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H. R. 2670—528 
‘‘§ 20602. Officers: computation of years of service for vol-
untary retirement 
‘‘(a) YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.—For the purpose of determining 
whether an officer of the Space Force may be retired under section 
20601 of this title, the officer’s years of service are computed by 
adding all active service in the armed forces. 
‘‘(b) REFERENCE TO SECTION EXCLUDING SERVICE DURING CER-
TAIN PERIODS.—Section 972(b) of this title excludes from computa-
tion of an officer’s years of service for purposes of this section 
any time identified with respect to that officer under that section. 
‘‘§ 20603. Enlisted members: voluntary retirement for length 
of service 
‘‘(a) TWENTY TO THIRTY YEARS.—Under regulations to be pre-
scribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, an enlisted member 
of the Space Force who has at least 20, but less than 30, years 
of service computed under section 20604 of this title may, upon 
the member’s request, be retired. 
‘‘(b) THIRTY YEARS OR MORE.—An enlisted member of the Space 
Force who has at least 30 years of service computed under section 
20604 of this title shall be retired upon the member’s request. 
‘‘§ 20604. Enlisted members: computation of years of service 
for voluntary retirement 
‘‘(a) YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.—For the purpose of determining 
whether an enlisted member of the Space Force may be retired 
under section 20603 of this title, the member’s years of service 
are computed by adding all active service in the armed forces. 
‘‘(b) REFERENCE TO SECTION EXCLUDING COUNTING OF CERTAIN 
SERVICE REQUIRED TO BE MADE UP.—Time required to be made 
up under section 972(a) of this title may not be counted in com-
puting years of service under subsection (a). 
‘‘§ 20605. Applicability of other provisions of law relating 
to retirement 
‘‘(a) APPLICABILITY TO MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE.—Except 
as specifically provided for by this chapter, the provisions of this 
title specified in subsection (b) apply to members of the Space 
Force as follows: 
‘‘(1) Provisions pertaining to an officer of the Air Force 
shall apply to an officer of the Space Force. 
‘‘(2) Provisions pertaining to an enlisted member of the 
Air Force shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space 
Force. 
‘‘(3) Provisions pertaining to a regular officer shall apply 
to an officer who is on sustained duty in the Space Force. 
‘‘(4) Provisions pertaining to a regular enlisted member 
shall apply to an enlisted member who is on sustained duty 
in the Space Force. 
‘‘(5) Provisions pertaining to a reserve officer shall apply 
to an officer who is in a space force active status but not 
on sustained duty. 
‘‘(6) Provisions pertaining to a reserve enlisted member 
shall apply to an enlisted member who is in a space force 
active status but not on sustained duty. 
‘‘(7) Provisions pertaining to service in a regular component 
shall apply to service on sustained duty.
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tracts, beginning in fiscal year 2024, for advance procure-
ment associated with the Virginia class submarines for 
which authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement 
contract is provided under subsection (a) and for equip-
ment or subsystems associated with the Virginia class sub-
marine program, including procurement of— 
(1) long lead time material; or 
(2) material or equipment in economic order 
quantities when cost savings are achievable. 
(d) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2025 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
(e) LIMITATION
ON TERMINATION LIABILITY.—A 
contract for the construction of Virginia class submarines 
entered into under subsection (a) shall include a clause 
that limits the liability of the United States to the con-
tractor for any termination of the contract. The maximum 
liability of the United States under the clause shall be the 
amount appropriated for the submarines covered by the 
contract regardless of the amount obligated under the con-
tract. 
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(f) VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE DEFINED.—The 
term ‘‘Virginia class submarine’’ means a block VI config-
ured Virginia class submarine. 
SEC. 132. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR MK– 
48 TORPEDOES. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, 
the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more 
multiyear contracts for the procurement of up to 550 MK– 
48 torpedoes. 
(b) PROCUREMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXIST-
ING CONTRACTS.—The torpedoes authorized to be pro-
cured under subsection (a) may be procured as additions 
to existing contracts covering the MK–48 torpedo pro-
gram. 
(c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 
Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more con-
tracts, beginning in fiscal year 2024, for advance procure-
ment associated with the torpedoes for which authoriza-
tion to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is pro-
vided under subsection (a), and for systems and sub-
systems associated with such torpedoes in economic order 
quantities when cost savings are achievable. 
(d) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
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shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2024 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
SEC. 133. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR AUXILIARY PER-
SONNEL LIGHTER PROGRAM. 
(a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Beginning in fiscal 
year 2024, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one 
or more contracts for the procurement of up to six Auxil-
iary Personnel Lighter class vessels and associated mate-
rial. 
(b) LIABILITY.—Any contract entered into under 
subsection (a) shall provide that— 
(1) any obligation of the United States to make 
a payment under the contract is subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations for that purpose; and 
(2) the total liability of the Federal Government 
for termination of the contract shall be limited to 
the total amount of funding obligated to the contract 
at the time of termination. 
SEC. 134. LIMITATION ON UPGRADES TO NACELLES OF MV– 
22 AIRCRAFT PENDING CERTIFICATION OF 
UPGRADE PLAN. 
No action may be taken to move the production line 
for upgrading the nacelles of MV–22 aircraft of the Ma-
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rine Corps or to implement the MV–22 Tailored Nacelle 
Improvement program until the date on which the Sec-
retary of the Navy certifies to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
that the plan of the Secretary for implementing such up-
grades— 
(1) is expected to result in greater performance 
and reliability improvements to the nacelles of such 
aircraft than would otherwise be achievable by com-
pleting such upgrades at the original equipment 
manufacturer for the MV–22 aircraft during final 
aircraft assembly; 
(2) is expected to extend the projected service 
life of the nacelle; and 
(3) addresses the key readiness degradation fac-
tors. 
SEC. 135. REPORT ON NAVY SHIPBUILDING WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL INITIATIVE. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the status of the implementation of the Navy ship-
building workforce development special incentive under 
section 8696 of title 10, United States Code. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include, at a minimum— 
(1) a description of each activity carried out 
under subsection (c)(2)(A) of such section to provide 
short- and long-term workforce housing, transpor-
tation, and other support services to facilitate at-
traction, relocation, and retention of workers; and 
(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of such 
activities. 
SEC. 136. REPORT ON USE OF GOVERNMENT DOCKS FOR 
SHIP REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. 
On an annual basis, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
that— 
(1) identifies each instance in the year pre-
ceding the date of the report in which the Navy used 
a Government dock for a ship repair and mainte-
nance availability when sufficient capacity was avail-
able in private docks during the period in which 
such repairs and maintenance were expected to be 
performed; and 
(2) for each such instance, provides an expla-
nation of the reasons the Navy used a Government 
dock rather than a private dock. 
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SEC. 137. LIMITATION ON USE OF GOVERNMENT-OPERATED 
DRYDOCKS. 
The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that no Gov-
ernment-operated drydock is eligible to compete for the 
award of a contract for private sector non-nuclear surface 
ship maintenance unless the Secretary determines, in ac-
cordance with section 2466 of title 10, United States 
Code, that there is not sufficient private sector dock com-
petition. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 151. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO C– 
130 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) EXTENSION OF MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIRE-
MENT.—Subsection (a)(3)(B) of section 146 of the James 
M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263) is amended by striking 
‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF 
C-130 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO NATIONAL GUARD.—Sub-
section (b)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘fis-
cal year 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2023 and 
2024’’. 
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SEC. 152. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORTS ON T–7A AD-
VANCED PILOT TRAINING SYSTEM. 
Section 156 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263; 136 Stat. 2460) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘through 
2028’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2033’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (9) as 
paragraph (11); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(9) A review of a schedule risk assessment 
conducted by the Secretary of the Air Force that in-
cludes risks associated with the overlap of develop-
ment, testing, and production phases of the program 
and risks related to contractor management. 
‘‘(10) A plan for determining the conditions 
under which the Secretary of the Air Force may ac-
cept production work on the T–7A Advanced Pilot 
Training System that was completed by the con-
tractor for the program in anticipation of the Air 
Force ordering additional systems, but which was 
not subject to typical production oversight because 
there was no contract for the procurement of such 
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additional systems in effect when such worked was 
performed.’’. 
SEC. 153. MODIFICATION TO PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN RE-
DUCTIONS 
TO 
B–1 
BOMBER 
AIRCRAFT 
SQUADRONS. 
Section 133 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 
1574) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition under sub-
section (a) shall not apply— 
‘‘(1) to a bomb wing for which the Secretary of 
the Air Force has commenced the process of replac-
ing B-1 bomber aircraft with B-21 bomber aircraft; 
or 
‘‘(2) so as to prohibit the retirement of the indi-
vidual B–1 aircraft designated 85–0089, which has 
been determined by Secretary of the Air Force to be 
no longer mission capable and uneconomical to re-
pair due to damage sustained on April 20, 2022.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘and end-
ing on September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
ending on the date on which the Secretary of the Air 
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Force certifies to the congressional defense commit-
tees that the Air Force has completed construction 
of not fewer than 100 B–21 aircraft.’’. 
SEC. 154. MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM INVENTORY RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR A–10 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 134(d) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2038), as amended by section 
141(b)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263), is amended by striking ‘‘153 A–10 aircraft’’ and in-
serting ‘‘135 A–10 aircraft’’. 
(b) POTENTIAL
TRANSFER
OF
CERTAIN
AIR-
CRAFT.—In the case of any A–10 aircraft that is retired, 
prepared to retire, or placed in storage using funds au-
thorized to be appropriated by this Act or by the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117–263), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
such aircraft is evaluated for potential transfer to the mili-
tary forces of a nation that is an ally or partner of the 
United States. 
(c) REPEAL.—Section 142 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92; 129 Stat. 755) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); 
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(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) 
as subsections (b) through (d), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)’’. 
SEC. 155. PROCUREMENT OF OVER-THE-HORIZON RADAR 
SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall procure not more than six 
over-the-horizon radar systems for detection of increas-
ingly complex threats that meet the requirements of the 
United States Northern Command. 
(b) USE OF COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES.—To the ex-
tent practicable, the Secretary shall use competitive proce-
dures for such procurement, and may use procedures other 
than competitive procedures for such procurement. 
(c) NOTIFICATION OF USE OF SOLE SOURCE CON-
TRACT.—If the Secretary makes a determination to award 
a sole source contract for the procurement of the first two 
over-the-horizon radar systems in order to meet the re-
quirements established by the Commander of the United 
States Northern Command, not later than 14 days after 
making such determination, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a notification of 
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such determination, including the rationale for such deter-
mination. 
(d) SUBSEQUENT CONTRACTS.—With respect to the 
procurement of the third and any subsequent over-the-ho-
rizon radar system, the Secretary shall use competitive 
procedures for such procurement. 
SEC. 156. KC–135 AIRCRAFT RECAPITALIZATION PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may not issue an ac-
quisition strategy for the KC–135 recapitalization pro-
gram until the date on which the Secretary submits to 
the congressional defense committees the following docu-
mentation: 
(1) A business case analysis and analysis of al-
ternatives for the Next Generation Air Refueling 
System that is based on a more realistic timeline 
than the analyses prepared before the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) The business case analysis of the Air Force 
for the KC–135 recapitalization program. 
(3) Validated requirements from the Joint Staff 
for the contract competition under the KC–135 re-
capitalization program. 
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SEC. 157. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF KC–135 AIR-
CRAFT IN PMAI OF THE RESERVE COMPO-
NENTS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2024 for the Air Force may be obligated 
or expended to reduce the number of KC–135 aircraft des-
ignated as primary mission aircraft inventory within the 
reserve components of the Air Force. 
(b) PRIMARY MISSION AIRCRAFT INVENTORY DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘primary mission air-
craft inventory’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 9062(i)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 158. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
TERMINATION OF PRODUCTION LINES FOR 
THE HH–60W AIRCRAFT. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 
for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to termi-
nate the operations of, or to prepare to terminate the oper-
ations of, a production line for HH–60W Combat Rescue 
Helicopters. 
SEC. 159. LIMITATION ON TERMINATION OF FIGHTER 
SQUADRONS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may not terminate the fighter flying mission of any fighter 
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squadron of the Air National Guard or the Air Force Re-
serve until a period of 180 days has elapsed following the 
date on which the Secretary submits the plan required 
under subsection (b). 
(b) PLAN REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force, in coordination with the Director of the Air 
National Guard and the Commander of the Air 
Force Reserve, shall develop a notional plan for the 
recapitalization of all fighter squadrons of the Air 
National Guard and the Air Force Reserve. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan under paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) provide options for the modernization 
of fighter squadrons of the Air National Guard 
and the Air Force Reserve and the replacement 
of the aircraft of such squadrons at a rate that 
ensures recapitalization of such squadrons with 
relevant and more capable replacement fighter 
aircraft; 
(B) ensure that each fighter squadron of 
the Air National Guard and the Air Force Re-
serve has the required minimum of primary 
mission assigned fighter aircraft to meet force 
presentation requirements of geographic com-
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batant commanders for both steady-state and 
operational contingency planning and execution; 
(C) include consideration for the tem-
porary reassignment of aircraft to such squad-
rons from other components of the Air Force, 
as necessary to meet the requirements of the 
plan; and 
(D) include the Secretary of the Air 
Force’s assessment of any effects of the force 
presentation on— 
(i) combatant commanders; 
(ii) aircrew accession absorption ca-
pacity; 
(iii) industrial capacity to support any 
additional production above programmed 
quantities; and 
(iv) costs aside from normal training 
and personnel costs of unit mission transi-
tions. 
(3) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees the plan required under para-
graph (1) together with an explanation of— 
(A) any programmatic funding required to 
implement such plan; and 
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(B) how the plan differs from other plans 
of the Secretary of the Air Force with respect 
to fighter aircraft squadrons of the Air Na-
tional Guard and the Air Force Reserve (includ-
ing any such plans in effect as of the date of 
the submittal of the plan under paragraph (1)); 
and 
(C) any effects of the plan on operations 
and efforts to recapitalize or transition existing 
fighter aircraft squadrons of the Air National 
Guard and the Air Force Reserve as proposed 
in the future-years defense program submitted 
to Congress under section 221 of title 10, 
United States Code, for fiscal year 2024. 
SEC. 160. LIMITATION ON DIVESTMENT OF F–16 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Beginning on January 1, 2024, 
the Secretary of the Air Force may not divest, or prepare 
to divest, any covered F–16 aircraft until a period of 180 
days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary 
submits the report required under subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the following: 
(1) Any plans of the Secretary to divest covered 
F–16 aircraft during the period covered by the most 
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recent future-years defense program submitted to 
Congress under section 221 of title 10, United 
States Code, including— 
(A) a description of each proposed divest-
ment by fiscal year and location; 
(B) an explanation of the anticipated ef-
fects of such divestments on the missions, per-
sonnel, force structure, and budgeting of the 
Air Force; 
(C) a description of the actions the Sec-
retary intends to carry out— 
(i) to mitigate any negative effects 
identified under subparagraph (B); and 
(ii) to modify or replace the missions 
and capabilities of any units and military 
installations affected by such divestments; 
and 
(D) an assessment of how such divest-
ments may affect the ability of the Air Force to 
maintain minimum tactical aircraft inventories. 
(2) Any plans of the Secretary to procure cov-
ered F–16 aircraft. 
(c) COVERED F–16 AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered F–16 aircraft’’ means F–16C/ 
D aircraft. 
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SEC. 161. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF KC–46A AIR-
CRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of the Air Force may not procure more 
than 179 KC–46A aircraft during the covered period. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
waive the limitation under subsection (a) if the Secretary 
submits to the congressional defense committees written 
certification by the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics that— 
(1) there are validated needs of the Air Force 
requiring the waiver; and 
(2) with respect to the KC–46A aircraft 
planned to be procured pursuant to the waiver, cost 
estimates 
are 
complete 
for 
the 
long-term 
sustainment of the aircraft. 
(c) COVERED PERIOD DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered period’’ means the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on October 
1, 2027. 
SEC. 162. LIMITATION ON ACTIONS RELATING TO REMOTE 
VISION SYSTEMS OF KC–46A AIRCRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may not take any action described in subsection (b) until 
the date on which Secretary certifies the to the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives that— 
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