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restoration of property or equipment to like-new con-
dition,’’ after ‘‘operations,’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) 
as subsections (d) through (f); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) 
COMPLIANCE
WITH
CERTAIN
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—In identifying amounts to invest pursuant to the 
requirement under subsection (a), the Secretary of a mili-
tary department shall comply with all applicable require-
ments of sections 129 and 129a of this title.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2861(b) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (e) of section 
2476’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f) of section 2476’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years begin-
ning on or after October 1, 2023. 
SEC. 364. CONTINUATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR BIENNIAL 
REPORT ON CORE DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTE-
NANCE AND REPAIR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1080(a) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1000; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) does 
not apply to the report required to be submitted to Con-
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gress under section 2464(d) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1061(c) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2401; 10 U.S.C. 111 
note) is amended by striking paragraph (45). 
SEC. 365. CONTINUATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL 
REPORT ON FUNDS EXPENDED FOR PER-
FORMANCE OF DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE 
AND REPAIR WORKLOADS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1080(a) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1000; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) does 
not apply to the report required to be submitted to Con-
gress under section 2466(d) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1061(c) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2401; 10 U.S.C. 111 
note) is amended by striking paragraph (46). 
SEC. 366. FIVE-YEAR PLANS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO 
DEPOT AND AMMUNITION PRODUCTION FA-
CILITY INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) FIVE-YEAR PLANS REQUIRED.—Concurrent with 
the submission to Congress of the budget of the President 
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for each of fiscal years 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028 
pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, each Secretary of a military department shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining a description of the plan of that Secretary to im-
prove depot and ammunition production facility infra-
structure during the five fiscal years following the fiscal 
year for which such budget is submitted, with the objective 
of ensuring that all covered facilities have the capacity and 
capability to support the readiness and material avail-
ability goals of current and future weapon systems of the 
Department of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each plan required pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the depots and 
ammunition production facilities of the military depart-
ment for which the plan is submitted, the following: 
(1) A comprehensive review of the conditions 
and performance of each covered facility, including 
the following: 
(A) An assessment of the current status of 
the following elements: 
(i) Cost and schedule performance of 
the covered facility. 
(ii) Material availability of weapon 
systems supported at the covered facility 
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and the impact of the performance of the 
covered facility on that availability. 
(iii) Work in progress and non-oper-
ational items awaiting covered facility 
maintenance. 
(iv) The condition of the covered facil-
ity. 
(v) The backlog of restoration and 
modernization projects at the covered facil-
ity. 
(vi) The condition of equipment at the 
covered facility. 
(vii) The vulnerability of the covered 
facility to adverse environmental conditions 
and, if necessary, the investment required 
to withstand those conditions. 
(B) With respect to the five-year period 
covered by the plan, an identification of the 
major lines of effort, milestones, and specific 
goals over such period to address the elements 
specified in subparagraph (A) and a description 
of how such goals serve the long-term strategies 
of the Department of Defense relating to cov-
ered facility improvement, including, as applica-
ble, the strategy required under section 359 of 
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the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 
1323; 10 U.S.C. 2460 note). 
(2) The estimated costs of necessary depot and 
ammunition production facility improvements and a 
description of how such costs would be addressed by 
the Department of Defense budget request sub-
mitted during the same year as the plan and the ap-
plicable future-years defense program. 
(3) Information regarding the plan of the Sec-
retary of the military department to initiate such en-
vironmental and engineering studies as may be nec-
essary to carry out planned depot and ammunition 
production facility improvements. 
(4) Detailed information regarding how depot 
improvement projects and ammunition production 
facility improvement projects will be paced and 
sequenced to ensure continuous operations. 
(c) INCORPORATION OF RESULTS-ORIENTED MAN-
AGEMENT PRACTICES.—Each plan required pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall incorporate the leading results-ori-
ented management practices identified in the report of the 
Comptroller General of the United States titled ‘‘Actions 
Needed to Improve Poor Conditions of Facilities and 
Equipment that Affect Maintenance Timeliness and Effi-
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ciency’’ (GAO–19–242), or any successor report, includ-
ing— 
(1) analytically based goals; 
(2) results-oriented metrics; 
(3) the identification of required resources, 
risks, and stakeholders; and 
(4) regular reporting on progress to decision- 
makers. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘ammunition production facility’’ 
means an ammunition organic industrial base pro-
duction facility. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered depot’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 2476 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered facility’’ means a cov-
ered depot or an ammunition production facility. 
SEC. 367. CLARIFICATION OF CALCULATION FOR CERTAIN 
WORKLOAD CARRYOVER OF DEPARTMENT 
OF ARMY. 
For purposes of calculating the amount of workload 
carryover with respect to the depots and arsenals of the 
Department of the Army, the Secretary of Defense shall 
authorize the Secretary of the Army to use a calculation 
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for such carryover that applies a material end of period 
exclusion. 
Subtitle G—Reports 
SEC. 371. ANNUAL REPORTS BY DEPUTY SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE ON ACTIVITIES OF JOINT SAFETY 
COUNCIL. 
Section 184(k) of title 10, United States Code is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘REPORT.—The Chair’’ and in-
serting ‘‘REPORTS.—(1) The Chair’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Not later than December 31, 2022, and on an 
annual basis thereafter, the Deputy Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port containing— 
‘‘(A) a summary of the goals and priorities of 
the Deputy Secretary for the year following the date 
of the submission of the report with respect to the 
activities of the Council; and 
‘‘(B) an assessment by the Deputy Secretary of 
the activities of the Council carried out during the 
year preceding the date of such submission.’’. 
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SEC. 372. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EXPENDITURES FOR 
ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
FUEL 
DISTRIBUTION 
POINTS IN INDOPACOM AREA OF RESPONSI-
BILITY. 
(a) QUARTERLY REPORTS REQUIRED.—The Com-
mander of United States Indo-Pacific Command shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees quarterly re-
ports on the use of the funds described in subsection (c) 
until the date on which all such funds are expended. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report required 
under subsection (a) shall include an expenditure plan for 
the establishment of fuel distribution points in the area 
of responsibility of United States Indo-Pacific Command 
relating to the defueling and closure of the Red Hill Bulk 
Fuel Storage Facility. 
(c) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—The funds described in this 
subsection are the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for Mili-
tary Construction, Defense-wide for Planning and Design 
for United States Indo-Pacific Command. 
SEC. 373. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REPORT ON ESTAB-
LISHING PROCEDURE FOR ALERTING ABOUT 
EXPOSURE 
TO 
PERFLUOROALKYL 
SUB-
STANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
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shall submit a report to Congress detailing how to estab-
lish a process for alerting active and retired members of 
the Armed Forces (and their families) about any applica-
ble exposure of such individuals to perfluoroalkyl sub-
stances, and any potential health risks resulting from such 
exposure. 
(b) APPLICABLE EXPOSURE DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of subsection (a), ‘‘applicable exposure’’ means expo-
sure while serving on a military base that contains 
perfluoroalkyl substance contamination of more than the 
acceptable exposure limits provided by the Environmental 
Protection Agency (0.004 parts per trillion (ppt) for 
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and 0.02 ppt for 
perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS)). 
SEC. 
374. 
REPORT 
ON 
EFFECTS 
OF 
WILDFIRE 
AND 
DROUGHT CONDITIONS ON MILITARY READI-
NESS AT UNITED STATES NAVAL OBSERV-
ATORY FLAGSTAFF STATION. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
effects of wildfire and persistent drought conditions at the 
United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station. Such 
report shall include the following: 
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(1) A detailed description of the threat that 
such conditions pose to the United States Naval Ob-
servatory Flagstaff Station, including with respect to 
the mission of the facility, continued operations, 
military readiness, military and civilian workforce, 
housing, and access to water at the facility. 
(2) Recommendations for actions to be taken by 
the Secretary of Defense, and by Congress, to en-
sure the continued and safe operations of the facil-
ity. 
SEC. 375. REPORTS RELATING TO AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING 
FOAM SUBSTITUTES AND PFAS CONTAMINA-
TION AT CERTAIN INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) REPORT ON PROGRESS TOWARDS AFFF SUB-
STITUTES.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the progress made 
towards, and the status of any certification efforts relating 
to, the replacement of fluorinated aqueous film-forming 
foam with a fluorine-free fire-fighting agent, as required 
under section 322 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 
1307; 10 USC 2661 note prec.). 
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(b) REPORT ON NON-AFFF PFAS CONTAMINATION 
AT CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on known or suspected contamination 
on or around military installations located in the United 
States resulting from the release of any perfluoroalkyl 
substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance originating from a 
source other than aqueous film-forming foam. 
SEC. 376. BRIEFINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REC-
OMMENDATIONS RELATING TO SAFETY AND 
ACCIDENT PREVENTION. 
Beginning not later than 45 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and on a biannual basis there-
after until such time as each recommendation referred to 
in this section has been implemented, the Secretary of De-
fense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing 
on the status of the implementation of recommendations 
relating to safety and the prevention of accidents and mis-
haps (including fatal accidents) with respect to members 
of the Armed Forces, including— 
(1) the recommendations of the Comptroller 
General of the United States in the Government Ac-
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countability Office report of July 2021, titled ‘‘Mili-
tary Vehicles: Army and Marine Corps Should Take 
Additional Actions to Mitigate and Prevent Training 
Accidents’’ (relating to vehicle safety); 
(2) the recommendations of the National Com-
mission on Military Aviation Safety under section 
1087 of the John S. McCain National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
115–232; 132 Stat. 1992); and 
(3) the 117 recommendations of the Readiness 
Reform Oversight Committee of the Department of 
the Navy following the deaths of 17 members of the 
Armed Forces on the USS John McCain and the 
USS Fitzgerald. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
SEC. 381. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR MILITARY WORKING DOGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 50 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section (and conforming the table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter accordingly): 
‘‘§ 995. Accountability for military working dogs 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR CON-
TRACTORS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall require that each covered contractor sub-
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mit to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comp-
troller), on an annual basis for the contract period, 
a report containing an identification of— 
‘‘(A) the number of military working dogs 
that are in the possession of the covered con-
tractor and located outside of the continental 
United States in support of a military oper-
ation, if any; and 
‘‘(B) the primary location of any such mili-
tary working dogs. 
‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense (Comptroller) shall issue guidance on the an-
nual reporting requirement under paragraph (1) for 
purposes of carrying out this section. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than March 1, 2023, and on an annual basis thereafter, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense a committees a report on the implementation of 
this section. 
‘‘(c) COVERED CONTRACTOR DEFINED.—The term 
‘covered contractor’ means a contractor of the Department 
of Defense the contract of which the Secretary determines 
involves military working dogs.’’. 
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(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to contracts entered 
into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall issue the guid-
ance specified in section 995(a)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a). 
(d) REGULATIONS TO PROHIBIT ABANDONMENT.— 
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue regula-
tions to prohibit the abandonment of military working 
dogs used in support of a military operation outside of 
the continental United States. 
SEC. 382. MEMBERSHIP OF COAST GUARD ON JOINT SAFE-
TY COUNCIL. 
Section 184(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (E); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) During periods in which the Coast Guard 
is not operating as a service in the Department of 
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the Navy, an officer of the Coast Guard, appointed 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security.’’. 
SEC. 383. REQUIREMENT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO 
REIMBURSE STATE COSTS OF FIGHTING CER-
TAIN WILDLAND FIRES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 2691(d) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to any lease, permit, 
license, or other grant of access that the Secretary of De-
fense enters into, or grants, on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 384. EXPANDED CONSULTATION IN TRAINING OF NA-
TIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL ON WILDFIRE 
RESPONSE. 
Section 351 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘and the National Interagency Fire Center’’ 
after ‘‘Bureau’’. 
SEC. 385. INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION AND EXTENSION 
OF PILOT PROGRAM ON MILITARY WORKING 
DOGS AND EXPLOSIVES DETECTION. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF
PILOT
PROGRAM.—Section 
381(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
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cal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1672; 10 
U.S.C. 3062 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2025’’. 
(b) REVIEW OF RESEARCH EFFORTS OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
shall conduct a review of the recent and ongoing re-
search, testing, and evaluation efforts of the Depart-
ment of Defense and the Department of Homeland 
Security, respectively, regarding explosives detection 
working dogs. 
(2) MATTERS.—The review under paragraph 
(1) shall include an analysis of the following: 
(A) Any recent or ongoing research efforts 
of the Department of Defense or the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, respectively, relat-
ing to explosives detection working dogs, and 
any similarities between such efforts. 
(B) Any recent or ongoing veterinary re-
search efforts of the Department of Defense or 
the Department of Homeland Security, respec-
tively, relating to working dogs, canines, or 
other areas that may be relevant to the im-
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provement of the breeding, health, performance, 
or training of explosives detection working dogs. 
(C) Any research areas relating to explo-
sives detection working dogs in which there is 
a need for ongoing research but no such ongo-
ing research is being carried out by either the 
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Home-
land Security, particularly with respect to the 
health, domestic breeding, and training of ex-
plosives detection working dogs. 
(D) How the recent and ongoing research 
efforts of the Department of Defense and the 
Department of Homeland Security, respectively, 
may improve the domestic breeding of working 
dogs, including explosives detection working 
dogs, and the health outcomes and performance 
of such domestically bred working dogs, includ-
ing through coordination with academic or in-
dustry partners with experience in research re-
lating to working dogs. 
(E) Potential opportunities for the Sec-
retary of Defense to collaborate with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security on research relat-
ing to explosives detection working dogs. 
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(F) Any research partners of the Depart-
ment of Defense or the Department of Home-
land Security, or both, that may be beneficial in 
assisting with the research efforts and areas de-
scribed in this subsection. 
(c) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days of 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a plan for the Secretary of Defense to collaborate, 
as appropriate, with the Secretary of Homeland Security 
on research relating to explosives detection working dogs 
and other relevant matters. Such plan shall include the 
following: 
(1) An analysis of potential opportunities for 
collaboration between the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of Homeland Security on the research 
efforts and areas described in subsection (a)(2). 
(2) An identification of specific programs or 
areas of research for such collaboration. 
(3) An identification of any additional agree-
ments or authorities necessary for the Secretaries to 
carry out such collaboration. 
(4) An identification of additional funding nec-
essary to carry out such collaboration. 
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(5) An analysis of potential coordination on the 
research efforts and areas described in subsection 
(a)(2) with academic and industry partners with ex-
perience in research relating to working dogs, in-
cluding an identification of potential opportunities 
for such coordination in carrying out the collabora-
tion described in paragraph (1). 
(6) A proposed timeline for the Secretary of 
Defense to engage in such collaboration, including 
specific proposed deadlines. 
(7) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
considers appropriate. 
(d) EXPLOSIVES DETECTION WORKING DOG.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘explosives detection working dog’’ 
means a canine that, in connection with the work duties 
of the canine performed for a Federal department or agen-
cy, is certified and trained to detect odors indicating the 
presence of explosives in a given object or area, in addition 
to the performance of such other duties for the Federal 
department or agency as may be assigned. 
SEC. 386. ESTABLISHMENT OF ARMY AND AIR FORCE SAFE-
TY COMMANDS; IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCI-
DENT INVESTIGATION RECOMMENDATIONS. 
(a) SAFETY COMMANDS.— 
(1) ARMY SAFETY COMMAND.— 
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(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Army shall establish 
within the Department of the Army an ‘‘Army 
Safety Command’’. 
(B) COMMANDER.—There is a Commander 
of the Army Safety Command. The Commander 
shall be selected by the Secretary of the Army 
from among the general officers of the Army 
who hold a rank of major general or higher. 
(C) DUTIES.—The duties of the Army 
Safety Command shall include, with respect to 
the Army, the formulation of safety policy, the 
development of risk management strategies, the 
monitoring of risk adjudication processes, the 
provision of safety-related training, and such 
other duties as the Secretary of the Army may 
determine appropriate. 
(2) AIR FORCE SAFETY COMMAND.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall estab-
lish within the Department of the Air Force an 
‘‘Air Force Safety Command’’. 
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(B) COMMANDER.—There is a Commander 
of the Air Force Safety Command. The Com-
mander shall be selected by the Secretary of the 
Air Force from among the general officers of 
the Air Force who hold a rank of major general 
or higher. 
(C) DUTIES.—The duties of the Air Force 
Safety Command shall include, with respect to 
the Air Force, the formulation of safety policy, 
the development of risk management strategies, 
the monitoring of risk adjudication processes, 
the provision of safety-related training, and 
such other duties as the Secretary of the Air 
Force may determine appropriate. 
(3) TRANSFER
OF
PREEXISTING
ORGANIZA-
TIONAL ELEMENTS.—As of the date on which the 
Safety Command of a military department is estab-
lished under this subsection, any element of that 
military department responsible for the duties of 
such Safety Command as of the day before the date 
of such establishment (including the duties, respon-
sibilities, and personnel of any such element) shall 
be transferred to such Safety Command. 
(4) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the Safety Command of a military 
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department is established under this subsection, the 
Secretary of that military department shall provide 
to the congressional defense committees a briefing 
on the duties, assigned personnel, key lines of effort, 
and organizational structure of such Safety Com-
mand. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION 
RECOMMENDATION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
RESPONSIBLE
ENTI-
TIES.— 
(A) ARMY.—Not later than 180 days of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Army shall establish within the Department of 
the Army an entity the primary responsibility of 
which is to ensure the implementation across 
the Army of recommended actions arising from 
accident investigations conducted by the De-
partment of Defense. 
(B) AIR FORCE.—Not later than 180 days 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall establish within the Department 
of the Air Force an entity the primary responsi-
bility of which is to ensure the implementation 
across the Air Force of recommended actions 
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arising from accident investigations conducted 
by the Department of Defense. 
(2) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the Secretary of a military depart-
ment establishes a responsible entity under para-
graph (1), that Secretary shall provide to the con-
gressional defense committees a briefing on the du-
ties, assigned personnel, key lines of effort, and or-
ganizational structure of such entity. 
SEC. 387. NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL FIRE PRO-
TECTION AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) STANDARDS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall ensure that— 
(1) members of the Armed Forces and employ-
ees of Defense Agencies who provide fire protection 
services to military installations shall comply with 
the National Consensus Standards developed by the 
National Fire Protection Association pursuant to 
section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer 
and Advancement Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–113; 
15 U.S.C. 272 note); 
(2) the minimum staffing requirement for any 
firefighting vehicle responding to a structural build-
ing emergency at a military installation is not less 
than four firefighters per vehicle; and 
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(3) the minimum staffing requirement for any 
firefighting vehicle responding to an aircraft or air-
field incident at a military installation is not less 
than three firefighters per vehicle. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘Armed Forces’’ and ‘‘Defense 
Agency’’ have the meanings given such terms in sec-
tion 101 of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘firefighter’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 707(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(Pub. L. 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 1074m note). 
(3) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2801 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 388. PILOT PROGRAM FOR TACTICAL VEHICLE SAFETY 
DATA COLLECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly carry 
out a pilot program to evaluate the feasibility of using 
data recorders to monitor, assess, and improve the readi-
ness and safety of the operation of military tactical vehi-
cles (in this section referred to as the ‘‘pilot program’’). 
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(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the pilot program 
are— 
(1) to allow for the automated identification of 
hazards and potential hazards on and off military 
installations; 
(2) to mitigate and increase awareness of haz-
ards and potential hazards on and off military in-
stallations; 
(3) to identify near-miss accidents; 
(4) to create a standardized record source for 
accident investigations; 
(5) to assess individual driver proficiency, risk, 
and readiness; 
(6) to increase consistency in the implementa-
tion of military installation and unit-level range safe-
ty programs across military installations and units; 
(7) to evaluate the feasibility of incorporating 
metrics generated from data recorders into the safe-
ty reporting systems and to the Defense Readiness 
Reporting System as a measure of assessing safety 
risks, mitigations, and readiness; 
(8) to determine the costs and benefits of retro-
fitting data recorders on legacy platforms and in-
cluding data recorders as a requirement in acquisi-
tion of military tactical vehicles; and 
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(9) any other matters as determined by the 
Secretary concerned. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the 
Navy shall— 
(1) assess the feasibility of using commercial 
technology, such as smartphones or technologies 
used by insurance companies, as a data recorder; 
(2) test and evaluate a minimum of two data 
recorders that meet the pilot program requirements; 
(3) select a data recorder capable of collecting 
and exporting the telemetry data, event data, and 
driver identification during operation and accidents; 
(4) install and maintain a data recorder on a 
sufficient number of each of the military tactical ve-
hicles listed under subsection (f) at installations se-
lected by the Secretary concerned under subsection 
(e) for statistically significant results; 
(5) establish and maintain a database that con-
tains telemetry data, driver data, and event data 
captured by the data recorder; 
(6) regularly generate for each installation se-
lected under subsection (e) a dataset that is viewable 
in widely available mapping software of hazards and 
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potential hazards based on telemetry data and event 
data captured by the data recorders; 
(7) generate actionable data sets and statistics 
on individual, vehicle, and military installation; 
(8) require commanders at the installations se-
lected under subsection (e) to incorporate the action-
able data sets and statistics into the installation 
range safety program; 
(9) require unit commanders at the installations 
selected under subsection (e) to incorporate the ac-
tionable data sets and statistics into the unit driver 
safety program; 
(10) evaluate the feasibility of integrating data 
sets and statistics to improve driver certification and 
licensing based on data recorded and generated by 
the data recorders; 
(11) use open architecture to the maximum ex-
tent practicable; and 
(12) carry out any other activities determined 
by the Secretary as necessary to meet the purposes 
under subsection (b). 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall 
develop a plan for implementing the pilot program. 
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(e) LOCATIONS.—Each Secretary concerned shall 
carry out the pilot program at not fewer than one military 
installation in the United States selected by the Secretary 
concerned that meets the following conditions: 
(1) Contains the necessary force structure, 
equipment, and maneuver training ranges to collect 
driver and military tactical vehicle data during train-
ing and routine operation. 
(2) Represents at a minimum one of the five 
training ranges identified in the study by the Comp-
troller General of the United States titled ‘‘Army 
and Marine Corps Should Take Additional Actions 
to Mitigate and Prevent Training Accidents’’ that 
did not track unit location during the training 
events. 
(f) COVERED MILITARY TACTICAL VEHICLES.—The 
pilot program shall cover the following military tactical ve-
hicles: 
(1) Army Strykers. 
(2) Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicles. 
(3) Army Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles. 
(4) Marine Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle Re-
placements. 
(5) Army and Marine Corps High Mobility Mul-
tipurpose Wheeled Vehicles. 
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(6) Army and Marine Corps Joint Light Tac-
tical Vehicles. 
(7) Army and United States Special Operations 
Command Ground Mobility Vehicles. 
(8) Army Infantry Squad Vehicles. 
(9) Army Heavy Tactical Wheeled Vehicles. 
(g) METRICS.—The Secretaries shall develop metrics 
to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program in moni-
toring, assessing, and improving vehicle safety, driver 
readiness, and mitigation of risk. 
(h) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly 
submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the pilot program that addresses the plan 
for implementing the requirements under subsection 
(c), including the established metrics under sub-
section (g). 
(2) INTERIM.—Not later than three years after 
the commencement of the pilot program, the Sec-
retary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy 
shall jointly submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the status of the pilot pro-
gram, including the preliminary results in carrying 
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out the pilot program, the metrics generated during 
the pilot program, disaggregated by military tactical 
vehicle, location, and service, and the implementa-
tion plan under subsection (d). 
(3) FINAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the termination of the pilot program, the 
Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the 
Navy shall jointly submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the results of 
the program. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The report required by 
subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) assess the effectiveness of the pilot 
program in meeting the purposes under 
subsection (b); 
(ii) include the metrics generated dur-
ing the pilot program, disaggregated by 
military tactical vehicle, location, and serv-
ice; 
(iii) include the views of range per-
sonnel, unit commanders, and tactical vehi-
cle operators involved in the pilot program 
on the level of effectiveness of the tech-
nology selected; 
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(iv) provide a cost estimate for equip-
ping legacy military tactical vehicles with 
data recorders; 
(v) determine the instances in which 
data recorders should be a requirement in 
the acquisition of military tactical vehicles; 
(vi) recommend whether the pilot pro-
gram should be expanded or made into a 
program of record; and 
(vii) recommend any statutory, regu-
latory, or policy changes required to sup-
port the purposes under subsection (b). 
(i) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 
pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate five 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘accident’’ means a collision, roll-
over, or other mishap involving a motor vehicle. 
(2) The term ‘‘data recorder’’ means tech-
nologies installed in a motor vehicle to record driver 
identification, telemetry data, and event data related 
to the operation of the motor vehicle. 
(3) The term ‘‘driver identification’’ means data 
enabling the unique identification of the driver oper-
ating a motor vehicle. 
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(4) The term ‘‘event data’’ includes data related 
to— 
(A) the start and conclusion of each vehicle 
operation; 
(B) a vehicle accident; 
(C) a vehicle acceleration, velocity, or loca-
tion with an increased potential for an accident; 
or 
(D) a vehicle orientation with an increased 
potential for an accident. 
(5) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Army with respect 
to matters concerning the Army; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Navy with respect 
to matters concerning the Navy and Marine 
Corps. 
(6) The term ‘‘tactical vehicle’’ means a motor 
vehicle designed to military specification, or a com-
mercial design motor vehicle modified to military 
specification, to provide direct transportation sup-
port of combat or tactical operations, or for the 
training of personnel for such operations. 
(7) The term ‘‘telemetry data’’ includes— 
(A) time; 
(B) vehicle distance traveled; 
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(C) vehicle acceleration and velocity; 
(D) vehicle orientation, including roll, 
pitch, and yaw; and 
(E) vehicle location in a geographic coordi-
nate system, including elevation. 
SEC. 389. REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF RE-
SULTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LEAD 
TESTING. 
Section 345 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 
1645; 10 U.S.C. 2715 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 
lead’’ 
after 
‘‘(commonly 
referred 
to 
as 
‘PFAS’)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 
lead’’ after ‘‘substances’’; and 
(2) in subsections (b), (d), and (e), by inserting 
‘‘or lead’’ after ‘‘polyfluoroalkyl substances’’ each 
place such term appears. 
SEC. 390. BRIEFING RELATING TO USE OF RECYCLED RUB-
BER WASTE PRODUCTS BY DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
Not later than February 1, 2023, the Deputy Assist-
ant Secretary of Defense for Environment and Energy Re-
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silience shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing 
on the use, and potential use, by the Department of recy-
cled and recyclable rubber products, including an assess-
ment of the utility of such use. 
SEC. 391. REVIVAL OF REPORT ON NON-FEDERALIZED NA-
TIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND 
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 10504(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘years 2018 through 2020’’ and 
inserting ‘‘years 2023 through 2025’’. 
SEC. 392. USE OF AMOUNTS AVAILABLE TO DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE FOR OPERATION AND MAINTE-
NANCE FOR REMOVAL OF MUNITIONS AND 
EXPLOSIVES OF CONCERN IN GUAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may use 
amounts available to the Department of Defense for oper-
ation and maintenance to remove munitions and explosives 
of concern from military installations in Guam. 
(b) MONITORING OF REMOVAL.—The Secretary shall 
monitor and assess the removal by the Department of mu-
nitions and explosives of concern from military installa-
tions in Guam and shall constantly update processes for 
such removal to mitigate any issues relating to such re-
moval. 
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(c) REPORT ON AMOUNTS NECESSARY.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report indicating the amounts nec-
essary to conduct removal of munitions and explosives of 
concern from military installations in Guam. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘muni-
tions and explosives of concern’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 179.3 of title 32, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or successor regulations. 
SEC. 393. FUNDING FOR UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS. 
(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated in section 101 for Aircraft 
Procurement, Army, as specified in the corresponding 
funding table in section 4101, for Utility Helicopter Mods, 
Line 026, is hereby increased by $10,000,000 for 60kVA 
Generators. 
(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 
in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 
to be appropriated in section 301 for Operations and 
Maintenance, Army, as specified in the corresponding 
funding table in section 4301, for Other Service Support, 
Line 490, is hereby reduced by $10,000,000. 
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SEC. 394. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE USE OF 
WORKING DOGS TO DETECT EARLY STAGES 
OF DISEASES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the ongoing research effort conducted by 
the Department of the Army, in partnership with 
the University of Pennsylvania, titled Training Aid 
Delivery Device 2.0 Training Support for COVID-19 
Detection, is exploring the effectiveness of using 
scent detection working dogs to detect the early 
stages of diseases, including the coronavirus disease 
2019 (COVID-19); 
(2) this research effort will soon complete 
Phase 2 and has shown promising results, including 
an accuracy rate of 89 percent in COVID-19 detec-
tion from t-shirt samples; and 
(3) it is important that the Department of De-
fense funds Phase 3 of this research effort to deter-
mine whether the use of working dogs is a feasible 
method of responding to emerging disease threats in 
a low-cost, low-burden, timely, and widely applicable 
manner. 
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SEC. 395. REQUIREMENTS TO REDUCE OUT-OF-POCKET 
COSTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
FOR UNIFORM ITEMS. 
(a) TRACKING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall take such steps as may be necessary to track 
the expected useful life of uniform items for officers and 
enlisted members of the Armed Forces, for the purposes 
of— 
(1) estimating the rate at which such uniform 
items are replaced; and 
(2) determining the resulting out-of-pocket 
costs for such members over time. 
(b) UNIFORM REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCE FOR CER-
TAIN OFFICERS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall establish a uniform replacement allow-
ance under which each officer of the Armed Forces, 
upon promotion to the grade of O–4, and once every 
three years thereafter for such time as the officer is 
in a grade of O–4 or above, shall be eligible to re-
ceive the allowance described in paragraph (2) for 
the purpose of replacing required uniform items that 
have exceeded the useful life of such items. 
(2) ALLOWANCE.—The allowance described in 
this paragraph is a cash allowance that the Sec-
retary shall calculate by multiplying the annual re-
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placement cost of each required uniform item of an 
officer (taking into account the expected useful life 
of the item pursuant to subsection (a) and the price 
of the item set by the Defense Logistics Agency as 
of the date of the calculation) by three. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the expected useful life of required uniform items, 
projected changes to such required uniform items, and re-
lated costs anticipated by the Secretary (disaggregated by 
Armed Force). Such report shall include pricing informa-
tion for each such item, including items that are not con-
sidered uniquely military. 
SEC. 396. RECOGNITION OF SERVICE OF MILITARY WORK-
ING DOGS. 
Section 1125 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 
’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) RECOGNITION OF SERVICE OF MILITARY WORK-
ING DOGS.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop a 
decoration or other appropriate recognition to recognize 
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military working dogs under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary that are killed in action or that perform an excep-
tionally meritorious or courageous act in service to the 
United States.’’. 
SEC. 
397. 
MAINTENANCE 
OF 
PUBLICLY 
ACCESSIBLE 
WEBSITE BY JOINT SAFETY COUNCIL. 
Section 184(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(10) Developing and maintaining (including by 
updating on a basis that is not less frequent than 
once every 180 days) a publicly accessible Internet 
website that contains the following: 
‘‘(A) Information for the families of de-
ceased members of the armed forces who died 
in a fatal operational or training accident. 
‘‘(B) Information on the findings of each 
review or assessment conducted by the Council. 
‘‘(C) An identification of any recommenda-
tion of the Council relating to the prevention of 
fatal accidents among members of the Armed 
Forces, and information on the progress of the 
implementation of any such recommendation.’’. 
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TITLE IV—MILITARY 
PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 
duty personnel as of September 30, 2023, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 473,000. 
(2) The Navy, 348,220. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 177,000. 
(4) The Air Force, 323,400. 
(5) The Space Force, 8,600. 
SEC. 402. REVISIONS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END 
STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS. 
Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (5) and in-
serting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) For the Army, 473,000. 
‘‘(2) For the Navy, 348,220. 
‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 177,000. 
‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 323,400. 
‘‘(5) For the Space Force, 8,600.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 
strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve 
components as of September 30, 2023, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 336,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 189,500. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 57,700. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 33,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 108,400. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 70,000. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 
(b) 
END
STRENGTH
REDUCTIONS.—The 
end 
strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Re-
serve of any reserve component shall be proportionately 
reduced by— 
(1) the total authorized strength of units orga-
nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of 
such component which are on active duty (other 
than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and 
(2) the total number of individual members not 
in units organized to serve as units of the Selected 
Reserve of such component who are on active duty 
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(other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici-
pation in training) without their consent at the end 
of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or 
individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
component are released from active duty during any fiscal 
year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for 
the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be 
increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths 
of such units and by the total number of such individual 
members. 
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 
DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 
411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are 
authorized, as of September 30, 2023, the following num-
ber of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or 
full-time duty, in the case of members of the National 
Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, re-
cruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 30,845. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,511. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,077. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,388. 
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(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 26,630. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,286. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 
(DUAL STATUS). 
The minimum number of military technicians (dual 
status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2023 for the re-
serve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith-
standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 
be the following: 
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United 
States, 22,294. 
(2) For the Army Reserve, 6,492. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 9,892. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 6,696. 
SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU-
THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2023, the maximum number of 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 
who may be serving at any time on full-time operational 
support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is the following: 
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(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 17,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2023 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities 
and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as spec-
ified in the funding table in section 4401. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The au-
thorization of appropriations in the subsection (a) super-
sedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite 
or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2023. 
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TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel 
Policy 
SEC. 501. DISTRIBUTION OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ON 
ACTIVE DUTY IN GENERAL OFFICER AND 
FLAG OFFICER GRADES. 
Section 525 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘as follows:’’ and inserting an em 
dash; 
(B) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) in the Space Force, if that appointment 
would result in more than— 
‘‘(A) 2 officers in the grade of general; 
‘‘(B) 7 officers in a grade above the grade 
of major general; or 
‘‘(C) 6 officers in the grade of major gen-
eral.’’;’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘and 
Marine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, 
and Space Force’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or Ma-
rine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 
Space Force’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘or Com-
mandant of the Marine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Com-
mandant of the Marine Corps, or Chief of Space Op-
erations’’. 
SEC. 502. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH AFTER DECEMBER 31, 
2022: GENERAL OFFICERS AND FLAG OFFI-
CERS ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
Section 526a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘and Marine Corps’’ and inserting 
‘‘Marine Corps, and Space Force’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘220’’ 
and inserting ‘‘218’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘151’’ 
and inserting ‘‘149’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘187’’ 
and inserting ‘‘170’’; and 
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(E) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) For the Space Force, 21.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) For the Space Force, 6.’’. 
SEC. 503. EXCLUSION OF LEAD SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL 
FROM LIMITATIONS ON GENERAL OFFICERS 
AND FLAG OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
Section 526a of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by section 502, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (i) 
as subsection (j); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), (i), 
and (j) as subsections (h), (i), (j), and (k), respec-
tively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) EXCLUSION OF OFFICERS SERVING AS LEAD 
SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL.—The limitations in subsection 
(a) do not apply to a general or flag officer serving in 
the position of lead special trial counsel pursuant to an 
appointment under section 1044f(a)(2) of this title.’’. 
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SEC. 504. CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE CREDIT FOR CERTAIN 
OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES: AUTHOR-
IZATION; SPECIAL PAY. 
(a) CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE CREDIT FOR WARRANT 
OFFICERS.—Section 572 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘For the pur-
poses’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary concerned shall credit a person 
who is receiving an original appointment as a warrant offi-
cer in the regular component of an armed force under the 
jurisdiction of such Secretary concerned, and who has ad-
vanced education or training or special experience, with 
constructive service for such education, training, or experi-
ence, as follows: 
‘‘(A) For special training or experience in a 
particular warrant officer field designated by the 
Secretary concerned, if such training or experience is 
directly related to the operational needs of the 
armed force concerned, as determined by such Sec-
retary concerned. 
‘‘(B) For advanced education in a warrant offi-
cer field designated by the Secretary concerned, if 
such education is directly related to the operational 
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needs of the armed force concerned, as determined 
by such Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(2) The authority under this subsection expires on 
December 31, 2027.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL PAY FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS COMMIS-
SIONED OR APPOINTED WITH CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE 
CREDIT.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subchapter II of chap-
ter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 336 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 337. Special pay: certain officers of the armed 
forces commissioned or appointed with 
constructive service credit 
‘‘(a) SPECIAL PAY AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
concerned may pay monthly special pay to an eligible offi-
cer under this section. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE OFFICER DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘eligible officer’ means an officer who— 
‘‘(1)(A) received an original appointment in a 
commissioned grade on or after the date of the en-
actment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2023; and 
‘‘(B) was credited by the Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned with constructive service 
under section 533(b)(1)(D) of title 10; or 
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‘‘(2)(A) was originally appointed in a warrant 
officer grade on or after the date of the enactment 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023; and 
‘‘(B) was credited by the Secretary concerned 
with constructive service under section 572(b) of 
title 10. 
‘‘(c) AMOUNT
OF PAY.—The Secretary concerned 
shall determine an amount of monthly special pay to pay 
to an eligible officer under this section. Such amount may 
not exceed $5,000 per month. 
‘‘(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER INCENTIVES.—Spe-
cial pay under this section is in addition to any other pay 
or allowance to which an eligible officer is entitled. 
‘‘(e) SUNSET.—No special pay may be paid under 
this section after December 31, 2027.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 336 
the following: 
‘‘337. Special pay: certain officers of the armed forces commissioned or ap-
pointed with constructive service credit.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretaries concerned shall 
prescribe regulations to carry out the amendments made 
by this section not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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(d) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2027, the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the amendments 
made by this section. Such report shall include— 
(1) the evaluation of such amendments by the 
Secretary; and 
(2) the recommendation of the Secretary wheth-
er such amendments should be made permanent. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the following: 
(A) The congressional defense committees. 
(B) The Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 
(C) The Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) The terms ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ and ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
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SEC. 505. CLARIFICATION OF GRADE OF SURGEON GEN-
ERAL OF THE NAVY. 
Section 8077 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) GRADE.—The Surgeon General, while so serv-
ing, shall hold the grade of O-9.’’. 
SEC. 506. ASSESSMENTS OF STAFFING IN THE OFFICE OF 
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND OTHER 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS 
OFFICES. 
(a) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of staff-
ing of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Such assess-
ment shall including the following elements: 
(1) A validation of every military staff billet as-
signed to the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
against existing military personnel requirements. 
(2) The estimated effect of returning 15 per-
cent of such military staff billets to operational ac-
tivities of the Armed Forces concerned, over a period 
of 36 months, would have on the office of the Sec-
retary of Defense and other Department of Defense 
Headquarters Offices. 
(3) A plan and milestones for how reductions 
described in paragraph (2) would occur, a schedule 
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for such reductions, and the process by which the 
billets would be returned to the operational activities 
of the Armed Forces concerned. 
(b) OFFICE OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.—The 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall conduct an 
assessment of staffing of the Office of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff. Such assessment shall including the following ele-
ments: 
(1) A validation of every military staff billet as-
signed to the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
against existing military personnel requirements. 
(2) The estimated effect of returning 15 per-
cent of such military staff billets to operational ac-
tivities of the Armed Forces concerned, over a period 
of 36 months, would have on the office of the Joint 
Staff and the Chairman’s Controlled Activities and 
other related Joint Staff Headquarters Offices. 
(3) A plan and milestones for how reductions 
described in paragraph (2) would occur, a schedule 
for such reductions, and the process by which the 
billets would be returned to the operational activities 
of the Armed Forces concerned. 
(c) INTERIM BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 
(1) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than April 
1, 2023, the Secretary shall provide to the Commit-
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tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives an interim briefing on the assess-
ments under subsections (a) and (b). 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report on the assessments under subsections (a) 
and (b). Such report shall include the following: 
(A) A validation of every military staff bil-
let assigned to the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense and the Joint Staff to include the 
Chairman’s Controlled Activities against exist-
ing military personnel requirements. 
(B) The methodology and process through 
which such validation was performed. 
(C) Relevant statistical analysis on military 
billet fill rates against validated requirements. 
(D) An analysis of unvalidated military bil-
lets currently performing staff support func-
tions, 
(E) The rationale for why unvalidated mili-
tary billets may be required. 
(F) The cost of military staff filling both 
validated and unvalidated billets. 
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(G) Lessons learned through the military 
billet validation process and statistical analysis 
under subparagraphs (B) through (F). 
(H) Any other matters the Secretary deter-
mines relevant to understanding the use of mili-
tary staff billets described in subsections (a) 
and (b). 
(I) Any legislative, policy or budgetary rec-
ommendations of the Secretary related to the 
subject matter of the report. 
SEC. 507. SURVEY OF CHAPLAINS. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
seek to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit entity 
or a federally funded research and development center to 
develop an anonymous survey of chaplains of the covered 
Armed Forces. The survey shall include questions regard-
ing the following: 
(1) Chaplain job satisfaction. 
(2) The tools available for chaplains to minister 
to members of the covered Armed Forces. 
(3) Resources available to support religious pro-
grams. 
(4) Inclusion of chaplains in resiliency and 
wellness programs. 
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(5) The role of chaplains in embedded units, 
headquarters activities. and military treatment facili-
ties. 
(6) Recruitment and retention of chaplains. 
(7) Any challenges in the ability of chaplains to 
offer ministry services. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the survey not later than 180 days after development. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and House of Representatives on the 
findings from the survey. 
(d) COVERED ARMED FORCE DEFINED.—The term 
‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the following: 
(1) The Army. 
(2) The Navy. 
(3) The Marine Corps. 
(4) The Air Force. 
(5) The Space Force. 
SEC. 508. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF ARMY OFFICER PER-
FORMANCE EVALUATIONS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than six months 
after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
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shall seek to enter into an agreement with a private entity 
that the Secretary determines appropriate to— 
(1) study the fitness report system used for the 
performance evaluation of Army officers; and 
(2) provide to the Secretary recommendations 
regarding how to improve such system. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of the effectiveness of the fit-
ness report system at evaluating and documenting 
the performance of Army officers. 
(2) A comparison of the fitness report system 
for Army officers with best practices for perform-
ance evaluations used by public- and private-sector 
organizations. 
(3) An analysis of the value of Army fitness re-
ports in providing useful information to officer pro-
motion boards. 
(4) An analysis of the value of Army fitness re-
ports in providing useful feedback to Army officers 
being evaluated. 
(5) Recommendations to improve the Army fit-
ness report system to— 
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(B) in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 
civilian institution’’ after ‘‘military junior col-
lege’’; 
(4) by amending subsection (h) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(h)(1) The Secretary of the Army may appoint each 
year under this section not less than 22 cadets at each 
military junior college at which there are not less than 
22 members of the program eligible under subsection (b) 
for such an appointment. At any military junior college 
at which in any year there are fewer than 22 such mem-
bers, the Secretary shall appoint each such member as a 
cadet under this section. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Army may appoint each 
year under this section the number of cadets from civilian 
institutions that the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate based on the needs of the Army.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (j), by inserting ‘‘or civilian 
institution’’ after ‘‘military junior college’’. 
SEC. 515. INSPECTIONS OF NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 1 of title 32, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting, after section 105, 
the following new section: 
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to establish a manageable addition to the sys-
tem. 
‘‘(250) LOST MAN CREEK.—The following seg-
ments to be administered by the Secretary of the In-
terior: 
‘‘(A) The 6.4-mile segment of Lost Man 
Creek from its source in section 5, T. 10 N., R. 
2 E. to .25 miles upstream of the Prairie Creek 
confluence, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(B) The 2.3-mile segment of Larry 
Damm Creek from its source in section 8, T. 11 
N., R. 2 E. to the confluence with Lost Man 
Creek, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(251) LITTLE LOST MAN CREEK.—The 3.6- 
mile segment of Little Lost Man Creek from its 
source in section 6, T. 10 N., R. 2 E. to .25 miles 
upstream of the Lost Man Creek road crossing, to 
be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(252) SOUTH
FORK
ELK
RIVER.—The fol-
lowing segments to be administered by the Secretary 
of the Interior through a cooperative management 
agreement with the State of California: 
‘‘(A) The 3.6-mile segment of the Little 
South Fork Elk River from the source in sec-
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tion 21, T. 3 N., R. 1 E. to the confluence with 
the South Fork Elk River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) 
The 
2.2-mile 
segment 
of 
the 
unnamed tributary of the Little South Fork Elk 
River from its source in section 15, T. 3 N., R. 
1 E. to the confluence with the Little South 
Fork Elk River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(C) The 3.6-mile segment of the South 
Fork Elk River from the confluence of the Lit-
tle South Fork Elk River to the confluence with 
Tom Gulch, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(253) SALMON CREEK.—The 4.6-mile segment 
from its source in section 27, T. 3 N., R. 1 E. to 
the Headwaters Forest Reserve boundary in section 
18, T. 3 N., R. 1 E. to be administered by the Sec-
retary of the Interior as a wild river through a coop-
erative management agreement with the State of 
California. 
‘‘(254) SOUTH
FORK
EEL
RIVER.—The fol-
lowing segments to be administered by the Secretary 
of the Interior: 
‘‘(A) The 6.2-mile segment from the con-
fluence with Jack of Hearts Creek to the south-
ern boundary of the South Fork Eel Wilderness 
in section 8, T. 22 N., R. 16 W., as a rec-
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reational river to be administered by the Sec-
retary through a cooperative management 
agreement with the State of California. 
‘‘(B) The 6.1-mile segment from the south-
ern boundary of the South Fork Eel Wilderness 
to the northern boundary of the South Fork 
Eel Wilderness in section 29, T. 23 N., R. 16 
W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(255) ELDER
CREEK.—The following seg-
ments to be administered by the Secretary of the In-
terior through a cooperative management agreement 
with the State of California: 
‘‘(A) The 3.6-mile segment from its source 
north of Signal Peak in section 6, T. 21 N., R. 
15 W. to the confluence with the unnamed trib-
utary near the center of section 28, T. 22 N., 
R. 16 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 1.3-mile segment from the con-
fluence with the unnamed tributary near the 
center of section 28, T. 22 N., R. 15 W. to the 
confluence with the South Fork Eel River, as a 
recreational river. 
‘‘(C) The 2.1-mile segment of Paralyze 
Canyon from its source south of Signal Peak in 
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