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‘‘(3) The development of a capability for mod-
eling and simulating multi-domain joint electro-
magnetic spectrum operations to— 
‘‘(A) assess the ability of the joint force to 
conduct such operations in support of the oper-
ational plans of the combatant commands; and 
‘‘(B) inform improvements to such oper-
ations.’’. 
SEC. 1642. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS. 
(a) FUNDING ALLOCATION.—Of the $350,116,000 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of De-
fense for fiscal year 2025 in section 301 and made avail-
able by the funding table in division D for the Department 
of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program estab-
lished under section 1321 of the Department of Defense 
Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the 
following amounts may be obligated for the purposes spec-
ified: 
(1) For delivery system threat reduction, 
$7,036,000. 
(2) For chemical security and elimination, 
$20,717,000. 
(3) For global nuclear security, $33,665,000. 
(4) 
For 
biological 
threat 
reduction, 
$209,858,000.
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(5) For proliferation prevention, $45,610,000. 
(6) For activities designated as Other Assess-
ments/Administration Costs, $33,230,000. 
(b) SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made 
available by the funding table in division D for the Depart-
ment of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 
shall be available for obligation for fiscal years 2025, 
2026, and 2027. 
SEC. 1643. REPORT ON ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES RE-
LATING TO DEFENSE AGAINST HYPERSONIC 
THREATS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Hypersonic missile threats are expanding, 
particularly threats posed by China and Russia. 
(2) To address those growing threats roles and 
responsibilities must be clearly defined and under-
stood. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a report describing the roles and re-
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sponsibilities of organizations of Department of De-
fense with respect to defense against hypersonic 
threats. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description of the roles and respon-
sibilities of the Office of the Secretary of De-
fense, the military departments, the Joint Staff, 
the combatant commands, Defense Agencies, 
and Department of Defense Field Activities 
with respect to defense against hypersonic 
threats. 
(B) An assessment of any duplication of 
effort or gaps identified under paragraph (1). 
(C) A recommendation with respect to des-
ignating a single entity with acquisition author-
ity with respect to the capability to defend the 
homeland from hypersonic threats. 
(D) Such other matters as the Secretary of 
Defense considers relevant. 
(3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex.
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TITLE XVII—OTHER DEFENSE 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Miscellaneous 
Authorities and Limitations 
SEC. 1701. MODIFICATION OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 
AUTHORITY. 
Section 2561 of title 10, United States Code is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘overseas’’ 
before ‘‘humanitarian purposes worldwide’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 
as subsections (d) through (g), respectively. 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) NOTICE BEFORE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) If the Secretary of Defense uses the authority under 
subsection (a) to provide assistance for any program or 
activity in an amount in excess of $5,000,000, the Sec-
retary shall provide to the congressional committees speci-
fied in subsection (g) notice in writing of the use of such 
authority in accordance with paragraph (2). Notice under 
this subsection shall include an identification of each of 
the following:
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‘‘(A) The amount, type, and purpose of assist-
ance to be provided and the recipient of the assist-
ance. 
‘‘(B) The goals and objectives of the assistance. 
‘‘(C) The number and role of any members of 
the Armed Forces involved in the provision of the 
assistance. 
‘‘(D) Any other information the Secretary de-
termines is relevant. 
‘‘(2) Notice required under paragraph (1) shall be 
provided— 
‘‘(A) not later than 15 days before the provision 
of assistance under subsection (a) using funds au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Defense for a fiscal year for humanitarian assist-
ance; or 
‘‘(B) not later than 48 hours after the provision 
of such assistance, if the Secretary determines that 
extraordinary circumstances that affect the national 
security of the United States exist.’’; 
(4) in subsections (d) and (e), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’; and
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(5) in subsection (g) as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsections (c)(1) and (d)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsections (c)(1), (d)(1), and (e)’’. 
SEC. 1702. EXCLUSION OF OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH 
VESSELS 
FROM 
CERTAIN 
SOURCING 
RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
Section 70912(5)(C) of the Infrastructure Invest-
ment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘(except naval vessels which are oceanographic 
research vessels operated by academic institutions)’’ after 
‘‘facilities’’. 
SEC. 1703. EXEMPTION UNDER MARINE MAMMAL PROTEC-
TION ACT OF 1972 FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES 
THAT MAY RESULT IN INCIDENTAL TAKE OF 
RICE’S WHALE. 
(a) EXEMPTION PROCESS REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, and the 
Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, shall begin the proc-
ess under section 101(f)(1) of the Marine Mammal Protec-
tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371(f)(1)) to exempt from 
the requirements of that Act, as applicable, training and 
testing activities, including those that involve the use of 
live or inert impact weapons or aerial gunnery, conducted 
by the Secretary of the Air Force on the Eglin Gulf Test 
and Training Range, located at Eglin Air Force Base, that
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may result in incidental take of the Rice’s whale 
(Balaenoptera ricei). 
(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT SATISFIED.—If 
the Secretary of Defense issues an exemption pursuant to 
subsection (a) the notification requirement under section 
101(f)(4) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 1371(f)(4)) shall be deemed to be satisfied 
upon issuance of the exemption. 
SEC. 1704. COMBATTING ILLICIT TOBACCO PRODUCTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, no ex-
change or commissary operated by or for a military resale 
entity shall offer for sale any ENDS product or oral nico-
tine product unless the manufacturer of such product exe-
cutes and delivers to the appropriate officer for each mili-
tary resale entity a certification form for each ENDS 
product or oral nicotine product offered for retail sale at 
an exchange or commissary that attests under penalty of 
perjury the following: 
(1) The manufacturer has received a marketing 
granted order for such product under section 910 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 387j). 
(2) The manufacturer submitted a timely filed 
premarket tobacco product application for such
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product, and the application either remains under 
review by the Secretary or has received a denial 
order that has been and remains stayed by the Sec-
retary or court order, rescinded by the Secretary, or 
vacated by a court. 
(b) FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATION.—A manu-
facturer shall submit the certification forms required in 
subsection (a) on an annual basis. Failure to submit such 
forms to a military resale entity as required under the pre-
ceding sentence shall result in the removal of the relevant 
ENDS product or oral nicotine product from sale at such 
military resale entity. 
(c) CERTIFICATION CONTENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A certification form required 
under subsection (a) shall separately list each brand 
name, product name, category (such as e-liquid, 
power unit, device, e-liquid cartridge, e-liquid pod, or 
disposable), and flavor for each product that is sold 
offered for sale by the manufacturer submitting such 
form. 
(2) OTHER
ITEMS.—A manufacturer shall, 
when submitting a certification under subsection (a), 
include in that submission— 
(A) a copy of the publicly available mar-
keting granted order under section 910 of the
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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 387j), as redacted by the Secretary and 
made available on the agency website; 
(B) a copy of the acceptance letter issued 
under such section for a timely filed premarket 
tobacco product application; or 
(C) a document issued by Secretary or by 
a court confirming that the premarket tobacco 
product application has received a denial order 
that has been and remains stayed by the Sec-
retary or court order, rescinded by the Sec-
retary, or vacated by a court. 
(d) DEVELOPMENT OF FORMS AND PUBLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, each military 
resale entity shall— 
(A) develop and make public the certifi-
cation form such resale entity will require a 
manfacturer to submit to meet the requirement 
under subsection (a); and 
(B) provide instructions on how such cer-
tification form shall be submitted to the rel-
evant military resale entity. 
(2) SUBMISSION IN CASE OF FAILURE TO PUB-
LISH FORM.—If a military resale entity fails to pre-
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pare and make public such certification form, a 
manufacturer may submit information necessary to 
prove compliance with the requirements of this sec-
tion. 
(e) CHANGES TO CERTIFICATION FORM.—A manu-
facturer that submits a certification form under subsection 
(a) shall notify each relevant military resale entity to 
which such certification was submitted not later than 30 
days after making any material change to the certification 
form, including— 
(1) the issuance or denial of a marketing au-
thorization or other order by the Secretary pursuant 
to section 910 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 387j); or 
(2) any other order or action by the Secretary 
or any court that affects the ability of the ENDS 
product or oral nicotine product to be introduced or 
delivered into interstate commerce for commercial 
distribution in the United States. 
(f) DIRECTORY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No later than 180 days after 
the enactment of this Act, each military resale entity 
shall maintain and make publicly available on its of-
ficial website a directory that lists all ENDS product 
and oral nicotine product manufacturers and all
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product brand names, categories (such as e-liquid, e- 
liquid cartridge, e-liquid pod, or disposable), product 
names, and flavors for which certification forms 
have been submitted and approved by the relevant 
military resale entity. 
(2) UPDATES.—Each military resale entity 
shall— 
(A) update the directory under paragraph 
(1) at least monthly to ensure accuracy; and 
(B) establish a process to provide each ex-
change or commissary notice of the initial publi-
cation of the directory and changes made to the 
directory in the prior month. 
(3) EXCLUSIONS AND REMOVALS.—An ENDS 
product or oral nicotine product shall not be in-
cluded or retained in a directory of a military resale 
entity if the relevant military resale entity deter-
mines that any of the following apply: 
(A) The manufacturer failed to provide a 
complete and accurate certification as required 
by this section. 
(B) The manufacturer submitted a certifi-
cation that does not comply with the require-
ments of this section.
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(C) The information provided by the man-
ufacturer in its certification contains false in-
formation, 
material 
misrepresentations, 
or 
omissions. 
(4) NOTICE REQUIRED.—In the case of a re-
moval of a product from a directory under para-
graph (3), the relevant military resale entity shall 
provide to the manufacturer involved notice and at 
least 30 days to cure deficiencies before removing 
the manufacturer or its products from the directory. 
(5) EFFECT OF REMOVAL.—The ENDS prod-
uct or oral nicotine product of a manufacturer iden-
tified in a notice of removal under paragraph (3) 
are, beginning on the date that is 30 days after such 
removal, subject to seizure, forfeiture, and destruc-
tion, and may not be purchased or sold for retail 
sale at any exchange or commissary operated by or 
for a military resale entity. 
(g) DEFINITONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) ENDS PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘ENDS prod-
uct’’— 
(A) means any non-combustible product 
that employs a heating element, power source, 
electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, 
or mechanical means, regardless of shape or
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(ii) smokeless tobacco (as defined in 
section 900 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387)); or 
(iii) any product regulated as a drug 
or device under chapter V of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
351 et seq.). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. 
(5) TIMELY FILED PREMARKET TOBACCO PROD-
UCT
APPLICATION.—The term ‘‘timely filed pre-
market tobacco product application’’ means an appli-
cation that was submitted under section 910 of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
387j) on or before September 9, 2020, and accepted 
for filing with respect to an ENDS product or oral 
nicotine product containing nicotine marketed in the 
United States as of August 8, 2016. 
SEC. 1705. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FROM CON-
STRUCTING OR MAINTAINING PIER OFF THE 
COAST OF GAZA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2025 for the Department of Defense may be used to—
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(1) construct, maintain, or repair a pier off the 
coast of Gaza; 
(2) transport humanitarian aid to a pier off the 
coast of Gaza, or to any other location from where 
such aid will be transported to a pier off the coast 
of Gaza; or 
(3) deploy members of the Armed Forces for 
the purposes or paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subsection (a) shall 
not apply to the use of funds to deconstruct and remove 
any existing pier off the coast of Gaza. 
SEC. 1706. PROHIBITION OF FUNDS TO CCP ENTITIES. 
None of the funds authorized by this Act or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be made available to any 
entity based in the People’s Republic of China or any com-
pany whose beneficial ownership is Chinese. 
SEC. 1707. LIMITATION ON FUNDS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be used to pro-
vide funding to support, directly or indirectly— 
(1) the Wuhan Institute of Virology located in 
the City of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of 
China; 
(2) the EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.;
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(3) any laboratory owned or controlled by the 
government of the People’s Republic of China, the 
Republic of Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian 
Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 
under the regime of Nicolas Maduro Moros, or any 
other country determined by the Secretary of State 
to be a foreign adversary; or 
(4) gain-of-function research of concern. 
SEC. 1708. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE FOR BUILDING IN, 
OR REBUILDING GAZA. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available to the Secretary of 
Defense for fiscal year 2025 may be made available to 
build in or rebuild the Gaza strip on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1709. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PRODUC-
TION OF FILMS AND PROHIBITION ON USE OF 
SUCH FUNDS FOR FILMS SUBJECT TO CONDI-
TIONS 
ON 
CONTENT 
OR 
ALTERED 
FOR 
SCREENING IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA OR AT THE REQUEST OF THE CHINESE 
COMMUNIST PARTY. 
(a) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 
may only authorize the provision of technical support or
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access to an asset controlled by or related to the Depart-
ment of Defense to enter into a contract relating to the 
production or funding of a film by a United States com-
pany if the United States company, as a condition of re-
ceiving the support or access— 
(1) provides to the Secretary a list of all films 
produced or funded by that company, the content of 
which has been submitted, during the shorter of the 
preceding 10-year period or the period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, to an official 
of the Government of the People’s Republic of China 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘PRC’’) or the 
Chinese Communist Party (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘CCP’’) for evaluation with respect to 
screening the film in the PRC; 
(2) includes, with respect to each such film— 
(A) the title of the film; and 
(B) the date on which such submission oc-
curred; 
(3) enters into a written agreement with the 
Secretary not to alter the content of the film in re-
sponse to, or in anticipation of, a request by an offi-
cial of the Government of the PRC or the CCP; and 
(4) submits such agreement to the Secretary.
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(b) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO FILMS SUB-
JECT TO CONDITIONS ON CONTENT OR ALTERED FOR 
SCREENING IN CHINA.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
the President may not authorize the provision of technical 
support or access to any asset controlled by the Federal 
Government for, or authorize the head of a Federal agency 
to enter into any contract relating to, the production or 
funding of a film by a United States company if— 
(1) the film is co-produced by an entity located 
in the PRC that is subject to conditions on content 
imposed by an official of the Government of the 
PRC or the CCP; or 
(2) with respect to the most recent report sub-
mitted under subsection (c), the United States com-
pany is listed in the report pursuant to subpara-
graph (C) or (D) of paragraph (2) of that sub-
section. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
films disclosed under subsection (a) that are associ-
ated with a United States company that has received 
technical support or access to an asset controlled by
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the Department of Defense for, or has entered into 
a contract with the Federal Government relating to, 
the production or funding of a film. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of each film listed pursu-
ant to the requirement under subsection (a)(1), 
the content of which was submitted, during the 
shorter of the preceding 10-year period or the 
period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, by a United States company to an 
official of the Government of the PRC or the 
CCP for evaluation with respect to screening 
the film in the PRC, including— 
(i) the United States company that 
submitted the contents of the film; 
(ii) the title of the film; and 
(iii) the date on which such submis-
sion occurred. 
(B) A description of each film with respect 
to which a United States company entered into 
a written agreement with the Secretary pro-
viding the support or access, as applicable, pur-
suant to the requirement under subsection 
(a)(2) not to alter the content of the film in re-
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sponse to, or in anticipation of, a request by an 
official of the Government of the PRC or the 
CCP, during the shorter of the preceding 10- 
year period or the period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, including— 
(i) the United States company that 
entered into the agreement; and 
(ii) the title of the film. 
(C) The title of any film described pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A), and the corresponding 
United States company described pursuant to 
clause (i) of that subparagraph— 
(i) that was submitted to an official of 
the Government of the PRC or the CCP 
during the preceding 3-year period; and 
(ii) for which the Secretary assesses 
that the content was altered in response to, 
or in anticipation of, a request by an offi-
cial of the Government of the PRC or the 
CCP. 
(D) The title of any film that is described 
in both subparagraph (A) and subparagraph 
(B), and the corresponding one or more United 
States companies described in clause (i) of each 
such subparagraph—
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(i) that was submitted to an official of 
the Government of the PRC or the CCP 
during the preceding 10-year period; and 
(ii) for which the Secretary assesses 
that the content was altered in response to, 
or in anticipation of, a request by an offi-
cial of the Government of the PRC or the 
CCP. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) CONTENT.—The term ‘‘content’’ means any 
description of a film, including the script. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Defense. 
(4) UNITED
STATES
COMPANY.—The term 
‘‘United States company’’ means a private entity in-
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corporated under the laws of the United States or 
any jurisdiction within the United States. 
SEC. 1710. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act may be used to implement any of the following 
executive orders: 
(1) Executive Order 13990, relating to Pro-
tecting Public Health and the Environment and Re-
storing Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis. 
(2) Executive Order 14008, relating to Tackling 
the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. 
(3) Section 6 of Executive Order 14013, relat-
ing to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Re-
settle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Cli-
mate Change on Migration. 
(4) Executive Order 14030, relating to Climate- 
Related Financial Risk. 
(5) Executive Order 14057, relating to Cata-
lyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through 
Federal Sustainability. 
(6) Executive Order 14082, relating to Imple-
mentation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provi-
sions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
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(7) Executive Order 14096, relating to Revital-
izing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental 
Justice for All. 
SEC. 1711. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
UKRAINE. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for construction of 
covered military unaccompanied housing (as defined in 
section 2856 of title 10, United States Code) for fiscal 
year 2025 or any fiscal year thereafter are authorized to 
be transferred or otherwise made available to Ukraine or 
to provide any form of assistance to Ukraine. 
SEC. 1712. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REQUIREMENT TO 
USE ‘‘TAIWAN’’. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Defense may 
not use ‘‘Chinese Taipei’’ and shall use ‘‘Taiwan’’, ex-
cept— 
(1) in historical context explaining the People’s 
Republic of China’s attempt to control Taiwan 
through persuasion and coercion; or 
(2) in the formal title of a Federal document. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE WEBSITE.—Not later 
than 14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall ensure the website of the
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Department of Defense meets the requirements of this 
section. 
SEC. 1713. PROJECT SPECTRUM. 
Chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting before section 399 the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘§ 398b. Project Spectrum 
‘‘(a) PROJECT SPECTRUM; PURPOSE.—There is with-
in the Office of Small Business Programs of the Depart-
ment of Defense a program known as ‘Project Spectrum’, 
the purpose of which is to provide to covered entities, 
through an online platform, digital resources and services 
that increase awareness about cybersecurity risks and help 
such covered entities to comply with the cybersecurity re-
quirements of the defense acquisition system. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Director of the Office of 
Small Business Programs may establish eligibility require-
ments for the receipt by a covered entity of a given re-
source or service made available through Project Spec-
trum. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To receive through Project 
Spectrum a resource or service for which the Director has 
established an eligibility requirement under subsection (b), 
a covered entity shall submit to the Director an applica-
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tion at such time, in such form, and containing such infor-
mation as the Director determines appropriate. 
‘‘(d) FUNCTIONS.—In carrying out Project Spec-
trum, the Director shall maintain an online platform 
through which the Director shall make available to each 
covered entity that the Director determines to be eligible 
under subsection (b) with respect to a given resource or 
service, the following: 
‘‘(1) Educational materials regarding cybersecu-
rity, including cybersecurity training courses and 
workforce development training. 
‘‘(2) Guidance regarding best practices for cy-
bersecurity matters, including guidance for devel-
oping internal cybersecurity policies and suggestions 
for procedures for reviewing any violation of such 
policies. 
‘‘(3) Assessments of the cybersecurity practices 
and cybersecurity systems used by a covered entity. 
‘‘(4) A review and feasibility assessment of 
products, software, and data security tools available 
in the commercial marketplace. 
‘‘(5) Cybersecurity services, including dash-
board monitoring services, continuous threat moni-
toring services, software patching services, and patch 
testing services.
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‘‘(6) Cybersecurity readiness checks. 
‘‘(7) A platform for secure data collaboration 
between two or more employees of a covered entity 
and between multiple covered entities. 
‘‘(8) Any additional resources or services, as de-
termined by the Director. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered entity’ means a supplier 
of the Department of Defense that is a small or me-
dium business and registers to access the online 
platform of Project Spectrum. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘defense acquisition system’ has 
the meaning given to such term in section 3001 of 
this title.’’. 
Subtitle B—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1721. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
FOR CROSS DOMAIN INCIDENTS AND EXEMP-
TIONS 
TO 
POLICIES 
FOR 
INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY. 
Section 1727 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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‘‘(c) TERMINATION DATE.—The requirement of the 
Secretary of Defense to submit a monthly report pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2025.’’. 
SEC. 1722. ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
SYSTEMS ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct an analysis to determine if any unmanned 
aircraft systems entity, or any subsidiary, parent, affiliate, 
or successor of such an entity, should be identified as a 
Chinese military company or a military-civil fusion con-
tributor and included on the list maintained by the De-
partment of Defense in accordance with section 1260H(b) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
(b) ADDITION OF CERTAIN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
SYSTEMS ENTITIES TECHNOLOGIES TO COVERED LIST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(c) of the Secure 
and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 
(47 U.S.C. 1601(c)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The communications equipment or service 
being— 
‘‘(A) telecommunications or video surveil-
lance equipment produced by Shenzhen Da-
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Jiang Innovations Sciences and Technologies 
Company Limited (commonly known as ‘DJI 
Technologies’) (or any subsidiary or affiliate 
thereof); or 
‘‘(B) telecommunications or video surveil-
lance services, including software, provided by 
an entity described in subparagraph (A) or 
using equipment described in such subpara-
graph.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2 of 
the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks 
Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘paragraphs (1) through (4)’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) through (5)’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 44801 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘unmanned aircraft systems enti-
ty’’ means an entity that manufactures or assembles 
an unmanned aircraft system. 
SEC. 1723. ANNUAL REPORT ON POSTSECONDARY EDU-
CATION COMPLAINT SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter,
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the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress and 
make publicly available on the Department of Defense’s 
website a report on the Postsecondary Education Com-
plaint System (PECS). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) A qualitative description of the status of 
PECS that year. 
(2) A qualitative description of the efforts made 
by the Department of Defense that year to increase 
awareness and usage of PECS among those who are 
eligible to file complaints through the system. 
(3) The total number of complaints filed 
through PECS that year and the status of those 
complaints, such as closed or active. 
(4) The number of complaints that year broken 
down by— 
(A) military service; 
(B) issue; and 
(C) educational institution sector, includ-
ing private for-profit, private non-profit, and 
public. 
(5) A ranking of the top five issues raised by 
students that year.
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(6) The number of institutions with two or 
more complaints that year, the names of those insti-
tutions, the number of participants at each of those 
institutions, and the number of complaints for each 
of those institutions. 
(7) The number of views and visitors of the 
PECS website that year. 
(8) A discussion of how the elements described 
in paragraphs (1) through (7) for that year compare 
to the elements described in paragraphs (1) through 
(7) in previous years. 
SEC. 1724. FEASIBILITY STUDY OF DOMESTIC REFINING OF 
DEEP SEA CRITICAL MINERAL INTERMEDI-
ATES. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Pursuant to an agreement 
described in subsection (b) and to the extent practicable, 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base 
Policy shall conduct a study to assess the feasibility of 
improving domestic capabilities for refining polymetallic 
nodule-derived intermediates into high purity nickel, co-
balt sulfate, and copper for defense applications. Such 
study shall also examine existing supply chains for such 
intermediates. 
(b) AGREEMENT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Industrial Base Policy shall seek to 
enter into an agreement with an entity described in 
paragraph (2) to carry out the study required under 
this section. 
(2) ENTITY DESCRIBED.—An entity described 
in this section is one that is experienced in refining 
critical minerals and producing battery-grade nickel, 
cobalt sulfate, and copper cathode. 
(c) DEADLINE.—Not later than December 31, 2025, 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base 
Policy Pursuant shall make publicly available the results 
of the study required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1725. CERTIFICATION AND REPORTS ON SOUTH AFRI-
CA. 
(a) PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Defense, shall certify to the appropriate 
congressional committees and release publicly an un-
classified determination explicitly stating whether 
South Africa has engaged in activities that under-
mine United States national security or foreign pol-
icy interests.
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(2) REPORT.—The certification required under 
paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by an unclassi-
fied report, with a classified annex if the President 
considers such as necessary, providing a justification 
for the determination made pursuant to such para-
graph. 
(b) REVIEW OF BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP.— 
(1) FULL REVIEW.—The President, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
State, the Administrator of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development, the United States 
Ambassador to South Africa, and the heads of such 
other Federal departments and agencies that play a 
substantial role in United States relations with 
South Africa, shall conduct a review of the bilateral 
relationship between the United States and South 
Africa. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that includes the findings of the re-
view required by paragraph (1). 
(c) SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
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of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on United States defense 
cooperation with the Government of South Africa. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall also include the following: 
(A) An overview of United States defense 
cooperation with the Government of South Afri-
ca, including military exercises, arms sales, and 
international military education and training. 
(B) An assessment of defense cooperation 
between the Government of South Africa and 
the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 
the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China, and the Government of the Russian 
Federation. 
(3) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be transmitted in an unclassified 
form and may contain a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the congressional defense 
committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate.
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SEC. 1726. EXTENSION OF REPORT ON ISLAMIC REVOLU-
TIONARY 
GUARD 
CORPS-AFFILIATED 
OPERATIVES ABROAD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 
a period of 4 years, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that includes a 
detailed description of— 
(1) all Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-af-
filiated operatives serving in diplomatic or consular 
roles abroad; and 
(2) the ways in which the Department of State 
and the Department of Defense are working with 
partner countries to inform them of the threat posed 
by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated offi-
cials serving in diplomatic or consular roles in third 
party countries. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1727. REPORT ON RECEIPT OF FUNDING FROM CON-
FUCIUS INSTITUTES. 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
a report on United States institutions of higher education 
that host Confucius Institutes and have received funding 
from the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 1728. REPORT ON IRANIAN OIL SALES PROCEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that includes each of the following: 
(1) An assessment of how proceeds from illicit 
Iranian oil sales support Iran’s military and security 
budget. 
(2) An assessment of the extent to which the 
funds described in paragraph (1) have been used di-
rectly or indirectly by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary 
Guard Corps, Hamas, Hizballah, or other Iranian 
proxies. 
(3) An overview of efforts undertaken to en-
force sanctions against Iran’s energy sector, includ-
ing interdictions of tankers.
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(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1729. WORKING GROUP ON BLOCKCHAIN, SMART CON-
TRACTS, AND DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary of Defense shall establish a working group 
to be known as the ‘‘Blockchain-Distributed Ledger Tech-
nologies-Smart Contracts Defense Applications Working 
Group’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Working 
Group’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Working Group are 
to— 
(1) identify whether blockchain, smart con-
tracts, and distributed ledger technologies could be
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used by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes 
of improving the functions and efficiency of the De-
partment of Defense; and 
(2) not later than the date described in sub-
section (h), submit to the Secretary a report summa-
rizing the findings of the Working Group under 
paragraph (1). 
(c) COMPOSITION.—The Working Group shall be 
composed of the following members or their designees: 
(1) A representative from the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy. 
(2) Representatives of such organizations and 
elements of the Department of Defense as the Sec-
retary of Defense determines appropriate. 
(d) CHARTER.—Not later than April 1, 2025, the 
Secretary of Defense shall develop a charter with respect 
to the functions of the Working Group. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to permit the Secretary of Defense 
to provide any competitive advantage to any member of 
the Working Group. 
(f) SUNSET.—The Working Group shall terminate on 
December 31, 2029.
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SEC. 1730. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE ANNUAL REPORT ON OVERSIGHT 
OF FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall sub-
mit to Congress and the Comptroller General of the 
United States, and make publicly available, a report con-
taining, for each fiscal year— 
(1) a description of the budget of the Depart-
ment of Defense, the total amount and dollar value 
of oversight investigations into fraud, waste, and 
abuse conducted by the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Defense, and the total amount and dol-
lar value of oversight investigations into fraud, 
waste, and abuse conducted by the Inspectors Gen-
eral of each military department; 
(2) statistical tables showing— 
(A) the total number and dollar value of 
oversight investigations completed and pending, 
set forth separately by type of oversight inves-
tigation; 
(B) the priority given to each type of over-
sight investigation; 
(C) the length of time taken for each type 
of oversight investigation, from the date of re-
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ceipt of a qualified incurred cost submission (as 
such term is defined in section 3842 of title 10, 
United States Code) and from the date on 
which the oversight investigation begins; 
(D) the aggregate cost of performing over-
sight investigations, set forth separately by type 
of oversight investigation; and 
(E) the total number and dollar value of 
oversight investigations that are pending for a 
period longer than one year at the end of the 
fiscal year covered by the report, and the fiscal 
year in which the qualified incurred cost sub-
mission was received, set forth separately by 
type of oversight investigation; 
(3) a summary of any recommendations of ac-
tions or resources needed to improve the oversight 
investigation process; and 
(4) any other matters the Inspector General 
considers appropriate. 
SEC. 1731. GAO REPORT ON SETTLEMENTS IN MEDICAL 
MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE 
UNIFORMED SERVICES. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a report on the rates at which Depart-
ment of Defense awards settlements in medical mal-
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practice claims by members of the uniformed services 
under part 45 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, 
including— 
(1) a comparison of such rates to the rates at 
which settlements are awarded in similar civilian 
medical malpractice claims; 
(2) recommendations for improvements to the 
system for medical malpractice claims by members 
of the uniformed services. 
SEC. 1732. REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION WITH THE 
GOVERNMENT OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS IS-
LANDS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Home-
land Security, shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House Representatives a report 
on security cooperation with the Government of the Turks 
and Caicos Islands and the treatment of detained Ameri-
cans on Turks and Caicos Islands, including— 
(1) the efforts of such Departments to counter 
threats from transnational criminal organizations, 
violent extremist organizations, and malign regional 
and external state actors in cooperation with the 
Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands;
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(2) United States taxpayer assistance made 
available for the Turks and Caicos Islands since Oc-
tober 1, 2014; and 
(3) efforts by such Departments to address the 
treatment of and human rights abuses committed 
against United States individuals and others de-
tained by the Government of the Turks and Caicos 
Islands and to advocate for changes in policy related 
to their detention of Americans, during fiscal years 
2022 through 2024. 
SEC. 1733. ASSESSMENT OF THE ACCURACY OF GAZA MIN-
ISTRY OF HEALTH CASUALTY REPORTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the De-
fense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report assessing the accuracy of the report-
ing of the Gaza Ministry of Health regarding— 
(1) the total casualty figures reported by the 
Ministry; and 
(2) the information disseminated by the Min-
istry of casualties grouped by age and gender. 
(b) FORM.—The assessment required by paragraph 
(1) shall be transmitted in an unclassified manner, and
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any supporting documentation may be transmitted in a 
classified annex. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the sub-
mission of the report required by subsection (a), the Direc-
tor of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall brief the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives on the contents of the report. 
SEC. 1734. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
ASSISTANCE TO U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER 
PROTECTION AND DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY ON NORTHERN BORDER SE-
CURITY. 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
an annual report on the assistance the Department of De-
fense provides to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and 
the Department of Homeland Security to secure the north-
ern border of the United States. 
SEC. 1735. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT 
ON ANTAGONISTIC USE OF SATELLITES. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study to assess 
threats to the interests of the United States posed 
by antagonistic use of satellites by adversarial for-
eign states, including—
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(A) use of a satellite for combat; 
(B) damage, destruction, or incapacitation 
of a satellite that is owned, operated, controlled, 
or used by— 
(i) the United States Government; 
(ii) a commercial entity organized 
under the laws of the United States or any 
jurisdiction within the United States; or 
(iii) a country that is a member of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and 
(C) conducting or attempting to conduct 
espionage or surveillance of, or a cyber intru-
sion that affects— 
(i) a physical resource of the Depart-
ment of Defense, including a Department 
of Defense installation; or 
(ii) critical infrastructure (as defined 
in section 1016(e) of the USA PATRIOT 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e))), including— 
(I) an electricity transmission 
system or network; 
(II) a water management system 
or resource; 
(III) a telecommunications facil-
ity or network;
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(IV) a nuclear facility; 
(V) an airport; 
(VI) a railway; or 
(VII) a sea port. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study 
under this subsection, the Comptroller General shall 
consult with— 
(A) the Administrator of the National Aer-
onautics and Space Administration; 
(B) the Chair of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission; 
(C) the Secretary of Defense; 
(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 
and 
(E) specialists who— 
(i) are affiliated with an institution of 
higher education or research organization; 
and 
(ii) have expertise in satellite tech-
nology, satellite warfare, cybersecurity, or 
another relevant subject related to warfare 
and communications. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Secretary of Defense, the Committee on
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Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
that— 
(1) includes operational, policy, and legislative 
recommendations to protect against and respond to 
threats identified by the study required under sub-
section (a); and 
(2) may include recommendations for— 
(A) preventive, preparatory, and emer-
gency response actions by municipal govern-
ments, State governments, and private sector 
entities; and 
(B) educational curricula and workforce 
development programs to address the need for 
trained professionals who are able to implement 
the recommendations described in such report. 
(c) ADVERSARIAL FOREIGN STATE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘adversarial foreign state’’ means— 
(1) the Islamic Republic of Iran; 
(2) the People’s Republic of China; 
(3) the Russian Federation; and 
(4) any foreign state designated by the Sec-
retary of State as an adversarial foreign state for 
purposes of this section.
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SEC. 1736. REPORTING ON IRANIAN CENTRIFUGE INSTAL-
LATION. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide a report to the congressional 
defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate with the 
content described in paragraph (2). 
(2) CONTENT
DESCRIBED.—The content de-
scribed for the report in paragraph (1) includes the 
following: 
(A) An assessment of the types and num-
bers of centrifuges installed in declared and 
undeclared nuclear facilities in Iran since May 
2021. 
(B) An assessment of the timeline required 
by Iran to produce weapons-grade uranium in 
May 2021. 
(C) An assessment of the current timeline 
required by Iran to produce weapons-grade ura-
nium. 
(D) An assessment of whether Iran has 
moved advanced centrifuges to facilities other
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than its safeguarded enrichment plants, includ-
ing where and how many, if applicable. 
(E) An assessment of how many advanced 
centrifuges Iran would need of each type to en-
rich to weapons-grade. 
(F) An assessment of whether a heavily 
fortified nuclear facility Iran is building near 
the Natanz site contains or will contain an en-
richment plant. 
(3) FORM.—This report shall be transmitted in 
unclassified form and may contain a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 1737. REPORT ON SYSTEM DEPENDENCIES, UPTIME, 
AND KEY FACTORS OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH 
RECORD SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the electronic health record system and other 
system dependencies, uptime, and key factors that affect 
the Department of Defense and the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
(b) REPORT.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include each of the following:
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(1) A list of the information technology sys-
tems, infrastructure, and entities of the Department 
of Defense pertaining to the electronic health record 
system of the Department with which the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs has an operational or tech-
nical dependency. 
(2) A list of instances of electronic health 
record system and associated system downtime, per-
formance degradations, outages, or incidents of the 
Department of Defense during fiscal year 2024, in-
cluding, for each such instance each of the following: 
(A) The duration. 
(B) The results of a root cause analysis. 
(C) Any after action reporting. 
(D) The accountable office within the De-
partment. 
(E) An indication of whether the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs was also affected. 
(3) Any steps taken by, or plan of, the Sec-
retary of Defense to address, mitigate, or resolve the 
instances identified in paragraph (2), as well as the 
an identification of any uptime goals for any system 
affected by an instance identified in paragraph (2). 
(4) Any steps taken by the Secretary of De-
fense to improve governance, coordination, and pol-
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icy decisions conducted with or affecting the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs related to electronic 
health record systems and associated systems of the 
Department of Defense with which the Department 
of Veterans Affairs has an operational or technical 
dependency. 
(5) A plan or schedule, if any, to modernize or 
replace systems of the Department of Defense per-
taining to identity management or patient registra-
tion, including the Defense Enrollment Eligibility 
Reporting System, with which the Department of 
Veterans Affairs has an operational or technical de-
pendency. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 1738. REPORT ON USE OF NUCLEAR POWER FOR MILI-
TARY AND SOFT POWER PURPOSES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of State shall jointly submit a report to Congress
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on Russian and Chinese efforts relating to transportable 
nuclear power that specifically evaluates the manner and 
extent to which both Russia and China are using trans-
portable nuclear power for direct military purposes and 
as a soft power tool globally. 
SEC. 1739. UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY 
STUDY AND REPORT ON EXPANSION OF NA-
TIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNERSHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) STUDY.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, shall conduct a study 
to assess the feasibility and benefits of expanding the Na-
tional Guard State Partnership Program to additional 
countries in the First Island Chain and the Second Island 
Chain, including— 
(1) Brunei Darussalam; 
(2) the Federated States of Micronesia; 
(3) the Republic of Kiribati; 
(4) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 
(5) the Republic of Nauru; and 
(6) the Republic of Vanuatu. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall
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submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1741. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) In the subtitle analysis for subtitle A— 
(A) by striking the item relating to chapter 
19 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘19. Cyber and Information Operations Matters .................
391’’; 
(B) by striking the item relating to chapter 
25 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘25. Electromagnetic Warfare ......................................................
500’’; 
(C) by striking the item relating to chapter 
326 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘327. 
Weapon 
Systems 
Development 
and 
Related 
Matters 4401’’; .........................................................
(D) in part V, by striking the second item 
relating to subpart F, including the items relat-
ing to chapters 321 through 327 appearing 
under the second item relating to subpart F; 
(E) by striking the item relating to chapter 
363 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘363. Prohibition and Penalties ..................................................
4651’’; and 
(F) by striking the item relating to chapter 
367 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘367. Other Administrative Matters 
4751’’.
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(2) In section 130i(j)(3)(C)(ix), by striking 
‘‘sections’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’. 
(3) In section 139a(h)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘out by Director’’ and in-
serting ‘‘out by the Director’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘an any’’ and inserting 
‘‘and any’’. 
(4) In section 167b— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘re-
ferred to as the ‘cyber command’ ’’ and in-
serting ‘‘referred to as the ‘United States 
Cyber Command’ ’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘Cyber Command’’ and inserting ‘‘United 
States Cyber Command’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Cyber 
Command’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘United States Cyber Command’’; and 
(C) in subsections (c) and (d)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘cyber command’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘United 
States Cyber Command’’;
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(ii) by striking ‘‘such command’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘such Com-
mand’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘commander’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Com-
mander’’. 
(5) In section 222a(d), by striking ‘‘the’’ before 
‘‘all of the reports’’. 
(6) In section 381(b), by striking ‘‘Defense—.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Defense—’’. 
(7) In section 391b(e)(1)(B), by striking the 
colon and inserting a semicolon. 
(8) In section 392a(b)(3)(B)(ix), by inserting 
‘‘section’’ before ‘‘932(c)(3)’’. 
(9) In section 486, by redesignating subsection 
(e) as subsection (d). 
(10) In chapter 25, by redesignating sections 
501 through 506 as sections 500a through 500f, re-
spectively. 
(11) In section 510(h)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘sub-
chapters I and II’’ and inserting ‘‘subchapters II 
and III’’. 
(12) In section 520(a)(2), by striking ‘‘armed 
forced’’ and inserting ‘‘armed force’’.
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(13) In section 578(g), by striking ‘‘is ap-
proved’’ and inserting ‘‘as approved’’. 
(14) In section 624(e), by striking ‘‘is ap-
proved’’ and inserting ‘‘as approved’’. 
(15) In section 628a— 
(A) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘apply 
to report’’ and inserting ‘‘apply to the report’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘section 
20251’’ and inserting ‘‘section 20252’’. 
(16) In the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 40, by striking the item relating to section 
711 and inserting the following: 
‘‘710a. Parental leave for members of certain reserve components of the armed 
forces.’’. 
(17) In chapter 40, by redesignating section 
711 (relating to parental leave for members of cer-
tain reserve components of the armed forces) as sec-
tion 710a. 
(18) In such section 710a, as so redesignated, 
in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘clause (i)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘.;’’ and inserting a 
period. 
(19) In section 714(b)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘an 
serious’’ and inserting ‘‘a serious’’. 
(20) In section 937(a)(2)(B) (Art. 137), by in-
serting ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 
(21) In section 1073c— 
(A) by redesignating subsection (i) as sub-
section (j); and 
(B) by redesignating the second subsection 
(h) (relating to rule of construction regarding 
secretaries concerned and medical evaluation 
boards) as subsection (i). 
(22) In section 1073d(b)(5)(C)(ii), by striking 
‘‘fulfil’’ and inserting ‘‘fulfill’’. 
(23) In section 1370— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘or, 
Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘or Space Force’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (f)(6)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
a comma after ‘‘Air Force’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
a comma after ‘‘Navy’’.
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(24) In section 1465(e), by inserting ‘‘shall’’ be-
fore ‘‘provide’’. 
(25) In section 1448(d)(1), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’. 
(26) In section 1558— 
(A) by striking ‘‘,,’’ each place it appears 
and inserting a comma; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘14507’’ and inserting ‘‘14705’’. 
(27) In section 1559(c)(3), by striking ‘‘the 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’. 
(28) In section 2031— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking 
‘‘..’’ and inserting a period; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(E)(vi), by strik-
ing ‘‘report under subsection (i)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘report under subsection (j)’’; 
(B) by redesignating the second subsection 
(i) as subsection (j). 
(29) In section 2107(a), by striking ‘‘,,’’ and in-
serting a comma. 
(30) In section 2200g(a), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary for Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Defense’’.
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(31) In the section heading for section 2275b, 
by striking the period at the end. 
(32) In section 2285— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(d) 
through (f) as subsections (c) through (e), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by redesignating the second subsection 
(b) as subsection (f). 
(33) In section 2688(g)(4), by striking ‘‘instal-
lation energy’’. 
(34) In the table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter III of chapter 169, by striking the item 
relating to section 2856 and inserting the following: 
‘‘2856. Military unaccompanied housing: standards.’’. 
(35) In section 2856(a), by striking ‘‘,.’’ and in-
serting a period. 
(36) In section 2911(c)(3), by striking ‘‘instal-
lation energy’’. 
(37) In section 2922g(g)(1), by striking ‘‘2202’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2002’’. 
(38) In the chapter analysis for part V of sub-
title A— 
(A) by striking the item relating to chapter 
207 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘207. Budgeting and Appropriations ........................................ 3131’’;
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(B) by striking the item relating to chapter 
225 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘225. ¿Reserved  
3271’’; 
(C) by striking the item relating to chapter 
243 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘243. Other Matters Relating to Awarding of Contracts ... 3341’’; 
(D) by striking the item relating to chap-
ter 272 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘272. ¿Reserved
............................................................................... 3721’’; 
(E) in the item relating to chapter 287, by 
striking ‘‘3961’’ and inserting ‘‘3901’’; 
(F) by inserting after the item relating to 
chapter 307 the following new items: 
‘‘SUBPART F—MAJOR SYSTEMS, MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
PROGRAMS, AND WEAPON SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 
‘‘321. General Matters ..................................................................... 4201
‘‘322. Major Systems and Major Defense Acquisition Pro-
grams Generally ..................................................... 4211
‘‘323. Life-Cycle and Sustainment .............................................. 4321
‘‘324. Selected Acquisition Reports ............................................ 4350
‘‘325. Cost Growth-Unit Cost Reports (Nunn-McCurdy) .... 4371
‘‘326. Weapon Systems Development And Related Mat-
ters ..............................................................................
4401’’; and 
(G) by striking the item relating to chapter 
363 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘363. Prohibition and Penalties .................................................. 4651’’; 
(H) by striking the item relating to chap-
ter 367 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘367. Other Administrative Matters .......................................... 4751’’; 
(I) by striking the item relating to chapter 
383 and inserting the following new item:
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‘‘383. Development, Application, and Support of Dual-use 
Technologies ............................................................ 4831’’. 
(39) In section 3601(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘note’’ 
before ‘‘prec.’’. 
(40) In section 4902— 
(A) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by insert-
ing ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘protege firm’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), and 
adjusting the margins accordingly; and 
(B) in subsection (n)(5)(D), by inserting 
‘‘of 1938’’ after ‘‘Act’’. 
(41) In section 4127, by striking the section 
heading and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 4127. Defense Innovation Unit’’. 
(42) In section 4273(d), by striking ‘‘4736’’ 
and inserting ‘‘4376’’. 
(43) In section 8581(a), by striking ‘‘Provost 
and Academic Dean of the Postgraduate School’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Provost and Chief Academic Officer’’. 
(44) In section 15109, by striking ‘‘(a) In 
general.—’’. 
(45) In section 15110, by striking ‘‘the title’’ 
and inserting ‘‘this subtitle’’.
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(46) In the chapter analysis for part I of sub-
title F, by striking the item relating to chapter 2013 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘2013. 
Voluntary 
Retirement 
for 
Length 
of 
Service 20601’’. .......................................................
(47) In section 20106(d), by striking ‘‘per-
taining’’. 
(48) In section 20212(a)(1), by inserting ‘‘the’’ 
before ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(49) In section 20231— 
(A) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting ‘‘sec-
tion’’ before ‘‘20232’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(2)(E), by inserting 
‘‘of the’’ before ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(50) In section 20234(b), by inserting ‘‘to’’ 
after ‘‘pursuant’’. 
(51) In section 20243(a)(3), by striking ‘‘as a 
before’’ and inserting ‘‘before’’. 
(52) By redesignating the second section 20251 
(relating to special selection boards; correction of er-
rors) as section 20252. 
(53) In such section 20252 (relating to special 
selection boards; correction of errors), as so redesig-
nated— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)—
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(I) by striking ‘‘((1)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(1)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘sch’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘such’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘a 
officer’’ and inserting ‘‘an officer’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘of of-
ficer’’ and inserting ‘‘an officer’’. 
(54) In the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 2009, by striking the item relating to he 
second section 20404 (relating to Force shaping au-
thority) and inserting the following: 
‘‘20405. Force shaping authority.’’. 
(55) In section 20401(b), by inserting ‘‘, and’’ 
after ‘‘1174(b)’’. 
(56) In section 20404, by striking ‘‘space 
force’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘Space 
Force’’. 
(57) In section 20502— 
(A) in the heading for subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘THAN an Officer Has 
Failed to Establish That the Officer 
Should Be Retained’’ and inserting ‘‘THAT 
AN OFFICER HAS FAILED TO ESTABLISH 
THAT
THE OFFICER SHOULD BE RE-
TAINED’’; and
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(ii) by moving paragraph (1) to ap-
pear in line with the subsection heading 
and adjusting the margins accordingly; and 
(B) in the heading for subsection (d), by 
striking ‘‘THAN’’ and inserting ‘‘THAT’’. 
(b) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2018.—Effective as of December 12, 2017, 
and as if included therein as enacted, section 886(a)(1) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (Public Law 115–91) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
term ‘Procurement Administrative Lead Time’ or 
‘PALT’,’’ and inserting ‘‘the term ‘procurement adminis-
trative lead time’ or ‘PALT’,’’. 
(c) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
AMENDMENTS 
MADE BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amend-
ments made by provisions of this Act other than this sec-
tion, the amendments made by this section shall be treated 
as having been enacted immediately before any such 
amendments by other provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 
1742. 
EXPANSION 
OF 
ELIGIBILITY 
FOR 
SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE. 
Section 1965 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended, in paragraph (5)— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon;
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(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘field 
training or practice cruises’’ and inserting ‘‘ad-
vanced training (as such term is defined in section 
2101 of title 10)’’; 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (D), as 
amended, as subparagraph (E); and 
(4) by inserting, after subparagraph (C), the 
following new subparagraph (D): 
‘‘(D) a Reserve— 
‘‘(i) not otherwise described in this 
paragraph; 
‘‘(ii) enlisted under section 513 of 
title 10; and 
‘‘(iii) without regard to duty status; 
and’’. 
SEC. 1743. DISPLAY OF UNITED STATES FLAG FOR PATRI-
OTIC AND MILITARY OBSERVANCES. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO FLAG CODE.—Section 8(c) of 
title 4, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, 
except as may be necessary in limited circumstances and 
done in a respectful manner as part of a military or patri-
otic observance involving members of the Armed Forces’’ 
after ‘‘aloft and free’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
POLICY.—The Secretary of Defense shall—
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(1) rescind the February 10, 2023, Department 
of Defense memorandum entitled, ‘‘Clarification of 
Department of Defense Community Engagement 
Policy on Showing Proper Respect to the United 
States Flag’’; and 
(2) support military recruitment through public 
outreach events during patriotic and military observ-
ances, including the display of the United States 
flag regardless of size and position, including hori-
zontally, provided that, in accordance with section 
8(b) of title 4, United States Code, the flag never 
touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the 
floor, water, or merchandise. 
SEC. 1744. REDUCTION OF LIGHT POLLUTION AT DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES. 
(a) AUDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and con-
currently with the study required under subsection 
(b), the Secretary of Defense shall complete an audit 
of light pollution at the facilities selected pursuant 
to paragraph (2). Under such audit, the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) evaluate the lighting used at such fa-
cilities, with a focus on unshielded lighting;
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(B) determine whether any lighting fix-
tures are unnecessary; 
(C) determine whether any areas— 
(i) are unnecessarily lit; or 
(ii) are overlit and are suitable for 
lower ambient light under United Facilities 
Criteria 3–530–01; 
(D) identify any lighting or design trends 
across such facilities that contribute to light 
pollution; and 
(E) include a plan for reducing unneces-
sary lighting, overlit areas, and other sources of 
light pollution at such facilities. 
(2) AUDITED
FACILITIES.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall— 
(A) select the Department of Defense fa-
cilities to be included in the audit under para-
graph (1); and 
(B) to the extent practicable, ensure that 
the group of such selected facilities is a rep-
resentative sample of Department of Defense 
facilities with respect to size, form, function, 
and geographic location. 
(3) PLAN DEADLINE.—Not later than 6 months 
after the audit required under paragraph (1) is com-
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pleted, the Secretary of Defense shall implement the 
plan included in such audit. 
(b) STUDY.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and concurrently with the 
audit required under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of 
Defense shall conduct a study of light pollution at Depart-
ment of Defense facilities. In conducting the study, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) examine how light pollution affects Depart-
ment of Defense operations and readiness; 
(2) examine how light pollution affects biodiver-
sity near Department of Defense facilities; 
(3) evaluate the effectiveness of compatible use 
buffer zones and other techniques already in use to 
mitigate light pollution and its harmful effects at 
Department of Defense facilities; 
(4) evaluate the necessity and purpose of any 
unshielded lights at Department of Defense facili-
ties; 
(5) examine the use of additional light pollution 
mitigation technologies, processes, and policies to 
mitigate light pollution at Department of Defense 
facilities, including increasing the use of warm-light 
and low-output light-emitting diode lights and de-
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creasing the use of cool-light and high-output light- 
emitting diode lights; 
(6) examine the feasability of establishing dark 
sky standards for Department of Defense facilities; 
(7) identify and analyze Federal, State, and 
local rules, regulations, and policies that support or 
inhibit the ability of the Secretary of Defense to 
mitigate light pollution at Department of Defense 
facilities; and 
(8) evaluate ongoing and potential additional 
initiatives at Department of Defense facilities to reg-
ulate lighting standards, including how such initia-
tives could be expanded without compromising na-
tional security or the mission, safety, or security of 
any such facility. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the com-
pletion of the audit required under subsection (a)(1) and 
the study required under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources of the House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a report, which shall include—
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(1) the results of the audit required under sub-
section (a)(1), including the methodology, findings, 
and recommendations of such audit; 
(2) the results of the study required under sub-
section (b), including unclassified examples of how 
light pollution affects Department of Defense oper-
ations and readiness; 
(3) identification of the funds, resources, and 
additional authorities required to execute any plans 
or recommendations developed pursuant to the study 
required under subsection (b); 
(4) recommendations for expanding or starting 
collaborative efforts with local communities that are 
located near Department of Defense facilities to 
limit light pollution; 
(5) recommendations for protecting biodiversity 
near Department of Defense facilities from light pol-
lution without harming Department of Defense oper-
ations and readiness; and 
(6) recommendations on whether and, if appli-
cable, how the Department of Defense could create 
and implement dark sky standards for Department 
of Defense facilities. 
(d) PILOT PROJECTS.—The Secretary of Defense 
may establish pilot projects to reduce light pollution at De-
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partment of Defense facilities based on the results of the 
study required under subsection (b). 
(e) DEPARTMENT SECURITY.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall ensure that the safety, security, and readiness 
of the Department of Defense is not negatively affected 
by— 
(1) the audit required under subsection (a)(1); 
(2) the implementation of the plan included in 
such audit; or 
(3) any pilot project established under sub-
section (d). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘dark sky standards’’ means a 
group of policies, guidelines, or requirements that— 
(A) reduce light pollution; 
(B) limit artificial light to areas where 
such light is intended to be used; and 
(C) protect the natural darkness of an out-
door location. 
(2) The term ‘‘Department of Defense facility’’ 
means any structure, building, training area, or 
other infrastructure of a military installation, includ-
ing a roadway or defense access road, and any other 
area on the grounds of a military installation that
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is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense 
or the Secretary of a military department. 
(3) The term ‘‘light pollution’’ means artificial 
light that emanates from buildings or other human- 
made structures that— 
(A) expands onto adjacent properties and 
is unnecessary in regards to the purpose or use 
of such adjacent property; or 
(B) degrades the visibility of the sky at 
night. 
SEC. 1745. STRATEGY TO IMPROVE ACTIVITIES RELATED 
TO 
COUNTERNARCOTICS 
AND 
COUNTER- 
TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with each com-
mander of a geographic combatant command and 
the Secretary of State, shall develop a strategy to 
improve activities and support to law enforcement 
related to counternarcotics. Such strategy shall— 
(A) ensure the coordination and assess-
ment of such activities carried out by the De-
partment of Defense;
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(B) ensure policy updates to address ongo-
ing and emerging counternarcotics threats; and 
(C) inform the coordination of program 
and budget requests by the Secretary. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A plan to establish or update com-
mand arrangement agreements to address exist-
ing and emerging narcotic substances of con-
cern, including detection and monitoring of 
fentanyl, illicit fentanyl precursors, and fentanyl 
analogues. 
(B) Definitions for responsibilities of each 
command in the joint operation area as directed 
by the Department of Defense. 
(C) A plan for improved coordination be-
tween geographic combatant commands to en-
sure clear understanding of roles and respon-
sibilities in overlapping areas of responsibility. 
(D) A plan to continue and improve co-
ordination with foreign partners regarding in-
telligence sharing and interdiction activities. 
(E) Standardized operating procedures for 
command and control of counternarcotics within 
the Department of Defense.
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(F) 
Measurable 
outcomes 
to 
assess 
progress for each of the Departments counter-
narcotics strategic objectives. 
(G) A description of capability upgrades 
that would better enable the support of the 
interdiction of narcotics, including fentanyl, il-
licit fentanyl precursors, and fentanyl ana-
logues, throughout the Department of Defense. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 
2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that in-
cludes the comprehensive strategy as required by 
subsection (a). 
(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) of this subsection shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 1746. RISK FRAMEWORK FOR FOREIGN MOBILE APPLI-
CATIONS OF CONCERN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) create categorical definitions of foreign mo-
bile applications of concern with respect to personnel 
or operations of the Department of Defense, distin-
guishing among categories such as applications for
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shopping, social media, entertainment, or health; 
and 
(2) create a risk framework with respect to De-
partment personnel or operations that assesses each 
foreign mobile application (or, if appropriate, group-
ing of similar such applications) that is from a coun-
try of concern for any potential impact on Depart-
mental personnel and Departmental operations, in-
corporating considerations of— 
(A) the manner and extent of data collec-
tion by the application; 
(B) the ability of the application to influ-
ence the user with the applications content to 
the detriment of the United States; 
(C) the manner and extent of foreign own-
ership or control of the application or data col-
lected by the application; 
(D) any foreign government interests asso-
ciated with the applications; 
(E) a software bill of materials with a 
focus on known or assessed malicious software 
embedded in the application, including in prior 
versions of the application or in other applica-
tions created by the owners of such application;
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(F) any known impact from prior use of 
the application to Department personnel or op-
erations; and 
(G) the foreign mobile application of con-
cern residing on a United States Government 
device or a personally owned device while in 
proximity to Department operations or activi-
ties or in the personal custody of personnel dur-
ing Department sanctioned activities. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the categorical 
definitions and risk framework described in subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Defense— 
(1) shall include in the risk framework foreign 
mobile applications of concern— 
(A) from countries that the Secretary de-
termines to be engaged in consistent, unauthor-
ized conduct that is detrimental to the national 
security or foreign policy of the United States; 
(B) that are accessible to be downloaded 
from major mobile device application market-
places by Department personnel; and 
(C) originating from, authored in, owned 
by, or otherwise associated with countries or en-
tities that are designated on the list maintained
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and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 
of the Export Administration Regulations; 
(2) may include additional countries or indi-
vidual foreign mobile applications with malicious and 
banned capabilities from other countries to the ex-
tent the Secretary determines appropriate; and 
(3) shall consider distinguishing within the risk 
framework the particular interests of a country de-
scribed in paragraph (1) or (2) in the use of a for-
eign mobile application of concern of such country 
(regardless of device or owner) by— 
(A) users located at facilities of the De-
partment of Defense of varying levels of sensi-
tivity; 
(B) users conducting authorized operations 
or movements of Department of Defense mate-
riel; or 
(C) specific civilian employees of the De-
partment or contractors whom the Secretary 
determines likely to be a target of a foreign 
actor. 
(c) GUIDANCE AND UPDATES.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall— 
(1) issue guidance to all Department personnel 
incorporating the categories of foreign mobile appli-
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cations of concern and advising how to mitigate the 
risks identified by the risk framework with respect 
to such applications; 
(2) routinely update the categorical definitions 
and risk framework promulgated pursuant to sub-
section (a), at least on an annual basis; and 
(3) prescribe, if feasible, regulations that appro-
priately mitigate risks from applications on devices 
provided by the Department of Defense or on any 
device used during an activity described in sub-
section (b)(3)(B) or at locations described under 
(b)(3)(A). 
SEC. 1747. FEDERAL CONTRACTOR VULNERABILITY DIS-
CLOSURE POLICY. 
(a) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
consultation with the Director of the Cybersecurity 
and Infrastructure Security Agency, the National 
Cyber Director, the Director of the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology, and any other 
appropriate head of an Executive department, 
shall—
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(A) review the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion contract requirements and language for 
contractor vulnerability disclosure programs; 
and 
(B) recommend updates to such require-
ments and language to the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Council. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The recommendations re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall include updates to 
such requirements designed to ensure that covered 
contractors implement a vulnerability disclosure pol-
icy consistent with NIST guidelines for contractors 
as required under section 5 of the IoT Cybersecurity 
Improvement Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 278g–3c; Pub-
lic Law 116–207). 
(b) PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date on which the recommended con-
tract language developed pursuant to subsection (a) is re-
ceived, the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council shall 
review the recommended contract language and update the 
FAR as necessary to incorporate requirements for covered 
contractors to receive information about a potential secu-
rity vulnerability relating to an information system owned 
or controlled by a contractor, in performance of the con-
tract.
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(c) ELEMENTS.—The update to the FAR pursuant 
to subsection (b) shall— 
(1) to the maximum extent practicable, align 
with the security vulnerability disclosure process and 
coordinated disclosure requirements relating to Fed-
eral information systems under sections 5 and 6 of 
the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 
(Public Law 116–207; 15 U.S.C. 278g–3c and 
278g–3d); and 
(2) to the maximum extent practicable, be 
aligned with industry best practices and Standards 
29147 and 30111 of the International Standards 
Organization (or any successor standard) or any 
other appropriate, relevant, and widely used stand-
ard. 
(d) WAIVER.—The head of an agency may waive the 
security vulnerability disclosure policy requirement under 
subsection (b) if— 
(1) the agency Chief Information Officer deter-
mines that the waiver is necessary in the interest of 
national security or research purposes; and 
(2) if, not later than 30 days after granting a 
waiver, such head submits a notification and jus-
tification (including information about the duration 
of the waiver) to the Committee on Oversight and
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Accountability of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate. 
(e) DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE SUPPLEMENT
TO 
THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.— 
(1) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall review the Department of Defense 
Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
contract requirements and language for contractor 
vulnerability disclosure programs and develop up-
dates to such requirements designed to ensure that 
covered contractors implement a vulnerability disclo-
sure policy consistent with NIST guidelines for con-
tractors as required under section 5 of the IoT Cy-
bersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 
278g–3c; Public Law 116–207). 
(2) REVISIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which the review required under sub-
section (a) is completed, the Secretary shall revise 
the DFARS as necessary to incorporate require-
ments for covered contractors to receive information 
about a potential security vulnerability relating to an 
information system owned or controlled by a con-
tractor, in performance of the contract.
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(3) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the revision to the DFARS described in this 
subsection is carried out in accordance with the re-
quirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
(c). 
(4) WAIVER.—The Chief Information Officer of 
the Department of Defense may waive the security 
vulnerability disclosure policy requirements under 
paragraph (2) if the Chief Information Officer— 
(A) determines that the waiver is necessary 
in the interest of national security or research 
purposes; and 
(B) not later than 30 days after granting 
a waiver, submits a notification and justifica-
tion (including information about the duration 
of the waiver) to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States 
Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered contractor’’ means a 
contractor (as defined in section 7101 of title 41, 
United States Code)—
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(A) whose contract is in an amount the 
same as or greater than the simplified acquisi-
tion threshold; or 
(B) that uses, operates, manages, or main-
tains a Federal information system (as defined 
by section 11331 of title 40, United Stated 
Code) on behalf of an agency. 
(3) The term ‘‘DFARS’’ means the Department 
of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation. 
(4) The term ‘‘Executive department’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(5) The term ‘‘FAR’’ means the Federal Acqui-
sition Regulation. 
(6) The term ‘‘NIST’’ means the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology. 
(7) The term ‘‘OMB’’ means the Office of Man-
agement and Budget. 
(8) The term ‘‘security vulnerability’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2200 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650). 
(9) The term ‘‘simplified acquisition threshold’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 134 of 
title 41, United States Code.
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SEC. 1748. RECORDS RELATING TO TOWER 22 ATTACK. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall make available to 
Congress all records relating to the January 28, 2024, at-
tack on Tower 22 in Jordan. 
SEC. 1749. PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION OF GAZA 
PORT. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act or by any provision 
of Public Law 118–50 may be made available for the ac-
quisition, construction, installation, maintenance, or res-
toration of a temporary or permanent pier, port, or similar 
structure located in Gaza or off the western coast of Gaza 
in the Mediterranean Sea, or for the deployment of any 
equipment or members of the Armed Forces to Gaza relat-
ing to such structure. 
SEC. 1750. COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FOR CERTAIN LIT-
ERARY WORKS OF MILITARY MEMBERS OF 
THE FACULTY OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 105(d) of title 17, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘civilian’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(O) Uniformed Services University of the 
Health Sciences.’’.
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SEC. 1751. REVOCATION OF SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR 
CERTAIN PERSONS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Defense shall suspend or re-
voke a security clearance or access to classified informa-
tion for any retired or separated member of the uniformed 
service or civilian employee of the Department of Defense 
who engages in the activities described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTIVITIES
DESCRIBED.—The activities de-
scribed in this subsection are lobbying activities or lob-
bying contacts for or on behalf of any entity that is— 
(1) identified by the Secretary of Defense in the 
most 
recent 
report 
submitted 
under 
section 
1260H(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) as a Chinese military 
company; 
(2) included in the Non-SDN Chinese Military- 
Industrial Complex Companies List published by the 
Department of the Treasury; 
(3) owned by or controlled by an agency or in-
strumentality of any person described in paragraphs 
(1) or (2); or 
(4) an agency or instrumentality of any person 
described in paragraphs (1) or (2).
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(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may, for pe-
riods not to exceed 180 days, waive the application of the 
prohibition in subsection (a) for an individual if the Sec-
retary certifies to the congressional defense committees 
that doing so is in the national security interest of the 
United States. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘lobbying activities’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3 of the Lob-
bying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602). 
(2) The term ‘‘lobbying contact’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 3 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602) except that 
clause (iv) of paragraph (8)(B)(iv) of such section 
shall not apply. 
SEC. 1752. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL COOPERATION ON 
SPACE MATTERS. 
Congress expresses support for cooperation between 
the United States and Israel on space matters, includ-
ing— 
(1) between the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration (NASA) and the Israel Space 
Agency; and 
(2) between the United States Air Force and 
the Israeli Air Force’s newly created Space Force in
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the areas of research, development, test, and evalua-
tion. 
SEC. 1753. STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCESS 
TO LIFESAVING FEDERAL EQUIPMENT. 
(a) UNENFORCEABILITY OF CERTAIN REGULATIONS 
UNLESS ENACTED INTO LAW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No regulation, rule, guid-
ance, policy, or recommendation issued on or after 
May 15, 2015, that limits the sale, donation, or 
transfer of property of the Federal Government pur-
suant to Executive Order 13688 (entitled ‘‘Federal 
Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment Ac-
quisition’’) or Executive Order 14074 (entitled ‘‘Ad-
vancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Crimi-
nal Justice Practices To Enhance Public Trust and 
Public Safety’’), including excess property of the De-
partment of Defense, to State and local agencies for 
law enforcement activities (whether pursuant to sec-
tion 2576a of title 10, United States Code, or any 
other provision of law, or as a condition on the use 
of Federal funds) shall have any force or effect after 
the date of the enactment of this Act unless enacted 
into law by Congress. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO EN-
FORCE
REGULATIONS.—No agency or instrumen-
1142 
tality of the Federal Government may use any Fed-
eral funds, fees, or resources to implement or carry 
out a regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or rec-
ommendation issued as described in paragraph (1) 
that is not enacted into law by Congress. 
(3) LIMITATIONS ON SUBSEQUENT EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS.—In accordance with this subsection, the 
President may not reinstate any section of the Exec-
utive orders listed in paragraph (1) nor establish 
any substantially similar Executive order regarding 
the transfer of equipment to law enforcement under 
section 2576a of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) RETURN OR REISSUE OF EQUIPMENT RECALLED 
OR SEIZED PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS.—Any property 
recalled or seized on or after May 15, 2015, pursuant to 
a regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or recommendation 
issued as described in subsection (a)(1) shall be returned, 
replaced, or re-issued to the agency from which recalled 
or seized, at no cost to such agency, as soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, if— 
(1) such agency requests that the property be 
returned, replaced, or re-issued; 
(2) such agency satisfies the conditions set 
forth under 2576a of title 10, United States Code,
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authorizing transfer and use of such property, if ap-
plicable; and 
(3) the property is in stock and available for 
transfer to the agency to be used for law enforce-
ment activities at the time the agency submits a re-
quest referred to in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 1754. LIMITATION ON FUNDING ACTIVITIES PER-
FORMED BY PERSONS IN DRAG. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act may be obligated or expended for a drag show, 
drag queen story hour, or similar event. 
SEC. 1755. PROHIBITION ON DIVERTING FUNDING FROM 
THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be made avail-
able to carry out any provision of law in a manner that 
would divert away funds previously appropriated as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act for assistance for the 
Indo-Pacific region through September 30, 2025. 
SEC. 1756. DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau, the Chief of Engineers of 
the Army Corps of Engineers, the Assistant Secretary of
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the Office of Nuclear Energy of the Department of En-
ergy, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the 
Office of Reactor Fleet and Advanced Reactor Deployment 
of the Department of Energy, develop a national strategy 
to utilize microreactors to assist with natural disaster re-
sponse efforts. 
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 
2 years thereafter, the President shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a comprehensive na-
tional strategy developed under subsection (a). 
(c) CONTENTS OF NATIONAL STRATEGY.—A national 
strategy developed under subsection (a) shall include the 
following: 
(1) EVALUATION OF EXISTING DIESEL DEPLOY-
MENT EFFORTS.—An assessment of the effectiveness 
of utilizing diesel generators to assist with natural 
disaster response efforts, which such assessment 
shall include— 
(A) information on the current use of die-
sel generators to assist with natural disaster re-
sponse efforts, including—
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(i) the prevalence of deploying diesel 
generators around the United States as the 
sole power source to assist with natural 
disaster response efforts; 
(ii) the average number of diesel gen-
erators deployed in natural disaster re-
sponse efforts based on the type of natural 
disaster, the severity of the natural dis-
aster, and the location of the natural dis-
aster; 
(iii) where Federal, State, and local 
governments store diesel generators; 
(iv) how diesel generators are trans-
ported to areas affected by a natural dis-
aster; 
(v) any logistical concerns with refuel-
ing diesel generators over an extended pe-
riod of time; 
(vi) the potential to utilize accessory 
equipment that is traditionally connected 
to diesel generators to help provide elec-
tricity to the area in need; and 
(vii) any other information that is 
necessary to understand the role of diesel
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generators used to assist with natural dis-
aster response efforts; 
(B) how the effect on the environment of 
utilizing diesel generators to assist with natural 
disaster response efforts compares to the esti-
mated effect on the environment of utilizing 
microreactors to assist with the same natural 
disaster response efforts; and 
(C) the concerns to public safety when de-
ploying diesel generators in natural disaster re-
sponse efforts. 
(2) GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND PRIORITIES.—A 
comprehensive, research-based, and long-term dis-
cussion of goals, objectives, and priorities for uti-
lizing microreactors instead of diesel generators to 
assist with natural disaster response efforts. 
(3) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANALYSIS.—An 
analysis of— 
(A) how the efforts of the Department of 
Defense to develop microreactor technology for 
operational uses could be used to inform the de-
velopment of microreactors to assist with nat-
ural disaster response efforts, including any 
recommendations and additional direction that
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may be necessary for such expedited deploy-
ment; 
(B) how the Department of Defense can 
most effectively translate and implement the 
lessons learned from its operations in the field 
to assist with natural disaster response efforts, 
including how operations in the field related to 
microreactors can be used to answer broad 
questions for the nuclear industry and for fu-
ture issues relating to fuel reliability, energy 
supply chain issues, reducing diesel convoy cau-
salities, and supporting other global humani-
tarian needs; and 
(C) whether a demonstration program for 
microreactors is needed prior to deploying 
microreactors for natural disaster response ef-
forts, based on the analysis provided by sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B). 
(4) RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
THE
NUCLEAR 
REGULATORY
COMMISSION.—Recommendations on 
how the Nuclear Regulatory Commission can work 
with other Federal agencies to expedite— 
(A) the approval of designs for microreac-
tors; and
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(B) issuing licenses for the utilization, 
transportation, and operation of microreactors 
in rapid deployment scenarios, such as natural 
disaster response efforts. 
(5) 
UTILIZING
FEASIBILITY
STUDIES.—An 
analysis of available academic literature and studies, 
including site feasibility studies, to identify high risk 
areas that are prone to natural disasters that should 
be prioritized during emergency planning. 
(6) STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
WHEN
DE-
PLOYING MICROREACTORS.—An assessment of var-
ious strategic considerations to improve the effi-
ciency, timeliness, and cost-effectiveness of deploying 
microreactors to assist with natural disaster re-
sponse efforts, including— 
(A) whether the Department of Defense, 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
or any other government entity should build, 
own, or operate microreactors that are used to 
assist with natural disaster response efforts, in-
cluding whether it would be viable to lease 
microreactors from private industry and wheth-
er it would be viable to facilitate public-private 
partnerships to find cost effective options to
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utilize microreactors for natural disaster re-
sponse efforts; 
(B) the recommended number of individ-
uals charged with the usage, maintenance, and 
upkeep of the microreactors, including the rec-
ommended qualifications, training requirements, 
availability requirements, and oversight respon-
sibility of such individuals; 
(C) the number of microreactors needed, 
initially and in the long-term, to effectively re-
spond to a natural disaster based on past nat-
ural disaster trends and the specific geographic 
location of the area; 
(D) where microreactors used to assist 
with natural disaster response efforts would be 
stored, including information on— 
(i) how different microreactor storage 
locations may affect swift and economically 
feasible natural disaster response efforts; 
(ii) the feasibility of utilizing already- 
built facilities instead of constructing new 
microreactor storage facilities; 
(iii) the cost of constructing new 
microreactor storage facilities;
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(iv) how to properly store the micro-
reactor when not being utilized for natural 
disaster response efforts; and 
(v) potential storage locations, such 
as— 
(I) the Strategic Alliance for 
FLEX Emergency Response locations 
in Memphis, Tennessee and Phoenix, 
Arizona; and 
(II) 
Department 
of 
Defense 
bases; 
(E) how to maintain a microreactor and 
replace, store, and dispose of fuel used by a 
microreactor, including whether public-private 
partnerships may be used to assist with such 
maintenance, replacement, storage, and dis-
posal; 
(F) when a diesel generator will suffice in 
the event of a natural disaster of limited pro-
portions, in comparison to utilizing microreac-
tors to assist with natural disaster response ef-
forts; 
(G) which States and territories and pos-
sessions of the United States that are prone to 
natural disasters, such as hurricanes, should be
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cyberattack susceptibility and what systems or 
microreactor designs would be ideal for com-
bating such cyberattacks during a natural dis-
aster response effort; and 
(L) how the weight of a microreactor, com-
pared to the weight of a diesel generator, af-
fects deploying microreactors and diesel genera-
tors to assist with natural disaster response ef-
forts. 
(7) DEPLOYMENT
CHALLENGES
AND
BAR-
RIERS.—An assessment of— 
(A) the challenges and barriers to deploy-
ing microreactors to assist with natural disaster 
response efforts; and 
(B) solutions to address each such chal-
lenge and barrier. 
(8) REVIEW OF AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 
LEGISLATION.— 
(A) REVIEW.—A review of existing law 
that can be used to ease the burden of utilizing 
microreactors to assist with natural disaster re-
sponse efforts, including the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801 et seq.), the Atomic
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Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 
the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Moderniza-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 2215 note), and any other 
relevant law. 
(B) 
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Recommenda-
tions for legislation to— 
(i) assist with— 
(I) deploying microreactors to as-
sist with natural disaster response ef-
forts; 
(II) the maintenance and upkeep 
of such microreactors; and 
(III) the initial and long-term 
storage of such microreactors; and 
(ii) pay for the activities described in 
subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (i). 
(9) PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE NATURAL DIS-
ASTER
RESPONSE
EFFORTS.—An 
assessment 
about— 
(A) the current status of any collaboration 
between the National Guard, Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, and the Army 
Corps of Engineers during natural disaster re-
sponse efforts;
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(B) the specific roles of each entity speci-
fied in subparagraph (A) (disaggregated, in the 
case of the National Guard, by State and by 
military department) during a natural disaster 
response effort, and their respective roles when 
participating in natural disaster response ef-
forts; 
(C) the current emergency responsibilities 
of the Department of Energy and the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission that relate to deploying 
microreactors during natural disaster response 
efforts; 
(D) the potential opportunity to set up an 
annual listening group session or consortium to 
provide all the necessary information needed to 
deploy microreactors to assist with natural dis-
aster response efforts and to ensure a smooth 
transition from the use of diesel generators to 
the use of microreactors to assist with natural 
disaster response efforts; 
(E) how the Emergency Management As-
sistance Compact, consented to by Congress in 
the joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint resolution 
granting the consent of Congress to the Emer-
gency Management Assistance Compact’’ (Pub-
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lic Law 104–321), can be utilized to allow 
States to allocate their unused microreactors to 
other States that are in need of microreactors 
to assist with natural disaster response efforts; 
and 
(F) how to improve the collaboration be-
tween Federal, State, and local government en-
tities and private entities when deploying micro-
reactors to assist with natural disaster response 
efforts. 
(10) UTILIZING
MICROREACTORS
TO
CHARGE 
ELECTRIC VEHICLES.—Recommendations on how to 
utilize microreactors as charging stations for electric 
vehicles in the event of a mass evacuation resulting 
from a natural disaster, including recommendations 
on— 
(A) how to deploy microreactors to charge 
electric vehicles before an evacuation; 
(B) the primary transportation corridors 
that would be used for such a mass evacuation; 
(C) how many microreactors would be 
needed to charge electric vehicles during such a 
mass evacuation, based on the size and popu-
lation of the State in which the mass evacuation 
occurs;
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(D) the best placement of microreactors 
throughout the primary transportation corridors 
to ensure a smooth electric vehicle charging 
process and subsequent evacuation; 
(E) any potential public-private partner-
ships that would be useful in utilizing micro-
reactors to charge electric vehicles during a 
mass evacuation, including an estimate of the 
costs that would be associated with establishing 
these partnerships; 
(F) how to— 
(i) transport microreactors to mass 
evacuation locations along primary trans-
portation corridors for purposes of charg-
ing electric vehicles; and 
(ii) pay for such transportation; and 
(G) any other topic related to subpara-
graphs (A) through (F). 
(11) DEPLOYING MICROREACTORS TO UNITED 
STATES
TERRITORIES
AND
POSSESSIONS.—Rec-
ommendations on deploying microreactors to terri-
tories and possessions of the United States to assist 
with natural disaster response efforts. 
(12) USING MILITARY EQUIPMENT WITH NU-
CLEAR CAPABILITIES.—Recommendations on how to,
1157 
in the event of a natural disaster and when the de-
ployment of a microreactor is not timely or ideal for 
the circumstance, deploy military equipment of the 
United States with nuclear capabilities, such as nu-
clear aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines, to 
provide temporary electricity to an area severely im-
pacted by a natural disaster. 
(13) BUDGET PRIORITIES.—A multiyear budget 
plan that identifies the necessary resources to suc-
cessfully carry out the recommendations and imple-
ment any lessons learned from the assessments and 
other analysis under this subsection. 
(14) TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS.—An anal-
ysis of current and developing ways to leverage exist-
ing and innovative technology to improve the effec-
tiveness of efforts to deploy microreactors to assist 
with natural disaster response efforts. 
(15) USING
INNOVATIVE
TOOLS
TO
PREDICT 
NATURAL DISASTERS.—A description of how to uti-
lize innovative technology, such as artificial intel-
ligence and predictive meteorological tools, to pre-
pare for the utilization of microreactors before a 
natural disaster.
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(16) FLOATING NUCLEAR BARGES.—An assess-
ment of how floating nuclear barges compare to 
using portable microreactors, including— 
(A) the advantages and disadvantages of 
using a portable microreactor compared to a 
floating nuclear barge; and 
(B) an identification of scenarios during 
which a floating nuclear barge would be pre-
ferred over a portable microreactor. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 
and the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources, the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works, and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
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(2) LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘local 
government’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 
(3) MICROREACTOR.—The term ‘‘microreactor’’ 
means a nuclear reactor, including a portable nu-
clear reactor, that has an electricity generating ca-
pacity of not more than 20 megawatts of thermal 
energy. 
(4) NATURAL DISASTER.—The term ‘‘natural 
disaster’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Major 
disaster’’ in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122), except that the term ‘‘natural dis-
aster’’ does not include a wildfire. 
(5) NATURAL DISASTER RESPONSE EFFORT.— 
The term ‘‘natural disaster response effort’’ means 
a circumstance in which a State or local government 
requests assistance under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), including assistance to address 
the loss of primary electrical capacity as a result of 
a natural disaster. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State 
of the United States and the District of Columbia.
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SEC. 1757. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO REPORT-
ING REQUIREMENTS OF CHINA’S MARITIME 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 
States to reject as a violation of international law and 
United States sovereignty any attempt by China’s Mari-
time Safety Administration to compel United States ves-
sels to adhere to any reporting requirements listed within 
China’s Maritime Traffic Safety Law, including any re-
quirements to require a vessel to declare— 
(1) the vessel’s name and number; 
(2) the vessel’s satellite telephone number; 
(3) the vessel’s position and recent locations; 
and 
(4) the vessel’s cargo. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) applies to all 
maritime claims made by the People’s Republic of China 
that the United States has rejected, to include virtually 
all of China’s claims within the Nine-Dash Line. 
SEC. 1758. REPORT ON MILITARY SPOUSE SECURITY 
CLEARANCE. 
Not later than May 1, 2025, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall provide a report to Congress on the tech-
nical, operational, human resources, and legal challenges 
that would result from accelerating security clearance re-
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views of military spouses by using information, including 
address verification, from the spousal review of their con-
nected service member’s security clearance, as well as the 
anticipated benefits of such a change. 
SEC. 1759. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FEASIBILITY 
STUDY FOR BLUE GRASS CHEMICAL AGENT- 
DESTRUCTION PILOT PLANT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The Joint Explanatory Statement to accom-
pany the James M. Inhofe National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263) directed the Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Army, to conduct a 
feasibility study to assess potential missions, plants, 
or industries feasible for Army or Department of 
Defense needs at the Blue Grass Army Depot fol-
lowing the completion of the mission at the Blue 
Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant. 
(2) House Report 118-301 to accompany the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024 (Public Law 118–31) directed the Secretary of 
the Army, in coordination with the Commanding 
General, Army Materiel Command and the Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics,
1162 
and Technology to provide a briefing on the costs 
and estimated funding profile associated with the or-
ganic industrial base modernization strategy and the 
efforts required to support opportunities for aug-
menting the organic industrial base at Blue Grass 
Army Depot. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Department of Defense and the Secretary 
of the Army, in coordination with the Commanding Gen-
eral of the Army Materiel Command and the Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and 
Technology, should work with Congress and the local com-
munity near the Blue Grass Army Depot to build upon 
the findings of the feasibility study and House Report re-
ferred to in subsection (a). 
SEC. 1760. REWARDS FOR INFORMATION REGARDING LEAD-
ERS OF HAMAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency and the Secretary of Defense shall advo-
cate in their respective roles on the Foreign Threat Intel-
ligence Committee to request the Rewards for Justice Pro-
gram to offer $25,000,000 each in incentives for informa-
tion regarding Hamas terrorists Yahya Sinwar and Mo-
hammed Deif.
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(b) OTHER REWARDS.—The Director of the Defense 
Intelligence Agency and the Secretary of Defense should 
advocate for significant rewards for information regarding 
other leaders Iran-backed entities designated as Foreign 
Terrorist Organizations under section 219 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Specially 
Designated Global Terrorists under section 594.310 of 
title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 1761. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR THE COUN-
TERING 
EXTREMIST 
ACTIVITY 
WORKING 
GROUP. 
No Federal funds are authorized to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available for the Countering Extremist 
Activity Working Group or to implement any rec-
ommendations of such group. 
SEC. 1762. REPORT ON THE USE OF MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY 
STATUS FOR KENYA. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the designation of a country as a major 
non-NATO ally is intended to facilitate an increased 
security relationship between the United States and 
the designated country and is not intended to be 
merely a symbolic gesture;
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(2) Kenya is an increasingly important security 
partner in East Africa and the Western Indian 
Ocean; and 
(3) major non-NATO ally status for Kenya 
should be utilized to facilitate increased security co-
operation with Kenya to advance our shared security 
priorities. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 
submit a classified report, along with an unclassified sum-
mary, to the appropriate congressional committees, which 
shall— 
(1) identify all opportunities to increase secu-
rity cooperation with Kenya as a result of its major 
non-NATO ally designation; 
(2) assess the feasibility of implementing the 
identified opportunities, including cost, timeline, and 
availability of defense articles as applicable; and 
(3) assess the priority of identified opportuni-
ties based on the Kenyan government’s requests and 
input and the impact on advancing the national se-
curity interests of the United States. 
(c) SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS.—On the date that is 
180 days after the report required under subsection (b)
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is submitted, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 
submit a classified annex, along with an unclassified sum-
mary, to the appropriate congressional committees con-
taining a report that identifies all requests by the Kenyan 
government on cooperation on activities covered under the 
major non-NATO ally status, including— 
(1) a detailed summary of each request, includ-
ing cost and the defense articles requested; 
(2) whether those requests were approved or de-
nied; and 
(3) an explanation for why each request was ap-
proved or denied. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(3) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives.
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SEC. 1763. LIMITATION ON DISPLAYING IN CERTAIN PUB-
LIC AREAS CUT FLOWERS OR GREENS NOT 
PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A cut flower or a cut green may 
not be officially displayed in any public area of a building 
of the Executive Office of the President or of the Depart-
ment of State or of the Department of Defense unless the 
cut flower or cut green is produced in the United States. 
(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—The limitation in 
subsection (a) may not be construed to apply to any cut 
flower or cut green used by a Federal officer or employee 
for personal display. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘cut flower’’ means a flower re-
moved from a living plant for decorative use. 
(2) The term ‘‘cut green’’ means a green, foli-
age, or branch removed from a living plant for deco-
rative use. 
(3) The term ‘‘produced in the United States’’ 
means grown in— 
(A) any of the several States; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) a territory or possession of the United 
States; or 
(D) an area subject to the jurisdiction of 
a federally recognized Indian Tribe.
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this section. 
SEC. 
1764. 
UNITED 
STATES-ISRAEL 
EMERGING 
TECH-
NOLOGY CAPABILITIES COOPERATION. 
Subtitle G of title XII of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 is amended by insert-
ing after section 1279 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 1279A. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL EMERGING TECH-
NOLOGY CAPABILITIES COOPERATION. 
‘‘(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to support and encourage further defense 
collaboration with Israel in areas of emerging technologies 
capable of enabling the warfare capabilities of both the 
United States and Israel to meet emerging defense chal-
lenges, including but not limited to the areas of artificial 
intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics, quantum and automa-
tion. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH EMERGING DE-
FENSE
TECHNOLOGY
CAPABILITIES
PROGRAM
WITH 
ISRAEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
upon request of the Ministry of Defense of Israel 
and in consultation with the Secretary of State and
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the Director of National Intelligence, is authorized 
to carry out research, development, test, and evalua-
tion, on a joint basis with Israel, in areas of emerg-
ing technologies capable of enabling the warfare ca-
pabilities of both the United States and Israel to 
meet emerging defense challenges, including the 
areas of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robot-
ics, quantum and automation. Any activities carried 
out pursuant to such authority shall be conducted in 
a manner that appropriately protects sensitive infor-
mation and United States and Israel national secu-
rity interests. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—The activities described in 
paragraph (1) and subsection (c) may be carried out 
after the Secretary of Defense submits to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report setting forth 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A memorandum of agreement be-
tween the United States and Israel regarding 
sharing of research and development costs for 
the capabilities described in paragraph (1), and 
any supporting documents. 
‘‘(B) A certification that the memorandum 
of agreement—
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‘‘(i) requires sharing of costs of 
projects, including in-kind support, be-
tween the United States and Israel; 
‘‘(ii) establishes a framework to nego-
tiate the rights to any intellectual property 
developed under the memorandum of 
agreement; and 
‘‘(iii) requires the United States Gov-
ernment to receive semiannual reports on 
expenditure of funds, if any, by the Gov-
ernment of Israel, including a description 
of what the funds have been used for, 
when funds were expended, and an identi-
fication of entities that expended the 
funds. 
‘‘(c) 
ANNUAL
LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT.—The 
amount of support provided under this section in any year 
may not exceed $47,500,000. 
‘‘(d) LEAD AGENCY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
designate the Irregular Warfare Technology Support Di-
rectorate as the lead agency of the Department of Defense 
in carrying out this section. 
‘‘(e) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress on a semiannual basis a report that contains a copy
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of the most recent semiannual report provided by the Gov-
ernment of Israel to the Department of Defense pursuant 
to subsection (b)(2)(B)(iii). 
‘‘(f) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Homeland Security, the Committee on Appropria-
tions, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(g) SUNSET.—The authority in this section to carry 
out activities described in subsection (b), and to provide 
support described in subsection (c), shall expire on the 
date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
this section.’’.
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SEC. 1765. BRIEFING ON INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILD-
ING OF COUNTRIES WITHIN UNITED STATES 
AFRICA 
COMMAND 
AREA 
OF 
RESPONSI-
BILITY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) Africa is a theater of strategic competition 
where the People’s Republic of China and Russia 
continue to increase their presence through economic 
and military relations; 
(2) stability in the region has suffered, result-
ing in 8 military coups in the Sahel region of Africa 
in just the last 4 years; 
(3) this region serves as an important training 
ground for violent extremist organizations whose at-
tacks spread across the African continent and the 
globe; and 
(4) United States Africa Command faces chal-
lenges in building strategic partnerships with Afri-
can countries and bolstering stability on the con-
tinent. 
(b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2025, the Secretary of Defense shall offer to all members 
of Congress a briefing on the adequacy of institutional ca-
pacity building in countries within the area of responsi-
bility of the United States Africa Command to strengthen
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governance in the defense sectors of such countries. Such 
briefing shall also include, at a minimum, an analysis of 
programs and efforts of the Department of Defense fo-
cused on— 
(1) strategy and policy development; 
(2) budget development and execution; 
(3) human resource management systems; 
(4) logistics processes; and 
(5) recommendations to counter the influence of 
the People’s Republic of China, Russia, and non- 
state violent extremist organizations through addi-
tional institutional capacity building in such coun-
tries by the Department. 
SEC. 1766. GAO STUDY ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDU-
CATION 
ACTIVITY 
DISABILITY 
EMPHASIS 
PROGRAM. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study on— 
(1) the effectiveness of the Department of De-
fense Education Activity Disability Emphasis Pro-
gram; and 
(2) how such program supports the employ-
ment, retention, and career advancement of individ-
uals with intellectual, physical, and developmental 
disabilities.
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to Congress a report containing the study con-
ducted under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1767. COMMON COALITION KEY WITHIN THE BALTIC 
STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es-
tablish a common coalition key within the Baltic states 
for purposes of sharing ammunition for High Mobility Ar-
tillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) among such states for 
training and operational purposes. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Baltic 
states’’ means— 
(1) Estonia; 
(2) Lithuania; and 
(3) Latvia. 
TITLE XVIII—QUALITY OF LIFE 
Subtitle A—Pay and Compensation 
SEC. 1801. REFORM OF RATES OF MONTHLY BASIC PAY. 
Effective on January 1, 2025, the rates of monthly 
basic pay for members of the uniformed services within 
each pay grade and with years of service computed under 
section 205 of title 37, United States Code (and subject 
to adjustment under section 1009 of such title), are as 
follows:
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Years of Service 
Commissioned Officers 
Pay 
Grade 
2 or Fewer 
Over 2 
Over 3 
Over 4 
Over 6 
O-8 
$12,803.70 
$13,223.70 
$13,501.80 
$13,579.20 
$13,926.90 
O-7 
10,638.90 
11,133.00 
11,361.90 
11,544.00 
11,872.80 
O-6 
8,067.90 
8,863.20 
9,444.90 
9,444.90 
9,481.20 
O-5 
6,725.70 
7,576.50 
8,100.90 
8,199.60 
8,527.20 
O-4 
5,803.20 
6,717.30 
7,166.40 
7,265.40 
7,681.50 
O-3 
5,102.10 
5,783.70 
6,241.80 
6,806.10 
7,132.80 
O-2 
4,408.50 
5,020.80 
5,782.80 
5,978.10 
6,100.80 
O-1 
3,826.20 
3,982.80 
4,814.70 
4,814.70 
4,814.70 
Over 8 
Over 10 
Over 12 
Over 14 
Over 16 
O-8 
$14,506.50 
$14,641.80 
$15,192.60 
$15,351.30 
$15,825.90 
O-7 
12,198.30 
12,574.20 
12,948.90 
13,325.40 
14,506.50 
O-6 
9,887.40 
9,941.40 
9,941.40 
10,506.30 
11,505.00 
O-5 
8,722.50 
9,153.00 
9,469.80 
9,878.10 
10,501.80 
O-4 
8,127.90 
8,684.10 
9,116.10 
9,416.70 
9,589.50 
O-3 
7,490.70 
7,721.70 
8,102.10 
8,301.00 
8,301.00 
O-2 
6,100.80 
6,100.80 
6,100.80 
6,100.80 
6,100.80 
O-1 
4,814.70 
4,814.70 
4,814.70 
4,814.70 
4,814.70 
Over 18 
Over 20 
Over 22 
Over 24 
Over 26 
O-10 
$0.00 
$18,491.70 
$18,491.70 
$18,491.70 
$18,491.70 
O-9 
0.00 
18,096.00 
18,357.30 
18,491.70 
18,491.70 
O-8 
16,512.90 
17,145.60 
17,568.60 
17,568.60 
17,568.60 
O-7 
15,504.30 
15,504.30 
15,504.30 
15,504.30 
15,584.10 
O-6 
12,091.20 
12,677.10 
13,010.70 
13,348.50 
14,002.80 
O-5 
10,799.10 
11,093.10 
11,426.70 
11,426.70 
11,426.70 
O-4 
9,689.10 
9,689.10 
9,689.10 
9,689.10 
9,689.10 
O-3 
8,301.00 
8,301.00 
8,301.00 
8,301.00 
8,301.00 
O-2 
6,100.80 
6,100.80 
6,100.80 
6,100.80 
6,100.80 
O-1 
4,814.70 
4,814.70 
4,814.70 
4,814.70 
4,814.70 
Over 28 
Over 30 
Over 32 
Over 34 
Over 36 
O-10 
$18,491.70 
$18,491.70 
$18,491.70 
$18,491.70 
$18,491.70 
O-9 
18,491.70 
18,491.70 
18,491.70 
18,491.70 
18,491.70 
O-8 
17,568.60 
18,008.40 
18,008.40 
18,458.10 
18,458.10 
O-7 
15,584.10 
15,895.80 
15,895.80 
15,895.80 
15,895.80 
O-6 
14,002.80 
14,282.40 
14,282.40 
14,282.40 
14,282.40 
O-5 
11,426.70 
11,426.70 
11,426.70 
11,426.70 
11,426.70 
O-4 
9,689.10 
9,689.10 
9,689.10 
9,689.10 
9,689.10 
O-3 
8,301.00 
8,301.00 
8,301.00 
8,301.00 
8,301.00 
O-2 
6,100.80 
6,100.80 
6,100.80 
6,100.80 
6,100.80 
O-1 
4,814.70 
4,814.70 
4,814.70 
4,814.70 
4,814.70 
Over 38 
Over 40 
O-10 
$18,491.70 
$18,491.70 
O-9 
18,491.70 
18,491.70 
O-8 
18,458.10 
18,458.10 
O-7 
15,895.80 
15,895.80 
O-6 
14,282.40 
14,282.40 
O-5 
11,426.70 
11,426.70 
O-4 
9,689.10 
9,689.10 
O-3 
8,301.00 
8,301.00 
O-2 
6,100.80 
6,100.80 
O-1 
4,814.70 
4,814.70
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Commissioned Officers With Over 4 Years of Active Duty Service As An Enlisted Member or 
Warrant Officer 
Pay 
Grade 
2 or Fewer 
Over 2 
Over 3 
Over 4 
Over 6 
O-3E 
$0.00 
$0.00 
$0.00 
$6,806.10 
$7,132.80 
O-2E 
0.00 
0.00 
0.00 
5,978.10 
6,100.80 
O-1E 
0.00 
0.00 
0.00 
4,814.70 
5,141.10 
Over 8 
Over 10 
Over 12 
Over 14 
Over 16 
O-3E 
$7,490.70 
$7,721.70 
$8,102.10 
$8,423.40 
$8,607.90 
O-2E 
6,294.90 
6,622.80 
6,876.60 
7,065.00 
7,065.00 
O-1E 
5,331.30 
5,525.70 
5,716.50 
5,978.10 
5,978.10 
Over 18 
Over 20 
Over 22 
Over 24 
Over 26 
O-3E 
$8,859.00 
$8,859.00 
$8,859.00 
$8,859.00 
$8,859.00 
O-2E 
7,065.00 
7,065.00 
7,065.00 
7,065.00 
7,065.00 
O-1E 
5,978.10 
5,978.10 
5,978.10 
5,978.10 
5,978.10 
Over 28 
Over 30 
Over 32 
Over 34 
Over 36 
O-3E 
$8,859.00 
$8,859.00 
$8,859.00 
$8,859.00 
$8,859.00 
O-2E 
7,065.00 
7,065.00 
7,065.00 
7,065.00 
7,065.00 
O-1E 
5,978.10 
5,978.10 
5,978.10 
5,978.10 
5,978.10 
Over 38 
Over 40 
O-3E 
$8,859.00 
$8,859.00 
O-2E 
7,065.00 
7,065.00 
O-1E 
5,978.10 
5,978.10 
Warrant Officers 
Pay 
Grade 
2 or Fewer 
Over 2 
Over 3 
Over 4 
Over 6 
W-4 
$5,273.10 
$5,671.50 
$5,834.40 
$5,994.60 
$6,270.60 
W-3 
4,815.60 
5,015.70 
5,222.10 
5,289.00 
5,504.40 
W-2 
4,260.90 
4,663.80 
4,787.70 
4,873.20 
5,149.20 
W-1 
3,739.80 
4,143.00 
4,250.70 
4,479.60 
4,749.90 
Over 8 
Over 10 
Over 12 
Over 14 
Over 16 
W-4 
$6,543.60 
$6,820.20 
$7,235.40 
$7,599.90 
$7,946.70 
W-3 
5,928.90 
6,370.80 
6,579.00 
6,819.90 
7,067.40 
W-2 
5,578.50 
5,791.80 
6,001.20 
6,257.40 
6,457.80 
W-1 
5,148.30 
5,334.30 
5,595.30 
5,850.90 
6,052.20 
Over 18 
Over 20 
Over 22 
Over 24 
Over 26 
W-5 
$9,375.60 
$9,375.60 
$9,851.10 
$10,205.70 
$10,597.20 
W-4 
8,231.10 
8,508.30 
8,914.50 
9,248.70 
9,629.70 
W-3 
7,513.80 
7,814.70 
7,994.70 
8,186.10 
8,447.10 
W-2 
6,639.00 
6,856.20 
6,998.70 
7,111.80 
7,111.80 
W-1 
6,237.60 
6,462.90 
6,462.90 
6,462.90 
6,462.90 
Over 28 
Over 30 
Over 32 
Over 34 
Over 36 
W-5 
$10,597.20 
$11,128.20 
$11,128.20 
$11,683.50 
$11,683.50 
W-4 
9,629.70 
9,821.70 
9,821.70 
9,821.70 
9,821.70 
W-3 
8,447.10 
8,447.10 
8,447.10 
8,447.10 
8,447.10 
W-2 
7,111.80 
7,111.80 
7,111.80 
7,111.80 
7,111.80
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Enlisted Members 
Pay 
Grade 
2 or Fewer 
Over 2 
Over 3 
Over 4 
Over 6 
E-9 
$9,891.30 
$9,891.30 
E-8 
7,437.30 
7,437.30 
E-7 
6,515.70 
6,515.70 
E-6 
4,856.40 
4,856.40 
E-5 
4,076.40 
4,076.40 
E-4 
3,677.10 
3,677.10 
E-3 
3,082.20 
3,082.20 
E-2 
2,600.10 
2,600.10 
E-1 
2,319.90 
2,319.90 
SEC. 1802. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING: AUTHORIZA-
TION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
For fiscal year 2025, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $1,200,000,000 for the purpose of fully funding 
the basic allowance for housing for members of the uni-
formed services under section 403 of title 37, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 1803. EVALUATION OF THE RATES OF THE BASIC AL-
LOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE. 
Not later than April 1, 2025, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report con-
taining the evaluation of the Secretary of the rates of the 
basic allowance for subsistence under section 402 of title 
37, United States Code. Elements of such report shall in-
clude the following: 
(1) The determination of the Secretary whether 
such rates are sufficient.
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(2) Other factors that could be used to deter-
mine such rates, including— 
(A) the number of dependents a member of 
the uniformed services has; 
(B) whether the member has access to 
fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and 
meat; 
(C) whether the member has access to 
healthy food; and 
(D) the local costs of food, including at 
commissaries operated by the Secretary under 
chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The recommendations of the Secretary 
whether, and how, such rates may be improved. 
SEC. 1804. BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS ON 
ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES: EX-
PANSION 
OF 
ELIGIBILITY; 
INCREASE 
OF 
AMOUNT. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 402b of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended, in subsection (b)(2)— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘150 percent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘200 percent’’; and
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(C) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B). 
(b) AMOUNT.—Such section is further amended, in 
subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘150 percent (or, in the 
case of a member described in subsection (b)(2)(B), 200 
percent)’’ and inserting ‘‘200 percent’’. 
SEC. 1805. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF A COMMANDING 
OFFICER TO AUTHORIZE A BASIC ALLOW-
ANCE FOR HOUSING FOR A MEMBER PER-
FORMING INITIAL FIELD OR SEA DUTY. 
Subsection (f) of section 403 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘certifies that the member 
was necessarily required to procure quarters at 
the member’s expense.’’ and inserting an em 
dash; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) certifies that the member was required to 
procure housing at the member’s expense; or 
‘‘(B) determines that quarters at the duty sta-
tion or in the field environment are inadequate or an
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impediment to morale, good order, or discipline.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Secretary may author-
ize’’ and inserting ‘‘a commanding officer may 
authorize’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘who is serving in pay 
grade E–4 or E–5’’ and inserting ‘‘who is serv-
ing in a pay grade below E-6’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘members serving in pay 
grades E-4 and E-5’’ and inserting ‘‘such mem-
bers. In authorizing an allowance under this 
subparagraph, the commanding officer shall 
consider the availability of quarters for the 
member and whether such quarters are inad-
equate or an impediment to morale, good order, 
or discipline’’. 
SEC. 1806. EXPANSION OF TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION 
ALLOWANCE TO MOVE OR STORE A PRI-
VATELY OWNED VEHICLE. 
Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended, in subsection (c)— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘one privately 
owned vehicle’’ and inserting ‘‘two privately owned 
vehicles’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘under para-
graph (2)’’ before the period at the end. 
SEC. 1807. REPORT REGARDING THE CALCULATION OF 
COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 
2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report regarding the CONUS COLA 
and OCONUS COLA. Such report shall include the fol-
lowing elements: 
(1) The factors used to calculate the CONUS 
COLA and OCONUS COLA. 
(2) An explanation of how the factors described 
in paragraph (1) are determined. 
(3) An explanation of how the CONUS COLA 
and OCONUS COLA may be adjusted, including— 
(A) timelines for such an adjustment; 
(B) bases for such an adjustment; and 
(C) the relationship between CONUS 
COLA and OCONUS COLA. 
(4) The evaluation of the Secretary whether the 
surveys used to collect data from members to cal-
culate the CONUS COLA and OCONUS COLA are 
effective.
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(5) The evaluation of the Secretary whether the 
calculation of the CONUS COLA and OCONUS 
COLA is effective. 
(6) The assessment of the Secretary whether 
the calculation of the CONUS COLA or OCONUS 
COLA should include additional factors, including— 
(A) the number of dependents a member 
has; 
(B) vicinity and commissary costs; 
(C) the reimbursement of expenses (includ-
ing tolls and taxes) incurred by a member based 
on the duty station of such member; 
(D) remoteness; 
(E) hardship; 
(F) loss of spousal income; 
(G) the unavailability of goods or services 
in the vicinity of a duty station; and 
(H) any other factor that the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘CONUS COLA’’ means the cost- 
of-living allowance paid to a member of the uni-
formed services under section 403b of title 37, 
United States Code.
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(2) The term ‘‘OCONUS COLA’’ means a cost- 
of-living allowance paid to a member of the uni-
formed services on the basis that— 
(A) the member is assigned to a perma-
nent duty station located outside the conti-
nental United States; or 
(B) the dependents of such member reside 
outside the continental United States but not in 
the vicinity of the permanent duty station of 
such member. 
Subtitle B—Child Care 
SEC. 1811. COMPETITIVE PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE CHILD CARE PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1792(c) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) COMPETITIVE RATES OF PAY.—(1) For the pur-
pose of providing military child development centers with 
a qualified and stable civilian workforce, employees at a 
military installation who are directly involved in providing 
child care and who are paid from nonappropriated funds— 
‘‘(A) in the case of entry-level employees, shall 
be paid a rate of pay competitive with the rates of 
pay paid to other equivalent non-Federal positions 
within the metropolitan statistical area or non-met-
ropolitan statistical area (as the case may be) in
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which such Department employee’s position is lo-
cated; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of any employee not covered by 
subparagraph (A), shall be paid a rate of pay com-
petitive with the rates of pay paid to other employ-
ees with similar training, seniority, and experience 
within the metropolitan statistical area or non-met-
ropolitan statistical area (as the case may be) in 
which such Department employee’s position is lo-
cated. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no employee 
shall receive a rate of pay under this subsection that is 
lower than the minimum hourly rate of pay applicable to 
civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(3) For purposes of determining the rates of pay 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use the metro-
politan and nonmetropolitan area occupational employ-
ment and wage estimates published monthly by the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of 
the first pay period beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) RATES OF PAY.—
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(A) CURRENT EMPLOYEE PAY RATE NOT 
REDUCED.—The rate of pay for any individual 
who is an employee covered by subsection (c) of 
section 1792 of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section, on 
the date of the enactment of this Act shall not 
be reduced by operation of such amendment. 
(B) PAY BAND MINIMUM.—Any employee 
whose rate of pay is fixed under such sub-
section (c), as so amended, and who is within 
any pay band shall receive a rate of pay not less 
than the minimum rate of pay applicable to 
such pay band. 
SEC. 1812. PARENT FEES AT MILITARY CHILD DEVELOP-
MENT CENTERS FOR CHILD CARE EMPLOY-
EES. 
Section 1793 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(d) CHILD CARE EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT.—In order 
to support recruitment and retention initiatives, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall charge reduced fees for the attend-
ance, at a military child development center, of the chil-
dren of a child care employee as follows: 
‘‘(1) For the first child, no fee.
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‘‘(2) For each other child, a fee equal to or less 
than a fee discounted under subsection (c). 
‘‘(e) PROHIBITION OF CONCURRENT DISCOUNTS.— 
A family may not receive discounts under subsections (c) 
and (d) concurrently.’’. 
SEC. 1813. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND SAFETY AT 
MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
(a) NATIONAL HOTLINE.—Section 1794 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended, in paragraph (2) of sub-
section (b)— 
(1) by striking the period at at the end and in-
serting ‘‘by means including—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(A) posting it in public areas of military child 
development centers; and 
‘‘(B) providing it to the parents and legal 
guardians of children who attend military child de-
velopment centers.’’. 
(b) SAFETY REGULATIONS.—Such section is further 
amended, in subsection (d)— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs:
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‘‘(2) The regulations required under paragraph (1) 
shall— 
‘‘(A) require the Secretary to notify the parents 
and legal guardians of children who attend a mili-
tary child development center not later than 24 
hours after such a child suffers abuse or harm at 
such military child development center; 
‘‘(B) establish processes by which the com-
mander of the military installation and military po-
lice shall— 
‘‘(i) investigate and address incidents of 
abuse and harm involving children at military 
child development centers; and 
‘‘(ii) notify the parents or legal guardians 
of a child who experiences abuse or harm at a 
military child development center of the status 
of any investigations or actions taken (including 
under subsection (c)) to address such abuse or 
harm; and 
‘‘(C) require the Secretary of Defense, to the 
maximum extent practicable, to furnish the regula-
tions under this subsection to parents and legal 
guardians of children who attend military child de-
velopment centers.’’.
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(c) REMEDIES.—Such section is further amended, in 
subsection (f), by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall notify the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives in writing not later than 30 days after 
a requirement is waived under paragraph (2).’’. 
SEC. 1814. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN OUTREACH CAM-
PAIGN RELATING TO WAITING LISTS FOR 
MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
Section 585(a)(2)(D) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118– 
31; 10 U.S.C. 1791 note prec.) is amended by inserting 
‘‘a provider eligible for financial assistance under any 
clause of section 1798(b)(3)(B) of title 10, United States 
Code, or’’ before ‘‘pilot programs’’. 
SEC. 1815. PRIORITY IN EXPANSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO 
PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR IN-HOME 
CHILD CARE. 
Section 589(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 1791 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(3) In making a determination under paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall give priority to remote locations, in-
cluding the following: 
‘‘(A) Fort Drum, New York. 
‘‘(B) Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. 
‘‘(C) Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. 
‘‘(D) Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center 
Twentynine Palms, California.’’. 
SEC. 1816. CHILD CARE SERVICES AND YOUTH PROGRAM 
SERVICES FOR DEPENDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Secretary of Defense shall fully fund re-
quests for financial assistance to eligible civilian providers 
of child care services or youth program services under sec-
tion 1798 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not 
be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary under 
subsection (a) of section 1798 of such title to determine 
whether to provide such financial assistance to an eligible 
provider. 
SEC. 1817. BRIEFINGS ON MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT 
CENTERS. 
(a) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed
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Services of the Senate and House of Representatives brief-
ings regarding child care services at military child develop-
ment centers according to the following schedule: 
(1) Once every three months beginning on 
March 1, 2025, and ending on March 1, 2026. 
(2) On March 1 of each year thereafter through 
2030. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing shall include, with re-
gard to the period covered by the briefing, the following 
elements: 
(1) 
Waiting 
lists 
for 
such 
services, 
disaggregated by military installation. 
(2) Shortages of child care employees at mili-
tary child development centers, disaggregated by 
military installation. 
(3) Insufficient capacity of military child devel-
opment centers, disaggregated by military installa-
tion. 
(4) Efforts of the Secretary of Defense to miti-
gate such shortages or insufficiencies in order to 
shorten such waiting lists. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘mili-
tary child development center’’ and ‘‘child care employee’’ 
have the meanings given such terms in section 1800 of 
title 10, United States Code.
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SEC. 1818. BRIEFING ON ACCESS OF MEMBERS OF NA-
TIONAL GUARD TO CHILD CARE SERVICES AT 
MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
(a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the 
Army and Air Force, shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives a briefing regarding the access of members of the 
Army National Guard and the Air Force National Guard 
to child care services at military child development centers. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing under this section 
shall include the following elements: 
(1) The number of families in the Army Na-
tional Guard and the Air Force National Guard with 
children under 12 years of age. 
(2) The number of families in the Army Na-
tional Guard and the Air Force National Guard with 
children under 12 years in which both parents are 
members of either the Army National Guard or the 
Air Force National Guard. 
(3) The number of single parent households in 
which the parent is a member of the Army National 
Guard or the Air Force National Guard. 
(4) The average number of days during the 
year in which a member of the Army National
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Guard or the Air Force National Guard who has a 
child under 12 years of age is on active duty. 
(5) The number of members of the Army Na-
tional Guard or the Air Force National Guard Num-
ber who have a child under 12 years of age who live 
within the following distance of a military child de-
velopment center: 
(A) 10 miles. 
(B) 25 miles. 
(C) 50 miles. 
(D) Over 100 miles. 
(6) The number of Army National Guard ar-
mories and Air Force National Guard armories with-
in the following distance of a military child develop-
ment center: 
(A) 10 miles. 
(B) 25 miles. 
(C) 50 miles. 
(D) Over 100 miles. 
(7) The number of Army National Guard fami-
lies who have successfully obtained a voucher for 
child care funding cost assistance though the 
Childcare Aware and Upwards programs. 
(8) The number of Air Force National Guard 
families who have successfully obtained a voucher for
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child care funding cost assistance though the 
Childcare Aware and Upwards programs. 
(9) The amount of funds currently spent on 
vouchers under the Childcare Aware program for 
Army National Guard families and Air Force Na-
tional Guard families, and the amount of funds cur-
rently spent on vouchers for Army National Guard 
families and Air Force National Guard families 
under the Upwards program. 
(10) An overview of State laws that affect the 
ability of military child development centers to pro-
vide 24-hour and overnight child care services. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘military 
child development center’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 1800 of title 10, United States Code. 
Subtitle C—Military Housing 
SEC. 1821. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN FACILI-
TIES 
SUSTAINMENT, 
RESTORATION, 
AND 
MODERNIZATION PROJECTS. 
Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after section 226 the following new section:
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‘‘§ 227. Budget justification for covered military unac-
companied 
housing 
Facilities 
Sustainment, 
Restoration, 
and 
Mod-
ernization projects 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Along with the budget for each 
fiscal year submitted by the President pursuant to section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, each Secretary 
of a military department shall include a consolidated budg-
et justification display that individually identifies— 
‘‘(1) for the fiscal year covered by the budget, 
the total requested expenditure for Facilities 
Sustainment, 
Restoration, 
and 
Modernization 
projects for covered military unaccompanied housing 
compared to the total expenditure required by such 
projects, disaggregated by military department; and 
‘‘(2) 
the 
total 
expenditure 
for 
Facilities 
Sustainment, 
Restoration, 
and 
Modernization 
projects made during the fiscal year beginning two 
years before the fiscal year covered by the budget, 
disagggregated by— 
‘‘(A) military installation; 
‘‘(B) the type of facility repaired or re-
stored under such projects; 
‘‘(C) the number of such projects that were 
for sustainment or repair of a facility; and
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‘‘(D) the number of such projects that 
were for restoration or modernization of a facil-
ity. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered military unaccompanied 
housing’ has the meaning given in section 2856 of 
this title. 
‘‘(2) The terms ‘facility’ and ‘military installa-
tion’ have the meanings given, respectively, in sec-
tion 2801 of this title.’’. 
SEC. 1822. STRATEGY FOR USE OF EXISTING LEASING AU-
THORITIES TO ADDRESS SHORTAGES OF COV-
ERED MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING 
REQUIRED. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary of a military 
department shall develop a strategy to use the au-
thorities of such Secretary, in effect as of such date, 
to lease real property to address shortages of cov-
ered military unaccompanied housing. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each strategy required by 
paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to military 
installations under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of the military department concerned—
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(A) an identification of military installa-
tions with the largest shortages of covered mili-
tary unaccompanied housing; 
(B) an identification of military installa-
tions where existing facilities of covered military 
unaccompanied housing are in poor or failing 
condition under the uniform index for evalu-
ating the condition of covered military unac-
companied housing required by section 2838 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 
note prec. 2851); 
(C) plans of such Secretary in effect as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act to address 
shortages of covered military unaccompanied 
housing or the condition of facilities of covered 
military unaccompanied housing using— 
(i) military construction projects; or 
(ii) facility sustainment, restoration, 
or modernization funds; and 
(D) an assessment of whether the leasing 
authority under section 2661 of title 10, United 
States Code, or intergovernmental support 
agreements under section 2679 of such title
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would be suitable for use by such Secretary to 
address— 
(i) shortages of covered military unac-
companied housing; or 
(ii) the poor or failing condition of a 
facility of covered military unaccompanied 
housing. 
(3) DEADLINE.—Each Secretary of a military 
department shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that includes the strategy re-
quired by subsection (a) by not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered military unaccompanied 
housing’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
2856 of such title. 
(3) The terms ‘‘facility’’ and ‘‘military construc-
tion project’’ have the meanings given such terms in 
section 2801 of such title.
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SEC. 1823. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF ESTIMATED 
COSTS OF CERTAIN STRATEGIES TO AD-
DRESS SHORTAGES OF COVERED MILITARY 
UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 
(a) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall seek to enter into an agreement with an FFRDC 
for an assessment that compares the estimated total cost 
to the United States during the 20-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act of— 
(1) the construction and maintenance of facili-
ties of covered military unaccompanied housing to 
address shortages in covered military unaccompanied 
housing; and 
(2) the modification of policies of the Depart-
ment of Defense and each military department to 
permit a greater number of members of the Armed 
Forces to reside in housing facilities other than cov-
ered military unaccompanied housing (including 
such policies relating to the payment of basic allow-
ance for housing under section 403 of title 37, 
United States Code). 
(b) REPORT ON ASSESSMENT.—An FFRDC that en-
ters into an agreement under subsection (a) shall submit 
to the Secretary of Defense a report on such assessment. 
Such report shall include—
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(1) a comprehensive review of— 
(A) the total lifecycle costs, disaggregated 
by each military department, of the construc-
tion, sustainment, and modernization of facili-
ties of covered unaccompanied housing to 
meet— 
(i) the needs for housing for members 
of the Armed Forces as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act; and 
(ii) the projected needs for such hous-
ing during the 20-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, as 
determined by each Secretary concerned; 
(B) the applicable policies of each military 
department with respect to which members of 
the Armed Forces are required to reside in cov-
ered military unaccompanied housing; and 
(C) for each military department, the ex-
pected expenditure for basic allowance for hous-
ing under section 403 of title 37, United States 
Code, during the 20-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act compared 
to such total lifecycle costs;
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(2) a summary of the research and other activi-
ties carried out as part of such comprehensive re-
view; and 
(3) recommendations of the FFRDC with re-
spect to requirements and policies of the Depart-
ment of Defense and each military department for 
covered military unaccompanied housing. 
(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the Secretary of Defense receives 
the report under subsection (b), such Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report 
that includes— 
(A) an unaltered copy of the report of the 
FFRDC submitted to the Secretary of Defense 
pursuant to subsection (b); and 
(B) the written responses of the Secretary 
of the Defense and the Secretaries concerned 
with respect to the results of such report. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) The term ‘‘covered military unaccompanied 
housing’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
2856 of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘facility’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 2801 of such title. 
(3) The term ‘‘FFRDC’’ means a federally 
funded research and development center. 
SEC. 1824. DIGITAL MAINTENANCE REQUEST SYSTEM FOR 
COVERED MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUS-
ING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
(1) require each Secretary of a military depart-
ment to establish a digital system for residents of 
covered military unaccompanied housing located on 
a military installation under the jurisdiction of such 
Secretary to make maintenance requests for such 
housing; and 
(2) submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the establishment of such digital 
systems. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 
meaning given in section 2801 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered military unaccompanied 
housing’’ has the meaning given in section 2856 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1825. DIGITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 
FOR MILITARY DEPARTMENTS. 
(a) DIGITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 
FOR MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.— 
(1) CRITERIA.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and 
Environment, in coordination with each covered As-
sistant Secretary, shall develop criteria for a new or 
established digital facilities management system for 
each military department. Each such system shall 
have the capability to, with respect to each military 
installation— 
(A) track conditions of individual facilities, 
applying the uniform index developed under sec-
tion 2838 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 
118–31), for each military installation under
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the jurisdiction of each such covered Assistant 
Secretary; 
(B) plan for maintenance actions for each 
facility; and 
(C) generate reports that include data 
on— 
(i) the type and function of each facil-
ity; 
(ii) the overall condition of each facil-
ity; 
(iii) planned maintenance for each fa-
cility during a five-year period following 
the date of submission of the criteria; 
(iv) conditions that may lead to a fail-
ure to maintain minimum physical security 
or configuration standards for members of 
the Armed Forces during the 12-month pe-
riod following the date of submission of the 
criteria; and 
(v) the date on which the facility will 
have been in use for 40 years. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the Assistant Secretary of De-
fense for Energy, Installations, and Environment de-
velops the criteria required under paragraph (1), the
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Assistant Secretary shall provide to the congres-
sional defense committees a briefing on such criteria. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one 
year after the date on which the Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environ-
ment develops the criteria required under paragraph 
(1), each covered Assistant Secretary shall imple-
ment a digital facilities management system for the 
military department under the jurisdiction of that 
meets the criteria described in paragraph (1). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered Assistant Secretary’’ 
means— 
(A) the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
for Installations, Energy, and Environment; 
(B) the Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
for Energy, Installations, and Environment; 
and 
(C) the Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force for Installations, Environment, and En-
ergy. 
(2) The term ‘‘facility’’ has the meaning given 
in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘military department’’ has the 
meaning given in section 101 of such title.
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(4) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 
meaning given in section 2801 of such title. 
SEC. 1826. TEMPORARY BIENNIAL REPORT ON QUALITY 
AND CONDITION OF COVERED MILITARY UN-
ACCOMPANIED HOUSING LOCATED OUTSIDE 
THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and bi-
ennially thereafter until January 1, 2032, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the quality and condition of 
each facility of covered military unaccompanied 
housing 
located 
outside 
the 
United 
States, 
disaggregated by military installation on which each 
such facility is located. 
(2) ELEMENTS.— Such report shall include, for 
each facility of covered military unaccompanied 
housing the following: 
(A) A description of each facility of cov-
ered military unaccompanied housing including 
age, whether the facility is permanent or tem-
porary, and whether the facility is Government- 
owned or leased.
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(B) The results of an evaluation of the 
condition of such facility using the uniform 
index developed under section 2838 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31). 
(C) With respect to the standards for hab-
itability established under section 2856b of title 
10, United States Code (as added by section 
2832 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2024)— 
(i) an explanation of how such stand-
ards are applied to such facility; and 
(ii) an estimation of the funding need-
ed to apply such standards to such facility. 
(D) An assessment of how such standards 
and the condition of such facility determined 
under the evaluation described in subparagraph 
(B) affect force readiness, disaggregated by 
combatant command. 
(b) DEFINED.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered military unaccompanied 
housing’’ has the meaning given in section 2856 of 
title 10, United States Code.
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(2) The terms ‘‘facility’’ and ‘‘military installa-
tion’’ have the meanings given, respectively, in sec-
tion 2801 of such title. 
SEC. 1827. HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MILITARY 
FAMILIES ON HOUSING WAITLISTS. 
(a) WAITLIST ACCOMMODATIONS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall provide to members of the Armed Forces 
and their dependents who, when undergoing a permanent 
change of station, are placed on a waitlist for on-base 
housing for a period of more than 10 days following the 
date of arrival at the new location, temporary accommoda-
tions for the entire duration of such period appropriate 
for the total size and composition of the family of the 
member and at a rate not to exceed the basic allowance 
for housing calculated for such member under section 403 
of title 37, United States Code. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port containing— 
(1) installation-specific data on the number of 
members of the Armed Forces and their dependents 
on military housing waitlists;
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(2) an identification of the time spent by each 
such member and their dependents awaiting appro-
priate housing accommodations; 
(3) an analysis of the factors that are creating 
the need for such waitlists; and 
(4) an assessment of the causes of waitlist du-
rations that exceed 10 days. 
Subtitle D—Access to Health Care 
SEC. 1831. EXCLUSION OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE PRO-
VIDERS FROM AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS OF 
CERTAIN OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
Section 523(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(10) Officers who are licensed mental health 
providers, including clinical psychologists, licensed 
clinical social workers, mental health nurse practi-
tioners, or psychiatric physician assistants.’’. 
SEC. 1832. TRICARE PROGRAM: WAIVER OF REFERRAL RE-
QUIREMENT UNDER TRICARE PRIME FOR 
CERTAIN CARE IN A MILITARY MEDICAL 
TREATMENT FACILITY. 
Section 1095f(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall waive the referral require-
ment in paragraph (1) in the case of a member of the 
armed forces serving on active duty who seeks to obtain 
any of the following kinds of care in a military medical 
treatment facility: 
‘‘(i) Physical therapy. 
‘‘(ii) Nutritional. 
‘‘(iii) Audiological. 
‘‘(iv) Optometric. 
‘‘(v) Podiatric. 
‘‘(vi) Primary and preventive health care serv-
ices for women (as such term is defined in section 
1074d of this title).’’. 
SEC. 1833. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED APPOINTMENT AND 
COMPENSATION AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN 
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. 
Section 1599c(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ both places it 
appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2030’’.
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SEC. 1834. REFERRAL OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED 
FORCES TO A TRICARE PROVIDER FOR UR-
GENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. 
Section 722 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 
1071 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘If’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) URGENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Defense 
is unable to provide urgent behavioral health services 
in a military medical treatment facility to a covered 
individual during the three-day period following the 
date on which such services are first requested by 
the covered individual, the Secretary shall refer the 
covered 
individual 
to 
a 
provider 
under 
the 
TRICARE program to receive such services. 
‘‘(2) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘covered individual’ means— 
‘‘(A) a member of the Armed Forces on 
active duty; 
‘‘(B) a retired member of the Armed 
Forces; or
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‘‘(C) a dependent of a member described in 
paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(D) a dependent of a former member de-
scribed in paragraph (2).’’. 
SEC. 1835. WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO EXPERIENCED 
NURSES AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT 
FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The hiring manager of a military 
medical treatment facility or other health care facility of 
the Department of Defense may waive any General Sched-
ule qualification standard related to work experience es-
tablished by the Director of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement in the case of any applicant for a nursing or prac-
tical nurse position in a military medical treatment facility 
or other health care facility of the Department of Defense 
who— 
(1)(A) is a nurse or practical nurse in the De-
partment of Defense; or 
(B) was a nurse or practical nurse in the De-
partment of Defense for at least one year; and 
(2) after commencing work as a nurse or prac-
tical nurse in the Department of Defense, obtained 
a bachelor’s degree or graduate degree from an ac-
credited professional nursing educational program.
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(b) CERTIFICATION.—If, in the case of any applicant 
described in subsection (a), a hiring manager waives a 
qualification standard in accordance with such subsection, 
such hiring manager shall submit to the Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management a certification that such 
applicant meets all remaining General Schedule qualifica-
tion standards established by the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management for the applicable position. 
SEC. 1836. PILOT PROGRAM FOR HIRING HEALTH CARE 
PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than three 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall establish and imple-
ment a pilot program to appoint licensed civilian 
health care professionals to positions within the De-
partment of Defense. 
(2) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall carry out 
the pilot program under this section at not more 
than three military medical treatment facilities 
maintained under section 1073d of title 10, United 
States Code, to be selected by the Secretary. To be 
eligible for selection under this paragraph, a military 
medical treatment facility may not be more than 50
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miles from a medical center of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs. 
(b) APPOINTMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of appoint-
ing licensed civilian health care professionals under 
the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall ex-
ercise the hiring authority under section 1599c(a)(1) 
of title 10, United States Code, with respect to the 
appointment and pay of health care personnel under 
chapter 74 of title 38, United States Code. Notwith-
standing subsection (b) of such section 1599c, the 
authority under this paragraph shall expire on the 
date set forth in subsection (d) of this section. 
(2) CONVERSION.—Any Department of Defense 
employee who, on the date the pilot program under 
this section is established, is a licensed health care 
professional occupying a position at any military 
medical treatment facility selected under subsection 
(a) may elect to have their appointment converted 
such that their position is subject to the provisions 
of such chapter 74 described in paragraph (1). 
(3) OPT OUT.—Any individual who has applied 
for a position at any such a facility before the pilot 
program is established but who has not been ap-
pointed may, in the event of subsequent appoint-
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ment, elect to not be subject to such provisions of 
such chapter 74 or the hiring requirements of the 
pilot program. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter until 
the date under subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives on the pilot program. 
Each such report shall include the following information: 
(1) The total number of full-time equivalent po-
sitions added under the pilot program. 
(2) The average time from announcement of an 
available position to— 
(A) the date an individual is offered em-
ployment, sorted by position; and 
(B) the date an individual commences em-
ployment, sorted by position. 
(3) The turnover rate for employees appointed 
under the pilot program. 
(d) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out the pilot 
program established under this section shall terminate on 
the date that is three years after the date Secretary estab-
lishes the pilot program under such subsection.
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SEC. 1837. RETENTION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS: SUR-
VEYS; BRIEFING; REPORTS. 
(a) SURVEYS.—The Secretary of a military depart-
ment shall conduct an annual survey of health care pro-
viders under the jurisdiction of such Secretary to deter-
mine why such providers remain on, or separate from, ac-
tive duty in such military department. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of a military 
department shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a 
briefing regarding the plan of such Secretary to carry out 
the survey under this section. 
(c) REPORTS.—Not later than September 30 of each 
year, beginning in 2025, the Secretary of a military de-
partment shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
regarding the most recent survey under this section. 
(1) ELEMENTS.—Each report shall include the 
following elements: 
(A) Demographic data regarding the pro-
viders, disaggregated under paragraph (2). 
(B) Reasons providers gave for remaining. 
(C) Reasons providers gave for separating.
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(D) The determination of the Secretary 
whether there is a trend regarding retention or 
such reasons. 
(E) Efforts of the Secretary to reverse a 
negative trend or encourage a positive trend. 
(F) Legislative recommendations of the 
Secretary regarding how to reverse a negative 
trend or encourage a positive trend. 
(2) DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.—In each report, the 
Secretary 
of 
a 
military 
department 
shall 
disaggregate demographic data regarding providers 
who participated in the most recent survey on the 
bases of the following categories: 
(A) Medical specialty. 
(B) Rank. 
(C) Gender. 
(D) Years of service in such military de-
partment. 
(E) Whether the provider became an offi-
cer on active duty in such military depart-
ment— 
(i) pursuant to the Armed Forces 
Health Professions Scholarship and Finan-
cial Assistance program under subchapter
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I of chapter 105 of title 10, United States 
Code; 
(ii) after graduating from the Uni-
formed Services University of the Health 
Sciences established under section 2112 of 
such title; or 
(iii) otherwise. 
(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall cease to have 
effect on September 30, 2030. 
Subtitle E—Support for Military 
Spouses 
SEC. 1841. INTERSTATE COMPACTS FOR PORTABILITY OF 
OCCUPATIONAL 
LICENSES 
OF 
MILITARY 
SPOUSES: PERMANENT AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1784(h) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted immediately 
following the enactment of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92), 
to which such amendment relates.
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SEC. 1842. PERMANENT MILITARY SPOUSE CAREER ACCEL-
ERATOR PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 1784 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) EMPLOYMENT FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program to 
provide spouses of members of the armed forces with paid 
fellowships (including in-person, remote, and hybrid fel-
lowships) with employers in various industries. To carry 
out such program, the Secretary shall take the following 
steps: 
‘‘(1) Enter into an agreement with an entity to 
conduct such program. 
‘‘(2) Determine the appropriate capacity for the 
program based on the availability of appropriations 
for such purpose. 
‘‘(3) Establish criteria to evaluate the effective-
ness and cost-effectiveness of the program in sup-
porting the employment of such spouses.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (i) of such sec-
tion shall take effect on January 1, 2026. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The pilot program 
under section 564 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 
1784 note) shall terminate on January 1, 2026.
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SEC. 1843. CHILD CARE SERVICES AND YOUTH PROGRAM 
SERVICES FOR DEPENDENTS: PERIOD OF 
SERVICES FOR A MEMBER WITH A SPOUSE 
SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. 
(a) PERIOD.—The Secretary of a military department 
may provide a covered member with covered services for 
a period of at least 180 days. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to— 
(1) entitle a covered member to covered serv-
ices; or 
(2) give priority to a covered member for pur-
poses of a determination regarding who shall receive 
covered services. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces— 
(A) who has a dependent child; and 
(B) whose spouse is seeking employment. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered services’’ means child 
care services or youth program services provided or 
paid for by the Secretary of Defense under sub-
chapter II of chapter 88 of title 10, United States 
Code.
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Subtitle F—Other Matters, Reports, 
and Briefings 
SEC. 1851. INCREASED ACCESS TO FOOD ON MILITARY IN-
STALLATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments shall implement a program, standardized across the 
military departments, to increase access to food on mili-
tary installations for members of the Armed Forces who 
reside on such military installations. 
(b) CAC ACCESS.—Food made available under the 
program under this section shall be accessible with a com-
mon access card at dining facilities, commissaries, ex-
changes, restaurants, and other locations where such 
members can obtain food. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretaries of the military departments shall jointly 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives a briefing on the imple-
mentation of the program under this section. Such brief-
ing shall include the following elements: 
(1) The milestones and timeline to complete 
such implementation.
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(2) Resources, including software, hardware, 
and personnel, necessary for such implementation. 
(3) A description of potential barriers to imple-
mentation of the program, particularly for remote or 
rural military installations, or installations located in 
geographic areas with limited access to food. 
(4) Policies or regulations of the Department of 
Defense that the Secretary of Defense determines 
necessary for such implementation. 
(5) Recommendations of the Secretary of De-
fense or a Secretary of a military department re-
garding legislation necessary for such implementa-
tion. 
SEC. 1852. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLAN TO CON-
STRUCT 
MEMORIAL 
AT 
ARLINGTON 
NA-
TIONAL CEMETERY IN COMMEMORATION OF 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES KILLED IN 
CERTAIN ATTACK AT HAMID KARZAI INTER-
NATIONAL AIRPORT, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
a plan and strategy to construct a memorial in Arlington 
National Cemetery, Virginia, to commemorate the thirteen 
members of the Armed Forces killed in the attack at 
Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghani-
stan, in August of 2021.
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SEC. 
1853. 
REPORT 
ON 
REDUCING 
MISCONCEPTIONS 
ABOUT 
MENTAL 
HEALTH 
AND 
SECURITY 
CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report on the Department’s activities to 
inform members of the Armed Forces about how mental 
health affects security clearance eligibility. The report re-
quired under this section shall include the following topics: 
(1) The Department’s outreach and education 
activities to inform members of the Armed Forces 
that seeking mental health care will not affect their 
security clearance status or eligibility. 
(2) The Department’s outreach and education 
activities to ensure that health care providers in the 
military health system, non-medical counselors, 
TRICARE providers, and other relevant personnel 
convey accurate information to members of the 
Armed Forces regarding mental health and security 
clearance eligibility, making clear that seeking men-
tal health care will not affect their security clearance 
status or eligibility.
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SEC. 1854. BRIEFING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REC-
OMMENDATIONS 
OF 
QUALITY 
OF 
LIFE 
PANEL. 
Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
departments, shall provide, to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives, a briefing on 
the implementation of the recommendations in the report, 
dated April, 2024, of the Quality of Life Panel of such 
Committee. Such briefing shall include— 
(1) updates to pay and compensation of mem-
bers of the uniformed services, including— 
(A) the basic allowance for housing under 
section 403 of title 37, United States Code; and 
(B) implementation of any increase to the 
family separation allowance under section 427 
of such title, as authorized by section 626 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31); 
(2) improvements to child care accessibility and 
affordability; 
(3) increased transparency on the condition and 
funding of unaccompanied and privatized family 
housing; 
(4) improvements in access to health care; and
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(5) expansion of support programs for military 
spouses. 
DIVISION 
B—MILITARY 
CON-
STRUCTION 
AUTHORIZA-
TIONS 
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025’’. 
SEC. 
2002. 
EXPIRATION 
OF 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND 
AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY 
LAW. 
(a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER THREE 
YEARS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all author-
izations contained in titles XXI through XXVII for mili-
tary construction projects, land acquisition, family housing 
projects and facilities, and contributions to the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 
(and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall ex-
pire on the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2027; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act author-
izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
2028. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
authorizations for military construction projects, land ac-
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quisition, family housing projects and facilities, and con-
tributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Se-
curity Investment Program (and authorizations of appro-
priations therefor), for which appropriated funds have 
been obligated before the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2027; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act author-
izing funds for fiscal year 2028 for military con-
struction projects, land acquisition, family housing 
projects and facilities, or contributions to the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
Program. 
SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the 
later of— 
(1) October 1, 2024; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2103(a) and available for military con-
struction projects inside the United States as specified in
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the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Army may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations in-
side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 
the following table: 
Army: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation 
Amount 
Alaska ...............................
Fort Wainwright ...................................................
$23,000,000 
California ..........................
Concord .................................................................
$68,000,000 
Fort Irwin .............................................................
$44,000,000 
Florida ..............................
Key West Naval Air Station .................................
$457,000,000 
Hawaii ..............................
Wheeler Army Air Field ........................................
$231,000,000 
Kentucky ..........................
Fort Campbell .......................................................
$11,800,000 
Louisiana ..........................
Fort Johnson ........................................................
$117,000,000 
Maryland ..........................
Fort Meade ...........................................................
$46,000,000 
Michigan ...........................
Detroit Arsenal .....................................................
$37,000,000 
Missouri ............................
Fort Leonard Wood ..............................................
$144,000,000 
New York ..........................
Watervliet Arsenal ................................................
$53,000,000 
North Carolina .................
Fort Liberty ..........................................................
$39,000,000 
Pennsylvania .....................
Letterkenny Army Depot ......................................
$346,000,000 
Texas ................................
Fort Cavazos .........................................................
$147,000,000 
Red River Army Depot .........................................
$34,000,000 
Virginia .............................
Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall .........................
$180,000,000 
Washington .......................
Joint Base Lewis-McChord ...................................
$192,000,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2103(a) and available for military con-
struction projects outside the United States as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Army may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations out-
side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 
the following table: 
Army: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Belgium ............................
SHAPE Headquarters ..........................................
$45,000,000 
Germany ..........................
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz ...................
$61,000,000 
U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach ...............................
$191,000,000
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Army: Outside the United States—Continued 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden ............................
$44,000,000 
SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) 
CONSTRUCTION
AND
ACQUISITION.—Using 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 2103(a) and available for military 
family housing functions as specified in the funding table 
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct 
or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 
and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 
in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in 
the following table: 
Army: Family Housing 
Country 
Installation 
Units 
Amount 
Belgium ........
Chievres AB ...........................
Family Housing 
New Construc-
tion (84 units) 
$100,954,000 
Germany .......
Baumholder ............................
Family Housing 
Replacement 
Construction 
(54 units) .......
$63,246,000 
(b) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 
UNITS.—Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 
Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and 
available for military family housing functions as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Army may improve existing military family housing units 
in an amount not to exceed $81,114,000.
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(c) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2103(a) and available for military family housing 
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and 
engineering services and construction design activities 
with respect to the construction or improvement of family 
housing units in an amount not to exceed $31,333,000. 
SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2024, for military con-
struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 
functions of the Department of the Army as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
of all projects carried out under sections 2101 and 2102 
of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized 
to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601.
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SEC. 2104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS-
CAL YEAR 2018 PROJECT AT KUNSAN AIR 
BASE, KOREA. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1817), the authorization set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2101(b) of that Act 
(131 Stat. 1819) and extended by section 2106(a) of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2395) 
and amended by section 2105 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of 
Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 712), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of 
an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fis-
cal year 2026, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
Army: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Korea ..............
Kunsan Air Base .........
Unmanned Aerial 
Vehicle Hangar ...
$53,000,000
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SEC. 2105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS-
CAL 
YEAR 
2019 
PROJECT 
AT 
MIHAIL 
KOGALNICEANU FORWARD OPERATING SITE, 
ROMANIA. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 
2240), the authorization set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2901 of that Act (132 
Stat. 2286) and extended by section 2106(b)(1) of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 713), 
shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date 
of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
Army: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Romania .........
Mihail Kogalniceanu 
FOS .........................
EDI: Explosives and 
Ammo Load/Un-
load Apron. ..........
$21,651,000 
SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal
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Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 
1862), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (133 
Stat. 1862), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, 
or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever 
is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
Army: Extension of 2020 Project Authorizations 
State/ 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Kwajalein .......
Kwajalein Atoll ............
Air Traffic Control 
Tower and Ter-
minal ...................
$40,000,000 
South Carolina 
Fort Jackson ...............
Reception Complex, 
Ph2 ......................
$88,000,000 
SEC. 2107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 
4294), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2101(a) of that Act 
(134 Stat. 4295) and extended by section 2107(a) of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 713), 
shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date
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of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations 
State 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Arizona ...........
Yuma Proving Ground
Ready Building .......
$14,000,000 
Georgia ...........
Fort Gillem ..................
Forensic Laboratory 
$71,000,000 
SEC. 2108. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 
2161), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in sections 2101 and 2105 of that 
Act (135 Stat. 2163, 2165), shall remain in effect until 
October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
2026, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
Army: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations 
State/ 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Georgia ...........
Fort Stewart ................
Barracks ..................
$105,000,000 
Germany .........
Smith Barracks ...........
Live Fire Exercise 
Shoothouse ..........
$16,000,000 
Smith Barracks ............
Indoor Small Arms 
Range ..................
$17,500,000
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Army: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations—Continued 
State/ 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Hawaii ............
West Loch Naval Mag-
azine Annex ..............
Ammunition Storage 
$51,000,000 
Wheeler Army Airfield
Aviation Unit OPS 
Building ...............
$84,000,000 
Kansas ...........
Fort Leavenworth ........
Child Development 
Center ..................
$37,000,000 
Kentucky ........
Fort Knox ....................
Child Development 
Center ..................
$30,000,000 
Louisiana .......
Fort Johnson (Polk) ....
Joint Operations 
Center ..................
$116,000,000 
Maryland ........
Fort Dietrick ...............
Incinerator Facility
$27,000,000 
New Mexico ....
White Sands Missile 
Range .......................
Missile Assembly 
Support Building
$29,000,000 
Pennsylvania ..
Letterkenny AD ...........
Fire Station ............
$25,400,000 
Texas ..............
Fort Bliss .....................
Defense Access 
Roads ..................
$20,000,000 
TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2203(a) and available for military con-
struction projects inside the United States as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations in-
side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 
the following table: 
Navy: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Florida ..........................
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station .......................
$221,060,000 
Georgia .........................
Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay ...........................
$264,030,000 
Guam ............................
Andersen Air Force Base ..........................................
$78,730,000 
Joint Region Marinas 
$107,439,000
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Navy: Inside the United States—Continued 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Naval Base Guam .....................................................
$241,880,000 
Hawaii ..........................
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam .............................
$505,000,000 
Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay .............................
$203,520,000 
Nevada ..........................
Naval Air Station Fallon ..........................................
$48,300,000 
North Carolina .............
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point ...................
$747,540,000 
Virginia .........................
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown ............................
$151,850,000 
Norfolk Naval Shipyard ............................................
$568,200,000 
Washington ...................
Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor .......................................
$200,550,000 
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard ...................................
$182,200,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2203(a) and available for military con-
struction projects outside the United States as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations out-
side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 
the following table: 
Navy: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Australia ....................
Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin ...
$179,700,000 
SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) 
CONSTRUCTION
AND
ACQUISITION.—Using 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 2203(a) and available for military 
family housing functions as specified in the funding table 
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may construct 
or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition
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and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Navy: Family Housing 
Country or Terri-
tory 
Installation 
Amount 
Guam .......................
Andersen Air Force Base .............................
$196,975,000 
(b) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 
UNITS.—Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 
Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and 
available for military family housing functions as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Navy may improve existing military family housing units 
in an amount not to exceed $35,438,000. 
(c) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2203(a) and available for military family housing 
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and 
engineering services and construction design activities 
with respect to the construction or improvement of family 
housing units in an amount not to exceed $13,329,000. 
SEC. 2203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2024, for military con-
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struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 
functions of the Department of the Navy, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
of all projects carried out under sections 2201 and 2202 
of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized 
to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601. 
SEC. 2204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 
2240) the authorizations set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2201(b) and 2902 of 
that Act (132 Stat. 2244, 2286) and extended by section 
2204 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 
Stat. 716), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, 
or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever 
is later.
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(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Bahrain ..........
SW Asia .......................
Fleet Maintenance 
Facility and TOC 
$26,340,000 
Greece ............
Naval Support Activity 
Souda Bay ................
EDI: Joint Mobility 
Processing Center 
$41,650,000 
SEC. 2205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS-
CAL YEAR 2020 PROJECT AT MARINE CORPS 
AIR STATION YUMA, ARIZONA. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 
1862) the authorizations set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in sections 2201(a) and 2809 of 
that Act (133 Stat. 1865, 1887), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of 
an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fis-
cal year 2026, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
Navy: Extension of 2020 Project Authorizations 
State 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Arizona ...........
Marine Corps Air Sta-
tion Yuma ................
Bachelor Enlisted 
Quarters ..............
$99,600,000
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SEC. 2206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 
4294), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act (134 
Stat. 4297) and extended by section 2205 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (di-
vision B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 718), shall re-
main in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military con-
struction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
Navy: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations 
State/ 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Guam ..............
Joint Region Marianas 
Joint Communica-
tions Upgrade ......
$22,000,000 
Maine .............
NCTAMS LANT De-
tachment Cutler .......
Perimeter Security ..
$26,100,000 
Nevada ...........
Fallon ...........................
Range Training 
Complex, Phase 1 
$29,040,000 
SEC. 2207. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat.