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(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 1237. ASSESSMENT OF SUPPORT TO IRAQI SECURITY 
FORCES AND KURDISH PESHMERGA FORCES TO 
COUNTER AIR AND MISSILE THREATS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2023, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on support to Iraqi Security Forces 
and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces to counter air and missile 
threats. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the threat from missiles, rock-
ets, and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to United 
States and coalition armed forces located in Iraq, includ-
ing the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. 
(2) An assessment of the current state of air de-
fense capabilities of United States and coalition armed
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forces located in Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Re-
gion. 
(3) Identification of perceived gaps in air defense 
capabilities of United States and coalition armed forces 
and the implications for the security of such forces in 
Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. 
(4) Recommendations for training or equipment 
needed to overcome the assessed air defense deficiencies 
of United States and coalition armed forces in Iraq, in-
cluding the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. 
(5) An assessment of the current state of the air 
defense capabilities of partner armed forces in Iraq, in-
cluding 
the 
Iraqi 
Security 
Forces 
and 
Kurdish 
Peshmerga Forces. 
(6) An assessment of the perceived gaps in air de-
fense capabilities of partner armed forces in Iraq, includ-
ing the Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga 
Forces. 
(7) An assessment of recommended training and 
equipment and available level of equipment to maximize 
air defense capabilities of partner armed forces in Iraq, 
including the Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish 
Peshmerga Forces. 
(8) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
appropriate.
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SEC. 1238. INTERAGENCY STRATEGY TO DISRUPT AND DIS-
MANTLE NARCOTICS PRODUCTION AND TRAF-
FICKING AND AFFILIATED NETWORKS LINKED TO 
THE REGIME OF BASHAR AL-ASSAD IN SYRIA. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the Captagon trade linked to the regime of 
Bashar al-Assad in Syria is a transnational security 
threat; and 
(2) the United States should develop and implement 
an interagency strategy to deny, degrade, and dismantle 
Assad-linked narcotics production and trafficking net-
works. 
(b) DEFINED TERM.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
(3) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; 
(4) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; 
(5) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate; 
(6) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Sen-
ate;
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(7) the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives; 
(8) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; 
(9) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives; 
(10) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; 
(11) the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(12) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
(c) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator of the 
Drug Enforcement Administration, the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, the Director of the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy, and the heads of other appropriate 
Federal agencies, shall provide a written strategy (with 
a classified annex, if necessary), to the appropriate con-
gressional committees for disrupting and dismantling 
narcotics production and trafficking and affiliated net-
works linked to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
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(2) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) a detailed plan for— 
(i) targeting, disrupting and degrading 
networks that directly and indirectly support 
the narcotics infrastructure of the Assad re-
gime, particularly through diplomatic and intel-
ligence support to law enforcement investiga-
tions; and 
(ii) building counter-narcotics capacity to 
partner countries through assistance and train-
ing to law enforcement services in countries 
(other than Syria) that are receiving or 
transiting large quantities of Captagon; 
(B)(i) the identification of the countries that 
are receiving or transiting large shipments of 
Captagon; 
(ii) an assessment of the counter-narcotics ca-
pacity of such countries to interdict or disrupt the 
smuggling of Captagon; and 
(iii) an assessment of current United States as-
sistance and training programs to build such capac-
ity in such countries; 
(C) the use of sanctions, including sanctions 
authorized under section the Caesar Syria Civilian
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Protection Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 8791 note; title 
LXXIV of division F of Public Law 116–92), and 
associated actions to target individuals and entities 
directly or indirectly associated with the narcotics 
infrastructure of the Assad regime; 
(D) the use of global diplomatic engagements 
associated with the economic pressure campaign 
against the Assad regime to target its narcotics in-
frastructure; 
(E) leveraging multilateral institutions and co-
operation with international partners to disrupt the 
narcotics infrastructure of the Assad regime; and 
(F) mobilizing a public communications cam-
paign to increase awareness of the extent of the 
connection of the Assad regime to the illicit nar-
cotics trade. 
SEC. 1239. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS TO BADR ORGANIZA-
TION. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of 
Defense may be made available, directly or indirectly, to the 
Badr Organization.
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SEC. 1240. REPORT ON UNITED NATIONS ARMS EMBARGO ON 
IRAN. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Represent-
atives an unclassified report, which may include a classified 
annex, that includes— 
(1) a detailed assessment of whether and how Ira-
nian arms proliferation, particularly drone proliferation, 
has increased following the expiration of the United Na-
tions arms embargo on Iran in October 2020; and 
(2) a description of the measures that the Depart-
ments of State and Defense are taking to constrain 
Iran’s ability to supply, sell, or transfer, directly or indi-
rectly, arms or related materiel, including spare parts, to 
include Iranian proliferation of drones. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to 
Russia 
SEC. 1241. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF UKRAINE SECU-
RITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—Subsection 
(a) of section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization
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Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
1608) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts available for a fiscal 
year under subsection (f) shall be available to the Sec-
retary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
of State, to provide, for the purposes described in para-
graph (2), appropriate security assistance and intel-
ligence support, including training, equipment, and logis-
tics support, supplies and services, salaries and stipends, 
and sustainment, to— 
‘‘(A) the military and national security forces 
of Ukraine; and 
‘‘(B) other forces or groups recognized by, and 
under the authority of, the Government of Ukraine, 
including governmental entities within Ukraine that 
are engaged in resisting Russian aggression. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSES
DESCRIBED.—The purposes de-
scribed in this paragraph are as follows: 
‘‘(A) To enhance the capabilities of the mili-
tary and other security forces of the Government of 
Ukraine to defend against further aggression. 
‘‘(B) To assist Ukraine in developing the com-
bat capability to defend its sovereignty and terri-
torial integrity.
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‘‘(C) To support the Government of Ukraine in 
defending itself against actions by Russia and Rus-
sian-backed separatists.’’. 
(b) APPROPRIATE SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND INTEL-
LIGENCE
SUPPORT.—Subsection (b) of such section is 
amended in paragraph (4) to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) Manned and unmanned aerial capabilities, in-
cluding tactical surveillance systems and fixed and ro-
tary-wing aircraft, such as attack, strike, airlift, and sur-
veillance aircraft.’’. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Subsection (c) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘funds available 
for fiscal year 2022 pursuant to subsection (f)(7)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘funds available for fiscal year 2023 pursuant 
to subsection (f)(8)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) WAIVER OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of the State, may waive the certification re-
quirement in paragraph (2) if the Secretary submits to 
the congressional defense committees, the Committee on
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Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a writ-
ten certification, not later than 5 days after exercising 
the waiver, that doing so is in the national interest of 
the United States due to exigent circumstances caused 
by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.’’. 
(d) 
UNITED
STATES
INVENTORY
AND
OTHER 
SOURCES.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and to recover 
or dispose of such weapons or other defense articles, or 
to make available such weapons or articles to ally and 
partner governments to replenish comparable stocks 
which ally or partner governments have provided to the 
Government of Ukraine,’’ after ‘‘and defense services’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—Not later 
than 10 days before providing replenishment to an ally 
or partner government pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
Secretary of Defense shall transmit to the congressional 
defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives a notification containing 
the following:
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‘‘(A) An identification of the recipient foreign 
country. 
‘‘(B) A detailed description of the articles to be 
provided, including the dollar value, origin, and ca-
pabilities associated with the articles. 
‘‘(C) A detailed description of the articles pro-
vided to Ukraine to be replenished, including the 
dollar value, origin, and capabilities associated with 
the articles. 
‘‘(D) The impact on United States stocks and 
readiness of transferring the articles. 
‘‘(E) An assessment of any security, intellec-
tual property, or end use monitoring issues associ-
ated with transferring the articles.’’. 
(e) FUNDING.—Subsection (f) of such section is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) For fiscal year 2023, $800,000,000.’’. 
(f) TERMINATION
OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (h) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
(g) WAIVER OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Such 
section is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (g) as 
subsection (i); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(j) EXPEDITED NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not 
later than 15 days before providing assistance or support 
under subsection (a), or as far in advance as is practicable 
if the Secretary of Defense determines, on a case-by-case 
basis, that extraordinary circumstances exist that impact the 
national security of the United States, the Secretary shall 
transmit to the congressional defense committees, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a 
notification containing a detailed description of the assistance 
or support to be provided, including— 
‘‘(1) the objectives of such assistance or support; 
‘‘(2) the budget for such assistance or support; and 
‘‘(3) the expected or estimated timeline for delivery 
of such assistance or support.’’. 
SEC. 1242. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON MILITARY COOPERA-
TION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA. 
Section 1232(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2488), is amended by striking ‘‘2021, or 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, or 2027’’.
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SEC. 1243. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY 
AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
Section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3936) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (24) as para-
graph (26); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (23) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(24) The impacts of United States sanctions on 
improvements to the Russian military and its proxies, in-
cluding an assessment of the impacts of the maintenance 
or revocation of such sanctions. 
‘‘(25) A detailed description of— 
‘‘(A) how Russian private military companies 
are being utilized to advance the political, economic, 
and military interests of the Russian Federation; 
‘‘(B) the direct or indirect threats Russian pri-
vate military companies present to United States 
security interests; and 
‘‘(C) how sanctions that are currently in place 
to impede or deter Russian private military compa-
nies from continuing their malign activities have im-
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pacted the Russian private military companies’ be-
havior.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence,’’ after 
‘‘the Committee on Armed Services’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, the Select 
Committee on Intelligence,’’ after ‘‘the Committee 
on Armed Services’’. 
SEC. 
1244. 
TEMPORARY 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
RELATED 
TO 
UKRAINE AND OTHER MATTERS. 
(a) 
TEMPORARY
AUTHORIZATIONS
FOR
COVERED 
AGREEMENTS RELATED TO UKRAINE.— 
(1) COVERED AGREEMENT DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘covered agreement’’ includes a con-
tract, subcontract, transaction, or modification of a con-
tract, subcontract, or transaction awarded by the De-
partment of Defense— 
(A) to build the stocks of critical munitions 
and other defense articles of the Department; 
(B) to provide materiel and related services to 
foreign allies and partners that have provided sup-
port to the Government of Ukraine; and 
(C) to provide materiel and related services to 
the Government of Ukraine.
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(2) PUBLIC INTEREST.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A covered agreement may 
be presumed to be in the public interest for pur-
poses of meeting the requirements of subsection 
(a)(7) of section 3204 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(B) PROCEDURES.—Notwithstanding the pro-
visions of subsection (a)(7) of section 3204 of title 
10, United States Code, with respect to a covered 
agreement— 
(i) the head of an agency may delegate the 
authority under that subsection to an officer or 
employee who— 
(I) in the case of an officer or em-
ployee who is a member of the Armed 
Forces, is serving in a grade at or above 
brigadier general or rear admiral (lower 
half); or 
(II) in the case of a civilian officer or 
employee, is serving in a position with a 
grade under the General Schedule (or any 
other schedule for civilian officers or em-
ployees) that is comparable to or higher 
than the grade of brigadier general or rear 
admiral (lower half); and
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(ii) not later than 7 days before using the 
applicable procedures under section 3204 of 
title 10, United States Code, the head of an 
agency, or a designee of the head of an agency, 
shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a written notification of the use of such 
procedures. 
(C) DOCUMENTATION.—Consistent with para-
graph (4)(C) of subsection (e) of section 3204 of 
title 10, United States Code, the documentation 
otherwise required by paragraph (1) of such sub-
section is not required in the case of a covered 
agreement. 
(3) PROCUREMENT
AUTHORITIES.—The special 
emergency procurement authorities provided under sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 1903 of title 41, United 
States Code, may be used by the Department of Defense 
for a covered agreement. 
(4) UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS.—The 
head of an agency may waive the provisions of sub-
sections (a) and (c) of section 3372 of title 10, United 
States Code, for a covered agreement. 
(5) TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGES FOR LARGE-CAL-
IBER CANNON.—The requirements of section 7542 of 
title 10, United States Code, do not apply to the transfer
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of technical data to an international partner for the pro-
duction of large-caliber cannons produced for— 
(A) the replacement of defense articles from 
stocks of the Department of Defense provided to 
the Government of Ukraine or to foreign countries 
that have provided support to Ukraine at the re-
quest of the United States, or 
(B) contracts awarded by the Department of 
Defense to provide materiel directly to the Govern-
ment of Ukraine. 
(6) TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM CERTIFIED COST 
AND PRICING DATA REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—At the Federal Govern-
ment’s discretion, the requirements under section 
3702 of title 10, United States Code, shall not 
apply to a covered agreement awarded on a fixed- 
price incentive firm target basis, where target price 
equals ceiling price, and the Government underrun 
share ratio is a minimum of 60 percent with a cap 
for the negotiated profit dollars of 15 percent of 
target cost. 
(B) USE OF EXEMPTION.—The following shall 
apply to an exemption under subparagraph (A): 
(i) Awarded profit dollars shall be fixed, 
but the contractor may ultimately realize a
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profit rate of higher than 15 percent by under-
running target costs. 
(ii) The target prices negotiated by the 
Federal Government shall not exceed the most 
recent negotiated prices for the same items 
while allowing for appropriate adjustments, in-
cluding those for quantity differences or rel-
evant, applicable economic indices. 
(C) APPLICATION.—An exemption under sub-
paragraph (A) shall apply to subcontracts under 
prime contracts that are exempt under this para-
graph. 
(7) TERMINATION
OF
TEMPORARY
AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.—The provisions of this subsection shall termi-
nate on September 30, 2024. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE LOGISTIC SUPPORT 
AGREEMENTS: NATO COUNTRIES.—Section 2350d of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘logistic 
support’’ and inserting ‘‘acquisition and logis-
tics support’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘logistics support’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘acquisition and logistics support’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘lo-
gistic support’’ and inserting ‘‘acquisition and 
logistics support’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘logistics 
support’’ and inserting ‘‘armaments and logistics 
support’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘Partnership Agreement’’ and inserting 
‘‘Partnership Agreement or Arrangement’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘supply and acquisition of 
logistics support in Europe for requirements’’ 
and inserting ‘‘supply, services, support, and 
acquisition, including armaments for require-
ments’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘supply and acquisition 
are appropriate’’ and inserting ‘‘supply, serv-
ices, support, and acquisition are appropriate’’; 
and
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(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘logistics 
support’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘ac-
quisition and logistics support’’. 
(c) MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CER-
TAIN MUNITIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to the provisions of section 3501 of title 10, 
United States Code, set forth in paragraph (3), the head 
of an agency may enter into one or more multiyear con-
tracts, beginning in fiscal year 2023, for the procure-
ment of up to— 
(A) 864,000 XM1128, XM1113, M107, and 
M795 (155mm rounds); 
(B) 12,000 AGM–179 Joint Air-to-Ground 
Missiles (JAGM); 
(C) 700 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket 
Systems (HIMARS); 
(D) 1,700 MGM–140 Army Tactical Missile 
Systems (ATACMS); 
(E) 2,600 Harpoons; 
(F) 1,250 Naval Strike Missiles; 
(G) 106,000 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket 
Systems (GMLRS); 
(H) 3,850 PATRIOT Advanced Capability–3 
(PAC–3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE);
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(I) 5,600 FIM–92 Stinger; 
(J) 28,300 FGM–148 Javelin; 
(K) 5,100 AIM–120 Advanced Medium-Range 
Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM); 
(L) 2,250,000 Modular Artillery Charge Sys-
tem (MACS); 
(M) 12,050 155m Excalibur M982A1; 
(N) 950 Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles 
(LRASM); 
(O) 3,100 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Mis-
siles (JASSM); 
(P) 1,500 Standard Missle–6 Missiles (SM–6); 
and 
(Q) 5,100 Sidewinder Missiles (AIM–9X). 
(2) PROCUREMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXIST-
ING
CONTRACTS.—The systems authorized to be pro-
cured under paragraph (1) may be procured as additions 
to existing contracts covering such programs. 
(3) LIMITED APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.—In 
applying section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, to 
paragraph (1), only the following provisions of that sec-
tion shall apply: 
(A) Subsection (f). 
(B) Subsection (g), in which the term ‘‘con-
tract described in subsection (a)’’ shall mean a con-
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tract awarded pursuant to the authority of this sub-
section. 
(C) Subsection (i)(1). 
(D) Subsection (l)(3). 
(4) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—To 
the extent and in such amounts as specifically provided 
in advance in appropriations Acts for the purposes de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the head of an agency may 
enter into one or more contracts for advance procure-
ment associated with a program for which authorization 
to enter into a contract is provided under paragraph (1) 
and for systems and subsystems associated with such 
program in economic order quantities when cost savings 
are achievable. 
(5) CONDITION
FOR
OUT-YEAR
CONTRACT
PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under paragraph (1) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year 
after fiscal year 2023 is subject to the availability of ap-
propriations for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘head of an 
agency’’ means— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense; 
(2) the Secretary of the Army; 
(3) the Secretary of the Navy; or
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(4) the Secretary of the Air Force. 
SEC. 1245. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELAT-
ING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERA-
TION OVER INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TER-
RITORY OF UKRAINE. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2023 for the Department of Defense may be obli-
gated or expended to implement any activity that recognizes 
the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over territory 
internationally recognized to be the sovereign territory of 
Ukraine, including Crimea and the territory Russia claims to 
have annexed in Kherson Oblast, Zaporizhzia Oblast, 
Donetsk Oblast, and Luhansk Oblast. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, with the con-
currence of the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition 
under subsection (a) if the Secretary of Defense— 
(1) determines that the waiver is in the national se-
curity interest of the United States; and 
(2) on the date on which the waiver is invoked, sub-
mits a notification of the waiver and a justification of 
the reason for seeking the waiver to— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
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(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1246. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLAN FOR 
THE PROVISION OF SHORT AND MEDIUM-TERM SE-
CURITY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agen-
cies, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report outlining in detail the plan of the Department of De-
fense for the provision of security assistance to the armed 
forces of Ukraine. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
by subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) primary focus areas for the provision of security 
assistance to the armed forces of Ukraine by the Depart-
ment of Defense, including priority capabilities, the 
funding streams used, and a plan to fulfill training, 
maintenance, and sustainment requirements associated 
with such assistance— 
(A) over the next 3 to 6 months; and 
(B) over the next 12 to 24 months; and 
(2) any other matters the Secretary determines ap-
propriate.
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SEC. 1247. OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO 
UKRAINE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) continued assistance to Ukraine as it fights 
against the unjust and unprovoked attack by Russia is 
of critical importance to United States national security 
interests, and oversight and transparency for such as-
sistance is essential to ensure effective and sustained 
support; 
(2) the executive branch has established the inter-
agency Ukraine Oversight Working Group, which focuses 
on conducting comprehensive oversight, and issued the 
interagency U.S. Plan to Counter Illicit Diversion of 
Certain Advanced Conventional Weapons in Eastern Eu-
rope, a whole-of-government effort to advance account-
ability and end-use monitoring of weapons provided in 
response to the Ukraine crisis, and continued attention 
and regular briefings to relevant congressional oversight 
committees on such efforts is imperative; 
(3) each United States department and agency pro-
viding or facilitating assistance to Ukraine should con-
tinue to implement and institutionalize appropriate 
transparency, accountability, and end-use monitoring 
measures, including exploring creative approaches to 
overcoming the challenges associated with delivering as-
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sistance during an active armed conflict, as is detailed 
in the interagency Plan to Counter Illicit Diversion; 
(4) Inspectors General must continue to carry out 
comprehensive oversight and conduct reviews, audits, in-
vestigations, and inspections of United States support 
and activities carried out in response to Russia’s further 
invasion of Ukraine, and provide regular briefings to the 
appropriate congressional committees on their findings; 
(5) the United States and its allies and partners 
should continue to support Ukrainian anti-corruption in-
stitutions and e-platforms, including the National Agen-
cy for Corruption Prevention, the National Anti-Corrup-
tion Bureau of Ukraine, and the Specialized Anti-Cor-
ruption Prosecutor’s Office, in their work to ensure ef-
fective assistance delivery and prevent incidents of waste, 
fraud, and abuse; and 
(6) Ukrainian authorities should also continue to 
establish new transparency, accountability, and end-use 
monitoring initiatives both independently and in partner-
ship with relevant United States departments and agen-
cies and other international partners, and the United 
States should continue to work with counterparts in 
Ukraine and other countries supporting their efforts to 
further mutual efforts to strengthen and institutionalize 
accountability measures and mechanisms.
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(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2023, 
the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, in 
conjunction with the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of State and the Inspector General of the United 
States Agency for International Development and in con-
sultation with other Inspectors General as appropriate, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the oversight framework established with re-
spect to United States assistance to Ukraine. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by this subsection shall include the following: 
(A) The framework the relevant Inspectors 
General are currently using or plan to adopt to 
oversee assistance to Ukraine in the immediate and 
longer term, including an identification of the 
United States departments and agencies providing 
or facilitating such assistance. 
(B) Whether there are any gaps in oversight 
over the activities and funds for assistance to 
Ukraine. 
(C) An assessment of any failures by United 
States, bilateral, or multilateral organizations to 
work with such Inspectors General in a timely and 
transparent manner.
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(D) A description of the footprint in Europe of 
such Inspectors General for purposes of oversight of 
assistance to Ukraine, including presence and ac-
cess in Ukraine. 
(E) To the extent practicable and appropriate, 
a description of any known incidents of the misuse 
of assistance to Ukraine, including incidents of 
waste, fraud, abuse, diversion, or corruption. 
(F) Any lessons learned from the manner in 
which oversight over assistance to Ukraine has been 
conducted. 
(G) Any findings or recommendations with re-
spect to assistance to Ukraine. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate.
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Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the 
Indo-Pacific Region 
SEC. 1251. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY 
AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE 
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
Section 1202(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended 
as follows: 
(1) In paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘special 
operations,’’ after ‘‘theater-level commands,’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘A sum-
mary’’ and inserting ‘‘a summary’’. 
(2) In paragraph (7)(B)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) the Middle East.’’. 
(3) In paragraph (8), by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) Special operations capabilities.’’.
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SEC. 1252. MODIFICATION OF INDO-PACIFIC MARITIME SECU-
RITY INITIATIVE TO AUTHORIZE USE OF FUNDS 
FOR THE COAST GUARD. 
Section 1263 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended by 
striking subsection (f) and inserting the following new sub-
section (f): 
‘‘(f) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR COAST GUARD PER-
SONNEL AND CAPABILITIES.—The Secretary of Defense may 
use funds made available under this section to facilitate the 
participation of Coast Guard personnel in, and the use of 
Coast Guard capabilities for, training, exercises, and other 
activities with foreign countries under this section.’’. 
SEC. 1253. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION 
OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN RIM OF 
THE PACIFIC (RIMPAC) NAVAL EXERCISES TO IN-
CLUDE CESSATION OF GENOCIDE BY CHINA. 
Section 1259(a)(1) of the John S. McCain National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 321 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(D) ceased committing genocide in China, as 
articulated in the Department of State’s Country 
Report on Human Rights Practices released on 
April 12, 2022, and engaged in a credible justice 
and accountability process for all victims of such 
genocide.’’. 
SEC. 1254. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PACIFIC DETER-
RENCE INITIATIVE. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (c) of section 1251 of the 
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2023’’. 
(b) REPORT ON RESOURCING UNITED STATES DEFENSE 
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION AND STUDY 
ON COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES.—Subsection (d)(1) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
2023 and 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2024 and 
2025’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
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(A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘security coopera-
tion activities or resources’’ and inserting ‘‘security 
cooperation authorities, activities, or resources’’; 
(B) in clause (vi)(I)(aa)— 
(i) in subitem (AA), by striking ‘‘to mod-
ernize and strengthen the’’ and inserting ‘‘to 
improve the posture and’’; and 
(ii) in subitem (FF)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘to improve’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to modernize and improve’’; and 
(II) by striking the semicolon at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(vii) A budget display, prepared with the 
assistance of the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller), that compares the independent 
assessment of the Commander of the United 
States 
Indo-Pacific 
Command 
with 
the 
amounts contained in the budget display for 
the applicable fiscal year under subsection 
(f).’’.
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SEC. 1255. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS 
FOR BIEN HOA DIOXIN CLEANUP. 
Section 1253(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3955) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’. 
SEC. 1256. ENHANCED INDICATIONS AND WARNING FOR DETER-
RENCE AND DISSUASION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM FOR ENHANCED IN-
DICATIONS AND WARNING.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Director of the Defense In-
telligence Agency may establish a program to increase 
warning time of potential aggression by adversary nation 
states, focusing especially on the United States Indo-Pa-
cific Command and United States European Command 
areas of operations. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—If the Director establishes the 
program under paragraph (1), the program shall be 
known as the ‘‘Program for Enhanced Indications and 
Warning’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’). 
(3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Program that 
may be established under paragraph (1) is to gain in-
creased warning time to provide time for the Depart-
ment of Defense to mount deterrence and dissuasion ac-
tions to persuade adversaries to refrain from aggression, 
including through potential revelations or demonstra-
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tions of capabilities and actions to create doubt in the 
minds of adversary leaders regarding the prospects for 
military success. 
(b) HEAD OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—If the Director establishes the 
Program, the Director shall appoint a defense intel-
ligence officer to serve as the mission manager for the 
Program. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—The mission manager for the 
Program shall be known as the ‘‘Program Manager for 
Enhanced Indications and Warning’’ (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Program Manager’’). 
(c) SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS.—If the 
Director establishes the Program, the Program Manager shall 
ensure that the Program makes use of all available sources 
of information, from public, commercial, and classified 
sources across the intelligence community and the Depart-
ment of Defense, and advanced analytics, including artificial 
intelligence, to establish a system capable of discerning devi-
ations from normal patterns of behavior and activity that 
may indicate preparations for military actions. 
(d) INTEGRATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.— 
(1) SUPPORT.—If the Director establishes the Pro-
gram, the Program shall be supported, as appropriate, 
by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer,
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the Maven project, by capabilities sponsored by the Of-
fice of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence 
and Security, and programs already underway within the 
Defense Intelligence Agency. 
(2) AGREEMENTS.—If the Director establishes the 
Program, the Director shall seek to engage in agree-
ments to integrate information and capabilities from 
other components of the intelligence community to facili-
tate the purpose of the Program. 
(e) BRIEFINGS.—If the Director establishes the Pro-
gram, not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and not less frequently than once each year 
thereafter through 2027, the Program Manager shall provide 
the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the sta-
tus of the activities of the Program. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; and 
(B) the congressional intelligence committees 
(as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)). 
(2) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
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SEC. 1257. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT EN-
TERTAINMENT PROJECTS WITH TIES TO THE GOV-
ERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act may be used to knowingly provide 
active and direct support to any film, television, or other en-
tertainment project if the Secretary of Defense has demon-
strable evidence that the project has complied or is likely to 
comply with a demand from the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party, or an 
entity under the direction of the People’s Republic of China 
or the Chinese Communist Party, to censor the content of the 
project in a material manner to advance the national interest 
of the People’s Republic of China. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
of Representatives a written certification that such a waiver 
is in the national interest of the United States. 
(c) POLICY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall issue a policy that describes how the Department 
of Defense will review requests to provide active or direct 
support to any film, television, or other entertainment 
project. The policy shall include ways to assess Chinese influ-
ence or potential influence over the content of a film, tele-
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vision, or other entertainment project, actions the Depart-
ment can take to prevent Chinese censorship of a project, and 
criteria the Department shall use when evaluating requests to 
support a project. 
(d) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act for the official travel expenses of the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 95 percent 
may be obligated or expended until the policy required by 
subsection (c) is released and transmitted to the congres-
sional defense committees. 
SEC. 1258. REPORTING ON INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION DOMICILED IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE PEO-
PLE’S LIBERATION ARMY. 
(a) DETERMINATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, 
shall identify each entity that is an institution of higher 
education domiciled in the People’s Republic of China 
that provides material support to the People’s Liberation 
Army. 
(2) FACTORS.—In making a determination under 
paragraph (1) with respect to an entity, the Secretary 
shall consider the following factors:
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(A) Material support to the implementation of 
the military-civil fusion strategy of China. 
(B) Material relationship with the Chinese 
State Administration for Science, Technology, and 
Industry for the National Defense. 
(D) Funding received from any organization 
subordinate to the Central Military Commission of 
the Chinese Communist Party. 
(E) Supporting or enabling relationship with 
any security, defense, or police forces within the 
Government of China or the Chinese Communist 
Party. 
(F) Any other factor the Secretary determines 
is appropriate. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2023, the 
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a list of each entity identified pursuant to subsection 
(a) in unclassified form, with a classified annex, if necessary. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
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(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘People’s Liberation Army’’ means 
the land, naval, and air military services, the People’s 
Armed Police, the Strategic Support Force, the Rocket 
Force, and any other related security element within the 
Government of China or the Chinese Communist Party 
that the Secretary determines is appropriate. 
SEC. 1259. REVIEW OF PORT AND PORT-RELATED INFRASTRUC-
TURE PURCHASES AND INVESTMENTS MADE BY 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA AND ENTITIES DIRECTED OR BACKED 
BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUB-
LIC OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordina-
tion with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary 
of Defense, and the head of any other agency the Secretary 
of State considers necessary, shall conduct a review of port 
and port-related infrastructure purchases and investments 
critical to the interests and national security of the United 
States made by— 
(1) the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China;
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(2) entities directed or backed by the Government 
of the People’s Republic of China; and 
(3) entities with beneficial owners that include the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China or a pri-
vate company controlled by the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The review required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A list of port and port-related infrastructure 
purchases and investments described in that subsection, 
prioritized in order of the purchases or investments that 
pose the greatest threat to United States economic, de-
fense, and foreign policy interests. 
(2) An analysis of the effects the consolidation of 
such investments, or the assertion of control by the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China over entities 
described in paragraph (2) or (3) of that subsection, 
would have on Department of State and Department of 
Defense contingency plans. 
(3) A description of the integration into ports of 
technologies developed and produced by the Government 
of the People’s Republic of China or entities described 
in paragraphs (2) or (3) of that subsection, and the data 
and cyber security risks posed by such integration.
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(4) A description of past and planned efforts by the 
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, with 
the support of the Director of National Intelligence, to 
address such purchases, investments, and consolidation 
of investments or assertion of control. 
(c) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
FEDERAL
AGEN-
CIES.—In conducting the review required by subsection (a), 
the Secretary of State may coordinate with the head of any 
other Federal agency, as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report on the results of the review under subsection 
(a). 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.— 
The 
term 
‘‘appropriate 
committees 
of 
Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
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(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives. 
(2) PORT.—The term ‘‘port’’ means— 
(A) any port— 
(i) on the navigable waters of the United 
States; or 
(ii) that is considered by the Secretary of 
State to be critical to United States interests; 
and 
(B) any harbor, marine terminal, or other 
shoreside facility used principally for the movement 
of goods on inland waters that the Secretary of 
State considers critical to United States interests. 
(3) PORT-RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘port-related infrastructure’’ includes— 
(A) crane equipment; 
(B) logistics, information, and communications 
systems; and 
(C) any other infrastructure the Secretary of 
State considers appropriate.
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SEC. 1260. ENHANCING MAJOR DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP WITH 
INDIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall direct appro-
priate personnel within the Department of Defense to seek to 
engage appropriate counterparts within the Ministry of 
Defence of India for the purpose of expanding cooperation on 
emerging technologies, readiness, and logistics. 
(b) TOPICS.—At a minimum, the personnel described in 
subsection (a) shall seek to engage their counterparts in the 
Ministry of Defense of India on the following topics: 
(1) Intelligence collection capabilities. 
(2) Unmanned aerial vehicles. 
(3) Fourth and fifth generation aircraft. 
(4) Depot-level maintenance. 
(5) Joint research and development. 
(6) Fifth generation wireless communication and 
Open Radio Access Network technologies. 
(7) Defensive cyber capabilities. 
(8) Cold-weather capabilities. 
(9) Critical and emerging technologies. 
(10) Any other matters the Secretary considers rel-
evant. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
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provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress 
that includes— 
(1) an assessment of the feasibility and advisability 
of expanding cooperation with the Ministry of Defence of 
India on the topics described in subsection (b); 
(2) a description of other opportunities to expand 
cooperation with the Ministry of Defence of India on 
topics other than the topics described in such subsection; 
(3) a description of any challenges, including agree-
ments, authorities, and resourcing, that need to be ad-
dressed so as to expand cooperation with the Ministry of 
Defence of India on the topics described in such sub-
section; 
(4) an articulation of security considerations to en-
sure the protection of research and development, intellec-
tual property, and United States-provided equipment 
from being stolen or exploited by adversaries; 
(5) an identification of opportunities for academia 
and private industry to participate in expanded coopera-
tion with the Ministry of Defence of India; 
(6) a discussion of opportunities and challenges re-
lated to reducing India’s reliance on Russian-built weap-
ons and defense systems; and 
(7) any other matter the Secretary considers rel-
evant.
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(d) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1261. PILOT PROGRAM TO DEVELOP YOUNG CIVILIAN DE-
FENSE LEADERS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may estab-
lish, using existing authorities of the Department of Defense, 
a pilot program to enhance engagement of the Department 
with young civilian defense and security leaders in the Indo- 
Pacific region. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The activities of the pilot program 
under subsection (a) shall include training of, and engage-
ment with, young civilian leaders from foreign partner min-
istries of defense and other appropriate ministries with a na-
tional defense mission in the Indo-Pacific region for purposes 
of— 
(1) enhancing bilateral and multilateral cooperation 
between— 
(A) civilian leaders in the Department; and
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(B) civilian leaders in foreign partner min-
istries of defense; and 
(2) building the capacity of young civilian leaders in 
foreign partner ministries of defense to promote civilian 
control of the military, respect for human rights, and ad-
herence to the law of armed conflict. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the pilot program under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize en-
gagement with civilian defense leaders from foreign partner 
ministries of defense who are 40 years of age or younger. 
(d) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) DESIGN OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 
June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, shall provide a briefing to 
the appropriate committees of Congress on the design of 
the pilot program under subsection (a). 
(2) PROGRESS BRIEFING.—Not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2023, and annually thereafter until the date on 
which the pilot program terminates under subsection (e), 
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, shall provide a briefing to the appro-
priate committees of Congress on the pilot program that 
includes— 
(A) a description of the activities conducted 
and the results of such activities;
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(B) an identification of existing authorities 
used to carry out the pilot program; 
(C) any recommendations related to new au-
thorities or modifications to existing authorities nec-
essary to more effectively achieve the objectives of 
the pilot program; and 
(D) any other matter the Secretary of Defense 
considers relevant. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The pilot program under subsection 
(a) shall terminate on December 31, 2026. 
(f) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 1262. REPORT ON BILATERAL AGREEMENTS SUPPORTING 
UNITED STATES MILITARY POSTURE IN THE INDO- 
PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on
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the adequacy of existing bilateral defense and security agree-
ments between the United States and foreign governments 
that support the existing and planned military posture of the 
United States in the Indo-Pacific region. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An accounting of existing bilateral defense and 
security agreements that support the military posture of 
the United States in the Indo-Pacific region, by country 
and type. 
(2) An articulation of the need for new bilateral de-
fense and security agreements, by country and type, to 
support a more distributed United States military pos-
ture in the Indo-Pacific region, as outlined by the Global 
Force Posture Review, including agreements necessary— 
(A) to establish new cooperative security loca-
tions, forward operating locations, and other loca-
tions in support of distributed operations; and 
(B) to enable exercises and a more rotational 
force presence. 
(3) A description of the relative priority of the 
agreements articulated under paragraph (2). 
(4) Any specific request, financial or otherwise, 
made by a foreign government or a Federal agency other
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than the Department of Defense that complicates the 
completion of such agreements. 
(5) A description of Department activities planned 
for the current and subsequent fiscal year that are in-
tended to contribute to the completion of such agree-
ments. 
(6) A description of the manner in which the neces-
sity for such agreements is communicated to, and coordi-
nated with, the Secretary of State. 
(7) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense con-
siders relevant. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1263. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON TAIWAN. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Consistent with the Tai-
wan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et. seq.), it shall be the 
policy of the United States to maintain the capacity of the
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United States to resist a fait accompli that would jeopardize 
the security of the people on Taiwan. 
(b) FAIT ACCOMPLI DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘fait accompli’’ refers to the resort to force by the People’s 
Republic of China to invade and seize control of Taiwan be-
fore the United States can respond effectively. 
SEC. 1264. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON JOINT EXERCISES WITH 
TAIWAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) joint military exercises with Taiwan are an im-
portant component of improving military readiness; 
(2) the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific 
Command possesses the authority to carry out such joint 
military exercises, including those that— 
(A) involve multiple warfare domains and exer-
cise secure communications between the forces of 
the United States, Taiwan, and other foreign part-
ners; 
(B) incorporate the participation of multiple 
combatant and subordinate unified commands; and 
(C) present complex military challenges, in-
cluding the multi-domain capabilities of a capable 
adversary;
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(3) the United States should seek to use existing 
authorities more effectively to improve the readiness of 
the military forces of the United States and Taiwan; and 
(4) the naval forces of Taiwan should be invited to 
participate in the Rim of the Pacific exercise, as appro-
priate, conducted in 2024. 
SEC. 1265. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE ALLIANCES AND 
PARTNERSHIPS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense 
should continue efforts that strengthen United States defense 
alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region so as to 
further the comparative advantage of the United States in 
strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China, in-
cluding by— 
(1) enhancing cooperation with Japan, consistent 
with the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Be-
tween the United States of America and Japan, signed 
at Washington, January 19, 1960, including by devel-
oping advanced military capabilities, fostering interoper-
ability across all domains, and improving sharing of in-
formation and intelligence; 
(2) reinforcing the United States alliance with the 
Republic of Korea, including by maintaining the pres-
ence of approximately 28,500 members of the United 
States Armed Forces deployed to the country and af-
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firming the United States commitment to extended de-
terrence using the full range of United States defense 
capabilities, consistent with the Mutual Defense Treaty 
Between the United States and the Republic of Korea, 
signed at Washington, October 1, 1953, in support of 
the shared objective of a peaceful and stable Korean Pe-
ninsula; 
(3) fostering bilateral and multilateral cooperation 
with Australia, consistent with the Security Treaty Be-
tween Australia, New Zealand, and the United States of 
America, signed at San Francisco, September 1, 1951, 
and through the partnership among Australia, the 
United Kingdom, and the United States (commonly 
known as ‘‘AUKUS’’)— 
(A) to advance shared security objectives; 
(B) to accelerate the fielding of advanced mili-
tary capabilities; and 
(C) to build the capacity of emerging partners; 
(4) advancing United States alliances with the Phil-
ippines and Thailand and United States partnerships 
with other partners in the Association of Southeast 
Asian Nations to enhance maritime domain awareness, 
promote sovereignty and territorial integrity, leverage 
technology and promote innovation, and support an 
open, inclusive, and rules-based regional architecture;
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(5) broadening United States engagement with 
India, including through the Quadrilateral Security Dia-
logue— 
(A) to advance the shared objective of a free 
and open Indo-Pacific region through bilateral and 
multilateral engagements and participation in mili-
tary exercises, expanded defense trade, and collabo-
ration on humanitarian aid and disaster response; 
and 
(B) to enable greater cooperation on maritime 
security and the threat of global pandemics, includ-
ing COVID–19; 
(6) strengthening the United States partnership 
with Taiwan, consistent with the Three Communiques, 
the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8; 22 U.S.C. 
3301 et seq.), and the Six Assurances, with the goal of 
improving Taiwan’s defensive military capabilities and 
promoting peaceful cross-strait relations; 
(7) reinforcing the status of the Republic of Singa-
pore as a Major Security Cooperation Partner of the 
United States and continuing to strengthen defense and 
security cooperation between the military forces of the 
Republic of Singapore and the Armed Forces of the 
United States, including through participation in com-
bined exercises and training;
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(8) engaging with the Federated States of Micro-
nesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic 
of Palau, and other Pacific Island countries, with the 
goal of strengthening regional security and addressing 
issues of mutual concern, including protecting fisheries 
from illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; 
(9) collaborating with Canada, the United Kingdom, 
France, and other members of the European Union and 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to build 
connectivity and advance a shared vision for the region 
that is principled, long-term, and anchored in democratic 
resilience; and 
(10) investing in enhanced military posture and ca-
pabilities in the area of responsibility of the United 
States Indo-Pacific Command, identified by the Depart-
ment of Defense as its priority theater, and strength-
ening cooperation in bilateral relationships, multilateral 
partnerships, and other international fora to uphold 
global security and shared principles, with the goal of 
ensuring the maintenance of a free and open Indo-Pa-
cific region.
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Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 1271. NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section 2350r: 
‘‘§ 2350r. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Op-
erations Headquarters 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated for each fiscal year for operation and mainte-
nance for the Army, the Secretary of Defense is authorized 
to use up to $50,000,000, to be derived from amounts made 
available for support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(referred to in this section as ‘NATO’) operations, for each 
such fiscal year for the purposes set forth in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The Secretary shall provide funds for 
the NATO Special Operations Headquarters— 
‘‘(1) to improve coordination and cooperation be-
tween the special operations forces of NATO countries 
and countries approved by the North Atlantic Council as 
NATO partners; 
‘‘(2) to facilitate joint operations by the special op-
erations forces of NATO countries and such NATO 
partners;
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‘‘(3) to support special operations forces peculiar 
command, control, and communications capabilities; 
‘‘(4) to promote special operations forces intel-
ligence and informational requirements within the 
NATO structure; and 
‘‘(5) to promote interoperability through the devel-
opment of common equipment standards, tactics, tech-
niques, and procedures, and through execution of a mul-
tinational education and training program.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘2350r. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters.’’. 
(c) REPEAL.—Section 1244 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 
123 Stat. 2541) is repealed. 
SEC. 1272. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NATO AND UNITED STATES 
DEFENSE POSTURE IN EUROPE. 
It is the sense of Congress as follows: 
(1) The Russian Federation’s further invasion of 
Ukraine poses a grave threat to United States security 
and interests around the globe and to the rules-based 
international order, including the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO).
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(2) The Russian Federation has demonstrated a 
complete disregard for the safety of civilians during its 
unlawful and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, which has 
involved indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas and 
executions of noncombatants. 
(3) The United States stands with the people of 
Ukraine and condemns the heinous acts committed by 
the Russian Federation against them, and Congress 
strongly supports continued assistance to Ukraine to 
sustain its ability to repel Russian invasion forces and 
continue to retake its sovereign territory. 
(4) NATO remains the strongest and most success-
ful military alliance in the world, founded on a commit-
ment by its members to uphold the principles of democ-
racy, individual liberty, and the rule of law. The NATO 
alliance has grown more robust and more united in re-
sponse to Russia’s 2022 further invasion of Ukraine, as 
allies have enhanced their deterrence and defense pos-
ture, and continued to send military aid to bolster 
Ukraine’s defenses. 
(5) The United States— 
(A) strongly supports the path of Sweden and 
Finland toward NATO membership, as evidenced by 
the overwhelming bipartisan Senate vote providing 
advice and consent to the ratification of the Proto-
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cols of the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the 
Accession of the Republic of Finland and the King-
dom of Sweden; 
(B) urges all NATO allies who have not rati-
fied their accession to do so as soon as possible; 
(C) reaffirms its ironclad commitment to 
NATO as the foundation of transatlantic security 
and to upholding its obligations under the North 
Atlantic Treaty, including Article 5; and 
(D) encourages NATO members to move swift-
ly to meet their commitments made at the June 
2022 NATO Summit to expand NATO’s multi-
national battle groups and enhance military posture 
on NATO’s eastern flank, and to urgently continue 
progress on meeting their Wales Pledge commit-
ments, capability targets, contributions to NATO 
missions and operations, and resilience commit-
ments. 
(6) America’s European allies and partners have— 
(A) made significant contributions to Ukraine’s 
defense against the Russian invasion, including crit-
ical military, economic, and humanitarian aid, sanc-
tions, and export controls, to erode Russia’s ability 
to sustain its aggression; and
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(B) welcomed millions of Ukrainian refugees 
forced to flee their homeland. 
(7) The United States must continue to work with 
these allies and partners to sustain this support, to col-
lectively reconstitute weapons stocks, and to maintain 
unified resolve to reduce threats to critical infrastructure 
ranging from Russia’s weaponization of energy to Chi-
na’s predatory investments in transportation and tele-
communications infrastructure. 
(8) The United States should develop and imple-
ment a long-term plan to adapt United States posture 
in Europe to the altered threat environment. The ele-
vated United States posture currently in Europe is cru-
cial in the current threat environment, and the United 
States posture changes announced during the June 2022 
NATO Summit are important steps, including the estab-
lishment of the first permanently stationed headquarters 
in Poland, the commitment to maintain a rotational bri-
gade combat team and headquarters in Romania, en-
hanced rotations to the Baltic countries, and the for-
ward-stationing of two additional destroyers in Rota, 
Spain. 
(9) European Deterrence Initiative (EDI) invest-
ments have proven crucial to United States and NATO 
abilities to rapidly reinforce the European theater lead-
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ing up to and during Russia’s further invasion of 
Ukraine. The United States should continue robust in-
vestments through EDI, including further enhancing 
United States posture in Europe and maintaining a com-
mitted schedule of exercises with allies. 
(10) The Black Sea is critical to United States in-
terests and to the security of NATO in the region, given 
Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war in Ukraine and 
Russia’s attempts to directly intimidate, coerce, and oth-
erwise influence countries in this region. These allies’ 
and partners’ security will have major consequences for 
broader European security and collective efforts to en-
hance Black Sea countries’ defense and resilience capa-
bilities are essential. In addition, the United States and 
NATO should consider adopting robust intergovern-
mental and interagency strategies for the Black Sea, to 
facilitate further collaboration among all countries in the 
region. 
(11) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania play a critical 
role in strategic efforts to continue to deter Russia. 
(12) The United States should continue to pursue 
efforts consistent with the comprehensive, multilateral 
Baltic Defense Assessment conducted by the Department 
of Defense. Robust support to accomplish United States 
strategic objectives, including by providing continued as-
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sistance to the Baltic countries through security coopera-
tion, including cooperation referred to as the Baltic Se-
curity Initiative pursuant to sections 332 and 333 of 
title 10, United States Code, should continue to be 
prioritized in the years to come. Specifically, such assist-
ance should include the continuation of— 
(A) enhancements to critical capabilities that 
will strengthen Baltic security as well as strengthen 
NATO’s deterrence and defense posture, including 
integrated air and missile defense, maritime domain 
awareness, long-range precision fires, and command 
and control; 
(B) efforts to enhance interoperability among 
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and with NATO; 
(C) infrastructure and other host-country sup-
port improvements that will enhance United States 
and allied military mobility across the region; 
(D) efforts to improve resilience to hybrid and 
cyber threats in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; 
and 
(E) support for planning and budgeting efforts 
of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania that are region-
ally synchronized. 
(13) It is in the United States interest to support 
efforts to enhance security and stability in the Western
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Balkans. The United States should continue its efforts 
to work with Western Balkans allies and partners to 
build interoperability and support institutional reforms. 
The United States should also support those countries’ 
efforts to resist disinformation campaigns, predatory in-
vestments, and other means by which Russia and China 
may seek to influence this region. 
(14) The United States should continue to work 
closely with European allies and partners to counter 
growing malign activities by the People’s Republic of 
China across Europe, in the Indo-Pacific, and beyond. 
SEC. 1273. REPORT ON FIFTH FLEET CAPABILITIES UPGRADES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on— 
(1) capabilities upgrades necessary to enable the 
Fifth Fleet to address emerging threats in its area of re-
sponsibility; and 
(2) any costs associated with such upgrades. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of seaborne threats posed by 
Iran, and groups linked to Iran, to the military forces
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of United States allies and partners operating in the 
waters in and around the broader Middle East. 
(2) A description of any capabilities upgrades nec-
essary to enable the Fifth Fleet to address such threats. 
(3) An estimate of the costs associated with any 
such upgrades. 
(4) A description of any United States plan to deep-
en cooperation with other member countries of the Com-
bined Maritime Forces at the strategic, policy, and func-
tional levels for the purpose of addressing such threats, 
including by— 
(A) enhancing coordination on defense plan-
ning; 
(B) improving intelligence sharing; and 
(C) deepening maritime interoperability. 
(c) BROADER MIDDLE EAST DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘broader Middle East’’ means— 
(1) the land around the southern and eastern 
shores of the Mediterranean Sea; 
(2) the Arabian Peninsula; 
(3) Iran; and 
(4) North Africa.
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SEC. 1274. REPORT ON USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA BY FOREIGN TER-
RORIST ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on— 
(1) the use of online social media platforms by enti-
ties designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the 
Secretary of State for recruitment, fundraising, and the 
dissemination of information; and 
(2) the threat posed to the national security of the 
United States by the online radicalization of terrorists 
and violent extremists with ties to foreign governments 
or elements thereof, foreign organizations, or foreign 
persons, or international terrorist activities. 
(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate.
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SEC. 1275. REPORT AND FEASIBILITY STUDY ON COLLABORA-
TION TO MEET SHARED NATIONAL SECURITY IN-
TERESTS IN EAST AFRICA. 
(a) REPORT ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND OTHER AC-
TIVITIES IN SOMALILAND.— 
(1) DEFINED TERM.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 
30, 2023, and annually thereafter until the date 
that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that, 
with respect to the most recently concluded 12- 
month period— 
(i) describes assistance provided by the 
Department of State and the United States 
Agency for International Development to 
Somaliland, including—
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(I) the value of such assistance (in 
United States dollars); 
(II) the source from which such as-
sistance was funded; 
(III) the names of the programs 
through which such assistance was admin-
istered; 
(IV) 
the 
implementing 
partners 
through which such assistance was pro-
vided; 
(V) the sponsoring bureau of the De-
partment of State or the United States 
Agency for International Development; 
and 
(VI) if the assistance broadly tar-
geted the Federal Republic of Somalia, 
the portion of such assistance that was— 
(aa) explicitly intended to sup-
port Somaliland; and 
(bb) 
ultimately 
employed 
in 
Somaliland; 
(ii) details the staffing and responsibilities 
of the Department of State and the United 
States Agency for International Development 
supporting foreign assistance, diplomatic en-
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gagement, 
and 
security 
initiatives 
in 
Somaliland, including the location of such per-
sonnel (duty station) and their corresponding 
bureau; 
(iii) provides— 
(I) a detailed account of travel to 
Somaliland by employees of the Depart-
ment of State and the United States 
Agency for International Development, if 
any, including the position, duty station, 
and trip purpose for each such trip; or 
(II) the justification for not traveling 
to Somaliland if no such personnel trav-
eled during the reporting period; and 
(iv) if the Department of State has pro-
vided training to security forces of the Federal 
Member States (FMS), and Somaliland, in-
cluding— 
(I) where such training has occurred; 
(II) the extent to which FMS and 
Somaliland security forces have dem-
onstrated the ability to absorb previous 
training; and 
(III) 
the 
ability 
of 
FMS 
and 
Somaliland security forces to maintain
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and appropriately utilize such training, as 
applicable. 
(B) FORM.—The report required under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(b) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 
(1) DEFINED TERM.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 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 Rep-
resentatives. 
(2) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—The Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall con-
duct a feasibility study that— 
(A) determines whether opportunities exist for 
greater collaboration in the pursuit of United States 
national security interests in the Horn of Africa, 
the Gulf of Aden, and the Indo-Pacific region with 
the 
Federal 
Government 
of 
Somalia 
and 
Somaliland; and 
(B) identifies the practicability and advisability 
of improving the professionalization and capacity of
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security sector actors within the Federal Member 
States (FMS) and Somaliland. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than June 
15, 2023, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other relevant 
Federal departments and agencies, shall submit a classi-
fied report to the appropriate congressional committees 
that contains the results of the feasibility study required 
under paragraph (2). 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act, in-
cluding the reporting requirement under subsection (a) and 
the conduct of the feasibility study under subsection (b), may 
be construed to convey United States recognition of Somalia’s 
FMS or Somaliland as an independent entity. 
SEC. 1276. ASSESSMENT OF CHALLENGES TO IMPLEMENTATION 
OF THE PARTNERSHIP AMONG AUSTRALIA, THE 
UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek 
to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research 
and development center for the conduct of an independent as-
sessment of resourcing, policy, and process challenges to im-
plementing the partnership among Australia, the United 
Kingdom, and United States (commonly known as the 
‘‘AUKUS partnership’’) announced on September 21, 2021.
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(b) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In conducting the 
assessment required by subsection (a), the federally funded 
research and development center shall consider the following 
with respect to each of Australia, the United Kingdom, and 
the United States: 
(1) Potential resourcing and personnel shortfalls. 
(2) Information sharing, including foreign disclo-
sure policy and processes. 
(3) Statutory, regulatory, and other policies and 
processes. 
(4) Intellectual property, including patents. 
(5) Export controls, including technology transfer 
and protection. 
(6) Security protocols and practices, including per-
sonnel, operational, physical, facility, cybersecurity, 
counterintelligence, marking and classifying information, 
and handling and transmission of classified material. 
(7) Industrial base implications specifically includ-
ing options to expand the United States submarine and 
nuclear power industrial base to meet United States and 
Australia requirements. 
(8) Alternatives that would significantly accelerate 
Australia’s national security, including—
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(A) interim submarine options to include leas-
ing or conveyance of legacy United States sub-
marines for Australia’s use; or 
(B) the conveyance of B-21 bombers. 
(9) Any other matter the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The federally funded research 
and development center selected to conduct the assessment 
under this section shall include, as part of such assessment, 
recommendations for improvements to resourcing, policy, and 
process challenges to implementing the AUKUS partnership. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2024, 
the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives a report that includes an 
unaltered copy of such assessment, together with the 
views of the Secretary on the assessment and on the rec-
ommendations included in the assessment pursuant to 
subsection (c). 
(2) FORM
OF
REPORT.—The report required by 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may contain a classified annex.
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SEC. 1277. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES- 
ISRAEL COOPERATION TO COUNTER UNMANNED 
AERIAL SYSTEMS. 
(a) AUTHORITY
TO
ESTABLISH
CAPABILITIES
TO 
COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.—Subsection (a)(1) 
of section 1278 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1702; 
22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended in the first sentence by in-
serting after ‘‘to establish capabilities for countering un-
manned aerial systems’’ the following ‘‘, including directed 
energy capabilities,’’. 
(b) SUPPORT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAM.— 
Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting at the end be-
fore the period the following: ‘‘, including directed en-
ergy capabilities’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 
(c) SUNSET.—Subsection (f) of such section is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2026’’. 
SEC. 1278. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND BRIEFING ON MULTI-
NATIONAL FORCE AND OBSERVERS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that—
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(1) the Multinational Force and Observers has 
helped strengthen stability and kept the peace in Sinai 
Peninsula; and 
(2) the United States should continue to maintain 
its strong support for the Multinational Force and Ob-
servers. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days before the im-
plementation of any plan to move a Multinational Force and 
Observer site, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Com-
mittee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate on the resulting impacts of such plan on existing 
security arrangements between Israel and Egypt. 
SEC. 1279. BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM 
TO PROTECT UNITED STATES STUDENTS AGAINST 
FOREIGN AGENTS. 
Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing 
to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives on the program described in section 1277 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub-
lic Law 115–91), including an assessment on whether the 
program is beneficial to students interning, working part
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time, or in a program that will result in employment post- 
graduation with Department of Defense components and con-
tractors. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense. 
Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide. 
Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1405. Defense health program. 
Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 
Sec. 1411. Reform of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. 
Sec. 1412. Modification of acquisition authority under Strategic and Critical 
Materials Stock Piling Act. 
Sec. 1413. Briefings on shortfalls in National Defense Stockpile. 
Sec. 1414. Authority to acquire materials for the National Defense Stockpile. 
Sec. 1415. Department of Defense readiness to support prolonged conflict. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 1421. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illi-
nois. 
Sec. 1422. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement 
Home. 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2023 for the use of the Armed Forces and other ac-
tivities and agencies of the Department of Defense for pro-
viding capital for working capital and revolving funds, as 
specified in the funding table in section 4501.
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SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, 
DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of 
Defense for fiscal year 2023 for expenses, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, 
Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
subsection (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and 
munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the De-
partment of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 
1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of 
the United States that is not covered by section 1412 of 
such Act. 
SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVI-
TIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for expenses, not
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otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General 
of the Department of Defense, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2023 for the Defense Health Program for use of the 
Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the De-
partment of Defense for providing for the health of eligible 
beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table in section 
4501. 
Subtitle B—National Defense 
Stockpile 
SEC. 1411. REFORM OF THE STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATE-
RIALS STOCK PILING ACT. 
(a) REPEAL
OF STRATEGIC MATERIALS PROTECTION 
BOARD.—Section 187 of title 10, United States Code, is re-
pealed. 
(b) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS BOARD OF 
DIRECTORS.—Section 10 of the Strategic and Critical Mate-
rials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-1) is amended to read 
as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 10. STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS BOARD OF DI-
RECTORS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Strategic 
and Critical Materials Board of Directors (in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘Board’). 
‘‘(b) MEMBERS.—The Board shall be composed, at a 
minimum, of the following: 
‘‘(1) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indus-
trial Base Policy, who shall serve as chairman of the 
Board. 
‘‘(2) One designee of each of the Secretary of Com-
merce, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, 
and the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(3) One designee of each of the Chairman and 
Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee of the 
House Committee on Armed Services. 
‘‘(4) One designee of each of the Chairman and 
Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee of the 
Senate Committee on Armed Services. 
‘‘(5) Four designees of the chairman of the Board, 
who shall have expertise relating to military affairs, de-
fense procurement, production of strategic and critical 
materials, finance, or any other disciplines deemed nec-
essary by the chairman to conduct the business of the 
Board.
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‘‘(c) DUTIES OF THE BOARD.—In addition to other mat-
ters assigned to it by the chairman, the Board shall conduct 
the following, without power of delegation: 
‘‘(1) Adopt by-laws that ensure sufficient oversight, 
governance, and effectiveness of the National Defense 
Stockpile program. 
‘‘(2) Elect or remove Board members. 
‘‘(3) Advise the National Defense Stockpile Man-
ager. 
‘‘(4) Establish performance metrics and conduct an 
annual performance review of the National Defense 
Stockpile Manager. 
‘‘(5) Set compensation for the National Defense 
Stockpile Manager. 
‘‘(6) Review and approve the annual budget of the 
National Defense Stockpile program and conduct appro-
priate reviews of annual financial statements. 
‘‘(7) Re-allocate budget resources within the annual 
budget of the National Defense Stockpile program. 
‘‘(8) Review and approve the Annual Materials and 
Operations Plan required by section 11(a)(2) of this Act, 
including a review of the projected domestic and foreign 
economic effects of proposed actions to be taken under 
the Annual Materials and Operations Plan.
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‘‘(9) Complete and submit the annual Board Re-
port, in accordance with section 11(b)(2) of this Act. 
‘‘(10) Recommend to the Secretary of Defense— 
‘‘(A) a strategy to ensure a secure supply of 
materials designated as critical to national security; 
and 
‘‘(B) such other strategies as the Board con-
siders appropriate to strengthen the industrial base 
with respect to materials critical to national secu-
rity. 
‘‘(d) BOARD MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet as de-
termined necessary by the chairman but not less frequently 
than once every year to fulfill the duties described in sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
ACT.—Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Board. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) MATERIALS
CRITICAL
TO
NATIONAL
SECU-
RITY.—The term ‘materials critical to national security’ 
means materials— 
‘‘(A) 
upon 
which 
the 
production 
or 
sustainment of military equipment is dependent; 
and
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‘‘(B) the supply of which could be restricted by 
actions or events outside the control of the Govern-
ment of the United States. 
‘‘(2) MILITARY
EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘military 
equipment’ means equipment used directly by the Armed 
Forces to carry out military operations. 
‘‘(3) SECURE SUPPLY.—The term ‘secure supply’, 
with respect to a material, means the availability of a 
source or sources for the material, including the full sup-
ply chain for the material and components containing 
the material.’’. 
(c) REPORTS.—Section 11 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 98h- 
2) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 11. REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) REPORTS TO THE BOARD.—The National Defense 
Stockpile Manager shall submit to the Board the following: 
‘‘(1) Not later than 40 calendar days after the last 
day of each of the first three fiscal quarters in each fis-
cal year, unaudited financial statements and a Man-
ager’s Discussion and Analysis for the immediately pre-
ceding fiscal quarter. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 60 calendar days after the con-
clusion of the fourth quarter of each fiscal year—
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‘‘(A) audited financial statements and a Man-
ager’s Discussion and Analysis for the immediately 
preceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) an Annual Materials and Operations Plan 
for the forthcoming year. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTS BY NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE 
MANAGE.—Not later than 90 days after the conclusion 
of the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, the National 
Defense Stockpile Manager shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) 
of title 10, United States Code) a report that shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) information with respect to foreign and 
domestic purchases of materials for the stockpile 
during the preceding fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) information with respect to the acquisi-
tion and disposal of materials under this Act by 
barter, during such fiscal year; 
‘‘(C) information with respect to the activities 
by the National Defense Stockpile Manager to en-
courage the conservation, substitution, and develop-
ment of strategic and critical materials;
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‘‘(D) information with respect to the research 
and development activities conducted under section 
8 of this Act; 
‘‘(E) audited annual financial statements for 
the Strategic and Critical Materials Fund; 
‘‘(F) other pertinent information on the admin-
istration of this Act as will enable the Congress to 
evaluate the effectiveness of the program; 
‘‘(G) details of all planned expenditures from 
the Strategic and Critical Materials Fund over the 
Future Years’ Defense Program and anticipated re-
ceipts from proposed disposals of stockpile mate-
rials; and 
‘‘(H) the report required by paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) REPORT BY THE BOARD.—The Board shall 
prepare a written report to accompany the report re-
quired by paragraph (1) which shall include— 
‘‘(A) the activities of the Board to carry out 
the duties listed in section 10(c) of this Act; and 
‘‘(B) the most recent Annual Materials and 
Operations 
Plan 
submitted 
under 
subsection 
(a)(2)(B).’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
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(1) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS STOCK 
PILING ACT.—The Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 5(a)(2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘certain stockpile trans-
actions’’ and all that follows through ‘‘sub-
mitted the President proposes’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘any such transaction’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘any stockpile 
transactions proposed in the Annual Materials 
and Operations Plan for such fiscal year after 
the Board submits the report under section 
11(b)(2) containing such plan’’; and 
(B) in section 15— 
(i) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘an-
nual materials plan’’ and inserting ‘‘Annual 
Materials and Operations Plan’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘, acting through the 
National Defense Stockpile Manager,’’ 
after ‘‘The President’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘section 11(a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 11(b)(1)’’. 
(2) TITLE 10.—Title 10 of the United States Code 
is amended—
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(A) in section 4863(g), by striking ‘‘Strategic 
Materials Protection Board pursuant to section 187 
of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘Strategic and Critical 
Materials Board of Directors pursuant to section 10 
of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling 
Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-1)’’; and 
(B) in section 4872(c)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘ 
Strategic Materials Protection Board pursuant to 
section 187 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘Strategic 
and Critical Materials Board of Directors pursuant 
to section 10 of the Strategic and Critical Materials 
Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-1)’’. 
SEC. 1412. MODIFICATION OF ACQUISITION AUTHORITY UNDER 
STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS STOCK PIL-
ING ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 of the Strategic and Crit-
ical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by inserting 
‘‘under the authority of paragraph (3) of this 
section or’’ after ‘‘Except for acquisitions 
made’’; and
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(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘for such acquisition’’ and inserting ‘‘for any 
acquisition of materials under this Act’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) Using funds appropriated for acquisition of mate-
rials under this Act, the National Defense Stockpile Manager 
may acquire materials determined to be strategic and critical 
under section 3(a) without regard to the requirement of the 
first sentence of paragraph (1) if the Stockpile Manager de-
termines there is a shortfall of such materials in the stock-
pile.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘to carry out the 
purposes for which appropriated for a period of two fis-
cal years, if so provided in appropriation Acts’’ and in-
serting ‘‘until expended, unless otherwise provided in ap-
propriations Acts’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN QUANTITIES OF MATERIALS TO BE 
STOCKPILED.—Section 3(c)(2) of the Strategic and Critical 
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(c)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by amending the first sentence to read as fol-
lows: ‘‘The President shall notify Congress in writing of 
any increase proposed to be made in the quantity of any 
material to be stockpiled that involves the acquisition of 
additional materials for the stockpile.’’;
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(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘the change 
after the end of the 45-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
increase after the end of the 30-day period’’; and 
(3) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘change’’ and 
inserting ‘‘increase’’. 
SEC. 1413. BRIEFINGS ON SHORTFALLS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE 
STOCKPILE. 
Section 14 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–5) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f)(1) Not later than March 1 each year, the National 
Defense Stockpile Manager shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees a briefing on strategic and critical mate-
rials that— 
‘‘(A) are determined to be in shortfall in the most 
recent report on stockpile requirements submitted under 
subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) the acquisition or disposal of which is included 
in the Annual Materials and Operations Plan for the op-
eration of the stockpile during the next fiscal year sub-
mitted under section 11(b). 
‘‘(2) Each briefing required by paragraph (1) shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) a description of each material described in 
that paragraph, including the objective to be achieved if
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funding is provided, in whole or in part, for the acquisi-
tion of the material to remedy the shortfall; 
‘‘(B) an estimate of additional amounts required to 
provide such funding, if any; and 
‘‘(C) an assessment of the supply chain for each 
such material, including any assessment of any relevant 
risk in any such supply chain.’’. 
SEC. 1414. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE MATERIALS FOR THE NA-
TIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE. 
(a) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—Of the funds appro-
priated into the National Defense Stockpile Transaction 
Fund pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under 
subsection (c), the National Defense Stockpile Manager may 
use up to $1,003,500,000 for acquisition of the following ma-
terials determined to be strategic and critical materials re-
quired to meet the defense, industrial, and essential civilian 
needs of the United States: 
(1) Neodymium oxide, praseodymium oxide, and ne-
odymium iron boron (NdFeB) magnet block. 
(2) Titanium. 
(3) Energetic materials. 
(4) Iso-molded graphite. 
(5) Grain-oriented electric steel. 
(6) Tire cord steel. 
(7) Cadmium zinc telluride.
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(8) Any additional materials identified as stockpile 
requirements in the most recent report submitted to 
Congress under section 14 of the Strategic and Critical 
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–5). 
(b) FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.—The authority under 
subsection (a) is available for purchases during fiscal years 
2023 through 2032. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to the National Defense Stockpile 
Transaction Fund $1,003,500,000 for the acquisition of stra-
tegic and critical materials under section 6(a) of the Strategic 
and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98e(a)). 
(d) COMPLIANCE WITH STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MA-
TERIALS STOCK PILING ACT.—Any acquisition using funds 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
under subsection (c) shall be carried out in accordance with 
the provisions of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.). 
SEC. 1415. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE READINESS TO SUPPORT 
PROLONGED CONFLICT. 
(a) STUDIES REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each report required by sec-
tion 14(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-5(a)), the National Defense 
Stockpile Manager shall—
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(A) conduct a study on the strategic materials 
required by the Department of Defense to sustain 
combat operations for not less than one year 
against the pacing threat identified in the National 
Defense Strategy; and 
(B) not later than January 15, 2024, submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on 
such study in a classified form with an unclassified 
summary. 
(2) ENERGY
STORAGE
AND
ELECTRONIC
COMPO-
NENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall con-
duct a study of the energy storage and electronic 
components necessary to sustain combat operations 
for not less than one year against the pacing threat 
identified in the National Defense Strategy. 
(B) REPORT.—— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 
15, 2024, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report 
on the study required under subparagraph (A).
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(ii) FORM.—The report required by clause 
(i) shall be submitted in an unclassified form 
but may contain a classified annex. 
(iii) ELEMENTS.—The report required by 
clause (i) shall include the following: 
(I) A description of the specific num-
ber and type of energy storage and elec-
tronic components that the Department of 
Defense requires for the manufacture of 
munitions, combat support items, and 
weapon systems to sustain combat oper-
ations. 
(II) A description of the specific 
number and type of energy storage and 
electronic components that the Depart-
ment of Defense requires to replenish or 
replace munitions, combat support items, 
and weapon systems that are lost or ex-
pended 
during 
the 
execution 
and 
sustainment of the relevant operational 
plan. 
(III) A description of supply chain 
vulnerabilities during the sustainment and 
execution period, such as sole sources of
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supply, war damage, and shipping inter-
diction. 
(IV) A description of supply chain 
vulnerabilities prior to the sustainment 
and execution period and the replenish-
ment and replacement period, such as reli-
ance on sole sources of supply, geographic 
proximity to strategic competitors, and di-
minishing manufacturing sources. 
(V) An identification of alternative 
sources of supply for energy and elec-
tronics components that are domestic or 
are from allies or partners of the United 
States. 
(VI) An assessment of the technical 
and economic feasibility of the prepared-
ness and response programs of the De-
partment of Defense, such as the National 
Defense Stockpile, the Warstopper pro-
gram, war reserves and pre-positioned 
stocks, contract options, or other methods 
to mitigate postulated shortfalls to De-
partment of Defense requirements. 
(VII) 
Any 
other 
such 
elements 
deemed appropriate by the Under Sec-
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retary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment. 
(C) ENERGY STORAGE AND ELECTRONIC COM-
PONENT
DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term 
‘‘energy storage and electronic component’’ in-
cludes— 
(i) an item that operates by controlling 
the flow of electrons or other electrically 
charged particles in circuits, using interconnec-
tions of electrical devices such as resistors, in-
ductors, capacitors, diodes, switches, transis-
tors, or integrated circuits; and 
(ii) battery cells, battery modules, battery 
packs, and other related components related to 
batteries. 
(b) ACQUISITION PRIORITY.—Consistent with the au-
thority in section 5 of the Strategic and Critical Materials 
Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98d) and subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the National Defense Stockpile 
Manager shall acquire the highest priority strategic and crit-
ical materials identified in the report submitted under sub-
section (a)(1). 
(c) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘strategic and critical materials’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 12 of the Stra-
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tegic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h- 
3). 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1421. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEMONSTRA-
TION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. LOVELL 
HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 
(a) AUTHORITY
FOR TRANSFER
OF FUNDS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated for section 1405 and 
available for the Defense Health Program for operation and 
maintenance, $168,000,000 may be transferred by the Sec-
retary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense–De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). For purposes of sub-
section (a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so transferred 
shall be treated as amounts authorized and appropriated spe-
cifically for the purpose of such a transfer. 
(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the purposes 
of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations for 
which funds transferred under subsection (a) may be used 
are operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal 
Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Vet-
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erans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 
Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined 
Federal medical facility under an operational agreement cov-
ered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110– 
417; 122 Stat. 4500). 
SEC. 1422. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMED 
FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2023 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
Fund the sum of $152,360,000 of which— 
(1) $75,360,000 is for operation, maintenance, con-
struction and renovation; and 
(2) $77,000,000 is for major construction. 
TITLE XV—CYBER AND INFORMA-
TION OPERATIONS MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Cyber Matters 
Sec. 1501. Improvements to Principal Cyber Advisors. 
Sec. 1502. Annual reports on support by military departments for United 
States Cyber Command. 
Sec. 1503. Modification of office of primary responsibility for strategic cyberse-
curity program. 
Sec. 1504. Tailored cyberspace operations organizations. 
Sec. 1505. Establishment of support center for consortium of universities that 
advise Secretary of Defense on cybersecurity matters. 
Sec. 1506. Alignment of Department of Defense cyber international strategy 
with National Defense Strategy and Department of Defense 
Cyber Strategy. 
Sec. 1507. Enhancement of cyberspace training and security cooperation. 
Sec. 1508. Military Cybersecurity Cooperation with Hashemite Kingdom of Jor-
dan. 
Sec. 1509. Management and oversight of Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture. 
Sec. 1510. Integrated non-kinetic force development. 
Sec. 1511. Protection of critical infrastructure.
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Sec. 1512. Budget display for cryptographic modernization activities for certain 
systems of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1513. Establishing projects for data management, artificial intelligence, 
and digital solutions. 
Sec. 1514. Operational testing for commercial cybersecurity capabilities. 
Subtitle B—Information Operations 
Sec. 1521. Requirement to notify Chief of Mission of military operation in the 
information environment. 
Sec. 1522. Assessment and optimization of Department of Defense information 
and influence operations conducted through cyberspace. 
Sec. 1523. Joint information operations course. 
Sec. 1524. Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of joint 
lexicon for terms related to information operations. 
Sec. 1525. Limitation on availability of funds pending submittal of information 
operations strategy and posture review. 
Sec. 1526. Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of as-
sessments relating to cybersecurity of the defense industrial 
base. 
Subtitle C—Personnel 
Sec. 1531. Cyber operations-peculiar awards. 
Sec. 1532. Establishment of Cyber Operations Designator and rating for the 
Navy. 
Sec. 1533. Total force generation for the Cyberspace Operations Forces. 
Sec. 1534. Correcting cyber mission force readiness shortfalls. 
Sec. 1535. Department of Defense Cyber and Digital Service Academy. 
Sec. 1536. Report on recommendations from Navy Civilian Career Path study. 
Sec. 1537. Study to determine optimal strategy for structuring and manning 
elements of Joint Force Headquarters–Cyber Organizations, 
Joint Mission Operations Centers, and Cyber Operations-Inte-
grated Planning Elements. 
Sec. 1538. Manning review of Space Force cyber squadrons. 
Sec. 1539. Independent review of posture and staffing levels of Office of the 
Chief Information Officer. 
Sec. 1540. Independent assessment of Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve for De-
partment of Defense. 
Sec. 1541. Comprehensive review of Cyber Excepted Service. 
Subtitle D—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 1551. Pilot program for sharing cyber capabilities and related information 
with foreign operational partners. 
Sec. 1552. Demonstration program for cyber and information technology budg-
et data analytics. 
Sec. 1553. Plan for commercial cloud test and evaluation. 
Sec. 1554. Roadmap and implementation plan for cyber adoption of artificial 
intelligence. 
Sec. 1555. Review of Department of Defense implementation of recommenda-
tions from Defense Science Board cyber report. 
Sec. 1556. Annual briefing on relationship between National Security Agency 
and United States Cyber Command. 
Sec. 1557. Review of definitions associated with Cyberspace Operations Forces.
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Sec. 1558. Annual assessments and reports on assignment of certain budget 
control responsibility to Commander of United States Cyber 
Command. 
Sec. 1559. Assessments of weapons systems vulnerabilities to radio-frequency 
enabled cyber attacks. 
Sec. 1560. Briefing on Department of Defense plan to deter and counter adver-
saries in the information environment. 
Subtitle A—Cyber Matters 
SEC. 1501. IMPROVEMENTS TO PRINCIPAL CYBER ADVISORS. 
(a) CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY FOR CYBERSPACE OP-
ERATIONS.—Subsection (c) of section 932 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(4) BUDGET REVIEW.—(A) The Secretary of De-
fense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller), shall require the Secretaries of the mili-
tary departments and the heads of the Defense agencies 
with responsibilities associated with any activity specified 
in paragraph (2) to transmit the proposed budget for 
such activities for a fiscal year and for the period cov-
ered by the future-years defense program submitted to 
Congress under section 221 of this title for that fiscal 
year to the Principal Cyber Advisor for review under 
subparagraph (B) before submitting the proposed budget 
to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). 
‘‘(B) The Principal Cyber Advisor shall review each 
proposed budget transmitted under subparagraph (A) 
and, not later than January 31 of the year preceding the
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fiscal year for which the budget is proposed, shall submit 
to the Secretary of Defense a report containing the com-
ments of the Principal Cyber Advisor with respect to all 
such proposed budgets, together with the certification of 
the Principal Cyber Advisor regarding whether each pro-
posed budget is adequate. 
‘‘(C) Not later than March 31 of each year, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
specifying each proposed budget that the Principal Cyber 
Advisor did not certify to be adequate. The report of the 
Secretary shall include the following matters: 
‘‘(i) A discussion of the actions that the Sec-
retary proposes to take, together with any rec-
ommended legislation that the Secretary considers 
appropriate, to address the inadequacy of the pro-
posed budgets specified in the report. 
‘‘(ii) Any additional comments that the Sec-
retary considers appropriate regarding the inad-
equacy of the proposed budgets.’’. 
(b) CODIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL CYBER ADVISORS.— 
(1) TITLE
10.—Chapter 19 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 392 
the following new section (and conforming the table of 
sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):
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‘‘§ 392a. Principal Cyber Advisors’’. 
(2) PRINCIPAL CYBER ADVISOR TO SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE.—Subsection (c) of section 932 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 
(Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note), as amended 
by subsection (a), is— 
(A) transferred to section 392a of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by paragraph (1); 
(B) redesignated as subsection (a); 
(C) amended by striking paragraph (1) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is a Principal Cyber 
Advisor in the Department of Defense.’’; and 
(D) amended in the subsection heading by in-
serting ‘‘TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE’’ after ‘‘AD-
VISOR’’. 
(3) DEPUTY CYBER ADVISOR.—Section 905 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note) is— 
(A) transferred to chapter 19 of title 10, 
United States Code, designated as subsection (b) of 
section 392a, as added by paragraph (1), and 
amended by redesignating each subordinate provi-
sion and the margins thereof accordingly; and 
(B) amended—
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(i) by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘this para-
graph’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 
(4) PRINCIPAL CYBER ADVISORS TO SECRETARIES 
OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.—Section 1657 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note) is— 
(A) transferred to chapter 19 of title 10, 
United States Code, designated as subsection (c) of 
section 392a, as added by paragraph (1), and 
amended by redesignating each subordinate provi-
sion and the margins thereof accordingly; and 
(B) amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘clause (ii)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(A)’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(B)’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’;
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(v) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 
(vi) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’; and 
(vii) by striking paragraph (6) (as redesig-
nated pursuant to subparagraph (A)). 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TITLE 10.—Section 167b(d)(2)(A) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘to the 
Secretary of Defense under section 392a(a) of this title’’ 
after ‘‘Principal Cyber Advisor’’. 
(2) FY22 NDAA.—Section 1528(e)(2) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
(Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 1657(d) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 
116–92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
392a(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code’’. 
(3) FY17 NDAA.—Section 1643(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘The Principal Cyber Advisor, acting through 
the 
cross-functional 
team 
established 
by 
section 
932(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
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Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 
note)’’ and inserting ‘‘The Principal Cyber Advisor to 
the Secretary of Defense, acting through the cross-func-
tional team under section 392a(a)(3) of title 10, United 
States Code,’’. 
SEC. 1502. ANNUAL REPORTS ON SUPPORT BY MILITARY DE-
PARTMENTS FOR UNITED STATES CYBER COM-
MAND. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Chapter 19 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 391 the 
following new section (and conforming the table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter accordingly): 
‘‘§ 391a. Annual reports on support by military depart-
ments for United States Cyber Command 
‘‘(a) REPORTS.—Not later than 15 days after the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the 
defense budget materials (as defined in section 239 of this 
title) for a fiscal year, the Commander of the United States 
Cyber Command shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report containing the following: 
‘‘(1) An evaluation of whether each military depart-
ment is meeting the requirements established by the 
Commander and validated by the Office of the Secretary 
of Defense, and is effectively implementing the plan re-
quired by section 1534 of the National Defense Author-
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ization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, and the requirements 
established pursuant to section 1533 of such Act. 
‘‘(2) For each military department evaluated under 
paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) a certification that the military depart-
ment is meeting such requirements; or 
‘‘(B) a detailed explanation regarding how the 
military department is not meeting such require-
ments. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS
OF
EVALUATION.—Each evaluation 
under subsection (a)(1) shall include, with respect to the mili-
tary department being evaluated, the following: 
‘‘(1) The adequacy of the policies, procedures, and 
execution of manning, training, and equipping personnel 
for employment within the Cyber Mission Force. 
‘‘(2) The sufficiency and robustness of training cur-
ricula for personnel to be assigned to either the Cyber 
Mission Force or units within the cyberspace operations 
forces, and the compliance by the military department 
with training standards. 
‘‘(3) The adequacy of the policies and procedures 
relating to the assignment and assignment length of 
members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, 
or Space Force to the Cyber Mission Force.
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‘‘(4) The efficacy of the military department in fill-
ing key work roles within the Cyber Mission Force, in-
cluding the proper force mix of civilian, military, and 
contractor personnel, and the means necessary to meet 
requirements established by the Commander and vali-
dated by the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(5) The adequacy of the investment to advance 
cyber-peculiar science and technology, particularly with 
respect to capability development for the Cyber Mission 
Force. 
‘‘(6) The sufficiency of the policies, procedures, and 
investments relating to the establishment and manage-
ment of military occupational specialty, designator, rat-
ing, or Air Force specialty code for personnel responsible 
for cyberspace operations, including an assessment of 
the effectiveness of the combination of policies deter-
mining availability and retention of sufficient numbers of 
proficient personnel in key work roles, including length 
of service commitment, the use of bonuses and special 
pays, alternative compensation mechanisms, and con-
secutive tours in preferred assignments. 
‘‘(7) In coordination with the Principal Cyber Advi-
sor of the Department of Defense, an evaluation of the 
use by the military department of the shared lexicon of
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the Department of Defense specific to cyberspace activi-
ties. 
‘‘(8) The readiness of personnel serving in the 
Cyber Mission Force and the cyberspace operations 
forces to accomplish assigned missions. 
‘‘(9) The adequacy of actions taken during the pe-
riod of evaluation by the military department to respond 
to findings from any previous years’ evaluations. 
‘‘(10) Any other element determined relevant by the 
Commander.’’. 
(b) FIRST REPORT.—The Commander of the United 
States Cyber Command shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees the first report under section 391a of title 
10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), as soon 
as practicable after the date of the submission of the defense 
budget materials for fiscal year 2024. 
SEC. 1503. MODIFICATION OF OFFICE OF PRIMARY RESPONSI-
BILITY FOR STRATEGIC CYBERSECURITY PRO-
GRAM. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1640(c) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) OFFICE
OF
PRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITY.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
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2023, the Secretary of Defense shall designate a prin-
cipal staff assistant from within the Office of the Sec-
retary of Defense whose office shall serve as the office 
of primary responsibility for the Program, providing pol-
icy, direction, and oversight regarding the execution of 
the responsibilities of the program manager described in 
paragraph (5).’’. 
SEC. 1504. TAILORED CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
Section 1723 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub-
lic Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 394 note) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than May 1, 2023, 
the Commanding Officer of Navy Cyber Warfare Develop-
ment Group shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees an independent review of the study under subsection 
(a). The review shall include, at a minimum, evaluations of— 
‘‘(1) the value of the study to the Navy Cyber War-
fare Development Group and to the Navy; 
‘‘(2) any recommendations not considered or in-
cluded as part of the study; 
‘‘(3) the implementation of subsection (b); and 
‘‘(4) other matters as determined by the Com-
manding Officer.
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‘‘(f) UPDATE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than July 1, 
2023, the Secretaries of the military departments and the As-
sistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low 
Intensity Conflict shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing on activities taken during the period 
following the date of the briefing provided under subsection 
(d), including an examination of establishing Tailored Cyber-
space Operations Organizations and use of the authority pro-
vided pursuant to subsection (c). 
‘‘(g) AIR FORCE ACTIONS.—Not later than July 1, 
2023, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a review of the activities of the 
Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group, including with re-
spect to the authorities of the Group. The review shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(1) An assessment of whether such authorities 
shall be conferred on the 90th Cyberspace Operations 
Squadron of the Air Force. 
‘‘(2) A consideration of whether the 90th Cyber-
space Operations Squadron should be designated a con-
trolled tour, as defined by the Secretary.’’.
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SEC. 1505. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT CENTER FOR CON-
SORTIUM OF UNIVERSITIES THAT ADVISE SEC-
RETARY OF DEFENSE ON CYBERSECURITY MAT-
TERS. 
Section 1659 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 391 
note) is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) SUPPORT CENTER.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a center to provide support to the consortium estab-
lished under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—The center established 
under paragraph (1) shall be composed of one or 
two universities, as the Secretary considers appro-
priate, that— 
‘‘(i) have been designated as centers of 
academic excellence by the Director of the Na-
tional Security Agency or the Secretary of 
Homeland Security; and 
‘‘(ii) are eligible for access to classified in-
formation. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall pub-
lish in the Federal Register the process for selection
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partners of the United States to advance the cyberspace 
operations objectives of the Department. 
(4) Efforts to identify key allied and partner net-
works, infrastructure, and systems that the Joint Force 
will rely upon for warfighting and to— 
(A) support the cybersecurity and cyber de-
fense of those networks, infrastructure, and sys-
tems; 
(B) build partner capacity to actively defend 
those networks, infrastructure, and systems; 
(C) eradicate malicious cyber activity that has 
compromised those networks, infrastructure, and 
systems, such as when identified through hunt-for-
ward operations; and 
(D) leverage the commercial and military cy-
bersecurity technology and services of the United 
States to harden and defend those networks, infra-
structure, and systems. 
(5) Efforts to secure the environments and net-
works of mission partners of the United States used to 
hold intelligence and information originated by the 
United States. 
(6) Prioritization schemas, funding requirements, 
and efficacy metrics to drive cyberspace security invest-
ments in the tools, technologies, and capacity-building
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efforts that will have the greatest positive impact on the 
resilience and ability of the Department to execute its 
operational plans and achieve integrated deterrence. 
(c) ORGANIZATION.—The Under Secretary of Defense 
for Policy shall lead efforts to implement this section. In 
doing so, the Under Secretary shall consult with the Sec-
retary of State, the National Cyber Director, the Director of 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to align 
plans and programs as appropriate. 
(d) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less fre-
quently than once each fiscal year until September 30, 
2025, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy shall 
provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on 
the implementation of this section. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each briefing under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) An overview of efforts undertaken pursu-
ant to this section. 
(B) An accounting of all the security coopera-
tion activities of the Department germane to cyber-
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space and changes made pursuant to implementa-
tion of this section. 
(C) A detailed schedule with target milestones 
and required expenditures for all planned activities 
related to the efforts described in subsection (b). 
(D) Interim and final metrics for building the 
cyberspace security cooperation enterprise of the 
Department. 
(E) Identification of such additional funding, 
authorities, and policies, as the Under Secretary de-
termines may be required. 
(F) Such recommendations as the Under Sec-
retary may have for legislative action to improve the 
effectiveness of cyberspace security cooperation of 
the Department with foreign partners and allies. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than 
once each year thereafter until January 1, 2025, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
summarizing the cyber international strategy activities of the 
Department, including within the cybersecurity cooperation 
enterprise of the Department and the cyber operational part-
nerships of the Department.
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SEC. 1507. ENHANCEMENT OF CYBERSPACE TRAINING AND SE-
CURITY COOPERATION. 
(a) ENHANCED TRAINING.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Intelligence and Security and the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Policy, in coordination with the 
Commander of United States Cyber Command, the Di-
rector of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and 
the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, shall 
develop enhanced guidance for and implement training 
on cyberspace security cooperation at the Defense Secu-
rity Cooperation University and the Joint Military 
Attache´ School. 
(2) TIMING.—The Under Secretaries shall develop 
the enhanced guidance and implement the training 
under paragraph (1)— 
(A) by not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act with respect to the 
Joint Military Attache´ School; and 
(B) by not later than September 30, 2025, 
with respect to the Defense Security Cooperation 
University. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The Under Secretaries shall en-
sure that the training on cyberspace security cooperation 
under paragraph (1)—
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(A) is tailored to the trainees’ anticipated em-
bassy role and functions; and 
(B) provides familiarity with— 
(i) the different purposes of cyberspace 
engagements with partners and allies of the 
United States, including threat awareness, cy-
bersecurity, mission assurance, and operations; 
(ii) the types of cyberspace security co-
operation programs and activities available for 
partners and allies of the United States, in-
cluding bilateral and multilateral cyberspace 
engagements, 
information 
and 
intelligence 
sharing, training, and exercises; 
(iii) the United States Cyber Command 
cyberspace operations with partners, including 
an overview of the Hunt Forward mission and 
process; 
(iv) the roles and responsibilities of the 
United States Cyber Command, the geographic 
combatant commands, and the Defense Secu-
rity Cooperation Agency for cybersecurity co-
operation within the Department of Defense; 
and 
(v) such other matters as the Under Sec-
retaries, in coordination with the Commander
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of United States Cyber Command, consider ap-
propriate. 
(4) REQUIREMENTS.—The baseline familiarization 
training developed under subsection (a) shall be a re-
quired element for all participants in the Defense Secu-
rity Cooperation University, the Attache´ Training Pro-
gram, and the Attache´ Staff Training Program of the 
Joint Military Attache´ School. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Intelligence and Security and the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Policy, in coordination with the Commander of the 
United States Cyber Command, the Director of the Defense 
Security Cooperation Agency, and the Director of the De-
fense Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a report on the requirements and considerations to im-
plement enhanced training and coordination to advance 
cyberspace security cooperation with foreign partners. The 
study may consider such areas as the following: 
(1) Sufficiency of the training provided in the De-
fense Security Cooperation University and the Joint 
Military Attache´ School.
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(2) Additional training requirements, familiarization 
requirements, or both such requirements necessary for 
officers assigned to particular locations or positions. 
(3) Areas for increased cooperation. 
(4) A plan for completing the activities required by 
subsection (a). 
(5) Additional resources required to complete such 
activities. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and 
Security and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy sub-
mit the report under subsection (b), the Under Secretaries, 
in coordination with the Commander of the United States 
Cyber Command, the Director of the Defense Security Co-
operation Agency, and the Director of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency, shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
briefing on the findings from the report on enhancing train-
ing and coordination to advance cyberspace security coopera-
tion described in such subsection. Such briefing shall include 
a discussion on the enhanced training meeting the elements 
under subsection (a)(3) and a plan for future updates and 
sustainment of such training.
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SEC. 1508. MILITARY CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION WITH 
HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in 
concurrence with the Secretary of State and in coordination 
with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command 
and the Commander of the United States Central Command, 
shall seek to engage the Ministry of Defense of the 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for the purpose of expanding 
cooperation of military cybersecurity activities. 
(b) COOPERATION EFFORTS.—In expanding the coopera-
tion of military cybersecurity activities between the Depart-
ment of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of the 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Defense may carry out the following efforts: 
(1) Bilateral cybersecurity training activities and 
exercises. 
(2) Efforts to— 
(A) actively defend military networks, infra-
structure, and systems; 
(B) eradicate malicious cyber activity that has 
compromised those networks, infrastructure, and 
systems; and 
(C) leverage United States commercial and 
military cybersecurity technology and services to
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harden and defend those networks, infrastructure, 
and systems. 
(3) Establishment of a regional cybersecurity cen-
ter. 
(c) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
shall provide to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a briefing on the implementation of this section. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The briefing under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) An overview of efforts undertaken pursu-
ant to this section. 
(B) A description of the feasibility and advis-
ability of expanding the cooperation of military cy-
bersecurity activities between the Department of 
Defense and the Ministry of Defense of the 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 
(C) Identification of any challenges and re-
sources that need to be addressed so as to expand 
such cooperation. 
(D) Any other matter the Secretary determines 
relevant.
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(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 1509. MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF JOINT CYBER 
WARFIGHTING ARCHITECTURE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICES.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Commander of the United States 
Cyber Command, shall establish within the United 
States Cyber Command— 
(A) a program executive office; and 
(B) one or more subordinate program manage-
ment offices under the program executive office. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The offices established 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) oversee, manage, and execute the Joint 
Cyber Warfighting Architecture; 
(B) oversee, manage, and execute the programs 
designated, or to be designated, as part of the Joint 
Cyber Warfighting Architecture;
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(C) conduct mission engineering, architecting, 
and design of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architec-
ture system of systems, and any successor effort; 
(D) 
maintain 
a 
validated 
Joint 
Cyber 
Warfighting Architecture system of systems mission 
architecture, updated regularly to inform the cur-
rent and future constituent programs of the Joint 
Cyber Warfighting Architecture, and the continuous 
delivery pipelines of such programs; 
(E) ensure that the Joint Cyber Warfighting 
Architecture component solution architectures align 
with and support the Joint Cyber Warfighting Ar-
chitecture system of systems mission architecture; 
(F) support integration of mission-specific ca-
pabilities, including mission-specific data, analytics, 
defensive tools, offensive tools, and intelligence sys-
tems, 
acquired 
through 
non-Joint 
Cyber 
Warfighting Architecture programs; and 
(G) carry out any other responsibilities deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense, in-
cluding the acquisition of cyber operations capabili-
ties beyond the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architec-
ture. 
(3) APPORTIONMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—The 
Commander shall apportion the responsibilities under
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paragraph (2) across the offices established pursuant to 
paragraph (1). 
(4) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
the offices established pursuant to paragraph (1) are 
empowered with the authority necessary to compel and 
enforce compliance with decisions and directives issued 
pursuant to the responsibilities under paragraph (2). 
(b) ARCHITECTURE
COMPONENTS.—The Commander 
shall serve as the sole sponsor and requirements manager for 
the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture and the constituent 
programs of such architecture, as determined by the Com-
mander. 
(c) ORGANIZATION OF PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE.— 
(1) HEAD.— 
(A) REPORTING.—The head of the program 
executive 
office 
established 
under 
subsection 
(a)(1)(A) shall report to the Command Acquisition 
Executive of the United States Cyber Command. 
(B) ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT.—In addition to 
the oversight of the head of the program executive 
office provided by the Command Acquisition Execu-
tive under subparagraph (A), the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi-
neering, and the Principal Cyber Advisor of the De-
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partment of Defense shall provide oversight of the 
head. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The head of the program 
executive office shall— 
(A) exercise central technical authority for the 
Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture; 
(B) manage and provide oversight of the imple-
mentation and integration of the Architecture; and 
(C) provide direction to subordinate program 
offices, as determined appropriate by the Com-
mander. 
(d) PERSONNEL.— 
(1) NECESSARY
POSITIONS.—The Commander of 
the United States Cyber Command shall ensure that the 
program executive office or any subordinate program 
management office established pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1) includes in the staff of the respective office a chief 
architect, a systems engineer, and a chief talent officer 
to— 
(A) develop a mission-driven Joint Cyber 
Warfighting Architecture optimized for execution of 
missions of the United States Cyber Command; 
(B) ensure the office is properly and effectively 
staffed; and
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(C) advise the head of the office with respect 
to the execution of— 
(i) the central technical authority for the 
Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture; 
(ii) the management of the implementa-
tion and integration of the Joint Cyber 
Warfighting Architecture; and 
(iii) technical direction provided to subor-
dinates responsible for individual Joint Cyber 
Warfighting Architecture programs. 
(2) STAFFING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Commander of the United 
States Cyber Command, shall ensure that the of-
fices established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are 
appropriately staffed with expert talent, including 
from the following organizations, as appropriate: 
(i) The headquarters staff of the United 
States Cyber Command, the Cyber National 
Mission Force, the Joint Force Headquarters- 
Cyber, and the Cyber Mission Force. 
(ii) The Capabilities Directorate of the 
National Security Agency. 
(iii) The military departments.
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(iv) The Cyber Capabilities Support Office 
of the Air Force. 
(v) The Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency. 
(vi) The Strategic Capabilities Office. 
(vii) Research laboratories of the military 
departments. 
(viii) The Defense Information Systems 
Agency. 
(B) TECHNICAL TALENT.—In addition to the 
requirement under subparagraph (A), to support 
the permanent staffing of the offices established 
pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the Commander of 
the United States Cyber Command shall ensure 
that the offices deliberately hire and use technical 
talent resident in the defense industrial base, com-
mercial technology industry, federally funded re-
search and development centers, university affiliated 
research centers, and the rest of the Federal Gov-
ernment. 
(e) BUDGET
EXECUTION
CONTROL.—The Secretary 
shall provide to the United States Cyber Command the re-
sources necessary to support the program executive office es-
tablished under subsection (a)(1)(A) and the Commander of 
the United States Cyber Command shall exercise budget exe-
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cution control over component programs of the Joint Cyber 
Warfighting Architecture that are subject to the responsibil-
ities assigned to the Commander by section 1507 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub-
lic Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 167b note). 
(f) CONSTELLATION PROGRAM.—The Director of the 
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the head of 
the program executive office established under subsection 
(a)(1)(A) shall plan and carry out the Constellation program 
by entering into transactions under section 4021 of title 10, 
United States Code. In carrying out the preceding sentence, 
the Secretary shall establish an effective framework and pipe-
line system for maturing cyber operations-relevant tech-
nologies developed by the Agency, integrating the technologies 
into Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture capabilities, and 
transitioning the technologies into operational use by the 
United States Cyber Command. 
(g) TRANSITION.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordi-
nation with the Commander of the United States Cyber Com-
mand, shall transition responsibilities for the management 
and execution of Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture pro-
grams from the military departments to the offices estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a)(1) by the earlier of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The date on which—
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(A) the offices are appropriately staffed and 
resourced; and 
(B) the Commander determines that the tran-
sition is appropriate. 
(2) The date that is five years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(h) REVIEW.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Commander of the 
United States Cyber Command, in coordination with the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, 
the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense, 
the Secretaries of the military departments, the Director of 
the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the Di-
rector of the National Security Agency, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees an integrated review of the 
Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture and all other capabili-
ties required for the execution of the missions of the United 
States Cyber Command to determine the following: 
(1) The extent to which capabilities of the United 
States Cyber Command and the National Security Agen-
cy should be joint, mutually available, integrated, or 
interoperable. 
(2) Whether each of the Joint Cyber Warfighting 
Architecture capabilities has been effectively designed
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and architected to enable each of the missions of the 
United States Cyber Command. 
(3) How the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture 
will support defense of the Department of Defense Infor-
mation Network and its relation to existing datasets, 
sensors, tools, firewalls, and capabilities deployed at each 
echelon of the Department of Defense Information Net-
work. 
(4) What data, capabilities, and technologies exter-
nal to the current Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture 
programs, as of the date of the review, should be ac-
quired as part of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architec-
ture and under the control of the offices established pur-
suant to subsection (a)(1). 
(5) What mission-specific data, capabilities, and 
technologies external to the current Joint Cyber 
Warfighting Architecture programs should integrate with 
or be interoperable with the Joint Cyber Warfighting Ar-
chitecture system of systems. 
(6) The organization and staffing of such offices, 
including— 
(A) whether the program executive office 
should be responsible for overseeing the acquisition 
of the cyber operations capabilities of the United
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States Cyber Command generally or the Joint 
Cyber Warfighting Architecture specifically; 
(B) what subordinate program management of-
fices should be established under the program exec-
utive office; 
(C) whether the Joint Cyber Warfighting Ar-
chitecture programs should be consolidated within a 
single program management office; and 
(D) which personnel should be appointed to 
such offices pursuant to subsection (d)(1). 
(7) The timeline for the execution of the transition 
under subsection (g). 
(8) The acquisition strategy of the Department for 
procuring the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture and 
related capabilities, including relevant enterprise stra-
tegic initiatives and contracting strategies. 
(9) The responsibilities of the United States Cyber 
Command J2, J3, J5, J6, J8, and J9 in acquiring, au-
thorizing, and managing cyber capabilities. 
(10) The physical locations of the offices established 
pursuant to subsection (a)(1). 
(i) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 540 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the 
Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall joint-
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ly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing 
on the status of the implementation of this section. 
(j) REPEAL.—Section 1645 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 
U.S.C. 4571 note prec.) is repealed. 
(k) JOINT CYBER WARFIGHTING ARCHITECTURE DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Joint Cyber Warfighting 
Architecture’’ means the range of joint cyber warfighting sys-
tems and capabilities that support the full spectrum of mili-
tary cyber operations, as designated by the Commander of 
the United States Cyber Command, and includes any such 
successor effort. 
SEC. 1510. INTEGRATED NON-KINETIC FORCE DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) FORCE DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish forces, capabilities, and information support to 
enable the delivery of non-kinetic effects that provide in-
creased survivability and effectiveness of military forces 
within a defense planning scenario. 
(2) FORCE
PLANNING.—To support the develop-
ment of the forces, capabilities, and information support 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish a 
force planning activity to identify and define the relevant 
forces, capabilities, and information support required to 
develop and deliver non-kinetic effects within a defense
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planning scenario. The Secretary shall ensure that the 
force planning activity identifies— 
(A) desired operational effects within such sce-
nario; 
(B) the gaps that limit the ability to access im-
portant targets, the development of capabilities, the 
conduct of mission planning, and the execution of 
operations to deliver such effects; 
(C) the collection systems, analytic expertise 
and capacity, analytic tools and processes, foreign 
materiel, and product lines required to support de-
velopment and delivery of such effects; 
(D) the forces required to deliver such effects, 
including associated doctrine, training, expertise, or-
ganization, authorities, and command and control 
arrangements; and 
(E) the cyber, electronic warfare, sensing, and 
communications capabilities, and delivery platforms 
and mechanisms, required to achieve such effects 
and the extent to which such capabilities, platforms, 
and mechanisms should be integrated with each 
other. 
(3) INITIAL
ORGANIZATION
STRUCTURE.—During 
an initial period of not less than 24 months, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall
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organize the force planning activity established under 
paragraph (2). The Under Secretary shall designate a 
planning official from the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Research and Engineering to lead development and 
execution of the force planning activity, in coordination 
with staff designated by the Director of the Joint Staff 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The designated planning of-
ficial shall select a lead technical director. After such ini-
tial period, the Secretary may re-assign the force plan-
ning activity to another organization under different 
leadership. 
(4) PLAN FOR FOLLOW-ON ACTIVITIES.—Not later 
than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a plan for follow-on activities regarding 
the delivery of non-kinetic effects described in paragraph 
(1). The Secretary shall ensure the plan— 
(A) includes the identification of dedicated re-
sources to be controlled by the designated planning 
official described in paragraph (3) and an approach 
under which the planning official apportions such 
resources across the Department of Defense to es-
tablish, augment, and accelerate new and ongoing 
activities described in paragraph (1) and sub-
sections (b), (c), and (d); and
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(B) identifies— 
(i) a dedicated program element for non- 
kinetic force development; 
(ii) the suitability of the mission manage-
ment authorities established through the pilot 
program under section 871 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
(Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 191 note); 
(iii) the utility of using joint capability 
technology demonstrations to drive proto-
typing, experimentation, and technical integra-
tion of non-kinetic capabilities; 
(iv) how the Rapid Defense Experimen-
tation Reserve might drive prototyping, experi-
mentation, and technical integration of non-ki-
netic capabilities; and 
(v) alignment with other experimentation 
activities with the appropriate combatant com-
mands. 
(5) IMPLEMENTATION.—During the initial period 
specified in paragraph (3), the designated planning offi-
cial described in such paragraph shall report directly to 
the Deputy Secretary of Defense, to whom the official 
shall provide updates and recommendations not less fre-
quently than quarterly. The Secretary shall ensure that
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the force planning activity established under paragraph 
(2) is supported by representatives from the military 
services, relevant combatant commands, the Strategic 
Capabilities Office, the Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency, and other elements within the Depart-
ment of Defense, as appropriate. 
(b) FORCES.—In order to generate the forces identified 
in subsection (a)(2)(D), the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) through the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments and the heads of other Department of Defense 
components, as appropriate, establish appropriate forces 
and accompanying doctrine, training, and tradecraft; 
(2) acting through the Vice Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, serving as the Chairman of the Joint Re-
quirements Oversight Council, ensure that appropriate 
requirements exist to guide the development and fielding 
of forces and means to deliver non-kinetic effects within 
a defense planning scenario; 
(3) through the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff and the combatant commands, establish 
appropriate command and control structures and rela-
tionships governing such forces; and 
(4) determine the appropriate responsibilities of—
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(A) Cyber Mission Force of the United States 
Cyber Command; 
(B) cyber, electronic warfare, and space forces 
provided to other combatant commands; and 
(C) other operational entities within the De-
partment of Defense in delivering non-kinetic ef-
fects. 
(c) CAPABILITIES.—In order to develop the capabilities 
identified in subsection (a)(2)(E), the Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Director of the Defense Advanced Re-
search Projects Agency, the Director of the Strategic Capa-
bilities Office, the Secretaries of the military departments, 
and the heads of other elements of the Department of De-
fense, shall develop the capabilities required for the delivery 
of non-kinetic effects within a defense planning scenario. 
(d) POLICY.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and in coordina-
tion with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall de-
velop policy governing the delivery of non-kinetic effects with-
in a defense planning scenario. 
(e) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on 
the status of the implementation of this section.
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(f) NON-KINETIC EFFECTS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘non-kinetic effects’’ means effects achieved through 
radio-frequency transmission of integrated cyber and elec-
tronic warfare techniques and other related and supporting 
technical measures. 
SEC. 1511. PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the event that the President deter-
mines that there is an active, systematic, and ongoing cam-
paign of attacks in cyberspace by a foreign power against the 
Government or the critical infrastructure of the United 
States, the President may authorize the Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Commander of the United States Cyber 
Command, to conduct military cyber activities or operations 
pursuant to section 394 of title 10, United States Code, in 
foreign cyberspace to deter, safeguard, or defend against such 
attacks. 
(b) AFFIRMATION OF SCOPE OF CYBER ACTIVITIES OR 
OPERATIONS.—Congress affirms that the cyber activities or 
operations referred to in subsection (a), when appropriately 
authorized, shall be conducted consistent with section 394 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(c) DEFINITION
OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in subsection (e) of the Critical Infra-
structure Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
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SEC. 1512. BUDGET DISPLAY FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC MOD-
ERNIZATION ACTIVITIES FOR CERTAIN SYSTEMS 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) DISPLAY REQUIRED.—Beginning with fiscal year 
2024, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of 
Defense shall include with the budget justification materials 
submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the De-
partment of Defense for that fiscal year (as submitted with 
the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code) a consolidated cryptographic moderniza-
tion budget justification display for each Department of De-
fense system or asset that is protected by cryptography and 
subject to certification by the National Security Agency (in 
this section, referred to as ‘‘covered items’’). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each display included under subsection 
(a) for a fiscal year shall include the following: 
(1) 
CRYPTOGRAPHIC
MODERNIZATION
ACTIVI-
TIES.—(A) Whether, in accordance with the schedule es-
tablished under section 153(a) of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 142 
note), the cryptographic modernization for each covered 
item is pending, in progress, complete, or, pursuant to 
paragraph (2) of such section, extended. 
(B) The funding required for the covered fiscal year 
and for each subsequent fiscal year of the Future Years
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Defense Program to complete the pending or in progress 
cryptographic modernization by the required replacement 
date of each covered item. 
(C)(i) A description of deviations between the fund-
ing annually required to complete the modernization 
prior to the required replacement date and the funding 
requested and planned within the Future Years Defense 
Program. 
(ii) An explanation— 
(I) justifying the deviations; and 
(II) of whether or how any delays resulting 
from a deviation shall be overcome to meet the re-
quired replacement date. 
(D) A description of operational or security risks 
resulting from each deviation from the modernization 
schedule required to meet replacement dates, including a 
current intelligence assessment of adversary progress on 
exploiting the covered item. 
(E) For any covered item that remains in service 
past its required replacement date, a description of the 
number of times the covered item has been extended and 
the circumstances attending each such extension. 
(2) 
MITIGATION
ACTIVITIES
FOR
COVERED 
ITEMS.—(A) Whether activities to mitigate the risks as-
sociated with projected failure to replace a covered item
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by the required replacement date are planned, in 
progress, or complete. 
(B) The funding required for the covered fiscal year 
and for each subsequent fiscal year for required mitiga-
tion activities to complete any planned, pending, or in 
progress mitigation activities for a covered item. 
(C) A description of the activities planned in the 
covered fiscal year and each subsequent fiscal year to 
complete mitigation activities and an explanation of the 
efficacy of the mitigations. 
(c) FORM.—The display required by subsection (a) shall 
be included in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 1513. ESTABLISHING PROJECTS FOR DATA MANAGEMENT, 
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND DIGITAL SOLU-
TIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PRIORITY
PROJECTS.—The 
Deputy Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) establish priority enterprise projects for data 
management, artificial intelligence, and digital solutions 
for both business efficiency and warfighting capabilities 
intended to accelerate decision advantage; and 
(2) assign responsibilities for execution and funding 
of the projects established under paragraph (1).
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(b) ACTIONS REQUIRED.—To ensure implementation of 
the priority projects of the Deputy Secretary of Defense 
under subsection (a), and to instill data science and tech-
nology as a core discipline in the Department of Defense, the 
Deputy Secretary shall— 
(1) hold the heads of components accountable for— 
(A) making their component’s data available 
for use pursuant to the memorandum of the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense dated May 5, 2021, and titled 
‘‘Creating Data Advantage’’, in accordance with 
plans developed and approved by the head of the 
component and the Deputy Secretary; 
(B) developing, implementing, and reporting 
measurable actions to acquire, preserve, and grow 
the population of government and contractor per-
sonnel with expertise in data management, artificial 
intelligence, and digital solutions; 
(C) making their components use data man-
agement practices, analytics processes, enterprise 
cloud computing environments, and operational test 
environments that are made available and specifi-
cally approved by the head of the component and 
the Deputy Secretary; 
(D) identifying and reporting on an annual 
basis for Deputy Secretary approval those ongoing
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programs and activities and new initiatives within 
their components to which the component head de-
termines should be applied advanced analytics, dig-
ital technology, and artificial intelligence; and 
(E) developing and implementing cybersecurity 
and artificial intelligence security solutions, includ-
ing preventative and mitigative technical solutions, 
red team assessments, to protect artificial intel-
ligence systems, data, development processes, and 
applications from adversary actions; 
(2) require the Chief Digital and Artificial Intel-
ligence Officer, in coordination with the heads of compo-
nents, to develop and report on an actionable plan for 
the Deputy Secretary to reform the technologies, poli-
cies, and processes used to support accreditation and au-
thority to operate decisions to enable rapid deployment 
into operational environments of newly developed govern-
ment, contractor, and commercial data management, ar-
tificial intelligence, and digital solutions software; 
(3) require the Under Secretary of Defense for Per-
sonnel and Readiness, in coordination with the Chief 
Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer and heads of 
components to define and establish career paths, work 
roles, and occupational specialties for civilian and mili-
tary personnel in the fields of data management, artifi-
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cial intelligence, and digital solutions for the Deputy 
Secretary’s approval; and 
(4) establish a Departmental management reform 
goal for adoption and integration artificial intelligence or 
machine learning into business and warfighting proc-
esses, including the tracking of metrics, milestones, and 
initiatives to measure the progress of the Department in 
meeting that goal. 
(c) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter until December 31, 2025, the Deputy Secretary 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a brief-
ing on directives issued by the Deputy Secretary to imple-
ment the requirements of this section and the status of imple-
mentation actions. 
(d) COMPONENT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘component’’ means a military department, a combatant 
command, or a Defense Agency of the Department of De-
fense. 
SEC. 1514. OPERATIONAL TESTING FOR COMMERCIAL CYBER-
SECURITY CAPABILITIES. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION OF PLANS.—Not 
later than February 1, 2024, the Chief Information Officer 
of the Department of Defense and the Chief Information Of-
ficers of the military departments shall develop and submit
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plans described in subsection (b) to the Director of Oper-
ational Test and Evaluation who may approve the implemen-
tation of the plans pursuant to subsection (c). 
(b) PLANS DESCRIBED.—The plans described in this 
subsection are plans that— 
(1) ensure covered cybersecurity capabilities are ap-
propriately tested, evaluated, and proven operationally 
effective, suitable, and survivable prior to operation on 
a Department of Defense network; and 
(2) specify how test results will be expeditiously 
provided to the Director of Operational Test and Eval-
uation. 
(c) ASSESSMENT.—In reviewing the plans submitted 
under subsection (a), the Director of Operational Test and 
Evaluation shall conduct an assessment that includes consid-
eration of the following: 
(1) Threat-realistic operational testing, including 
representative environments, variation of operational 
conditions, and inclusion of a realistic opposing force. 
(2) The use of Department of Defense cyber red 
teams, as well as any enabling contract language re-
quired to permit threat-representative red team assess-
ments. 
(3) Collaboration with the personnel using the com-
mercial cybersecurity capability regarding the results of
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the testing to improve operators’ ability to recognize and 
defend against cyberattacks. 
(4) The extent to which additional resources may be 
needed to remediate any shortfalls in capability to make 
the commercial cybersecurity capability effective, suit-
able, and cyber survivable in an operational environment 
of the Department. 
(5) Identification of training requirements, and 
changes to training, sustainment practices, or concepts 
of operation or employment that may be needed to en-
sure the effectiveness, suitability, and cyber survivability 
of the commercial cybersecurity capability. 
(d) POLICIES AND REGULATIONS.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall issue such poli-
cies and guidance and prescribe such regulations as the Sec-
retary determines necessary to carry out this section. 
(e) REPORTS.—Not later than January 31, 2025, and 
not less frequently than annually thereafter until January 31, 
2030, the Director shall include in each annual report re-
quired by section 139(h) of title 10, United States Code, the 
following: 
(1) The status of the plans developed under sub-
section (a). 
(2) The number and type of test and evaluation 
events completed in the past year for such plans,
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disaggregated by component of the Department, and in-
cluding resources devoted to each event. 
(3) The results from such test and evaluation 
events, including any resource shortfalls affecting the 
number of commercial cybersecurity capabilities that 
could be assessed. 
(4) A summary of identified categories of common 
gaps and shortfalls found during testing. 
(5) The extent to which entities responsible for de-
veloping and testing commercial cybersecurity capabili-
ties have responded to recommendations made by the Di-
rector in an effort to gain favorable determinations. 
(6) Any identified lessons learned that would impact 
training, sustainment, or concepts of operation or em-
ployment decisions relating to the assessed commercial 
cybersecurity capabilities. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered cy-
bersecurity capabilities’’ means any of the following: 
(1) Commercial products (as defined in section 103 
of title 41, United States Code) acquired and deployed 
by the Department of Defense to satisfy the cybersecu-
rity requirements of one or more Department compo-
nents. 
(2) Commercially available off-the-shelf items (as 
defined in section 104 of title 41, United States Code)
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acquired and deployed by the Department of Defense to 
satisfy the cybersecurity requirements of one or more 
Department components. 
(3) Noncommercial items acquired through the 
Adaptive Acquisition Framework and deployed by the 
Department of Defense to satisfy the cybersecurity re-
quirements of one or more Department components. 
Subtitle B—Information Operations 
SEC. 1521. REQUIREMENT TO NOTIFY CHIEF OF MISSION OF 
MILITARY OPERATION IN THE INFORMATION EN-
VIRONMENT. 
Chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
by section 1551, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section (and conforming the table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter accordingly): 
‘‘§ 399. Notifications relating to military operations in the 
information environment: requirement to no-
tify Chief of Mission 
‘‘The Secretary may not authorize a military operation 
in the information environment under this title intended to 
cause an effect in a country unless the Secretary fully in-
forms the chief of mission for that country under section 207 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927) of the 
planned operation.’’.
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SEC. 1522. ASSESSMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE INFORMATION AND INFLUENCE OP-
ERATIONS CONDUCTED THROUGH CYBERSPACE. 
(a) ASSESSMENT AND PLAN.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Principal In-
formation Operations Advisor and the Principal Cyber Advi-
sor to the Secretary of Defense shall complete both an assess-
ment and an optimization plan for information and influence 
operations conducted through cyberspace. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An inventory of the components of the Depart-
ment of Defense conducting information and influence 
operations conducted through cyberspace. 
(2) An examination of sufficiency of resources allo-
cated for information and influence operations conducted 
through cyberspace. 
(3) An evaluation of the command and control, 
oversight, and management of matters related to infor-
mation and influence operations conducted through 
cyberspace across the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
and the Joint Staff. 
(4) An evaluation of the existing execution, coordi-
nation, synchronization, deconfliction, and consultative 
procedures and mechanisms for information and influ-
ence operations conducted through cyberspace.
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(5) Any other matters determined relevant by the 
Principal Information Operations Advisor and the Prin-
cipal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense. 
(c) OPTIMIZATION PLAN.—The optimization plan under 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Actions that the Department will implement to 
improve the execution, coordination, synchronization, 
deconfliction, and consultative procedures and mecha-
nisms for information and influence operations con-
ducted through cyberspace. 
(2) An evaluation of potential organizational 
changes required to optimize information and influence 
operations conducted through cyberspace. 
(3) Any other matters determined relevant by the 
Principal Information Operations Advisor and the Prin-
cipal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense. 
(d) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 30 days after com-
pleting the assessment and optimization plan under sub-
section (a), the Principal Information Operations Advisor and 
the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on 
the assessment and plan. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which the briefing is provided under subsection
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(d), the Secretary of Defense shall implement the optimiza-
tion plan under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1523. JOINT INFORMATION OPERATIONS COURSE. 
(a) JOINT INFORMATION OPERATIONS COURSE.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall develop and provide to members 
of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space 
Force a course to prepare the members to plan and conduct 
information operations in a joint environment pursuant to 
title 10, United States Code. Such course shall include— 
(1) standardized qualifications and procedures to 
enable the joint and synchronized employment of infor-
mation-related capabilities in the information environ-
ment; 
(2) joint methods to implement information oper-
ations in a battlefield environment under any ground 
force chain of command; and 
(3) a curriculum covering applicable assets, core in-
formation operations concepts, integration of effects with 
a specific focus on information-related effects, oper-
ational methodology, multi-dimensional targeting space, 
other information-related capabilities defined by gov-
erning policy, instruction, publications, and doctrine, and 
any other topics or areas determined necessary by the 
Secretary.
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(b) CONSIDERATION OF ONGOING EFFORTS.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that the course under subsection (a) is de-
veloped in light of the information operations posture review, 
gap analysis, strategy update, and designation of a Joint 
Force Trainer, occurring as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(c) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—Subsequent to the develop-
ment of the course under subsection (a), on a semiannual 
basis through January 1, 2028, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the course. 
Each report shall include, with respect to the period covered 
by the report— 
(1) the number of members described in subsection 
(a) who attended the course; and 
(2) an assessment of the value of the course in— 
(A) conducting joint operations in the informa-
tion environment; and 
(B) the synchronized employment of informa-
tion-related capabilities in the information environ-
ment. 
SEC. 1524. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS 
UNTIL 
SUBMISSION 
OF 
JOINT 
LEXICON 
FOR 
TERMS RELATED TO INFORMATION OPERATIONS. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for operation
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and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the Office 
of the Secretary of Defense for the travel of persons, not 
more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the 
date on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate the joint lexicon for terms related to information oper-
ations required by section 1631(g)(1)(D) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 
116–92; 10 U.S.C. 397 note). 
SEC. 1525. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING 
SUBMITTAL 
OF 
INFORMATION 
OPERATIONS 
STRATEGY AND POSTURE REVIEW. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for operation 
and maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Office of the Sec-
retary of Defense for the travel of persons, not more than 75 
percent may be obligated or expended until the date that is 
15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives the information operations 
strategy and posture review, including the designation of In-
formation Operations Force Providers and Information Oper-
ations Joint Force Trainers for the Department of Defense, 
as required by section 1631(g) of the National Defense Au-
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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 
U.S.C. 397 note). 
SEC. 1526. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS 
UNTIL SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENTS RELATING 
TO CYBERSECURITY OF THE DEFENSE INDUS-
TRIAL BASE. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2023 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and avail-
able for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 
75 percent may be obligated or expended until the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense— 
(1) conducts the assessments under subsection (b); 
and 
(2) provides to the congressional defense commit-
tees the briefing under subsection (c). 
(b) ASSESSMENTS.—The Deputy Secretary shall conduct 
the following assessments: 
(1) An assessment of the framework for cybersecu-
rity of the defense industrial base required by section 
1648 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2224 
note) to determine whether—
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(A) the current framework and plans for de-
fense industrial base cybersecurity are sufficient; 
and 
(B) alternative or additional courses of action 
should be considered or adopted, including— 
(i) establishing a secure software develop-
ment environment in a cloud environment in-
side the cybersecurity perimeter of the Depart-
ment for contractors to perform their develop-
ment work; 
(ii) establishing a secure cloud environ-
ment through which contractors may access 
the data of the Department needed for their 
contract work; 
(iii) enabling contractors to access cyber-
security-as-a-service offerings, including cyber-
security services provided by the Department; 
(iv) limiting the amount of program infor-
mation held at tiers of subcontractors to that 
which is necessary for contract performance; 
and 
(v) mechanisms and processes to ration-
alize and integrate the many separately man-
aged defense industrial base cybersecurity pro-
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grams and activities conducted across the De-
partment of Defense. 
(2) An assessment of past and future planned ac-
tivities of the Department of Defense in furtherance of 
section 1724 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2224), including a de-
tailed review of roles and responsibilities, and supporting 
instructions and policy documents, for the Principal 
Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense, the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, 
and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and 
Security, and the Under Secretary of Defense (Comp-
troller). 
(c) BRIEFING.—The Deputy Secretary shall provide to 
the congressional defense committees a briefing on the assess-
ments conducted under subsection (b) and any decisions of 
and directions by the Deputy Secretary for improving the cy-
bersecurity of the defense industrial base. 
Subtitle C—Personnel 
SEC. 1531. CYBER OPERATIONS-PECULIAR AWARDS. 
Chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after section 1124 the following new section:
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‘‘§ 1124a. Cyber operations-peculiar awards 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretaries of the military departments may authorize the 
payment of a cash award to, and incur necessary expense for 
the honorary recognition of, a member of the covered armed 
forces whose novel actions, invention, or technical achieve-
ment enables or ensures operational outcomes in or through 
cyberspace against threats to national security. 
‘‘(b) ACTIONS DURING SERVICE.—An award under this 
section may be paid notwithstanding the member’s death, 
separation, or retirement from the covered armed forces. 
However, the novel action, invention, or technical achievement 
forming the basis for the award must have been made while 
the member was on active duty or in an active reserve status 
and not otherwise eligible for an award under chapter 45 of 
title 5. 
‘‘(c) PAYMENT.—Awards to, and expenses for the hon-
orary recognition of, members of the covered armed forces 
under this section may be paid from— 
‘‘(1) the funds or appropriations available to the ac-
tivity primarily benefiting from the novel action, inven-
tion, or technical achievement; or 
‘‘(2) the several funds or appropriations of the var-
ious activities benefiting from the novel action, invention, 
or technical achievement.
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‘‘(d) AMOUNTS.—The total amount of the award, or 
awards, made under this section for a novel action, invention, 
or technical achievement may not exceed $2,500, regardless 
of the number of persons who may be entitled to share there-
in. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—Awards under this section shall be 
made under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense or by the Secretaries of the military departments. 
‘‘(f) COVERED ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘covered armed forces’ means the Army, Navy, 
Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.’’. 
SEC. 1532. ESTABLISHMENT OF CYBER OPERATIONS DESIG-
NATOR AND RATING FOR THE NAVY. 
(a) MILITARY CAREER FIELD.— 
(1) OFFICERS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Navy, in coordination with the Chief of Naval Oper-
ations, shall establish a cyber warfare operations desig-
nator for officers (including an intended billet base, 
functions, and training pipeline), which shall be a sepa-
rate designator from the cryptologic warfare officer des-
ignator. 
(2) ENLISTED.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in co-
ordination with the Chief, shall establish a cyber warfare
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rating for enlisted personnel (including an intended billet 
base, functions, and training pipeline), which shall be a 
separate rating from the cryptologic technician enlisted 
rating. 
(3) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Chief, shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate an implementation plan to carry out paragraphs 
(1) and (2). 
(b) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) DEADLINE.—Except as provided by paragraphs 
(2) and (3), the Secretary shall ensure that, beginning 
October 1, 2025, members of the Navy assigned to the 
cyber mission force shall be qualified with either the des-
ignator or rating established under subsection (a), as the 
case may be. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The requirement under para-
graph (1) shall not apply to— 
(A) a member of the Navy who is assigned to 
the cyber mission force under orders issued before 
October 1, 2025; or 
(B) a position whose primary function is the 
provision of intelligence, foreign language, or ad-
ministrative support to the cyber mission force.
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(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive, on a case- 
by-case basis, the requirement under paragraph (1), ex-
cept that the total number of such waivers made during 
a fiscal year may not exceed 10 percent of the total 
number of members of the Navy assigned to the cyber 
mission force (not counting members assigned to a posi-
tion described in paragraph (2)(B)). 
(c) RESERVE MATTERS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in co-
ordination with the Chief, shall direct the Chief of Navy Re-
serve to establish, and retain, a cadre of members of the 
Navy Reserve with the designator and rating established 
under subsection (a). 
(d) OFFICER QUALIFICATIONS
AND TRAINING.—The 
Secretary, in coordination with the Chief of Naval Operations 
and in consultation with the Commander of the United States 
Cyber Command, shall ensure that the designator established 
under subsection (a)(1) includes the development and execu-
tion of a training curriculum and qualification standards 
commensurate with those of the cyber officers of the Army 
and the Air Force. 
(e) COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, acting through the Principal Cyber Advisor of the 
Navy, shall submit to the congressional defense committees,
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and provide to such committees a briefing on, the findings of 
a study on whether the designator and rating established 
under subsection (a), along with the Maritime Space Officer 
and the Cyberspace Warfare Engineer, should continue to be 
considered part of the information warfare community. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives and Senate a report certifying that the following actions 
have been carried out or are in the process of being com-
pleted (including detailed explanations): 
(1) An identification by the Chief of Naval Oper-
ations of the resource manager within the Office of the 
Chief of Naval Operations for the designator and rating 
established under subsection (a). 
(2) An identification by the Chief of the type com-
mand at United States Fleet Forces Command respon-
sible for manning and training the designator and rating 
established under subsection (a). 
(3) An inventory of those billets within the Cyber 
Mission Force, or any other service or joint assignment 
that requires personnel (both officer and enlisted) to 
conduct operations through cyberspace.
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(4) An inventory and position description of the 
those positions within the Cyber Mission Force that have 
been identified under subsection (b)(2)(B). 
(5) A funding profile detailing the complete costs 
associated with the designator and rating established 
under subsection (a), including costs associated with 
meeting the training requirements of the United States 
Cyber Command for the period covered by the most re-
cent future-years defense program submitted to Con-
gress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code. 
(6) An inventory of all flag officer positions at joint 
and naval components and commands conducting or 
managing cyberspace operations and activities, including 
with respect to— 
(A) the United States Cyber Command; 
(B) the Fleet Cyber Command; 
(C) Joint Forces Headquarters-Cyber, Navy; 
(D) 10th Fleet; 
(E) the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for 
Information Warfare and the Director of Naval In-
telligence; and 
(F) Naval Information Forces. 
(7) An update to the plan required under subsection 
(a)(3), including timelines and procedures, for filling the
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positions within the cyber mission force for which the 
Secretary is responsible. 
(8) Any anticipated changes to the end-strength of 
the Navy by reason of establishing the designator and 
rating under subsection (a). 
(9) The implementation of the designator and rat-
ing established under subsection (a) within the Navy Re-
serve. 
(10) The development and execution of the training 
curriculum and qualification standards under subsection 
(d). 
(g) LEADERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that flag officers with the cyber warfare operations 
designator established under subsection (a) are primarily em-
ployed in billets identified under subsection (f)(6). 
(h) DETERMINATION BY CYBER COMMAND.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits 
the report under subsection (f), the Commander of the 
United States Cyber Command shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 
Senate a determination with respect to whether the matters 
contained in the report satisfy the requirements of the United 
States Cyber Command.
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SEC. 1533. TOTAL FORCE GENERATION FOR THE CYBERSPACE 
OPERATIONS FORCES. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than June 1, 2024, 
the Secretary of Defense shall complete a study on the 
responsibilities of the military services for organizing, 
training, and presenting the total force to United States 
Cyber Command. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study under paragraph (1) 
shall assess the following: 
(A) Which military services should man, train, 
equip, and organize the forces necessary to execute 
the functions and missions of the Cyber Mission 
Force and the Cyberspace Operations Forces for as-
signment, allocation, and apportionment to, or 
under the directive authority of, the United States 
Cyber Command. 
(B) The sufficiency of the military service ac-
cession and training model to provide forces to the 
Cyberspace Operations Forces and the sufficiency of 
the accessions and personnel resourcing of the sup-
porting command and control staffs necessary as a 
component to the United States Cyber Command. 
(C) The organization of the Cyber Mission 
Forces and whether the total forces or elements of
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the forces function best as a collection of inde-
pendent teams or through a different model. 
(D) How to correct chronic shortages of pro-
ficient personnel in key work roles. 
(E) The need for additional work roles or skills 
to enable effective infrastructure management and 
generate access to targets. 
(F) What unique or training-intensive expertise 
is required for each of the work roles identified in 
subparagraph (E) and whether native talents to 
master unique and training-intensive work roles can 
be identified and how personnel with those talents 
can be developed, retained, and employed across the 
active and reserve components. 
(G) The appropriate pay scales, rotation or 
force management policies, career paths and pro-
gression, expertise-based grading, talent manage-
ment practices, and training for each of those work 
roles, given expected operational requirements. 
(H) Whether a single military service should be 
responsible for basic, intermediate, and advanced 
training for the Cyber Mission Force. 
(I) The level of training required before an in-
dividual should be assigned, allocated, or appor-
tioned to the United States Cyber Command.
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(J) Whether or how the duties of the Director 
of the National Security Agency and the duties of 
the Commander of United States Cyber Command, 
resting with a single individual, enable each respec-
tive organization, and whether technical directors 
and intelligence experts of the National Security 
Agency should serve rotations in the Cyber Mission 
Force. 
(K) How nonmilitary personnel, such as civil-
ian government employees, contracted experts, com-
mercial partners, and domain or technology-specific 
experts in industry or the intelligence community 
can serve in, augment, or support Cyber Mission 
Force teams. 
(L) What work roles in the Cyberspace Oper-
ations Forces can only be filled by military per-
sonnel, which work roles can be filled by civilian 
employees or contractors, and which work roles 
should be filled partially or fully by civilians due to 
the need for longevity of service to achieve required 
skill levels or retention rates. 
(M) How specialized cyber experience, devel-
oped and maintained in the reserve component, can 
be more effectively leveraged to support the Cyber-
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space Operations Forces through innovative force 
generation models. 
(N) Whether the Department of Defense 
should create a separate service to perform the 
functions and missions currently performed by 
Cyber Mission Force units generated by multiple 
military services. 
(O) Whether the Department of Defense is 
maximizing partnerships with industry and other 
nontraditional sources of expertise and capacity in 
the areas of critical infrastructure protection and 
information sharing. 
(P) Whether the Defense Readiness Reporting 
System of the Department of Defense is sufficient 
to capture Cyber Mission Force readiness metrics. 
(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—The study required by 
paragraph (1) shall consider existing models for total 
force generation practices and programs, as well as non-
traditional and creative alternatives. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 2024, the 
Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense 
and the Commander of the United States Cyber Com-
mand shall submit to the Secretary of Defense one or 
more recommendations, respectively, as to the future
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total force generation model for both the Cyber Mission 
Force and the Cyberspace Operations Forces. 
(2) MATTERS ADDRESSED.—The recommendations 
under paragraph (1) shall address, at a minimum, each 
of the elements identified in subsection (a)(2). 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
A
REVISED
MODEL
RE-
QUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2024, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a revised 
total force generation model for the Cyberspace Oper-
ations Forces. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—In establishing a revised total 
force generation model under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall explicitly determine the following: 
(A) Whether the Navy should no longer be re-
sponsible for developing and presenting forces to 
the United States Cyber Command as part of the 
Cyber Mission Force or Cyberspace Operations 
Forces, 
including 
recommendations 
for 
cor-
responding transfer of responsibilities and associ-
ated resources and personnel for the existing and 
future year programmed Cyberspace Operations 
Forces or Cyber Mission Force resources. 
(B) Whether a single military service should be 
responsible for organizing, training, and equipping
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the Cyberspace Operations Forces, or if different 
services should be responsible for different compo-
nents of the Cyberspace Operations Forces. 
(C) Whether modification of United States 
Cyber Command enhanced budget control authori-
ties are necessary to further improve total force 
generation for Cyberspace Operations Forces. 
(D) Implications of low service retention rates 
for critical roles within the Cyber Mission Force, 
and the mix of actions necessary to correct them, 
including multiple rotations in critical work roles, 
length of service commitments, repeat tours within 
the Cyber Mission Force, retention incentives across 
the entire Cyberspace Operations Forces, and best 
practices for generating the future force. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than June 1, 
2025, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees an implementation plan for effecting the revised 
total force generation model required under subsection (c). 
(e) PROGRESS BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently 
than once every 180 days thereafter until receipt of the plan 
required by subsection (d), the Secretary shall provide the 
congressional defense committees with a briefing on the 
progress made in carrying out this section.
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(f) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that subsections (a) through (c) are carried out with 
consideration to matters relating to the following: 
(1) The cybersecurity service providers, local de-
fenders, and information technology personnel who own, 
operate, and defend the information networks of the De-
partment of Defense. 
(2) Equipping the Cyberspace Operations Forces to 
include infrastructure management. 
(3) Providing intelligence support to the Cyberspace 
Operations Forces. 
(4) The resources, including billets, needed to ac-
count for any recommended changes. 
SEC. 1534. CORRECTING CYBER MISSION FORCE READINESS 
SHORTFALLS. 
(a) PLAN AND BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
and the Secretaries of the military departments shall joint-
ly— 
(1) develop a near-term plan to correct readiness 
shortfalls in the Cyber Mission Forces over the period 
covered by the most recent future-years defense program 
submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, 
United States Code;
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(2) develop recommendations for such legislative ac-
tion as the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman, and the 
Secretaries of the military departments jointly consider 
appropriate to correct the readiness shortfalls described 
in paragraph (1); and 
(3) provide to the congressional defense committees 
a briefing on the plan under paragraph (1) and the rec-
ommendations under paragraph (2). 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the briefing provided under paragraph (3) of sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman shall 
commence implementation of the aspects of the plan devel-
oped under paragraph (1) of such subsection that are not de-
pendent upon legislative action. 
(c) MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—In developing the 
plan under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Defense, the Chairman, and the Secretaries of the military 
departments shall consider and explicitly address through 
analysis the following potential courses of action, singly and 
in combination, to increase the availability of personnel in key 
work roles: 
(1) Determining the correct number of personnel 
necessary to fill key work roles, including the proper 
force mix of civilian, military, and contractor personnel, 
and the means necessary to meet those requirements.
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(2) Employing civilians rather than military per-
sonnel in key work roles. 
(3) Expanding training capacity. 
(4) Modifying or creating new training models. 
(5) Maximizing use of compensation and incentive 
authorities, including increasing bonuses and special 
pays, and alternative compensation mechanisms. 
(6) Modifying career paths and service policies to 
permit consecutive assignments in key work roles with-
out jeopardizing promotion opportunities. 
(7) Increasing service commitments following train-
ing commensurate with the value of the key work role 
training. 
(8) Standardizing compensation models across the 
services. 
(9) Requiring multiple rotations within the Cyber 
Mission Forces for key work roles. 
(10) Adopting and implementing what are known as 
‘‘rank in person’’ policies that enable civilian personnel 
to be promoted on the basis of skills and abilities dem-
onstrated in a given position. 
(11) A review of departmental guidance and proc-
esses consistent with section 167b(d)(2)(A)(x) of title 
10, United States Code, with respect to the authority of 
the Commander of United States Cyber Command to
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monitor the promotions of certain cyber operations 
forces and coordinate with the Secretaries regarding the 
assignment, retention, training, professional military 
education, and special and incentive pays of certain 
cyber operations forces, including— 
(A) the recruiting, retention, professional mili-
tary education, and promotion of certain cyber op-
erations personnel; 
(B) the sharing of personnel data between the 
military departments and the United States Cyber 
Command; and 
(C) structures, departmental guidance, and 
processes developed between the military depart-
ments and the United States Special Operations 
Command with respect to the authority of the Com-
mander of the United States Special Operations 
Command described in section 167(e)(2)(J) of title 
10, United States Code, that could be used as a 
model for the United States Cyber Command. 
(d) KEY WORK ROLES DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘key work roles’’ means work roles that consist of ac-
cess development, tool development, and exploitation analysis. 
SEC. 1535. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CYBER AND DIGITAL 
SERVICE ACADEMY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security 
and the Director of the Office of Personnel and Manage-
ment, shall establish a program to provide financial sup-
port for pursuit of programs of education at institutions 
of high education in covered disciplines. 
(2) COVERED DISCIPLINES.—For purposes of the 
Program, a covered discipline is a discipline that the 
Secretary of Defense determines is critically needed and 
is cyber- or digital technology-related, including the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Computer-related arts and sciences. 
(B) Cyber-related engineering. 
(C) Cyber-related law and policy. 
(D) Applied analytics related sciences, data 
management, and digital engineering, including ar-
tificial intelligence and machine learning. 
(E) Such other disciplines relating to cyber, cy-
bersecurity, digital technology, or supporting func-
tions as the Secretary of Defense considers appro-
priate. 
(3) DESIGNATION.—The program established under 
paragraph (1) shall be known as the ‘‘Department of 
Defense Cyber and Digital Service Academy’’ (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’).
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(b) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
AND COMPONENTS.—The 
Program shall— 
(1) provide scholarships through institutions of 
higher education to students who are enrolled in pro-
grams of education at such institutions leading to de-
grees or specialized program certifications in covered dis-
ciplines; and 
(2) prioritize the placement of scholarship recipients 
fulfilling the post-award employment obligation under 
this section. 
(c) SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS.— 
(1) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—(A) Each scholar-
ship under the Program shall be in such amount as the 
Secretary determines necessary— 
(i) to pay all educational expenses incurred by 
that person, including tuition, fees, cost of books, 
and laboratory expenses, for the pursuit of the pro-
gram of education for which the assistance is pro-
vided under the Program; and 
(ii) to provide a stipend for room and board. 
(B) The Secretary shall ensure that expenses paid 
are limited to those educational expenses normally in-
curred by students at the institution of higher education 
involved.