congressional defense committees a briefing on 
the preliminary findings of the study conducted 
under this subsection. 
(B) FINAL
RESULTS.—The Comptroller 
General shall provide the final results of the 
study conducted under this subsection to the con-
gressional defense committees at such time and 
in such format as is mutually agreed upon by 
the committees and the Comptroller General at 
the time of the briefing under subparagraph (A). 
SEC. 220. DOCUMENTATION RELATING TO ADVANCED BAT-
TLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 
(a) DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.—Not later than the 
date specified in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
the following documentation relating to the Advanced Battle 
Management System: 
(1) A list that identifies each program, project, 
and activity that comprises the System. 
(2) The final analysis of alternatives for the Sys-
tem. 
(3) An acquisition strategy for the System, in-
cluding— 
(A) an outline of each increment of the Sys-
tem; and 
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(B) the date on which each increment will 
reach initial operational capability and full 
operational capability, respectively. 
(4) A capability development document for the 
System. 
(5) An acquisition program baseline for the Sys-
tem. 
(6) A test and evaluation master plan for the 
System. 
(7) A life-cycle sustainment plan for the System. 
(b) DATE SPECIFIED.—The date specified in this sub-
section is the earlier of— 
(1) the date that is 180 days after the date on 
which the final analysis of alternatives for the Ad-
vanced Battle Management System is completed; or 
(2) April 1, 2020. 
(c) ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Advanced Battle Man-
agement System’’ means the Advanced Battle Management 
System of Systems capability of the Air Force, including 
each program, project, and activity that comprises such ca-
pability. 
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SEC. 221. DOCUMENTATION RELATING TO B–52 COMMER-
CIAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees the following documentation relating to the B–52 
commercial engine replacement program of the Air Force: 
(1) A capability development document for the 
program, approved by the Secretary of the Air Force. 
(2) A test and evaluation master plan for the 
program, approved by the Director of Operational 
Test and Evaluation. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2020 for the Air Force, not more than 75 percent may 
be obligated or expended until the date on which the Sec-
retary of the Air Force submits to the congressional defense 
committees the documentation required under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 222. DIVERSIFICATION OF THE SCIENCE, TECH-
NOLOGY, 
RESEARCH, 
AND 
ENGINEERING 
WORKFORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, act-
ing through the Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering, shall conduct an assessment 
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of critical skillsets required across the science, tech-
nology, research, and engineering workforce of the De-
partment of Defense to support emerging and future 
warfighter technologies. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by 
paragraph (1) shall include analysis of the following: 
(A) The percentage of women and minori-
ties employed in the workforce as of the date of 
the assessment. 
(B) The percentage of grants, fellowships, 
and funding awarded to minorities and women. 
(C) The effectiveness of existing hiring and 
attraction incentives, other encouragements, and 
required service agreement commitments in at-
tracting and retaining minorities and women in 
the workforce of the Department after such indi-
viduals complete work on Department-funded re-
search projects, grant projects, fellowships, and 
STEM programs. 
(D) The geographical diversification of the 
workforce and the operating costs of the work-
force across various geographic regions. 
(b) PLAN REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Based on the results of the as-
sessment conducted under subsection (a), the Sec-
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retary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall de-
velop and implement a plan to diversify and 
strengthen the science, technology, research, and engi-
neering workforce of the Department of Defense. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para-
graph (1) shall— 
(A) align with science and technology strat-
egy priorities of the Department of Defense, in-
cluding the emerging and future warfighter tech-
nology requirements identified by the Depart-
ment; 
(B) except as provided in subsection (c)(2), 
set forth steps for the implementation of each rec-
ommendation included in the 2013 report of the 
RAND corporation titled ‘‘First Steps Toward 
Improving DoD STEM Workforce Diversity’’; 
(C) harness the full range of the Depart-
ment’s STEM programs and other Department- 
sponsored programs to develop and attract top 
talent; 
(D) use existing authorities to attract and 
retain students, academics, and other talent; 
(E) establish and use contracts, agreements, 
or other arrangements with institutions of higher 
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education (as defined in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), in-
cluding historically black colleges and univer-
sities and other minority-serving institutions (as 
described in section 371(a) of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 1067q(a)) to enable easy and efficient ac-
cess to research and researchers for Government- 
sponsored basic and applied research and studies 
at each institution, including contracts, agree-
ments, and other authorized arrangements such 
as those authorized under— 
(i) section 217 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
(Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note); 
and 
(ii) such other authorities as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate; and 
(F) include recommendations for changes in 
authorities, regulations, policies, or any other 
relevant areas, that would support the achieve-
ment of the goals set forth in the plan. 
(3) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report that includes— 
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(A) the plan developed under paragraph 
(1); and 
(B) with respect to each recommendation 
described in paragraph (2)(B) that the Secretary 
implemented or expects to implement— 
(i) a summary of actions that have 
been taken to implement the recommenda-
tion; and 
(ii) a schedule, with specific mile-
stones, for completing the implementation of 
the recommendation. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not later than 18 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act the Secretary of Defense 
shall carry out activities to implement the plan devel-
oped under subsection (b). 
(2) EXCEPTION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CER-
TAIN RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(A) DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may commence implementation 
of a recommendation described in subsection 
(b)(2)(B) after the date specified in paragraph 
(1) if the Secretary provides the congressional 
defense committees with a specific justification 
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for the delay in implementation of such rec-
ommendation on or before such date. 
(B) NONIMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary 
of Defense may opt not to implement a rec-
ommendation described in subsection (b)(2)(B) if 
the Secretary provides to the congressional de-
fense committees, on or before the date specified 
in paragraph (1)— 
(i) a specific justification for the deci-
sion not to implement the recommendation; 
and 
(ii) a summary of the alternative ac-
tions the Secretary plans to take to address 
the issues underlying the recommendation. 
(d) STEM DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘STEM’’ means science, technology, engineering, and math-
ematics. 
SEC. 223. POLICY ON THE TALENT MANAGEMENT OF DIG-
ITAL EXPERTISE AND SOFTWARE PROFES-
SIONALS. 
(a) POLICY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be a policy of the De-
partment of Defense to promote and maintain digital 
expertise and software development as core com-
petencies of civilian and military workforces of the 
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Department, and as a capability to support the Na-
tional Defense Strategy, which policy shall be 
achieved by— 
(A) the recruitment, development, and 
incentivization of retention in and to the civil-
ian and military workforce of the Department of 
individuals with aptitude, experience, proficient 
expertise, or a combination thereof in digital ex-
pertise and software development; 
(B) at the discretion of the Secretaries of the 
military departments, the development and 
maintenance of civilian and military career 
tracks related to digital expertise, and related 
digital competencies for members of the Armed 
Forces, including the development and mainte-
nance of training, education, talent manage-
ment, incentives, and promotion policies in sup-
port of members at all levels of such career 
tracks; and 
(C) the development and application of ap-
propriate readiness standards and metrics to 
measure and report on the overall capability, ca-
pacity, utilization, and readiness of digital engi-
neering professionals to develop and deliver oper-
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ational capabilities and employ modern business 
practices. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, 
‘‘digital engineering’’ is the discipline and set of skills 
involved in the creation, processing, transmission, in-
tegration, and storage of digital data, (including but 
not limited to data science, machine learning, soft-
ware engineering, software product management, and 
artificial intelligence product management). 
(b) RESPONSIBILITY.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT OF OFFICER.—Not later than 
270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall appoint a civilian official 
responsible for the development and implementation 
of the policy set forth in subsection (a). The official 
shall be known as the ‘‘Chief Digital Engineering Re-
cruitment and Management Officer of the Department 
of Defense’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Offi-
cer’’). 
(2) EXPIRATION
OF
APPOINTMENT.—The ap-
pointment of the Officer under paragraph (1) shall 
expire on September 30, 2029. 
(c) DUTIES.—In developing and providing for the dis-
charge of the policy set forth in subsection (a), the Officer 
shall work with the Assistant Secretaries of the military 
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departments for Manpower and Reserve Affairs to carry out 
the following: 
(1) Develop for, and enhance within, the recruit-
ment programs of each Armed Force various core ini-
tiatives, programs, activities, and mechanisms, tai-
lored to the unique needs of each Armed Force, to 
identify and recruit civilian employees and members 
of the Armed Forces with demonstrated aptitude, in-
terest, and proficiency in digital engineering, and in 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
(STEM) generally, including initiatives, programs, 
activities, and mechanisms to target populations of 
individuals not typically aware of opportunities in 
the Department of Defense for a digital engineering 
career. 
(2) Identify and share with the military depart-
ments best practices around the development of flexi-
ble career tracks and identifiers for digital engineer-
ing and related digital competencies and meaningful 
opportunities for career development, talent manage-
ment, and promotion within such career tracks. 
(3) Develop and maintain education, training, 
doctrine, rotational opportunities, and professional 
development activities to support the civilian and 
military digital engineering workforce. 
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(4) Coordinate and synchronize digital force 
management activities throughout the Department of 
Defense, advise the Secretary of Defense on all matters 
pertaining to the health and readiness of digital 
forces, convene a Department-wide executive steering 
group, and submit to Congress an annual report on 
the readiness of digital forces and progress toward 
achieving the policy set forth in subsection (a). 
(5) Create a Department-wide mechanism to 
track digital expertise in the workforce, develop and 
maintain organizational policies, strategies, and 
plans sufficient to build, maintain, and refresh inter-
nal capacity at scale, and report to the Secretary 
quarterly on the health and readiness the digital engi-
neering workforce. 
(6) Assist the military departments in designing, 
developing, and executing programs and incentives to 
retain, track, and oversee digital expertise among ci-
vilian employees of the Department and members of 
the Armed Forces on active duty. 
(7) At the request of the Chief of Staff of an 
Armed Force, or the head of another component or 
element of the Department, undertake an executive 
search for key leadership positions in digital engi-
neering in such Armed Force, component, or element, 
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and develop and deploy agile hiring processes to fill 
such positions. 
(8) Identify necessary changes in authorities, 
policies, resources, or a combination thereof to further 
the policy set forth in subsection (a), and submit to 
Congress a report on such changes. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than May 1, 
2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate a plan to carry out the requirements of this sec-
tion. The plan shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of progress of the Secretary in 
recruiting an individual to serve as the Officer re-
quired to be appointed under subsection (b). 
(2) A timeline for implementation of the require-
ments of this section, including input from each mili-
tary department on its unique timeline. 
(3) Recommendations for any legislative or ad-
ministrative action required to meet the requirements 
of this section. 
SEC. 224. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF DIG-
ITAL ENGINEERING CAPABILITY AND AUTO-
MATED SOFTWARE TESTING AND EVALUA-
TION. 
(a) CAPABILITY REQUIRED.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Research and Engineering and the Director 
of Operational Test and Evaluation shall jointly de-
sign, develop, and implement a digital engineering 
capability and infrastructure— 
(A) to provide technically accurate digital 
models to the acquisition process; and 
(B) to serve as the foundation for auto-
mated approaches to software testing and evalua-
tion. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The capability developed under 
subsection (a) shall consist of digital platforms that 
may be accessed by individuals throughout the De-
partment who have responsibilities relating to the de-
velopment, testing, evaluation, and operation of soft-
ware. The platforms shall enable such individuals 
to— 
(A) use systems-level digital representations 
and simulation environments; 
(B) perform automated software testing 
based on criteria developed, in part, in consulta-
tion with the Under Secretary’s developmental 
test organization and the Director to satisfy pro-
gram operational test requirements; and 
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(C) perform testing on a repeatable, fre-
quent, and iterative basis. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary and Di-
rector shall carry out pilot programs to demonstrate 
whether it is possible for automated testing to sat-
isfy— 
(A) developmental test requirements for the 
software-intensive programs of the Department of 
Defense; and 
(B) the Director’s operational test require-
ments for such programs. 
(2) NUMBER OF PILOT PROGRAMS.—The Under 
Secretary and Director shall carry out not fewer than 
four and not more than ten pilot programs under this 
section. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—For each pilot program 
carried out under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary 
and Director shall— 
(A) conduct a cost-benefit analysis that 
compares the costs and benefits of the digital en-
gineering and automated testing approach of the 
pilot program to the nondigital engineering 
based approach typically used by the Depart-
ment of Defense; 
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(B) ensure that the intellectual property 
strategy for the pilot program supports the data 
required to operate the models used under the 
program; and 
(C) develop a workforce and infrastructure 
plan to support any new policies and guidance 
implemented during the pilot program or after 
the completion of the program. 
(4) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Under Secretary and Director may 
consider using the authorities provided under sections 
873 and 874 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91). 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
and Director shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that includes a description of— 
(A) each pilot program that will be carried 
out under paragraph (1); 
(B) software programs that may be used as 
part of each pilot program; 
(C) selection criteria and intellectual prop-
erty and licensing issues relating to such soft-
ware programs; 
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(D) any recommendations for changes to ex-
isting law to facilitate the implementation of the 
pilot programs; and 
(E) such other matters as the Under Sec-
retary and Director determine to be relevant. 
(6) TERMINATION.—Each pilot program carried 
out under paragraph (1) shall terminate not later 
than December 31, 2025. 
(c) POLICIES AND GUIDANCE REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary and the 
Director shall issue policies and guidance to imple-
ment— 
(A) the digital engineering capability and 
infrastructure developed under subsection (a); 
and 
(B) the pilot programs carried out under 
subsection (b). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The policies and guidance 
issued under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) specify procedures for developing and 
maintaining digital engineering models and the 
automated testing of software throughout the pro-
gram life cycle; 
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(B) include processes for automated testing 
of developmental test requirements and oper-
ational test requirements; 
(C) include processes for automated security 
testing, including— 
(i) penetration testing; and 
(ii) vulnerability scanning; 
(D) include processes for security testing 
performed by individuals, including red team as-
sessments with zero-trust assumptions; 
(E) encourage the use of an automated test-
ing capability instead of acquisition-related 
processes that require artifacts to be created for 
acquisition oversight but are not used as part of 
the engineering process; 
(F) support the high-confidence distribution 
of software to the field on a time-bound, repeat-
able, frequent, and iterative basis; 
(G) provide technically accurate models, in-
cluding models of system design and perform-
ance, to the acquisition process; and 
(H) ensure that models are continually up-
dated with the newest design, performance, and 
testing data. 
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(d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out subsections (a) 
through (c), the Under Secretary and Director shall consult 
with— 
(1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment; 
(2) the service acquisition executives; 
(3) the service testing commands; and 
(4) the Defense Digital Service. 
(e) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary and 
Director shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the progress of the Under Secretary and 
Director in carrying out subsections (a) through (c). The 
report shall include— 
(1) an independent assessment conducted by the 
Defense Innovation Board of the progress made as of 
the date of the report; 
(2) an explanation of how the results of the pilot 
programs carried out under subsection (b) will inform 
subsequent policy and guidance, particularly the pol-
icy and guidance of the Director of Operational Test 
and Evaluation; and 
(3) any recommendations for changes to existing 
law to facilitate the implementation of subsections (a) 
through (c). 
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(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Under Secretary and Director’’ 
means the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering and the Director of Operational Test 
and Evaluation, acting jointly. 
(2) The term ‘‘digital engineering’’ means an in-
tegrated digital approach that uses authoritative 
sources of system data and models as a continuum 
across disciplines to support life-cycle activities from 
concept through disposal. 
(3) The term ‘‘zero-trust assumption’’ means a 
security architecture philosophy designed to prevent 
all threats, including insider threats and outsider 
threats. 
(4) The term ‘‘red team assessment’’ means pene-
tration tests and operations performed on a system to 
emulate a capable adversary to expose security 
vulnerabilities. 
SEC. 225. PROCESS TO ALIGN POLICY FORMULATION AND 
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) ALIGNMENT OF POLICY AND TECHNOLOGICAL DE-
VELOPMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall estab-
lish a process to ensure that the policies of the Department 
of Defense relating to emerging technology are formulated 
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and updated continuously as such technology is developed 
by the Department. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—As part of the process established 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) specify the role of each covered official in en-
suring that the formulation of policies relating to 
emerging technology is carried out concurrently with 
the development of such technology; 
(2) establish mechanisms to ensure that the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy has the infor-
mation and resources necessary to continuously for-
mulate and update policies relating to emerging tech-
nology, including by directing the organizations and 
entities of the Department of Defense responsible for 
the development such technology— 
(A) to share information with the Under 
Secretary; 
(B) to communicate plans for the fielding 
and use of emerging technology to the Under Sec-
retary; and 
(C) to coordinate activities relating to such 
technology with the Under Secretary; and 
(3) incorporate procedures for the legal review 
of— 
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(A) weapons that incorporate emerging 
technology; and 
(B) treaties that may be affected by such 
technology. 
(c) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the progress of the Sec-
retary in carrying out subsection (a). 
(2) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than 30 days 
after date on which the Secretary of Defense estab-
lishes the process required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that describes such process. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered official’’ means the Chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy, the commanders of 
the combatant commands, and the Secretaries of the 
military departments. 
(2) The term ‘‘emerging technology’’ means tech-
nology determined to be in an emerging phase of de-
velopment by the Secretary of Defense and includes 
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quantum computing, technology for the analysis of 
large and diverse sets of data (commonly known as 
‘‘big data analytics’’), artificial intelligence, autono-
mous 
technology, 
robotics, 
directed 
energy, 
hypersonics, and biotechnology. 
SEC. 226. LIMITATION ON TRANSITION OF STRATEGIC CA-
PABILITIES OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense may not 
transition or transfer the functions of the Strategic Capa-
bilities Office of the Department of Defense to another orga-
nization or element of the Department until— 
(1) the plan required under subsection (b) has 
been submitted to the congressional defense commit-
tees; and 
(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the 
date on which the Secretary notifies the congressional 
defense committees of the intent of the Secretary to 
transition or transfer the functions of the Office. 
(b) PLAN REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a plan 
for the transition or transfer of the functions of the 
Strategic Capabilities Office to another organization 
or element of the Department of Defense. 
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A timeline for the potential transition 
or transfer of the activities, functions, programs, 
plans, and resources of the Strategic Capabilities 
Office. 
(B) The status of funding and execution of 
current Strategic Capabilities Office projects, in-
cluding a strategy for mitigating risk to current 
projects during the transition or transfer. 
(C) The impact of the transition or transfer 
on the ability of the Department to rapidly ad-
dress Combatant Command requirements. 
(D) The impact of the transition or transfer 
on the cultural attributes and core competencies 
of the Strategic Capabilities Office and any or-
ganization or element of the Department of De-
fense affected by the realignment of the Office. 
(E) An assessment of the impact of the 
transition or transfer on the relationships of the 
Strategic Capabilities Office with the military 
departments, Combatant Commands, Depart-
ment of Defense laboratories, the intelligence 
community, and other research and development 
activities. 
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(F) Budget and programming realignment 
and prioritization of Research, Development, 
Testing, and Evaluation budget activity that 
will be carried out as a result of the transition 
or transfer. 
(G) The status of the essential authorities of 
the Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office, 
including 
acquisition 
authorities, 
personnel 
management authorities, the authority to enter 
into support agreements and strategic partner-
ships, and original classification authority. 
(3) FORM OF PLAN.—The plan required under 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 231. MASTER PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF AU-
THORITIES 
RELATING 
TO 
SCIENCE 
AND 
TECHNOLOGY REINVENTION LABORATORIES. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, act-
ing through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering, shall develop a master plan for using cur-
rent authorities and responsibilities to strengthen and mod-
ernize the workforce and capabilities of the science and tech-
nology reinvention laboratories of the Department of De-
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fense (referred to in this section as the ‘‘laboratories’’) to 
enhance the ability of the laboratories to execute missions 
in the most efficient and effective manner. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The master plan required under sub-
section (a) shall include, with respect to the laboratories, 
the following: 
(1) A summary of hiring and staffing defi-
ciencies at laboratories, by location, and the effect of 
such deficiencies on the ability of the laboratories— 
(A) to meet existing and future require-
ments of the Department of Defense; and 
(B) to recruit and retain qualified per-
sonnel. 
(2) A summary of existing and emerging mili-
tary research, development, test, and evaluation mis-
sion areas requiring the use of the laboratories. 
(3) An explanation of the laboratory staffing ca-
pabilities required for each mission area identified 
under paragraph (2). 
(4) Identification of specific projects, including 
hiring efforts and management reforms, that will be 
carried out— 
(A) to address the deficiencies identified in 
paragraph (1); and 
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(B) to support the existing and emerging 
mission areas identified in paragraph (2). 
(5) For each project identified under paragraph 
(4)— 
(A) a summary of the plan for the project; 
(B) an explanation of the level of priority 
that will be given to the project; and 
(C) a schedule of required investments that 
will be made as part of the project. 
(6) A description of how the Department, includ-
ing each military department concerned, will carry 
out the projects identified in paragraph (3) using— 
(A) current authorities and responsibilities; 
and 
(B) such other authorities as are determined 
to be relevant by the Secretary of Defense. 
(7) Identification of any statutory barriers to 
implementing the master plan and legislative pro-
posals to address such barriers. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the master plan re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineer-
ing shall consult with— 
(1) the Secretary of each military department; 
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(2) the Service Acquisition Executives with re-
sponsibilities relevant to the laboratories; 
(3) the commander of each military command 
with responsibilities relating to research and engi-
neering that is affected by the master plan; and 
(4) any other officials determined to be relevant 
by the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering. 
(d) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report that identifies 
any barriers that prevent the full use and implementation 
of current authorities and responsibilities and such other 
authorities as are determined to be relevant by the Sec-
retary of Defense, including any barriers presented by the 
policies, authorities, and activities of— 
(1) organizations and elements of the Depart-
ment of Defense; and 
(2) organizations outside the Department. 
(e) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than October 30, 2020, 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineer-
ing shall submit to the congressional defense committees— 
(1) the master plan developed under subsection 
(a); and 
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(2) a report on the activities carried out under 
this section. 
SEC. 232. MASTER PLAN FOR INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED 
TO 
SUPPORT 
RESEARCH, 
DEVELOPMENT, 
TEST, AND EVALUATION MISSIONS. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments, shall develop and implement a master plan that ad-
dresses the research, development, test, and evaluation in-
frastructure and modernization requirements of the Depart-
ment of Defense, including the science and technology re-
invention laboratories and the facilities of the Major Range 
and Test Facility Base. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The master plan required under sub-
section (a) shall include, with respect to the research, devel-
opment, test, and evaluation infrastructure of the Depart-
ment of Defense, the following: 
(1) A summary of deficiencies in the infrastruc-
ture, by location, and the effect of the deficiencies on 
the ability of the Department— 
(A) to meet current and future military re-
quirements identified in the National Defense 
Strategy; 
(B) to support science and technology devel-
opment and acquisition programs; and 
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(C) to recruit and train qualified personnel. 
(2) A summary of existing and emerging mili-
tary research, development, test, and evaluation mis-
sion areas, by location, that require modernization 
investments in the infrastructure— 
(A) to improve operations in a manner that 
may benefit all users; 
(B) to enhance the overall capabilities of the 
research, development, test, and evaluation infra-
structure, including facilities and resources; 
(C) to improve safety for personnel and fa-
cilities; and 
(D) to reduce the long-term cost of operation 
and maintenance. 
(3) Identification of specific infrastructure 
projects that are required to address the infrastruc-
ture deficiencies identified under paragraph (1) or to 
support the existing and emerging mission areas 
identified under paragraph (2). 
(4) For each project identified under paragraph 
(3)— 
(A) a description of the scope of work; 
(B) a cost estimate; 
(C) a summary of the plan for the project; 
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(D) an explanation of the level of priority 
that will be given to the project; and 
(E) a schedule of required infrastructure in-
vestments. 
(5) A description of how the Department, includ-
ing each military department concerned, will carry 
out the infrastructure projects identified in paragraph 
(3) using the range of authorities and methods avail-
able to the Department, including— 
(A) military construction authority under 
section 2802 of title 10, United States Code; 
(B) unspecified minor military construction 
authority under section 2805(a) of such title; 
(C) 
laboratory 
revitalization 
authority 
under section 2805(d) of such title; 
(D) the authority to carry out facility re-
pair projects, including the conversion of existing 
facilities, under section 2811 of such title; 
(E) the authority provided under the De-
fense Laboratory Modernization Pilot Program 
under section 2803 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note); 
(F) methods that leverage funding from en-
tities outside the Department, including public- 
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private partnerships, enhanced use leases, real 
property exchanges; and 
(G) any other authorities and methods de-
termined to be appropriate by the Secretary of 
Defense. 
(6) Identification of any statutory, regulatory, or 
policy barriers to implementing the master plan and 
regulatory, policy, or legislative proposals to address 
such barriers. 
(c) CONSULTATION AND USE OF CONTRACT AUTHOR-
ITY.—In implementing the plan required under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) consult with existing and anticipated users of 
the Major Range and Test Facility Base; and 
(2) consider using the contract authority pro-
vided to the Secretary under section 2681 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Octo-
ber 30, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees the master plan developed 
under subsection (a). 
(e) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation infrastructure’’ means the infra-
structure of— 
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(1) the science and technology reinvention lab-
oratories (as designated under section 1105 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(Public Law 111–84 ; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note)); 
(2) the Major Range and Test Facility Base (as 
defined in section 2358a(f)(3) of title 10, United 
States Code); and 
(3) other facilities that support the research de-
velopment, test, and evaluation activities of the De-
partment. 
SEC. 233. STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR 
FIFTH GENERATION INFORMATION AND COM-
MUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall develop— 
(1) a strategy for harnessing fifth generation 
(commonly known as ‘‘5G’’) information and commu-
nications technologies to enhance military capabili-
ties, maintain a technological advantage on the bat-
tlefield, and accelerate the deployment of new com-
mercial products and services enabled by 5G networks 
throughout the Department of Defense; and 
(2) a plan for implementing the strategy devel-
oped under paragraph (1). 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) Adoption and use of secure fourth generation 
(commonly known as ‘‘4G’’) communications tech-
nologies and the transition to advanced and secure 
5G communications technologies for military applica-
tions. 
(2) Science, technology, research, and develop-
ment efforts to facilitate the advancement and adop-
tion of 5G technology and new uses of 5G systems, 
subsystems, and components, including— 
(A) 5G testbeds for developing military ap-
plications; and 
(B) 
spectrum-sharing 
technologies 
and 
frameworks. 
(3) Strengthening engagement and outreach with 
industry, academia, international partners, and other 
departments and agencies of the Federal Government 
on issues relating to 5G technology. 
(4) Defense industrial base supply chain risk, 
management, and opportunities. 
(5) Preserving the ability of the Joint Force to 
achieve objectives in a contested and congested spec-
trum environment. 
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(6) Strengthening the ability of the Joint Force 
to conduct full spectrum operations that enhance the 
military advantages of the United States. 
(7) Securing the information technology and 
weapon systems of the Department against malicious 
activity. 
(8) Such other matters as the Secretary of De-
fense determines to be relevant. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strategy and 
implementation plan required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Defense shall consult with the following: 
(1) The Chief Information Officer of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering. 
(3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment. 
(4) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence. 
(5) Service Acquisition Executives of each mili-
tary service. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing 
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on the progress of the Secretary in developing the strategy 
and implementation plan required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 234. DEPARTMENT-WIDE SOFTWARE SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering and in con-
sultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment, shall designate a single official or 
existing entity within the Department of Defense as the offi-
cial or entity (as the case may be) with principal responsi-
bility for guiding the direction of research and development 
of next generation software and software intensive systems 
for the Department, including the research and development 
of— 
(1) new technologies for the creation of highly se-
cure, reliable, and mission-critical software; and 
(2) new approaches to software development, 
data-based analytics, and next generation manage-
ment tools. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY.—The official or en-
tity designated under subsection (a) shall develop a Depart-
ment-wide strategy for the research and development of next 
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generation software and software intensive systems for the 
Department of Defense, including strategies for— 
(1) types of software innovation efforts within 
the science and technology portfolio of the Depart-
ment; 
(2) investment in new approaches to software de-
velopment, data-based analytics, and next generation 
management tools; 
(3) ongoing research and other support of aca-
demic, commercial, and development community ef-
forts to innovate the software development, engineer-
ing, and testing process; 
(4) to the extent practicable, implementing the 
recommendations set forth in— 
(A) the final report of the Defense Innova-
tion Board submitted to the congressional defense 
committees under section 872 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
(Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1497); and 
(B) the final report of the Defense Science 
Board Task Force on the Design and Acquisition 
of Software for Defense Systems described in sec-
tion 868 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 
Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 2223 note); 
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(5) supporting the acquisition, technology devel-
opment, and test and operational needs of the Depart-
ment through the development of capabilities, includ-
ing personnel and infrastructure, and programs in— 
(A) the science and technology reinvention 
laboratories (as designated under section 1105 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 
2358 note)); 
(B) the facilities of the Major Range and 
Test Facility Base (as defined in section 
2358a(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code); and 
(C) the Defense Advanced Research Projects 
Agency; and 
(6) the transition of relevant capabilities and 
technologies to information technology programs of 
the Department, including software intensive tactical 
systems, enterprise systems, and business systems. 
(c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the official 
or entity designated under subsection (a) shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees the strategy developed 
under subsection (b). 
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SEC. 235. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION STRAT-
EGY. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop a strategy for educating service members in 
relevant occupational fields on matters relating to ar-
tificial intelligence. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy developed under 
subsection (a) shall include a curriculum designed to 
give service members a basic knowledge of artificial 
intelligence. The curriculum shall include instruction 
in— 
(A) artificial intelligence design; 
(B) software coding; 
(C) potential military applications for arti-
ficial intelligence; 
(D) the impact of artificial intelligence on 
military strategy and doctrine; 
(E) artificial intelligence decisionmaking 
via machine learning and neural networks; 
(F) ethical issues relating to artificial intel-
ligence; 
(G) the potential biases of artificial intel-
ligence; 
(H) potential weakness in artificial intel-
ligence technology; and 
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(I) any other matters the Secretary of De-
fense determines to be relevant. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop a plan for implementing the strategy devel-
oped under subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The implementation plan re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall identify the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The military occupational specialties 
(applicable to enlisted members and officers) that 
are most likely to involve interaction with artifi-
cial intelligence technology. 
(B) The specific occupational specialties 
that will receive training in accordance with the 
curriculum described in subsection (a)(2). 
(C) The duration of the training. 
(D) The context in which the training will 
be provided, which may include basic training, 
occupationally specific training, and profes-
sional military education. 
(E) Metrics for evaluating the effectiveness 
of the training and curriculum. 
(F) Any other issues the Secretary of De-
fense determines to be relevant. 
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(c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees— 
(1) the strategy developed under subsection (a); 
and 
(2) the implementation plan developed under 
subsection (b). 
SEC. 236. BIANNUAL REPORT ON THE JOINT ARTIFICIAL IN-
TELLIGENCE CENTER. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and biannually thereafter 
through the end of 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Center’’). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) Information relating to the mission and ob-
jectives of the Center. 
(2) A description of the National Mission Initia-
tives, Component Mission Initiatives, and any other 
initiatives of the Center, including a description of— 
(A) the activities carried out under the ini-
tiatives; 
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(B) any investments made or contracts en-
tered into under the initiatives; and 
(C) the progress of the initiatives. 
(3) A description of how the Center has sought 
to leverage lessons learned, share best practices, avoid 
duplication of efforts, and transition artificial intel-
ligence research efforts into operational capabilities 
by— 
(A) collaborating with other organizations 
and elements of the Department of Defense, in-
cluding the Defense Agencies and the military 
departments; and 
(B) deconflicting the activities of the Center 
with the activities of other organizations and ele-
ments of the Department. 
(4) A description any collaboration between— 
(A) the Center and the private sector and 
academia; and 
(B) the Center and international allies and 
partners. 
(5) The total number of military, contractor, and 
civilian personnel who are employed by the Center, 
assigned to the Center, and performing functions in 
support of the Center. 
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(6) A description of the organizational structure 
and staffing of the Center. 
(7) A detailed description of the frameworks, 
metrics, and capabilities established to measure the ef-
fectiveness of the Center and the Center’s investments 
in the National Mission Initiatives and Component 
Mission Initiatives. 
(8) A description of any new policies, standards, 
or guidance relating to artificial intelligence that 
have been issued by the Chief Information Officer of 
the Department. 
(c) JOINT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Joint Artificial Intel-
ligence Center’’ means the Joint Artificial Intelligence Cen-
ter of the Department of Defense established pursuant to 
section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232). 
SEC. 237. QUARTERLY UPDATES ON THE OPTIONALLY 
MANNED FIGHTING VEHICLE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than October 
1, 2019, and on a quarterly basis thereafter through October 
1, 2025, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisi-
tion, Logistics, and Technology, in consultation with the 
Commander of the Army Futures Command, shall provide 
to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
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resentatives a briefing on the progress of the Optionally 
Manned Fighting Vehicle program of the Army. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to the Optionally Manned Fight-
ing Vehicle program, the following elements: 
(1) An overview of funding for the program, in-
cluding identification of— 
(A) any obligations and expenditures that 
have been made under the program; and 
(B) any obligations and expenditures that 
are planned for the program. 
(2) An overview of the program schedule. 
(3) A description of each contract awarded under 
the program, including a description of the type of 
contract and the status of the contract. 
(4) An assessment of the status of the program 
with respect to— 
(A) the development and approval of tech-
nical requirements; 
(B) technological maturity; 
(C) testing; 
(D) delivery; and 
(E) program management. 
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SEC. 238. GRANTS FOR CIVICS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a program under which the Secretary makes 
grants to eligible entities, on a competitive basis, to support 
the development and evaluation of civics education pro-
grams. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section an eligible entity shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Defense an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
require. Applications submitted under this subsection shall 
be evaluated on the basis of merit pursuant to competitive 
procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. 
(c) SELECTION CRITERIA.—To be selected to receive a 
grant under this section an eligible entity shall demonstrate 
each of the following to the satisfaction of the Secretary: 
(1) The civics education program proposed by 
the entity will include innovative approaches for im-
proving civics education. 
(2) The entity will dedicate sufficient resources 
to the program. 
(3) As part of the program, the entity will con-
duct evaluations in accordance with subsection 
(f)(1)(B). 
(4) The entity will carry out activities to dis-
seminate the results of the evaluations described in 
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such subsection, including publication of the results 
in peer-reviewed academic journals. 
(d) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure an equitable 
geographic distribution of grants under this section. 
(e) CONSULTATION.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Sec-
retary of Education. 
(f) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) REQUIRED USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible en-
tity that receives a grant under this section shall use 
such grant— 
(A) to establish a civics education program 
or to improve an existing civics education pro-
gram; and 
(B) to evaluate the effect of the program on 
participants, including with respect to— 
(i) critical thinking and media lit-
eracy; 
(ii) voting and other forms of political 
and civic engagement; 
(iii) interest in employment, and ca-
reers, in public service; 
(iv) understanding of United States 
law, history, and Government; and 
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(v) the ability of participants to col-
laborate and compromise with others to 
solve problems. 
(2) ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible 
entity that receives a grant under this section may 
use such grant for— 
(A) the development or modification of cur-
ricula relating to civics education; 
(B) classroom activities, thesis projects, in-
dividual or team projects, internships, or com-
munity service activities relating to civics; 
(C) collaboration with government entities, 
nonprofit organizations, or consortia of such en-
tities and organizations to provide participants 
with civics-related experiences; 
(D) civics-related faculty development pro-
grams; 
(E) recruitment of educators who are highly 
qualified in civics education to teach civics or to 
assist with the development of curricula for 
civics education; 
(F) presentation of seminars, workshops, 
and training for the development of skills associ-
ated with civic engagement; 
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(G) activities that enable participants to 
interact with government officials and entities; 
(H) expansion of civics education programs 
and outreach for members of the Armed Forces, 
dependents and children of such members and 
employees of the Department of Defense; and 
(I) opportunities for participants to obtain 
work experience in fields relating to civics. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘civics education program’’ means 
an educational program that provides participants 
with— 
(A) knowledge of law, government, and the 
rights of citizens; and 
(B) skills that enable participants to re-
sponsibly participate in democracy. 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a Depart-
ment of Defense domestic dependent elementary or 
secondary school (as described in section 2164 of title 
10, United States Code). 
SEC. 239. TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY FELLOW-
SHIP. 
(a) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
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Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Research and Engineering, may establish a 
civilian fellowship program designed to place eligible 
individuals within the Department of Defense to in-
crease the number of national security professionals 
with science, technology, engineering, and mathe-
matics credentials employed by the Department. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—The fellowship program es-
tablished under paragraph (1) shall be known as the 
‘‘Technology and National Security Fellowship’’ (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘fellows program’’). 
(3) EMPLOYMENT.—Fellows will be assigned to a 
one year tour of duty within the Department of De-
fense. 
(4) PAY AND BENEFITS.—An individual assigned 
to a position under the fellows program shall be com-
pensated at the rate of compensation for employees at 
level GS-10 of the General Schedule, and shall be 
treated as an employee of the United States during 
the term of assignment. 
(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, and subject to subsection (f)(3), an eligible individual 
is any individual who— 
(1) is a citizen of the United States; and 
(2) either— 
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(A) expects to be awarded an undergraduate 
or graduate degree that, as determined by the 
Secretary, focuses on science, technology, engi-
neering, or mathematics course work not later 
than 180 days after the date on which the indi-
vidual submits an application for participation 
in the fellows program; or 
(B) possesses an undergraduate or graduate 
degree that, as determined by the Secretary, fo-
cuses on science, technology, engineering, or 
mathematics course work that was awarded not 
earlier than one year before the date on which 
the individual submits an application for par-
ticipation in the fellows program. 
(c) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—Each individual seek-
ing to participate in the fellows program shall submit to 
the Secretary an application therefor at such time and in 
such manner as the Secretary shall specify. 
(d) COORDINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, 
the 
Secretary 
may 
consider 
coordinating 
or 
partnering with the entities specified in paragraph 
(2). 
(2) ENTITIES SPECIFIED.—The entities specified 
in this paragraph are the following: 
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(A) The National Security Innovation Net-
work. 
(B) Universities affiliated with Hacking for 
Defense. 
(f) MODIFICATIONS TO FELLOWS PROGRAM.—As the 
Secretary considers necessary to modify the fellows pro-
gram, and in coordination with the entities specified in 
subsection (d)(2), as the Secretary considers appropriate, 
the Secretary may— 
(1) determine the length of a fellowship term; 
(2) establish the rate of compensation for an in-
dividual selected to participate in the fellows pro-
gram; and 
(3) change the eligibility requirements for par-
ticipation in the fellows program, including who is 
considered an eligible individual for purposes of the 
fellows program. 
(g) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary may consult with 
the heads of the agencies, components, and other elements 
of the Department of Defense and such institutions of higher 
education and private entities engaged in work on national 
security and emerging technologies as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate for purposes of the fellows program, in-
cluding fellowship assignments. 
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SEC. 240. NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION ON DEFENSE 
RESEARCH AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COL-
LEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER MI-
NORITY INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the ex-
ecutive branch an independent Commission to review 
the state of defense research at covered institutions. 
(2) TREATMENT.—The Commission shall be con-
sidered an independent establishment of the Federal 
Government as defined by section 104 of title 5, 
United States Code, and a temporary organization 
under section 3161 of such title. 
(3) DESIGNATION.—The Commission established 
under paragraph (1) shall be known as the ‘‘National 
Security Commission on Defense Research At Histori-
cally Black Colleges and Universities and Other Mi-
nority Institutions’’. 
(4) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall 
be composed of 11 members appointed as follows: 
(i) The Secretary of Defense shall ap-
point 2 members. 
(ii) The Secretary of Education shall 
appoint 1 member. 
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(iii) The Chairman of the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate shall ap-
point 1 member. 
(iv) The Ranking Member of the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate 
shall appoint 1 member. 
(v) The Chairman of the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives shall appoint 1 member. 
(vi) The Ranking Member of the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives shall appoint 1 member. 
(vi) The Chairman of the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
of the Senate shall appoint 1 member. 
(viii) The Ranking Member of the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate shall appoint 1 
member. 
(ix) The Chairman of the Committee 
on Education and Labor of the House of 
Representatives shall appoint 1 member. 
(x) The Ranking Member of the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor of the 
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House of Representatives shall appoint 1 
member. 
(B) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—Mem-
bers shall be appointed to the Commission under 
subparagraph (A) not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the commission is established. 
(C) EFFECT OF LACK OF APPOINTMENT BY 
APPOINTMENT DATE.—If one or more appoint-
ments under subparagraph (A) is not made by 
the appointment date specified in subparagraph 
(B), or if a position described in subparagraph 
(A) is vacant for more than 90 days, the author-
ity to make such appointment shall transfer to 
the Chair of the Commission. 
(5) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Commission 
shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair from among its 
members. 
(6) TERMS.—Members shall be appointed for the 
life of the Commission. A vacancy in the Commission 
shall not affect its powers and shall be filled in the 
same manner as the original appointment was made. 
(7) STATUS AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Notwith-
standing the requirements of section 2105 of title 5, 
United States Code, including the required super-
vision under subsection (a)(3) of such section, the 
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members of the Commission shall be deemed to be 
Federal employees. 
(b) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall carry 
out the review described in paragraph (2). In car-
rying out such review, the Commission shall consider 
the methods and means necessary to advance research 
capacity at covered institutions to comprehensively 
address the national security and defense needs of the 
United States. 
(2) SCOPE OF THE REVIEW.—In conducting the 
review under paragraph (1), the Commission shall 
consider the following: 
(A) The competitiveness of covered institu-
tions in developing, pursuing, capturing, and 
executing defense research with the Department 
of Defense through contracts and grants. 
(B) Means and methods for advancing the 
capacity of covered institutions to conduct re-
search related to national security and defense. 
(C) The advancements and investments nec-
essary to elevate covered institutions to R2 status 
on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of 
Higher Education, covered institutions to R1 
status on the Carnegie Classification of Institu-
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tions of Higher Education, one covered institu-
tion or a consortium of multiple covered institu-
tions to the capability of a University Affiliated 
Research Center, and identify the candidate in-
stitutions for each category. 
(D) The facilities and infrastructure for de-
fense-related research at covered institutions as 
compared to the facilities and infrastructure at 
universities classified as R1 status on the Car-
negie Classification of Institutions of Higher 
Education. 
(E) Incentives to attract, recruit, and re-
tain leading research faculty to covered institu-
tions. 
(F) The legal and organizational structure 
of the contracting entity of covered institutions 
as compared to the legal and organizational 
structure of the contracting entity of covered in-
stitutions at universities classified as R1 status 
on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of 
Higher Education. 
(G) The ability of covered institutions to de-
velop, protect, and commercialize intellectual 
property created through defense-related research. 
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(H) The amount of defense research funding 
awarded to all colleges and universities through 
contracts and grants for the fiscal years of 2010 
through 2019, including— 
(i) the legal mechanism under which 
the organization was formed; 
(ii) the total value of contracts and 
grants awarded to the organization during 
fiscal years 2010 to 2019; 
(iii) the overhead rate of the organiza-
tion for fiscal year 2019; 
(iv) the Carnegie Classification of In-
stitutions of Higher Education of the associ-
ated university or college; 
(v) if the associated university or col-
lege qualifies as a historically Black college 
or university or a minority institution. 
(I) Areas for improvement in the programs 
executed under section 2362 of title 10, United 
States Code, the existing authorization to en-
hance defense-related research and education at 
covered institutions. 
(J) Previous executive or legislative actions 
by the Federal Government to address the imbal-
ance in federal research funding, such as the Es-
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tablished Program to Stimulate Competitive Re-
search (commonly known as ‘‘EPSCoR’’). 
(K) Any other matters the Commission 
deems relevant to the advancing the defense re-
search capacity of covered institutions. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com-
mission shall submit to the President and Congress 
an initial report on the findings of the Commission 
and such recommendations that the Commission may 
have for action by the executive branch and Congress 
related to the covered institutions participating in 
Department of Defense research and actions necessary 
to expand their research capacity. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Prior to the date on which 
the commission terminates under subsection (d), the 
Commission shall submit to the President and Con-
gress a comprehensive report on the results of the re-
view required under subsection (b). 
(3) FORM
OF
REPORTS.—Reports submitted 
under this subsection shall be made publically avail-
able. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
on December 31, 2021. 
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(e) COVERED INSTITUTION DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered institution’’ means— 
(1) a part B institution (as that term is defined 
in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1061(2)); or 
(2) any other institution of higher education (as 
that term is defined in section 101 of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 1001)) at which not less than 50 percent of the 
total student enrollment consists of students from eth-
nic groups that are underrepresented in the fields of 
science and engineering. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are here by authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2020 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and main-
tenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301. 
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Subtitle B—Energy and 
Environment 
SEC. 311. TIMELINE FOR CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW OF AP-
PLICATIONS FOR ENERGY PROJECTS THAT 
MAY HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON MILITARY 
OPERATIONS AND READINESS. 
Section 183a(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘60 days’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 
SEC. 312. AUTHORITY TO MAKE FINAL FINDING ON DES-
IGNATION OF GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF CON-
CERN FOR PURPOSES OF ENERGY PROJECTS 
WITH ADVERSE IMPACTS ON MILITARY OPER-
ATIONS AND READINESS. 
Section 183a(d)(2)(E) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or a Principal’’ and inserting 
‘‘a’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, an Assistant Secretary of De-
fense, or a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense’’ 
after ‘‘Deputy Under Secretary of Defense’’. 
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SEC. 313. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS OF 
FUNDS 
FROM 
APPLICANTS 
FOR 
ENERGY 
PROJECTS FOR MITIGATION OF IMPACTS ON 
MILITARY OPERATIONS AND READINESS. 
Section 183a(f) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘for a project filed with the Secretary 
of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of title 49’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for an energy project’’. 
SEC. 314. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IMPROVEMENT OF 
PREVIOUSLY CONVEYED UTILITY SYSTEMS 
SERVING MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
Section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection 
(l); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following 
new subsection (k): 
‘‘(k) IMPROVEMENT
OF
CONVEYED
UTILITY
SYS-
TEMS.—In the case of a utility system that is conveyed 
under this section and that only provides utility services 
to a military installation, the Secretary concerned may use 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for military con-
struction to improve the reliability, resilience, efficiency, 
physical security, or cybersecurity of the utility system.’’. 
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SEC. 315. FIVE-YEAR AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL GUARD EN-
VIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS FOR 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2707 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL GUARD 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section 
and section 2701(c)(1) of this title, during the five-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, the Secretary concerned may carry out an environ-
mental restoration project if the Secretary determines that 
the project is necessary to carry out a response to 
perfluorooctanoic acid or perfluorooctane sulfonate con-
tamination under this chapter or CERCLA.’’. 
(b) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section, or the 
amendment made by this section, shall affect any require-
ment or authority under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.). 
SEC. 316. SALE OF ELECTRICITY FROM ALTERNATE ENERGY 
AND COGENERATION PRODUCTION FACILI-
TIES. 
Section 2916(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall be available’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘shall be provided di-
rectly to the commander of the military installa-
tion in which the geothermal energy resource is 
located to be used for—’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(i) military construction projects described 
in paragraph (2) that benefit the military in-
stallation where the geothermal energy resource 
is located; or 
‘‘(ii) energy or water security projects 
that— 
‘‘(I) benefit the military installation 
where the geothermal energy resource is lo-
cated; 
‘‘(II) the commander of the military 
installation determines are necessary; and 
‘‘(III) are directly coordinated with 
local area energy or groundwater governing 
authorities.’’. 
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SEC. 317. TRANSFER AUTHORITY FOR FUNDING OF STUDY 
AND ASSESSMENT ON HEALTH IMPLICATIONS 
OF 
PER- 
AND 
POLYFLUOROALKYL 
SUB-
STANCES 
CONTAMINATION 
IN 
DRINKING 
WATER BY AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES 
AND DISEASE REGISTRY. 
Section 316(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 
131 Stat. 1350), as amended by section 315(a) of the John 
S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), is amended by striking 
‘‘2019 and 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2019, 2020, and 2021’’. 
SEC. 318. REPLACEMENT OF FLUORINATED AQUEOUS FILM- 
FORMING FOAM WITH FLUORINE-FREE FIRE- 
FIGHTING AGENT. 
(a) USE OF FLUORINE-FREE FOAM AT MILITARY IN-
STALLATIONS.—Not later than January 31, 2025, the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall publish a military specification 
for a fluorine-free fire-fighting agent for use at all military 
installations to ensure such agent is available for use by 
not later than 2027. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON USE.—Fluorinated aqueous film- 
forming foam may not be used at any military installation 
on or after September 30, 2029, or before such date, if pos-
sible. 
(c) WAIVER.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary of Defense may grant a waiver to the prohi-
bition under subsection (b) with respect to the use of 
fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam at a specific 
military installation if the Secretary submits to the 
congressional defense committees, by not later than 30 
days prior to issuing the waiver— 
(A) notice of the waiver; and 
(B) certification, in writing, that the waiv-
er is necessary for the protection of life and safe-
ty. 
(2) LIMITATION.—A waiver under this subsection 
shall apply for a period that does not exceed three 
years. The Secretary may extend any such waiver 
once for an additional period that does not exceed 
three years. 
SEC. 319. PROHIBITION OF UNCONTROLLED RELEASE OF 
FLUORINATED 
AQUEOUS 
FILM-FORMING 
FOAM AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection 
(b), the Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the uncontrolled 
release of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam (herein-
after in this section referred to as ‘‘AFFF’’) at military in-
stallations. 
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(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
fluorinated AFFF may be released at military installations 
as follows: 
(1) AFFF may be released for purposes of an 
emergency response. 
(2) A non-emergency release of AFFF may be 
made for the purposes of testing of equipment or 
training of personnel, if complete containment, cap-
ture, and proper disposal mechanisms are in place to 
ensure no AFFF is released into the environment. 
SEC. 320. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FLUORINATED AQUE-
OUS FILM FORMING FOAM FOR TRAINING EX-
ERCISES. 
The Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the use of 
fluorinated aqueous film forming foam for training exer-
cises at military installations. 
SEC. 321. REAL-TIME NOISE-MONITORING STUDY AT NAVY 
AND AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS WHERE TAC-
TICAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OPERATE. 
(a) REAL-TIME MONITORING.—The Secretary of the 
Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each conduct 
a real-time noise-monitoring study at no fewer than three 
Navy installations and three Air Force installations. In 
conducting such study, the Secretaries shall— 
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(1) select installations where tactical fighter air-
craft operate and noise contours have been developed 
through noise modeling to validate the noise contours 
developed through analysis and modeling at those in-
stallations; and 
(2) ensure that such monitoring is conducted 
during times of high, medium, and low activity. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than December 1, 
2020, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall jointly submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a re-
port on the real-time noise monitoring required under sub-
section (a). Such report shall include— 
(1) the results of such monitoring; 
(2) a comparison of such monitoring and the 
noise contours previously developed with the analysis 
and modeling methods previously used; 
(3) an overview of any changes to the analysis 
and modeling process that have been made or are 
being considered as a result of the findings of such 
monitoring; and 
(4) any other matters that the Secretaries deter-
mine appropriate. 
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SEC. 322. DEVELOPMENT OF CLIMATE VULNERABILITY AND 
RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall develop a climate vulnerability and risk assessment 
tool to assist the military departments in measuring how 
the risks associated with climate change impact networks, 
systems, installations, facilities, and other assets, as well 
as the operational plans and capabilities of the Department 
of Defense. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the tool under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall consult with the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Sec-
retary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, the Adminis-
trator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, the Commander of the Army Corps of En-
gineers, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, a federally funded research and de-
velopment center, and the heads of such other relevant Fed-
eral agencies as the Secretary of Defense determines appro-
priate. 
(c) PREVAILING
SCIENTIFIC
CONSENSUS.—Before 
completing development of the tool under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall obtain from a federally funded research and 
development center with which the Secretary has consulted 
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under subsection (b) a certification in writing that the tool 
contains a methodology that adequately incorporates the 
prevailing scientific consensus on climate change. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report describing the tool developed under subsection 
(a). 
(2) CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—The report under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex if necessary. 
(3) PUBLICATION.—Upon submittal of the report 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish the 
unclassified portion of the report on an internet 
website of the Department that is available to the 
public. 
(e) UPDATES TO TOOL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—After submittal of the report 
under subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense shall 
update the climate vulnerability and risk assessment 
tool developed under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
considers necessary and appropriate, in consultation 
with the individuals and entities described in sub-
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section (b) and consistent with the prevailing sci-
entific consensus as required under subsection (c). 
(2) REPORT
AND
PUBLICATION.—Upon com-
pleting an update to the tool under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall— 
(A) submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report describing such update; and 
(B) publish the unclassified version of such 
report on an internet website of the Department 
that is available to the public. 
SEC. 323. PROVISION OF UNCONTAMINATED WATER FOR 
AGRICULTURAL 
USE 
ON 
LAND 
CONTAMI-
NATED BY PFOS AND PFOA USED ON MILI-
TARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (in this section 
referred to as ‘‘PFOS’’) and perfluorooctanoic acid 
(in this section referred to as ‘‘PFOA’’) are part of 
a class of man-made chemicals that have been used in 
a variety of industrial and consumer products to 
make the products resist heat, stains, water, and 
grease. Because PFOS and PFOA extinguish petro-
leum fires quickly, the Department of Defense and 
commercial airports began using aqueous film form-
ing foam containing PFOS and PFOA in the 1970s. 
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(2) PFOS and PFOA can accumulate and stay 
in the body for long periods of time. Exposure to 
PFOS and PFOA may cause health problems, includ-
ing issues with the reproductive system, liver and kid-
ney damage, developmental issues in children, and 
negatively impacted immune system, and cancer. 
(3) A common method of human exposure to 
PFOS and PFOA is by consuming contaminated 
drinking water. 
(4) The Environmental Protection Agency issued 
lifetime health advisories under the Safe Drinking 
Water Act for individual or combined PFOS and 
PFOA concentrations at 70 parts per trillion in 
2016, but has not yet issued any guidance or regula-
tion for groundwater or agricultural water. 
(5) The Department of Defense has provided 
mitigations in many communities where drinking 
water has tested at or above the lifetime health advi-
sory level, including bottled water and drinking water 
filtration systems. Due to the lack of regulatory guid-
ance, these mitigations have not been mirrored in ag-
ricultural water systems. 
(6) As a result, farmers located adjacent to mili-
tary installations with PFOS and PFOA contamina-
tion that has migrated off-installation are potentially 
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impacted, and in at least one case, such contamina-
tion has had a serious impact on the livelihood of a 
dairy farmer. 
(b) AUTHORITY
TO
PROVIDE
UNCONTAMINATED 
WATER FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If an area has been identified 
under paragraph (2), and a military installation has 
been determined to be the source of that contamina-
tion, the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary con-
cerned may provide, for the purpose of producing ag-
ricultural products destined for human consump-
tion— 
(A) water sources uncontaminated with 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in-
cluding PFOA and PFOS, or 
(B) treatment of contaminated waters. 
(2) IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS.—An area identi-
fied under this paragraph is an area for which the 
level of PFOA or PFOS contamination— 
(A) is above the lifetime health advisory for 
contamination for such compounds as issued by 
the Environmental Protection Agency and print-
ed in the Federal Register on May 25, 2016; 
(B) is at or above a regulatory standard set 
by the Food and Drug Administration for PFOA 
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and PFOS in raw agricultural commodities and 
milk; or 
(C) is at or above a duly promulgated, non- 
discriminatory standard promulgated by a State 
regulatory entity for PFOA and PFOS in raw 
agricultural commodities and milk. 
(3) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Amounts used to carry 
out this section shall be derived— 
(A) in the case of amounts made available 
by the Secretary concerned, from amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated for Operation and 
Maintenance for the military department con-
cerned; or 
(B) in the case of amounts made available 
by the Secretary of Defense, from amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated for Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LAND ACQUISI-
TION.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary con-
cerned should explore authorities under which the Secretary 
could acquire land the land adjacent to military installa-
tions where the owners of the land have experienced impacts 
to their livelihood due to PFOS and PFOA contamination 
that has been verified to have been caused by that installa-
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tion, including the authorities under sections 2663, 2864a, 
and 2869 of title 10, United States Code. 
Subtitle C—Logistics and 
Sustainment 
SEC. 331. MATERIAL READINESS METRICS AND OBJEC-
TIVES. 
(a) MATERIAL READINESS METRICS
AND OBJEC-
TIVES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 117 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 118. Material readiness metrics and objectives 
‘‘(a) GUIDANCE.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
issue and maintain guidance requiring the implementation 
and use of material readiness metrics to enable assessment 
of the readiness of armed forces to carry out the national 
defense strategy required by section 113 of this title. 
‘‘(2) Guidance issued pursuant to this section shall en-
sure that such material readiness metrics— 
‘‘(A) are based on standardized and consistent 
criteria; and 
‘‘(B) are applied, used, recorded, and reported in 
same manner by all components of the Department of 
Defense. 
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‘‘(b) METRICS.—At a minimum, the material readi-
ness metrics required by subsection (a) shall address the 
material availability, operational availability, and mate-
rial reliability of each major weapon system by designated 
mission design series, variant, or class. 
‘‘(c) MATERIAL READINESS OBJECTIVES.—(1) The 
Secretary of Defense shall establish, and annually review 
and revise, an objective value for each metric required by 
subsection (b) as a necessary component to support the re-
view and revision of the national defense strategy required 
by section 113 of this title. 
‘‘(2) To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary 
shall ensure that objective values established under this sub-
section are unclassified. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘major weapons system’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘major system’ under section 
2302(5) of this title, except that such term does not 
include an acquisition program for a defense business 
system (as defined in section 2222(i)(1) of this title). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘material availability’ means the 
measure of the percentage of the total inventory of a 
system that is operationally capable of performing an 
assigned mission. 
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‘‘(3) The term ‘material reliability’ means the 
probability that a covered asset will perform without 
failure over a specified interval. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘operational availability’ means 
the measure of the percentage of time a covered asset 
is operationally capable.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 117 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘118. Material readiness metrics and objectives.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
2337(b)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘to meet the material readiness 
objectives’’ before ‘‘for the weapon system’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘under section 118 of this title’’ 
after ‘‘weapon system’’. 
(c) DEADLINES.— 
(1) DEADLINE
FOR
GUIDANCE.—The guidance 
required by section 118(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be issued by 
not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF MATE-
RIAL READINESS OBJECTIVES.—The material readi-
ness objectives required by section 118(c)(1) of title 
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10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
shall be established by not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 332. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY REGARDING USE 
OF WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS FOR UNSPEC-
IFIED 
MINOR 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS 
RELATED 
TO 
REVITALIZATION 
AND RECAPITALIZATION OF DEFENSE INDUS-
TRIAL BASE FACILITIES. 
Section 2208(u) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘carry out’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fund’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Section 2805’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), section 2805’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘carried out with’’ and in-
serting ‘‘funded using’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) For purposes of applying subparagraph (A), the 
dollar limitation specified in subsection (a)(2) of section 
2805 of this title, subject to adjustment as provided in sub-
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section (f) of such section, shall apply rather than the dollar 
limitation specified in subsection (c) of such section.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘carry out’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fund’’. 
SEC. 333. F–35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER SUSTAINMENT. 
(a) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available 
in this Act for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment for fiscal year 2020, not 
more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until 
the date on which the Under Secretary submits the report 
required by subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report on steps being taken to improve 
the availability and accountability of F–35 parts within 
the supply chain. At a minimum, the report shall include 
a detailed plan for each of the following elements: 
(1) How the accountable property system of 
record will be updated with information from the 
prime contractors supplying such parts on required 
cost and related data with respect to the parts and 
how the F–35 Program Office will ensure such con-
tractors are adhering to contractual requirements for 
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the management, reporting, visibility, and account-
ability of all such parts supplied by the prime con-
tractors. 
(2) How the accountability property system of 
record will have interfaces that allow the F–35 Pro-
gram Office and other authorized entities to have 
proper accountability of assets in accordance with ap-
plicable Department of Defense Instructions, Depart-
ment of Defense Manuals, and other applicable regu-
lations. 
(3) How the F–35 Program Office and the Sec-
retary of each of the military departments will ensure 
business rules for the prioritization of F–35 parts 
across all program participants is sufficient, effective, 
and responsive. 
(4) Steps being taken to ensure parts within the 
base, afloat, and deployment spares packages are com-
patible for deploying F–35 aircraft and account for 
updated parts demand. 
SEC. 
334. 
REPORT 
ON 
STRATEGIC 
POLICY 
FOR 
PREPOSITIONED MATERIEL AND EQUIPMENT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2020, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, 
in coordination with the Joint Staff, shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
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Representatives a report on the implementation plan for 
prepositioned materiel and equipment required by section 
321(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 730; 10 U.S.C. 
2229 note). Such report shall include each of the following: 
(1) A comprehensive list of the prepositioned ma-
teriel and equipment programs of the Department of 
Defense. 
(2) A detailed description of how the plan will 
be implemented. 
(3) A description of the resources required to im-
plement the plan, including the amount of funds and 
personnel. 
(4) A description of how the plan will be re-
viewed and assessed to monitor progress. 
(5) Guidance on applying a consistent definition 
of prepositioning across the Department, including 
the military departments, the combatant commands, 
and the Defense Agencies. 
(6) A detailed description of how the Secretary 
will implement a joint oversight approach of the 
prepositioning programs of the military departments. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available 
in this Act for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of De-
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fense for Sustainment for fiscal year 2020, not more than 
75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on 
which the Assistant Secretary submits the report required 
by subsection (a). 
SEC. 335. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR IMPLEMENTA-
TION OF ELEMENTS OF MASTER PLAN FOR 
REDEVELOPMENT OF FORMER SHIP REPAIR 
FACILITY IN GUAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for the Navy for fiscal year 
2020 may be obligated or expended for any construction, 
alteration, repair, or development of the real property con-
sisting of the Former Ship Repair Facility in Guam. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation under subsection (a) 
does not apply to any project that directly supports depot- 
level ship maintenance capabilities, including the mooring 
of a floating dry dock. 
(c) FORMER SHIP REPAIR FACILITY IN GUAM.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘Former Ship Repair Facility in 
Guam’’ means the property identified by that name under 
the base realignment and closure authority carried out 
under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 
U.S.C. 2687 note). 
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Subtitle D—Reports 
SEC. 341. READINESS REPORTING. 
(a) READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM.—Section 117 of 
title 10, United State Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (d) through (g); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 
(d). 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Section 482 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Quar-
terly reports: personnel and unit readi-
ness’’ and inserting ‘‘Readiness reports’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) In the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘ 
QUARTERLY REPORTS REQUIRED’’ and inserting 
‘‘REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS’’; 
(B) In the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Not later’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(1) Not later’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘each calendar-year 
quarter’’ and inserting ‘‘the second and 
fourth quarter of each calendar year’’; 
(C) by striking the second and third sen-
tences and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit each such report in writing and 
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shall also submit a copy of each such report to 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after the end of the first 
and third quarter of each calendar year, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide to Congress a briefing regarding the 
military readiness of the active and reserve components. 
‘‘(3) Each report under this subsection shall contain 
the elements required by subsection (b) for the quarter cov-
ered by the report, and each briefing shall address any 
changes to the elements described in subsection (b) since the 
submittal of the most recently submitted report.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—The elements described 
in this subsection are each of the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of each readiness problem or 
deficiency that affects the ground, sea, air, space, 
cyber, or special operations forces, and any other area 
determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The key contributing factors, indicators, 
and other relevant information related to each identi-
fied problem or deficiency. 
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‘‘(3) The short-term mitigation strategy the De-
partment will employ to address each readiness prob-
lem or deficiency until a resolution is in place, as 
well as the timeline, cost, and any legislative remedies 
required to support the resolution. 
‘‘(4) A summary of combat readiness ratings for 
the key force elements assessed, including specific in-
formation on personnel, supply, equipment, and 
training problems or deficiencies that affect the com-
bat readiness ratings for each force element. 
‘‘(5) A summary of each upgrade or downgrade 
of the combat readiness of a unit that was issued by 
the commander of the unit, together with the rationale 
of the commander for the issuance of such upgrade or 
downgrade. 
‘‘(6) A summary of the readiness of supporting 
capabilities, including infrastructure, prepositioned 
equipment and supplies, and mobility assets, and 
other supporting logistics capabilities. 
‘‘(7) A summary of the readiness of the combat 
support and related agencies, any readiness problem 
or deficiency affecting any mission essential tasks of 
any such agency, and actions recommended to address 
any such problem or deficiency. 
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‘‘(8) A list of all Class A, Class B, and Class C 
mishaps that occurred in operations related to combat 
support and training events involving aviation, 
ground, or naval platforms, weapons, space, or Gov-
ernment vehicles, as defined by Department of Defense 
Instruction 6055.07, or a successor instruction. 
‘‘(9) Information on the extent to which units of 
the armed forces have removed serviceable parts, sup-
plies, or equipment from one vehicle, vessel, or air-
craft in order to render a different vehicle, vessel, or 
aircraft operational. 
‘‘(10) Such other information as determined nec-
essary or appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.’’; 
(4) by striking subsections (d) through (h) and 
subsection (j); 
(5) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
(e); and 
(6) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 
new subsections (d): 
‘‘(d) SEMI-ANNUAL JOINT FORCE READINESS RE-
VIEW.—(1) Not later than 30 days after the last day of the 
first and third quarter of each calendar year, the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit to Congress a writ-
ten report on the capability of the armed forces, the combat 
support and related agencies, operational contract support, 
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and the geographic and functional combatant commands to 
execute their wartime missions based upon their posture 
and readiness as of the time the review is conducted. 
‘‘(2) The Chairman shall produce the report required 
under this subsection using information derived from the 
quarterly reports required by subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) Each report required by this subsection shall in-
clude an assessment by each commander of a geographic 
or functional combatant command of the readiness of the 
command to conduct operations in a multidomain battle 
that integrates ground, sea, air, space, cyber, and special 
operations forces. 
‘‘(4) The Chairman shall submit to the Secretary of 
Defense a copy of each report under this subsection.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 23 of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 482 and inserting the 
following new item: 
‘‘482. Readiness reports.’’. 
SEC. 342. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR TRANSITION FROM 
SERVICE-SPECIFIC DEFENSE READINESS RE-
PORTING SYSTEMS. 
Section 358(c) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 
232) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2019’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘October 1, 2020’’. 
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SEC. 343. REPORT ON NAVY SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE 
BUDGET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1 of each of 
2020, 2021, and 2022, the Secretary of the Navy shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a report on the Operation and 
Maintenance Ship Depot Maintenance budget sub-activity 
group. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include each of the following elements: 
(1) A breakdown of funding, categorized by class 
of ship, requested for ship and submarine mainte-
nance. 
(2) A description of how the requested funding, 
categorized by class of ship, compares to the identified 
ship maintenance requirement. 
(3) The amount of funds appropriated for each 
class of ship for the preceding fiscal year. 
(4) The amount of funds obligated and expended 
for each class of ship for each of the three preceding 
fiscal years. 
(5) The cost, categorized by class of ship, of un-
planned growth work for each of the three preceding 
fiscal years. 
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TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 
duty personnel as of September 30, 2020, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 480,000. 
(2) The Navy, 340,500. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 186,200. 
(4) The Air Force, 332,800. 
SEC. 402. REVISIONS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END 
STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS. 
Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and insert-
ing the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) For the Army, 480,000. 
‘‘(2) For the Navy, 340,500. 
‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 186,200. 
‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 332,800.’’. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 
strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve com-
ponents as of September 30, 2020, as follows: 
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(b) ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTICE ON CERTAIN OFFI-
CERS.—Whenever an officer in a grade of O–7 or above is 
assigned to a new billet or reassigned from a current billet, 
the Secretary of the military department having jurisdic-
tion of such officer shall make available on an internet 
website of such department available to the public a notice 
of such assignment or reassignment. 
(c) LIMITATION ON WITHHOLDING OF CERTAIN INFOR-
MATION OR NOTICE.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of a military 
department may not withhold the information or no-
tice specified in subsections (a) and (b) from public 
availability pursuant to subsection (a), unless and 
until the Secretary notifies the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
in writing of the information or notice that will be 
so withheld, together with justification for with-
holding the information or notice from public avail-
ability. 
(2) LIMITED DURATION OF WITHHOLDING.—The 
Secretary concerned may withhold from the public 
under paragraph (1) information or notice on an offi-
cer only on the basis of individual risk or national 
security, and may continue to withhold such informa-
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tion or notice only for so long as the basis for with-
holding remains in force. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 511. GRADE OF CERTAIN CHIEFS OF RESERVE COMPO-
NENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) 
CHIEF
OF
ARMY
RESERVE.—Section 
7038(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘general officers of the Army Reserve’’ 
and inserting ‘‘officers of the Army Reserve in the 
grade of lieutenant general and’’. 
(2) 
CHIEF
OF
NAVY
RESERVE.—Section 
8083(b)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘flag 
officers of the Navy (as defined in section 8001(1))’’ 
and inserting ‘‘officers of the Navy Reserve in the 
grade of vice admiral and’’. 
(3) COMMANDER, MARINE FORCES RESERVE.— 
Section 8084(b)(1) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘general officers of the Marine Corps (as defined 
in section 8001(2))’’ and inserting ‘‘officers of the Ma-
rine Corps Reserve in the grade of lieutenant general 
and’’. 
(4) CHIEF
OF
AIR
FORCE
RESERVE.—Section 
9038(b)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘gen-
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