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retary of the Army shall provide the notice required 
under such paragraph to the primary next of kin of 
the member or former member. 
(d) ACTIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.—If 
the Secretary of the Army determines that correction, re-
moval, or expungement of an instance of titling or indexing 
is appropriate after considering the factors under subsection 
(b), the Secretary of the Army may request that the name, 
personally identifying information, and other information 
relating to the individual to whom the titling or indexing 
pertains be corrected in, removed from, or expunged from, 
the following: 
(1) A law enforcement or criminal investigative 
report of the Department of Defense or any compo-
nent of the Department. 
(2) An index item or entry in the Department 
of Defense Central Index of Investigations (DCII). 
(3) Any other record maintained in connection 
with a report described in paragraph (1), or an index 
item or entry described in paragraph (2), in any sys-
tem of records, records database, records center, or re-
pository maintained by or on behalf of the Depart-
ment, including entries in the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation’s Interstate Identification Index or any 
successor system. 
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(e) REPORT OF SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.—Not later 
than 180 days after the completion of the review required 
by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on the results of the re-
view. The report shall include the following: 
(1) The total number of instances of titling and 
indexing reviewed under such subsection. 
(2) The number of cases in which action was 
taken to correct, remove, or expunge an instance of ti-
tling or indexing. 
(3) The number of members and former members 
who remain titled after the conclusion of the review. 
(4) The number of members and former members 
who remain indexed after the conclusion of the review. 
(5) A brief description of the reasons the mem-
bers and former members counted under paragraphs 
(3) and (4) remain titled or indexed. 
(6) Such other matters as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(f) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REVIEW AND REPORT.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a review the titling and indexing practices of 
the criminal investigative organizations of the Armed 
Forces. Such review shall include— 
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(A) an assessment of the practices of titling 
and indexing and the continued relevance of such 
practices to the operation of such criminal inves-
tigative organizations; 
(B) an evaluation of the suitability of the 
evidentiary requirements and related practices 
for titling and indexing in effect at the time of 
the review; and 
(C) the development of recommendations, as 
appropriate, to improve the consistency, accu-
racy, and utility of the titling and indexing 
processes across such criminal investigative orga-
nizations. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report on the results of the review conducted under 
paragraph (1). 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘titling’’ means the practice of 
identifying an individual as the subject of a criminal 
investigation the records of a military criminal inves-
tigative organization and storing such information in 
a database or other records system. 
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(2) The term ‘‘indexing’’ means the practice of 
submitting an individual’s name or other personally 
identifiable information to the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation’s Interstate Identification Index, or any 
successor system. 
SEC. 549A. BRIEFING AND REPORT ON RESOURCING RE-
QUIRED FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF MILITARY 
JUSTICE REFORM. 
(a) BRIEFING AND REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2023, 
and no less frequently than once every 180 days there-
after through December 31, 2024, each Secretary con-
cerned shall provide to the appropriate congressional 
committees a briefing that details the resourcing nec-
essary to implement subtitle D of title V of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
(Public Law 117–81) and the amendments made by 
that subtitle. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary con-
cerned shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that details the resourcing nec-
essary to implement subtitle D of title V of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
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(Public Law 117–81) and the amendments made by 
that subtitle. 
(3) FORM OF BRIEFING AND REPORT.—The Sec-
retaries concerned may provide the briefings and re-
port required under paragraphs (1) and (2) jointly, 
or separately, as determined appropriate by such Sec-
retaries. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing and report required 
under subsection (a) shall address the following: 
(1) The number of personnel and personnel au-
thorizations (military and civilian) required by the 
Armed Forces to implement and execute the provi-
sions of subtitle D of title V of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 
117–81) and the amendments made by that subtitle. 
(2) The basis for the numbers provided pursuant 
to paragraph (1), including the following: 
(A) A description of the organizational 
structure in which such personnel or groups of 
personnel are or will be aligned. 
(B) The nature of the duties and functions 
to be performed by any such personnel or groups 
of personnel across the domains of policy-mak-
ing, execution, assessment, and oversight. 
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(C) The optimum caseload goal assigned to 
the following categories of personnel who are or 
will participate in the military justice process: 
criminal investigators of different levels and ex-
pertise, laboratory personnel, defense counsel, 
special trial counsel, military defense counsel, 
military judges, military magistrates, and para-
legals. 
(D) Any required increase in the number of 
personnel currently authorized in law to be as-
signed to the Armed Force concerned. 
(3) The nature and scope of any contract re-
quired by the Armed Force concerned to implement 
and execute the provisions of subtitle D of title V of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) and the amendments 
made by that subtitle. 
(4) The amount and types of additional funding 
required by the Armed Force concerned to implement 
the provisions of subtitle D of title V of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub-
lic Law 117–81) and the amendments made by that 
subtitle. 
(5) Any additional authorities required to imple-
ment the provisions of subtitle D of title V of the Na-
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tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
(Public Law 117–81) and the amendments made by 
that subtitle. 
(6) Any additional information the Secretary 
concerned determines is necessary to ensure the man-
ning, equipping, and resourcing of the Armed Forces 
to implement and execute the provisions of subtitle D 
of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) and the 
amendments made by that subtitle. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
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SEC. 549B. REPORT ON SHARING INFORMATION WITH 
COUNSEL FOR VICTIMS OF OFFENSES UNDER 
THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Defense Advi-
sory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense 
of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’) shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives and each Secretary concerned a report 
on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a uniform 
policy for the sharing of the information described in sub-
section (c) with a Special Victims’ Counsel, Victims’ Legal 
Counsel, or other counsel representing a victim of an offense 
under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uni-
form Code of Military Justice). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the feasibility and advis-
ability of establishing the uniform policy described in 
subsection (a), including an assessment of the poten-
tial effects of such a policy on— 
(A) the privacy of individuals; 
(B) the criminal investigative process; and 
(C) the military justice system generally. 
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(2) If the Advisory Committee determines that 
the establishment of such a policy is feasible and ad-
visable, a description of— 
(A) the stages of the military justice process 
at which the information described in subsection 
(c) should be made available to counsel rep-
resenting a victim; and 
(B) any circumstances under which some or 
all of such information should not be shared. 
(3) Such recommendations for legislative or ad-
ministrative action as the Advisory Committee con-
siders appropriate. 
(c) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The information de-
scribed in this subsection is the following: 
(1) Any recorded statements of the victim to in-
vestigators. 
(2) The record of any forensic examination of the 
person or property of the victim, including the record 
of any sexual assault forensic exam of the victim that 
is in possession of investigators or the Government. 
(3) Any medical record of the victim that is in 
the possession of investigators or the Government. 
(d) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning given 
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that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 549C. DISSEMINATION OF CIVILIAN LEGAL SERVICES 
INFORMATION. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the head 
of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office of the 
Department of Defense, shall ensure that information on the 
availability of legal resources from civilian legal service or-
ganizations is distributed to military-connected sexual as-
sault victims in an organized and consistent manner. 
Subtitle F—Member Education 
SEC. 551. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN SUPPORT FOR MILI-
TARY SERVICE ACADEMY FOUNDATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 2245 the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2246. Authorization of certain support for military 
service academy foundations 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection (b) and pur-
suant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, 
the Superintendent of a Service Academy may authorize 
a covered foundation to use, on an unreimbursed basis, fa-
cilities or equipment of such Service Academy. 
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‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—Use of facilities or equipment 
under subsection (a) may be provided only if such use— 
‘‘(1) is without any liability of the United States 
to the covered foundation; 
‘‘(2) does not affect the ability of any official or 
employee of the military department concerned, or 
any member of the armed forces, to carry out any re-
sponsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner; 
‘‘(3) does not compromise the integrity or ap-
pearance of integrity of any program of the military 
department concerned, or any individual involved in 
such a program; 
‘‘(4) does not include the participation of any 
cadet or midshipman, other than participation in an 
honor guard at an event of the covered foundation; 
‘‘(5) complies with the Joint Ethics Regulation; 
and 
‘‘(6) has been reviewed and approved by an at-
torney of the military department concerned. 
‘‘(c) BRIEFING.—In any fiscal year during which the 
Superintendent of a Service Academy exercises the author-
ity under subsection (a), the Secretary of the military de-
partment concerned shall provide a briefing not later than 
the last day of that fiscal year to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives regard-
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ing the number of events or activities of a covered founda-
tion supported by such exercise during such fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered foundation’ means a 
charitable, educational, or civic nonprofit organiza-
tion under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, that the Secretary concerned determines 
operates exclusively to support, with respect to a 
Service Academy, any of the following: 
‘‘(A) Recruiting. 
‘‘(B) Parent or alumni development. 
‘‘(C) Academic, leadership, or character de-
velopment. 
‘‘(D) Institutional development. 
‘‘(E) Athletics. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Service Academy’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 347 of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to item 2245 the following new item: 
‘‘2246. Authorization of certain support for military service academy founda-
tions.’’. 
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SEC. 552. INDIVIDUALS FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR APPOINT-
MENT TO MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. 
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 
7442 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in sub-
section (b)(5), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3) through (10)’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 8454 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in subsection 
(b)(5), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraphs (3) through (10)’’. 
(c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 
9442 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in sub-
section (b)(5), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3) through (10)’’. 
SEC. 553. AGREEMENT BY A CADET OR MIDSHIPMAN TO 
PLAY PROFESSIONAL SPORT CONSTITUTES A 
BREACH OF AGREEMENT TO SERVE AS AN OF-
FICER. 
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 
7448 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) That the cadet may not obtain employment 
as a professional athlete until two years after the 
cadet graduates from the Academy.’’. 
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(2) Subsection (b) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) A cadet who violates paragraph (5) of subsection 
(a) is not eligible for the alternative obligation under para-
graph (1).’’. 
(3) Subsection (c) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting, after paragraph (1), the 
following new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) that a cadet who obtains employment as a 
professional athlete— 
‘‘(A) in violation of paragraph (5) of sub-
section (a) has breached an agreement under 
such subsection; and 
‘‘(B) at least two years after the cadet grad-
uates from the Academy has not breached an 
agreement under subsection (a);’’. 
(4) Subsection (d) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘with respect to an officer 
who is a graduate of the Academy’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘with respect to a cadet’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘officer’s’’ and inserting 
‘‘cadet’s’’. 
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(5) Subsection (f) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
terms’’ and inserting ‘‘each term’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 8459 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) That the midshipman may not obtain em-
ployment as a professional athlete until two years 
after the midshipman graduates from the Academy.’’. 
(2) Subsection (b) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) A midshipman who violates paragraph (5) of sub-
section (a) is not eligible for the alternative obligation 
under paragraph (1).’’. 
(3) Subsection (c) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting, after paragraph (1), the 
following new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) that a midshipman who obtains employ-
ment as a professional athlete— 
‘‘(A) in violation of paragraph (5) of sub-
section (a) has breached an agreement under 
such subsection; and 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 8543 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Academic Dean’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Chief Academic 
Officer’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking the second 
sentence and inserting ‘‘An individual selected 
by the Secretary of the Navy for the position of 
Provost and Chief Academic Officer shall serve 
in that position for a term of not more than five 
years and may be continued in that position for 
an additional term of up to five years.’’ 
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(A) SECTION
HEADING.—The heading of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘Aca-
demic Dean’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief Aca-
demic Officer’’. 
(B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 855 of such title 
is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 8543 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘8543. Provost and Chief Academic Officer.’’. 
(C) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
8542(a)(4)(A)(ii)(II) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘permanently appointed to the position 
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of Provost and Academic Dean’’ and inserting 
‘‘selected for the position of Provost and Chief 
Academic Officer’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECH-
NOLOGY.—Subsection (b) of section 9414b of such title is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ACADEMIC 
DEAN’’ and inserting ‘‘CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Academic Dean’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Chief Academic Officer’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘appointed’’ 
and inserting ‘‘selected’’; and 
(4) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) TERM.—An individual selected for the posi-
tion of Provost and Chief Academic Officer shall serve 
in that position for a term of not more than five 
years and may be continued in that position for an 
additional term of up to five years.’’. 
SEC. 555. NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL: ATTENDANCE BY 
ENLISTED MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(2)(D)(iii) of section 
8545 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘only on a space-available basis’’. 
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(b) BRIEFING.—Six years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives on the effects of increasing enrollment of en-
listed members at the Naval Postgraduate School pursuant 
to the amendment made by subsection (a). Such briefing 
shall include the following elements: 
(1) Any increase to the effectiveness, readiness, or 
lethality of the Armed Forces. 
(2) Effects on rates of recruitment, promotion 
(including compensation to members), and retention. 
SEC. 556. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON DEMO-
GRAPHICS OF MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY 
APPLICANTS. 
Subsection (c)(2) of section 575 of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 7442 
note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) Anything the Secretary determines to 
be significant regarding gender, race, ethnicity, 
or other demographic information, described in 
subsection (b), of such individuals.’’. 
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SEC. 557. STUDY AND REPORT ON PROFESSIONAL MILITARY 
EDUCATION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 2025, the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretaries of the mili-
tary departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a re-
port on the effectiveness of PME in educating officers of the 
Armed Forces. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall in-
clude in the report the following elements: 
(1) DEFINITIONS; 
PURPOSE
STATEMENT.—In 
order to improve readiness and create a culture of 
lifelong learning for PME students and faculty— 
(A) recommendations regarding whether to 
define PME, or to revise existing definitions in 
section 2151 of title 10, United States Code; and 
(B) a purpose statement for PME. 
(2) COURSE
OF
STUDY.—With regards to a 
course of study in PME— 
(A) an analysis of, and legislative rec-
ommendations regarding, the existing three- 
phase approach to JPME under section 2154 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(B) legislative recommendations regarding 
developing a statutory three-phase approach for 
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PME other than JPME, similar to such ap-
proach for JPME; and 
(C) a proposed career learning plan, pro-
vided to an officer every two years, to track the 
progress of such officer in achieving PME and 
JPME outcomes and other career milestones. 
(3) CURRICULUM EVALUATION.—An evaluation 
of curricula of institutions of PME, including— 
(A) compliance with subject matter require-
ments under chapter 107 of title 10, United 
States Code; 
(B) legislative recommendations regarding 
such subject matter requirements, including 
whether to include the national defense strategy 
in such requirements; 
(C) the curriculum development process, in-
cluding whether such process is responsive to 
changing global threats, and any ways to im-
prove such process to be able to make rapid, rel-
evant, and responsive curriculum updates; 
(D) current modes of instruction and re-
lated recommendations, including the use of 
interactive seminars, war games, simulations, 
experiential learning, and iterative case studies; 
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(E) special areas of focus regarding innova-
tion, including disruptive change, adaptive 
thinking, design thinking, cyber security, artifi-
cial intelligence, applied design for innovation, 
and other areas the Secretary determines appro-
priate; and 
(F) the development and assessment of 
learning outcomes regarding lethality and stra-
tegic influence. 
(4) SYSTEMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERFORM-
ANCE.—An evaluation of the following accountability 
and performance systems: 
(A) Student performance assessments. 
(B) The documentation of student perform-
ance in military service records. 
(C) Consideration of student performance 
records in the determination of assignments and 
promotions. 
(D) Consideration of expertise or academic 
focus in the determination of assignments. 
(5) ACADEMIC FACULTY AND STUDENT REVIEW 
SYSTEM.—A summary of current processes to review 
the following: 
(A) The means by which faculty assigned to 
teach PME (including members of the Armed 
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Forces and civilian personnel) are selected, man-
aged, promoted, and evaluated. 
(B) The academic freedom of faculty de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(C) A review of how members are selected 
for residential and non-residential PME, includ-
ing the consideration of student performance as-
sessments during PME. 
(6) INTERACTIONS
OF
WITH
INSTITUTIONS
OF 
PME CIVILIAN INSTITUTIONS.— 
(A) PARTNERSHIPS.—A review of existing 
academic partnerships between institutions of 
PME and civilian institutions, including— 
(i) the scopes, purposes, and lengths of 
such partnerships; 
(ii) any research, curriculum develop-
ment, or sharing of faculty or students be-
tween institutions; and 
(iii) any collaborations or exchanges 
by faculties or students. 
(B) CONSORTIUM.—An appraisal of a pro-
spective consortium of institutions of PME and 
civilian institutions, including— 
(i) the feasability and advisability of 
establishing such a consortium; 
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(ii) recommendations, if any, regard-
ing potential consortium members; 
(iii) the anticipated costs and timeline 
to establish such a consortium; and 
(iii) whether the inclusion of the Naval 
Postgraduate School or Air Force Institute 
of Technology in such a consortium would 
require legislation. 
(7) ORGANIZATION.—With regards to the organi-
zational structure and lines of authority established 
pursuant to section 2152 of title 10, United States 
Code— 
(A) an analysis; and 
(B) any legislative recommendations. 
(c) INTERIM BRIEFINGS AND FINAL REPORT.— 
(1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than June 1, 
2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate an initial briefing on the 
progress of the Secretary in preparing the report. 
(2) INTERIM
BRIEFINGS.—Every six months 
after the initial briefing, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate an in-
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terim briefing on the progress and contents of the re-
port. 
(3) FINAL BRIEFING.—Not later than December 
1, 2025, in conjunction with issuance of the final re-
port, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a final briefing on the find-
ings and recommendations in the report. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘institutions of PME’’ means— 
(A) the professional military education 
schools; 
(B) the senior level service schools; 
(C) the intermediate level service schools; 
(D) the joint intermediate level service 
school; 
(E) the Naval Postgraduate School; and 
(F) the Air Force Institute of Technology. 
(2) The terms ‘‘intermediate level service school’’, 
‘‘joint intermediate level service school’’, and ‘‘senior 
level service school’’ have the meaning given such 
terms in section 2151 of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘JPME’’ means ‘‘joint professional 
military education’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 2151 of title 10, United States Code. 
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(4) The term ‘‘PME’’ means professional mili-
tary education, including JPME. 
(5) The term ‘‘professional military education 
schools’’ means the schools specified in section 2162(b) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 558. REPORT ON TREATMENT OF CHINA IN CURRICULA 
OF PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 1, 2023, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report regarding the treatment of China in the curricula 
of institutions of military education, including changes to 
such treatment implemented in the five years preceding the 
date of such report. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘institutions of military edu-
cation’’ means— 
(A) the professional military education 
schools; 
(B) the senior level service schools; 
(C) the intermediate level service schools; 
(D) the joint intermediate level service 
school; 
(E) the Naval Postgraduate School; and 
(F) the Air Force Institute of Technology. 
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(2) The terms ‘‘intermediate level service school’’, 
‘‘joint intermediate level service school’’, and ‘‘senior 
level service school’’ have the meaning given such 
terms in section 2151 of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘professional military education 
schools’’ means the schools specified in section 2162 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
Subtitle G—Member Training and 
Transition 
SEC. 561. CODIFICATION OF SKILLBRIDGE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1143(e) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by adding ‘‘; SKILLBRIDGE’’ 
after ‘‘TRAINING’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 
‘‘Such a program shall be known as ‘Skillbridge’.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—To carry out Skillbridge, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall, not later than September 30, 2023— 
(1) update Department of Defense Instruction 
1322.29, titled ‘‘Job Training, Employment Skills 
Training, Apprenticeships, and Internships (JTEST- 
AI) for Eligible Service Members’’; and 
(2) develop a funding plan for Skillbridge that 
includes funding lines across the future-years defense 
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program under section 221 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 562. PILOT PROGRAM ON REMOTE PERSONNEL PROC-
ESSING IN THE ARMY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than January 1, 
2024, the Secretary of the Army shall implement a pilot 
program to expedite in-processing and out-processing at one 
or more military installations— 
(1) under the jurisdiction of such Secretary; and 
(2) located within the continental United States. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The pilot program shall perform the 
following functions: 
(1) Enable the remote in-processing and out- 
processing of covered personnel, including by permit-
ting covered personnel to sign forms electronically. 
(2) Reduce the number of hours required of cov-
ered personnel for in-processing and out-processing. 
(3) Provide, to covered personnel and the com-
mander of a military installation concerned, elec-
tronic copies of records related to in-processing and 
out-processing. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall terminate 
on January 1st, 2027. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2026, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
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of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regard-
ing the pilot program, including the recommendation of the 
Secretary whether to make the pilot program permanent. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered personnel’’ includes mem-
bers of the Army and civilian employees of the De-
partment of the Army. 
(2) The term ‘‘in-processing’’ means the adminis-
trative activities that covered personnel undertake 
pursuant to a permanent change of station. 
(3) The term ‘‘out-processing’’ means the admin-
istrative activities that covered personnel undertake 
pursuant to a permanent change of station, separa-
tion from the Army, or end of employment with the 
Department of the Army. 
SEC. 563. ANNUAL REPORT ON MEMBERS SEPARATING 
FROM ACTIVE DUTY WHO FILE CLAIMS FOR 
DISABILITY BENEFITS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later 
than each January 1 thereafter through 2025, the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on members of the Armed Forces who file 
claims for disability benefits. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under this section shall 
include, for the period beginning on October 1, 2019, 
through the month that ended most recently before the date 
of the report, the number of members serving on active duty, 
disaggregated by Armed Force, who filed a claim for dis-
ability benefits— 
(1) more than 180 days before the discharge or 
release of such member from active duty; 
(2) between 180 and 90 days before the discharge 
or release of such member from active duty; 
(3) fewer than 90 days before the discharge or re-
lease of such member from active duty; 
(4) before separation and was issued a decision 
letter before the discharge or release of such member 
from active duty; 
(5) before separation and was issued a decision 
letter after the discharge or release of such member 
from active duty; 
(6) completed a mental health evaluation before 
the discharge or release of such member from active 
duty; and 
(7) did not complete a mental health evaluation 
before the discharge or release of such member from 
active duty. 
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(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives. 
(2) The Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
Senate and House of Representatives. 
SEC. 564. FEMALE MEMBERS OF CERTAIN ARMED FORCES 
AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE IN STEM. 
(a) STUDY ON MEMBERS AND CIVILIANS.—Not later 
than September 30, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a briefing containing the results 
of a study on how to increase participation of covered indi-
viduals in positions in the covered Armed Forces or Depart-
ment of Defense and related to STEM. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means an 
Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of a military department. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means a fe-
male— 
(A) member of a covered Armed Force; or 
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(B) civilian employee of the Department of 
Defense. 
(3) The term ‘‘STEM’’ means science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics. 
Subtitle H—Military Family Readi-
ness and Dependents’ Education 
SEC. 571. CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORIZA-
TION OF SUPPORT FOR CHAPLAIN-LED PRO-
GRAMS 
FOR 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1789 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘chaplain-led programs’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a chaplain-led program’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘members of the armed 
forces’’ and all that follows through ‘‘status and 
their immediate family members,’’ and inserting 
‘‘a covered individual’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, or to support the resil-
iency, suicide prevention, or holistic wellness of 
such covered individual’’ after ‘‘structure’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘members of the armed 
forces and their family members’’ and inserting 
‘‘a covered individual’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘programs’’ and inserting 
‘‘a program’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘retreats and conferences’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a retreat or conference’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered individual’ means— 
‘‘(1) a member of the armed forces on active 
duty; 
‘‘(2) a member of the reserve components in an 
active status; or 
‘‘(3) a dependent of an individual described in 
subparagraph (A) or (B).’’. 
(b) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—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 sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a briefing on implementation of 
the amendments made by this section. Each such briefing 
shall include the following: 
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(1) The frequency with which the Secretaries of 
the military departments used the authority under 
such amendments in the year preceding the date of 
the briefing. 
(2) Lessons learned from such usage. 
SEC. 572. PILOT PROGRAM TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR 
ENROLLMENT AT DOMESTIC DEPENDENT EL-
EMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS: EX-
TENSION; REPORT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 589C(e) of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2164 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘four years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on July 1, 2029’’. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on the conduct of 
the pilot program under such section. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include a de-
scription of— 
(A) the locations at which the pilot program 
is carried out; 
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(B) the number of students participating in 
the pilot program for each academic year by lo-
cation; and 
(C) the outcome measures used to gauge the 
value of the pilot program to the Department of 
Defense. 
SEC. 573. COMMERCIAL AIR WAIVER FOR NEXT OF KIN RE-
GARDING TRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS OF 
CASUALTIES. 
Section 580A of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) TRANSPORTATION OF DECEASED MILITARY MEM-
BER.—In the event of a death that requires the Secretary 
concerned to provide a death benefit under subchapter II 
of chapter 75 of title 10, United States Code, such Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(1) shall provide the next of kin or other appro-
priate person a commercial air travel use waiver for 
the transportation of deceased remains of military 
member who dies outside of— 
‘‘(A) the United States; and 
‘‘(B) a theater of combat operations; or 
‘‘(2) may provide the next of kin or other appro-
priate person a commercial air travel use waiver for 
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the transportation of deceased remains of military 
member who dies inside a theater of combat oper-
ations.’’. 
SEC. 574. CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 
AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF 
MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL 
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT 
NUMBERS OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of 
the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2023 by section 301 and available for operation 
and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4301, $50,000,000 
shall be available only for the purpose of providing 
assistance to local educational agencies under sub-
section (a) of section 572 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 
(2) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 7013(9) 
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of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 
(b) IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DIS-
ABILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to sec-
tion 301 and available for operation and mainte-
nance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the 
funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 shall be 
available for payments under section 363 of the Floyd 
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 
106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). 
(2) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.—Of the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 pur-
suant to section 301 and available for operation and 
maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified 
in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 
shall be available for use by the Secretary of Defense 
to make payments to local educational agencies deter-
mined by the Secretary to have higher concentrations 
of military dependent students with severe disabil-
ities. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2023, 
the Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed 
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Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives on the evaluation of the Secretary of each local 
educational agency with higher concentrations of 
military dependent students with severe disabilities 
and subsequent determination of the amounts of im-
pact aid each such agency shall receive. 
SEC. 575. ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES 
THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH ENROLLMENT 
CHANGES DUE TO BASE CLOSURES, FORCE 
STRUCTURE CHANGES, OR FORCE RELOCA-
TIONS. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—To assist commu-
nities in making adjustments resulting from changes in the 
size or location of the Armed Forces, the Secretary of De-
fense shall provide financial assistance to an eligible local 
educational agency described in subsection (b) if, during 
the period between the end of the school year preceding the 
fiscal year for which the assistance is authorized and the 
beginning of the school year immediately preceding that 
school year, the local educational agency— 
(1) had (as determined by the Secretary of De-
fense in consultation with the Secretary of Education) 
an overall increase or reduction of— 
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(A) not less than five percent in the average 
daily attendance of military dependent students 
in the schools of the local educational agency; or 
(B) not less than 500 military dependent 
students in average daily attendance in the 
schools of the local educational agency; or 
(2) is projected to have an overall increase, be-
tween fiscal years 2023 and 2028, of not less than 500 
military dependent students in average daily attend-
ance in the schools of the local educational agency as 
the result of a signed record of decision. 
(b) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—A 
local educational agency is eligible for assistance under sub-
section (a) for a fiscal year if— 
(1) 20 percent or more of students enrolled in 
schools of the local educational agency are military 
dependent students; and 
(2) in the case of assistance described in sub-
section (a)(1), the overall increase or reduction in 
military dependent students in schools of the local 
educational agency is the result of one or more of the 
following: 
(A) The global rebasing plan of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
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(B) The official creation or activation of 
one or more new military units. 
(C) The realignment of forces as a result of 
the base closure process. 
(D) A change in the number of housing 
units on a military installation. 
(E) A signed record of decision. 
(c) CALCULATION OF AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) PRO RATA DISTRIBUTION.—The amount of 
the assistance provided under subsection (a) to a local 
educational agency that is eligible for such assistance 
for a fiscal year shall be equal to the product obtained 
by multiplying— 
(A) the per-student rate determined under 
paragraph (2) for that fiscal year; by 
(B) the net of the overall increases and re-
ductions in the number of military dependent 
students in schools of the local educational agen-
cy, as determined under subsection (a). 
(2) PER-STUDENT RATE.—For purposes of para-
graph (1)(A), the per-student rate for a fiscal year 
shall be equal to the dollar amount obtained by divid-
ing— 
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(f) DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall disburse assistance made available under sub-
section (a) for a fiscal year not later than 30 days after 
the date on which notification to the eligible local edu-
cational agencies is provided pursuant to subsection (e) for 
that fiscal year. 
(g) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2023, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives on the estimated cost of providing assistance 
to local educational agencies under subsection (a) through 
September 30, 2028. 
(h) ELIGIBLE USES.—Amounts disbursed to a local 
education agency under subsection (f) may be used by such 
local educational agency for— 
(1) general fund purposes; 
(2) special education; 
(3) school maintenance and operation; 
(4) school expansion; or 
(5) new school construction. 
(i) FUNDING.— 
(1) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts 
set forth in the funding tables in division D, the 
amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 
for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, De-
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partment of Defense Education Activity, Line 390, as 
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 
4301, is hereby increased by $15,000,000 for purposes 
of this section. 
(2) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount 
authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for Op-
eration and Maintenance, Defense-wide, for Wash-
ington Headquarters Services, Line 500, as specified 
in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, is 
hereby reduced by $15,000,000. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘base closure process’’ means any 
base closure and realignment process conducted after 
the date of the enactment of this Act under section 
2687 of title 10, United States Code, or any other 
similar law enacted after that date. 
(2) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 7013(9) of the El-
ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7713(9)). 
(3) The term ‘‘military dependent students’’ 
means— 
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(A) elementary and secondary school stu-
dents who are dependents of members of the 
Armed Forces; and 
(B) elementary and secondary school stu-
dents who are dependents of civilian employees 
of the Department of Defense. 
(4) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 
States and the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 576. PILOT PROGRAM ON HIRING OF SPECIAL NEEDS 
INCLUSION COORDINATORS FOR DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE CHILD DEVELOPMENT 
CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordi-
nation with the Secretaries of the military departments, 
shall carry out a pilot program to hire special needs inclu-
sion coordinators at child development centers selected by 
the Secretary under subsection (b). 
(b) SELECTION OF CENTERS.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall select the child development centers at which the 
pilot program required by subsection (a) will be carried out 
based on— 
(1) the number of dependent children enrolled in 
the Exceptional Family Member Program at the mili-
tary installation on which the center in located; 
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(2) the number of children with special needs en-
rolled in the center; and 
(3) such other considerations as the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretaries of the military de-
partments, considers appropriate. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—Each special needs inclusion coordi-
nator assigned to a child development center under the pilot 
program required by subsection (a) shall— 
(1) coordinate intervention and inclusion serv-
ices at the center; 
(2) provide direct classroom support; and 
(3) provide guidance and assistance relating to 
the increased complexity of working with the behav-
iors of children with special needs. 
(d) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— 
(1) BRIEFING
ON
ANTICIPATED
COSTS.—Not 
later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a brief-
ing on the anticipated costs for the pilot program re-
quired by subsection (a). 
(2) BRIEFING
ON
EFFECTIVENESS
OF
PRO-
GRAM.—Not later than September 30, 2025, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
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resentatives a briefing on the pilot program required 
by subsection (a) that includes— 
(A) the number of special needs inclusion 
coordinators hired under the pilot program; 
(B) a description of any issues relating to 
the retention of those coordinators; 
(C) a recommendation with respect to 
whether the pilot program should be made per-
manent or expanded to other military installa-
tions; and 
(D) an assessment of the amount of funding 
required to make the pilot program permanent 
or expand the pilot program to other military 
installations, as the Secretary recommends under 
subparagraph (C). 
(e) DURATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The pilot pro-
gram required by subsection (a) shall— 
(1) commence not later than January 1, 2024; 
and 
(2) terminate on December 31, 2026. 
(f) CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘child development center’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 2871(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, and includes a facility identified as a child 
care center or day care center. 
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SEC. 577. PROMOTION OF CERTAIN CHILD CARE ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary concerned shall 
promote, to members of the Armed Forces under the juris-
diction of such Secretary concerned, awareness of child care 
assistance available under— 
(1) section 1798 of title 10, United States Code; 
and 
(2) section 589 of the William M. (Mac) Thorn-
berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 1791 
note). 
(b) REPORTING.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report summarizing 
activities taken by such Secretary concerned to carry out 
subsection (a). 
(c) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 578. INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE ON MILITARY SPOUSE 
HIRING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall seek to convene 
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an industry roundtable to discuss the hiring of military 
spouses. Such discussion shall include the following ele-
ments: 
(1) The value of, and opportunities to, private 
entities that hire military spouses. 
(2) Career opportunities for military spouses. 
(3) Understanding the challenges that military 
spouses encounter in the labor market. 
(4) Gaps and opportunities in the labor market 
for military spouses. 
(5) Best hiring practices from industry leaders 
in human resources. 
(6) The benefits of portable licenses and inter-
state licensure compacts for military spouses. 
(b) PARTICIPANTS.—The participants in the round-
table shall include the following: 
(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
and Readiness. 
(2) The Assistant Secretary for Manpower and 
Reserve Affairs of each military department. 
(3) The Director of the Defense Human Re-
sources Activity. 
(4) Other officials of the Department of Defense 
the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. 
(5) Private entities that elect to participate. 
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(c) NOTICE.—The Under Secretary shall publish notice 
of the roundtable in multiple private sector forums and the 
Federal Register to encourage participation in the round-
table by private entities and entities interested in the hiring 
of military spouses. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives on the lessons 
learned from the roundtable, including the recommendation 
of the Secretary whether to convene the roundtable annu-
ally. 
SEC. 579. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF 
THE 
MILITARY 
INTERSTATE 
CHILDREN’S 
COMPACT. 
(a) RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRED.—The Secretaries 
concerned, in consultation with States through the Defense- 
State Liaison Office, shall develop recommendations to im-
prove the Military Interstate Children’s Compact. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretaries concerned shall— 
(1) identify any barriers— 
(A) to the ability of a parent of a transfer-
ring military-connected child to enroll the child, 
in advance, in an elementary or secondary 
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school in the State in which the child is transfer-
ring, without requiring the parent or child to be 
physically present in the State; and 
(B) to the ability of a transferring military- 
connected child who receives special education 
services to gain access to such services and re-
lated supports in the State to which the child 
transfers within the timeframes required under 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); 
(2) consider the feasibility and advisability of— 
(A) tracking and reporting the number of 
families who use advanced enrollment in States 
that offer advanced enrollment to military-con-
nected children; 
(B) States clarifying in legislation that eli-
gibility for advanced enrollment requires only 
written evidence of a permanent change of sta-
tion order, and does not require a parent of a 
military-connected child to produce a rental 
agreement or mortgage statement; and 
(C) the Secretary of Defense, in coordina-
tion with the Military Interstate Children’s 
Compact, developing a letter or other memo-
randum that military families may present to 
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local educational agencies that outlines the pro-
tections afforded to military-connected children 
by the Military Interstate Children’s Compact; 
and 
(3) identify any other actions that may be taken 
by the States (acting together or separately) to im-
prove the Military Interstate Children’s Compact. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries con-
cerned shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives, and to the 
States, a report setting forth the recommendations developed 
under subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘armed forces’’, ‘‘active duty’’ and 
‘‘congressional defense committees’’ have the meanings 
given those terms in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(2) The terms ‘‘child’’, ‘‘elementary school’’, 
‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, ‘‘par-
ent’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(3) The term ‘‘Military Interstate Children’s 
Compact’’ means the Interstate Compact on Edu-
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cational Opportunity for Military Children as de-
scribed in Department of Defense Instruction 1342.29, 
dated January 31, 2017 (or any successor to such in-
struction). 
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to 
matters concerning the Department of Defense; 
and 
(B) the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating, with respect 
to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it 
is not operating as a service in the Department 
of the Navy. 
(5) The term ‘‘transferring military-connected 
child’’ means the child of a parent who— 
(A) is serving on active duty in the Armed 
Forces; 
(B) is changing duty locations due to a per-
manent change of station order; and 
(C) has not yet established an ongoing phys-
ical presence in the State to which the parent is 
transferring. 
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SEC. 579A. FEASIBILITY OF INCLUSION OF AU PAIRS IN 
PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AS-
SISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES FOR IN-HOME CHILD CARE. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, shall submit, to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, 
a briefing containing the assessment of the Secretary of De-
fense of the feasibility, advisability, and considerations of 
expanding eligibility for the pilot program under section 
589 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 
283; 10 U.S.C. 1791 note) to members of the Armed Forces 
who participate in an exchange visitor program under sec-
tion 62.31 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, or suc-
cessor regulation. 
SEC. 579B. BRIEFING ON POLICIES REGARDING SINGLE 
PARENTS SERVING AS MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
Not later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on 
regulations and rules of the Department of Defense regard-
ing single parents serving as members of the Armed Forces. 
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Such briefing shall include ways the Secretary has deter-
mined to improve such regulations and rules. 
SEC. 579C. PUBLIC REPORTING ON CERTAIN MILITARY 
CHILD CARE PROGRAMS. 
Not later than September 30, 2023, and each calendar 
quarter thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall post, on 
a publicly accessible website of the Department of Defense, 
information regarding the Military Child Care in Your 
Neighborhood and Military Child Care in Your Neighbor-
hood-Plus programs, disaggregated by State, ZIP code, and 
Armed Force. Such information shall include whether each 
such provider is nationally accredited or rated by the Qual-
ity Rating and Improvement System of the State. 
SEC. 579D. BRIEFING ON VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE FED-
ERALLY CONNECTED CHILDREN FOR PUR-
POSES OF FEDERAL IMPACT AID PROGRAMS. 
Not later than February 1, 2023, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military 
departments, shall brief the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives on the following: 
(1) The feasibility of developing a process where-
by the commander of a military installation may cer-
tify the information contained in impact aid source 
check forms received by such commander from local 
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educational agencies as of the date of such certifi-
cation. 
(2) An estimate of resources, per military instal-
lation concerned, necessary to implement such a proc-
ess, including personnel, information technology, and 
other costs. 
(3) The estimated time required to implement 
such a process, including time for the Secretary of 
Defense to develop guidance regarding such a process. 
(4) The possible benefits of working with local 
educational agencies to ensure that impact aid source 
check forms are submitted appropriately to enable 
such certification. 
SEC. 579E. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RIGHTS OF PARENTS 
OF CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOLS OPER-
ATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
EDUCATION ACTIVITY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the parent of a child who attends a school operated 
by the Department of Defense Education Activity has pa-
rental rights as previously established by the Activity, in-
cluding the following: 
(1) The right to information about the cur-
riculum and instructional materials of the school. 
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(2) The right to be informed if the school or De-
partment of Defense Education Activity alters the 
school’s academic standards or learning benchmarks. 
(3) The right to meet with each teacher of their 
child not less than twice during each school year, in-
cluding meetings in the form of parent-teacher con-
ferences. 
(4) The right to information about the budget of 
the school. 
(5) The right to request information regarding 
the professional qualifications of their child’s class-
room teacher. 
(6) The right to address the school advisory com-
mittee or the school board. 
(7) The right to information about the school’s 
discipline policy, including policies related to re-
sponding to any violent activity in the school. 
(8) The right to information about any plans to 
eliminate gifted and talented programs or accelerated 
coursework at the school. 
(9) The right to be informed of the results of en-
vironmental testing and safety at school facilities. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than six months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and consistent with the paren-
tal rights specified in subsection (a), the Director of the De-
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partment of Defense Education Activity shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the parental rights specified 
in such subsection. The report shall include, with respect 
to the schools operated by the Department of Defense Edu-
cation Activity, an explanation of— 
(1) how and where a parent may access informa-
tion about their rights; 
(2) the accessibility of that information; 
(3) how such schools inform parents of their 
rights and the means to access such rights; and 
(4) the uniformity of parental rights across such 
schools. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘school op-
erated by the Department of Defense Education Activity’’ 
means— 
(1) a Department of Defense domestic dependent 
elementary or secondary school, as described in sec-
tion 2164 of title 10, United States Code; or 
(2) any other elementary or secondary school or 
program for dependents operated by the Department 
of Defense Education Activity. 
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Subtitle I—Decorations, Awards, 
and Other Honors 
SEC. 581. CLARIFICATION OF PROCEDURE FOR BOARDS 
FOR 
THE 
CORRECTION 
OF 
MILITARY 
RECORDS TO REVIEW DETERMINATIONS RE-
GARDING CERTAIN DECORATIONS. 
Section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 
(k); and 
(2) by inserting, after subsection (i), the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(j) For a recommendation to award or upgrade a 
military decoration or award submitted pursuant to section 
1130 of this title, a board determination in favor of the 
claimant shall allow such a recommendation to proceed, 
and an award or upgrade to be made by the applicable 
award authority, without regard to the statutory time limi-
tation contained in section 7274, section 8298, or section 
9274 of this title, as the case may be.’’. 
SEC. 582. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR CERTAIN AWARDS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF 
HONOR TO FRED MCGEE FOR ACTS OF VALOR ON JUNE 
16, 1952.— 
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(1) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time 
limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, 
United States Code, or any other time limitation with 
respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons 
who served in the Armed Forces, the President may 
award the Medal of Honor under section 7272 of such 
title to Fred McGee for the acts of valor described in 
the paragraph (2). 
(2) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of 
valor described in this paragraph are the actions of 
Fred McGee as a corporal in the Army on June 16, 
1952, for which he was previously awarded the Silver 
Star. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF 
HONOR TO DAVID R. HALBRUNER FOR ACTS OF VALOR ON 
SEPTEMBER 11-12, 2012.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time 
limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, 
United States Code, or any other time limitation with 
respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons 
who served in the Armed Forces, the President may 
award the Medal of Honor under section 7272 of such 
title to David R. Halbruner for the acts of valor de-
scribed in the paragraph (2). 
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(2) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of 
valor described in this paragraph are the actions of 
David R. Halbruner as a master sergeant in the 
Army on September 11-12, 2012, for which he was 
previously awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross. 
SEC. 583. POSTHUMOUS APPOINTMENT OF ULYSSES S. 
GRANT TO GRADE OF GENERAL OF THE AR-
MIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
The President is authorized to appoint Ulysses S. 
Grant posthumously to the grade of General of the Armies 
of the United States, equal to the rank and precedence held 
by General John J. Pershing pursuant to the Act titled ‘‘An 
Act Relating to the creation of the office of General of the 
Armies of the United States’’, approved September 3, 1919 
(41 Stat. 283, ch. 56). 
SEC. 584. ENHANCED INFORMATION RELATED TO AWARD-
ING OF THE PURPLE HEART. 
(a) PUBLICATION OF AWARD CRITERIA.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
each Chief of an Armed Force shall publish on a publicly 
available website of such Armed Force includes a link to— 
(1) a description of the background of the Purple 
Heart; 
(2) the eligibility criteria for awarding the Pur-
ple Heart; and 
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(3) contact information for the awards and deco-
rations liaison of such Armed Force to facilitate con-
firmation, by a veteran or a veteran’s next of kin, 
whether a veteran was awarded the Purple Heart 
after December 31, 2002. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, each Chief of an Armed Force 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on implementation of the requirements under sub-
section (a). The report shall— 
(1) provide background on the website described 
in such subsection; 
(2) include the number of requests received by the 
Armed Force related to confirming the award of a 
Purple Heart; 
(3) describe the average response time for con-
firming the award of a Purple Heart in response to 
an inquiry from a veteran or next of kin; and 
(4) include recommendations for decreasing the 
amount of time taken to respond to such inquiries. 
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Subtitle J—Miscellaneous Reports 
and Other Matters 
SEC. 591. REPORT ON NON-CITIZEN MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
Section 115a of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) Not later than April 1 each year, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report that sets forth the fol-
lowing with respect to personnel: 
‘‘(1) The number of members of the Armed 
Forces who are not citizens of the United States dur-
ing the year covered by such report. 
‘‘(2) The immigration status of such members. 
‘‘(3) The number of such members naturalized.’’. 
SEC. 592. NOTIFICATION ON MANNING OF AFLOAT NAVAL 
FORCES: MODIFICATIONS; CODIFICATION. 
(a) REPEALS.— 
(1) SUNSET.—Subsection (e) of section 597 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 8013 note) is 
repealed. 
(2) OBSOLETE
PROVISION.—Subsection (f) of 
such section is repealed. 
(b) DEFINITIONS: ADDITION; CLERICAL
IMPROVE-
MENTS.—Subsection (d) of such section— 
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(1) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as paragraphs (3), (2), and (1), respec-
tively; 
(B) by striking the heading of each such 
paragraph; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘surface combatant vessel’ means 
any littoral combat ship (including the LCS–1 and 
LCS–2 classes), frigate (including the FFG–62 class), 
destroyer (excluding the DDG–1000 class), or cruiser 
(including the CG–47 class).’’; and 
(2) is redesignated as subsection (e). 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN CREWING REQUIRE-
MENT.—Such section is amended by inserting, after sub-
section (c), the following new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) CREWING OF A SURFACE COMBATANT VESSEL: 
PROHIBITION; EXCEPTION.—(1) Beginning on October 1, 
2025, the Secretary of the Navy may not assign more than 
one crew to a covered ship that is a surface combatant vessel 
if any surface combatant vessel was included in a notifica-
tion under subsection (a) during the 12 months preceding 
such assignment. 
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‘‘(2) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to a littoral combat ship configured to conduct mine 
countermeasures if the Secretary of the Navy submits to the 
congressional defense committees a certification and de-
tailed explanation that such ship is unable to meet oper-
ational requirements regarding mine countermeasures, de-
termined by the commander of a combatant command con-
cerned, with only one crew.’’. 
(d) CODIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such section, as amended by 
this section, is transferred to chapter 825 of title 10, 
United States Code, inserted after section 8226, and 
redesignated as section 8227. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
adding, after the item relating to section 8226, the 
following new item: 
‘‘8227. Notifications on manning of afloat naval forces.’’. 
SEC. 593. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF NCMAF TO UP-
DATE CHAPLAINS HILL AT ARLINGTON NA-
TIONAL CEMETERY. 
Section 584(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 38 U.S.C. 
2409 note) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
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‘‘(4) 
AUTHORITY
OF
SECRETARY
OF
THE 
ARMY.—The Secretary of the Army may permit 
NCMAF to carry out any action authorized by this 
subsection without regard to the time limitation 
under section 2409(b)(2)(C) of title 38, United States 
Code.’’. 
SEC. 
594. 
DISINTERMENT 
OF 
REMAINS 
OF 
ANDREW 
CHABROL FROM ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEM-
ETERY. 
(a) DISINTERMENT.—Not later than September 30, 
2023, the Secretary of the Army shall disinter the remains 
of Andrew Chabrol from Arlington National Cemetery. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of the Army may 
not carry out subsection (a) until after notifying the next 
of kin of Andrew Chabrol. 
(c) DISPOSITION.—After carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary of the Army shall— 
(1) relinquish the remains to the next of kin de-
scribed in subsection (b); or 
(2) if no such next of kin responds to notification 
under subsection (b), arrange for disposition of the re-
mains as the Secretary of the Army determines ap-
propriate. 
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SEC. 595. PILOT PROGRAM ON SAFE STORAGE OF PERSON-
ALLY OWNED FIREARMS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish a pilot program to promote the safe storage of per-
sonally owned firearms. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Under the pilot program under sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall furnish to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces who are participating in the pilot 
program at military installations selected under subsection 
(e) locking devices or firearm safes, or both, for the purpose 
of securing personally owned firearms when not in use (in-
cluding by directly providing, subsidizing, or otherwise 
making available such devices or safes). 
(c) PARTICIPATION.— 
(1) VOLUNTARY
PARTICIPATION.—Participation 
by members of the Armed Forces in the pilot program 
under subsection (a) shall be on a voluntary basis. 
(2) LOCATION OF PARTICIPANTS.—A member of 
the Armed Forces may participate in the pilot pro-
gram under subsection (a) carried out at a military 
installation selected under subsection (e) regardless of 
whether the member resides at the military installa-
tion. 
(d) PLAN.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
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the House of Representatives a plan for the implementation 
of the pilot program under subsection (a). 
(e) SELECTION OF INSTALLATIONS.—Not later than 
two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall select not fewer than five military 
installations at which to carry out the pilot program under 
subsection (a). 
(f) EFFECT ON EXISTING POLICIES.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to circumvent or undermine any 
existing safe storage policies, laws, or regulations on mili-
tary installations. 
(g) REPORT.—Upon the termination under subsection 
(h) of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report containing the following information: 
(1) The number and type of locking devices and 
firearm safes furnished to members of the Armed 
Forces under the pilot program. 
(2) The cost of carrying out the pilot program. 
(3) An analysis of the effect of the pilot program 
on suicide prevention. 
(4) Such other information as the Secretary may 
determine appropriate, which shall exclude any per-
sonally identifiable information about participants in 
the pilot program. 
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(h) TERMINATION.—The pilot program under sub-
section (a) shall terminate on the date that is six years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 596. PILOT PROGRAM ON CAR SHARING ON REMOTE 
OR ISOLATED MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall determine whether it is feasible and advisable 
to carry out a pilot program to allow car sharing on more 
than two remote or isolated military installations. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—If the Secretary determines that 
such a pilot program is feasible and advisable, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan 
to carry out the pilot program not later than 90 days after 
such determination. 
(c) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—To carry out a pilot pro-
gram under this section, the Secretary shall take steps in-
cluding the following: 
(1) Seek to enter into an agreement with an en-
tity that— 
(A) provides car sharing services; and 
(B) is capable of serving the selected mili-
tary installations. 
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(2) Provide to members assigned to such military 
installations the resources the Secretary determines 
necessary to participate in such pilot program. 
(3) Promote such pilot program to such members 
as the Secretary determines. 
(d) DURATION.—A pilot program under this section 
shall terminate two years after the Secretary commences 
such pilot program. 
(e) REPORT.—Upon the termination of a pilot pro-
gram under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining the following information: 
(1) The number of individuals who used car 
sharing services offered pursuant to the pilot pro-
gram. 
(2) The cost to the United States of the pilot pro-
gram. 
(3) An analysis of the effect of the pilot program 
on mental health and community connectedness of 
members described in subsection (b)(2). 
(4) Other information the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
(f) MILITARY INSTALLATION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘military installation’’ has the meaning 
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given such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 597. BRIEFING ON THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC INFLA-
TION ON MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a briefing on the extent to which economic in-
flation has affected members of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 598. STUDY ON IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO VOTING 
FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OVER-
SEAS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Director of the Federal 
Voting Assistance Program of the Department of Defense 
shall conduct a study on means of improving access to vot-
ing for members of the Armed Forces overseas. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2024, the 
Director shall submit to Congress a report on the results 
of the study conducted under subsection (a). The report shall 
include the following: 
(1) The results of a survey, undertaken for pur-
poses of the study, of Voting Assistance Officers and 
members of the Armed Forces overseas on means of 
improving access to voting for such members, includ-
ing through the establishment of unit-level assistance 
mechanisms or permanent voting assistance offices. 
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(2) An estimate of the costs and requirements in 
connection with an expansion of the number of Voting 
Assistance Officers in order to fully meet the needs of 
members of the Armed Forces overseas for access to 
voting. 
(3) A description and assessment of various ac-
tions to be undertaken under the Federal Voting As-
sistance Program in order to increase the capabilities 
of the Voting Assistance Officer program. 
SEC. 599. REPORT ON INCIDENCE OF MILITARY SUICIDES 
BY MILITARY JOB CODE. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2023, the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security with regards to the Coast Guard, shall 
conduct a review and submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a re-
port on the rates of suicides in the Armed Forces, beginning 
after September 11, 2001, disaggregated by— 
(1) year; 
(2) military job code (Army military occupa-
tional specialty, Navy enlisted classification or billet, 
Marine Corps military occupational specialty, Air 
Force specialty code, or Coast Guard rating); and 
(3) whether the member was serving on active 
duty, in the National Guard, or as a Reserve. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) A compilation of suicide data by military job 
code to determine which military career fields have a 
higher per capita suicide rate compared to— 
(A) other military career fields for the same 
period; 
(B) the overall suicide rate for each Armed 
Force for the same period; 
(C) the overall suicide rate for the Depart-
ment of Defense for the same period; and 
(D) the national suicide rate for the same 
period. 
(2) A disaggregation of suicide data by age cat-
egories consistent with the age categories used in the 
Department of Defense Annual Suicide Report. 
(c) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than June 1, 2023, 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a briefing on the preliminary findings of the review con-
ducted under this section. 
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SEC. 599A. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND RE-
SPOND TO DEATHS BY SUICIDE IN THE NAVY. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense shall conduct a review of the efforts 
by the Secretary of the Navy to— 
(1) prevent incidents of deaths by suicide, suicide 
attempts, and suicidal ideation among covered mem-
bers; and 
(2) respond to such incidents. 
(b) ELEMENTS
OF REVIEW.—The study conducted 
under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of each of 
the following: 
(1) The extent of data collected regarding inci-
dents of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and sui-
cidal ideation among covered members, including 
data regarding whether such covered members are as-
signed to sea duty or shore duty at the time of such 
incidents. 
(2) The means used by commanders to prevent 
and respond to incidents of deaths by suicide, suicide 
attempts, and suicidal ideation among covered mem-
bers. 
(3) Challenges related to— 
(A) the prevention of incidents of deaths by 
suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation 
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among members of the Navy assigned to sea 
duty; and 
(B) the development of a response to such 
incidents. 
(4) The capacity of teams providing mental 
health services to covered members to respond to inci-
dents of suicidal ideation or suicide attempts among 
covered members in the respective unit each such team 
serves. 
(5) The means used by such teams to respond to 
such incidents, including the extent to which post-in-
cident programs are available to covered members. 
(6) Such other matters as the Inspector General 
considers appropriate in connection with the preven-
tion of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and suici-
dal ideation among covered members. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector 
General of the Department of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report that includes a summary of the 
results of the review conducted under subsection (a). 
(d) COVERED MEMBER DEFINED.—In this section the 
term ‘‘covered member’’ means a member of the Navy as-
signed to sea duty or shore duty. 
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SEC. 599B. REPORT ON OFFICER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 
AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROFES-
SIONAL MILITARY ETHIC OF THE SPACE 
FORCE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than June 1, 2023, 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a report on officer personnel management and 
the development of the professional military ethic of the 
Space Force. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) A description of issues related to officer de-
velopment in the Space Force, including— 
(A) the professional military education 
model for professional education of, and con-
tinual learning for, officers of the Space Force; 
(B) the career development model for offi-
cers of the Space Force, including key knowledge, 
skills, and attributes expected of Space Force of-
ficers at each of the company grade, field grade, 
and general officer levels; 
(C) desired career trajectories for Space 
Force 
officers, 
including 
key 
assignments 
throughout identified Space Force career tracks 
and how the flexibility of the Space Force Com-
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ponent proposal will be used to achieve these de-
sired career paths; 
(D) how proposed constructive credit for ci-
vilian education and non-military experience in 
related space industry or government sectors will 
align with the proposed PME and career devel-
opment models; and 
(E) how the Space Force Component pro-
posal will enable officers to achieve joint quali-
fications required for promotion to general offi-
cer. 
(2) A description of issues related to officer ac-
cessions of the Space Force, including— 
(A) the expected sources of commissioning 
for officers of the Space Force, including the de-
sired proportions of officer assessments from the 
Reserve Officer Training Corps, military service 
academies, Officer Training School, and direct 
commissions at each grade above O-1; 
(B) the role of proposed constructive credit 
for civilian education and non-military experi-
ence in accessing officers at each grade above O- 
1 and the extent to which the Space Force plans 
to grant constructive credit in determining an 
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officer’s entry grade at each grade above O-1; 
and 
(C) the role of targeted recruiting, as de-
scribed in the Guardian Ideal, for officer acces-
sions, including how it will work, how frequently 
it will be used, for what positions, and how it 
will fit into overall officer accessions. 
(3) A description of issues related to the profes-
sional military ethic of the Space Force, including— 
(A) how the proposed talent management 
system, career development model, PME model, 
and proposed Space Force Component structure 
will affect the development of a unique military 
culture of the Space Force as an Armed Force 
with space as a warfighting domain; 
(B) the role of the professional military 
ethic in the Space Force, including expectations 
of commissioned officers as public servants and 
military leaders; 
(C) the expected role of civilian employees of 
the Space Force in the development and steward-
ship of the Space Force as an Armed Force, and 
how such employees are distinct from members of 
the Space Force; 
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(D) the ethical implications of creating a 
force that is designed to ‘‘partner effectively with 
other space-interested entities,’’ as described in 
the Guardian Ideal, and how the Space Force in-
tends to address any ethical conflicts arising 
from its desired close partnership with non-mili-
tary and non-governmental entities in private 
industry; and 
(E) the specific barriers between officers, en-
listed members, and civilian employees that are 
described as ‘‘unnecessary’’ in the Guardian 
Ideal, how and why such barriers are unneces-
sary for the Space Force, and any statutory or 
policy changes the Space Force proposes to re-
move such barriers, including any proposed 
changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 
(4) Any other issues related to personnel man-
agement and professional development of officers of 
the Space Force that the Secretary of the Air Force 
determines appropriate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Guardian Ideal’’ means the docu-
ment with that title, dated September 17, 2021, and 
issued by the Chief of Space Operations. 
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(2) The term ‘‘PME’’ means professional mili-
tary education. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 
OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Bonus and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 601. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authori-
ties. 
Sec. 602. Increase to maximum amounts of certain bonus and special pay au-
thorities. 
Sec. 603. Cold weather duty: authorization of assignment or special duty pay; 
travel allowance for members of the Armed Forces assigned to 
Alaska. 
Sec. 604. Air Force rated officer retention demonstration program. 
Subtitle B—Allowances Other Than Travel and Transportation Allowances 
Sec. 611. Increases in maximum allowable income for purposes of eligibility for 
basic needs allowance. 
Sec. 612. Extension of authority to temporarily adjust basic allowance for hous-
ing in certain areas. 
Sec. 613. Temporary continuation of rate of basic allowance for housing for mem-
bers of the Armed Forces whose sole dependent dies while resid-
ing with the member. 
Sec. 614. Basic allowance for housing for members without dependents when home 
port change would financially disadvantage member. 
Sec. 615. Revival and redesignation of provision establishing benefits for certain 
members assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency. 
Sec. 616. Extension of one-time uniform allowance for officers who transfer to the 
Space Force. 
Sec. 617. OCONUS cost of living allowance: adjustments; notice to certain con-
gressional committees. 
Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances 
Sec. 621. Allowable travel and transportation allowances: complex overhaul. 
Sec. 622. Expansion of authority to reimburse a member of the uniformed services 
for spousal business costs arising from a permanent change of 
station. 
Sec. 623. Extension of authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing costs 
pursuant to a permanent change of station. 
Sec. 624. Reimbursement of a member of the uniformed services for costs to relo-
cate a pet that arise from a permanent change of station. 
Sec. 625. Travel and transportation allowances for certain members of the Armed 
Forces who attend a professional military education institution 
or training classes. 
Sec. 626. Conforming amendments to update references to travel and transpor-
tation authorities. 
Sec. 627. Pilot program to reimburse members of the Armed Forces for certain 
child care costs incident to a permanent change of station or as-
signment. 
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Subtitle D—Leave 
Sec. 631. Technical amendments to leave entitlement and accumulation. 
Sec. 632. Modification of authority to allow members of the Armed Forces to ac-
cumulate leave in excess of 60 days. 
Sec. 633. Convalescent leave for a member of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle E—Family and Survivor Benefits 
Sec. 641. Claims relating to the return of personal effects of a deceased member 
of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 642. Extension of parent fee discount to child care employees. 
Sec. 643. Survivor Benefit Plan open season. 
Sec. 644. Military installations with limited child care: briefing. 
Sec. 645. Food insecurity among military families: data collection; training; re-
port. 
Subtitle F—Defense Resale Matters 
Sec. 651. Prohibition of the sale of certain goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Au-
tonomous Region in commissaries and exchanges. 
Subtitle G—Miscellaneous Studies, Briefings and Reports 
Sec. 661. Study on basic pay. 
Sec. 662. Report on accuracy of basic allowance for housing. 
Sec. 663. Review of dislocation and relocation allowances. 
Sec. 664. Complex overhaul pay: briefing. 
Sec. 665. Studies on compensation for DOD child care providers. 
Sec. 666. Barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces: study; 
report. 
Subtitle A—Bonus and Incentive 
Pays 
SEC. 601. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING 
BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO RESERVE FORCES.— 
Section 910(g) of title 37, United States Code, relating to 
income replacement payments for reserve component mem-
bers experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for ac-
tive duty service, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(b) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS.—The following sections of title 10, 
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United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’: 
(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer 
candidate accession program. 
(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 
education loans for certain health professionals who 
serve in the Selected Reserve. 
(c) AUTHORITIES
RELATING
TO
NUCLEAR
OFFI-
CERS.—Section 333(i) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(d) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLI-
DATED SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AU-
THORITIES.—The following sections of title 37, United 
States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’: 
(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus au-
thority for enlisted members. 
(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus au-
thority for officers. 
(3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 
incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 
(4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and 
incentive pay authorities for officers in health profes-
sions. 
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(5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus 
for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps. 
(6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty 
pay. 
(7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or 
special duty pay. 
(8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay 
or proficiency bonus. 
(9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incen-
tives for members qualified in critical military skills 
or assigned to high priority units. 
(e) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY INCREASE IN 
RATES
OF BASIC ALLOWANCE
FOR HOUSING.—Section 
403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7)(E), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (8)(C), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
SEC. 602. INCREASE TO MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF CERTAIN 
BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. 
(a) GENERAL BONUS AUTHORITY
FOR ENLISTED 
MEMBERS.—Section 331(c)(1) of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$75,000’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$30,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’. 
(b) SPECIAL BONUS AND INCENTIVE PAY AUTHORI-
TIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFICERS.—Section 333(d)(1)(A) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$75,000’’. 
(c) SPECIAL AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY AND BONUS 
AUTHORITIES FOR OFFICERS.—Section 334(c)(1) of title 
37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$1,500’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$35,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’. 
(d) SKILL INCENTIVE PAY OR PROFICIENCY BONUS.— 
Section 353(c)(1)(A) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,750’’. 
SEC. 603. COLD WEATHER DUTY: AUTHORIZATION OF AS-
SIGNMENT OR SPECIAL DUTY PAY; TRAVEL 
ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES ASSIGNED TO ALASKA. 
(a) PAY.—Section 352(a)(2) of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘(including a cold weather 
location)’’ after ‘‘location’’. 
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(b) TRAVEL ALLOWANCE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—During the period speci-
fied in paragraph (5), the Secretary of a military de-
partment shall reimburse an eligible member of the 
armed forces for the cost of airfare for that member 
to travel to the home of record of the member. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
MEMBERS.—A member of the 
armed forces is eligible for a reimbursement under 
paragraph (1) if— 
(A) the member is assigned to a duty loca-
tion in Alaska; and 
(B) an officer in a grade above O–5 in the 
chain of command of the member authorizes the 
travel of the member. 
(3) TREATMENT OF TIME AS LEAVE.—The time 
during which an eligible member is absent from duty 
for travel reimbursable under paragraph (1) shall be 
treated as leave for purposes of section 704 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(4) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 1, 2024, the Secretary shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a briefing on— 
(A) the use and effectiveness of reimburse-
ments under paragraph (1); 
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(B) the calculation and use of the cost of 
living allowance for a member assigned to a 
duty location in Alaska; and 
(C) the use of special pays and other allow-
ances as incentives for cold weather proficiency 
or duty location. 
(5) PERIOD SPECIFIED.—The period specified in 
this paragraph is the period— 
(A) beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act; and 
(B) ending on December 31, 2023. 
SEC. 604. AIR FORCE RATED OFFICER RETENTION DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish and carry out within the Department of the Air 
Force a demonstration program to assess and improve re-
tention on active duty in the Air Force of rated officers 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) RATED OFFICERS DESCRIBED.—Rated officers de-
scribed in this subsection are rated officers serving on active 
duty in the Air Force, excluding rated officers with a re-
serve appointment in the Air National Guard or Air Force 
Reserve— 
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(1) whose continued service on active duty would 
be in the best interest of the Department of the Air 
Force, as determined by the Secretary; and 
(2) who have not more than three years and not 
less than one year remaining on an active duty serv-
ice obligation under section 653 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(c) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the demonstration pro-
gram required under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall offer retention incentives under subsection (d) to 
a rated officer described in subsection (b) who executes 
a written agreement to remain on active duty in a 
regular component of the Air Force for not less than 
four years after the completion of the active duty serv-
ice obligation of the officer under section 653 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary of the Air 
Force determines that an assignment previously guar-
anteed under subsection (d)(1) to a rated officer de-
scribed in subsection (b) cannot be fulfilled, the agree-
ment of the officer under paragraph (1) to remain on 
active duty shall expire not later than one year after 
that determination. 
(d) RETENTION INCENTIVES.— 
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(1) GUARANTEE OF FUTURE ASSIGNMENT LOCA-
TION.—Under the demonstration program required 
under subsection (a), the Secretary may offer to a 
rated officer described in subsection (b) a guarantee 
of future assignment locations based on the preference 
of the officer. 
(2) AVIATION BONUS.—Under the demonstration 
program required under subsection (a), notwith-
standing section 334(c) of title 37, United States 
Code, the Secretary may pay to a rated officer de-
scribed in subsection (b) an aviation bonus not to ex-
ceed an average annual amount of $50,000 (subject to 
paragraph (3)(B)). 
(3) COMBINATION
OF
INCENTIVES.—The Sec-
retary may offer to a rated officer described in sub-
section (b) a combination of incentives under para-
graphs (1) and (2). 
(e) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Not later than December 31, 
2023, and annually thereafter until the termination of the 
demonstration program required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a brief-
ing describing the use of such demonstration program and 
its effects on the retention on active duty in the Air Force 
of rated officers described in subsection (b). 
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(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) RATED OFFICER.—The term ‘‘rated officer’’ 
means an officer specified in section 9253 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Air Force. 
(g) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on 
December 31, 2028. 
Subtitle B—Allowances Other Than 
Travel and Transportation Al-
lowances 
SEC. 611. INCREASES IN MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE INCOME 
FOR PURPOSES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BASIC 
NEEDS ALLOWANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402b(b) of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘130 percent’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘150 percent’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘the gross’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘; 
or’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) if the Secretary concerned determines it ap-
propriate (based on location, household need, or spe-
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cial circumstance), the gross household income of the 
member during the most recent calendar year did not 
exceed an amount equal to 200 percent of the Federal 
poverty guidelines of the Department of Health and 
Human Services for the location of the member and 
the number of individuals in the household of the 
member for such year; and’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than January 1, 
2024, the Secretary concerned (as defined in section 101 
of title 37, United States Code) shall modify the calculation 
of the basic needs allowance under section 402b of title 37, 
United States Code, to implement the amendments made 
by subsection (a). 
SEC. 612. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TEMPORARILY AD-
JUST BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING IN 
CERTAIN AREAS. 
Section 403(b)(8)(C) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
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SEC. 613. TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF RATE OF BASIC 
ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES WHOSE SOLE DEPEND-
ENT DIES WHILE RESIDING WITH THE MEM-
BER. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 403 of title 37, United 
States Code, as amended by section 612, is further amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (m) through (p) 
as subsections (n) through (q); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (l) the following 
new subsection (m): 
‘‘(m) TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF RATE OF BASIC 
ALLOWANCE
FOR MEMBERS
OF
THE ARMED FORCES 
WHOSE SOLE DEPENDENT DIES WHILE RESIDING WITH 
THE MEMBER.—(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) or 
any other section of law, the Secretary of Defense or the 
Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating, may, after the death of the sole dependent of a 
member of the armed forces, continue to pay a basic allow-
ance for housing to such member at the rate paid to such 
member on the date of such death if— 
‘‘(A) such sole dependent dies— 
‘‘(i) while the member is on active duty; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) while residing with the member, unless 
separated by the necessity of military service or 
to receive institutional care as a result of dis-
ability or incapacitation or under such other cir-
cumstances as the Secretary concerned may by 
regulation prescribe; and 
‘‘(B) the member is not occupying a housing fa-
cility under the jurisdiction of the Secretary con-
cerned on the date of the death of the sole dependent. 
‘‘(2) The continuation of the rate of an allowance 
under this subsection shall terminate upon the earlier of 
the following to occur: 
‘‘(A) The day that is one year after the date of 
the death of the sole dependent. 
‘‘(B) The permanent change of station, or per-
manent change of assignment with movement of per-
sonal property and household goods under section 
453(c) of this title, of the member.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2881a(c) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 403(n)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 403(o)’’. 
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SEC. 614. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR MEMBERS 
WITHOUT DEPENDENTS WHEN HOME PORT 
CHANGE WOULD FINANCIALLY DISADVAN-
TAGE MEMBER. 
Subsection (p) of section 403 of title 37, United States 
Code, as redesignated by section 612, is further amended 
in subsection (p)— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘LOW- 
COST AND NO-COST’’ and inserting ‘‘CERTAIN’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘In the case of a 
member who is assigned’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2)(A) In the case of a member without dependents 
who is assigned to a unit that undergoes a change of home 
port or a change of permanent duty station, if the Secretary 
concerned determines that it would be inequitable to base 
the member’s entitlement to, and amount of, a basic allow-
ance for housing on the new home port or permanent duty 
station, the Secretary concerned may— 
‘‘(i) waive the requirement to base the member’s 
entitlement to, and amount of, a basic allowance for 
housing on the new home port or permanent duty sta-
tion member; and 
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‘‘(ii) treat that member for the purposes of this 
section as if the unit to which the member is assigned 
did not undergo such a change. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary concerned may grant a waiver 
under subparagraph (A) to not more than 100 members in 
a calendar year. 
‘‘(C) Not later than March 1 of each calendar year, 
the Secretary concerned shall provide a briefing to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives on the use of the authority provided by sub-
paragraph (A) during the preceding calendar year that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(i) the number of members granted a waiver 
under subparagraph (A) during that year; and 
‘‘(ii) for each such waiver, an identification of— 
‘‘(I) the grade of the member; 
‘‘(II) the home port or permanent duty sta-
tion of the unit to which the member is assigned 
before the change described in subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(III) the new home port or permanent 
duty station of that unit. 
‘‘(D) This paragraph shall cease to be effective on De-
cember 31, 2027.’’. 
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SEC. 615. REVIVAL AND REDESIGNATION OF PROVISION ES-
TABLISHING BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN MEM-
BERS ASSIGNED TO THE DEFENSE INTEL-
LIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) REVIVIAL.—Section 491 of title 37, United States 
Code— 
(1) is revived to read as it did immediately be-
fore its repeal under section 604 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117–81); and 
(2) is redesignated as section 431 of such title. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by in-
serting, after the item relating to section 427, the following 
new item: 
‘‘431. Benefits for certain members assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency.’’. 
SEC. 616. EXTENSION OF ONE-TIME UNIFORM ALLOWANCE 
FOR 
OFFICERS 
WHO 
TRANSFER 
TO 
THE 
SPACE FORCE. 
Subsection (d)(1) of section 606 of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3672; 
37 U.S.C. 416 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2023’’. 
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SEC. 617. OCONUS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE: ADJUST-
MENTS; 
NOTICE 
TO 
CERTAIN 
CONGRES-
SIONAL COMMITTEES. 
(a) ADJUSTMENTS.— 
(1) REDUCTIONS: LIMITATION.—The Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of the Department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating may reduce the cost-of- 
living allowance for a member of the Armed Forces 
assigned to a duty station located outside the United 
States— 
(A) not more than once every six months; or 
(B) in connection with a permanent change 
of station for such member. 
(2) INCREASES.—The Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating may increase the allowance de-
scribed in paragraph (1) for a member of the Armed 
Forces at any time. 
(b) NOTICE.—The Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives not less than 180 days before modifying a 
table used to calculate the living allowance described in sub-
section (a). 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2023, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
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Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a brief-
ing containing— 
(1) the determination of the Secretary regarding 
the effects of this section on the allowance described in 
subsection (a); 
(2) an assessment of the representative market 
basket of goods and services used to determine such al-
lowance, including the methodology to identify such 
market basket and the frequency with which such al-
lowance is adjusted; and 
(3) the methodology and process by which sur-
veys regarding such allowance are updated, including 
the average response rates and the efforts undertaken 
to ensure a representative sample of beneficiaries are 
surveyed. 
Subtitle C—Travel and 
Transportation Allowances 
SEC. 621. ALLOWABLE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION AL-
LOWANCES: COMPLEX OVERHAUL. 
Section 452 of title 37, United States Code, is amend-
ed, in subsection (b)— 
(1) by redesignating the second paragraph (18) 
as paragraph (21); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
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‘‘(22) Permanent change of assignment to or 
from a naval vessel undergoing nuclear refueling or 
defueling and any concurrent complex overhaul, even 
if such assignment is within the same area as the cur-
rent assignment of the member. 
‘‘(23) Current assignment to a naval vessel en-
tering or exiting nuclear refueling or defueling and 
any concurrent complex overhaul.’’. 
SEC. 622. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE A 
MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES FOR 
SPOUSAL BUSINESS COSTS ARISING FROM A 
PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 453 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended, in subsection (g)— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR BUSINESS 
COSTS’’ after ‘‘RELICENSING COSTS’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or qualified 
business costs’’ after ‘‘qualified relicensing costs’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Reimburse-
ment’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘for qualified relicensing 
costs’’ after ‘‘subsection’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘$1000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,000’’; and 
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(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) Reimbursement provided to a member under this 
subsection for qualified business costs may not exceed 
$1,000 in connection with each reassignment described in 
paragraph (1).’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or qualified 
business costs’’ after ‘‘qualified relicensing costs’’; 
(5) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘business license, permit,’’ after 
‘‘courses,’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, or owned a busi-
ness,’’ before ‘‘during’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘professional’’ before 
‘‘license’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘, or business license 
or permit,’’ after ‘‘certification’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘professional’’ before 
‘‘license’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, or business license 
or permit,’’ after ‘‘certification’’; and 
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(6) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘qualified business 
costs’ means costs, including moving services for equipment, 
equipment removal, new equipment purchases, information 
technology expenses, and inspection fees, incurred by the 
spouse of a member if— 
‘‘(A) the spouse owned a business during the 
member’s previous duty assignment and the costs re-
sult from a movement described in paragraph (1)(B) 
in connection with the member’s change in duty loca-
tion pursuant to reassignment described in paragraph 
(1)(A); and 
‘‘(B) the costs were incurred or paid to move 
such business to a new location in connection with 
such reassignment.’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military 
department shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing 
regarding implementation of the amendments made by sub-
section (a), including— 
(1) the number of times such Secretary used the 
authority under such amendments; and 
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(2) the costs to the Federal Government arising 
from such usage. 
SEC. 623. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE MEM-
BERS FOR SPOUSE RELICENSING COSTS PUR-
SUANT TO A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STA-
TION. 
Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, as amend-
ed by section 622, is further amended, in subsection (g)(3), 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2029’’. 
SEC. 624. REIMBURSEMENT OF A MEMBER OF THE UNI-
FORMED SERVICES FOR COSTS TO RELOCATE 
A PET THAT ARISE FROM A PERMANENT 
CHANGE OF STATION. 
Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, as amend-
ed by sections 622, and 623, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PETS 
ARISING FROM CERTAIN PERMANENT CHANGES OF STA-
TIONS.—(1) The Secretary concerned may reimburse a 
member for any cost related to the relocation of a pet that 
arises from a permanent change of station of such member 
within the continental United States. Such reimbursement 
may not exceed $550 for each such permanent change of 
station. 
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‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned may reimburse a mem-
ber for any cost related to the relocation of a pet that arises 
from a permanent change of station of such member to or 
from a duty station located outside the continental United 
States. Such reimbursement may not exceed $4,000 for each 
such permanent change of station.’’. 
SEC. 625. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES 
FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES WHO ATTEND A PROFESSIONAL MILI-
TARY EDUCATION INSTITUTION OR TRAINING 
CLASSES. 
Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, as amend-
ed by sections 622, 623, and 624, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) ATTENDANCE AT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDU-
CATION INSTITUTION OR TRAINING CLASSES.— 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of the military department 
concerned may authorize temporary duty status, and 
travel and transportation allowances payable to a 
member in such status, for a member under the juris-
diction of such Secretary who is reassigned— 
‘‘(A) between duty stations located within 
the United States; 
‘‘(B) for a period of not more than one 
year; 
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‘‘(C) for the purpose of participating in 
professional military education or training 
classes, 
‘‘(D) with orders to return to the duty sta-
tion where the member maintains primary resi-
dence and the dependents of such member reside. 
‘‘(2) If the Secretary of the military department 
concerned assigns permanent duty status to a member 
described in paragraph (1), such member shall be eli-
gible for travel and transportation allowances includ-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) Transportation, including mileage at 
the same rate paid for a permanent change of 
station. 
‘‘(B) Per diem while traveling between the 
permanent duty station and professional mili-
tary education institution or training site. 
‘‘(C) Per diem paid in the same manner 
and amount as temporary lodging expenses. 
‘‘(D) Per diem equal to the amount of the 
basic allowance for housing under section 403 of 
this title paid to a member— 
‘‘(i) in the grade of such member; 
‘‘(ii) without dependents; 
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‘‘(iii) who resides in the military hous-
ing area in which the professional military 
education institution or training site is lo-
cated. 
‘‘(E) Movement of household goods in an 
amount determined under applicable regula-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 626. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE REF-
ERENCES TO TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION 
AUTHORITIES. 
(a) BALANCED BUDGET
AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT 
CONTROL ACT OF 1985.—Section 256(g)(2)(B)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 (2 U.S.C. 906(g)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking 
‘‘sections 403a and 475’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 403b and 
405’’. 
(b) TITLE 5.—Title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 4109(a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sec-
tions 474 and 475’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 405 
and 452’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sec-
tions 476 and 479’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 452 
and 453(c)’’; 
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(2) in section 5725(c)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘section 
476(b)(1)(H)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (c) and 
(d) of section 453’’; and 
(3) in section 5760— 
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section 
481h(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 451(a)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 474(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 464’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 481h(d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
452(d)’’. 
(c) TITLE 10.—Title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in section 710— 
(A) in subsection (f)(4)(A), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘section 474’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 452’’; and 
(B) in subsection (h)(4), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 481f’’ and inserting ‘‘section 453(f)’’; 
(2) in section 1174a(b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘sec-
tions 474 and 476’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 452 and 
453(c)’’; 
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(3) in section 1175(j), by striking ‘‘sections 474 
and 476’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 452 and 453(c)’’; 
(4) in section 1175a(e)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘sec-
tions 474 and 476’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 452 and 
453(c)’’; 
(5) in section 1491(d)(3), by striking ‘‘section 
495(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 435(a)(2)’’; 
(6) in section 2013(b)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sec-
tions 474 and 475’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 405 
and 452’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sec-
tions 476 and 479’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 452 
and 453(c)’’; 
(7) in section 2493(a)(4)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 481f(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 453(f)’’; 
(8) in section 2613(g), by striking ‘‘section 
481h(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 451(a)’’; and 
(9) in section 12503— 
(A) in subsection (a), in the second sentence, 
by striking ‘‘sections 206 and 495’’ and inserting 
‘‘sections 206 and 435’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘section 495’’ and inserting ‘‘section 435’’; and 
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(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘chapter 
7’’ and inserting ‘‘section 452’’. 
(d) TITLE 14.—Section 2764 of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended, in the first and third sentences, by strik-
ing ‘‘subsection (b) of section 476’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
453(c)’’. 
(e) TITLE 32.—Section 115 of title 32, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the third sentence, by 
striking ‘‘sections 206 and 495’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tions 206 and 435’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘section 
495’’ and inserting ‘‘section 435’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘chapter 7’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 452’’. 
(f) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINIS-
TRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS ACT OF 2002.— 
Section 236(f)(4)(A) of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 
2002 (33 U.S.C. 3036(f)(4)(A)) is amended, in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘section 474’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 452’’. 
(g) TITLE 36.—Section 2101(b)(2) of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 475’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 405’’. 
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(h) TITLE 37.—Title 37, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in section 403— 
(A) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘section 476’’ and inserting ‘‘section 452’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), in the second 
sentence, by striking ‘‘section 474’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 452’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 476’’ and inserting ‘‘section 453(c)’’; 
(2) in section 420(b), by striking ‘‘sections 474– 
481’’ and inserting ‘‘section 452’’; 
(3) in section 422(a), by striking ‘‘section 480’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 452’’; 
(4) in section 427— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘section 476’’ and inserting ‘‘section 452’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘section 
476’’ and inserting ‘‘section 452’’; 
(5) in section 433(b), by striking ‘‘section 
474(d)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 452’’; 
(6) in section 451(a)(2)(H)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘section 481f’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 453(f)’’; 
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(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘section 
481h’’ and inserting ‘‘section 452(b)(12)’’; 
(C) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘section 
481j’’ and inserting ‘‘section 452(b)(13)’’; 
(D) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘section 
481k’’ and inserting ‘‘section 452(b)(14)’’; and 
(E) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘section 481l’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 452(b)(15)’’; 
(7) in section 1002(b)(1), by striking ‘‘section 
474(a)–(d), and (f),’’ and inserting ‘‘section 452’’; 
(8) in section 1003, by striking ‘‘sections 402– 
403b, 474–477, 479–481, and 414’’ and inserting 
‘‘sections 402 through 403b, 405, 414, 452, and 453’’; 
and 
(9) in section 1006(g)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 477’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 452(c)(2)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 475a(a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 452(b)(11)’’. 
(i) CHILD
NUTRITION
ACT
OF
1966.—Section 
17(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1786(d)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
475’’ and inserting ‘‘section 405’’. 
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SEC. 627. PILOT PROGRAM TO REIMBURSE MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES FOR CERTAIN CHILD 
CARE COSTS INCIDENT TO A PERMANENT 
CHANGE OF STATION OR ASSIGNMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a pilot program to reimburse members of the 
Armed Forces for certain child care costs incident to a per-
manent change of station or assignment. 
(b) TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES.— 
Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall 
treat a designated child care provider as an authorized 
traveler if child care is not available to a member of the 
Armed Forces at a military child development center at the 
permanent duty location of such member not later than 30 
days after the member arrives at such location. 
(c) REIMBURSEMENT
OF
CERTAIN
CHILD
CARE 
COSTS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Under the pilot program, the 
Secretary of Defense may reimburse a member of the 
Armed Forces for travel expenses for a designated 
child care provider when— 
(A) the member is reassigned, either as a 
permanent change of station or permanent 
change of assignment, to a new duty station; 
(B) the movement of the member’s depend-
ents is authorized at the expense of the United 
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States under section 451 of title 37, United 
States Code, as part of the reassignment; 
(C) child care is not available at a military 
child development center at such duty station not 
later than 30 days after the member arrives at 
such duty station; and 
(D) the dependent child is on the wait list 
for child care at such military child development 
center. 
(2) MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS.—Reimbursement pro-
vided to a member under this subsection may not ex-
ceed— 
(A) $500 for a reassignment between duty 
stations within the continental United States; 
and 
(B) $1,500 for a reassignment involving a 
duty station outside of the continental United 
States. 
(3) DEADLINE.—A member may not apply for 
reimbursement under this subsection later than one 
year after a reassignment described in paragraph (1). 
(4) CONCURRENT RECEIPT PROHIBITED.—In the 
event a household contains more than one member eli-
gible for reimbursement under this subsection, reim-
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bursement may be paid to one member among such 
members as such members shall jointly elect. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2027, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the 
pilot program, including the recommendation of the Sec-
retary whether to make the pilot program permanent. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall terminate 
on September 30, 2028. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘authorized traveler’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 451 of title 37, 
United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘designated child care provider’’ 
means an adult selected by a member of the armed 
forces to provide child care to a dependent child of 
such member. 
(3) The term ‘‘military child development cen-
ter’’ has the meaning given such term in section 1800 
of title 10, United States Code. 
Subtitle D—Leave 
SEC. 631. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO LEAVE ENTITLE-
MENT AND ACCUMULATION. 
(a) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AUTHORITY.—Section 701 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (m) 
as subsections (d) through (l). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 701 OF 
TITLE 10.—Section 701 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘subsections 
(d), (f), and (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (e) and 
(f)’’; 
(2) in subsection (f), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(2), in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (b), (d), and (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections 
(b) and (e)’’; and 
(3) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, in the 
first sentence, by striking ‘‘subsections (b), (d), and 
(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b) and (e)’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
TO OTHER PROVI-
SIONS OF LAW.— 
(1) TITLE
14.—Section 2508(a) of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
701(f)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 701(e)’’. 
(2) TITLE 37.—Title 37, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in section 501— 
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(i) in subsection (b)(6), by striking 
‘‘120 days of leave under section 701(f)(1)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘90 days of leave under sec-
tion 701(e)’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 701(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 701(f)’’; 
and 
(B) in section 502(b), by striking ‘‘section 
701(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 701(g)’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section take effect on January 1, 2023. 
SEC. 632. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO ALLOW MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO ACCUMU-
LATE LEAVE IN EXCESS OF 60 DAYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 701 of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by section 631, is further amended 
by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary concerned, under uniform regu-
lations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may 
authorize a member described in paragraph (2) to retain 
not more than 30 days of excess leave. 
‘‘(2) A member described in this paragraph is a mem-
ber who— 
‘‘(A)(i) serves on active duty for a continuous 
period of at least 120 days for which the member is 
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entitled to special pay under section 310(a) of title 
37; or 
‘‘(ii) is assigned to a deployable ship or mobile 
unit or to other duty designated for the purposes of 
this section; 
‘‘(B) except for this subsection, would lose any 
excess leave at the end of the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(C) receives, from the first officer in a grade 
above O-6 in the chain of command of such member, 
written authorization to retain such excess leave. 
‘‘(3) Excess leave retained by a member under this sub-
section shall be forfeited unless used before the end of the 
second fiscal year after the end of the fiscal year in which 
the service or assignment described in paragraph (2)(A) ter-
minated. 
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘excess leave’ means 
leave accrued by a member in excess of the number of days 
of leave authorized to be accumulated under subsection 
(b).’’. 
(b) TRANSITION RULE.—Leave in excess of 90 days, 
accumulated by a member of the Armed Forces under sec-
tion 701 of such title before the effective date under sub-
section (c), is forfeited unless— 
(1) used by the member on or before September 
30, 2026; or 
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(2) the retention of such leave is otherwise au-
thorized by law. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) takes effect on January 1, 2023. 
SEC. 633. CONVALESCENT LEAVE FOR A MEMBER OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 701 of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by sections 631 and 632, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(m)(1) Except as provided by subsection (h)(3), and 
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, 
a member of the armed forces diagnosed with a medical con-
dition is allowed convalescent leave if— 
‘‘(A) the medical or behavioral health provider of 
the member— 
‘‘(i) determines that the member is not yet 
fit for duty as a result of that condition; and 
‘‘(ii) recommends such leave for the member 
to provide for the convalescence of the member 
from that condition; and 
‘‘(B) the commanding officer of the member or 
the commander of the military medical treatment fa-
cility authorizes such leave for the member. 
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‘‘(2) A member may take not more than 30 days of 
convalescent leave under paragraph (1) with respect to a 
condition described in that paragraph unless— 
‘‘(A) such leave in excess of 30 days is authorized 
by— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary concerned; or 
‘‘(ii) an individual at the level designated 
by the Secretary concerned, but not below the 
grade of O–5 or the civilian equivalent; or 
‘‘(B) the member is authorized to receive con-
valescent leave under subsection (h)(3) in conjunction 
with the birth of a child. 
‘‘(3)(A) Convalescent leave may be authorized under 
paragraph (1) only for a medical condition of a member 
and may not be authorized for a member in connection with 
a condition of a dependent or other family member of the 
member. 
‘‘(B) In authorizing convalescent leave for a member 
under paragraph (1) with respect to a condition described 
in that paragraph, the commanding officer of the member 
or the commander of the military medical treatment facil-
ity, as the case may be, shall— 
‘‘(i) limit the duration of such leave to the min-
imum necessary in relation to the diagnosis, prog-
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nosis, and probable final disposition of the condition 
of the member; and 
‘‘(ii) authorize leave tailored to the specific med-
ical needs of the member rather than (except for con-
valescent leave provided for under subsection (h)(3)) 
authorizing leave based on a predetermined formula. 
‘‘(4) A member taking convalescent leave under para-
graph (1) shall not have the member’s leave account reduced 
as a result of taking such leave. 
‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘military medical 
treatment facility’ means a facility described in subsection 
(b), (c), or (d) of section 1073d of this title.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF CONVALESCENT LEAVE FOR BIRTH 
OF CHILD.—Paragraph (4) of subsection (h) of such section, 
as redesignated by section 632, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(4)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) Convalescent leave may be authorized under sub-
paragraph (A) only for a medical condition of a member 
and may not be authorized for a member in connection with 
a condition of a dependent or other family member of the 
member.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on January 1, 2023. 
Subtitle E—Family and Survivor 
Benefits 
SEC. 641. CLAIMS RELATING TO THE RETURN OF PERSONAL 
EFFECTS OF A DECEASED MEMBER OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
Section 1482(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(11)(A) Delivery of personal effects of a dece-
dent to the next of kin or other appropriate person. 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary concerned enters into an 
agreement with an entity to carry out subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary concerned may, at the request of 
the person described in such subparagraph, pursue a 
claim against such entity that arises from the failure 
of such entity to substantially perform such subpara-
graph. 
‘‘(C) If an entity described in subparagraph (B) 
fails to substantially perform subparagraph (A) by 
damaging, losing, or destroying the personal effects of 
a decedent, the Secretary concerned shall reimburse 
the person designated under subsection (c) the greater 
of $1,000 or the fair market value of such damage, 
loss, or destruction. The Secretary concerned may re-
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quest, from the person designated under subsection 
(c), proof of fair market value and ownership of the 
personal effects.’’. 
SEC. 642. EXTENSION OF PARENT FEE DISCOUNT TO CHILD 
CARE EMPLOYEES. 
Section 1793 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) CHILD CARE EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may, to support recruitment and retention 
initiatives, charge a child care employee, whose child at-
tends a military child development center, a reduced fee for 
such attendance.’’. 
SEC. 643. SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN OPEN SEASON. 
(a) ELECTIONS BY PERSONS NOT CURRENTLY PAR-
TICIPATING IN SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN.— 
(1) ELECTION OF SBP COVERAGE.—An eligible 
retired or former member may elect to participate in 
the Survivor Benefit Plan during the open season de-
scribed in subsection (e). 
(2) ELIGIBLE RETIRED OR FORMER MEMBERS.— 
For purposes of paragraph (1), an eligible retired or 
former member is a member or former member of the 
uniformed services who, on or before the day before 
the first day of the open season described in sub-
section (e)— 
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(A) is entitled to retired pay; or 
(B) would be entitled to retired pay under 
chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code (or 
chapter 67 of such title as in effect before October 
5, 1994), but for the fact that such member or 
former member is under 60 years of age. 
(3) STATUS UNDER SBP OF PERSONS MAKING 
ELECTIONS.— 
(A) STANDARD ANNUITY.—A person making 
an election under paragraph (1) by reason of eli-
gibility under paragraph (2)(A) shall be treated 
for all purposes as providing a standard annuity 
under the Survivor Benefit Plan. 
(B) 
RESERVE-COMPONENT
ANNUITY.—A 
person making an election under paragraph (1) 
by reason of eligibility under paragraph (2)(B) 
shall be treated for all purposes as providing a 
reserve-component annuity under the Survivor 
Benefit Plan. 
(4) PREMIUMS FOR OPEN SEASON.— 
(A) PREMIUMS TO BE CHARGED.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations 
premiums that a person who makes an election 
under paragraph (1) shall be required to pay for 
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participating in the Survivor Benefit Plan pur-
suant to the election. 
(B) AMOUNT
OF
PREMIUMS.—The total 
amount of the premiums to be paid by a person 
under the regulations prescribed under subpara-
graph (A) shall be equal to the sum of— 
(i) the total amount by which the re-
tired pay of the person would have been re-
duced before the effective date of the election 
under subsection (d) if the person had elect-
ed to participate in the Survivor Benefit 
Plan (for the same base amount specified in 
the election) at the first opportunity that 
was afforded the person to participate 
under chapter 73 of title 10, United States 
Code; 
(ii) interest on the amount by which 
the retired pay of the person would have 
been so reduced, computed from the date on 
which the retired pay would have been so 
reduced at such rate or rates and according 
to such methodology as the Secretary deter-
mines reasonable; and 
(iii) any additional amount that the 
Secretary determines necessary to protect 
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the actuarial soundness of the Department 
of 
Defense 
Military 
Retirement 
Fund 
against any increased risk for the fund that 
is associated with the election. 
(C) PREMIUMS TO BE CREDITED TO RE-
TIREMENT
FUND.—Premiums paid under the 
regulations prescribed under subparagraph (A) 
shall be credited to the Department of Defense 
Military Retirement Fund. 
(b) ELECTIONS
BY PERSONS CURRENTLY PARTICI-
PATING IN SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN.— 
(1) ELECTION OF TO DISCONTINUE SBP PARTICI-
PATION.—A person participating in the Survivor 
Benefit Plan on the day before the first day of the 
open season described in subsection (e) may elect to 
discontinue such participation during the open sea-
son. 
(2) CONSENT OF BENEFICIARIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a person described in para-
graph (1) may not make an election under that 
paragraph without the concurrence of— 
(i) each designated beneficiary of such 
person under the Survivor Benefit Plan; 
and 
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(ii) the spouse of such person, if such 
person is married. 
(B) EXCEPTION
WHEN
BENEFICIARY
UN-
AVAILABLE.—A person may make an election 
under paragraph (1) without a concurrence re-
quired under subparagraph (2) if the person es-
tablishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary con-
cerned— 
(i) that the whereabouts of the spouse 
or beneficiary, as the case may be, cannot 
be determined; or 
(ii) that, due to exceptional cir-
cumstances, requiring the person to seek the 
consent of the spouse or beneficiary, as the 
case may be, would otherwise be inappro-
priate. 
(3) TREATMENT OF PREMIUMS.— 
(A) DISCONTINUATION OF REDUCTIONS IN 
PAY.—As of the effective date under subsection 
(d) of an election by a person under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary concerned shall discontinue the 
reduction being made in the retired pay of the 
person arising from participation in the Sur-
vivor Benefit Plan or, in the case of a person 
who has been required to make deposits in the 
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Treasury on account of participation in the Sur-
vivor Benefit Plan, that person may discontinue 
making such deposits effective on such effective 
date. 
(B) TREATMENT
OF
PREVIOUS
REDUC-
TIONS.—A person who makes an election under 
paragraph (1) is not entitled to a refund of any 
reduction or deposit described in subparagraph 
(A) made before such effective date. 
(c) MANNER OF MAKING ELECTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An election under subsection 
(a) or (b) shall be made in writing, signed by the per-
son making the election, and received by the Secretary 
concerned before the end of the open season described 
in subsection (e). 
(2) CONDITIONS.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), an election under subsection (a) shall be 
made subject to the same conditions, and with the 
same opportunities for designation of beneficiaries 
and specification of base amount, that apply under 
the Survivor Benefit Plan. 
(3) ELECTION MUST BE VOLUNTARY.—An elec-
tion under subsection (a) or (b) is not effective unless 
the person making the election declares the election to 
be voluntary. An election under subsection (a) or (b) 
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to participate or not to participate in the Survivor 
Benefit Plan may not be required by any court. An 
election by a person under subsection (a) to partici-
pate in the Survivor Benefit Plan is not subject to the 
concurrence of a spouse or former spouse of the per-
son. 
(4) DESIGNATION WITH RESPECT TO RESERVE- 
COMPONENT ANNUITY.—A person making an election 
under subsection (a) to provide a reserve-component 
annuity shall make a designation described in section 
1448(e) of title 10, United States Code. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR ELECTIONS.—An election 
under subsection (a) or (b) shall be effective on the first 
day of the first calendar month following the month in 
which the election is received by the Secretary concerned. 
(e) OPEN SEASON DESCRIBED.—The open season de-
scribed in this subsection is the period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act and ending on January 1, 
2024. 
(f) APPLICABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
PROVISIONS
OF 
LAW.—The provisions of sections 1449, 1453, and 1454 of 
title 10, United States Code, are applicable to a person 
making an election, and to an election, under subsection 
(a) or (b) in the same manner as if the election were made 
under the Survivor Benefit Plan. 
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(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘base amount’’, ‘‘reserve-compo-
nent annuity’’, and ‘‘standard annuity’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 1447 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘Department of Defense Military 
Retirement Fund’’ means the fund established under 
section 1461(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘retired pay’’ includes retainer 
pay. 
(4) The terms ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ and ‘‘uni-
formed services’’ have the meanings given those terms 
in section 101 of title 37, United States Code. 
(5) The term ‘‘Survivor Benefit Plan’’ means the 
program established under subchapter II of chapter 
73 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 644. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WITH LIMITED CHILD 
CARE: BRIEFING. 
(a) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a briefing 
regarding child care at military installations of the covered 
Armed Forces— 
(1) that are not served by a military child devel-
opment center; or 
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(2) where the military child development center 
has few available spots. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing under subsection (a) 
shall include the following elements: 
(1) With regards to each military installation 
described in such subsection: 
(A) The current and maximum possible en-
rollment at the military child development center 
(if one exists). 
(B) Plans of the Secretary to expand an ex-
isting, or construct a new, military child devel-
opment center. 
(C) The resulting capacity of each military 
child development center described in subpara-
graph (B). 
(D) The median cost of services at accred-
ited child care facilities located near such mili-
tary installation compared to the amount of as-
sistance provided by the Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned to members for child 
care services. 
(2) Any policy recommendations of the Secretary 
of Defense— 
(A) to address the rising cost of child care 
near military installations; and 
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(B) regarding the rates of child care fee as-
sistance provided to members of the covered 
Armed Forces. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the 
following: 
(A) The Army. 
(B) The Navy. 
(C) The Marine Corps. 
(D) The Air Force. 
(E) The Space Force. 
(2) The term ‘‘military child development cen-
ter’’ has the meaning given such term in section 1800 
of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 645. FOOD INSECURITY AMONG MILITARY FAMILIES: 
DATA COLLECTION; TRAINING; REPORT. 
(a) DATA COLLECTION.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination 
with the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Con-
sumer Services of the Department of Agriculture, shall— 
(1) develop a survey, in collaboration with the 
Department of Agriculture, to determine how many 
members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, 
and dependents of such members, are food insecure; 
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(2) issue the survey to such members and de-
pendents; 
(3) collect data related to the number of such 
members and dependents who— 
(A) are eligible for the basic needs allowance 
under section 402b of title 37, United States 
Code; 
(B) receive such basic needs allowance; and 
(C) are surveyed on the use, by such mem-
bers and dependents, of Federal nutrition assist-
ance programs, including— 
(i) the supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program under the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 
(ii) the special supplemental nutrition 
program for women, infants, and children 
under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786); and 
(iii) the school lunch program under 
the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), and the 
school breakfast program under section 4 of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1773); 
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(4) develop and carry out a plan to train and 
designate an individual who will assist members at 
military installations on how and where to refer such 
members and their dependents for participation in 
Federal nutrition assistance programs described in 
paragraph (3)(C); and 
(5) coordinate efforts of the Department of De-
fense to address food insecurity and nutrition. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 
the four subsequent years, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Personnel & Readiness shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees, the Committees on Agriculture and 
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
the Senate, a report including the following: 
(1) The number of members of the Armed Forces 
serving on active duty and their dependents who are 
food insecure. 
(2) The number of such members and their de-
pendents who use the Federal nutrition assistance 
programs described in subsection (a)(3). 
(3) The number of such members and their de-
pendents described in subsection (a)(3). 
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(4) The status of implementation of the plan 
under subsection (a)(5). 
Subtitle F—Defense Resale Matters 
SEC. 651. PROHIBITION OF THE SALE OF CERTAIN GOODS 
FROM THE XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS 
REGION IN COMMISSARIES AND EXCHANGES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Subchapter III of chapter 147 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2496. Sale of certain goods from the Xinjiang 
Uyghur Autonomous Region prohibited 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may not 
knowingly permit the sale, at a commissary store or mili-
tary exchange, of any good, ware, article, or merchandise— 
‘‘(1) containing any product mined, produced, or 
manufactured, wholly or in part, by forced labor from 
the XUAR; or 
‘‘(2) from an entity that has used labor from 
within or transferred from XUAR as part of a ‘pov-
erty alleviation’ or ‘pairing assistance’ program. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘forced labor’ means any work or 
service that is exacted from any person under the 
menace of any penalty for nonperformance and that 
the worker does not offer to perform. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘XUAR’ means the Xinjiang 
Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic 
of China.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item: 
‘‘2496. Sale of certain goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region pro-
hibited.’’. 
Subtitle G—Miscellaneous Studies, 
Briefings and Reports 
SEC. 661. STUDY ON BASIC PAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek 
to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit entity or a 
federally funded research and development center to conduct 
research and analysis on the value of basic pay for members 
of the Armed Forces. The Secretary may include such re-
search and analysis in the next quadrennial review of mili-
tary compensation. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The research and analysis conducted 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the model used to determine 
the basic pay in the current basic pay tables, includ-
ing— 
(A) an analysis of whether to update the 
current model to meet the needs of the 2023 em-
ployment market; 
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(B) a historical understanding of when the 
current model was established and how fre-
quently it has been during the last 10 years; 
(C) an understanding of the assumptions on 
which the model is based and how such assump-
tions are validated; 
(D) an analysis of time-in-grade require-
ments and how they may affect retention and 
promotion; and 
(E) an assessment of how recruiting and re-
tention information is used to adjust the model. 
(2) An assessment of whether to modify current 
basic pay tables to consider higher rates of pay for 
specialties the Secretary determines are in critical 
need of personnel. 
(3) An analysis of— 
(A) how basic pay has compared with civil-
ian pay since the 70th percentile benchmark for 
basic pay was established; and 
(B) whether to change the 70th percentile 
benchmark. 
(4) An assessment of whether— 
(A) to adjust the annual increase in basic 
pay, currently guided by changes in the Employ-
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ment Cost Index as a measure of the growth in 
private-sector employment costs; or 
(B) to use a different index, such as the De-
fense Employment Cost Index. 
(5) Legislative and policy recommendations re-
garding basic pay table based on analyses and assess-
ments under paragraphs (1) through (4). 
(c) BRIEFINGS AND PROGRESS REPORT.— 
(1) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than April 1, 
2023, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate 
congressional committees an interim briefing on the 
elements described in subsection (b). 
(2) PROGRESS
REPORT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a progress report on the study 
under this section. 
(3) FINAL BRIEFING.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a final briefing on the study under this 
section. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
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(1) The Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) The Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 662. REPORT ON ACCURACY OF BASIC ALLOWANCE 
FOR HOUSING. 
(a) REPORT; ELEMENTS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report on BAH. Such report 
shall contain the following elements: 
(1) The evaluation of the Secretary— 
(A) of the efficiency and accuracy of the 
current system used to calculate BAH; 
(B) the appropriateness of using mean and 
median housing costs in such calculation; 
(C) of existing MHAs, in relation to choices 
in, 
and 
availability 
of, 
housing 
to 
servicemembers; 
(D) of the suitability of the six standard 
housing profiles in relation to the average family 
sizes of servicemembers, disaggregated by uni-
formed service, rank, and MHA; 
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(E) of the flexibility of BAH to respond to 
changes in real estate markets; and 
(F) of residential real estate processes to de-
termine rental rates. 
(2) The recommendation of the Secretary— 
(A) regarding the feasibility of including 
information, furnished by Federal entities, re-
garding school districts, in calculating BAH; 
(B) whether to calculate BAH more fre-
quently, including in response to a sudden 
change in the housing market; 
(C) whether to enter into an agreement with 
a covered entity, to compile data and develop an 
enterprise grade, objective, data-driven algorithm 
to calculate BAH; 
(D) whether to publish the methods used by 
the Secretary to calculate BAH on a publicly ac-
cessible website of the Department of Defense; 
and 
(E) whether BAH calculations appro-
priately account for increased housing costs asso-
ciated with Coast Guard facilities. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘BAH’’ means the basic allowance 
for housing for members of the uniformed services 
under section 403 of title 37, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered entity’’ means a nation-
ally recognized entity in the field of commercial real 
estate that has data on local rental rates in real estate 
markets across the United States. 
(3) The term ‘‘MHA’’ means military housing 
area. 
(4) The term ‘‘servicemember’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 101 of the Servicemembers 
Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3911). 
SEC. 663. REVIEW OF DISLOCATION AND RELOCATION AL-
LOWANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port— 
(1) reviewing the adequacy of the amounts of 
dislocation and relocation allowances paid under sec-
tion 452 of title 37, United States Code, to members 
of the covered Armed Forces, in connection with 
changes in such members’ temporary or permanent 
duty assignment locations, taking into consideration 
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the rising costs of moving, challenges in the housing 
market, and other expenses incurred by such members; 
(2) assessing the effects of delays in the issuance 
of orders relating to changes to temporary or perma-
nent duty assignment locations on the timing of dis-
location and relocation allowances paid to members of 
the covered Armed Forces; 
(3) assessing the feasibility and advisability of 
paying dislocation or relocation allowances to mem-
bers of the covered Armed Forces who are perma-
nently assigned from one unit to another with no 
change of permanent duty station when the units are 
within the same metropolitan area; and 
(4) making recommendations with respect to the 
matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3). 
(b) COVERED ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered Armed Forces’’ means the Army, 
Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. 
SEC. 664. COMPLEX OVERHAUL PAY: BRIEFING. 
(a) BRIEFING.—Not later than six months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a briefing regarding 
the feasibility and advisability of establishing complex over-
haul pay. 
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(b) COMPLEX OVERHAUL PAY DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘complex overhaul pay’’ means a special 
monthly pay— 
(1) established pursuant to regulations prescribed 
under section 352 of title 37, United States Code; 
(2) paid to a member of the Armed Forces as-
signed to a naval vessel undergoing nuclear refueling 
or defueling, and any concurrent complex overhaul; 
(3) in addition to any other pay or allowance to 
which a member is entitled; and 
(4) in an amount equal to $200 per month. 
SEC. 665. STUDIES ON COMPENSATION FOR DOD CHILD 
CARE PROVIDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) STUDIES REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall, for each geographic area in which the Sec-
retary of a military department operates a military 
child development center, conduct a study— 
(A) comparing the total compensation, in-
cluding all pay and benefits, of child care em-
ployees of each military child development center 
in the geographic area to the total compensation 
of similarly credentialed employees in such geo-
graphic area; and 
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(B) estimating the difference in average pay 
and the difference in average benefits between 
such child care employees. 
(2) SCHEDULE.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
complete the studies required under paragraph (1)— 
(A) for the geographic areas containing the 
military installations with the 25 longest wait 
lists for child care services at military child de-
velopment centers, not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(B) for geographic areas other than geo-
graphic areas described in subparagraph (A), 
not later than two years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report summarizing 
the results of the studies required under para-
graph (1) that have been completed as of the date 
of the submission of such report. 
(B) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than 120 
days after the completion of all the studies re-
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quired under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
summarizing the results of such studies. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘benefits’’ includes— 
(A) retirement benefits; 
(B) any insurance premiums paid by an 
employer; 
(C) education benefits, including tuition re-
imbursement and student loan repayment; and 
(D) any other compensation an employer 
provides to an employee for service performed as 
an employee (other than pay), as determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary of Defense. 
(2) The terms ‘‘child care employee’’ and ‘‘mili-
tary child development center’’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 1800 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘pay’’ includes the basic rate of 
pay of an employee and any additional payments an 
employer pays to an employee for service performed 
as an employee. 
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SEC. 666. BARRIERS TO HOME OWNERSHIP FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES: STUDY; REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek 
to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research 
and development center or non-profit entity to conduct a 
study on the unique barriers to home ownership for mem-
bers of the Armed Forces. 
(b) REPORT.—At the conclusion of the study under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives a report containing the results of such study. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 
Sec. 701. Improvements to TRICARE dental program. 
Sec. 702. Health benefits for members of the National Guard following required 
training or other duty to respond to a national emergency. 
Sec. 703. Improvement of referrals for specialty care under TRICARE Prime 
during permanent changes of station. 
Sec. 704. Confidentiality requirements for mental health care services for mem-
bers of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 705. Audit of behavioral health care network providers listed in TRICARE 
directory. 
Sec. 706. Independent analysis of quality and patient safety review process under 
direct care component of TRICARE program. 
Sec. 707. Study on providing benefits under TRICARE Reserve Select and 
TRICARE dental program to members of the Selected Reserve 
and dependents thereof. 
Sec. 708. GAO study on certain contracts relating to TRICARE program and 
oversight of such contracts. 
Sec. 709. GAO study on coverage of mental health services under TRICARE pro-
gram and relationship to certain mental health parity laws. 
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
Sec. 711. Accountability for wounded warriors undergoing disability evaluation. 
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Sec. 712. Inclusion of level three trauma care capabilities in requirements for 
medical centers. 
Sec. 713.
Centers of excellence for specialty care in military health system. 
Sec. 714. Maintenance of Core Casualty Receiving Facilities to improve medical 
force readiness. 
Sec. 715. Congressional notification requirement to modify scope of services pro-
vided at military medical treatment facilities. 
Sec. 716. Improvements to processes to reduce financial harm caused to civilians 
for care provided at military medical treatment facilities. 
Sec. 717. Authority to carry out studies and demonstration projects relating to 
delivery of health and medical care through use of other trans-
action authority. 
Sec. 718. Licensure requirement for certain health-care professionals providing 
services as part of mission relating to emergency, humanitarian, 
or refugee assistance. 
Sec. 719. Authorization of permanent program to improve opioid management in 
the military health system. 
Sec. 720. Modification of requirement to transfer research and development and 
public health functions to Defense Health Agency. 
Sec. 721. Access to certain dependent medical records by remarried former 
spouses. 
Sec. 722. Authority for Department of Defense program to promote early literacy 
among certain young children. 
Sec. 723. Plan for Accountable Care Organization demonstration. 
Sec. 724. Feasibility study and plan on establishing a Military Health System 
Medical Logistics Directorate and Military Health System Edu-
cation and Training Directorate. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 731. Briefing and report on reduction or realignment of military medical 
manning and medical billets. 
Sec. 732. Independent analysis of Department of Defense Comprehensive Autism 
Care Demonstration program. 
Sec. 733. Clarification of membership requirements and compensation authority 
for independent suicide prevention and response review com-
mittee. 
Sec. 734. Termination of veterans’ advisory board on radiation dose reconstruc-
tion. 
Sec. 735. Brain health initiative of Department of Defense. 
Sec. 736. Establishment of partnership program between United States and 
Ukraine for military trauma care and research. 
Sec. 737. Improvements relating to behavioral health care available under mili-
tary health system. 
Sec. 738. Certification program in provision of mental health services to members 
of the Armed Forces and military families. 
Sec. 739. Standardization of policies relating to service in Armed Forces by indi-
viduals diagnosed with HBV. 
Sec. 740. Suicide cluster: standardized definition for use by Department of De-
fense; congressional notification. 
Sec. 741. Limitation on reduction of military medical manning end strength: cer-
tification requirement and other reforms. 
Sec. 742. Feasibility study on establishment of Department of Defense internship 
programs relating to civilian behavioral health providers. 
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Sec. 743. Updates to prior feasibility studies on establishment of new command 
on defense health. 
Sec. 744. Capability assessment and action plan with respect to effects of expo-
sure to open burn pits and other environmental hazards. 
Sec. 745. Kyle Mullen Navy SEAL medical training review. 
Sec. 746. Reports on composition of medical personnel of each military depart-
ment and related matters. 
Sec. 747. Report on effects of low recruitment and retention on operational tempo 
and physical and mental health of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 748. Guidance for addressing healthy relationships and intimate partner vi-
olence through TRICARE Program. 
Sec. 749. Briefing on suicide prevention reforms for members of the Armed 
Forces. 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other 
Health Care Benefits 
SEC. 701. IMPROVEMENTS TO TRICARE DENTAL PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1076a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The plans’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The plans’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) PREMIUM SHARING PLANS.—Effective as of 
January 1, 2026, the regulations prescribed pursuant 
to paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to pre-
mium sharing plans referred to in subsection (d)(1), 
the following elements: 
‘‘(A) A third party administrator shall 
manage the administrative features of such 
plans, including eligibility, enrollment, plan 
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change and premium payment processes, submis-
sion of qualifying life events changes, and ad-
dress changes. 
‘‘(B) Such plans shall include the following 
three enrollment options: 
‘‘(i) Self. 
‘‘(ii) Self plus one. 
‘‘(iii) Family. 
‘‘(C) In the United States, to the extent 
practicable, individuals eligible to enroll in such 
a plan shall be offered options to enroll in plans 
of not fewer than two and not more than four 
dental insurance carriers. 
‘‘(D) To the extent practicable, each carrier 
described in subparagraph (C)— 
‘‘(i) shall manage dental care delivery 
matters, 
including 
claims 
adjudication 
(with required electronic submission of 
claims), coordination of benefits, covered 
services, enrollment verification, and pro-
vider networks; 
‘‘(ii) shall, in addition to offering a 
standard option plan, offer a non-standard 
option plan; 
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‘‘(iii) may offer a non-standard option 
plan managed as a dental health mainte-
nance organization plan; 
‘‘(iv) shall establish and operate dental 
provider networks that provide— 
‘‘(I) accessible care with a preven-
tion or wellness focus; 
‘‘(II) continuity of care; 
‘‘(III) coordinated care (including 
appropriate dental and medical refer-
rals); 
‘‘(IV) patient-centered care (in-
cluding effective communications, indi-
vidualized care, and shared decision- 
making); and 
‘‘(V) high-quality, safe care; 
‘‘(v) shall develop and implement adult 
and pediatric dental quality measures, in-
cluding effective measurements for— 
‘‘(I) access to care; 
‘‘(II) continuity of care; 
‘‘(III) cost; 
‘‘(IV) adverse patient events; 
‘‘(V) oral health outcomes; and 
‘‘(VI) patient experience; and 
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‘‘(vi) may conduct in the provider net-
works established and operated by the car-
rier under clause (iv), to the extent prac-
ticable, pilot programs on the development 
of a model of care based on the model of 
care commonly referred to as patient-cen-
tered dental homes.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘The 
member’s’’ and inserting ‘‘During the period 
preceding January 1, 2026, the member’s’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘of 
each year,’’ and inserting ‘‘of each year during 
the period preceding January 1, 2026,’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘During the 
period preceding January 1, 2026, the Secretary 
of Defense’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) Beginning on January 1, 2026, the amount 
of the premium required under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) for standard option plans, shall be es-
tablished by the Secretary annually such that in 
the aggregate (taking into account the adjust-
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ments under subparagraph (F) and subsection 
(e)(3), the Secretary’s share of each premium is 
60 percent of the premium for each enrollment 
category (self, self plus one, and family, respec-
tively) of each standard option plan; and 
‘‘(ii) for non-standard option plans, shall be 
equal to the amount determined under clause (i) 
plus 100 percent of the additional premium 
amount applicable to such non-standard option 
plan. 
‘‘(F) Beginning on January 1, 2026, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall reduce the monthly premium 
required to be paid under paragraph (1) in the case 
of enlisted members in pay grade E–1, E–2, E–3, or 
E–4.’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Beginning on January 1, 2026, the Secretary of 
Defense shall reduce copayments required to be paid under 
paragraph (1) in the case of enlisted members in pay grade 
E–1, E–2, E–3, or E–4.’’; 
(4) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘The Secretary 
of Defense may not reduce benefits provided under a 
plan established under this section until’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘During the period preceding January 1, 2026, 
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the Secretary of Defense may not reduce benefits pro-
vided under a plan established under this section, and 
on or after January 1, 2026, the Secretary may not 
reduce benefits provided under a standard option 
plan under this section, until’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘non-standard option plan’ means 
a high option dental insurance plan that includes 
covered services in addition to, or provides greater 
coverage with respect to, services covered under a 
standard option plan. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘standard option plan’ means a 
dental insurance plan that provides for the coverage 
of preventive services, basic restorative services, and 
specialty dental care services at a level that is at least 
commensurate with the coverage of the same services 
provided under the premium sharing plans under this 
section during the period preceding January 1, 
2026.’’. 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Pursuant to the authority under 
section 1076a(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall— 
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(1) not later than January 1, 2025, prescribe an 
interim final rule to carry out the amendments made 
by subsection (a); and 
(2) after prescribing the interim final rule under 
subparagraph (A) and considering public comments 
with respect to such interim final rule, prescribe a 
final rule, effective on January 1, 2026, to carry out 
such amendments. 
(c) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than January 1 of each of 
2024, 2025, and 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a briefing on the status of the 
implementation of the amendments made by subsection (a). 
SEC. 702. HEALTH BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE NA-
TIONAL 
GUARD 
FOLLOWING 
REQUIRED 
TRAINING OR OTHER DUTY TO RESPOND TO A 
NATIONAL EMERGENCY. 
(a) TRANSITIONAL HEALTH CARE.—Subsection (a)(2) 
of section 1145 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) A member of the National Guard who is 
separated from full-time National Guard Duty to 
which called or ordered under section 502(f) of title 
32 for a period of active service of more than 30 days 
to perform duties that are authorized by the President 
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or the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of respond-
ing to a national emergency declared by Congress or 
the President and supported by Federal funds.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘active 
duty’’ and inserting ‘‘active service’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B) 
or (G) of paragraph (2)’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘active duty’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘active service’’; 
and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘or (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(D), or (G)’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5), in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B), by striking ‘‘active duty’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘active service’’; 
and 
(E) in paragraph (7)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘service on active duty’’ 
and inserting ‘‘active service’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘active duty for’’ and 
inserting ‘‘active service for’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘active 
duty’’ and inserting ‘‘active service’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘active 
duty’’ and inserting ‘‘active service’’. 
SEC. 703. IMPROVEMENT OF REFERRALS FOR SPECIALTY 
CARE UNDER TRICARE PRIME DURING PER-
MANENT CHANGES OF STATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 714 of the John S. McCain 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
(Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 1095f note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) IMPROVEMENT OF SPECIALTY CARE REFERRALS 
DURING PERMANENT CHANGES
OF STATION.—In con-
ducting evaluations and improvements under subsection (d) 
to the referral process described in subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall ensure beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE 
Prime who are undergoing a permanent change of station 
receive referrals from their primary care manager to such 
specialty care providers in the new location as the bene-
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ficiary may need before undergoing the permanent change 
of station.’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a briefing on the contrac-
tual and technical barriers preventing record sharing be-
tween civilian provider networks under the TRICARE pro-
gram that lead to increased wait times for care for members 
of the Armed Forces and the dependents thereof undergoing 
permanent changes of station across provider network re-
gions. 
SEC. 704. CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MENTAL 
HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to reinforce the policies 
of eliminating stigma in obtaining mental health care serv-
ices and further encouraging help-seeking behavior by mem-
bers of the Armed Forces, not later than July 1, 2023, the 
Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) update and reissue Department of Defense 
Instruction 6490.08, titled ‘‘Command Notification 
Requirements to Dispel Stigma in Providing Mental 
Health Care to Service Members’’ and issued on Au-
gust 17, 2011, taking into account— 
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(A) experience implementing the Instruc-
tion; and 
(B) opportunities to more effectively dispel 
stigma in obtaining mental health care services 
and encourage help-seeking behavior; and 
(2) develop standards within the Department of 
Defense that— 
(A) ensure, except in a case in which there 
is an exigent circumstance, the confidentiality of 
mental health care services provided to members 
who voluntarily seek such services; 
(B) include a model for making determina-
tions with respect to exigent circumstances that 
clarifies the responsibilities regarding the deter-
mination of the effect on military function and 
the prevention of self-harm by the individual; 
and 
(C) in a case in which there is an exigent 
circumstance, prevent health care providers from 
disclosing more than the minimum amount of 
information necessary to address the exigent cir-
cumstance. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The standards required by subsection 
(a)(2) shall include the following elements: 
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(1) Requirements for confidentiality regarding 
the request and receipt by a member of the Armed 
Forces of mental health care services under the self- 
initiated referral process under section 1090a(e) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(2) Requirements for confidentiality regarding 
the results of any drug testing incident to such mental 
health care services. 
(3) Procedures that reflect best practices of the 
mental health profession with respect to suicide pre-
vention. 
(4) A prohibition against retaliating against a 
member of the Armed Forces who requests mental 
health care services. 
(5) Such other elements as the Secretary deter-
mines will most effectively support the policies of— 
(A) eliminating stigma in obtaining mental 
health care services; and 
(B) encouraging help-seeking behavior by 
members of the Armed Forces. 
(c) JOINT POLICY WITH THE SECRETARY OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 1, 2023, 
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall issue a joint policy that provides, except 
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in a case in which there is an exigent circumstance, 
for the confidentiality of mental health care services 
provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces, including the reserve com-
ponents, under section 1712A, 1720F, 1720H, or 1789 
of title 38, United States Code, or other applicable 
law. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The joint policy issued under 
paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable, include 
standards comparable to the standards developed 
under subsection (a)(2). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2023, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
copy of the standards developed under subsection (a)(2) and 
the joint policy issued under subsection (c). 
(e) EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘exigent circumstance’’ means a cir-
cumstance in which the Secretary of Defense determines the 
need to prevent serious harm to an individual or essential 
military function clearly outweighs the need for confiden-
tiality of information obtained by a health care provider 
incident to mental health care services voluntarily sought 
by a member of the Armed Forces. 
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SEC. 705. AUDIT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE NETWORK 
PROVIDERS LISTED IN TRICARE DIRECTORY. 
(a) AUDIT REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct an audit of the behavioral 
health care providers listed in the TRICARE directory. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report on the findings 
of the audit under subsection (a). Such report shall include 
the following: 
(1) 
An 
identification 
of 
the 
following, 
disaggregated by provider specialty and TRICARE 
provider network region: 
(A) The number of such behavioral health 
care providers with respect to which there are 
duplicate listings in the TRICARE directory. 
(B) The number of such behavioral health 
care providers that, as of the commencement of 
the audit, were listed in the TRICARE directory 
as available and accepting new TRICARE pa-
tients. 
(C) The number of such behavioral health 
care providers that, as a result of the audit, the 
Comptroller General determines are no longer 
available or accepting new TRICARE patients. 
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(D) The number of such behavioral health 
care providers that were not previously listed in 
the TRICARE directory as available and accept-
ing new TRICARE patients but that, as a result 
of the audit, the Comptroller General determines 
are so available and accepting. 
(E) The number of behavioral health care 
providers listed in the TRICARE directory that 
are no longer practicing. 
(F) The number of behavioral health care 
providers that, in conducting the audit, the 
Comptroller General could not reach for purposes 
of verifying information relating to availability 
or status. 
(2) An identification of the number of TRICARE 
beneficiaries in each TRICARE region, disaggregated 
by beneficiary category. 
(3) A description of the methods by which the 
Secretary of Defense measures the following: 
(A) The accessibility and accuracy of the 
TRICARE directory, with respect to behavioral 
health care providers listed therein. 
(B) The adequacy of behavioral health care 
providers under the TRICARE program. 
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(4) A description of the efforts of the Secretary 
of Defense to recruit and retain behavioral health care 
providers. 
(5) Recommendations by the Comptroller Gen-
eral, based on the findings of the audit, on how to im-
prove the availability of behavioral health care pro-
viders 
that 
are 
network 
providers 
under 
the 
TRICARE program, including through the inclusion 
of specific requirements in the next generation of 
TRICARE contracts. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘TRICARE directory’’ means the 
directory of network providers under the TRICARE 
program. 
(2) The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1072 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 706. INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF QUALITY AND PA-
TIENT SAFETY REVIEW PROCESS UNDER DI-
RECT CARE COMPONENT OF TRICARE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
seek to enter into an agreement with a federally fund-
ed research and development center for the federally 
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funded research and development center to carry out 
the activities described in subsections (b) and (c). 
(2) TIMING.—The Secretary shall seek to enter 
into the agreement described in paragraph (1) not 
later October 1, 2023. 
(b) ANALYSIS BY FFRDC.— 
(1) ANALYSIS.—Under an agreement between the 
Secretary and a federally funded research and devel-
opment center entered into pursuant to subsection (a), 
the federally funded research and development center 
shall conduct an analysis of the quality and patient 
safety review process for health care provided under 
the direct care component of the TRICARE program 
and develop recommendations for the Secretary based 
on such analysis. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The analysis conducted and 
recommendations developed under paragraph (1) shall 
include, with respect to the direct care component of 
the TRICARE program, an assessment of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The procedures under such component 
regarding credentialing and privileging for 
health care providers (and an assessment of com-
pliance with such procedures). 
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(B) The processes under such component for 
quality assurance, standard of care, and incident 
review (and an assessment of compliance with 
such processes). 
(C) The accountability processes under such 
component for health care providers who are 
found to have not met a required standard of 
care. 
(D) The transparency activities carried out 
under such component, including an assessment 
of the publication of clinical quality metrics (at 
the level of military medical treatment facilities 
and other operational medical units of the De-
partment of Defense), and a comparison with 
similar metrics for non-Department health care 
entities. 
(E) The standardization activities carried 
under such component, including activities 
aimed at eliminating unwarranted variation in 
clinical quality metrics at the level of military 
medical treatment facilities and other oper-
ational medical units of the Department. 
(F) The implementation under such compo-
nent of the requirements of section 744 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3708; 10 
U.S.C. 1071 note), including with respect to 
health care delivery on ships and planes, in de-
ployed settings, and in all other circumstances 
outside of military medical treatment facilities. 
(G) The organizational roles and respon-
sibilities of military health system entities in-
volved in clinical quality management functions 
under such component, including the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the Di-
rector of the Defense Health Agency, and the 
Surgeons General of the Army, Navy, and Air 
Force, each of whom shall conduct and submit to 
the federally funded research and development 
center an internal assessment of the respective 
entity regarding each element set forth under 
this paragraph. 
(3) INFORMATION ACCESS AND PRIVACY.— 
(A) 
ACCESS
TO
RECORDS.—Notwith-
standing section 1102 of title 10, United States 
Code, the Secretary shall provide the federally 
funded research and development center with ac-
cess to such records of the Department of Defense 
as the Secretary may determine necessary for 
purposes of the federally funded research and de-
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velopment center conducting the analysis and de-
veloping the recommendations under paragraph 
(1). 
(B) PRIVACY
OF
INFORMATION.—In con-
ducting the analysis and developing the rec-
ommendations under paragraph (1), the feder-
ally funded research and development center— 
(i) shall maintain any personally 
identifiable information in records accessed 
by the federally funded research and devel-
opment center pursuant to subparagraph 
(A) in accordance with applicable laws, 
protections, and best practices regarding the 
privacy of information; and 
(ii) may not permit access to such in-
formation by any individual or entity not 
engaged in conducting such analysis or de-
veloping such recommendations. 
(c) BRIEFING AND REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM
BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate an interim briefing on— 
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(A) the selection of a federally funded re-
search and development center with which the 
Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement 
with under subsection (a); 
(B) any related guidance issued by the Sec-
retary; and 
(C) the methodology for conducting the 
study to be used by such federally funded re-
search and development center. 
(2) REPORT TO SECRETARY.—Under an agree-
ment entered into between the Secretary and a feder-
ally funded research and development center under 
subsection (a), the federally funded research and de-
velopment center, not later than one year after the 
date of the execution of the agreement, shall submit to 
the Secretary a report on the findings of the federally 
funded research and development center with respect 
to the analysis conducted and recommendations devel-
oped under subsection (b). 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 120 
days after the date on which the Secretary receives the 
report of the federally funded research and develop-
ment center under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate such report, 
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along with an assessment by the Secretary of the 
analysis, findings, and recommendations contained 
therein and the plan of the Secretary for strength-
ening clinical quality management in the military 
health system. 
(4) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall make the 
report under paragraph (2) available on a public 
website in unclassified form. 
(d) TRICARE PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 707. STUDY ON PROVIDING BENEFITS UNDER TRICARE 
RESERVE SELECT AND TRICARE DENTAL PRO-
GRAM TO MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RE-
SERVE AND DEPENDENTS THEREOF. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense may conduct a 
study on the feasibility, potential cost effects to the budget 
of the Department of Defense, changes in out-of-pocket costs 
to beneficiaries, and effects on other Federal programs of 
expanding eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select and the 
TRICARE dental program to include all members of the 
Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve compo-
nent of the Armed Forces, the dependents thereof, and the 
non-dependent children thereof under the age of 26. 
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