 
(17) Henry Breault. 
(18) Thomas J. Ryan.
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(19) George R. Cholister. 
(20) Thomas Eadie. 
(21) William R. Huber. 
(22) William Badders. 
(23) James H. McDonald. 
(24) John Mihalowski. 
(25) Samuel G. Fuqua. 
(26) William E. Hall. 
(27) Herbert Schonland. 
(28) Nathan G. Gordon. 
(29) Arthur M. Preston. 
(30) Eugene B. Fluckey. 
(31) Robert Bush. 
(32) Rufus G. Herring. 
(33) Franklin J. Pierce. 
(34) George L. Street. 
(35) George E. Wahlen. 
(36) William L. McGonagle. 
SEC. 1089. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE SERVICE 
AND CREW OF THE USS OKLAHOMA CITY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The USS Oklahoma City is a nuclear-pow-
ered fast attack submarine named after Oklahoma 
City, the capital and most populous city in Okla-
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homa, and is the second ship in the history of the 
Navy to bear that name. 
(2) The motto of the USS Oklahoma City is 
‘‘The Sooner, The Better’’, which is a testament to 
both the spirit of the people of Oklahoma City and 
the readiness of the 140-person crew of the USS 
Oklahoma City. 
(3) The USS Oklahoma City was christened 
and launched on November 2, 1985, sponsored by 
Linda M. Nickles, and was commissioned for service 
on July 9, 1988, with Commander Kevin John 
Reardon as the first commanding officer of the sub-
marine. 
(4) Since the commissioning of the USS Okla-
homa City, the USS Oklahoma City has traveled 
around the globe multiple times and has served in 
the Mediterranean, the Persian Gulf, the Pacific, 
and, most recently, Apra Harbor, Guam. 
(5) In the aftermath of the April 19, 1995, 
bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building 
in Oklahoma City, the crew of the USS Oklahoma 
City donated blood in support of the victims of the 
deadliest act of home- grown terrorism in the history 
of the United States, which resulted in the deaths of 
168 individuals.
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(6) The USS Oklahoma City was the first Navy 
submarine to transition from navigation using paper 
charts to an all-electronic navigation suite. 
(7) On Friday, May 20, 2022, the inactivation 
ceremony for the USS Oklahoma City was held in 
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard to honor nearly 34 
years of service. 
(8) Throughout the career of the USS Okla-
homa City, the USS Oklahoma City supported a 
range of missions, including anti-surface warfare, 
anti-submarine warfare, targeted strike missions, 
and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
missions. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress recognizes the 
service of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine the USS 
Oklahoma City and the crew of the USS Oklahoma City, 
who served the United States with valor and bravery. 
SEC. 1090. TARGET DATE FOR DEPLOYMENT OF 5G WIRE-
LESS BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AT ALL 
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) TARGET REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
(1) establish a target date by which the Sec-
retary plans to deploy 5G wireless broadband infra-
structure at all military installations; and
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(2) establish metrics, which shall be identical 
for each of the military departments, to measure 
progress toward reaching the target required by 
paragraph (1). 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees and annual report 
that includes— 
(1) the metrics in use pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2); and 
(2) the progress of the Secretary in reaching 
the target required by subsection (a)(1). 
(c) TERMINATION.—No report shall be required 
under subsection (b) after the date that is five years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1091. INCLUSION OF AIR FORCE STUDENT PILOTS IN 
PERSONNEL METRICS FOR ESTABLISHING 
AND SUSTAINING DINING FACILITIES AT AIR 
EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMANDS. 
The Secretary of the Air Force shall revise the per-
sonnel metrics with respect to establishing and sustaining 
dining facilities at Air Education and Training Commands 
in the United States to include Air Force student pilots.
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SEC. 1092. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CONDUCT OF 
INTERNATIONAL NAVAL REVIEW ON JULY 4, 
2026. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that July 4, 2026, is 
the 250th birthday of the United States of America. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Navy should conduct an international naval 
review on July 4, 2026. 
SEC. 1093. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CRISIS AT 
THE SOUTHWEST BORDER. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Noncitizens with criminal convictions are 
routinely encountered at ports of entry and between 
ports of entry on the Southwest land border. 
(2) Some of the inadmissible individuals en-
countered on the southwest border are known or 
suspected terrorists. 
(3) Transnational criminal organizations rou-
tinely move illicit drugs, counterfeit products, and 
trafficked humans across the Southwest land border. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the current level of illegal crossings and 
trafficking on the Southwest border represents a na-
tional security threat;
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(2) the Department of Defense has rightly con-
tributed personnel to aid the efforts of the United 
States Government to address the crisis at the 
Southwest border; 
(3) the National Guard and active duty mem-
bers of the Armed Forces are to be commended for 
their hard work and dedication in their response to 
the crisis at the Southwest land border; and 
(4) border security is a matter of national secu-
rity and the failure to address the crisis at the 
Southwest border introduces significant risk to the 
people of the United States. 
SEC. 1094. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF 
THE NAVY. 
(a) NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE 
NAVY.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 
National Commission on the Future of the Navy (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall 
be composed of eight members, of whom— 
(i) two shall be appointed by the 
Chairman of the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate, one of whom shall
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be a Member of the Senate and one whom 
shall not be; 
(ii) two shall be appointed by the 
Ranking Member of the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate, one of 
whom shall be a Member of the Senate and 
one whom shall not be; 
(iii) two shall be appointed by the 
Chairman of the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives, 
one of whom shall be a Member of the 
House of Representatives and one whom 
shall not be; and 
(iv) two shall be appointed by the 
Ranking Member of the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Represent-
atives, one of whom shall be a Member of 
the House of Representatives and one 
whom shall not be. 
(B) APPOINTMENT
DATE.—The appoint-
ments of the members of the Commission shall 
be made not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(C) EFFECT OF LACK OF APPOINTMENT 
BY APPOINTMENT DATE.—If one or more ap-
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pointments under subparagraph (A)(i) is not 
made by the appointment date specified in sub-
paragraph (B), the authority to make such ap-
pointment or appointments shall expire, and the 
number of members of the Commission shall be 
reduced by the number equal to the number of 
appointments so not made. If an appointment 
under subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) is 
not made by the appointment date specified in 
subparagraph (B), the authority to make an ap-
pointment under such subparagraph shall ex-
pire, and the number of members of the Com-
mission shall be reduced by the number equal 
to the number otherwise appointable under such 
subparagraph. 
(D) EXPERTISE.—In making appointments 
under this subsection, consideration should be 
given to individuals with expertise in naval pol-
icy and strategy, naval forces capability, naval 
nuclear weapons, Naval force structure design, 
organization, and employment, shipbuilding, 
and shipbuilding infrastructure. 
(3) PERIOD
OF
APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.— 
Members shall be appointed for the life of the Com-
mission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not
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affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same 
manner as the original appointment. 
(4) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Commission 
shall select a Chair and Vice Chair from among its 
members. 
(5) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which all members of the Commis-
sion have been appointed, the Commission shall hold 
its initial meeting. 
(6) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at 
the call of the Chair. 
(7) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a 
lesser number of members may hold hearings. 
(b) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) STUDY ON NAVAL FORCE STRUCTURE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
undertake a comprehensive study of the struc-
ture of the Navy and policy assumptions related 
to the size and force mixture of the Navy, in 
order— 
(i) to make recommendations on the 
size and force mixture of ships; and 
(ii) to make recommendations on the 
size and force mixture of naval aviation;
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(B) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
undertaking 
the study required by paragraph (1), the Com-
mission shall carry out each of the following: 
(i) An evaluation and identification of 
a structure for the Navy that— 
(I) has the depth and scalability 
to meet current and anticipated re-
quirements of the combatant com-
mands; 
(II) 
assumes 
three 
different 
funding levels of 2023 appropriated 
plus inflation; 2023 appropriated with 
3-5 percent real growth; and uncon-
strained to meet the needs for war in 
the area of responsibility of United 
States Indo-Pacific Command and the 
area of responsibility of United States 
European Command; 
(III) ensures that the Navy has 
the capacity needed to support cur-
rent and anticipated homeland defense 
and disaster assistance missions in 
the United States; 
(IV) provides for sufficient num-
bers of members of the Navy to en-
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sure a 115 percent manning level of 
all deployed ships, similar to United 
States Special Operations Command; 
(V) recommends a peacetime ro-
tation force operational tempo goals; 
(VI) recommends forward sta-
tioning requirements; and 
(VII) 
manages 
strategic 
and 
operational risk by making tradeoffs 
among readiness, efficiency, effective-
ness, capability, and affordability. 
(ii) An evaluation and identification of 
combatant command demand and fleet 
size, including recommendations to support 
a balance of— 
(I) readiness; 
(II) training; 
(III) routine ship maintenance; 
(IV) personnel; 
(V) forward presence; and 
(VI) depot level ship mainte-
nance. 
(iii) A detailed review of the cost of 
the recapitalization of the Nuclear Triad in
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the Department of Defense and its effect 
on the Navy’s budget. 
(iv) A review of Navy personnel poli-
cies and training to determine changes 
needed across all personnel activities to im-
prove training effectiveness and force tac-
tical readiness and reduce operational 
stress. 
(2) STUDY
ON
SHIPBUILDING
AND
INNOVA-
TION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
conduct a detail study on shipbuilding, ship-
yards, and integrating advanced information 
technologies such as augmented reality an arti-
ficial intelligence on the current fleet. 
(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the 
study required by subparagraph (A), the Com-
mission shall consider the following: 
(i) 
Recommendations 
for 
specific 
changes to the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastruc-
ture Optimization Program, to include leg-
islative changes to providing a multi-year 
appropriation; additionally provides rec-
ommendations for bringing into the ship-
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yards innovative technology companies as 
part of the overall modernization effort. 
(ii) Recommendations for changes to 
the ship design and build program, to re-
duce risk, reduce cost, accelerate build 
timelines, and takes an incremental ap-
proach to change in future ship building. 
(iii) Recommendations for changes to 
the ship depot maintenance program in 
order to reduce overhaul timelines, inte-
grate current technologies into ships, and 
reduces costs. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2024, the 
Commission shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives an unclassified report, with classified 
annexes if necessary, that includes the findings and 
conclusions of the Commission as a result of the 
studies required by paragraphs (1) and (2), together 
with its recommendations for such legislative actions 
as the Commission considers appropriate in light of 
the results of the studies. 
(c) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) HEARINGS.—The Commission may hold 
such hearings, sit and act at such times and places,
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take such testimony, and receive such evidence as 
the Commission considers advisable to carry out its 
duties under this section. 
(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
The Commission may secure directly from any Fed-
eral department or agency such information as the 
Commission considers necessary to carry out its du-
ties under this section. Upon request of the Chair of 
the Commission, the head of such department or 
agency shall furnish such information to the Com-
mission. 
(3) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may 
use the United States mails in the same manner and 
under the same conditions as other departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government. 
(d) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each mem-
ber of the Commission who is not an officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government may be com-
pensated at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of $155,400 for each day (includ-
ing travel time) during which such member is en-
gaged in the performance of the duties of the Com-
mission. All members of the Commission who are of-
ficers or employees of the United States or Members
1147 
of Congress shall serve without compensation in ad-
dition to that received for their services as officers 
or employees of the United States. 
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the 
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates author-
ized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from their homes or regular places of business 
in the performance of services for the Commission. 
(3) STAFF.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chair of the Com-
mission may, without regard to the civil service 
laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an 
executive director and such other additional 
personnel as may be necessary to enable the 
Commission to perform its duties. The employ-
ment of an executive director shall be subject to 
confirmation by the Commission. 
(B) COMPENSATION.—The Chair of the 
Commission may fix the compensation of the 
executive director and other personnel without 
regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relat-
ing to classification of positions and General
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Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay 
for the executive director and other personnel 
may not exceed the rate payable for level V of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
such title. 
(4) DETAIL
OF
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES.— 
Any Federal Government employee may be detailed 
to the Commission without reimbursement, and such 
detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil 
service status or privilege. 
(5) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTER-
MITTENT SERVICES.—The Chair of the Commission 
may procure temporary and intermittent services 
under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, 
at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed 
for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
5316 of such title. 
(e) TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall termi-
nate on the date that is five years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(2) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
TERMINATION
RE-
QUIREMENT UNDER FACA.—Section 14 of the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall
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not apply to the activities of the Commission under 
this section. 
SEC. 1095. TRANSFER OF AIRCRAFT TO OTHER DEPART-
MENTS FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION AND 
OTHER PURPOSES. 
Section 1098(c)(1) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, search and rescue, or emergency 
operations pertaining to wildfires’’ after ‘‘purposes’’. 
SEC. 1096. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF INTELLIGENCE AND SPE-
CIAL OPERATIONS. 
(a) RECOGNITION.—The privately-funded museum to 
honor the intelligence community and special operations 
forces that is planned to be constructed in Ashburn, Vir-
ginia, may be recognized, upon completion, as the ‘‘Na-
tional Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of recognizing the Na-
tional Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations 
under subsection (a) are to— 
(1) commemorate the members of the intel-
ligence community and special operations forces who 
have been critical to securing the Nation against en-
emies of the United States for nearly a century; 
(2) preserve and support the historic role that 
the intelligence community and special operations
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forces have played, and continue to play, both in se-
crecy as well as openly, to keep the United States 
and its values and way of life secure; and 
(3) foster a greater understanding of the intel-
ligence community and special operations forces to 
ensure a common understanding, dispel myths, rec-
ognize those who are not otherwise able to be pub-
licly recognized, and increase science, technology, en-
gineering, and math education through museum pro-
grams designed to promote more interest and great-
er diversity in recruiting with respect to the intel-
ligence and special operations career field. 
SEC. 1097. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION REGARDING 
PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT BY STATE 
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGH THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 281 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—(1) The Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Administrator of General 
Services, shall establish and maintain a publicly available
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internet website that provides up-to-date and comprehen-
sive information, in a searchable format, on the purchase 
of equipment under the procedures established under sub-
section (a) and the recipients of such equipment. 
‘‘(2) The information required to be made publicly 
available under paragraph (1) includes all unclassified in-
formation pertaining to such purchases, including— 
‘‘(A) the catalog of equipment available for pur-
chase under subsection (c); 
‘‘(B) for each purchase of equipment under the 
procedures established under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(i) the recipient State or unit of local gov-
ernment; 
‘‘(ii) the purpose of the purchase; 
‘‘(iii) the type of equipment; 
‘‘(iv) the cost of the equipment; and 
‘‘(v) the administrative costs under sub-
section (b); and 
‘‘(C) other information the Secretary deter-
mines is necessary. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall update the information in-
cluded on the internet website required under paragraph 
(1) on a quarterly basis.’’.
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SEC. 1098. REPORT ON PURCHASE AND USE BY DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE OF LOCATION DATA GEN-
ERATED BY AMERICANS’ PHONES AND THEIR 
INTERNET METADATA. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees and make available to the public on an internet 
website of the Department of Defense a report that— 
(1) identifies each covered entity that is cur-
rently, or during the five year period ending on the 
date of the enactment of this Act was, without a 
court order— 
(A) obtaining in exchange for anything of 
value any covered records; and 
(B) intentionally retaining or intentionally 
using such covered records; and 
(2) for each covered entity identified pursuant 
to paragraph (1), identifies— 
(A) each category of covered record the 
covered entity, without a court order, is obtain-
ing or obtained, in exchange for anything of 
value; 
(B) whether the covered entity inten-
tionally retained or is intentionally retaining
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each category of covered records pursuant to 
subparagraph (A); 
(C) whether the covered entity inten-
tionally uses or used each category of covered 
records identified pursuant to subparagraph 
(A); and 
(D) whether such obtaining, retention, and 
use ceased before the date of the enactment of 
this Act or is ongoing. 
(b) FORM.—The report submitted under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form. 
(c) DETERMINATION OF PARTIES TO A COMMUNICA-
TION.—In determining under this section whether a party 
to a communication is likely to be located inside or outside 
the United States, the Secretary shall consider the Inter-
net Protocol (IP) address used by the party to the commu-
nication, but may also consider other information known 
to the Secretary. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered entities’’ means the De-
fense Agencies, Department of Defense activities, 
and components of the Department that— 
(A) are under the authority, direction, and 
control of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Intelligence and Security; or
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(B) over which the Under Secretary exer-
cises planning, policy, funding, or strategic 
oversight authority. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered records’’ includes the 
following: 
(A) Location data generated by phones 
that are likely to be located in the United 
States. 
(B) Domestic phone call records. 
(C) International phone call records. 
(D) Domestic text message records. 
(E) International text message records. 
(F) Domestic netflow records. 
(G) International netflow records. 
(H) Domestic Domain Name System 
records. 
(I) International Domain Name System 
records. 
(J) Other types of domestic internet 
metadata. 
(K) Other types of international internet 
metadata. 
(3) The term ‘‘domestic’’ means a telephone or 
an internet communication in which all parties to
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the communication are likely to be located in the 
United States. 
(4)(A) The term ‘‘international’’ means a tele-
phone or an internet communication in which one or 
more parties to the communication are likely to be 
located in the United States and one or more parties 
to the communication are likely to be located outside 
the United States. 
(B) The term ‘‘international’’ does not include 
a telephone or an internet communication in which 
all parties to the communication are likely to be lo-
cated outside the United States. 
(5) The term ‘‘obtain in exchange for anything 
of value’’ means to obtain by purchasing, to receive 
in connection with services being provided for con-
sideration, or to otherwise obtain in exchange for 
consideration, including an access fee, service fee, 
maintenance fee, or licensing fee. 
(6)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
the term ‘‘retain’’ means the storage of a covered 
record. 
(B) The term ‘‘retain’’ does not include the 
temporary storage of a covered record that will be, 
but has not yet been, subjected to a process in which 
the covered record, which is part of a larger compila-
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tion containing records that are not covered records, 
are identified and deleted. 
(7)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
the term ‘‘use’’, with respect to a covered record, in-
cludes analyzing, processing, or sharing the covered 
record. 
(B) The term ‘‘use’’ does not include subjecting 
the covered record to a process in which the covered 
record, which is part of a larger compilation con-
taining records that are not covered records, are 
identified and deleted. 
SEC. 1099. NATIONAL TABLETOP EXERCISE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 365 days of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct a tabletop exercise designed to test the resiliency of 
the United States across all aspects of national power in 
the event of an invasion of a covered defense partner. The 
Secretary may conduct subsequent similar exercises on a 
biennial basis. 
(b) PLANNING AND PREPARATION.—A tabletop exer-
cise under this section shall be prepared by Department 
of Defense personnel. 
(c) PRIVATE SECTOR.—In accordance with applicable 
laws and regulations regarding the protection of national 
security information, the Secretary may invite non-Gov-
1157 
ernment individuals or entities to participate in a tabletop 
exercise under this section. 
(d) INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS.—The Secretary may 
invite allies and partners of the United States to partici-
pate in a tabletop exercise under this section. 
(e) OBSERVERS.—The Secretary may invite rep-
resentatives from the executive and legislative branches of 
the Federal Government to observe a tabletop exercise 
under this section. 
(f) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 
shall plan and execute a tabletop exercise under this sec-
tion in consultation with the heads of the Federal depart-
ments and agencies who participate in the exercise, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
(g) ELEMENTS.—A tabletop exercise under this sec-
tion shall be designed to evaluate the following elements: 
(1) The Federal Government response across all 
elements of national power to an invasion of a cov-
ered defense partner. 
(2) The ability of the United States covered 
Armed Forces, alongside allied and partner mili-
taries, to defeat an invasion of a covered defense 
partner. 
(3) The resilience of domestic critical infra-
structure and logistical chokepoints that may inhibit
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the mobility of the United States covered Armed 
Forces in responding to an invasion of a covered de-
fense partner. 
(4) The ability of the United States to coordi-
nate an effective international public and private 
sector response. 
(h) BRIEFING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which at tabletop exercise is con-
ducted under this section, the Secretary shall pro-
vide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
briefing on the exercise. 
(2) CONTENTS.—A briefing under paragraph 
(1) shall include— 
(A) an assessment of the decision-making, 
capability, and response gaps observed in the 
tabletop exercise; 
(B) recommendations to improve the re-
sponse of the United States across all elements 
of national power in the case of an invasion of 
a covered defense partner; 
(C) recommendations to improve the do-
mestic resiliency and vulnerability of critical in-
frastructure of the United States in the case of 
an invasion of a covered defense partner; and
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(D) appropriate strategies to address the 
recommendations identified in subparagraphs 
(B) and (C). 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernment Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means— 
(A) The Army. 
(B) The Navy. 
(C) The Marine Corps. 
(D) The Air Force. 
(E) The Space Force. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered defense partner’’ means 
a country that is— 
(A) identified as a partner in the document 
entitled ‘‘Department of Defense Indo-Pacific 
Strategy Report’’ issued on June 1, 2019; and 
(B) located within 100 miles of the coast 
of a strategic competitor.
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(4) The term ‘‘tabletop exercise’’ means an ac-
tivity— 
(A) in which key personnel assigned high- 
level roles and responsibilities are gathered to 
deliberate various simulated emergency or rapid 
response situations; and 
(B) that is designed to be used to assess 
the adequacy of plans, policies, procedures, 
training, resources, and relationships or agree-
ments that guide prevention of, response to, 
and recovery from a defined event. 
SEC. 1099A. GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION ACTIONS AND 
RESULTS DASHBOARD. 
The Secretary of Defense shall establish a dashboard 
on an appropriate website of the Department of Defense 
and make publicly available on such dashboard relevant 
information on investments in non-GHG technologies, 
numbers of demonstrations completed, and information on 
links to commercialization in the civilian sector. Such 
dashboard shall be similar to the dashboard on the De-
partment of Defense’s internal Advana Dashboard. 
SEC. 1099B. ADMINISTRATION OF RISK-BASED SURVEYS TO 
CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense, acting though the Voluntary Education Institu-
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tional Compliance Program of the Department of Defense, 
shall develop a risk-based survey for oversight of covered 
educational institutions. 
(b) SCOPE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The scope of the risk-based 
survey developed under subsection (a) shall be deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
(2) SPECIFIC ELEMENTS.—At a minimum the 
scope determined under paragraph (1) shall include 
the following: 
(A) Rapid increase or decrease in enroll-
ment. 
(B) Rapid increase in tuition and fees. 
(C) Complaints tracked and published 
from students pursuing programs of education, 
based on severity or volume of the complaints. 
(D) Student completion rates. 
(E) Indicators of financial stability. 
(F) Review of the advertising and recruit-
ing practices of the educational institution, in-
cluding those by third-party contractors of the 
educational institution. 
(G) Matters for which the Federal Govern-
ment or a State Government brings an action 
in a court of competent jurisdiction against an
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educational institution, including matters in 
cases in which the Federal Government or the 
State comes to a settled agreement on such 
matters outside of the court. 
(c) ACTION OR EVENT.— 
(1) SUSPENSION.—If, pursuant to a risk-based 
survey under this section. the Secretary determines 
that an educational institution has experienced an 
action or event described in paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary may suspend the participation of the institu-
tion in Department of Defense programs for a pe-
riod of two-year, or such other period as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
(2) ACTION OR EVENT DESCRIBED.—An action 
or event described in this paragraph is any of the 
following: 
(A) The receipt by an educational institu-
tion of payments under the heightened cash 
monitoring level 2 payment method pursuant to 
section 487(c)(1)(B) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094). 
(B) Punitive action taken by the Attorney 
General, the Federal Trade Commission, or any 
other Federal department or agency for mis-
conduct or misleading marketing practices that
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would violate the standards defined by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs. 
(C) Punitive action taken by a State 
against an educational institution. 
(D) The loss, or risk of loss, by an edu-
cational institution of an accreditation from an 
accrediting agency or association, including no-
tice of probation, suspension, an order to show 
cause relating to the educational institution’s 
academic policies and practices or to its finan-
cial stability, or revocation of accreditation. 
(E) The placement of an educational insti-
tution on provisional certification status by the 
Secretary of Education. 
(d) DATABASE.—The Secretary shall establish a 
searchable database or use an existing system, as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate, to serve as a central reposi-
tory for information required for or collected during site 
visits for the risk-based survey developed under subsection 
(a), so as to improve future oversight of educational insti-
tutions. 
(e) COVERED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered educational institution’’ means 
an educational institution selected by the Secretary based 
on quantitative, publicly available metrics indicating risk
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designed to separate low-risk and high-risk institutions, 
to focus on high-risk institutions. 
SEC. 1099C. BRIEFING ON GUAM AND NORTHERN MARIANA 
ISLANDS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION COSTS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
to the congressional defense committees a briefing on 
Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands on the future 
military construction requirements based on emerging 
threats in the region, ongoing relocations of members of 
the Armed Forces, and the total amount of funds obli-
gated or expended from amounts appropriated or other-
wise made available and for implementing the Record of 
Decision for the relocation of Marine Corps. Such briefing 
shall include— 
(1) the projected funding for military construc-
tion through fiscal year 2030; 
(2) the projected sustainment costs associated 
with military infrastructure through fiscal year 
2030; and 
(3) 
military 
infrastructure 
requirements 
through fiscal year 2030 exceeding the current fund-
ing restriction.
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SEC. 1099D. RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE POLICY ON CIVILIAN HARM IN CON-
NECTION WITH UNITED STATES MILITARY 
OPERATIONS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to fa-
cilitate fulfillment of the requirements in section 936 of 
the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 
134 note). 
(b) PERSONNEL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall do the following: 
(1) Assign within each of the United States 
Central Command, the United States Africa Com-
mand, the United States Special Operations Com-
mand, the United States European Command, the 
United States Southern Command, the United 
States Indo-Pacific Command, and the United 
States Northern Command not fewer than two per-
sonnel who shall have primary responsibility for the 
following in connection with military operations un-
dertaken by such command: 
(A) Providing guidance and oversight re-
lating to prevention of and response to harm to 
civilians, promotion of observance of human 
rights, and the protection of civilians and civil-
1166 
ian infrastructure, including ensuring imple-
mentation of the policy of the Department of 
Defense on harm to civilians resulting from 
United States military operations. 
(B) Overseeing civilian harm prevention, 
mitigation, and response functions on behalf of 
the commander of such command. 
(C) Receiving reports of harm to civilians 
and conducting assessments and investigations 
relating to such harm. 
(D) Analyzing incidents and trends with 
respect to harm to civilians, identifying lessons 
learned, and ensuring that lessons learned are 
incorporated into updated command guidance 
and practices. 
(E) Offering condolences and amends for 
harm to civilians, including ex gratia payments. 
(F) Ensuring the integration of activities 
relating to civilian harm prevention, mitigation, 
and response, the protection of civilians, and 
promotion of observance of human rights in se-
curity cooperation activities. 
(G) Working with the Center for Excel-
lence established under section 184 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by section 1085.
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SEC. 1099E. AVAILABILITY OF MODULAR SMALL ARMS 
RANGE FOR ARMY RESERVE IN PUERTO 
RICO. 
The Secretary of Army shall ensure that a modular 
small arms range is made available for the Army Reserve 
in Puerto Rico. 
SEC. 1099F. INDEPENDENT EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS 
OF HEALTH EFFECTS FROM EXPOSURE TO 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES IN 
VIEQUES. 
(a) AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Na-
tional Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Med-
icine for the National Academies of Sciences, Engi-
neering, and Medicine to perform the services cov-
ered by this section. 
(2) TIMING.—The Secretary shall seek to enter 
into the agreement described in paragraph (1) not 
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) STUDIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Under an agreement be-
tween the Secretary and the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under this sec-
tion, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineer-
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ing, and Medicine shall carry out epidemiological 
studies of the short-term, long-term, primary, and 
secondary health effects caused or sufficiently cor-
related to exposure to chemicals and radioactive ma-
terials from activities of the Department of Defense 
in the communities of concern, including any rec-
ommendations. In carrying out such studies, the Na-
tional Academies may incorporate the research gen-
erated pursuant to funding opportunity number 
EPA–G2019–ORD–A1. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The epidemiological studies 
carried out under paragraph (1) and the rec-
ommendations developed under such paragraph shall 
include the following: 
(A) A list of known contaminants and their 
locations that have been left by the Department 
of Defense in the communities of concern. 
(B) For each contaminant under subpara-
graph (A), an epidemiological study that— 
(i) estimates the disease burden of 
current and past residents of Vieques, 
Puerto Rico, from such contaminants; 
(ii) incorporates historical estimates of 
residents’ groundwater exposure to con-
taminants of concern that—
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(I) predate the completion of the 
water-supply pipeline in 1978; 
(II) include exposure to ground-
water from Atlantic Weapons Fleet 
Weapons Training Area ‘‘Area of 
Concern E’’ and any other exposures 
that the National Academies deter-
mine necessary; 
(III) consider differences between 
the aquifers of Vieques; and 
(IV) consider the differences be-
tween public and private wells, and 
possible exposures from commercial or 
agricultural uses; and 
(iii) includes estimates of current resi-
dents’ exposure to chemicals and radiation 
which may affect the groundwater, food, 
air, or soil, that— 
(I) include current residents’ 
groundwater exposure in the event of 
the water-supply pipeline being tempo-
rarily lost; and 
(II) is based on the actual prac-
tices of residents in Vieques during 
times of duress, for example the use
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of wells for fresh water following Hur-
ricane Maria. 
(C) An identification of Military Munitions 
Response Program sites that have not fully in-
vestigated whether contaminants identified at 
other sites are present or the degree of con-
tamination present. 
(D) The production of separate, peer-re-
viewed quality research into adverse health out-
comes, including cancer, from exposure to 
drinking water contaminated with methyl tert- 
butyl ether (MTBE). 
(E) Any other factors the National Acad-
emies determine necessary. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the execution of an agreement 
under subsection (a), the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall— 
(A) submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the findings of 
the National Academies under subsection (b); 
and
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(B) make available to the public on a pub-
licly accessible website a version of the report 
that is suitable for public viewing. 
(2) FORM.—The report submitted under para-
graph (1)(A) shall be submitted in unclassified form. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘communities of concern’’ means 
Naval Station Roosevelt Roads and the former At-
lantic Fleet Weapons Training Area. 
SEC. 
1099G. 
PARTICIPATION 
IN 
FEDERAL 
TRANSPOR-
TATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of Navy shall coordinate with the Sec-
retary of Transportation and public shipyards to increase 
participation in the Federal Transportation Incentive Pro-
gram by— 
(1) identifying current challenges in the Pro-
gram structure; and
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(2) implementing modifications that would re-
duce impediments to use and provide incentives for 
increased use by Federal employees. 
SEC. 1099H. REPORT ON INITIATIVES OF DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE TO SOURCE LOCALLY AND REGION-
ALLY 
PRODUCED 
FOODS 
FOR 
INSTALLA-
TIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report detailing— 
(1) current procurement practices of the De-
partment of Defense regarding food for consumption 
or distribution on installations of the Department; 
(2) efforts by the Department of Defense to es-
tablish and strengthen ‘‘farm to base’’ initiatives to 
source locally and regionally produced foods, includ-
ing seafood, for consumption or distribution at in-
stallations of the Department; 
(3) efforts by the Department to collaborate 
with relevant Federal agencies, including the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, the Department of 
Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce, to 
procure locally and regionally produced foods;
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(4) opportunities where procurement of locally 
and regionally produced foods would be beneficial to 
members of the Armed Forces, their families, mili-
tary readiness by improving health outcomes, and 
farmers near installations of the Department; 
(5) barriers currently preventing the Depart-
ment from increasing procurement of locally and re-
gionally produced foods or preventing producers 
from partnering with nearby installations of the De-
partment; and 
(6) recommendations for how the Department 
can improve procurement practices to increase offer-
ings of locally and regionally produced foods. 
(b) 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 Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives.
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SEC. 1099I. LIMITATIONS ON SALE AND USE OF PORTABLE 
HEATING DEVICES ON MILITARY INSTALLA-
TIONS. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON SALE OF UNSAFE PORTABLE 
HEATING DEVICES AT COMMISSARY STORES AND MWR 
RETAIL FACILITIES.—The Secretary of Defense shall en-
sure that the following types of portable heating devices 
are not sold at a commissary store or MWR retail facility: 
(1) Portable heating devices that do not comply 
with applicable voluntary consumer product safety 
standards. 
(2) Portable heating devices that do not have 
an automatic shutoff function. 
(b) EDUCATION FOR FAMILIES LIVING IN MILITARY 
HOUSING.—The commander of a military installation 
shall ensure that members of the Armed Forces assigned 
to that installation and living in military family housing, 
including military family housing acquired or constructed 
pursuant to subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, 
United States Code, are provided with the recommenda-
tions of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for op-
erating portable heating devices safely. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘MWR retail facility’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1063 of title 10, 
United States Code.
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(2) The term ‘‘portable heating device’’ means 
an electric heater that— 
(A) is intended to stand unsupported (free-
standing); 
(B) can be moved from place to place with-
in conditioned areas in a structure; 
(C) is connected to a nominal 120 VAC 
electric supply through a cord and plug; 
(D) transfers heat by radiation, convection, 
or both (either natural or forced); and 
(E) is intended for residential use. 
SEC. 1099J. TRAINING AND INFORMATION FOR FIRST RE-
SPONDERS REGARDING AID FOR VICTIMS OF 
TRAUMA-RELATED INJURIES. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the De-
partment of Defense shares best practices with, and offers 
training to, State and local first responders regarding how 
to most effectively aid victims who experience trauma-re-
lated injuries. 
SEC. 1099K. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF COST OF CERTAIN 
MILITARY OPERATIONS TO EACH UNITED 
STATES TAXPAYER. 
Section 1090 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amend-
ed—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) PUBLICATION OF INFOR-
MATION.—’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘of each of the wars in Afghani-
stan, Iraq, and Syria.’’ and inserting ‘‘of any over-
seas contingency operation conducted by the United 
States Armed Forces on or after September 18, 
2001.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(b) DISPLAY OF INFORMATION.—The information 
required to be posted under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) be posted directly on the website of the 
Department of Defense, in an accessible and clear 
format; 
‘‘(2) include corresponding documentation as 
links or attachments; and 
‘‘(3) include, for each overseas contingency op-
eration— 
‘‘(A) both the total cost to each taxpayer, 
and the cost to each taxpayer for each fiscal 
year, of conducting the overseas contingency op-
eration; 
‘‘(B) a list of countries where the overseas 
contingency operation has taken place.
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‘‘(c) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall ensure that all 
the information required to be posted under subsection (a) 
is updated by not later than 90 days after the last day 
of each fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) CONTINGENCY OPERATION DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘contingency operation’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United 
States Code.’’. 
SEC. 1099L. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLAN 
TO ACHIEVE STRATEGIC OVERMATCH IN THE 
INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2023, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
on the following: 
(1) A plan, developed in cooperation with rel-
evant Federal agencies, for the Department of De-
fense to achieve strategic overmatch in the informa-
tion environment, including— 
(A) modifications and updates to existing 
policy or guidance; 
(B) a description of impacts to future 
budget requests and funding priorities; 
(C) updates to personnel policies to ensure 
the recruitment, promotion, retention, and com-
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pensation incentives for individuals with the 
necessary skills in the information environment; 
and 
(D) a description of improvements to the 
collection, prioritization, and analysis of open 
source intelligence to better inform the under-
standing of competitors and adversaries to the 
Department of Defense in the information envi-
ronment. 
(2) A description of any initiatives, identified in 
cooperation with relevant Federal agencies, that the 
Secretary of Defense and such Federal agencies may 
undertake to assist and incorporate allies and part-
ner countries of the United States into efforts to 
achieve strategic overmatch in the information envi-
ronment. 
(3) A description of other actions, including 
funding modifications, policy changes, or congres-
sional action, are necessary to further enable wide-
spread and sustained information environment oper-
ations of the Department of Defense relevant Fed-
eral agencies. 
(4) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
determines appropriate.
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(b) INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘information environment’’ has the 
meaning given in the publication of the Department of De-
fense titled ‘‘Joint Concept for Operating in the Informa-
tion Environment (JCOIE)’’ dated July 25, 2018. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
SEC. 1101. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 
ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 
AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED-
ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER-
SEAS. 
Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently 
amended by section 1112 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81), 
is further amended by striking ‘‘through 2022’’ and in-
serting ‘‘through 2023’’. 
SEC. 1102. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHOR-
ITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND 
GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OF-
FICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global