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(B) with respect to all other designated pro-
grams, the Secretary of Defense. 
(7) PHASE II; PHASE III; SBIR; STTR.—The terms 
‘‘Phase II’’, ‘‘Phase III’’, ‘‘SBIR’’, and ‘‘STTR’’ have 
the meanings given such terms in section 9(e) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)). 
SEC. 843. MODIFICATIONS TO PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AC-
QUISITION RESTRICTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2533d of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘January 
1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘the date determined 
under paragraph (3)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 
1, 2027.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘specified type of’’ 
after ‘‘means any’’; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘(as such terms are defined under sections 
103 and 103a of title 41, respectively)’’; and 
(iii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) is a component of— 
‘‘(i) a defense security system; or 
‘‘(ii) a system, other than a defense se-
curity system, that transmits or stores in-
formation and which the Secretary identi-
fies as national security sensitive in the 
contract under which such printed circuit 
board is acquired.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) COMMERCIAL PRODUCT; COMMERCIAL SERV-
ICE; 
COMMERCIALLY
AVAILABLE
OFF-THE
SHELF 
ITEM.—The terms ‘commercial product’, ‘commercial 
service’, and ‘commercially available off-the-shelf 
item’ have the meanings given such terms in sections 
103, 103a, and 104 of title 41, respectively. 
‘‘(4) DEFENSE SECURITY SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(A) The term ‘defense security system’ 
means an information system (including a tele-
communications system) used or operated by the 
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Department of Defense, by a contractor of the 
Department, or by another organization on be-
half of the Department, the function, operation, 
or use of which— 
‘‘(i) involves command and control of 
an armed force; 
‘‘(ii) involves equipment that is an in-
tegral part of a weapon or weapon system; 
or 
‘‘(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), is 
critical to the direct fulfillment of military 
missions. 
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A)(iii) does not in-
clude a system that is to be used for routine ad-
ministrative and business applications (includ-
ing payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel 
management applications). 
‘‘(5) SPECIFIED TYPE.—The term ‘specified type’ 
means a printed circuit board that is— 
‘‘(A) a component of an electronic device 
that facilitates the routing, connecting, transmit-
ting or securing of data and is commonly con-
nected to a network, and 
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‘‘(B) any other end item, good, or product 
specified by the Secretary in accordance with 
subsection (d)(2).’’; and 
(3) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) RULEMAKING.— 
‘‘(1) The Secretary may issue rules providing 
that subsection (a) may not apply with respect to an 
acquisition of commercial products, commercial serv-
ices, and commercially available off-the-shelf items 
if— 
‘‘(A) the contractor is capable of meeting 
minimum requirements that the Secretary deems 
necessary to provide for the security of national 
security networks and weapon systems, includ-
ing, at a minimum, compliance with section 224 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 
2302 note); and 
‘‘(B) either— 
‘‘(i) the Government and the contractor 
have agreed to a contract requiring the con-
tractor to take certain actions to ensure the 
integrity and security of the item, including 
protecting the item from unauthorized ac-
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cess, use, disclosure, disruption, modifica-
tion, or destruction; or 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary has determined that 
the contractor has adopted such procedures, 
tools, and methods for identifying the 
sources of components of such item, based on 
commercial best practices, that meet or ex-
ceed the applicable trusted supply chain 
and operational security standards of the 
Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may issue rules specifying 
end items, goods, and products for which a printed 
circuit board that is a component thereof shall be a 
‘specified type’ if the Secretary has promulgated final 
regulations, after an opportunity for notice and com-
ment that is not less than 12 months, implementing 
this section. 
‘‘(3) In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, avoid im-
posing contractual certification requirements with re-
spect to the acquisition of commercial products, com-
mercial services, or commercially available off-the- 
shelf items.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF 
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS.—Section 841(d) of the William 
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M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the date of enactment of 
this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the date of the enact-
ment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘shall seek to enter’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall enter’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘to include printed circuit 
boards in commercial products or services, or in’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to printed circuit boards in other 
commercial or’’; and 
(D) ) by striking ‘‘the scope of mission crit-
ical’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘types of systems other 
than defense security systems (as defined in sec-
tion 2533d(c) of title 10, United States Code) 
that should be subject to the prohibition in sec-
tion 2533d(a) of title 10, United States Code.’’; 
(2) in the heading for paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE’’ and inserting ‘‘DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE’’; 
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(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘one year after 
entering into the contract described in paragraph 
(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2023’’; 
(4) in the heading for paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘CONGRESS’’ and inserting ‘‘CONGRESS’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (3), by inserting after ‘‘the rec-
ommendations of the report.’’ the following: ‘‘The Sec-
retary shall use the report to determine whether any 
systems (other than defense security systems (as de-
fined in section 2533d(c) of title 10, United States 
Code)) or other types of printed circuit boards should 
be subject to the prohibition in section 2533d(a) of 
title 10, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 844. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE COALITION FOR CA-
REER DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment shall establish and manage 
a coalition among covered institutions of higher education, 
career and technical education programs, workforce devel-
opment boards, labor organizations, and organizations rep-
resenting defense industrial base contractors to focus on ca-
reer pathways for individuals seeking careers in manufac-
turing. The goals of the coalition shall be— 
(1) to highlight the importance of expertise in 
manufacturing careers; 
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(2) to share experiences of successful partnerships 
between such organizations and covered institutions of 
higher education to create opportunities for individ-
uals attending such institutions to be hired by defense 
industrial base contractors; and 
(3) to encourage opportunities for donating used 
equipment of defense industrial base contractors to 
covered institutions of higher education for use in 
training such individuals. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the 
coalition established under subsection (a), shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report including— 
(1) the results of any cooperative work-education 
program established by defense laboratories pursuant 
to section 2195 of title 10, United States Code; 
(2) an assessment of whether such programs 
could be expanded to include individuals attending 
secondary schools and career and technical education 
programs to create opportunities for such individuals 
to be hired by defense industrial base contractors; and 
(3) recommendations for whether incentive con-
tracts are needed to encourage defense industrial base 
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contractors to provide career pathways for individ-
uals seeking careers in manufacturing. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘‘covered institution of higher edu-
cation’’ means— 
(A) an institution of higher education, as 
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); and 
(B) a postsecondary vocational institution, 
as defined in section 102(c) of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 1002(c)). 
(2) DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE CONTRACTOR.— 
The term ‘‘defense industrial base contractor’’ means 
a prime contractor or subcontractor (at any tier) in 
the defense industrial base. 
(3) LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘labor or-
ganization’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 152(5)). 
(4) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘secondary 
school’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
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(5) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘career and technical education’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 3 of the Carl D. Per-
kins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302). 
(6) WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
BOARD.—The 
term ‘‘workforce development board’’ means a State 
board or a local board, as such terms are defined in 
section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
SEC. 845. ADDITIONAL TESTING OF COMMERCIAL E-COM-
MERCE PORTAL MODELS. 
Section 846(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (41 U.S.C. 1901 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL TESTING.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this para-
graph, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) begin testing commercial e-commerce 
portal models other than any commercial e-com-
merce portal identified in the recommendations 
issued under paragraph (3); and 
‘‘(B) shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report that includes— 
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‘‘(i) a summary of the assessments con-
ducted under subsection (c)(2) with respect 
to a commercial e-commerce portal provider 
identified in the recommendations issued 
under subsection (c)(3); 
‘‘(ii) a list of the types of commercial 
products procured from such provider; 
‘‘(iii) the amount spent by the head of 
a department or agency under the program, 
disaggregated by type of commercial prod-
uct and commercial e-commerce portal pro-
vider; 
‘‘(iv) a update on the commercial e- 
commerce portal models being tested and a 
timeline for completion of such testing. 
‘‘(6) REPORT.—Upon completion of testing con-
ducted under paragraph (5) and before taking any 
action with respect to the commercial e-commerce por-
tal models tested, the Administrator of General Serv-
ices shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the results of such testing that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) an assessment and comparison of com-
mercial e-commerce portal providers with respect 
to— 
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‘‘(i) price and quality of the commer-
cial product supplied by each commercial e- 
commerce portal model; 
‘‘(ii) supplier reliability and service; 
‘‘(iii) safeguards for the security of 
Government information and third-party 
supplier proprietary information; 
‘‘(iv) protections against counterfeit 
commercial products; 
‘‘(v) supply chain risks, particularly 
with respect to complex commercial prod-
ucts; and 
‘‘(vi) overall adherence to Federal pro-
curement rules and policies; and 
‘‘(B) an analysis of the costs and benefits of 
the convenience to the Federal Government of 
procuring commercial products from each com-
mercial e-commerce portal providers.’’. 
SEC. 846. SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION IN 
GLOBAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration. 
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(2) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the following: 
(A) The Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives. 
(B) The Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
(C) The Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
(D) The Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(E) The Committee on Small Business of 
the House of Representatives. 
(F) The Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate. 
(3) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—The term ‘‘arti-
ficial intelligence’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 
U.S.C. 2358 note). 
(4) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered enti-
ty’’ means a small business concern that is incor-
porated and maintains a primary place of business 
in the United States. 
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(5) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
establish a program to support participation by covered en-
tities in meetings and proceedings of standards development 
organizations in the development of voluntary technical 
standards. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the program estab-
lished under subsection (a), the Administrator shall award 
competitive, merit-reviewed grants to covered entities to 
cover the reasonable costs, up to a specified ceiling, of par-
ticipation of employees of those covered entities in meetings 
and proceedings of standards development organizations, 
including— 
(1) regularly attending meetings; 
(2) contributing expertise and research; 
(3) proposing new work items; and 
(4) volunteering for leadership roles such as a 
convener or editor. 
(d) AWARD CRITERIA.—The Administrator may only 
provide a grant under this section to a covered entity that— 
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(1) demonstrates deep technical expertise in key 
emerging technologies and technical standards, in-
cluding artificial intelligence and related technologies; 
(2) commits personnel with such expertise to reg-
ular participation in global bodies responsible for de-
veloping standards for such technologies over the pe-
riod of the grant; 
(3) agrees to participate in efforts to coordinate 
between the Federal Government and industry to en-
sure protection of national security interests in the 
setting of global standards so long as such standards 
are not dictated by the Federal Government; and 
(4) provides a plan to the Administrator that de-
tails the relationship between the activities described 
in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and the proposed 
standards to be adopted. 
(e) NO MATCHING CONTRIBUTION.—A recipient of an 
award under this section shall not be required to provide 
a matching contribution. 
(f) EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In making awards under this 
section, the Administrator shall coordinate with the 
Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, who shall provide support in the assess-
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ment of technical expertise in emerging technologies 
and standards setting needs. 
(2) PANEL RANKING.—In carrying out the re-
quirements under paragraph (1), the Administrator 
and the Director shall jointly establish a panel of ex-
perts to rank the proposed standards, based on merit 
and relevance, to be composed of experts from— 
(A) private industry; 
(B) non-profit institutions; 
(C) non-profit standards development orga-
nizations; 
(D) academia; and 
(E) the Federal Government. 
(g) REPORT.—Not less than annually, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on— 
(1) the efficacy of the program; 
(2) an explanation of any standard adopted as 
a result of the program; 
(3) any challenges faced in carrying out the pro-
gram; and 
(4) proposed solutions to the challenges identified 
in paragraph (3). 
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Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 851. MISSION MANAGEMENT PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations, the Secretary of Defense shall establish within the 
Strategic Capabilities Office of the Department of Defense 
a pilot program to identify lessons learned and improved 
mission outcomes achieved by quickly delivering solutions 
that fulfill critical operational needs arising from cross- 
service missions undertaken by combatant commands 
through the use of a coordinated and iterative approach to 
develop, evaluate, and transition such solutions. 
(b) MISSIONS SELECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall select 
missions with respect to which to carry out the pilot 
program. 
(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—When selecting mis-
sions under paragraph (1), the Deputy Secretary of 
Defense shall— 
(A) select missions with critical cross-service 
operational needs; and 
(B) consider— 
(i) the strategic importance of the crit-
ical cross-service operational needs to the 
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operational plans of the relevant combatant 
commands; and 
(ii) the advice of the Cross-Functional 
Teams of the Strategic Capabilities Office 
regarding mission selection. 
(3) INITIAL MISSION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than four 
months after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Director of the Strategic Capabilities 
Office shall select a mission under the pilot pro-
gram that has critical cross-service operational 
needs and which is of strategic importance to the 
operational plans of the United States Indo-Pa-
cific Command. 
(B) MISSION
SELECTION
APPROVAL.—The 
mission selected by the Director of the Strategic 
Capabilities Office under subparagraph (A) shall 
be subject to the approval of the Deputy Sec-
retary of Defense. 
(c) MISSION MANAGERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A mission manager shall 
carry out the pilot program with respect to each mis-
sion. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—With respect to each 
mission, the relevant mission manager shall— 
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(A) identify critical cross-service oper-
ational needs by enumerating the options avail-
able to the combatant command responsible for 
carrying out such mission and determining the 
resiliency of such options to threats from adver-
saries; 
(B) in coordination with the military serv-
ices and appropriate Defense Agencies and Field 
Activities, develop and deliver solutions, includ-
ing software and information technology solu-
tions and other functionalities unaligned with 
any one weapon system of a covered Armed 
Service, to— 
(i) fulfill critical cross-service oper-
ational needs; and 
(ii) address future changes to existing 
critical cross-service operational needs by 
providing additional capabilities; 
(C) work with the combatant command re-
sponsible for such mission and the related plan-
ning organizers, service program managers, and 
defense research and development activities to 
carry out iterative testing and support to initial 
operational fielding of the solutions described in 
subparagraph (B); 
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(D) conduct research, development, test, 
evaluation, and transition support activities 
with respect to the delivery of the solutions de-
scribed in subparagraph (B); 
(E) seek to integrate existing, emerging, and 
new capabilities available to the Department of 
Defense in the development of the solutions de-
scribed in subparagraph (B); and 
(F) provide to the Deputy Secretary of De-
fense mission management activity updates and 
reporting on the use of funds under the pilot pro-
gram with respect to such mission. 
(3) DIRECTOR OF THE STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES 
OFFICE.—The Director of the Strategic Capabilities 
Office shall be the mission manager for each mission 
selected under subsection (b). 
(4) ITERATIVE APPROACH.—The mission man-
ager shall, to the extent practicable, carry out the 
pilot program with respect to each mission selected 
under subsection (b) by integrating existing, emerg-
ing, and new military capabilities, and managing a 
portfolio of small, iterative development and support 
to initial operational fielding efforts. 
(5) OTHER
PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT
RESPON-
SIBILITIES.—The activities undertaken by the mission 
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manager with respect to a mission, including mission 
management, do not supersede or replace the program 
management responsibilities of any other individual 
that are related to such missions. 
(d) DATA COLLECTION REQUIREMENT.—The Deputy 
Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a plan 
to collect and analyze data on the pilot program for the 
purposes of— 
(1) developing and sharing best practices for ap-
plying emerging technology and supporting new oper-
ational concepts to improve outcomes on key military 
missions and operational challenges; and 
(2) providing information to the leadership of 
the Department on the implementation of the pilot 
program and related policy issues. 
(e) ASSESSMENTS.—During the five-year period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense shall regularly assess— 
(1) the authorities required by the missions man-
ager to effectively and efficiently carry out the pilot 
program with respect to the missions selected under 
subsection (b); and 
(2) whether the mission manager has access to 
sufficient funding to carry out the research, develop-
ment, test, evaluation, and support to initial oper-
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ational fielding activities required to deliver solutions 
fulfilling the critical cross-service operational needs of 
the missions. 
(f) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) SEMIANNUAL BRIEFING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 1, 
2022, and every six months thereafter until the 
date that is five years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the mission manager shall pro-
vide to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing on the progress of the pilot program 
with respect to each mission selected under sub-
section (b), the anticipated mission outcomes, 
and the funds used to carry out the pilot pro-
gram with respect to such mission. 
(B) INITIAL BRIEFING.—The Deputy Sec-
retary of Defense shall include in the first brief-
ing submitted under subparagraph (A) a briefing 
on the implementation of the pilot program, in-
cluding— 
(i) the actions taken to implement the 
pilot program; 
(ii) an assessment of the pilot pro-
gram; 
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(iii) requests for Congress to provide 
authorities required to successfully carry 
out the pilot program; and 
(iv) a description of the data plan re-
quired under subsection (d). 
(2) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which the pilot program is estab-
lished, and annually thereafter until the date that is 
five years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
pilot program, including— 
(A) the data collected and analysis per-
formed under subsection (d); 
(B) lessons learned; 
(C) the priorities for future activities of the 
pilot program; and 
(D) such other information as the Deputy 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
(3) RECOMMENDATION.—Not later than two 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
a briefing on the recommendations of the Deputy Sec-
retary with respect to the pilot program and shall 
concurrently submit to Congress— 
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(A) a written assessment of the pilot pro-
gram; 
(B) a written recommendation on con-
tinuing or expanding the mission integration 
pilot program; 
(C) requests for Congress to provide authori-
ties required to successfully carry out the pilot 
program; and 
(D) the data collected and analysis per-
formed under subsection (d). 
(g) TRANSITION.—Beginning in fiscal year 2025, the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense may transition responsibilities 
for research, development, test, evaluation, and support to 
initial operational fielding activities started under the pilot 
program to other elements of the Department for purposes 
of delivering solutions fulfilling critical cross-service oper-
ational needs. 
(h) TERMINATION DATE.—The pilot program shall ter-
minate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(i) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed as providing any authority not otherwise 
provided by law to procure, or enter agreements to procure, 
any goods, materials, or services. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) COVERED ARMED FORCE.—The term ‘‘covered 
Armed Force’’ means— 
(A) the Army; 
(B) the Navy; 
(C) the Air Force; 
(D) the Marine Corps; or 
(E) the Space Force. 
(2) CROSS-FUNCTIONAL
TEAMS
OF
THE
STRA-
TEGIC CAPABILITIES OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Cross-Func-
tional Teams of the Strategic Capabilities Office’’ 
means the teams established in the Strategic Capa-
bilities Office of the Department of Defense pursuant 
to section 233(b) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 
133 Stat. 1277; 10 U.S.C. 132 note). 
(3) CROSS-SERVICE.—The term ‘‘cross-service’’ 
means pertaining to multiple covered Armed Forces. 
(4) CROSS-SERVICE
OPERATIONAL
NEED.—The 
term ‘‘cross-service operational need’’ means an oper-
ational need arising from a mission undertaken by a 
combatant command which involves multiple covered 
Armed Forces. 
(5) 
DEFENSE
AGENCY; 
MILITARY
DEPART-
MENT.—The terms ‘‘Defense Agency’’ and ‘‘military 
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department’’ have the meanings given such terms in 
section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
(6) FIELD ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘Field Activity’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Department of De-
fense Field Activity’’ in section 101(a) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(7) MISSION MANAGEMENT.—The term ‘‘mission 
management’’ means the integration of materiel, dig-
ital, and operational elements to improve defensive 
and offensive options and outcomes for a specific mis-
sion or operational challenge. 
(8) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot program’’ 
means the pilot program established under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 852. PILOT PROGRAM TO DETERMINE THE COST COM-
PETITIVENESS OF DROP-IN FUELS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui-
sition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller), shall establish a pilot program to determine 
the cost competitiveness of the fully burdened cost of drop- 
in fuels compared with the fully burdened cost of traditional 
fuels using a scenario-based strategic sourcing tool as de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
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(b) USE OF SCENARIO-BASED STRATEGIC SOURCING 
TOOL.—The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), in 
coordination with the Director of Defense Logistics Agency, 
shall identify an aviation fuel program and use a commer-
cially available scenario-based strategic sourcing tool to— 
(1) analyze performance risks and benefits of 
drop-in fuels compared to traditional fuels; 
(2) determine cost-competitiveness of drop-in 
fuels compared to traditional fuels; 
(3) improve supplier performance of contracts to 
procure aviation fuel; and 
(4) minimize risk, increase transparency, and 
manage unforeseen circumstances for the Department 
of Defense. 
(c) DOCUMENTATION.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense (Comptroller) shall use the scenario-based strategic 
sourcing tool described in subsection (b) to maintain docu-
mentation of the costs of each such contract in order to de-
velop better price estimates and procurement strategies for 
acquiring aviation fuel. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2022, and 
annually thereafter until the termination date described in 
subsection (f), the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report 
to the congressional defense committees on the status and 
impact of the pilot program established under this section. 
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(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘drop-in fuel’’, ‘‘fully burdened 
cost’’, and ‘‘traditional fuel’’ have the meanings given, 
respectively, in section 2922h of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘scenario-based strategic sourcing’’ 
means a method for testing the supply chain effects 
using automated software to model various scenarios 
relating to— 
(A) contract management; 
(B) spend analysis; 
(C) supplier management; 
(D) sourcing; and 
(E) external market variables. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The pilot program established 
under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2027. 
SEC. 853. ASSURING INTEGRITY OF OVERSEAS FUEL SUP-
PLIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Before awarding a contract to an 
offeror for the supply of fuel for any overseas contingency 
operation, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, 
that no otherwise responsible offeror is disqualified for 
such award on the basis of an unsupported denial of 
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access to a facility or equipment by the host nation 
government; and 
(2) require assurances that the offeror will com-
ply with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c). 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—An offeror for the supply of fuel 
for any overseas contingency operation shall— 
(1) certify that the provided fuel, in whole or in 
part, or derivatives of such fuel, is not sourced from 
a nation or region prohibited from selling petroleum 
to the United States; and 
(2) furnish such records as are necessary to 
verify compliance with such anti-corruption statutes 
and regulations as the Secretary determines nec-
essary, including— 
(A) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (15 
U.S.C. 78dd-1 et seq.); 
(B) the regulations contained in parts 120 
through 130 of title 22, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, or successor regulations (commonly known 
as the ‘‘International Traffic in Arms Regula-
tions’’); 
(C) the regulations contained in parts 730 
through 774 of title 15, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, or successor regulations (commonly known 
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as the ‘‘Export Administration Regulations’’); 
and 
(D) such regulations as may be promul-
gated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of 
the Department of the Treasury. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not more than 180 days 
after the award of a contract for the supply of fuel for any 
overseas contingency operation that is greater than 
$50,000,000, the Inspector General of the Department of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report including— 
(1) an assessment of the price per gallon for such 
fuel, along with an assessment of the price per gallon 
for fuel paid by other entities in the same nation or 
region of the nation; and 
(2) an assessment of the ability of the contractor 
awarded such contract to comply with sanctions on 
Iran and monitor for violations of those sanctions. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.—Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of 
this section shall apply with respect to contracts entered 
into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) AVOIDANCE OF USE OF LOWEST PRICE TECH-
NICALLY ACCEPTABLE SOURCE SELECTION CRITERIA FOR 
FUEL PROCUREMENT
AND FUEL-RELATED SERVICES.— 
Section 813(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
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for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 2305 note) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘, including fuel procurement and fuel-related 
services,’’ after ‘‘logistics services,’’. 
SEC. 854. CADRE OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUI-
SITION EXPERTS. 
(a) CADRE OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUI-
SITION EXPERTS.— 
(1) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Sec-
retary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall es-
tablish a cadre of personnel who are experts in devel-
opment and acquisition of software. The purpose of 
the cadre is to ensure a consistent, strategic, and 
highly knowledgeable approach to developing and ac-
quiring software by providing expert advice, assist-
ance, and resources to the acquisition workforce in 
support of the policies established in accordance with 
Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02, Oper-
ation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework, dated 
January 23, 2020. 
(2) The Under Secretary shall establish an ap-
propriate leadership structure and office within which 
the cadre shall be managed, and shall determine the 
appropriate official to whom members of the cadre 
shall report. 
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(3) The cadre of experts shall be assigned to a 
program office or an acquisition command within a 
military department to advise, assist, and provide re-
sources to a program manager or program executive 
officer on matters pertaining to software at various 
stages of the life cycle of a system, including but not 
limited to integration, testing, production, certifi-
cation, deployment of capabilities to the operational 
environment, and maintenance. In performing such 
duties, the experts shall— 
(A) Advise and assist in integration of mod-
ern software development practices such as agile 
software development; development, security, and 
operations (DevSecOps); and lean practices. 
(B) Advise and assist in leveraging indus-
try best practices for software development, de-
ployment, upgrades, and sustainment to include 
contracting for software as a service, subscrip-
tion models, use of prime contractors to assist in 
integration, and other methods for acquiring or 
accessing capability. 
(C) In conjunction with the Cadre of Intel-
lectual Property Experts established pursuant to 
section 2322 of this title, develop a strategy and 
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licensing framework to enable government pro-
curement of commercial software, to include: 
(i) in accordance with section 2377 of 
this title, a preference for the acquisition of 
commercial software under the license cus-
tomarily provided to the public, except as 
specified in paragraphs (ii) and (iii); 
(ii) identification of terms or condi-
tions that may be inconsistent with federal 
procurement law; 
(iii) identification of operational user 
needs that may necessitate the negotiation 
of customized licenses to ensure authorized 
use in unique operational environments; 
and 
(iv) methods and procedures for use of 
stand-alone software licensing in cases 
where other contract vehicles are inappro-
priate or unavailable. 
(D) Establish and lead cross-functional gov-
ernment-industry teams that include operational 
users, data and system architects, experts in ar-
tificial intelligence, developmental and oper-
ational testers, software developers, and cyberse-
curity experts to deliver software rapidly and 
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iteratively to meet the highest priority user 
needs. 
(E) Advise and assist in the development of 
requirements, acquisition strategy, product sup-
port strategy, and intellectual property strategy 
for a system. 
(F) Advise and assist in planning and 
budgeting for agile software development and de-
ployment, and the sustainment of software over 
the life-cycle of the program, to include consider-
ation of the shifting landscape of continual cyber 
threat and evolving cyber requirements. 
(G) Conduct or assist with financial anal-
ysis, cost estimation, and valuation of software, 
to include agile software development, to include 
valuation of embedded software as a standalone 
product or as part of modular open system ap-
proach. 
(H) Assist in the drafting of a solicitation, 
contract, or other transaction agreement. 
(I) Interact with or assist in interactions 
with contractors, including communications and 
negotiations with contractors on solicitations 
and awards. 
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(J) Foster culture change necessary to en-
able the Department of Defense to embrace and 
leverage modern software practices by: 
(i) recommending policies to ensure 
program managers are empowered to set 
and maintain the integrity of agile develop 
process and priorities; and 
(ii) educating key stakeholders in con-
siderations regarding the integration and 
incorporation of agile software development 
practices with systems acquired under the 
major capability acquisition pathway. 
(4)(A) In order to achieve the purpose set forth 
in paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall ensure 
the cadre has the appropriate number of staff and 
such staff possesses the necessary skills, knowledge, 
and experience to carry out the duties under para-
graph (2), including in relevant areas of law, com-
mercial software licensing, contracting, acquisition, 
logistics, engineering, financial analysis, cost esti-
mation, and valuation. The Under Secretary, in co-
ordination with the Defense Acquisition University 
and in consultation with academia and industry, 
shall develop a career path, including development 
opportunities, exchanges, talent management pro-
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grams, and training, for the cadre. The Under Sec-
retary may use existing authorities to staff the cadre, 
including those in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and 
(F). 
(B) Civilian personnel from within the Of-
fice of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, mili-
tary departments, Defense Agencies, and combat-
ant commands may be assigned to serve as mem-
bers of the cadre, upon request of the Director. 
(C) The Under Secretary may use the au-
thorities for highly qualified experts under sec-
tion 9903 of title 5, to hire experts as members 
of the cadre who are skilled professionals in soft-
ware development and acquisition, commercial 
software licensing, and related matters. 
(D) The Under Secretary may enter into a 
contract with a private-sector entity for special-
ized expertise to support the cadre. Such entity 
may be considered a covered Government support 
contractor, as defined in section 2320 of this 
title. 
(E) In establishing the cadre, the Under 
Secretary shall give preference to civilian em-
ployees of the Department of Defense, rather than 
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members of the armed forces, to maintain con-
tinuity in the cadre. 
(F) The Under Secretary is authorized to 
use amounts in the Defense Acquisition Work-
force Development Fund for the purpose of re-
cruitment, training, and retention of the cadre, 
including paying salaries of newly hired mem-
bers of the cadre for up to three years. 
(G) In implementing this section, the Under 
Secretary shall ensure compliance with applica-
ble total force management policies, require-
ments, and restrictions provided in sections 
129a, 2329, and 2461 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(H) The Under Secretary shall ensure that 
any contractor employee providing services in 
support of, or participation in, the cadre estab-
lished under this section and is considered a 
Special Government Employee as defined by sec-
tion 202 of title 18, United States Code, is re-
quired to file a confidential financial disclosure 
in accordance with the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978. 
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SEC. 855. ACQUISITION PRACTICES AND POLICIES ASSESS-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Defense Climate 
Working Group established pursuant to Executive Order 
14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7619, related to tackling the climate 
crisis), in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of De-
fense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, shall as-
sess and develop recommendations for implementing, in reg-
ulations, the acquisition practices and policies described in 
subsection (b) with respect to acquisitions by the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(b) ACQUISITION PRACTICES
AND POLICIES.—The 
practices and policies described in this subsection are— 
(1) acquisition planning practices that promote 
the acquisition of resource-efficient goods and services 
and that support innovation in environmental tech-
nologies, including— 
(A) weighing the cost savings and resource 
and energy preservation of environmentally pref-
erable goods or services against the speed and 
uniformity of traditional goods or services when 
identifying requirements or drafting the state-
ment of work; 
(B) designing the technical specifications 
that set product performance levels to diminish 
greenhouse gas emissions; 
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(C) restricting the statement of work or 
specifications to only environmentally preferable 
goods or services where the quality, availability, 
and price comparable to traditional goods or 
services; 
(D) engaging in public-private partnerships 
with private sector and nonprofit institutions to 
design, build, and fund low-carbon infrastruc-
ture; and 
(E) collaborating with local jurisdictions 
surrounding military installations, with a focus 
on military installations located in States with 
established policies, guidance, and processes for 
procuring goods and services in a manner that 
minimizes environmental and social costs; 
(2) source selection practices that promote the 
acquisition of resource-efficient goods and services and 
that support innovation in environmental tech-
nologies, including— 
(A) considering any low-carbon or low-tox-
icity criteria as competition factors on the basis 
of which the award is made in addition to cost, 
past performance, and quality factors; 
(B) using accepted standards, emissions 
data, certifications, and labels to verify the envi-
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ronmental impact of a good or service and en-
hance procurement efficiency; 
(C) training acquisition professionals to 
evaluate the credibility of certifications and la-
bels purporting to convey information about the 
environmental impact of a good or service; and 
(D) considering all the costs of a good or 
service that will be incurred throughout its life-
time by calculating and measuring operating 
costs, maintenance, end of life costs, and residual 
value, including costs resulting from the carbon 
and other greenhouse gas emissions associated 
with the good or service; and 
(3) consideration of the external economic, envi-
ronmental, and social effects arising over the entire 
life cycle of an acquisition when making acquisition 
planning and source selectpagion decisions. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the chair of the Department 
of Defense Climate Working Group shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the assessment 
conducted under subsection (a), which shall include the rec-
ommendations developed under such subsection. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE.—The term 
‘‘environmentally preferable’’, with respect to a good 
or service, means that the good or service has a lesser 
or reduced effect on human health and the environ-
ment when compared with competing goods or serv-
ices that serve the same purpose. The comparison may 
consider raw materials acquisition, production, man-
ufacturing, packaging, distribution, reuse, operation, 
maintenance, or disposal of the good or service. 
(2) RESOURCE-EFFICIENT
GOODS
AND
SERV-
ICES.—The term ‘‘resource-efficient goods and serv-
ices’’ means goods and services— 
(A) that use fewer resources than competing 
goods and services to serve the same purposes or 
achieve the same or substantially similar result 
as such competing goods and services; and 
(B) for which the negative environmental 
impacts across the full life cycle of such goods 
and services are minimized. 
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TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE 
ORGANIZATION 
AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary 
of Defense and Related Matters 
SEC. 901. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINT-
MENT OF A PERSON AS SECRETARY OF DE-
FENSE AFTER RELIEF FROM ACTIVE DUTY. 
Section 113(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘There is’’; and 
(2) by striking the second sentence and inserting 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), a 
person may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense during 
the period of 10 years after relief from active duty as a 
commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed 
force in pay grade O–6 or above. 
‘‘(B) A person described in subparagraph (A) may be 
appointed as Secretary of Defense if— 
‘‘(i) the President submits to Congress a request 
for approval for such appointment; and 
‘‘(ii) Congress enacts a joint resolution of ap-
proval, with not fewer than three-quarters of the 
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Members of the House of Representatives and Senate, 
duly chosen and sworn, voting in the affirmative. 
‘‘(C) In this subsection, the term ‘joint resolution of 
approval’ means a joint resolution of either House of Con-
gress, the sole matter after the resolving clause of which is 
as follows: ‘‘The Congress approves exempting lllll 
from the prohibition under section 113(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, pursuant to the request of the President for 
such exemption submitted to Congress on llllll.’’, 
with the blank spaces being filled with the appropriate 
name and date, respectively.’’. 
SEC. 902. IMPLEMENTATION OF REPEAL OF CHIEF MANAGE-
MENT OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
Section 901(b)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283) is amended by striking ‘‘, except that 
any officer or employee so designated may not be an indi-
vidual who served as the Chief Management Officer before 
the date of the enactment of this Act’’. 
SEC. 903. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL FOR IMPLE-
MENTATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SPEC-
TRUM SUPERIORITY STRATEGY. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
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shall designate a senior official of the Department of De-
fense to be responsible for, and accountable to the Secretary 
with respect to, the implementation of the electromagnetic 
spectrum superiority strategy. The Secretary shall des-
ignate the senior official from among individuals who are 
appointed to a position in the Department by the President, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The senior official designated 
under subsection (a) shall be responsible for the following: 
(1) Oversight of policy, strategy, planning, re-
source management, operational considerations, per-
sonnel, and technology development necessary to im-
plement the electromagnetic spectrum superiority 
strategy. 
(2) Evaluating whether the amount that the De-
partment of Defense expends on electromagnetic war-
fare and electromagnetic spectrum operations capa-
bilities is properly aligned. 
(3) Evaluating whether the Department is effec-
tively incorporating electromagnetic spectrum oper-
ations capabilities and considerations into current 
and future operational plans and concepts. 
(4) Such other matters relating to electro-
magnetic spectrum operations as the Secretary speci-
fies for purposes of this subsection. 
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report that includes 
the following: 
(1) A review of the sufficiency of the rules of en-
gagement of the Department of Defense relating to 
electromagnetic spectrum operations, in particular 
with respect to operating below the level of armed con-
flict and to protect the Department from electronic at-
tack and disruption. 
(2) Any other matters the Secretary determines 
relevant. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 15 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
complete copy of the implementation plan signed by 
the Secretary of Defense in July 2021 for the Electro-
magnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy published in 
October 2020. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the implementation plan specified in para-
graph (1). The report shall include— 
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(A) an evaluation of the additional per-
sonnel, resources, and authorities the Secretary 
determines will be needed by the senior official of 
the Department of Defense designated under sub-
section (a) who is responsible for implementing 
the Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strat-
egy published in October 2020; and 
(B) a description of how the Secretary will 
ensure that such implementation will be success-
ful. 
(e) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS; QUAR-
TERLY BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2022 for the Office of the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition and Sustainment for the travel 
of persons— 
(A) not more than 25 percent may be obli-
gated or expended until the Secretary provides to 
the congressional defense committees the first 
quarterly briefing under paragraph (2); 
(B) not more than 50 percent may be obli-
gated or expended until the Secretary provides to 
such committees the second quarterly briefing 
under such paragraph; and 
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(C) not more than 75 percent may be obli-
gated or expended until the Secretary provides to 
such committees the third quarterly briefing 
under such paragraph. 
(2) QUARTERLY
BRIEFINGS.—On a quarterly 
basis during the one-year period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
provide to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing on the status of the implementation plan 
specified in subsection (d)(1). Each briefing shall in-
clude the following: 
(A) An update on the efforts of the Depart-
ment of Defense to— 
(i) achieve the strategic goals set out in 
the electromagnetic spectrum superiority 
strategy; and 
(ii) implement such strategy through 
various elements of the Department. 
(B) An identification of any additional au-
thorities or resources relating to electromagnetic 
spectrum operations that the Secretary deter-
mines is necessary to implement the strategy. 
(f) 
ELECTROMAGNETIC
SPECTRUM
SUPERIORITY 
STRATEGY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘electro-
magnetic spectrum superiority strategy’’ means the Electro-
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magnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy of the Department 
of Defense published in October 2020, and any such suc-
cessor strategy. 
Subtitle B—Other Department of 
Defense Organization and Man-
agement Matters 
SEC. 911. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF OFFICE OF 
LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION 
AS A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FIELD ACTIV-
ITY. 
(a) TREATMENT OF OFFICE OF LOCAL DEFENSE COM-
MUNITY COOPERATION AS A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
FIELD ACTIVITY.— 
(1) TRANSFER TO CHAPTER 8.—Section 146 of 
title 10, United States Code, is transferred to sub-
chapter I of chapter 8 of such title, inserted after sec-
tion 197, and redesignated as section 198. 
(2) TREATMENT AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
FIELD
ACTIVITY.—Section 198(a) of such title, as 
transferred and redesignated by subsection (a) of this 
subsection, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘in the Office of the Sec-
retary of Defense an office to be known as the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in the Department of Defense 
an’’; and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The Secretary shall designate the Office as a 
Department of Defense Field Activity pursuant 
to section 191, effective as of the date of the en-
actment of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283).’’. 
(3) APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR.—Such section 
198 is further amended— 
(A) in subsection (b) in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Acquisition 
and 
Sustainment’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of De-
fense’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Acquisition 
and 
Sustainment’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(4) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) CHAPTER 4.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 4 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the item re-
lating to section 146. 
(B) CHAPTER 8.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of subtitle I of chapter 8 of such 
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title is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 197 the following new item: 
‘‘198. Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION
OF 
PERSONNEL.—No personnel of the Office of Local Defense 
Community Cooperation under section 198 of title 10, 
United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), may be 
involuntarily separated from service with that Office dur-
ing the one-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, except for cause. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAMS.—Any program, 
project, or other activity administered by the Office of Eco-
nomic Adjustment of the Department of Defense as of the 
date of the enactment of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283) shall be administered by the Office 
of Local Defense Community Cooperation under section 198 
of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)). 
(d) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 905 of the Wil-
liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is repealed. 
SEC. 912. USE OF COMBATANT COMMANDER INITIATIVE 
FUND FOR CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL MAT-
TERS. 
(a) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 166a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (10) 
as paragraphs (8) through (11), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) Resilience of military installations, ranges, 
and key supporting civilian infrastructure to extreme 
weather events and other changing environmental 
conditions.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c)(1) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘and sustainability’’ 
and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘sustain-
ability, and resilience of the forces assigned to the com-
mander requesting the funds or of infrastructure supporting 
such forces;’’. 
SEC. 913. INCLUSION OF EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL 
IN SPECIAL OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES. 
Section 167(k) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (11); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (10): 
‘‘(10) Explosive ordnance disposal.’’. 
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SEC. 914. COORDINATION OF CERTAIN NAVAL ACTIVITIES 
WITH THE SPACE FORCE. 
Section 8062(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘the Air 
Force,’’. 
SEC. 915. SPACE FORCE ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS AND 
MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN SPACE-RELATED 
ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) Congress established the Space Force to im-
prove the acquisition of resilient satellite and ground 
system architectures, encourage personnel retention, 
and emphasize the need to organize, train, and equip 
for a potential future conflict in the space domain; 
(2) as the Space Force continues efforts to be-
come fully operational, it should remain committed to 
building a ‘‘lean, agile, and fast’’ organization, as the 
Chief of Space Operations, General John W. Ray-
mond, has often stated; and 
(3) in areas in which legislative action is needed, 
including with respect to organizational structure 
and personnel requirements, the Secretary of the Air 
Force and the Chief of Space Operations should 
maintain consistent communication with Congress to 
ensure that the founding principle behind the estab-
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lishment of the Space Force—to build a small organi-
zation responsive to a rapidly changing domain—is 
upheld. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION DATE FOR SERVICE ACQUISI-
TION EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 
FOR SPACE SYSTEMS AND PROGRAM.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION DATE.—Section 957 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 9016 note) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Effective 
October 1, 2022, there shall be’’ and inserting 
‘‘Effective on the date specified in subsection (d), 
there shall be’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Ef-
fective as of October 1, 2022,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Effective as of the date specified in sub-
section (d)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘as 
of October 1, 2022,’’ and inserting ‘‘as of 
the date specified in subsection (d)’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘Octo-
ber 1, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘the date specified in 
subsection (d)’’; and 
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(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(d) DATE SPECIFIED.—The date specified in this sub-
section is a date determined by the Secretary of the Air 
Force that is not later than October 1, 2022.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) TRANSFER OF ACQUISITION PROJECTS 
FOR SPACE SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS.—Section 
956(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 
10 U.S.C. 9016 note) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Effective October 1, 
2022,’’ and inserting ‘‘Effective on the date 
specified in section 957(d),’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘as of September 30, 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘as of the day before 
the date specified in section 957(d)’’. 
(B) RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY OF THE AIR FORCE FOR SPACE ACQUISI-
TION
AND
INTEGRATION.—Section 
9016(b)(6)(B)(vi) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘Effective as of October 
1, 2022, in accordance with section 957 of that 
Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘Effective as of the date 
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specified in section 957(d) of such Act, and in 
accordance with such section 957,’’. 
(c) SENIOR PROCUREMENT EXECUTIVE AUTHORI-
TIES.— 
(1) OFFICE
OF
THE
SECRETARY
OF
THE
AIR 
FORCE.—Section 9014(c) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘Subject to paragraph (6), the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall’’; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) Notwithstanding section 1702 of title 41, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force may assign to the Assistant Sec-
retary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integra-
tion duties and authorities of the senior procurement execu-
tive that pertain to space systems and programs.’’. 
(2) ASSISTANT
SECRETARIES
OF
THE
AIR 
FORCE.—Section 9016(b)(6)(B)(vi) of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by subsection (b)(2)(B) of 
this section, is further amended by inserting ‘‘and 
discharge any senior procurement executive duties 
and authorities assigned by the Secretary of the Air 
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Force pursuant to section 9014(c)(6) of this title’’ 
after ‘‘Space Systems and Programs’’. 
SEC. 916. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE TO 
OVERSEE SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CHI-
NESE MILITARY COMPANIES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 
the feasibility of establishing an office within the Depart-
ment of Defense to oversee sanctions with respect to Chinese 
military companies. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) An explanation of where in the organiza-
tional structure of the Department such an office 
should be established. 
(2) An assessment any benefits and drawbacks 
that may result from— 
(A) establishing such an office; and 
(B) making oversight of sanctions with re-
spect to Chinese military companies an internal 
responsibility of the Department. 
(c) CHINESE MILITARY COMPANY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘Chinese military company’’ has the 
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meaning given that term in section 1260H(d) of the Wil-
liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). 
SEC. 917. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF AND REPORT ON THE 
UNIFIED COMMAND PLAN. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide for an independent review of the current Uni-
fied Command Plan. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The review required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the most recent Uni-
fied Command Plan with respect to— 
(i) current and anticipated threats; 
(ii) deployment and mobilization of the 
Armed Forces; and 
(iii) the most current versions of the 
National 
Defense 
Strategy 
and 
Joint 
Warfighting Concept. 
(B) An evaluation of the missions, respon-
sibilities, and associated force structure of each 
geographic and functional combatant command. 
(C) An assessment of the feasibility of alter-
native Unified Command Plan structures. 
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(D) Recommendations, if any, for alter-
native Unified Command Plan structures. 
(E) Recommendations, if any, for how com-
batant command assessments of the capabilities 
and capacities required to conduct the routine 
and contingency operations assigned to such 
commands can more effectively drive military 
service modernization and procurement plan-
ning. 
(F) Recommendations, if any, for modifica-
tions to sections 161 through 169 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(G) Any other matter the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(3) CONDUCT OF REVIEW BY INDEPENDENT ENTI-
TY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(i) select an entity described in sub-
paragraph (B) to conduct the review re-
quired by paragraph (1); and 
(ii) ensure that the review is conducted 
independently of the Department of Defense. 
(B) ENTITY
DESCRIBED.—An entity de-
scribed in this subparagraph is— 
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(i) a federally funded research and de-
velopment center; or 
(ii) an independent, nongovernmental 
institute that— 
(I) 
is 
described 
in 
section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986; 
(II) is exempt from taxation 
under section 501(c) of that Code; and 
(III) has recognized credentials 
and expertise in national security and 
military affairs. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 
2022, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Represent-
atives the results of the review conducted under sub-
section (a). 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
Subtitle C—Space National Guard 
SEC. 921. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Space 
National Guard that is part of the organized militia 
of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and 
the District of Columbia— 
(A) in which the Space Force operates; and 
(B) active and inactive. 
(2) RESERVE COMPONENT.—There is established 
a Space National Guard of the United States that is 
the reserve component of the United States Space 
Force all of whose members are members of the Space 
National Guard. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Space National Guard shall 
be composed of the Space National Guard forces of the sev-
eral States and Territories, Puerto Rico and the District 
of Columbia— 
(1) in which the Space Force operates; and 
(2) active and inactive. 
SEC. 922. NO EFFECT ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by 
this subtitle, shall be construed to authorize or require the 
relocation of any facility, infrastructure, or military instal-
lation of the Space National Guard or Air National Guard. 
SEC. 923. IMPLEMENTATION OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Except as specifically provided 
by this subtitle, the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief 
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of the National Guard Bureau shall implement this subtitle, 
and the amendments made by this subtitle, not later than 
18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually for the five subse-
quent years, the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of the 
Space Force and Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall 
jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing on the status of the implementation of the Space 
National Guard pursuant to this subtitle and the amend-
ments made by this subtitle. This briefing shall address the 
current missions, operations and activities, personnel re-
quirements and status, and budget and funding require-
ments and status of the Space National Guard, and such 
other matters with respect to the implementation and oper-
ation of the Space National Guard as the Secretary and 
the Chiefs jointly determine appropriate to keep Congress 
fully and currently informed on the status of the implemen-
tation of the Space National Guard. 
SEC. 924. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND CLARIFICATION 
OF AUTHORITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 101— 
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(i) in subsection (c)— 
(I) by redesignating paragraphs 
(6) and (7) as paragraphs (8) and (9), 
respectively; and 
(II) by inserting after paragraph 
(5) the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) The term ‘Space National Guard’ means 
that part of the organized militia of the several States 
and territories, Puerto Rico, and the District Of Co-
lumbia, active and inactive, that— 
‘‘(A) is a space force; 
‘‘(B) is trained, and has its officers ap-
pointed under the sixteenth clause of section 8, 
article I of the Constitution; 
‘‘(C) is organized, armed, and equipped 
wholly or partly at Federal expense; and 
‘‘(D) is federally recognized. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘Space National Guard of the 
United States’ means the reserve component of the 
Space Force all of whose members are members of the 
Space National Guard.’’. 
(B) in section 10101— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by inserting ‘‘the following’’ before the 
colon; and 
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(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) The Space National Guard of the United 
States.’’; and 
(2) TITLE 32, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 
101 of title 32, United States Code is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(8) 
through (19) as paragraphs (10) and (21), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) The term ‘Space National Guard’ means 
that part of the organized militia of the several States 
and territories, Puerto Rico, and the District Of Co-
lumbia, in which the Space Force operates, active and 
inactive, that— 
‘‘(A) is a space force; 
‘‘(B) is trained, and has its officers ap-
pointed under the sixteenth clause of section 8, 
article I of the Constitution; 
‘‘(C) is organized, armed, and equipped 
wholly or partly at Federal expense; and 
‘‘(D) is federally recognized. 
‘‘(9) The term ‘Space National Guard of the 
United States’ means the reserve component of the 
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Space Force all of whose members are members of the 
Space National Guard.’’. 
(b) RESERVE COMPONENTS.—Chapter 1003 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tions: 
‘‘§ 10115. Space National Guard of the United States: 
composition 
‘‘The Space National Guard of the United States is 
the reserve component of the Space Force that consists of— 
‘‘(1) federally recognized units and organizations 
of the Space National Guard; and 
‘‘(2) members of the Space National Guard who 
are also Reserves of the Space Force. 
‘‘§ 10116. Space National Guard: when a component of 
the Space Force 
‘‘The Space National Guard while in the service of the 
United States is a component of the Space Force. 
‘‘§ 10117. Space National Guard of the United States: 
status when not in Federal service 
‘‘When not on active duty, members of the Space Na-
tional Guard of the United States shall be administered, 
armed, equipped, and trained in their status as members 
of the Space National Guard.’’; and 
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(2) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter, by adding at the end the following new 
items: 
‘‘10115. Space National Guard of the United States: composition. 
‘‘10116. Space National Guard: when a component of the Space Force. 
‘‘10117. Space National Guard of the United States: status when not in Federal 
service.’’. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 
the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
amounts of authorizations made available to the De-
partment of Defense in this division for fiscal year 
2022 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 
year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of au-
thorizations so transferred shall be merged with and 
be available for the same purposes as the authoriza-
tion to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the total amount of authorizations that the 
Secretary may transfer under the authority of this 
section may not exceed $6,500,000,000. 
(3) EXCEPTION FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN MILI-
TARY
PERSONNEL
AUTHORIZATIONS.—A transfer of 
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funds between military personnel authorizations 
under title IV shall not be counted toward the dollar 
limitation in paragraph (2). 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by sub-
section (a) to transfer authorizations— 
(1) may only be used to provide authority for 
items that have a higher priority than the items from 
which authority is transferred; and 
(2) may not be used to provide authority for an 
item that has been denied authorization by Congress. 
(c) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A trans-
fer made from one account to another under the authority 
of this section shall be deemed to increase the amount au-
thorized for the account to which the amount is transferred 
by an amount equal to the amount transferred. 
(d) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 1002. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 
submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
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such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas-
sage. 
SEC. 1003. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION FOR OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE. 
(a) SUBACTIVITY GROUP BY FUTURE YEARS.—Section 
233 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) SUBACTIVITY GROUPS.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of each of the military 
departments, shall include in the materials submitted to 
Congress by the Secretary of Defense in support of the Presi-
dent’s budget, in an unclassified format, the total amount 
projected for each individual subactivity group, as detailed 
in the future years defense program pursuant to section 221 
of this title.’’. 
(b) BUDGET SUBMISSION DISPLAY.—Section 233 of 
title 10, United States Code, is further amended by insert-
ing after subsection (c), as added by subsection (a), the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) BUDGET DISPLAY.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of each of the military de-
partments, shall include in the O&M justification docu-
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ments a budget display to provide for discussion and eval-
uation of the resources required to meet material readiness 
objectives, as identified in the metrics required by section 
118 of this title. For each major weapon system, by des-
ignated mission design series, variant, or class, the budget 
display required under this subsection for the budget year 
shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(1) The material availability objective estab-
lished in accordance with the requirements of section 
118 of this title. 
‘‘(2) The funds obligated by subactivity group 
within the operation and maintenance accounts for 
the second fiscal year preceding the budget year. 
‘‘(3) The funds estimated to be obligated by sub-
activity group within the operation and maintenance 
accounts for the fiscal year preceding the budget year. 
‘‘(4) The funds budgeted and programmed across 
the future years defense program within the operation 
and maintenance accounts by subactivity group. 
‘‘(5) A narrative discussing the performance of 
the Department against established material readiness 
objectives for each major weapon system by mission 
design series, variant, or class (and any related sup-
ply chain risks) and any specific actions or invest-
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ments the Department intends to take to achieve the 
material readiness objectives for each such system.’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall ensure that the budget display requirements 
required under the amendments made by this section are 
included in the budget request for fiscal year 2023 and all 
fiscal years thereafter. 
(d) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 357 of the John 
S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is 
repealed. 
Subtitle B—Naval Vessels 
SEC. 1011. CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF NATIONAL SEA- 
BASED DETERRENCE VESSELS. 
Section 2218a(k)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graphs: 
‘‘(P) Major bulkheads and tanks. 
‘‘(Q) All major pumps and motors. 
‘‘(R) Large vertical array. 
‘‘(S) Atmosphere control equipment. 
‘‘(T) Diesel systems and components. 
‘‘(U) Hydraulic valves and components. 
‘‘(V) Bearings. 
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‘‘(W) Major air and blow valves and compo-
nents. 
‘‘(X) Decks and superstructure. 
‘‘(Y) Castings, forgings, and tank structure. 
‘‘(Z) Hatches and hull penetrators.’’. 
SEC. 1012. BIENNIAL REPORT ON SHIPBUILDER TRAINING 
AND THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE. 
(a) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—The second section 
8692 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 
1026 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 
283) is redesignated as section 8693 and the table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 863 of such title is conformed 
accordingly. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF REPORT.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN 
GENERAL.—Not later’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) An analysis of the potential benefits of 
multi-year procurement contracting for the stability 
of the shipbuilding defense industrial base.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(b) SOLICITATION AND ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION.— 
In order to carry out subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of the 
Navy and Secretary of Labor shall— 
‘‘(1) solicit information regarding the age demo-
graphics and occupational experience level from the 
private shipyards of the shipbuilding defense indus-
trial base; and 
‘‘(2) analyze such information for findings rel-
evant to carrying out subsection (a)(2), including 
findings related to the current and projected defense 
shipbuilding workforce, current and projected labor 
needs, and the readiness of the current and projected 
workforce to supply the proficiencies analyzed in sub-
section (a)(1).’’. 
SEC. 1013. REVISION OF SUSTAINMENT KEY PERFORMANCE 
PARAMETERS 
FOR 
SHIPBUILDING 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall update the policy for the Joint Capabilities Integra-
tion and Development System to ensure that the guidance 
for setting sustainment key performance parameters for 
shipbuilding programs accounts for all factors that could 
affect the operational availability and materiel availability 
of a ship. Such changes shall include— 
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(1) changing the definition of ‘‘operational avail-
ability’’ as it applies to ships so that such definition 
applies according to mission area and includes all 
equipment failures that affect the ability of a ship to 
perform primary missions; and 
(2) changing the definition of ‘‘materiel avail-
ability’’ as is it applies to ships so that such defini-
tion takes into account all factors that could result in 
a ship being unavailable for operations, including un-
planned maintenance, unplanned losses, and train-
ing. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to congressional defense committees 
a report on the plan of the Secretary to— 
(1) incorporate the sustainment key performance 
parameters revised under subsection (a) into the re-
quirement documents of new and ongoing ship-
building programs; and 
(2) establish a process for translating such 
sustainment key performance parameters into specific 
contract requirements for systems engineering and 
ship design. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 
one year after the Secretary of Defense submits the report 
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required under subsection (b), the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees an assessment of such report that includes an 
evaluation of— 
(1) the sustainment key performance parameters 
for Department of Defense shipbuilding programs; 
(2) 
how 
shipbuilding 
programs 
translate 
sustainment key performance parameters into con-
tract requirements for systems engineering and ship 
design activities; and 
(3) any other matter the Comptroller General de-
termines appropriate. 
SEC. 1014. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RETIRE-
MENT OF MARK VI PATROL BOATS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2022 for the Navy may be obligated or expended 
to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage any Mark 
VI patrol boat. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than February 15, 2022, the 
Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Com-
mandant of the Marine Corps, shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report that includes each of the 
following: 
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(1) The rationale for the retirement of existing 
Mark VI patrol boats, including an operational anal-
ysis of the effect of such retirements on the 
warfighting requirements of the combatant com-
manders. 
(2) A review of operating concepts for escorting 
high value units without the Mark VI patrol boat. 
(3) A description of the manner and concept of 
operations in which the Marine Corps could use the 
Mark VI patrol boat to support distributed maritime 
operations, advanced expeditionary basing operations, 
and persistent presence near maritime choke points 
and strategic littorals in the Indo-Pacific region. 
(4) An assessment of the potential for modifica-
tion, and the associated costs, of the Mark VI patrol 
boat for the inclusion of loitering munitions or anti- 
ship cruise missiles, such as the Long Range Anti 
Ship Missile and the Naval Strike Missile, particu-
larly to support the concept of operations described in 
paragraph (3). 
(5) A description of resources required for the 
Marine Corps to possess, man, train, and maintain 
the Mark VI patrol boat in the performance of the 
concept of operations described in paragraph (3) and 
modifications described in paragraph (4). 
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(6) At the discretion of the Commandant of the 
Marine Corps, a plan for the Marine Corps to take 
possession of the Mark VI patrol boat not later than 
September 30, 2022. 
(7) Such other matters the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
SEC. 1015. ASSESSMENT OF SECURITY OF GLOBAL MARI-
TIME CHOKEPOINTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the security of global maritime chokepoints from 
the threat of hostile kinetic attacks, cyber disruptions, and 
other form of sabotage. The report shall include an assess-
ment of each of the following with respect to each global 
maritime chokepoint covered by the report: 
(1) The expected length of time and resources re-
quired for operations to resume at the chokepoint in 
the event of attack, sabotage, or other disruption of 
regular maritime operations. 
(2) The security of any secondary chokepoint 
that could be affected by a disruption at the global 
maritime chokepoint. 
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(3) Options to mitigate any vulnerabilities re-
sulting from a hostile kinetic attack, cyber disruption, 
or other form of sabotage at the chokepoint. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex. 
(c) GLOBAL MARITIME CHOKEPOINT.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘global maritime chokepoint’’ means any of the 
following: 
(1) The Panama Canal. 
(2) The Suez Canal. 
(3) The Strait of Malacca. 
(4) The Strait of Hormuz. 
(5) Any other chokepoint determined appropriate 
by the Secretary. 
SEC. 1016. ANNUAL REPORT ON SHIP MAINTENANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 863 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 8694. Annual report on ship maintenance 
‘‘(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than October 15 
of each year, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report setting forth each of the following: 
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‘‘(1) A description of all ship maintenance 
planned for the fiscal year during which the report is 
submitted, by hull. 
‘‘(2) The estimated cost of the maintenance de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) A summary of all ship maintenance con-
ducted by the Secretary during the previous fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(4) A detailed description of any ship mainte-
nance that was deferred during the previous fiscal 
year, including specific reasons for the delay or can-
cellation of any availability. 
‘‘(5) A detailed description of the effect of each 
of the planned ship maintenance actions that were de-
layed or cancelled during the previous fiscal year, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) a summary of the effects on the costs 
and schedule for each delay or cancellation; and 
‘‘(B) the accrued operational and fiscal cost 
of all the deferments over the fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) FORM
OF REPORT.— Each report submitted 
under subsection (a) shall submitted in unclassified form 
and made publicly available on an appropriate internet 
website in a searchable format, but may contain a classified 
annex.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘8694. Annual report on ship maintenance.’’. 
SEC. 1017. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR 
INACTIVATION 
OF 
TICONDEROGA 
CLASS 
CRUISERS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Except 
as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Defense may be 
obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, inactivate, 
or place in storage a cruiser. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
funds referred to in such subsection may be obligated or 
expended to retire any of the following vessels: 
(1) The USS Hue City (CG 66). 
(2) The USS Vela Gulf (CG72). 
(3) The USS Port Royal (CG 73). 
(4) USS Anzio (CG 68). 
Subtitle C—Counterterrorism 
SEC. 1021. INCLUSION IN COUNTERTERRORISM BRIEFINGS 
OF INFORMATION ON USE OF MILITARY 
FORCE IN COLLECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE. 
Section 485(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (4): 
‘‘(4) A detailed overview of all instances of the 
use of military force by Special Operations Forces 
under the notion of the collective self-defense of foreign 
partners that includes, for each such instance— 
‘‘(A) the date, location, and duration of the 
use of military force; 
‘‘(B) an identification of any foreign forces 
involved; 
‘‘(C) a description of the capabilities em-
ployed; 
‘‘(D) a description of the circumstances that 
led to use of military force; and 
‘‘(E) the operational authorities or execute 
orders for the instance.’’. 
SEC. 1022. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT TASK 
FORCES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LAW EN-
FORCEMENT 
AGENCIES 
CONDUCTING 
COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTIVITIES. 
Section 1022(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 
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271 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘2024’’. 
SEC. 1023. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 
OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available for the Department of Defense may be used 
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and ending on December 31, 2022, to transfer, 
release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual 
detained in the custody or under the control of the Depart-
ment of Defense at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of any country, 
or any entity within such country, as follows: 
(1) Libya. 
(2) Somalia. 
(3) Syria. 
(4) Yemen. 
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Subtitle D—Miscellaneous 
Authorities and Limitations 
SEC. 1031. NAVY COORDINATION WITH COAST GUARD ON 
AIRCRAFT, WEAPONS, TACTICS, TECHNIQUE, 
ORGANIZATION, AND EQUIPMENT OF JOINT 
CONCERN. 
Section 8062(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘the Coast Guard,’’ after ‘‘the Air 
Force,’’. 
SEC. 1032. PROHIBITION ON USE OF NAVY, MARINE CORPS, 
AND SPACE FORCE AS POSSE COMITATUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1385 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘Army’’ and inserting 
‘‘, the Navy, the Marine Corps,’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or the Space Force’’ after 
‘‘Air Force’’; and 
(3) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Army 
and Air Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Army, Navy, 
Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space 
Force’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 67 of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 1385 and inserting the 
following new item: 
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‘‘1385. Use of Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse 
comitatus’’. 
SEC. 1033. PROGRAM TO IMPROVE RELATIONS BETWEEN 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND MILI-
TARY COMMUNITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 23 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 481a the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 481b. Program to improve relations between mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and military 
communities 
‘‘(a) SURVEY.—(1) The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Office of Diversity Management and Equal Op-
portunity, shall conduct a biennial survey of covered indi-
viduals regarding relations between covered individuals and 
covered communities. 
‘‘(2) The survey shall be conducted to solicit informa-
tion from covered individuals regarding the following: 
‘‘(A) Rank, age, racial, ethnic, and gender demo-
graphics of the covered individuals. 
‘‘(B) Relationships of covered individuals with 
the covered community. including support services 
and acceptance of the military community. 
‘‘(C) Availability of housing, employment oppor-
tunities for military spouses, health care, education, 
and other relevant issues. 
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‘‘(D) Initiatives of local government and commu-
nity organizations in addressing diversity, equity, 
and inclusion. 
‘‘(E) Physical safety while in a covered commu-
nity but outside the military installation located in 
such covered community. 
‘‘(F) Any other matters designated by the Sec-
retary of Defense. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—Additional activities 
under this section may include the following: 
‘‘(1) Facilitating local listening sessions and in-
formation exchanges. 
‘‘(2) Developing educational campaigns. 
‘‘(3) Supplementing existing local and national 
defense community programs. 
‘‘(4) Sharing best practices and activities. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—To support activities under this 
section, the Secretary of Defense may coordinate with local 
governments or not-for-profit organizations that represent 
covered individuals. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—(1) Not later than September 30 of 
every other year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on the most recent survey 
under subsection (a). 
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‘‘(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) with respect to each covered community— 
‘‘(i) the results of the survey required under 
subsection (b); and 
‘‘(ii) activities conducted to address racial 
inequity in the community; 
‘‘(B) aggregate results of the survey required 
under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(C) best practices for creating positive relation-
ships between covered individuals and covered com-
munities. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall— 
‘‘(A) designate ten geographically diverse mili-
tary installations for review in each survey; 
‘‘(B) make the results of each report under para-
graph (1) available on a publicly accessible website of 
the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(C) ensure that any data included with the re-
port is made available in a machine-readable format 
that is downloadable, searchable, and sortable. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered community’ means a 
military installation designated under subsection 
(e)(3)(A) and the area within 10 miles of such mili-
tary installation. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘covered individual’ means any of 
the following who lives in a covered community or 
works on a military installation in a covered commu-
nity: 
‘‘(A) A member of the armed forces. 
‘‘(B) A family member of an individual de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘military installation’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 2801 of this 
title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 481a the following new item: 
‘‘481b. Program to improve relations between members of the Armed Forces and 
military communities.’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out the first survey under section 481b(a) of such title, 
as added by subsection (a), not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1034. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SPACE AND SERVICES 
TO MILITARY WELFARE SOCIETIES. 
Section 2566 of title 10, United States Code is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘of a military 
department’’ and inserting ‘‘concerned’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) The Coast Guard Mutual Assistance.’’. 
SEC. 1035. REQUIRED REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS CAT-
EGORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment shall initiate a process to re-
view and revise the system used by the Department of De-
fense for categorizing unmanned aircraft systems, as de-
scribed in Joint Publication 3–30 titled ‘‘Joint Air Oper-
ations’’. 
(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS FOR REVISION.—In revis-
ing the characteristics associated with any of the five cat-
egories of unmanned aircraft systems in effect as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment shall consider the effect 
a revision would have on— 
(1) the future capability and employment needs 
to support current and emerging warfighting con-
cepts; 
(2) advanced systems and technologies available 
in the current commercial marketplace; 
(3) the rapid fielding of unmanned aircraft sys-
tems technology; and 
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(4) the integration of unmanned aircraft systems 
into the National Airspace System. 
(c) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 
the review required under subsection (a), the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall 
consult with— 
(1) the Secretaries of the Military Departments; 
(2) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; 
and 
(3) the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2022, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a report describing the results of the review initiated under 
subsection (a), any revisions planned to the system used by 
the Department of Defense for categorizing unmanned air-
craft systems as a result of such review, and a proposed 
implementation plan and timelines for such revisions. 
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SEC. 1036. LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR INFORMATION 
OPERATIONS MATTERS. 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2022 by section 301 for operation and maintenance 
and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for 
the travel of persons as specified in the table in section 
4301— 
(1) not more than 25 percent shall be available 
until the date on which the report required by sub-
section (h)(1) of section 1631 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 
116–92) is submitted to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services House of Representatives; and 
(2) not more than 75 percent shall be available 
until the date on which the strategy and posture re-
view required by subsection (g) of such section is sub-
mitted to such committees. 
SEC. 1037. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT TO 
OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FOR 
PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND 
ASSETS FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2022 for the 
Department of Defense, may be obligated or expended to ac-
quire, loan, transfer, sell, or otherwise provide equipment 
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to a department or Federal agency for use by such depart-
ment or agency in exercising authorities or taking actions 
pursuant to section 210G of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n). 
SEC. 1038. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR UNITED 
STATES SPACE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2022 for the 
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to con-
struct, plan, or design a new headquarters building for 
United States Space Command until the Inspector General 
of the Department of the Defense and the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States complete site selection reviews for 
such building. 
Subtitle E—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1041. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF ALTERNATIVE 
COMPENSATORY CONTROL MEASURES. 
Section 119a of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) 
CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE OF INITIATION.—Not later than 30 
days after receiving notice of the establishment of any 
new program to be managed under alternative com-
pensatory control measures, the Under Secretary of 
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Defense for Policy shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees notice of such new program. Such 
notice shall include— 
‘‘(A) the unclassified nickname assigned to 
the program; 
‘‘(B) the designation of the program spon-
sor; 
‘‘(C) a description of the essential informa-
tion to be protected under the program; and 
‘‘(D) the effective activation date and ex-
pected duration of the program. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE OF TERMINATION.—Not later than 
30 days after receiving notice of the termination of 
any program managed under alternative compen-
satory control measures, the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Policy shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees notice of such termination. 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days 
after receiving an annual report on any program 
managed under alternative compensatory control 
measures, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
copy of the report.’’. 
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SEC. 1042. COMPARATIVE TESTING REPORTS FOR CERTAIN 
AIRCRAFT. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION.—Section 134(b) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2037) is amended 
by striking ‘‘the report under subsection (e)(2)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a report that includes the information described in 
subsection (e)(2)(C)’’. 
(b) COMPARATIVE TESTING REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(1) REPORT FROM DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL 
TEST AND EVALUATION.—Not later than 45 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
Operational Test and Evaluation shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that in-
cludes 
the 
information 
described 
in 
section 
134(e)(1)(B) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2038). 
(2) REPORT
FROM
SECRETARY
OF
THE
AIR 
FORCE.—Not later than 45 days after the date of the 
submission of the report under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report that includes the 
information described in section 134(e)(2)(C) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2038). 
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SEC. 1043. EXTENSION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT RE-
GARDING ENHANCEMENT OF INFORMATION 
SHARING AND COORDINATION OF MILITARY 
TRAINING BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
Section 1014 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2023’’. 
SEC. 1044. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 1061 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 111 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) The submission of the report required 
under section 14 of the Strategic and Critical 
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-5). 
‘‘(F) The submission of the report required 
under section 2504 of title 10, United States 
Code.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (47); 
and 
(3) in subsection (i), by striking paragraph (30). 
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SEC. 1045. GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMAND RISK AS-
SESSMENT OF AIR FORCE AIRBORNE INTEL-
LIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAIS-
SANCE MODERNIZATION PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2022, 
each commander of a geographic combatant command shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining an assessment of the level of operational risk to that 
command posed by the plan of the Air Force to modernize 
and restructure airborne intelligence, surveillance, and re-
connaissance capabilities to meet near-, mid-, and far-term 
contingency and steady-state operational requirements 
against adversaries in support of the objectives of the 2018 
national defense strategy. 
(b) PLAN ASSESSED.—The plan of the Air Force re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is the plan required under section 
142 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 
283). 
(c) ASSESSMENT OF RISK.—In assessing levels of oper-
ational risk for purposes of subsection (a), a commander 
shall use the military risk matrix of the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, as described in CJCS Instruction 
3401.01E. 
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(d) GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMAND.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘geographic combatant command’’ means 
each of the following: 
(1) United States European Command. 
(2) United States Indo-Pacific Command. 
(3) United States Africa Command. 
(4) United States Southern Command. 
(5) United States Northern Command. 
(6) United States Central Command. 
SEC. 1046. BIENNIAL ASSESSMENTS OF AIR FORCE TEST 
CENTER. 
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
President’s budget is submitted to Congress under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for each of fiscal 
years 2023, 2025, and 2027, the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees an as-
sessment of the Air Force Test Center. Each such assessment 
shall include, for the period covered by the assessment, a 
description of— 
(1) any challenges of the Air Force Test Center 
with respect to completing its mission; and 
(2) the plan of the Secretary to address such 
challenges. 
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SEC. 1047. COMPARATIVE STUDY ON .338 NORMA MAGNUM 
PLATFORM. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Army shall complete a comparative study on the .338 
Norma Magnum platform. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection (a) 
shall include a comparative analysis between the current 
M2 .50 caliber, the M240 7.62, and the .338 Norma Mag-
num, focused on the metrics of lethality, weight, cost, and 
modernity of the platforms. 
SEC. 1048. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON AGING DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE EQUIPMENT. 
Not later than March 1, 2022, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report on legacy platforms within the Department of De-
fense and the projected relevance and resiliency of such plat-
forms to emerging threats over the next 50 years. Such re-
port shall include— 
(1) the results of a survey of all services, agen-
cies, and entities within the Department of Defense, 
including hardware, weapons systems, basing, and 
force structure; 
(2) an emphasis on agility, technology, and an 
expanded forward footprint; and 
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(3) recommendations with respect to future force 
structure and investment. 
SEC. 1049. REPORT ON ACQUISITION, DELIVERY, AND USE 
OF MOBILITY ASSETS THAT ENABLE IMPLE-
MENTATION OF EXPEDITIONARY ADVANCED 
BASE OPERATIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report that includes a detailed description of each 
of the following: 
(1) The doctrine, organization, training, mate-
riel, leadership and education, personnel, and facili-
ties required to operate and maintain a force of 24 
to 35 Light Amphibious Warships, as well as the fea-
sibility of accelerating the current Light Amphibius 
Warship procurement plan and delivery schedule. 
(2) The specific number, type, and mix of 
manned and unmanned strategic mobility wing-in- 
ground effect platforms required to support distrib-
uted maritime operations and expeditionary ad-
vanced base operations. 
(3) The feasibility of the Navy and Marine Lit-
toral Regiments using other joint and interagency 
mobility platforms prior to the operational avail-
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ability of Light Amphibious Warships or wing-in- 
ground effect platforms, including— 
(A) United States Army Transportation 
Command’s more than 100 LCU-2000, Runny-
mede-class and the eight General Frank S. 
Besson-class logistics support vessels; 
(B) commercial vessel options, currently 
available, that meet Marine Littoral Regiment 
requirements 
for 
movement, 
maneuver, 
sustainment, 
training, 
interoperability, 
and 
cargo capacity and delivery; 
(C) maritime prepositioning force vessels; 
and 
(D) Coast Guard vessels. 
(4) The specific number, type, and mix of long 
range unmanned surface vessel platforms required to 
support distributed maritime operations, expedi-
tionary advanced base operations, along with their 
operational interaction with the fleet’s warfighting 
capabilities; 
(5) The feasibility of integrating Marine Littoral 
Regiments with— 
(A) Special Operations activities; 
(B) joint and interagency planning; 
(C) information warfare operations; and 
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(D) command, control, communications, 
computer, intelligence, surveillance and recon-
naissance, and security cooperation activities. 
(6) The projected cost, and any additional re-
sources required, to accelerate the operational deploy-
ment of Marine Littoral Regiments and deliver the 
capabilities described in paragraphs (1) through (5) 
by not later than three years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in a publicly accessible, un-
classified form, but may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 1050. FORCE POSTURE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) forward deployed military forces, particu-
larly those west of the International Date Line, play 
an indispensable role in deterring aggression in the 
Indo-Pacific and reassuring allies; 
(2) forward deployed forces facilitate greater day 
to day presence in contested seas and airspace; and 
(3) in light of growing threats, the Department 
of Defense should forward deploy a larger share of its 
forces to the Indo-Pacific over the next five years. 
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(b) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander 
of United States Indo-Pacific Command shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report containing the 
independent assessment of the Commander with respect to 
each of the following: 
(1) The number of bombers required to be contin-
ually present in the Indo-Pacific region, the number 
of bombers required outside Indo-Pacific region, and 
the number of tankers necessary to support bomber re-
fueling sorties in order to execute the operational and 
contingency plans assigned to the Commander of 
Indo-Pacific Command. 
(2) The operational, deterrent, and strategic ef-
fect if the required number of bombers were not 
present in the Indo-Pacific region during a conflict 
scenario. 
(3) Any additional infrastructure required in 
Guam or other Indo-Pacific locations to support the 
operationally required level of continuous bomber 
presence, along with the associated cost. 
(4) The value of storing long range anti-ship 
missiles, joint air-to-surface standoff missile-extended 
range, and other long range strike weapons in Guam 
and other locations in the Indo-Pacific. 
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(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific 
Command shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report that includes the following information: 
(1) The number of freedom of navigation oper-
ations conducted in the Indo-Pacific each year since 
2013. 
(2) The number of bombers continuously present 
in the Indo-Pacific each year since 2013. 
(3) The number of ships, bombers, fighters, Ma-
rines, and brigade combat teams deployed to the Indo- 
Pacific region during the eight-year period preceding 
the year in which the report is submitted. 
(4) The number of ships, bombers, fighters, Ma-
rines, and brigade combat teams deployed to the Indo- 
Pacific region but tasked to other combatant com-
mands, including the number of days each such 
tasking lasted, during the eight-year period preceding 
the year in which the report is submitted. 
SEC. 1051. ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES MILITARY IN-
FRASTRUCTURE IN DIEGO GARCIA, BRITISH 
INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
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gressional defense committees a report containing the inde-
pendent assessment of the Secretary with respect to each 
of the following: 
(1) The manner in which Diego Garcia, British 
Indian Ocean Territory, could contribute to the execu-
tion of the operational and contingency plans of the 
Department of Defense, as well as the peacetime for-
ward posture of the Department. 
(2) The operational benefits of hardening facili-
ties on Diego Garcia, including the installation of an 
Integrated Air and Missile Defense system. 
(3) The operational benefits of storing munitions 
on Diego Garcia. 
(4) Potential tradeoffs and costs associated with 
hardening facilities or prepositioning munitions on 
Diego Garcia. 
(5) Any additional infrastructure required in 
Diego Garcia to better support the requirements of the 
combatant commands. 
(6) The potential to collaborate with the govern-
ments of allies of the United States to invest in the 
military infrastructure on Diego Garcia. 
SEC. 1052. REPORT ON 2019 WORLD MILITARY GAMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
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shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report on the par-
ticipation of the United States in the 2019 World Military 
Games. Such report shall include a detailed description of 
each of the following: 
(1) The number of United States athletes and 
staff who attended the 2019 World Military Games 
and became ill with COVID-19-like symptoms during 
or shortly upon their return to the United States. 
(2) The results of any blood testing conducted on 
athletes and staff returning from the 2019 World 
Military Games, including whether those blood sam-
ples were subsequently tested for COVID-19. 
(3) The number of home station Department of 
Defense facilities of the athletes and staff who partici-
pated in the 2019 World Military Games that experi-
enced outbreaks of illnesses consistent with COVID-19 
symptoms upon the return of members of the Armed 
Forces from Wuhan, China. 
(4) The number of Department of Defense facili-
ties visited by team members after returning from 
Wuhan, China, that experienced COVID-19 outbreaks 
during the first quarter of 2020, including in relation 
to the share of other Department of Defense facilities 
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that experienced COVID-19 outbreaks through March 
31, 2020. 
(5) Whether the Department tested members of 
the Armed Forces who traveled to Wuhan, China, for 
the World Military Games for COVID-19 antibodies, 
and what portion, if any, of those results were posi-
tive, and when suchtesting was conducted. 
(6) Whether there are, or have been, any inves-
tigations, including under the auspices of an Inspec-
tor General, across the Department of Defense or the 
military departments into possible connections be-
tween United States athletes who traveled to Wuhan, 
China, and the outbreak of COVID-19. 
(7) Whether the Department has engaged with 
the militaries of allied or partner countries about ill-
nesses surrounding the 2019 World Military Games, 
and if so, how many participating militaries have in-
dicated to the Department that their athletes or staff 
may have contracted COVID-19-like symptoms during 
or immediately after the Games. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under this 
section shall submitted in unclassified form and made pub-
licly available on an internet website in a searchable for-
mat, but may contain a classified annex. 
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SEC. 1053. REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS REGARDING OVER-
SIGHT OF AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) REPORTS.—Not later than December 31, 2021, and 
annually thereafter until December 31, 2026, the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National 
Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on Afghanistan. Such report shall ad-
dress, with respect to Afghanistan, the following matters: 
(1) A current assessment of over the horizon ca-
pabilities of the United States. 
(2) Concept of force with respect to the over the 
horizon force of the United States. 
(3) The size of such over the horizon force. 
(4) The location of such over the horizon force, 
to include the current locations of the forces and any 
plans to adjust such locations. 
(5) The chain of command for such over the hori-
zon force. 
(6) The launch criteria for such over the horizon 
force. 
(7) Any plans to expand or adjust such over the 
horizon force capabilities in the future, to account for 
evolving terrorist threats in Afghanistan. 
(8) An assessment of the terrorist threat in Af-
ghanistan. 
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(9) An assessment of the quantity and types of 
U.S. military equipment remaining in Afghanistan, 
including an indication of whether the Secretary 
plans to leave, recover, or destroy such equipment. 
(10) Contingency plans for the retrieval or hos-
tage rescue of United States citizens located in Af-
ghanistan. 
(11) Contingency plans related to the continued 
evacuation of Afghans who hold special immigrant 
visa status under section 602 of the Afghan Allies 
Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) or who 
have filed a petition for such status, following the 
withdraw of the United States Armed Forces from Af-
ghanistan. 
(12) A concept of logistics support to support the 
over the horizon force of the United States, including 
all basing and transportation plans. 
(13) An assessment of changes in the ability of 
al-Qaeda and ISIS-K to conduct operations outside of 
Afghanistan against the United States and U.S. al-
lies. 
(14) An intelligence collection posture of over the 
horizon intelligence assets, including with respect to 
ground and air assets, and the effect of such assets on 
current operations. 
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(15) An intelligence collection posture on the 
Taliban defense and security forces. 
(16) An intelligence collection posture on the ter-
rorism capabilities of the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and 
ISIS-K. 
(17) The status of any military cooperation be-
tween the Taliban and China, Russia, or Iran. 
(18) Any other matters the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
(b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than December 31, 2021, 
and on bi-annual basis thereafter until December 31, 2026, 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the appropriate 
congressional committees a briefing on the matters specified 
in subsection (a). 
(c) FORM.—The reports and briefings under this sec-
tion may be submitted in either unclassified or classified 
form, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
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SEC. 1054. REPORT AND BRIEFING ON UNITED STATES 
EQUIPMENT, PROPERTY, AND CLASSIFIED MA-
TERIAL THAT WAS DESTROYED, SURREN-
DERED, AND ABANDONED IN THE WITH-
DRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments and the Commander of United States Central Com-
mand, shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report regarding the covered United States equipment, 
property, and classified material that was destroyed, sur-
rendered, or abandoned in Afghanistan during the covered 
period. Such report shall include each of the following: 
(1) A determination of the value of the covered 
United States equipment, property, and classified 
material that was destroyed, surrendered, or aban-
doned, disaggregated by military department and 
itemized to the most specific feasible level. 
(2) An itemized list of destroyed, surrendered, or 
abandoned aircraft, aircraft parts and supply, and 
aircraft maintenance items, including aircraft, air-
craft parts and supply, and aircraft maintenance 
items formerly possessed by the Afghan Air Force or 
the former government of Afghanistan. 
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(3) An itemized list of destroyed, surrendered, or 
abandoned fuel and fuel dispensing equipment, 
disaggregated by military department. 
(4) An itemized list of destroyed, surrendered, or 
abandoned weapons, weapon systems, components of 
weapons or weapon systems, ammunition, explosives, 
missiles, ordnance, bombs, mines, or projectiles, 
disaggregated by military department. 
(5) For each item on a list referred to in para-
graphs (2) through (4), an explanation of the legal 
authority relied upon to destroy, surrender, or aban-
don that specific item. 
(6) An evaluation of the capabilities of the 
Taliban post-withdrawal as a result of their seizure 
of surrendered or abandoned covered United States 
equipment, property, and classified material. 
(7) An assessment of the damage to the national 
security interests of the United States as a result of 
the destroyed, surrendered, or abandoned covered 
United States equipment, property, and classified 
material. 
(8) An assessment of the feasibility of disabling, 
destroying, or recapturing surrendered or abandoned 
covered United States equipment, property, or classi-
fied material. 
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(9) Available imagery or photography depicting 
the Taliban possessing surrendered or abandoned cov-
ered United States equipment, property, or classified 
material. 
(b) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF REPORT.—The report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include an executive sum-
mary of the report, which shall be unclassified and made 
publicly available. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 200 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretaries of the military departments, and the Com-
mander of United States Central Command shall provide 
to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
report required by this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered United States equipment, 
property, and classified material’’ means any of the 
following items formerly owned by the Government of 
the United States or provided by the United States to 
the former government or military of Afghanistan 
during the covered period: 
(A) Real property, including any lands, 
buildings, structures, utilities systems, improve-
ments, and appurtenances, thereto, including 
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equipment attached to and made part of build-
ings and structures, but not movable equipment. 
(B) Personal property, including property 
of any kind or any interest therein, except real 
property. 
(C) Equipment, including all nonexpend-
able items needed to outfit or equip an indi-
vidual or organization. 
(D) Classified information, in any form, in-
cluding official information that has been deter-
mined to require, in the interests of national se-
curity, protection against unauthorized disclo-
sure and which has been so designated. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered period’’ means the period 
beginning on February 29, 2020, and ending on the 
date that is 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 1055. REPORT ON DEFENSE UTILITY OF UNITED 
STATES TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit a to the congressional defense committees a re-
port that includes— 
(1) a detailed description of the manner in 
which United States territories and possessions in the 
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Pacific could contribute to the execution of the oper-
ational and contingency plans of the Department of 
Defense, as well as the peacetime forward posture of 
the Department; 
(2) an assessment of the required resources asso-
ciated with environmental restoration and military 
construction on United States territories and posses-
sions in the Pacific in order to facilitate the presence 
of United States military forces; 
(3) a description of the additional logistical re-
quirements or considerations associated with the re-
quirements of paragraph (2); and 
(4) any other matters the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Commander of the United 
States Indo-Pacific Command, considers appropriate. 
(b) FORM.—The report described in subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form that can be made 
available to the public, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1056. REPORT ON COAST GUARD EXPLOSIVE ORD-
NANCE DISPOSAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 15, 2023, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the viability of establishing an explosive 
ordnance disposal program in the Coast Guard. 
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(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall contain, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) Organization of explosive ordnance disposal 
elements within the Coast Guard, with discussion on 
whether the Coast Guard explosive ordnance disposal 
capability belongs in the Maritime Safety and Secu-
rity Teams, the Maritime Security Response Team, a 
combination of the Maritime Safety and Security 
Teams and the Maritime Security Response Teams, 
or elsewhere in the Coast Guard, 
(2) A description of vehicles, that are Coast 
Guard airframe and vessel transportable, required for 
explosive ordnance disposal elements. 
(3) A description of dive craft, that are Coast 
Guard airframe and vessel transportable, required for 
explosive ordnance disposal elements. 
(4) Locations of Coast Guard stations that port-
able explosives storage magazines will be available for 
explosive ordnance disposal elements. 
(5) Identify Coast Guard stations that will have 
pre-positioned explosive ordnance disposal elements 
equipment. 
(6) An explanation of how the Coast Guard ex-
plosive ordnance disposal elements will support the 
Department of Homeland Security and Department 
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of Justice, and the Department of Defense in war- 
time, on mission sets to counter improvised explosive 
device, counter unexploded ordnance, and combat 
weapons of destruction, including award of the Presi-
dential Service Badge and Certificate to explosive 
ordnance disposal-qualified Coast Guardsman for 
protection of the President of the United States, and 
how the Coast Guard explosive ordnance disposal ele-
ments will support national security special events. 
(7) A cost to benefit analysis of using the Army, 
Marine Corps, Navy, or Air Force Scuba Diver course 
prior to Coast Guardsman attending the Navy con-
ducted explosive ordnance disposal course, and the re-
quired initial and annual sustainment training seats 
for the diver course, the explosive ordnance disposal 
course, and the parachutist course (through the Army, 
Marine, Navy, and Air Force). 
(8) An identification of the career progression of 
Coast Guardsman from Seaman Recruit to that of 
Command Master Chief Petty Officer, Chief Warrant 
Officer 2 to that of Chief Warrant Officer 4, and En-
sign to that of Rear Admiral. 
(9) An identification of initial and annual budg-
et justification estimates on a single program element 
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of the Coast Guard explosive ordnance disposal pro-
gram for each of— 
(A) civilian and military pay with details 
on military pay, including special and incentive 
pays such as— 
(i) officer responsibility pay; 
(ii) officer SCUBA diving duty pay; 
(iii) officer demolition hazardous duty 
pay; 
(iv) enlisted SCUBA diving duty pay; 
(v) enlisted demolition hazardous duty 
pay; 
(vi) enlisted special duty assignment 
pay at level special duty-5; 
(vii) enlisted assignment incentive 
pays; 
(viii) enlistment and reenlistment bo-
nuses; 
(ix) officer and enlisted full civilian 
clothing allowances; 
(x) exception to policy allowing a third 
hazardous duty pay for explosive ordnance 
disposal-qualified officers and enlisted; and 
(xi) parachutist hazardous duty pay; 
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(B) research, development, test, and evalua-
tion; 
(C) procurement; 
(D) other transaction agreements; 
(E) operations and maintenance; 
(F) military construction; and 
(G) overseas contingency operations. 
SEC. 1057. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT WITH RESPECT TO 
THE ARCTIC REGION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 15, 2022, 
the Commander of the United States Northern Command, 
in consultation and coordination with United States Euro-
pean Command and United States Indo-Pacific Command, 
the military services, and defense agencies, shall conduct an 
independent assessment with respect to the activities and 
resources required, for fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to 
achieve the following objectives: 
(1) The implementation of the National Defense 
Strategy and military service-specific strategies with 
respect to the Arctic region. 
(2) The maintenance or restoration of the com-
parative military advantage of the United States in 
response to great power competitors in the Arctic re-
gion. 
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(b) RESERVE CORPS.—Section 72 of such Act (sec. 49– 
407, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘President 
of the United States’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(c) APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.—(1) 
Section 7(a) of such Act (sec. 49–301(a), D.C. Official Code) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘President of the United States’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘President.’’ and inserting 
‘‘Mayor.’’. 
(2) Section 9 of such Act (sec. 49–304, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘President’’ and inserting 
‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(3) Section 13 of such Act (sec. 49–305, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘President of the United 
States’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(4) Section 19 of such Act (sec. 49–311, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to the Sec-
retary of the Army’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘which board’’ and inserting ‘‘to a board of examina-
tion appointed by the Commanding General, which’’; 
and 
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(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
of the Army’’ and all that follows through the period 
and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia, 
together with any recommendations of the Com-
manding General.’’. 
(5) Section 20 of such Act (sec. 49–312, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘President of the United States’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the 
District of Columbia’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the President may retire’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Mayor may retire’’. 
(d) CALL FOR DUTY.—(1) Section 45 of such Act (sec. 
49–103, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘, or 
for the United States Marshal’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘shall thereupon order’’ and inserting ‘‘to order’’. 
(2) Section 46 of such Act (sec. 49–104, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘the President’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(e) GENERAL COURTS MARTIAL.—Section 51 of such 
Act (sec. 49–503, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 
‘‘the President of the United States’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
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the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 113 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) INCLUSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—In this 
section, the term ‘State’ includes the District of Columbia.’’. 
(d) APPOINTMENT OF ADJUTANT GENERAL.—Section 
314 of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘the commanding general of the District of 
Columbia National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor 
of the District of Columbia,’’. 
(e) RELIEF FROM NATIONAL GUARD DUTY.—Section 
325(a)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘com-
manding general of the District of Columbia National 
Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Colum-
bia’’. 
(f) AUTHORITY TO ORDER TO PERFORM ACTIVE 
GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 328 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the commanding 
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general of the District of Columbia National Guard’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Colum-
bia’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) SECTION
HEADING.—The heading of 
such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 328. Active Guard and Reserve duty: authority of 
chief executive’’. 
(B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title 
is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 328 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘328. Active Guard and Reserve duty: authority of chief executive.’’. 
(g) PERSONNEL MATTERS.—Section 505 of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘commanding general of the Na-
tional Guard of the District of Columbia’’ in the first sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(h) NATIONAL GUARD CHALLENGE PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 509 of such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia National 
Guard, under which the Governor or the commanding 
general’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia, under which the Governor or the Mayor’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia National 
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defined in such section 1599e as in effect on the date 
immediately preceding the date of enactment of this 
Act) by operation of the amendment made by para-
graph (1) shall only apply to an individual ap-
pointed as such an employee on or after such date of 
enactment. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TITLE 10.—The table of sections for chapter 
81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 1599e. 
(2) TITLE 5.—Title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in section 3321(c), by striking ‘‘, or any 
individual covered by section 1599e of title 10’’; 
(B) in section 3393(d), by striking the sec-
ond sentence; 
(C) in section 7501(1), by striking ‘‘, except 
as provided in section 1599e of title 10,’’; 
(D) in section 7511(a)(1)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘except as provided in section 1599e of title 10,’’; 
and 
(E) in section 7541(1)(A), by striking ‘‘or 
section 1599e of title 10’’. 
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