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‘‘(C) was physically present in an affected 
area for a period of at least 1 year during the 
period beginning on September 24, 1944, and 
ending on November 6, 1962; 
‘‘(D) was physically present in an affected 
area— 
‘‘(i) for a period of at least 1 year dur-
ing the period beginning on July 1, 1946, 
and ending on November 6, 1962; or 
‘‘(ii) for the period beginning on April 
25, 1962, and ending on November 6, 1962; 
or’’. 
(e) AMOUNTS FOR CLAIMS RELATED TO SPECIFIED 
DISEASES.—Section 4(a)(2) is amended in the matter fol-
lowing subparagraph (E) (as redesignated by subsection (d) 
of this section) by striking ‘‘$50,000 (in the case of an indi-
vidual described in subparagraph (A) or (B)) or $75,000 
(in the case of an individual described in subparagraph 
(C)),’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000’’. 
(f) MEDICAL BENEFITS.—Section 4(a) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) MEDICAL BENEFITS.—An individual receiv-
ing a payment under this section shall be eligible to 
receive medical benefits in the same manner and to 
the same extent as an individual eligible to receive
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medical benefits under section 3629 of the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Pro-
gram Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384t).’’. 
(g) DOWNWIND STATES.—Section 4(b)(1) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) ‘affected area’ means— 
‘‘(A) except as provided under subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, 
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and 
Guam; 
‘‘(B) with respect to a claim by an indi-
vidual under subsection (a)(1)(A)(i)(III) or sub-
section (a)(2)(C), only New Mexico; and 
‘‘(C) with respect to a claim by an indi-
vidual under subsection (a)(1)(A)(i)(IV) or sub-
section (a)(2)(D), only Guam.’’. 
(h) CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA AS A SPECI-
FIED DISEASE.—Section 4(b)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘other than chronic lymphocytic leukemia’’ and inserting 
‘‘including chronic lymphocytic leukemia’’. 
SEC. 1099FF. CLAIMS RELATING TO URANIUM MINING. 
(a) EMPLOYEES
OF MINES
AND MILLS.—Section 
5(a)(1)(A)(i) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after ‘‘(i)’’;
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(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 1971; and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 1990; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(II) was employed as a core driller in 
a State referred to in subclause (I) during 
the period described in such subclause; 
and’’. 
(b) MINERS.—Section 5(a)(1)(A)(ii)(I) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘or renal cancer or any other chronic renal dis-
ease, including nephritis and kidney tubal tissue injury’’ 
after ‘‘nonmalignant respiratory disease’’. 
(c) MILLERS, CORE DRILLERS, AND ORE TRANS-
PORTERS.—Section 5(a)(1)(A)(ii)(II) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, core driller,’’ after ‘‘was a 
miller’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or was involved in remedi-
ation efforts at such a uranium mine or uranium 
mill,’’ after ‘‘ore transporter’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after ‘‘clause (i)’’; and 
(4) by striking all that follows ‘‘nonmalignant 
respiratory disease’’ and inserting ‘‘or renal cancer or 
any other chronic renal disease, including nephritis 
and kidney tubal tissue injury; or’’. 
(d) 
COMBINED
WORK
HISTORIES.—Section 
5(a)(1)(A)(ii) is further amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subclause (I); 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III)(aa) does not meet the conditions 
of subclause (I) or (II); 
‘‘(bb) worked, during the period de-
scribed in clause (i)(I), in two or more of 
the following positions: miner, miller, core 
driller, and ore transporter; 
‘‘(cc) meets the requirements of para-
graph (4) or (5), or both; and 
‘‘(dd) submits written medical docu-
mentation that the individual developed 
lung cancer or a nonmalignant respiratory 
disease or renal cancer or any other chronic 
renal disease, including nephritis and kid-
ney tubal tissue injury after exposure to ra-
diation through work in one or more of the 
positions referred to in item (bb);’’. 
(e) DATES OF OPERATION OF URANIUM MINE.—Sec-
tion 5(a)(2)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
1971’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 1990’’. 
(f) SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO COMBINED WORK 
HISTORIES.—Section 5(a) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
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‘‘(4) SPECIAL
RULE
RELATING
TO
COMBINED 
WORK HISTORIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AT LEAST 
ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE.—An individual meets the 
requirements of this paragraph if the individual 
worked in one or more of the positions referred to in 
paragraph (1)(A)(ii)(III)(bb) for a period of at least 
one year during the period described in paragraph 
(1)(A)(i)(I). 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL
RULE
RELATING
TO
COMBINED 
WORK HISTORIES FOR MINERS.—An individual meets 
the requirements of this paragraph if the individual, 
during the period described in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), 
worked as a miner and was exposed to such number 
of working level months that the Attorney General de-
termines, when combined with the exposure of such 
individual to radiation through work as a miller, core 
driller, or ore transporter during the period described 
in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), results in such individual 
being exposed to a total level of radiation that is 
greater or equal to the level of exposure of an indi-
vidual described in paragraph (4).’’. 
(g) DEFINITION OF CORE DRILLER.—Section 5(b) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(7);
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(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (8) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) the term ‘core driller’ means any individual 
employed to engage in the act or process of obtaining 
cylindrical rock samples of uranium or vanadium by 
means of a borehole drilling machine for the purpose 
of mining uranium or vanadium.’’. 
SEC. 1099GG. EXPANSION OF USE OF AFFIDAVITS IN DETER-
MINATION OF CLAIMS; REGULATIONS. 
(a) AFFIDAVITS.—Section 6(b) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) AFFIDAVITS.— 
‘‘(A) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY.—For purposes 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall accept a 
written affidavit or declaration as evidence to 
substantiate the employment history of an indi-
vidual as a miner, miller, core driller, or ore 
transporter if the affidavit— 
‘‘(i) is provided in addition to other 
material that may be used to substantiate 
the employment history of the individual; 
‘‘(ii) attests to the employment history 
of the individual;
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‘‘(iii) is made subject to penalty for 
perjury; and 
‘‘(iv) is made by a person other than 
the individual filing the claim. 
‘‘(B) PHYSICAL
PRESENCE
IN
AFFECTED 
AREA.—For purposes of this Act, the Attorney 
General shall accept a written affidavit or dec-
laration as evidence to substantiate an individ-
ual’s physical presence in an affected area dur-
ing a period described in section 4(a)(1)(A)(i) or 
section 4(a)(2) if the affidavit— 
‘‘(i) is provided in addition to other 
material that may be used to substantiate 
the individual’s presence in an affected area 
during that time period; 
‘‘(ii) attests to the individual’s pres-
ence in an affected area during that period; 
‘‘(iii) is made subject to penalty for 
perjury; and 
‘‘(iv) is made by a person other than 
the individual filing the claim. 
‘‘(C) PARTICIPATION
AT
TESTING
SITE.— 
For purposes of this Act, the Attorney General 
shall accept a written affidavit or declaration as 
evidence to substantiate an individual’s partici-
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pation onsite in a test involving the atmospheric 
detonation of a nuclear device if the affidavit— 
‘‘(i) is provided in addition to other 
material that may be used to substantiate 
the individual’s participation onsite in a 
test involving the atmospheric detonation of 
a nuclear device; 
‘‘(ii) attests to the individual’s partici-
pation onsite in a test involving the atmos-
pheric detonation of a nuclear device; 
‘‘(iii) is made subject to penalty for 
perjury; and 
‘‘(iv) is made by a person other than 
the individual filing the claim.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL
AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 6 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘section 
4(a)(2)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4(a)(2)(E)’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(1), (a)(2)(A), or 
(a)(2)(B) of section 4’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section 
(a)(1), 
(a)(2)(A), 
(a)(2)(B), 
(a)(2)(C), or (a)(2)(D) of section 4’’; and
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(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)(1), (a)(2)(A), or (a)(2)(B) of sec-
tion 4’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1), 
(a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), (a)(2)(C), or (a)(2)(D) 
of section 4’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 
4(a)(2)(C)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
4(a)(2)(E)’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a)(1), (a)(2)(A), or (a)(2)(B) of section 4’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘subsection 
(a)(1), 
(a)(2)(A), 
(a)(2)(B), 
(a)(2)(C), or (a)(2)(D) of section 4’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(k) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ‘‘Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of the Radiation Ex-
posure Compensation Act Amendments of 2023, the 
Attorney General shall issue revised regulations to 
carry out this Act.’’. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS IN REVISIONS.—In issuing 
revised regulations under section 6(k) of the Radi-
ation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101– 
426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note), as amended under para-
graph (1), the Attorney General shall ensure that pro-
cedures with respect to the submission and processing
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of claims under such Act take into account and make 
allowances for the law, tradition, and customs of In-
dian tribes, including by accepting as a record of 
proof of physical presence for a claimant a grazing 
permit, a homesite lease, a record of being a holder 
of a post office box, a letter from an elected leader of 
an Indian tribe, or a record of any recognized tribal 
association or organization. 
SEC. 1099HH. LIMITATION ON CLAIMS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF FILING TIME.—Section 8(a) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘19 
years’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) RESUBMITTAL
OF
CLAIMS.—Section 8(b) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) RESUBMITTAL OF CLAIMS.— 
‘‘(1) DENIED CLAIMS.—After the date of enact-
ment of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act 
Amendments of 2023, any claimant who has been de-
nied compensation under this Act may resubmit a 
claim for consideration by the Attorney General in 
accordance with this Act not more than three times. 
Any resubmittal made before the date of the enact-
ment of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
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Amendments of 2023 shall not be applied to the limi-
tation under the preceding sentence. 
‘‘(2) PREVIOUSLY SUCCESSFUL CLAIMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—After the date of enact-
ment of the Radiation Exposure Compensation 
Act Amendments of 2023, any claimant who re-
ceived compensation under this Act may submit 
a request to the Attorney General for additional 
compensation and benefits. Such request shall 
contain— 
‘‘(i) the claimant’s name, social secu-
rity number, and date of birth; 
‘‘(ii) the amount of award received 
under this Act before the date of enactment 
of the Radiation Exposure Compensation 
Act Amendments of 2023; 
‘‘(iii) any additional benefits and com-
pensation sought through such request; and 
‘‘(iv) any additional information re-
quired by the Attorney General. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
COMPENSATION.—If the 
claimant received compensation under this Act 
before the date of enactment of the Radiation Ex-
posure Compensation Act Amendments of 2023
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and submits a request under subparagraph (A), 
the Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(i) pay the claimant the amount that 
is equal to any excess of— 
‘‘(I) the amount the claimant is 
eligible to receive under this Act (as 
amended by the Radiation Exposure 
Compensation 
Act 
Amendments 
of 
2023); minus 
‘‘(II) the aggregate amount paid 
to the claimant under this Act before 
the date of enactment of the Radiation 
Exposure Compensation Act Amend-
ments of 2023; and 
‘‘(ii) in any case in which the claim-
ant was compensated under section 4, pro-
vide the claimant with medical benefits 
under section 4(a)(5).’’. 
SEC. 1099II. GRANT PROGRAM ON EPIDEMIOLOGICAL IM-
PACTS OF URANIUM MINING AND MILLING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given under section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001);
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(2) the term ‘‘program’’ means the grant pro-
gram established under subsection (b); and 
(3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a 
grant program relating to the epidemiological impacts of 
uranium mining and milling. Grants awarded under the 
program shall be used for the study of the epidemiological 
impacts of uranium mining and milling among non-occu-
pationally exposed individuals, including family members 
of uranium miners and millers. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall administer 
the program through the National Institute of Environ-
mental Health Sciences. 
(d) ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION.—Any institution 
of higher education or nonprofit private entity shall be eli-
gible to apply for a grant. To apply for a grant an eligible 
institution or entity shall submit to the Secretary an appli-
cation at such time, in such manner, and containing or 
accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2026.
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SEC. 1099JJ. ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS 
COMPENSATION PROGRAM. 
(a) COVERED EMPLOYEES WITH CANCER.—Section 
3621(9) of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384l(9)) 
is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) An individual with a specified cancer 
who is a member of the Special Exposure Cohort, 
if and only if— 
‘‘(i) that individual contracted that 
specified cancer after beginning employment 
at a Department of Energy facility (in the 
case of a Department of Energy employee or 
Department of Energy contractor employee) 
or at an atomic weapons employer facility 
(in the case of an atomic weapons em-
ployee); or 
‘‘(ii) that individual— 
‘‘(I) contracted that specified can-
cer after beginning employment in a 
uranium mine or uranium mill de-
scribed under section 5(a)(1)(A)(i) of 
the Radiation Exposure Compensation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) (including 
any individual who was employed in
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core drilling or the transport of ura-
nium ore or vanadium-uranium ore 
from such mine or mill) located in Col-
orado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, 
South 
Dakota, 
Washington, 
Utah, 
Idaho, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, 
or any State the Attorney General 
makes a determination under section 
5(a)(2) of that Act for inclusion of eli-
gibility under section 5(a)(1) of that 
Act; and 
‘‘(II) was employed in a uranium 
mine or uranium mill described under 
subclause (I) (including any indi-
vidual who was employed in core drill-
ing or the transport of uranium ore or 
vanadium-uranium 
ore 
from 
such 
mine or mill) at any time during the 
period beginning on January 1, 1942, 
and ending on December 31, 1990.’’. 
(b) MEMBERS OF SPECIAL EXPOSURE COHORT.—Sec-
tion 3626 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384q) is 
amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) The Advisory Board on Radiation and 
Worker Health under section 3624 shall advise the 
President whether there is a class of employees— 
‘‘(A) at any Department of Energy facility 
who likely were exposed to radiation at that fa-
cility but for whom it is not feasible to estimate 
with sufficient accuracy the radiation dose they 
received; and 
‘‘(B) employed in a uranium mine or ura-
nium mill described under section 5(a)(1)(A)(i) 
of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 
U.S.C. 2210 note) (including any individual 
who was employed in core drilling or the trans-
port of uranium ore or vanadium-uranium ore 
from such mine or mill) located in Colorado, 
New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, South Dakota, 
Washington, Utah, Idaho, North Dakota, Oregon, 
Texas, and any State the Attorney General 
makes a determination under section 5(a)(2) of 
that Act for inclusion of eligibility under section 
5(a)(1) of that Act, at any time during the pe-
riod beginning on January 1, 1942, and ending 
on December 31, 1990, who likely were exposed
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to radiation at that mine or mill but for whom 
it is not feasible to estimate with sufficient accu-
racy the radiation dose they received.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(1) Subject to the provisions of section 
3621(14)(C), the members of a class of employees at 
a Department of Energy facility, or at an atomic 
weapons employer facility, may be treated as mem-
bers of the Special Exposure Cohort for purposes of 
the compensation program if the President, upon rec-
ommendation of the Advisory Board on Radiation 
and Worker Health, determines that— 
‘‘(A) it is not feasible to estimate with suffi-
cient accuracy the radiation dose that the class 
received; and 
‘‘(B) there is a reasonable likelihood that 
such radiation dose may have endangered the 
health of members of the class. 
‘‘(2) Subject to the provisions of section 
3621(14)(C), the members of a class of employees em-
ployed in a uranium mine or uranium mill described 
under section 5(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Radiation Exposure 
Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) (including
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any individual who was employed in core drilling or 
the transport of uranium ore or vanadium-uranium 
ore from such mine or mill) located in Colorado, New 
Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, South Dakota, Wash-
ington, Utah, Idaho, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, 
and any State the Attorney General makes a deter-
mination under section 5(a)(2) of that Act for inclu-
sion of eligibility under section 5(a)(1) of that Act, at 
any time during the period beginning on January 1, 
1942, and ending on December 31, 1990, may be 
treated as members of the Special Exposure Cohort for 
purposes of the compensation program if the Presi-
dent, upon recommendation of the Advisory Board on 
Radiation and Worker Health, determines that— 
‘‘(A) it is not feasible to estimate with suffi-
cient accuracy the radiation dose that the class 
received; and 
‘‘(B) there is a reasonable likelihood that 
such radiation dose may have endangered the 
health of members of the class.’’. 
Subtitle J—Crypto Assets 
SEC. 1099AAA. CRYPTO ASSET ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING 
EXAMINATION STANDARDS. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
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the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and Federal func-
tional regulators, as defined in section 1010.100 of title 31, 
Code of Federal Regulations, shall establish a risk-focused 
examination and review process for financial institutions, 
as defined in that section, to assess the following relating 
to crypto assets, as determined by the Secretary: 
(1) The adequacy of reporting obligations and 
anti-money laundering programs under subsections 
(g) and (h) of section 5318 of title 31, United States 
Code, respectively as applied to those institutions. 
(2) Compliance of those institutions with anti- 
money laundering and countering the financing of 
terrorism requirements under subchapter II of chapter 
53 of title 31, United States Code. 
SEC. 1099BBB. COMBATING ANONYMOUS CRYPTO ASSET 
TRANSACTIONS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report 
and provide a briefing, as determined by the Secretary, to 
the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of 
the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives that assess the following issues: 
(1) Categories of anonymity-enhancing tech-
nologies or services used in connection with crypto as-
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sets, such as mixers and tumblers, in use as of the 
date on which the report is submitted. 
(2) As data are available, estimates of the mag-
nitude of transactions related to the categories in 
paragraph (1) that are believed to be connected, di-
rectly or indirectly, to illicit finance, including 
crypto asset transaction volumes associated with 
sanctioned entities and entities subject to special 
measures pursuant to section 5318A of title 31, 
United States Code, and a description of any limita-
tions applicable to the data used in such estimates. 
(3) Categories of privacy-enhancing technologies 
or services used in connection with crypto assets in 
use as of the date on which the report is submitted. 
(4) Legislative and regulatory approaches em-
ployed by other jurisdictions relating to the tech-
nologies and services described in paragraphs (1) and 
(3). 
(5) Recommendations for legislation or regula-
tion relating to the technologies and services described 
in paragraphs (1) and (3).
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Subtitle K—Combating Cartels on 
Social Media Act of 2023 
SEC. 1099AAAA. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Cartels 
on Social Media Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 1099BBBB. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) COVERED
OPERATOR.—The term ‘‘covered 
operator’’ means the operator, developer, or publisher 
of a covered service. 
(3) COVERED SERVICE.—The term ‘‘covered serv-
ice’’ means— 
(A) a social media platform; 
(B) a mobile or desktop service with direct 
or group messaging capabilities, but not includ-
ing text messaging services without other sub-
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stantial social functionalities or electronic mail 
services, that the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity determines is being or has been used by 
transnational criminal organizations in connec-
tion with matters described in section 1093; and 
(C) a digital platform, or an electronic ap-
plication utilizing the digital platform, involving 
real-time interactive communication between 
multiple individuals, including multi-player 
gaming services and immersive technology plat-
forms or applications, that the Secretary of 
Homeland Security determines is being or has 
been used by transnational criminal organiza-
tions in connection with matters described in 
section 1093. 
(4) CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE.—The term ‘‘crimi-
nal enterprise’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘con-
tinuing criminal enterprise’’ in section 408 of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 848). 
(5) ILLICIT ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘‘illicit ac-
tivities’’ means the following criminal activities that 
transcend national borders: 
(A) A violation of section 401 of the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841).
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(B) Narcotics trafficking, as defined in sec-
tion 808 of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Des-
ignation Act (21 U.S.C. 1907). 
(C) Trafficking of weapons, as defined in 
section 922 of title 18, United States Code. 
(D) Migrant smuggling, defined as a viola-
tion of section 274(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Immigra-
tion 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1324(a)(1)(A)(ii)). 
(E) Human trafficking, defined as— 
(i) a violation of section 1590, 1591, or 
1592 of title 18, United States Code; or 
(ii) engaging in severe forms of traf-
ficking in persons, as defined in section 103 
of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 
(F) Cyber crime, defined as a violation of 
section 1030 of title 18, United States Code. 
(G) A violation of any provision that is 
subject to intellectual property enforcement, as 
defined in section 302 of the Prioritizing Re-
sources and Organization for Intellectual Prop-
erty Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 8112).
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(H) Bulk cash smuggling of currency, de-
fined as a violation of section 5332 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
(I) Laundering the proceeds of the criminal 
activities 
described 
in 
subparagraphs 
(A) 
through (H). 
(6) TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘‘transnational criminal organization’’ 
means groups, networks, and associated individuals 
who operate transnationally for the purposes of ob-
taining power, influence, or monetary or commercial 
gain, wholly or in part by certain illegal means, 
while advancing their activities through a pattern of 
crime, corruption, or violence, and while protecting 
their illegal activities through a transnational organi-
zational structure and the exploitation of public cor-
ruption or transnational logistics, financial, or com-
munication mechanisms. 
SEC. 1099CCCC. ASSESSMENT OF ILLICIT USAGE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a joint assessment describing— 
(1) the use of covered services by transnational 
criminal organizations, or criminal enterprises acting
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on behalf of transnational criminal organizations, to 
engage in recruitment efforts, including the recruit-
ment of individuals, including individuals under the 
age of 18, located in the United States to engage in 
or provide support with respect to illicit activities oc-
curring in the United States, Mexico, or otherwise in 
proximity to an international boundary of the United 
States; 
(2) the use of covered services by transnational 
criminal organizations to engage in illicit activities 
or conduct in support of illicit activities, including— 
(A) smuggling or trafficking involving nar-
cotics, other controlled substances, precursors 
thereof, or other items prohibited under the laws 
of the United States, Mexico, or another relevant 
jurisdiction, including firearms; 
(B) human smuggling or trafficking, in-
cluding the exploitation of children; and 
(C) transportation of bulk currency or mon-
etary instruments in furtherance of smuggling 
activity; and 
(3) the existing efforts of the Secretary of Home-
land Security, the Secretary of State, and relevant 
government and law enforcement entities to counter,
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monitor, or otherwise respond to the usage of covered 
services described in paragraphs (1) and (2). 
SEC. 1099DDDD. STRATEGY TO COMBAT CARTEL RECRUIT-
MENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE PLAT-
FORMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity and the Secretary of State shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a joint strategy, to be 
known as the National Strategy to Combat Illicit Recruit-
ment Activity by Transnational Criminal Organizations on 
Social Media and Online Platforms, to combat the use of 
covered services by transnational criminal organizations, or 
criminal enterprises acting on behalf of transnational 
criminal organizations, to recruit individuals located in the 
United States to engage in or provide support with respect 
to illicit activities occurring in the United States, Mexico, 
or otherwise in proximity to an international boundary of 
the United States. 
(b) ELEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The strategy required under 
subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A proposal to improve cooperation and 
thereafter maintain cooperation between the Sec-
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retary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 
State, and relevant law enforcement entities with 
respect to the matters described in subsection (a). 
(B) Recommendations to implement a proc-
ess for the voluntary reporting of information re-
garding the recruitment efforts of transnational 
criminal organizations in the United States in-
volving covered services. 
(C) 
A 
proposal 
to 
improve 
intragovernmental coordination with respect to 
the matters described in subsection (a), including 
between the Department of Homeland Security, 
the Department of State, and State, Tribal, and 
local governments. 
(D) A proposal to improve coordination 
within the Department of Homeland Security 
and the Department of State and between the 
components of those Departments with respect to 
the matters described in subsection (a). 
(E) Activities to facilitate increased intel-
ligence analysis for law enforcement purposes of 
efforts of transnational criminal organizations to 
utilize covered services for recruitment to engage 
in or provide support with respect to illicit ac-
tivities.
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(F) Activities to foster international part-
nerships and enhance collaboration with foreign 
governments and, as applicable, multilateral in-
stitutions with respect to the matters described 
in subsection (a). 
(G) Activities to specifically increase en-
gagement and outreach with youth in border 
communities, including regarding the recruit-
ment tactics of transnational criminal organiza-
tions and the consequences of participation in il-
licit activities. 
(H) A detailed description of the measures 
used to ensure— 
(i) law enforcement and intelligence 
activities focus on the recruitment activities 
of transitional criminal organizations not 
individuals the transnational criminal or-
ganizations attempt to or successfully re-
cruit; and 
(ii) the privacy rights, civil rights, and 
civil liberties protections in carrying out 
the activities described in clause (i), with a 
particular focus on the protections in place 
to protect minors and constitutionally pro-
tected activities.
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(2) LIMITATION.—The strategy required under 
subsection (a) shall not include legislative rec-
ommendations or elements predicated on the passage 
of legislation that is not enacted as of the date on 
which the strategy is submitted under subsection (a). 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In drafting and implementing 
the strategy required under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall, at a 
minimum, consult and engage with— 
(1) the heads of relevant components of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, including— 
(A) the Under Secretary for Intelligence 
and Analysis; 
(B) the Under Secretary for Strategy, Pol-
icy, and Plans; 
(C) the Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology; 
(D) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection; 
(E) the Director of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement; 
(F) the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties; 
(G) the Privacy Officer; and
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(H) the Assistant Secretary of the Office for 
State and Local Law Enforcement; 
(2) the heads of relevant components of the De-
partment of State, including— 
(A) the Assistant Secretary for Inter-
national Narcotics and Law Enforcement Af-
fairs; 
(B) the Assistant Secretary for Western 
Hemisphere Affairs; and 
(C) the Coordinator of the Global Engage-
ment Center; 
(3) the Attorney General; 
(4) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices; and 
(5) the Secretary of Education; and 
(6) as selected by the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, or his or her designee in the Office of Public 
Engagement, representatives of border communities, 
including representatives of— 
(A) State, Tribal, and local governments, 
including school districts and local law enforce-
ment; and 
(B) nongovernmental experts in the fields 
of— 
(i) civil rights and civil liberties;
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(ii) online privacy; 
(iii) humanitarian assistance for mi-
grants; and 
(iv) youth outreach and rehabilitation. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the strategy required under sub-
section (a) is submitted to the appropriate congres-
sional committees, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity and the Secretary of State shall commence imple-
mentation of the strategy. 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the strategy required 
under subsection (a) is implemented under para-
graph (1), and semiannually thereafter for 5 
years, the Secretary of Homeland Security and 
the Secretary of State shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a joint report 
describing the efforts of the Secretary of Home-
land Security and the Secretary of State to im-
plement the strategy required under subsection 
(a) and the progress of those efforts, which shall 
include a description of—
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(i) the recommendations, and cor-
responding implementation of those rec-
ommendations, with respect to the matters 
described in subsection (b)(1)(B); 
(ii) the interagency posture with re-
spect to the matters covered by the strategy 
required under subsection (a), which shall 
include a description of collaboration be-
tween the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
the Secretary of State, other Federal enti-
ties, State, local, and Tribal entities, and 
foreign governments; and 
(iii) the threat landscape, including 
new developments related to the United 
States recruitment efforts of transnational 
criminal organizations and the use by those 
organizations of new or emergent covered 
services and recruitment methods. 
(B) FORM.—Each report required under 
subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(3) CIVIL RIGHTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND PRI-
VACY ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date on which the strategy required under subsection 
(a) is implemented under paragraph (1), the Office
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for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the Privacy 
Office of the Department of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
joint report that includes— 
(A) a detailed assessment of the measures 
used to ensure the protection of civil rights, civil 
liberties, and privacy rights in carrying out this 
section; and 
(B) recommendations to improve the imple-
mentation of the strategy required under sub-
section (a). 
(4) RULEMAKING.—Prior to implementation of 
the strategy required under subsection (a) at the De-
partment of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall issue rules to carry out this 
section in accordance with section 553 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 1099EEEE. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to expand 
the statutory law enforcement or regulatory authority of the 
Department of Homeland Security or the Department of 
State. 
SEC. 1099FFFF. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated 
for the purpose of carrying out this subtitle.
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TITLE 
XI—CONNECTING 
OCEANIA’S 
NATIONS 
WITH 
VANGUARD EXERCISES AND 
NATIONAL EMPOWERMENT 
SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the 
‘‘Connecting Oceania’s Nations with Vanguard Exercises 
and National Empowerment’’ or the ‘‘CONVENE Act of 
2023’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this title is as follows: 
TITLE XI—CONNECTING OCEANIA’S NATIONS WITH VANGUARD 
EXERCISES AND NATIONAL EMPOWERMENT 
Sec. 1101. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 1102. Definitions. 
Sec. 1103. National security councils of specified countries. 
SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committees on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives.
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(2) CONGRESSIONAL
DEFENSE
COMMITTEES.— 
The term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(3) NATIONAL
SECURITY
COUNCIL.—The term 
‘‘national security council’’ means, with respect to a 
specified country, an intergovernmental body under 
the jurisdiction of the freely elected government of the 
specified country that acts as the primary coordi-
nating entity for security cooperation, disaster re-
sponse, and the activities described section 6103(f). 
(4) SPECIFIED COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘specified 
country’’ means— 
(A) the Federated States of Micronesia; 
(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 
and 
(C) the Republic of Palau. 
SEC. 1103. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCILS OF SPECIFIED 
COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with other relevant Federal departments and agencies, 
as appropriate, may consult and engage with each specified 
country to advise and provide assistance to a national secu-
rity council (including by developing a national security 
council, if appropriate), or to identify a similar coordi-
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nating body for national security matters, comprised of 
citizens of the specified country— 
(1) that enables the specified country— 
(A) to better coordinate with the United 
States Government, including the Armed Forces, 
as appropriate; 
(B) to increase cohesion on activities, in-
cluding emergency humanitarian response, law 
enforcement, and maritime security activities; 
and 
(C) to provide trained professionals to serve 
as members of the committees of the specified 
country established under the applicable Com-
pact of Free Association; and 
(2) for the purpose of enhancing resilience capa-
bilities and protecting the people, infrastructure, and 
territory of the specified country from malign actions. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Secretary of State, respecting 
the unique needs of each specified country, may seek to en-
sure that the national security council, or other identified 
coordinating body, of the specified country is composed of 
sufficient staff and members to enable the activities de-
scribed in subsection (f). 
(c) ACCESS TO SENSITIVE INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary of State, with the concurrence of the Director of Na-
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tional Intelligence, may establish, as appropriate, for use 
by the members and staff of the national security council, 
or other identified coordinating body, of each specified 
country standards and a process for vetting and sharing 
sensitive information. 
(d) STANDARDS FOR EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.— 
The Secretary of State may work with the national security 
council, or other identified coordinating body, of each speci-
fied country to ensure that— 
(1) the equipment and services used by the na-
tional security council or other identified coordi-
nating body are compliant with security standards so 
as to minimize the risk of cyberattacks or espionage; 
(2) the national security council or other identi-
fied coordinating body takes all reasonable efforts not 
to procure or use systems, equipment, or software that 
originates from any entity identified under section 
1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub-
lic Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3965; 10 U.S.C. 113 
note); and 
(3) to the extent practicable, the equipment and 
services used by the national security council or other 
identified coordinating body are interoperable with 
the equipment and services used by the national secu-
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rity councils, or other identified coordinating bodies, 
of the other specified countries. 
(e) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter for two years, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report that includes— 
(A) an assessment as to whether a national 
security council or a similar formal coordinating 
body is helping or would help achieve the objec-
tives described in subsection (a) at acceptable fi-
nancial and opportunity cost; 
(B) a description of all actions taken by the 
United States Government to assist in the identi-
fication or maintenance of a national security 
council, or other identified coordinating body, in 
each specified country; 
(C) with respect to each specified country, 
an assessment as to whether— 
(i) the specified country has appro-
priately staffed its national security council 
or other identified coordinating body; and 
(ii) the extent to which the national se-
curity council, or other identified coordi-
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nating body, of the specified country is ca-
pable of carrying out the activities described 
in subsection (f); 
(D) an assessment of— 
(i) any challenge to cooperation and 
coordination with the national security 
council, or other identified coordinating 
body, of any specified country; 
(ii) current efforts by the Secretary of 
State to coordinate with the specified coun-
tries on the activities described in sub-
section (f); and 
(iii) existing governmental entities 
within each specified country that are capa-
ble of supporting such activities; 
(E) a description of any challenge with re-
spect to— 
(i) the implementation of the national 
security council, or other identified coordi-
nating body, of any specified country; and 
(ii) the implementation of subsections 
(a) through (d); 
(F) an assessment of any attempt or cam-
paign by a malign actor to influence the polit-
ical, security, or economic policy of a specified
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country, a member of a national security council 
or other identified coordinating body, or an im-
mediate family member of such a member; and 
(G) any other matter the Secretary of State 
considers relevant. 
(2) FORM.—Each report required by paragraph 
(1) may be submitted in unclassified form and may 
include a classified annex. 
(f) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—The activities described 
in this subsection are the following: 
(1) HOMELAND SECURITY ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) Coordination of— 
(i) the prosecution and investigation of 
transnational criminal enterprises; 
(ii) responses to national emergencies, 
such as natural disasters; 
(iii) counterintelligence and counter- 
coercion responses to foreign threats; and 
(iv) efforts to combat illegal, unre-
ported, or unregulated fishing. 
(B) Coordination with United States Gov-
ernment officials on humanitarian response, 
military exercises, law enforcement, and other 
issues of security concern.
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(C) Identification and development of an 
existing governmental entity to support home-
land defense and civil support activities. 
TITLE XII—CIVILIAN 
PERSONNEL MATTERS 
SEC. 1201. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 
ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 
AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED-
ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER-
SEAS. 
Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently 
amended by section 1102 of the James M. Inhofe National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117–263), is further amended by striking ‘‘through 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2024’’. 
SEC. 1202. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHOR-
ITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND 
GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OF-
FICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 
109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 of the
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Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4616) 
and as most recently amended by section 1103 of the James 
M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
SEC. 
1203. 
EXCLUSION 
OF 
POSITIONS 
IN 
NON-
APPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES 
FROM LIMITATIONS ON DUAL PAY. 
Section 5531(2) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Government corporation and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Government corporation, but excluding’’. 
SEC. 1204. EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SEN-
IOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE POSITIONS FOR THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 1109(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2449; 5 U.S.C. 3133 note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The limitation under this 
subsection shall not apply to positions described in 
this subsection that are fully funded through amounts 
appropriated to an agency other than the Department 
of Defense.’’.
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SEC. 1205. REMOVAL OF WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS 
SERVICES 
DIRECT 
SUPPORT 
FROM 
PER-
SONNEL LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF THE 
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 
Section 143(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘(including Direct Support Activities 
of that Office and the Washington Headquarters Services 
of the Department of Defense)’’. 
SEC. 1206. CONSOLIDATION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITIES 
FOR CANDIDATES WITH SPECIFIED DEGREES 
AT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REINVEN-
TION LABORATORIES. 
Section 4091 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘bachelor’s 
degree’’ and inserting ‘‘bachelor’s or advanced de-
gree’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘CALENDAR
YEAR’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL 
YEAR’’ ; 
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘calendar year’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
year’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘6 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘11 percent’’; and
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(D) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by 
striking ‘‘the fiscal year last ending before the 
start of such calendar year’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
preceding fiscal year’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (f); and 
(4) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(f). 
SEC. 1207. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE 
AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 9905 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(12) Any position in support of aircraft oper-
ations for which the Secretary determines there is a 
critical hiring need and shortage of candidates. 
‘‘(13) Any position in support of the safety of the 
public, law enforcement, or first response for which 
the Secretary determines there is a critical hiring 
need and shortage of candidates. 
‘‘(14) Any position in support of the Office of the 
Inspector General of the Department relating to over-
sight of the conflict in Ukraine for which the Sec-
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retary determines there is a critical hiring need and 
shortage of candidates.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2030’’. 
SEC. 1208. EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR POST- 
SECONDARY STUDENTS AND RECENT GRAD-
UATES. 
Section 1106(d) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2030’’. 
SEC. 1209. EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR 
DOMESTIC 
INDUSTRIAL 
BASE 
FACILITIES 
AND MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITIES 
BASE. 
Section 1125(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.; Public 
Law 114–328) is amended by striking ‘‘through 2025,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘through 2028,’’. 
SEC. 1210. AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY CIVILIAN FACULTY MEM-
BERS AT SPACE FORCE SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9371 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended—
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(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and 
Space Delta 13’’ after ‘‘Air University’’ 
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or of the 
Space Delta 13’’ after ‘‘Air University’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraphs (1), by inserting ‘‘or of 
the Space Delta 13’’ after ‘‘Air University’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or of 
the Space Delta 13’’ after ‘‘Air University’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 947 of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 9371 and inserting the 
following new item: 
‘‘9371. Air University and Space Delta 13: civilian faculty members.’’. 
SEC. 1211. REPORT AND SUNSET RELATING TO INAPPLICA-
BILITY OF CERTIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE 
QUALIFICATIONS BY QUALIFICATION REVIEW 
BOARDS OF OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGE-
MENT. 
Section 1109 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (5 U.S.C. 3393 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’;
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(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—Not later than De-
cember 1, 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the com-
mittees of Congress specified in paragraph (4) and 
the Comptroller General of the United States a report 
on the use of the authority provided in this section. 
The report shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The number and type of appointments 
made under this section between August 13, 
2018, and the date of the report. 
‘‘(B) Data on and an assessment of whether 
appointments under the authority in this section 
reduced the time to hire when compared with the 
time to hire under the review system of the Office 
of Personnel Management in use as of the date 
of the report. 
‘‘(C) An assessment of the utility of the ap-
pointment authority and process under this sec-
tion.
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‘‘(D) An assessment of whether the appoint-
ments made under this section resulted in higher 
quality new executives for the Senior Executive 
Service of the Department when compared with 
the executives produced in the Department under 
the review system in use between August 13, 
2013, and August 13, 2018. 
‘‘(E) Any recommendation for the improve-
ment of the selection and qualification process 
for the Senior Executive Service of the Depart-
ment that the Secretary considers necessary in 
order to attract and hire highly qualified can-
didates for service in that Senior Executive Serv-
ice.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘August 13, 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
SEC. 1212. EXTENSION OF DATE OF FIRST EMPLOYMENT 
FOR ACQUISITION OF COMPETITIVE STATUS 
FOR EMPLOYEES OF INSPECTORS GENERAL 
FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
Section 419(d)(5)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’.
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SEC. 1213. EXPANSION OF NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT 
ELIGIBILITY TO SPOUSES OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE CIVILIANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3330d of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and 
Department of Defense civilian’’ after ‘‘mili-
tary’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘spouse of an employee of the De-
partment of Defense’ means an individual who is 
married to an employee of the Department of Defense 
who is transferred in the interest of the Government 
from one official station within the Department to 
another within the Department (that is outside of 
normal commuting distance) for permanent duty.’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) a spouse of an employee of the Department 
of Defense.’’.
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(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 
table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 3330d and inserting the following: 
‘‘3330d. Appointment of military and Department of Defense civilian spouses.’’. 
(c) OPM LIMITATION AND REPORTS.— 
(1) RELOCATING SPOUSES.—With respect to the 
noncompetitive appointment of a relocating spouse of 
an employee of the Department of Defense under 
paragraph (3) of section 3330d(b) of title 5, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management shall— 
(A) monitor the number of those appoint-
ments; 
(B) require the head of each agency with the 
authority to make those appointments under that 
provision to submit to the Director an annual 
report on those appointments, including infor-
mation on the number of individuals so ap-
pointed, the types of positions filled, and the ef-
fectiveness of the authority for those appoint-
ments; and 
(C) not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
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Oversight and Accountability of the House of 
Representatives a report on the use and effective-
ness of the authority described in subparagraph 
(B). 
(2) NON-RELOCATING SPOUSES.—With respect to 
the noncompetitive appointment of a spouse of an em-
ployee of the Department of Defense other than a relo-
cating spouse described in paragraph (1), the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management— 
(A) shall treat the spouse as a relocating 
spouse under paragraph (1); and 
(B) may limit the number of those appoint-
ments. 
(d) SUNSET.—Effective on December 31, 2028— 
(1) the authority provided by this section, and 
the amendments made by this section, shall expire; 
and 
(2) the provisions of section 3330d of title 5, 
United States Code, amended or repealed by this sec-
tion are restored or revived as if this section had not 
been enacted.
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SEC. 1214. ELIMINATION OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT-
ABILITY OFFICE REVIEW REQUIREMENT RE-
LATING TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PER-
SONNEL AUTHORITIES. 
Section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘and the 
Comptroller General,’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2). 
SEC. 1215. AMENDMENTS TO THE JOHN S. MCCAIN STRA-
TEGIC DEFENSE FELLOWS PROGRAM. 
(a) SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.—Subsection (d)(2) 
of section 932 of the John S. McCain National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note 
prec.; Public Law 115–232) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION.—Out of 
the total number of individuals selected to participate 
in the fellows program in any year, not more than 
20 percent may be from any of the following geo-
graphic regions: 
‘‘(A) The Northeast United States. 
‘‘(B) The Southeast United States. 
‘‘(C) The Midwest United States. 
‘‘(D) The Southwest United States.
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‘‘(E) The Western United States. 
‘‘(F) Alaska, Hawaii, United States terri-
tories, and areas outside the United States.’’. 
(b) APPOINTMENT
AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT.— 
Such section is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘assigned’’ and inserting 
‘‘appointed’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘assignment’’ and inserting 
‘‘appointment’’; and 
(2) by amending subsections (e) and (f) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(e) APPOINTMENT DURING PARTICIPATION IN FEL-
LOWS PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall appoint each individual who participates in the 
fellows program to an excepted service position in an 
element of the Department. 
‘‘(2) PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.—Each year, 
the head of each element of the Department shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an identification of placement 
opportunities for participants in the fellows program. 
Such placement opportunities shall provide for leader-
ship development and potential commencement of a
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career track toward a position of senior leadership in 
the Department. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary, in coordination with the heads of elements of 
the Department, shall establish qualification require-
ments for the appointment of participants under 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) MATCHING
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND 
REQUIREMENTS.—In making appointments under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall seek to best match 
the qualifications and skills of the participants with 
the requirements for positions available for appoint-
ment. 
‘‘(5) TERM.—The term of each appointment 
under the fellows program shall be one year, but the 
Secretary may extend a term of appointment up to 
one additional year. 
‘‘(6) GRADE.—The Secretary shall appoint an 
individual under paragraph (1) to a position at the 
level of GS–10, GS–11, or GS–12 of the General 
Schedule based on the directly related qualifications, 
skills, and professional experience of the individual. 
‘‘(7) EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT.—To the ex-
tent that funds are provided in advance in appro-
priations Acts, the Secretary may repay a loan of a
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participant in the fellows program if the loan is de-
scribed by subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 
16301(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code. Any re-
payment of a loan under this paragraph may require 
a minimum service agreement, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(8) ELEMENT
OF
THE
DEPARTMENT
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘element of the 
Department’ means an element of the Department 
specified in section 111(b) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(f) CAREER DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that participants in the fellows pro-
gram— 
‘‘(A) receive career development opportuni-
ties and support appropriate for the commence-
ment of a career track within the Department 
leading toward a future position of senior leader-
ship within the Department, including ongoing 
mentorship support through appropriate per-
sonnel from entities within the Department; and 
‘‘(B) are provided appropriate employment 
opportunities for excepted service positions in the
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Department upon successful completion of the 
fellows program. 
‘‘(2) PUBLICATION
OF
SELECTION.—The Sec-
retary shall publish, on an internet website of the De-
partment available to the public, the names of the in-
dividuals selected to participate in the fellows pro-
gram.’’. 
SEC. 1216. CIVILIAN CYBERSECURITY RESERVE PILOT 
PROJECT. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘temporary 
position’’ means a position in the competitive or excepted 
service for a period of 180 days or less. 
(b) PILOT PROJECT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army 
shall carry out a pilot project to establish a Civilian 
Cybersecurity Reserve. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Civilian Cy-
bersecurity Reserve is to enable the Army to provide 
manpower to the United States Cyber Command to 
effectively— 
(A) preempt, defeat, deter, or respond to 
malicious cyber activity; 
(B) conduct cyberspace operations;
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(C) secure information and systems of the 
Department of Defense against malicious cyber 
activity; and 
(D) assist in solving cyber workforce-related 
challenges. 
(3) HIRING AUTHORITY.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary may use any authority other-
wise available to the Secretary for the recruitment, 
employment, and retention of civilian personnel with-
in the Department, including authority under section 
1599f of title 10, United States Code. 
(4) EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary 
of Labor shall prescribe such regulations as necessary 
to ensure the reemployment, continuation of benefits, 
and non-discrimination in reemployment of individ-
uals appointed under this section, provided that such 
regulations shall include, at a minimum, those rights 
and obligations set forth under chapter 43 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(5) STATUS IN RESERVE.—During the period be-
ginning on the date on which an individual is re-
cruited to serve in the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve 
and ending on the date on which the individual is 
appointed under this section, and during any period
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in between any such appointments, the individual 
shall not be considered a Federal employee. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY; APPLICATION AND SELECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the pilot project re-
quired under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of the 
Army shall establish criteria for— 
(A) individuals to be eligible for the Civil-
ian Cybersecurity Reserve; and 
(B) the application and selection processes 
for the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS.—The cri-
teria established under paragraph (1)(A) with respect 
to an individual shall include— 
(A) if the individual has previously served 
as a member of the Civilian Cybersecurity Re-
serve, that the previous appointment ended not 
less than 60 days before the individual may be 
appointed for a subsequent temporary position 
in the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve; and 
(B) cybersecurity expertise. 
(3) PRESCREENING.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) conduct a prescreening of each indi-
vidual prior to appointment under this section 
for any topic or product that would create a con-
flict of interest; and
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(B) require each individual appointed 
under this section to notify the Secretary if a po-
tential conflict of interest arises during the ap-
pointment. 
(4) AGREEMENT
REQUIRED.—An individual 
may become a member of the Civilian Cybersecurity 
Reserve only if the individual enters into an agree-
ment with the Secretary to become such a member, 
which shall set forth the rights and obligations of the 
individual and the Army. 
(5) EXCEPTION FOR CONTINUING MILITARY SERV-
ICE COMMITMENTS.—A member of the Selected Re-
serve under section 10143 of title 10, United States 
Code, may not be a member of the Civilian Cyberse-
curity Reserve. 
(6) PROHIBITION.—Any individual who is an 
employee of the executive branch may not be recruited 
or appointed to serve in the Civilian Cybersecurity 
Reserve. 
(d) SECURITY CLEARANCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army 
shall ensure that all members of the Civilian Cyberse-
curity Reserve undergo the appropriate personnel vet-
ting and adjudication commensurate with the duties 
of the position, including a determination of eligi-
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bility for access to classified information where a se-
curity clearance is necessary, according to applicable 
policy and authorities. 
(2) COST
OF
SPONSORING
CLEARANCES.—If a 
member of the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve requires 
a security clearance in order to carry out the duties 
of the member, the Army shall be responsible for the 
cost of sponsoring the security clearance of the mem-
ber. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives the report required under section 
1540(d)(2) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 
117–263) on the feasibility and advisability of cre-
ating and maintaining a civilian cybersecurity re-
serve corps, the Secretary of the Army shall— 
(A) submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees an implementation plan for the pilot 
project required under subsection (b)(1); and
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(B) provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing on the implementation 
plan. 
(2) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of the Army 
may not take any action to begin implementation of 
the pilot project required under subsection (b)(1) until 
the Secretary fulfills the requirements under para-
graph (1). 
(f) PROJECT GUIDANCE.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Army shall, in consultation with the Office of Per-
sonnel Management and the Office of Government Ethics, 
issue guidance establishing and implementing the pilot 
project required under subsection (b)(1). 
(g) BRIEFINGS AND REPORT.— 
(1) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than one year after 
the date on which the guidance required under sub-
section (f) is issued, and every year thereafter until 
the date on which the pilot project required under 
subsection (b)(1) terminates under subsection (i), the 
Secretary of the Army shall provide to the congres-
sional defense committees a briefing on activities car-
ried out under the pilot project, including— 
(A) participation in the Civilian Cybersecu-
rity Reserve, including the number of partici-
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pants, the diversity of participants, and any 
barriers to recruitment or retention of members; 
(B) an evaluation of the ethical require-
ments of the pilot project; 
(C) whether the Civilian Cybersecurity Re-
serve has been effective in providing additional 
capacity to the Army; and 
(D) an evaluation of the eligibility require-
ments for the pilot project. 
(2) REPORT.—Not earlier than 180 days and not 
later than 90 days before the date on which the pilot 
project required under subsection (b)(1) terminates 
under subsection (i), the Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report and provide 
a briefing on recommendations relating to the pilot 
project, including recommendations for— 
(A) whether the pilot project should be 
modified, extended in duration, or established as 
a permanent program, and if so, an appropriate 
scope for the program; 
(B) how to attract participants, ensure a 
diversity of participants, and address any bar-
riers to recruitment or retention of members of 
the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve;
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(C) the ethical requirements of the pilot 
project and the effectiveness of mitigation efforts 
to address any conflict of interest concerns; and 
(D) an evaluation of the eligibility require-
ments for the pilot project. 
(h) EVALUATION.—Not later than three years after the 
pilot project required under subsection (b)(1) is established, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall— 
(1) conduct a study evaluating the pilot project; 
and 
(2) submit to Congress— 
(A) a report on the results of the study; and 
(B) a recommendation with respect to 
whether the pilot project should be modified. 
(i) SUNSET.—The pilot project required under sub-
section (b)(1) shall terminate on the date that is four years 
after the date on which the pilot project is established. 
TITLE XIII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1301. MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED MARITIME DOMAIN 
AWARENESS AND INTERDICTION CAPABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, using ex-
isting authorities, shall seek to build upon the incorporation
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of Israel into the area of responsibility of the United States 
Central Command to develop a Middle East integrated 
maritime domain awareness and interdiction capability for 
the purpose of protecting the people, infrastructure, and ter-
ritory of such countries from— 
(1) manned and unmanned naval systems, un-
dersea warfare capabilities, and anti-ship missiles of 
Iran and groups affiliated with Iran; and 
(2) violent extremist organizations, criminal net-
works, and piracy activities that threaten lawful com-
merce in the waterways within the area of responsi-
bility of the United States Naval Forces Central Com-
mand. 
(b) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a strategy for the cooperation described in sub-
section (a). 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy 
required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the threats posed to 
ally or partner countries in the Middle East 
by—
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(i) manned and unmanned naval sys-
tems, undersea warfare capabilities, and 
anti-ship missiles of Iran and groups affili-
ated with Iran; and 
(ii) violent extremist organizations, 
criminal networks, and piracy activities 
that threaten lawful commerce in the water-
ways within the area of responsibility of the 
United States Naval Forces Central Com-
mand. 
(B) A description of existing multilateral 
maritime partnerships currently led by the 
United States Naval Forces Central Command, 
including the Combined Maritime Forces (in-
cluding its associated Task Forces 150, 151, 152, 
and 153), the International Maritime Security 
Construct, and the Navy’s Task Force 59, and a 
discussion of the role of such partnerships in 
building an integrated maritime security capa-
bility. 
(C) A description of progress made in ad-
vancing the integration of Israel into the existing 
multilateral maritime partnerships described in 
subparagraph (B).
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(D) A description of efforts among countries 
in the Middle East to coordinate intelligence, re-
connaissance, and surveillance capabilities and 
indicators and warnings with respect to the 
threats described in subparagraph (A), and a de-
scription of any impediment to optimizing such 
efforts. 
(E) A description of the current Depart-
ment of Defense systems that, in coordination 
with ally and partner countries in the Middle 
East— 
(i) provide awareness of and defend 
against such threats; and 
(ii) address current capability gaps. 
(F) An explanation of the manner in which 
an integrated maritime domain awareness and 
interdiction architecture would improve collec-
tive security in the Middle East. 
(G) A description of existing and planned 
efforts to engage ally and partner countries in 
the Middle East in establishing such an architec-
ture. 
(H) An identification of the elements of 
such an architecture that may be acquired and 
operated by ally and partner countries in the
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Middle East, and a list of such elements for each 
such ally and partner. 
(I) An identification of the elements of such 
an architecture that may only be provided and 
operated by members of the United States Armed 
Forces. 
(J) An identification of any challenge to op-
timizing such an architecture in the Middle 
East. 
(K) An assessment of progress and key chal-
lenges in the implementation of the strategy re-
quired by paragraph (1) using the metrics iden-
tified in accordance with paragraph (3). 
(L) Recommendations for improvements in 
the implementation of such strategy based on 
such metrics. 
(M) An assessment of any capabilities or 
lessons from the Navy’s Task Force 59 that may 
be leveraged to support an integrated maritime 
domain awareness and interdiction capability in 
the Middle East. 
(N) Any other matter the Secretary of De-
fense considers relevant.
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(3) METRICS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
identify metrics to assess progress in the implementa-
tion of the strategy required by paragraph (1). 
(4) FORMAT.—The strategy required by para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex. 
(c) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of 
establishing an integrated maritime domain aware-
ness and interdiction capability to protect the people, 
infrastructure, and territory of ally and partner 
countries in the Middle East from— 
(A) manned and unmanned naval systems, 
undersea warfare capabilities, and anti-ship 
missiles of Iran and groups affiliated with Iran; 
and 
(B) violent extremist organizations, crimi-
nal networks, and piracy activities that threaten 
lawful commerce in the waterways of the Middle 
East. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study required by para-
graph (1) shall include—
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(A) an assessment of funds that could be 
contributed by ally and partner countries of the 
United States; and 
(B) a cost estimate of establishing such an 
integrated maritime domain awareness and 
interdiction capability. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report on the results of the study con-
ducted under paragraph (1). 
(d) PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION.—Any 
activity carried out under this section shall be conducted 
in a manner that appropriately protects sensitive informa-
tion and the national security interests of the United States. 
(e) 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 For-
eign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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SEC. 1302. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE MISSION TRAINING 
THROUGH DISTRIBUTED SIMULATION. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION.— 
To enhance the interoperability and integration between the 
United States Armed Forces and the military forces of 
friendly foreign countries, the Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, is authorized— 
(1) to provide to military personnel of a friendly 
foreign government persistent advanced networked 
training and exercise activities (in this section re-
ferred to as ‘‘mission training through distributed 
simulation’’); and 
(2) to provide information technology, including 
hardware and computer software developed for mis-
sion training through distributed simulation activi-
ties. 
(b) SCOPE OF MISSION TRAINING.—Mission training 
through distributed simulation provided under subsection 
(a) may include advanced distributed network training 
events and computer-assisted exercises. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF EXPORT CONTROL AUTHORI-
TIES.—The provision of mission training through distrib-
uted simulation and information technology under this sec-
tion shall be subject to the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) and any other export control authority
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under law relating to the transfer of military technology 
to foreign countries. 
(d) GUIDANCE ON USE OF AUTHORITY.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall develop and issue guidance 
on the procedures for the use of the authority provided in 
this section. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report on the use of mission training 
through distributed simulation by military personnel 
of friendly foreign countries. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of ongoing mission train-
ing through distributed simulation activities be-
tween the United States Armed Forces and the 
military forces of friendly foreign countries. 
(B) A description of the current capabilities 
of the military forces of friendly foreign coun-
tries to support mission training through dis-
tributed simulation activities with the United 
States Armed Forces.
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(C) A description of the manner in which 
the Department intends to use mission training 
through distributed simulation activities to sup-
port implementation of the National Defense 
Strategy, including in areas of responsibility of 
the United States European Command and the 
United States Indo-Pacific Command. 
(D) Any recommendation of the Secretary 
of Defense for legislative proposals or policy 
guidance regarding the use of mission training 
through distributed simulation activities. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(f) SUNSET.—The authority provided in this section 
shall terminate on December 31, 2025.
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SEC. 1303. INCREASE IN SMALL-SCALE CONSTRUCTION 
LIMIT AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO 
BUILD CAPACITY. 
(a) DEFINITION OF SMALL-SCALE CONSTRUCTION.— 
Section 301(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPAC-
ITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 333 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or other 
counter-illicit trafficking operations’’ before the 
period at the end; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(10) Foreign internal defense operations.’’. 
(2) INCREASE IN THRESHOLD FOR SMALL-SCALE 
CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS
REQUIRING
ADDITIONAL 
DOCUMENTATION.—Subsection (e)(8) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,000,000’’. 
(3) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.—Such section is 
further amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.—The Secretary of De-
fense may treat as stocks of the Department of Defense—
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‘‘(1) equipment procured to carry out a program 
pursuant to subsection (a) that has not yet been 
transferred to a foreign country and is no longer 
needed to support such program or any other pro-
gram carried out pursuant to such subsection; and 
‘‘(2) equipment that has been transferred to a 
foreign country to carry out a program pursuant to 
subsection (a) and is returned by the foreign country 
to the United States.’’. 
(4) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.—Such section 
is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(i) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may— 
‘‘(A) allow a foreign country to provide 
sole-source direction for assistance in support of 
a program carried out pursuant to subsection 
(a); and 
‘‘(B) enter into an agreement with a foreign 
country to provide such sole-source direction. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 72 hours 
after the Secretary of Defense enters into an agree-
ment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit
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to the congressional defense committees a written no-
tification that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the parameters of the 
agreement, including types of support, objectives, 
and duration of support and cooperation under 
the agreement. 
‘‘(B) A description and justification of any 
anticipated use of sole-source direction pursuant 
to such agreement. 
‘‘(C) A determination as to whether the an-
ticipated costs to incurred under the agreement 
are fair and reasonable. 
‘‘(D) A certification that the agreement is 
in the national security interests of the United 
States. 
‘‘(E) Any other matter relating to the agree-
ment, as determined by the Secretary of De-
fense.’’. 
(5) FOREIGN
INTERNAL
DEFENSE
DEFINED.— 
Such section is further amended by adding at the end 
of the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j) FOREIGN INTERNAL DEFENSE DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘foreign internal defense’ has the meaning 
given such term in the publication of the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff entitled ‘Joint Publication 3–22 For-
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(2) by striking ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$15,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR STABILIZATION 
ACTIVITIES IN NATIONAL SECURITY INTER-
EST OF THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 1210A(h) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 
Stat. 1626) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 
SEC. 1307. EXTENSION OF CROSS SERVICING AGREEMENTS 
FOR LOAN OF PERSONNEL PROTECTION AND 
PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT IN 
COALITION OPERATIONS. 
Section 1207(f) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 2342 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2029’’. 
SEC. 1308. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
INTERNATIONAL 
SECURITY 
COOPERATION 
PROGRAM. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
for fiscal year 2024 for operation and maintenance, De-
fense-wide, and available for the Defense Security Coopera-
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tion Agency for the International Security Cooperation 
Program, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or 
expended until the Secretary of Defense submits the security 
cooperation strategy for each covered combatant command 
required by section 1206 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 
Stat. 1960). 
SEC. 1309. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
SECURITY COOPERATION WORKFORCE DE-
VELOPMENT. 
Section 384 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Program’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Program’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) MANAGING ENTITY.— 
‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of De-
fense, acting through the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Policy and the Director of the Defense 
Security Cooperation Agency, shall designate an 
entity within the Department of Defense to serve
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as the lead entity for managing the implementa-
tion of the Program. 
‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The entity designated under 
subparagraph (A) shall carry out the manage-
ment and implementation of the Program, con-
sistent with objectives formulated by the Sec-
retary of Defense, which shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) 
Providing 
for 
comprehensive 
tracking of and accounting for all Depart-
ment of Defense employees engaged in the 
security cooperation enterprise. 
‘‘(ii) Providing training requirements 
specified at the requisite proficiency levels 
for each position. 
‘‘(C) REPORTING.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that, not less frequently than annu-
ally, each military department, combatant com-
mand, defense agency, and any other entity in-
volved in managing the security cooperation 
workforce submits to the entity designated under 
subparagraph (A) a report containing informa-
tion necessary for the management and career 
development of the security cooperation work-
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force, as determined by the Director of the De-
fense Security Cooperation Agency. 
‘‘(3) SECURITY COOPERATION WORKFORCE MAN-
AGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The Secretary of 
Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense 
Security Cooperation Agency, shall prescribe regula-
tions to ensure that each military department, com-
batant command, and defense agency provides stand-
ardized information and data to the Secretary on 
persons serving in positions within the security co-
operation workforce.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) UPDATED GUIDANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this para-
graph, and biannually thereafter through fiscal 
year 2028, the Secretary of Defense, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall issue up-
dated guidance for the execution and adminis-
tration of the Program. 
‘‘(B) SCOPE.—The updated guidance re-
quired by subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) fulfill each requirement set forth 
in paragraph (3), as appropriate; and
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‘‘(ii) include an identification of the 
manner in which the Department of Defense 
shall ensure that personnel assigned to secu-
rity cooperation offices within embassies of 
the United States are trained and managed 
to a level of proficiency that is at least 
equal to the level of proficiency provided to 
the attache´ workforce by the Defense Attache´ 
Service.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) 
as subsections (h) through (j), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsections (f) and (g): 
‘‘(f) FOREIGN MILITARY SALES CENTER OF EXCEL-
LENCE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall direct an existing schoolhouse within the De-
partment of Defense to serve as a Foreign Military 
Sales Center of Excellence to improve the training 
and education of personnel engaged in foreign mili-
tary sales planning and execution. 
‘‘(2) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the Foreign 
Military Sales Center of Excellence shall include—
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‘‘(A) conducting research on and promoting 
best practices for ensuring that foreign military 
sales are timely and effective; and 
‘‘(B) enhancing existing curricula for the 
purpose of ensuring that the foreign military 
sales workforce is fully trained and prepared to 
execute the foreign military sales program. 
‘‘(g) DEFENSE
SECURITY
COOPERATION
UNIVER-
SITY.— 
‘‘(1) CHARTER.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop and promulgate a charter for the operation of 
the Defense Security Cooperation University. 
‘‘(2) MISSION.—The charter required by para-
graph (1) shall set forth the mission, and associated 
structures and organizations, of the Defense Security 
Cooperation University, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) management and implementation of 
international military training and education 
security cooperation programs and authorities 
executed by the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(B) management and provision of institu-
tional capacity-building services executed by the 
Department of Defense; and
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‘‘(C) advancement of the profession of secu-
rity cooperation through research, data collec-
tion, analysis, publication, and learning. 
‘‘(3) COOPERATIVE
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOP-
MENT ARRANGEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In engaging in research 
and development projects pursuant to subsection 
(a) of section 4001 of this title by a contract, co-
operative agreement, or grant pursuant to sub-
section (b)(1) of such section, the Secretary of 
Defense may enter into such contract or coopera-
tive agreement, or award such grant, through the 
Defense Security Cooperation University. 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT
AS
GOVERNMENT-OPER-
ATED FEDERAL LABORATORY.—The Defense Se-
curity Cooperation University shall be consid-
ered a Government-operated Federal laboratory 
for purposes of section 12 of the Stevenson- 
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
U.S.C. 3710a). 
‘‘(4) ACCEPTANCE OF RESEARCH GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De-
fense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy, may authorize the President of the De-
fense Security Cooperation University to accept
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qualifying research grants. Any such grant may 
only be accepted if the work under the grant is 
to be carried out by a professor or instructor of 
the Defense Security Cooperation University for 
a scientific, literary, or educational purpose. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFYING
GRANTS.—A qualifying 
research grant under this paragraph is a grant 
that is awarded on a competitive basis by an en-
tity described in subparagraph (C) for a research 
project with a scientific, literary, or educational 
purpose. 
‘‘(C) ENTITIES FROM WHICH GRANTS MAY 
BE ACCEPTED.—A grant may be accepted under 
this paragraph only from a corporation, fund, 
foundation, educational institution, or similar 
entity that is organized and operated primarily 
for scientific, literary, or educational purposes. 
‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
The Director of the Defense Security Cooperation 
Agency shall establish an account for admin-
istering funds received as research grants under 
this section. The President of the Defense Secu-
rity Cooperation University shall use the funds 
in the account in accordance with applicable
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provisions of the regulations and the terms and 
condition of the grants received. 
‘‘(E) RELATED EXPENSES.—Subject to such 
limitations as may be provided in appropria-
tions Acts, appropriations available for the De-
fense Security Cooperation University may be 
used to pay expenses incurred by the Defense Se-
curity Cooperation University in applying for, 
and otherwise pursuing, the award of qualifying 
research grants. 
‘‘(F) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of De-
fense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy, shall prescribe regulations for the admin-
istration of this section.’’. 
SEC. 1310. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUP-
PORT TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENTS FOR BOR-
DER SECURITY OPERATIONS. 
Section 1226(a)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) To the Government of Tajikistan for 
purposes of supporting and enhancing efforts of 
the armed forces of Tajikistan to increase secu-
rity and sustain increased security along the 
border of Tajikistan and Afghanistan.
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‘‘(H) To the Government of Uzbekistan for 
purposes of supporting and enhancing efforts of 
the armed forces of Uzbekistan to increase secu-
rity and sustain increased security along the 
border of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. 
‘‘(I) To the Government of Turkmenistan 
for purposes of supporting and enhancing efforts 
of the armed forces of Turkmenistan to increase 
security and sustain increased security along the 
border of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.’’. 
SEC. 1311. MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE OPERATIONAL RE-
SILIENCE 
INTERNATIONAL 
COOPERATION 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 1212 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263; 136 Stat. 2834; 10 U.S.C. 311 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘military 
forces’’ and inserting ‘‘national security forces’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘military-to-military relationships’’ and in-
serting ‘‘relationships with the national se-
curity forces of partner countries’’; and
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(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘military forces’’ and inserting ‘‘national 
security forces’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) SUSTAINMENT
AND
NON-LETHAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—A program under subsection (a) may include 
the provision of sustainment and non-lethal assist-
ance, including training, defense services, supplies 
(including consumables), and small-scale construction 
(as such terms are defined in section 301 of title 10, 
United States Code).’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘military 
force’’ and inserting ‘‘national security forces’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘national security forces’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 301 of title 10, United States 
Code.’’. 
SEC. 1312. ASSISTANCE TO ISRAEL FOR AERIAL REFUELING. 
(a) TRAINING ISRAELI PILOTS TO OPERATE KC–46 
AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall—
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(A) make available sufficient resources and 
accommodations within the United States to 
train members of the Israeli Air Force on the op-
eration of KC–46 aircraft; 
(B) conduct training for members of the 
Israeli Air Force, including— 
(i) training for pilots and crew on the 
operation of the KC–46 aircraft in accord-
ance with standards considered sufficient to 
conduct coalition operations of the United 
States Air Force and the Israeli Air Force; 
and 
(ii) training for ground personnel on 
the maintenance and sustainment require-
ments of the KC–46 aircraft considered suf-
ficient for such operations; and 
(C) conduct the timing of such training so 
as to ensure that the first group of trainee mem-
bers of the Israeli Air Force is anticipated to 
complete the training not later than 2 weeks 
after the date on which the first KC–46 aircraft 
is delivered to Israel. 
(2) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MILITARY PER-
SONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall, with respect to members of the Israeli Air
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Force associated with the operation of KC–46 air-
craft— 
(A) before the completion of the training re-
quired by paragraph (1)(B), authorize the par-
ticipation of such members of the Israeli Air 
Force in the United States Air Force Military 
Personnel Exchange Program; 
(B) make available billets in the United 
States Air Force Military Personnel Exchange 
Program necessary for such members of the 
Israeli Air Force to participate in such program; 
and 
(C) to the extent practicable, ensure that 
such members of the Israeli Air Force are able to 
participate in the United States Air Force Mili-
tary Personnel Exchange Program immediately 
after such members complete such training. 
(3) TERMINATION.—This subsection shall cease 
to have effect on the date that is ten years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a briefing that includes 
the following:
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(1) An assessment of— 
(A) the current operational requirements of 
the Government of Israel for aerial refueling; 
and 
(B) any gaps in current or near-term capa-
bilities. 
(2) The estimated date of delivery to Israel of 
KC–46 aircraft procured by the Government of Israel. 
(3) A detailed description of— 
(A) any actions the United States Govern-
ment is taking to expedite the delivery to Israel 
of KC–46 aircraft procured by the Government 
of Israel, while minimizing adverse impacts to 
United States defense readiness, including stra-
tegic forces readiness; 
(B) any additional actions the United 
States Government could take to expedite such 
delivery; and 
(C) additional authorities Congress could 
provide to help expedite such delivery. 
(4) A description of the availability of any 
United States aerial refueling tanker aircraft that is 
retired or is expected to be retired during the two-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act that could be provided to Israel.
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(c) FORWARD DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES KC– 
46 AIRCRAFT TO ISRAEL.— 
(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
briefing that describes the capacity of and require-
ments for the United States Air Force to forward de-
ploy KC–46 aircraft to Israel on a rotational basis 
until the date on which a KC–46 aircraft procured by 
the Government of Israel is commissioned into the 
Israeli Air Force and achieves full combat capability. 
(2) ROTATIONAL FORCES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary of Defense 
shall, consistent with maintaining United States 
defense readiness, rotationally deploy one or 
more KC–46 aircraft to Israel until the earlier 
of— 
(i) the date on which a KC–46 aircraft 
procured by the military forces of Israel is 
commissioned into such military forces and 
achieves full combat capability; or 
(ii) five years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
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(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
may only carry out a rotational deployment 
under subparagraph (A) if the Government of 
Israel consents to the deployment. 
(C) PRESENCE.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall consult with the Government of Israel to de-
termine the length of rotational deployments of 
United States KC–46 aircraft to Israel until the 
applicable date under subparagraph (A). 
SEC. 1313. REPORT ON COORDINATION WITH PRIVATE EN-
TITIES AND STATE GOVERNMENTS WITH RE-
SPECT TO THE STATE PARTNERSHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the feasibility of coordinating 
with private entities and State governments to provide re-
sources and personnel to support technical exchanges under 
the Department of Defense State Partnership Program es-
tablished under section 341 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of the limitations of the State 
Partnership Program.
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(2) The types of personnel and expertise that 
could be helpful to partner country participants in 
the State Partnership Program. 
(3) Any authority needed to leverage such exper-
tise from private entities and State governments, as 
applicable. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
SEC. 1321. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN 
GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1209 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113–291; 128 Stat. 3541) is amended, in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND RE-
PAIR PROJECTS.—Subsection (l)(3) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘The Presi-
dent’’ and all that follows through ‘‘if the President’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Defense may waive 
the limitations under paragraph (1) for the purposes
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of providing support under subsection (a)(4) if the 
Secretary’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘as re-
quired by subparagraph (B)(ii)(I)’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; and 
(5) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) 
as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. 
SEC. 1322. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPER-
ATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF 
SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2024’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$18,000,000’’. 
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Subsection (d) of such section 
is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2024’’.
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SEC. 1323. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE 
ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3559) is amended, in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1)— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘equipment and training to 
counter threats from unmanned aerial systems,’’ be-
fore ‘‘and sustainment’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘Overseas Contingency Operations for 
fiscal year 2023, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$358,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2024, there is au-
thorized to be appropriated $241,950,000’’. 
(c) FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.—Subsection (h) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
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‘‘(2) USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—The limitations 
on costs under subsections (a) and (m) shall not 
apply with respect to the expenditure of foreign con-
tributions in excess of such limitations.’’. 
(d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Subsection (o) of such sec-
tion is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Presi-
dent’’ and all that follows through ‘‘if the President’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Defense may waive 
the limitations on costs under subsection (a) or (m) 
if the Secretary’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3); 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘as required by 
paragraph (3)(B)(i)’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; and 
(5) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. 
(e) NOTIFICATION OF PROVISION OF COUNTER UN-
MANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE.— 
Such section is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(p) NOTIFICATION OF PROVISION OF COUNTER UN-
MANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
providing assistance under this section for countering 
threats from unmanned aerial systems, the Secretary 
of Defense shall notify the appropriate congressional 
committees of such provision of assistance. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The notification required by 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) An identification of the military forces 
being provided such assistance. 
‘‘(B) A description of the type of such as-
sistance, including the types of training and 
equipment, being provided.’’. 
SEC. 1324. BRIEFING ON NUCLEAR CAPABILITY OF IRAN. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives with— 
(1) a briefing on— 
(A) threats to global security posed by the 
nuclear weapon capability of Iran; and 
(B) progress made by Iran in enriching 
uranium at levels proximate to or exceeding 
weapons grade; and
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(2) recommendations for actions the United 
States may take to ensure that Iran does not acquire 
a nuclear weapon capability. 
SEC. 1325. MODIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OF COORDI-
NATOR FOR DETAINED ISIS MEMBERS AND 
RELEVANT POPULATIONS IN SYRIA. 
(a) 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, the Committee 
on the Judiciary, the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
the Judiciary, the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices, the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) ISIS MEMBER.—The term ‘‘ISIS member’’ 
means a person who was part of, or substantially 
supported, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
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(3) SENIOR COORDINATOR.—The term ‘‘Senior 
Coordinator’’ means the coordinator for detained 
ISIS members and relevant displaced populations in 
Syria designated under subsection (a) of section 1224 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1642), as 
amended by subsection (d). 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(A) ISIS detainees held by the Syrian 
Democratic Forces and ISIS-affiliated individ-
uals located within displaced persons camps in 
Syria pose a significant and growing humani-
tarian challenge and security threat to the re-
gion; 
(B) the vast majority of individuals held in 
displaced persons camps in Syria are women 
and children, approximately 50 percent of whom 
are under the age of 12 at the al-Hol camp, and 
they face significant threats of violence and 
radicalization, as well as lacking access to ade-
quate sanitation and health care facilities; 
(C) there is an urgent need to seek a sus-
tainable solution to such camps through repatri-
ation and reintegration of the inhabitants;
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(D) the United States should work closely 
with international allies and partners to facili-
tate the repatriation and reintegration efforts re-
quired to provide a long-term solution for such 
camps and prevent the resurgence of ISIS; and 
(E) if left unaddressed, such camps will 
continue to be drivers of instability that jeop-
ardize the long-term prospects for peace and sta-
bility in the region. 
(c) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States that— 
(1) ISIS-affiliated individuals located within 
displacement camps in Syria, and other inhabitants 
of displacement camps in Syria, be repatriated and, 
where appropriate, prosecuted, or where possible, re-
integrated into their country of origin, consistent 
with all relevant domestic laws and applicable inter-
national laws prohibiting refoulement; and 
(2) the camps will be closed as soon as is prac-
ticable. 
(d) MODIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OF COORDI-
NATOR FOR DETAINED ISIS MEMBERS AND RELEVANT 
DISPLACED POPULATIONS IN SYRIA.—Section 1224 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1642) is amended—
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(1) by striking subsection (a); 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
State, the Director of National Intelligence, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, 
and the Attorney General, shall designate an existing 
official to serve within the executive branch as senior- 
level coordinator to coordinate, in conjunction with 
other relevant agencies, matters related to ISIS mem-
bers who are in the custody of the Syrian Democratic 
Forces and other relevant displaced populations in 
Syria, including— 
‘‘(A) by engaging foreign partners to sup-
port the repatriation and disposition of such in-
dividuals, including by encouraging foreign 
partners to repatriate, transfer, investigate, and 
prosecute such ISIS members, and share infor-
mation; 
‘‘(B) coordination of all multilateral and 
international engagements led by the Depart-
ment of State and other agencies that are related
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to the current and future handling, detention, 
and prosecution of such ISIS members; 
‘‘(C) the funding and coordination of the 
provision of technical and other assistance to for-
eign countries to aid in the successful investiga-
tion and prosecution of such ISIS members, as 
appropriate, in accordance with relevant domes-
tic laws, international humanitarian law, and 
other internationally recognized human rights 
and rule of law standards; 
‘‘(D) coordination of all multilateral and 
international engagements related to humani-
tarian access and provision of basic services to, 
and freedom of movement and security and safe 
return of, displaced persons at camps or facili-
ties in Syria that hold family members of such 
ISIS members; 
‘‘(E) coordination with relevant agencies on 
matters described in this section; and 
‘‘(F) any other matter the President con-
siders relevant. 
‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—If, on the date of 
the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2024, an individual has already 
been designated, consistent with the requirements and
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responsibilities described in paragraph (1), the re-
quirements under that paragraph shall be considered 
to be satisfied with respect to such individual until 
the date on which such individual no longer serves as 
the Senior Coordinator.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘January 31, 
2021’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31, 2025’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) SENIOR COORDINATOR.—The term ‘Senior 
Coordinator’ means the individual designated under 
subsection (a).’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) RELEVANT AGENCIES.—The term ‘relevant 
agencies’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Department of State; 
‘‘(B) the Department of Defense;
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‘‘(C) the Department of the Treasury; 
‘‘(D) the Department of Justice; 
‘‘(E) the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development; 
‘‘(F) the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence; and 
‘‘(G) any other agency the President con-
siders relevant.’’; and 
(7) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 
as subsections (b) through (e), respectively. 
(e) STRATEGY ON ISIS-RELATED DETAINEE AND DIS-
PLACEMENT CAMPS IN SYRIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, 
the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of 
the Treasury, the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, and the Attor-
ney General, shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress an interagency strategy with respect 
to ISIS-affiliated individuals and ISIS-related de-
tainee and other displaced persons camps in Syria. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) methods to address—
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(i) disengagement from and prevention 
of recruitment into violence, violent extre-
mism, and other illicit activity in such 
camps; 
(ii) efforts to encourage and facilitate 
repatriation and, as appropriate, investiga-
tion and prosecution of foreign nationals 
from such camps, consistent with all rel-
evant domestic and applicable international 
laws; 
(iii) the return and reintegration of 
displaced Syrian and Iraqi women and 
children into their communities of origin; 
(iv) international engagement to de-
velop processes for repatriation and re-
integration of foreign nationals from such 
camps; 
(v) contingency plans for the relocation 
of detained and displaced persons who are 
not able to be repatriated from such camps; 
(vi) efforts to improve the humani-
tarian conditions in such camps, including 
through the delivery of medicine, psycho-
social support, clothing, education, and im-
proved housing; and
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(vii) assessed humanitarian and secu-
rity needs of all camps and detainment fa-
cilities based on prioritization of such 
camps and facilities most at risk of human-
itarian crises, external attacks, or internal 
violence; 
(B) an assessment of— 
(i) rehabilitation centers in northeast 
Syria, including humanitarian conditions 
and processes for admittance and efforts to 
improve both humanitarian conditions and 
admittance processes for such centers and 
camps, as well as on the prevention of youth 
radicalization; and 
(ii) processes for being sent to, and re-
sources directed towards, rehabilitation cen-
ters and programs in countries that receive 
returned ISIS affiliated individuals, with a 
focus on the prevention of radicalization of 
minor children; 
(C) a plan to improve, in such camps— 
(i) security conditions, including by 
training of personnel and through construc-
tion; and 
(ii) humanitarian conditions;
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(D) a framework for measuring progress of 
humanitarian, security, and repatriation efforts 
with the goal of closing such camps; and 
(E) any other matter the Secretary of State 
considers appropriate. 
(3) FORM.—The strategy required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
include a classified annex that is transmitted sepa-
rately. 
(f) ANNUAL INTERAGENCY REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less fre-
quently than annually thereafter through January 31, 
2025, the Senior Coordinator, in coordination with 
the relevant agencies, shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a detailed report that includes 
the following: 
(A) A detailed description of the facilities 
and camps where detained ISIS members, and 
families with perceived ISIS affiliation, are 
being held and housed, including— 
(i) a description of the security and 
management of such facilities and camps; 
(ii) an assessment of resources required 
for the security of such facilities and camps;
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(iii) an assessment of the adherence by 
the operators of such facilities and camps to 
international humanitarian law standards; 
and 
(iv) an assessment of children held 
within such facilities and camps that may 
be used as part of smuggling operations to 
evade security at the facilities and camps. 
(B) A description of all efforts undertaken 
by, and the resources needed for, the United 
States Government to address deficits in the hu-
manitarian environment and security of such fa-
cilities and camps. 
(C) A description of all multilateral and 
international engagements related to humani-
tarian access and provision of basic services to, 
and freedom of movement and security and safe 
return of, displaced persons at camps or facili-
ties in Iraq, Syria, and any other area affected 
by ISIS activity, including a description of— 
(i) support for efforts by the Syrian 
Democratic Forces to facilitate the return 
and reintegration of displaced people from 
Iraq and Syria;
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(ii) repatriation efforts with respect to 
displaced women and children and male 
children aging into adults while held in 
these facilities and camps; 
(iii) any current or future potential 
threat to United States national security 
interests posed by detained ISIS members 
or displaced families, including an analysis 
of the al-Hol camp and annexes; and 
(iv) United States Government plans 
and strategies to respond to any threat 
identified under clause (iii). 
(D) The number of individuals repatriated 
from the custody of the Syrian Democratic 
Forces. 
(E) An analysis of factors on the ground in 
Syria and Iraq that may result in the unin-
tended release of detained or displaced ISIS 
members, and an assessment of any measures 
available to mitigate such releases. 
(F) A detailed description of efforts to en-
courage the final disposition and security of de-
tained or displaced ISIS members with other 
countries and international organizations.
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(G) A description of foreign repatriation 
and rehabilitation programs deemed successful 
systems to model, and an analysis of the long- 
term results of such programs. 
(H) A description of the manner in which 
the United States Government communicates re-
garding repatriation and disposition efforts with 
the families of United States citizens believed to 
have been victims of a criminal act by a de-
tained or displaced ISIS member, in accordance 
with section 503(c) of the Victims’ Rights and 
Restitution Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20141(c)) 
and section 3771 of title 18, United States Code. 
(I) An analysis of all efforts between the 
United States and partner countries within the 
Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS or other coun-
tries to share related information that may aid 
in resolving the final disposition of ISIS mem-
bers, and any obstacles that may hinder such ef-
forts. 
(J) Any other matter the Coordinator con-
siders appropriate. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may
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include a classified annex that is transmitted sepa-
rately. 
(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section, 
or an amendment made by this section, may be construed— 
(1) to limit the authority of any Federal agency 
to independently carry out the authorized functions of 
such agency; or 
(2) to impair or otherwise affect the activities 
performed by that agency as granted by law. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 
Europe and the Russian Federation 
SEC. 1331. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UKRAINE SE-
CURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 
(a) FUNDING.—Subsection (f) of section 1250 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1068) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘for overseas contingency operations’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(9) For fiscal year 2024, $300,000,000.’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (h) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2027’’.
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SEC. 1332. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF TRAINING 
FOR EASTERN EUROPEAN NATIONAL SECU-
RITY FORCES IN THE COURSE OF MULTILAT-
ERAL EXERCISES. 
Section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) The Republic of Kosovo.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2026’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2024.’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2026’’. 
SEC. 1333. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY 
OF FUNDS RELATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER INTER-
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TERRITORY OF 
UKRAINE. 
Section 1245(a) of the James M. Inhofe National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 
117–263) is amended by striking ‘‘None of the funds’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘None of the
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funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 
or 2024’’. 
SEC. 1334. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY 
AUTHORIZATIONS RELATED TO UKRAINE AND 
OTHER MATTERS. 
Section 1244 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(7), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘or fiscal year 2024’’ after ‘‘fis-
cal year 2023’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (P), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) in subparagraph (Q), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by inserting at the end the following 
new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(R) 3,300 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles; 
‘‘(S) 
1,100 
Precision 
Strike 
Missiles 
(PrSM); 
‘‘(T) 550 Mark 48 Torpedoes;
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‘‘(U) 1,650 RIM–162 Evolved Sea Sparrow 
Missiles (ESSM); 
‘‘(V) 1,980 RIM–116 Rolling Airframe Mis-
siles (RAM); and 
‘‘(W) 11,550 Small Diameter Bomb IIs 
(SDB–II).’’. 
SEC. 1335. PRIORITIZATION FOR BASING, TRAINING, AND 
EXERCISES IN NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY OR-
GANIZATION MEMBER COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), when con-
sidering decisions related to United States military basing, 
training, and exercises, the Secretary of Defense shall 
prioritize those North Atlantic Treaty Organization mem-
ber countries that have achieved defense spending of not less 
than 2 percent of their gross domestic product by 2024. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 
subsection (a) if the Secretary submits a certification to the 
congressional defense committees that a waiver is in the na-
tional security interests of the United States. 
SEC. 1336. STUDY AND REPORT ON LESSONS LEARNED RE-
GARDING INFORMATION OPERATIONS AND 
DETERRENCE. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
seek to enter into a contract or other agreement with
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an eligible entity to conduct an independent study on 
lessons learned from information operations con-
ducted by the United States, Ukraine, the Russian 
Federation, and member countries of the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization during the lead-up to the 
Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 
2022 and throughout the conflict. 
(2) ELEMENT.—The study required by para-
graph (1) shall include recommendations for improve-
ments to United States information operations to en-
hance effectiveness, as well as recommendations on 
how information operations may be improved to sup-
port the maintenance of deterrence. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report on the results of the study in its entirety, along 
with any such comments as the Secretary considers 
relevant. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
include a classified annex.
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(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘eligible entity’’— 
(1) means an entity independent of the Depart-
ment of Defense that is not under the direction or 
control of the Secretary of Defense; and 
(2) an independent, nongovernmental institute 
described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 
501(a) of such Code that has recognized credentials 
and expertise in national security and military af-
fairs appropriate for the assessment. 
SEC. 1337. REPORT ON PROGRESS ON MULTI-YEAR STRAT-
EGY AND PLAN FOR THE BALTIC SECURITY 
INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
progress made in the implementation of the multi-year 
strategy and spending plan set forth in the June 2021 re-
port of the Department of Defense entitled ‘‘Report to Con-
gress on the Baltic Security Initiative’’. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following:
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(1) An identification of any significant change 
to the goals, objectives, and milestones identified in 
the June 2021 report described in subsection (a), in 
light of the radically changed security environment in 
the Baltic region after the full-scale invasion of 
Ukraine by the Russian Federation on February 24, 
2022, and with consideration to enhancing the deter-
rence and defense posture of the North Atlantic Trea-
ty Organization in the Baltic region, including 
through the implementation of the regional defense 
plans of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
(2) An update on the Department of Defense 
funding allocated for such strategy and spending plan 
for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 and projected funding 
requirements for fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026 for 
each goal identified in such report. 
(3) An update on the host country funding allo-
cated and planned for each such goal. 
(4) An assessment of the progress made in the 
implementation of the recommendations set forth in 
the fiscal year 2020 Baltic Defense Assessment, and 
reaffirmed in the June 2021 report described in sub-
section (a), that each Baltic country should— 
(A) increase its defense budget;
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(B) focus on and budget for sustainment of 
capabilities in defense planning; and 
(C) consider combined units for expensive 
capabilities such as air defense, rocket artillery, 
and engineer assets. 
SEC. 1338. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE NORTH ATLAN-
TIC TREATY ORGANIZATION. 
It is the sense of the Senate that— 
(1) the success of the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization is critical to advancing United States na-
tional security objectives in Europe, the Indo-Pacific 
region, and around the world; 
(2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization re-
mains the strongest and most successful military alli-
ance in the world, founded on a commitment by its 
members to uphold the principles of democracy, indi-
vidual liberty, and the rule of law; 
(3) the United States reaffirms its ironclad com-
mitment— 
(A) to the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion as the foundation of transatlantic security; 
and 
(B) to upholding its obligations under the 
North Atlantic Treaty, including Article 5;
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(4) the unprovoked and illegal invasion of 
Ukraine by the Russian Federation has upended secu-
rity in Europe and requires the full attention of the 
transatlantic alliance; 
(5) welcoming Finland as the 31st member of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization has made the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Alliance stronger 
and the remaining North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion member countries should swiftly ratify the acces-
sion protocols of Sweden so as to bolster the collective 
security of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization by 
increasing the security and stability of the Baltic Sea 
region and Northern Europe; 
(6) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
member countries that have not yet met the two-per-
cent defense spending pledge, as agreed to at the 2014 
Wales Summit, should endeavor to meet the timeline 
as expeditiously as possible, but certainly within the 
five-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; 
(7) the United States and North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization allies and partners should continue ef-
forts to identify, synchronize, and deliver needed as-
sistance to Ukraine as Ukraine continues the fight
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against the illegal and unjust war of the Russian 
Federation; 
(8) the Strategic Concept, agreed to by all North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries at 
the Madrid Summit in 2022, outlined the focus of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the upcoming 
decade, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization al-
lies should continue to implement the strategies out-
lined, including by making efforts to address the chal-
lenges posed by the coercive policies of the People’s 
Republic of China that undermine the interests, secu-
rity, and shared values of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization Alliance; 
(9) the United States and North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization allies should continue long-term ef-
forts— 
(A) to improve interoperability among the 
military forces of member countries of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization so as to enhance 
collective operations, including the divestment of 
Soviet-era capabilities; 
(B) to enhance security sector cooperation 
and explore opportunities to reinforce civil sector 
preparedness and resilience measures that may 
be likely targets of malign influence campaigns;
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(C) to mitigate the impact of hybrid war-
fare operations, particularly those in the infor-
mation and cyber domains; and 
(D) to expand joint research and develop-
ment initiatives with a focus on emerging tech-
nologies such as quantum computing, artificial 
intelligence, and machine learning, including 
through the work of the Defence Innovation Ac-
celerator for the North Atlantic initiative (com-
monly known as ‘‘DIANA’’); 
(10) the European Deterrence Initiative remains 
critically important and has demonstrated its unique 
value to the United States and North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization allies during the current Russian Fed-
eration-created war against Ukraine; 
(11) the United States should continue to work 
with North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies, and 
other allies and partners, to build permanent mecha-
nisms to strengthen supply chains, enhance supply 
chain security, and fill supply chain gaps; 
(12) the United States should prioritize collabo-
ration with North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies 
to secure enduring and robust critical munitions sup-
ply chains so as to increase military readiness;
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(13) the United States and the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization should expand cooperation ef-
forts on cybersecurity issues to prevent adversaries 
and criminals from compromising critical systems 
and infrastructure; and 
(14) it is in the interest of the United States that 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization adopt a ro-
bust strategy toward the Black Sea, and the United 
States should also consider working with interested 
partner countries to advance a coordinated strategy 
inclusive of diverse elements of transatlantic security 
architecture in the Black Sea region. 
SEC. 1339. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DEFENCE INNOVA-
TION ACCELERATOR FOR THE NORTH ATLAN-
TIC (DIANA) IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREA-
TY ORGANIZATION. 
It is the sense of the Senate that— 
(1) the new initiative within the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO) to establish a new re-
search and development initiative, known as the 
Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic 
(DIANA), is an important step in aligning the indus-
try and academic innovation communities of the 
NATO member states towards common goals for iden-
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tifying, experimenting, and transitioning critical 
technologies of importance to NATO; 
(2) DIANA will spur increased defense research 
and development funding to rapidly adapt to a new 
era of strategic competition by bringing defense per-
sonnel together with NATO’s leading entrepreneurs 
and academic researchers; 
(3) DIANA will also increase opportunities for 
engagement on NATO’s priority technology areas, in-
cluding artificial intelligence, data, autonomy, quan-
tum-enabled technologies, biotechnology, hypersonic 
technologies, space, novel materials and manufac-
turing, and energy and propulsion; and 
(4) through DIANA, NATO allies will foster in-
novative ecosystems and develop talent for dual use 
technologies to maintain NATO’s strategic advantage. 
SEC. 1340. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE ARMING 
OF UKRAINE. 
It is the sense of the Senate that Ukraine would derive 
military benefit from the provision of munitions such as 
the 
dual-purpose 
improved 
conventional 
munition 
(DPICM). Such weapons could be fired from systems in the 
existing Ukrainian inventory and would enhance Ukraine’s 
stockpile of available munitions and would bolster 
Ukraine’s efforts to end Russia’s illegal and unjust war. The
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Department of Defense, in concert with the other members 
of the Ukraine Defense Contract Group, should continue to 
support Ukraine’s brave fight to defeat the invasion of the 
Russian Federation. The Department of Defense, in close 
coordination with the State Department, should assess the 
feasibility and advisability of providing such munitions, 
including giving appropriate attention to humanitarian 
considerations, including supporting Ukraine’s effort to end 
the widespread suffering of the Ukrainian people by bring-
ing Russia’s war of choice to an end as soon as possible 
on terms favorable to Ukraine, as well as the views of other 
members of the Ukraine Defense Contract Group. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the 
Indo-Pacific Region 
SEC. 1341. INDO-PACIFIC CAMPAIGNING INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es-
tablish, and the Commander of the United States Indo-Pa-
cific Command shall carry out, an Indo-Pacific Cam-
paigning Initiative (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Ini-
tiative’’) for purposes of— 
(1) strengthening United States alliances and 
partnerships with foreign military partners in the 
Indo-Pacific region;
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(2) deterring military aggression by potential 
adversaries against the United States and allies and 
partners of the United States; 
(3) dissuading strategic competitors from seeking 
to achieve their objectives through the conduct of mili-
tary activities below the threshold of traditional 
armed conflict; 
(4) improving the understanding of the United 
States Armed Forces with respect to the operating en-
vironment in the Indo-Pacific region; 
(5) shaping the perception of potential adver-
saries with respect to United States military capa-
bilities and the military capabilities of allies and 
partners of the United States in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion; and 
(6) improving the ability of the United States 
Armed Forces to coordinate and operate with foreign 
military partners in the Indo-Pacific region. 
(b) BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 
(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2024, 
the Secretary shall provide the congressional defense 
committees with a briefing that describes ongoing and 
planned campaigning activities in the Indo-Pacific 
region for fiscal year 2024.
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(2) REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 2024, 
the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that— 
(A) summarizes the campaigning activities 
conducted in the Indo-Pacific region during fis-
cal year 2024; and 
(B) includes— 
(i) a value assessment of each such ac-
tivity; 
(ii) lessons learned in carrying out 
such activities; 
(iii) any identified resource or author-
ity gap that has negatively impacted the 
implementation of the Initiative; and 
(iv) proposed plans for additional 
campaigning activities in the Indo-Pacific 
region to fulfill the purposes described in 
subsection (a). 
(c) CAMPAIGNING DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘campaigning’’— 
(1) means the conduct and sequencing of logi-
cally linked military activities to achieve strategy- 
aligned objectives, including modifying the security 
environment over time to the benefit of the United 
States and the allies and partners of the United
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States while limiting, frustrating, and disrupting 
competitor activities; and 
(2) includes deliberately planned military activi-
ties in the Indo-Pacific region involving bilateral and 
multilateral engagements with foreign partners, 
training, exercises, demonstrations, experiments, and 
other activities to achieve the objectives described in 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 1342. TRAINING, ADVISING, AND INSTITUTIONAL CA-
PACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM FOR MILITARY 
FORCES OF TAIWAN. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Consistent with the Taiwan 
Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) and the Taiwan En-
hanced Resilience Act (subtitle A of title LV of Public Law 
117–263), the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of 
the Secretary of State and in consultation with appropriate 
officials of Taiwan, shall establish a comprehensive train-
ing, advising, and institutional capacity-building program 
for the military forces of Taiwan using the authorities pro-
vided in chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and 
other applicable statutory authorities available to the Sec-
retary of Defense. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall be—
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(1) to enable a layered defense of Taiwan by the 
military forces of Taiwan, including in support of the 
use of an asymmetric defense strategy; 
(2) to enhance interoperability between the 
United States Armed Forces and the military forces 
of Taiwan; 
(3) to encourage information sharing between the 
United States Armed Forces and the military forces 
of Taiwan; 
(4) to promote joint force employment; and 
(5) to improve professional military education 
and the civilian control of the military. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The program established under sub-
section (a) shall include efforts to improve— 
(1) the tactical proficiency of the military forces 
of Taiwan; 
(2) the operational employment of the military 
forces of Taiwan to conduct a layered defense of Tai-
wan, including in support of an asymmetric defense 
strategy; 
(3) the employment of joint military capabilities 
by the military forces of Taiwan, including through 
joint military training, exercises, and planning; 
(4) the reform and integration of the reserve 
military forces of Taiwan;
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(5) the use of defense articles and services trans-
ferred from the United States to Taiwan; 
(6) the integration of the military forces of Tai-
wan with relevant civilian agencies, including the 
All-Out Defense Mobilization Agency; 
(7) the ability of Taiwan to participate in bilat-
eral and multilateral military exercises, as appro-
priate; 
(8) the defensive cyber capabilities and practices 
of the Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan; and 
(9) any other matter the Secretary of Defense 
considers relevant. 
(d) DECONFLICTION, COORDINATION, AND CONCUR-
RENCE.—The Secretary of Defense shall deconflict, coordi-
nate, and seek the concurrence of the Secretary of State and 
the heads of other relevant departments and agencies with 
respect to activities carried out under the program required 
by subsection (a), in accordance with the requirements of 
the authorities provided in chapter 16 of title 10, United 
States Code, and other applicable statutory authorities 
available to the Secretary of Defense. 
(e) REPORTING.—As part of each annual report on 
Taiwan defensive military capabilities and intelligence 
support required by section 1248 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–
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81; 135 Stat. 1988), the Secretary of Defense shall pro-
vide— 
(1) an update on efforts made to address each 
element under subsection (c); and 
(2) an identification of any authority or re-
source shortfall that inhibits such efforts. 
SEC. 1343. INDO-PACIFIC MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS 
INITIATIVE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall seek 
to establish an initiative with allies and partners of the 
United States, including Australia, Japan, and India, to 
be known as the ‘‘Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Aware-
ness Initiative’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Initia-
tive’’), to bolster maritime domain awareness in the Indo- 
Pacific region. 
(b) USE OF AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the Ini-
tiative, the Secretary of Defense may use the authorities 
provided in chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and 
other applicable statutory authorities available to the Sec-
retary of Defense. 
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Initiative are as 
follows:
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(1) To enhance the ability of allies and partners 
of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region to 
fully monitor the maritime domain of such region. 
(2) To leverage emerging technologies to support 
maritime domain awareness objectives. 
(3) To provide a comprehensive understanding of 
the maritime domain in the Indo-Pacific region, in-
cluding by facilitating information sharing among 
such allies and partners. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that outlines ongoing and planned ac-
tivities of the Initiative, and the resources needed to carry 
out the such activities, for fiscal year 2025. 
SEC. 1344. EXTENSION OF PACIFIC DETERRENCE INITIA-
TIVE. 
(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 Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024’’; and
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(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2024’’. 
(b) REPORT ON RESOURCING UNITED STATES DE-
FENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION 
AND STUDY
ON COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES.—Subsection 
(d)(1)(A) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2023 and 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2024 and 
2025’’. 
SEC. 1345. 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 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’. 
SEC. 1346. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PRO-
GRAM TO IMPROVE CYBER COOPERATION 
WITH 
FOREIGN 
MILITARY 
PARTNERS 
IN 
SOUTHEAST ASIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1256 of 
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 
Stat. 3956; 10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘in Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia’’ and 
inserting ‘‘with covered foreign military partners’’;
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(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Vietnam, 
Thailand, and Indonesia’’ and inserting ‘‘covered for-
eign military partners’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Vietnam, 
Thailand, and Indonesia on’’ and inserting ‘‘covered 
foreign military partners on defensive’’. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Subsection (b) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Vietnam, 
Thailand, and Indonesia’’ and inserting ‘‘covered for-
eign military partners’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Vietnam, 
Thailand, and Indonesia’’ and inserting ‘‘covered for-
eign military partners’’. 
(c) REPORTS.—Subsection (c)(2)(B) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia’’ 
and inserting ‘‘covered foreign military partners’’. 
(d) CERTIFICATION.—Subsection (d) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘with any covered foreign mili-
tary partner’’ after ‘‘scheduled to commence’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Vietnam, Indonesia, or Thai-
land’’ and inserting ‘‘the covered foreign military 
partner’’.
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(e) EXTENSION.—Subsection (e) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2029’’. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (f) of such section is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) COVERED FOREIGN MILITARY PARTNER.— 
The term ‘covered foreign military partner’ means the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Vietnam. 
‘‘(B) Thailand. 
‘‘(C) Indonesia. 
‘‘(D) The Philippines. 
‘‘(E) Malaysia.’’. 
(g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
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(1) Section 1256 of the William M. (Mac) Thorn-
berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3956; 10 
U.S.C. 333 note) is amended, in the section heading, 
by striking ‘‘VIETNAM, THAILAND, AND
INDO-
NESIA’’ and inserting ‘‘COVERED FOREIGN MILI-
TARY PARTNERS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA’’. 
(2) The table of contents for the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 
3388) is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 1256 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1256. Pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with covered foreign 
military partners in Southeast Asia.’’. 
(3) The table of contents for title XII of the Wil-
liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 
283; 134 Stat. 3905) is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 1256 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1256. Pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with covered foreign 
military partners in Southeast Asia.’’. 
SEC. 1347. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN 
TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1244 of the James M. 
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2844) is amended—
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(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘OTHER 
MATTERS’’ and inserting ‘‘TAIWAN’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘or the Government of Taiwan’’ after ‘‘the 
Government of Ukraine’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘or the Government of Taiwan’’ after ‘‘the 
Government of Ukraine’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) the replacement of defense articles from 
stocks of the Department of Defense provided 
to— 
‘‘(i) the Government of Ukraine; 
‘‘(ii) foreign countries that have pro-
vided support to Ukraine at the request of 
the United States; 
‘‘(iii) the Government of Taiwan; or 
‘‘(iv) foreign countries that have pro-
vided support to Taiwan at the request of 
the United States; or’’; and
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(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘or the Government of Taiwan’’ before the 
period at the end; 
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2028’’; 
(D) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (8); and 
(E) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (7): 
‘‘(7) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 7 days after 
the exercise of authority under subsection (a) the Sec-
retary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 
committees of the specific authority exercises, the rel-
evant contract, and the estimated reductions in sched-
ule.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The table of contents at the beginning of the 
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 
2395) is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 1244 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1244. Temporary authorizations related to Ukraine and Taiwan.’’. 
(2) The table of contents at the beginning of title 
XII of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–
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263; 136 Stat. 2820) is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 1244 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1244. Temporary authorizations related to Ukraine and Taiwan.’’. 
SEC. 1348. PLAN FOR ENHANCED SECURITY COOPERATION 
WITH JAPAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 2024, the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a plan for enhancing United States security coopera-
tion with Japan. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A plan for— 
(A) increased bilateral training, exercises, 
combined patrols, and other activities between 
the United States Armed Forces and the Self-De-
fense Forces of Japan; 
(B) increasing multilateral military-to- 
military engagements involving the United 
States Armed Forces, the Self-Defense Forces of 
Japan, and the military forces of other regional 
allies and partners, including Australia, India, 
the Republic of Korea, and the Philippines, as 
appropriate;
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(C) increased sharing of intelligence and 
other information, including the adoption of en-
hanced security protocols; 
(D) current mechanisms, processes, and 
plans to coordinate and engage with the Joint 
Headquarters of the Self-Defense Forces of 
Japan; and 
(E) enhancing cooperation on advanced 
technology initiatives, including artificial intel-
ligence, cyber, space, undersea, hypersonic, and 
related technologies. 
(2) An analysis of the feasibility and advis-
ability of— 
(A) increasing combined planning efforts 
between the United States and Japan to address 
potential regional contingencies; 
(B) modifying United States command 
structures in Japan— 
(i) to coordinate all United States 
military 
activities 
and 
operations 
in 
Japan; 
(ii) to complement similar changes by 
the Self-Defense Forces of Japan; and
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(iii) to facilitate integrated planning 
and implementation of combined activities; 
and 
(C) additional modifications to the force 
posture of the United States Armed Forces in 
Japan, including the establishment of additional 
main operating locations, cooperative security 
locations, contingency locations, and other for-
ward operating sites. 
(3) An identification of challenges to the imple-
mentation of the plan required by subsection (a) and 
any recommended legislative changes, resourcing re-
quirements, bilateral agreements, or other measures 
that would facilitate the implementation of such plan. 
(c) FORM.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
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SEC. 1349. PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO CERTAIN OPER-
ATING LOCATIONS IN INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF OPERATING LOCATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a classified survey to identify each United 
States operating location within the area of responsi-
bility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, 
including in the First, Second, and Third Island 
Chains, that— 
(A) may be used to respond militarily to 
aggression by the People’s Republic of China; 
and 
(B) is considered to not be sufficiently capa-
ble of mitigating damage to aircraft of the 
United States Armed Forces in the event of a 
missile, aerial drone, or other form of attack by 
the People’s Republic of China. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the results of the survey under paragraph (1). 
(b) PLAN.—Not later than 60 days after the date on 
which the report required by paragraph (2) of subsection 
(a) is submitted, the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a plan—
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(1) to implement improvements, as appropriate, 
to operating locations identified under that subsection 
so as to increase the survivability of aircraft of the 
United States Armed Forces in the event of a missile, 
aerial drone, or other form of attack b3y the People’s 
Republic of China; and 
(2) that includes an articulation of other means 
for increasing survivability of such aircraft in the 
event of such an attack, including dispersal and de-
ception. 
(c) FORM.—The report and plan required by this sec-
tion shall be submitted in classified form. 
SEC. 
1350. 
STRATEGY 
FOR 
IMPROVING 
POSTURE 
OF 
GROUND-BASED THEATER-RANGE MISSILES 
IN INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
(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 strat-
egy for improving the posture of ground-based theater-range 
missile capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of gaps in conventional 
ground-based theater-range precision strike capabili-
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ties in the area of responsibility of the United States 
Indo-Pacific Command. 
(2) An identification of military requirements 
for conventional ground-based theater-range missile 
systems, including range, propulsion, payload, launch 
platform, weapon effects, and other operationally rel-
evant factors in the Indo-Pacific region. 
(3) An identification of prospective basing loca-
tions in the area of responsibility of the United States 
Indo-Pacific Command, including an articulation of 
the bilateral agreements necessary to support such de-
ployments. 
(4) A description of operational concepts for em-
ployment, including integration with short-range and 
multi-domain fires, in denial operations in the West-
ern Pacific. 
(5) An identification of prospective foreign part-
ners and institutional mechanisms for co-development 
and co-production of new theater-range conventional 
missiles. 
(6) An assessment of the cost and schedule of de-
velopmental ground-based theater-range missiles pro-
grams, including any potential cost-sharing arrange-
ments with foreign partners through existing institu-
tional mechanisms.
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(7) The designation of a theater component com-
mander or joint task force commander within the 
United States Indo-Pacific Command responsible for 
developing a theater missile strategy. 
(8) Any other matter the Secretary considers rel-
evant. 
(c) FORM.—The strategy required by subsection (a) 
may be submitted in classified form but shall include an 
unclassified summary. 
(d) GROUND-BASED THEATER-RANGE MISSILE DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘ground-based theater- 
range missile’’ means a conventional mobile ground- 
launched ballistic or cruise missile system with a range be-
tween 500 and 5,500 kilometers. 
SEC. 1351. ENHANCING MAJOR DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP 
WITH INDIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of State and the head of any other 
relevant Federal department or agency, shall seek to ensure 
that India is appropriately considered for security coopera-
tion benefits consistent with the status of India as a major 
defense partner of the United States, including with respect 
to the following lines of effort: 
(1) Eligibility for funding to initiate or facili-
tate cooperative research, development, testing, or
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evaluation projects with the Department of Defense, 
with priority given to projects in the areas of— 
(A) artificial intelligence; 
(B) undersea domain awareness; 
(C) air combat and support; 
(D) munitions; and 
(E) mobility. 
(2) Eligibility to enter into reciprocal agree-
ments with the Department of Defense for the cooper-
ative provision of training on a bilateral or multilat-
eral basis in support of programs for the purpose of 
building capacity in the areas of— 
(A) counterterrorism operations; 
(B) counter-weapons of mass destruction 
operations; 
(C) counter-illicit drug trafficking oper-
ations; 
(D) counter-transnational organized crime 
operations; 
(E) maritime and border security oper-
ations; 
(F) military intelligence operations; 
(G) air domain awareness operations; and 
(H) cyberspace security and defensive cyber-
space operations.
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(3) Eligibility to enter into a memorandum of 
understanding or other formal agreement with the De-
partment of Defense for the purpose of conducting co-
operative research and development projects on de-
fense equipment and munitions. 
(4) Eligibility for companies from India to bid 
on contracts for the maintenance, repair, or overhaul 
of Department of Defense equipment located outside 
the United States. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State and the head of any other relevant Federal depart-
ment or agency, shall provide the congressional defense com-
mittees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives with a briefing on the status of security co-
operation activities with India, including the lines of effort 
specified in subsection (a). 
SEC. 1352. MILITARY CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION WITH 
TAIWAN. 
(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, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in co-
ordination with the Commander of the United States Cyber
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Command and the Commander of the United States Indo- 
Pacific Command, shall seek to engage with appropriate of-
ficials of Taiwan for the purpose of expanding cooperation 
on military cybersecurity activities using the authorities 
under chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and other 
applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary 
of Defense. 
(b) COOPERATION EFFORTS.—In expanding the co-
operation of military cybersecurity activities between the 
Department of Defense and the military forces of Taiwan 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may carry 
out efforts— 
(1) to actively defend military networks, infra-
structure, and systems; 
(2) to eradicate malicious cyber activity that has 
compromised such networks, infrastructure, and sys-
tems; 
(3) to leverage United States commercial and 
military cybersecurity technology and services to 
harden and defend such networks, infrastructure, and 
systems; and 
(4) to conduct combined cybersecurity training 
activities and exercises. 
(c) BRIEFINGS.—
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(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, shall provide to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a briefing on the implementation of this 
section. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The briefing under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the feasibility and ad-
visability of expanding the cooperation on mili-
tary cybersecurity activities between the Depart-
ment of Defense and the military forces of Tai-
wan. 
(B) An identification of any challenges and 
resources that need to be addressed so as to ex-
pand such cooperation. 
(C) An overview of efforts undertaken pur-
suant to this section. 
(D) Any other matter the Secretary con-
siders relevant. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1353. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL FOR DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES RELAT-
ING TO, AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR, 
SECURITY PARTNERSHIP AMONG AUSTRALIA, 
THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior civilian 
official of the Department of Defense who shall be respon-
sible for overseeing Department of Defense activities relat-
ing to the security partnership among Australia, the United 
Kingdom, and the United States (commonly known as the 
‘‘AUKUS partnership’’). 
(b) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security and the Secretary of State, shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an 
implementation plan outlining Department efforts re-
lating to the AUKUS partnership.
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Timelines and major anticipated mile-
stones for the implementation of the AUKUS 
partnership. 
(B) An identification of dependencies of 
such milestones on defense requirements that 
are— 
(i) unrelated to the AUKUS partner-
ship; and 
(ii) solely within the decisionmaking 
responsibility of Australia or the United 
Kingdom. 
(C) Recommendations for adjustments to 
statutory and regulatory export authorities or 
frameworks, including technology transfer and 
protection, necessary to efficiently implement the 
AUKUS partnership. 
(D) A consideration of the implications of 
the plan on the industrial base with respect to— 
(i) the expansion of existing United 
States submarine construction capacity to 
fulfill United States, United Kingdom, and 
Australia requirements;
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(ii) acceleration of the restoration of 
United States capabilities for producing 
highly enriched uranium to fuel submarine 
reactors; 
(iii) stabilization of commodity mar-
kets and expanding supplies of high-grade 
steel, construction materials, and other re-
sources required for improving shipyard 
condition and expanding throughput capac-
ity; and 
(iv) coordination and synchronization 
of industrial sourcing opportunities among 
Australia, the United Kingdom, and the 
United States. 
(E) A description of resourcing and per-
sonnel requirements, including the hiring of ad-
ditional foreign disclosure officers. 
(F) A plan for improving information shar-
ing, including— 
(i) recommendations for modifications 
to foreign disclosure policies and processes; 
(ii) the promulgation of written infor-
mation-sharing guidelines or policies to im-
prove 
information 
sharing 
under 
the 
AUKUS partnership;
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(iii) the establishment of an informa-
tion handling caveat specific to the AUKUS 
partnership; and 
(iv) the reduction in use of the Not Re-
leasable to Foreign Nations (NOFORN) in-
formation handling caveat. 
(G) Processes for the protection of privately 
held intellectual property, including patents. 
(H) A plan to leverage, for the AUKUS 
partnership, any relevant existing cybersecurity 
or technology partnership or cooperation activity 
between the United States and the United King-
dom or between the United States and Australia. 
(I) Recommended updates to other statu-
tory, regulatory, policy, or process frameworks. 
(J) Any other matter the Secretary of De-
fense considers appropriate. 
(c) SEMIANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the plan required by subsection (b) 
is submitted, and semiannually thereafter on April 1 and 
October 1 each year through 2029, the senior civilian offi-
cial designated under subsection (a) shall provide the con-
gressional defense committees with a briefing on the status 
of all Department activities to implement the AUKUS part-
nership.
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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 Foreign Relations, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committees on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1354. REPORT AND NOTIFICATION RELATING TO 
TRANSFER OF OPERATIONAL CONTROL ON 
KOREAN PENINSULA. 
(a) REPORT.—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 submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report that— 
(1) describes the conditions under which the 
military forces of the Republic of Korea would be pre-
pared to assume wartime operational control of the 
United States and Republic of Korea Combined 
Forces Command; and 
(2) includes an assessment of the extent to which 
the military forces of the Republic of Korea meet such 
conditions as of the date on which the report is sub-
mitted.
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(b) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days before 
the date on which wartime operational control of the 
United States and Republic of Korea Combined 
Forces Command is transferred to the Republic of 
Korea, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, shall notify the appropriate 
committees of Congress of such transfer. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The notification required by 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the extent to which the 
military forces of the Republic of Korea meet the 
conditions described in the report submitted 
under subsection (a), including with respect to 
the acquisition by the Republic of Korea of nec-
essary military capabilities to counter the capa-
bilities of the Democratic People’s Republic of 
Korea. 
(B) A description of the command relation-
ship among the United Nations Command, the 
United States and Republic of Korea Combined 
Forces Command, the United States Forces 
Korea, and the military forces of the Republic of 
Korea.
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(C) An assessment of the extent to which 
such transfer impacts the security of the United 
States, the Republic of Korea, and other regional 
allies and partners. 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1355. REPORT ON RANGE OF CONSEQUENCES OF WAR 
WITH THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 1, 2024, 
the Director of the Office of Net Assessment shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
range of geopolitical and economic consequences of a United 
States-People’s Republic of China conflict in 2030. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) account for potential— 
(A) attacks within the homelands of the 
United States and the People’s Republic of
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China, including cyber threats and the potential 
disruption of critical infrastructure; 
(B) impacts on the United States Armed 
Forces and the military forces of United States 
allies and partners, including loss of life, capa-
bilities, United States force posture, and United 
States alliances in the Indo-Pacific region; 
(C) impacts on the military forces of the 
People’s Republic of China, including loss of life 
and capabilities; 
(D) impacts on the civilian populations of 
Japan, Taiwan, Australia, and other countries 
in the Indo-Pacific region; 
(E) disruption of the global economy; and 
(F) any other matter the Director of the Of-
fice of Net Assessment considers relevant; and 
(2) include a review of previous attempts in his-
tory to forecast the consequences and costs of war. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not less than 14 days before the date 
on which the report required by subsection (a) is submitted, 
the Director of the Office of Net Assessment shall provide
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a briefing to the congressional defense committees on the 
conclusions of the report. 
SEC. 1356. STUDY AND REPORT ON COMMAND STRUCTURE 
AND FORCE POSTURE OF UNITED STATES 
ARMED FORCES IN INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
seek to enter into an agreement with a federally fund-
ed research and development center to conduct an 
independent study for the purpose of improving the 
current command structure and force posture of the 
United States Armed Forces in the area of responsi-
bility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. 
(2) REPORT TO SECRETARY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
federally funded research and development center 
selected to conduct the study required by para-
graph (1) shall submit to the Secretary a report 
on the findings of the study. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The report required by 
subparagraph (A) shall include the following: 
(i) An assessment of— 
(I) the current command structure 
of the United States Armed Forces in
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the area of responsibility of the United 
States Indo-Pacific Command; 
(II) the current force posture, bas-
ing, access, and overflight agreements 
of the United States Armed Forces in 
such area of responsibility; and 
(III) any operational or command 
and control challenge resulting from 
the geography, current force posture of 
the United States Armed Forces, or 
current command structure of the 
United States Armed Forces in the 
area of responsibility of the United 
States Indo-Pacific Command. 
(ii) Any recommendation for— 
(I) adjustments to the force pos-
ture of the United States Armed Forces 
in such area of responsibility, includ-
ing an identification of any additional 
basing, access, and overflight agree-
ment that may be necessary in re-
sponse to the changing security envi-
ronment in such area of responsibility; 
(II) modifying the current organi-
zational and command structure of the
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United States Indo-Pacific Command, 
including United States Forces Japan 
and United States Forces Korea, in re-
sponse to such changing security envi-
ronment; or 
(III) improving the ability to bet-
ter coordinate with allies and partners 
during peacetime and conflict. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 
2025, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees an unaltered copy of the report 
submitted to the Secretary under subsection (a)(2), to-
gether with the views of the Secretary on the findings 
set forth in such report and any corresponding rec-
ommendation. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
contain a classified annex. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make available to the public the unclassified form of 
the report required by paragraph (1).
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SEC. 1357. STUDIES ON DEFENSE BUDGET TRANSPARENCY 
OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND 
THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) STUDIES REQUIRED.— 
(1) DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY STUDY.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agen-
cy, shall— 
(A) complete a study on the defense budget 
of the People’s Republic of China; 
(B) submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the results of the study; 
and 
(C) make the results of the study available 
to the public on the internet website of the De-
partment of Defense. 
(2) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE STUDY.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date on which the study re-
quired by paragraph (1) is submitted, the Secretary 
of Defense shall— 
(A) complete a comparative study on the de-
fense budgets of the People’s Republic of China 
and the United States;
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(B) submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the results of the study; 
and 
(C) make the results of the study available 
to the public on the internet website of the De-
partment of Defense. 
(3) METHODOLOGY.—The studies required by 
paragraphs (1) and (2) shall each employ a robust 
methodology that— 
(A) does not depend on the official pro-
nouncements of the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China or the Chinese Communist 
Party; 
(B) takes into account the military-civil fu-
sion present in the People’s Republic of China; 
and 
(C) employs the building-block method of 
analysis or a similar method of analysis, as ap-
propriate. 
(4) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the studies re-
quired by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be to provide 
the people of the United States with an accurate com-
parison of the defense spending of the People’s Repub-
lic of China and the United States.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—At a minimum, the studies required 
by this section shall do the following: 
(1) Determine the amounts invested by each sub-
ject country across functional categories for spending, 
including— 
(A) defense-related research and develop-
ment; 
(B) weapons procurement from domestic 
and foreign sources; 
(C) operations and maintenance; 
(D) pay and benefits; 
(E) military pensions; and 
(F) any other category the Secretary con-
siders relevant. 
(2) Consider the effects of purchasing power par-
ity and market exchange rates, particularly on non-
traded goods. 
(3) Estimate the magnitude of omitted spending 
from official defense budget information and account 
for such spending in the comparison. 
(4) Exclude spending related to veterans’ bene-
fits, other than military pensions provided to vet-
erans. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—The studies required by this 
section may take into consideration the following:
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(1) The effects of state-owned enterprises on the 
defense expenditures of the People’s Republic of 
China. 
(2) The role of differing acquisition policies and 
structures with respect to the defense expenditures of 
each subject country. 
(3) Any other matter relevant to evaluating the 
resources dedicated to the defense spending or the var-
ious military-related outlays of the People’s Republic 
of China. 
(d) FORM.—The studies required by this section shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, free of handling restric-
tions, but may include classified annexes. 
SEC. 1358. BRIEFING ON PROVISION OF SECURITY ASSIST-
ANCE BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
AND SUMMARY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MITIGATION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, shall provide to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a briefing that describes the provision of security as-
sistance and training by the People’s Republic of China to 
foreign military forces for the purpose of achieving the na-
tional objectives of the People’s Republic of China.
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(b) SUMMARY OF MITIGATION ACTIVITIES.—As part of 
the first report submitted under section 1206(c)(2) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
(Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1960; 10 U.S.C. 301 note) 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a summary of Department of Defense activities 
designed to mitigate the provision of security assistance and 
training referred to in subsection (a), including such activi-
ties that— 
(1) strengthen United States alliances and part-
nerships with foreign military partners; 
(2) identify countries or governments to which 
the People’s Republic of China provides such security 
assistance or military training; 
(3) dissuade countries and governments from re-
lying on the People’s Republic of China as a partner 
for such security assistance and military training; 
(4) identify any manner in which the United 
States, or close allies of the United States, may en-
gage with countries and governments to be the pre-
ferred partner for security assistance and military 
training; and 
(5) improve the ability of the United States 
Armed Forces to coordinate and operate with allies
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and partners for purposes of mitigating the provision 
of security assistance and military training by the 
People’s Republic of China. 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
OF CONGRESS.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1359. SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON BILATERAL AGREE-
MENTS SUPPORTING UNITED STATES MILI-
TARY POSTURE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC RE-
GION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days there-
after through fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall provide the 
appropriate committees of Congress with a briefing on bi-
lateral agreements supporting the United States military 
posture in the Indo-Pacific region. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
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(1) An update on notable changes to elements de-
scribed in section 1262(b) of the James M. Inhofe Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2857). 
(2) An assessment of the impact on United 
States military operations if any individual or com-
bination of allies and partners were to deny contin-
ued access, basing, or overflight rights, including with 
respect to— 
(A) forward presence; 
(B) agile basing; 
(C) pre-positioned materials; or 
(D) fueling and resupply. 
(c) 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 For-
eign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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SEC. 1360. SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON MILITARY OF THE 
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently 
than every 180 days thereafter through March 30, 2027, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional de-
fense committees a briefing on— 
(1) the military activities of the People’s Repub-
lic of China with respect to Taiwan and the South 
China Sea; 
(2) efforts by the Department of Defense to en-
gage with the People’s Liberation Army; and 
(3) United States efforts to enable the defense of 
Taiwan and bolster maritime security in the South 
China Sea. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An update on— 
(A) military developments of the People’s 
Republic of China relating to any possible Tai-
wan or South China Sea contingency, including 
upgrades to the weapon systems of the People’s 
Republic of China, the procurement of new 
weapons by the People’s Republic of China, and 
changes to the posture of the People’s Liberation 
Army;
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(B) military equipment acquired by Tai-
wan pursuant to the Presidential drawdown au-
thority under section 506(a) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)) or 
through the direct commercial sales or foreign 
military sales processes; 
(C) United States efforts to deter aggression 
by the People’s Republic of China in the Indo- 
Pacific region, including any campaigning or 
exercise activities conducted by the United 
States; and 
(D) United States efforts to train the mili-
tary forces of Taiwan and allies and partners in 
Southeast Asia. 
(2) The most recent information regarding the 
readiness of or preparations by the People’s Libera-
tion Army to potentially conduct aggressive military 
action against Taiwan. 
(3) A description of any military activity car-
ried out during the preceding quarter by the People’s 
Republic of China in the vicinity of Taiwan. 
(4) A description of engagements by Department 
of Defense officials with the People’s Liberation 
Army, including with respect to maintaining open 
lines of communication, establishing crisis manage-
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ment capabilities, and deconfliction of military ac-
tivities. 
(5) Any other matter the Secretary considers rel-
evant. 
SEC. 1361. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT 
ENTERTAINMENT PROJECTS WITH TIES TO 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUB-
LIC OF CHINA. 
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 entertainment 
project if the Secretary of Defense has demonstrable 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 inter-
est of the People’s Republic of China. 
SEC. 1362. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE 
WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated under 
this Act may be made available for the Wuhan Institute 
of Virology for any purpose.
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SEC. 1363. AUDIT TO IDENTIFY DIVERSION OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE FUNDING TO CHINA’S RE-
SEARCH LABS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense 
Office of Inspector General shall conduct a study, and sub-
mit a report to Congress, regarding the amount of Federal 
funds awarded by the Department of Defense (whether di-
rectly or indirectly) through grants, contracts, subgrants, 
subcontracts, or any other type of agreement or collabora-
tion, during the 10-year period immediately preceding such 
date of enactment, that— 
(1) was provided, whether purposely or inadvert-
ently, to— 
(A) the People’s Republic of China; 
(B) the Communist Party of China; 
(C) the Wuhan Institute of Virology or any 
other organization administered by the Chinese 
Academy of Sciences; 
(D) EcoHealth Alliance Inc., including any 
subsidiaries and related organizations that are 
directly controlled by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 
or 
(E) any other lab, agency, organization, in-
dividual, or instrumentality that is owned, con-
trolled (directly or indirectly), or overseen (offi-
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cially or unofficially) by any of the entities list-
ed in subparagraphs (A) through (D); or 
(2) was used to fund research or experiments 
that could have reasonably resulted in the enhance-
ment of any coronavirus, influenza, Nipah, Ebola, or 
other pathogen of pandemic potential or chimeric 
versions of such a virus or pathogen in the People’s 
Republic of China or any other foreign country. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION
OF COUNTRIES
AND PATHO-
GENS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
specify— 
(1) the countries in which the research or experi-
ments described in subsection (a)(2) was conducted; 
and 
(2) the pathogens involved in such research or 
experiments. 
SEC. 
1364. 
PROHIBITING 
FEDERAL 
FUNDING 
FOR 
ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE INC. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated under 
this Act may be made available for any purpose to— 
(1) EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 
(2) any subsidiary of EcoHealth Alliance Inc; 
(3) any organization that is directly controlled 
by EcoHealth Alliance Inc; or
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(4) any organization or individual that is a sub-
grantee or subcontractor of EcoHealth Alliance Inc. 
SEC. 1365. ASSESSMENT RELATING TO CONTINGENCY 
OPERATIONAL 
PLAN 
OF 
UNITED 
STATES 
INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct an assessment, based on the contingency operational 
plan for a major conflict in the area of operations of the 
United States Indo-Pacific Command, to identify and char-
acterize the dependencies of such plan on specific critical 
infrastructure facilities, capabilities, and services for the 
successful mobilization, deployment, and sustainment of 
forces. 
(b) BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees— 
(1) before the date on which the Secretary com-
mences the assessment required by subsection (a), a 
briefing that sets forth the terms of reference and a 
plan for such assessment; and 
(2) a briefing on the results of such assessment, 
not later than the earlier of— 
(A) the date on which Secretary completes 
such assessment; or 
(B) the date that is 180 days after the en-
actment of this Act.
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SEC. 1366. ASSESSMENT OF ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY OF MILI-
TARY FORCES OF TAIWAN. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) 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 submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on the absorptive capacity of the mili-
tary forces of Taiwan for military capabilities pro-
vided and approved by the United States for delivery 
to Taiwan in the last 10 years, including the date of 
projected or achieved initial and full operational ca-
pabilities. 
(2) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 
days after the delivery of the required report, the Sec-
retary shall provide a briefing on the report to the 
appropriate committees of Congress. 
(3) FORM.—The required report shall be pro-
vided in classified form with an unclassified cover let-
ter. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY.—The term ‘‘absorp-
tive capacity’’ means the capacity of the recipient 
unit to achieve initial operational capability, includ-
ing to operate, maintain, sustain, deploy, and employ
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to operational effect, a defense article or service for its 
intended end-use. 
(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Represent-
atives. 
SEC. 1367. ANALYSIS OF RISKS AND IMPLICATIONS OF PO-
TENTIAL SUSTAINED MILITARY BLOCKADE OF 
TAIWAN BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA. 
(a) ANALYSIS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff, in coordination with the Director of National 
Intelligence, shall complete a comprehensive analysis
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of the risks and implications of a sustained military 
blockade of Taiwan by the People’s Republic of China. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The analysis required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the means by which 
the People’s Republic of China could execute a 
sustained military blockade of Taiwan, includ-
ing the most likely courses of action through 
which the People’s Republic of China could ac-
complish such a blockade. 
(B) An identification of indications and 
warnings of a potential sustained military block-
ade of Taiwan by the People’s Republic of 
China, and the likely timelines for such indica-
tions and warnings. 
(C) An identification of other coercive ac-
tions the People’s Republic of China may poten-
tially take before or independently of such a 
blockade, including the seizure of outlying is-
lands of Taiwan. 
(D) An assessment of the impact of such a 
blockade on the ability of Taiwan to sustain its 
military capabilities, economy, and population.
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(E) An assessment of threats to, and other 
potential negative impacts on, the United States 
homeland during such a blockade scenario. 
(F) An assessment of key military oper-
ational problems presented by such a blockade. 
(G) An assessment of the concept-required 
military capabilities necessary to address the 
problems identified under subparagraph (F). 
(H) An assessment of challenges to esca-
lation management. 
(I) An assessment of military or non-
military options to counter or retaliate against 
such a blockade or the seizure of outlying islands 
of Taiwan, including through horizontal esca-
lation. 
(J) An assessment of the extent to which 
such a blockade is addressed by the Joint 
Warfighting Concept and Joint Concept for 
Competing. 
(K) An identification of necessary changes 
to United States Armed Forces force design, doc-
trine, and tactics, techniques, and procedures for 
responding to or mitigating the impact of such 
a blockade.
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(L) An assessment of the role of United 
States partners and allies in addressing the 
threats and challenges posed by a such a poten-
tial blockade. 
(M) Any other matter the Secretary of De-
fense considers relevant. 
(b) INTERAGENCY ENGAGEMENT.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall seek to engage with the head of any 
other appropriate Federal department or agency— 
(1) regarding the threats and challenges posed by 
a potential sustained military blockade of Taiwan by 
the People’s Republic of China; and 
(2) to better understand potential options for a 
response by the United States Government to such a 
blockade. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a classi-
fied report— 
(1) on the assessment required by paragraph (1) 
of subsection (a), including all elements described in 
paragraph (2) of that subsection; and 
(2) the interagency engagements conducted under 
subsection (b).
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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 Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on 
Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1368. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DEFENSE ALLIANCES 
AND PARTNERSHIPS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC 
REGION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The 2022 National Defense Strategy states, 
‘‘[m]utually-beneficial Alliances and partnerships are 
our greatest global strategic advantage.’’. 
(2) The United States Indo-Pacific Strategy 
states, ‘‘we will prioritize our single greatest asym-
metric strength: our network of security alliances and 
partnerships. Across the region, the United States will 
work with allies and partners to deepen our inter-
operability 
and 
develop 
and 
deploy 
advanced
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warfighting capabilities as we support them in de-
fending their citizens and their sovereign interests.’’. 
(3) Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testified 
on March 28, 2023, that ‘‘our allies and partners are 
a huge force multiplier. They magnify our power, ad-
vance our shared security interests, and help uphold 
a world that is free, open, prosperous, and secure.’’. 
(4) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen-
eral Milley testified on March 28, 2023, that ‘‘our al-
liances and partnerships are key to maintaining the 
rules-based international order and a stable and open 
international system promoting peace and pros-
perity. . .We are stronger when we operate closely 
with our allies and partners.’’. 
(5) Commander of the United States Indo-Pa-
cific Command Admiral Aquilino testified on April 
20, 2023, that ‘‘a robust network of allies and part-
ners, built on the strength of our shared interests, is 
our greatest advantage. United States Indo-Pacific 
Command is strengthening all layers of our security 
network: allies, multilateral arrangements, partners, 
friends, and the Five Eyes nations. We execute secu-
rity cooperation activities, training, and exercises to 
strengthen those relationships, build partner capacity, 
and enhance interoperability.’’.
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(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate 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, including by— 
(1) enhancing cooperation with Japan, con-
sistent with the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and 
Security Between the United States of America and 
Japan, signed at Washington, January 19, 1960, in-
cluding by developing advanced military capabilities, 
fostering interoperability across all domains, and im-
proving sharing of information and intelligence; 
(2) reinforcing the United States alliance with 
the Republic of Korea, including by maintaining the 
presence of approximately 28,500 members of the 
United States Armed Forces deployed to the country 
and affirming the United States commitment to ex-
tended deterrence 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 Peninsula;
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(3) fostering bilateral and multilateral coopera-
tion with Australia, consistent with the Security 
Treaty Between 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 
military capabilities; and 
(C) to build the capacity of emerging part-
ners; 
(4) advancing United States alliances with the 
Philippines and Thailand and United States partner-
ships with other partners in the Association of South-
east Asian Nations to enhance maritime domain 
awareness, promote sovereignty and territorial integ-
rity, leverage technology and promote innovation, and 
support an open, inclusive, and rules-based regional 
architecture; 
(5) broadening United States engagement with 
India, including through the Quadrilateral Security 
Dialogue— 
(A) to advance the shared objective of a free 
and open Indo-Pacific region through bilateral
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and multilateral engagements and participation 
in military exercises, expanded defense trade, 
and collaboration on humanitarian aid and dis-
aster response; and 
(B) to enable greater cooperation on mari-
time security; 
(6) strengthening the United States partnership 
with Taiwan, consistent with the Three Commu-
niques, 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 capabilities 
and promoting peaceful cross-strait relations; 
(7) reinforcing the status of the Republic of 
Singapore as a Major Security Cooperation Partner 
of the United States and continuing to strengthen de-
fense and security cooperation between the military 
forces of the Republic of Singapore and the Armed 
Forces of the United States, including through par-
ticipation in combined exercises and training; 
(8) engaging with the Federated States of Micro-
nesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Re-
public of Palau, and other Pacific Island countries 
with the goal of strengthening regional security and 
addressing issues of mutual concern, including pro-
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tecting fisheries from illegal, unreported, and unregu-
lated fishing; 
(9) collaborating with Canada, the United King-
dom, 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 
capabilities in the area of responsibility of the United 
States Indo-Pacific Command and strengthening co-
operation in bilateral relationships, multilateral part-
nerships, and other international fora to uphold glob-
al security and shared principles, with the goal of en-
suring the maintenance of a free and open Indo-Pa-
cific region. 
SEC. 1369. ASSESSMENT OF GIFTS AND GRANTS TO UNITED 
STATES 
INSTITUTIONS 
OF 
HIGHER 
EDU-
CATION FROM ENTITIES ON THE NON-SDN 
CHINESE 
MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL 
COMPLEX 
COMPANIES LIST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees an assessment of gifts and grants to United States in-
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stitutions of higher education from entities on the Non-SDN 
Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List 
maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Education, shall include in the assessment 
required by subsection (a) an estimate of— 
(1) a list and description of each of the gifts and 
grants provided to United States institutions of high-
er education by entities described in subsection (a); 
and 
(2) the monetary value of each of those gifts and 
grants. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Financial Services of the House of Representatives. 
(2) GIFTS AND GRANTS.—The term ‘‘gifts and 
grants’’ includes financial contributions, material do-
nations, provision of services, scholarships, fellow-
ships, research funding, infrastructure investment, 
contracts, or any other form of support that provides 
a benefit to the recipient institution.
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SEC. 1370. EXTENSION OF EXPORT PROHIBITION ON MUNI-
TIONS ITEMS TO THE HONG KONG POLICE 
FORCE. 
Section 3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to prohibit the 
commercial export of covered munitions items to the Hong 
Kong Police Force’’, approved November 27, 2019 (Public 
Law 116–77; 133 Stat. 1173), is amended by striking ‘‘shall 
expire on December 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘shall expire 
on the date on which the President certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of State has, on or after the 
date of the enactment of this paragraph, certified 
under section 205 of the United States-Hong Kong 
Policy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) that Hong 
Kong warrants treatment under United States law in 
the same manner as United States laws were applied 
to Hong Kong before July 1, 1997; 
‘‘(2) the Hong Kong Police have not engaged in 
gross violations of human rights during the 1-year pe-
riod ending on the date of such certification; and 
‘‘(3) there has been an independent examination 
of human rights concerns related to the crowd control 
tactics of the Hong Kong Police and the Government 
of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has 
adequately addressed those concerns.’’.
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Subtitle E—Securing Maritime 
Data From China 
SEC. 1371. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Maritime 
Data from China Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 1372. LOGINK DEFINED. 
In this subtitle, the term ‘‘LOGINK’’ means the public, 
open, shared logistics information network known as the 
National Public Information Platform for Transportation 
and Logistics by the Ministry of Transport of the People’s 
Republic of China. 
SEC. 1373. COUNTERING THE SPREAD OF LOGINK. 
(a) CONTRACTING PROHIBITION.—The Department of 
Defense may not enter into or renew any contract with any 
entity that uses— 
(1) LOGINK; 
(2) any logistics platform controlled by, affili-
ated with, or subject to the jurisdiction of the Chinese 
Communist Party or the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China; or 
(3) any logistics platform that shares data with 
a system described in paragraph (1) or (2). 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) applies with re-
spect to any contract entered into or renewed on or after