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with at least 8 years of service and are approved by the Sec-
retary and the institution concerned and who request such 
employment; or 
‘‘(C) officers and noncommissioned officers who are active 
participating members of the selected reserve at the time of 
application, for purposes of section 101(d) of this title, and 
have not yet reached retirement eligibility and are approved 
by the Secretary and the institution concerned and who request 
such employment. 
‘‘(2) Employment under this subsection shall be subject to the 
following conditions: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary concerned shall pay to the institution 
an amount equal to one-half of the Department’s prescribed 
JROTC Standardized Instructor Pay Scale amount paid to the 
member by the institution for any period. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary concerned may pay to the institution 
more than one-half of the amount paid to the member by 
the institution if (as determined by the Secretary)— 
‘‘(i) the institution is in an educationally and economi-
cally deprived area; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines that such action is in 
the national interest. 
‘‘(C) Payments by the Secretary concerned under this sub-
section shall be made from funds appropriated for that purpose. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary concerned may require successful 
applicants to transfer to the Individual Ready Reserve.’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (e) and (f); and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
(e) and (f), respectively. 
(b) TREATMENT OF CURRENT ADMINISTRATORS AND INSTRUC-
TORS.—An administrator or instructor employed under section 2031 
of title 10, United States Code, on the date of enactment of this 
section shall not be subject to a reduction in total compensation 
as a result of such enactment. 
SEC. 554. PROHIBITION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF 
A UNIT OF THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING 
CORPS AT AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OWNED, OPER-
ATED, OR CONTROLLED BY THE CHINESE COMMUNIST 
PARTY. 
Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
sections 551, 552, and 553, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) No unit may be established or maintained at an educational 
institution that is owned, operated, or controlled by a person that— 
‘‘(1) is the People’s Republic of China; 
‘‘(2) is a member of the Chinese Communist Party; 
‘‘(3) is a member of the People’s Liberation Army; 
‘‘(4) is identified by the Secretary of Defense under section 
1260H(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) 
as a Chinese military company; 
‘‘(5) is included in the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial 
Complex Companies List published by the Department of the 
Treasury; or
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‘‘(6) is owned by or controlled by or is an agency or 
instrumentality of any person described in paragraphs (1) 
through (5).’’. 
SEC. 555. ENFORCEMENT OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 
JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, 
as amended by sections 551 through 554, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h)(1) The Secretary of Defense may suspend or place on 
probation a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
that fails to comply with the provisions of the memorandum of 
understanding required pursuant to subsection (b) or any other 
requirement of this section. 
‘‘(2) A unit may be placed on probation under paragraph (1) 
for a period of up to three years. 
‘‘(3) A unit may be suspended under paragraph (1) if, after 
the three-year probationary period, such unit remains out of compli-
ance with the requirements of this section and the Secretary of 
the military department concerned determines that such suspension 
is necessary to mitigate program deficiencies or to protect the 
safety of program participants.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for four 
years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report including information on— 
(1) any units of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
suspended or placed on probation pursuant to section 2031(i) 
of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), 
in the year covered by the report; and 
(2) with respect any unit that is reinstated after previously 
being suspended or placed on probation pursuant to such sec-
tion, justification for the reinstatement of such unit. 
SEC. 556. ANNUAL REPORT ON ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT 
IN JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
sections 551 through 555, is further amended, by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i)(1) Not later than March 31, 2024, and annually thereafter 
through March 31, 2029, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on allegations of sexual misconduct, 
sexual harassment, and sex discrimination in Junior Reserve Offi-
cers’ Training Corps programs during the preceding year. 
‘‘(2) Each report required under paragraph (1) shall set forth 
the following: 
‘‘(A) The number of reported allegations of violations under 
title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 
et seq.) in school-affiliated Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps programs, including— 
‘‘(i) the number of such reported allegations that were 
investigated; 
‘‘(ii) the outcome of those investigations; and
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‘‘(iii) the number of such reported allegations by State, 
the District of Columbia, or overseas location where these 
reports occurred. 
‘‘(B) The number of reports that the Department of Defense 
or armed forces have received during the reporting period 
involving allegations of acts of violence, including sexual abuse 
or harassment, by instructors against students in Junior 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs, including— 
‘‘(i) the offense involved; 
‘‘(ii) the armed force involved; 
‘‘(iii) the number of instructors and number of allega-
tions each instructor received; 
‘‘(iv) the number of reports of sexual misconduct and 
harassment that have been investigated; 
‘‘(v) the number of reports or investigations that have 
led to the removal of an instructor from a Junior Reserve 
Officers’ Training Corps program; and 
‘‘(vi) the number of such reported allegations by State, 
the District of Columbia, or overseas location where these 
reports occurred. 
‘‘(C) Any steps the Department of Defense has taken to 
mitigate sexual misconduct and harassment in Junior Reserve 
Officers’ Training Corps programs during the preceding year. 
‘‘(3) Each report required under paragraph (1) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form and may not be designated as controlled 
unclassified information. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall annually report to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
regarding compliance with this subsection by the Junior Reserve 
Officers’ Training Corps programs, including an up-to-date report 
on the Secretary’s monitoring of such compliance.’’. 
Subtitle G—Member Education 
SEC. 561. SERVICE ACADEMIES: NUMBERS OF NOMINATIONS BY MEM-
BERS OF CONGRESS AND APPOINTMENTS BY THE SECRE-
TARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS. 
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 7442 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph 
(10), by striking ‘‘10 persons’’ and inserting ‘‘15 persons’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘150’’ and inserting 
‘‘200’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 8454 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph 
(10), by striking ‘‘10 persons’’ and inserting ‘‘15 persons’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘150’’ and inserting 
‘‘200’’. 
(c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 9442 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph 
(10), by striking ‘‘10 persons’’ and inserting ‘‘15 persons’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘150’’ and inserting 
‘‘200’’.
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(d) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to nominations of candidates and appointments to the Service 
Academies (as such term is defined in section 347 of title 10, 
United States Code) for classes entering such Service Academies 
beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year. 
SEC. 562. INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF NOMINEES FROM GUAM TO 
THE SERVICE ACADEMIES. 
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 7442 of title 
10, United States Code, as amended by section 561, is further 
amended, in subsection (a)(8), by striking ‘‘Four’’ and inserting 
‘‘Five’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 8454 of title 
10, United States Code, as amended by section 561, is further 
amended, in subsection (a)(8), by striking ‘‘Four’’ and inserting 
‘‘Five’’. 
(c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 9442 of title 
10, United States Code, as amended by section 561, is further 
amended, in subsection (a)(8), by striking ‘‘Four’’ and inserting 
‘‘Five’’. 
SEC. 563. CONSIDERATION OF STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES IN MILI-
TARY SERVICE ACADEMY APPLICATION PROCESS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the United States 
Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the 
United States Air Force Academy require the submission and 
consideration of standardized test scores as part of the application 
process. 
SEC. 564. SERVICE ACADEMY PROFESSIONAL SPORTS PATHWAY 
REPORT AND LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL REQUIRED. 
(a) LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL.—Not later than March 1, 2024, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
including the following elements: 
(1) A legislative proposal that would— 
(A) update and clarify the legislative framework related 
to the ability of Service Academy graduates to pursue 
employment as a professional athlete prior to serving at 
least 5 years on active duty; and 
(B) retain the existing requirement that all Service 
Academy graduates must serve for 2 years on active duty 
before affiliating with the reserves to pursue employment 
as a professional athlete. 
(2) A description of amendments to current law that would 
be necessary to implement the legislative proposal described 
under paragraph (1). 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2024, and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report that includes the following information: 
(1) The name, covered Armed Force, and sport of each 
Service Academy graduate released or deferred from active 
service in order to participate in professional sports. 
(2) A description of the sports career progress of each 
participant, such as drafted, signed, released, or returned to 
service in a covered Armed Force.
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(3) A summary by participant of marketing strategy and 
recruiting related activities conducted. 
(4) A description by participant of the assessments con-
ducted by the military services to determine the recruiting 
value associated with approved releases from active duty. 
(5) The current status of each participant, including, as 
appropriate, affiliated franchise. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the Army, 
Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force. 
(2) The term ‘‘Service Academy’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 347 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 565. BRIEFING ON INCLUSION OF ADVANCED RESEARCH PRO-
GRAMS AT CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF PROFESSIONAL 
MILITARY EDUCATION. 
Not later than April 1, 2024, the President of the National 
Defense University, the Commandant of the United States Army 
Command and General Staff College, the Commandant of the Army 
War College, the President of the Naval War College, and the 
Commander of the Air University shall each provide to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a briefing on— 
(1) the current requirements and outcomes for wargaming 
and force structure recommendations resulting from activities 
conducted under existing advanced research programs; and 
(2) the feasibility and advisability of establishing a perma-
nent advanced research program at the institution of profes-
sional military education concerned. 
Subtitle H—Member Training and 
Transition 
SEC. 571. AMENDMENTS TO PATHWAYS FOR COUNSELING IN THE 
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘Disability’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Potential or confirmed disability’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘Character’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Potential or confirmed character’’. 
SEC. 572. SKILLBRIDGE: STAFFING; BUDGETING; OUTREACH; REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1143(e) of title 10, United States 
Code is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary concerned’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of a military department shall carry out 
one or more programs under this subsection.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
(5) and (6), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new para-
graphs:
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‘‘(3) To carry out this subsection, the Secretary concerned 
shall— 
‘‘(A) assign not fewer than two full-time equivalent posi-
tions; and 
‘‘(B) develop for each fiscal year a funding plan that 
includes funding lines across the future-years defense program 
under section 221 of this title. 
‘‘(4) For any program under this subsection, the Secretary con-
cerned shall, on an annual basis— 
‘‘(A) circulate, to members serving on active duty under 
the jurisdiction of such Secretary concerned, information about 
the program (including eligibility requirements and the applica-
tion process); and 
‘‘(B) conduct outreach to inform potential employers about 
Skillbridge, participating members, and how the program oper-
ates, and to increase the number of, and types of, employers 
that hire program participants.’’. 
(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2024, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a 
report regarding Skillbridge. Such report shall include the following: 
(1) The extent to which members of the Armed Forces 
have participated in the Skillbridge program, including the 
characteristics of such personnel and completed internships. 
(2) The process by which the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that a member of the Armed Forces is eligible to partici-
pate in Skillbridge. 
(3) The extent to which the process described in paragraph 
(2) and guidance prescribed by the Secretary regarding 
Skillbridge incorporate relevant Federal ethics rules regarding 
internships. 
(4) The number of members, disaggregated by rank, who 
participated in Skillbridge in each of fiscal years 2019 through 
2023. 
(5) The number of members described in paragraph (4) 
who received full-time offers of employment from the partici-
pating employer upon completion of an internship under 
Skillbridge. 
(6) Any other information the Comptroller General deter-
mines appropriate. 
SEC. 573. EXTENSION OF TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM TO THE 
JOB CORPS. 
Section 1154 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) a Job Corps center as defined in section 147 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3197).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)—
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(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) a Job Corps center as defined in section 147 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3197).’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(4)(A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or Job Corps 
centers’’ after ‘‘secondary schools’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(2)(E), by inserting ‘‘or Job Corps center’’ 
after ‘‘secondary school’’. 
SEC. 574. TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM: EXPANSION; EXTENSION. 
Section 1154 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
section 573, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(C) as administrators and instructors of the Junior 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps under section 2031(d) of 
this title.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘2027’’. 
SEC. 575. LANGUAGE TRAINING CENTERS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 529 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2001 note prec.) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘may carry out a program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall carry out a program’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may 
enter into one or more contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants 
with private national organizations having an expertise in foreign 
languages, area studies, and other international fields, for the 
awarding of grants to accredited universities, senior military col-
leges, or other similar institutions of higher education to establish 
and maintain language training centers authorized by subsection 
(a).’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘one year after the date of the establish-
ment of the program authorized by subsection (a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘180 days after the date of the enactment of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘report on the program’’ and inserting 
‘‘report on the Language Training Center program’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);
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(D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) An assessment of the resources required to carry out 
the Language Training Center program by year through fiscal 
year 2027.’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by subparagraph 
(C), by striking ‘‘A recommendation whether the program 
should be continued and, if so, recommendations as to 
any modifications of the program’’ and inserting ‘‘Rec-
ommendations as to any modifications to the Language 
Training Center program’’. 
SEC. 576. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO ENDORSE 
CRITICAL RACE THEORY. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act may be used to endorse critical race theory— 
(1) at an academic institution operated by the Department 
of Defense; 
(2) in training provided to a member of the Armed Forces; 
or 
(3) in professional military education. 
(b) PROTECTION OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to supersede the institutional autonomy 
or academic freedom of instructors involved in the selection of 
textbooks, supplemental materials, or other classroom materials, 
or in the preparation or presentation of classroom instruction or 
lectures. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘critical race theory’’ 
means the theory that individuals, by virtue of race, ethnicity, 
color, or national origin, bear collective guilt and are inherently 
responsible for actions committed in the past by other individuals 
of such race, ethnicity, color, or national origin. 
SEC. 577. INCREASED FITNESS STANDARDS FOR ARMY CLOSE COMBAT 
FORCE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
implement increased minimum fitness standards as part of the 
Army Combat Fitness Test for all soldiers of the following military 
occupational specialties or areas of concentration: 
(1) 11A. 
(2) 11B. 
(3) 11C. 
(4) 11Z. 
(5) 12A. 
(6) 12B. 
(7) 13A. 
(8) 13F. 
(9) 18A. 
(10) 18B. 
(11) 18C. 
(12) 18D. 
(13) 18E. 
(14) 18F. 
(15) 18Z. 
(16) 19A. 
(17) 19C. 
(18) 19D.
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(19) 19K. 
(20) 19Z. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 365 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army provide a briefing 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
of Representatives describing the methodology used to establish 
standards under subsection (a). 
SEC. 578. PUBLICATION OF TRAINING MATERIALS OF THE DEFENSE 
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE. 
Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense 
shall publish all materials created by the Defense Equal Oppor-
tunity Management Institute for the purpose of training members 
of the Armed Forces on the website of such Institute. 
SEC. 579. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE COUNTERING EXTREMISM WORK GROUP. 
No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be 
used to fund the Department of Defense Countering Extremism 
Working Group established by the Secretary of Defense memo-
randum on April 9, 2021. 
Subtitle I—Family Programs, Child Care, 
and Dependent Education 
SEC. 581. NON-MEDICAL COUNSELING SERVICES FOR MILITARY FAMI-
LIES. 
Section 1781 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) NON-MEDICAL COUNSELING SERVICES.—(1) In carrying out 
its duties under subsection (b), the Office may coordinate programs 
and activities to provide non-medical counseling services to military 
families through the Department of Defense Military and Family 
Life Counseling Program. 
‘‘(2) A mental health care professional described in paragraph 
(3) may provide non-medical counseling services at any location 
in a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession 
of the United States, without regard to where the professional 
or recipient of such services is located or delivery of such services 
is provided (including face-to-face and telehealth), if the provision 
of such services is within the scope of the authorized Federal 
duties of the professional. 
‘‘(3) A non-medical mental health professional described in this 
subsection is a person who is— 
‘‘(A) a currently licensed mental health care provider who 
holds a license that is— 
‘‘(i) issued by a State, the District of Columbia, or 
a territory or possession of the United States; and 
‘‘(ii) recognized by the Secretary of Defense as an appro-
priate license for the provision of non-medical counseling 
services; 
‘‘(B) a member of the armed forces, a civilian employee 
of the Department of Defense, or a contractor designated by 
the Secretary; and
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‘‘(C) performing authorized duties for the Department of 
Defense under a program or activity referred to in paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(4) The authority under this subsection shall terminate three 
years after the date of the enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘non-medical counseling serv-
ices’ means mental health care services that are non-clinical, short- 
term and solution focused, and address topics related to personal 
growth, development, and positive functioning.’’. 
SEC. 582. INCREASE IN THE TARGET FUNDING LEVEL FOR MILITARY 
CHILD CARE. 
Section 1791 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in 
subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘115 percent of’’ after ‘‘not less than’’. 
SEC. 583. MODIFICATIONS TO 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) IN GENERAL.—Section 575 of the James M. Inhofe National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
263; 20 U.S.C. 7703d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘year, the local educational agency’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘(as determined’’ and inserting 
‘‘year, the local educational agency had (as determined’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and by moving such 
paragraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the left; and 
(D) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph 
(C), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a period; 
(2) by striking subsection (h); and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections 
(h) and (i), respectively. 
(b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the 
Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity shall 
provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a briefing on— 
(1) any additional authorities that would be helpful to 
the Activity in its efforts to better support local educational 
agencies; and 
(2) the amounts and types of any financial assistance pro-
vided to local educational agencies under section 575 of the 
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 20 U.S.C. 7703d) as of the 
date of the briefing. 
SEC. 584. CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES 
THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN 
PERSONNEL. 
(a) CONTINUATION
OF
AUTHORITY
TO
ASSIST
LOCAL
EDU-
CATIONAL 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
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to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 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 
Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 
(2) LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 7013(9) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 
(b) IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to section 301 and avail-
able for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities 
as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 
shall be available for payments under section 363 of the Floyd 
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 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 authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 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 deter-
mined by the Secretary to have higher concentrations of mili-
tary children with severe disabilities. 
(3) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 31, 2024, the Sec-
retary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing 
on the Secretary’s evaluation of each local educational agency 
with higher concentrations of military children with severe 
disabilities and the subsequent determination of the Secretary 
with respect to the amounts of impact aid each such agency 
shall receive. 
SEC. 585. OUTREACH CAMPAIGN RELATING TO WAITING LISTS FOR 
MILITARY 
CHILD 
DEVELOPMENT 
CENTERS; 
ANNUAL 
BRIEFING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall develop 
a campaign to conduct outreach, not less than once every six 
months, to inform individuals eligible for child care services under 
chapter 88 of title 10, United States Code, including child care 
employees— 
(1) how to— 
(A) join a waiting list for child care services at a 
military child development center; and 
(B) check the position of such an individual on such 
waiting list; and 
(2) of— 
(A) what factors affect positions on such waiting list; 
(B) the process to prioritize such individuals to receive 
child care services at a military child development center; 
(C) the fee schedule for child care services at a military 
child development center; and
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(D) options for child care services available to such 
individuals other than military child development centers, 
including pilot programs at the duty station of such 
member, if applicable. 
(b) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter 
for five years, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a briefing that includes, for each military depart-
ment— 
(1) a list of the five military installations with the longest 
waiting lists for child care services at military child develop-
ment centers; and 
(2) the number of classrooms for child care services, 
disaggregated by military installation, closed during the period 
covered by the briefing due to— 
(A) insufficient staffing; or 
(B) issues relating to maintenance. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘child care 
employee’’ and ‘‘military child development center’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 1800 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 586. BRIEFINGS ON PILOT PROGRAM ON HIRING OF SPECIAL 
NEEDS INCLUSION COORDINATORS FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
Section 576(d) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 
U.S.C. 1792 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and 
(2) by inserting, after paragraph (1) the following new 
paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) 
BRIEFINGS
ON
IMPLEMENTATION.—Beginning 
on 
January 31, 2024, until the termination of the pilot program, 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a biannual briefing on the implementation of the pilot program. 
Each such briefing shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The process for selecting child development centers 
under subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) How a special needs inclusion coordinator hired 
under the pilot program coordinates with the head of the 
child development center concerned and the commander 
of the military installation concerned. 
‘‘(C) How many special needs inclusion coordinators 
have been hired under the pilot program.’’. 
SEC. 587. BRIEFINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIVERSAL PRE- 
KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS OPERATED BY 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY. 
(a) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—Not later than January 
30, 2024, and on a quarterly basis thereafter until December 31, 
2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a briefing on the progress of the Secretary in implementing uni-
versal pre-kindergarten programs in schools operated by the Depart-
ment of Defense Education Activity.
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(b) CONTENTS OF INITIAL BRIEFING.—The initial briefing under 
subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) identification of all locations under the jurisdiction of 
the Department of Defense at which universal pre-kindergarten 
programs and child development centers are co-located; and 
(2) an estimate of the number of children expected to 
transfer from child development centers to pre-kindergarten 
programs as a result of such programs being offered. 
(c) CONTENTS OF SUBSEQUENT BRIEFINGS.—Following the initial 
briefing under subsection (a), each subsequent briefing shall 
include— 
(1) the total anticipated costs of funding universal pre- 
kindergarten programs in schools operated by the Department 
of Defense Education Activity; 
(2) the estimated differential between the cost of caring 
for a child in a child development center versus the cost of 
a child’s participation in a pre-kindergarten program; 
(3) the estimated differential between the costs of 
employing caregivers in child development centers versus the 
costs of employing teachers in pre-kindergarten programs; 
(4) the child-to-caregiver ratio requirements for child 
development centers versus the child-to-teacher ratio require-
ments for pre-kindergarten programs; 
(5) a needs assessment of facilities for universal pre-kinder-
garten programs based on anticipated capacity; 
(6) an assessment of the availability of teachers for pre- 
kindergarten programs; and 
(7) an indication of whether, and to what extent, members 
of the Armed Forces have expressed a preference for enrolling 
their children in pre-kindergarten programs rather than con-
tinuing care for such children in child development centers. 
SEC. 588. REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SUPPORT FOR 
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SCHOOLS OPERATED BY THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 1, 2024, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on pro-
grams and policies to support mental health and wellness among 
students in schools operated by the Department of Defense Edu-
cation Activity (referred to in this section as ‘‘DODEA Schools’’). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of the mental health and wellness 
resources available to students enrolled in DODEA schools. 
(2) An overview of policies and procedures in place in 
DODEA schools to ensure that students are regularly screened 
for mental health and wellness. 
(3) An overview of policies and procedures in place in 
DODEA schools for administrators and teachers to commu-
nicate and coordinate with parents and guardians of students 
in such schools in cases in which students have a demonstrated 
need for mental health and wellness support. 
(4) Any recommendations for new policies, programs, or 
resources to improve mental health and wellness support for 
students enrolled in DODEA schools.
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(5) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of 
conducting a pilot program to detail licensed medical health 
care providers under the control of the Defense Health Agency 
to DODEA schools in order to improve mental health and 
wellness care for students enrolled in such schools. 
(6) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines 
to be relevant and appropriate for inclusion in the report. 
(c) MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CONSIDERATIONS.—In con-
sidering student mental health and wellness for purposes of this 
section, the Secretary of Defense shall, at a minimum, take into 
account the following conditions: 
(1) Depression. 
(2) Suicidal ideation. 
(3) Anxiety. 
(4) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). 
(5) Eating disorders. 
(6) Substance abuse. 
(7) Dual diagnosis conditions. 
SEC. 589. RIGHTS OF PARENTS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOLS 
OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDU-
CATION ACTIVITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 108 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2164 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2164a. Rights of parents of children attending schools 
operated by the Department of Defense Education 
Activity 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The parent of a child who attends a school 
operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity has 
the following rights: 
‘‘(1) The right to review the curriculum of the school. 
‘‘(2) The right to be informed if the school or the Depart-
ment of Defense Education Activity alters the school’s academic 
standards or learning benchmarks. 
‘‘(3) The right to meet with each teacher of their child 
not less than twice during each school year. 
‘‘(4) The right to review all instructional materials used 
by their students. 
‘‘(5) The right to inspect a list of the books and other 
reading materials contained in the library of the school. 
‘‘(6) The right to address the school advisory committee 
or the school board. 
‘‘(7) The right to data about the school’s discipline policy 
and any disciplinary action that results in a suspension or 
expulsion from the school, unless such disclosure is prohibited 
by law. 
‘‘(8) The right to information about any plans to eliminate 
gifted and talented programs or accelerated coursework at the 
school. 
‘‘(b) DISCLOSURES
AND NOTIFICATIONS.—Consistent with the 
parental rights specified in subsection (a) and except as provided 
by subsection (c), a school operated by the Department of Defense 
Education Activity shall— 
‘‘(1) post on a publicly accessible website of the school— 
‘‘(A) the curriculum for each course and grade level;
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‘‘(B) the academic standards or other learning bench-
marks used by the school; and 
‘‘(C) notice of any proposed revisions to such standards 
or benchmarks and a copy of any such revisions; 
‘‘(2) provide the parent of a child attending the school 
with— 
‘‘(A) the opportunity to meet in person with each 
teacher of their child not less frequently than twice during 
each school year at a time mutually agreed upon by both 
parties; and 
‘‘(B) notice of such opportunity at the beginning of 
each school year; 
‘‘(3) provide parents access to the online school library 
catalog; 
‘‘(4) notify parents in a timely manner of any plans to 
eliminate 
gifted 
and 
talented 
programs 
or 
accelerated 
coursework at the school; 
‘‘(5) except as provided by paragraph (6) or subsection 
(c), notify parents of any medical examinations or screenings 
the school may administer to their child and receive written 
consent from parents for any such examination or screening 
prior to conducting the examination or screening; 
‘‘(6) in the event of an emergency that requires a medical 
examination or screening without time for parental notification, 
promptly notify parents of such examination or screening and 
provide an explanation of the emergency that prevented 
notification prior to such examination or screening; and 
‘‘(7) notify parents of any medical information that will 
be collected on their child, receive written parental consent 
prior to collecting such information, and provide parents an 
opportunity to inspect such information at the parent’s request. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.—(1) Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) and para-
graph (3) of subsection (b) shall not be effective until the day 
that is two years after the date of the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. 
‘‘(2) A requirement set forth in subsection (b) shall not apply 
in a case in which the requirement would violate any applicable 
provision of a Federal or State statute or regulation. 
‘‘(d) SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEES
AND BOARDS.—Not less 
frequently than four times per year, a school advisory committee 
or school board for a school operated by the Department of Defense 
Education Activity shall provide parents of children attending the 
school with the opportunity to address the advisory committee 
or school board on any matters relating to the school or the edu-
cational services provided to their children. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘medical examination or screening’— 
‘‘(A) means a physical examination provided by a 
health care provider; and 
‘‘(B) does not include an evaluation by, or an encounter 
with, non-clinical school staff. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘school’ means— 
‘‘(A) a Department of Defense domestic dependent 
elementary or secondary school, as described in section 
2164 of this title; or
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‘‘(B) any elementary or secondary school or program 
for dependents operated by the Department of Defense 
Education Activity.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and consistent with section 2164a of title 
10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
parental rights specified in such section. 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; 
(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. 
Subtitle J—Decorations and Awards and 
Other Personnel Matters, Reports, and 
Briefings 
SEC. 591. ARMED FORCES WORKPLACE SURVEYS. 
Subsection (c) of section 481 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as para-
graphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) Indicators of the assault (including unwanted sexual 
contact) that give reason to believe that the victim was targeted, 
or discriminated against, or both, for a status in a group.’’. 
SEC. 592. DUE DATE FOR REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND 
RESPOND TO DEATHS BY SUICIDE IN THE NAVY. 
Section 599A(c) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263) is 
amended by striking ‘‘180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’. 
SEC. 593. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR REVIEW OF WORLD WAR I 
VALOR MEDALS. 
Section 584(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 7271 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘six years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2028’’. 
SEC. 594. DIGITAL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM OF THE NAVY: CESSATION; 
REPORT; RESTART. 
(a) CESSATION.—The Secretary of the Navy shall cease all activi-
ties of the digital ambassador program of the Office of Information 
of the Department of the Navy. The Secretary shall notify each 
individual designated as a digital ambassador of such cessation 
and that the individual is not authorized to act as a digital ambas-
sador of the Navy.
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(b) RESTART.—The Secretary may not restart such program 
until 60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report containing the following: 
(1) All policies and documents of the program. 
(2) The number of digital ambassadors designated. 
(3) The process and criteria for such designation. 
(4) The duties of a digital ambassador. 
(5) The online platforms (including social media) on which 
an individual is authorized under such program to perform 
duties of a digital ambassador. 
(6) The determination of the Secretary that such program 
complies with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER 
PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and Leave 
Sec. 601. Parental leave parity for members of certain reserve components of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 602. Pay of members of reserve components for inactive-duty training to obtain 
or maintain an aeronautical rating or designation. 
Sec. 603. Expansion of authority to pay a member of the Armed Forces who is ab-
sent without leave or over leave for such absence. 
Subtitle B—Bonus and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 611. Expansion of continuation pay eligibility. 
Sec. 612. Modification of special and incentive pay authorities for members of re-
serve components. 
Sec. 613. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities. 
Sec. 614. Authorization of monthly bonus pay for a junior member of the uniformed 
services during calendar year 2024. 
Sec. 615. Determination of cold weather location for purposes of special duty pay. 
Sec. 616. Feasibility study regarding assignment incentive pay for members of the 
Air Force assigned to remotely piloted aircraft. 
Subtitle C—Allowances 
Sec. 621. Modification of calculation of gross household income for basic needs al-
lowance to address areas of demonstrated need. 
Sec. 622. Improved calculation of basic allowance for housing for junior enlisted 
members. 
Sec. 623. Basic allowance for housing for members assigned to vessels undergoing 
maintenance. 
Sec. 624. Dual basic allowance for housing for training. 
Sec. 625. Cost-of-living allowance in the continental United States: high cost areas. 
Sec. 626. Family separation allowance: increase; review. 
Sec. 627. OCONUS cost-of-living allowance: adjustments. 
Sec. 628. Extension of one-time uniform allowance for officers who transfer to the 
Space Force. 
Subtitle D—Family and Survivor Benefits 
Sec. 631. Modifications to transitional compensation for dependents of members 
separated for dependent abuse. 
Sec. 632. Lodging expenses for dependents of members separated for dependent 
abuse. 
Sec. 633. Access to commissary and exchange privileges for remarried surviving 
spouses. 
Sec. 634. Assistance for military spouses to obtain certifications as doulas and 
International Board Certified Lactation Consultants. 
Sec. 635. Expansion of qualifying events for which a member of the uniformed serv-
ices may be reimbursed for spousal relicensing or business costs due to 
the member’s relocation.
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Subtitle A—Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and 
Leave 
SEC. 601. PARENTAL LEAVE PARITY FOR MEMBERS OF CERTAIN 
RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) PARENTAL LEAVE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 40 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 710 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 711. Parental leave for members of certain reserve compo-
nents of the armed forces 
‘‘(a)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense, a member of a reserve component of the armed forces 
described in subsection (b) is allowed parental leave for a duration 
of up to 12 inactive-duty training periods, under section 206 of 
title 37, during the one-year period beginning after the following 
events: 
‘‘(A) the birth or adoption of a child of the member and 
to care for such child; or 
‘‘(B) the placement of a minor child with the member for 
adoption or long-term foster care. 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary concerned, under uniform regulations to 
be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may authorize leave 
described under subparagraph (A) to be taken after the one-year 
period described in subparagraph (A) in the case of a member 
described in subsection (b) who, except for this subparagraph, would 
lose unused parental leave at the end of the one-year period 
described in subparagraph (A) as a result of— 
‘‘(i) operational requirements; 
‘‘(ii) professional military education obligations; or 
‘‘(iii) other circumstances that the Secretary determines 
reasonable and appropriate. 
‘‘(B) The regulations prescribed under clause (i) shall require 
that any leave authorized to be taken after the one-year period 
described in subparagraph (A) shall be taken within a reasonable 
period of time, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, after 
cessation of the circumstances warranting the extended deadline.; 
‘‘(b) A member described in this subsection is a member of 
the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force who 
is a member of— 
‘‘(1) the selected reserve who is entitled to compensation 
under section 206 of title 37; or 
‘‘(2) the individual ready reserve who is entitled to com-
pensation under section 206 of title 37 when attending or 
participating in a sufficient number of periods of inactive-duty 
training during a year to count the year as a qualifying year 
of creditable service toward eligibility for retired pay.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 40 of such title is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 710 the following new item: 
‘‘711. Parental leave for members of the reserve component of the armed forces.’’. 
(b) COMPENSATION.—Section 206(a) of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
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‘‘(4) for a regular period of instruction, period of appropriate 
duty, or such other equivalent training that a member would 
be required to perform but does not perform because such 
member was authorized to take parental leave pursuant to 
section 711 of title 10.’’. 
(c) CONTRIBUTION OF LEAVE TOWARD ENTITLEMENT TO RETIRED 
PAY.—Section 12732(a)(2)(G) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘12 per period’’ and all that follows through 
the end of the sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘1 per inactive- 
duty training period, under section 206 of title 37, during which 
the member is on parental leave under section 711 of this title.’’. 
(d) CREDIT FOR RETIRED PAY PURPOSES.—Section 602(b) of the 
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 12732 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘maternity leave’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘birth of a child’’ and inserting 
‘‘parental leave described in section 12732(a)(2)(G) of title 10, 
United States Code, taken by a member of the reserve compo-
nents of the Armed Forces’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘maternity leave’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘childbirth event’’ and inserting 
‘‘parental leave taken by the member’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘maternity leave’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘parental leave’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2024, and apply 
with respect to periods of parental leave that commence on or 
after such date. 
SEC. 602. PAY OF MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS FOR INACTIVE- 
DUTY TRAINING TO OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN AN AERO-
NAUTICAL RATING OR DESIGNATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 206 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 206a. Pay of members of reserve components for inactive- 
duty training to obtain or maintain an aeronautical 
rating or designation 
‘‘Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a 
member of the National Guard or a member of a reserve component 
of a uniformed service who is receiving aviation incentive pay 
under section 334(a) of this title and is entitled to compensation 
under section 206 of this title is entitled to such compensation 
for a number of periods of inactive-duty training each month suffi-
cient for the member to obtain or maintain an aeronautical rating 
or designation.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 206 the following new item: 
‘‘206a. Pay of members of reserve components for inactive-duty training to obtain 
or maintain an aeronautical rating or designation.’’. 
SEC. 603. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO PAY A MEMBER OF THE 
ARMED FORCES WHO IS ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE OR OVER 
LEAVE FOR SUCH ABSENCE. 
Section 503(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘A member’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Subject to 
paragraph (2), a member’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph 
(2): 
‘‘(2)(A) In the case of a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, 
Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard when it is operating 
as service in the Department of the Navy, the Secretary of Defense 
may determine to pay the pay and allowances described in para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may not delegate the authority to make 
a determination under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) Not later than 30 days after determining to pay any 
pay or allowance under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report regarding such determination.’’. 
Subtitle B—Bonus and Incentive Pays 
SEC. 611. EXPANSION OF CONTINUATION PAY ELIGIBILITY. 
(a) CONTINUATION PAY: FULL TSP MEMBERS WITH 8 TO 12 
YEARS OF SERVICE.—Section 356 of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘8’’ and inserting 
‘‘7’’; and 
(2) in subsections (a)(1) and (d), by striking ‘‘8’’ and 
inserting ‘‘7’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 356 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘356. Continuation pay: full TSP members with 7 to 12 years of service.’’. 
SEC. 612. MODIFICATION OF SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAY AUTHORI-
TIES FOR MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 357 of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘incentive pay’’ and inserting ‘‘special or 
incentive pay’’; 
(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘if 
the Secretary concerned is paying the member of the reserve 
component the special or incentive pay for the purpose of— 
’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(1) maintaining a skill certification or proficiency identical 
to a skill certification or proficiency required of the member 
in the regular component; or 
‘‘(2) compensating the member of the reserve component 
for exposure to hazards or risks identical to hazards or risks 
to which the member in the regular component was exposed.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The section heading for sec-
tion 357 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘Incentive’’ and inserting ‘‘Special and incentive’’.
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(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 5 of such title is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 357 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘357. Special and incentive pay authorities for members of the reserve components 
of the armed forces.’’. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF IMPLEMENTATION DETERMINATION.—Sec-
tion 602(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 37 U.S.C. 357 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), respectively, and by moving such subpara-
graphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the right; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated by paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) EVALUATION
OF
TYPES
OF
SPECIAL
AND
INCENTIVE 
PAY.—In making the determination and certification described 
in paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall evaluate each type 
or category of special and incentive pay separately and may 
make the determination and certification based on the effect 
on an Armed Force concerned of a particular type or category 
of special or incentive pay.’’. 
SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO RESERVE FORCES.—Section 910(g) 
of title 37, United States Code, relating to income replacement 
payments for reserve component members experiencing extended 
and frequent mobilization for active duty service, is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
(b) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HEALTH CARE PROFES-
SIONALS.—The following sections of title 10, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2024’’: 
(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer candidate 
accession program. 
(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education 
loans for certain health professionals who serve in the Selected 
Reserve. 
(c) AUTHORITIES RELATING
TO NUCLEAR OFFICERS.—Section 
333(i) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
(d) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL 
PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORITIES.—The following sec-
tions of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’: 
(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for 
enlisted members. 
(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for 
officers. 
(3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive 
pay and bonus authorities for officers. 
(4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive 
pay authorities for officers in health professions.
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(5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for cadets 
and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve 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 pro-
ficiency bonus. 
(9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for mem-
bers qualified in critical military skills or assigned 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), relating to an area covered by 
a major disaster declaration or containing an installation 
experiencing an influx of military personnel, by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (C) of paragraph (8), relating 
to an area where actual housing costs differ from current rates 
by more than 20 percent, and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) This paragraph shall cease to be effective on December 
31, 2024.’’. 
SEC. 614. AUTHORIZATION OF MONTHLY BONUS PAY FOR A JUNIOR 
MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES DURING CAL-
ENDAR YEAR 2024. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Beginning on January 1, 2024, if the Sec-
retary concerned determines that prevailing economic conditions 
may adversely affect an eligible member, the Secretary concerned 
may pay a monthly bonus to each eligible member. 
(b) AMOUNT OF PAY.—Each bonus payment under this section 
shall be in an amount equal to a percentage, determined by the 
Secretary concerned, of the rate— 
(1) in effect on December 31, 2023; and 
(2) of, for an eligible member— 
(A) pay under section 204 of title 37, United States 
Code; or 
(B) compensation under section 206 of title 37, United 
States Code. 
(c) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER PAY
AND ALLOWANCES.—Bonus 
pay paid to an eligible member under this section is in addition 
to any other pay and allowances to which the eligible member 
is entitled. 
(d) TERMINATION.—No bonus may be paid under this section 
after December 31, 2024. 
(e) ELIGIBLE MEMBER DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘eligible member’’ means a member of the uniformed services who— 
(1) is entitled to pay or compensation described in sub-
section (b)(2); and 
(2) is in a grade below E-6. 
SEC. 615. DETERMINATION OF COLD WEATHER LOCATION FOR PUR-
POSES OF SPECIAL DUTY PAY. 
For purposes of special duty pay under section 352 of title 
37, United States Code, the Secretary concerned shall determine 
that a duty station is a cold weather location if, at such duty 
station, the temperature is expected to drop below -20 °F according
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to the 2012 Plant Hardiness Zone Map published by the Agricultural 
Research Service of the Department of Agriculture. 
SEC. 616. FEASIBILITY STUDY REGARDING ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE 
PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AIR FORCE ASSIGNED TO 
REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report on the feasibility and advisability of paying assignment 
incentive pay under section 307a of title 37, United States Code, 
to members of the Air Force assigned to remotely piloted aircraft, 
including at Creech Air Force Base. The study shall include— 
(1) an assessment of the financial stress experienced by 
such members, especially junior members with families, associ-
ated with— 
(A) the daily commute to and from the duty station; 
(B) the unique demands of the mission to remotely 
pilot aircraft; and 
(C) limited access to essential services, including child 
care, housing, and readily accessible health care; and 
(2) the overall cost to the United States, and financial 
relief provided by, such assignment incentive pay authorized 
by the Secretary of the Air Force in 2008 for such members. 
Subtitle C—Allowances 
SEC. 621. MODIFICATION OF CALCULATION OF GROSS HOUSEHOLD 
INCOME FOR BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE TO ADDRESS 
AREAS OF DEMONSTRATED NEED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402b(k)(1)(B) of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or that otherwise has a dem-
onstrated need’’ after ‘‘high cost of living’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall revise the guidance issued with respect to implementation 
of the basic needs allowance under section 402b of title 37, United 
States Code, to reflect the amendment made by subsection (a). 
SEC. 622. IMPROVED CALCULATION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR 
HOUSING FOR JUNIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS. 
Section 403 of title 37, United States Code, is amended, in 
subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘and shall be based’’ and all that 
follows and inserting a period. 
SEC. 623. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR MEMBERS ASSIGNED 
TO VESSELS UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE. 
Section 403(f)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (B) 
and (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D)(i) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, 
the Secretary may authorize the payment of a basic allowance 
for housing to a member of a uniformed service without dependents 
who is serving in a pay grade below E–6 and has orders to a 
naval vessel during a shipyard availability or maintenance period. 
‘‘(ii) In prescribing regulations under clause (i), the Secretary 
concerned shall consider the availability of quarters for members
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serving in pay grades below E–6 before authorizing the payment 
of a basic allowance for housing for such members.’’. 
SEC. 624. DUAL BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR TRAINING. 
Section 403 of title 37, United States Code, as amended by 
sections 622 and 623, is further amended, in subsection (g)(3), 
by striking ‘‘Paragraphs’’ and inserting ‘‘Except in the case of a 
member of a reserve component without dependents who is called 
or ordered to active duty to attend training for at least 140 days 
but fewer than 365 days, paragraphs’’. 
SEC. 625. COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED 
STATES: HIGH COST AREAS. 
Section 403b(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘8 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5 percent’’; and 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘shall prescribe’’ and 
inserting ‘‘may prescribe’’. 
SEC. 626. FAMILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCE: INCREASE; REVIEW. 
(a) INCREASE.—Section 427(a) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended, in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘equal to $250’’ and 
inserting ‘‘of not less than $250, and not more than $400,’’. 
(b) REVIEW.—In each quadrennial review of military compensa-
tion conducted after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
under section 1008(b) of such title, the President shall include— 
(1) a review of the family separation allowance under sec-
tion 427 of such title (or successor allowance); and 
(2) the recommendation of the President regarding whether 
to increase the amount of such allowance to better compensate 
a member of the uniformed services for separation from family 
during service described in such paragraph. 
SEC. 627. OCONUS COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE: ADJUSTMENTS. 
Section 617 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263) is amended 
by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) REDUCTIONS.—The Secretary of Defense may reduce an 
OCONUS COLA in accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(1) FREQUENCY.—The Secretary may not announce a 
reduction to an OCONUS COLA for a location outside the 
continental United States more than twice per calendar year. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM REDUCTION.—A reduction to an OCONUS 
COLA may not exceed the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) 10 OCONUS COLA index points; or 
‘‘(B) the number of OCONUS COLA index points by 
which the cost of living of the permanent duty station 
of the covered member exceeds the average cost of living 
index in the continental United States. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply 
to a reduction on the basis of— 
‘‘(A) a change in the rate of exchange of foreign cur-
rencies; or 
‘‘(B) a permanent change of station for a covered 
member. 
‘‘(4) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary may phase in a 
reduction under this subsection.
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‘‘(b) INCREASES.—The Secretary may increase an OCONUS 
COLA at any time. 
‘‘(c) REPORTING.—Not later than February 1 of each year, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding reduc-
tions and increases to OCONUS COLAs during the previous cal-
endar year. Such report shall include the following elements: 
‘‘(1) The areas outside the continental United States subject 
to such a reduction or increase. 
‘‘(2) The previous and new amounts of an adjusted 
OCONUS COLA for a member with three dependents, 10 years 
of service, and in grade— 
‘‘(A) E-6; and 
‘‘(B) O-4. 
‘‘(3) The number of OCONUS COLA index points by which 
a new OCONUS COLA index differs from such previous index. 
‘‘(4) The number of members of the uniformed services 
affected by each such reduction or increase. 
‘‘(5) The assessment of the Secretary of the calculation 
of an OCONUS COLA. In making such assessment, the Sec-
retary shall consider factors including— 
‘‘(A) Costs of local transportation in the area sur-
rounding the duty station of a member. 
‘‘(B) Costs of travel from such duty station to the 
United States. 
‘‘(C) Other costs the Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘continental United States’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 101 of title 37, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered member’ means a member of the 
uniformed services— 
‘‘(A) who is assigned to a permanent duty station 
located outside the continental United States; or 
‘‘(B) whose dependents reside outside the continental 
United States but not withing the vicinity to permanent 
duty station of such member. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘OCONUS COLA’ means a cost-of-living 
allowance paid to a member of the uniformed services on the 
basis that such member is a covered member. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘OCONUS COLA index’ means the index 
computed by the Secretary of the weighted average prices of 
goods and services (excluding housing costs) in a location out-
side the continental United States, relative to the weighted 
average of prices of the same goods and services in the conti-
nental United States. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘OCONUS COLA index point’ means 1 per-
cent of the OCONUS COLA index for the weighted average 
prices of goods and services (excluding housing costs) in a 
location in the continental United States.’’. 
SEC. 628. EXTENSION OF ONE-TIME UNIFORM ALLOWANCE FOR OFFI-
CERS WHO TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE. 
Section 606(d)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 
283; 37 U.S.C. 416 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’.
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Subtitle D—Family and Survivor Benefits 
SEC. 631. MODIFICATIONS TO TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR 
DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS SEPARATED FOR DEPENDENT 
ABUSE. 
(a) COVERED PUNITIVE ACTIONS.—Subsection (b) of section 1059 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) who is— 
‘‘(A) convicted of a dependent-abuse offense in a district 
court of the United States or a State court; and 
‘‘(B) separated from active duty pursuant to a sentence 
of a court-martial, or administratively separated, volun-
tarily or involuntarily, from active duty, for an offense 
other than the dependent-abuse offense.’’. 
(b) COMMENCEMENT OF PAYMENT.—Subsection (e)(1) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting 
after ‘‘offense’’ the following: ‘‘or an offense described in 
subsection (b)(3)(B)’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘(if the basis’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘offense)’’. 
(c) DEFINITION OF DEPENDENT CHILD.—Subsection (l) of such 
section is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘resulting in the separation of the former 
member or’’ and inserting ‘‘referred to in subsection (b) or’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘resulting in the separation of the former 
member and’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’. 
(d) DELEGATION OF DETERMINATIONS RELATING TO EXCEPTIONAL 
ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection (m)(4) of such section is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(4) The Secretary concerned may delegate the authority under 
paragraph (1) to authorize eligibility for benefits under this section 
for dependents and former dependents of a member or former 
member to the first general or flag officer (or civilian equivalent) 
in the chain of command of the member.’’. 
SEC. 632. LODGING EXPENSES FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS SEPA-
RATED FOR DEPENDENT ABUSE. 
Section 1059 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
section 631, is further amended— 
(1) in the heading, by adding ‘‘; lodging expenses’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (k), (l), and (m) as sub-
sections (m), (n), and (l), respectively; 
(3) by striking ‘‘subsection (k)’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (m)’’; and
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(4) by inserting, after subsection (j), the following new 
subsection (k): 
‘‘(k) LODGING EXPENSES.—A dependent or former dependent 
entitled to payment of monthly transitional compensation under 
this section shall, while receiving payments in accordance with 
this section, be entitled to lodging expenses for a period not longer 
than 30 days.’’. 
SEC. 633. ACCESS TO COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES FOR 
REMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1062 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) CERTAIN UNREMARRIED FORMER SPOUSES.—The Secretary 
of Defense’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘commissary and exchange privileges’’ and 
inserting ‘‘use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities’’; 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) CERTAIN REMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSES.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary 
to provide that a surviving spouse of a deceased member of the 
armed forces, regardless of the marital status of the surviving 
spouse, is entitled to use commissary stores and MWR retail facili-
ties to the same extent and on the same basis as an unremarried 
surviving spouse of a member of the uniformed services.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) MWR RETAIL FACILITIES DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘MWR retail facilities’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 1063 of this title.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
regulations under section 1062(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a)(3), not later than October 1, 2025. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section is 
amended by adding ‘‘and surviving spouses’’ at the end. 
SEC. 634. ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY SPOUSES TO OBTAIN CERTIFI-
CATIONS AS DOULAS AND INTERNATIONAL BOARD CER-
TIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANTS. 
Section 1784a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
(e) and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new sub-
section (d): 
‘‘(d) DOULA AND IBCLC CERTIFICATIONS.—In carrying out the 
programs authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide 
assistance to the spouse of a member of the armed forces described 
in subsection (b) with obtaining certification— 
‘‘(1) as a doula or International Board Certified Lactation 
Consultant; and 
‘‘(2) provided by an organization that receives reimburse-
ment under the extramedical maternal health providers dem-
onstration project required by section 746 of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note).’’.
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SEC. 635. EXPANSION OF QUALIFYING EVENTS FOR WHICH A MEMBER 
OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR 
SPOUSAL RELICENSING OR BUSINESS COSTS DUE TO THE 
MEMBER’S RELOCATION. 
Section 453(g) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 
‘‘REIMBURSEMENT OF QUALIFYING SPOUSE RELICENSING COSTS 
AND BUSINESS COSTS’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘or qualified business costs’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
qualified business costs’’; 
(B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) the member relocates to a new jurisdiction or 
geographic area as the result of— 
‘‘(i) an assignment to a duty station; 
‘‘(ii) a reassignment, either as a result of a permanent 
change of station or permanent change of assignment, 
between duty stations; 
‘‘(iii) a transfer from a regular component of a uni-
formed service into the Selected Reserve of the Ready 
Reserve of a uniformed service, if the member is authorized 
a final move from the last duty station to the new jurisdic-
tion or geographic area; or 
‘‘(iv) placement on the temporary disability retired list 
under chapter 61 of title 10; and’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘reassignment’’ 
and inserting ‘‘relocation’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘reassignment’’ both places 
it appears and inserting ‘‘relocation’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘movement 
described in’’ and all that follows through the semicolon 
and inserting ‘‘the member’s relocation described in para-
graph (1);’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘reassignment’’ 
and inserting ‘‘relocation’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘movement 
described in’’ and all that follows through the semicolon 
and inserting ‘‘the member’s relocation described in para-
graph (1);’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘reassignment’’ 
and inserting ‘‘relocation’’. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 
Sec. 701. Waiver of cost-sharing for three mental health outpatient visits for cer-
tain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program. 
Sec. 702. Extension of period of eligibility for health benefits under TRICARE Re-
serve Select for survivors of a member of the Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 703. Expansion of eligibility for hearing aids to include children of certain re-
tired members of the uniformed services. 
Sec. 704. Authority to provide dental care for dependents located at certain remote 
or isolated locations. 
Sec. 705. Clarification of applicability of required mental health self-initiated refer-
ral process for members of the Selected Reserve.
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Sec. 706. Naloxone and fentanyl: regulations; briefing. 
Sec. 707. Authority to expand the TRICARE Competitive Plans Demonstration 
Project. 
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
Sec. 711. Modification of requirement to transfer research and development and 
public health functions to the Defense Health Agency. 
Sec. 712. Increase in stipend for participants in health professions scholarship and 
financial assistance programs. 
Sec. 713. Modification of administration of medical malpractice claims by members 
of the uniformed services. 
Sec. 714. Networks of the Defense Health Agency: delayed implementation; GAO 
study. 
Sec. 715. Real-time data sharing agreement regarding medical care provided to 
members of the Coast Guard. 
Sec. 716. Establishment of military pharmaceutical and medical device vulner-
ability working group. 
Subtitle C—Studies, Briefings, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 721. Modification of partnership program for military trauma care and re-
search. 
Sec. 722. Study on opioid alternatives. 
Sec. 723. Program of the Department of Defense to study treatment of certain con-
ditions using certain psychedelic substances. 
Sec. 724. Annual report regarding overdoses by certain members of the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 725. Study and report on health conditions of members of the Armed Forces 
on active duty developed after administration of COVID–19 vaccine. 
Sec. 726. GAO study on health care available to certain individuals supporting the 
missions of United States Forces Japan and Joint Region Marianas. 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health 
Care Benefits 
SEC. 701. WAIVER OF COST-SHARING FOR THREE MENTAL HEALTH 
OUTPATIENT VISITS FOR CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES UNDER 
THE TRICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) TRICARE SELECT.—Section 1075(c) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4)(A) Consistent with other provisions of this chapter 
and subject to requirements to be prescribed by the Secretary, 
the Secretary may waive cost-sharing requirements for the 
first three outpatient mental health visits each year of any 
of the following beneficiaries: 
‘‘(i) Beneficiaries in the active-duty family member cat-
egory. 
‘‘(ii) Beneficiaries covered by section 1110b of this title. 
‘‘(B) This paragraph shall terminate on the date that is 
five years after the date of the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.’’. 
(b) TRICARE PRIME.—Section 1075a(a) of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4)(A) Consistent with other provisions of this chapter 
and subject to requirements to be prescribed by the Secretary, 
the Secretary may waive cost-sharing requirements for the 
first three outpatient mental health visits each year of a bene-
ficiary in the active-duty family member category (as described 
in section 1075(b)(1)(A) of this title). 
‘‘(B) This paragraph shall terminate on the date that is 
five years after the date of the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.’’.
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SEC. 702. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH BENE-
FITS UNDER TRICARE RESERVE SELECT FOR SURVIVORS 
OF A MEMBER OF THE SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— Section 1076d(c) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘six months’’ and inserting ‘‘three 
years’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on October 1, 2025. 
SEC. 703. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HEARING AIDS TO INCLUDE 
CHILDREN OF CERTAIN RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE UNI-
FORMED SERVICES. 
Paragraph (16) of section 1077(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(16) Except as provided by subsection (g), a hearing aid, 
but only if the dependent has a profound hearing loss, as 
determined under standards prescribed in regulations by the 
Secretary of Defense in consultation with the administering 
Secretaries, and only for the following dependents: 
‘‘(A) A dependent of a member of the uniformed services 
on active duty. 
‘‘(B) A dependent under subparagraph (D) or (I) of 
section 1072(2) of this title of a former member of the 
uniformed services who— 
‘‘(i) is entitled to retired or retainer pay, or equiva-
lent pay; and 
‘‘(ii) is enrolled in family coverage under TRICARE 
Prime.’’. 
SEC. 704. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE DENTAL CARE FOR DEPENDENTS 
LOCATED AT CERTAIN REMOTE OR ISOLATED LOCATIONS. 
Section 1077(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) Dependents who reside within a specified geographic 
area and are covered by a dental plan established under section 
1076a may receive dental care in a dental treatment facility of 
the uniformed services on a space available basis if the Secretary 
of Defense determines that— 
‘‘(i) civilian dental care within the specified geographic 
area is inadequate or is not sufficiently available; and 
‘‘(ii) adequate resources exist to provide space available 
dental care to the dependents at the facility. 
‘‘(B) Care under subparagraph (A) shall be provided on a 
reimbursable basis.’’. 
SEC. 705. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF REQUIRED MENTAL 
HEALTH SELF-INITIATED REFERRAL PROCESS FOR MEM-
BERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE. 
Section 1090b(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘described in paragraph (3)’’ after ‘‘member 
of the armed forces’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) A member of the armed forces described in this para-
graph is—
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‘‘(A) a member on active duty for a period of longer 
than 30 days; or 
‘‘(B) a member of the Selected Reserve in a duty 
status.’’. 
SEC. 706. NALOXONE AND FENTANYL: REGULATIONS; BRIEFING. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—Not later than January 1, 2025, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the mili-
tary departments shall prescribe regulations regarding naloxone 
and fentanyl on military installations. Such regulations shall— 
(1) ensure that naloxone is available for members of the 
Armed Forces— 
(A) on all military installations; and 
(B) in each operational environment; and 
(2) establish a standardized tracking system— 
(A) for naloxone distributed under paragraph (1); and 
(B) of the illegal use of fentanyl and other controlled 
substances in the military departments. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than June 1, 2025, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing regarding 
naloxone and fentanyl. Such briefing shall include the following 
elements: 
(1) Progress in the implementation of regulations pre-
scribed under subsection (a). 
(2) The prevalence and incidence of the illegal use of 
fentanyl and other controlled substances in the military depart-
ments during the five years preceding the briefing. 
(3) Processes of the military departments to mitigate sub-
stance abuse, particularly with regards to fentanyl. 
(c) NALOXONE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘naloxone’’ 
means naloxone and any other medication used to reverse opioid 
overdose. 
SEC. 707. AUTHORITY TO EXPAND THE TRICARE COMPETITIVE PLANS 
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—To the extent practicable, the Secretary of 
Defense shall seek to expand the TRICARE Competitive Plans 
Demonstration Project to not fewer than five locations not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) TRICARE COMPETITIVE PLANS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘TRICARE Competitive Plans 
Demonstration Project’’ means the project designed to test the con-
tract acquisition strategy of providing an opportunity for local, 
regional, and national health plans to participate in the competition 
for managed care support functions under the TRICARE program, 
in accordance with section 705(c)(3) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 
U.S.C. 1073a note). 
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
SEC. 711. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO TRANSFER RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTIONS TO 
THE DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1073c of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended—
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(1) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘Not later than September 30, 2022,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Not later than September 30, 2024, and subject 
to subsection (f),’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
(g) and (h), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting, after subsection (e), the following new 
subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) EXCEPTION
TO
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
ADDITIONAL
DHA 
ORGANIZATIONS.—At the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, 
a military department may retain a function that would otherwise 
be transferred to the Defense Health Agency under subsection 
(e) if the Secretary of Defense determines the function— 
‘‘(1) addresses a need that is unique to the military depart-
ment; and 
‘‘(2) is in direct support of operating forces and necessary 
to execute strategies relating to national security and defense.’’. 
(b) BRIEFING UPDATE.—Not later than September 30, 2024, 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate an update 
to the briefing under section 720(b) of the James F. Inhofe National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117- 
263; 10 U.S.C. 1073c note), including— 
(1) a description of each function that the Secretary has 
determined to retain in a military department pursuant to 
subsection (f) of section 1073c of title 10, United States Code, 
as amended by subsection (a); and 
(2) the rationale for each such determination. 
SEC. 712. INCREASE IN STIPEND FOR PARTICIPANTS IN HEALTH 
PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAMS. 
Section 2121(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, 
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$30,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$50,000’’. 
SEC. 713. MODIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICAL MAL-
PRACTICE CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED 
SERVICES. 
Section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) as sub-
sections (g) through (j), respectively; and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
section (f): 
‘‘(f) JUSTIFICATION OF DENIAL.—If a claim under this section 
is denied, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the claimant 
with detailed reasoning justifying the denial of the claim, 
including— 
‘‘(1) copies of any written reports prepared by any expert 
upon which the denial is based; and
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‘‘(2) all records and documents relied upon in preparing 
such written reports, other than medical quality assurance 
records (as such term is defined in section 1102 of this title).’’. 
SEC. 714. NETWORKS OF THE DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY: DELAYED 
IMPLEMENTATION; GAO STUDY. 
(a) TEMPORARY PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may 
not advance beyond phase one of the organizational advancement 
plan to establish nine networks of the Defense Health Agency 
for the management of military medical treatment facilities, 
announced on October 1, 2023, until the Comptroller General of 
the United States submits the report under subsection (b). 
(b) GAO STUDY ON DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY MANAGEMENT 
OF MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES.— 
(1) STUDY
REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study of the plan described in 
subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following elements: 
(A) An assessment of the structure of such networks, 
including— 
(i) the analytical basis for the size and number 
of networks established; 
(ii) an analysis of personnel requirements for the 
network model; 
(iii) a review of how input from internal and 
external stakeholders was incorporated; and 
(iv) the plans for achieving consolidation of busi-
ness functions across military medical treatment facili-
ties within the new networks; 
(B) an assessment of how the Director of the Defense 
Health Agency considered lessons learned from previous 
market offices, including the allocation of personnel and 
budgetary resource sharing; and 
(C) a comparison of the new network model to previous 
organizational structures of the Defense Health Agency, 
including market structures and component models. 
(3) BRIEFING; REPORT.—Not later than May 1, 2024, the 
Comptroller General shall brief the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the 
preliminary findings of the study, with a report to follow at 
such time and in such format as is mutually agreed upon 
by the committees and the Comptroller General. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) DEFENSE
HEALTH
AGENCY
REGIONS
IN
CONUS.—Sub-
section (c) of section 712 of the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
115–232; 10 U.S.C. 1073c note) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the paragraph heading, by 
striking ‘‘HEALTHAGENCY’’ and inserting ‘‘HEALTH AGENCY’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘military’’. 
(2) DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY REGIONS OCONUS.—Subsection 
(d)(3) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘defense health 
regions’’ and inserting ‘‘Defense Health Agency regions’’.
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(3) PLANNING AND COORDINATION.—Subsection (e)(1)(A) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘defense health region’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Defense Health Agency region’’. 
SEC. 715. REAL-TIME DATA SHARING AGREEMENT REGARDING MED-
ICAL CARE PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE COAST 
GUARD. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall consult and enter into 
an agreement with the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect 
to policies, mechanisms, and processes that the Secretaries con-
cerned shall establish to allow ongoing use by the Coast Guard 
for access to data, records, and information regarding access by 
members of the Coast Guard and beneficiaries of such members 
to military medical facilities or care provided through the TRICARE 
program that will enhance the ability to monitor, assess, and opti-
mize healthcare services. 
SEC. 716. ESTABLISHMENT OF MILITARY PHARMACEUTICAL AND MED-
ICAL DEVICE VULNERABILITY WORKING GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordina-
tion with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall estab-
lish a military pharmaceutical and medical device vulnerability 
working group. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Each member of the working group shall 
be a member of the Armed Forces or a civilian employee of the 
Department of Defense. 
(c) COCHAIRS.—The Secretary shall appoint a chair of the 
working group. The working group shall elect a cochair from among 
its members. 
(d) DUTIES.—The duties of the working group shall include 
the following: 
(1) To provide a forum for members of the working group 
to discuss issues involving access, threats, and vulnerabilities 
to pharmaceuticals, therapeutics and medical devices in oper-
ational environments of the Department. 
(2) To identify current vulnerabilities, including supply 
chain issues, active pharmaceutical ingredient supplies, device 
component issues and cyber and electronic threats that may 
disrupt operations of the Department. 
(3) To identify locations where the Secretary can support 
manufacturing capabilities needed to improve the timely 
increase of domestic production. 
(4) To review policies of the Department to identify pharma-
ceutical manufacturing and supply guidance related to— 
(A) diversification of the supply chain; 
(B) transparency from pharmaceutical suppliers and 
manufacturers; 
(C) prerequisites for a vendor to sell to the Department 
during a shortage; 
(D) timely communication regarding a potential short-
age or other supply chain disruption; and 
(E) the application of rules and processes of the Food 
and Drug Administration to the Department.
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(5) To include any information in the joint medical estimate 
of the Department or a similar report that highlights informa-
tion that would be classified as sensitive or requiring a security 
classification above unclassified. 
(6) To develop a plan for the allocation of scarce pharma-
ceutical resources within the Department during a supply chain 
disruption and potential conflicts with competitors highlighted 
in the national defense strategy. 
(7) To develop a plan for stockpiling essential medications 
to ensure availability of a 180-day supply during an armed 
conflict or other supply chain disruption. 
(8) To develop a plan that mitigates vulnerabilities to active 
pharmaceutical ingredient supply chains and reduces depend-
ence on active pharmaceutical ingredients from foreign sources. 
(e) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
of Representatives an interim briefing on the organization, 
activities, plans, actions and milestones of the working group. 
(2) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Not later than September 30 of 
each year, beginning in 2025 and ending in 2028, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a briefing describing the activi-
ties, funding, plans, actions, and milestones of the working 
group, and other matters determined by the Secretary, during 
the preceding year. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The working group shall terminate on Sep-
tember 30, 2028. 
Subtitle C—Studies, Briefings, Reports, 
and Other Matters 
SEC. 721. MODIFICATION OF PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FOR MILITARY 
TRAUMA CARE AND RESEARCH. 
Section 736 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 
1071 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) as para-
graphs (8) through (10), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new para-
graph (7): 
‘‘(7) The provision of training and support to Ukraine for 
the treatment of individuals with extremity trauma, amputa-
tions, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, 
and any other mental health conditions associated with post- 
traumatic 
stress 
disorder 
or 
traumatic 
brain 
injuries, 
including— 
‘‘(A) the exchange of subject matter expertise; 
‘‘(B) training and support relating to advanced clinical 
skills development; and 
‘‘(C) training and support relating to clinical case 
management support.’’.
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SEC. 722. STUDY ON OPIOID ALTERNATIVES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry 
out a study in military treatment facilities on the efficacy of opioid 
alternatives for pain management. 
(b) 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 Senate and House of Representatives 
a report on the results of the study under this section. Such report 
shall include recommendations of the Secretary regarding the use 
of opioid alternatives in military treatment facilities. 
(c) OPIOID ALTERNATIVE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘opioid alternative’’ includes the following: 
(1) Cryotherapy. 
(2) Hyperbaric oxygen therapy. 
(3) Sensory deprivation. 
SEC. 723. PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO STUDY 
TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS USING CERTAIN 
PSYCHEDELIC SUBSTANCES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish 
a process to fund eligible entities to conduct research on the treat-
ment of eligible members of the Armed Forces with a covered 
condition using covered psychedelic substances. Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall designate a lead administrator to carry out the program 
under this section. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may enter into a part-
nership and award funding under this section to any of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A department or agency of the Federal Government 
or a State government. 
(2) An academic institution. 
(c) PARTICIPATION
IN CLINICAL TRIALS.—The Secretary may 
authorize any member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty 
who is diagnosed with a covered condition to participate in a clinical 
trial that is conducted using funding awarded under this section 
and is authorized pursuant to section 505 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355), without regard to— 
(1) whether the clinical trial involves a substance included 
in the schedule under section 202 of the Controlled Substances 
Act (21 U.S.C. 812); or 
(2) section 912a of title 10, United States Code (article 
112a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three 
years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 
on funding awarded under this section, including the following: 
(1) Identification of clinics designated to host activities 
under the program. 
(2) A description of entities to whom the Secretary has 
awarded such funding. 
(3) The number of members of the Armed Forces serving 
on active duty who participated in a clinical trial described
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in subsection (c), the covered conditions of such members 
treated, and whether such members returned to full duty. 
(4) Information on the findings of such clinical trials. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered condition’’ means any of the following: 
(A) Post-traumatic stress. 
(B) Traumatic brain injury. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered psychedelic substances’’ means any 
of the following: 
(A) 3,4-Methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (commonly 
known as ‘‘MDMA’’). 
(B) Psilocybin. 
(C) Ibogaine. 
(D) 
5-Methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine 
(commonly 
known as ‘‘5-MeO-DMT’’). 
(E) Qualified plant-based alternative therapies. 
(3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Defense. 
(4) The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 901 of title 32, United States Code. 
SEC. 724. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING OVERDOSES BY CERTAIN MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for four 
years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report on the number of annual overdoses among covered 
members. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) The total number of covered members who suffered 
a fatal or nonfatal overdose during the previous calendar 
year, including— 
(i) demographic information, including gender, 
race, age, military department, military rank, pay 
grade, and station; 
(ii) the location of the fatal overdose, including 
whether the overdose was on a military base; and 
(iii) a list of the substances involved in the fatal 
overdose. 
(B) Of the covered members identified in subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) the number of covered members who received 
mental health or substance use disorder services prior 
to a fatal or nonfatal overdose, including a description 
of whether such services were received from a private 
sector provider; 
(ii) the number of covered members with comorbid 
mental health diagnoses; 
(iii) the number of covered members who had been 
prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines, or stimulants; 
(iv) the number of covered members who had been 
categorized as high-risk and prescribed or provided 
naloxone prior to a fatal or nonfatal overdose;
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(v) the number of covered members who had a 
positive drug test prior to the fatal overdose, including 
any substance identified in such test; 
(vi) the number of covered members referred to, 
including by self-referral, or engaged in medical treat-
ment, including medication treatment for opioid use 
disorder; 
(vii) with respect to each covered member identi-
fied in clause (vi), whether the covered member was 
referred after a positive drug test and the source of 
such referral; and 
(viii) the number of fatal overdoses and intentional 
overdoses. 
(C) An analysis of discernable patterns in fatal and 
nonfatal overdoses of covered members. 
(D) A description of existing or anticipated response 
efforts to fatal and nonfatal overdoses at military bases 
that have rates of fatal overdoses that exceed the average 
rate of fatal overdoses in the United States. 
(E) An assessment of the availability of substance use 
disorder treatment for covered members. 
(F) The number of medical facilities of, or affiliated 
with, the Department of Defense that have opioid treatment 
programs. 
(G) A description of punitive measures taken by the 
Secretary of Defense in response to substance misuse, sub-
stance use disorder, or overdose by covered member. 
(3) PRIVACY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subsection shall be 
construed to authorize the disclosure by the Secretary of 
Defense of personally identifiable information of covered 
members 
or 
military 
family 
members, 
including 
anonymized personal information that could be used to 
identify covered members or military family members. 
(B) APPLICATION OF HIPAA.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary of Defense shall take steps to protect 
the privacy of covered members and military family mem-
bers pursuant to regulations prescribed under section 
264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Account-
ability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note; Public Law 
104–191). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a member of the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force. 
(2) The term ‘‘military family member’’ means a family 
member of a covered member, including— 
(A) the spouse, parent, dependent, or child of a covered 
member; or 
(B) an individual who has legal responsibility for the 
child of a covered member. 
SEC. 725. STUDY AND REPORT ON HEALTH CONDITIONS OF MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES ON ACTIVE DUTY DEVELOPED 
AFTER ADMINISTRATION OF COVID–19 VACCINE. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
to assess and evaluate any health conditions arising in members
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of the Armed Forces on active duty one year after receiving the 
first dose of a COVID–19 vaccine. 
(b) STUDY PARAMETERS.—In conducting the study under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) disaggregate data collected by— 
(A) vaccine type and manufacturer; 
(B) age group at the time such first dose was adminis-
tered; 
(C) any health condition developed after receiving such 
first dose, regardless of whether the condition is attrib-
utable to the receipt of such first dose; and 
(D) an accounting of adverse events (including 
hyperimmune response), including further disaggregation 
by history of infection; and 
(2) assess the prevalence of each such health condition 
by each age group specified in paragraph (1)(B) among the 
unvaccinated population for each of years 2017, 2018, and 
2019. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and each year thereafter for the subsequent 
four years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 
on the results of each study conducted under subsection (a). 
(d) COVID–19 VACCINE DEFINED.—The term ‘‘COVID–19 vac-
cine’’ means a vaccine licensed under section 351 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) or authorized for emergency 
use under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3) for immunization against the virus respon-
sible for COVID–19. 
SEC. 726. GAO STUDY ON HEALTH CARE AVAILABLE TO CERTAIN 
INDIVIDUALS SUPPORTING THE MISSIONS OF UNITED 
STATES FORCES JAPAN AND JOINT REGION MARIANAS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study to determine whether health care 
services available to covered individuals are sufficient to support 
the missions and readiness of United States Forces Japan and 
Joint Region Marianas. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study under this section shall include the 
following elements: 
(1) The assessment of the Comptroller General of the effects 
of the changes to the administration and management of the 
military health system— 
(A) under Defense Health Agency Region Indo-Pacific 
Administrative Instruction 6025.02, signed on December 
22, 2022; and 
(B) on health care services available to covered individ-
uals through the direct care component of the TRICARE 
program. 
(2) An estimate of— 
(A) the number of covered individuals who in fiscal 
years 2020 through 2023 received health care services 
through the military health system on a space-available 
basis; and 
(B) the percentage of covered individuals described in 
subparagraph (A) who had health insurance not provided 
through the military health system.
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(3) A summary of any health-related screenings adminis-
tered by the Federal Government to a civilian employee before 
such civilian employee begins an assignment in the area of 
responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. 
(4) The determination of the Comptroller General whether 
the Secretary of Defense has conducted or participated in an 
assessment of health care services— 
(A) provided to covered individuals through the mili-
tary health system; or 
(B) otherwise available to covered individuals. 
(5) The evaluation of the Comptroller General of the most 
recent assessment described in paragraph (4). 
(6) Other information the Comptroller General determines 
appropriate. 
(c) BRIEFING; REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
of Representatives— 
(1) an interim briefing on the study not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) a final report on the study in a format and on a 
date agreed to by the Comptroller General and such Committees 
during such briefing. 
(d) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered individual’’ means an individual who supports the mission 
of United States Forces Japan or Joint Region Marianas, who 
is— 
(1) a United States citizen, national, or lawful permanent 
resident and— 
(A) a civilian employee of the Federal Government; 
or 
(B) an employee of a contractor or subcontractor under 
an agreement between such contractor and the Secretary 
of Defense; or 
(2) a dependent of— 
(A) a member of the Armed Forces; or 
(B) an individual described in paragraph (1). 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, AC-
QUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RE-
LATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 801. Commercial nature determination memo available to contractor. 
Sec. 802. Modification of truthful cost or pricing data submissions and report. 
Sec. 803. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on employees of the Depart-
ment of Defense to third parties. 
Sec. 804. Prohibition on contracting with persons that have fossil fuel operations 
with the Government of the Russian Federation or the Russian energy 
sector. 
Sec. 805. Prohibition of the Department of Defense procurement related to entities 
identified as Chinese military companies operating in the United States. 
Sec. 806. Principal Technology Transition Advisor. 
Sec. 807. Senior contracting official for Strategic Capabilities Office. 
Sec. 808. Pilot program for the use of innovative intellectual property strategies. 
Sec. 809. Pilot program for anything-as-a-service. 
Sec. 810. Updated guidance on planning for exportability features for future pro-
grams. 
Sec. 811. Modernizing the Department of Defense requirements process.
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Sec. 812. Preventing conflicts of interest for entities that provide certain consulting 
services to the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 813. Focused commercial solutions openings opportunities. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 820. Amendments to multiyear procurement authority. 
Sec. 821. Modification of approval authority for certain follow-on production con-
tracts or transactions. 
Sec. 822. Clarification of other transaction authority for installation or facility 
prototyping. 
Sec. 823. Extension and revisions to never contract with the enemy. 
Sec. 824. Modification and extension of temporary authority to modify certain con-
tracts and options based on the impacts of inflation. 
Sec. 825. Countering adversary logistics information technologies. 
Sec. 826. Modification of contracts and options to provide economic price adjust-
ments. 
Sec. 827. Modifications to earned value management system requirements. 
Subtitle C—Domestic Sourcing Requirements 
Sec. 831. Emergency acquisition authority for purposes of replenishing United 
States stockpiles. 
Sec. 832. Requirement for full domestic production of flags of the United States ac-
quired by the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 833. Amendment to requirement to buy certain metals from American sources. 
Sec. 834. Acquisition of sensitive material prohibition exception amendment. 
Sec. 835. Enhanced domestic content requirement for major defense acquisition 
programs. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Programs for Accelerating Acquisition 
Sec. 841. Pilot program to accelerate contracting and pricing processes. 
Sec. 842. Demonstration and prototyping program to advance international product 
support capabilities in a contested logistics environment. 
Sec. 843. Special authority for rapid contracting for commanders of combatant com-
mands. 
Subtitle E—Industrial Base Matters 
Sec. 851. Additional national security objectives for the national technology and in-
dustrial base. 
Sec. 852. Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program. 
Sec. 853. Modifications to the Procurement Technical Assistance Program. 
Sec. 854. Modification of effective date for expansion on the prohibition on acquir-
ing certain metal products. 
Sec. 855. Extension of pilot program for distribution support and services for weap-
ons systems contractors. 
Sec. 856. Pilot program to analyze and monitor certain supply chains. 
Sec. 857. Department of Defense notification of certain transactions. 
Subtitle F—Small Business Matters 
Sec. 860. Amendments to defense research and development rapid innovation pro-
gram. 
Sec. 861. Annual reports regarding the SBIR program of the Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 862. Payment of subcontractors. 
Sec. 863. Increase in Governmentwide goal for participation in Federal contracts by 
small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled vet-
erans. 
Sec. 864. Eliminating self-certification for service-disabled veteran-owned small 
businesses. 
Sec. 865. Consideration of the past performance of affiliate companies of small 
business concerns. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 871. Extension of mission management pilot program. 
Sec. 872. Extension of pilot program to incentivize contracting with employee- 
owned businesses. 
Sec. 873. Program and processes relating to foreign acquisition. 
Sec. 874. Pilot program to incentivize progress payments. 
Sec. 875. Study on reducing barriers to acquisition of commercial products and 
services.
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Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and 
Management 
SEC. 801. COMMERCIAL NATURE DETERMINATION MEMO AVAILABLE 
TO CONTRACTOR. 
Section 3456(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘for such determination’’ and inserting ‘‘why 
the product or service was determined to be commercial or 
noncommercial’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Upon the request 
of the contractor or subcontractor offering the product or service 
for which such determination is summarized in such memo-
randum, the contracting officer shall provide to such contractor 
or subcontractor a copy of such memorandum.’’. 
SEC. 802. MODIFICATION OF TRUTHFUL COST OR PRICING DATA 
SUBMISSIONS AND REPORT. 
Section 3705(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘The Under Secretary shall make appropriate 
portions of the report available to the leadership of the offerors 
named in such report.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall develop a framework for revising what con-
stitutes a denial of uncertified cost or pricing data, including— 
‘‘(i) identifying situations under which such denials occur 
to exclude situations outside the control of the offeror or Federal 
Government; 
‘‘(ii) identifying whether such denial is from the prime 
contractor or subcontractor; and 
‘‘(iii) developing an appropriate timeframe for requiring 
submission of uncertified cost or pricing data before a request 
for such data is considered a denial, including a standardized 
determination of a starting point and conclusion for such 
requests.’’. 
SEC. 803. PROHIBITION ON THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN DATA ON 
EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO THIRD 
PARTIES. 
Chapter 363 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 4662. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on 
employees of the Department of Defense to third 
parties 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each contract entered into by the Depart-
ment of Defense on or after the date of the enactment of this 
section shall include a provision prohibiting the contractor and 
each subcontractor under such contract from selling, licensing, or 
otherwise transferring covered individually identifiable Department 
employee data to any individual or entity other than the Federal 
Government, except to the extent required to perform such contract 
or a subcontract under such contract and that would be permissible 
pursuant to statute or guidance from the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget.
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‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the require-
ments of subsection (a) with respect to a sale, licensing, or other 
transfer of covered individually identifiable Department employee 
data if the Secretary determines that such waiver is appropriate. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered individually identifiable Department 
employee data’ means individually identifiable Department 
employee data obtained by— 
‘‘(A) a contractor pursuant to the performance of a 
contract described in subsection (a) by such contractor; 
or 
‘‘(B) a subcontractor pursuant to the performance of 
a subcontract under such a contract by such subcontractor. 
‘‘(2) 
The 
term 
‘individually 
identifiable 
Department 
employee data’ means information related to an employee of 
the Department of Defense, including a member of the Armed 
Forces, that— 
‘‘(A) identifies such employee; or 
‘‘(B) which may be used to infer, by either direct or 
indirect means, the identity of such an employee to whom 
the information applies.’’. 
SEC. 804. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH PERSONS THAT HAVE 
FOSSIL FUEL OPERATIONS WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OR THE RUSSIAN ENERGY 
SECTOR. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided under subsections 
(b), (c), and (d), the Secretary of Defense may not enter into 
a contract for the procurement of goods or services with any 
person that is or that has fossil fuel business operations with 
a person that is not less than 50 percent owned, individually 
or collectively, by— 
(A) an authority of the Government of the Russian 
Federation; or 
(B) a fossil fuel company that operates in the Russian 
Federation, except if the fossil fuel company transports 
oil or gas— 
(i) through the Russian Federation for sale outside 
of the Russian Federation; and 
(ii) that was extracted from a country other than 
the Russian Federation with respect to the energy 
sector of which the President has not imposed sanctions 
as of the date on which the contract is awarded. 
(2) OIL AND GAS ORIGIN.—For the purposes of applying 
the exception under paragraph (1)(B), oil and gas transported 
by a fossil fuel company shall be deemed to have been extracted 
from the location of extraction specified in the certificate of 
origin or other documentation confirming the origin of such 
oil or gas unless the person with respect to which such exception 
would apply knew or had reason to know that such location 
in such documentation was false or incorrect. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition under subsection (a) does 
not apply to a contract that the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of State jointly determine— 
(A) is necessary—
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(i) for purposes of providing humanitarian assist-
ance to the people of Russia; or 
(ii) for purposes of providing disaster relief and 
other urgent life-saving measures; 
(B) is vital to the military readiness, basing, or oper-
ations of the United States or the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization; 
(C) is vital to the national security interests of the 
United States; or 
(D) was a business operation with a fossil fuel company 
in a country other than the Russian Federation that was 
entered into prior to the date of the enactment of this 
section. 
(2) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of any 
contract entered into on the basis of an exception provided 
for under paragraph (1). 
(3) OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL LICENSES.—The 
prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to a person that 
has a valid license to operate in Russia issued by the Office 
of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury 
or is otherwise authorized to operate in Russia by the Federal 
Government notwithstanding the imposition of sanctions. 
(4) AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN RUSSIA.—The prohibi-
tion in subsection (a) shall not apply to contracts related to 
the operation and maintenance of the United States Govern-
ment’s consular offices and diplomatic posts in Russia. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall take effect on the date 
of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to any contract 
entered into on or after such effective date. 
(d) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on December 31, 
2029. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 
the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(2) BUSINESS OPERATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘business operations’’ 
means engaging in commerce in any form, including 
acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, selling, pos-
sessing, leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, per-
sonnel, products, services, personal property, real property, 
or any other apparatus of business or commerce. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The term ‘‘business operations’’ does 
not include— 
(i) any shipment subject to price caps as specified 
in the ‘‘Statement of the G7 and Australia on a Price 
Cap for Seaborne Russian-Origin Crude Oil’’, issued 
on December 2, 2022, between member countries of 
that coalition, or the price caps as specified in the 
‘‘Statement of the G7 and Australia on price caps for 
seaborne Russian-origin petroleum products Berlin,
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Brussels, Canberra, London, Ottawa, Paris, Rome, 
Tokyo, Washington’’, issued on February 4, 2023, 
between such members, if such shipment complies with 
the applicable price caps; 
(ii) actions taken for the benefit of the country 
of Ukraine, as determined by the Secretary of Defense; 
or 
(iii) actions taken to support the suspension or 
termination of business operations for commercial 
activities during the period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act and ending on the date 
described in subsection (d), including— 
(I) any action to secure or divest from facilities, 
property, or equipment; 
(II) the provision of products or services pro-
vided to reduce or eliminate operations in territory 
internationally recognized as the Russian Federa-
tion or to comply with sanctions relating to the 
Russian Federation; and 
(III) activities that are incident to liquidating, 
dissolving, or winding down a subsidiary or legal 
entity in Russia. 
(3) FOSSIL FUEL COMPANY.—The term ‘‘fossil fuel company’’ 
means a person that— 
(A) carries out oil, gas, or coal exploration, develop-
ment, or production activities; 
(B) processes or refines oil, gas, or coal; or 
(C) transports, or constructs facilities for the transpor-
tation of, Russian oil, gas, or coal. 
(4) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means— 
(A) a natural person, corporation, company, business 
association, partnership, society, trust, or any other non-
governmental entity, organization, or group; 
(B) any governmental entity or instrumentality of a 
government, including a multilateral development institu-
tion (as defined in section 1701(c)(3) of the International 
Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(3))); and 
(C) any successor, subunit, parent entity, or subsidiary 
of, or any entity under common ownership or control with, 
any entity described in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
SEC. 805. PROHIBITION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROCURE-
MENT RELATED TO ENTITIES IDENTIFIED AS CHINESE 
MILITARY 
COMPANIES 
OPERATING 
IN 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON USE OR PROCUREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under subsection (d), 
the Secretary may not— 
(A) enter into, renew, or extend a contract for the 
procurement of goods, services, or technology with an entity 
described in paragraph (2); or 
(B) enter into, renew, or extend a contract for the 
procurement of goods or services that include goods or 
services produced or developed by an entity described in 
paragraph (2). 
(2) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—An entity described in this para-
graph is—
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(A) an entity that is identified in the annual list pub-
lished in the Federal Register by the Department of 
Defense of Chinese military companies operating in the 
United States pursuant to section 1260H of the William 
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note); or 
(B) any entity subject to the control of an entity 
described in subparagraph (A). 
(3) LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in paragraph (1) shall pro-
hibit the Secretary from entering into, renewing, or 
extending a contract for the procurement of goods, services, 
or technology to provide a service that connects to the 
facilities of a third party, including backhaul, roaming, 
or interconnection arrangements. 
(B) EXISTING CONTRACTS.—Nothing in this section shall 
permit the Secretary to apply the prohibitions in paragraph 
(1) to existing contracts for goods, services, or technology, 
including when such contracts are modified, extended, or 
renewed, entered into prior to the relevant date described 
in subsection (b). 
(C) COMPONENTS.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply with 
respect to components (as defined in section 105 of title 
41, United States Code). 
(4) RULEMAKING.— 
(A) ENTITY PROHIBITION.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supple-
ment to implement the prohibitions in paragraph (1)(A) 
for the Department of Defense. 
(B) GOODS AND SERVICES PROHIBITION.—Not later than 
545 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall amend the Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement to implement the prohibitions in 
paragraph 
(1)(B) 
for 
the 
Department 
of 
Defense, 
including— 
(i) best practices to avoid being subject to the 
prohibitions described in paragraph (1)(B); and 
(ii) technical support to assist affected businesses, 
institutions, and organizations as is reasonably nec-
essary for those affected entities to comply with this 
section. 
(b) EFFECTIVE
DATES.—The prohibition under subsection 
(a)(1)(A) shall take effect on June 30, 2026, and the prohibition 
under subsection (a)(1)(B) shall take effect on June 30, 2027. 
(c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may waive the require-
ments under subsection (a) with respect to an entity that 
requests such a waiver if the entity seeking the waiver— 
(A) provides to the Secretary a compelling justification 
for the additional time to implement the requirements 
under such subsection, as determined by the Secretary 
of Defense; and 
(B) provides to the Secretary a phase-out plan to elimi-
nate goods, services, or technology produced or developed 
by an entity described in subsection (a)(2) from the systems 
of the entity.
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(2) DURATION.—A waiver granted under paragraph (1) may 
remain in effect until the date on which the Secretary deter-
mines that commercially viable providers exist outside of the 
People’s Republic of China that can and are willing to provide 
the Department of Defense with quality goods and services 
in the quantity demanded. 
(3) DELEGATION.—The Secretary may designate the 
authority under this section only to— 
(A) the service acquisition executive of the military 
department (as such terms are defined in section 101(a) 
of title 10, United States Code) concerned; or 
(B) the official responsible for all acquisition functions 
of such other element or organization of the Department 
of Defense concerned. 
(d) EXCEPTION.—The President shall not be required to apply 
or maintain the prohibition under subsection (a) for activities sub-
ject to the reporting requirements under title V of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.), or to any authorized 
intelligence activities of the United States. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONTROL.—The term ‘‘control’’ has the meaning given 
that term in part 800.208 of title 31, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, or any successor regulations. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Defense. 
SEC. 806. PRINCIPAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION ADVISOR. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, each service acquisition executive of 
a military department shall designate a Principal Technology 
Transition Advisor who shall advise each Secretary of a military 
department on the transition of technologies, including technologies 
from science and technology programs of the Department, private 
commercial entities, research institutions, and universities, to fulfill 
identified and potential warfighter requirements for the military 
department. 
(b) ADVISOR STATUS.—The Principal Technology Transition 
Advisor of a military department designated under subsection (a) 
shall be a member of the Senior Executive Service or a general 
officer and directly report to the service acquisition executive of 
such military department. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Principal Technology Transition 
Advisor of a military department designated under subsection (a) 
shall do the following: 
(1) Identify technologies being researched, developed, 
tested, or evaluated by science and technology programs of 
the Department, including Defense research facilities (as 
defined in section 4125(b) of title 10, United States Code), 
that the military department may use to meet identified and 
potential warfighter requirements, including technologies for 
which the Department owns and maintains the intellectual 
property rights. 
(2) Consult with Department of Defense innovation pro-
grams to identify technologies from private commercial entities, 
research institutions, universities, and other entities that the 
military department may use to meet identified and potential 
warfighter requirements.
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(3) Make recommendations to the service acquisition execu-
tive of the military department regarding the acquisition of 
technologies identified under paragraphs (1) and (2) for acquisi-
tion decisions at the service acquisition executive level. 
(4) Inform program managers (as defined in section 1737 
of title 10, United States Code) and other relevant acquisition 
officials of the military department of relevant technologies 
identified under paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(5) Develop policies and processes for promoting to small 
business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) and nontraditional defense con-
tractors (as defined in section 3014 of title 10, United States 
Code) opportunities to license intellectual property developed 
by the Department, including opportunities and methods for 
small business concerns and nontraditional defense contractors 
to engage with the Department regarding such licensing. 
(6) Develop and maintain metrics tracking the outcomes 
of projects and other activities of the military department for 
which the military department expended amounts designated 
as budget activity 3 (Advanced Technology Development), 
budget activity 4 (Advanced Component Development and 
Prototypes), and budget activity 5 (System Development and 
Demonstration), as those budget activity classifications are set 
forth in volume 2B, chapter 5 of the Department of Defense 
Financial Management Regulation (DOD 7000.14-R). 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after 
the designation of the Principal Technology Transition Advisor of 
a military department under subsection (a), and annually there-
after, the Principal Technology Transition Advisor of such military 
department shall submit to Congress a report on the following 
for the one-year period preceding the submission of the report: 
(1) The activities of the Principal Technology Transition 
Advisor. 
(2) The outcomes of projects and other activities described 
in subsection (c)(6), including the metrics described in such 
subsection. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of 
Defense; 
(2) the term ‘‘Department of Defense innovation programs’’ 
means the Defense Innovation Unit of the Department of 
Defense, AFWERX of the Air Force, and other programs spon-
sored by the Department of Defense, or any component thereof, 
with a focus on accelerating the adoption of emerging tech-
nologies for mission-relevant applications or innovation; and 
(3) the terms ‘‘military department’’ and ‘‘service acquisition 
executive’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 101(a) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 807. SENIOR CONTRACTING OFFICIAL FOR STRATEGIC CAPABILI-
TIES OFFICE. 
(a) SENIOR CONTRACTING OFFICIAL.—The staff of the Director 
of the Strategic Capabilities Office shall include a senior contracting 
official (as defined in section 1737 of title 10, United States Code) 
who shall have the authority to enter into and administer contracts, 
grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions in execution 
of the program activities of the Strategic Capabilities Office.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The authorities described in sub-
section (a) shall take effect 30 days after the date on which 
the Secretary of Defense submits the plan described in para-
graph (2). 
(2) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a plan for the implementation of 
the authorities described in subsection (a). The plan shall 
include the following: 
(A) A plan for oversight of the senior contracting official 
described under subsection (a). 
(B) An assessment of the acquisition workforce needs 
of the Strategic Capabilities Office to support the authority 
provided under subsection (a). 
(C) Other matters as appropriate. 
SEC. 808. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE USE OF INNOVATIVE INTELLEC-
TUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
a pilot program for the use of innovative intellectual property 
strategies that meet the criteria described in subsection (b) to 
acquire the necessary technical data rights required for the oper-
ation, maintenance, and installation of, and training for, covered 
programs designated under subsection (c). 
(b) CRITERIA
FOR STRATEGIES.—The innovative intellectual 
property strategies used in a pilot program established under this 
section may include the following: 
(1) The use of an escrow account to verify and hold intellec-
tual property data. 
(2) The use of royalties or licenses. 
(3) Other strategies, as determined by the Secretary. 
(c) DESIGNATION OF COVERED PROGRAMS.—Not later than May 
1, 2024, and with respect to the pilot program established under 
this section— 
(1) the Secretary of each military department shall des-
ignate one covered program within the military department 
under the jurisdiction of such Secretary; and 
(2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall designate one covered program within the 
Defense Agencies or Department of Defense Field Activities 
(as defined, respectively, in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code). 
(d) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the 
Secretaries of the military departments, shall provide a briefing 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives with a detailed plan to implement the pilot 
program required under this section. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning on the date on which the 
first program is designated under subsection (c) and until the 
termination date in subsection (f), the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Secre-
taries of the military departments, shall provide an annual report 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives on—
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(1) the effectiveness of the pilot program in acquiring the 
necessary technical data rights necessary to support timely, 
cost-effective maintenance and sustainment of the acquisition 
programs designated under subsection (c); and 
(2) any recommendations for the applicability of lessons 
learned from the pilot program. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the pilot program 
established under this section shall terminate on December 31, 
2028. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered program’’ means an acquisition pro-
gram under which procurements are conducted using a pathway 
of the adaptive acquisition framework (as described in Depart-
ment of Defense Instruction 5000.02, ‘‘Operation of the Adaptive 
Acquisition Framework’’). 
(2) The term ‘‘technical data rights’’ has the meaning given 
in section 3771 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 809. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ANYTHING-AS-A-SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
pilot program to explore the use of consumption-based solutions 
to address any defense need, hereafter ‘‘anything-as-a-service’’, that 
is feasible to provide users on-demand access, quickly add newly 
released capabilities, and bill based on actual usage at fixed price 
units. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A contract or other agreement for any-
thing-as-a-service entered into under the pilot program shall require 
the outcomes of the capability to be measurable, including the 
cost and speed of delivery in comparison to using processes other 
than anything-as-a-service, at the regular intervals that are cus-
tomary for the type of solution provided. 
(c) NOTICE.—With respect to each opportunity to participate 
in the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall make publicly available a notice of such opportunity for not 
less than 60 days. 
(d) TIMING.—The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
enter into a contract or other agreement under this section not 
later than 100 days after the date on which the Secretary, under 
subsection (c), makes publicly available a notice to participate in 
the pilot program established under this section. 
(e) EXEMPTIONS.—A contract or other agreement entered into 
under this section shall be exempt from the following: 
(1) The requirements of section 3702 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(2) With respect to a modification to add new features 
or capabilities in an amount less than or equal to 25 percent 
of the total value of such contract or other agreement, the 
requirements of full and open competition (as defined in section 
2302 of title 10, United States Code). 
(f) BRIEFING.—Not later than June 30, 2024, the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense 
committees on the implementation of the pilot program. 
(g) ANYTHING-AS-A-SERVICE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘anything-as-a-service’’ means a model under which a technology- 
supported capability is provided to the Department of Defense and 
may utilize any combination of software, hardware or equipment,
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data, and labor or services that provides a capability that is metered 
and billed based on actual usage at fixed price units. 
SEC. 810. UPDATED GUIDANCE ON PLANNING FOR EXPORTABILITY 
FEATURES FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS. 
(a) PROGRAM GUIDANCE ON PLANNING FOR EXPORTABILITY FEA-
TURES.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall ensure that the program guidance for major 
defense acquisition programs (as defined in section 4201 of title 
10, United States Code) and for acquisition programs and projects 
that are carried out using the rapid fielding or rapid prototyping 
acquisition pathway under section 804 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 
U.S.C. 3201 note prec.) is revised to integrate planning for 
exportability features under section 4067 of title 10, United States 
Code, including— 
(1) for major defense acquisition programs, an assessment 
of such programs to identify potential exportability needs; and 
(2) for technologies under an acquisition program or project 
carried out using the rapid fielding or rapid prototyping acquisi-
tion pathway that are transitioned to a major capability acquisi-
tion program, an assessment of potential exportability needs 
of such technologies not later than one year after the date 
of such transition. 
(b) REVISION OF GUIDANCE FOR PROGRAM PROTECTION PLANS.— 
Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Under Secretary shall revise guidance for program 
protection 
plans 
to 
integrate 
a 
requirement 
to 
determine 
exportability for the programs covered by such plans. 
SEC. 811. MODERNIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REQUIRE-
MENTS PROCESS. 
(a) MODERNIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REQUIREMENTS 
PROCESS.—Not later than October 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments 
and the commanders of the combatant commands, and in consulta-
tion with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment, shall develop and implement a streamlined require-
ments development process for the Department of Defense, to 
include revising the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development 
System, in order to improve alignment between modern warfare 
concepts, technologies, and system development and reduce the 
time to deliver needed capabilities to warfighters. 
(b) REFORM ELEMENTS.—The process required by subsection 
(a) shall— 
(1) streamline requirements documents, reviews, and 
approval processes, focusing on programs below the major 
defense acquisition program threshold described in section 4201 
of title 10, United States Code; 
(2) revise requirements management practices using a 
clean-sheet approach that avoids prescriptive language, is based 
on mission outcomes and assessed threats, enables a more 
iterative and collaborative approach with the Armed Forces, 
maximizes the use of commercial products or commercial serv-
ices in accordance with section 3453 of title 10, United States 
Code, and allows for a broader range of new or alternative
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technological opportunities to be incorporated without the 
requirement being validated again; 
(3) develop a capability needs and requirements framework 
and pathways that are aligned to the pathways of the adaptive 
acquisition framework (as described in Department of Defense 
Instruction 5000.02, ‘‘Operation of the Adaptive Acquisition 
Framework’’), and better aligned and integrated with the 
science and technology development processes of the Depart-
ment; 
(4) provide continuity to the acquisition and research pro-
grams of the military departments by enabling the military 
departments to develop, with respect to collections of capabili-
ties grouped by function by the Department of Defense, sets 
of requirements that are designed to remain applicable to pro-
grams and systems relating to such capabilities over substantial 
periods of time; 
(5) require the military departments to— 
(A) articulate in a concise model and document with 
a set of mission impact measures the sets of requirements 
developed under paragraph (4); and 
(B) seek to continuously improve the capabilities sub-
ject to such sets of requirements the acquisition of addi-
tional capabilities; 
(6) establish a process to rapidly validate the ability of 
commercial products and services to meet capability needs or 
opportunities; 
(7) retire and replace the Department of Defense Architec-
ture Framework with a new structure focused on enabling 
interoperability through application program interfaces, enter-
prise architectures and platforms, and government and commer-
cial standards; and 
(8) ensure that requirements processes for software, artifi-
cial intelligence, data, and related capability areas enable a 
more rapid, dynamic, and iterative approach than the require-
ments processes for traditional hardware systems. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—With respect to the implementation of the 
process required by subsection (a), the Vice Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff shall— 
(1) collaborate with industry partners, contractors of the 
Department and nontraditional defense contractors (as defined 
in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code), and Department 
of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories (as 
designated under section 4121(b) of title 10, United States 
Code) regarding the development of the streamlined require-
ments development process under subsection (a) to ensure such 
process effectively uses the innovation ecosystem (as defined 
in section 236(g) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (10 U.S.C. 4001 note)); 
(2) develop a formal career path, training, and structure 
for requirements managers; and 
(3) publish new policies, guidance, and templates for the 
operational, requirements, and acquisition workforces online 
in digital formats. 
(d) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 2024, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the development and implementation of the process 
required by subsection (a), including—
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(1) a description of the efforts to develop and implement 
the streamlined requirements development process under sub-
section (a); 
(2) the plans of the Department of Defense to implement, 
communicate, and continuously improve the requirements 
development process required by subsection (a); and 
(3) any additional recommendations for legislation that 
the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(e) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 2025, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report describing activities carried out pursuant to this 
section. 
SEC. 812. PREVENTING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR ENTITIES THAT 
PROVIDE 
CERTAIN 
CONSULTING 
SERVICES 
TO 
THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
amend the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation to require any entity that provides con-
sulting services and is assigned a North American Industry 
Classification System code beginning with 5416, after the effec-
tive date of such amendment and before entering into a covered 
contract, to certify that— 
(A) neither the entity nor any subsidiaries or affiliates 
of the entity (as that term is defined in section 2.101 
of the Federal Acquisition Regulation) hold a contract for 
consulting services with one or more covered foreign enti-
ties; or 
(B) the entity maintains a Conflict of Interest Mitiga-
tion plan described under subsection (b) that is auditable 
by a contract oversight entity. 
(2) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may not enter 
into a covered contract with an entity described in paragraph 
(1) that is unable to make the certification required under 
such paragraph. 
(b) CONFLICT OF INTEREST MITIGATION PLAN.—A Conflict of 
Interest Mitigation plan described under this subsection shall 
include— 
(1) an identification, where such identification is not other-
wise prohibited by law or regulation, of any covered contracts 
of an entity described in subsection (a) with a covered foreign 
entity; 
(2) a written analysis, including a course of action for 
avoiding, neutralizing, or mitigating the actual or potential 
conflict of interest of such a covered contract with the Depart-
ment of Defense; 
(3) a description of the procedures adopted by an entity 
to ensure that individuals who will be performing a covered 
contract will not, for the duration of such contract, also provide 
any consulting services to any covered foreign entity; and 
(4) a description of the procedures by which an entity 
will submit to the contract oversight entities a notice of an 
unmitigated conflict of interest with respect to a covered con-
tract within 15 days of determining that such a conflict has 
arisen.
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(c) ALTERNATIVE IDENTIFICATION OF COVERED FOREIGN ENTI-
TIES.—If an entity is unable to identify covered foreign entities 
under subsection (b)(1) due to confidentiality obligations, the entity 
shall identify any such covered foreign entity as an entity described 
in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of subsection (f)(4) in the Conflict 
of Interest Mitigation plan. 
(d) NOTIFICATION.—Before determining to withhold an award 
of a covered contract based on a conflict of interest under this 
section that cannot be avoided or mitigated, the contracting officer 
for the contract shall notify the offeror of the reasons for such 
withholding and allow the offeror a reasonable opportunity to 
respond. If the contracting officer for the contract finds that it 
is in the best interests of the United States to award the contract 
notwithstanding such a conflict of interest, a request for waiver 
shall be submitted in accordance with section 9.503 of title 48, 
Code of Federal Regulations. The waiver request and decision shall 
be included in the contract file. 
(e) WAIVER.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may issue a 
waiver with respect to the requirements of this section for 
the award of a covered contract on a case-by-case basis as 
may be necessary in the interest of national security. The 
Secretary of Defense may not delegate the authority under 
this subsection to an official who has not been Presidentially 
appointed and confirmed by the Senate. 
(2) WAIVER NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after 
issuing a waiver under this subsection, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide a written notification to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives regarding the use of such 
waiver authority. The notification shall include— 
(A) the specific justification for providing the waiver; 
(B) an identification of the covered foreign entity that 
is the subject of the waiver request; 
(C) the number of bidders for the covered contract 
for which the waiver was granted; 
(D) the number of bidders for the covered contract 
that did not request a waiver; and 
(E) the total dollar value of the covered contract. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘consulting services’’ has the meaning given 
the term ‘‘advisory and assistance services’’ in section 2.101 
of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, except that the term 
does not include the provision of products or services related 
to— 
(A) compliance with legal, audit, accounting, tax, 
reporting, or other requirements of the laws and standards 
of countries; or 
(B) participation in a judicial, legal, or equitable dis-
pute resolution proceeding. 
(2) The term ‘‘contract oversight entity’’ means any of the 
following: 
(A) The contracting officer. 
(B) The contracting officer representative. 
(C) The Defense Contract Management Agency. 
(D) The Defense Contract Audit Agency.
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(E) The Office of Inspector General of the Department 
of Defense or any subcomponent of such office. 
(F) The Government Accountability Office. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered contract’’ means a contract of the 
Department of Defense for consulting services. 
(4) The term ‘‘covered foreign entity’’ means any of the 
following: 
(A) The Government of the People’s Republic of China, 
the Chinese Communist Party, the People’s Liberation 
Army, the Ministry of State Security, or other security 
service or intelligence agency of the People’s Republic of 
China. 
(B) The Government of the Russian Federation or any 
entity sanctioned by the Secretary of the Treasury under 
Executive Order 13662 titled ‘‘Blocking Property of Addi-
tional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine’’ 
(79 Fed. Reg. 16169). 
(C) The government of any country if the Secretary 
of State determines that such government has repeatedly 
provided support for acts of international terrorism pursu-
ant to any of the following: 
(i) Section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control 
Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A)). 
(ii) Section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371). 
(iii) Section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2780). 
(iv) Any other provision of law. 
(D) Any entity included on any of the following lists 
maintained by the Department of Commerce: 
(i) The Entity List set forth in Supplement No. 
4 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations. 
(ii) The Denied Persons List as described in section 
764.3(a)(2) of the Export Administration Regulations. 
(iii) The Unverified List set forth in Supplement 
No. 6 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regula-
tions. 
(iv) The Military End User List set forth in Supple-
ment No. 7 to part 744 of the Export Administration 
Regulations. 
(E) Any entity identified by the Secretary of Defense 
pursuant to section 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
(Public Law 105–261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
(F) Any entity on the Non-SDN Chinese Military- 
Industrial Complex Companies List (NS–CMIC List) main-
tained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Depart-
ment of the Treasury under Executive Order 14032 (86 
Fed. Reg. 30145; relating to addressing the threat from 
securities investments that finance certain companies of 
the People’s Republic of China), or any successor order. 
SEC. 813. FOCUSED COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENINGS OPPORTUNI-
TIES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—During each fiscal year beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the service acquisition executives of each military
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department, shall exercise the authority under section 3458 of 
title 10, United States Code, not less than four times to acquire 
goods or services addressing the mission needs of a geographic 
combatant command. 
(b) EXECUTION.—With respect to acquisition carried out under 
section 3458 of title 10, United States Code, pursuant to subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) assign the responsibility for carrying out such acquisi-
tion to a program executive officer and a head of a science 
and technology reinvention laboratory from the same military 
department, who shall co-lead such acquisition; and 
(2) ensure that the program executive officer and the head 
of a science and technology reinvention laboratory assigned 
as co-leads under paragraph (1) have similar existing require-
ments and funding for transitioning technologies to acquisition 
programs within the area of focus for such acquisition. 
(c) SUNSET.—Subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2027. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘military department’’ and ‘‘services acquisi-
tion executive’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 
101(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘program executive officer’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 1737(a) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘science and technology reinvention labora-
tory’’ means a science and technology reinvention laboratory 
designated under section 4121(b) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Con-
tracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
SEC. 820. AMENDMENTS TO MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY. 
Section 3501(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘will result in significant savings’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘will result in— 
‘‘(A) significant savings’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘annual contracts.’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘annual contracts; or 
‘‘(B) necessary defense industrial base stability not 
otherwise achievable through annual contracts.’’. 
SEC. 821. MODIFICATION OF APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN 
FOLLOW-ON 
PRODUCTION 
CONTRACTS 
OR 
TRANS-
ACTIONS. 
Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(C)(i)(I), by inserting after ‘‘sub-
section (d)’’ the following: ‘‘were met for the prior transaction 
for the prototype project that provided for the award of the 
follow-on production contract or transaction, and the require-
ments of subsection (f)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
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‘‘(3) The requirements of this subsection do not apply to 
follow-on production contracts or transactions under subsection 
(f).’’. 
SEC. 822. CLARIFICATION OF OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY FOR 
INSTALLATION OR FACILITY PROTOTYPING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4022(i) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘except for 
projects carried out for the purpose of repairing a facility,’’ 
before ‘‘not more’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$200,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$300,000,000’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) USE OF AMOUNTS.—The Secretary of Defense or the 
Secretary of a military department may carry out prototype 
projects under the pilot program established under paragraph 
(1) using amounts available to the Secretary of Defense or 
the Secretary of a military department (as applicable) for mili-
tary construction, operation and maintenance, or research, 
development, test, and evaluation, notwithstanding— 
‘‘(A) subchapters I and III of chapter 169 of this title; 
and 
‘‘(B) chapters 221 and 223 of this title.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to transactions entered into on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 823. EXTENSION AND REVISIONS TO NEVER CONTRACT WITH THE 
ENEMY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 841 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 4871 note prec.) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting ‘‘THREAT 
MITIGATION IN COMMERCIAL SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 
‘‘PROGRAM ESTABLISHED’’; and 
(B) in matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 
in consultation with the Secretary of State’’ and all that 
follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘and 
the Secretary of State, establish a program to enable com-
manders of combatant commands to identify and manage 
risks resulting from covered persons and entities engaging 
in covered activities. The Secretary of Defense shall issue 
guidance establishing such program, including identifying 
who shall be responsible for carrying out and overseeing 
the program, procedures for using information available 
from intelligence, security, and law enforcement sources 
to identify such risks, and strategies for managing the 
risks posed by covered persons and entities engaging in 
covered activities.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—
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‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Under the program established 
under subsection (a), the commander of the combatant 
command concerned shall evaluate covered persons and 
entities within the area of responsibility of such command 
to identify such covered persons and entities that are 
engaging in covered activities. 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—Upon identification of a covered 
person or entity who is engaging in covered activities pursu-
ant to an evaluation under subparagraph (A), the com-
mander of the combatant command concerned, or the des-
ignated deputies of such commander, shall submit to the 
Under 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Acquisition 
and 
Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence and Security, and the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Policy a notice of such identification and the rationale 
for such identification. 
‘‘(2) COVERED PROCUREMENT ACTIONS.—The head of a con-
tracting activity may take a covered procurement action with 
respect to a person or entity identified as engaging in a covered 
activity under the program established under subsection (a) 
if such head receives a notification from the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment stating that, based 
on a risk assessment conducted by the commander of a combat-
ant command who made such identification— 
‘‘(A) such person or entity is a covered person or entity; 
‘‘(B) such person or entity is or was engaging in one 
or more covered activities; and 
‘‘(C) less intrusive measures are not reasonably avail-
able to manage the risk posed by such person or entity.’’; 
(4) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION TO COVERED PERSON OR ENTITY.— 
‘‘(1) ADVANCE NOTICE.—The head of a contracting activity, 
or other appropriate official, shall notify covered persons and 
entities of the following: 
‘‘(A) The program established under subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) The authorities provided by subsection (b). 
‘‘(C) The responsibilities of covered persons or entities 
to exercise due diligence to mitigate their engagement in 
covered activities. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE OF COVERED PROCUREMENT ACTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days prior to 
taking a covered procurement action, the head of a con-
tracting activity shall notify the covered person or entity 
of the covered procurement action. The covered person 
or entity shall be permitted the opportunity to challenge 
the covered procurement action by requesting an adminis-
trative review of the action under the procedures of the 
Department of Defense not later than 30 days after receipt 
of notice of the action. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION
ON
DISCLOSURE
OF
INFORMATION.— 
The rationale of the commander of a combatant command 
that identified the covered person or entity receiving a 
notice under subparagraph (A) as a covered person or entity 
engaging in a covered activity under subsection (b)(1) shall 
not be disclosed to such covered person or entity, or their 
representatives, to the extent that such disclosure would
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compromise national security or pose an unacceptable 
threat to personnel of the United States or its partners 
or allies. 
‘‘(C) PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—Classi-
fied information relied upon to take a covered procurement 
action may not be disclosed to a covered person or entity, 
or to their representatives, unless a protective order issued 
by a court of competent jurisdiction established under 
article I or article III of the Constitution of the United 
States specifically addresses the conditions under which 
such classified information may be disclosed.’’; 
(5) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) COVERED PROCUREMENT ACTION REPORTING.—Not later 
than 15 days after the head of a contracting activity takes a covered 
procurement action, such head of a contracting activity shall report 
such covered procurement action to the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment and include such covered procure-
ment action in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity 
Information System or other formal systems of record and, in the 
case that such cover procurement action is for the exclusion a 
person or commercial entity from an award, the System for Award 
Management.’’; 
(6) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordina-
tion with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary 
of State, shall, on an annual basis, review the lists of persons 
and entities previously subject to a covered procurement action 
under subsection (b)(2) to determine whether or not such persons 
and entities continue to warrant use of the covered procurement 
action.’’; 
(7) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with 
the Secretary of State, may grant a waiver for actions taken under 
subsection (b) if it is in the best interest of national security.’’; 
(8) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority provided by 
subsection (b) to make a determination to use a covered procure-
ment action, in whole or in part, may not be delegated below 
the level of head of contracting activity, or equivalent official, for 
purposes of grants or cooperative agreements.’’; 
(9) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) UPDATING REGULATIONS.—The Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 
shall be revised to implement the provisions of this subtitle.’’; 
(10) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ and inserting ‘‘congressional defense committees 
(as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States 
Code)’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘an executive agency exercised 
the authority to terminate, void, or restrict a con-
tract, grant, and cooperative agreement pursuant 
to subsection (c), based on a notification under
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subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘a head of contracting 
activity took a covered procurement action’’; 
(II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘executive agency’’ 
and inserting ‘‘head of contracting activity’’; 
(III) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘the action 
taken’’ and inserting ‘‘taking the covered procure-
ment action’’; 
(IV) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘voided or termi-
nated’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to the covered 
procurement action’’; and 
(V) in clause (iv)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘of the executive agency 
in force’’ and inserting ‘‘the Department of 
Defense has’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘at the time the contract, 
grant, or cooperative agreement was termi-
nated or voided’’ and inserting ‘‘at the time 
of taking the covered procurement action’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘an executive agency did not 
exercise the authority to terminate, void, or restrict 
a contract, grant, and cooperative agreement 
pursuant to subsection (c), based on a notification’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a head of contracting activity did 
not take a covered procurement action following 
an identification from a combatant commander’’; 
(II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘executive agency’’ 
and inserting ‘‘head of contracting activity’’; and 
(III) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘covered 
procurement’’ before ‘‘action’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Director’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; 
(11) by striking subsections (j) and (m) and redesignating 
subsections (k), (l), and (n) as subsections (j), (k), and (l), 
respectively; 
(12) in subsection (k), as redesignated by paragraph (11), 
by striking ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (m), the’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(13) in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2033’’. 
(b) ACCESS TO RECORDS.—Section 842 of the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 is amended by striking subsections (a) through 
(c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) ADDITIONAL
ACCESS
TO
RECORDS.—The Secretary of 
Defense may examine any records of persons or entities that have 
existing contracts with, or are active recipients of a grant or coopera-
tive agreement from, the Department of Defense, including any 
subcontractors or subgrantees, to the extent necessary to support 
the program established under section 841 of this Act. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The examination authorized under subsection 
(a) may only take place after a written determination is made 
by the contracting officer, based on a finding from the combatant 
commander, stating that this examination will support the program 
established under such section 841 and that less intrusive measures 
are not reasonably available to manage the risk.’’.
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 843 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2015 is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (7), and (9) and 
redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (8) as paragraphs (2), 
(3), and (7); 
(2) before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by inserting 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) COVERED
ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘covered activities’ 
means activities where a covered person or entity is— 
‘‘(A) engaging in acts of violence against personnel 
of the United States or its partners and allies; 
‘‘(B) providing financing, logistics, training, or intel-
ligence to a person described in subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(C) engaging in foreign intelligence activities against 
the United States or its partners and allies; 
‘‘(D) engaging in transnational organized crime or 
criminal activities; or 
‘‘(E) engaging in other activities that present a direct 
or indirect risk to United States or partner and allied 
missions and forces.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘with 
an estimated value in excess of $50,000 that is performed 
outside the United States, including its possessions and terri-
tories, in support’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘that is performed outside the United 
States, including its possessions and territories.’’; 
(4) by amending paragraph (3), as so redesignated, to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(3) COVERED PERSON OR ENTITY.—The term ‘covered person 
or entity’ means any person, corporation, company, limited 
liability company, limited partnership, business trust, business 
association, or other similar entity outside of the United States 
or any foreign reporting company in accordance with section 
5336(a)(11)(A)(ii) of title 31, United States Code, that is 
responding to a covered solicitation or performing work on 
a covered contract, grant, or cooperative agreement.’’; and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(5) COVERED PROCUREMENT ACTION.—The term ‘covered 
procurement action’ means an action taken by a head of con-
tracting activity to— 
‘‘(A) exclude a person or commercial entity from an 
award with or without an existing contract, grant, or 
cooperative agreement; 
‘‘(B) terminate a contract, grant, or cooperative agree-
ment for default; or 
‘‘(C) void, in whole or in part, a contract, grant, or 
cooperative agreement. 
‘‘(6) COVERED SOLICITATION.—The term ‘covered solicitation’ 
means any solicitation by the Department of Defense for work 
for which the place of performance is outside of the United 
States.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and shall apply to covered solicitations issued and covered 
contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements (as that term is defined
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in section 843 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, as 
amended by subsection (c)), awarded on or after such date, and 
to task and delivery orders that have been issued on or after 
such date pursuant to covered contracts, grants, or cooperative 
agreements that are awarded before, on, or after such date. 
SEC. 824. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY 
TO MODIFY CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS BASED 
ON THE IMPACTS OF INFLATION. 
The first section of Public Law 85–804 (50 U.S.C. 1431) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘If any such amounts are so specifically provided, 
the Secretary may use them for such purposes.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
SEC. 825. COUNTERING ADVERSARY LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
(a) COUNTERING
THE SPREAD
OF COVERED LOGISTICS PLAT-
FORMS.— 
(1) CONTRACTING PROHIBITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may not 
enter into a contract with an entity that provides data 
to covered logistics platforms. 
(B) APPLICABILITY.—This paragraph shall apply with 
respect to any contract entered into on or after the date 
that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
provisions of this subsection for a specific contract if the Sec-
retary— 
(A) makes a determination that such waiver is vital 
to the national security of the United States; and 
(B) submits to Congress a report justifying the use 
of such waiver and the importance of such waiver to the 
national security of the United States. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this subsection, and annually for three subse-
quent years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
a report on the implementation of this subsection. 
(b) POLICY WITH RESPECT TO PORTS ACCEPTING FEDERAL GRANT 
MONEY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 503 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 50309. Securing logistics information data of the United 
States 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—A covered entity shall not use a covered 
logistics platform. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—A covered entity that is found to use 
a covered logistics platform shall not be eligible to receive 
any Federal grant funding as long as the covered entity uses 
a covered logistics platform. 
‘‘(b) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Transportation shall—
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‘‘(1) notify covered entities of the prohibition in subsection 
(a) as soon as practicable, including notice of funding opportuni-
ties for grant programs; and 
‘‘(2) publish on a website of the Department of Transpor-
tation, and update regularly, a list of covered logistics platforms 
subject to the prohibition in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall consult with— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Defense; 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating; 
‘‘(3) the Secretary of State; and 
‘‘(4) the Secretary of Commerce. 
‘‘(d) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the provisions of this 
section for a specific contract if the Secretary of Transportation— 
‘‘(1) makes a determination that such waiver is vital to 
the national security of the United States; and 
‘‘(2) submits to Congress a report justifying the use of 
such waiver and the importance of such waiver to the national 
security of the United States. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED
LOGISTICS
PLATFORM.—The term ‘covered 
logistics platform’ means a data exchange platform that utilizes 
or provides, in part or whole— 
‘‘(A) the national transportation logistics public 
information platform (commonly referred to as ‘LOGINK’) 
provided by the People’s Republic of China, or departments, 
ministries, centers, agencies, or instrumentalities of the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China; 
‘‘(B) any national transportation logistics information 
platform provided by or sponsored by the People’s Republic 
of China, or a controlled commercial entity; or 
‘‘(C) a similar system provided by Chinese state-affili-
ated entities. 
‘‘(2) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘covered entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a port authority that receives funding after the 
date of the enactment of this section under— 
‘‘(i) the port infrastructure development program 
under section 54301; 
‘‘(ii) the maritime transportation system emer-
gency relief program under section 50308; or 
‘‘(iii) any Federal grant funding program; 
‘‘(B) any marine terminal operator located on property 
owned by a port authority as described in subparagraph 
(A) or at a seaport described in subparagraph (D); 
‘‘(C) any agency or instrumentality of the United States 
Government or that of a State; or 
‘‘(D) a commercial strategic seaport within the National 
Port Readiness Network.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 503 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘50309. Securing logistics information data of the United States.’’. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.—Section 50309 of title 46, United States 
Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect
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to any contract entered into on or after the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this subsection. 
(4) REPORTING.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, and annually for three 
subsequent years, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit 
to Congress a report on the implementation of section 50309 
of title 46, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1). 
(c) NEGOTIATIONS WITH ALLIES AND PARTNERS.— 
(1) NEGOTIATIONS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of State shall 
seek to enter into negotiations with United States ally and 
partner countries, including those described in paragraph (3), 
if the President determines that ports or other entities oper-
ating within the jurisdiction of such ally or partner countries 
are using or are considering using a covered logistics platform. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—As part of the negotiations described in 
paragraph (1), the President shall— 
(A) urge governments of such ally and partner coun-
tries to require entities within the jurisdiction of such 
governments to terminate the use of a covered logistics 
platform; 
(B) describe the threats posed by a covered logistics 
platform to United States military and strategic interests 
and the implications such threats may have for the pres-
ence of members of the Armed Forces of the United States 
in such countries; 
(C) urge governments to use their voice, influence, 
and vote to align with the United States and to counter 
attempts by foreign adversaries at international standards- 
setting bodies to adopt standards that incorporate a covered 
logistics platform; and 
(D) attempt to establish, through multilateral entities, 
bilateral or multilateral negotiations, military cooperation, 
and other relevant engagements or agreements, a prohibi-
tion on the use of a covered logistics platform. 
(3) ALLIES AND PARTNERS DESCRIBED.—The countries and 
entities with which the President shall conduct negotiations 
described in this subsection shall include— 
(A) all countries party to a collective defense treaty 
or other collective defense arrangement with the United 
States; 
(B) India; and 
(C) Taiwan. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
describing— 
(A) the efforts made by the United States Government 
as of the date of the submission of the report in the negotia-
tions described in this subsection; and 
(B) the actions taken by the governments of ally and 
partner countries pursuant to the negotiation priorities 
described in this subsection. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means—
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(A) the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, 
and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(B) the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Rela-
tions, and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate. 
(2) COVERED
LOGISTICS
PLATFORM.—The term ‘‘covered 
logistics platform’’ has the meaning given in section 50309 
of title 46, United States Code, as added by this section. 
(3) FOREIGN
ADVERSARY.—The term ‘‘foreign adversary’’ 
means— 
(A) the People’s Republic of China, including the Hong 
Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions; 
(B) the Republic of Cuba; 
(C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; 
(D) the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; 
(E) the Russian Federation; and 
(F) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela under the 
regime of Nicola´s Maduro Moros. 
SEC. 826. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS TO PROVIDE 
ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act for the Department of Defense may be used to modify 
the terms and conditions of a contract or option to provide an 
economic price adjustment consistent with sections 16.203–1 and 
16.203–2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation during the relevant 
period of performance for that contract or option and as specified 
in section 16.203–3 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, to the 
extent and in such amounts as specifically provided in advance 
in appropriations Acts for the purposes of this section. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment shall issue guidance implementing the 
authority under this section. 
SEC. 827. MODIFICATIONS TO EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 
REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense Supplement 
to the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to— 
(1) exempt all software contracts and subcontracts of the 
Department of Defense from earned value management system 
requirements; 
(2) impose earned value management system requirements 
for cost contracts or incentive contracts with a value greater 
than or equal to $20,000,000 and less than $50,000,000; and 
(3) require a defense contractor to use an earned value 
management system for contracts awarded with a value greater 
than or equal to $50,000,000 and less than $100,000,000. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—If the Department of Defense Supple-
ment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation is not revised as 
described in subsection (a) before the deadline specified in such 
subsection, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on 
the timeline for such revisions.
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Subtitle C—Domestic Sourcing 
Requirements 
SEC. 831. EMERGENCY ACQUISITION AUTHORITY FOR PURPOSES OF 
REPLENISHING UNITED STATES STOCKPILES. 
Section 3601(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) with respect to an armed attack by a country 
of concern (as defined in section 1(m) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)), 
to which the United States is not a party, for purposes 
of— 
‘‘(i) replenishing United States stockpiles of 
defense articles when such stockpiles are diminished 
as a result of the United States providing defense 
articles in response to such armed attack by a country 
of concern against— 
‘‘(I) a United States ally (as that term is 
defined in section 201(d) of the Act of December 
2, 1942, titled ‘To provide benefits for the injury, 
disability, death, or enemy detention of employees 
of contractors with the United States, and for other 
purposes’ (56 Stat. 1028, chapter 668; 42 U.S.C. 
1711(d))); or 
‘‘(II) a United States partner; or 
‘‘(ii) contracting for the movement or delivery of 
defense articles transferred to such ally or partner 
through the President’s drawdown authorities under 
sections 506(a)(1) and 614 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1) and 2364) in connec-
tion with such response.’’. 
SEC. 832. REQUIREMENT FOR FULL DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF FLAGS 
OF THE UNITED STATES ACQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4862 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) A flag of the United States.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Subsection (a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except with respect to purchases of flags of 
the United States, subsection (a)’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); 
and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2)(A)(i) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), sub-
section (a) does not apply to purchases of flags of the United 
States for amounts not greater than $10,000. 
‘‘(ii) A proposed procurement in an amount greater 
than $10,000 may not be divided into several purchases
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or contracts for lesser amounts in order to qualify for 
the exception under clause (i). 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense may waive subsection (a) 
with respect to a purchase of flags of the United States in 
an amount greater than $10,000 if the Secretary of Defense 
determines such waiver appropriate. 
‘‘(C) This section is applicable to contracts and subcontracts 
for the procurement of flags of the United States.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall apply only with respect to agreements entered into on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 833. AMENDMENT TO REQUIREMENT TO BUY CERTAIN METALS 
FROM AMERICAN SOURCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4863 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) any specialty metal procured as mill product or incor-
porated into a component other than an end item pursuant 
to this subsection shall be melted or produced— 
‘‘(A) in the United States; 
‘‘(B) in the country from which the mill product or 
component is procured; or 
‘‘(C) in another country covered under subparagraph 
(1)(B).’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections 
(m) and (n), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (k) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(l) PROVENANCE OF AEROSPACE-GRADE METALS.—(1) The Sec-
retary of Defense shall require that, for any system or component 
for which the provenance of materials must be tracked to comply 
with safety regulations concerning flight, the supplier of such 
system or component shall inform the government if any of the 
materials were known to be manufactured or processed in— 
‘‘(A) China; 
‘‘(B) Iran; 
‘‘(C) North Korea; or 
‘‘(D) Russia. 
‘‘(2) Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report indicating how much specialty metal has been acquired and 
placed into systems of the Department of Defense from the countries 
described in paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take effect on the 
date that is 24 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 834. ACQUISITION OF SENSITIVE MATERIAL PROHIBITION EXCEP-
TION AMENDMENT. 
Section 4872(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Sub-
section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsection (a)(1)’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Defense determines that covered mate-
rials’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Defense— 
‘‘(A) identifies a specific end item for which a specific 
covered material’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’ ; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(B) waives subsection (a)(1) for such specific end item 
and such specific covered material for a period not 
exceeding 36 months.’’. 
SEC. 835. ENHANCED DOMESTIC CONTENT REQUIREMENT FOR MAJOR 
DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
assessing the domestic source content of procurements carried 
out in connection with a major defense acquisition program. 
(2) INFORMATION REPOSITORY.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish an information repository for the collection and 
analysis of information related to domestic source content for 
products the Secretary deems critical, where such information 
can be used for continuous data analysis and program manage-
ment activities. 
(b) ENHANCED DOMESTIC CONTENT REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), for 
purposes of chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code, manufac-
tured articles, materials, or supplies procured in connection 
with a major defense acquisition program are manufactured 
substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, 
produced, or manufactured in the United States if the cost 
of such component articles, materials, or supplies— 
(A) supplied not later than the date of the enactment 
of this Act, exceeds 60 percent of cost of the manufactured 
articles, materials, or supplies procured; 
(B) supplied during the period beginning January 1, 
2024, and ending December 31, 2028, exceeds 65 percent 
of the cost of the manufactured articles, materials, or sup-
plies; and 
(C) supplied on or after January 1, 2029, exceeds 75 
percent of the cost of the manufactured articles, materials, 
or supplies. 
(2) EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.— 
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to manufactured articles that 
consist wholly or predominantly of iron, steel, or a combination 
of iron and steel. 
(3) RULEMAKING TO CREATE A FALLBACK THRESHOLD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall issue rules to determine the treatment of the lowest 
price offered for a foreign end product for which 55 percent 
or more of the component articles, materials, or supplies 
of such foreign end product are manufactured substantially
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all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, 
or manufactured in the United States if— 
(i) the application of paragraph (1) results in an 
unreasonable cost; or 
(ii) no offers are submitted to supply manufactured 
articles, materials, or supplies manufactured substan-
tially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, 
produced, or manufactured in the United States. 
(B) TERMINATION.—Rules issued under this paragraph 
shall cease to have force or effect on January 1, 2031. 
(4) APPLICABILITY.—The requirements of this subsection— 
(A) shall apply to contracts entered into on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act; 
(B) shall not apply to articles manufactured in coun-
tries that have executed a reciprocal defense procurement 
memorandum of understanding with the United States 
entered into pursuant to section 4851 of title 10, United 
States Code; and 
(C) shall not apply to a country that is a member 
of the national technology and industrial base (as defined 
by section 4801 of title 10, United States Code). 
(c) MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAM DEFINED.—The term 
‘‘major defense acquisition program’’ has the meaning given in 
section 4201 of title 10, United States Code. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to 
Programs for Accelerating Acquisition 
SEC. 841. PILOT PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE CONTRACTING AND 
PRICING PROCESSES. 
Section 890 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
(c) and (d), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) 
IMPLEMENTATION
GUIDANCE.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment, shall ensure that each senior contracting official (as 
defined in section 1737 of title 10, United States Code) for a contract 
described in subsection (a) has the discretion to implement the 
pilot program under this section efficiently and effectively by 
ensuring the following: 
‘‘(1) That the pilot program does not include any preferences 
for contract type or specific contract requirements. 
‘‘(2) That each Secretary of a military department has 
minimal reporting requirements to the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment with respect to the 
pilot program.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘January 2, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘January 2, 2028’’.
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SEC. 
842. 
DEMONSTRATION 
AND 
PROTOTYPING 
PROGRAM 
TO 
ADVANCE INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT SUPPORT CAPABILI-
TIES IN A CONTESTED LOGISTICS ENVIRONMENT. 
(a) CONTESTED LOGISTICS DEMONSTRATION AND PROTOTYPING 
PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
contested logistics demonstration and prototyping program to iden-
tify, develop, demonstrate, and field capabilities for product support 
in order to reduce or mitigate the risks associated with operations 
in a contested logistics environment. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the Program, the Secretary 
shall do the following: 
(1) Identify ways to capitalize on the inherent interoper-
ability, commonality, and interchangeability of platforms and 
information systems operated by the United States and one 
or more covered nations, including to enable effective mainte-
nance and repair activities in a contested logistics environment. 
(2) Determine, develop, or establish best practices to reduce 
time needed to return repaired equipment to service, including 
the use of— 
(A) commercial best practices for rapid supply support; 
and 
(B) common or shared parts pools. 
(3) Explore opportunities to expand the ability to preposi-
tion or store materials needed to enable rapid surge capability 
or to support operations in a contested logistics environment. 
(4) Identify, develop, demonstrate, and field effective and 
efficient means of conducting repairs of equipment away from 
permanent repair facilities. 
(5) Explore flexible approaches to contracting and use of 
partnership agreements to enable use or development of the 
capabilities of covered product support providers to effectively, 
efficiently, and timely satisfy the product support requirements 
of a combat commander and any applicable covered nation 
in a contested logistics environment. 
(6) Identify the resources, including any additional 
authorizations, required by the Secretary of Defense to reduce 
or mitigate the risks associated with operations in a contested 
logistics environment. 
(7) Identify and document impediments to the performance 
of product support by covered product support providers in 
a contested logistics environment, including impediments cre-
ated by statute, regulation, policy, agency guidance, or limita-
tions on expenditure, transfer, or receipt of funds for product 
support in contested logistics environments. 
(8) Identify and document any statutory or regulatory 
waivers or exemptions that may be applicable or necessary 
to enable the United States and covered nations to jointly 
carry out product support activities in contested logistics 
environments located outside of the United States, including, 
for each such waiver and exemption— 
(A) the person responsible for requesting such waiver 
or exemption; 
(B) the criteria for approval of such waiver or exemp-
tion; and 
(C) the person responsible for approving such waiver 
or exemption.
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(c) ADVANCE PLANNING AND PREPARATION.—The Secretary may 
establish a product support arrangement, including an agreement 
for prepositioning or storage of materials, with a covered product 
support provider to enable a rapid response in a contingency oper-
ation (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) 
to the product support requirements of such contingency operation. 
(d) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the Program, the Secretary 
may, in accordance with section 3 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2753), use the authorities under sections 2342, 
2474, 3601, 4021, and 4022 of title 10, United States Code. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 24 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report summarizing Program activities, including— 
(1) any recommendations to reduce impediments to meeting 
the requirements of a combatant command or covered nation 
for product support in a contested logistics environment; 
(2) a summary of impediments identified under subsection 
(b)(7) and specific recommendations for necessary changes to 
statutory, regulatory, policy, agency guidance, or current limita-
tions on expenditure, transfer, or receipt of funds to carry 
out the product support activities under this pilot indefinitely; 
(3) a summary of waivers or exemptions identified under 
subsection (b)(8), along with any recommendations for changes 
to the processes for obtaining such waivers or exemptions; 
and 
(4) recommendations for improving the Program, including 
whether to extend or make the Program permanent. 
(f) DEVELOPMENT
AND PROMULGATION
OF DEPARTMENT
OF 
DEFENSE GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance imple-
menting the Program. 
(g) SUNSET.—The authority under this section shall terminate 
on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONTESTED LOGISTICS ENVIRONMENT.—The term ‘‘con-
tested logistics environment’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 2926 of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) COVERED NATIONS.—The term ‘‘covered nation’’ means— 
(A) Australia; 
(B) Canada; 
(C) New Zealand; 
(D) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 
Ireland; or 
(E) other nations as designated as a covered nation 
for the purposes of this Program by the Secretary. 
(3) COVERED PRODUCT SUPPORT PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered product support provider’’ means— 
(A) a product support provider that includes an entity 
within the government of a covered nation; 
(B) a private sector product support provider; or 
(C) a product support integrator domiciled in the 
United States or a covered nation. 
(4) PRODUCT
SUPPORT; PRODUCT
SUPPORT
INTEGRATOR; 
PRODUCT
SUPPORT
PROVIDER.—The terms ‘‘product support’’, 
‘‘product support integrator’’, and ‘‘product support provider’’