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ning and readiness in essential units or in critical specialties, 
the Secretary may vary the end strength authorized by Con-
gress for each fiscal year as follows: 
(1) Increase the end strength authorized pursuant 
to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title for a fiscal year for 
the Space Force by a number equal to not more than 
5 percent of such authorized end strength. 
(2) Decrease the end strength authorized pursuant 
to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title for a fiscal year for 
the Space Force by a number equal to not more than 
10 percent of such authorized end strength. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The authority provided under sub-
section (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2023. 
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, 2023, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 
325,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 177,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 57,000. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 33,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 
108,400.
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(6) The Air Force Reserve, 70,000. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 
(b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end strengths 
prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any 
reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by— 
(1) the total authorized strength of units organized 
to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such compo-
nent which are on active duty (other than for training) 
at the end of the fiscal year; and 
(2) the total number of individual members not in 
units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve 
of such component who are on active duty (other than 
for training or for unsatisfactory participation in train-
ing) without their consent at the end of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or in-
dividual members of the Selected Reserve for any reserve 
component are released from active duty during any fiscal 
year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the 
Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be increased 
proportionately by the total authorized strengths of such 
units and by the total number of such individual members. 
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN 
SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), 
the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized,
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as of September 30, 2023, the following number of Reserves 
to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the 
case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of 
organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training 
the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 
30,845. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,511. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,077. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,388. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 
25,333. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,003. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL 
STATUS). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The minimum number of military 
technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 
2023 for the reserve components of the Army and the Air 
Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United States 
Code) shall be the following: 
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United 
States, 22,294. 
(2) For the Army Reserve, 6,492. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 10,994.
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(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 7,111. 
(b) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF TEMPORARY MILITARY 
TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).—The number of temporary 
military technicians (dual-status) employed under the author-
ity of subsection (a) may not exceed 25 percent of the total 
authorized number specified in such subsection. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Under no circumstances may a mili-
tary technician (dual status) employed under the authority of 
this section be coerced by a State into accepting an offer of 
realignment or conversion to any other military status, in-
cluding as a member of the Active, Guard, and Reserve pro-
gram of a reserve component. If a military technician (dual 
status) declines to participate in such realignment or conver-
sion, no further action will be taken against the individual or 
the individual’s position. 
SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU-
THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPER-
ATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2023, the maximum number of mem-
bers of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may 
be serving at any time on full-time operational support duty 
under section 115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the 
following: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 
17,000.
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(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 
16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for 
the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies 
of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for military personnel, as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4401. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The author-
ization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any 
other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefinite) 
for such purpose for fiscal year 2023. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Sec. 501. Authorized strengths for Space Force officers on active duty in 
grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel. 
Sec. 502. Distribution of commissioned officers on active duty in general officer 
and flag officer grades. 
Sec. 503. Redistribution of Naval officers serving on active duty in the grades 
of O-8 and O-9.
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Sec. 504. Authorized strength after December 31, 2022: general officers and 
flag officers on active duty. 
Sec. 505. Extension of grade retention for certain officers awaiting retirement. 
Sec. 506. Exclusion of officers serving as lead special trial counsel from limita-
tions on authorized strengths for general and flag officers. 
Sec. 507. Constructive service credit for certain officers of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 508. Improvements to the selection of warrant officers in the military de-
partments for promotion. 
Sec. 509. Advice and consent requirement for waivers of mandatory retirement 
for Superintendents of military service academies. 
Sec. 509A. Modification of reports on Air Force personnel performing duties of 
a Nuclear and Missile Operations Officer (13N). 
Sec. 509B. Assessments of staffing in the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
and other Department of Defense headquarters offices. 
Sec. 509C. GAO review of certain officer performance evaluations. 
Sec. 509D. Study of chaplains. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 511. Inclusion of additional information on the Senior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps in reports accompanying the national defense 
strategy. 
Sec. 512. Expansion of eligibility to serve as an instructor in the Junior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps. 
Sec. 513. Backdating of effective date of rank for reserve officers in the Na-
tional Guard due to undue delays in Federal recognition. 
Sec. 514. Inspections of the National Guard. 
Sec. 515. Authority to waive requirement that performance of Active Guard 
and Reserve duty at the request of a Governor may not inter-
fere with certain duties. 
Sec. 516. Continued National Guard support for FireGuard program. 
Sec. 517. Enhancement of National Guard Youth Challenge Program. 
Sec. 518. Notice to Congress before certain actions regarding units of certain 
reserve components. 
Sec. 519. Independent study on Federal recognition of National Guard officers. 
Sec. 519A. Review and update of report on geographic dispersion of Junior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps. 
Sec. 519B. Briefing on duties of the Army Interagency Training and Education 
Center. 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and Military Records 
Sec. 521. Consideration of adverse information by special selection review 
boards. 
Sec. 522. Expansion of eligibility for direct acceptance of gifts by members of 
the Armed Forces and Department of Defense and Coast 
Guard employees and their families. 
Sec. 523. Limitation of extension of period of active duty for a member who 
accepts a fellowship, scholarship, or grant. 
Sec. 524. Expansion of mandatory characterizations of administrative dis-
charges of certain members on the basis of failure to receive 
COVID-19 vaccine. 
Sec. 525. Rescission of COVID-19 vaccination mandate. 
Sec. 526. Temporary exemption from end strength grade restrictions for the 
Space Force.
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Sec. 527. Notification to next of kin upon the death of a member of the Armed 
Forces: study; update; training; report. 
Sec. 528. Gender-neutral fitness physical readiness standards for military occu-
pational specialties of the Army. 
Sec. 529. Recurring report regarding COVID-19 mandate. 
Sec. 530. Sense of Congress regarding women involuntarily separated from the 
Armed Forces due to pregnancy or parenthood. 
Subtitle D—Recruitment and Retention 
Sec. 531. Treatment of personally identifiable information regarding prospec-
tive recruits. 
Sec. 532. Revival and extension of temporary authority for targeted recruitment 
incentives. 
Sec. 533. Report on recruiting efforts of certain Armed Forces. 
Sec. 534. Review of marketing and recruiting of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 535. Report on Department of Defense recruitment advertising to racial 
and ethnic minority communities. 
Sec. 536. Improving oversight of military recruitment practices in public sec-
ondary schools. 
Sec. 537. Best practices for the retention of certain female members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 538. Review of certain personnel policies of special operations forces. 
Sec. 539. Support for members who perform duties regarding remotely piloted 
aircraft: study; report. 
Sec. 539A. Retention and recruitment of members of the Army who specialize 
in air and missile defense systems. 
Subtitle E—Military Justice and Other Legal Matters 
Sec. 541. Matters in connection with special trial counsel. 
Sec. 542. Technical corrections relating to special trial counsel. 
Sec. 543. Randomization of court-martial panels. 
Sec. 544. Jurisdiction of Courts of Criminal Appeals. 
Sec. 545. Special trial counsel of the Department of the Air Force. 
Sec. 546. Independent investigation of sexual harassment. 
Sec. 547. Primary prevention research agenda and workforce. 
Sec. 548. Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army CID special 
agent training course. 
Sec. 549. Review of titling and indexing practices of the Army and certain 
other organizations. 
Sec. 549A. Briefing and report on resourcing required for implementation of 
military justice reform. 
Sec. 549B. Report on sharing information with counsel for victims of offenses 
under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 
Sec. 549C. Dissemination of civilian legal services information. 
Subtitle F—Member Education 
Sec. 551. Authorization of certain support for military service academy founda-
tions. 
Sec. 552. Individuals from the District of Columbia who may be considered for 
appointment to military service academies. 
Sec. 553. Agreement by a cadet or midshipman to play professional sport con-
stitutes a breach of agreement to serve as an officer.
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Sec. 554. Naval Postgraduate School and United States Air Force Institute of 
Technology: terms of Provosts and Chief Academic Officers. 
Sec. 555. Naval Postgraduate School: attendance by enlisted members. 
Sec. 556. Modification of annual report on demographics of military service 
academy applicants. 
Sec. 557. Study and report on professional military education. 
Sec. 558. Report on treatment of China in curricula of professional military 
education. 
Subtitle G—Member Training and Transition 
Sec. 561. Codification of Skillbridge program. 
Sec. 562. Pilot program on remote personnel processing in the Army. 
Sec. 563. Annual report on members separating from active duty who file 
claims for disability benefits. 
Sec. 564. Female members of certain Armed Forces and civilian employees of 
the Department of Defense in STEM. 
Subtitle H—Military Family Readiness and Dependents’ Education 
Sec. 571. Clarification and expansion of authorization of support for chaplain- 
led programs for members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 572. Pilot program to expand eligibility for enrollment at domestic depend-
ent elementary and secondary schools: extension; report. 
Sec. 573. Commercial air waiver for next of kin regarding transportation of re-
mains of casualties. 
Sec. 574. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit depend-
ents of military and civilian personnel. 
Sec. 575. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of 
members of the Armed Forces with enrollment changes due to 
base closures, force structure changes, or force relocations. 
Sec. 576. Pilot program on hiring of special needs inclusion coordinators for 
Department of Defense child development centers. 
Sec. 577. Promotion of certain child care assistance. 
Sec. 578. Industry roundtable on military spouse hiring. 
Sec. 579. Recommendations for the improvement of the Military Interstate 
Children’s Compact. 
Sec. 579A. Feasibility of inclusion of au pairs in pilot program to provide fi-
nancial assistance to members of the Armed Forces for in- 
home child care. 
Sec. 579B. Briefing on policies regarding single parents serving as members of 
the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 579C. Public reporting on certain military child care programs. 
Sec. 579D. Briefing on verification of eligible federally connected children for 
purposes of Federal impact aid programs. 
Sec. 579E. Sense of Congress on rights of parents of children attending schools 
operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. 
Subtitle I—Decorations, Awards, and Other Honors 
Sec. 581. Clarification of procedure for boards for the correction of military 
records to review determinations regarding certain decorations. 
Sec. 582. Authorizations for certain awards. 
Sec. 583. Posthumous appointment of Ulysses S. Grant to grade of General of 
the Armies of the United States. 
Sec. 584. Enhanced information related to awarding of the Purple Heart.
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Subtitle J—Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 591. Report on non-citizen members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 592. Notification on manning of afloat naval forces: modifications; codi-
fication. 
Sec. 593. Clarification of authority of NCMAF to update Chaplains Hill at Ar-
lington National Cemetery. 
Sec. 594. Disinterment of remains of Andrew Chabrol from Arlington National 
Cemetery. 
Sec. 595. Pilot program on safe storage of personally owned firearms. 
Sec. 596. Pilot program on car sharing on remote or isolated military installa-
tions. 
Sec. 597. Briefing on the effects of economic inflation on members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 598. Study on improvement of access to voting for members of the Armed 
Forces overseas. 
Sec. 599. Report on incidence of military suicides by military job code. 
Sec. 599A. Report on efforts to prevent and respond to deaths by suicide in the 
Navy. 
Sec. 599B. Report on officer personnel management and the development of 
the professional military ethic of the Space Force. 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
SEC. 501. AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS FOR SPACE FORCE OFFI-
CERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN GRADES OF MAJOR, 
LIEUTENANT COLONEL, AND COLONEL. 
The table in subsection (a)(1) of section 523 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the items 
relating to the Marine Corps new items relating to the total 
number of commissioned officers (excluding officers in cat-
egories specified in subsection (b) of such section) serving on 
active duty in the Space Force in the grades of major, lieu-
tenant colonel, and colonel, respectively, as follows: 
‘‘3,900 
1,016 
782 
234
4,300 
1,135 
873 
262
5,000 
1,259 
845 
315
7,000 
1,659 
1,045 
415
10,000 
2,259 
1,345 
565’’.
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SEC. 502. DISTRIBUTION OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ON AC-
TIVE DUTY IN GENERAL OFFICER AND FLAG OFFI-
CER GRADES. 
Section 525 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘as follows:’’ and inserting an em dash; 
(B) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) in the Space Force, if that appointment would 
result in more than— 
‘‘(A) 2 officers in the grade of general; 
‘‘(B) 7 officers in a grade above the grade of 
major general; or 
‘‘(C) 6 officers in the grade of major gen-
eral.’’;’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘and Ma-
rine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, and 
Space Force’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or Marine 
Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 
Force’’; and
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(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘or Commandant 
of the Marine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant of 
the Marine Corps, or Chief of Space Operations’’. 
SEC. 503. REDISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL OFFICERS SERVING ON 
ACTIVE DUTY IN THE GRADES OF O-8 AND O-9. 
Subsection (a)(3) of section 525 of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by section 502, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘33’’ and in-
serting ‘‘34’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘50’’ and in-
serting ‘‘49’’. 
SEC. 504. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2022: 
GENERAL OFFICERS AND FLAG OFFICERS ON AC-
TIVE DUTY. 
Section 526a of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘and Marine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 
Corps, and Space Force’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘220’’ and 
inserting ‘‘218’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘151’’ and 
inserting ‘‘149’’;
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(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘187’’ and 
inserting ‘‘170’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) For the Space Force, 21.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) For the Space Force, 6.’’. 
SEC. 505. EXTENSION OF GRADE RETENTION FOR CERTAIN OF-
FICERS AWAITING RETIREMENT. 
Section 601(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘retirement, but not for more than 60 
days.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘retirement, but— 
‘‘(A) subject to subparagraph (B), not for 
more than 60 days; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to an officer awaiting retire-
ment following not less than one year of consecutive 
deployment outside of the United States to a com-
bat zone (as defined in section 112(c) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986) or in support of a con-
tingency operation, not for more than 90 days.’’.
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SEC. 506. EXCLUSION OF OFFICERS SERVING AS LEAD SPECIAL 
TRIAL COUNSEL FROM LIMITATIONS ON AUTHOR-
IZED STRENGTHS FOR GENERAL AND FLAG OFFI-
CERS. 
During the two-year period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the limitations in section 526a(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 504, 
shall not apply to a general or flag officer serving in the posi-
tion of lead special trial counsel pursuant to an appointment 
under section 1044f(a)(2) of such title. 
SEC. 507. CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE CREDIT FOR CERTAIN OFFI-
CERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE CREDIT FOR WARRANT OF-
FICERS.—Section 572 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘For the purposes’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) The Secretary concerned shall credit a person who 
is receiving an original appointment as a warrant officer in 
the regular component of an armed force under the jurisdic-
tion of such Secretary concerned, and who has advanced edu-
cation or training or special experience, with constructive 
service for such education, training, or experience, as follows:
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‘‘(1) For special training or experience in a par-
ticular warrant officer field designated by the Secretary 
concerned, if such training or experience is directly re-
lated to the operational needs of the armed force con-
cerned, as determined by such Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(2) For advanced education in a warrant officer 
field designated by the Secretary concerned, if such edu-
cation is directly related to the operational needs of the 
armed force concerned, as determined by such Secretary 
concerned.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2027, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report on the amendments made by subsection (a). Such re-
port shall include— 
(1) the evaluation of such amendments by the Sec-
retary; 
(2) the estimate of the Secretary regarding how 
many individuals are eligible for credit under subsection 
(b) of such section, as added by subsection (a); and 
(3) the determination of the Secretary whether ex-
isting special pay for such members is adequate.
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SEC. 508. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SELECTION OF WARRANT OF-
FICERS IN THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS FOR 
PROMOTION. 
(a) PROMOTION BY SELECTION BOARDS: RECOMMENDA-
TION; EXCLUSION FROM CONSIDERATION.—Section 575 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(e)(1) In selecting the warrant officers to be rec-
ommended for promotion, a selection board shall, when au-
thorized by the Secretary concerned, recommend warrant offi-
cers of particular merit, pursuant to guidelines and proce-
dures prescribed by the Secretary concerned, from among 
those warrant officers selected for promotion, to be placed 
higher on the promotion list contained in the report of such 
board under section 576(c) of this title. 
‘‘(2) A selection board may recommend that a warrant 
officer be placed higher on a promotion list under paragraph 
(1) only if the warrant officer receives the recommendation 
of at least a majority of the members of the board, unless 
the Secretary concerned establishes an alternative require-
ment. Any such alternate requirement shall be furnished to 
the board as part of the guidelines furnished to the board 
under section 576 of this title. 
‘‘(3) For the warrant officers recommended to be placed 
higher on a promotion list under paragraph (1), the board
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shall recommend the order in which those warrant officers 
should be placed on the list. 
‘‘(f)(1) Upon the request of a warrant officer, the Sec-
retary concerned may exclude the warrant officer from con-
sideration for promotion under this section. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned may approve a request of 
a warrant officer under paragraph (1) only if— 
‘‘(A) the basis for the request is to allow the officer 
to complete— 
‘‘(i) an assignment in support of career pro-
gression; 
‘‘(ii) advanced education; 
‘‘(iii) an assignment such Secretary determines 
is of significant value to the Armed Force con-
cerned; or 
‘‘(iv) a career progression requirement delayed 
by an assignment or education; 
‘‘(B) such Secretary determines that such exclusion 
from consideration is in the best interest of the Armed 
Force concerned; and 
‘‘(C) the officer has not previously failed of selec-
tion for promotion to the grade for which the officer re-
quests exclusion from consideration.’’.
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(b) PRIORITY FOR PROMOTION OF WARRANT OFFICERS 
IN REPORT OF SELECTION BOARD.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 576 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) The names of warrant officers selected for pro-
motion under this section shall be arranged in the report of 
such board in the following order of priority: 
‘‘(1) Warrant officers recommended under section 
575(e) of this title to be placed higher on the promotion 
list, in the order in which the board determines. 
‘‘(2) Warrant officers otherwise recommended for 
promotion, in the order of seniority on the warrant offi-
cer active-duty list.’’. 
(c) PROMOTIONS: HOW MADE; EFFECTIVE DATE.—Sec-
tion 578(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘of the se-
niority of such officers on the warrant officer active-duty list’’ 
and inserting ‘‘set forth in section 576(c) of this title’’. 
SEC. 509. ADVICE AND CONSENT REQUIREMENT FOR WAIVERS 
OF MANDATORY RETIREMENT FOR SUPERINTEND-
ENTS OF MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. 
(a) UNITED
STATES
MILITARY
ACADEMY.—Section 
7321(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: ‘‘In the event a waiver under 
this subsection is granted, the subsequent nomination and ap-
pointment of such officer having served as Superintendent of
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the Academy to a further assignment in lieu of retirement 
shall be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.’’. 
(b) 
UNITED
STATES
NAVAL
ACADEMY.—Section 
8371(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: ‘‘In the event a waiver under 
this subsection is granted, the subsequent nomination and ap-
pointment of such officer having served as Superintendent of 
the Academy to a further assignment in lieu of retirement 
shall be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.’’. 
(c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 
9321(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: ‘‘In the event a waiver under 
this subsection is granted, the subsequent nomination and ap-
pointment of such officer having served as Superintendent of 
the Academy to a further assignment in lieu of retirement 
shall be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.’’. 
SEC. 509A. MODIFICATION OF REPORTS ON AIR FORCE PER-
SONNEL PERFORMING DUTIES OF A NUCLEAR 
AND MISSILE OPERATIONS OFFICER (13N). 
Section 506(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 
1682) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph 
(9); and
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following 
new paragraph (8): 
‘‘(8) A staffing plan for managing personnel in the 
13N career field as the Air Force transitions from the 
Minuteman III weapon system to the Sentinel weapon 
system.’’. 
SEC. 509B. ASSESSMENTS OF STAFFING IN THE OFFICE OF THE 
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND OTHER DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS OFFICES. 
(a) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of staffing 
of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Such assessment 
shall including the following elements: 
(1) A validation of every military staff billet as-
signed to the Office of the Secretary of Defense against 
existing military personnel requirements. 
(2) The estimated effect of returning 15 percent of 
such military staff billets to operational activities of the 
Armed Forces concerned, over a period of 36 months, 
would have on the office of the Secretary of Defense and 
other Department of Defense Headquarters Offices. 
(3) A plan and milestones for how reductions de-
scribed in paragraph (2) would occur, a schedule for 
such reductions, and the process by which the billets
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would be returned to the operational activities of the 
Armed Forces concerned. 
(b) OFFICE OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.—The 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall conduct an as-
sessment of staffing of the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
Such assessment shall including the following elements: 
(1) A validation of every military staff billet as-
signed to the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff against 
existing military personnel requirements. 
(2) The estimated effect of returning 15 percent of 
such military staff billets to operational activities of the 
Armed Forces concerned, over a period of 36 months, 
would have on the office of the Joint Staff and the 
Chairman’s Controlled Activities and other related Joint 
Staff Headquarters Offices. 
(3) A plan and milestones for how reductions de-
scribed in paragraph (2) would occur, a schedule for 
such reductions, and the process by which the billets 
would be returned to the operational activities of the 
Armed Forces concerned. 
(c) INTERIM BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 
(1) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than April 1, 
2023, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives an interim briefing on the assessments under sub-
sections (a) and (b). 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives a report on the assess-
ments under subsections (a) and (b). Such report shall 
include the following: 
(A) A validation of every military staff billet 
assigned to the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
and the Joint Staff to include the Chairman’s Con-
trolled Activities against existing military personnel 
requirements. 
(B) The methodology and process through 
which such validation was performed. 
(C) Relevant statistical analysis on military bil-
let fill rates against validated requirements. 
(D) An analysis of unvalidated military billets 
currently performing staff support functions, 
(E) The rationale for why unvalidated military 
billets may be required. 
(F) The cost of military staff filling both vali-
dated and unvalidated billets.
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(G) Lessons learned through the military billet 
validation process and statistical analysis under 
subparagraphs (B) through (F). 
(H) Any other matters the Secretary deter-
mines relevant to understanding the use of military 
staff billets described in subsections (a) and (b). 
(I) Any legislative, policy or budgetary rec-
ommendations of the Secretary related to the sub-
ject matter of the report. 
SEC. 509C. GAO REVIEW OF CERTAIN OFFICER PERFORMANCE 
EVALUATIONS. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall review the officer performance reports of 
each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of a Secretary of a 
military department in order to— 
(1) study the fitness report systems used for the 
performance evaluation of officers; and 
(2) provide to the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retaries of the military departments recommendations 
regarding how to improve such systems. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The review required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
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(1) An analysis of the effectiveness of the fitness re-
port systems at evaluating and documenting the per-
formance of officers. 
(2) A comparison of the fitness report systems for 
officers of each Armed Force described in subsection (a) 
with best practices for performance evaluations used by 
public- and private-sector organizations. 
(3) An analysis of the value of fitness reports in 
providing useful information to officer promotion boards. 
(4) An analysis of the value of fitness reports in 
providing useful feedback to officers being evaluated. 
(5) Recommendations to improve the fitness report 
systems to— 
(A) increase its effectiveness at accurately eval-
uating and documenting the performance of offi-
cers; 
(B) provide more useful information to officer 
promotion boards; and 
(C) provide more useful feedback regarding 
evaluated officers. 
(c) ACCESS TO DATA AND RECORDS.—The Secretaries 
of the military departments shall provide to the Comptroller 
General sufficient resources and access to technical data, in-
dividuals, organizations, and records that the Comptroller 
General requires to complete the review under this section.
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(d) SUBMISSION
TO SECRETARIES.—Upon completing 
the review under subsection (a), the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries 
of the military departments a report on the results of the re-
view. 
(e) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retaries of the military departments receive the report under 
subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees— 
(1) an unaltered copy of such report; and 
(2) any comments of the Secretary regarding such 
report. 
SEC. 509D. STUDY OF CHAPLAINS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military de-
partments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a study of the 
roles and responsibilities of chaplains. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) The resources (including funding, administrative 
support, and personnel) available to support religious 
programs.
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(2) Inclusion of chaplains in resiliency, suicide pre-
vention, wellness, and other related programs. 
(3) The role of chaplains in embedded units, head-
quarters activities. and military treatment facilities. 
(4) Recruitment and retention of chaplains. 
(5) An analysis of the number of hours chaplains 
spend in roles including pastoral care, religious services, 
counseling, and administration. 
(6) The results of any surveys that have assessed 
the roles, responsibilities and satisfaction of chaplains. 
(7) A review of the personnel requirements for 
chaplains during fiscal years 2013 through 2022. 
(8) Challenges to the abilities of chaplains to offer 
ministry services. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 511. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE 
SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS IN 
REPORTS ACCOMPANYING THE NATIONAL DE-
FENSE STRATEGY. 
Section 113(m) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second paragraph (8) as 
paragraph (11);
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(2) by redesignating the first paragraph (8), as 
paragraph (10); 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) 
paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) The number of Senior Reserve Officers’ Train-
ing Corps scholarships awarded during the fiscal year 
covered by the report, disaggregated by gender, race, 
and ethnicity, for each military department. 
‘‘(6) The program completion rates and program 
withdrawal rates of Senior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps scholarship recipients during the fiscal year cov-
ered by the report, disaggregated by gender, race, and 
ethnicity, for each military department.’’. 
SEC. 512. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS AN IN-
STRUCTOR IN THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ 
TRAINING CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2031 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as sub-
sections (g) and (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection:
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‘‘(f)(1) Instead of, or in addition to, detailing officers 
and noncommissioned officers on active duty under subsection 
(c)(1) or authorizing the employment of retired officers and 
noncommissioned officers under subsection (d) or (e), the 
Secretary of the military department concerned may author-
ize qualified institutions to employ as administrators and in-
structors in the program officers or noncommissioned officers 
who— 
‘‘(A)(i) receive honorable discharges— 
‘‘(I) after completing at least eight years of 
service; and 
‘‘(II) not longer than five years before applying 
for such employment; or 
‘‘(ii)(I) are in an active status; and 
‘‘(II) who are not yet eligible for retired pay; and 
‘‘(B) apply for such employment. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the military department concerned 
shall pay to the institution an amount equal to one-half of 
the amount to be paid to an instructor pursuant to the 
JROTC Instructor Pay Scale for any period. 
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding the limitation in paragraph (2), 
the Secretary of the military department concerned may pay 
to the institution more than one-half of the amount paid to 
the member by the institution if, as determined by such Sec-
retary—
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‘‘(A) the institution is in an educationally and eco-
nomically deprived area; and 
‘‘(B) such action is in the national interest. 
‘‘(4) Payments under this subsection shall be made from 
funds appropriated for that purpose. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary of the military department concerned 
may require an officer or noncommissioned officer employed 
under this subsection to transfer to the Individual Ready Re-
serve as a condition of such employment.’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a briefing regarding— 
(1) the number of instructors employed pursuant to 
the amendment made by subsection (a); and 
(2) costs to the Federal Government arising from 
such employment. 
SEC. 513. BACKDATING OF EFFECTIVE DATE OF RANK FOR RE-
SERVE OFFICERS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD DUE 
TO UNDUE DELAYS IN FEDERAL RECOGNITION. 
Paragraph (2) of section 14308(f) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) If there is a delay in extending Federal recognition 
in the next higher grade in the Army National Guard or the 
Air National Guard to a reserve commissioned officer of the
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Army or the Air Force that exceeds 100 days from the date 
the National Guard Bureau deems such officer’s application 
for Federal recognition to be completely submitted by the 
State and ready for review at the National Guard Bureau, 
and the delay was not attributable to the action or inaction 
of such officer— 
‘‘(A) in the event of State promotion with an effec-
tive date before January 1, 2024, the effective date of 
the promotion concerned under paragraph (1) may be 
adjusted to a date determined by the Secretary con-
cerned, but not earlier than the effective date of the 
State promotion; and 
‘‘(B) in the event of State promotion with an effec-
tive date on or after January 1, 2024, the effective date 
of the promotion concerned under paragraph (1) shall be 
adjusted by the Secretary concerned to the later of— 
‘‘(i) the date the National Guard Bureau 
deems such officer’s application for Federal recogni-
tion to be completely submitted by the State and 
ready for review at the National Guard Bureau; and 
‘‘(ii) the date on which the officer occupies a 
billet in the next higher grade.’’. 
SEC. 514. INSPECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) ELEMENT.—Subsection (a) of section 105 of title 32, 
United States Code, is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(8) the units and members of the Army National 
Guard or Air National Guard comply with Federal law 
and policy applicable to the National Guard, including 
policies issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
of the military department concerned, or the Chief of the 
National Guard Bureau.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than six months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the implementation of paragraph (8) 
of such subsection, as added by subsection (a). Such report 
shall include the following: 
(1) The number of inspections conducted that in-
cluded determinations under such paragraph. 
(2) With regard to each such inspection— 
(A) the date; 
(B) the unit of the Army National Guard or 
the Air National Guard inspected;
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(C) the officer who conducted such inspection; 
and 
(D) the determination of the officer whether 
the unit was in compliance with Federal law and 
policy applicable to the National Guard. 
SEC. 515. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE REQUIREMENT THAT PER-
FORMANCE OF ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE 
DUTY AT THE REQUEST OF A GOVERNOR MAY NOT 
INTERFERE WITH CERTAIN DUTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 328(b) of title 32, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—(1) Notwithstanding section 
101(d)(6)(A) of title 10 and subsection (b) of this section, 
the Governor of a State or the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or the commanding gen-
eral of the District of Columbia National Guard, as the case 
may be, may, at the request of the Secretary concerned, order 
a member of the National Guard to perform Active Guard 
and Reserve duty for purposes of performing training of the 
regular components of the armed forces as the primary duty. 
‘‘(2) Training performed under paragraph (1) must be 
in 
compliance 
with 
the 
requirements 
of 
section 
502(f)(2)(B)(i) of this title.
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‘‘(3) No more than 100 personnel may be granted a 
waiver by a Secretary concerned under paragraph (1) at a 
time. 
‘‘(4) The authority under paragraph (1) shall terminate 
on October 1, 2024.’’. 
(b) BRIEFING ON PERFORMANCE OF TRAINING AS PRI-
MARY DUTY.—Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary 
of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each 
submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives a briefing describing how many members of the 
National Guard are performing Active Guard and Reserve 
duty for purposes of performing training of the regular com-
ponents of the Armed Forces as primary duty. 
(c) BRIEFING ON END STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS.— 
Not later than October 1, 2024, the Secretary of the Army 
and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 
briefing outlining the end strength requirement going forward 
for Active Guard and Reserve forces of the National Guard 
impacted by subsection (c) of section 328(b) of title 32, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this sec-
tion.
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SEC. 
516. 
CONTINUED 
NATIONAL 
GUARD 
SUPPORT 
FOR 
FIREGUARD PROGRAM. 
Section 515 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81), is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘Until’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2029’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘support’’ and inserting ‘‘carry out’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘personnel of the California Na-
tional Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘National Guard personnel 
(including from the Colorado National Guard and the 
California National Guard)’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) TRANSFER.—Until the date specified in subsection 
(a), no component (including any analytical responsibility) of 
the FireGuard program may be transferred from the Depart-
ment of Defense to another entity. If the Secretary seeks to 
make such a transfer, the Secretary shall, at least three years 
before such transfer, provide to the appropriate congressional 
committees a written report and briefing that detail— 
‘‘(1) plans of the Secretary for such transfer; and 
‘‘(2) how such transfer will sustain and improve de-
tection and monitoring of wildfires.
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‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congressional 
committees’ means the following: 
‘‘(1) The Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate. 
‘‘(2) The Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(3) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(4) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives.’’. 
SEC. 517. ENHANCEMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHAL-
LENGE PROGRAM. 
Section 516 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) is amended, in 
subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal years 2022 and 2023’’. 
SEC. 518. NOTICE TO CONGRESS BEFORE CERTAIN ACTIONS RE-
GARDING UNITS OF CERTAIN RESERVE COMPO-
NENTS. 
(a) NOTICE REQUIRED; ELEMENTS.—The Secretary of a 
military department may not take any covered action regard-
ing a covered unit until the day that is 60 days after the Sec-
retary of a military department submits to Congress notice
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of such covered action. Such notice shall include the following 
elements: 
(1) An analysis of how the covered action would im-
prove readiness. 
(2) A description of how the covered action would 
align with the National Defense Strategy and the sup-
porting strategies of each military departments. 
(3) A description of any proposed organizational 
change associated with the covered action and how the 
covered action will affect the relationship of administra-
tive, operational, or tactical control responsibilities of the 
covered unit. 
(4) The projected cost and any projected long-term 
cost savings of the covered action. 
(5) A detailed description of any requirements for 
new infrastructure or relocation of equipment and assets 
necessary for the covered action. 
(6) A description of how the covered activity will af-
fect the ability of the covered Armed Force to accom-
plish its current mission. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to any 
step to perform covered action regarding a covered unit on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) The term ‘‘covered action’’ means any of the 
following: 
(A) To deactivate. 
(B) To reassign. 
(C) To move the home station. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the 
following: 
(A) The Army. 
(B) The Navy. 
(C) The Marine Corps. 
(D) The Air Force. 
(E) The Space Force. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered unit’’ means a unit of a re-
serve component of a covered Armed Force. 
SEC. 519. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON FEDERAL RECOGNITION OF 
NATIONAL GUARD OFFICERS. 
(a) INDEPENDENT STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally 
funded research and development center to conduct a 
study on the National Guard commissioned officer and 
warrant officer promotion system and provide rec-
ommendations to the Department of Defense, the De-
partment of the Air Force, the Department of the Army,
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the National Guard Bureau, and individual State Na-
tional Guard commands. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study referred to in para-
graph (1) shall include a comprehensive review and as-
sessment of the following: 
(A) Reasons for delays in processing personnel 
actions for Federal recognition of State National 
Guard member promotions. 
(B) The Federal recognition process used to 
extend Federal recognition to State promotions. 
(C) Best practices among the various State 
National Guards for managing their requirements 
under the existing National Guard promotion sys-
tem. 
(D) Possible improvements to requirements, 
policies, procedures, workflow, or resources to re-
duce the processing time for Federal recognition of 
state promotions. 
(E) An assessment of the feasibility of devel-
oping or adopting a commercially available solution 
for an integrated enterprise information technology 
system for managing National Guard officer and 
warrant officer promotions that allows seamless 
transition for promotions as they move through re-
view at the National Guard Bureau, the Depart-
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ment of the Army, the Department of the Air 
Force, and the Department of Defense. 
(F) Possible metrics to evaluate effectiveness 
of any recommendations made. 
(G) Possible remedies for undue delays in Fed-
eral recognition, including adjustment to the effec-
tive date of promotion beyond current statutory au-
thorities. 
(H) Any other matters the federally funded re-
search and development center determines relevant. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The contract under para-
graph (1) shall require the federally funded re-
search and development center that conducts the 
study under the contract to submit to the Secretary 
of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force, and the Chief of the Na-
tional Guard Bureau a report on the results of the 
study. 
(B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Upon receiv-
ing the report required under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit an unedited copy 
of the report results to the congressional defense 
committees within 30 days of receiving the report
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from the federally funded research and development 
corporation. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there-
after until the date specified in paragraph (3), the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of 
the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force as appro-
priate, shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives a report detailing the cur-
rent status of the Federal recognition process for Na-
tional Guard promotions. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) An update on efforts to transition to fully 
digital processes in accordance with recommenda-
tions made pursuant to subsection (a). 
(B) The average processing time for personnel 
actions related to Federal recognition of reserve 
commissioned officer promotions in the Army and 
Air National Guards, respectively, including the 
time in days from the date at which the National 
Guard Bureau received the promotion until the date 
at which Federal recognition was granted.
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(C) The average time it took during the pre-
vious fiscal year to extend Federal recognition. 
(D) The number of Army and Air National 
Guard officers who experienced Federal recognition 
delays greater than 90 days in the previous fiscal 
year. 
(E) A summary of any additional resources or 
authorities needed to further streamline the Federal 
recognition processes to reduce average Federal rec-
ognition processing time to 90 days or fewer. 
(F) Any other information that the Secretaries 
concerned deem relevant. 
(3) EXPIRATION OF ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENT.—The date referred to in paragraph (1) is such 
time as the average processing time for personnel actions 
described under this subsection is reduced to 90 days or 
fewer for each of the Army and Air National Guards. 
SEC. 519A. REVIEW AND UPDATE OF REPORT ON GEOGRAPHIC 
DISPERSION 
OF 
JUNIOR 
RESERVE 
OFFICERS’ 
TRAINING CORPS. 
(a) REPORT: REVIEW; UPDATE.—The Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military de-
partments, shall review and update the 2017 report from the 
RAND Corporation titled ‘‘Geographic and Demographic
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Representativeness of Junior Reserve Officer Training 
Corps’’ (Library of Congress Control Number: 2017950423). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report updated under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of whether there is adequate rep-
resentation in, and reasonable access to, units of the 
Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (hereinafter, 
‘‘JROTC’’) for students in all regions of the of the 
United States. 
(2) The estimated cost and time to increase the 
number of units of JROTC to ensure adequate represen-
tation and reasonable access described in paragraph (1). 
(3) Recommendations to increase adequate rep-
resentation and reasonable access described in paragraph 
(1) in areas of the United States that the Secretary of 
Defense determines lack such adequate representation 
and reasonable access. 
(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives the report updated under 
this section.
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SEC. 519B. BRIEFING ON DUTIES OF THE ARMY INTERAGENCY 
TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and 
Global Security and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a briefing that in-
cludes— 
(1) an organizational plan and an estimate of the 
annual costs necessary for the Army Interagency Train-
ing and Education Center to carry out duties assigned 
to it by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau; and 
(2) the staffing requirements needed to adequately 
staff such duties. 
Subtitle C—General Service 
Authorities and Military Records 
SEC. 521. CONSIDERATION OF ADVERSE INFORMATION BY SPE-
CIAL SELECTION REVIEW BOARDS. 
Section 628a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘If the Secretary con-
cerned’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph:
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‘‘(B) Nothing in this section shall be construed to pre-
vent a Secretary concerned from deferring consideration of 
adverse information concerning an officer subject to this sec-
tion until the next regularly scheduled promotion board appli-
cable to such officer, in lieu of furnishing such adverse infor-
mation to a special selection review board under this sec-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 522. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DIRECT ACCEPT-
ANCE OF GIFTS BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND 
COAST GUARD EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES. 
Section 2601a of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) that results in enrollment in a Warriors in 
Transition program, as defined in section 738(e) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (Public Law 112–239; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note); or’’; 
and
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(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘paragraph (1), 
(2) or (3) of’’. 
SEC. 523. LIMITATION OF EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ACTIVE 
DUTY FOR A MEMBER WHO ACCEPTS A FELLOW-
SHIP, SCHOLARSHIP, OR GRANT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Subsection (b) of section 2603 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘at least’’. 
(b) MODERNIZATION.—Subsection (a) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or his designee’’ and inserting 
‘‘(or an individual designated by the President)’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the mem-
ber’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘his field’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the field of the member’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘his recognized 
potential for future career service’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
recognized potential for future career service of the 
member’’; and 
(4) in the matter following paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘his’’ both places it appears 
and inserting ‘‘the member’s’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the mem-
ber’’. 
SEC. 524. EXPANSION OF MANDATORY CHARACTERIZATIONS OF 
ADMINISTRATIVE DISCHARGES OF CERTAIN MEM-
BERS ON THE BASIS OF FAILURE TO RECEIVE 
COVID-19 VACCINE. 
Section 736(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 
1161 note) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by strik-
ing ‘‘During the period of time beginning on August 24, 
2021, and ending on the date that is two years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, any’’ and inserting 
‘‘Any’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and insert-
ing a semicolon; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) in the case of a covered member receiving an 
administrative discharge before completing the first 180 
continuous days of active duty, uncharacterized.’’.
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SEC. 525. RESCISSION OF COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATE. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the man-
date that members of the Armed Forces be vaccinated 
against COVID-19 pursuant to the memorandum dated Au-
gust 24, 2021, regarding ‘‘Mandatory Coronavirus Disease 
2019 Vaccination of Department of Defense Service Mem-
bers’’. 
SEC. 526. TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM END STRENGTH 
GRADE RESTRICTIONS FOR THE SPACE FORCE. 
Section 517 and section 523 (as amended by section 501 
of this Act) of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply 
to the Space Force until January 1, 2024. 
SEC. 527. NOTIFICATION TO NEXT OF KIN UPON THE DEATH OF 
A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES: STUDY; UP-
DATE; TRAINING; REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct a study on the notification processes of the next of kin 
upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces. In con-
ducting the study, the Secretary shall identify the following 
elements: 
(1) The time it takes for such notification to occur 
after such death, recovery of remains, and identification 
of remains. Such time shall be determined through an
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analysis of data regarding cases involving such notifica-
tions. 
(2) The effect of media (including social media) and 
other forms of communication on such processes. 
(3) Means by which the Secretary may improve 
such processes to reduce the time described in paragraph 
(1). 
(4) Any legislative recommendations of the Sec-
retary to improve such processes to reduce the time de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
(b) UPDATE.—Upon completion of the study under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall review and update training 
and education materials regarding such processes, imple-
menting means described in subsection (a)(3). 
(c) OPERATIONAL TRAINING.—The Secretary of the 
military department concerned shall include a training exer-
cise, using materials updated (including lessons learned) 
under subsection (b), regarding a death described in this sec-
tion in each major exercise conducted by such Secretary or 
the Secretary of Defense. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report containing— 
(1) the results of the study;
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(2) a description of the update under subsection 
(b); and 
(3) lessons learned, as described in subsection (c). 
SEC. 528. GENDER-NEUTRAL FITNESS PHYSICAL READINESS 
STANDARDS FOR MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPE-
CIALTIES OF THE ARMY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall— 
(1) establish gender-neutral physical readiness 
standards that ensure soldiers can perform the duties of 
their respective military occupational specialties; and 
(2) provide to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing de-
scribing the methodology used to determine the stand-
ards established under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 529. RECURRING REPORT REGARDING COVID-19 MAN-
DATE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a recurring report regarding 
the requirement that a member of the Armed Forces shall re-
ceive a vaccination against COVID-19. Each such report may 
not contain any personally identifiable information, and shall 
contain the following:
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(1) With regard to religious exemptions to such re-
quirement— 
(A) the number of such exemptions for which 
members applied; 
(B) the number of such religious exemptions 
denied; 
(C) the reasons for such denials; 
(D) the number of members denied such a reli-
gious exemption who complied with the require-
ment; and 
(E) the number of members denied such a reli-
gious exemption who did not comply with the re-
quirement who were separated, and with what char-
acterization. 
(2) With regard to medical exemptions to such re-
quirement— 
(A) the number of such medical exemptions for 
which members applied; 
(B) the number of such medical exemptions de-
nied; 
(C) the reasons for such denials; 
(D) the number of members denied such a 
medical exemption who complied with the require-
ment; and
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(E) the number of members denied such a 
medical exemption who did not comply with the re-
quirement who were separated, and with what char-
acterization. 
(b) FREQUENCY; TERMINATION.—The Secretary shall 
submit the first such report not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and every 90 days there-
after until the first of the following to occur: 
(1) The Secretary of Defense lifts such require-
ment. 
(2) The day that is two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 530. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WOMEN INVOLUN-
TARILY SEPARATED FROM THE ARMED FORCES 
DUE TO PREGNANCY OR PARENTHOOD. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) In June 1948, Congress enacted the Women’s 
Armed Services Integration Act of 1948, which formally 
authorized the appointment and enlistment of women in 
the regular components of the Armed Forces. 
(2) With the expansion of the Armed Forces to in-
clude women, the possibility arose for the first time that 
members of the regular components of the Armed Forces 
could become pregnant.
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(3) The response to such possibilities and actualities 
was Executive Order 10240, signed by President Harry 
S. Truman in 1951, which granted the Armed Forces 
the authority to involuntarily separate or discharge a 
woman if she became pregnant, gave birth to a child, or 
became a parent by adoption or a stepparent. 
(4) The Armed Forces responded to the Executive 
order by systematically discharging any woman in the 
Armed Forces who became pregnant. 
(5) The Armed Forces were required to offer 
women who were involuntarily separated or discharged 
due to pregnancy the opportunity to request retention in 
the military. 
(6) The Armed Forces may not have provided re-
quired separation benefits, counseling, or assistance to 
the members of the Armed Forces who were separated 
or discharged due to pregnancy. 
(7) Thousands of members of the Armed Forces 
were involuntarily separated or discharged from the 
Armed Forces as a result of pregnancy. 
(8) Such involuntary separation or discharge from 
the Armed Forces on the basis of pregnancy was chal-
lenged in Federal district court by Stephanie Crawford 
in 1975, whose legal argument stated that this practice 
violated her constitutional right to due process of law.
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(9) The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 
ruled in Stephanie Crawford’s favor in 1976 and found 
that Executive Order 10240 and any regulations relating 
to the Armed Forces that made separation or discharge 
mandatory due to pregnancy were unconstitutional. 
(10) By 1976, all regulations that permitted invol-
untary separation or discharge of a member of the 
Armed Forces because of pregnancy or any form of par-
enthood were rescinded. 
(11) Today, women comprise 17 percent of the 
Armed Forces, and many are parents, including 12 per-
cent of whom are single parents. 
(12) While military parents face many hardships, 
today’s Armed Forces provide various lengths of paid 
family leave for mothers and fathers, for both birth and 
adoption of children. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that women who served in the Armed Forces before February 
23, 1976, should not have been involuntarily separated or 
discharged due to pregnancy or parenthood.
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Subtitle D—Recruitment and 
Retention 
SEC. 531. TREATMENT OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFOR-
MATION REGARDING PROSPECTIVE RECRUITS. 
(a) TREATMENT OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFOR-
MATION.—Section 503(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) PII regarding a prospective recruit collected or 
compiled under this subsection shall be kept confidential, 
and a person who has had access to such PII may not 
disclose the information except for purposes of this sec-
tion or other purpose authorized by law. 
‘‘(4) In the course of conducting a recruiting cam-
paign, the Secretary concerned shall— 
‘‘(A) notify a prospective recruit of data collec-
tion policies of the armed force concerned; and 
‘‘(B) permit the prospective recruit to elect not 
to participate in such data collection. 
‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘PII’ means per-
sonally identifiable information.’’. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM ON RECRUITING.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may 
conduct a pilot program (such a program shall be re-
ferred to as a ‘‘Military Recruiting Modernization Pro-
gram’’) to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of
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collecting and using PRI with modern technologies to 
allow the Secretary to more effectively and efficiently use 
recruiting resources. 
(2) TREATMENT OF PROSPECTIVE RECRUIT INFOR-
MATION.—PRI collected under a pilot program under 
this subsection— 
(A) may be used by the Armed Forces and en-
tities into which the Secretary has entered into an 
agreement regarding military recruitment only for 
purposes of military recruitment; 
(B) shall be kept confidential. 
(C) may not be maintained more than three 
years after collection; and 
(3) OPT-OUT.—A pilot program under this sub-
section may allow a prospective recruit to opt-out of the 
collection of PRI regarding such prospective recruit. 
(4) TERMINATION.—Any such pilot program shall 
terminate three years after implementation. 
(5) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days 
after the implementing a pilot program under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a briefing on the pilot program. Such brief-
ing shall include the following:
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(A) The definition, prescribed by the Secretary, 
of PRI. 
(B) How the Secretary intends to handle pri-
vacy concerns related to the collection of PRI. 
(C) Legal concerns over the collection, use, and 
maintenance of PRI. 
(6) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the completion of a pilot program under this subsection, 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Read-
iness shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
on the pilot program. Such report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A summary of whether and how the pilot 
program modernized recruiting efforts. 
(B) A description of any efficiencies identified 
under the pilot program. 
(C) Any violations of privacy laws arising from 
the pilot program. 
(D) Legislative recommendations of the Under 
Secretary arising from this pilot program. 
(7) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(A) The term ‘‘PRI’’ means information, pre-
scribed by the Secretary of Defense, regarding a 
prospective recruit.
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(B) The term ‘‘prospective recruit’’ means an 
individual who is eligible to join the Armed Forces 
and is— 
(i) 17 years of age or older; or 
(ii) in the eleventh grade (or its equiva-
lent) or higher. 
SEC. 532. REVIVAL AND EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHOR-
ITY FOR TARGETED RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES. 
Section 522(h) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 
503 note) is— 
(1) is revived to read as it did immediately before 
its expiration on December 31, 2020; and 
(2) is amended— 
(A) by striking the semicolon and inserting a 
comma; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
SEC. 533. REPORT ON RECRUITING EFFORTS OF CERTAIN 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military de-
partments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on re-
cruiting efforts of the covered Armed Forces.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report shall contain, with regards 
to the covered Armed Forces during fiscal years 2018 
through 2022, the following elements: 
(1) A comparison of— 
(A) the number of active duty enlistments from 
each geographic region; 
(B) the number of recruiters stationed in each 
geographic region; and 
(C) advertising dollars spent in each geo-
graphic region, including annual numbers and aver-
ages. 
(2) A comparison of the number of active duty en-
listments produced by each recruiting battalion, recruit-
ing district, or recruiting region, the number of recruit-
ers stationed in each battalion, and advertising dollars 
spent in support of each battalion, including annual 
numbers and averages. 
(3) An analysis of the geographic dispersion of en-
listments by military occupational specialty. 
(4) An analysis of the amount of Federal funds 
spent on advertising per active duty enlistment by re-
cruiting battalion, recruiting district, or recruiting re-
gion, and a ranked list of those battalions from most ef-
ficient to least efficient.
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(5) A comparison of the race, religion, sex, edu-
cation levels, military occupational specialties, and waiv-
ers for enlistment granted to enlistees by geographic re-
gion and recruiting battalion, recruiting district, or re-
cruiting region of responsibility. 
(6) An assessment of obstacles that recruiters face 
in the field, including access to schools and administra-
tive support. 
(7) Efforts the Secretary of the military department 
concerned is taking to mitigate obstacles described in 
paragraph (6). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means an 
Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
a military department. 
(2) The term ‘‘geographic region’’ means a region 
used for the 2020 decennial census. 
SEC. 534. REVIEW OF MARKETING AND RECRUITING OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later that September 30, 2023, 
the Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation 
with experts determined by the Secretary of Defense, shall 
evaluate the marketing and recruiting efforts of the Depart-
ment of Defense to determine how to use social media and 
other technology platforms to convey to young people the op-
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portunities and benefits of service in the covered Armed 
Forces. 
(b) COVERED ARMED FORCE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the following: 
(1) The Army. 
(2) The Navy. 
(3) The Marine Corps. 
(4) The Air Force. 
(5) The Space Force. 
SEC. 535. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RECRUIT-
MENT ADVERTISING TO RACIAL AND ETHNIC MI-
NORITY COMMUNITIES. 
Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the efforts of the Department of Defense to increase mar-
keting and advertising to adequately reach racial and ethnic 
minority communities. 
SEC. 536. IMPROVING OVERSIGHT OF MILITARY RECRUITMENT 
PRACTICES IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report on military recruitment practices in 
public secondary schools during calendar years 2018 through 
2022, including—
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(1) the zip codes of public secondary schools visited 
by military recruiters; and 
(2) the number of recruits from public secondary 
schools by zip code and local education agency. 
SEC. 537. BEST PRACTICES FOR THE RETENTION OF CERTAIN 
FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
The Secretaries of the military departments shall share 
and implement best practices regarding the use of retention 
and exit survey data to identify barriers and lessons learned 
to improve the retention of female members of the Armed 
Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretaries. 
SEC. 538. REVIEW OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL POLICIES OF SPE-
CIAL OPERATIONS FORCES. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
direct the covered officials to review (and, if a covered official 
determines it necessary, update guidance and processes) mat-
ters described in section 167(e)(2)(J) of title 10, United 
States Code. The covered officials shall complete such review 
(and update) not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The review and updates 
under subsection (a) shall address the respective roles of the 
military departments and the United States Special Oper-
ations Command with respect to the following:
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(1) Coordination between special operations com-
mand and the military departments regarding recruiting 
and retention to ensure that personnel requirements of 
special operations forces and the military departments 
are met appropriately. 
(2) Opportunities for members of special operations 
forces to enroll in professional military education. 
(3) Promotion opportunities for members of special 
operations forces and an assessment of whether such op-
portunities are adequate to fulfill staffing requirements 
of special operations forces. 
(4) Data sharing between the military departments 
and special operations command with respect to special 
operations forces personnel. 
(5) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense de-
termines appropriate. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
completing the review (and any updates) under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives a report on such review and any resulting updates to 
guidance and processes. The report shall also include any rec-
ommendations of the Secretary regarding matters described 
in subsection (a) or (b). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) The term ‘‘covered officials’’ means— 
(A) the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments; 
(B) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict; and 
(C) the Commander of special operations com-
mand. 
(2) The term ‘‘special operations command’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 167(a) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘special operations forces’’ means the 
forces described in section 167(j) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 539. SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS WHO PERFORM DUTIES RE-
GARDING REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT: STUDY; 
REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
study to identify opportunities to provide more support serv-
ices to, and greater recognition of combat accomplishments 
of, RPA crew. Such study shall identify the following with re-
spect to each covered Armed Force: 
(1) Safety policies applicable to crew of traditional 
aircraft that apply to RPA crew.
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(2) Personnel policies, including crew staffing and 
training practices, applicable to crew of traditional air-
craft that apply to RPA crew. 
(3) Metrics the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments use to evaluate the health of RPA crew. 
(4) Incentive pay, retention bonuses, promotion 
rates, and career advancement opportunities for RPA 
crew. 
(5) Combat zone compensation available to RPA 
crew. 
(6) Decorations and awards for combat available to 
RPA crew. 
(7) Mental health care available to crew of tradi-
tional aircraft and RPA crew who conduct combat oper-
ations. 
(8) Whether RPA crew receive post-separation 
health (including mental health) care equivalent to crew 
of traditional aircraft. 
(9) An explanation of any difference under para-
graph (8). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report containing the following:
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(1) The results of the study conducted under this 
section. 
(2) Any policy recommendations of the Secretary 
regarding such results. 
(3) Progress made by the Secretary of the Air 
Force in implementing the recommendations of the 
Comptroller General of the United States in the fol-
lowing reports: 
(A) GAO-19-155, titled ‘‘Unmanned Aerial 
Systems: Air Force Pilot Promotion Rates Have In-
creased but Oversight Process of Some Positions 
Could Be Enhanced’’. 
(B) GAO-20-320, titled ‘‘Unmanned Aerial 
Systems: Air Force Should Take Additional Steps 
to Improve Aircrew Staffing and Support’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means an 
Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
a military department. 
(2) The term ‘‘RPA crew’’ means members of cov-
ered Armed Forces who perform duties relating to re-
motely piloted aircraft. 
(3) The term ‘‘traditional aircraft’’ means fixed or 
rotary wing aircraft operated by an onboard pilot.
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SEC. 539A. RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT OF MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMY WHO SPECIALIZE IN AIR AND MISSILE 
DEFENSE SYSTEMS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall study efforts to retain and recruit members with 
military occupational specialties regarding air and missile de-
fense systems of the Army. 
(b) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the status 
of the study. 
(c) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report that identifies 
steps the Secretary of the Army may take to improve such 
retention and recruitment. 
Subtitle E—Military Justice and 
Other Legal Matters 
SEC. 541. MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH SPECIAL TRIAL 
COUNSEL. 
(a) DEFINITION OF COVERED OFFENSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 801(17)(A) of title 10, 
United States Code (article 1(17)(A) of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice), as added by section 533 of the
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1695), is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 920 (article 120)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 919a (article 119a), section 920 (article 120), 
section 920a (article 120a)’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
paragraph (1) shall take effect immediately after the 
coming into effect of the amendments made by section 
533 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1695) as 
provided in section 539C of that Act (10 U.S.C. 801 
note) and shall apply with respect to offenses that occur 
after that date. 
(b) INCLUSION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AS COVERED 
OFFENSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 801(17)(A) of title 10, 
United States Code (article 1(17)(A) of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice), as added by section 533 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1695) and amend-
ed by subsection (a) of this section, is further amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
or the standalone offense of sexual harassment pun-
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ishable under section 934 (article 134) of this title 
in each instance in which a formal complaint is 
made and such formal complaint is substantiated in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary concerned’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 1, 2025, and 
shall apply with respect to offenses that occur after that 
date. 
(c) RESIDUAL PROSECUTORIAL DUTIES AND OTHER JU-
DICIAL FUNCTIONS OF CONVENING AUTHORITIES IN COV-
ERED CASES.—The President shall prescribe regulations to 
ensure that residual prosecutorial duties and other judicial 
functions of convening authorities, including granting immu-
nity, ordering depositions, and hiring experts, with respect to 
charges and specifications over which a special trial counsel 
exercises authority pursuant to section 824a of title 10, 
United States Code (article 24a of the Uniform Code of Mili-
tary Justice) (as added by section 531 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 
117–81; 135 Stat. 1692)), are transferred to the military 
judge, the special trial counsel, or other authority as appro-
priate in such cases by no later than the effective date estab-
lished in section 539C of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C.
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801 note), in consideration of due process for all parties in-
volved in such a case. 
(d) AMENDMENT
TO
THE RULES
FOR COURTS-MAR-
TIAL.—The President shall prescribe in regulation such modi-
fications to Rule 813 of the Rules for Courts-Martial and 
other Rules as appropriate to ensure that at the beginning 
of each court-martial convened, the presentation of orders 
does not in open court specify the name, rank, or position of 
the convening authority convening such court, unless such 
convening authority is the Secretary concerned, the Secretary 
of Defense, or the President. 
(e) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on 
the progress of the Department of Defense in implementing 
this section, including an identification of— 
(1) the duties to be transferred under subsection 
(c); 
(2) the positions to which those duties will be trans-
ferred; and 
(3) any provisions of law or Rules for Courts Mar-
tial that must be amended or modified to fully complete 
the transfer.
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(f) ADDITIONAL REPORTING RELATING TO IMPLEMEN-
TATION OF SUBTITLE D OF TITLE V OF THE NATIONAL DE-
FENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.—Not 
later than February 1, 2025, and annually thereafter for five 
years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report assessing the holistic effect of the re-
forms contained in subtitle D of title V of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 
117–81) on the military justice system. The report shall in-
clude the following elements: 
(1) An overall assessment of the effect such reforms 
have had on the military justice system and the mainte-
nance of good order and discipline in the ranks. 
(2) The percentage of caseload and courts-martial 
assessed as meeting, or having been assessed as poten-
tially meeting, the definition of ‘‘covered offense’’ under 
section 801(17) of title 10, United States Code (article 
1(17) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) (as 
added by section 533 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 
17 Stat. 1695)), disaggregated by offense and military 
service where possible. 
(3) An assessment of prevalence and data con-
cerning disposition of cases by commanders after dec-
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lination 
of 
prosecution 
by 
special 
trial 
counsel, 
disaggregated by offense and military service when pos-
sible. 
(4) Assessment of the effect, if any, the reforms 
contained in such subtitle have had on non-judicial pun-
ishment concerning covered and non-covered offenses. 
(5) A description of the resources and personnel re-
quired to maintain and execute the reforms made by 
such subtitle during the reporting period relative to fis-
cal year 2022. 
(6) A description of any other factors or matters 
considered by the Secretary to be important to a holistic 
assessment of those reforms on the military justice sys-
tem. 
SEC. 542. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO SPECIAL 
TRIAL COUNSEL. 
(a) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 824a(c)(3) of 
title 10, United States Code (article 24a(c)(3) of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Subject to paragraph (4)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (5)’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘an ordered 
rehearing’’ and inserting ‘‘an authorized rehearing’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect immediately after the coming into
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effect of the amendments made by section 531 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub-
lic Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1692) as provided in section 539C 
of that Act (10 U.S.C. 801 note). 
SEC. 543. RANDOMIZATION OF COURT-MARTIAL PANELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 825(e) of title 10, United 
States Code (article 25(e) of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) When convening a court-martial, the convening au-
thority shall detail as members thereof members of the armed 
forces under such regulations as the President may prescribe 
for the randomized selection of qualified personnel, to the 
maximum extent practicable.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date that is two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply 
with respect to courts-martial convened on or after that effec-
tive date. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than the effective date 
specified in subsection (b), the President shall prescribe regu-
lations implementing the requirement under paragraph (4) of 
section 825(e) of title 10, United States Code (article 25(e) 
of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by sub-
section (a) of this section.
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SEC. 544. JURISDICTION OF COURTS OF CRIMINAL APPEALS. 
(a) WAIVER OF RIGHT TO APPEAL; WITHDRAWAL OF 
APPEAL.—Section 861(d) of title 10, United States Code (ar-
ticle 61(d) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 
amended by striking ‘‘A waiver’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as 
provided by section 869(c)(2) of this title (article 69(c)(2)), 
a waiver’’. 
(b) JURISDICTION.—Section 866 of title 10, United 
States Code (article 66 of the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘shall have ju-
risdiction over’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘shall have jurisdiction over— 
‘‘(A) a timely appeal from the judgment of a court- 
martial, entered into the record under section 860c(a) of 
this title (article 60c(a)), that includes a finding of 
guilty; and 
‘‘(B) a summary court-martial case in which the ac-
cused filed an application for review with the Court 
under section 869(d)(1) of this title (article 69(d)(1)) 
and for which the application has been granted by the 
Court.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘is timely if’’ and 
all that follows through the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting the following: ‘‘is timely if—
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‘‘(1) in the case of an appeal under subparagraph 
(A) of such subsection, it is filed before the later of— 
‘‘(A) the end of the 90-day period beginning on 
the date the accused is provided notice of appellate 
rights under section 865(c) of this title (article 
65(c)); or 
‘‘(B) the date set by the Court of Criminal Ap-
peals by rule or order; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of an appeal under subparagraph 
(B) of such subsection, an application for review with 
the Court is filed not later than the earlier of the dates 
established under section 869(d)(2)(B) of this title (arti-
cle 69(d)(2)(B)).’’. 
(c) REVIEW BY JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL.—Section 
869 of title 10, United States Code (article 69 of the Uni-
form Code of Military Justice), is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon application by the accused or 
receipt of the record pursuant to section 864(c)(3) of this 
title (article 64(c)(3)) and subject to subsections (b), (c), and 
(d), the Judge Advocate General may— 
‘‘(1) with respect to a summary court-martial, mod-
ify or set aside, in whole or in part, the findings and 
sentence; or
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‘‘(2) with respect to a general or special court-mar-
tial, order such court-martial to be reviewed under sec-
tion 866 of this title (article 66).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘To qualify’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘not later than one year after’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting the following: ‘‘not later than— 
‘‘(A) for a summary court-martial, one year after 
the date of completion of review under section 864 of 
this title (article 64); or 
‘‘(B) for a general or special court-martial, one year 
after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date 
the accused is provided notice of appellate rights under 
section 865(c) of this title (article 65(c)), unless the ac-
cused submitted a waiver or withdrawal of appellate re-
view under section 861 of this title (article 61) before 
being provided notice of appellate rights, in which case 
the application must be submitted to the Judge Advocate 
General not later than one year after the entry of judg-
ment under section 860c of this title (article 60c). 
‘‘(2) The Judge Advocate General may, for good cause 
shown, extend the period for submission of an application, ex-
cept that—
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‘‘(A) in the case of an application for review of a 
summary court martial, the Judge Advocate may not 
consider an application submitted more than three years 
after the completion date referred to in paragraph 
(1)(A); and 
‘‘(B) in case of an application for review of a gen-
eral or special court-martial, the Judge Advocate may 
not consider an application submitted more than three 
years after the end of the applicable period under para-
graph (1)(B).’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘section 
864 or 865(b) of this title (article 64 or 65(b))’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 864 of this title (article 64)’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Judge 
Advocate General shall order appropriate corrective 
action under rules prescribed by the President’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Judge Advocate General shall send 
the case to the Court of Criminal Appeals’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘under sub-
section (c)—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(B) in 
a case submitted’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection 
(c)(1) in a case submitted’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall not apply to— 
(1) any matter that was submitted before the date 
of the enactment of this Act to a Court of Criminal Ap-
peals established under section 866 of title 10, United 
States Code (article 66 of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice); or 
(2) any matter that was submitted before the date 
of the enactment of this Act to a Judge Advocate Gen-
eral under section 869 of such title (article 69 of the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice). 
SEC. 545. SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
THE AIR FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1044f of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘The policies shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘Subject to subsection (c), the policies shall’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection:
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‘‘(c) SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE 
AIR FORCE.—In establishing policies under subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Defense shall— 
‘‘(1) in lieu of providing for separate offices for the 
Air Force and Space Force under subsection (a)(1), pro-
vide for the establishment of a single dedicated office 
from which office the activities of the special trial coun-
sel of the Department of the Air Force shall be super-
vised and overseen; and 
‘‘(2) in lieu of providing for separate lead special 
trial counsels for the Air Force and Space Force under 
subsection (a)(2), provide for the appointment of one 
lead special trial counsel who shall be responsible for the 
overall supervision and oversight of the activities of the 
special trial counsel of the Department of the Air 
Force.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made sub-
section (a) shall take effect immediately after the coming into 
effect of the amendments made by section 532 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub-
lic Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1694) as provided in section 539C 
of that Act (10 U.S.C. 801 note).
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SEC. 546. INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF SEXUAL HARASS-
MENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (e) of section 1561 of 
title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 543 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
(Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1709), is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘independent investigator’ means a 
civilian employee of the Department of Defense or a 
member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or 
Space Force who— 
‘‘(A) is outside the immediate chain of com-
mand of the complainant and the subject of the in-
vestigation; and 
‘‘(B) is trained in the investigation of sexual 
harassment, as determined by— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary of Defense, in the case 
of a civilian employee of the Department of 
Defense; 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary of the Army, in the 
case of a member of the Army; 
‘‘(iii) the Secretary of the Navy, in the 
case of a member of the Navy or Marine 
Corps; or
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‘‘(iv) the Secretary of the Air Force, in 
the case of a member of the Air Force or 
Space Force. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘sexual harassment’ means conduct 
that constitutes the offense of sexual harassment as pun-
ishable under section 934 of this title (article 134) pur-
suant to the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense for purposes of such section (article).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect immediately after the coming into 
effect of the amendments made by section 543 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub-
lic Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1709) as provided in subsection 
(c) of that section. 
SEC. 547. PRIMARY PREVENTION RESEARCH AGENDA AND 
WORKFORCE. 
(a) ANNUAL PRIMARY PREVENTION RESEARCH AGEN-
DA.—Section 549A(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 
1722) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
new paragraphs:
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‘‘(2) include a focus on whether and to what extent 
sub-populations of the military community may be tar-
geted for interpersonal violence more than others; 
‘‘(3) seek to identify factors that influence the pre-
vention, perpetration, and victimization of interpersonal 
and self-directed violence; 
‘‘(4) seek to improve the collection and dissemina-
tion of data on hazing and bullying related to inter-
personal and self-directed violence;’’; and 
(3) by amending paragraph (6), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1) of this section, to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) incorporate collaboration with other Federal 
departments and agencies, including the Department of 
Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, State governments, academia, 
industry, federally funded research and development cen-
ters, nonprofit organizations, and other organizations 
outside of the Department of Defense, including civilian 
institutions that conduct similar data-driven studies, col-
lection, and analysis; and’’. 
(b) PRIMARY PREVENTION WORKFORCE.—Section 549B 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1722) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)—
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(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report that— 
‘‘(A) compares the sexual harassment and pre-
vention training of the Department of Defense with 
similar programs at other departments and agencies 
of the Federal Government; and 
‘‘(B) includes relevant data collected by col-
leges and universities and other relevant outside en-
tities on hazing and bullying and interpersonal and 
self-directed violence.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) INCORPORATION OF RESEARCH AND FINDINGS.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the findings and 
conclusions from the primary prevention research agenda es-
tablished under section 549A are regularly incorporated, as 
appropriate, within the primary prevention workforce estab-
lished under subsection (a).’’.
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SEC. 548. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RELO-
CATION OF ARMY CID SPECIAL AGENT TRAINING 
COURSE. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2023 for the Army may be obligated or expended to 
relocate an Army CID special agent training course until— 
(1)(A) the Secretary of the Army submits to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives— 
(i) the evaluation and plan required by sub-
section (a) of section 549C of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1724); 
(ii) the implementation plan required by sub-
section (b) of such section; and 
(iii) a separate report on any plans of the Sec-
retary to relocate an Army CID special agent train-
ing course, including an explanation of the business 
case for any transfer of training personnel proposed 
as part of such plan; 
(B) the Secretary provides to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a brief-
ing on the contents of each report specified in subpara-
graph (A); and
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(C) a period of 90 days has elapsed following the 
briefing under subparagraph (B); and 
(2) the Secretary submits a written certification to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives indicating that the Army 
has fully complied with subsection (c) of section 549C of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1724) with regard 
to locations at which military criminal investigative 
training is conducted. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘relocate’’, when used with respect to 
an Army CID special agent training course, means the 
transfer of such course to a location different than the 
location used for such course as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) The term ‘‘Army CID special agent training 
course’’ means a training course provided to members of 
the Army to prepare such members for service as special 
agents in the Army Criminal Investigation Division. 
SEC. 549. REVIEW OF TITLING AND INDEXING PRACTICES OF 
THE ARMY AND CERTAIN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) REVIEW OF TITLING AN INDEXING DECISIONS.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall review the case file
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of each member or former member of the Army, the Army 
Reserve, or the Army National Guard who was titled or in-
dexed in connection with the Guard Recruiting Assistance 
Program, the Army Reserve Recruiting Assistance Program, 
or any related activity to determine the appropriateness of 
the titling or indexing decision that was made with respect 
to such member or former member. 
(b) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In reviewing a ti-
tling or indexing decision under subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Army shall consider— 
(1) the likelihood that the member or former mem-
ber to whom the decision pertains will face future crimi-
nal prosecution or other adverse action on the basis of 
the facts in the record at the time of the review; 
(2) the appropriate evidentiary standard to apply to 
the review of the decision; and 
(3) such other circumstances or factors as the Sec-
retary determines are in the interest of equity and fair-
ness. 
(c) NOTIFICATION AND APPEAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the completion of each re-
view under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army 
shall notify the member or former member concerned of 
such review, the disposition of the relevant instance of 
titling or indexing, and the mechanisms the member or
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former member may pursue to seek correction, removal, 
or expungement of that instance of titling or indexing. 
(2) NOTIFICATION OF NEXT OF KIN.—In a case in 
which a member or former member required to be noti-
fied under paragraph (1) is deceased, the Secretary of 
the Army shall provide the notice required under such 
paragraph to the primary next of kin of the member or 
former member. 
(d) ACTIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.—If the 
Secretary of the Army determines that correction, removal, or 
expungement of an instance of titling or indexing is appro-
priate after considering the factors under subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the Army may request that the name, personally 
identifying information, and other information relating to the 
individual to whom the titling or indexing pertains be cor-
rected in, removed from, or expunged from, the following: 
(1) A law enforcement or criminal investigative re-
port of the Department of Defense or any component of 
the Department. 
(2) An index item or entry in the Department of 
Defense Central Index of Investigations (DCII). 
(3) Any other record maintained in connection with 
a report described in paragraph (1), or an index item or 
entry described in paragraph (2), in any system of 
records, records database, records center, or repository
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maintained by or on behalf of the Department, including 
entries in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Inter-
state Identification Index or any successor system. 
(e) REPORT OF SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.—Not later 
than 180 days after the completion of the review required by 
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the results of the review. The 
report shall include the following: 
(1) The total number of instances of titling and in-
dexing reviewed under such subsection. 
(2) The number of cases in which action was taken 
to correct, remove, or expunge an instance of titling or 
indexing. 
(3) The number of members and former members 
who remain titled after the conclusion of the review. 
(4) The number of members and former members 
who remain indexed after the conclusion of the review. 
(5) A brief description of the reasons the members 
and former members counted under paragraphs (3) and 
(4) remain titled or indexed. 
(6) Such other matters as the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
(f) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REVIEW AND REPORT.—
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(1) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct a review the titling and indexing practices of the 
criminal investigative organizations of the Armed Forces. 
Such review shall include— 
(A) an assessment of the practices of titling 
and indexing and the continued relevance of such 
practices to the operation of such criminal inves-
tigative organizations; 
(B) an evaluation of the suitability of the evi-
dentiary requirements and related practices for ti-
tling and indexing in effect at the time of the re-
view; and 
(C) the development of recommendations, as 
appropriate, to improve the consistency, accuracy, 
and utility of the titling and indexing processes 
across such criminal investigative organizations. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
on the results of the review conducted under paragraph 
(1). 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘titling’’ means the practice of identi-
fying an individual as the subject of a criminal investiga-
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tion the records of a military criminal investigative orga-
nization and storing such information in a database or 
other records system. 
(2) The term ‘‘indexing’’ means the practice of sub-
mitting an individual’s name or other personally identifi-
able information to the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion’s Interstate Identification Index, or any successor 
system. 
SEC. 549A. BRIEFING AND REPORT ON RESOURCING REQUIRED 
FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF MILITARY JUSTICE RE-
FORM. 
(a) BRIEFING AND REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2023, and 
no less frequently than once every 180 days thereafter 
through December 31, 2024, each Secretary concerned 
shall provide to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a briefing that details the resourcing necessary to 
implement subtitle D of title V of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 
117–81) and the amendments made by that subtitle. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary con-
cerned shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that details the resourcing necessary 
to implement subtitle D of title V of the National De-
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fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117–81) and the amendments made by that sub-
title. 
(3) FORM OF BRIEFING AND REPORT.—The Secre-
taries concerned may provide the briefings and report re-
quired under paragraphs (1) and (2) jointly, or sepa-
rately, as determined appropriate by such Secretaries. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing and report required under 
subsection (a) shall address the following: 
(1) The number of personnel and personnel author-
izations (military and civilian) required by the Armed 
Forces to implement and execute the provisions of sub-
title D of title V of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) and the 
amendments made by that subtitle. 
(2) The basis for the numbers provided pursuant to 
paragraph (1), including the following: 
(A) A description of the organizational struc-
ture in which such personnel or groups of personnel 
are or will be aligned. 
(B) The nature of the duties and functions to 
be performed by any such personnel or groups of 
personnel across the domains of policy-making, exe-
cution, assessment, and oversight.
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(C) The optimum caseload goal assigned to the 
following categories of personnel who are or will 
participate in the military justice process: criminal 
investigators of different levels and expertise, lab-
oratory personnel, defense counsel, special trial 
counsel, military defense counsel, military judges, 
military magistrates, and paralegals. 
(D) Any required increase in the number of 
personnel currently authorized in law to be assigned 
to the Armed Force concerned. 
(3) The nature and scope of any contract required 
by the Armed Force concerned to implement and execute 
the provisions of subtitle D of title V of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117–81) and the amendments made by that sub-
title. 
(4) The amount and types of additional funding re-
quired by the Armed Force concerned to implement the 
provisions of subtitle D of title V of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117–81) and the amendments made by that sub-
title. 
(5) Any additional authorities required to imple-
ment the provisions of subtitle D of title V of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
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(Public Law 117–81) and the amendments made by that 
subtitle. 
(6) Any additional information the Secretary con-
cerned determines is necessary to ensure the manning, 
equipping, and resourcing of the Armed Forces to imple-
ment and execute the provisions of subtitle D of title V 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) and the amendments 
made by that subtitle. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, United 
States Code.
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SEC. 549B. REPORT ON SHARING INFORMATION WITH COUNSEL 
FOR VICTIMS OF OFFENSES UNDER THE UNIFORM 
CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Defense Advisory 
Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sex-
ual Assault in the Armed Forces (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’) shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives and each Secretary concerned a report on the 
feasibility and advisability of establishing a uniform policy for 
the sharing of the information described in subsection (c) 
with a Special Victims’ Counsel, Victims’ Legal Counsel, or 
other counsel representing a victim of an offense under chap-
ter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability 
of establishing the uniform policy described in subsection 
(a), including an assessment of the potential effects of 
such a policy on— 
(A) the privacy of individuals; 
(B) the criminal investigative process; and 
(C) the military justice system generally.
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(2) If the Advisory Committee determines that the 
establishment of such a policy is feasible and advisable, 
a description of— 
(A) the stages of the military justice process at 
which the information described in subsection (c) 
should be made available to counsel representing a 
victim; and 
(B) any circumstances under which some or all 
of such information should not be shared. 
(3) Such recommendations for legislative or admin-
istrative action as the Advisory Committee considers ap-
propriate. 
(c) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The information de-
scribed in this subsection is the following: 
(1) Any recorded statements of the victim to inves-
tigators. 
(2) The record of any forensic examination of the 
person or property of the victim, including the record of 
any sexual assault forensic exam of the victim that is in 
possession of investigators or the Government. 
(3) Any medical record of the victim that is in the 
possession of investigators or the Government. 
(d) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code.
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SEC. 549C. DISSEMINATION OF CIVILIAN LEGAL SERVICES IN-
FORMATION. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the head 
of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office of the 
Department of Defense, shall ensure that information on the 
availability of legal resources from civilian legal service orga-
nizations is distributed to military-connected sexual assault 
victims in an organized and consistent manner. 
Subtitle F—Member Education 
SEC. 551. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN SUPPORT FOR MILI-
TARY SERVICE ACADEMY FOUNDATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
2245 the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2246. Authorization of certain support for military 
service academy foundations 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection (b) and pursu-
ant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the 
Superintendent of a Service Academy may authorize a cov-
ered foundation to use, on an unreimbursed basis, facilities 
or equipment of such Service Academy. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—Use of facilities or equipment under 
subsection (a) may be provided only if such use— 
‘‘(1) is without any liability of the United States to 
the covered foundation;
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‘‘(2) does not affect the ability of any official or em-
ployee of the military department concerned, or any 
member of the armed forces, to carry out any responsi-
bility or duty in a fair and objective manner; 
‘‘(3) does not compromise the integrity or appear-
ance of integrity of any program of the military depart-
ment concerned, or any individual involved in such a 
program; 
‘‘(4) does not include the participation of any cadet 
or midshipman, other than participation in an honor 
guard at an event of the covered foundation; 
‘‘(5) complies with the Joint Ethics Regulation; and 
‘‘(6) has been reviewed and approved by an attorney 
of the military department concerned. 
‘‘(c) BRIEFING.—In any fiscal year during which the Su-
perintendent of a Service Academy exercises the authority 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of the military depart-
ment concerned shall provide a briefing not later than the 
last day of that fiscal year to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding 
the number of events or activities of a covered foundation 
supported by such exercise during such fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered foundation’ means a chari-
table, educational, or civic nonprofit organization under
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section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
that the Secretary concerned determines operates exclu-
sively to support, with respect to a Service Academy, any 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) Recruiting. 
‘‘(B) Parent or alumni development. 
‘‘(C) Academic, leadership, or character devel-
opment. 
‘‘(D) Institutional development. 
‘‘(E) Athletics. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Service Academy’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 347 of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to item 2245 the following new item: 
‘‘2246. Authorization of certain support for military service academy founda-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 552. INDIVIDUALS FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR APPOINTMENT TO 
MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. 
(a) UNITED
STATES
MILITARY
ACADEMY.—Section 
7442 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in sub-
section (b)(5), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraphs (3) through (10)’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 8454 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended, in subsection
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(b)(5), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraphs (3) through (10)’’. 
(c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 
9442 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in sub-
section (b)(5), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraphs (3) through (10)’’. 
SEC. 553. AGREEMENT BY A CADET OR MIDSHIPMAN TO PLAY 
PROFESSIONAL SPORT CONSTITUTES A BREACH 
OF AGREEMENT TO SERVE AS AN OFFICER. 
(a) UNITED
STATES
MILITARY
ACADEMY.—Section 
7448 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(5) That the cadet may not obtain employment as 
a professional athlete until two years after the cadet 
graduates from the Academy.’’. 
(2) Subsection (b) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) A cadet who violates paragraph (5) of subsection 
(a) is not eligible for the alternative obligation under para-
graph (1).’’. 
(3) Subsection (c) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
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(B) by inserting, after paragraph (1), the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) that a cadet who obtains employment as a pro-
fessional athlete— 
‘‘(A) in violation of paragraph (5) of sub-
section (a) has breached an agreement under such 
subsection; and 
‘‘(B) at least two years after the cadet grad-
uates from the Academy has not breached an agree-
ment under subsection (a);’’. 
(4) Subsection (d) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘with respect to an officer who 
is a graduate of the Academy’’ and inserting ‘‘with 
respect to a cadet’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘officer’s’’ and inserting ‘‘ca-
det’s’’. 
(5) Subsection (f) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
terms’’ and inserting ‘‘each term’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 8459 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(5) That the midshipman may not obtain employ-
ment as a professional athlete until two years after the 
midshipman graduates from the Academy.’’.
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(2) Subsection (b) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) A midshipman who violates paragraph (5) of sub-
section (a) is not eligible for the alternative obligation under 
paragraph (1).’’. 
(3) Subsection (c) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting, after paragraph (1), the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) that a midshipman who obtains employment as 
a professional athlete— 
‘‘(A) in violation of paragraph (5) of sub-
section (a) has breached an agreement under such 
subsection; and 
‘‘(B) at least two years after the midshipman 
graduates from the Academy has not breached an 
agreement under subsection (a);’’. 
(4) Subsection (d) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘with respect to an officer who 
is a graduate of the Academy’’ and inserting ‘‘with 
respect to a midshipman’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘officer’s’’ and inserting ‘‘mid-
shipman’s’’.
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(5) Subsection (f) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
terms’’ and inserting ‘‘each term’’. 
(c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 
9448 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(5) That the cadet may not obtain employment as 
a professional athlete until two years after the cadet 
graduates from the Academy.’’. 
(2) Subsection (b) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) A cadet who violates paragraph (5) of subsection 
(a) is not eligible for the alternative obligation under para-
graph (1).’’. 
(3) Subsection (c) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting, after paragraph (1), the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) that a cadet who obtains employment as a pro-
fessional athlete— 
‘‘(A) in violation of paragraph (5) of sub-
section (a) has breached an agreement under such 
subsection; and
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‘‘(B) at least two years after the cadet grad-
uates from the Academy has not breached an agree-
ment under subsection (a);’’. 
(4) Subsection (d) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘with respect to an officer who 
is a graduate of the Academy’’ and inserting ‘‘with 
respect to a cadet’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘officer’s’’ and inserting ‘‘ca-
det’s’’. 
(5) Subsection (f) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
terms’’ and inserting ‘‘each term’’. 
SEC. 554. NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AND UNITED STATES 
AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: TERMS 
OF PROVOSTS AND CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS. 
(a) NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8543 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Academic Dean’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Chief Academic Officer’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking the second 
sentence and inserting ‘‘An individual selected by 
the Secretary of the Navy for the position of Pro-
vost and Chief Academic Officer shall serve in that 
position for a term of not more than five years and
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may be continued in that position for an additional 
term of up to five years.’’ 
(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘Academic 
Dean’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief Academic Offi-
cer’’. 
(B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 855 of such title 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 
8543 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘8543. Provost and Chief Academic Officer.’’. 
(C) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
8542(a)(4)(A)(ii)(II) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘permanently appointed to the position of 
Provost and Academic Dean’’ and inserting ‘‘se-
lected for the position of Provost and Chief Aca-
demic Officer’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECH-
NOLOGY.—Subsection (b) of section 9414b of such title is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ACADEMIC DEAN’’ 
and inserting ‘‘CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Academic Dean’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Chief Academic Officer’’;
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(3) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘appointed’’ and 
inserting ‘‘selected’’; and 
(4) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) TERM.—An individual selected for the position 
of Provost and Chief Academic Officer shall serve in that 
position for a term of not more than five years and may 
be continued in that position for an additional term of 
up to five years.’’. 
SEC. 555. NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL: ATTENDANCE BY 
ENLISTED MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(2)(D)(iii) of section 
8545 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘only on a space-available basis’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Six years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives on the effects of increasing enrollment of en-
listed members at the Naval Postgraduate School pursuant to 
the amendment made by subsection (a). Such briefing shall 
include the following elements: 
(1) Any increase to the effectiveness, readiness, or 
lethality of the Armed Forces. 
(2) Effects on rates of recruitment, promotion (in-
cluding compensation to members), and retention.
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SEC. 556. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON DEMO-
GRAPHICS OF MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY AP-
PLICANTS. 
Subsection (c)(2) of section 575 of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 7442 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(C) Anything the Secretary determines to be 
significant regarding gender, race, ethnicity, or 
other demographic information, described in sub-
section (b), of such individuals.’’. 
SEC. 557. STUDY AND REPORT ON PROFESSIONAL MILITARY 
EDUCATION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 2025, the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretaries of the military 
departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on 
the effectiveness of PME in educating officers of the Armed 
Forces. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall include 
in the report the following elements: 
(1) DEFINITIONS; PURPOSE STATEMENT.—In order 
to improve readiness and create a culture of lifelong 
learning for PME students and faculty—
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(A) recommendations regarding whether to de-
fine PME, or to revise existing definitions in section 
2151 of title 10, United States Code; and 
(B) a purpose statement for PME. 
(2) COURSE OF STUDY.—With regards to a course 
of study in PME— 
(A) an analysis of, and legislative recommenda-
tions regarding, the existing three-phase approach 
to JPME under section 2154 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(B) legislative recommendations regarding de-
veloping a statutory three-phase approach for PME 
other than JPME, similar to such approach for 
JPME; and 
(C) a proposed career learning plan, provided 
to an officer every two years, to track the progress 
of such officer in achieving PME and JPME out-
comes and other career milestones. 
(3) CURRICULUM EVALUATION.—An evaluation of 
curricula of institutions of PME, including— 
(A) compliance with subject matter require-
ments under chapter 107 of title 10, United States 
Code; 
(B) legislative recommendations regarding such 
subject matter requirements, including whether to
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include the national defense strategy in such re-
quirements; 
(C) the curriculum development process, in-
cluding whether such process is responsive to 
changing global threats, and any ways to improve 
such process to be able to make rapid, relevant, and 
responsive curriculum updates; 
(D) current modes of instruction and related 
recommendations, including the use of interactive 
seminars, war games, simulations, experiential 
learning, and iterative case studies; 
(E) special areas of focus regarding innovation, 
including disruptive change, adaptive thinking, de-
sign thinking, cyber security, artificial intelligence, 
applied design for innovation, and other areas the 
Secretary determines appropriate; and 
(F) the development and assessment of learn-
ing outcomes regarding lethality and strategic influ-
ence. 
(4) SYSTEMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERFORM-
ANCE.—An evaluation of the following accountability and 
performance systems: 
(A) Student performance assessments. 
(B) The documentation of student performance 
in military service records.
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(C) Consideration of student performance 
records in the determination of assignments and 
promotions. 
(D) Consideration of expertise or academic 
focus in the determination of assignments. 
(5) ACADEMIC
FACULTY
AND
STUDENT
REVIEW 
SYSTEM.—A summary of current processes to review the 
following: 
(A) The means by which faculty assigned to 
teach PME (including members of the Armed 
Forces and civilian personnel) are selected, man-
aged, promoted, and evaluated. 
(B) The academic freedom of faculty described 
in subparagraph (A). 
(C) A review of how members are selected for 
residential and non-residential PME, including the 
consideration of student performance assessments 
during PME. 
(6) INTERACTIONS OF WITH INSTITUTIONS OF PME 
CIVILIAN INSTITUTIONS.— 
(A) PARTNERSHIPS.—A review of existing aca-
demic partnerships between institutions of PME 
and civilian institutions, including— 
(i) the scopes, purposes, and lengths of 
such partnerships;
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(ii) any research, curriculum development, 
or sharing of faculty or students between insti-
tutions; and 
(iii) any collaborations or exchanges by 
faculties or students. 
(B) CONSORTIUM.—An appraisal of a prospec-
tive consortium of institutions of PME and civilian 
institutions, including— 
(i) the feasability and advisability of es-
tablishing such a consortium; 
(ii) recommendations, if any, regarding 
potential consortium members; 
(iii) the anticipated costs and timeline to 
establish such a consortium; and 
(iii) whether the inclusion of the Naval 
Postgraduate School or Air Force Institute of 
Technology in such a consortium would require 
legislation. 
(7) ORGANIZATION.—With regards to the organiza-
tional structure and lines of authority established pursu-
ant to section 2152 of title 10, United States Code— 
(A) an analysis; and 
(B) any legislative recommendations. 
(c) INTERIM BRIEFINGS AND FINAL REPORT.—
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(1) INITIAL
BRIEFING.—Not later than June 1, 
2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate an initial briefing on the progress 
of the Secretary in preparing the report. 
(2) INTERIM BRIEFINGS.—Every six months after 
the initial briefing, the Secretary of Defense shall pro-
vide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate an interim briefing on 
the progress and contents of the report. 
(3) FINAL BRIEFING.—Not later than December 1, 
2025, in conjunction with issuance of the final report, 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a final briefing on the findings and rec-
ommendations in the report. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘institutions of PME’’ means— 
(A) the professional military education schools; 
(B) the senior level service schools; 
(C) the intermediate level service schools; 
(D) the joint intermediate level service school; 
(E) the Naval Postgraduate School; and 
(F) the Air Force Institute of Technology.
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(2) The terms ‘‘intermediate level service school’’, 
‘‘joint intermediate level service school’’, and ‘‘senior 
level service school’’ have the meaning given such terms 
in section 2151 of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘JPME’’ means ‘‘joint professional 
military education’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 2151 of title 10, United States Code. 
(4) The term ‘‘PME’’ means professional military 
education, including JPME. 
(5) The term ‘‘professional military education 
schools’’ means the schools specified in section 2162(b) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 558. REPORT ON TREATMENT OF CHINA IN CURRICULA OF 
PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 1, 2023, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report regarding the treatment of China in the curricula of 
institutions of military education, including changes to such 
treatment implemented in the five years preceding the date 
of such report. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘institutions of military education’’ 
means— 
(A) the professional military education schools;
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(B) the senior level service schools; 
(C) the intermediate level service schools; 
(D) the joint intermediate level service school; 
(E) the Naval Postgraduate School; and 
(F) the Air Force Institute of Technology. 
(2) The terms ‘‘intermediate level service school’’, 
‘‘joint intermediate level service school’’, and ‘‘senior 
level service school’’ have the meaning given such terms 
in section 2151 of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘professional military education 
schools’’ means the schools specified in section 2162 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
Subtitle G—Member Training and 
Transition 
SEC. 561. CODIFICATION OF SKILLBRIDGE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1143(e) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by adding ‘‘; SKILLBRIDGE’’ 
after ‘‘TRAINING’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end ‘‘Such 
a program shall be known as ‘Skillbridge’.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—To carry out Skillbridge, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall, not later than September 30, 2023— 
(1) update Department of Defense Instruction 
1322.29, titled ‘‘Job Training, Employment Skills Train-
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ing, Apprenticeships, and Internships (JTEST-AI) for 
Eligible Service Members’’; and 
(2) develop a funding plan for Skillbridge that in-
cludes funding lines across the future-years defense pro-
gram under section 221 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 562. PILOT PROGRAM ON REMOTE PERSONNEL PROC-
ESSING IN THE ARMY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than January 1, 2024, 
the Secretary of the Army shall implement a pilot program 
to expedite in-processing and out-processing at one or more 
military installations— 
(1) under the jurisdiction of such Secretary; and 
(2) located within the continental United States. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The pilot program shall perform the 
following functions: 
(1) Enable the remote in-processing and out-proc-
essing of covered personnel, including by permitting cov-
ered personnel to sign forms electronically. 
(2) Reduce the number of hours required of covered 
personnel for in-processing and out-processing. 
(3) Provide, to covered personnel and the com-
mander of a military installation concerned, electronic 
copies of records related to in-processing and out-proc-
essing.
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(c) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall terminate 
on January 1st, 2027. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2026, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding 
the pilot program, including the recommendation of the Sec-
retary whether to make the pilot program permanent. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered personnel’’ includes members 
of the Army and civilian employees of the Department 
of the Army. 
(2) The term ‘‘in-processing’’ means the adminis-
trative activities that covered personnel undertake pursu-
ant to a permanent change of station. 
(3) The term ‘‘out-processing’’ means the adminis-
trative activities that covered personnel undertake pursu-
ant to a permanent change of station, separation from 
the Army, or end of employment with the Department 
of the Army. 
SEC. 563. ANNUAL REPORT ON MEMBERS SEPARATING FROM 
ACTIVE DUTY WHO FILE CLAIMS FOR DISABILITY 
BENEFITS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than each 
January 1 thereafter through 2025, the Secretary of Defense,
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in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on members of the Armed Forces who file claims for dis-
ability benefits. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under this section shall in-
clude, for the period beginning on October 1, 2019, through 
the month that ended most recently before the date of the re-
port, the number of members serving on active duty, 
disaggregated by Armed Force, who filed a claim for dis-
ability benefits— 
(1) more than 180 days before the discharge or re-
lease of such member from active duty; 
(2) between 180 and 90 days before the discharge 
or release of such member from active duty; 
(3) fewer than 90 days before the discharge or re-
lease of such member from active duty; 
(4) before separation and was issued a decision let-
ter before the discharge or release of such member from 
active duty; 
(5) before separation and was issued a decision let-
ter after the discharge or release of such member from 
active duty; 
(6) completed a mental health evaluation before the 
discharge or release of such member from active duty; 
and
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(7) did not complete a mental health evaluation be-
fore the discharge or release of such member from active 
duty. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The Committees on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives. 
(2) The Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
Senate and House of Representatives. 
SEC. 564. FEMALE MEMBERS OF CERTAIN ARMED FORCES AND 
CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE IN STEM. 
(a) STUDY
ON MEMBERS
AND CIVILIANS.—Not later 
than September 30, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a briefing containing the results of 
a study on how to increase participation of covered individ-
uals in positions in the covered Armed Forces or Department 
of Defense and related to STEM. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means an 
Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
a military department.
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(2) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means a fe-
male— 
(A) member of a covered Armed Force; or 
(B) civilian employee of the Department of De-
fense. 
(3) The term ‘‘STEM’’ means science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics. 
Subtitle H—Military Family Readi-
ness and Dependents’ Education 
SEC. 571. CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORIZATION 
OF SUPPORT FOR CHAPLAIN-LED PROGRAMS FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1789 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘chaplain-led programs’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a chaplain-led program’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘members of the armed forces’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘status and their im-
mediate family members,’’ and inserting ‘‘a covered 
individual’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, or to support the resiliency, 
suicide prevention, or holistic wellness of such cov-
ered individual’’ after ‘‘structure’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘members of the armed forces 
and their family members’’ and inserting ‘‘a covered 
individual’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘programs’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
program’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘retreats and conferences’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a retreat or conference’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered individual’ means— 
‘‘(1) a member of the armed forces on active duty; 
‘‘(2) a member of the reserve components in an ac-
tive status; or 
‘‘(3) a dependent of an individual described in sub-
paragraph (A) or (B).’’. 
(b) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
for five years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a briefing on implementation of the amend-
ments made by this section. Each such briefing shall include 
the following: 
(1) The frequency with which the Secretaries of the 
military departments used the authority under such
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amendments in the year preceding the date of the brief-
ing. 
(2) Lessons learned from such usage. 
SEC. 572. PILOT PROGRAM TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR EN-
ROLLMENT AT DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMEN-
TARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS: EXTENSION; RE-
PORT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 589C(e) of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2164 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘four years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on July 1, 2029’’. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the conduct of the pilot 
program under such section. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include a descrip-
tion of— 
(A) the locations at which the pilot program is 
carried out; 
(B) the number of students participating in the 
pilot program for each academic year by location; 
and
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(C) the outcome measures used to gauge the 
value of the pilot program to the Department of 
Defense. 
SEC. 573. COMMERCIAL AIR WAIVER FOR NEXT OF KIN RE-
GARDING TRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS OF CAS-
UALTIES. 
Section 580A of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) TRANSPORTATION OF DECEASED MILITARY MEM-
BER.—In the event of a death that requires the Secretary 
concerned to provide a death benefit under subchapter II of 
chapter 75 of title 10, United States Code, such Secretary— 
‘‘(1) shall provide the next of kin or other appro-
priate person a commercial air travel use waiver for the 
transportation of deceased remains of military member 
who dies outside of— 
‘‘(A) the United States; and 
‘‘(B) a theater of combat operations; or 
‘‘(2) may provide the next of kin or other appro-
priate person a commercial air travel use waiver for the 
transportation of deceased remains of military member 
who dies inside a theater of combat operations.’’.
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SEC. 574. CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 
AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MILI-
TARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL 
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE
TO
SCHOOLS
WITH
SIGNIFICANT 
NUMBERS OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of the 
amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2023 by section 301 and available for operation and 
maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in 
the funding table in section 4301, $50,000,000 shall be 
available only for the purpose of providing assistance to 
local educational agencies under subsection (a) of section 
572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 
(2) LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY
DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 7013(9) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7713(9)). 
(b) IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABIL-
ITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to section
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301 and available for operation and maintenance for De-
fense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in 
section 4301, $10,000,000 shall be available for pay-
ments under section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 
(as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 
1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). 
(2) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.—Of the amount author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to 
section 301 and available for operation and maintenance 
for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding 
table in section 4301, $10,000,000 shall be available for 
use by the Secretary of Defense to make payments to 
local educational agencies determined by the Secretary to 
have higher concentrations of military dependent stu-
dents with severe disabilities. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2023, the 
Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the 
evaluation of the Secretary of each local educational 
agency with higher concentrations of military dependent 
students with severe disabilities and subsequent deter-
mination of the amounts of impact aid each such agency 
shall receive.
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SEC. 575. ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES 
THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES 
WITH 
ENROLLMENT 
CHANGES 
DUE 
TO 
BASE 
CLOSURES, 
FORCE 
STRUCTURE CHANGES, OR FORCE RELOCATIONS. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—To assist communities 
in making adjustments resulting from changes in the size or 
location of the Armed Forces, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide financial assistance to an eligible local educational 
agency described in subsection (b) if, during the period be-
tween the end of the school year preceding the fiscal year for 
which the assistance is authorized and the beginning of the 
school year immediately preceding that school year, the local 
educational agency— 
(1) had (as determined by the Secretary of Defense 
in consultation with the Secretary of Education) an over-
all increase or reduction of— 
(A) not less than five percent in the average 
daily attendance of military dependent students in 
the schools of the local educational agency; or 
(B) not less than 500 military dependent stu-
dents in average daily attendance in the schools of 
the local educational agency; or 
(2) is projected to have an overall increase, between 
fiscal years 2023 and 2028, of not less than 500 military 
dependent students in average daily attendance in the
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schools of the local educational agency as the result of 
a signed record of decision. 
(b) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—A local 
educational agency is eligible for assistance under subsection 
(a) for a fiscal year if— 
(1) 20 percent or more of students enrolled in 
schools of the local educational agency are military de-
pendent students; and 
(2) in the case of assistance described in subsection 
(a)(1), the overall increase or reduction in military de-
pendent students in schools of the local educational 
agency is the result of one or more of the following: 
(A) The global rebasing plan of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(B) The official creation or activation of one or 
more new military units. 
(C) The realignment of forces as a result of 
the base closure process. 
(D) A change in the number of housing units 
on a military installation. 
(E) A signed record of decision. 
(c) CALCULATION OF AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) PRO RATA DISTRIBUTION.—The amount of the 
assistance provided under subsection (a) to a local edu-
cational agency that is eligible for such assistance for a
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fiscal year shall be equal to the product obtained by mul-
tiplying— 
(A) the per-student rate determined under 
paragraph (2) for that fiscal year; by 
(B) the net of the overall increases and reduc-
tions in the number of military dependent students 
in schools of the local educational agency, as deter-
mined under subsection (a). 
(2) PER-STUDENT RATE.—For purposes of para-
graph (1)(A), the per-student rate for a fiscal year shall 
be equal to the dollar amount obtained by dividing— 
(A) the total amount of funds made available 
for that fiscal year to provide assistance under sub-
section (a); by 
(B) the sum of the overall increases and reduc-
tions in the number of military dependent students 
in schools of all eligible local educational agencies 
for that fiscal year under that subsection. 
(3) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—A local 
educational 
agency 
may 
not 
receive 
more 
than 
$15,000,000 in assistance under subsection (a) for any 
fiscal year. 
(d) DURATION.—Assistance may not be provided under 
subsection (a) after September 30, 2028.
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(e) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than June 30, 2023, and 
June 30 of each fiscal year thereafter for which funds are 
made available to carry out this section, the Secretary of De-
fense shall notify each local educational agency that is eligible 
for assistance under subsection (a) for that fiscal year of— 
(1) the eligibility of the local educational agency for 
the assistance; and 
(2) the amount of the assistance for which the local 
educational agency is eligible. 
(f) DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall disburse assistance made available under sub-
section (a) for a fiscal year not later than 30 days after the 
date on which notification to the eligible local educational 
agencies is provided pursuant to subsection (e) for that fiscal 
year. 
(g) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2023, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives on the estimated cost of providing assistance to local 
educational agencies under subsection (a) through September 
30, 2028. 
(h) ELIGIBLE USES.—Amounts disbursed to a local edu-
cation agency under subsection (f) may be used by such local 
educational agency for— 
(1) general fund purposes;
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(2) special education; 
(3) school maintenance and operation; 
(4) school expansion; or 
(5) new school construction. 
(i) FUNDING.— 
(1) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated in section 301 for Operation 
and Maintenance, Defense-wide, Department of Defense 
Education Activity, Line 390, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301, is hereby in-
creased by $15,000,000 for purposes of this section. 
(2) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated in section 301 for Operation 
and Maintenance, Defense-wide, for Washington Head-
quarters Services, Line 500, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301, is hereby re-
duced by $15,000,000. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘base closure process’’ means any 
base closure and realignment process conducted after the 
date of the enactment of this Act under section 2687 of 
title 10, United States Code, or any other similar law 
enacted after that date.
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(2) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 7013(9) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7713(9)). 
(3) The term ‘‘military dependent students’’ 
means— 
(A) elementary and secondary school students 
who are dependents of members of the Armed 
Forces; and 
(B) elementary and secondary school students 
who are dependents of civilian employees of the De-
partment of Defense. 
(4) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 
States and the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 576. PILOT PROGRAM ON HIRING OF SPECIAL NEEDS IN-
CLUSION COORDINATORS FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordi-
nation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall 
carry out a pilot program to hire special needs inclusion coor-
dinators at child development centers selected by the Sec-
retary under subsection (b). 
(b) SELECTION OF CENTERS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall select the child development centers at which the pilot
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program required by subsection (a) will be carried out based 
on— 
(1) the number of dependent children enrolled in 
the Exceptional Family Member Program at the military 
installation on which the center in located; 
(2) the number of children with special needs en-
rolled in the center; and 
(3) such other considerations as the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments, considers appropriate. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—Each special needs inclusion coordi-
nator assigned to a child development center under the pilot 
program required by subsection (a) shall— 
(1) coordinate intervention and inclusion services at 
the center; 
(2) provide direct classroom support; and 
(3) provide guidance and assistance relating to the 
increased complexity of working with the behaviors of 
children with special needs. 
(d) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— 
(1) BRIEFING ON ANTICIPATED COSTS.—Not later 
than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall pro-
vide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a briefing on the an-
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ticipated costs for the pilot program required by sub-
section (a). 
(2) BRIEFING ON EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAM.— 
Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of De-
fense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a brief-
ing on the pilot program required by subsection (a) that 
includes— 
(A) the number of special needs inclusion coor-
dinators hired under the pilot program; 
(B) a description of any issues relating to the 
retention of those coordinators; 
(C) a recommendation with respect to whether 
the pilot program should be made permanent or ex-
panded to other military installations; and 
(D) an assessment of the amount of funding 
required to make the pilot program permanent or 
expand the pilot program to other military installa-
tions, as the Secretary recommends under subpara-
graph (C). 
(e) DURATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The pilot program 
required by subsection (a) shall— 
(1) commence not later than January 1, 2024; and 
(2) terminate on December 31, 2026.
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(f) CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘child development center’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 2871(2) of title 10, United States 
Code, and includes a facility identified as a child care center 
or day care center. 
SEC. 577. PROMOTION OF CERTAIN CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary concerned shall pro-
mote, to members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction 
of such Secretary concerned, awareness of child care assist-
ance available under— 
(1) section 1798 of title 10, United States Code; 
and 
(2) section 589 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 1791 note). 
(b) REPORTING.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a report summarizing activities 
taken by such Secretary concerned to carry out subsection 
(a). 
(c) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
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SEC. 578. INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE ON MILITARY SPOUSE HIR-
ING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Personnel and Readiness shall seek to convene an 
industry roundtable to discuss the hiring of military spouses. 
Such discussion shall include the following elements: 
(1) The value of, and opportunities to, private enti-
ties that hire military spouses. 
(2) Career opportunities for military spouses. 
(3) Understanding the challenges that military 
spouses encounter in the labor market. 
(4) Gaps and opportunities in the labor market for 
military spouses. 
(5) Best hiring practices from industry leaders in 
human resources. 
(6) The benefits of portable licenses and interstate 
licensure compacts for military spouses. 
(b) PARTICIPANTS.—The participants in the roundtable 
shall include the following: 
(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
and Readiness. 
(2) The Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Re-
serve Affairs of each military department. 
(3) The Director of the Defense Human Resources 
Activity.
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(4) Other officials of the Department of Defense 
the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. 
(5) Private entities that elect to participate. 
(c) NOTICE.—The Under Secretary shall publish notice 
of the roundtable in multiple private sector forums and the 
Federal Register to encourage participation in the roundtable 
by private entities and entities interested in the hiring of 
military spouses. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives on the lessons 
learned from the roundtable, including the recommendation 
of the Secretary whether to convene the roundtable annually. 
SEC. 579. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE 
MILITARY INTERSTATE CHILDREN’S COMPACT. 
(a) RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRED.—The Secretaries 
concerned, in consultation with States through the Defense- 
State Liaison Office, shall develop recommendations to im-
prove the Military Interstate Children’s Compact. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretaries concerned shall— 
(1) identify any barriers— 
(A) to the ability of a parent of a transferring 
military-connected child to enroll the child, in ad-
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vance, in an elementary or secondary school in the 
State in which the child is transferring, without re-
quiring the parent or child to be physically present 
in the State; and 
(B) to the ability of a transferring military- 
connected child who receives special education serv-
ices to gain access to such services and related sup-
ports in the State to which the child transfers with-
in the timeframes required under the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et 
seq.); 
(2) consider the feasibility and advisability of— 
(A) tracking and reporting the number of fami-
lies who use advanced enrollment in States that 
offer advanced enrollment to military-connected 
children; 
(B) States clarifying in legislation that eligi-
bility for advanced enrollment requires only written 
evidence of a permanent change of station order, 
and does not require a parent of a military-con-
nected child to produce a rental agreement or mort-
gage statement; and 
(C) the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Military Interstate Children’s Compact, de-
veloping a letter or other memorandum that mili-
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tary families may present to local educational agen-
cies that outlines the protections afforded to mili-
tary-connected children by the Military Interstate 
Children’s Compact; and 
(3) identify any other actions that may be taken by 
the States (acting together or separately) to improve the 
Military Interstate Children’s Compact. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries con-
cerned shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, and to the States, 
a report setting forth the recommendations developed under 
subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘armed forces’’, ‘‘active duty’’ and 
‘‘congressional defense committees’’ have the meanings 
given those terms in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(2) The terms ‘‘child’’, ‘‘elementary school’’, ‘‘local 
educational agency’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, ‘‘parent’’, and 
‘‘State’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(3) The term ‘‘Military Interstate Children’s Com-
pact’’ means the Interstate Compact on Educational Op-
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portunity for Military Children as described in Depart-
ment of Defense Instruction 1342.29, dated January 31, 
2017 (or any successor to such instruction). 
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to 
matters concerning the Department of Defense; and 
(B) the Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating, with respect to mat-
ters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not op-
erating as a service in the Department of the Navy. 
(5) The term ‘‘transferring military-connected 
child’’ means the child of a parent who— 
(A) is serving on active duty in the Armed 
Forces; 
(B) is changing duty locations due to a perma-
nent change of station order; and 
(C) has not yet established an ongoing physical 
presence in the State to which the parent is trans-
ferring. 
SEC. 579A. FEASIBILITY OF INCLUSION OF AU PAIRS IN PILOT 
PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR IN- 
HOME CHILD CARE. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
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Secretary of State, shall submit, to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, a brief-
ing containing the assessment of the Secretary of Defense of 
the feasibility, advisability, and considerations of expanding 
eligibility for the pilot program under section 589 of the Wil-
liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 
1791 note) to members of the Armed Forces who participate 
in an exchange visitor program under section 62.31 of title 
22, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulation. 
SEC. 579B. BRIEFING ON POLICIES REGARDING SINGLE PAR-
ENTS SERVING AS MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
Not later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on regu-
lations and rules of the Department of Defense regarding sin-
gle parents serving as members of the Armed Forces. Such 
briefing shall include ways the Secretary has determined to 
improve such regulations and rules. 
SEC. 579C. PUBLIC REPORTING ON CERTAIN MILITARY CHILD 
CARE PROGRAMS. 
Not later than September 30, 2023, and each calendar 
quarter thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall post, on a 
publicly accessible website of the Department of Defense, in-
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formation regarding the Military Child Care in Your Neigh-
borhood and Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood-Plus 
programs, disaggregated by State, ZIP code, and Armed 
Force. Such information shall include whether each such pro-
vider is nationally accredited or rated by the Quality Rating 
and Improvement System of the State. 
SEC. 579D. BRIEFING ON VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE FEDER-
ALLY CONNECTED CHILDREN FOR PURPOSES OF 
FEDERAL IMPACT AID PROGRAMS. 
Not later than February 1, 2023, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military de-
partments, shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives on the following: 
(1) The feasibility of developing a process whereby 
the commander of a military installation may certify the 
information contained in impact aid source check forms 
received by such commander from local educational 
agencies as of the date of such certification. 
(2) An estimate of resources, per military installa-
tion concerned, necessary to implement such a process, 
including personnel, information technology, and other 
costs. 
(3) The estimated time required to implement such 
a process, including time for the Secretary of Defense to 
develop guidance regarding such a process.
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(5) The right to request information regarding the 
professional qualifications of their child’s classroom 
teacher. 
(6) The right to address the school advisory com-
mittee or the school board. 
(7) The right to information about the school’s dis-
cipline policy, including policies related to responding to 
any violent activity in the school. 
(8) The right to information about any plans to 
eliminate gifted and talented programs or accelerated 
coursework at the school. 
(9) The right to be informed of the results of envi-
ronmental testing and safety at school facilities. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than six months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and consistent with the parental 
rights specified in subsection (a), the Director of the Depart-
ment of Defense Education Activity shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on the parental rights specified in 
such subsection. The report shall include, with respect to the 
schools operated by the Department of Defense Education 
Activity, an explanation of— 
(1) how and where a parent may access information 
about their rights; 
(2) the accessibility of that information;
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(3) how such schools inform parents of their rights 
and the means to access such rights; and 
(4) the uniformity of parental rights across such 
schools. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘school oper-
ated by the Department of Defense Education Activity’’ 
means— 
(1) a Department of Defense domestic dependent 
elementary or secondary school, as described in section 
2164 of title 10, United States Code; or 
(2) any other elementary or secondary school or 
program for dependents operated by the Department of 
Defense Education Activity. 
Subtitle I—Decorations, Awards, and 
Other Honors 
SEC. 581. CLARIFICATION OF PROCEDURE FOR BOARDS FOR 
THE CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS TO RE-
VIEW 
DETERMINATIONS 
REGARDING 
CERTAIN 
DECORATIONS. 
Section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 
(k); and 
(2) by inserting, after subsection (i), the following 
new subsection:
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‘‘(j) For a recommendation to award or upgrade a mili-
tary decoration or award submitted pursuant to section 1130 
of this title, a board determination in favor of the claimant 
shall allow such a recommendation to proceed, and an award 
or upgrade to be made by the applicable award authority, 
without regard to the statutory time limitation contained in 
section 7274, section 8298, or section 9274 of this title, as 
the case may be.’’. 
SEC. 582. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR CERTAIN AWARDS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF 
HONOR TO FRED MCGEE FOR ACTS OF VALOR ON JUNE 16, 
1952.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time 
limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United 
States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to 
the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in 
the Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal 
of Honor under section 7272 of such title to Fred 
McGee for the acts of valor described in the paragraph 
(2). 
(2) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 
described in this paragraph are the actions of Fred 
McGee as a corporal in the Army on June 16, 1952, for 
which he was previously awarded the Silver Star.
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(b) AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF 
HONOR TO DAVID R. HALBRUNER FOR ACTS OF VALOR ON 
SEPTEMBER 11-12, 2012.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time 
limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United 
States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to 
the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in 
the Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal 
of Honor under section 7272 of such title to David R. 
Halbruner for the acts of valor described in the para-
graph (2). 
(2) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 
described in this paragraph are the actions of David R. 
Halbruner as a master sergeant in the Army on Sep-
tember 11-12, 2012, for which he was previously award-
ed the Distinguished-Service Cross. 
SEC. 583. POSTHUMOUS APPOINTMENT OF ULYSSES S. GRANT 
TO GRADE OF GENERAL OF THE ARMIES OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
The President is authorized to appoint Ulysses S. Grant 
posthumously to the grade of General of the Armies of the 
United States, equal to the rank and precedence held by Gen-
eral John J. Pershing pursuant to the Act titled ‘‘An Act Re-
lating to the creation of the office of General of the Armies
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of the United States’’, approved September 3, 1919 (41 Stat. 
283, ch. 56). 
SEC. 584. ENHANCED INFORMATION RELATED TO AWARDING 
OF THE PURPLE HEART. 
(a) PUBLICATION OF AWARD CRITERIA.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each 
Chief of an Armed Force shall publish on a publicly available 
website of such Armed Force includes a link to— 
(1) a description of the background of the Purple 
Heart; 
(2) the eligibility criteria for awarding the Purple 
Heart; and 
(3) contact information for the awards and decora-
tions liaison of such Armed Force to facilitate confirma-
tion, by a veteran or a veteran’s next of kin, whether a 
veteran was awarded the Purple Heart after December 
31, 2002. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, each Chief of an Armed Force 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on implementation of the requirements under subsection (a). 
The report shall— 
(1) provide background on the website described in 
such subsection;
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(2) include the number of requests received by the 
Armed Force related to confirming the award of a Pur-
ple Heart; 
(3) describe the average response time for con-
firming the award of a Purple Heart in response to an 
inquiry from a veteran or next of kin; and 
(4) include recommendations for decreasing the 
amount of time taken to respond to such inquiries. 
Subtitle J—Miscellaneous Reports 
and Other Matters 
SEC. 591. REPORT ON NON-CITIZEN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
Section 115a of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) Not later than April 1 each year, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report that sets forth the following 
with respect to personnel: 
‘‘(1) The number of members of the Armed Forces 
who are not citizens of the United States during the 
year covered by such report. 
‘‘(2) The immigration status of such members. 
‘‘(3) The number of such members naturalized.’’. 
SEC. 592. NOTIFICATION ON MANNING OF AFLOAT NAVAL 
FORCES: MODIFICATIONS; CODIFICATION. 
(a) REPEALS.—
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(1) SUNSET.—Subsection (e) of section 597 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 8013 note) is re-
pealed. 
(2) OBSOLETE PROVISION.—Subsection (f) of such 
section is repealed. 
(b) DEFINITIONS: ADDITION; CLERICAL
IMPROVE-
MENTS.—Subsection (d) of such section— 
(1) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) as paragraphs (3), (2), and (1), respectively; 
(B) by striking the heading of each such para-
graph; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘surface combatant vessel’ means 
any littoral combat ship (including the LCS–1 and LCS– 
2 classes), frigate (including the FFG–62 class), de-
stroyer (excluding the DDG–1000 class), or cruiser (in-
cluding the CG–47 class).’’; and 
(2) is redesignated as subsection (e). 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN CREWING REQUIRE-
MENT.—Such section is amended by inserting, after sub-
section (c), the following new subsection (d):
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‘‘(d) CREWING
OF
A SURFACE COMBATANT VESSEL: 
PROHIBITION; EXCEPTION.—(1) Beginning on October 1, 
2025, the Secretary of the Navy may not assign more than 
one crew to a covered ship that is a surface combatant vessel 
if any surface combatant vessel was included in a notification 
under subsection (a) during the 12 months preceding such 
assignment. 
‘‘(2) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to a littoral combat ship configured to conduct mine 
countermeasures if the Secretary of the Navy submits to the 
congressional defense committees a certification and detailed 
explanation that such ship is unable to meet operational re-
quirements regarding mine countermeasures, determined by 
the commander of a combatant command concerned, with 
only one crew.’’. 
(d) CODIFICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Such section, as amended by 
this section, is transferred to chapter 825 of title 10, 
United States Code, inserted after section 8226, and re-
designated as section 8227. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding, 
after the item relating to section 8226, the following new 
item: 
‘‘8227. Notifications on manning of afloat naval forces.’’.
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SEC. 593. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF NCMAF TO UP-
DATE CHAPLAINS HILL AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL 
CEMETERY. 
Section 584(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 38 U.S.C. 
2409 note) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.— 
The Secretary of the Army may permit NCMAF to carry 
out any action authorized by this subsection without re-
gard to the time limitation under section 2409(b)(2)(C) 
of title 38, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 594. DISINTERMENT OF REMAINS OF ANDREW CHABROL 
FROM ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. 
(a) DISINTERMENT.—Not later than September 30, 
2023, the Secretary of the Army shall disinter the remains 
of Andrew Chabrol from Arlington National Cemetery. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of the Army may not 
carry out subsection (a) until after notifying the next of kin 
of Andrew Chabrol. 
(c) DISPOSITION.—After carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary of the Army shall— 
(1) relinquish the remains to the next of kin de-
scribed in subsection (b); or 
(2) if no such next of kin responds to notification 
under subsection (b), arrange for disposition of the re-
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mains as the Secretary of the Army determines appro-
priate. 
SEC. 595. PILOT PROGRAM ON SAFE STORAGE OF PERSONALLY 
OWNED FIREARMS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish a pilot program to promote the safe storage of per-
sonally owned firearms. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Under the pilot program under sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall furnish to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces who are participating in the pilot 
program at military installations selected under subsection 
(e) locking devices or firearm safes, or both, for the purpose 
of securing personally owned firearms when not in use (in-
cluding by directly providing, subsidizing, or otherwise mak-
ing available such devices or safes). 
(c) PARTICIPATION.— 
(1) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—Participation by 
members of the Armed Forces in the pilot program 
under subsection (a) shall be on a voluntary basis. 
(2) LOCATION OF PARTICIPANTS.—A member of the 
Armed Forces may participate in the pilot program 
under subsection (a) carried out at a military installa-
tion selected under subsection (e) regardless of whether 
the member resides at the military installation.
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(d) PLAN.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a plan for the implementation of 
the pilot program under subsection (a). 
(e) SELECTION OF INSTALLATIONS.—Not later than two 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall select not fewer than five military in-
stallations at which to carry out the pilot program under sub-
section (a). 
(f) EFFECT ON EXISTING POLICIES.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to circumvent or undermine any ex-
isting safe storage policies, laws, or regulations on military 
installations. 
(g) REPORT.—Upon the termination under subsection 
(h) of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report containing the following information: 
(1) The number and type of locking devices and 
firearm safes furnished to members of the Armed Forces 
under the pilot program. 
(2) The cost of carrying out the pilot program. 
(3) An analysis of the effect of the pilot program 
on suicide prevention.
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(4) Such other information as the Secretary may 
determine appropriate, which shall exclude any person-
ally identifiable information about participants in the 
pilot program. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The pilot program under subsection 
(a) shall terminate on the date that is six years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 596. PILOT PROGRAM ON CAR SHARING ON REMOTE OR 
ISOLATED MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall determine whether it is feasible and advisable to 
carry out a pilot program to allow car sharing on more than 
two remote or isolated military installations. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—If the Secretary determines that such 
a pilot program is feasible and advisable, the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to 
carry out the pilot program not later than 90 days after such 
determination. 
(c) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—To carry out a pilot program 
under this section, the Secretary shall take steps including 
the following: 
(1) Seek to enter into an agreement with an entity 
that— 
(A) provides car sharing services; and
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(B) is capable of serving the selected military 
installations. 
(2) Provide to members assigned to such military 
installations the resources the Secretary determines nec-
essary to participate in such pilot program. 
(3) Promote such pilot program to such members as 
the Secretary determines. 
(d) DURATION.—A pilot program under this section 
shall terminate two years after the Secretary commences such 
pilot program. 
(e) REPORT.—Upon the termination of a pilot program 
under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report containing the 
following information: 
(1) The number of individuals who used car sharing 
services offered pursuant to the pilot program. 
(2) The cost to the United States of the pilot pro-
gram. 
(3) An analysis of the effect of the pilot program 
on mental health and community connectedness of mem-
bers described in subsection (b)(2). 
(4) Other information the Secretary determines ap-
propriate.
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(f) MILITARY INSTALLATION DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘military installation’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 597. BRIEFING ON THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC INFLATION 
ON MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a briefing on the extent to which economic infla-
tion has affected members of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 598. STUDY ON IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO VOTING FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OVERSEAS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Director of the Federal 
Voting Assistance Program of the Department of Defense 
shall conduct a study on means of improving access to voting 
for members of the Armed Forces overseas. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2024, the 
Director shall submit to Congress a report on the results of 
the study conducted under subsection (a). The report shall 
include the following: 
(1) The results of a survey, undertaken for pur-
poses of the study, of Voting Assistance Officers and 
members of the Armed Forces overseas on means of im-
proving access to voting for such members, including 
through the establishment of unit-level assistance mecha-
nisms or permanent voting assistance offices.
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(2) An estimate of the costs and requirements in 
connection with an expansion of the number of Voting 
Assistance Officers in order to fully meet the needs of 
members of the Armed Forces overseas for access to vot-
ing. 
(3) A description and assessment of various actions 
to be undertaken under the Federal Voting Assistance 
Program in order to increase the capabilities of the Vot-
ing Assistance Officer program. 
SEC. 599. REPORT ON INCIDENCE OF MILITARY SUICIDES BY 
MILITARY JOB CODE. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2023, the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security with regards to the Coast Guard, shall 
conduct a review and submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
on the rates of suicides in the Armed Forces, beginning after 
September 11, 2001, disaggregated by— 
(1) year; 
(2) military job code (Army military occupational 
specialty, Navy enlisted classification or billet, Marine 
Corps military occupational specialty, Air Force specialty 
code, or Coast Guard rating); and 
(3) whether the member was serving on active duty, 
in the National Guard, or as a Reserve.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) A compilation of suicide data by military job 
code to determine which military career fields have a 
higher per capita suicide rate compared to— 
(A) other military career fields for the same 
period; 
(B) the overall suicide rate for each Armed 
Force for the same period; 
(C) the overall suicide rate for the Department 
of Defense for the same period; and 
(D) the national suicide rate for the same pe-
riod. 
(2) A disaggregation of suicide data by age cat-
egories consistent with the age categories used in the 
Department of Defense Annual Suicide Report. 
(c) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than June 1, 2023, 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a briefing on the preliminary findings of the review conducted 
under this section.
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SEC. 599A. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND RESPOND 
TO DEATHS BY SUICIDE IN THE NAVY. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense shall conduct a review of the efforts 
by the Secretary of the Navy to— 
(1) prevent incidents of deaths by suicide, suicide 
attempts, and suicidal ideation among covered members; 
and 
(2) respond to such incidents. 
(b) ELEMENTS
OF
REVIEW.—The study conducted 
under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of each of 
the following: 
(1) The extent of data collected regarding incidents 
of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal idea-
tion among covered members, including data regarding 
whether such covered members are assigned to sea duty 
or shore duty at the time of such incidents. 
(2) The means used by commanders to prevent and 
respond to incidents of deaths by suicide, suicide at-
tempts, and suicidal ideation among covered members. 
(3) Challenges related to— 
(A) the prevention of incidents of deaths by 
suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation 
among members of the Navy assigned to sea duty; 
and
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SEC. 599B. REPORT ON OFFICER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 
AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL 
MILITARY ETHIC OF THE SPACE FORCE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than June 1, 2023, 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a report on officer personnel management and 
the development of the professional military ethic of the 
Space Force. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) A description of issues related to officer develop-
ment in the Space Force, including— 
(A) the professional military education model 
for professional education of, and continual learning 
for, officers of the Space Force; 
(B) the career development model for officers 
of the Space Force, including key knowledge, skills, 
and attributes expected of Space Force officers at 
each of the company grade, field grade, and general 
officer levels; 
(C) desired career trajectories for Space Force 
officers, including key assignments throughout iden-
tified Space Force career tracks and how the flexi-
bility of the Space Force Component proposal will 
be used to achieve these desired career paths;
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(D) how proposed constructive credit for civil-
ian education and non-military experience in related 
space industry or government sectors will align with 
the proposed PME and career development models; 
and 
(E) how the Space Force Component proposal 
will enable officers to achieve joint qualifications re-
quired for promotion to general officer. 
(2) A description of issues related to officer acces-
sions of the Space Force, including— 
(A) the expected sources of commissioning for 
officers of the Space Force, including the desired 
proportions of officer assessments from the Reserve 
Officer Training Corps, military service academies, 
Officer Training School, and direct commissions at 
each grade above O-1; 
(B) the role of proposed constructive credit for 
civilian education and non-military experience in ac-
cessing officers at each grade above O-1 and the ex-
tent to which the Space Force plans to grant con-
structive credit in determining an officer’s entry 
grade at each grade above O-1; and 
(C) the role of targeted recruiting, as described 
in the Guardian Ideal, for officer accessions, includ-
ing how it will work, how frequently it will be used,
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for what positions, and how it will fit into overall 
officer accessions. 
(3) A description of issues related to the profes-
sional military ethic of the Space Force, including— 
(A) how the proposed talent management sys-
tem, career development model, PME model, and 
proposed Space Force Component structure will af-
fect the development of a unique military culture of 
the Space Force as an Armed Force with space as 
a warfighting domain; 
(B) the role of the professional military ethic 
in the Space Force, including expectations of com-
missioned officers as public servants and military 
leaders; 
(C) the expected role of civilian employees of 
the Space Force in the development and steward-
ship of the Space Force as an Armed Force, and 
how such employees are distinct from members of 
the Space Force; 
(D) the ethical implications of creating a force 
that is designed to ‘‘partner effectively with other 
space-interested entities,’’ as described in the 
Guardian Ideal, and how the Space Force intends 
to address any ethical conflicts arising from its de-
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sired close partnership with non-military and non- 
governmental entities in private industry; and 
(E) the specific barriers between officers, en-
listed members, and civilian employees that are de-
scribed as ‘‘unnecessary’’ in the Guardian Ideal, 
how and why such barriers are unnecessary for the 
Space Force, and any statutory or policy changes 
the Space Force proposes to remove such barriers, 
including any proposed changes to the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice. 
(4) Any other issues related to personnel manage-
ment and professional development of officers of the 
Space Force that the Secretary of the Air Force deter-
mines appropriate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Guardian Ideal’’ means the docu-
ment with that title, dated September 17, 2021, and 
issued by the Chief of Space Operations. 
(2) The term ‘‘PME’’ means professional military 
education. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 
OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Bonus and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 601. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authori-
ties. 
Sec. 602. Increase to maximum amounts of certain bonus and special pay au-
thorities.
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Sec. 603. Cold weather duty: authorization of assignment or special duty pay; 
travel allowance for members of the Armed Forces assigned to 
Alaska. 
Sec. 604. Air Force rated officer retention demonstration program. 
Subtitle B—Allowances Other Than Travel and Transportation Allowances 
Sec. 611. Increases in maximum allowable income for purposes of eligibility for 
basic needs allowance. 
Sec. 612. Extension of authority to temporarily adjust basic allowance for hous-
ing in certain areas. 
Sec. 613. Temporary continuation of rate of basic allowance for housing for 
members of the Armed Forces whose sole dependent dies while 
residing with the member. 
Sec. 614. Basic allowance for housing for members without dependents when 
home port change would financially disadvantage member. 
Sec. 615. Revival and redesignation of provision establishing benefits for cer-
tain members assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency. 
Sec. 616. Extension of one-time uniform allowance for officers who transfer to 
the Space Force. 
Sec. 617. OCONUS cost of living allowance: adjustments; notice to certain con-
gressional committees. 
Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances 
Sec. 621. Allowable travel and transportation allowances: complex overhaul. 
Sec. 622. Expansion of authority to reimburse a member of the uniformed serv-
ices for spousal business costs arising from a permanent 
change of station. 
Sec. 623. Extension of authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing 
costs pursuant to a permanent change of station. 
Sec. 624. Reimbursement of a member of the uniformed services for costs to 
relocate a pet that arise from a permanent change of station. 
Sec. 625. Travel and transportation allowances for certain members of the 
Armed Forces who attend a professional military education in-
stitution or training classes. 
Sec. 626. Conforming amendments to update references to travel and transpor-
tation authorities. 
Sec. 627. Pilot program to reimburse members of the Armed Forces for certain 
child care costs incident to a permanent change of station or 
assignment. 
Subtitle D—Leave 
Sec. 631. Technical amendments to leave entitlement and accumulation. 
Sec. 632. Modification of authority to allow members of the Armed Forces to 
accumulate leave in excess of 60 days. 
Sec. 633. Convalescent leave for a member of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle E—Family and Survivor Benefits 
Sec. 641. Claims relating to the return of personal effects of a deceased mem-
ber of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 642. Extension of parent fee discount to child care employees. 
Sec. 643. Survivor Benefit Plan open season. 
Sec. 644. Military installations with limited child care: briefing.
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Sec. 645. Food insecurity among military families: data collection; training; re-
port. 
Subtitle F—Defense Resale Matters 
Sec. 651. Prohibition of the sale of certain goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur 
Autonomous Region in commissaries and exchanges. 
Subtitle G—Miscellaneous Studies, Briefings and Reports 
Sec. 661. Study on basic pay. 
Sec. 662. Report on accuracy of basic allowance for housing. 
Sec. 663. Review of dislocation and relocation allowances. 
Sec. 664. Complex overhaul pay: briefing. 
Sec. 665. Studies on compensation for DOD child care providers. 
Sec. 666. Barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces: study; 
report. 
Subtitle A—Bonus and Incentive Pays 
SEC. 601. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING BONUS 
AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO RESERVE FORCES.— 
Section 910(g) of title 37, United States Code, relating to in-
come replacement payments for reserve component members 
experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for active 
duty service, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(b) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES RELATING
TO HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS.—The following sections of title 10, 
United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’: 
(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer 
candidate accession program. 
(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of edu-
cation loans for certain health professionals who serve in 
the Selected Reserve.
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(c) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NUCLEAR OFFICERS.— 
Section 333(i) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2023’’. 
(d) AUTHORITIES RELATING
TO TITLE 37 CONSOLI-
DATED SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AU-
THORITIES.—The following sections of title 37, United States 
Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’: 
(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus au-
thority for enlisted members. 
(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus au-
thority for officers. 
(3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation in-
centive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 
(4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and in-
centive pay authorities for officers in health professions. 
(5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus 
for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps. 
(6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay. 
(7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or 
special duty pay. 
(8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or 
proficiency bonus.
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(9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives 
for members qualified in critical military skills or as-
signed to high priority units. 
(e) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY INCREASE IN 
RATES
OF
BASIC
ALLOWANCE
FOR
HOUSING.—Section 
403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7)(E), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (8)(C), by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
SEC. 602. INCREASE TO MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF CERTAIN 
BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. 
(a) GENERAL BONUS AUTHORITY FOR ENLISTED MEM-
BERS.—Section 331(c)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$75,000’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$30,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$50,000’’. 
(b) SPECIAL BONUS AND INCENTIVE PAY AUTHORITIES 
FOR NUCLEAR OFFICERS.—Section 333(d)(1)(A) of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$75,000’’.
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(c) SPECIAL AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY AND BONUS AU-
THORITIES FOR OFFICERS.—Section 334(c)(1) of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,500’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$35,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$50,000’’. 
(d) SKILL INCENTIVE PAY OR PROFICIENCY BONUS.— 
Section 353(c)(1)(A) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,750’’. 
SEC. 603. COLD WEATHER DUTY: AUTHORIZATION OF ASSIGN-
MENT OR SPECIAL DUTY PAY; TRAVEL ALLOW-
ANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AS-
SIGNED TO ALASKA. 
(a) PAY.—Section 352(a)(2) of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘(including a cold weather lo-
cation)’’ after ‘‘location’’. 
(b) TRAVEL ALLOWANCE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—During the period specified 
in paragraph (5), the Secretary of a military department 
shall reimburse an eligible member of the armed forces 
for the cost of airfare for that member to travel to the 
home of record of the member.
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(2) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—A member of the armed 
forces is eligible for a reimbursement under paragraph 
(1) if— 
(A) the member is assigned to a duty location 
in Alaska; and 
(B) an officer in a grade above O–5 in the 
chain of command of the member authorizes the 
travel of the member. 
(3) TREATMENT
OF
TIME
AS
LEAVE.—The time 
during which an eligible member is absent from duty for 
travel reimbursable under paragraph (1) shall be treated 
as leave for purposes of section 704 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(4) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than February 
1, 2024, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a briefing on— 
(A) the use and effectiveness of reimburse-
ments under paragraph (1); 
(B) the calculation and use of the cost of living 
allowance for a member assigned to a duty location 
in Alaska; and 
(C) the use of special pays and other allow-
ances as incentives for cold weather proficiency or 
duty location.
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(5) PERIOD
SPECIFIED.—The period specified in 
this paragraph is the period— 
(A) beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(B) ending on December 31, 2023. 
SEC. 604. AIR FORCE RATED OFFICER RETENTION DEMONSTRA-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish and carry out within the Department of the Air Force 
a demonstration program to assess and improve retention on 
active duty in the Air Force of rated officers described in 
subsection (b). 
(b) RATED OFFICERS DESCRIBED.—Rated officers de-
scribed in this subsection are rated officers serving on active 
duty in the Air Force, excluding rated officers with a reserve 
appointment in the Air National Guard or Air Force Re-
serve— 
(1) whose continued service on active duty would be 
in the best interest of the Department of the Air Force, 
as determined by the Secretary; and 
(2) who have not more than three years and not 
less than one year remaining on an active duty service 
obligation under section 653 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(c) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the demonstration pro-
gram required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
offer retention incentives under subsection (d) to a rated 
officer described in subsection (b) who executes a written 
agreement to remain on active duty in a regular compo-
nent of the Air Force for not less than four years after 
the completion of the active duty service obligation of the 
officer under section 653 of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary of the Air Force 
determines that an assignment previously guaranteed 
under subsection (d)(1) to a rated officer described in 
subsection (b) cannot be fulfilled, the agreement of the 
officer under paragraph (1) to remain on active duty 
shall expire not later than one year after that determina-
tion. 
(d) RETENTION INCENTIVES.— 
(1) GUARANTEE
OF
FUTURE
ASSIGNMENT
LOCA-
TION.—Under the demonstration program required 
under subsection (a), the Secretary may offer to a rated 
officer described in subsection (b) a guarantee of future 
assignment locations based on the preference of the offi-
cer. 
(2) AVIATION
BONUS.—Under the demonstration 
program required under subsection (a), notwithstanding 
section 334(c) of title 37, United States Code, the Sec-
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retary may pay to a rated officer described in subsection 
(b) an aviation bonus not to exceed an average annual 
amount of $50,000 (subject to paragraph (3)(B)). 
(3) COMBINATION OF INCENTIVES.—The Secretary 
may offer to a rated officer described in subsection (b) 
a combination of incentives under paragraphs (1) and 
(2). 
(e) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Not later than December 31, 
2023, and annually thereafter until the termination of the 
demonstration program required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing de-
scribing the use of such demonstration program and its ef-
fects on the retention on active duty in the Air Force of rated 
officers described in subsection (b). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) RATED
OFFICER.—The term ‘‘rated officer’’ 
means an officer specified in section 9253 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the 
Secretary of the Air Force. 
(g) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on De-
cember 31, 2028.