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disposal activities’’ means activities relating to the detec-
tion, defeat, disposal, and analysis of explosive ordnance, 
including— 
(1) gaining access to anti-access and area-de-
nial munitions; 
(2) preventing detonation signals via electro-
magnetic spectrum; 
(3) identifying manufactured and improvised 
explosive ordnance, including nuclear, biological, and 
chemical ordnance; 
(4) rendering-safe, recovering, exploiting, trans-
porting, and safely disposing of explosive ordnance; 
and 
(5) gathering and analyzing technical intel-
ligence with respect to explosive ordnance. 
Subtitle C—Space National Guard 
SEC. 921. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Space 
National Guard that is part of the organized militia 
of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico, 
and the District of Columbia— 
(A) in which the Space Force operates; 
and 
(B) active and inactive.
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(2) RESERVE
COMPONENT.—There is estab-
lished a Space National Guard of the United States 
that is the reserve component of the United States 
Space Force all of whose members are members of 
the Space National Guard. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Space National Guard shall 
be composed of the Space National Guard forces of the 
several States and Territories, Puerto Rico and the Dis-
trict of Columbia— 
(1) in which the Space Force operates; and 
(2) active and inactive. 
SEC. 922. NO EFFECT ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by 
this subtitle, shall be construed to authorize or require the 
relocation of any facility, infrastructure, or military instal-
lation of the Space National Guard or Air National Guard. 
SEC. 923. IMPLEMENTATION OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Except as specifically provided 
by this subtitle, the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau shall implement this sub-
title, and the amendments made by this subtitle, not later 
than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually for the
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five subsequent years, the Secretary of the Air Force, 
Chief of the Space Force and Chief of the National Guard 
Bureau shall jointly provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing on the status of the implementation 
of the Space National Guard pursuant to this subtitle and 
the amendments made by this subtitle. This briefing shall 
address the current missions, operations and activities, 
personnel requirements and status, and budget and fund-
ing requirements and status of the Space National Guard, 
and such other matters with respect to the implementation 
and operation of the Space National Guard as the Sec-
retary and the Chiefs jointly determine appropriate to 
keep Congress fully and currently informed on the status 
of the implementation of the Space National Guard. 
SEC. 924. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND CLARIFICA-
TION OF AUTHORITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 101— 
(i) in subsection (c)— 
(I) by redesignating paragraphs 
(6) and (7) as paragraphs (8) and 
(9), respectively; and
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(II) by inserting after paragraph 
(5) the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) The term ‘Space National Guard’ means 
that part of the organized militia of the several 
States and territories, Puerto Rico, and the District 
Of Columbia, active and inactive, that— 
‘‘(A) is a space force; 
‘‘(B) is trained, and has its officers ap-
pointed under the sixteenth clause of section 8, 
article I of the Constitution; 
‘‘(C) is organized, armed, and equipped 
wholly or partly at Federal expense; and 
‘‘(D) is federally recognized. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘Space National Guard of the 
United States’ means the reserve component of the 
Space Force all of whose members are members of 
the Space National Guard.’’. 
(B) in section 10101— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by inserting ‘‘the following’’ before the 
colon; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) The Space National Guard of the United 
States.’’; and
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(2) TITLE 32, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 
101 of title 32, United States Code is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(8) 
through (19) as paragraphs (10) and (21), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) The term ‘Space National Guard’ means 
that part of the organized militia of the several 
States and territories, Puerto Rico, and the District 
Of Columbia, in which the Space Force operates, ac-
tive and inactive, that— 
‘‘(A) is a space force; 
‘‘(B) is trained, and has its officers ap-
pointed under the sixteenth clause of section 8, 
article I of the Constitution; 
‘‘(C) is organized, armed, and equipped 
wholly or partly at Federal expense; and 
‘‘(D) is federally recognized. 
‘‘(9) The term ‘Space National Guard of the 
United States’ means the reserve component of the 
Space Force all of whose members are members of 
the Space National Guard.’’. 
(b) RESERVE COMPONENTS.—Chapter 1003 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended—
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(1) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tions: 
‘‘§ 10115. Space National Guard of the United States: 
composition 
‘‘The Space National Guard of the United States is 
the reserve component of the Space Force that consists 
of— 
‘‘(1) federally recognized units and organiza-
tions of the Space National Guard; and 
‘‘(2) members of the Space National Guard who 
are also Reserves of the Space Force. 
‘‘§ 10116. Space National Guard: when a component of 
the Space Force 
‘‘The Space National Guard while in the service of 
the United States is a component of the Space Force. 
‘‘§ 10117. Space National Guard of the United States: 
status when not in Federal service 
‘‘When not on active duty, members of the Space Na-
tional Guard of the United States shall be administered, 
armed, equipped, and trained in their status as members 
of the Space National Guard.’’; and 
(2) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter, by adding at the end the following new 
items: 
‘‘10115. Space National Guard of the United States: composition. 
‘‘10116. Space National Guard: when a component of the Space Force.
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‘‘10117. Space National Guard of the United States: status when not in Federal 
service.’’. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 
the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
amounts of authorizations made available to the De-
partment of Defense in this division for fiscal year 
2022 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 
year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of au-
thorizations so transferred shall be merged with and 
be available for the same purposes as the authoriza-
tion to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the total amount of authorizations that 
the Secretary may transfer under the authority of 
this section may not exceed $6,500,000,000. 
(3) EXCEPTION
FOR
TRANSFERS
BETWEEN 
MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS.—A trans-
fer of funds between military personnel authoriza-
tions under title IV shall not be counted toward the 
dollar limitation in paragraph (2).
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(b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by sub-
section (a) to transfer authorizations— 
(1) may only be used to provide authority for 
items that have a higher priority than the items 
from which authority is transferred; and 
(2) may not be used to provide authority for an 
item that has been denied authorization by Con-
gress. 
(c) EFFECT
ON
AUTHORIZATION
AMOUNTS.—A 
transfer made from one account to another under the au-
thority of this section shall be deemed to increase the 
amount authorized for the account to which the amount 
is transferred by an amount equal to the amount trans-
ferred. 
(d) NOTICE
TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 1002. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
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vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
SEC. 1003. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION FOR OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE. 
(a) SUBACTIVITY GROUP BY FUTURE YEARS.—Sec-
tion 233 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) SUBACTIVITY GROUPS.—The Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of each of the 
military departments, shall include in the materials sub-
mitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in support 
of the President’s budget, in an unclassified format, the 
total amount projected for each individual subactivity 
group, as detailed in the future years defense program 
pursuant to section 221 of this title.’’. 
(b) BUDGET SUBMISSION DISPLAY.—Section 233 of 
title 10, United States Code, is further amended by insert-
ing after subsection (c), as added by subsection (a), the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) BUDGET DISPLAY.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of each of the military 
departments, shall include in the O&M justification docu-
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ments a budget display to provide for discussion and eval-
uation of the resources required to meet material readi-
ness objectives, as identified in the metrics required by 
section 118 of this title. For each major weapon system, 
by designated mission design series, variant, or class, the 
budget display required under this subsection for the 
budget year shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(1) The material availability objective estab-
lished in accordance with the requirements of section 
118 of this title. 
‘‘(2) The funds obligated by subactivity group 
within the operation and maintenance accounts for 
the second fiscal year preceding the budget year. 
‘‘(3) The funds estimated to be obligated by 
subactivity group within the operation and mainte-
nance accounts for the fiscal year preceding the 
budget year. 
‘‘(4) The funds budgeted and programmed 
across the future years defense program within the 
operation and maintenance accounts by subactivity 
group. 
‘‘(5) A narrative discussing the performance of 
the Department against established material readi-
ness objectives for each major weapon system by 
mission design series, variant, or class (and any re-
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lated supply chain risks) and any specific actions or 
investments the Department intends to take to 
achieve the material readiness objectives for each 
such system.’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall ensure that the budget display requirements 
required under the amendments made by this section are 
included in the budget request for fiscal year 2023 and 
all fiscal years thereafter. 
(d) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 357 of the John 
S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 1004. REVISION OF LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR 
COMBATANT COMMANDS THROUGH COMBAT-
ANT COMMANDER INITIATIVE FUND. 
Section 166a(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$25,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$300,000’’; 
(2) 
in 
subparagraph 
(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’; and
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(3) 
in 
subparagraph 
(C), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
Subtitle B—Naval Vessels 
SEC. 1011. CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF NATIONAL SEA- 
BASED DETERRENCE VESSELS. 
Section 2218a(k)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(P) Major bulkheads and tanks. 
‘‘(Q) All major pumps and motors. 
‘‘(R) Large vertical array. 
‘‘(S) Atmosphere control equipment. 
‘‘(T) Diesel systems and components. 
‘‘(U) Hydraulic valves and components. 
‘‘(V) Bearings. 
‘‘(W) Major air and blow valves and com-
ponents. 
‘‘(X) Decks and superstructure. 
‘‘(Y) Castings, forgings, and tank struc-
ture. 
‘‘(Z) Hatches and hull penetrators.’’. 
SEC. 1012. BIENNIAL REPORT ON SHIPBUILDER TRAINING 
AND THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE. 
(a) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—The second section 
8692 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section
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1026 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116–283) is redesignated as section 8693 and the table 
of sections at the beginning of chapter 863 of such title 
is conformed accordingly. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF REPORT.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
IN GENERAL.—Not later’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) An analysis of the potential benefits of 
multi-year procurement contracting for the stability 
of the shipbuilding defense industrial base.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) SOLICITATION
AND ANALYSIS
OF INFORMA-
TION.—In order to carry out subsection (a)(2), the Sec-
retary of the Navy and Secretary of Labor shall— 
‘‘(1) solicit information regarding the age demo-
graphics and occupational experience level from the 
private shipyards of the shipbuilding defense indus-
trial base; and 
‘‘(2) analyze such information for findings rel-
evant to carrying out subsection (a)(2), including
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findings related to the current and projected defense 
shipbuilding workforce, current and projected labor 
needs, and the readiness of the current and pro-
jected workforce to supply the proficiencies analyzed 
in subsection (a)(1).’’. 
SEC. 1013. REVISION OF SUSTAINMENT KEY PERFORMANCE 
PARAMETERS 
FOR 
SHIPBUILDING 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall update the policy for the Joint Capabilities Integra-
tion and Development System to ensure that the guidance 
for setting sustainment key performance parameters for 
shipbuilding programs accounts for all factors that could 
affect the operational availability and materiel availability 
of a ship. Such changes shall include— 
(1) changing the definition of ‘‘operational 
availability’’ as it applies to ships so that such defi-
nition applies according to mission area and includes 
all equipment failures that affect the ability of a 
ship to perform primary missions; and 
(2) changing the definition of ‘‘materiel avail-
ability’’ as is it applies to ships so that such defini-
tion takes into account all factors that could result 
in a ship being unavailable for operations, including
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unplanned maintenance, unplanned losses, and 
training. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the plan of the Secretary to— 
(1) incorporate the sustainment key perform-
ance parameters revised under subsection (a) into 
the requirement documents of new and ongoing ship-
building programs; and 
(2) establish a process for translating such 
sustainment key performance parameters into spe-
cific contract requirements for systems engineering 
and ship design. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later 
than one year after the Secretary of Defense submits the 
report required under subsection (b), the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees an assessment of such report 
that includes an evaluation of— 
(1) the sustainment key performance param-
eters for Department of Defense shipbuilding pro-
grams; 
(2) 
how 
shipbuilding 
programs 
translate 
sustainment key performance parameters into con-
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tract requirements for systems engineering and ship 
design activities; and 
(3) any other matter the Comptroller General 
determines appropriate. 
SEC. 1014. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RETIRE-
MENT OF MARK VI PATROL BOATS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2022 for the Navy may be obligated or ex-
pended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage any 
Mark VI patrol boat. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than February 15, 2022, the 
Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Com-
mandant of the Marine Corps, shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report that includes each of 
the following: 
(1) The rationale for the retirement of existing 
Mark VI patrol boats, including an operational anal-
ysis of the effect of such retirements on the 
warfighting requirements of the combatant com-
manders. 
(2) A review of operating concepts for escorting 
high value units without the Mark VI patrol boat. 
(3) A description of the manner and concept of 
operations in which the Marine Corps could use the
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Mark VI patrol boat to support distributed maritime 
operations, advanced expeditionary basing oper-
ations, and persistent presence near maritime choke 
points and strategic littorals in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion. 
(4) An assessment of the potential for modifica-
tion, and the associated costs, of the Mark VI patrol 
boat for the inclusion of loitering munitions or anti- 
ship cruise missiles, such as the Long Range Anti 
Ship Missile and the Naval Strike Missile, particu-
larly to support the concept of operations described 
in paragraph (3). 
(5) A description of resources required for the 
Marine Corps to possess, man, train, and maintain 
the Mark VI patrol boat in the performance of the 
concept of operations described in paragraph (3) and 
modifications described in paragraph (4). 
(6) At the discretion of the Commandant of the 
Marine Corps, a plan for the Marine Corps to take 
possession of the Mark VI patrol boat not later than 
September 30, 2022. 
(7) Such other matters the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate.
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SEC. 1015. ASSESSMENT OF SECURITY OF GLOBAL MARI-
TIME CHOKEPOINTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 on the security of global maritime chokepoints from 
the threat of hostile kinetic attacks, cyber disruptions, and 
other form of sabotage. The report shall include an assess-
ment of each of the following with respect to each global 
maritime chokepoint covered by the report: 
(1) The expected length of time and resources 
required for operations to resume at the chokepoint 
in the event of attack, sabotage, or other disruption 
of regular maritime operations. 
(2) The security of any secondary chokepoint 
that could be affected by a disruption at the global 
maritime chokepoint. 
(3) Options to mitigate any vulnerabilities re-
sulting from a hostile kinetic attack, cyber disrup-
tion, or other form of sabotage at the chokepoint. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
(c) GLOBAL MARITIME CHOKEPOINT.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘global maritime chokepoint’’ means any 
of the following:
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(1) The Panama Canal. 
(2) The Suez Canal. 
(3) The Strait of Malacca. 
(4) The Strait of Hormuz. 
(5) The Bab el-Mandeb Strait. 
(6) Any other chokepoint determined appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
SEC. 1016. ANNUAL REPORT ON SHIP MAINTENANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 863 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 8694. Annual report on ship maintenance 
‘‘(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than October 15 
of each year, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report setting forth each of 
the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of all ship maintenance 
planned for the fiscal year during which the report 
is submitted, by hull. 
‘‘(2) The estimated cost of the maintenance de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) A summary of all ship maintenance con-
ducted by the Secretary during the previous fiscal 
year.
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‘‘(4) A detailed description of any ship mainte-
nance that was deferred during the previous fiscal 
year, including specific reasons for the delay or can-
cellation of any availability. 
‘‘(5) A detailed description of the effect of each 
of the planned ship maintenance actions that were 
delayed or cancelled during the previous fiscal year, 
including— 
‘‘(A) a summary of the effects on the costs 
and schedule for each delay or cancellation; and 
‘‘(B) the accrued operational and fiscal 
cost of all the deferments over the fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) FORM OF REPORT.— Each report submitted 
under subsection (a) shall submitted in unclassified form 
and made publicly available on an appropriate internet 
website in a searchable format, but may contain a classi-
fied annex.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘8694. Annual report on ship maintenance.’’. 
SEC. 1017. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR 
INACTIVATION 
OF 
TICONDEROGA 
CLASS 
CRUISERS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Ex-
cept as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds au-
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thorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of De-
fense may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to 
retire, inactivate, or place in storage a cruiser. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
the funds referred to in such subsection may be obligated 
or expended to retire any of the following vessels: 
(1) The USS Hue City (CG 66). 
(2) The USS Vela Gulf (CG72). 
(3) The USS Port Royal (CG 73). 
(4) USS Anzio (CG 68). 
SEC. 1018. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF PENDING 
RETIREMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS THAT ARE 
VIABLE 
CANDIDATES 
FOR 
ARTIFICIAL 
REEFING. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of the Navy should explore and 
solicit artificial reefing opportunities with appropriate en-
tities for any naval vessel planned for retirement before 
initiating any plans to dispose of the vessel. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days before the re-
tirement from the Naval Vessel Register of any naval ves-
sel that is a viable candidate for artificial reefing, the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall notify Congress of the pending 
retirement of such vessel.
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SEC. 1019. AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR SHIP REPAIR WORK 
TO NON-HOMEPORT SHIPYARDS TO MEET 
SURGE CAPACITY. 
Section 8669a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) In order to meet surge capacity, the Secretary 
of the Navy may solicit proposals from, and award con-
tracts for ship repair to, non-homeport shipyards that oth-
erwise meet the requirements of the Navy for ship repair 
work.’’. 
Subtitle C—Counterterrorism 
SEC. 1021. INCLUSION IN COUNTERTERRORISM BRIEFINGS 
OF INFORMATION ON USE OF MILITARY 
FORCE IN COLLECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE. 
Section 485(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (4): 
‘‘(4) A detailed overview of all instances of the 
use of military force by Special Operations Forces 
under the notion of the collective self-defense of for-
eign partners that includes, for each such instance—
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‘‘(A) the date, location, and duration of the 
use of military force; 
‘‘(B) an identification of any foreign forces 
involved; 
‘‘(C) a description of the capabilities em-
ployed; 
‘‘(D) a description of the circumstances 
that led to use of military force; and 
‘‘(E) the operational authorities or execute 
orders for the instance.’’. 
SEC. 1022. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT TASK 
FORCES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LAW EN-
FORCEMENT 
AGENCIES 
CONDUCTING 
COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTIVITIES. 
Section 1022(b) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 
U.S.C. 271 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2024’’. 
SEC. 1023. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 
OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or other-
wise made available for the Department of Defense may 
be used during the period beginning on the date of the
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enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2022, 
to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of 
any individual detained in the custody or under the control 
of the Department of Defense at United States Naval Sta-
tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control 
of any country, or any entity within such country, as fol-
lows: 
(1) Libya. 
(2) Somalia. 
(3) Syria. 
(4) Yemen. 
SEC. 1024. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF MILITARY COMMIS-
SION PROCEEDINGS. 
Section 949d(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) In the case of any proceeding of a military com-
mission under this chapter that is made open to the public, 
the military judge may order arrangements for the avail-
ability of the proceeding to be watched remotely by the 
public through the internet.’’.
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Subtitle D—Miscellaneous 
Authorities and Limitations 
SEC. 1031. NAVY COORDINATION WITH COAST GUARD ON 
AIRCRAFT, WEAPONS, TACTICS, TECHNIQUE, 
ORGANIZATION, AND EQUIPMENT OF JOINT 
CONCERN. 
Section 8062(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘the Coast Guard,’’ after ‘‘the Air 
Force,’’. 
SEC. 1032. PROHIBITION ON USE OF NAVY, MARINE CORPS, 
AND SPACE FORCE AS POSSE COMITATUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1385 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘Army’’ and inserting 
‘‘, the Navy, the Marine Corps,’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or the Space Force’’ after 
‘‘Air Force’’; and 
(3) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Army 
and Air Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Army, Navy, 
Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space 
Force’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 67 of such title is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 1385 and inserting 
the following new item:
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‘‘1385. Use of Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse 
comitatus’’. 
SEC. 1033. PROGRAM TO IMPROVE RELATIONS BETWEEN 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND MILI-
TARY COMMUNITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 23 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 481a 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 481b. Program to improve relations between mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and military 
communities 
‘‘(a) SURVEY.—(1) The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Office of Diversity Management and Equal 
Opportunity, shall conduct a biennial survey of covered in-
dividuals regarding relations between covered individuals 
and covered communities. 
‘‘(2) The survey shall be conducted to solicit informa-
tion from covered individuals regarding the following: 
‘‘(A) Rank, age, racial, ethnic, and gender de-
mographics of the covered individuals. 
‘‘(B) Relationships of covered individuals with 
the covered community. including support services 
and acceptance of the military community. 
‘‘(C) Availability of housing, employment oppor-
tunities for military spouses, health care, education, 
and other relevant issues.
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‘‘(D) Initiatives of local government and com-
munity organizations in addressing diversity, equity, 
and inclusion. 
‘‘(E) Physical safety while in a covered commu-
nity but outside the military installation located in 
such covered community. 
‘‘(F) Any other matters designated by the Sec-
retary of Defense. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—Additional activities 
under this section may include the following: 
‘‘(1) Facilitating local listening sessions and in-
formation exchanges. 
‘‘(2) Developing educational campaigns. 
‘‘(3) Supplementing existing local and national 
defense community programs. 
‘‘(4) Sharing best practices and activities. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—To support activities under 
this section, the Secretary of Defense may coordinate with 
local governments or not-for-profit organizations that rep-
resent covered individuals. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—(1) Not later than September 30 of 
every other year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a report on the most recent 
survey under subsection (a).
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‘‘(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) with respect to each covered community— 
‘‘(i) the results of the survey required 
under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(ii) activities conducted to address racial 
inequity in the community; 
‘‘(B) aggregate results of the survey required 
under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(C) best practices for creating positive rela-
tionships between covered individuals and covered 
communities. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall— 
‘‘(A) designate ten geographically diverse mili-
tary installations for review in each survey; 
‘‘(B) make the results of each report under 
paragraph (1) available on a publicly accessible 
website of the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(C) ensure that any data included with the re-
port is made available in a machine-readable format 
that is downloadable, searchable, and sortable. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered community’ means a 
military installation designated under subsection 
(e)(3)(A) and the area within 10 miles of such mili-
tary installation.
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‘‘(2) The term ‘covered individual’ means any of 
the following who lives in a covered community or 
works on a military installation in a covered commu-
nity: 
‘‘(A) A member of the armed forces. 
‘‘(B) A family member of an individual de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘military installation’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 2801 of this 
title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 481a the following new 
item: 
‘‘481b. Program to improve relations between members of the Armed Forces 
and military communities.’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall carry out the first survey under section 481b(a) of 
such title, as added by subsection (a), not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1034. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SPACE AND SERVICES 
TO MILITARY WELFARE SOCIETIES. 
Section 2566 of title 10, United States Code is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘of a military 
department’’ and inserting ‘‘concerned’’; and
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(2) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) The Coast Guard Mutual Assist-
ance.’’. 
SEC. 1035. REQUIRED REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS CAT-
EGORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment shall initiate a process 
to review and revise the system used by the Department 
of Defense for categorizing unmanned aircraft systems, as 
described in Joint Publication 3–30 titled ‘‘Joint Air Op-
erations’’. 
(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS FOR REVISION.—In revis-
ing the characteristics associated with any of the five cat-
egories of unmanned aircraft systems in effect as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall consider 
the effect a revision would have on— 
(1) the future capability and employment needs 
to support current and emerging warfighting con-
cepts; 
(2) advanced systems and technologies available 
in the current commercial marketplace;
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(3) the rapid fielding of unmanned aircraft sys-
tems technology; and 
(4) the integration of unmanned aircraft sys-
tems into the National Airspace System. 
(c) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying 
out the review required under subsection (a), the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 
shall consult with— 
(1) the Secretaries of the Military Departments; 
(2) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; 
and 
(3) the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2022, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees, the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report describing the results of the review initi-
ated under subsection (a), any revisions planned to the 
system used by the Department of Defense for catego-
rizing unmanned aircraft systems as a result of such re-
view, and a proposed implementation plan and timelines 
for such revisions.
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SEC. 1036. LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR INFORMATION 
OPERATIONS MATTERS. 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2022 by section 301 for operation and mainte-
nance and available for the Office of the Secretary of De-
fense for the travel of persons as specified in the table 
in section 4301— 
(1) not more than 25 percent shall be available 
until the date on which the report required by sub-
section (h)(1) of section 1631 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub-
lic Law 116–92) is submitted to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services House of Representatives; and 
(2) not more than 75 percent shall be available 
until the date on which the strategy and posture re-
view required by subsection (g) of such section is 
submitted to such committees. 
SEC. 1037. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT TO 
OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FOR 
PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND 
ASSETS FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2022 
for the Department of Defense, may be obligated or ex-
pended to acquire, loan, transfer, sell, or otherwise provide
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equipment to a department or Federal agency for use by 
such department or agency in exercising authorities or 
taking actions pursuant to section 210G of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n). 
SEC. 1038. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR UNITED 
STATES SPACE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2022 
for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex-
pended to construct, plan, or design a new headquarters 
building for United States Space Command until the In-
spector General of the Department of the Defense and the 
Comptroller General of the United States complete site se-
lection reviews for such building. 
SEC. 1039. LIMITATION ON CONTRACT AUTHORITY TO IM-
PROVE REPRESENTATION IN CERTAIN MEDIA 
PROJECTS INVOLVING DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
(a) LIMITATION ON CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Nei-
ther the Secretary of Defense, nor any Secretary of a mili-
tary department, may enter into a covered contract for 
any film or publishing project for entertainment-oriented 
media unless the covered contract includes a provision that 
requires consideration of diversity in carrying out the 
project, including consideration of the following:
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(1) The composition of the community rep-
resented in the project and whether such community 
is inclusive of historically marginalized communities. 
(2) The depiction of the community represented 
in the project and whether or not the project ad-
vances any inaccurate or harmful stereotypes as a 
result of such depiction. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report containing, 
with respect to the year covered by the report, the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The total number of projects for which the 
Secretary provided assistance pursuant to a covered 
contract. 
(2) A summary of the projects specified in 
paragraph (1). 
(3) A summary of the communities represented 
in such projects. 
(4) A summary of the involvement of the De-
partment of Defense with respect to such projects. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) The term ‘‘covered contract’’ means a con-
tract or production assistance agreement entered 
into with a nongovernmental entertainment-oriented 
media producer or publisher. 
(2) The term ‘‘entertainment-oriented media’’ 
includes books and other forms of print media that 
are entertainment-oriented. 
(3) The term ‘‘marginalized community’’ means 
a community of individuals that is, or historically 
was, under-represented in the industry of film, tele-
vision, or publishing, including— 
(A) women; 
(B) racial and ethnic minorities; 
(C) individuals with disabilities; and 
(D) members of the LGBTQ communities. 
(4) The term ‘‘military department’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 1039A LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF LCM-8 LAND-
ING CRAFT PLATFORM. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the LCM-8 served 
a vital function in disaster response operations following 
Hurricane Maria. 
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available
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for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2022 may 
be used to retire the LCM-8 platform from service in 
Puerto Rico. 
SEC. 1039B. CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS RECORDS 
OF RECIPIENTS OF SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OP-
ERATIONS TO COMBAT TERRORISM. 
Section 127e of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2) by adding at the end of 
the following new subparagraph— 
‘‘(D) The processes through which the Sec-
retary shall ensure that, prior to a decision to 
provide any support to foreign forces, irregular 
forces, groups, or individuals, full consideration 
is given to any credible information relating to 
violations of human rights by such entities.’’. 
(2) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ‘‘, 
including the promotion of good governance and 
rule of law and the protection of civilians and 
human rights’’ before the period at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (I)— 
(i) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘or violations of the Geneva 
Conventions of 1949, including—’’; and
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(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new clauses: 
‘‘(i) vetting units receiving such sup-
port for violations of human rights; 
‘‘(ii) providing human rights training 
to units receiving such support; and 
‘‘(iii) providing for the investigation of 
allegations of violations of human rights 
and termination of such support in cases 
of credible information of such violations.’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) A description of the human rights 
record of the recipient, including for purposes 
of section 362 of this title, and any relevant at-
tempts by such recipient to remedy such 
record.’’; 
(3) in subsection (i)(3) by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) An assessment of how support pro-
vided under this section advances United States 
national security priorities and aligns with 
other United States Government efforts to ad-
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dress underlying risk factors of terrorism and 
violent extremism.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(j) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—(1) Except 
as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), no funds may be 
used to provide support to any foreign forces, irregular 
forces, groups, or individuals if the Secretary of Defense 
has credible information that the unit has committed a 
gross violation of human rights. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibi-
tion under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that 
the waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances. 
‘‘(3) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not 
apply with respect to the foreign forces, irregular forces, 
groups, or individuals of a country if the Secretary of De-
fense determines that— 
‘‘(A) the government of such country has taken 
all necessary corrective steps; or 
‘‘(B) the support is necessary to assist in dis-
aster relief operations or other humanitarian or na-
tional security emergencies.’’.
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SEC. 1039C. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING COM-
PLIANCE WITH CERTAIN STATUTORY RE-
PORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2022 
for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for travel ex-
penses, not more than 90 percent may be obligated or ex-
pended before the date on which all of the following re-
ports are submitted to Congress and made publicly avail-
able: 
(1) The report required under section 589F(c) 
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub-
lic Law 116–283). 
(2) The report required under section 888 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92). 
(b) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives a briefing on obstacles to compliance with congres-
sional mandated reporting requirements.
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Subtitle E—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1041. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF ALTERNATIVE 
COMPENSATORY CONTROL MEASURES. 
Section 119a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) 
CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE OF INITIATION.—Not later than 
30 days after receiving notice of the establishment 
of any new program to be managed under alter-
native compensatory control measures, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees notice of such new 
program. Such notice shall include— 
‘‘(A) the unclassified nickname assigned to 
the program; 
‘‘(B) the designation of the program spon-
sor; 
‘‘(C) a description of the essential informa-
tion to be protected under the program; and 
‘‘(D) the effective activation date and ex-
pected duration of the program. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE OF TERMINATION.—Not later than 
30 days after receiving notice of the termination of
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any program managed under alternative compen-
satory control measures, the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Policy shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees notice of such termination. 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not later than 30 
days after receiving an annual report on any pro-
gram managed under alternative compensatory con-
trol measures, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a copy of the report.’’. 
SEC. 1042. COMPARATIVE TESTING REPORTS FOR CERTAIN 
AIRCRAFT. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION.—Section 134(b) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2037) is amended 
by striking ‘‘the report under subsection (e)(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a report that includes the information described 
in subsection (e)(2)(C)’’. 
(b) COMPARATIVE TESTING REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(1) REPORT FROM DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL 
TEST AND EVALUATION.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of Operational Test and Evaluation shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report 
that includes the information described in section
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134(e)(1)(B) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2038). 
(2) REPORT
FROM
SECRETARY
OF
THE
AIR 
FORCE.—Not later than 45 days after the date of 
the submission of the report under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that in-
cludes 
the 
information 
described 
in 
section 
134(e)(2)(C) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2038). 
(3) ADDITIONAL REPORT FROM SECRETARY OF 
THE AIR FORCE.—Not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Air Force shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the progress made to-
ward the A–10 re-wing contracts and the progress 
made in re-winging those A–10 aircraft that have 
not received new wings. The report shall address the 
following: 
(A) The status of contracts awarded, pro-
cured wing kits, and completed installations. 
(B) A list of locations scheduled to receive 
the procured re-wing kits.
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(C) A spend plan for procurement funding 
that was appropriated in fiscal year 2021 and 
subsequent fiscal years for A–10 re-wing kits. 
SEC. 1043. EXTENSION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT RE-
GARDING ENHANCEMENT OF INFORMATION 
SHARING AND COORDINATION OF MILITARY 
TRAINING BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
Section 1014 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2023’’. 
SEC. 1044. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 1061 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 111 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) The submission of the report required 
under section 14 of the Strategic and Critical 
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–5).
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‘‘(F) The submission of the report required 
under section 2504 of title 10, United States 
Code.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph 
(47); and 
(3) in subsection (i), by striking paragraph 
(30). 
SEC. 1045. GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMAND RISK AS-
SESSMENT OF AIR FORCE AIRBORNE INTEL-
LIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAIS-
SANCE MODERNIZATION PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2022, 
each commander of a geographic combatant command 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port containing an assessment of the level of operational 
risk to that command posed by the plan of the Air Force 
to modernize and restructure airborne intelligence, surveil-
lance, and reconnaissance capabilities to meet near-, mid- 
, and far-term contingency and steady-state operational 
requirements against adversaries in support of the objec-
tives of the 2018 national defense strategy. 
(b) PLAN ASSESSED.—The plan of the Air Force re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is the plan required under sec-
tion 142 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
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Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public 
Law 116–283). 
(c) ASSESSMENT OF RISK.—In assessing levels of 
operational risk for purposes of subsection (a), a com-
mander shall use the military risk matrix of the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as described in CJCS Instruc-
tion 3401.01E. 
(d) GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMAND.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘geographic combatant command’’ 
means each of the following: 
(1) United States European Command. 
(2) United States Indo-Pacific Command. 
(3) United States Africa Command. 
(4) United States Southern Command. 
(5) United States Northern Command. 
(6) United States Central Command. 
SEC. 1046. BIENNIAL ASSESSMENTS OF AIR FORCE TEST 
CENTER. 
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
President’s budget is submitted to Congress under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for each of fiscal 
years 2023, 2025, and 2027, the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees an assessment of the Air Force Test Center. Each
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such assessment shall include, for the period covered by 
the assessment, a description of— 
(1) any challenges of the Air Force Test Center 
with respect to completing its mission; and 
(2) the plan of the Secretary to address such 
challenges. 
SEC. 1047. COMPARATIVE STUDY ON .338 NORMA MAGNUM 
PLATFORM. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Army shall complete a comparative study on the 
.338 Norma Magnum platform. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection 
(a) shall include a comparative analysis between the cur-
rent M2 .50 caliber, the M240 7.62, and the .338 Norma 
Magnum, focused on the metrics of lethality, weight, cost, 
and modernity of the platforms. 
SEC. 1048. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON AGING DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE EQUIPMENT. 
Not later than March 1, 2022, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Represent-
atives a report on legacy platforms within the Department 
of Defense and the projected relevance and resiliency of
1028 
such platforms to emerging threats over the next 50 years. 
Such report shall include— 
(1) the results of a survey of all services, agen-
cies, and entities within the Department of Defense, 
including hardware, weapons systems, basing, and 
force structure; 
(2) an emphasis on agility, technology, and an 
expanded forward footprint; and 
(3) recommendations with respect to future 
force structure and investment. 
SEC. 1049. REPORT ON ACQUISITION, DELIVERY, AND USE 
OF MOBILITY ASSETS THAT ENABLE IMPLE-
MENTATION OF EXPEDITIONARY ADVANCED 
BASE OPERATIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report that includes a detailed description of 
each of the following: 
(1) The doctrine, organization, training, mate-
riel, leadership and education, personnel, and facili-
ties required to operate and maintain a force of 24 
to 35 Light Amphibious Warships, as well as the 
feasibility 
of 
accelerating 
the 
current 
Light
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Amphibius Warship procurement plan and delivery 
schedule. 
(2) The specific number, type, and mix of 
manned and unmanned strategic mobility wing-in- 
ground effect platforms required to support distrib-
uted maritime operations and expeditionary ad-
vanced base operations. 
(3) The feasibility of the Navy and Marine Lit-
toral Regiments using other joint and interagency 
mobility platforms prior to the operational avail-
ability of Light Amphibious Warships or wing-in- 
ground effect platforms, including— 
(A) United States Army Transportation 
Command’s more than 100 LCU-2000, Runny-
mede-class and the eight General Frank S. 
Besson-class logistics support vessels; 
(B) commercial vessel options, currently 
available, that meet Marine Littoral Regiment 
requirements 
for 
movement, 
maneuver, 
sustainment, 
training, 
interoperability, 
and 
cargo capacity and delivery; 
(C) maritime prepositioning force vessels; 
and 
(D) Coast Guard vessels.
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(4) The specific number, type, and mix of long 
range unmanned surface vessel platforms required to 
support distributed maritime operations, expedi-
tionary advanced base operations, along with their 
operational interaction with the fleet’s warfighting 
capabilities; 
(5) The feasibility of integrating Marine Lit-
toral Regiments with— 
(A) Special Operations activities; 
(B) joint and interagency planning; 
(C) information warfare operations; and 
(D) command, control, communications, 
computer, intelligence, surveillance and recon-
naissance, and security cooperation activities. 
(6) The projected cost, and any additional re-
sources required, to accelerate the operational de-
ployment of Marine Littoral Regiments and deliver 
the capabilities described in paragraphs (1) through 
(5) by not later than three years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in a publicly accessible, un-
classified form, but may contain a classified annex.
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SEC. 1050. FORCE POSTURE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) forward deployed military forces, particu-
larly those west of the International Date Line, play 
an indispensable role in deterring aggression in the 
Indo-Pacific and reassuring allies; 
(2) forward deployed forces facilitate greater 
day to day presence in contested seas and airspace; 
and 
(3) in light of growing threats, the Department 
of Defense should forward deploy a larger share of 
its forces to the Indo-Pacific over the next five 
years. 
(b) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com-
mander of United States Indo-Pacific Command shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining the independent assessment of the Commander 
with respect to each of the following: 
(1) The number of bombers required to be con-
tinually present in the Indo-Pacific region, the num-
ber of bombers required outside Indo-Pacific region, 
and the number of tankers necessary to support 
bomber refueling sorties in order to execute the
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operational and contingency plans assigned to the 
Commander of Indo-Pacific Command. 
(2) The operational, deterrent, and strategic ef-
fect if the required number of bombers were not 
present in the Indo-Pacific region during a conflict 
scenario. 
(3) Any additional infrastructure required in 
Guam or other Indo-Pacific locations to support the 
operationally required level of continuous bomber 
presence, along with the associated cost. 
(4) The value of storing long range anti-ship 
missiles, joint air-to-surface standoff missile-ex-
tended range, and other long range strike weapons 
in Guam and other locations in the Indo-Pacific. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific 
Command shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report that includes the following information: 
(1) The number of freedom of navigation oper-
ations conducted in the Indo-Pacific each year since 
2013. 
(2) The number of bombers continuously 
present in the Indo-Pacific each year since 2013.
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(3) The number of ships, bombers, fighters, 
Marines, and brigade combat teams deployed to the 
Indo-Pacific region during the eight-year period pre-
ceding the year in which the report is submitted. 
(4) The number of ships, bombers, fighters, 
Marines, and brigade combat teams deployed to the 
Indo-Pacific region but tasked to other combatant 
commands, including the number of days each such 
tasking lasted, during the eight-year period pre-
ceding the year in which the report is submitted. 
SEC. 1051. ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES MILITARY IN-
FRASTRUCTURE IN DIEGO GARCIA, BRITISH 
INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining the independent assessment of the Secretary with 
respect to each of the following: 
(1) The manner in which Diego Garcia, British 
Indian Ocean Territory, could contribute to the exe-
cution of the operational and contingency plans of 
the Department of Defense, as well as the peacetime 
forward posture of the Department.
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(2) The operational benefits of hardening facili-
ties on Diego Garcia, including the installation of an 
Integrated Air and Missile Defense system. 
(3) The operational benefits of storing muni-
tions on Diego Garcia. 
(4) Potential tradeoffs and costs associated 
with hardening facilities or prepositioning munitions 
on Diego Garcia. 
(5) Any additional infrastructure required in 
Diego Garcia to better support the requirements of 
the combatant commands. 
(6) The potential to collaborate with the gov-
ernments of allies of the United States to invest in 
the military infrastructure on Diego Garcia. 
SEC. 1052. REPORT ON 2019 WORLD MILITARY GAMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report on the par-
ticipation of the United States in the 2019 World Military 
Games. Such report shall include a detailed description of 
each of the following: 
(1) The number of United States athletes and 
staff who attended the 2019 World Military Games 
and became ill with COVID–19-like symptoms dur-
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ing or shortly upon their return to the United 
States. 
(2) The results of any blood testing conducted 
on athletes and staff returning from the 2019 World 
Military Games, including whether those blood sam-
ples were subsequently tested for COVID–19. 
(3) The number of home station Department of 
Defense facilities of the athletes and staff who par-
ticipated in the 2019 World Military Games that ex-
perienced outbreaks of illnesses consistent with 
COVID–19 symptoms upon the return of members 
of the Armed Forces from Wuhan, China. 
(4) The number of Department of Defense fa-
cilities visited by team members after returning from 
Wuhan, China, that experienced COVID–19 out-
breaks during the first quarter of 2020, including in 
relation to the share of other Department of Defense 
facilities that experienced COVID–19 outbreaks 
through March 31, 2020. 
(5) Whether the Department tested members of 
the Armed Forces who traveled to Wuhan, China, 
for the World Military Games for COVID–19 anti-
bodies, and what portion, if any, of those results 
were positive, and when suchtesting was conducted.
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(6) Whether there are, or have been, any inves-
tigations, including under the auspices of an Inspec-
tor General, across the Department of Defense or 
the military departments into possible connections 
between United States athletes who traveled to 
Wuhan, China, and the outbreak of COVID–19. 
(7) Whether the Department has engaged with 
the militaries of allied or partner countries about ill-
nesses surrounding the 2019 World Military Games, 
and if so, how many participating militaries have in-
dicated to the Department that their athletes or 
staff may have contracted COVID–19-like symptoms 
during or immediately after the Games. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 
this section shall submitted in unclassified form and made 
publicly available on an internet website in a searchable 
format, but may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 1053. REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS REGARDING OVER-
SIGHT OF AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) REPORTS.—Not later than December 31, 2021, 
and annually thereafter until December 31, 2026, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on Afghanistan. Such re-
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port shall address, with respect to Afghanistan, the fol-
lowing matters: 
(1) A current assessment of over the horizon 
capabilities of the United States. 
(2) Concept of force with respect to the over 
the horizon force of the United States. 
(3) The size of such over the horizon force. 
(4) The location of such over the horizon force, 
to include the current locations of the forces and any 
plans to adjust such locations. 
(5) The chain of command for such over the ho-
rizon force. 
(6) The launch criteria for such over the hori-
zon force. 
(7) Any plans to expand or adjust such over the 
horizon force capabilities in the future, to account 
for evolving terrorist threats in Afghanistan. 
(8) An assessment of the terrorist threat in Af-
ghanistan. 
(9) An assessment of the quantity and types of 
U.S. military equipment remaining in Afghanistan, 
including an indication of whether the Secretary 
plans to leave, recover, or destroy such equipment.
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(10) Contingency plans for the retrieval or hos-
tage rescue of United States citizens located in Af-
ghanistan. 
(11) Contingency plans related to the continued 
evacuation of Afghans who hold special immigrant 
visa status under section 602 of the Afghan Allies 
Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) or who 
have filed a petition for such status, following the 
withdraw of the United States Armed Forces from 
Afghanistan. 
(12) A concept of logistics support to support 
the over the horizon force of the United States, in-
cluding all basing and transportation plans. 
(13) An assessment of changes in the ability of 
al-Qaeda and ISIS-K to conduct operations outside 
of Afghanistan against the United States and U.S. 
allies. 
(14) An intelligence collection posture of over 
the horizon intelligence assets, including with respect 
to ground and air assets, and the effect of such as-
sets on current operations. 
(15) An intelligence collection posture on the 
Taliban defense and security forces.
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(16) An intelligence collection posture on the 
terrorism capabilities of the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and 
ISIS-K. 
(17) The status of any military cooperation be-
tween the Taliban and China, Russia, or Iran. 
(18) Any other matters the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than December 31, 2021, 
and on bi-annual basis thereafter until December 31, 
2026, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the appro-
priate congressional committees a briefing on the matters 
specified in subsection (a). 
(c) FORM.—The reports and briefings under this sec-
tion may be submitted in either unclassified or classified 
form, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
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SEC. 1054. REPORT AND BRIEFING ON UNITED STATES 
EQUIPMENT, PROPERTY, AND CLASSIFIED 
MATERIAL THAT WAS DESTROYED, SURREN-
DERED, AND ABANDONED IN THE WITH-
DRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military 
departments and the Commander of United States Central 
Command, shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report regarding the covered United States 
equipment, property, classified material, and money in 
cash that was destroyed, surrendered, or abandoned in Af-
ghanistan during the covered period. Such report shall in-
clude each of the following: 
(1) A determination of the value of the covered 
United States equipment, property, and classified 
material that was destroyed, surrendered, or aban-
doned, disaggregated by military department and 
itemized to the most specific feasible level. 
(2) An itemized list of destroyed, surrendered, 
or abandoned aircraft, aircraft parts and supply, 
and aircraft maintenance items, including aircraft, 
aircraft parts and supply, and aircraft maintenance 
items formerly possessed by the Afghan Air Force or 
the former government of Afghanistan.
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(3) An itemized list of destroyed, surrendered, 
or abandoned fuel and fuel dispensing equipment, 
disaggregated by military department. 
(4) An itemized list of destroyed, surrendered, 
or abandoned weapons, weapon systems, components 
of weapons or weapon systems, ammunition, explo-
sives, missiles, ordnance, bombs, mines, or projec-
tiles, disaggregated by military department. 
(5) For each item on a list referred to in para-
graphs (2) through (4), an explanation of the legal 
authority relied upon to destroy, surrender, or aban-
don that specific item. 
(6) An evaluation of the capabilities of the 
Taliban post-withdrawal as a result of their seizure 
of surrendered or abandoned covered United States 
equipment, property, and classified material, includ-
ing an evaluation of the capabilities of the Taliban 
post-withdrawal to monetize through the transfer of 
abandoned covered Unites States equipment, prop-
erty, and classified material to adversaries of the 
United States. 
(7) An assessment of the damage to the na-
tional security interests of the United States as a re-
sult of the destroyed, surrendered, or abandoned
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covered United States equipment, property, and 
classified material. 
(8) An assessment of the feasibility of disabling, 
destroying, or recapturing surrendered or abandoned 
covered United States equipment, property, or clas-
sified material. 
(9) Available imagery or photography depicting 
the Taliban possessing surrendered or abandoned 
covered United States equipment, property, or clas-
sified material. 
(b) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF REPORT.—The report 
required under subsection (a) shall include an executive 
summary of the report, which shall be unclassified and 
made publicly available. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 200 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the 
Commander of United States Central Command shall pro-
vide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on 
the report required by this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered United States equip-
ment, property, and classified material’’ means any 
of the following items formerly owned by the Gov-
ernment of the United States or provided by the
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United States to the former government or military 
of Afghanistan during the covered period: 
(A) Real property, including any lands, 
buildings, structures, utilities systems, improve-
ments, and appurtenances, thereto, including 
equipment attached to and made part of build-
ings and structures, but not movable equip-
ment. 
(B) Personal property, including property 
of any kind or any interest therein, except real 
property. 
(C) Equipment, including all nonexpend-
able items needed to outfit or equip an indi-
vidual or organization. 
(D) Classified information, in any form, in-
cluding official information that has been deter-
mined to require, in the interests of national se-
curity, protection against unauthorized disclo-
sure and which has been so designated. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered period’’ means the pe-
riod beginning on February 29, 2020, and ending on 
the date that is 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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SEC. 1055. REPORT ON DEFENSE UTILITY OF UNITED 
STATES TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit a to the congressional defense committees a 
report that includes— 
(1) a detailed description of the manner in 
which United States territories and possessions in 
the Pacific could contribute to the execution of the 
operational and contingency plans of the Depart-
ment of Defense, as well as the peacetime forward 
posture of the Department; 
(2) an assessment of the required resources as-
sociated with environmental restoration and military 
construction on United States territories and posses-
sions in the Pacific in order to facilitate the presence 
of United States military forces; 
(3) a description of the additional logistical re-
quirements or considerations associated with the re-
quirements of paragraph (2); and 
(4) any other matters the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Commander of the United 
States Indo-Pacific Command, considers appro-
priate.
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(b) FORM.—The report described in subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form that can be made 
available to the public, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1056. REPORT ON COAST GUARD EXPLOSIVE ORD-
NANCE DISPOSAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 15, 
2023, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
to Congress a report on the viability of establishing an 
explosive ordnance disposal program in the Coast Guard. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall contain, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) Organization of explosive ordnance disposal 
elements within the Coast Guard, with discussion on 
whether the Coast Guard explosive ordnance disposal 
capability belongs in the Maritime Safety and Secu-
rity Teams, the Maritime Security Response Team, 
a combination of the Maritime Safety and Security 
Teams and the Maritime Security Response Teams, 
or elsewhere in the Coast Guard. 
(2) A description of vehicles, that are Coast 
Guard airframe and vessel transportable, required 
for explosive ordnance disposal elements. 
(3) A description of dive craft, that are Coast 
Guard airframe and vessel transportable, required 
for explosive ordnance disposal elements.
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(4) Locations of Coast Guard stations that 
portable explosives storage magazines will be avail-
able for explosive ordnance disposal elements. 
(5) Identify Coast Guard stations that will have 
pre-positioned explosive ordnance disposal elements 
equipment. 
(6) An explanation of how the Coast Guard ex-
plosive ordnance disposal elements will support the 
Department of Homeland Security and Department 
of Justice, and the Department of Defense in war- 
time, on mission sets to counter improvised explosive 
device, counter unexploded ordnance, and combat 
weapons of destruction, including award of the Pres-
idential Service Badge and Certificate to explosive 
ordnance disposal-qualified Coast Guardsman for 
protection of the President of the United States, and 
how the Coast Guard explosive ordnance disposal 
elements will support national security special 
events. 
(7) A cost to benefit analysis of using the 
Army, Marine Corps, Navy, or Air Force Scuba 
Diver course prior to Coast Guardsman attending 
the Navy conducted explosive ordnance disposal 
course, and the required initial and annual 
sustainment training seats for the diver course, the
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explosive ordnance disposal course, and the para-
chutist course (through the Army, Marine, Navy, 
and Air Force). 
(8) An identification of the career progression 
of Coast Guardsman from Seaman Recruit to that 
of Command Master Chief Petty Officer, Chief War-
rant Officer 2 to that of Chief Warrant Officer 4, 
and Ensign to that of Rear Admiral. 
(9) An identification of initial and annual budg-
et justification estimates on a single program ele-
ment of the Coast Guard explosive ordnance disposal 
program for each of— 
(A) civilian and military pay with details 
on military pay, including special and incentive 
pays such as— 
(i) officer responsibility pay; 
(ii) officer SCUBA diving duty pay; 
(iii) officer demolition hazardous duty 
pay; 
(iv) enlisted SCUBA diving duty pay; 
(v) enlisted demolition hazardous duty 
pay; 
(vi) enlisted special duty assignment 
pay at level special duty-5;
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(vii) enlisted assignment incentive 
pays; 
(viii) enlistment and reenlistment bo-
nuses; 
(ix) officer and enlisted full civilian 
clothing allowances; 
(x) exception to policy allowing a third 
hazardous duty pay for explosive ordnance 
disposal-qualified officers and enlisted; and 
(xi) parachutist hazardous duty pay; 
(B) research, development, test, and eval-
uation; 
(C) procurement; 
(D) other transaction agreements; 
(E) operations and maintenance; 
(F) military construction; and 
(G) overseas contingency operations. 
SEC. 1057. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT WITH RESPECT TO 
THE ARCTIC REGION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 15, 
2022, the Commander of the United States Northern 
Command, in consultation and coordination with United 
States European Command and United States Indo-Pa-
cific Command, the military services, and defense agen-
cies, shall conduct an independent assessment with respect
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to the activities and resources required, for fiscal years 
2023 through 2027, to achieve the following objectives: 
(1) The implementation of the National De-
fense Strategy and military service-specific strategies 
with respect to the Arctic region. 
(2) The maintenance or restoration of the com-
parative military advantage of the United States in 
response to great power competitors in the Arctic re-
gion. 
(3) The reduction of the risk of executing oper-
ation and contingency plans of the Department of 
Defense. 
(4) To maximize execution of Department oper-
ation and contingency plans, in the event deterrence 
fails. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of, and recommended changes 
to achieve, the required force structure and posture 
of assigned and allocated forces within the Arctic re-
gion for fiscal year 2027 necessary to achieve the 
objectives described in paragraph (1), which shall be 
informed by— 
(A) a review of United States military re-
quirements based on operation and contingency
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plans, capabilities of potential adversaries, as-
sessed gaps or shortfalls of the joint force with-
in the Arctic region, and scenarios that con-
sider— 
(i) potential contingencies that com-
mence in the Arctic region and contin-
gencies that commence in other regions but 
affect the Arctic region; 
(ii) use of near-, mid-, and far-time 
horizons to encompass the range of cir-
cumstances required to test new concepts 
and doctrine; and 
(iii) supporting analyses that focus on 
the number of regionally postured military 
units and the quality of capability of such 
units; 
(B) a review of current United States mili-
tary force posture and deployment plans within 
the Arctic region, especially of Arctic-based 
forces that provide support to, or receive sup-
port from, the United States Northern Com-
mand, the United States Indo-Pacific Com-
mand, or the United States European Com-
mand;
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(C) an analysis of potential future realign-
ments of United States forces in the region, in-
cluding options for strengthening United States 
presence, access, readiness, training, exercises, 
logistics, and pre-positioning; and 
(D) any other matter the Commander de-
termines to be appropriate. 
(2) A discussion of any factor that may influ-
ence the United States posture, supported by annual 
wargames and other forms of research and analysis. 
(3) An assessment of capabilities requirements 
to achieve such objectives. 
(4) An assessment of logistics requirements, in-
cluding personnel, equipment, supplies, storage, and 
maintenance needs to achieve such objectives. 
(5) An assessment and identification of re-
quired infrastructure and military construction in-
vestments to achieve such objectives. 
(6) An assessment and recommended changes 
to the leadership, organization, and management of 
Arctic policy, strategy, and operations among the 
combatant commands and military services. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 15, 
2022, the Commander of the United States North-
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ern Command, in consultation and coordination with 
United States European Command and United 
States Indo-Pacific Command, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the as-
sessment required by paragraph (1). 
(2) FORM.—The report required by subpara-
graph (A) may be submitted in classified form, but 
shall include an unclassified summary. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Not later than February 
15, 2022, the Commander of United States North-
ern Command shall make the report available to the 
Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Policy, the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller), the Director of Cost Assessment and 
Program Evaluation, the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, the Secretaries of the military de-
partments, and the chiefs of staff of each military 
service. 
SEC. 1058. ANNUAL REPORT AND BRIEFING ON GLOBAL 
FORCE MANAGEMENT ALLOCATION PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 31, 2022, 
and annually thereafter through 2024, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a classi-
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fied report and a classified briefing on the Global Force 
Management Allocation Plan and its implementation. 
(b) REPORT.—Each report required by subsection (a) 
shall include a summary describing the Global Force Man-
agement Allocation Plan being implemented as of October 
1 of the year in which the report is provided. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Each briefing required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A summary of the major modifications to 
global force allocation made during the preceding 
fiscal year that deviated from the Global Force Man-
agement Allocation Plan for that fiscal year as a re-
sult of a shift in strategic priorities, requests for 
forces, or other contingencies, and an explanation 
for such modifications. 
(2) A description of the major differences be-
tween the Global Force Management Allocation Plan 
for the current fiscal year and the Global Force 
Management Allocation Plan for the preceding fiscal 
year. 
(3) A description of any difference between the 
actual global allocation of forces, as of October 1 of 
the year in which the briefing is provided, and the 
forces stipulated in the Global Force Management 
Allocation Plan being implemented on that date.
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SEC. 1059. REPORT ON WORLD WAR I AND KOREAN WAR 
ERA SUPERFUND FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report on active Superfund fa-
cilities where a hazardous substance originated from De-
partment of Defense activities occurring between the be-
ginning of World War I and the end of the Korean War. 
Such report shall include a description of such Superfund 
facilities as well as any actions, planned actions, commu-
nication with communities, and cooperation with relevant 
agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, 
carried out or planned to be carried out by the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(b) SUPERFUND FACILITY.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Superfund facility’’ means a facility included on the Na-
tional Priorities List pursuant to section 105 of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605). 
SEC. 1060. BRIEFING ON ELECTRIC AUTONOMOUS SHUT-
TLES ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2022, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretaries of the military departments, shall provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a briefing on the current and
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future plans of the Department of Defense for fielding 
electric autonomous shuttles on military installations for 
the purpose of transporting personnel and equipment in 
a safe, cost-efficient, and sustainable manner. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing under subsection (a) 
shall include analysis of the following: 
(1) The effectiveness of current or past dem-
onstration projects of electric autonomous shuttles 
on military installations. 
(2) The impact that reliable, energy-efficient 
shuttles could have on quality of life, base operating 
costs, and traffic patterns. 
(3) How best to leverage existing commercially 
available shuttles to satisfy this function. 
(4) How and where the Department would best 
employ the shuttles to maximize fixed route or on- 
demand autonomous shuttle service for military in-
stallations serving the ‘‘first and last mile’’ transpor-
tation needs of personnel and logistical missions. 
(5) What type of data could be gathered from 
the shuttles to assist in the expansion of electric au-
tonomous vehicle use in other military contexts.
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SEC. 1061. UPDATED REVIEW AND ENHANCEMENT OF EX-
ISTING AUTHORITIES FOR USING AIR FORCE 
AND AIR NATIONAL GUARD MODULAR AIR-
BORNE FIRE-FIGHTING SYSTEMS AND OTHER 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ASSETS TO FIGHT 
WILDFIRES. 
Section 1058 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 31 U.S.C. 
1535 note) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(g) UPDATED REVIEW AND ENHANCEMENT.—(1) 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022, the Director shall submit to Congress a report— 
‘‘(A) containing the results of a second review 
conducted under subsection (a) and a second deter-
mination made under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) based on such second determination, de-
scribing the new modifications proposed to be made 
to existing authorities under subsection (c) or (d), 
including whether there is a need for legislative 
changes to further improve the procedures for using 
Department of Defense assets to fight wildfires. 
‘‘(2) The new modifications described in paragraph 
(1)(B) shall not take effect until the end of the 30-day
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period beginning on the date on which the report is sub-
mitted to Congress under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 1062. ANNUAL REPORT ON USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA BY 
FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director of National In-
telligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State and 
the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees an annual report on— 
(1) the use of online social media platforms by 
entities designated as foreign terrorist organizations 
by the Department of State for recruitment, fund-
raising, and the dissemination of information; and 
(2) the threat posed to the national security of 
the United States by the online radicalization of ter-
rorists and violent extremists. 
(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the appropriate congressional committees 
are— 
(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.
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SEC. 1063. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXCESS 
PERSONAL PROPERTY PROGRAM. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Logistics 
Agency shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the results of a study conducted by the 
Director on the excess personal property program under 
section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, and the ad-
ministration of such program by the Law Enforcement 
Support Office. Such study shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the degree to which personal 
property transferred under such program has been 
distributed equitably between larger, well-resourced 
municipalities and units of government and smaller, 
less well-resourced municipalities and units of gov-
ernment; and 
(2) an identification of potential reforms to 
such program to ensure that such property is trans-
ferred in a manner that provides adequate oppor-
tunity for participation by smaller, less well- 
resourced municipalities and units of government.
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SEC. 1064. INTERAGENCY STRATEGY TO DISRUPT AND DIS-
MANTLE 
NARCOTICS 
PRODUCTION 
AND 
TRAFFICKING AND AFFILIATED NETWORKS 
LINKED TO THE REGIME OF BASHAR AL- 
ASSAD IN SYRIA. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the captagon trade linked to the regime of 
Bashar al-Assad in Syria is a transnational security 
threat; and 
(2) the United States should develop and imple-
ment an interagency strategy to deny, degrade, and 
dismantle Assad-linked narcotics production and 
trafficking networks. 
(b) REPORT AND STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, the Administrator of the Drug En-
forcement Administration, the Director of National Intel-
ligence, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agen-
cies shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report containing a strategy to disrupt and 
dismantle narcotics production and trafficking and affili-
ated networks linked to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in 
Syria. Such strategy shall include each of the following:
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(1) A strategy to target, disrupt and degrade 
networks that directly and indirectly support the 
narcotics ?infrastructure of the Assad regime, par-
ticularly through diplomatic and intelligence support 
to law enforcement investigations. 
(2) The use of sanctions authorities and associ-
ated actions to target individuals and entities di-
rectly or indirectly associated with the narcotics in-
frastructure of the Assad regime. 
(3) The use global diplomatic engagements as-
sociated with the economic pressure campaign 
against the Assad regime to target its narcotics in-
frastructure. 
(4) Leveraging multilateral institutions and co-
operation with international partners to disrupt the 
narcotics infrastructure of the Assad regime. 
(5) Mobilizing a public communications cam-
paign to increase awareness of the extent of the con-
nection of the Assad regime to illicit narcotics trade. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 
subsection (b) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, 
but may contain a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means—
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(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Finan-
cial Services, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1065. REPORT ON RECOVERY OPERATIONS OF 1952 C- 
119 FLYING BOXCAR, CALL NAME ‘‘GAMBLE 
CHALK 1’’. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that includes— 
(1) a status update on the recovery operations 
of the 1952 C-119 Flying boxcar, call name ‘‘Gam-
ble Chalk 1’’, crash at Mount Silverthrone, Alaska; 
(2) detailed plans for the recovery operation, 
the timeline for such operation, a description of any 
past recovery operations, and the rationale for any 
canceled or delayed operations; and 
(3) a summary of other Air Force operational 
losses that occurred in Alaska in 1952 and have yet 
to be recovered.
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SEC. 1065A. COST ANALYSIS REPORT ON CHANGES TO MILI-
TARY PRIORITIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate a report on— 
(1) the estimated cost savings as a result of a 
full drawdown of United States personnel and con-
tractors from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria com-
pared with actual costs for such personnel and con-
tractors in fiscal year 2021; and 
(2) the estimated cost of redirecting United 
States personnel and materials, including increased 
budget authority for ships, aircraft, nuclear weap-
ons, major personnel, and operational costs, to effec-
tively engage in great power competition with Russia 
and China to effectively curb and deter Russia and 
China militarily in their respective regions. 
SEC. 1065B. REPORT ON TALIBAN’S ILLEGAL DRUG TRADE. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State and Secretary of Homeland 
Security, shall submit to Congress a report that in-
cludes—
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(1) a plan to combat the Taliban’s illegal drug 
trade; 
(2) a description of the risk to the United 
States of drugs emanating from such drug trade, in-
cluding risks posed by the profits of such drugs; and 
(3) a description of any actions taken to inter-
dict and prevent such drugs from reaching the 
United States. 
SEC. 1065C. REPORT ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDING FOR 
COUNTER-NARCOTICS MISSIONS IN CENTRAL 
ASIA. 
Not later than March 1, 2022, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
on the use of funding made available pursuant to section 
333 of title 10, United States Code, for counter-narcotics 
missions in Central Asia. The report shall include— 
(1) the amount of funding made available pur-
suant to section 333 of title 10, United States Code, 
that has been used for counter-narcotics missions in 
Central Asia, specifically to counter illicit trafficking 
operations emanating from Afghanistan and Central 
Asia, during the five-year period preceding the date 
of the enactment of this Act;
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(2) the amount of funding made available pur-
suant to other sources, including section 284 of title 
10, United States Code, that has been used to 
counter illicit trafficking operations emanating from 
Afghanistan and Central Asia during the five-year 
period preceding the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
(3) an assessment of whether funding made 
available pursuant to section 333 of title 10, United 
States Code, can be used to maintain, repair, and 
upgrade equipment previously supplied by the 
United States to foreign law enforcement agencies 
for counter-narcotics purposes on borders and at 
international ports. 
SEC. 1065D. REPORT ON STATUS OF CERTAIN AIRCRAFT 
AND EQUIPMENT MOVED FROM AFGHANI-
STAN 
TO 
UZBEKISTAN, 
TAJIKISTAN, 
OR 
OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report con-
taining a full account of any aircraft or equipment of the 
United States Armed Forces or the Afghan National De-
fense and Security Forces that has been transported from
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Afghanistan to foreign countries outside of Afghanistan, 
including Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, following the with-
drawal of the United States Armed Forces from Afghani-
stan on August 31, 2021. Such report should include a 
description of the following: 
(1) The quantity and types of any such aircraft 
or equipment. 
(2) The condition of any such aircraft or equip-
ment. 
(3) All efforts to secure such aircraft or equip-
ment during any periods in which the aircraft or 
equipment was out of the custody of the United 
States Armed Forces or the Afghan National De-
fense and Security Forces. 
(4) All efforts to recover, secure, and return to 
the United States (as applicable) any such aircraft 
or equipment. 
(5) The identity of any entity that has had ac-
cess to such aircraft or equipment during or fol-
lowing the transport from Afghanistan. 
(6) Any security risks posed by the improper 
securing of such aircraft or equipment. 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means—
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(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. 1065E. STUDY AND REPORT ON RISKS POSED TO DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE 
AND READINESS BY WILDFIRE. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, and the Chief of the United States Forest 
Service, shall conduct a study of the risks posed to De-
partment of Defense infrastructure and readiness by wild-
fire, including interrupted training schedules, deployment 
of personnel and assets for fire suppression, damage to 
training areas, and environmental hazards such as unsafe 
air quality. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, and the Chief of the United States 
Forest Service, shall submit to Congress a report on the 
findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).
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SEC. 1065F. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY SUM-
MARIES OF REPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 122a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) QUARTERLY SUMMARIES.—For each calendar 
quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall make publicly 
available on an appropriate internet website a summary 
of all reports submitted to Congress by the Department 
of Defense for that quarter that are required to be sub-
mitted by statute. Each such summary shall include, for 
each report covered by the summary, the title of report, 
the date of delivery, and the section of law under which 
such report is required.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (c) of section 122a 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a), shall apply with respect to a calendar quarter that 
begins after the date that is 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1065G. REPORT ON FUNDS AUTHORIZED TO BE AP-
PROPRIATED FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 
OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report on the obligation and 
expenditure of funds that were authorized to be appro-
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priated for overseas contingency operations for fiscal year 
2010 and fiscal year 2019. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 1065H. AIR FORCE STRATEGY FOR ACQUISITION OF 
COMBAT RESCUE AIRCRAFT AND EQUIP-
MENT. 
The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a strategy for the De-
partment of Air Force for the acquisition of combat rescue 
aircraft and equipment that aligns with the stated capa-
bility and capacity requirements of the Air Force to meet 
the national defense strategy (required under section 
113(g) of title 10, United States Code) and Arctic Strat-
egy of the Department of the Air Force. 
Subtitle F—District of Columbia 
National Guard Home Rule 
SEC. 1066. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘District of Colum-
bia National Guard Home Rule Act’’. 
SEC. 1067. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL GUARD AUTHORITIES 
TO MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) MAYOR AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.—Section 6 of 
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the organization
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of the militia of the District of Columbia, and for other 
purposes’’, approved March 1, 1889 (sec. 49–409, D.C. 
Official Code), is amended by striking ‘‘President of the 
United States’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of 
Columbia’’. 
(b) RESERVE CORPS.—Section 72 of such Act (sec. 
49–407, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 
‘‘President of the United States’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(c) APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.— 
(1) Section 7(a) of such Act (sec. 49–301(a), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘President of the United 
States’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Co-
lumbia’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘President.’’ and inserting 
‘‘Mayor.’’. 
(2) Section 9 of such Act (sec. 49–304, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘President’’ and inserting 
‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(3) Section 13 of such Act (sec. 49–305, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘President of the United 
States’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Colum-
bia’’.
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(4) Section 19 of such Act (sec. 49–311, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to the Sec-
retary of the Army’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘which board’’ and inserting ‘‘to a board of exam-
ination appointed by the Commanding General, 
which’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Sec-
retary of the Army’’ and all that follows through the 
period and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia, together with any recommendations of the 
Commanding General.’’. 
(5) Section 20 of such Act (sec. 49–312, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘President of the United 
States’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Mayor 
of the District of Columbia’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the President may retire’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Mayor may retire’’. 
(d) CALL FOR DUTY.—(1) Section 45 of such Act 
(sec. 49–103, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 
‘‘, or for the United States Marshal’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘shall thereupon order’’ and inserting ‘‘to order’’.
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(2) Section 46 of such Act (sec. 49–104, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘the President’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(e) GENERAL COURTS MARTIAL.—Section 51 of such 
Act (sec. 49–503, D.C. Official Code) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘the President of the United States’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
SEC. 1068. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, 
UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) FAILURE TO SATISFACTORILY PERFORM PRE-
SCRIBED TRAINING.—Section 10148(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the commanding 
general of the District of Columbia National Guard’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(b) APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF OF NATIONAL GUARD 
BUREAU.—Section 10502(a)(1) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘the commanding general of the District of 
Columbia National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of 
the District of Columbia’’. 
(c) VICE CHIEF OF NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.— 
Section 10505(a)(1)(A) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘the commanding general of the District of Columbia 
National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District 
of Columbia’’.
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(d) OTHER SENIOR NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU OF-
FICERS.—Section 10506(a)(1) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘the commanding general of the District of Co-
lumbia National Guard’’ both places it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(e) CONSENT FOR ACTIVE DUTY OR RELOCATION.— 
(1) Section 12301 of such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘commanding 
general of the District of Columbia National Guard’’ 
in the second sentence and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the 
District of Columbia’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, or, in the 
case of the District of Columbia National Guard, the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia.’’. 
(2) Section 12406 of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘the commanding general of the National Guard of the 
District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia’’. 
(f) CONSENT FOR RELOCATION OF UNITS.—Section 
18238 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the National Guard of the District of 
Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Co-
lumbia’’.
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SEC. 1069. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 32, 
UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) MAINTENANCE
OF OTHER TROOPS.—Section 
109(c) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘(or commanding general in the case of the Dis-
trict of Columbia)’’. 
(b) DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES.—Section 112(h)(2) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Commanding General of the National Guard 
of the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of 
the District of Columbia’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 113 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) INCLUSION
OF DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA.—In 
this section, the term ‘State’ includes the District of Co-
lumbia.’’. 
(d) APPOINTMENT OF ADJUTANT GENERAL.—Sec-
tion 314 of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘the commanding general of the District of 
Columbia National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia,’’.
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(e) RELIEF FROM NATIONAL GUARD DUTY.—Sec-
tion 325(a)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘commanding general of the District of Columbia Na-
tional Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District 
of Columbia’’. 
(f) AUTHORITY TO ORDER TO PERFORM ACTIVE 
GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 328 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia Na-
tional Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of 
such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 328. Active Guard and Reserve duty: authority of 
chief executive’’. 
(B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 3 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 328 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘328. Active Guard and Reserve duty: authority of chief executive.’’. 
(g) PERSONNEL MATTERS.—Section 505 of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘commanding general of the Na-
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tional Guard of the District of Columbia’’ in the first sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(h) NATIONAL GUARD CHALLENGE PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 509 of such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia Na-
tional Guard, under which the Governor or the com-
manding general’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia, under which the Governor or 
the Mayor’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia Na-
tional Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’; 
(3) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia Na-
tional Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’; and 
(4) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia Na-
tional Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’. 
(i) ISSUANCE OF SUPPLIES.—Section 702(a) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘commanding general of the
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National Guard of the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(j) APPOINTMENT
OF FISCAL OFFICER.—Section 
708(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘commanding 
general of the National Guard of the District of Colum-
bia’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
SEC. 1070. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO THE DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA HOME RULE ACT. 
Section 602(b) of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act (sec. 1–206.02(b), D.C. Official Code) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘the National Guard of the District of Co-
lumbia,’’. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 1071. TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLERICAL 
AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) The table of chapters at the beginning of 
part I of subtitle A is amended by striking the item 
relating to the second section 19 (relating to cyber 
matters). 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 2 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 118 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘118. Materiel readiness metrics and objectives for major weapon systems.’’.
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(3) The second section 118a, as added by sec-
tion 341 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116–283), is redesignated as sec-
tion 118b, and the table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 2 of such title is conformed accordingly. 
(4) Section 138(b)(2)(A)(i) is amended by 
striking the semicolon. 
(5) Section 196(d) is amended by striking ‘‘,,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘,’’. 
(6) Section 231a(e)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘include the following,’’ and inserting ‘‘include’’. 
(7) Section 240b(b)(1)(B)(xiii) is amended by 
striking ‘‘An’’ and inserting ‘‘A’’. 
(8) Section 240g(a)(3) is amended by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘;’’. 
(9) Section 393(b)(2)(D) is amended by insert-
ing a period at the end. 
(10) Section 483(f)(3) is amended by inserting 
‘‘this’’ before ‘‘title’’. 
(11) Section 651(a) is amended by inserting a 
comma after ‘‘3806(d)(1))’’. 
(12) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 39 is amended by adding a period at the end 
of the item relating to section 691.
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(13) Section 823(a)(2) (article 23(a)(2) of the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended by in-
serting a comma after ‘‘Army’’. 
(14) Section 856(b) (article 56(b) of the Uni-
form Code of Military Justice) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘subsection (d) of section 853a’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (c) of section 853a’’. 
(15) Section 1044e(g) is amended by striking 
‘‘number of Special Victims’ Counsel’’ and inserting 
‘‘number of Special Victims’ Counsels’’. 
(16) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 54 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 1065 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘1065. Use of commissary stores and MWR facilities: certain veterans, care-
givers for veterans, and Foreign Service officers.’’. 
(17) Section 1463(a)(4) is amended by striking 
‘‘that that’’ and inserting ‘‘that’’. 
(18) Section 1465(b)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘the the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’. 
(19) Section 1466(a) is amended, in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Coast guard’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Coast Guard’’. 
(20) Section 1554a(g)(2) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘..’’ and inserting ‘‘.’’. 
(21) Section 1599h is amended—
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(A) in subsection (a), by redesignating the 
second paragraph (7) and paragraph (8) as 
paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by redesignating 
the second subparagraph (G) and subparagraph 
(H) as subparagraphs (H) and (I), respectively. 
(22) Section 1705(a) is amended by striking ‘‘a 
fund’’ and inserting ‘‘an account’’. 
(23) Section 1722a(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘,,’’ and inserting ‘‘,’’. 
(24) Section 1788a(e) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘section 
167(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 167(j)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘covered 
personnel’’ and inserting ‘‘covered individuals’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (5), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ ‘covered 
personnel’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘covered individ-
uals’ ’’. 
(25) The table of chapters at the beginning of 
Part III of subtitle A is amended, in the item relat-
ing to chapter 113, by striking the period after 
‘‘2200g’’.
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(26) Section 2107(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘or Space Force’’. 
(27) Section 2279b(b) is amended by redesig-
nating the second paragraph (11) as paragraph 
(12). 
(28) Section 2321(f) is amended by striking 
‘‘the item’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘the 
commercial product’’. 
(29) The second section 2350m (relating to 
Execution of projects under the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization Security Investment Program), 
as added by section 2503 of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is redesig-
nated as section 2350q and the table of sections at 
the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 138 is 
conformed accordingly. 
(30) Section 2534(a) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘prin-
ciple’’ and inserting ‘‘principal’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (j)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (k)’’. 
(31) Section 2891a(e)(1) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘the any’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’.
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(32) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 871 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 8749 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘8749. Civil service mariners of Military Sealift Command: release of drug and 
alcohol test results to Coast Guard.’’. 
(33) The second section 9084, as added by sec-
tion 1601 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116–283), is transferred to ap-
pear after section 9085 and redesignated as section 
9086, and the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 908 of such title is conformed accordingly. 
(34) Section 9132 (relating to Regular Air 
Force and Regular Space Force: reenlistment after 
service as an officer) is redesignated as section 
9138. 
(35) The section heading for section 9401 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 9401. Members of Air Force and Space Force: de-
tail as students, observers, and investiga-
tors at educational institutions, indus-
trial plants, and hospitals’’. 
(36) The section heading for section 9402 is 
amended to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 9402. Enlisted members of Air Force or Space 
Force: schools’’. 
(37) Section 9840 is amended in the second 
sentence by striking ‘‘He’’ and inserting ‘‘The offi-
cer’’. 
(b) NDAA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021.—Effective as of 
January 1, 2021, and as if included therein as enacted, 
section 1 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public 
Law 116–283) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘This Act’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in this or any 
other Act to the ‘National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021’ shall be deemed to be a reference to 
the ‘William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021’.’’. 
(c) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
AMENDMENTS 
MADE BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amend-
ments made by provisions of this Act other than this sec-
tion, the amendments made by this section shall be treated 
as having been enacted immediately before any such 
amendments by other provisions of this Act.
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SEC. 1072. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INDO- 
PACIFIC SECURITY AFFAIRS. 
Section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(8) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs. 
The principal duties of the Assistant Secretary shall be 
to— 
‘‘(A) act as principal advisor to the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Policy and the Secretary of 
Defense on international security strategy and policy 
on issues of interest to the Department of Defense 
that relate to the nations and international organiza-
tions of China, East Asia, South and Southeast 
Asia, including governments and defense establish-
ments; and 
‘‘(B) provide oversight of security cooperation 
programs, including foreign military sales, in the 
Indo-Pacific region.’’. 
SEC. 1073. IMPROVEMENT OF TRANSPARENCY AND CON-
GRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF CIVIL RESERVE 
AIR FLEET. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—
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(1) SECRETARY.—Paragraph (10) of section 
9511 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary 
of Defense.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 961 
of title 10, United States Code, as amended by para-
graphs (1) and (2), is further amended— 
(A) in section 9511a by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Defense’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(B) in section 9512(e), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; 
and 
(C) in section 9515, by striking ‘‘Secretary 
of Defense’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Secretary’’. 
(b) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
CIVIL
RESERVE
AIR 
FLEET.—Section 9516 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘When the 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (e), 
when the Secretary’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and
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(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report that— 
‘‘(1) identifies each contract for airlift services 
awarded in the preceding fiscal year to a provider 
that does not meet the requirements set forth in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1); and 
‘‘(2) for each such contract— 
‘‘(A) specifies the dollar value of the 
award; and 
‘‘(B) provides a detailed explanation of the 
reasons for the award.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 961 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by subsections (a) 
and (b), is further amended— 
(A) by redesignating sections 9511a and 
9512 as sections 9512 and 9513, respectively; 
(B) in section 9511, by striking ‘‘section 
9512’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 9513’’; and
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(C) in section 9514, by redesignating sub-
section (g) as subsection (f). 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by striking the items relating to sections 9511a and 
9512 and inserting the following new items: 
‘‘9512. Civil Reserve Air Fleet contracts: payment rate. 
‘‘9513. Contracts for the inclusion or incorporation of defense features.’’. 
(d) CHARTER AIR TRANSPORTATION OF MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES OR CARGO.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2640 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by inserting 
‘‘or cargo’’ after ‘‘armed forces’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘or 
cargo’’ after ‘‘members of the armed forces’’; 
(C) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or 
cargo’’ after ‘‘members of the armed forces’’; 
(D) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘or 
cargo’’ after ‘‘members of the armed forces’’; 
(E) in subsection (e)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or cargo’’ after 
‘‘members of the armed forces’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or cargo’’ before the 
period at the end;
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(F) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘or 
cargo’’ after ‘‘members of the armed forces’’; 
and 
(G) in subsection (j)(1), by inserting 
‘‘ ‘cargo,’ ’’ after ‘‘ ‘air transportation’,’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 157 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 2640 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘2640. Charter air transportation of members of the armed forces or cargo.’’. 
SEC. 1074. ENHANCEMENTS TO NATIONAL MOBILIZATION 
EXERCISES. 
Section 10208 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary shall, beginning in the first fis-
cal year that begins after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection, and every 5 years thereafter, as part of 
the major mobilization exercise under subsection (a), in-
clude the processes of the Selective Service System in 
preparation for a draft, and submit to Congress a report 
on the results of this exercise. The report may be sub-
mitted in classified form. 
‘‘(2) The exercise under this subsection—
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‘‘(A) shall include a review of national mobiliza-
tion strategic and operational concepts; and 
‘‘(B) shall include a simulation of a mobiliza-
tion of all armed forces and reserve units, with plans 
and processes for incorporating Selective Service 
System inductees.’’. 
SEC. 1075. PROVIDING END-TO-END ELECTRONIC VOTING 
SERVICES FOR ABSENT UNIFORMED SERV-
ICES VOTERS IN LOCATIONS WITH LIMITED 
OR IMMATURE POSTAL SERVICE. 
(a) PLAN.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—In consultation with the 
Chief Information Officer of the Department of De-
fense, the Presidential designee under the Uni-
formed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act 
(52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.) shall develop a plan for 
providing end-to-end electronic voting services (in-
cluding services for registering to vote, requesting an 
electronic ballot, completing the ballot, and return-
ing the ballot) in participating States for absent uni-
formed services voters under such Act who are de-
ployed or mobilized to locations with limited or im-
mature postal service (as determined by the Presi-
dential designee).
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(2) SPECIFICATIONS.—The Presidential des-
ignee shall include in the plan developed under para-
graph (1)— 
(A) methods to ensure that voters have the 
opportunity to verify that their ballots are re-
ceived and tabulated correctly by the appro-
priate State and local election officials; 
(B) methods to generate a verifiable and 
auditable vote trail for the purposes of any re-
count or audit conducted with respect to an 
election; and 
(C) an assessment of whether commercially 
available technologies may be used to carry out 
any of the elements of the plan. 
(3) CONSULTATION
WITH
STATE
AND
LOCAL 
ELECTION
OFFICIALS.—The Presidential designee 
shall develop the plan under paragraph (1) in con-
sultation with appropriate State and local election 
officials to ensure that the plan may be implemented 
successfully in any State which agrees to participate 
in the plan. 
(4) USE OF CONTRACTORS.—To the extent the 
Presidential designee determines to be appropriate, 
the Presidential designee may include in the plan de-
veloped under paragraph (1) provisions for the use
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of contractors to carry out any of the elements of 
the plan. 
(5) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dential designee shall submit the plan developed 
under paragraph (1) to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—If the Presidential designee 
determines it feasible, the Presidential designee shall im-
plement the plan developed under subsection (a)— 
(1) for a trial group of voters in participating 
States for elections for Federal office held in 2024; 
and 
(2) for all such voters in participating States 
for elections for Federal office held in 2026 and any 
succeeding year. 
SEC. 1076. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR NATIONAL MOBILIZA-
TION; PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR NATIONAL MOBILIZA-
TION.—The Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior 
official within the Office of the Secretary of Defense as 
the Executive Agent for National Mobilization. The Exec-
utive Agent for National Mobilization shall be responsible 
for—
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(1) developing, managing, and coordinating pol-
icy and plans that address the full spectrum of mili-
tary mobilization readiness, including full mobiliza-
tion of personnel from volunteers to draftees in the 
event of a draft activation; 
(2) providing Congress and the Selective Serv-
ice System with updated requirements and timelines 
for obtaining draft inductees in the event of a na-
tional emergency requiring mass mobilization and 
activation of the draft; and 
(3) providing Congress with a plan, developed 
in coordination with the Selective Service System, to 
induct large numbers of volunteers who may respond 
to a national call for volunteers during an emer-
gency. 
(b) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to Congress a plan for obtaining 
draft inductees as part of a mobilization timeline for the 
Selective Service System. The plan shall include a descrip-
tion of resources, locations, and capabilities of the Armed 
Forces required to train, equip, and integrate drafted per-
sonnel into the total force, addressing scenarios that would 
include 300,000, 600,000, and 1,000,000 new volunteer
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and drafted personnel. The plan may be provided in classi-
fied form. 
SEC. 1077. UPDATE OF JOINT PUBLICATION 3-68: NON-
COMBATANT EVACUATION OPERATIONS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Noncombatant evacuation operations are 
conducted by the Department of Defense to assist in 
evacuating citizens and nationals of the United 
States, Defense Department civilian personnel, and 
designated host nation persons whose lives are in 
danger from locations in a foreign nation to an ap-
propriate safe haven when directed by the Depart-
ment of State. 
(2) Joint Publication 3-68: Noncombatant 
Evacuation Operations has not been validated since 
November 14, 2017. 
(b) UPDATE
OF
PUBLICATION.—Not later than 
March 1, 2022, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
shall update Joint Publication 3-68: Noncombatant Evac-
uation Operations. 
SEC. 1078. TREATMENT OF OPERATIONAL DATA FROM AF-
GHANISTAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that—
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(1) an immense amount of operational data and 
intelligence has been developed over the past two 
decades of war in Afghanistan; and 
(2) this information is valuable and must be ap-
propriately retained. 
(b) OPERATIONAL DATA.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
(1) archive and standardize operational data 
from Afghanistan across the myriad of defense infor-
mation systems; and 
(2) ensure the Afghanistan operational data is 
structured, searchable, and usable across the joint 
force. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 4, 2022, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security 
shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives on how the Depart-
ment of Defense has removed, retained, and assured long- 
term access to operational data from Afghanistan across 
each military department and command. Such briefing 
shall address— 
(1) the manner in which the Department of De-
fense is standardizing and archiving intelligence and 
operational data from Afghanistan across the myriad 
of defense information systems; and
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(2) the manner in which the Department is en-
suring access to Afghanistan operational data across 
the joint force. 
SEC. 1079. DEFENSE RESOURCE BUDGETING AND ALLOCA-
TION COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com-
mission, to be known as the ‘‘Defense Resource Budgeting 
and Allocation Commission’’. The purpose of the Commis-
sion is to develop a consensus on an effective and strategic 
approach to Department of Defense resource budgeting 
and allocation, including— 
(1) by conducting an examination of the plan-
ning, programming, budgeting, and execution meth-
odology of the Department; and 
(2) by considering potential alternatives to such 
methodology to maximize the ability of the Depart-
ment to equip itself in a timely manner to respond 
to current and emerging threats. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL..—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Commission shall be composed 
of the following members: 
(i) The Deputy Secretary of Defense.
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(ii) The Director of Cost Assessment 
and Program Evaluation for the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(iii) The Comptroller/Chief Financial 
Officer for the Department of Defense. 
(iv) The Deputy Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget. 
(v) Three members appointed by the 
majority leader of the Senate, in consulta-
tion with the Chairman of the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate, one of 
whom shall be a member of the Senate and 
two of whom shall not be. 
(vi) Two members appointed by the 
minority leader of the Senate, in consulta-
tion with the Ranking Member of the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate, 
one of whom shall be a member of the Sen-
ate and one of whom shall not be. 
(vii) Three members appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
in consultation with the Chairman of the 
Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives, one of whom
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shall be a member of the House of Rep-
resentatives and two of whom shall not be. 
(viii) Two members appointed by the 
minority leader of the House of Represent-
atives, in consultation with the ranking 
member of the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives, one 
of whom shall be a Member of the House 
of Representatives and one of whom shall 
not be. 
(B) EXPERTISE.—The members of the 
Commission who are not members of Congress 
and who are appointed under clauses (v) 
through (viii) of subparagraph (A) shall be indi-
viduals who are nationally recognized for exper-
tise, knowledge, or experience in— 
(i) planning, programming, budgeting, 
and execution methodology; 
(ii) budgeting methodologies and inno-
vation; or 
(iii) the implementation or oversight 
of Department of Defense budgeting. 
(C) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—An official 
who appoints members of the Commission may 
not appoint an individual as a member of the
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Commission if such individual possesses any 
personal or financial interest in the discharge of 
any of the duties of the Commission. 
(D) SECURITY
CLEARANCES.—All mem-
bers of the Commission described in subpara-
graph (A) shall possess an appropriate security 
clearance in accordance with applicable provi-
sions of law concerning the handling of classi-
fied information. 
(E) DIVERSITY
AND
INCLUSION.—Mem-
bers of the Commission appointed pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) shall be appointed in a man-
ner to ensure that, collectively, the members of 
the Commission— 
(i) have significant— 
(I) professional and academic ex-
perience in the planning, program-
ming, budgeting, and executions sys-
tem; 
(II) resource allocation and fi-
nancial management expertise from 
the private sector; and 
(III) appropriations oversight ex-
perience from the legislative branch of 
the Government; and
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(ii) represent the broadest possible di-
versity based on gender, race, ethnicity, 
disability status, veteran status, sexual ori-
entation, gender identity, national origin, 
and other demographic categories. 
(2) CO-CHAIRS.—The Commission shall have 
two co-chairs, selected from among the members of 
the Commission. One co-chair of the Commission 
shall be a member of the Democratic Party, and one 
co-chair shall be a member of the Republican Party. 
The individuals who serve as the co-chairs of the 
Commission shall be jointly agreed upon by the 
President, the majority leader of the Senate, the mi-
nority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, and the minority leader of 
the House of Representatives. 
(c) APPOINTMENT; INITIAL MEETING.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the Commis-
sion shall be appointed not later than 45 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) INITIAL MEETING.—The Commission shall 
hold its initial meeting on or before the date that is 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) MEETINGS; QUORUM; VACANCIES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—After its initial meeting, the 
Commission shall meet upon the call of the co-chairs 
of the Commission. 
(2) QUORUM.—Seven members of the Commis-
sion shall constitute a quorum for purposes of con-
ducting business, except that two members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum for purposes 
of receiving testimony. 
(3) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Commis-
sion shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in 
the same manner in which the original appointment 
was made. 
(4) QUORUM WITH VACANCIES.—If vacancies in 
the Commission occur on any day that is 45 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, a 
quorum shall consist of a majority of the members 
of the Commission as of such day. 
(e) ACTIONS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall act by 
resolution agreed to by a majority of the members 
of the Commission voting and present. 
(2) PANELS.—The Commission may establish 
panels composed of less than the full membership of 
the Commission for purposes of carrying out the du-
ties of the Commission under this title. The actions
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of any such panel shall be subject to the review and 
control of the Commission. Any findings and deter-
minations made by such a panel shall not be consid-
ered the findings and determinations of the Commis-
sion unless approved by the Commission. 
(3) DELEGATION.—Any member, agent, or staff 
of the Commission may, if authorized by the co- 
chairs of the Commission, take any action which the 
Commission is authorized to take pursuant to this 
title. 
(f) DUTIES.—The duties of the Commission are as 
follows: 
(1) To define the core objectives and priorities 
of the strategic approach referred to in subsection 
(a). 
(2) To weigh the costs and benefits of various 
strategic options for the Department of Defense to 
budget and allocate resources, including the plan-
ning, programming, budgeting, and execution meth-
odology in effect as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(3) To evaluate whether the strategic options 
described in paragraph (2) are exclusive or com-
plementary, the best means for executing such op-
tions, and how the Department of Defense should
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incorporate and implement such options within its 
budgeting methodology and strategy. 
(4) To review and make determinations on the 
difficult choices present within such options, includ-
ing how the Department can budget at the speed of 
relevance to address current and emerging threats 
while maintaining an appropriate degree of oversight 
from Congress. 
(5) To review adversarial budgeting methodolo-
gies and strategies to understand if and how adver-
saries are able to meet current and future threats 
more or less successfully than the United States. 
(6) To evaluate the effectiveness of the current 
resource budgeting and allocation methodology to 
meet current and emerging threats to the national 
security of the United States. 
(7) In weighing the options for defending the 
United States, to consider possible structures and 
authorities that need to be established, revised, or 
augmented within the Federal Government. 
(g) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) HEARINGS; SUBPOENAS.—The Com-
mission or, on the authorization of the Commis-
sion, any subcommittee or member thereof,
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may, for the purpose of carrying out the provi-
sions of this section— 
(i) hold such hearings and sit and act 
at such times and places, take such testi-
mony, receive such evidence, and admin-
ister such oaths; and 
(ii) require, by subpoena or otherwise, 
the attendance and testimony of such wit-
nesses and the production of such books, 
records, correspondence, memoranda, pa-
pers, and documents, as the Commission 
or such designated subcommittee or des-
ignated member considers necessary. 
(B) SERVICE OF SUBPOENAS.—Subpoenas 
may be issued under subparagraph (A)(ii) 
under the signature of the co-chairs of the 
Commission, and may be served by any person 
designated by such co-chairs. 
(C) FAILURE
OF
WITNESSES
TO
AP-
PEAR.—The provisions of sections 102 through 
104 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (2 U.S.C. 192-194) shall apply in the 
case of any failure of a witness to comply with 
any subpoena or to testify when summoned 
under authority of this section.
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(2) CONTRACTING.—The Commission may, to 
such extent and in such amounts as are provided in 
advance in appropriation Acts, enter into contracts 
to enable the Commission to discharge its duties 
under this title. 
(3) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
The Commission may secure directly from any exec-
utive department, agency, bureau, board, commis-
sion, office, independent establishment, or instru-
mentality of the Government information, sugges-
tions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes of 
this title. Each such department, agency, bureau, 
board, commission, office, establishment, or instru-
mentality shall, to the extent authorized by law, fur-
nish such information, suggestions, estimates, and 
statistics directly to the Commission, upon request 
of the co-chairs of the Commission. The Commission 
shall handle and protect all classified information 
provided to it under this paragraph in accordance 
with applicable statutes and regulations. 
(4) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(A) The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis, 
such administrative services, funds, staff, facili-
ties, and other support services as are necessary
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for the performance of the Commission’s duties 
under this title. 
(B) The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget may provide the Commission, 
on a nonreimbursable basis, with such adminis-
trative services, staff, and other support serv-
ices as the Commission may request. In addi-
tion to the assistance set forth in paragraphs 
(1) and (2), other departments and agencies of 
the United States may provide the Commission 
such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other 
support as such departments and agencies con-
sider advisable and as may be authorized by 
law. 
(C) The Commission shall receive the full 
and timely cooperation of any official, depart-
ment, or agency of the United States Govern-
ment whose assistance is necessary, as jointly 
determined by the co-chairs selected under sub-
section (b)(2), or the fulfillment of the duties of 
the Commission, including the provision of full 
and current briefings and analyses. 
(5) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may 
use the United States postal services in the same
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manner and under the same conditions as the de-
partments and agencies of the United States. 
(6) GIFTS.—No member or staff of the Com-
mission may receive a gift or benefit by reason of 
the service of such member or staff to the Commis-
sion. 
(h) STAFF OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Govern-
ment employee may be detailed to the Commis-
sion without reimbursement from the Commis-
sion, and such detailee shall retain the rights, 
status, and privileges of his or her regular em-
ployment without interruption. 
(B) SECURITY
CLEARANCE.—All staff of 
the Commission shall possess a security clear-
ance in accordance with applicable laws and 
regulations concerning the handling of classified 
information. 
(2) CONSULTANT SERVICES.—(A) The Commis-
sion may procure the services of experts and consult-
ants 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
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IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
such title. 
(B) All experts and consultants employed by 
the Commission shall possess a security clearance in 
accordance with applicable laws and regulations con-
cerning the handling of classified information. 
(i) COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.— 
(1) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), each member of the Com-
mission may be compensated at not to exceed 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic 
pay in effect for a position at level IV of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 
5, United States Code, for each day during 
which that member is engaged in the actual 
performance of the duties of the Commission 
under this title. 
(B) OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF UNITED 
STATES.—Members of the Commission who are 
officers or employees of the United States or 
Members of Congress shall receive no additional 
pay by reason of their service on the Commis-
sion.
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(2) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—While away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of services for the Commission, members 
of the Commission may be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the 
same manner as persons employed intermittently in 
the Government service are allowed expenses under 
section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 
(j) TREATMENT OF INFORMATION RELATING TO NA-
TIONAL SECURITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall assume responsibility for the handling and dis-
position of any information related to the national 
security of the United States that is received, con-
sidered, or used by the Commission under this title. 
Any information related to the national security of 
the United States that is provided to the Commis-
sion by the congressional armed services committees 
may not be further provided or released without the 
approval of the chairman of such committees. 
(2) ACCESS AFTER TERMINATION OF COMMIS-
SION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
after the termination of the Commission under sub-
section (k)(2), only the members and designated 
staff of the Committees on Armed Services of the
1108 
Senate and House of Representatives, the Secretary 
of Defense (and the designees of the Secretary), and 
such other officials of the executive branch as the 
President may designate shall have access to infor-
mation related to the national security of the United 
States that is received, considered, or used by the 
Commission. 
(k) FINAL REPORT; TERMINATION.— 
(1) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than September 
1, 2022, the Commission shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
of Representatives, the Secretary of Defense, and 
the Director of Office of Management and Budget a 
final report containing the findings of the Commis-
sion. 
(2) TERMINATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, and 
all the authorities of this section, shall termi-
nate at the end of the 120-day period beginning 
on the date on which the final report under 
paragraph (1) is submitted to the congressional 
armed services committees. 
(B) CONCLUSION
OF
ACTIVITIES.—The 
Commission may use the 120-day period re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) for the purposes
1109 
of concluding its activities, including providing 
testimony to Congress concerning the final re-
port referred to in that paragraph and dissemi-
nating the report. 
(l) ASSESSMENTS
OF FINAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 60 days after receipt of the final report under sub-
section (k)(1), the Secretary of Defense and the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget shall each sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Service of the Senate 
and House of Representatives an assessment by the Direc-
tor or the Secretary, as the case may be, of the final re-
port. Each such assessment shall include such comments 
on the findings and recommendations contained in the 
final report, as the Director or Secretary, as the case may 
be, considers appropriate. 
SEC. 1080. COMMISSION ON AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a 
commission to be known as the ‘‘Commission on Afghani-
stan’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
The purpose of the Commission is to examine the war in 
Afghanistan and make recommendations regarding lessons 
learned. 
(b) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 12 members appointed as follows:
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(A) Three members appointed by the chair 
of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
(B) Three members appointed by the rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(C) Three members appointed by the chair 
of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate. 
(D) Three members appointed by the rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate. 
(2) CHAIR; VICE CHAIR.— 
(A) CHAIR.—The chair of the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tive and the chair of the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate shall jointly designate 
one member of the Commission to serve as 
chair of the Commission. 
(B) VICE
CHAIR.—The ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representative and the ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate shall jointly designate
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one member of the Commission to serve as vice 
chair of the Commission. 
(3) PERIOD
OF
APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.— 
Members shall be appointed for the life of the Com-
mission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall be 
filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Commission shall examine 
the following periods of the war in Afghanistan; 
(A) Generally, the entirety of the war be-
ginning with Operation Enduring Freedom in 
2001 under the Bush administration. 
(B) The period beginning in 2009 under 
the Obama administration, when the United 
States deployed an increased number of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces to Afghanistan, and 
ending when such members of the Armed 
Forces were reduced in 2011. 
(C) The period beginning in August 2019 
and ending in February 2020, covering the ne-
gotiation and execution of the U.S. Govern-
ment-Taliban agreement during the Trump Ad-
ministration.
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(D) The period beginning in February 
2020 and ending in August 2021, with the com-
pletion of the withdrawal of the Armed Forces 
from Afghanistan under the Biden Administra-
tion. 
(E) The period from 1996 to 2001, during 
which the Taliban controlled the country, high-
lighting events or the absence of certain key 
events that enabled conditions on the ground in 
Afghanistan in 2001, including efforts to sup-
port the Northern Alliance and related resist-
ance groups, opportunities to eliminate terrorist 
leaders like Osama Bin Laden and others, and 
opportunities to address terror threats ema-
nating from Afghanistan prior to 2001. 
(2) ASSESSMENT
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive as-
sessment of the war in Afghanistan and make rec-
ommendations to inform future operations with tac-
tical and strategic lessons learned, including the im-
pact of troop increases and decreases and date-cer-
tain deadlines. 
(d) COOPERATION FROM GOVERNMENT.— 
(1) COOPERATION.—In carrying out its duties, 
the Commission shall receive the full and timely co-
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operation of the Secretary of Defense in providing 
the Commission with analysis, briefings, and other 
information necessary for the fulfillment of its re-
sponsibilities. 
(2) LIAISON.—The Secretary shall designate at 
least one officer or employee of the Department of 
Defense to serve as a liaison officer between the De-
partment and the Commission. 
(e) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may secure 
directly from any Federal department or agency in-
formation, including, consistent with the obligation 
to protect intelligence sources and methods, informa-
tion in the possession of the intelligence community, 
that is necessary to enable it to carry out its pur-
poses and functions under this section. Upon request 
of the chair of the Commission, the chair of any sub-
committee created by a majority of the Commission, 
or any member designated by a majority of the 
Commission, the head of such department or agency 
shall furnish such information to the Commission. 
(2) RECEIPT, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND DIS-
SEMINATION.—Information shall only be received, 
handled, stored, and disseminated by members of
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the Commission and its staff consistent with all ap-
plicable statutes, regulations, and Executive orders. 
(f) REPORT.— 
(1) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than August 31, 
2022, and consistent with the protection of intel-
ligence sources and methods, the Commission shall 
submit to the President, the Secretary of Defense, 
and the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the Commission’s findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations. The report shall address each of 
the following: 
(A) The findings of the Commission with 
respect to each of the periods referred to in 
subsection (c)(1). 
(B) Intelligence and information upon 
which the Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden ad-
ministrations made planning decisions. 
(C) The impact of the reduction in the 
number of members of the Armed Forces de-
ployed to Afghanistan in 2011. 
(D) The assessments made for the security 
conditions to create a viable peace agreement in 
2019. 
(E) The security conditions necessary to 
make such agreement a reality.
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(F) A detailed analysis of the security con-
ditions on the ground in Afghanistan during the 
entirety of the war in Afghanistan. 
(G) The circumstances under which the 
Biden Administration withdrew the Armed 
Forces from Afghanistan in 2021. 
(H) The lessons learned from 20 years in 
Afghanistan. 
(I) The lessons learned from 20 years of 
equipping and supporting the Afghan National 
Security Force. 
(J) The impact of civilian harm and 
human rights violations, including civilian cas-
ualties from airstrikes, arbitrary detention, 
extrajudicial killings, and the use of torture, on 
the security situation in Afghanistan, the ability 
to equip and train the Afghan National Secu-
rity Force, and popular perceptions of the Af-
ghan National Government and the Taliban, in-
cluding an examination of the extent to which 
such events contributed to the resurgence of the 
Taliban. 
(2) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than March 
3, 2022, the Commission shall provide to the appro-
priate congressional committees a briefing on the
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status of its review and assessment, and include a 
discussion of any interim recommendations. 
(3) FORM.—The report submitted to Congress 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may include a classified annex. 
(4) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate; and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
(f) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by to this Act for the Department of Defense, 
$5,000,000 is available to fund the activities of the Com-
mission. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
6 months after the date on which it submits the report 
required by subsection (e).
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SEC. 1081. TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT 
BALLOT TRANSMISSION FOR ABSENT UNI-
FORMED SERVICES AND OVERSEAS VOTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the individual designated 
as the Presidential designee under section 101(a) of the 
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 
U.S.C. 20301(a)) shall, subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, establish and administer a technology pilot 
program under section 589 of the Military and Overseas 
Voter Empowerment Act (52 U.S.C. 20311) to provide 
grants to State and local jurisdictions responsible for the 
administration of elections for Federal office for use as 
described in subsection (b) to administer the general elec-
tions for Federal office held in November 2022 and the 
general elections for Federal office held in November 
2024. 
(b) GRANT USES.—A State or local jurisdiction re-
sponsible for the administration of elections for Federal 
office may only use grant funds provided under the pro-
gram established under subsection (a) for the implementa-
tion of technologies that support the ability to vote of indi-
viduals entitled to vote in an election under the Uniformed 
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 
20301 et seq.), including technologies that—
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(1) improve the security of ballot transmission, 
including through the use of cloud-based and distrib-
uted ledger-based solutions, to enable ballot trans-
mission to meet existing Federal cybersecurity 
guidelines; and 
(2) allow grant recipients to measure and re-
port on data with respect to the use and effective-
ness of technologies tested under the program. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of general elections in a State in which 
a State or local jurisdiction responsible for the administra-
tion of Federal elections has received a grant under the 
program for that election, the grant recipient shall prepare 
and submit to the Presidential designee a report on the 
effectiveness of the technologies tested under the program 
and recommendations on the future use of such tech-
nologies. 
(d) RESTRICTION ON GRANTS TO STATE AND LOCAL 
JURISDICTIONS.—The Presidential designee may not pro-
vide grants to a local jurisdiction for an election specified 
in subsection (a) if the State entity responsible for the 
administration of elections for Federal office in such State 
has received a grant under the program for that election.
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SEC. 1082. RECOGNITION OF THE MEMORIAL, MEMORIAL 
GARDEN, AND K9 MEMORIAL OF THE NA-
TIONAL NAVY UDT-SEAL MUSEUM IN FORT 
PIERCE, FLORIDA, AS THE OFFICIAL NA-
TIONAL 
MEMORIAL, 
MEMORIAL 
GARDEN, 
AND K9 MEMORIAL, RESPECTIVELY, OF NAVY 
SEALS AND THEIR PREDECESSORS. 
The Memorial, Memorial Garden, and K9 Memorial 
of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum, located at 
3300 North Highway A1A, North Hutchinson Island, in 
Fort Pierce, Florida, are recognized as the official national 
memorial, memorial garden, and K9 memorial, respec-
tively, of Navy SEALs and their predecessors. 
SEC. 1083. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE LEGACY, CON-
TRIBUTIONS, AND SACRIFICES OF AMERICAN 
INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVES IN THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States celebrates Native Amer-
ican History Month each November to recognize and 
honor the history and achievements of Native Ameri-
cans. 
(2) American Indian and Alaska Natives serve 
in all branches of the Armed Forces, attend all serv-
ice academies, and defend our country with valiance, 
pride, and honor.
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(3) More than 30,000 active duty, reserve, and 
National Guard members of the Armed Forces iden-
tify as Native American. 
(4) American Indian and Alaska Natives have 
served and continue to serve in the highest propor-
tions to population than any other ethnic group. 
(5) American Indian and Alaska Natives have 
served in every war, from the Revolutionary War to 
current overseas conflicts. 
(6) Native American veterans are Congressional 
Medal of Honor, Congressional Gold and Silver Med-
als, Purple Heart, and Bronze Star Medal recipi-
ents. 
(7) American Indian and Alaska Native women 
serve in Armed Forces in higher proportions than 
any other ethnic group. 
(8) Native American Code Talkers and their 
languages proved an invaluable asset during World 
Wars I and II. 
(9) Ira Hayes, Akimel O’odham (Pima) helped 
to raise the American flag on Iwo Jima; 
(10) Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow, Apsa´alooke 
(Crow), served in WWII and became a war chief. 
(11) Numerous present and past military air-
craft, helicopters, and munitions programs bear the
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names of Native American tribes and tribal leaders 
to honor their legacy of martial prowess, including 
the Apache, Kiowa, Black Hawk, Lakota, Chinook, 
Huron, Iroquois, Comanche, Cayuse, Chickasaw, 
Ute, Gray Eagle, Mescalero, Tomahawk, and more. 
(12) Native American tribes commonly take 
part in ceremonies alongside military units to bless 
new aircraft and mark successful inception of new 
fleets. 
(13) More than 140,000 veterans across the 
United States identify as Native American. 
(14) Each November, the Department of De-
fense honors the unique and special relationship with 
tribal communities during Native American Heritage 
Month. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that Congress— 
(1) recognizes and honors the legacy and con-
tributions of American Indian and Alaska Natives 
and tribal communities to the military of the United 
States; and 
(2) commits to ensuring progress for American 
Indian and Alaska Native members of the Armed 
Forces and veterans with regard to representation in 
senior military leadership positions, improving access
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to culturally competent resources and services, and 
supporting families and tribal communities. 
SEC. 1084. NAME OF NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER CAMP 
LEJEUNE. 
Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune located on Ma-
rine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, shall 
after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and 
designated as the ‘‘Walter B. Jones Naval Medical Cen-
ter’’. Any reference to Naval Medical Center Camp 
Lejeune in any law, regulation, map, document, record, 
or other paper of the United States shall be considered 
to be a reference to the Walter B. Jones Naval Medical 
Center. 
SEC. 1085. 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. 1086. NAME OF AIR FORCE UTAH TEST AND TRAINING 
RANGE. 
The Air Force Utah Test and Training Range shall 
after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and 
designated as the ‘‘Bishop Utah Test and Training 
Range’’. Any reference to such test and training range in 
any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other
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paper of the United States shall be considered to be a ref-
erence to the Bishop Utah Test and Training Range. 
SEC. 1087. NAME OF AIR FORCE UTAH TEST AND TRAINING 
RANGE CONSOLIDATED MISSION CONTROL 
CENTER. 
The Air Force Utah Test and Training Range Con-
solidated Mission Control Center shall after the date of 
the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the 
‘‘Robert W. Bishop Utah Test and Training Range Com-
bined Mission Control Center’’. Any reference to such 
combined mission control center in any law, regulation, 
map, document, record, or other paper of the United 
States shall be considered to be a reference to the Robert 
W. Bishop Utah Test and Training Range Combined Mis-
sion Control Center. 
SEC. 1088. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CRISIS AT 
THE SOUTHWEST BORDER. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) There were 1,300,000 illegal crossings be-
tween January, 2021, and July, 2021, at the South-
west land border of the United States. 
(2) The 212,672 migrant encounters on the 
Southwest land border in July 2021 was a 21-year 
high.
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(3) Noncitizens with criminal convictions are 
routinely encountered at ports of entry and between 
ports of entry on the Southwest land border. 
(4) Some of the inadmissible individuals en-
countered on the southwest border are known or 
suspected terrorists. 
(5) 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; 
(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
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Southwest border introduces significant risk to the 
people of the United States. 
SEC. 1089. IMPROVEMENTS AND CLARIFICATIONS RELAT-
ING TO UNAUTHORIZED USE OF COMPUTERS 
OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
The Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as 
may be necessary to ensure that the electronic banner that 
appears on the screens of computers of the Department 
of Defense upon access of such computers (providing 
warnings related to access and use of U.S. Government 
computers) is updated to include language prohibiting 
users from using government email for an unauthorized 
purpose. 
SEC. 1090. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE SURFACE NAVY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The United States Surface Navy represents 
the millions of sailors and thousands of ships that 
sail on oceans around the world to ensure the safety 
and freedom of Americans and all people. 
(2) The Battleship IOWA is an iconic Surface 
Navy vessel that— 
(A) served as home to hundreds of thou-
sands of sailors from all 50 States; and
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(B) is recognized as a transformational 
feat of engineering and innovation. 
(3) In 2012, the Navy donated the Battleship 
IOWA to the Pacific Battleship Center, a nonprofit 
organization pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, after which the Center 
established the Battleship IOWA Museum at the 
Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. 
(4) The Battleship IOWA Museum is a mu-
seum and educational institution that— 
(A) has welcomed millions of visitors from 
across the United States and receives support 
from thousands of Americans throughout the 
United States to preserve the legacy of those 
who served on the Battleship IOWA and all 
Surface Navy ships; 
(B) is home to Los Angeles Fleet Week, 
which has the highest public engagement of any 
Fleet Week in the United States and raises 
awareness of the importance of the Navy to de-
fending the United States, maintaining safe sea 
lanes, and providing humanitarian assistance; 
(C) hosts numerous military activities, in-
cluding 
enlistments, 
re-enlistments, 
commissionings, promotions, and community
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service days, with participants from throughout 
the United States; 
(D) is a leader in museum engagement 
with innovative exhibits, diverse programming, 
and use of technology; 
(E) is an on-site training platform for Fed-
eral, State, and local law enforcement personnel 
to use for a variety of training exercises, includ-
ing urban search and rescue and maritime secu-
rity exercises; 
(F) is a partner with the Navy in carrying 
out Defense Support of Civil Authorities efforts 
by supporting training exercises and responses 
to crises, including the COVID–19 pandemic; 
(G) is a science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics education platform for thou-
sands of students each year; 
(H) is an instrumental partner in the eco-
nomic development efforts along the Los Ange-
les waterfront by attracting hundreds of thou-
sands of visitors annually and improving the 
quality of life for area residents; and 
(I) provides a safe place for— 
(i) veteran engagement and reintegra-
tion into the community through programs
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and activities that provide a sense of be-
longing to members of the Armed Forces 
and veterans; and 
(ii) proud Americans to come together 
in common purpose to highlight the impor-
tance of service to community for the fu-
ture of the United States. 
(5) In January 2019, the Pacific Battleship 
Center received a license for the rights of the Na-
tional Museum of the Surface Navy from the Navy 
for the purpose of building such museum aboard the 
Battleship IOWA at the Port of Los Angeles. 
(6) The National Museum of the Surface Navy 
will— 
(A) be the official museum to honor mil-
lions of Americans who have proudly served and 
continue to serve in the Surface Navy since the 
founding of the Navy on October 13, 1775; 
(B) be a community-based and future-ori-
ented museum that will raise awareness and 
educate the public on the important role of the 
Surface Navy in ensuring international rela-
tions, maintaining safe sea transit for free 
trade, preventing piracy, providing humani-
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tarian assistance, and enhancing the role of the 
United States throughout the world; 
(C) build on successes of the Battleship 
IOWA Museum by introducing new exhibits and 
programs with a focus on education, veterans, 
and community; 
(D) borrow and exhibit artifacts from the 
Navy and other museums and individuals 
throughout the United States; and 
(E) work with individuals from the Surface 
Navy community and the public to ensure that 
the story of the Surface Navy community is ac-
curately interpreted and represented. 
(b) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Battleship IOWA Mu-
seum, located in Los Angeles, California, and man-
aged by the Pacific Battleship Center, shall be des-
ignated as the ‘‘National Museum of the Surface 
Navy’’. 
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the National 
Museum of the Surface Navy shall be to— 
(A) provide and support— 
(i) a museum dedicated to the United 
States Surface Navy community; and
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(ii) a platform for education, commu-
nity, and veterans programs; 
(B) preserve, maintain, and interpret arti-
facts, documents, images, stories, and history 
collected by the museum; and 
(C) ensure that the American people un-
derstand the importance of the Surface Navy in 
the continued freedom, safety, and security of 
the United States. 
SEC. 1091. SENSE OF CONGRESS HONORING THE DOVER 
AIR FORCE BASE, DELAWARE, HOME TO THE 
436TH AIRLIFT WING, THE 512TH AIRLIFT 
WING, AND THE CHARLES C. CARSON CENTER 
FOR MORTUARY AFFAIRS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Dover Air Force Base is home to more 
than 4,000 active-duty military and civilian employ-
ees tasked with defending the United States of 
America. 
(2) The Dover Air Force Base supports the 
mission of the th Airlift Wing, known as ‘‘Eagle 
Wing’’ and the 512th Airlift Wing, known as ‘‘Lib-
erty Wing’’. 
(3) The ‘‘Eagle Wing’’ serves as a unit of the 
Eighteenth Air Force headquartered with the Air
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Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base in Illi-
nois. 
(4) The ‘‘Eagle Wing’’ flies hundreds of mis-
sions throughout the world, provides a quarter of the 
United States’ strategic airlift capability, and boasts 
a global reach to over 100 countries around the 
world. 
(5) The Dover Air Force Base hosts incredible 
aircrews and aircraft utilized by the United States 
Air Force, including the C–5M Super Galaxy and C– 
17A Globemaster III aircraft. 
(6) The recent Afghanistan airlift is testament 
to the dedication and readiness of the Dover Air 
Force Base aircrews and their aircraft. 
(7) The Dover Air Force Base operates the 
largest and busiest air freight terminal in the De-
partment of Defense, fulfilling an important role in 
our Nation’s military. 
(8) The Air Mobility Command Museum is lo-
cated on the Dover Air Force base and welcomes 
thousands of visitors each year to learn more about 
the United States Air Force. 
(9) The Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary 
Affairs fulfills our Nation’s sacred commitment of
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ensuring dignity, honor, and respect to the fallen 
and care service and support to their families. 
(10) The recent events in Afghanistan brought 
to the fore of public awareness the work of the serv-
ice members and staff of the Center for Mortuary 
Affairs. 
(11) While the recent tragedy that befell our 
heroes in Afghanistan was the most recent dignified 
transfer, it is important to not forget that the Cen-
ter for Mortuary Affairs has conducted over 8,150 
dignified transfers since September 11, 2001. 
(12) This sacred mission has been entrusted to 
Dover Air Force Base since 1955 and the Center is 
currently the only Department of Defense mortuary 
in the continental United States. 
(13) Service members who serve at the Center 
for Mortuary Affairs are often so moved by their 
work that they voluntarily elect to serve multiple 
tours because they feel called to serve our fallen he-
roes. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that the people of the United States should— 
(1) honor and express sincerest gratitude to the 
women and men of the Dover Air Force Base for 
their distinguished service;
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(2) acknowledge the incredible sacrifice and 
service of the families of active-duty members of the 
United States military; 
(3) keep in their thoughts and their prayers the 
women and men of the United States Armed Forces; 
and 
(4) recognize the incredibly unique and impor-
tant work of the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Oper-
ations and the role they play in honoring our fallen 
heroes. 
SEC. 1092. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE PORT 
CHICAGO 50. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the American people should recognize the 
role of racial bias in the prosecution and convictions 
of the Port Chicago 50 following the deadliest home 
front disaster in World War II; 
(2) the military records of each of the Port Chi-
cago 50 should reflect such exoneration of any and 
all charges brought against them in the aftermath of 
the explosion; and 
(3) the Secretary of the Navy should upgrade 
the general and summary discharges of each of the 
Port Chicago 50 sailors to honorable discharges.
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SEC. 1093. TRANSFER OF EXCESS AIRCRAFT TO OTHER DE-
PARTMENTS 
OF 
THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERN-
MENT. 
Section 1091 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 10 U.S.C. 
2576 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c); 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘up to 
seven’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REFUSAL.—A 
right of refusal afforded the Secretary of Agriculture 
or the Secretary of Homeland Security under para-
graph (1) with regards to an aircraft shall expire 
upon official notice of such Secretary to the Sec-
retary of Defense that such Secretary declines such 
aircraft.’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, 
search and rescue, or emergency operations per-
taining to wildfires’’ after ‘‘purposes’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, 
search and rescue, emergency operations per-
taining to wildfires,’’ after ‘‘efforts’’;
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‘‘(2) a list of Executive agencies that have sub-
mitted requests for support from the National Dig-
ital Reserve Corps; 
‘‘(3) the nature and status of such requests; 
and 
‘‘(4) with respect to each such request to which 
active reservists have been assigned and for which 
work by the National Digital Reserve Corps has con-
cluded, an evaluation of such work and the results 
of such work by— 
‘‘(A) the Executive agency that submitted 
the request; and 
‘‘(B) the reservists assigned to such re-
quest.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
for part III of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item related to chapter 102 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘103. National Digital Reserve Corps .......................................10303’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SERVICE
DEFINITIONS.—Section 4303 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (13), by inserting ‘‘, a 
period for which a person is absent from a posi-
tion of employment to perform service to the 
General Services Administration as an active
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construction project or a military family housing project 
under subsection (b)(1) and approve an increase in the 
scope of work for the project in excess of that limitation 
if the Secretary concerned notifies the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress of the reduction in the manner pro-
vided in this subsection. 
‘‘(2) The notification required by paragraph (1) shall 
describe the increase in the scope of work and the reasons 
for the increase. 
‘‘(3) A waiver and approval by the Secretary con-
cerned under paragraph (1) shall take effect only after 
the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on 
which the notification required by such paragraph is re-
ceived by the appropriate committees of Congress in an 
electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary concerned may not use the au-
thority provided by paragraph (1) to waive the limitation 
on an increase in the scope of work applicable to a military 
construction project or a military family housing project 
and approve an increase in the scope of work for the 
project that would increase the scope of work by more 
than 10 percent of the amount specified for the project 
in the justification data provided to Congress as part of 
the request for authorization of the project.’’.