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of all unplanned system outages during the 
preceding one-year period. 
(viii) The absolute number, and a nor-
malized measure for comparative purposes, 
of all critical infrastructure system main 
breaks and leaks during the preceding one- 
year period. 
(B) A standardized risk assessment for each 
military installation, identifying the current 
and projected level of risk related to the fol-
lowing: 
(i) The ability to maintain compliance 
with all current and known future regu-
latory agency regulations and standards 
and all applicable regulations and policies 
of the Department of Defense and the mili-
tary departments related to critical infra-
structure, and the ability to operate systems 
in accordance with accepted industry stand-
ards. 
(ii) The ability to maintain a con-
sistent and compliant supply of water for 
current and projected future installation 
needs based on current and projected source 
water availability and quality, including
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an assessment of source water contamina-
tion risks. 
(iii) The ability to withstand severe 
weather events, including drought, flooding, 
and temperature fluctuations. 
(iv) The ability for utility industrial 
controls systems to maintain compliance 
with current and future cybersecurity 
standards and regulations. 
SEC. 342. REPORT ON ESTABLISHING SUFFICIENT STA-
BLING, PASTURE, AND TRAINING AREA FOR 
THE 
OLD 
GUARD 
CAISSON 
PLATOON 
EQUINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the 
Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report containing the results of a study 
to address the feasibility and advisability of establishing 
sufficient stabling, pasture, and training area for the 
equines in the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd United States 
Infantry (commonly known as the ‘‘Old Guard’’). 
(b) INCLUSION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report 
required under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) any recommendations determined necessary 
and appropriate by the Secretary—
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(A) to implement the plan required under 
section 391(b) of the James M. Inhofe National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2549); and 
(B) to ensure proper animal facility sanita-
tion for the equines in the Caisson Platoon of the 
3rd United States Infantry; and 
(2) plans for the housing and care of such 
equines. 
(c) LOCATIONS.— 
(1) REVIEW
OF
MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION
AU-
THORIZATION.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include a review of all physical locations 
under consideration as stabling, pasture, or training 
area described in such subsection for any withdrawals 
or projects that would require individual military 
construction authorization. 
(2) CONSIDERATION.—In considering locations 
for stabling, pasture, or training area under sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the Army shall consider 
all viable options within a reasonable distance to Ar-
lington National Cemetery. 
(d) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include, for each location under consideration as
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stabling, pasture, or training area described in such sub-
section— 
(1) a brief environmental assessment of the loca-
tion; 
(2) estimated costs for preparing the location for 
construction; 
(3) a narrative of how the location will be bene-
ficial and conducive the health of the equines in the 
Caisson Platoon of the 3rd United States Infantry; 
(4) a narrative of how, if necessary, the location 
can be expanded; and 
(5) a narrative of how the location will affect 
community access to outdoor recreation. 
SEC. 343. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON OPERATIONAL STA-
TUS OF AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP FLEET OF DE-
PARTMENT OF THE NAVY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 2023, and 
quarterly thereafter until September 30, 2024, the Secretary 
of the Navy shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a brief-
ing on the operational status of the amphibious warship 
fleet of the Department of the Navy. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to each amphibious warship, the 
following:
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(1) Average quarterly Operational Availability 
(AO). 
(2) Number of days underway as follows: 
(A) Training for the purpose of supporting 
Mission Essential Tasks (in this section referred 
to as ‘‘MET’’) of the Marine Corps, including 
unit level well-deck or flight-deck operations 
training and Amphibious Ready Group and Ma-
rine Expeditionary Unit integrated training. 
(B) Deployed, which shall not include 
scheduled or unscheduled in port maintenance. 
(3) Expected completion date for in-work and 
scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. 
(4) An update on any delays in completion of 
scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and casualty 
reports impacting the following: 
(A) Scheduled unit level well-deck and 
flight-deck operations training of the Marine 
Corps. 
(B) MET certifications of the Marine Corps, 
including mobility, communications, amphibious 
well-deck operations, aviation operations, and 
warfare training.
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(C) Composition and deployment dates of 
scheduled and deployed Amphibious Ready 
Groups and Marine Expeditionary Units. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP.—The term ‘‘amphib-
ious warship’’ means a ship that is classified as an 
amphibious assault ship (general purpose) (LHA), an 
amphibious assault ship (multi-purpose) (LHD), an 
amphibious transport dock (LPD), or a dock landing 
ship (LSD) that is included in the Battle Force In-
ventory in accordance with instruction 5030.8D of the 
Secretary of the Navy, or successor instruction. 
(2) AMPHIBIOUS READY GROUP; MARINE EXPEDI-
TIONARY
UNIT.—The terms ‘‘Amphibious Ready 
Group’’ and ‘‘Marine Expeditionary Unit’’ means a 
group or unit, as the case may be, that consists of a 
minimum of— 
(A) three amphibious assault ships (general 
purpose) (LHA) or amphibious assault ships 
(multi-purpose) (LHD); and 
(B) one amphibious transport dock (LPD) 
Flight I.
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SEC. 344. BRIEFING ON PLAN FOR MAINTAINING PRO-
FICIENCY IN EMERGENCY MOVEMENT OF MU-
NITIONS IN JOINT REGION MARIANAS, GUAM. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary 
of the Air Force shall brief the congressional defense com-
mittees on a plan for maintaining the proficiency of the 
Navy and the Air Force, respectively, in executing the emer-
gency movement of munitions stored in weapons storage 
areas in Joint Region Marianas, Guam, onto aircraft and 
naval vessels, including plans to regularly exercise such ca-
pabilities. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 351. CONTINUED DESIGNATION OF SECRETARY OF 
THE NAVY AS EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR NAVAL 
SMALL CRAFT INSTRUCTION AND TECHNICAL 
TRAINING SCHOOL. 
The Secretary of the Navy shall continue, through fis-
cal year 2024— 
(1) to perform the responsibilities of the Depart-
ment of Defense executive agent for the Naval Small 
Craft Instruction and Technical Training School pur-
suant to section 352(b) of title 10, United States 
Code; and 
(2) in coordination with the Commander of the 
United States Special Operations Command, to pro-
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vide such support, as necessary, for the continued op-
eration of such school. 
SEC. 352. RESTRICTION ON RETIREMENT OF U–28 AIR-
CRAFT. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act may be used to retire U–28 aircraft until the Secretary 
of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees 
that the future-years defense program submitted to Congress 
under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, with re-
spect to the United States Special Operations Command 
provides for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
capacity and capability that is equal to or greater than 
such capacity and capability provided by the current fleet 
of U–28 aircraft for such Command. 
SEC. 353. TRIBAL LIAISONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall en-
sure that each installation of the Department of Defense 
that has an Indian Tribe, Native Hawaiian organization, 
or Tribal interests in the area surrounding the installation, 
including if an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organiza-
tion is historically or culturally affiliated with the land or 
water managed or directly impacted by the installation, has 
a dedicated Tribal liaison located at the installation. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)). 
(2) NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘Native Hawaiian organization’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 6207 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7517). 
SEC. 354. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO EXPAND 
LEASED FACILITIES FOR THE JOINT MILI-
TARY INFORMATION SUPPORT OPERATIONS 
WEB OPERATIONS CENTER. 
None of the amounts authorized by this Act for oper-
ation and maintenance, Defense-wide to expand leased fa-
cilities for the Joint Military Information Support Oper-
ations Web Operations Center may be obligated or expended 
until the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Inten-
sity Conflict and the Commander of the United States Spe-
cial Operations Command, submits to the congressional de-
fense committees a validated manpower study for such cen-
ter that includes the following: 
(1) Validated estimates of the number of per-
sonnel from the United States Special Operations
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Command and the other combatant commands that 
will be housed in leased facilities of such center. 
(2) An explanation of how such estimates are 
aligned with and support the priorities established by 
the national defense strategy under 113(g) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 355. MODIFICATIONS TO THE CONTESTED LOGISTICS 
WORKING GROUP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) EXPANSION OF WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 
2926(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) A representative appointed by the Sec-
retary of Defense from each of the following: 
‘‘(i) The Defense Logistics Agency. 
‘‘(ii) The Strategic Capabilities Office. 
‘‘(iii) The Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency. 
‘‘(iv) The Office of the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering.’’. 
(2) TIMING.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall appoint the additional members of the 
working group required under paragraph (3)(D) of
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such section, as added by paragraph (1) of this sub-
section. 
(b) MEETINGS.—Such section is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) The working group under paragraph (1) shall 
meet not less frequently than quarterly.’’. 
(c) REPORTS.—Such section is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) Not later than February 1 of each year, the work-
ing group under paragraph (1) shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report that contains a descrip-
tion of any shortfalls in personnel, equipment, infrastruc-
ture, energy and storage, or capabilities required to support 
the operational plans of the Department of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 356. ESTABLISHMENT OF CAISSON PLATOON TO SUP-
PORT MILITARY AND STATE FUNERAL SERV-
ICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Depart-
ment of the Army an equine unit, to be known as the Cais-
son Platoon, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the 
Army, for the purposes of conducting military and State 
funerals and for other purposes. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON ELIMINATION.—The Secretary of 
the Army may not eliminate the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd
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Infantry Regiment of the Army established under subsection 
(a). 
(c) BRIEFING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less fre-
quently than every 180 days thereafter until March 
31, 2027, the Secretary of the Army shall provide to 
the congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
health, welfare, and sustainment of military working 
equids. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the ability of the Cais-
son Platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the 
Army to support military funeral operations 
within Arlington National Cemetery, including 
milestones associated with achieving full oper-
ational capability for the Caisson Platoon. 
(B) An update on the plan of the task force 
of the Army on military working equids to pro-
mote, support, and sustain animal health and 
welfare. 
(C) An update on the plan of such task 
force to ensure that support by the Caisson Pla-
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toon of Arlington National Cemetery and State 
funerals is never suspended again. 
SEC. 357. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND-
ING 
30-YEAR 
SHIPBUILDING 
PLAN 
THAT 
MAINTAINS 31 AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIPS FOR 
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2024 for Administration and Servicewide Activities, 
Operation and Maintenance, Navy, not more than 50 per-
cent may be obligated or expended until the date on which 
the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional de-
fense committees a 30-year shipbuilding plan that meets the 
statutory requirement in section 8062(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, to maintain 31 amphibious warships. 
(b) AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘amphibious warship’’ means a ship that is classi-
fied as an amphibious assault ship (general purpose) 
(LHA), an amphibious assault ship (multi-purpose) 
(LHD), an amphibious transport dock (LPD), or a dock 
landing ship (LSD) that is included in the Battle Force 
Inventory in accordance with instruction 5030.8D of the 
Secretary of the Navy, or successor instruction.
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SEC. 358. MODIFICATION OF RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RE-
GARDING PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND SERV-
ICES TO NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR-
GANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES. 
Section 2012(i) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as 
redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Nothing 
in this section’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Nothing in this 
section’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by 
inserting ‘‘, except as provided in paragraph (2),’’ be-
fore ‘‘for response’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) Funds available to the Secretary of a military 
department for operation and maintenance for the Innova-
tive Readiness Training program may be expended under 
this section, upon approval by the Secretary concerned, to 
assist in demolition, clearing of roads, infrastructure im-
provements, and construction to restore an area after a nat-
ural disaster.’’.
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SEC. 359. MODIFICATIONS TO MILITARY AVIATION AND IN-
STALLATION 
ASSURANCE 
CLEARINGHOUSE 
FOR REVIEW OF MISSION OBSTRUCTIONS. 
(a) PROJECTS PROPOSED WITHIN TWO NAUTICAL 
MILES OF ANY ACTIVE INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MIS-
SILE LAUNCH FACILITY OR CONTROL CENTER.—Section 
183a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 
any active intercontinental ballistic missile 
launch facility or control center’’ after ‘‘military 
training routes’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘or a 
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, or, 
in the case of a geographic area of concern re-
lated to an active intercontinental ballistic mis-
sile launch facility or control center, the Assist-
ant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installa-
tions, and Environment’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(A) The Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or antenna structure 
project’’ after ‘‘energy project’’;
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(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary of Defense’s finding of unacceptable 
risk to national security’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) Any finding of unacceptable risk to national secu-
rity by the Secretary of Defense under this paragraph’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as 
designated by subparagraph (A)(i) of this para-
graph, the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B)(i) In the case of any energy project or antenna 
structure project with proposed structures more than 200 
feet above ground level located within two nautical miles 
of an active intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility 
or control center, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a find-
ing of unacceptable risk to national security for such project 
if the mitigation actions identified pursuant to this section 
do not include removal of all such proposed structures from 
such project after receiving notice of presumed risk from 
the Clearinghouse under subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(ii) Clause (i) does not apply to structures approved 
before the date of the enactment of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 or to structures that 
are re-powered with updated technology in the same loca-
tion as previously approved structures.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF ANTENNA STRUCTURE PROJECTS.—
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(2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) vary the end strength pursuant to sub-
section (a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year for the armed 
force or forces under the jurisdiction of that Sec-
retary by a number not equal to more than 2 
percent of such authorized end strength; 
‘‘(B) vary the end strength pursuant to sub-
section (a)(1)(B) for a fiscal year for the armed 
force or forces under the jurisdiction of that Sec-
retary by a number not equal to more than 2 
percent of such authorized end strength; and 
‘‘(C) vary the end strength pursuant to sub-
section (a)(2) for a fiscal year for the Selected 
Reserve of the reserve component of the armed 
force or forces under the jurisdiction of that Sec-
retary by a number equal to not more than 2 
percent of such authorized end strength.’’. 
SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO VARY 
SPACE FORCE END STRENGTH. 
Section 403(b) of the James M. Inhofe National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 
117–263) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘October 1, 2025’’.
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Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 
strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve com-
ponents as of September 30, 2024, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 325,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 174,800. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 57,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 33,600. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 105,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,600. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 
(b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end strengths 
prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any 
reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by— 
(1) the total authorized strength of units orga-
nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 
component which are on active duty (other than for 
training) at the end of the fiscal year; and 
(2) the total number of individual members not 
in units organized to serve as units of the Selected 
Reserve of such component who are on active duty 
(other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici-
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pation in training) without their consent at the end 
of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or 
individual members of the Selected Reserve for any reserve 
component are released from active duty during any fiscal 
year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for 
the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be in-
creased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of 
such units and by the total number of such individual mem-
bers. 
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 
DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), 
the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, 
as of September 30, 2024, the following number of Reserves 
to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in 
the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose 
of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or 
training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 30,845. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,511. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,327. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,355.
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(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 25,333. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,003. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 
(DUAL STATUS). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The minimum number of military 
technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 
2024 for the reserve components of the Army and the Air 
Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United 
States Code) shall be the following: 
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United 
States, 22,294. 
(2) For the Army Reserve, 7,990. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 10,994. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 7,111. 
(b) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF TEMPORARY MILITARY 
TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).—The number of temporary 
military technicians (dual status) employed under the au-
thority of subsection (a) may not exceed 25 percent of the 
total authorized number specified in such subsection. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Under no circumstances may a 
military technician (dual status) employed under the au-
thority of this section be coerced by a State into accepting 
an offer of realignment or conversion to any other military
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status, including as a member of the Active, Guard, and 
Reserve program of a reserve component. If a military tech-
nician (dual status) declines to participate in such realign-
ment or conversion, no further action will be taken against 
the individual or the individual’s position. 
SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU-
THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2024, the maximum number of 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who 
may be serving at any time on full-time operational sup-
port duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is the following: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 17,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000.
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Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 
for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4401. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The author-
ization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any 
other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefi-
nite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2024. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
SEC. 501. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH: GENERAL AND FLAG OF-
FICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
(a) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AUTHORITY; REDESIGNA-
TION.—Chapter 32 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by repealing section 526; 
(2) by redesignating section 526a as section 526; 
(3) in the table of sections for such chapter, by 
striking the item relating to section 526a; and
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(4) in the section heading for section 526, as re-
designated by paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘after De-
cember 31, 2022’’. 
(b) INCREASED AUTHORIZED STRENGTH.—Section 
526 of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated and 
amended by subsection (a), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘after December 31, 2022,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘218’’ 
and inserting ‘‘219’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘149’’ 
and inserting ‘‘150’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘170’’ 
and inserting ‘‘171’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘62’’ and 
inserting ‘‘64’’; and 
(2) by redesignating the second subsection des-
ignated as subsection (i) as subsection (j). 
(c) REPEAL OF EXCLUSION OF OFFICERS SERVING AS 
LEAD SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL FROM LIMITATIONS ON AU-
THORIZED STRENGTHS.—Section 506 of the James M. 
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023 is hereby repealed.
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SEC. 502. PROHIBITION ON APPOINTMENT OR NOMINATION 
OF CERTAIN OFFICERS WHO ARE SUBJECT TO 
SPECIAL SELECTION REVIEW BOARDS. 
(a) OFFICERS ON ACTIVE-DUTY LIST.— 
Section 628a(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) shall not be forwarded for appointment or 
nomination to the Secretary of Defense, the President, 
or the Senate, as applicable.’’. 
(b) OFFICERS ON RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST.— 
Section 14502a(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) shall not be forwarded for appointment or 
nomination to the Secretary of Defense, the President, 
or the Senate, as applicable.’’. 
SEC. 503. EXCLUSION OF OFFICERS WHO ARE LICENSED BE-
HAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS FROM LIMI-
TATIONS ON ACTIVE DUTY COMMISSIONED 
OFFICER END STRENGTHS. 
Section 523(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) Officers who are licensed behavioral health 
providers, including clinical psychologists, social 
workers, and mental health nurse practitioners.’’.
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SEC. 504. UPDATING AUTHORITY TO AUTHORIZE PRO-
MOTION TRANSFERS BETWEEN COMPONENTS 
OF THE SAME SERVICE OR A DIFFERENT 
SERVICE. 
(a) WARRANT OFFICERS TRANSFERRED BETWEEN 
COMPONENTS WITHIN THE SAME OR A DIFFERENT UNI-
FORMED SERVICE.—Section 578 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(g) Notwithstanding subsection (d), and subject to 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, in the 
case of a warrant officer who is selected for promotion by 
a selection board convened under this chapter, and prior 
to the placement of the warrant officer’s name on the appli-
cable promotion list is approved for transfer to a new com-
ponent within the same or a different uniformed service, 
the Secretary concerned may place the warrant officer’s 
name on a corresponding promotion list of the new compo-
nent without regard to the warrant officer’s competitive cat-
egory. A warrant officer’s promotion under this subsection 
shall be made pursuant to section 12242 of this title.’’. 
(b) OFFICERS TRANSFERRED
TO RESERVE ACTIVE 
STATUS LIST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 624 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections:
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‘‘(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), in the case of 
an officer who is selected for promotion by a selection board 
convened under this chapter, and prior to the placement 
of the officer’s name on the applicable promotion list is ap-
proved for transfer to the reserve active status list of the 
same or a different uniformed service, the Secretary con-
cerned may place the officer’s name on a corresponding pro-
motion list on the reserve active-status list without regard 
to the officer’s competitive category. An officer’s promotion 
under this subsection shall be made pursuant to section 
14308 of this title. 
‘‘(f) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(3), in the case of 
an officer who is placed on an all-fully-qualified-officers 
list, and is subsequently approved for transfer to the reserve 
active status list, the Secretary concerned may place the of-
ficer’s name on an appropriate all-fully-qualified-officers 
list on the reserve active status list. An officer’s promotion 
under this subsection shall be made pursuant to section 
14308 of this title.’’. 
(2) DATE OF RANK.—Section 14308(c) of such 
title is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
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‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned may adjust the date of 
rank of an officer whose name is placed on a reserve active 
status promotion list pursuant to subsection (e) or (f) of 
section 624 of this title.’’. 
SEC. 505. EFFECT OF FAILURE OF SELECTION FOR PRO-
MOTION. 
(a) EFFECT OF FAILURE OF SELECTION FOR PRO-
MOTION: CAPTAINS AND MAJORS OF THE ARMY, AIR FORCE, 
MARINE CORPS, AND SPACE FORCE AND LIEUTENANTS AND 
LIEUTENANT COMMANDERS OF THE NAVY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 632 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘and Marine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Ma-
rine Corps, and Space Force’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Presi-
dent approves the report of the board which con-
sidered him for the second time’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary concerned releases the promotion re-
sults of the board which considered the officer for 
the second time to the public’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 36 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item
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relating to section 632 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘632. Effect of failure of selection for promotion: captains and majors of the 
Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force and lieuten-
ants and lieutenant commanders of the Navy.’’. 
(b) RETIREMENT
OF REGULAR OFFICERS
OF
THE 
NAVY FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE OR FAILURE OF SELEC-
TION FOR PROMOTION.—Section 8372(a)(2)(A) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘President ap-
proves the report of the board which considered him for the 
second time’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary concerned releases 
the promotion results of the board which considered the offi-
cer for the second time to the public’’. 
SEC. 506. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO ORDER RETIRED 
MEMBERS TO ACTIVE DUTY IN HIGH-DEMAND, 
LOW-DENSITY APPOINTMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 688a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Retired 
aviators: temporary authority’’ and inserting 
‘‘Authority’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (f); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 
(4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by para-
graph (3), by striking ‘‘limitations in subsections (c) 
and (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘limitation in subsection (c)’’.
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(b) MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN 
CYBERSPACE OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 37 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 653 
the new following section: 
‘‘§ 654. Minimum service requirement for certain 
cyberspace occupational specialties 
‘‘(a) CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS OFFICER.—The min-
imum service obligation for any member who successfully 
completes training in the armed forces in direct accession 
to the cyberspace operations officer occupational specialty 
of the Marine Corps shall be 8 years. 
‘‘(b) SERVICE OBLIGATION DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘service obligation’ means the period of active duty 
or, in the case of a member of a reserve component who 
completed cyberspace operations training in an active duty 
for training status as a member of a reserve component, 
the period of service in an active status in the Selected Re-
serve, required to be served after completion of cyberspace 
operations training.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of sections at the beginning of such chapter 37 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 653 the following new item: 
‘‘654. Minimum service requirement for certain cyberspace occupational special-
ties.’’.
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SEC. 508. REMOVAL OF ACTIVE DUTY PROHIBITION FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE AIR FORCE RESERVE POL-
ICY COMMITTEE. 
Section 10305 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amendedl 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘not on active 
duty’’ both places it appears; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘of the reserve components’’ 
after ‘‘among the members’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘not on active duty’’. 
SEC. 509. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO VARY NUMBER OF 
SPACE FORCE OFFICERS CONSIDERED FOR 
PROMOTION TO MAJOR GENERAL. 
Subsection (b) of section 503 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117– 
81; 135 Stat. 1680) is amended by striking ‘‘shall terminate 
on December 31, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘shall terminate on 
December 31, 2024’’. 
SEC. 
510. 
REALIGNMENT 
OF 
NAVY 
SPOT-PROMOTION 
QUOTAS. 
Section 605(g)(4)(B) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘325’’ and inserting ‘‘425’’.
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SEC. 511. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON PROMOTION 
SELECTION BOARD RATES. 
Section 616 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The number’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
number’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) If a promotion zone established under section 623 
of this title includes less than 50 officers and is established 
with respect to promotions to a grade below the grade of 
colonel or Navy captain, the Secretary concerned may au-
thorize selection boards convened under section 611(a) of 
this title to recommend for promotion a number equal to 
not more than 100 percent of the number of officers included 
in such promotion zone.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘unless he’’ and 
inserting ‘‘unless the officer’’. 
SEC. 512. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 1305 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ‘‘or a Ma-
rine Corps Marine Gunner warrant officer in such 
grade,’’ after ‘‘chief warrant officer, W–5,’’;
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(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘when he’’ and 
inserting ‘‘when the warrant officer’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘as he’’ and inserting ‘‘as 
the Secretary concerned’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘after he’’ and inserting 
‘‘after the warrant officer’’. 
SEC. 513. FLEXIBILITY IN DETERMINING TERMS OF AP-
POINTMENT FOR CERTAIN SENIOR OFFICER 
POSITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 35 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 601 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 602. Flexibility in determining terms of appoint-
ment for certain senior officer positions 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense may extend or reduce the 
duration of an appointment made under section 152, 154, 
7033, 8033, 8043, 9033, and 9082 of this title by up to 
six months if the Secretary determines that such an exten-
sion or reduction is necessary either in the interests of na-
tional defense, or to ensure an appropriate staggering of 
terms of senior military leadership.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 35 of title 10, United States Code,
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is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
601 the following new item: 
‘‘602. Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for certain senior officer 
positions.’’. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 521. ALTERNATIVE PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR RE-
SERVE OFFICERS IN DESIGNATED COMPETI-
TIVE CATEGORIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subtitle E of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 
1413—ALTERNATIVE 
PRO-
MOTION AUTHORITY FOR OFFICERS IN 
DESIGNATED 
COMPETITIVE 
CAT-
EGORIES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘15101. Officers in designated competitive categories. 
‘‘15102. Selection for promotion. 
‘‘15103. Eligibility for consideration for promotion. 
‘‘15104. Opportunities for consideration for promotion. 
‘‘15105. Promotions. 
‘‘15106. Failure of selection for promotion. 
‘‘15107. Retirement: retirement for years of service; selective early retirement. 
‘‘15108. Continuation on the Reserve Active-Status List. 
‘‘15109. Other administrative authorities. 
‘‘15110. Regulations. 
‘‘§ 15101. Officers in designated competitive categories 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE COMPETITIVE CAT-
EGORIES OF OFFICERS.—Each Secretary of a military de-
partment may designate one or more competitive categories 
for promotion of officers under section 14005 of this title
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that are under the jurisdiction of such Secretary as a com-
petitive category of officers whose promotion, retirement, 
and continuation on the reserve active-status list shall be 
subject to the provisions of this chapter. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—The 
Secretary of a military department may not designate a 
competitive category of officers for purposes of this chapter 
until 60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on the designation of the 
competitive category. The report on the designation of a 
competitive category shall set forth the following: 
‘‘(1) A detailed description of officer require-
ments for officers within the competitive category. 
‘‘(2) An explanation of the number of opportuni-
ties for consideration for promotion to each particular 
grade, and an estimate of promotion timing, within 
the competitive category. 
‘‘(3) An estimate of the size of the promotion 
zone for each grade within the competitive category. 
‘‘(4) A description of any other matters the Sec-
retary considered in determining to designate the 
competitive category for purposes of this chapter.
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‘‘§ 15102. Selection for promotion 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this section, 
the selection for promotion of officers in any competitive 
category of officers designated for purposes of this chapter 
shall be governed by the provisions under chapter 1403 of 
this title. 
‘‘(b) NO RECOMMENDATION FOR PROMOTION OF OFFI-
CERS BELOW PROMOTION ZONE.—Section 14301(d) of this 
title shall not apply to the selection for promotion of officers 
described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) RECOMMENDATION FOR OFFICERS TO BE EX-
CLUDED
FROM
FUTURE
CONSIDERATION
FOR
PRO-
MOTION.—In making recommendations pursuant to chapter 
1403 of this title for purposes of the administration of this 
chapter, a selection board convened under section 14101(a) 
of this title may recommend that an officer considered by 
the board be excluded from future consideration for pro-
motion under this chapter. 
‘‘§ 15103. Eligibility for consideration for promotion 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by this sec-
tion, eligibility for promotion of officers in any competitive 
category of officers designated for purposes of this chapter 
shall be governed by the provisions of sections 14301, 14303, 
and 14304 of this title. 
‘‘(b) INAPPLICABILITY
OF CERTAIN TIME-IN-GRADE 
REQUIREMENTS.—Sections 14303 and 14304 of this title
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shall not apply to the promotion of officers described in sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(c) INAPPLICABILITY
TO
OFFICERS
ABOVE
AND 
BELOW PROMOTION ZONE.—The following provisions of 
this title shall not apply to the promotion of officers de-
scribed in subsection (a): 
‘‘(1) The reference in section 14301(b) to an offi-
cer above the promotion zone. 
‘‘(2) Section 14301(d). 
‘‘(d) INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.—The fol-
lowing officers are not eligible for promotion under this 
chapter: 
‘‘(1) An officer described in section 14301(c) of 
this title. 
‘‘(2) An officer not included within the pro-
motion zone. 
‘‘(3) An officer who has failed of promotion to a 
higher grade the maximum number of times specified 
for opportunities for promotion for such grade within 
the competitive category concerned pursuant to sec-
tion 15104 of this title. 
‘‘(4) An officer recommended by a selection board 
to be removed from consideration for promotion in ac-
cordance with section 15102(c) of this title.
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‘‘§ 15104. Opportunities for consideration for pro-
motion 
‘‘(a) SPECIFICATION OF NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION.—In designating a 
competitive category of officers pursuant to section 15101 
of this title, the Secretary of a military department shall 
specify the number of opportunities for consideration for 
promotion to be afforded officers of the armed force con-
cerned within the category for promotion to each grade 
above the grade of first lieutenant or lieutenant (junior 
grade), as applicable. 
‘‘(b) LIMITED AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF MILI-
TARY DEPARTMENT TO MODIFY NUMBER OF OPPORTUNI-
TIES.—The Secretary of a military department may modify 
the number of opportunities for consideration for promotion 
to be afforded officers of an armed force within a competi-
tive category for promotion to a particular grade, as pre-
viously specified by the Secretary pursuant subsection (a) 
of this subsection, not more frequently than once every five 
years. 
‘‘(c) DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE TO MODIFY NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES.—The 
Secretary of Defense may modify the number of opportuni-
ties for consideration for promotion to be afforded officers 
of an armed force within a competitive category for pro-
motion to a particular grade, as previously specified or
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modified pursuant to any provision of this section, at the 
discretion of the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION
ON NUMBER
OF OPPORTUNITIES 
SPECIFIED.—The number of opportunities for consider-
ation for promotion to be afforded officers of an armed force 
within a competitive category for promotion to a particular 
grade, as specified or modified pursuant to any provision 
of this section, may not exceed five opportunities. 
‘‘(e) EFFECT OF CERTAIN REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF 
OPPORTUNITIES SPECIFIED.—If, by reason of a reduction 
in the number of opportunities for consideration for pro-
motion under this section, an officer would no longer have 
one or more opportunities for consideration for promotion 
that were available to the officer before the reduction, the 
officer shall be afforded one additional opportunity for con-
sideration for promotion after the reduction. 
‘‘§ 15105. Promotions 
‘‘Sections 14307 through 14317 of this title shall apply 
in promotions of officers in competitive categories of officers 
designated for purposes of this chapter. 
‘‘§ 15106. Failure of selection for promotion 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this section, 
sections 14501 through 14513 of this title shall apply to 
promotions of officers in competitive categories of officers 
designated for purposes of this chapter.
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‘‘(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF FAILURE OF SELECTION FOR 
PROMOTION TO OFFICERS ABOVE PROMOTION ZONE.—The 
reference in section 14501 of this title to an officer above 
the promotion zone shall not apply in the promotion of offi-
cers described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL SELECTION BOARD MATTERS.—The ref-
erence in section 14502(a)(1) of this title to a person above 
the promotion zone shall not apply in the promotion of offi-
cers described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) EFFECT OF FAILURE OF SELECTION.—In the ad-
ministration of this chapter pursuant to subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) an officer described in subsection (a) shall 
not be deemed to have failed twice of selection for pro-
motion for purposes of section 14502(b) of this title 
until the officer has failed selection of promotion to 
the next higher grade the maximum number of times 
specified for opportunities for promotion to such 
grade within the competitive category concerned pur-
suant to section 15104 of this title; and 
‘‘(2) any reference in sections 14504 through 
14506 of this title to an officer who has failed of selec-
tion for promotion to the next higher grade for the 
second time shall be deemed to refer instead to an offi-
cer described in subsection (a) who has failed of selec-
tion for promotion to the next higher grade for the
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maximum number of times specified for opportunities 
for promotion to such grade within the competitive 
category concerned pursuant to such section 15104. 
‘‘§ 15107. Retirement: retirement for years of service; 
selective early retirement 
‘‘(a) RETIREMENT FOR YEARS OF SERVICE.—Sections 
14507 through 14515 of this title shall apply to the retire-
ment of officers in competitive categories of officers des-
ignated for purposes of this chapter. 
‘‘(b) 
SELECTIVE
EARLY
RETIREMENT.—Section 
14101(b) of this title shall apply to the retirement of officers 
described in subsection (a). 
‘‘§ 15108. Continuation on the Reserve Active-Status 
List 
‘‘Sections 14701 through 14703 of this title shall apply 
in continuation or retention on a reserve active-status list 
of officers designated for purposes of this chapter. 
‘‘§ 15109. Other administrative authorities 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions of this 
title shall apply to officers in competitive categories of offi-
cers designated for purposes of this chapter: 
‘‘(1) Section 14518, relating to continuation of 
officers to complete disciplinary action. 
‘‘(2) Section 14519, relating to deferment of re-
tirement or separation for medical reasons.
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‘‘(3) Section 14704, relating to the selective early 
removal from the reserve active-status list. 
‘‘(4) Section 14705, relating to the selective early 
retirement of reserve general and flag officers of the 
Navy and Marine Corps. 
‘‘§ 15110. Regulations 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations 
regarding the administration of this chapter. The elements 
of such regulations shall include mechanisms to clarify the 
manner in which provisions of other chapters of this part 
of the title shall be used in the administration of this chap-
ter in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CHAPTERS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
chapters at the beginning of part III of subtitle E of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item: 
‘‘1413. Alternative promotion authority for officers in designated com-
petitive categories ............................................................... 15101’’. 
SEC. 522. SELECTED RESERVE AND READY RESERVE ORDER 
TO ACTIVE DUTY TO RESPOND TO A SIGNIFI-
CANT CYBER INCIDENT. 
Section 12304 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for any named 
operational mission’’;
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(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (j) 
as subsections (d) through (k), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) SIGNIFICANT CYBER INCIDENTS.—The Secretary 
of Defense and the Secretary of the Department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating may, without the consent of 
the member affected, order any unit, and any member not 
assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit, of the Se-
lected Reserve or Individual Ready Reserve to active duty 
for a continuous period of not more than 365 days when 
the Secretary of Defense or, with respect to the Coast Guard, 
the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating determines it is necessary to augment the ac-
tive forces for the respective responses from the Department 
of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security to a 
covered incident.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (1) of subsection (d), as redes-
ignated by paragraph (2) of this section, by inserting 
‘‘or subsection (c)’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 
(5) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Whenever any’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(1) Whenever any’’; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Whenever any unit of the Selected Reserve or any 
member of the Selected Reserve not assigned to a unit orga-
nized to serve as a unit, or any member of the Individual 
Ready Reserve, is ordered to active duty under authority 
of subsection (c), the service of all units or members so or-
dered to active duty may be terminated by— 
‘‘(A) order of the Secretary of Defense or the Sec-
retary of the Department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating; or 
‘‘(B) law.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (k) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered incident’ means— 
‘‘(A) a cyber incident involving a Depart-
ment of Defense information system, or a breach 
of a Department of Defense system that involves 
personally identifiable information, that the Sec-
retary of Defense determines is likely to result in 
demonstrable harm to the national security in-
terests, foreign relations, or the economy of the
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United States, or to the public confidence, civil 
liberties, or public health and safety of the people 
of the United States; 
‘‘(B) a cyber incident involving a Depart-
ment of Homeland Security information system 
or a breach of a Department of Homeland Secu-
rity system that involves personally identifiable 
information that the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity determines is likely to result in demon-
strable harm to the national security interests, 
foreign relations, or the economy of the United 
States or to the public confidence, civil liberties, 
or public health and safety of the people of the 
United States; 
‘‘(C) a cyber incident or collection of related 
cyber incidents that the President determines is 
likely to result in demonstrable harm to the na-
tional security interests, foreign relations, or 
economy of the United States or to the public 
confidence, civil liberties, or public health and 
safety of the people of the United States; or 
‘‘(D) a significant incident declared pursu-
ant to section 2233 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 677b).’’.
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SEC. 523. MOBILIZATION OF SELECTED RESERVE FOR 
PREPLANNED MISSIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE 
COMBATANT COMMANDS. 
Section 12304b(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Units’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) Ex-
cept as provided under subparagraph (B), units’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) In the event the President’s budget is deliv-
ered later than April 1st in the year prior to the year 
of the mobilization of one or more units under this 
section, the Secretary concerned may submit to Con-
gress the information required under subparagraph 
(A) in a separate notice.’’. 
SEC. 524. ALTERNATING SELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD AND THE RESERVES AS 
DEPUTY COMMANDERS OF CERTAIN COMBAT-
ANT COMMANDS. 
Section 164(e)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘At least one dep-
uty commander’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(B) In carrying out the requirement in subparagraph 
(A) pertaining to the selection of an officer of the reserve 
component, the Secretary of Defense shall alternate between 
selecting an officer of the National Guard and an officer 
of the Reserves no less frequently than every two terms. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary of Defense may waive the require-
ment under subparagraph (B) regarding the alternating se-
lection of reserve component officers if the Secretary of De-
fense determines that such action is in the national inter-
est.’’. 
SEC. 525. GRADE OF VICE CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD 
BUREAU. 
Section 10505 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) GRADE AND EXCLUSION FROM GENERAL AND 
FLAG OFFICER AUTHORIZED STRENGTH.—(1) The Vice 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall be appointed to 
serve in the grade of general. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate, pursu-
ant to subsection (b) of section 526a of this title, the posi-
tion of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau as one 
of the general officer and flag officer positions to be excluded 
from the limitations in subsection (a) of such section.’’.
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Subtitle C—General Service 
Authorities and Military Records 
SEC. 531. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON ENLISTMENT 
AND INDUCTION OF PERSONS WHOSE SCORE 
ON 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES 
QUALIFICATION 
TEST IS BELOW A PRESCRIBED LEVEL. 
Section 520(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The number of persons’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(1) The number of persons’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘may not exceed 20 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘may not exceed 4 percent’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) Upon the request of the Secretary concerned, the 
Secretary of Defense may authorize an armed force to in-
crease the limitation specified in paragraph (1) to not ex-
ceed 20 percent of the total number of persons originally 
enlisted or inducted to serve on active duty (other than ac-
tive duty for training) in such armed forced during such 
fiscal year. The Secretary of Defense shall notify the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives not later than 30 days after using such au-
thority.’’.
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SEC. 532. NON-MEDICAL COUNSELING SERVICES FOR MILI-
TARY FAMILIES. 
Section 1781 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) NON-MEDICAL COUNSELING SERVICES.—(1) In 
carrying out its duties under subsection (b), the Office may 
coordinate programs and activities to provide non-medical 
counseling services to military families through the Depart-
ment of Defense Military and Family Life Counseling Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) A mental health care professional described in 
paragraph (3) may provide non-medical counseling services 
at any location in a State, the District of Columbia, or 
a territory or possession of the United States, without re-
gard to where the professional or recipient of such services 
is located or delivery of such services is provided (including 
face-to-face and telehealth), if the provision of such services 
is within the scope of the authorized Federal duties of the 
professional. 
‘‘(3) A non-medical mental health professional de-
scribed in this subsection is a person who is— 
‘‘(A) a currently licensed mental health care pro-
vider who holds a license that is— 
‘‘(i) issued by a State, the District of Co-
lumbia, or a territory or possession of the United 
States; and
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‘‘(ii) recognized by the Secretary of Defense 
as an appropriate license for the provision of 
non-medical counseling services; 
‘‘(B) a member of the armed forces, a civilian 
employee of the Department of Defense, or a con-
tractor designated by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(C) performing authorized duties for the De-
partment of Defense under a program or activity re-
ferred to in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) The authority under this subsection shall termi-
nate three years after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘non-medical coun-
seling services’ means mental health care services that are 
non-clinical, short-term and solution focused, and address 
topics related to personal growth, development, and positive 
functioning.’’. 
SEC. 533. PRIMACY OF NEEDS OF THE SERVICE IN DETER-
MINING INDIVIDUAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 39 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 674 the 
following new section:
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‘‘§ 675. Primacy of needs of the service in determining 
individual duty assignments 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries of the military de-
partments shall make duty assignments of individual mem-
bers based on the needs of the military services. 
‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENTS BASED ON SERVICE NEEDS.—A 
servicemember’s opinion on State laws shall not take prece-
dence over the needs of the military services in determining 
individual duty assignments. 
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as prohibiting the Secretaries of the 
military departments from considering the general pref-
erences of members of the armed forces in making deter-
minations about individual duty assignments.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 674 the following new item: 
‘‘675. Primacy of needs of the service in determining individual duty assign-
ments.’’. 
SEC. 534. REQUIREMENT TO USE QUALIFICATIONS, PER-
FORMANCE, AND MERIT AS BASIS FOR PRO-
MOTIONS, ASSIGNMENTS, AND OTHER PER-
SONNEL ACTIONS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all pro-
motions, assignments, and other personnel actions of the
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Armed Forces are based primarily on qualifications, per-
formance, and merit. 
SEC. 535. REQUIREMENT TO BASE TREATMENT IN THE MILI-
TARY ON MERIT AND PERFORMANCE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The United States Armed Forces is the great-
est civil rights program in the history of the world. 
(2) Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen-
eral Colin Powell wrote that ‘‘the military [has] given 
African-Americans more equal opportunity than any 
other institution in American society’’. 
(3) Today’s Armed Forces is the most diverse 
large public institution in the country, and brings to-
gether Americans from every background in the serv-
ice of defending the country. 
(4) Military readiness depends on the guarantee 
of equal opportunity, without the promise of an equal 
outcome, because warfare is a competitive endeavor 
and the nation’s enemies must know that the United 
States Armed Forces is led by the best, brightest, and 
bravest Americans. 
(5) The tenets of critical race theory are antithet-
ical to the merit-based, all-volunteer, military that 
has served the country with great distinction for the 
last 50 years.
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(b) DEFINITION OF EQUITY.—For the purposes of any 
Department of Defense Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion di-
rective, program, policy, or instruction, the term ‘‘equity’’ 
is defined as ‘‘the right of all persons to have the oppor-
tunity to participate in, and benefit from, programs, and 
activities for which they are qualified’’. 
(c) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(1) DIRECTIVES.—The Department of Defense 
shall not direct or otherwise compel any member of 
the Armed Forces, military dependent, or civilian em-
ployee of the Department of Defense to personally af-
firm, adopt, or adhere to the tenet that any sex, race, 
ethnicity, religion or national origin is inherently su-
perior or inferior. 
(2) TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION.—No organiza-
tion or institution under the authority of the Sec-
retary of Defense may provide courses, training, or 
any other type of instruction that directs, compels, or 
otherwise suggests that members of the Armed Forces, 
military dependents, or civilian employees of the De-
partment of Defense should affirm, adopt, or adhere 
to the tenet described in paragraph (1). 
(3) DISTINCTIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—No organization or in-
stitution under the authority of the Secretary of
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Defense shall make a distinction or classification 
of members of the Armed Forces, military de-
pendents, or civilian employees of the Depart-
ment of Defense based on account of race, eth-
nicity, or national origin. 
(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit the 
required collection or reporting of demographic 
information by the Department of Defense. 
(d) MERIT REQUIREMENT.—All Department of De-
fense personnel actions, including accessions, promotions, 
assignments and training, shall be based exclusively on in-
dividual merit and demonstrated performance. 
SEC. 536. TIGER TEAM FOR OUTREACH TO FORMER MEM-
BERS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TIGER TEAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall establish a team (commonly known as 
a ‘‘tiger team’’ and referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Tiger Team’’) responsible for conducting outreach to 
build awareness among former members of the Armed 
Forces of the process established pursuant to section 
527 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C.
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1552 note) for the review of discharge characteriza-
tions by appropriate discharge boards. The Tiger 
Team shall consist of appropriate personnel of the De-
partment of Defense assigned to the Tiger Team by 
the Secretary for purposes of this section. 
(2) TIGER TEAM LEADER.—One of the persons 
assigned to the Tiger Team under paragraph (1) shall 
be a senior-level officer or employee of the Department 
who shall serve as the lead official of the Tiger Team 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Tiger Team Lead-
er’’) and who shall be accountable for the activities of 
the Tiger Team under this section. 
(3) REPORT ON COMPOSITION.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report set-
ting forth the names of the personnel of the Depart-
ment assigned to the Tiger Team pursuant to this 
subsection, including the positions to which assigned. 
The report shall specify the name of the individual 
assigned as Tiger Team Leader. 
(b) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Tiger Team shall conduct 
outreach to build awareness among veterans of the 
process established pursuant to section 527 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
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for the review of discharge characterizations by ap-
propriate discharge boards. 
(2) COLLABORATION.—In conducting activities 
under this subsection, the Tiger Team Leader shall 
identify appropriate external stakeholders with whom 
the Tiger Team shall work to carry out such activi-
ties. Such stakeholders shall include representatives of 
veterans service organizations and such other stake-
holders as the Tiger Team Leader considers appro-
priate. 
(3) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 210 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to Congress the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A plan setting forth the following: 
(i) A description of the manner in 
which the Secretary, working through the 
Tiger Team and in collaboration with exter-
nal stakeholders described in paragraph (2), 
shall identify individuals who meet the cri-
teria in section 527(b) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 for review of discharge characteriza-
tion.
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(ii) A description of the manner in 
which the Secretary, working through the 
Tiger Team and in collaboration with the 
external stakeholders, shall improve out-
reach to individuals who meet the criteria 
in section 527(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 for 
review of discharge characterization, includ-
ing through— 
(I) obtaining contact information 
on such individuals; and 
(II) contacting such individuals 
on the process established pursuant to 
section 527 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
for the review of discharge character-
izations. 
(B) A description of the manner in which 
the work described in clauses (i) and (ii) of sub-
paragraph (A) will be carried out, including an 
allocation of the work among the Tiger Team 
and the external stakeholders. 
(C) A schedule for the implementation, car-
rying out, and completion of the plan required 
under subparagraph (A).
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(D) A description of the additional funding, 
personnel, or other resources of the Department 
required to carry out the plan required under 
subparagraph (A), including any modification of 
applicable statutory or administrative authori-
ties. 
(4) IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall im-
plement and carry out the plan submitted under 
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) in accord-
ance with the schedule submitted under subpara-
graph (C) of that paragraph. 
(B) UPDATES.—Not less frequently than 
once every 90 days after the submittal of the re-
port under paragraph (3), the Tiger Team shall 
submit to Congress an update on the carrying 
out of the plan submitted under subparagraph 
(A) of that paragraph. 
(5) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Tiger Team 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a final 
report on the activities of the Tiger Team under this 
subsection. The report shall set forth the following:
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(A) The number of individuals discharged 
under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell or a similar policy 
prior to the enactment of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. 
(B) The number of individuals described in 
subparagraph (A) who availed themselves of a 
review of discharge characterization (whether 
through discharge review or correction of mili-
tary records) through a process established prior 
to the enactment of this Act. 
(C) The number of individuals contacted 
through outreach conducted pursuant to this sec-
tion. 
(D) The number of individuals described in 
subparagraph (A) who availed themselves of a 
review of discharge characterization through the 
process established pursuant to section 527 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020. 
(E) The number of individuals described in 
subparagraph (D) whose review of discharge 
characterization resulted in a change of charac-
terization to honorable discharge. 
(F) The total number of individuals de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), including individ-
uals also covered by subparagraph (E), whose re-
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view of discharge characterization since Sep-
tember 20, 2011 (the date of repeal of Don’t Ask, 
Don’t Tell), resulted in a change of characteriza-
tion to honorable discharge. 
(6) TERMINATION.—On the date that is 60 days 
after the date on which the final report required by 
paragraph (5) is submitted, the Secretary shall termi-
nate the Tiger Team. 
(c) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a review of the consistency and uniformity of 
the reviews conducted pursuant to section 527 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020. 
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and each year there-
after for a four-year period, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the reviews under para-
graph (1). Such reports shall include any comments 
or recommendations for continued actions. 
(d) DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ means section 654 
of title 10, United States Code, as in effect before such sec-
tion was repealed pursuant to the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell 
Repeal Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–321).
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SEC. 537. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PERSONNEL 
GRADE CAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned may not 
appoint to, or otherwise employ in, any position with sole 
duties as described in subsection (b) a military or civilian 
employee paid annual pay at a rate that exceeds the equiva-
lent of the rate payable for GS–10, not adjusted for locality. 
(b) COVERED DUTIES.—The duties referred to in sub-
section (a) are as follows: 
(1) Developing, refining, and implementing di-
versity, equity, and inclusion policy. 
(2) Leading working groups and councils to de-
veloping diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and 
objectives to measure performance and outcomes. 
(3) Creating and implementing diversity, equity, 
and inclusion education, training courses, and work-
shops for military and civilian personnel. 
(c) APPLICABILITY TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES.—Any 
military or civilian employee appointed to a position with 
duties described in subsection (b) who is paid annual pay 
at a rate that exceeds the amount allowed under subsection 
(a) shall be reassigned to another position not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Subtitle D—Military Justice and 
Other Legal Matters 
SEC. 541. ESTABLISHMENT OF STAGGERED TERMS FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY JUSTICE REVIEW 
PANEL. 
(a) APPOINTMENT
TO
STAGGERED
TERMS.—Sub-
section (b) of section 946 of title 10, United States Code 
(article 146 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ESTABLISHMENT OF STAGGERED TERMS.— 
Notwithstanding subsection (e), members of the Panel 
appointed to serve on the Panel to fill vacancies that 
exist due to terms of appointment expiring during the 
period beginning on August 1, 2030, and ending on 
August 31, 2030, shall be appointed to terms as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(A) Three members designated by the Sec-
retary of Defense shall serve a term of two years. 
‘‘(B) Three members designated by the Sec-
retary of Defense shall serve a term of four years. 
‘‘(C) Three members designated by the Sec-
retary of Defense shall serve a term of six years. 
‘‘(D) Four members designated by the Sec-
retary of Defense shall serve a term of eight 
years.’’.
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(b) TERM; VACANCIES.—Subsection (e) of such section 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) TERM; VACANCIES.— 
‘‘(1) TERM.—Subject to subsection (b)(4) and 
paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, each mem-
ber shall be appointed for a term of eight years, and 
no member may serve more than one term. 
‘‘(2) VACANCY.—Any vacancy in the Panel shall 
be filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment. A member appointed to fill a vacancy in the 
Panel that occurs before the expiration of the term of 
appointment of the predecessor of such member shall 
be appointed for the remainder of the term of such 
predecessor. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY
OF
REAPPOINTMENT
FOR 
CERTAIN MEMBERS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), 
a member of the Panel may be appointed to a single 
additional term if— 
‘‘(A) the appointment of the member is to 
fill a vacancy described in subsection (b)(4); or 
‘‘(B) the member was initially appointed 
to— 
‘‘(i) a term of four years or less in ac-
cordance with subsection (b)(4); or
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‘‘(ii) fill a vacancy that occurs before 
the expiration of the term of the predecessor 
of such member and for which the remain-
der of the term of such predecessor is four 
years or less.’’. 
SEC. 542. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO 
THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. 
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO GUILTY 
PLEAS FOR MURDER.—Section 918 of title 10, United 
States Code (article 118 of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘he’’ both places it appears and 
inserting ‘‘such person’’; and 
(2) in the matter following paragraph (4), by 
striking the period and inserting ‘‘, unless such per-
son is otherwise sentenced in accordance with a plea 
agreement entered into between the parties under sec-
tion 853a (article 53a).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING
TO
THE 
MILITARY JUSTICE REFORMS IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE 
AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.— 
(1) ARTICLE 16.—Subsection (c)(2)(A) of section 
816 of title 10, United States Code (article 16 of the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by 
striking ‘‘by the convening authority’’.
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(2) ARTICLE 25.—Section 825 of title 10, United 
States Code (article 25 of the Uniform Code of Mili-
tary Justice), is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘may, after the findings are announced and 
before any matter is presented in the sen-
tencing phase, request, orally on the record 
or in writing, sentencing by the members’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall be sentenced by the 
military judge’’; and 
(ii) by amending paragraph (2) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(2) In a capital case, if the accused is convicted 
of an offense for which the court-martial may sentence 
the accused to death, the accused shall be sentenced in 
accordance with section 853(c) of this title (article 
53(c)).’’; 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the member being 
tried’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in the first sentence, by strik-
ing ‘‘his opinion’’ and inserting ‘‘the
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opinion of the convening authority’’; 
and 
(II) in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the mem-
ber’’; and 
(C) in subsection (f)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘his authority’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the authority of the convening au-
thority’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘his staff judge advo-
cate or legal officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the staff 
judge advocate or legal officer of the con-
vening authority’’. 
(c) AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL WITH 
RESPECT TO CERTAIN OFFENSES OCCURRING BEFORE EF-
FECTIVE DATE OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORMS ENACTED 
IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FIS-
CAL YEAR 2022.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Section 824a of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by section 531 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81), is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL AUTHORITY OVER CER-
TAIN OTHER OFFENSES.—
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‘‘(1) OFFENSES OCCURRING BEFORE EFFECTIVE 
DATE.—A special trial counsel may, at the sole and 
exclusive discretion of the special trial counsel, exer-
cise authority over the following offenses: 
‘‘(A) An offense under section 917a (article 
117a), 918 (article 118), section 919 (article 
119), section 920 (article 120), section 920b (ar-
ticle 120b), section 920c (article 120c), section 
928b (article 128b), or the standalone offense of 
child pornography punishable under section 934 
(article 134) of this title that occurred on or be-
fore December 27, 2023. 
‘‘(B) An offense under section 925 (article 
125), section 930 (article 130), or section 932 
(article 132) of this title that occurred on or 
after January 1, 2019, and before December 28, 
2023. 
‘‘(C) An offense under section 920a (article 
120a) of this title, an offense under section 925 
(article 125) of this title alleging an act of non-
consensual sodomy, or the standalone offense of 
kidnapping punishable under section 934 (article 
134) of this title that occurred before January 1, 
2019.
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‘‘(D) A conspiracy to commit an offense 
specified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as 
punishable under section 881 of this title (article 
81). 
‘‘(E) A solicitation to commit an offense 
specified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as 
punishable under section 882 of this title (article 
82). 
‘‘(F) An attempt to commit an offense speci-
fied in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) 
as punishable under section 880 of this title (ar-
ticle 80). 
‘‘(2) EFFECT OF EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) TREATMENT AS COVERED OFFENSE.— 
If a special trial counsel exercises authority over 
an offense pursuant to paragraph (1), the offense 
over which the special trial counsel exercises au-
thority shall be considered a covered offense for 
purposes of this chapter. 
‘‘(B) KNOWN OR RELATED OFFENSES.—If a 
special trial counsel exercises authority over an 
offense pursuant to paragraph (1), the special 
trial counsel may exercise the authority of the 
special trial counsel under subparagraph (B) of 
subsection (c)(2) with respect to other offenses de-
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scribed in that subparagraph without regard to 
the date on which the other offenses occur.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
TO
EFFECTIVE 
DATE.—Section 539C(a) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 801 
note; Public Law 117–81) is amended by striking 
‘‘and shall’’ and inserting ‘‘and, except as provided in 
section 824a(d) of title 10, United States Code (article 
24a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), shall’’. 
(d) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE AND STALKING TO DATING PARTNERS.— 
(1) ARTICLE
128B; DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.—Sec-
tion 928b of title 10, United States Code (article 128b 
of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amend-
ed— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Any person’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) IN 
GENERAL.—Any person’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), as designated by 
paragraph (1) of this section, by inserting ‘‘a 
dating partner,’’ after ‘‘an intimate partner,’’ 
each place it appears; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
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‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section (article), the terms 
‘dating partner’, ‘immediate family’, and ‘intimate part-
ner’ have the meaning given such terms in section 930 of 
this title (article 130 of the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice).’’. 
(2) ARTICLE
130; STALKING.—Section 930 of 
such title (article 130 of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or to his 
or her intimate partner’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘to his or her intimate partner, or 
to his or her dating partner’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 
through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), 
respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (2) 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘dating partner’, in the case of a 
specific person, means a person who is or has been in 
a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature 
with such specific person based on a consideration 
of— 
‘‘(A) the length of the relationship; 
‘‘(B) the type of relationship;
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‘‘(C) the frequency of interaction between 
the persons involved in the relationship; and 
‘‘(D) the extent of physical intimacy or sex-
ual contact between the persons involved in the 
relationship.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (b) and subsection (c)(1) shall take effect imme-
diately after the coming into effect of the amendments made 
by part 1 of subtitle D of title V of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117– 
81) as provided in section 539C of that Act (10 U.S.C. 801 
note). 
SEC. 543. ANNUAL REPORT ON INITIATIVE TO ENHANCE 
THE CAPABILITY OF MILITARY CRIMINAL IN-
VESTIGATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO PREVENT 
AND COMBAT CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. 
In order to effectively carry out the initiative under 
section 550D of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note 
prec.), the Secretary of Defense shall carry out the following 
actions: 
(1) Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, sub-
mit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House
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of Representatives an annual report on the progress 
of the initiative carried out under such section, out-
lining specific actions taken and planned to detect, 
combat, and stop the use of the Department of Defense 
network to further online child sexual exploitation 
(CSE). 
(2) Develop partnerships and execute collabo-
rative agreements with functional experts, including 
highly qualified national child protection organiza-
tions or law enforcement training centers with dem-
onstrated expertise in the delivery of law enforcement 
training, to identify, investigate and prosecute indi-
viduals engaged in online CSE. 
(3) Establish mandatory training for Depart-
ment of Defense criminal investigative organizations 
and personnel at military installations to maintain 
capacity and address turnover and relocation issues. 
Subtitle E—Member Education, 
Training, Transition 
SEC. 
551. 
FUTURE 
SERVICEMEMBER 
PREPARATORY 
COURSE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—If the number of nonprior service 
enlisted personnel covered under section 520 of title 10, 
United States Code, exceeds 10 percent of the total number 
of persons originally enlisted in an Armed Force during
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a fiscal year, the Secretary concerned shall establish a fu-
ture servicemember preparatory course within the Armed 
Force concerned. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The course established under sub-
section (a) shall be designed to improve the physical and 
aptitude qualifications of military recruits. 
(c) CRITERIA.—Each course established under this sec-
tion shall comply with the following requirements: 
(1) ENROLLMENT.—All nonprior service enlisted 
persons whose score on the Armed Forces Qualifica-
tion Test is at or above the twentieth percentile and 
below the thirty-first percentile must be enrolled in 
the course prior to attending initial basic training. 
(2) GRADUATION REQUIREMENT.—Prior to at-
tending initial basic training, all enlisted persons at-
tending the course established under this section must 
achieve a score that exceeds the thirty-first percentile 
of the Armed Forces Qualification Test. 
(3) EFFECT OF COURSE FAILURE.—Any enlisted 
person who fails to achieve course graduation require-
ments within 180 days of enlistment shall be sepa-
rated under regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
concerned.
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SEC. 552. DETERMINATION OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE COM-
MITMENT FOR RECIPIENTS OF FELLOWSHIPS, 
GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS. 
Section 2603(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘at least three times the length of the 
period of the education or training.’’ and inserting ‘‘deter-
mined by the Secretary concerned. Notwithstanding sections 
2004(c), 2004a(f), and 2004b(e) of this title, the service obli-
gation required under this subsection may run concurrently 
with any service obligations incurred under chapter 101 of 
this title in accordance with regulations established by the 
Secretary concerned.’’. 
SEC. 553. MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY PROFESSIONAL 
SPORTS PATHWAY REPORT AND LEGISLATIVE 
PROPOSAL REQUIRED. 
(a) LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL.—Not later than March 
1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report including the following elements: 
(1) A legislative proposal that would— 
(A) update and clarify the legislative frame-
work related to the ability of military service 
academy graduates to pursue employment as a 
professional athlete prior to serving at least 5 
years on active duty; and
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(B) retain the existing requirement that all 
military service academy graduates must serve 
for 2 years on active duty before affiliating with 
the reserves to pursue employment as a profes-
sional athlete. 
(2) A description of amendments to current law 
that would be necessary to implement the legislative 
proposal described under paragraph (1). 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2024, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report that in-
cludes the following information: 
(1) The name, military service, and sport of each 
military service graduate released or deferred from 
active service in order to participate in professional 
sports. 
(2) A description of the sports career progress of 
each participant, such as drafted, signed, released, or 
returned to military service. 
(3) A summary by participant of marketing 
strategy and recruiting related activities conducted. 
(4) A description by participant of the assess-
ments conducted by the military services to determine
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the recruiting value associated with approved releases 
from active duty. 
(5) The current status of each participant, in-
cluding, as appropriate, affiliated franchise. 
SEC. 554. COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENLISTED TRAINING 
CORPS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than August 1, 
2025, the Secretary concerned shall establish within 
each military department an Enlisted Training 
Corps demonstration program for the purpose of in-
troducing students to the military, and preparing se-
lected students for enlisted service in the Army, Navy, 
Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force. 
(2) LOCATION.—Demonstration programs estab-
lished under this section shall be located at a commu-
nity or junior college. No program may be established 
at a military college or military junior college as de-
fined for purposes of section 2107a of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP.—To be eligible for 
membership in a program under this section, a person must 
be a student at an institution where a unit of the Enlisted 
Training Corps is located.
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(c) INSTRUCTORS.—The Secretary concerned may as-
sign as an instructor for a unit established under this sec-
tion an individual eligible to serve as an instructor under 
section 2111 or section 2031 of title 10, United States Code. 
Instructors who are not currently members on active duty 
shall be paid in a manner consistent with section 2031 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(d) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of the 
military department concerned may provide financial as-
sistance to persons enrolled in a unit of the Enlisted Train-
ing Corps in exchange for an agreement in writing that 
the person enlist in the active component of the military 
department concerned upon graduation or disenrollment 
from the community college. Financial assistance provided 
under this subsection may include tuition, living expenses, 
stipend, or other payment. 
(e) CURRICULUM.—The Secretary concerned shall en-
sure that any programs created under this section include 
as part of the curriculum the following: 
(1) An introduction to the benefits of military 
service. 
(2) Military history. 
(3) Military customs and courtesies. 
(4) Physical fitness requirements.
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(5) Instruction on ethical behavior and decision-
making. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annu-
ally thereafter until the date specified by subsection (g), the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a report on the status of the demonstration program 
required by this section. 
(g) SUNSET.—The requirements of this provision shall 
sunset on September 30, 2030. 
SEC. 555. LANGUAGE TRAINING CENTERS FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOY-
EES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 529 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2001 
note prec.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘may carry out 
a program’’ and inserting ‘‘shall carry out a pro-
gram’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection:
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‘‘(e) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of De-
fense may enter into one or more contracts, cooperative 
agreements, or grants with private national organizations 
having an expertise in foreign languages, area studies, and 
other international fields, for the awarding of grants to ac-
credited universities, senior military colleges, or other simi-
lar institutions of higher education to establish and main-
tain language training centers authorized by subsection 
(a).’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by para-
graph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘one year after the date of 
the establishment of the program authorized by 
subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘180 days after the 
date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘report on the program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘report on the Language Training 
Center program’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (5); 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
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‘‘(4) An assessment of the resources required to 
carry out the Language Training Center program by 
year through fiscal year 2027.’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘A recommenda-
tion whether the program should be continued 
and, if so, recommendations as to any modifica-
tions of the program’’ and inserting ‘‘Rec-
ommendations as to any modifications to the 
Language Training Center program’’. 
SEC. 556. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RE-
LOCATION OF ARMY CID SPECIAL AGENT 
TRAINING COURSE. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2024 for the Army 
to relocate an Army CID special agent training course may 
be obligated or expended until— 
(1) the Secretary of the Army submits to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a separate report on any 
plans of the Secretary to relocate an Army CID spe-
cial agent training course, including an explanation 
of the business case for any transfer of training per-
sonnel proposed as part of such plan; and
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(2) the Secretary provides to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a briefing on the contents of the report 
specified in paragraph (1). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘relocate’’, when used with respect 
to an Army CID special agent training course, means 
the transfer of such course to a location different than 
the location used for such course as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) The term ‘‘Army CID special agent training 
course’’ means a training course provided to members 
of the Army to prepare such members for service as 
special agents in the Army Criminal Investigation 
Division. 
SEC. 557. ARMY PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The physical fitness test of record 
for the United States Army in compliance with Department 
of Defense Instruction 1308.03, or any successor regulation, 
is the Army Physical Fitness Test according to the grading 
and evaluation scale as it existed on January 1, 2020. This 
test shall be the baseline test of physical fitness for members 
of the Army and administered at least annually, except 
when operational requirements or contingency operations 
would make such test administration impracticable.
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(b) UPDATES AND MODIFICATIONS.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (a), the Army may update, replace, or modify 
the events and scoring standards in the Army Physical Fit-
ness Test as the needs of the Army require after a robust 
pilot and testing period of at least 24 months. Such modi-
fications shall not take effect until the date that is one year 
after the Secretary of the Army has provided a briefing on 
the planned changes to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
prohibits the Army from using the Army Combat Fitness 
Test, or any other physical assessment the Army may de-
velop, as a supplemental tool to assess physical fitness for 
all or parts of the force. Army Commanders may also re-
quire higher standards than the Army-wide grading scale 
for promotions, awards, schools and similar actions. Such 
supplemental assessment shall not constitute the baseline 
physical fitness assessment of record for the Army unless 
it is incorporated into the Army Physical Fitness Test 
using the procedure described in subsection (b).
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SEC. 558. OPT-OUT SHARING OF INFORMATION ON MEM-
BERS RETIRING OR SEPARATING FROM THE 
ARMED FORCES WITH COMMUNITY-BASED OR-
GANIZATIONS AND RELATED ENTITIES. 
Section 570F of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 
1142 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘out the form to indicate an 
email address’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘out 
the form to indicate— 
‘‘(1) an email address; and’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) if the individual would like to opt-out of the 
transmittal of the individual’s information to and 
through a State veterans agency as described in sub-
section (a).’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) OPT-OUT OF INFORMATION SHARING.—Informa-
tion on an individual shall be transmitted to and through 
a State veterans agency as described in subsection (a) unless 
the individual indicates pursuant to subsection (c)(2) that 
the individual would like to opt out of such transmittal.’’.
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SEC. 559. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM TO PROMOTE PAR-
TICIPATION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN THE 
SENIOR 
RESERVE 
OFFICERS’ 
TRAINING 
CORPS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 
2025, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pro-
gram using the authority provided under section 
2103(b) of title 10, United States Code, to promote 
the participation of foreign students in the Senior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Program’’). 
(2) ORGANIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Director of the Defense Secu-
rity Cooperation Agency, the Secretaries of the mili-
tary departments, the commanders of the combatant 
commands, the participant institutions in the Senior 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, and any 
other individual the Secretary of Defense considers 
appropriate, shall be responsible for, and shall over-
see, the Program. 
(b) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the Program is to 
promote the readiness and interoperability of the United 
States Armed Forces and the military forces of partner 
countries by providing a high-quality, cost effective mili-
tary-based educational experience for foreign students in
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furtherance of the military-to-military program objectives 
of the Department of Defense and to enhance the edu-
cational experience and preparation of future United States 
military leaders through increased, extended interaction 
with highly qualified potential foreign military leaders. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the Program, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall— 
(A) identify to the military services’ Senior 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program the 
foreign students who, based on criteria estab-
lished by the Secretary, the Secretary rec-
ommends be considered for admission under the 
Program; 
(B) coordinate with partner countries to 
evaluate interest in and promote awareness of 
the Program; 
(C) establish a mechanism for tracking an 
alumni network of foreign students who partici-
pate in the Program; and 
(D) to the extent practicable, work with the 
participant institutions in the Senior Reserve 
Officers’ Training Corps program and partner 
countries to identify academic institutions and 
programs that—
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(i) have specialized academic programs 
in areas of study of interest to participating 
countries; or 
(ii) have high participation from or 
significant diaspora populations from par-
ticipating countries. 
(d) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 
2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives a strategy for the implementation of the 
Program. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A governance structure for the Program, 
including— 
(i) the officials tasked to oversee the 
Program; 
(ii) the format of the governing body of 
the Program; 
(iii) the functions and duties of such 
governing body with respect to establishing 
and maintaining the Program; and
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(iv) mechanisms for coordinating with 
partner countries whose students are se-
lected to participate in the Program. 
(B) A list of additional authorities, appro-
priations, or other congressional support nec-
essary to ensure the success of the Program. 
(C) A description of targeted partner coun-
tries and participant institutions in the Senior 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps for the first 
three fiscal years of the Program, including a ra-
tionale for selecting such initial partners. 
(D) A description of opportunities and po-
tential timelines for future Program expansion, 
as appropriate. 
(E) A description of the mechanism for 
tracking the alumni network of participants of 
the Program. 
(F) Any other information the Secretary of 
Defense considers appropriate. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 20, 
2025, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code) a report on the Program.
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(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A narrative summary of activities con-
ducted as part of the Program during the pre-
ceding fiscal year. 
(B) An overview of participant Senior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps programs, indi-
viduals, and countries, to include a description 
of the areas of study entered into by the students 
participating in the Program. 
(C) A description of opportunities and po-
tential timelines for future Program expansion, 
as appropriate. 
(D) Any other information the Secretary of 
Defense considers appropriate. 
(f) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of De-
fense may not use the authority provided under this section 
to pay for tuition or room and board for foreign students 
who participate in the Program. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The Program shall terminate on 
December 31, 2029.
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SEC. 
560. 
CONSIDERATION 
OF 
STANDARDIZED 
TEST 
SCORES IN MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY AP-
PLICATION PROCESS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the United 
States Military Academy, the United States Naval Acad-
emy, and the United States Air Force Academy require the 
submission and consideration of standardized test scores as 
part of the their application processes. 
SEC. 560A. EXTENSION OF TROOPS FOR TEACHERS PRO-
GRAM TO THE JOB CORPS. 
Section 1154 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘; or’’ and inserting s semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) a Job Corps center as defined in sec-
tion 147 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)—
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(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 
or’’ and inserting s semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) a Job Corps center as defined in sec-
tion 147 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197).’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(4)(A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
Job Corps centers’’ after ‘‘secondary schools’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(2)(E), by inserting ‘‘or Job 
Corps center’’ after ‘‘secondary school’’. 
Subtitle F—Military Family Readi-
ness and Dependents’ Education 
SEC. 561. PILOT PROGRAM ON RECRUITMENT AND RETEN-
TION OF EMPLOYEES FOR CHILD DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may de-
velop and implement a pilot program to assess the effective-
ness of increasing compensation for employees of child de-
velopment programs on military installations in improving 
the ability of such programs to recruit and retain such em-
ployees.
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(b) COMPENSATION.—If the Secretary implements the 
pilot program authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall provide for the payment of compensation to employees 
of child development programs under the pilot program at 
a fair and competitive wage in keeping with market condi-
tions. 
(c) SELECTION OF LOCATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary implements 
the pilot program authorized by subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall select not fewer than five military in-
stallations for purposes of carrying out the pilot pro-
gram. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting military in-
stallations under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
consider military installations with child development 
programs— 
(A) with a shortage of qualified employees; 
or 
(B) subject to other conditions identified by 
the Secretary that affect the ability of the pro-
grams to operate at full capacity. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may prescribe such 
regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.
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(e) DURATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—If the Secretary 
implements the pilot program authorized by subsection (a), 
the pilot program shall— 
(1) commence on the date on which the Secretary 
prescribes regulations under subsection (d); and 
(2) terminate on the date that is 3 years after 
the date described in paragraph (1). 
(f) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— 
(1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—If the Secretary imple-
ments the pilot program authorized by subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall, when the pilot program com-
mences in accordance with subsection (e)(1), brief the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives on— 
(A) the military installations selected under 
subsection (c) for purposes of carrying out the 
pilot program; and 
(B) the data that informed those selections. 
(2) FINAL BRIEFING.—If the Secretary imple-
ments the pilot program authorized by subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall, not later than 180 days before the 
pilot program terminates in accordance with sub-
section (e)(2), brief the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
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outcomes and findings of the pilot program, includ-
ing— 
(A) data collected and analyses conducted 
under the pilot program with respect to the rela-
tionship between increased compensation for em-
ployees of child development programs and im-
proved recruitment or retention of those employ-
ees; and 
(B) any recommendations with respect to 
increases in compensation for employees of child 
development programs across the Department of 
Defense as a result of the pilot program. 
(g) CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘child development program’’ means 
a program to provide child care services for children, be-
tween birth through 12 years of age, of members of the 
Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of 
Defense. 
SEC. 562. CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 
AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF 
MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL 
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.—
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(1) ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT 
NUMBERS OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of 
the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2024 by section 301 and available for operation 
and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4301, $50,000,000 
shall be available only for the purpose of providing 
assistance to local educational agencies under sub-
section (a) of section 572 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 
(2) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 7013(9) 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 
(b) IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DIS-
ABILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to sec-
tion 301 and available for operation and mainte-
nance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the 
funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 shall be 
available for payments under section 363 of the Floyd 
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for
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Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 
106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). 
(2) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.—Of the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 pur-
suant to section 301 and available for operation and 
maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified 
in the funding table in section 4301, $20,000,000 
shall be available for use by the Secretary of Defense 
to make payments to local educational agencies deter-
mined by the Secretary to have higher concentrations 
of military children with severe disabilities. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2024, 
the Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives on the Department’s evaluation of each local 
educational agency with higher concentrations of 
military children with severe disabilities and subse-
quent determination of the amounts of impact aid 
each such agency shall receive.
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SEC. 563. MODIFICATIONS TO ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPEND-
ENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
WITH ENROLLMENT CHANGES DUE TO BASE 
CLOSURES, FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES, OR 
FORCE RELOCATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 575 of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(20 U.S.C. 7703d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘year, the local educational 
agency’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(as deter-
mined’’ and inserting ‘‘year, the local edu-
cational agency had (as determined’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, 
and by moving such paragraphs, as so redesig-
nated, two ems to the left; and 
(D) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and insert-
ing a period; 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’ 
and inserting the following:
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Director of the Office of Local De-
fense Community Cooperation,’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) METHOD OF DISBURSEMENT.—The Director 
shall make disbursements under paragraph (1) using 
existing authorities of the Office.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (h); and 
(4) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as 
subsections (h) and (i), respectively. 
(b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2024, the Director of the Office of Local Defense Community 
Cooperation shall brief the Committees of the Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives on— 
(1) any additional authorities that would be 
helpful to the Office in its efforts to better support 
local educational agencies; and 
(2) any actions taken to implement the rec-
ommendations outlined in the March 2008 report en-
titled ‘‘Update to the Report on Assistance to Local 
Educational Agencies for Defense Dependents Edu-
cation’’ and required by section 574(c) of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2227) (as 
in effect on the date of the enactment of that Act).
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SEC. 564. ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY SPOUSES TO OBTAIN 
DOULA CERTIFICATIONS. 
Section 1784a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) DOULA CERTIFICATIONS.—In carrying out the 
programs authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
provide assistance to the spouse of a member of the armed 
forces described in subsection (b) in obtaining a doula cer-
tification provided by an organization that receives reim-
bursement under the extramedical maternal health pro-
viders demonstration project required by section 746 of the 
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 
U.S.C. 1073 note).’’. 
Subtitle G—Junior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps 
SEC. 571. EXPANSION OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ 
TRAINING CORPS. 
Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The President shall pro-
mulgate’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of De-
fense shall promulgate’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘maintained, and shall pro-
vide’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘maintained.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish and 
support not less than 3,400, and not more than 4,000, units 
of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
‘‘(2) The requirement under paragraph (1) shall not 
apply— 
‘‘(A) if the Secretary fails to receive an adequate 
number of requests for Junior Reserve Officer’s Train-
ing Corps units by public and private secondary edu-
cational institutions; and 
‘‘(B) during a time of national emergency when 
the Secretaries of the military departments determine 
that funding must be allocated elsewhere.’’. 
SEC. 572. JROTC PROGRAM CERTIFICATION. 
Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i)(1) The Secretary of Defense may suspend or place 
on probation a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
unit that fails to comply with provisions of the standard-
ized memorandum of understanding required pursuant to 
subsection (b).
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‘‘(2) Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection, and annually thereafter for four 
years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
including information on units suspended or placed on pro-
bation pursuant to this subsection and a justification for 
the reinstatement of any such unit. 
‘‘(3) A unit may be placed on probation for a period 
of up to three years for failing to comply with the provisions 
of the standardized memorandum of understanding or any 
other requirement in this section. A unit may be suspended 
if, after the three-year probationary period, such unit re-
mains out of compliance with the requirements of this sec-
tion, and the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned determines that such suspension is necessary to miti-
gate program deficiencies or to protect the safety of program 
participants.’’. 
SEC. 573. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REQUIRED. 
Section 2031(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) 
as subparagraphs (A) through (E); 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’;
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(3) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(i)’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(ii)’’; 
(4) by amending subparagraph (E), as so redes-
ignated, to read as follows: ‘‘the unit meets such other 
requirements as the Secretary of the military depart-
ment concerned proscribes in the memorandum of un-
derstanding required under this subsection.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations 
establishing a standardized memorandum of understanding 
to be signed by the Secretary of the military department 
concerned and each institution operating a unit under this 
section. The memorandum shall address the following mat-
ters: 
‘‘(A) A requirement for institutions to notify the 
appropriate armed force of allegations of misconduct 
against an instructor receiving retired or other pay 
from such armed force, including procedures that 
would require such institutions to report allegations 
of sexual misconduct, including harassment, against
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an instructor, within 48 hours of learning of such al-
legations; 
‘‘(B) Processes by which the military depart-
ments certify instructors, including the conduct of ap-
propriate background checks by the military service 
and the institution concerned. 
‘‘(C) Processes by which the military service will 
conduct oversight of their certified instructors, includ-
ing the requirement to recertify instructors not less 
often than once every five years. 
‘‘(D) Processes by which such institution’s pro-
gram will be inspected by the military department 
concerned prior to establishment of a new unit, or not 
less often than once every four years in the case of 
units existing as of January 1, 2024, staggered as the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(E) A requirement that each institution cer-
tifies it— 
‘‘(i) has created a process for students to re-
port violations of their rights under title IX of 
the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 
1681 et seq.), as applicable, and title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et 
seq.), including the rights of students to not be 
subject to discrimination or subject to retaliation
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for reporting a violation of those laws, if such 
laws apply to the institution; 
‘‘(ii) has implemented policies ensuring stu-
dents and instructors are notified of those rights, 
as well as the process for reporting violations of 
those rights, including information on available 
mandatory reporters, if such laws apply to the 
institution; 
‘‘(iii) has implemented annual training to 
inform students of methods to prevent, respond 
to, and report sexual assault and harassment; 
‘‘(iv) agrees to report all allegations of vio-
lations described under this subparagraph to the 
military department concerned and, if subject to 
the jurisdiction of the Department of Education, 
the Department of Education’s Office of Civil 
Rights not less often than annually; 
‘‘(v) has developed processes to ensure that 
each student enrolled in a unit under this section 
has done so voluntarily; and 
‘‘(vi) agrees to provide the data necessary to 
compile the report required under subsection 
(j).’’.
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SEC. 574. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS IN-
STRUCTOR COMPENSATION. 
Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d)(1) Instead of, or in addition to, detailing officers 
and noncommissioned officers on active duty under sub-
section (c)(1), the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned may authorize qualified institutions to employ, as 
administrators and instructors in the program— 
‘‘(A) retired officers and noncommissioned offi-
cers whose qualifications are approved by the Sec-
retary and the institution concerned and who request 
such employment; 
‘‘(B) officers and noncommissioned officers who 
are separated with an honorable discharge within the 
past 5 years with at least 8 years of service and are 
approved by the Secretary and the institution con-
cerned and who request such employment; or 
‘‘(C) officers and noncommissioned officers who 
are active participating members of the selected re-
serve at the time of application, for purposes of sec-
tion 101(d) of this title, and have not yet reached re-
tirement eligibility and are approved by the Secretary
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and the institution concerned and who request such 
employment. 
‘‘(2) Employment under this subsection shall be subject 
to the following conditions: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary concerned shall pay to the 
institution an amount equal to one-half of the De-
partment’s prescribed JROTC Standardized Instruc-
tor Pay Scale (JSIPS) amount paid to the member 
by the institution for any period. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary concerned may pay to the 
institution more than one-half of the amount paid to 
the member by the institution if (as determined by the 
Secretary)— 
‘‘(i) the institution is in an educationally 
and economically deprived area; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines that such ac-
tion is in the national interest. 
‘‘(C) Payments by the Secretary concerned under 
this subsection shall be made from funds appropriated 
for that purpose. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary concerned may require suc-
cessful applicants to transfer to the Individual Ready 
Reserve (IRR).’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (e) and (f); and
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(3) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively. 
SEC. 575. ANNUAL REPORT ON ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL 
MISCONDUCT IN JROTC PROGRAMS. 
Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, as amend-
ed by section 572 of this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j)(1) Not later than March 31, 2024, and annually 
thereafter through March 31, 2029, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on allegations 
of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, and sex discrimi-
nation in JROTC programs during the preceding year. 
‘‘(2) Each report required under paragraph (1) shall 
set forth the following: 
‘‘(A) The number of reported allegations of viola-
tions under title IX of the Education Amendments of 
1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) in school-affiliated 
JROTC programs, including— 
‘‘(i) the number of such reported allegations 
that were investigated; 
‘‘(ii) the outcome of those investigations; 
and
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‘‘(iii) the number of such reported allega-
tions by State, the District of Columbia, or over-
seas location where these reports occurred. 
‘‘(B) The number of reports that the Department 
of Defense or military services have received during 
the reporting period involving allegations of acts of 
violence, including sexual abuse or harassment, by in-
structors against students in the JROTC program, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) the offense involved; 
‘‘(ii) the military service involved; 
‘‘(iii) the number of instructors and number 
of allegations they each received; 
‘‘(iv) the number of reports of sexual mis-
conduct and harassment that have been inves-
tigated; 
‘‘(v) the number of reports or investigations 
that have led to the removal of instructors from 
JROTC programs; and 
‘‘(vi) the number of such reported allega-
tions by State, the District of Columbia, or over-
seas location where these reports occurred. 
‘‘(C) Any steps the Department of Defense has 
taken to mitigate sexual misconduct and harassment 
in JROTC programs during the preceding year.
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‘‘(3) Each report required under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form and may not be marked 
as controlled unclassified information. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall annually report to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives regarding compliance with this subsection 
by the JROTC program, including an up-to-date report on 
the Secretary’s monitoring of such compliance. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary may seek the advice and counsel 
of the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services concerning the development and dissemi-
nation to the JROTC program of best practices information 
about preventing and responding to incidents of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, in-
cluding elements of institutional policies that have proven 
successful based on evidence-based outcome measurements. 
‘‘(6) No officer, employee, or agent of an institution 
participating in any program under this chapter shall re-
taliate, intimidate, threaten, coerce, or otherwise discrimi-
nate against any individual for exercising their rights or 
responsibilities under any provision of this subsection.’’.
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SEC. 576. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON EFFORTS 
TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND REPORT-
ING ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE JUNIOR 
RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on efforts to increase trans-
parency and reporting on sexual violence in the Junior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps Program. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include a description of the following: 
(1) The implementation of section 2031 of title 
10, United States Code, as amended by sections 572, 
573, and 575 of this Act. 
(2) The adequacy of the Department of Defense’s 
vetting process for Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps instructors. 
(3) The Department of Defense and the Depart-
ment of Education’s oversight of compliance of units 
with respect to title IX of the Education Amendments 
of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) and title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).
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(4) Any changes in the numbers of sexual harass-
ment, assault, or stalking incidents reported to insti-
tutions or law enforcement agencies. 
(5) The sufficiency of military department unit 
inspections. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’means the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 
Subtitle H—Decorations and Other 
Awards, Miscellaneous Reports 
and Other Matters 
SEC. 581. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR REVIEW OF WORLD 
WAR I VALOR MEDALS. 
Section 584(f) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 
7271 note) is amended by striking ‘‘six years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2028’’.
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SEC. 582. PROHIBITION ON FORMER MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES ACCEPTING POST-SERVICE 
EMPLOYMENT WITH CERTAIN FOREIGN GOV-
ERNMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 49 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 989. Prohibition on former members of the armed 
forces accepting post-service employment 
with certain foreign governments 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection 
(b), a covered individual may not occupy a covered post- 
service position. 
‘‘(b) TEMPORARY WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a process under which a covered indi-
vidual may be granted a temporary waiver of the 
prohibition under subsection (a) if— 
‘‘(A) the individual, or a Federal agency on 
behalf of, and with the consent of, the individual, 
submits to the Secretary a written application 
for a waiver in such form and manner as the 
Secretary determines appropriate; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the 
waiver is necessary to advance the national secu-
rity interests of the United States.
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‘‘(2) PERIOD
OF
WAIVER.—A waiver issued 
under paragraph (1) shall apply for a period not ex-
ceeding 5 years. The Secretary may renew such a 
waiver. 
‘‘(3) REVOCATION.—The Secretary may revoke a 
waiver issued under paragraph (1) to a covered indi-
vidual with respect to a covered-post service position 
if the Secretary determines that the employment of 
the individual in the covered-post service position 
poses a threat to national security. 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the Secretary issues a 
waiver under paragraph (1) or revokes a waiver 
under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate and the House of Representatives written no-
tification of the waiver or revocation, as the case 
may be. 
‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—A notification required 
by subparagraph (A) shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) With respect to a waiver issued to 
a covered individual—
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‘‘(I) the details of the application, 
including the position held by the indi-
vidual in the armed forces; 
‘‘(II) the nature of the post-service 
position of the individual; 
‘‘(III) a description of the na-
tional security interests that will be 
advanced by reason of issuing such a 
waiver; and 
‘‘(IV) the specific reasons why the 
Secretary determines that issuing the 
waiver will advance such interests. 
‘‘(ii) With respect to a revocation of a 
waiver issued to a covered individual— 
‘‘(I) the details of the waiver, in-
cluding any renewals of the waiver, 
and the dates of such waiver and re-
newals; and 
‘‘(II) the specific reasons why the 
Secretary determined that the revoca-
tion is warranted. 
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION
OF PROHIBITION.—In imple-
menting the prohibition under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall establish a process under which each member of the
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armed forces is, before the member retires or is otherwise 
separated from the armed forces— 
‘‘(1) informed in writing of the prohibition, and 
the penalties for violations of the prohibition; and 
‘‘(2) is required to certify that the member un-
derstands the prohibition and those penalties. 
‘‘(d) PENALTIES.—In the case of a covered individual 
who knowingly and willfully fails to comply with the prohi-
bition under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, as applica-
ble— 
‘‘(1) withhold any pay, allowances, or benefits 
that would otherwise be provided to the individual by 
the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(2) revoke any security clearance of the indi-
vidual. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than March 31, 
2024, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on covered post-service employment occurring 
during the year covered by the report. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following:
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‘‘(A) The number of former covered individ-
uals who occupy a covered post-service position, 
broken down by— 
‘‘(i) the name of the employer; 
‘‘(ii) the foreign government, including 
by the specific foreign individual, agency, 
or entity, for whom the covered post-service 
employment is being performed; and 
‘‘(iii) the nature of the services pro-
vided as part of the covered post-service em-
ployment. 
‘‘(B) An assessment by the Secretary of 
whether— 
‘‘(i) the Department of Defense main-
tains adequate systems and processes for en-
suring that former members of the armed 
forces are submitting required reports relat-
ing to their employment by foreign govern-
ments; 
‘‘(ii) all covered individuals who oc-
cupy a covered post-service position are in 
compliance with this section; 
‘‘(iii) the services provided by the cov-
ered individuals who occupy a covered post- 
service position pose a current or future
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threat to the national security of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(iv) there is any credible information 
or reporting that any covered individual 
who occupies a covered post-service position 
has engaged in activities that violate Fed-
eral law. 
‘‘(3) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required 
by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
‘‘(f) NOTIFICATIONS OF DETERMINATIONS OF CERTAIN 
THREATS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—In addition to the annual 
reports under subsection (d), if the Secretary deter-
mines that the services provided by a covered indi-
vidual who occupies a covered post-service position 
pose a threat described in clause (iii) of paragraph 
(2)(B) of that subsection, or include activities de-
scribed in clause (iv) of such paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall notify the congressional defense commit-
tees of that determination by not later than 30 days 
after making the determination. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—A notification required by 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The name of the covered individual.
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‘‘(B) The name of the employer. 
‘‘(C) The foreign government, including the 
specific foreign individual, agency, or entity, for 
whom the covered post-service employment is 
being performed. 
‘‘(D) As applicable, a description of the risk 
to national security and the activities that may 
violate Federal law. 
‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to indemnify or shield covered indi-
viduals from prosecution under any relevant provision of 
title 18. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘covered 
individual’ means an individual who has retired or 
otherwise separated from an active or reserve compo-
nent of the Armed Forces. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
POST-SERVICE
EMPLOYMENT.— 
The term ‘covered post-service employment’ means di-
rect or indirect employment by, representation of, or 
any provision of advice or services relating to na-
tional security, intelligence, the military, or internal 
security to— 
‘‘(A) the government of—
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‘‘(i) a country of concern (as defined 
in section 1(m) of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
2651a(m))); or 
‘‘(ii) a country the Secretary of De-
fense determines acts as a proxy or pass-
through for services for a country of con-
cern; or 
‘‘(B) any company, entity, or other person 
the activities of which are directly or indirectly 
supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or sub-
sidized, in whole or in major part, by a govern-
ment described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) COVERED
POST-SERVICE
POSITION.—The 
term ‘covered post-service position’ means a position 
of employment described in paragraph (2).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 49 of such title is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘989. Prohibition on former members of the armed forces accepting post-service 
employment with certain foreign governments.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 908 of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON FORMER MEMBERS OF ARMED 
FORCES ACCEPTING EMPLOYMENT WITH CERTAIN FOR-
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EIGN GOVERNMENTS.—For a provision of law prohibiting 
former members of the armed forces from accepting post- 
service employment with certain foreign governments, see 
section 989 of title 10.’’. 
SEC. 583. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING LISTING OF GEN-
DER 
OR 
PRONOUNS 
IN 
OFFICIAL 
COR-
RESPONDENCE. 
The Department of Defense is prohibited from requir-
ing members of the Armed Forces or civilian employees of 
the Department of Defense to list their gender or pronouns 
in official correspondence, whether such correspondence is 
written or electronic. 
Subtitle I—Enhanced Recruiting 
Efforts 
SEC. 591. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Military Service 
Promotion Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 592. INCREASED ACCESS TO POTENTIAL RECRUITS AT 
SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 
Section 503(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon;
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(ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as 
clause (iii); 
(iii) by inserting after clause (i) the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(ii) shall provide to military recruiters access 
to career fairs or similar events upon a request made 
by military recruiters for military recruiting pur-
poses; and’’; and 
(iv) in clause (iii), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, not later 
than 60 days after receiving such request,’’ 
after ‘‘provide’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (A)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(A)(iii)’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (7); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) The Secretary of Defense shall submit an annual 
report to Congress not later than February 1 each calendar 
year, detailing each notification of denial of recruiting ac-
cess issued under paragraph (3).’’.
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SEC. 593. INCREASED ACCESS TO POTENTIAL RECRUITS AT 
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 
Section 983(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘to the following informa-
tion pertaining’’ and inserting ‘‘, with respect’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘institution):’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘institution)—’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Names’’ and inserting 
‘‘names’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘telephone listings.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘telephone listings, which in-
formation shall be made available not later 
than the 60th day following the date of a re-
quest; and’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘Date’’ and inserting ‘‘date’’.
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TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 
OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
SEC. 601. PAY OF MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS FOR 
INACTIVE-DUTY TRAINING TO OBTAIN OR 
MAINTAIN AN AERONAUTICAL RATING OR 
DESIGNATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 206 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 206a. Pay of members of reserve components for in-
active-duty training to obtain or maintain 
an aeronautical rating or designation 
‘‘Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary con-
cerned, a member of the National Guard or a member of 
a reserve component of a uniformed service who is receiving 
aviation incentive pay under section 334(a) of this title and 
is entitled to compensation under section 206 of this title 
is entitled to such compensation for a number of periods 
of inactive-duty training each month sufficient for the 
member to obtain or maintain an aeronautical rating or 
designation.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by in-
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serting after the item relating to section 206 the following 
new item: 
‘‘206a. Pay of members of reserve components for inactive-duty training to obtain 
or maintain an aeronautical rating or designation.’’. 
SEC. 602. MODIFICATION OF CALCULATION METHOD FOR 
BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING TO MORE 
ACCURATELY ASSESS HOUSING COSTS OF 
JUNIOR MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED SERVICES. 
Section 403(b)(5) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended, in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘and shall be 
based on the following:’’ and all that follows through ‘‘deter-
mined in subparagraph (A)’’. 
SEC. 603. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR MEMBERS 
ASSIGNED TO VESSELS UNDERGOING MAIN-
TENANCE. 
Section 403(f)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graphs (B) and (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs 
(B), (C), and (D)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D)(i) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
concerned, the Secretary may authorize the payment of a 
basic allowance for housing to a member of a uniformed 
service without dependents who is serving in a pay grade
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below E–6 and has orders to a naval vessel during a ship-
yard availability or maintenance period. 
‘‘(ii) In prescribing regulations under clause (i), the 
Secretary concerned shall consider the availability of quar-
ters for members serving in pay grades below E–6 before 
authorizing the payment of a basic allowance for housing 
for such members.’’. 
SEC. 604. DUAL BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR 
TRAINING FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF RE-
SERVE COMPONENTS. 
Section 403(g)(3) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Paragraphs’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) 
Except as provided by subparagraph (B), para-
graphs’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply with respect 
to a member of a reserve component without dependents who 
is called or ordered to active duty to attend training for 
a period of 140 days or more but fewer than 365 days and 
for whom transportation of household goods is authorized 
under section 453(c) of this title as part of the call or order 
to active duty.’’.
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SEC. 605. MODIFICATION OF CALCULATION OF GROSS 
HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR BASIC NEEDS AL-
LOWANCE 
TO 
ADDRESS 
AREAS 
OF 
DEM-
ONSTRATED NEED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402b(k)(1)(B) of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or that other-
wise has a demonstrated need’’ after ‘‘high cost of living’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall revise the guidance issued with respect to im-
plementation of the basic needs allowance under section 
402b of title 37, United States Code, to reflect the amend-
ment made by subsection (a). 
SEC. 606. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR REIMBURSE-
MENT OF QUALIFIED LICENSURE, CERTIFI-
CATION, AND BUSINESS RELOCATION COSTS 
INCURRED BY MILITARY SPOUSES. 
Section 453(g)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘member is reassigned’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘member is— 
‘‘(i) reassigned’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘; 
or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause:
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‘‘(ii) transferred from a regular component 
of a uniformed service into the Selected Reserve 
of the Ready Reserve of a uniformed service, if 
the member is authorized a final move from the 
last duty station to the new jurisdiction or geo-
graphic area; and’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or trans-
fer’’ after ‘‘reassignment’’. 
SEC. 607. COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE IN THE CONTI-
NENTAL UNITED STATES: HIGH COST AREAS. 
Section 403b(c) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘8 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘5 percent’’; and 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘shall pre-
scribe’’ and inserting ‘‘may prescribe’’. 
SEC. 608. OCONUS COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE: ADJUST-
MENTS. 
Section 617 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘; NO-
TICE
TO
CERTAIN
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES’’; and
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(2) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
the Secretary of Defense may announce reductions in the 
cost-of-living allowance for a member of the uniformed serv-
ices assigned to a duty station located outside the conti-
nental United States— 
‘‘(1) not more than two times per year; or 
‘‘(2) in connection with a permanent change of 
station for such member. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON SIZE OF REDUCTIONS.—The Sec-
retary may not make a reduction under subsection (a) in 
the allowance described in that subsection by an amount 
that exceeds 10 percent of the amount of the allowance before 
the reduction. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF REDUCTIONS RELATING TO FOR-
EIGN
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
RATES.—The limitations 
under subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to reductions 
in the allowance described in subsection (a) relating to 
changes in foreign currency exchange rates. 
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION
OF REDUCTIONS.—The Sec-
retary may phase in the reductions described in subsection 
(a).
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‘‘(e) INCREASES.—The Secretary may increase the al-
lowance described in subsection (a) for a member of the uni-
formed services at any time.’’. 
SEC. 609. EXTENSION OF ONE-TIME UNIFORM ALLOWANCE 
FOR 
OFFICERS 
WHO 
TRANSFER 
TO 
THE 
SPACE FORCE. 
Section 606(d)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283; 37 U.S.C. 416 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2025’’. 
SEC. 610. REVIEW OF RATES OF MILITARY BASIC PAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct a review of the rates of monthly basic pay authorized 
for members of the uniformed services to determine if the 
current basic pay table adequately compensates junior en-
listed personnel in pay grades E–1 through E–4. 
(b) FACTORS FOR REVIEW.—In conducting the review 
required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall conduct the 
following: 
(1) An assessment of the adequacy of the rates of 
monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed serv-
ices in light of current and predicted recruiting dif-
ficulties.
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(2) An analysis of how such basic pay, when 
combined with other elements of regular compensation 
for members of the uniformed services, compares with 
private sector wages for potential recruits to the uni-
formed services. 
(3) An assessment of how sustained periods of 
cost inflation affect pay for the uniformed services 
and comparable private sector wages. 
(4) An historical analysis of how percentage dif-
ferences between junior enlisted basic pay, senior en-
listed basic pay, junior officer basic pay, and senior 
officer basic pay, have changed since the rates of basic 
pay for members of the uniformed services were au-
thorized by section 601 of the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Pub-
lic Law 109–364; 37 U.S.C. 1009 note). 
(c) REPORT
AND
LEGISLATIVE
PROPOSAL
RE-
QUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives— 
(1) a report on the results of the review required 
by subsection (a); and 
(2) a comprehensive legislative proposal for the 
rates of basic pay for members of the uniformed serv-
ices.
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SEC. 611. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY 
ON PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COST-OF- 
LIVING ALLOWANCES FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
UNIFORMED SERVICES ASSIGNED TO THE 
CONTINENTAL 
UNITED 
STATES, 
HAWAII, 
ALASKA, AND OVERSEAS LOCATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on the process for deter-
mining cost-of-living allowances for members of the uni-
formed services stationed in the continental United States, 
Hawaii, Alaska, and at overseas locations. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study required by 
subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall assess— 
(1) the fairness and equity of the process for de-
termining cost-of-living allowances described in sub-
section (a) and methods for improving that process; 
(2) the advantages and disadvantages of aver-
aging the results of continental United States Living 
Pattern Surveys and Retail Price Schedules without 
regard to the geographic concentration of members of 
the uniformed services within the continental United 
States when determining the baseline cost of living for 
the continental United States; 
(3) if additional out-of-pocket expenses, includ-
ing the costs for a member of the uniformed services 
to travel to and from the home of record of the mem-
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ber from the assigned duty station of the member, 
should be included in the calculations of the Depart-
ment of Defense for determining overseas cost-of-living 
allowances to better equalize the true costs of living 
for members stationed outside the continental United 
States with such costs for members stationed inside 
the continental United States; and 
(4) the process by which the Department of De-
fense conducts Living Pattern Surveys and develops 
Retail Price Schedules. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report— 
(1) setting forth the results of the study required 
by subsection (a); and 
(2) making any recommendations the Comp-
troller General considers appropriate based on those 
results, including any recommendations for changes 
to section 403b or 405 of title 37, United States Code.
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Subtitle B—Bonus and Incentive 
Pays 
SEC. 621. MODIFICATION OF SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAY 
AUTHORITIES FOR MEMBERS OF RESERVE 
COMPONENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 357 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘incentive pay’’ and inserting 
‘‘special or incentive pay’’; and 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘if the Secretary concerned is pay-
ing the member of the reserve component the special 
or incentive pay for the purpose of— 
‘‘(1) maintaining a skill certification or pro-
ficiency identical to a skill certification or proficiency 
required of the member in the regular component; or 
‘‘(2) compensating the member of the reserve 
component for exposure to hazards or risks identical 
to hazards or risks to which the member in the reg-
ular component was exposed.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The 
section 
heading for section 357 of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Incentive’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Special and incentive’’.
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 5 of such title is amended by strik-
ing the item relating to section 357 and inserting the 
following new item: 
‘‘357. Special and incentive pay authorities for members of the reserve components 
of the armed forces.’’. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF IMPLEMENTATION DETERMINA-
TION.—Section 602(d) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 37 
U.S.C. 357 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and by mov-
ing such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, two ems 
to the right; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) EVALUATION OF TYPES OF SPECIAL AND IN-
CENTIVE PAY.—In making the determination and cer-
tification described in paragraph (1)(B), the Sec-
retary shall evaluate each type or category of special
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and incentive pay separately and may make the de-
termination and certification based on the effect on 
an Armed Force concerned of a particular type or 
category of special or incentive pay.’’. 
SEC. 622. EXPANSION OF CONTINUATION PAY ELIGIBILITY. 
(a) CONTINUATION PAY: FULL TSP MEMBERS WITH 
8 TO 12 YEARS OF SERVICE.—Section 356 of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘8’’ and 
inserting ‘‘7’’; and 
(2) in subsections (a)(1) and (d), by striking ‘‘8’’ 
and inserting ‘‘7’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by strik-
ing the item relating to section 356 and inserting the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘356. Continuation pay: full TSP members with 7 to 12 years of service.’’. 
SEC. 623. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING 
BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO RESERVE FORCES.— 
Section 910(g) of title 37, United States Code, relating to 
income replacement payments for reserve component mem-
bers experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for ac-
tive duty service, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’.
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(b) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS.—The following sections of title 10, 
United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’: 
(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer 
candidate accession program. 
(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 
education loans for certain health professionals who 
serve in the Selected Reserve. 
(c) AUTHORITIES
RELATING
TO
NUCLEAR
OFFI-
CERS.—Section 333(i) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
(d) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLI-
DATED SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AU-
THORITIES.—The following sections of title 37, United 
States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’: 
(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus au-
thority for enlisted members. 
(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus au-
thority for officers. 
(3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 
incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers.
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(4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and 
incentive pay authorities for officers in health profes-
sions. 
(5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus 
for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps. 
(6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty 
pay. 
(7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or 
special duty pay. 
(8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay 
or proficiency bonus. 
(9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incen-
tives for members qualified in critical military skills 
or assigned to high priority units. 
(e) AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY INCREASE 
IN RATES OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.—Section 
403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7)(E), relating to temporary 
increases in rates of basic allowance for areas covered 
by a major disaster declaration or containing an in-
stallation experiencing a sudden influx of military 
personnel, by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (8)(C), relating to temporary 
adjustments in rates of basic allowance for housing 
for localities where actual housing costs differ from 
current rates of basic allowance for housing by more 
than 20 percent, by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
SEC. 624. REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH REMOTE AND AUS-
TERE CONDITION ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE 
PAY PROGRAM FOR AIR FORCE. 
The Secretary of the Air Force shall— 
(1) evaluate the Remote and Austere Condition 
Assignment Incentive Pay program of the Army; and 
(2) not later than October 1, 2025, establish a 
similar program for the Air Force, unless the Sec-
retary can certify to Congress that there are no criti-
cally manned units at any Air Force installation in 
Alaska. 
SEC. 625. EXTENSION OF TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO 
ALASKA. 
Section 603(b)(5)(B) of the James M. Inhofe National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2621) is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2024’’.
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Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 631. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR AP-
PROVAL OF FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT BY RE-
TIRED AND RESERVE MEMBERS OF UNI-
FORMED SERVICES. 
Section 908 of title 37, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘A person’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) A person’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘after determining that 
such approval is not contrary to the national in-
terests of the United States’’ after ‘‘approve the 
employment’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of a military department may dele-
gate the determination of the Secretary required by para-
graph (1) only to an official of the military department 
at or above the level of an Assistant Secretary or, in the 
event of a vacancy in the position of such an official, a 
civilian official performing the duties of that position.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)—
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(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘an officer’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a person’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) and inserting the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(B) A description of the duties, if any, the per-
son is to perform and the compensation the person is 
to receive for such duties, as reflected in the person’s 
application for approval of the employment or com-
pensation or payment or award. 
‘‘(C) The position the person held or holds in the 
armed forces, including the rank of the person and the 
armed force in which the person served. 
‘‘(D) Any other information the Secretaries of 
the military departments consider relevant, except 
that such information may not include the person’s 
date of birth, Social Security number, home address, 
phone number, or any other personal identifier other 
than the name and rank of the person and the armed 
force in which the person served.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Not later than 60 days after the date on which 
a report required by paragraph (1) is submitted, the Secre-
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taries of the military departments shall make the report, 
and all contents of the report, available on a publicly acces-
sible internet website.’’. 
SEC. 632. RESTRICTIONS ON RETIRED AND RESERVE MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES RECEIVING EM-
PLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION INDIRECTLY 
FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS THROUGH 
PRIVATE ENTITIES. 
Section 908(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and 
by moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 
ems to the right; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Subject to’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘Commissioned Reserve Corps’’ and inserting 
‘‘Ready Reserve Corps’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION TO PRIVATE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The acceptance by a 
person described in subparagraph (B) of employ-
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ment (and compensation related to that employ-
ment) or payments or awards for work per-
formed for a foreign government through a pri-
vate entity shall be subject to the provisions of 
this section to the same extent and in the same 
manner as such provisions apply to employment 
(and compensation related to that employment) 
and payments and awards described in para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(B) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—A person de-
scribed in this subparagraph is— 
‘‘(i) a retired member of the Army, 
Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space 
Force; or 
‘‘(ii) a member of a reserve component 
of an armed force specified in clause (i), ex-
cept a member serving on active duty under 
a call or order to active duty for a period 
in excess of 30 days.’’.
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TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other 
Health Care Benefits 
SEC. 701. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR 
HEALTH BENEFITS UNDER TRICARE RESERVE 
SELECT FOR SURVIVORS OF A MEMBER OF 
THE SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— Section 1076d(c) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘six months’’ 
and inserting ‘‘three years’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2025. 
SEC. 702. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE DENTAL CARE FOR DE-
PENDENTS LOCATED AT CERTAIN REMOTE 
OR ISOLATED LOCATIONS. 
Section 1077(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3)(A) Dependents who reside within a specified geo-
graphic area and are covered by a dental plan established 
under section 1076a may receive dental care in a dental
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treatment facility of the uniformed services on a space 
available basis if the Secretary of Defense determines that— 
‘‘(i) civilian dental care within the specified geo-
graphic area is inadequate or is not sufficiently 
available; and 
‘‘(ii) adequate resources exist to provide space 
available dental care to the dependents at the facility. 
‘‘(B) Care under subparagraph (A) shall be provided 
on a reimbursable basis.’’. 
SEC. 703. INCLUSION OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECH-
NOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION AS 
REQUIRED 
PRIMARY 
AND 
PREVENTIVE 
HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE UNIFORMED SERVICES AND DEPEND-
ENTS. 
(a) MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.—Sec-
tion 1074d of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘entitled to preventive’’ and 
inserting ‘‘entitled to— 
‘‘(A) preventive’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), as designated by 
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) for male members of the uniformed services 
(excluding former members of the uniformed services), 
services relating to infertility described in subsection 
(b)(4).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) INFERTILITY SERVICES INCLUDED FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.—Services relating to infer-
tility required to be provided under subsections (a)(2)(B) 
and (b)(4) for members of the uniformed services (excluding 
former members of the uniformed services) shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Treatments or procedures using assisted re-
productive technology (as defined in section 8 of the 
Fertility Clinic Success Rate and Certification Act of 
1992 (42 U.S.C. 263a–7(1)), excluding in vitro fer-
tilization). 
‘‘(2) The provision of artificial insemination, in-
cluding intrauterine insemination, without regard to 
coital conception.’’. 
(b) DEPENDENTS.—Section 1077(a) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(19) Services relating to infertility, including 
the services specified in section 1074d(c) of this title, 
except that the services specified in such section may 
be provided only to a dependent of a member of the 
uniformed services (excluding any dependent of a 
former member of the uniformed services).’’. 
(c) EXCLUSION FROM CONTRACTS FOR FORMER MEM-
BERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.—Section 1086 of such title 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (d) and (j)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(j) A plan contracted for under subsection (a) may 
not include coverage for services under section 1077(a)(19) 
of this title for former members of the uniformed services 
or dependents of former members of the uniformed serv-
ices.’’. 
(d) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this sec-
tion shall apply to services provided on or after January 
1, 2025. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
or the amendments made by this section shall be construed 
provide new benefits to or alter existing benefits for former
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members of the uniformed services or the dependents of 
former members of the uniformed services. 
SEC. 704. PROGRAM ON TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED 
FORCES 
FOR 
POST-TRAUMATIC 
STRESS DISORDER, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJU-
RIES, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS RE-
LATED TO MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
1074o the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1074p. Program on treatment of members of the 
armed forces for post-traumatic stress dis-
order, traumatic brain injuries, and co- 
occurring disorders related to military 
sexual trauma 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a program to provide intensive outpatient pro-
grams to treat members of the Armed Forces suffering from 
post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, 
and co-occurring disorders related to military sexual trau-
ma, including treatment for substance abuse, depression, 
and other issues related to such conditions. 
‘‘(b) DISCHARGE
THROUGH
PARTNERSHIPS.—The 
Secretary shall carry out the program under subsection (a)
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through partnerships with public, private, and non-profit 
health care organizations, universities, and institutions 
that— 
‘‘(1) provide health care to members of the armed 
forces; 
‘‘(2) provide evidence-based treatment for psycho-
logical and neurological conditions that are common 
among members of the armed forces, including post- 
traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, 
substance abuse, and depression; 
‘‘(3) provide health care, support, and other ben-
efits to family members of members of the armed 
forces; and 
‘‘(4) provide health care under the TRICARE 
program. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Each organization, uni-
versity, or institution that participates in a partnership 
under the program under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) carry out intensive outpatient programs of 
short duration to treat members of the armed forces 
suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, trau-
matic brain injuries, and co-occurring disorders re-
lated to military sexual trauma, including treatment 
for substance abuse, depression, and other issues re-
lated to such conditions;
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‘‘(2) use evidence-based and evidence-informed 
treatment strategies in carrying out such programs; 
‘‘(3) share clinical and outreach best practices 
with other organizations, universities, and institu-
tions participating in the program under subsection 
(a); and 
‘‘(4) annually assess outcomes for members of the 
armed forces individually and among the organiza-
tions, universities, and institutions participating in 
the program under subsection (a) with respect to the 
treatment of conditions described in paragraph (1).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 1074o the 
following new item: 
‘‘1074p. Program on treatment of members of the armed forces for post-traumatic 
stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, and co-occurring dis-
orders related to military sexual trauma.’’. 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the program under section 
1074p of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a), which shall include a description of the
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program and such other matters on the program as 
the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(2) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—Not later than two 
years after commencement of implementation of the 
program under section 1074p of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
on the program, which shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the program, including 
the partnerships under the program as described 
in subsection (b) of such section, as so added. 
(B) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 
program and the activities under the program. 
(C) Such recommendations for legislative or 
administrative action as the Secretary considers 
appropriate in light of the program. 
(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 702 of the John S. 
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 1092 
note) is repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents at the beginning of the John S. McCain Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
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(Public Law 115–232) is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 702. 
SEC. 705. WAIVER OF COST-SHARING FOR THREE MENTAL 
HEALTH OUTPATIENT VISITS FOR CERTAIN 
BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE TRICARE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) TRICARE SELECT.—Section 1075(c) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4)(A) Consistent with other provisions of this 
chapter and subject to requirements to be prescribed 
by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive cost-shar-
ing requirements for the first three outpatient mental 
health visits each year of any of the following bene-
ficiaries: 
‘‘(i) Beneficiaries in the active-duty family 
member category. 
‘‘(ii) Beneficiaries covered by section 1110b 
of this title. 
‘‘(B) This paragraph shall terminate on the date 
that is five years after the date of the enactment of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024.’’.
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(b) TRICARE PRIME.—Section 1075a(a) of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4)(A) Consistent with other provisions of this 
chapter and subject to requirements to be prescribed 
by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive cost-shar-
ing requirements for the first three outpatient mental 
health visits each year of a beneficiary in the active- 
duty family member category (as described in section 
1075(b)(1)(A) of this title). 
‘‘(B) This paragraph shall terminate on the date 
that is five years after the date of the enactment of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024.’’. 
SEC. 706. EXPANSION OF DOULA CARE FURNISHED BY DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) 
EXPANSION
OF
EXTRAMEDICAL
MATERNAL 
HEALTH PROVIDERS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—Section 
746 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 
283; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) 
as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection (e):
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‘‘(e) COVERAGE OF DOULA CARE.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, the Secretary shall 
ensure that the demonstration project includes coverage of 
labor doula care, or reimbursement for such care, for all 
beneficiaries under the TRICARE program, including ac-
cess— 
‘‘(1) by members of the Armed Forces on active 
duty; 
‘‘(2) by beneficiaries outside the continental 
United States; and 
‘‘(3) at military medical treatment facilities.’’. 
(b) HIRING OF DOULAS.—The hiring authority for 
each military medical treatment facility may hire a team 
of doulas to work in coordination with lactation support 
personnel or labor and delivery units at such facility. 
SEC. 707. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCESS TO MENTAL 
HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH TRICARE. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense 
should take all necessary steps to ensure members of the Na-
tional Guard and the members of their families who are 
enrolled in TRICARE have timely access to mental and be-
havioral health care services through the TRICARE pro-
gram.
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Subtitle B—Health Care 
Administration 
SEC. 711. INCREASE IN STIPEND FOR PARTICIPANTS IN 
HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND FI-
NANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
Section 2121(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by strik-
ing ‘‘$30,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’. 
SEC. 712. FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR CIVILIANS TREATED IN 
MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. 
(a) INTERIM FINAL RULE REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall issue an interim final rule to implement 
as soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this 
Act section 1079b of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) TREATMENT OF CLAIMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall hold in abeyance any 
claims under section 1079b of title 10, United States 
Code, until the interim final rule required under sub-
section (a) is in effect. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 
to— 
(A) claims to third-party payers; or 
(B) administrative support provided to the 
Secretary by another Federal agency to assist the
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Secretary in the administration of section 1079b 
of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 713. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERDOSE DATA ACT 
OF 2023. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY OVERDOSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
number of annual overdoses among servicemembers. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) The total number of servicemembers who 
suffered a fatal or nonfatal overdose during the 
previous calendar year, including— 
(i) demographic information, includ-
ing gender, race, age, military department, 
military rank, pay grade, and station; 
(ii) the location of the fatal overdose, 
including whether the overdose was on a 
military base; and 
(iii) a list of the substances involved in 
the fatal overdose.
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(B) Of the servicemembers identified in sub-
paragraph (A)— 
(i) the number of servicemembers who 
received mental health or substance use dis-
order services prior to a fatal or nonfatal 
overdose, including a description of whether 
such services were received from a private 
sector provider; 
(ii) the number of servicemembers with 
comorbid mental health diagnoses; 
(iii) the number of servicemembers who 
had 
been 
prescribed 
opioids, 
benzodiazepines, or stimulants; 
(iv) the number of servicemembers who 
had been categorized as high-risk and pre-
scribed or provided naloxone prior to a 
fatal or nonfatal overdose; 
(v) the number of servicemembers who 
had a positive drug test prior to the fatal 
overdose, including any substance identified 
in such test; 
(vi) the number of servicemembers re-
ferred to, including by self-referral, or en-
gaged in medical treatment, including
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medication treatment for opioid use dis-
order; 
(vii) with respect to each servicemem-
ber identified in clause (vi), whether the 
servicemember was referred after a positive 
drug test and the source of such referral; 
and 
(viii) the number of fatal overdoses and 
intentional overdoses. 
(C) An analysis of discernable patterns in 
fatal and nonfatal overdoses of servicemembers. 
(D) A description of existing or anticipated 
response efforts to fatal and nonfatal overdoses at 
military bases that have rates of fatal overdoses 
that exceed the average rate of fatal overdoses in 
the United States. 
(E) An assessment of the availability of sub-
stance use disorder treatment for servicemembers. 
(F) The number of medical facilities of, or 
affiliated with, the Department of Defense that 
have opioid treatment programs. 
(G) A description of punitive measures 
taken by the Secretary of Defense in response to 
substance misuse, substance use disorder, or over-
dose by servicemembers.
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(3) PRIVACY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to authorize the disclo-
sure by the Secretary of Defense of personally 
identifiable information of servicemembers or 
military family members, including anonymized 
personal information that could be used to re- 
identify servicemembers or military family mem-
bers. 
(B) APPLICATION OF HIPAA.—In carrying 
out this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall 
take 
steps 
to 
protect 
the 
privacy 
of 
servicemembers and military family members 
pursuant to regulations promulgated under sec-
tion 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability 
and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 
1320d–2 note; Public Law 104–191). 
(c) STANDARDS FOR THE USE OF MATERIALS TO PRE-
VENT OVERDOSE AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish standards for 
the distribution of, and training for the use of, naloxone 
or other medication for overdose reversal, opioid disposal 
materials, fentanyl test strips, and other materials to pre-
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vent or reverse overdoses, substance use disorder, or impacts 
related to substance misuse. 
(d) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the date 
that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) MILITARY
FAMILY
MEMBER.—The term 
‘‘military family member’’ means a family member of 
a servicemember, including the spouse, parent, de-
pendent, or child of a servicemember, or anyone who 
has legal responsibility for the child of a servicemem-
ber. 
(3) SERVICEMEMBER.—The term ‘‘servicemem-
ber’’ means— 
(A) a member of the Armed Forces; or 
(B) a member of the National Guard.
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SEC. 714. MODIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICAL 
MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE 
UNIFORMED SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2733a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) 
as subsections (j) through (m), respectively; and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(f) EXPERT MEDICAL OPINIONS.—(1) The Secretary 
of Defense may not use an expert medical opinion from an 
individual in determining whether to allow, settle, and pay 
a claim under this section unless the individual is a board- 
certified physician. 
‘‘(2) No claim under this section may be denied on 
medical grounds until the Secretary obtains an expert med-
ical opinion on the medical malpractice alleged under such 
claim from an individual who—
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‘‘(A) is not a member of the uniformed services 
or a civilian employee of the Department of Defense; 
and 
‘‘(B) does not have a business, medical, or per-
sonal relationship with the claimant. 
‘‘(3) If a claim under this section is denied, the Sec-
retary shall provide to the claimant information regarding 
the identity and qualifications of any individual who pro-
vided an expert medical opinion upon which such denial 
is based. 
‘‘(g) JUSTIFICATION OF DENIAL.—If a claim under 
this section is denied, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
the claimant with detailed reasoning justifying the denial 
of the claim, including— 
‘‘(1) copies of any written reports prepared by 
any expert upon which the denial is based; and 
‘‘(2) all records and documents relied upon in 
preparing such written reports. 
‘‘(h) APPEALS.—(1) Any appeal from the denial of a 
claim under this section shall be considered by a third- 
party review board jointly established by the Chief Judge 
of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces 
and the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The third-party review board established under 
paragraph (1) shall consist of not more than five members,
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all of whom who possess sufficient legal or medical back-
ground, or both. 
‘‘(3) A claimant under this section that seeks an ap-
peal under paragraph (1) may submit the appeal directly 
to the third-party review board established under such 
paragraph. 
‘‘(4) In considering an appeal from the denial of a 
claim under this section, the third-party review board es-
tablished under paragraph (1) shall, at the request of the 
claimant, allow for a hearing on the merits of the appeal 
in an adversarial nature. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary of Defense shall provide to a claim-
ant seeking an appeal under paragraph (1) a copy of any 
response to the appeal that is submitted on behalf of the 
Department of Defense. 
‘‘(6) The third-party review board established under 
paragraph (1) shall not consist of any member of the uni-
formed services or civilian employee of the Department of 
Defense. 
‘‘(i) TREATMENT OF NON-ECONOMIC DAMAGES.—(1) 
Any non-economic damages provided to a member of the 
uniformed services under this section may not be offset by 
compensation provided or expected to be provided by the 
Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs.
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‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a cap 
on non-economic damages to be provided with respect to 
a claim under this section. 
‘‘(B)(i) The cap established under subparagraph (A) 
shall be determined by calculating the average of non-eco-
nomic damage caps for medical malpractice claims appli-
cable in California, Texas, North Carolina, and Virginia. 
‘‘(ii) If a State specified in clause (i) provides a dif-
ferent cap for cases involving death and cases not involving 
death, the cap for cases not involving death shall be used. 
‘‘(C) The cap established under paragraph (1) shall be 
recalculated not less frequently than once every three 
years.’’. 
(b) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief 
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
Forces and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly appoint 
members to the board established under subsection (h)(1) 
of section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a)(5). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the estab-
lishment of the board required under subsection (h)(1) of 
section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a)(5), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
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the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report indicating— 
(1) the membership of the board; 
(2) the qualifying background of each member of 
the board; and 
(3) a statement indicating the independence of 
each member of the board from the Department of De-
fense. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 721. MODIFICATION OF PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM BE-
TWEEN UNITED STATES AND UKRAINE FOR 
MILITARY TRAUMA CARE AND RESEARCH. 
Section 736 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) 
as paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (7): 
‘‘(7) The provision of training and support to 
Ukraine for the treatment of individuals with extrem-
ity trauma, amputations, post-traumatic stress dis-
order, traumatic brain injuries, and any other mental 
health conditions associated with post-traumatic
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stress disorder or traumatic brain injuries, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) the exchange of subject matter exper-
tise; 
‘‘(B) training and support relating to ad-
vanced clinical skills development; and 
‘‘(C) training and support relating to clin-
ical case management support.’’. 
SEC. 722. REQUIREMENT THAT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
DISCLOSE EXPERT REPORTS WITH RESPECT 
TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BY MEM-
BERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. 
Section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by section 714, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as 
subsections (m) and (n), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (k) the following 
new subsection (l): 
‘‘(l) DISCLOSURE BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—(1) 
The Secretary of Defense shall disclose to a claimant under 
this section a copy of all written reports, other than medical 
quality assurance records (as defined in section 1102(j) of 
this title), prepared by a medical expert of the Department 
of Defense or any medical expert consulted by the Depart-
ment with respect to the claim.
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‘‘(2) Any disclosure under paragraph (1) with respect 
to an expert described in such paragraph shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(A) The records and documents considered by 
the expert. 
‘‘(B) A description of the bases and reasons for 
the opinion of the expert. 
‘‘(C) The opinion or opinions of the expert re-
garding standard of care. 
‘‘(D) The opinion or opinions of the expert re-
garding causation. 
‘‘(E) A description of any disagreement by the 
expert with any opinion or opinions of the expert of 
the claimant. 
‘‘(3) Any disclosure under paragraph (1) with respect 
to an expert described in such paragraph shall not include 
an identification of the expert. 
‘‘(4) If an expert described in paragraph (1) does not 
prepare a written report, the Secretary shall disclose the 
information required under this section to the claimant in 
writing.’’.
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SEC. 723. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON IMPACT OF 
PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS OF 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES 
AND 
THEIR DEPENDENTS ON MILITARY READI-
NESS AND RETENTION. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study on perinatal 
mental health conditions among members of the 
Armed Forces and dependents of such members dur-
ing the five-year period preceding the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of beneficiaries under the 
TRICARE program, including members of the 
Armed Forces and dependents of such members, 
who attempted suicide or died by suicide or sub-
stance use overdose during the perinatal period. 
(B) An assessment of members of the Armed 
Forces discharged from active duty due to a 
mental health condition within two years after 
the perinatal period. 
(C) An assessment of beneficiaries under the 
TRICARE program, including members of the 
Armed Forces and dependents of such members,
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diagnosed with a perinatal mental health condi-
tion who were relocated during the perinatal pe-
riod. 
(D) An assessment of the effects of retention 
and promotion policies of the Department of De-
fense relating to perinatal mental health condi-
tions on members of the Armed Forces seeking 
and accessing screening, referral, and treatment. 
(E) The number of members of the Armed 
Forces who were separated from the Armed 
Forces or did not receive a promotion due to a 
diagnosed perinatal mental health condition. 
(F) An assessment of whether policies of the 
Department can be modified to provide clear 
standards for retention and pathways for pro-
motion of members of the Armed Forces diag-
nosed with a perinatal mental health condition. 
(G) An assessment of resources needed to in-
tegrate behavioral health specialists into all ob-
stetric care practices, pediatric practices, and 
women’s clinics. 
(H) A disaggregated demographic assess-
ment of the population included in the study 
with respect to race, ethnicity, sex, age, family 
status (including dual service and single parent
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families), military occupation, military service, 
and rank, as applicable. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on the findings 
of the study conducted under subsection (a), including— 
(1) recommendations for actions to be taken by 
the Secretary of Defense to improve mental health 
among members of the Armed Forces and dependents 
of such members during the perinatal period; 
(2) recommendations for legislative or adminis-
trative action to mitigate the effects of retention and 
promotion policies of the Department of Defense on 
members of the Armed Forces seeking and accessing 
mental health care during the perinatal period; and 
(3) such other recommendations as the Comp-
troller General determines appropriate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DEPENDENT; TRICARE PROGRAM.—The terms 
‘‘dependent’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 1072 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(2) PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION.— 
The term ‘‘perinatal mental health condition’’ means
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a mental health disorder that onsets during the 
perinatal period. 
(3) PERINATAL PERIOD.—The term ‘‘perinatal 
period’’ means the period during pregnancy and the 
one-year period following childbirth, still birth, or 
miscarriage. 
SEC. 724. REPORT ON MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 
SERVICES PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Defense Health Agency shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report that contains the 
following: 
(1) The current wait times for members of the 
Armed Forces, including members of the Selected Re-
serve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of 
the Armed Forces who are enrolled in TRICARE Re-
serve Select under section 1076d of title 10, United 
States Code, to receive mental and behavioral health 
services, disaggregated by State. 
(2) An assessment of the number of additional 
mental and behavioral health care providers needed 
for the Department of Defense to meet established
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metrics associated with access to mental and behav-
ioral health services. 
(3) An explanation of the credentialing stand-
ards for mental and behavioral health care providers 
of the Department, including a comparison of those 
standards to the standards for other Federal and pri-
vate sector health care providers. 
SEC. 725. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE TO PREVENT, INTERVENE, AND TREAT 
PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS OF 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES 
AND 
THEIR DEPENDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
activities of the Department of Defense to address the men-
tal health of pregnant and postpartum members of the 
Armed Forces and dependents of such members. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following 
(1) An identification of the military medical 
treatment facilities at which the Secretary offers 
members of the Armed Forces and their dependents 
evidence-based programs during the perinatal period
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that are proven to prevent perinatal mental health 
conditions. 
(2) An assessment of such programs offered at 
such facilities, including an assessment of— 
(A) the types of programs; 
(B) the number and location of programs; 
(C) the number of members of the Armed 
Forces and their dependents who have partici-
pated in such programs, disaggregated by Armed 
Force, military occupation, sex, age, race, and 
ethnicity, when applicable; and 
(D) whether such programs are delivered in- 
person or virtually and the frequency of the 
availability of such programs; 
(3) The number of behavioral health specialists 
for pregnant and postpartum members of the Armed 
Forces and dependents integrated into obstetric care 
practices, pediatrics, and women’s clinics at military 
medical treatment facilities. 
(4) An assessment of the implementation of, or 
plans to implement, a pilot program to provide a re-
productive behavioral health consultation service by 
the Secretary as outlined in the White House Blue-
print for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis, 
dated June 2022, including—
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(A) the number of providers the pilot pro-
gram has served or plans to serve, disaggregated 
by provider type, specialty, and location; 
(B) the number and type of trainings pro-
viders received or will receive through the con-
sultation line on evidence-based practices to pre-
vent, screen, refer, and treat perinatal mental 
health conditions; 
(C) the locations that have had or will have 
access to the pilot program; 
(D) the types of expertise services that the 
consultation line provides or will provide; and 
(E) methods currently used or that will be 
used to promote the availability of the consulta-
tion line to providers. 
(5) Any recommendations for legislative or ad-
ministrative action to improve prevention, interven-
tion, and treatment of perinatal mental health condi-
tions for members of the Armed Forces and their de-
pendents. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DEPENDENT.—The term ‘‘dependent’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1072(2) of title 
10, United States Code.
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(2) PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION.— 
The term ‘‘perinatal mental health condition’’ means 
a mental health disorder that occurs during preg-
nancy or within one year following childbirth, still-
birth, or miscarriage. 
SEC. 
726. 
STUDY 
ON 
FAMILY 
PLANNING 
AND 
CRYOPRESERVATION OF GAMETES TO IM-
PROVE RETENTION OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct a study on— 
(1) the number of members of the Armed Forces 
who elect to leave the Armed Forces for family plan-
ning reasons, disaggregated by gender, age, and mili-
tary occupational specialty; 
(2) whether the option of cryopreservation of 
gametes would lead to greater retention of members of 
the Armed Forces; 
(3) methods for the Department of Defense to 
offer cryopreservation of gametes for the purposes of 
retention of members of the Armed Forces; 
(4) the cost to the Department of offering 
cryopreservation of gametes to active duty members of 
the Armed Forces; and
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(5) such other matters relating to family plan-
ning and cryopreservation of gametes for members of 
the Armed Forces as the Secretary considers relevant. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than April 1, 2024, the Sec-
retary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives on the results of 
the study conducted under subsection (a). 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL-
ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE-
MENT, AND RELATED MAT-
TERS 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and 
Management 
SEC. 801. AMENDMENTS TO MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AU-
THORITY. 
Section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘will result in significant 
savings’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘will result 
in— 
‘‘(A) significant savings’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘annual contracts.’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘annual contracts; or
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‘‘(B) necessary industrial base stability not 
otherwise achievable through annual contracts.’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$500,000,000’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000,000’’. 
SEC. 802. MODERNIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
REQUIREMENTS PROCESS. 
(a) MODERNIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
REQUIREMENTS PROCESS.—Not later than October 1, 2025, 
the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Vice Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in cooperation with the Secre-
taries of the military departments and the commanders of 
the combatant commands, and in coordination with the 
Under 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Acquisition 
and 
Sustainment, shall develop and implement a streamlined 
Department of Defense requirements process, to include 
modernizing the Joint Capabilities Integration and Devel-
opment System, in order to improve alignment between 
modern warfare concepts, technologies, and system develop-
ment and reduce the time to delivery of needed capabilities 
to Department users. 
(b) REFORM ELEMENTS.—The modernization activi-
ties conducted under subsection (a) shall include the fol-
lowing elements:
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(1) Streamlining requirements documents, re-
views, and approval processes, especially for programs 
below the major defense acquisition program threshold 
described in section 4201 of title 10, United Stated 
Code. 
(2) Revisiting requirements management prac-
tices from a first principles perspective based on mis-
sion outcomes and assessed threats, enabling a more 
iterative and collaborative approach with the services 
to shape requirements and technology driven opportu-
nities. 
(3) Developing a capability needs and require-
ments framework and pathways that are aligned to 
the Department’s Adaptive Acquisition Framework 
pathways, and better aligned and integrated with the 
Department’s science and technology processes. 
(4) Enabling the military departments to de-
velop an enduring set of requirements according to a 
set of capability portfolios to provide a structure 
across acquisition programs and research, which shall 
be articulated in a concise model and document with 
a set of mission impact measures that capability de-
liveries will seek to continuously improve. 
(5) Establishing a process to rapidly validate the 
military utility of commercial solutions to meet capa-
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bility needs or opportunities in lieu of the traditional 
program-centric requirements definition. 
(6) Retiring and replacing the Department of 
Defense Architecture Framework with a new structure 
focused on enabling interoperability through applica-
tion program interfaces, enterprise architectures and 
platforms, and government and commercial stand-
ards. 
(7) Ensuring that requirements processes for 
software, artificial intelligence, data, and related ca-
pability areas enable a rapid, dynamic, and iterative 
approach than traditional hardware systems. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The implementation of streamlined 
requirements shall include the following elements: 
(1) Collaboration with industry, traditional and 
non-traditional defense companies, and the science 
and technology community to capture their inputs 
and feedback on shaping the Department’s require-
ments processes to ensure it effectively harnesses the 
innovation ecosystem. 
(2) Development of a formal career path, train-
ing, and structure for requirements management pro-
fessionals and chief architects. 
(3) Publication of new policies, guidance, and 
templates for the operational, requirements, and ac-
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quisition workforce in online digital formats instead 
of large policy documents. 
(d) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 
2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees an interim report on the mod-
ernization conducted by the Secretary under subsection (a), 
including— 
(1) a description of the modernization efforts; 
(2) the Department of Defense’s plans to imple-
ment, communicate, and continuously improve the 
modernization of the Department’s requirements proc-
esses and structure; and 
(3) any additional recommendations for legisla-
tion that the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(e) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 2025, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Secretary of 
Defense and the congressional defense committees a final re-
port describing activities carried out pursuant to sub-
sections (b) and (c). 
SEC. 803. HEAD OF CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR STRA-
TEGIC CAPABILITIES OFFICE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Director of the Strategic Capa-
bilities Office shall have the authority to conduct acquisi-
tion activities within the Strategic Capabilities Office. 
(b) ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE.—–
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The staff of the Director shall 
include an acquisition executive, who shall be respon-
sible for the overall supervision of acquisition matters 
for the Strategic Capabilities Office. The acquisition 
executive shall have the authority— 
(A) to negotiate memoranda of agreement 
with the military departments and Department 
of Defense components to carry out the acquisi-
tion of equipment, capabilities, and services on 
behalf of the Office; 
(B) to supervise the acquisition of equip-
ment, capabilities, and services on behalf of the 
Office; 
(C) to represent the Office in discussions 
with the military departments regarding acqui-
sition programs for which the Office is a cus-
tomer; and 
(D) to work with the military departments 
to ensure that the Office is appropriately rep-
resented in any joint working group or inte-
grated product team regarding acquisition pro-
grams for which the Office is a customer. 
(2) DELIVERY OF ACQUISITION SOLUTIONS.—The 
acquisition executive of the Strategic Capabilities Of-
fice shall be—
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(A) responsible to the Director for rapidly 
delivering acquisition solutions to meet validated 
cyber operations-peculiar requirements; 
(B) subordinate to the defense acquisition 
executive in matters of acquisition; 
(C) subject to the same oversight as the serv-
ice acquisition executives; and 
(D) included on the distribution list for ac-
quisition directives and instructions of the De-
partment of Defense. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REQUIRED.—The author-
ity granted in subsection (a) shall become effective 30 days 
after the date on which the Secretary of Defense provides 
to the congressional defense committees a plan for imple-
mentation of those authorities under subsection (a). The 
plan shall include the following: 
(1) Summaries of the components to be nego-
tiated in the memoranda of agreement with the mili-
tary departments and other Department of Defense 
components to carry out the development, acquisition, 
and sustainment of equipment, capabilities, and serv-
ices described in subsection (b)(1). 
(2) Negotiation and approval timelines for 
memorandum of agreement.
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(3) A plan for oversight of the acquisition execu-
tive established under subsection (b). 
(4) An assessment of the acquisition workforce 
needs of the Strategic Capabilities Office to support 
the authority provided under subsection (a) until 
2028. 
(5) Other matters as appropriate. 
(d) ANNUAL END-OF-YEAR ASSESSMENT.—Each year, 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall review and assess the acquisition activi-
ties of the Strategic Capabilities Office, including con-
tracting and acquisition documentation, for the previous 
fiscal year and provide any recommendations or feedback 
to the acquisition executive of the Strategic Capabilities Of-
fice. 
(e) SUNSET.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority provided under 
this section shall terminate on September 30, 2028. 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
DURATION
OF
ACQUISI-
TIONS.—The authority under this section does not in-
clude major defense acquisition programs, major 
automated information system programs, or acquisi-
tions of foundational infrastructure or software archi-
tectures the duration of which is expected to last more 
than five years.