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Cooperation Program’’ may only be carried out under the 
pilot program. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan and Pakistan 
SEC. 1221. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PAY-
MENTS TO REDRESS INJURY AND LOSS. 
Section 1213(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (10 U.S.C. 2731 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2033’’. 
SEC. 1222. ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR INCLUSION IN RE-
PORTS ON OVERSIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 1069(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 
1912) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (16) 
as paragraphs (14) through (21), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(9) An assessment of the status of— 
‘‘(A) defense intelligence assets dedicated to 
Afghanistan and used by the Department of De-
fense, including the types and amounts of intel-
ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance cov-
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erage over Afghanistan during the period covered 
by the report; and 
‘‘(B) the ability of the United States to de-
tect emerging threats emanating from Afghani-
stan against the United States, its allies, and its 
partners. 
‘‘(10) An assessment of local or indigenous 
counterterrorism partners of the Department of De-
fense. 
‘‘(11) An assessment of risks to the mission and 
risks to United States military personnel involved in 
over-the-horizon counterterrorism operations. 
‘‘(12) An update on Department of Defense ef-
forts to secure new basing or access agreements with 
countries in Central Asia. 
‘‘(13) An update on the policy guidance for 
counterterrorism operations of the Department of De-
fense in Afghanistan.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (18), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘Afganistan’’ and inserting ‘‘Afghanistan’’. 
SEC. 1223. PROHIBITION ON TRANSPORTING CURRENCY TO 
THE TALIBAN AND THE ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF 
AFGHANISTAN. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of 
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Defense may be made available for the operation of any 
aircraft of the Department of Defense to transport currency 
or other items of value to the Taliban, the Islamic Emirate 
of Afghanistan, or any subsidiary, agent, or instrumen-
tality of either the Taliban or the Islamic Emirate of Af-
ghanistan. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 
Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
SEC. 1231. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON THE 
MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF IRAN AND RE-
LATED ACTIVITIES. 
Section 1245(b)(3) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and re-
gional militant groups’’ and all that follows and in-
serting ‘‘, regional militant groups, and Iranian- 
linked proxy groups, in particular those forces as hav-
ing been assessed as to be willing to carry out ter-
rorist operations on behalf of Iran or in response to 
a military attack by another country on Iran;’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through 
(G) as subparagraphs (E) through (I), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(C) the types and amount of support to be 
assessed under subparagraph (B) shall include 
support provided to Lebanese Hezbollah, Hamas, 
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for 
the Liberation of Palestine, Asa’ib ahl al-Haq, 
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Sayyid 
al-Shuhada, Kata’ib al-Imam Ali, Kata’ib 
Hezbollah, 
the 
Badr 
Organization, 
the 
Fatemiyoun, the Zainabiyoun, and Ansar Allah 
(also known as the ‘Houthis’); 
‘‘(D) the threat from Special Groups in 
Iraq, including Kata’ib Hezbollah and Asa’ib 
Ahl al-Haq, to United States and coalition forces 
located in Iraq and Syria;’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (I), as redesignated, by 
striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) all formal or informal agreements in-
volving a strategic military or security partner-
ship with the Russian Federation, the People’s 
Republic of China, or any proxies of either such 
country.’’. 
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SEC. 1232. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPER-
ATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF 
SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ. 
(a) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Subsection (d) of section 
1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1045; 10 U.S.C. 
113 note) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or other-
wise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Office of 
the Secretary of the Air Force for travel expenses, not more 
than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the date 
on which a staffing plan for the Office of Security Coopera-
tion in Iraq is implemented. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
restriction on the obligation or expenditure of funds im-
posed by subsection (b) if the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that implementation of such a staffing plan is not 
feasible and submits to the congressional defense commit-
tees, at the time the waiver is invoked, a notification of 
the waiver that includes a justification detailing the reasons 
for which such a plan cannot be implemented. 
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SEC. 1233. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSIST-
ANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN GROUPS AND INDI-
VIDUALS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1209 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113–291; 128 Stat. 3541) is amended, in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND RE-
PAIR PROJECTS.—Subsection (l)(3)(D) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
SEC. 1234. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE 
ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3558) is amended, in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2023’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘$345,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$358,000,000’’. 
(c) LIMITATION ON COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND RE-
PAIR PROJECTS.—Subsection (o)(5) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
SEC. 1235. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS TO IRAN. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of 
Defense may be made available to transfer or facilitate a 
transfer of pallets of currency, currency, or other items of 
value to the Government of Iran, any subsidiary of such 
Government, or any agent or instrumentality of Iran. 
SEC. 1236. REPORT ON ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD 
CORPS-AFFILIATED OPERATIVES ABROAD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
includes a detailed description of— 
(1) all Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-af-
filiated operatives serving in diplomatic and consular 
posts abroad; and 
(2) the ways in which the Department of State 
and the Department of Defense are working with 
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partner countries to inform them of the threat posed 
by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated offi-
cials serving in diplomatic and consular roles in 
third party countries. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1237. ASSESSMENT OF SUPPORT TO IRAQI SECURITY 
FORCES AND KURDISH PESHMERGA FORCES 
TO COUNTER AIR AND MISSILE THREATS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2023, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on support to Iraqi Security 
Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces to counter air and 
missile threats. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
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(1) An assessment of the threat from missiles, 
rockets, and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to 
United States and coalition armed forces located in 
Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. 
(2) An assessment of the current state of air de-
fense capabilities of United States and coalition 
armed forces located in Iraq, including the Iraqi 
Kurdistan Region. 
(3) Identification of perceived gaps in air de-
fense capabilities of United States and coalition 
armed forces and the implications for the security of 
such forces in Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Re-
gion. 
(4) Recommendations for training or equipment 
needed to overcome the assessed air defense defi-
ciencies of United States and coalition armed forces 
in Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. 
(5) An assessment of the current state of the air 
defense capabilities of partner armed forces in Iraq, 
including the Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish 
Peshmerga Forces. 
(6) An assessment of the perceived gaps in air 
defense capabilities of partner armed forces in Iraq, 
including the Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish 
Peshmerga Forces. 
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(7) An assessment of recommended training and 
equipment and available level of equipment to maxi-
mize air defense capabilities of partner armed forces 
in Iraq, including the Iraqi Security Forces and 
Kurdish Peshmerga Forces. 
(8) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
SEC. 1238. INTERAGENCY STRATEGY TO DISRUPT AND DIS-
MANTLE NARCOTICS PRODUCTION AND TRAF-
FICKING 
AND 
AFFILIATED 
NETWORKS 
LINKED TO THE REGIME OF BASHAR AL- 
ASSAD IN SYRIA. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the Captagon trade linked to the regime of 
Bashar al-Assad in Syria is a transnational security 
threat; and 
(2) the United States should develop and imple-
ment an interagency strategy to deny, degrade, and 
dismantle Assad-linked narcotics production and traf-
ficking networks. 
(b) DEFINED TERM.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate; 
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(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate; 
(3) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate; 
(4) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(5) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate; 
(6) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate; 
(7) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives; 
(8) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; 
(9) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives; 
(10) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; 
(11) the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(12) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
(c) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
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State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator of 
the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Director of 
National Intelligence, the Director of the Office of Na-
tional Drug Control Policy, and the heads of other 
appropriate Federal agencies, shall provide a written 
strategy (with a classified annex, if necessary), to the 
appropriate congressional committees for disrupting 
and dismantling narcotics production and trafficking 
and affiliated networks linked to the regime of Bashar 
al-Assad in Syria. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) a detailed plan for— 
(i) targeting, disrupting and degrading 
networks that directly and indirectly sup-
port the narcotics infrastructure of the 
Assad regime, particularly through diplo-
matic and intelligence support to law en-
forcement investigations; and 
(ii) building counter-narcotics capacity 
to partner countries through assistance and 
training to law enforcement services in 
countries (other than Syria) that are receiv-
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ing or transiting large quantities of 
Captagon; 
(B)(i) the identification of the countries 
that are receiving or transiting large shipments 
of Captagon; 
(ii) an assessment of the counter-narcotics 
capacity of such countries to interdict or disrupt 
the smuggling of Captagon; and 
(iii) an assessment of current United States 
assistance and training programs to build such 
capacity in such countries; 
(C) the use of sanctions, including sanctions 
authorized under section the Caesar Syria Civil-
ian Protection Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 8791 note; 
title LXXIV of division F of Public Law 116– 
92), and associated actions to target individuals 
and entities directly or indirectly associated with 
the narcotics infrastructure of the Assad regime; 
(D) the use of global diplomatic engage-
ments associated with the economic pressure 
campaign against the Assad regime to target its 
narcotics infrastructure; 
(E) leveraging multilateral institutions and 
cooperation with international partners to dis-
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rupt the narcotics infrastructure of the Assad re-
gime; and 
(F) mobilizing a public communications 
campaign to increase awareness of the extent of 
the connection of the Assad regime to the illicit 
narcotics trade. 
SEC. 1239. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS TO BADR ORGANI-
ZATION. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of 
Defense may be made available, directly or indirectly, to 
the Badr Organization. 
SEC. 1240. REPORT ON UNITED NATIONS ARMS EMBARGO 
ON IRAN. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives an unclassified report, which may include a 
classified annex, that includes— 
(1) a detailed assessment of whether and how 
Iranian arms proliferation, particularly drone pro-
liferation, has increased following the expiration of 
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the United Nations arms embargo on Iran in October 
2020; and 
(2) a description of the measures that the De-
partments of State and Defense are taking to con-
strain Iran’s ability to supply, sell, or transfer, di-
rectly or indirectly, arms or related materiel, includ-
ing spare parts, to include Iranian proliferation of 
drones. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to 
Russia 
SEC. 1241. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF UKRAINE SE-
CURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 
(a) AUTHORITY
TO
PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE.—Sub-
section (a) of section 1250 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 
Stat. 1608) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts available for a fis-
cal year under subsection (f) shall be available to the 
Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of State, to provide, for the purposes described 
in paragraph (2), appropriate security assistance and 
intelligence support, including training, equipment, 
and logistics support, supplies and services, salaries 
and stipends, and sustainment, to— 
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‘‘(A) the military and national security 
forces of Ukraine; and 
‘‘(B) other forces or groups recognized by, 
and under the authority of, the Government of 
Ukraine, including governmental entities within 
Ukraine that are engaged in resisting Russian 
aggression. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSES DESCRIBED.—The purposes de-
scribed in this paragraph are as follows: 
‘‘(A) To enhance the capabilities of the mili-
tary and other security forces of the Government 
of Ukraine to defend against further aggression. 
‘‘(B) To assist Ukraine in developing the 
combat capability to defend its sovereignty and 
territorial integrity. 
‘‘(C) To support the Government of Ukraine 
in defending itself against actions by Russia and 
Russian-backed separatists.’’. 
(b) APPROPRIATE SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND INTEL-
LIGENCE SUPPORT.—Subsection (b) of such section is 
amended in paragraph (4) to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) Manned and unmanned aerial capabilities, 
including tactical surveillance systems and fixed and 
rotary-wing aircraft, such as attack, strike, airlift, 
and surveillance aircraft.’’. 
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(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Subsection (c) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘funds avail-
able for fiscal year 2022 pursuant to subsection 
(f)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘funds available for fiscal year 
2023 pursuant to subsection (f)(8)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) WAIVER
OF
CERTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENT.—The Secretary of Defense, with the concur-
rence of the Secretary of the State, may waive the cer-
tification requirement in paragraph (2) if the Sec-
retary submits to the congressional defense commit-
tees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives a written certification, not 
later than 5 days after exercising the waiver, that 
doing so is in the national interest of the United 
States due to exigent circumstances caused by the 
Russian invasion of Ukraine.’’. 
(d) 
UNITED
STATES
INVENTORY
AND
OTHER 
SOURCES.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and to re-
cover or dispose of such weapons or other defense arti-
cles, or to make available such weapons or articles to 
ally and partner governments to replenish comparable 
stocks which ally or partner governments have pro-
vided to the Government of Ukraine,’’ after ‘‘and de-
fense services’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later 
than 10 days before providing replenishment to an 
ally or partner government pursuant to paragraph 
(1), the Secretary of Defense shall transmit to the con-
gressional defense committees, the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a no-
tification containing the following: 
‘‘(A) An identification of the recipient for-
eign country. 
‘‘(B) A detailed description of the articles to 
be provided, including the dollar value, origin, 
and capabilities associated with the articles. 
‘‘(C) A detailed description of the articles 
provided to Ukraine to be replenished, including 
the dollar value, origin, and capabilities associ-
ated with the articles. 
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‘‘(D) The impact on United States stocks 
and readiness of transferring the articles. 
‘‘(E) An assessment of any security, intel-
lectual property, or end use monitoring issues 
associated with transferring the articles.’’. 
(e) FUNDING.—Subsection (f) of such section is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) For fiscal year 2023, $800,000,000.’’. 
(f) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (h) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
(g) WAIVER OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Such 
section is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (g) as 
subsection (i); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) EXPEDITED NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not 
later than 15 days before providing assistance or support 
under subsection (a), or as far in advance as is practicable 
if the Secretary of Defense determines, on a case-by-case 
basis, that extraordinary circumstances exist that impact 
the national security of the United States, the Secretary 
shall transmit to the congressional defense committees, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
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tives a notification containing a detailed description of the 
assistance or support to be provided, including— 
‘‘(1) the objectives of such assistance or support; 
‘‘(2) the budget for such assistance or support; 
and 
‘‘(3) the expected or estimated timeline for deliv-
ery of such assistance or support.’’. 
SEC. 1242. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON MILITARY CO-
OPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND RUSSIA. 
Section 1232(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2488), is amended by striking ‘‘2021, or 2022’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, or 2027’’. 
SEC. 1243. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI-
TARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN-
VOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
Section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 
3936) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (24) as 
paragraph (26); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (23) the 
following: 
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‘‘(24) The impacts of United States sanctions on 
improvements to the Russian military and its prox-
ies, including an assessment of the impacts of the 
maintenance or revocation of such sanctions. 
‘‘(25) A detailed description of— 
‘‘(A) how Russian private military compa-
nies are being utilized to advance the political, 
economic, and military interests of the Russian 
Federation; 
‘‘(B) the direct or indirect threats Russian 
private military companies present to United 
States security interests; and 
‘‘(C) how sanctions that are currently in 
place to impede or deter Russian private mili-
tary companies from continuing their malign ac-
tivities have impacted the Russian private mili-
tary companies’ behavior.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,’’ 
after ‘‘the Committee on Armed Services’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, the 
Select Committee on Intelligence,’’ after ‘‘the 
Committee on Armed Services’’. 
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SEC. 1244. TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATIONS RELATED TO 
UKRAINE AND OTHER MATTERS. 
(a) TEMPORARY
AUTHORIZATIONS
FOR
COVERED 
AGREEMENTS RELATED TO UKRAINE.— 
(1) COVERED
AGREEMENT
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘covered agreement’’ includes a 
contract, subcontract, transaction, or modification of 
a contract, subcontract, or transaction awarded by 
the Department of Defense— 
(A) to build the stocks of critical munitions 
and other defense articles of the Department; 
(B) to provide materiel and related services 
to foreign allies and partners that have provided 
support to the Government of Ukraine; and 
(C) to provide materiel and related services 
to the Government of Ukraine. 
(2) PUBLIC INTEREST.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A covered agreement 
may be presumed to be in the public interest for 
purposes of meeting the requirements of sub-
section (a)(7) of section 3204 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(B) 
PROCEDURES.—Notwithstanding 
the 
provisions of subsection (a)(7) of section 3204 of 
title 10, United States Code, with respect to a 
covered agreement— 
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(i) the head of an agency may delegate 
the authority under that subsection to an of-
ficer or employee who— 
(I) in the case of an officer or em-
ployee who is a member of the Armed 
Forces, is serving in a grade at or 
above brigadier general or rear admi-
ral (lower half); or 
(II) in the case of a civilian offi-
cer or employee, is serving in a posi-
tion with a grade under the General 
Schedule (or any other schedule for ci-
vilian officers or employees) that is 
comparable to or higher than the grade 
of brigadier general or rear admiral 
(lower half); and 
(ii) not later than 7 days before using 
the applicable procedures under section 
3204 of title 10, United States Code, the 
head of an agency, or a designee of the head 
of an agency, shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a written notifi-
cation of the use of such procedures. 
(C) 
DOCUMENTATION.—Consistent 
with 
paragraph (4)(C) of subsection (e) of section 
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3204 of title 10, United States Code, the docu-
mentation otherwise required by paragraph (1) 
of such subsection is not required in the case of 
a covered agreement. 
(3) PROCUREMENT
AUTHORITIES.—The special 
emergency procurement authorities provided under 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 1903 of title 41, 
United States Code, may be used by the Department 
of Defense for a covered agreement. 
(4) UNDEFINITIZED
CONTRACTUAL
ACTIONS.— 
The head of an agency may waive the provisions of 
subsections (a) and (c) of section 3372 of title 10, 
United States Code, for a covered agreement. 
(5) TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGES FOR LARGE-CAL-
IBER CANNON.—The requirements of section 7542 of 
title 10, United States Code, do not apply to the 
transfer of technical data to an international partner 
for the production of large-caliber cannons produced 
for— 
(A) the replacement of defense articles from 
stocks of the Department of Defense provided to 
the Government of Ukraine or to foreign coun-
tries that have provided support to Ukraine at 
the request of the United States, or 
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(B) contracts awarded by the Department of 
Defense to provide materiel directly to the Gov-
ernment of Ukraine. 
(6) TEMPORARY
EXEMPTION
FROM
CERTIFIED 
COST AND PRICING DATA REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—At the Federal Govern-
ment’s discretion, the requirements under section 
3702 of title 10, United States Code, shall not 
apply to a covered agreement awarded on a 
fixed-price incentive firm target basis, where tar-
get price equals ceiling price, and the Govern-
ment underrun share ratio is a minimum of 60 
percent with a cap for the negotiated profit dol-
lars of 15 percent of target cost. 
(B) USE
OF
EXEMPTION.—The following 
shall apply to an exemption under subparagraph 
(A): 
(i) Awarded profit dollars shall be 
fixed, but the contractor may ultimately re-
alize a profit rate of higher than 15 percent 
by underrunning target costs. 
(ii) The target prices negotiated by the 
Federal Government shall not exceed the 
most recent negotiated prices for the same 
items while allowing for appropriate adjust-
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ments, including those for quantity dif-
ferences or relevant, applicable economic in-
dices. 
(C) APPLICATION.—An exemption under 
subparagraph (A) shall apply to subcontracts 
under prime contracts that are exempt under 
this paragraph. 
(7) TERMINATION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.—The provisions of this subsection shall termi-
nate on September 30, 2024. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE LOGISTIC SUP-
PORT AGREEMENTS: NATO COUNTRIES.—Section 2350d of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘logistic 
support’’ and inserting ‘‘acquisition and lo-
gistics support’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘logistics support’’ 
and inserting ‘‘acquisition and logistics 
support’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘logistic support’’ and inserting ‘‘acquisi-
tion and logistics support’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘logis-
tics support’’ and inserting ‘‘armaments and lo-
gistics support’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Partnership Agreement’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Partnership Agreement or Arrangement’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘supply and acquisition 
of logistics support in Europe for require-
ments’’ and inserting ‘‘supply, services, sup-
port, and acquisition, including armaments 
for requirements’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘supply and acquisi-
tion are appropriate’’ and inserting ‘‘sup-
ply, services, support, and acquisition are 
appropriate’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘logistics 
support’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘acquisition and logistics support’’. 
(c) MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CER-
TAIN MUNITIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
FOR
MULTIYEAR
PROCURE-
MENT.—Subject to the provisions of section 3501 of 
title 10, United States Code, set forth in paragraph 
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(3), the head of an agency may enter into one or more 
multiyear contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2023, 
for the procurement of up to— 
(A) 864,000 XM1128, XM1113, M107, and 
M795 (155mm rounds); 
(B) 12,000 AGM–179 Joint Air-to-Ground 
Missiles (JAGM); 
(C) 700 M142 High Mobility Artillery 
Rocket Systems (HIMARS); 
(D) 1,700 MGM–140 Army Tactical Missile 
Systems (ATACMS); 
(E) 2,600 Harpoons; 
(F) 1,250 Naval Strike Missiles; 
(G) 106,000 Guided Multiple Launch Rock-
et Systems (GMLRS); 
(H) 3,850 PATRIOT Advanced Capability– 
(PAC–3) 
Missile 
Segment 
Enhancement 
(MSE); 
(I) 5,600 FIM–92 Stinger; 
(J) 28,300 FGM–148 Javelin; 
(K) 5,100 AIM–120 Advanced Medium- 
Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM); 
(L) 2,250,000 Modular Artillery Charge 
System (MACS); 
(M) 12,050 155m Excalibur M982A1; 
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(N) 950 Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles 
(LRASM); 
(O) 3,100 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff 
Missiles (JASSM); 
(P) 1,500 Standard Missle–6 Missiles (SM– 
6); and 
(Q) 5,100 Sidewinder Missiles (AIM–9X). 
(2) PROCUREMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXIST-
ING CONTRACTS.—The systems authorized to be pro-
cured under paragraph (1) may be procured as addi-
tions to existing contracts covering such programs. 
(3) LIMITED APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.—In 
applying section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, 
to paragraph (1), only the following provisions of that 
section shall apply: 
(A) Subsection (f). 
(B) Subsection (g), in which the term ‘‘con-
tract described in subsection (a)’’ shall mean a 
contract awarded pursuant to the authority of 
this subsection. 
(C) Subsection (i)(1). 
(D) Subsection (l)(3). 
(4) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.— 
To the extent and in such amounts as specifically 
provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the 
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purposes described in paragraph (1), the head of an 
agency may enter into one or more contracts for ad-
vance procurement associated with a program for 
which authorization to enter into a contract is pro-
vided under paragraph (1) and for systems and sub-
systems associated with such program in economic 
order quantities when cost savings are achievable. 
(5) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under paragraph (1) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States 
to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal 
year after fiscal year 2023 is subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations for that purpose for such 
later fiscal year. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘head of 
an agency’’ means— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense; 
(2) the Secretary of the Army; 
(3) the Secretary of the Navy; or 
(4) the Secretary of the Air Force. 
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SEC. 1245. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RE-
LATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION OVER INTERNATIONALLY REC-
OGNIZED TERRITORY OF UKRAINE. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Defense may be obli-
gated or expended to implement any activity that recognizes 
the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over territory 
internationally recognized to be the sovereign territory of 
Ukraine, including Crimea and the territory Russia claims 
to have annexed in Kherson Oblast, Zaporizhzia Oblast, 
Donetsk Oblast, and Luhansk Oblast. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, with the con-
currence of the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibi-
tion under subsection (a) if the Secretary of Defense— 
(1) determines that the waiver is in the national 
security interest of the United States; and 
(2) on the date on which the waiver is invoked, 
submits a notification of the waiver and a justifica-
tion of the reason for seeking the waiver to— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
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(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
SEC. 1246. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLAN 
FOR THE PROVISION OF SHORT AND MEDIUM- 
TERM SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 
agencies, shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report outlining in detail the plan of the Department 
of Defense for the provision of security assistance to the 
armed forces of Ukraine. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
by subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) primary focus areas for the provision of secu-
rity assistance to the armed forces of Ukraine by the 
Department of Defense, including priority capabili-
ties, the funding streams used, and a plan to fulfill 
training, maintenance, and sustainment requirements 
associated with such assistance— 
(A) over the next 3 to 6 months; and 
(B) over the next 12 to 24 months; and 
(2) any other matters the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
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SEC. 1247. OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO 
UKRAINE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) continued assistance to Ukraine as it fights 
against the unjust and unprovoked attack by Russia 
is of critical importance to United States national se-
curity interests, and oversight and transparency for 
such assistance is essential to ensure effective and sus-
tained support; 
(2) the executive branch has established the inter-
agency Ukraine Oversight Working Group, which fo-
cuses on conducting comprehensive oversight, and 
issued the interagency U.S. Plan to Counter Illicit 
Diversion of Certain Advanced Conventional Weapons 
in Eastern Europe, a whole-of-government effort to 
advance accountability and end-use monitoring of 
weapons provided in response to the Ukraine crisis, 
and continued attention and regular briefings to rel-
evant congressional oversight committees on such ef-
forts is imperative; 
(3) each United States department and agency 
providing or facilitating assistance to Ukraine should 
continue to implement and institutionalize appro-
priate transparency, accountability, and end-use 
monitoring measures, including exploring creative 
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approaches to overcoming the challenges associated 
with delivering assistance during an active armed 
conflict, as is detailed in the interagency Plan to 
Counter Illicit Diversion; 
(4) Inspectors General must continue to carry 
out comprehensive oversight and conduct reviews, au-
dits, investigations, and inspections of United States 
support and activities carried out in response to Rus-
sia’s further invasion of Ukraine, and provide regular 
briefings to the appropriate congressional committees 
on their findings; 
(5) the United States and its allies and partners 
should continue to support Ukrainian anti-corruption 
institutions and e-platforms, including the National 
Agency for Corruption Prevention, the National Anti- 
Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, and the Specialized 
Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, in their work to 
ensure effective assistance delivery and prevent inci-
dents of waste, fraud, and abuse; and 
(6) Ukrainian authorities should also continue to 
establish new transparency, accountability, and end- 
use monitoring initiatives both independently and in 
partnership with relevant United States departments 
and agencies and other international partners, and 
the United States should continue to work with coun-
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terparts in Ukraine and other countries supporting 
their efforts to further mutual efforts to strengthen 
and institutionalize accountability measures and 
mechanisms. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2023, 
the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, 
in conjunction with the Inspector General of the De-
partment of State and the Inspector General of the 
United States Agency for International Development 
and in consultation with other Inspectors General as 
appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the oversight framework 
established with respect to United States assistance to 
Ukraine. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by this subsection shall include the following: 
(A) The framework the relevant Inspectors 
General are currently using or plan to adopt to 
oversee assistance to Ukraine in the immediate 
and longer term, including an identification of 
the United States departments and agencies pro-
viding or facilitating such assistance. 
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(B) Whether there are any gaps in oversight 
over the activities and funds for assistance to 
Ukraine. 
(C) An assessment of any failures by United 
States, bilateral, or multilateral organizations to 
work with such Inspectors General in a timely 
and transparent manner. 
(D) A description of the footprint in Europe 
of such Inspectors General for purposes of over-
sight of assistance to Ukraine, including presence 
and access in Ukraine. 
(E) To the extent practicable and appro-
priate, a description of any known incidents of 
the misuse of assistance to Ukraine, including 
incidents of waste, fraud, abuse, diversion, or 
corruption. 
(F) Any lessons learned from the manner in 
which oversight over assistance to Ukraine has 
been conducted. 
(G) Any findings or recommendations with 
respect to assistance to Ukraine. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
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(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the 
Indo-Pacific Region 
SEC. 1251. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI-
TARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN-
VOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
Section 1202(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended 
as follows: 
(1) In paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘spe-
cial operations,’’ after ‘‘theater-level commands,’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘A 
summary’’ and inserting ‘‘a summary’’. 
(2) In paragraph (7)(B)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) the Middle East.’’. 
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(3) In paragraph (8), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(F) Special operations capabilities.’’. 
SEC. 1252. MODIFICATION OF INDO-PACIFIC MARITIME SE-
CURITY INITIATIVE TO AUTHORIZE USE OF 
FUNDS FOR THE COAST GUARD. 
Section 1263 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended 
by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following new 
subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR COAST GUARD PER-
SONNEL AND CAPABILITIES.—The Secretary of Defense may 
use funds made available under this section to facilitate the 
participation of Coast Guard personnel in, and the use of 
Coast Guard capabilities for, training, exercises, and other 
activities with foreign countries under this section.’’. 
SEC. 1253. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPA-
TION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
IN RIM OF THE PACIFIC (RIMPAC) NAVAL EX-
ERCISES TO INCLUDE CESSATION OF GENO-
CIDE BY CHINA. 
Section 1259(a)(1) of the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 
321 note) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) ceased committing genocide in China, 
as articulated in the Department of State’s 
Country Report on Human Rights Practices re-
leased on April 12, 2022, and engaged in a cred-
ible justice and accountability process for all vic-
tims of such genocide.’’. 
SEC. 1254. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PACIFIC DE-
TERRENCE INITIATIVE. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (c) of section 1251 of the 
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2023’’. 
(b) REPORT ON RESOURCING UNITED STATES DE-
FENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION 
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AND STUDY
ON COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES.—Subsection 
(d)(1) of such section is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2023 and 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2024 and 2025’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘security co-
operation activities or resources’’ and inserting 
‘‘security cooperation authorities, activities, or 
resources’’; 
(B) in clause (vi)(I)(aa)— 
(i) in subitem (AA), by striking ‘‘to 
modernize and strengthen the’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘to improve the posture and’’; and 
(ii) in subitem (FF)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘to improve’’ and 
inserting ‘‘to modernize and improve’’; 
and 
(II) by striking the semicolon at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(vii) A budget display, prepared with 
the assistance of the Under Secretary of De-
fense (Comptroller), that compares the inde-
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pendent assessment of the Commander of the 
United States Indo-Pacific Command with 
the amounts contained in the budget dis-
play for the applicable fiscal year under 
subsection (f).’’. 
SEC. 1255. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER 
FUNDS FOR BIEN HOA DIOXIN CLEANUP. 
Section 1253(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3955) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’. 
SEC. 1256. ENHANCED INDICATIONS AND WARNING FOR DE-
TERRENCE AND DISSUASION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM FOR ENHANCED IN-
DICATIONS AND WARNING.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Director of the Defense In-
telligence Agency may establish a program to increase 
warning time of potential aggression by adversary 
nation states, focusing especially on the United States 
Indo-Pacific Command and United States European 
Command areas of operations. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—If the Director establishes 
the program under paragraph (1), the program shall 
be known as the ‘‘Program for Enhanced Indications 
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and Warning’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Pro-
gram’’). 
(3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Program that 
may be established under paragraph (1) is to gain in-
creased warning time to provide time for the Depart-
ment of Defense to mount deterrence and dissuasion 
actions to persuade adversaries to refrain from ag-
gression, including through potential revelations or 
demonstrations of capabilities and actions to create 
doubt in the minds of adversary leaders regarding the 
prospects for military success. 
(b) HEAD OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—If the Director establishes 
the Program, the Director shall appoint a defense in-
telligence officer to serve as the mission manager for 
the Program. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—The mission manager for the 
Program shall be known as the ‘‘Program Manager 
for Enhanced Indications and Warning’’ (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Program Manager’’). 
(c) SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS.—If the 
Director establishes the Program, the Program Manager 
shall ensure that the Program makes use of all available 
sources of information, from public, commercial, and classi-
fied sources across the intelligence community and the De-
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partment of Defense, and advanced analytics, including ar-
tificial intelligence, to establish a system capable of dis-
cerning deviations from normal patterns of behavior and 
activity that may indicate preparations for military ac-
tions. 
(d) INTEGRATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.— 
(1) SUPPORT.—If the Director establishes the 
Program, the Program shall be supported, as appro-
priate, by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
Officer, the Maven project, by capabilities sponsored 
by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for In-
telligence and Security, and programs already under-
way within the Defense Intelligence Agency. 
(2) AGREEMENTS.—If the Director establishes the 
Program, the Director shall seek to engage in agree-
ments to integrate information and capabilities from 
other components of the intelligence community to fa-
cilitate the purpose of the Program. 
(e) BRIEFINGS.—If the Director establishes the Pro-
gram, not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and not less frequently than once each year 
thereafter through 2027, the Program Manager shall pro-
vide the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on 
the status of the activities of the Program. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees (as defined in section 3 of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)). 
(2) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
SEC. 1257. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT 
ENTERTAINMENT PROJECTS WITH TIES TO 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUB-
LIC OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act may be used to knowingly provide 
active and direct support to any film, television, or other 
entertainment project if the Secretary of Defense has de-
monstrable evidence that the project has complied or is like-
ly to comply with a demand from the Government of the 
People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist 
Party, or an entity under the direction of the People’s Re-
public of China or the Chinese Communist Party, to censor 
the content of the project in a material manner to advance 
the national interest of the People’s Republic of China. 
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(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a written certification that such 
a waiver is in the national interest of the United States. 
(c) POLICY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall issue a policy that describes how the Department 
of Defense will review requests to provide active or direct 
support to any film, television, or other entertainment 
project. The policy shall include ways to assess Chinese in-
fluence or potential influence over the content of a film, tele-
vision, or other entertainment project, actions the Depart-
ment can take to prevent Chinese censorship of a project, 
and criteria the Department shall use when evaluating re-
quests to support a project. 
(d) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act for the official travel expenses of the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 95 percent 
may be obligated or expended until the policy required by 
subsection (c) is released and transmitted to the congres-
sional defense committees. 
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SEC. 1258. REPORTING ON INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION DOMICILED IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUB-
LIC OF CHINA THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO 
THE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY. 
(a) DETERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall identify each entity that is an institu-
tion of higher education domiciled in the People’s Re-
public of China that provides material support to the 
People’s Liberation Army. 
(2) FACTORS.—In making a determination 
under paragraph (1) with respect to an entity, the 
Secretary shall consider the following factors: 
(A) Material support to the implementation 
of the military-civil fusion strategy of China. 
(B) Material relationship with the Chinese 
State Administration for Science, Technology, 
and Industry for the National Defense. 
(D) Funding received from any organiza-
tion subordinate to the Central Military Com-
mission of the Chinese Communist Party. 
(E) Supporting or enabling relationship 
with any security, defense, or police forces within 
the Government of China or the Chinese Com-
munist Party. 
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(F) Any other factor the Secretary deter-
mines is appropriate. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2023, the 
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a list of each entity identified pursuant to sub-
section (a) in unclassified form, with a classified annex, 
if necessary. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘People’s Liberation Army’’ means 
the land, naval, and air military services, the Peo-
ple’s Armed Police, the Strategic Support Force, the 
Rocket Force, and any other related security element 
within the Government of China or the Chinese Com-
munist Party that the Secretary determines is appro-
priate. 
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SEC. 1259. REVIEW OF PORT AND PORT-RELATED INFRA-
STRUCTURE PURCHASES AND INVESTMENTS 
MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEO-
PLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND ENTITIES DI-
RECTED OR BACKED BY THE GOVERNMENT 
OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi-
nation with the Director of National Intelligence, the Sec-
retary of Defense, and the head of any other agency the Sec-
retary of State considers necessary, shall conduct a review 
of port and port-related infrastructure purchases and in-
vestments critical to the interests and national security of 
the United States made by— 
(1) the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China; 
(2) entities directed or backed by the Government 
of the People’s Republic of China; and 
(3) entities with beneficial owners that include 
the Government of the People’s Republic of China or 
a private company controlled by the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The review required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A list of port and port-related infrastructure 
purchases and investments described in that sub-
section, prioritized in order of the purchases or in-
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vestments that pose the greatest threat to United 
States economic, defense, and foreign policy interests. 
(2) An analysis of the effects the consolidation of 
such investments, or the assertion of control by the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China over 
entities described in paragraph (2) or (3) of that sub-
section, would have on Department of State and De-
partment of Defense contingency plans. 
(3) A description of the integration into ports of 
technologies developed and produced by the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China or entities de-
scribed in paragraphs (2) or (3) of that subsection, 
and the data and cyber security risks posed by such 
integration. 
(4) A description of past and planned efforts by 
the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, 
with the support of the Director of National Intel-
ligence, to address such purchases, investments, and 
consolidation of investments or assertion of control. 
(c) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.—In conducting the review required by subsection (a), 
the Secretary of State may coordinate with the head of any 
other Federal agency, as the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
(d) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report on the results of the review under 
subsection (a). 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) PORT.—The term ‘‘port’’ means— 
(A) any port— 
(i) on the navigable waters of the 
United States; or 
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(ii) that is considered by the Secretary 
of State to be critical to United States in-
terests; and 
(B) any harbor, marine terminal, or other 
shoreside facility used principally for the move-
ment of goods on inland waters that the Sec-
retary of State considers critical to United 
States interests. 
(3) 
PORT-RELATED
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The 
term ‘‘port-related infrastructure’’ includes— 
(A) crane equipment; 
(B) logistics, information, and communica-
tions systems; and 
(C) any other infrastructure the Secretary 
of State considers appropriate. 
SEC. 1260. ENHANCING MAJOR DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP 
WITH INDIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall direct ap-
propriate personnel within the Department of Defense to 
seek to engage appropriate counterparts within the Min-
istry of Defence of India for the purpose of expanding co-
operation on emerging technologies, readiness, and logistics. 
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(b) TOPICS.—At a minimum, the personnel described 
in subsection (a) shall seek to engage their counterparts in 
the Ministry of Defense of India on the following topics: 
(1) Intelligence collection capabilities. 
(2) Unmanned aerial vehicles. 
(3) Fourth and fifth generation aircraft. 
(4) Depot-level maintenance. 
(5) Joint research and development. 
(6) Fifth generation wireless communication and 
Open Radio Access Network technologies. 
(7) Defensive cyber capabilities. 
(8) Cold-weather capabilities. 
(9) Critical and emerging technologies. 
(10) Any other matters the Secretary considers 
relevant. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress that includes— 
(1) an assessment of the feasibility and advis-
ability of expanding cooperation with the Ministry of 
Defence of India on the topics described in subsection 
(b); 
(2) a description of other opportunities to ex-
pand cooperation with the Ministry of Defence of 
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India on topics other than the topics described in 
such subsection; 
(3) a description of any challenges, including 
agreements, authorities, and resourcing, that need to 
be addressed so as to expand cooperation with the 
Ministry of Defence of India on the topics described 
in such subsection; 
(4) an articulation of security considerations to 
ensure the protection of research and development, in-
tellectual property, and United States-provided equip-
ment from being stolen or exploited by adversaries; 
(5) an identification of opportunities for aca-
demia and private industry to participate in ex-
panded cooperation with the Ministry of Defence of 
India; 
(6) a discussion of opportunities and challenges 
related to reducing India’s reliance on Russian-built 
weapons and defense systems; and 
(7) any other matter the Secretary considers rel-
evant. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
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(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1261. PILOT PROGRAM TO DEVELOP YOUNG CIVILIAN 
DEFENSE LEADERS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC RE-
GION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may es-
tablish, using existing authorities of the Department of De-
fense, a pilot program to enhance engagement of the Depart-
ment with young civilian defense and security leaders in 
the Indo-Pacific region. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The activities of the pilot program 
under subsection (a) shall include training of, and engage-
ment with, young civilian leaders from foreign partner 
ministries of defense and other appropriate ministries with 
a national defense mission in the Indo-Pacific region for 
purposes of— 
(1) enhancing bilateral and multilateral coopera-
tion between— 
(A) civilian leaders in the Department; and 
(B) civilian leaders in foreign partner min-
istries of defense; and 
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(2) building the capacity of young civilian lead-
ers in foreign partner ministries of defense to promote 
civilian control of the military, respect for human 
rights, and adherence to the law of armed conflict. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the pilot program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
prioritize engagement with civilian defense leaders from 
foreign partner ministries of defense who are 40 years of 
age or younger. 
(d) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) DESIGN OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 
June 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall provide a brief-
ing to the appropriate committees of Congress on the 
design of the pilot program under subsection (a). 
(2) PROGRESS BRIEFING.—Not later than De-
cember 31, 2023, and annually thereafter until the 
date on which the pilot program terminates under 
subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall provide a brief-
ing to the appropriate committees of Congress on the 
pilot program that includes— 
(A) a description of the activities conducted 
and the results of such activities; 
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(B) an identification of existing authorities 
used to carry out the pilot program; 
(C) any recommendations related to new 
authorities or modifications to existing authori-
ties necessary to more effectively achieve the ob-
jectives of the pilot program; and 
(D) any other matter the Secretary of De-
fense considers relevant. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The pilot program under sub-
section (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2026. 
(f) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1262. REPORT ON BILATERAL AGREEMENTS SUP-
PORTING UNITED STATES MILITARY POS-
TURE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
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on the adequacy of existing bilateral defense and security 
agreements between the United States and foreign govern-
ments that support the existing and planned military pos-
ture of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An accounting of existing bilateral defense 
and security agreements that support the military 
posture of the United States in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion, by country and type. 
(2) An articulation of the need for new bilateral 
defense and security agreements, by country and type, 
to support a more distributed United States military 
posture in the Indo-Pacific region, as outlined by the 
Global Force Posture Review, including agreements 
necessary— 
(A) to establish new cooperative security lo-
cations, forward operating locations, and other 
locations in support of distributed operations; 
and 
(B) to enable exercises and a more rota-
tional force presence. 
(3) A description of the relative priority of the 
agreements articulated under paragraph (2). 
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(4) Any specific request, financial or otherwise, 
made by a foreign government or a Federal agency 
other than the Department of Defense that complicates 
the completion of such agreements. 
(5) A description of Department activities 
planned for the current and subsequent fiscal year 
that are intended to contribute to the completion of 
such agreements. 
(6) A description of the manner in which the ne-
cessity for such agreements is communicated to, and 
coordinated with, the Secretary of State. 
(7) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense 
considers relevant. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1263. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON TAIWAN. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Consistent with the Tai-
wan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et. seq.), it shall be the 
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policy of the United States to maintain the capacity of the 
United States to resist a fait accompli that would jeop-
ardize the security of the people on Taiwan. 
(b) FAIT ACCOMPLI DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘fait accompli’’ refers to the resort to force by the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China to invade and seize control of Tai-
wan before the United States can respond effectively. 
SEC. 1264. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON JOINT EXERCISES 
WITH TAIWAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) joint military exercises with Taiwan are an 
important component of improving military readi-
ness; 
(2) the Commander of United States Indo-Pa-
cific Command possesses the authority to carry out 
such joint military exercises, including those that— 
(A) involve multiple warfare domains and 
exercise secure communications between the 
forces of the United States, Taiwan, and other 
foreign partners; 
(B) incorporate the participation of mul-
tiple combatant and subordinate unified com-
mands; and 
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(C) present complex military challenges, in-
cluding the multi-domain capabilities of a capa-
ble adversary; 
(3) the United States should seek to use existing 
authorities more effectively to improve the readiness 
of the military forces of the United States and Tai-
wan; and 
(4) the naval forces of Taiwan should be invited 
to participate in the Rim of the Pacific exercise, as 
appropriate, conducted in 2024. 
SEC. 1265. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE ALLIANCES 
AND PARTNERSHIPS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC 
REGION. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense 
should continue efforts that strengthen United States defense 
alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region so as 
to further the comparative advantage of the United States 
in strategic competition with the People’s Republic of 
China, including by— 
(1) enhancing cooperation with Japan, con-
sistent with the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and 
Security Between the United States of America and 
Japan, signed at Washington, January 19, 1960, in-
cluding by developing advanced military capabilities, 
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fostering interoperability across all domains, and im-
proving sharing of information and intelligence; 
(2) reinforcing the United States alliance with 
the Republic of Korea, including by maintaining the 
presence of approximately 28,500 members of the 
United States Armed Forces deployed to the country 
and affirming the United States commitment to ex-
tended deterrence using the full range of United 
States defense capabilities, consistent with the Mutual 
Defense Treaty Between the United States and the 
Republic of Korea, signed at Washington, October 1, 
1953, in support of the shared objective of a peaceful 
and stable Korean Peninsula; 
(3) fostering bilateral and multilateral coopera-
tion with Australia, consistent with the Security 
Treaty Between Australia, New Zealand, and the 
United States of America, signed at San Francisco, 
September 1, 1951, and through the partnership 
among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the 
United States (commonly known as ‘‘AUKUS’’)— 
(A) to advance shared security objectives; 
(B) to accelerate the fielding of advanced 
military capabilities; and 
(C) to build the capacity of emerging part-
ners; 
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(4) advancing United States alliances with the 
Philippines and Thailand and United States partner-
ships with other partners in the Association of South-
east Asian Nations to enhance maritime domain 
awareness, promote sovereignty and territorial integ-
rity, leverage technology and promote innovation, and 
support an open, inclusive, and rules-based regional 
architecture; 
(5) broadening United States engagement with 
India, including through the Quadrilateral Security 
Dialogue— 
(A) to advance the shared objective of a free 
and open Indo-Pacific region through bilateral 
and multilateral engagements and participation 
in military exercises, expanded defense trade, 
and collaboration on humanitarian aid and dis-
aster response; and 
(B) to enable greater cooperation on mari-
time security and the threat of global pandemics, 
including COVID–19; 
(6) strengthening the United States partnership 
with Taiwan, consistent with the Three Commu-
niques, the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8; 
22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), and the Six Assurances, with 
the goal of improving Taiwan’s defensive military ca-
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pabilities and promoting peaceful cross-strait rela-
tions; 
(7) reinforcing the status of the Republic of 
Singapore as a Major Security Cooperation Partner 
of the United States and continuing to strengthen de-
fense and security cooperation between the military 
forces of the Republic of Singapore and the Armed 
Forces of the United States, including through par-
ticipation in combined exercises and training; 
(8) engaging with the Federated States of Micro-
nesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Re-
public of Palau, and other Pacific Island countries, 
with the goal of strengthening regional security and 
addressing issues of mutual concern, including pro-
tecting fisheries from illegal, unreported, and unregu-
lated fishing; 
(9) collaborating with Canada, the United King-
dom, France, and other members of the European 
Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to 
build connectivity and advance a shared vision for 
the region that is principled, long-term, and anchored 
in democratic resilience; and 
(10) investing in enhanced military posture and 
capabilities in the area of responsibility of the United 
States Indo-Pacific Command, identified by the De-
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partment of Defense as its priority theater, and 
strengthening cooperation in bilateral relationships, 
multilateral partnerships, and other international 
fora to uphold global security and shared principles, 
with the goal of ensuring the maintenance of a free 
and open Indo-Pacific region. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 1271. NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SPE-
CIAL OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 138 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section 2350r: 
‘‘§ 2350r. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special 
Operations Headquarters 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for each fiscal year for operation and 
maintenance for the Army, the Secretary of Defense is au-
thorized to use up to $50,000,000, to be derived from 
amounts made available for support of North Atlantic Trea-
ty Organization (referred to in this section as ‘NATO’) op-
erations, for each such fiscal year for the purposes set forth 
in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The Secretary shall provide funds 
for the NATO Special Operations Headquarters— 
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‘‘(1) to improve coordination and cooperation be-
tween the special operations forces of NATO countries 
and countries approved by the North Atlantic Council 
as NATO partners; 
‘‘(2) to facilitate joint operations by the special 
operations forces of NATO countries and such NATO 
partners; 
‘‘(3) to support special operations forces peculiar 
command, control, and communications capabilities; 
‘‘(4) to promote special operations forces intel-
ligence and informational requirements within the 
NATO structure; and 
‘‘(5) to promote interoperability through the de-
velopment of common equipment standards, tactics, 
techniques, and procedures, and through execution of 
a multinational education and training program.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item: 
‘‘2350r. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters.’’. 
(c) REPEAL.—Section 1244 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111– 
84; 123 Stat. 2541) is repealed. 
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SEC. 1272. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NATO AND UNITED 
STATES DEFENSE POSTURE IN EUROPE. 
It is the sense of Congress as follows: 
(1) The Russian Federation’s further invasion of 
Ukraine poses a grave threat to United States secu-
rity and interests around the globe and to the rules- 
based international order, including the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization (NATO). 
(2) The Russian Federation has demonstrated a 
complete disregard for the safety of civilians during 
its unlawful and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, 
which has involved indiscriminate bombing of civil-
ian areas and executions of noncombatants. 
(3) The United States stands with the people of 
Ukraine and condemns the heinous acts committed by 
the Russian Federation against them, and Congress 
strongly supports continued assistance to Ukraine to 
sustain its ability to repel Russian invasion forces 
and continue to retake its sovereign territory. 
(4) NATO remains the strongest and most suc-
cessful military alliance in the world, founded on a 
commitment by its members to uphold the principles 
of democracy, individual liberty, and the rule of law. 
The NATO alliance has grown more robust and more 
united in response to Russia’s 2022 further invasion 
of Ukraine, as allies have enhanced their deterrence 
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and defense posture, and continued to send military 
aid to bolster Ukraine’s defenses. 
(5) The United States— 
(A) strongly supports the path of Sweden 
and Finland toward NATO membership, as evi-
denced by the overwhelming bipartisan Senate 
vote providing advice and consent to the ratifica-
tion of the Protocols of the North Atlantic Treaty 
of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of Fin-
land and the Kingdom of Sweden; 
(B) urges all NATO allies who have not 
ratified their accession to do so as soon as pos-
sible; 
(C) reaffirms its ironclad commitment to 
NATO as the foundation of transatlantic secu-
rity and to upholding its obligations under the 
North Atlantic Treaty, including Article 5; and 
(D) encourages NATO members to move 
swiftly to meet their commitments made at the 
June 2022 NATO Summit to expand NATO’s 
multinational battle groups and enhance mili-
tary posture on NATO’s eastern flank, and to ur-
gently continue progress on meeting their Wales 
Pledge commitments, capability targets, con-
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tributions to NATO missions and operations, 
and resilience commitments. 
(6) America’s European allies and partners 
have— 
(A) 
made 
significant 
contributions 
to 
Ukraine’s defense against the Russian invasion, 
including critical military, economic, and hu-
manitarian aid, sanctions, and export controls, 
to erode Russia’s ability to sustain its aggres-
sion; and 
(B) welcomed millions of Ukrainian refu-
gees forced to flee their homeland. 
(7) The United States must continue to work 
with these allies and partners to sustain this support, 
to collectively reconstitute weapons stocks, and to 
maintain unified resolve to reduce threats to critical 
infrastructure ranging from Russia’s weaponization 
of energy to China’s predatory investments in trans-
portation and telecommunications infrastructure. 
(8) The United States should develop and imple-
ment a long-term plan to adapt United States posture 
in Europe to the altered threat environment. The ele-
vated United States posture currently in Europe is 
crucial in the current threat environment, and the 
United States posture changes announced during the 
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June 2022 NATO Summit are important steps, in-
cluding the establishment of the first permanently sta-
tioned headquarters in Poland, the commitment to 
maintain a rotational brigade combat team and 
headquarters in Romania, enhanced rotations to the 
Baltic countries, and the forward-stationing of two 
additional destroyers in Rota, Spain. 
(9) European Deterrence Initiative (EDI) invest-
ments have proven crucial to United States and 
NATO abilities to rapidly reinforce the European the-
ater leading up to and during Russia’s further inva-
sion of Ukraine. The United States should continue 
robust investments through EDI, including further 
enhancing United States posture in Europe and 
maintaining a committed schedule of exercises with 
allies. 
(10) The Black Sea is critical to United States 
interests and to the security of NATO in the region, 
given Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war in 
Ukraine and Russia’s attempts to directly intimidate, 
coerce, and otherwise influence countries in this re-
gion. These allies’ and partners’ security will have 
major consequences for broader European security 
and collective efforts to enhance Black Sea countries’ 
defense and resilience capabilities are essential. In 
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addition, the United States and NATO should con-
sider adopting robust intergovernmental and inter-
agency strategies for the Black Sea, to facilitate fur-
ther collaboration among all countries in the region. 
(11) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania play a crit-
ical role in strategic efforts to continue to deter Rus-
sia. 
(12) The United States should continue to pur-
sue efforts consistent with the comprehensive, multi-
lateral Baltic Defense Assessment conducted by the 
Department of Defense. Robust support to accomplish 
United States strategic objectives, including by pro-
viding continued assistance to the Baltic countries 
through security cooperation, including cooperation 
referred to as the Baltic Security Initiative pursuant 
to sections 332 and 333 of title 10, United States 
Code, should continue to be prioritized in the years 
to come. Specifically, such assistance should include 
the continuation of— 
(A) enhancements to critical capabilities 
that will strengthen Baltic security as well as 
strengthen NATO’s deterrence and defense pos-
ture, including integrated air and missile de-
fense, maritime domain awareness, long-range 
precision fires, and command and control; 
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(B) efforts to enhance interoperability 
among Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and with 
NATO; 
(C) infrastructure and other host-country 
support improvements that will enhance United 
States and allied military mobility across the re-
gion; 
(D) efforts to improve resilience to hybrid 
and cyber threats in Estonia, Latvia, and Lith-
uania; and 
(E) support for planning and budgeting ef-
forts of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania that are 
regionally synchronized. 
(13) It is in the United States interest to sup-
port efforts to enhance security and stability in the 
Western Balkans. The United States should continue 
its efforts to work with Western Balkans allies and 
partners to build interoperability and support insti-
tutional reforms. The United States should also sup-
port those countries’ efforts to resist disinformation 
campaigns, predatory investments, and other means 
by which Russia and China may seek to influence 
this region. 
(14) The United States should continue to work 
closely with European allies and partners to counter 
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growing malign activities by the People’s Republic of 
China across Europe, in the Indo-Pacific, and be-
yond. 
SEC. 1273. REPORT ON FIFTH FLEET CAPABILITIES UP-
GRADES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on— 
(1) capabilities upgrades necessary to enable the 
Fifth Fleet to address emerging threats in its area of 
responsibility; and 
(2) any costs associated with such upgrades. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of seaborne threats posed by 
Iran, and groups linked to Iran, to the military forces 
of United States allies and partners operating in the 
waters in and around the broader Middle East. 
(2) A description of any capabilities upgrades 
necessary to enable the Fifth Fleet to address such 
threats. 
(3) An estimate of the costs associated with any 
such upgrades. 
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(4) A description of any United States plan to 
deepen cooperation with other member countries of the 
Combined Maritime Forces at the strategic, policy, 
and functional levels for the purpose of addressing 
such threats, including by— 
(A) enhancing coordination on defense 
planning; 
(B) improving intelligence sharing; and 
(C) deepening maritime interoperability. 
(c) BROADER MIDDLE EAST DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘broader Middle East’’ means— 
(1) the land around the southern and eastern 
shores of the Mediterranean Sea; 
(2) the Arabian Peninsula; 
(3) Iran; and 
(4) North Africa. 
SEC. 1274. REPORT ON USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA BY FOREIGN 
TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on— 
(1) the use of online social media platforms by 
entities designated as foreign terrorist organizations 
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by the Secretary of State for recruitment, fundraising, 
and the dissemination of information; and 
(2) the threat posed to the national security of 
the United States by the online radicalization of ter-
rorists and violent extremists with ties to foreign gov-
ernments or elements thereof, foreign organizations, or 
foreign persons, or international terrorist activities. 
(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1275. REPORT AND FEASIBILITY STUDY ON COLLABO-
RATION TO MEET SHARED NATIONAL SECU-
RITY INTERESTS IN EAST AFRICA. 
(a) REPORT ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND OTHER AC-
TIVITIES IN SOMALILAND.— 
(1) DEFINED
TERM.—In this subsection, the 
term 
‘‘appropriate 
congressional 
committees’’ 
means— 
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(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2023, and annually thereafter until 
the date that is 5 years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that, with respect to 
the most recently concluded 12-month period— 
(i) describes assistance provided by the 
Department of State and the United States 
Agency for International Development to 
Somaliland, including— 
(I) the value of such assistance (in 
United States dollars); 
(II) the source from which such 
assistance was funded; 
(III) the names of the programs 
through which such assistance was ad-
ministered; 
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(IV) the implementing partners 
through which such assistance was pro-
vided; 
(V) the sponsoring bureau of the 
Department of State or the United 
States Agency for International Devel-
opment; and 
(VI) if the assistance broadly tar-
geted the Federal Republic of Somalia, 
the portion of such assistance that 
was— 
(aa) explicitly intended to 
support Somaliland; and 
(bb) ultimately employed in 
Somaliland; 
(ii) details the staffing and responsibil-
ities of the Department of State and the 
United States Agency for International De-
velopment supporting foreign assistance, 
diplomatic engagement, and security initia-
tives in Somaliland, including the location 
of such personnel (duty station) and their 
corresponding bureau; 
(iii) provides— 
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(I) a detailed account of travel to 
Somaliland by employees of the De-
partment of State and the United 
States Agency for International Devel-
opment, if any, including the position, 
duty station, and trip purpose for each 
such trip; or 
(II) the justification for not trav-
eling to Somaliland if no such per-
sonnel traveled during the reporting 
period; and 
(iv) if the Department of State has 
provided training to security forces of the 
Federal 
Member 
States 
(FMS), 
and 
Somaliland, including— 
(I) where such training has oc-
curred; 
(II) the extent to which FMS and 
Somaliland security forces have dem-
onstrated the ability to absorb previous 
training; and 
(III) the ability of FMS and 
Somaliland security forces to maintain 
and appropriately utilize such train-
ing, as applicable. 
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(B) FORM.—The report required under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(b) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 
(1) DEFINED
TERM.—In this subsection, the 
term 
‘‘appropriate 
congressional 
committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) FEASIBILITY
STUDY.—The Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
shall conduct a feasibility study that— 
(A) determines whether opportunities exist 
for greater collaboration in the pursuit of United 
States national security interests in the Horn of 
Africa, the Gulf of Aden, and the Indo-Pacific re-
gion with the Federal Government of Somalia 
and Somaliland; and 
(B) identifies the practicability and advis-
ability of improving the professionalization and 
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capacity of security sector actors within the Fed-
eral Member States (FMS) and Somaliland. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than June 
15, 2023, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other rel-
evant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit 
a classified report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that contains the results of the feasibility 
study required under paragraph (2). 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act, in-
cluding the reporting requirement under subsection (a) and 
the conduct of the feasibility study under subsection (b), 
may be construed to convey United States recognition of 
Somalia’s FMS or Somaliland as an independent entity. 
SEC. 1276. ASSESSMENT OF CHALLENGES TO IMPLEMENTA-
TION OF THE PARTNERSHIP AMONG AUS-
TRALIA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek 
to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research 
and development center for the conduct of an independent 
assessment of resourcing, policy, and process challenges to 
implementing the partnership among Australia, the United 
Kingdom, and United States (commonly known as the 
‘‘AUKUS partnership’’) announced on September 21, 2021. 
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(b) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In conducting the 
assessment required by subsection (a), the federally funded 
research and development center shall consider the following 
with respect to each of Australia, the United Kingdom, and 
the United States: 
(1) Potential resourcing and personnel shortfalls. 
(2) Information sharing, including foreign dis-
closure policy and processes. 
(3) Statutory, regulatory, and other policies and 
processes. 
(4) Intellectual property, including patents. 
(5) Export controls, including technology trans-
fer and protection. 
(6) Security protocols and practices, including 
personnel, operational, physical, facility, cybersecu-
rity, counterintelligence, marking and classifying in-
formation, and handling and transmission of classi-
fied material. 
(7) Industrial base implications specifically in-
cluding options to expand the United States sub-
marine and nuclear power industrial base to meet 
United States and Australia requirements. 
(8) Alternatives that would significantly accel-
erate Australia’s national security, including— 
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(A) interim submarine options to include 
leasing or conveyance of legacy United States 
submarines for Australia’s use; or 
(B) the conveyance of B-21 bombers. 
(9) Any other matter the Secretary considers ap-
propriate. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The federally funded re-
search and development center selected to conduct the assess-
ment under this section shall include, as part of such assess-
ment, recommendations for improvements to resourcing, 
policy, and process challenges to implementing the AUKUS 
partnership. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 
2024, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives a report that in-
cludes an unaltered copy of such assessment, together 
with the views of the Secretary on the assessment and 
on the recommendations included in the assessment 
pursuant to subsection (c). 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may contain a classified annex. 
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SEC. 1277. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF UNITED 
STATES-ISRAEL COOPERATION TO COUNTER 
UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS. 
(a) AUTHORITY
TO ESTABLISH CAPABILITIES
TO 
COUNTER
UNMANNED
AERIAL
SYSTEMS.—Subsection 
(a)(1) of section 1278 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 
1702; 22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended in the first sentence 
by inserting after ‘‘to establish capabilities for countering 
unmanned aerial systems’’ the following ‘‘, including di-
rected energy capabilities,’’. 
(b) SUPPORT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAM.— 
Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting at the end 
before the period the following: ‘‘, including directed 
energy capabilities’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 
(c) SUNSET.—Subsection (f) of such section is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2026’’. 
SEC. 1278. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND BRIEFING ON MULTI-
NATIONAL FORCE AND OBSERVERS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
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(1) the Multinational Force and Observers has 
helped strengthen stability and kept the peace in 
Sinai Peninsula; and 
(2) the United States should continue to main-
tain its strong support for the Multinational Force 
and Observers. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days before the im-
plementation of any plan to move a Multinational Force 
and Observer site, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the 
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate on the resulting impacts of such 
plan on existing security arrangements between Israel and 
Egypt. 
SEC. 1279. BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRO-
GRAM TO PROTECT UNITED STATES STU-
DENTS AGAINST FOREIGN AGENTS. 
Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing 
to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives on the program described in section 1277 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub-
lic Law 115–91), including an assessment on whether the 
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program is beneficial to students interning, working part 
time, or in a program that will result in employment post- 
graduation with Department of Defense components and 
contractors. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense. 
Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide. 
Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1405. Defense health program. 
Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 
Sec. 1411. Reform of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. 
Sec. 1412. Modification of acquisition authority under Strategic and Critical Ma-
terials Stock Piling Act. 
Sec. 1413. Briefings on shortfalls in National Defense Stockpile. 
Sec. 1414. Authority to acquire materials for the National Defense Stockpile. 
Sec. 1415. Department of Defense readiness to support prolonged conflict. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 1421. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 
for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois. 
Sec. 1422. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2023 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
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SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruc-
tion, Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 
4501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and 
munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the De-
partment of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 
U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 
of the United States that is not covered by section 
1412 of such Act. 
SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4501. 
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SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense, as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2023 for the Defense Health Program for use of 
the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the 
Department of Defense for providing for the health of eligi-
ble beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table in section 
4501. 
Subtitle B—National Defense 
Stockpile 
SEC. 1411. REFORM OF THE STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MA-
TERIALS STOCK PILING ACT. 
(a) REPEAL OF STRATEGIC MATERIALS PROTECTION 
BOARD.—Section 187 of title 10, United States Code, is re-
pealed. 
(b) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS BOARD OF 
DIRECTORS.—Section 10 of the Strategic and Critical Ma-
terials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-1) is amended to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 10. STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS BOARD OF 
DIRECTORS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Stra-
tegic and Critical Materials Board of Directors (in this Act 
referred to as the ‘Board’). 
‘‘(b) MEMBERS.—The Board shall be composed, at a 
minimum, of the following: 
‘‘(1) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for In-
dustrial Base Policy, who shall serve as chairman of 
the Board. 
‘‘(2) One designee of each of the Secretary of 
Commerce, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
Energy, and the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(3) One designee of each of the Chairman and 
Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee of 
the House Committee on Armed Services. 
‘‘(4) One designee of each of the Chairman and 
Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee of 
the Senate Committee on Armed Services. 
‘‘(5) Four designees of the chairman of the 
Board, who shall have expertise relating to military 
affairs, defense procurement, production of strategic 
and critical materials, finance, or any other dis-
ciplines deemed necessary by the chairman to conduct 
the business of the Board. 
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‘‘(c) DUTIES OF THE BOARD.—In addition to other 
matters assigned to it by the chairman, the Board shall con-
duct the following, without power of delegation: 
‘‘(1) Adopt by-laws that ensure sufficient over-
sight, governance, and effectiveness of the National 
Defense Stockpile program. 
‘‘(2) Elect or remove Board members. 
‘‘(3) Advise the National Defense Stockpile Man-
ager. 
‘‘(4) Establish performance metrics and conduct 
an annual performance review of the National De-
fense Stockpile Manager. 
‘‘(5) Set compensation for the National Defense 
Stockpile Manager. 
‘‘(6) Review and approve the annual budget of 
the National Defense Stockpile program and conduct 
appropriate reviews of annual financial statements. 
‘‘(7) Re-allocate budget resources within the an-
nual budget of the National Defense Stockpile pro-
gram. 
‘‘(8) Review and approve the Annual Materials 
and Operations Plan required by section 11(a)(2) of 
this Act, including a review of the projected domestic 
and foreign economic effects of proposed actions to be 
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taken under the Annual Materials and Operations 
Plan. 
‘‘(9) Complete and submit the annual Board Re-
port, in accordance with section 11(b)(2) of this Act. 
‘‘(10) Recommend to the Secretary of Defense— 
‘‘(A) a strategy to ensure a secure supply of 
materials designated as critical to national secu-
rity; and 
‘‘(B) such other strategies as the Board con-
siders appropriate to strengthen the industrial 
base with respect to materials critical to na-
tional security. 
‘‘(d) BOARD MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet as de-
termined necessary by the chairman but not less frequently 
than once every year to fulfill the duties described in sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
ACT.—Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Board. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) MATERIALS CRITICAL TO NATIONAL SECU-
RITY.—The term ‘materials critical to national secu-
rity’ means materials— 
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‘‘(A) 
upon 
which 
the 
production 
or 
sustainment of military equipment is dependent; 
and 
‘‘(B) the supply of which could be restricted 
by actions or events outside the control of the 
Government of the United States. 
‘‘(2) MILITARY EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘military 
equipment’ means equipment used directly by the 
Armed Forces to carry out military operations. 
‘‘(3) SECURE SUPPLY.—The term ‘secure supply’, 
with respect to a material, means the availability of 
a source or sources for the material, including the full 
supply chain for the material and components con-
taining the material.’’. 
(c) REPORTS.—Section 11 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 98h- 
2) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 11. REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) REPORTS TO THE BOARD.—The National Defense 
Stockpile Manager shall submit to the Board the following: 
‘‘(1) Not later than 40 calendar days after the 
last day of each of the first three fiscal quarters in 
each fiscal year, unaudited financial statements and 
a Manager’s Discussion and Analysis for the imme-
diately preceding fiscal quarter. 
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‘‘(2) Not later than 60 calendar days after the 
conclusion of the fourth quarter of each fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) audited financial statements and a 
Manager’s Discussion and Analysis for the im-
mediately preceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) an Annual Materials and Operations 
Plan for the forthcoming year. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTS BY NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCK-
PILE MANAGE.—Not later than 90 days after the con-
clusion of the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, the 
National Defense Stockpile Manager shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees (as defined in 
section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) a re-
port that shall include— 
‘‘(A) information with respect to foreign 
and domestic purchases of materials for the 
stockpile during the preceding fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) information with respect to the acqui-
sition and disposal of materials under this Act 
by barter, during such fiscal year; 
‘‘(C) information with respect to the activi-
ties by the National Defense Stockpile Manager 
to encourage the conservation, substitution, and 
development of strategic and critical materials; 
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‘‘(D) information with respect to the re-
search and development activities conducted 
under section 8 of this Act; 
‘‘(E) audited annual financial statements 
for the Strategic and Critical Materials Fund; 
‘‘(F) other pertinent information on the ad-
ministration of this Act as will enable the Con-
gress to evaluate the effectiveness of the program; 
‘‘(G) details of all planned expenditures 
from the Strategic and Critical Materials Fund 
over the Future Years’ Defense Program and an-
ticipated receipts from proposed disposals of 
stockpile materials; and 
‘‘(H) the report required by paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) REPORT BY THE BOARD.—The Board shall 
prepare a written report to accompany the report re-
quired by paragraph (1) which shall include— 
‘‘(A) the activities of the Board to carry out 
the duties listed in section 10(c) of this Act; and 
‘‘(B) the most recent Annual Materials and 
Operations Plan submitted under subsection 
(a)(2)(B).’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS STOCK 
PILING ACT.—The Strategic and Critical Materials 
Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 5(a)(2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘certain stockpile trans-
actions’’ and all that follows through ‘‘sub-
mitted the President proposes’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘any such transaction’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘any stockpile 
transactions proposed in the Annual Mate-
rials and Operations Plan for such fiscal 
year after the Board submits the report 
under section 11(b)(2) containing such 
plan’’; and 
(B) in section 15— 
(i) in subsection (c)(1), by striking 
‘‘annual materials plan’’ and inserting 
‘‘Annual Materials and Operations Plan’’; 
and 
(ii) in subsection (e)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘, acting through 
the National Defense Stockpile Man-
ager,’’ after ‘‘The President’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘section 11(a)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 11(b)(1)’’. 
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(2) TITLE
10.—Title 10 of the United States 
Code is amended— 
(A) in section 4863(g), by striking ‘‘Stra-
tegic Materials Protection Board pursuant to 
section 187 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘Strategic 
and Critical Materials Board of Directors pursu-
ant to section 10 of the Strategic and Critical 
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-1)’’; 
and 
(B) in section 4872(c)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘ 
Strategic Materials Protection Board pursuant 
to section 187 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘Stra-
tegic and Critical Materials Board of Directors 
pursuant to section 10 of the Strategic and Crit-
ical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h- 
1)’’. 
SEC. 1412. MODIFICATION OF ACQUISITION AUTHORITY 
UNDER STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATE-
RIALS STOCK PILING ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 of the Strategic and Crit-
ical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98d) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in the first sentence, by inserting 
‘‘under the authority of paragraph (3) of 
this section or’’ after ‘‘Except for acquisi-
tions made’’; and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘for such acquisition’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
any acquisition of materials under this 
Act’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) Using funds appropriated for acquisition of mate-
rials under this Act, the National Defense Stockpile Man-
ager may acquire materials determined to be strategic and 
critical under section 3(a) without regard to the require-
ment of the first sentence of paragraph (1) if the Stockpile 
Manager determines there is a shortfall of such materials 
in the stockpile.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘to carry out 
the purposes for which appropriated for a period of 
two fiscal years, if so provided in appropriation 
Acts’’ and inserting ‘‘until expended, unless otherwise 
provided in appropriations Acts’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN QUANTITIES OF MATERIALS TO BE 
STOCKPILED.—Section 3(c)(2) of the Strategic and Critical 
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(c)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) by amending the first sentence to read as fol-
lows: ‘‘The President shall notify Congress in writing 
of any increase proposed to be made in the quantity 
of any material to be stockpiled that involves the ac-
quisition of additional materials for the stockpile.’’; 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘the 
change after the end of the 45-day period’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the increase after the end of the 30-day period’’; 
and 
(3) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘change’’ 
and inserting ‘‘increase’’. 
SEC. 1413. BRIEFINGS ON SHORTFALLS IN NATIONAL DE-
FENSE STOCKPILE. 
Section 14 of the Strategic and Critical Materials 
Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–5) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f)(1) Not later than March 1 each year, the National 
Defense Stockpile Manager shall provide to the congres-
sional defense committees a briefing on strategic and crit-
ical materials that— 
‘‘(A) are determined to be in shortfall in the 
most recent report on stockpile requirements sub-
mitted under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) the acquisition or disposal of which is in-
cluded in the Annual Materials and Operations Plan 
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for the operation of the stockpile during the next fiscal 
year submitted under section 11(b). 
‘‘(2) Each briefing required by paragraph (1) shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) a description of each material described in 
that paragraph, including the objective to be achieved 
if funding is provided, in whole or in part, for the 
acquisition of the material to remedy the shortfall; 
‘‘(B) an estimate of additional amounts required 
to provide such funding, if any; and 
‘‘(C) an assessment of the supply chain for each 
such material, including any assessment of any rel-
evant risk in any such supply chain.’’. 
SEC. 1414. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE MATERIALS FOR THE 
NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE. 
(a) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—Of the funds appro-
priated into the National Defense Stockpile Transaction 
Fund pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
under subsection (c), the National Defense Stockpile Man-
ager may use up to $1,003,500,000 for acquisition of the 
following materials determined to be strategic and critical 
materials required to meet the defense, industrial, and es-
sential civilian needs of the United States: 
(1) Neodymium oxide, praseodymium oxide, and 
neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) magnet block. 
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(2) Titanium. 
(3) Energetic materials. 
(4) Iso-molded graphite. 
(5) Grain-oriented electric steel. 
(6) Tire cord steel. 
(7) Cadmium zinc telluride. 
(8) Any additional materials identified as stock-
pile requirements in the most recent report submitted 
to Congress under section 14 of the Strategic and 
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h– 
5). 
(b) FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.—The authority under 
subsection (a) is available for purchases during fiscal years 
2023 through 2032. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the National Defense 
Stockpile Transaction Fund $1,003,500,000 for the acquisi-
tion of strategic and critical materials under section 6(a) 
of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
U.S.C. 98e(a)). 
(d) COMPLIANCE WITH STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MA-
TERIALS STOCK PILING ACT.—Any acquisition using funds 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions under subsection (c) shall be carried out in accordance 
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with the provisions of the Strategic and Critical Materials 
Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.). 
SEC. 1415. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE READINESS TO SUP-
PORT PROLONGED CONFLICT. 
(a) STUDIES REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each report required by 
section 14(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials 
Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-5(a)), the National 
Defense Stockpile Manager shall— 
(A) conduct a study on the strategic mate-
rials required by the Department of Defense to 
sustain combat operations for not less than one 
year against the pacing threat identified in the 
National Defense Strategy; and 
(B) not later than January 15, 2024, sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on such study in a classified form with an 
unclassified summary. 
(2) ENERGY STORAGE AND ELECTRONIC COMPO-
NENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall 
conduct a study of the energy storage and elec-
tronic components necessary to sustain combat 
operations for not less than one year against the 
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pacing threat identified in the National Defense 
Strategy. 
(B) REPORT.—— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Jan-
uary 15, 2024, the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall 
submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the study required under 
subparagraph (A). 
(ii) FORM.—The report required by 
clause (i) shall be submitted in an unclassi-
fied form but may contain a classified 
annex. 
(iii) ELEMENTS.—The report required 
by clause (i) shall include the following: 
(I) A description of the specific 
number and type of energy storage and 
electronic components that the Depart-
ment of Defense requires for the manu-
facture of munitions, combat support 
items, and weapon systems to sustain 
combat operations. 
(II) A description of the specific 
number and type of energy storage and 
electronic components that the Depart-
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ment of Defense requires to replenish 
or replace munitions, combat support 
items, and weapon systems that are 
lost or expended during the execution 
and sustainment of the relevant oper-
ational plan. 
(III) A description of supply 
chain 
vulnerabilities 
during 
the 
sustainment and execution period, such 
as sole sources of supply, war damage, 
and shipping interdiction. 
(IV) A description of supply 
chain vulnerabilities prior to the 
sustainment and execution period and 
the replenishment and replacement pe-
riod, such as reliance on sole sources of 
supply, geographic proximity to stra-
tegic competitors, and diminishing 
manufacturing sources. 
(V) An identification of alter-
native sources of supply for energy and 
electronics components that are domes-
tic or are from allies or partners of the 
United States. 
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(VI) An assessment of the tech-
nical and economic feasibility of the 
preparedness and response programs of 
the Department of Defense, such as the 
National 
Defense 
Stockpile, 
the 
Warstopper program, war reserves and 
pre-positioned stocks, contract options, 
or other methods to mitigate postulated 
shortfalls to Department of Defense re-
quirements. 
(VII) Any other such elements 
deemed appropriate by the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment. 
(C) ENERGY
STORAGE
AND
ELECTRONIC 
COMPONENT DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘‘energy storage and electronic component’’ 
includes— 
(i) an item that operates by controlling 
the flow of electrons or other electrically 
charged particles in circuits, using inter-
connections of electrical devices such as re-
sistors, inductors, capacitors, diodes, switch-
es, transistors, or integrated circuits; and 
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(ii) battery cells, battery modules, bat-
tery packs, and other related components re-
lated to batteries. 
(b) ACQUISITION PRIORITY.—Consistent with the au-
thority in section 5 of the Strategic and Critical Materials 
Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98d) and subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the National Defense Stockpile 
Manager shall acquire the highest priority strategic and 
critical materials identified in the report submitted under 
subsection (a)(1). 
(c) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘strategic and critical materials’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 12 of the Stra-
tegic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 
98h-3). 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1421. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM-
ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 
LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated for section 1405 and 
available for the Defense Health Program for operation and 
maintenance, $168,000,000 may be transferred by the Sec-
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retary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense–De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra-
tion Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). For purposes 
of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so 
transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and ap-
propriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer. 
(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the purposes 
of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations 
for which funds transferred under subsection (a) may be 
used are operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal 
Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 
Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined 
Federal medical facility under an operational agreement 
covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 
SEC. 1422. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2023 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
Fund the sum of $152,360,000 of which— 
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(1) $75,360,000 is for operation, maintenance, 
construction and renovation; and 
(2) $77,000,000 is for major construction. 
TITLE XV—CYBER AND INFORMA-
TION OPERATIONS MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Cyber Matters 
Sec. 1501. Improvements to Principal Cyber Advisors. 
Sec. 1502. Annual reports on support by military departments for United States 
Cyber Command. 
Sec. 1503. Modification of office of primary responsibility for strategic cybersecu-
rity program. 
Sec. 1504. Tailored cyberspace operations organizations. 
Sec. 1505. Establishment of support center for consortium of universities that ad-
vise Secretary of Defense on cybersecurity matters. 
Sec. 1506. Alignment of Department of Defense cyber international strategy with 
National Defense Strategy and Department of Defense Cyber 
Strategy. 
Sec. 1507. Enhancement of cyberspace training and security cooperation. 
Sec. 1508. Military Cybersecurity Cooperation with Hashemite Kingdom of Jor-
dan. 
Sec. 1509. Management and oversight of Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture. 
Sec. 1510. Integrated non-kinetic force development. 
Sec. 1511. Protection of critical infrastructure. 
Sec. 1512. Budget display for cryptographic modernization activities for certain 
systems of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1513. Establishing projects for data management, artificial intelligence, and 
digital solutions. 
Sec. 1514. Operational testing for commercial cybersecurity capabilities. 
Subtitle B—Information Operations 
Sec. 1521. Requirement to notify Chief of Mission of military operation in the 
information environment. 
Sec. 1522. Assessment and optimization of Department of Defense information 
and influence operations conducted through cyberspace. 
Sec. 1523. Joint information operations course. 
Sec. 1524. Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of joint 
lexicon for terms related to information operations. 
Sec. 1525. Limitation on availability of funds pending submittal of information 
operations strategy and posture review. 
Sec. 1526. Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of assess-
ments relating to cybersecurity of the defense industrial base. 
Subtitle C—Personnel 
Sec. 1531. Cyber operations-peculiar awards. 
Sec. 1532. Establishment of Cyber Operations Designator and rating for the 
Navy. 
Sec. 1533. Total force generation for the Cyberspace Operations Forces. 
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Sec. 1534. Correcting cyber mission force readiness shortfalls. 
Sec. 1535. Department of Defense Cyber and Digital Service Academy. 
Sec. 1536. Report on recommendations from Navy Civilian Career Path study. 
Sec. 1537. Study to determine optimal strategy for structuring and manning ele-
ments of Joint Force Headquarters–Cyber Organizations, Joint 
Mission Operations Centers, and Cyber Operations-Integrated 
Planning Elements. 
Sec. 1538. Manning review of Space Force cyber squadrons. 
Sec. 1539. Independent review of posture and staffing levels of Office of the Chief 
Information Officer. 
Sec. 1540. Independent assessment of Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve for Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 1541. Comprehensive review of Cyber Excepted Service. 
Subtitle D—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 1551. Pilot program for sharing cyber capabilities and related information 
with foreign operational partners. 
Sec. 1552. Demonstration program for cyber and information technology budget 
data analytics. 
Sec. 1553. Plan for commercial cloud test and evaluation. 
Sec. 1554. Roadmap and implementation plan for cyber adoption of artificial in-
telligence. 
Sec. 1555. Review of Department of Defense implementation of recommendations 
from Defense Science Board cyber report. 
Sec. 1556. Annual briefing on relationship between National Security Agency and 
United States Cyber Command. 
Sec. 1557. Review of definitions associated with Cyberspace Operations Forces. 
Sec. 1558. Annual assessments and reports on assignment of certain budget con-
trol responsibility to Commander of United States Cyber Com-
mand. 
Sec. 1559. Assessments of weapons systems vulnerabilities to radio-frequency en-
abled cyber attacks. 
Sec. 1560. Briefing on Department of Defense plan to deter and counter adver-
saries in the information environment. 
Subtitle A—Cyber Matters 
SEC. 1501. IMPROVEMENTS TO PRINCIPAL CYBER ADVI-
SORS. 
(a) CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY FOR CYBERSPACE OP-
ERATIONS.—Subsection (c) of section 932 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 
Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘(4) BUDGET
REVIEW.—(A) The Secretary of 
Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of De-
fense (Comptroller), shall require the Secretaries of the 
military departments and the heads of the Defense 
agencies with responsibilities associated with any ac-
tivity specified in paragraph (2) to transmit the pro-
posed budget for such activities for a fiscal year and 
for the period covered by the future-years defense pro-
gram submitted to Congress under section 221 of this 
title for that fiscal year to the Principal Cyber Advi-
sor for review under subparagraph (B) before submit-
ting the proposed budget to the Under Secretary of 
Defense (Comptroller). 
‘‘(B) The Principal Cyber Advisor shall review 
each proposed budget transmitted under subpara-
graph (A) and, not later than January 31 of the year 
preceding the fiscal year for which the budget is pro-
posed, shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a re-
port containing the comments of the Principal Cyber 
Advisor with respect to all such proposed budgets, to-
gether with the certification of the Principal Cyber 
Advisor regarding whether each proposed budget is 
adequate. 
‘‘(C) Not later than March 31 of each year, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
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specifying each proposed budget that the Principal 
Cyber Advisor did not certify to be adequate. The re-
port of the Secretary shall include the following mat-
ters: 
‘‘(i) A discussion of the actions that the Sec-
retary proposes to take, together with any rec-
ommended legislation that the Secretary con-
siders appropriate, to address the inadequacy of 
the proposed budgets specified in the report. 
‘‘(ii) Any additional comments that the Sec-
retary considers appropriate regarding the inad-
equacy of the proposed budgets.’’. 
(b) CODIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL CYBER ADVISORS.— 
(1) TITLE 10.—Chapter 19 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 392 
the following new section (and conforming the table of 
sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly): 
‘‘§ 392a. Principal Cyber Advisors’’. 
(2) PRINCIPAL CYBER ADVISOR TO SECRETARY 
OF DEFENSE.—Subsection (c) of section 932 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note), as 
amended by subsection (a), is— 
(A) transferred to section 392a of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by paragraph (1); 
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(B) redesignated as subsection (a); 
(C) amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is a Principal 
Cyber Advisor in the Department of Defense.’’; and 
(D) amended in the subsection heading by 
inserting ‘‘TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE’’ after 
‘‘ADVISOR’’. 
(3) DEPUTY CYBER ADVISOR.—Section 905 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note) is— 
(A) transferred to chapter 19 of title 10, 
United States Code, designated as subsection (b) 
of section 392a, as added by paragraph (1), and 
amended by redesignating each subordinate pro-
vision and the margins thereof accordingly; and 
(B) amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘this para-
graph’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’. 
(4) PRINCIPAL
CYBER
ADVISORS
TO
SECRE-
TARIES OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.—Section 1657 of 
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the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note) 
is— 
(A) transferred to chapter 19 of title 10, 
United States Code, designated as subsection (c) 
of section 392a, as added by paragraph (1), and 
amended by redesignating each subordinate pro-
vision and the margins thereof accordingly; and 
(B) amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘clause (ii)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graph (A)’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graph (B)’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’; 
(v) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’; 
(vi) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’; and 
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(vii) by striking paragraph (6) (as re-
designated pursuant to subparagraph (A)). 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TITLE 10.—Section 167b(d)(2)(A) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘to the 
Secretary of Defense under section 392a(a) of this 
title’’ after ‘‘Principal Cyber Advisor’’. 
(2) FY22 NDAA.—Section 1528(e)(2) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
(Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘section 1657(d) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public 
Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 392a(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code’’. 
(3) FY17 NDAA.—Section 1643(b) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘The Principal Cyber Advisor, 
acting through the cross-functional team established 
by section 932(c)(3) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113– 
66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘The Prin-
cipal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense, act-
ing through the cross-functional team under section 
392a(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code,’’. 
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SEC. 1502. ANNUAL REPORTS ON SUPPORT BY MILITARY 
DEPARTMENTS FOR UNITED STATES CYBER 
COMMAND. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Chapter 19 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 391 the 
following new section (and conforming the table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter accordingly): 
‘‘§ 391a. Annual reports on support by military de-
partments for United States Cyber Com-
mand 
‘‘(a) REPORTS.—Not later than 15 days after the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the 
defense budget materials (as defined in section 239 of this 
title) for a fiscal year, the Commander of the United States 
Cyber Command shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report containing the following: 
‘‘(1) An evaluation of whether each military de-
partment is meeting the requirements established by 
the Commander and validated by the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense, and is effectively implementing 
the plan required by section 1534 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, and the 
requirements established pursuant to section 1533 of 
such Act. 
‘‘(2) For each military department evaluated 
under paragraph (1)— 
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‘‘(A) a certification that the military de-
partment is meeting such requirements; or 
‘‘(B) a detailed explanation regarding how 
the military department is not meeting such re-
quirements. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS OF EVALUATION.—Each evaluation 
under subsection (a)(1) shall include, with respect to the 
military department being evaluated, the following: 
‘‘(1) The adequacy of the policies, procedures, 
and execution of manning, training, and equipping 
personnel for employment within the Cyber Mission 
Force. 
‘‘(2) The sufficiency and robustness of training 
curricula for personnel to be assigned to either the 
Cyber Mission Force or units within the cyberspace 
operations forces, and the compliance by the military 
department with training standards. 
‘‘(3) The adequacy of the policies and procedures 
relating to the assignment and assignment length of 
members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine 
Corps, or Space Force to the Cyber Mission Force. 
‘‘(4) The efficacy of the military department in 
filling key work roles within the Cyber Mission Force, 
including the proper force mix of civilian, military, 
and contractor personnel, and the means necessary to 
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meet requirements established by the Commander and 
validated by the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(5) The adequacy of the investment to advance 
cyber-peculiar science and technology, particularly 
with respect to capability development for the Cyber 
Mission Force. 
‘‘(6) The sufficiency of the policies, procedures, 
and investments relating to the establishment and 
management of military occupational specialty, des-
ignator, rating, or Air Force specialty code for per-
sonnel responsible for cyberspace operations, includ-
ing an assessment of the effectiveness of the combina-
tion of policies determining availability and retention 
of sufficient numbers of proficient personnel in key 
work roles, including length of service commitment, 
the use of bonuses and special pays, alternative com-
pensation mechanisms, and consecutive tours in pre-
ferred assignments. 
‘‘(7) In coordination with the Principal Cyber 
Advisor of the Department of Defense, an evaluation 
of the use by the military department of the shared 
lexicon of the Department of Defense specific to cyber-
space activities. 
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‘‘(8) The readiness of personnel serving in the 
Cyber Mission Force and the cyberspace operations 
forces to accomplish assigned missions. 
‘‘(9) The adequacy of actions taken during the 
period of evaluation by the military department to re-
spond to findings from any previous years’ evalua-
tions. 
‘‘(10) Any other element determined relevant by 
the Commander.’’. 
(b) FIRST REPORT.—The Commander of the United 
States Cyber Command shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees the first report under section 391a of 
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
as soon as practicable after the date of the submission of 
the defense budget materials for fiscal year 2024. 
SEC. 1503. MODIFICATION OF OFFICE OF PRIMARY RESPON-
SIBILITY FOR STRATEGIC CYBERSECURITY 
PROGRAM. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1640(c) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) OFFICE OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall designate a 
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principal staff assistant from within the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense whose office shall serve as the of-
fice of primary responsibility for the Program, pro-
viding policy, direction, and oversight regarding the 
execution of the responsibilities of the program man-
ager described in paragraph (5).’’. 
SEC. 1504. TAILORED CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
Section 1723 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub-
lic Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 394 note) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than May 1, 2023, 
the Commanding Officer of Navy Cyber Warfare Develop-
ment Group shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees an independent review of the study under subsection 
(a). The review shall include, at a minimum, evaluations 
of— 
‘‘(1) the value of the study to the Navy Cyber 
Warfare Development Group and to the Navy; 
‘‘(2) any recommendations not considered or in-
cluded as part of the study; 
‘‘(3) the implementation of subsection (b); and 
‘‘(4) other matters as determined by the Com-
manding Officer. 
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‘‘(f) UPDATE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than July 1, 
2023, the Secretaries of the military departments and the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and 
Low Intensity Conflict shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees a briefing on activities taken during the 
period following the date of the briefing provided under sub-
section (d), including an examination of establishing Tai-
lored Cyberspace Operations Organizations and use of the 
authority provided pursuant to subsection (c). 
‘‘(g) AIR FORCE ACTIONS.—Not later than July 1, 
2023, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a review of the activities of 
the Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group, including 
with respect to the authorities of the Group. The review 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) An assessment of whether such authorities 
shall be conferred on the 90th Cyberspace Operations 
Squadron of the Air Force. 
‘‘(2) A consideration of whether the 90th Cyber-
space Operations Squadron should be designated a 
controlled tour, as defined by the Secretary.’’. 
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SEC. 1505. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT CENTER FOR CON-
SORTIUM OF UNIVERSITIES THAT ADVISE 
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ON CYBERSECURITY 
MATTERS. 
Section 1659 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 
391 note) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(f) SUPPORT CENTER.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a center to provide support to the consortium 
established under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—The center estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall be composed of 
one or two universities, as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate, that— 
‘‘(i) have been designated as centers of 
academic excellence by the Director of the 
National Security Agency or the Secretary 
of Homeland Security; and 
‘‘(ii) are eligible for access to classified 
information. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall 
publish in the Federal Register the process for se-
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lection of universities to serve as the center estab-
lished under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the center es-
tablished under paragraph (1) are as follows: 
‘‘(A) To promote the consortium established 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) To distribute on behalf of the Depart-
ment requests for information or assistance to 
members of the consortium. 
‘‘(C) To collect and assemble responses from 
requests distributed under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) To provide additional administrative 
support for the consortium.’’. 
SEC. 1506. ALIGNMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
CYBER INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY WITH NA-
TIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY AND DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE CYBER STRATEGY. 
(a) ALIGNMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Policy and in coordination with the commanders of the 
combatant commands and the Director of the Joint Staff, 
shall undertake efforts to align the cybersecurity cooperation 
enterprise of the Department of Defense and the cyberspace 
operational partnerships of the Department with— 
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(1) the national defense strategy published in 
2022 pursuant to section 113(g) of title 10, United 
States Code; 
(2) the Cyber Strategy of the Department pub-
lished during fiscal year 2023; and 
(3) the current International Cyberspace Secu-
rity Cooperation Guidance of the Department, as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The alignment efforts under sub-
section (a) shall include the following efforts within the De-
partment of Defense: 
(1) Efforts to build the internal capacity of the 
Department to support international strategy policy 
engagements with allies and partners of the United 
States. 
(2) Efforts to coordinate and align cyberspace 
operations with foreign partners of the United States, 
including alignment between hunt-forward missions 
and other cyber international strategy activities con-
ducted by the Department, including identification of 
processes, working groups, and methods to facilitate 
coordination between geographic combatant com-
mands and the United States Cyber Command. 
(3) Efforts to deliberately cultivate operational 
and intelligence-sharing partnerships with key allies 
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and partners of the United States to advance the 
cyberspace operations objectives of the Department. 
(4) Efforts to identify key allied and partner 
networks, infrastructure, and systems that the Joint 
Force will rely upon for warfighting and to— 
(A) support the cybersecurity and cyber de-
fense of those networks, infrastructure, and sys-
tems; 
(B) build partner capacity to actively de-
fend those networks, infrastructure, and systems; 
(C) eradicate malicious cyber activity that 
has compromised those networks, infrastructure, 
and systems, such as when identified through 
hunt-forward operations; and 
(D) leverage the commercial and military 
cybersecurity technology and services of the 
United States to harden and defend those net-
works, infrastructure, and systems. 
(5) Efforts to secure the environments and net-
works of mission partners of the United States used 
to hold intelligence and information originated by the 
United States. 
(6) Prioritization schemas, funding require-
ments, and efficacy metrics to drive cyberspace secu-
rity investments in the tools, technologies, and capac-
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ity-building efforts that will have the greatest positive 
impact on the resilience and ability of the Depart-
ment to execute its operational plans and achieve in-
tegrated deterrence. 
(c) ORGANIZATION.—The Under Secretary of Defense 
for Policy shall lead efforts to implement this section. In 
doing so, the Under Secretary shall consult with the Sec-
retary of State, the National Cyber Director, the Director 
of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 
and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
to align plans and programs as appropriate. 
(d) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 
less frequently than once each fiscal year until Sep-
tember 30, 2025, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a briefing on the implementation of this section. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each briefing under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) An overview of efforts undertaken pur-
suant to this section. 
(B) An accounting of all the security co-
operation activities of the Department germane 
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to cyberspace and changes made pursuant to im-
plementation of this section. 
(C) A detailed schedule with target mile-
stones and required expenditures for all planned 
activities related to the efforts described in sub-
section (b). 
(D) Interim and final metrics for building 
the cyberspace security cooperation enterprise of 
the Department. 
(E) Identification of such additional fund-
ing, authorities, and policies, as the Under Sec-
retary determines may be required. 
(F) Such recommendations as the Under 
Secretary may have for legislative action to im-
prove the effectiveness of cyberspace security co-
operation of the Department with foreign part-
ners and allies. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently 
than once each year thereafter until January 1, 2025, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy shall submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
a report summarizing the cyber international strategy ac-
tivities of the Department, including within the cybersecu-
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rity cooperation enterprise of the Department and the cyber 
operational partnerships of the Department. 
SEC. 1507. ENHANCEMENT OF CYBERSPACE TRAINING AND 
SECURITY COOPERATION. 
(a) ENHANCED TRAINING.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Intelligence and Security and the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Policy, in coordination with the 
Commander of United States Cyber Command, the 
Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 
and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, 
shall develop enhanced guidance for and implement 
training on cyberspace security cooperation at the 
Defense Security Cooperation University and the 
Joint Military Attache´ School. 
(2) TIMING.—The Under Secretaries shall de-
velop the enhanced guidance and implement the 
training under paragraph (1)— 
(A) by not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act with respect to the 
Joint Military Attache´ School; and 
(B) by not later than September 30, 2025, 
with respect to the Defense Security Cooperation 
University. 
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(3) ELEMENTS.—The Under Secretaries shall en-
sure that the training on cyberspace security coopera-
tion under paragraph (1)— 
(A) is tailored to the trainees’ anticipated 
embassy role and functions; and 
(B) provides familiarity with— 
(i) the different purposes of cyberspace 
engagements with partners and allies of the 
United States, including threat awareness, 
cybersecurity, mission assurance, and oper-
ations; 
(ii) the types of cyberspace security co-
operation programs and activities available 
for partners and allies of the United States, 
including bilateral and multilateral cyber-
space engagements, information and intel-
ligence sharing, training, and exercises; 
(iii) the United States Cyber Com-
mand cyberspace operations with partners, 
including an overview of the Hunt Forward 
mission and process; 
(iv) the roles and responsibilities of the 
United States Cyber Command, the geo-
graphic combatant commands, and the De-
fense Security Cooperation Agency for cy-
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bersecurity cooperation within the Depart-
ment of Defense; and 
(v) such other matters as the Under 
Secretaries, in coordination with the Com-
mander of United States Cyber Command, 
consider appropriate. 
(4) REQUIREMENTS.—The baseline familiariza-
tion training developed under subsection (a) shall be 
a required element for all participants in the Defense 
Security Cooperation University, the Attache´ Train-
ing Program, and the Attache´ Staff Training Pro-
gram of the Joint Military Attache´ School. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Intelligence and Security and the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Policy, in coordination with the Commander 
of the United States Cyber Command, the Director of the 
Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and the Director of 
the Defense Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on the requirements and consider-
ations to implement enhanced training and coordination 
to advance cyberspace security cooperation with foreign 
partners. The study may consider such areas as the fol-
lowing: 
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(1) Sufficiency of the training provided in the 
Defense Security Cooperation University and the 
Joint Military Attache´ School. 
(2) Additional training requirements, famil-
iarization requirements, or both such requirements 
necessary for officers assigned to particular locations 
or positions. 
(3) Areas for increased cooperation. 
(4) A plan for completing the activities required 
by subsection (a). 
(5) Additional resources required to complete 
such activities. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence 
and Security and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy 
submit the report under subsection (b), the Under Secre-
taries, in coordination with the Commander of the United 
States Cyber Command, the Director of the Defense Secu-
rity Cooperation Agency, and the Director of the Defense 
Intelligence Agency, shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a briefing on the findings from the report on enhanc-
ing training and coordination to advance cyberspace secu-
rity cooperation described in such subsection. Such briefing 
shall include a discussion on the enhanced training meeting 
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the elements under subsection (a)(3) and a plan for future 
updates and sustainment of such training. 
SEC. 1508. MILITARY CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION WITH 
HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, 
in concurrence with the Secretary of State and in coordina-
tion with the Commander of the United States Cyber Com-
mand and the Commander of the United States Central 
Command, shall seek to engage the Ministry of Defense of 
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for the purpose of ex-
panding cooperation of military cybersecurity activities. 
(b) COOPERATION EFFORTS.—In expanding the co-
operation of military cybersecurity activities between the 
Department of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of the 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Defense may carry out the following efforts: 
(1) Bilateral cybersecurity training activities 
and exercises. 
(2) Efforts to— 
(A) actively defend military networks, in-
frastructure, and systems; 
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(B) eradicate malicious cyber activity that 
has compromised those networks, infrastructure, 
and systems; and 
(C) leverage United States commercial and 
military cybersecurity technology and services to 
harden and defend those networks, infrastruc-
ture, and systems. 
(3) Establishment of a regional cybersecurity 
center. 
(c) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, shall provide to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a briefing on the implementation of 
this section. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The briefing under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) An overview of efforts undertaken pur-
suant to this section. 
(B) A description of the feasibility and ad-
visability of expanding the cooperation of mili-
tary cybersecurity activities between the Depart-
ment of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of 
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 
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(C) Identification of any challenges and re-
sources that need to be addressed so as to expand 
such cooperation. 
(D) Any other matter the Secretary deter-
mines relevant. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1509. MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF JOINT CYBER 
WARFIGHTING ARCHITECTURE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICES.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Commander of the United 
States Cyber Command, shall establish within the 
United States Cyber Command— 
(A) a program executive office; and 
(B) one or more subordinate program man-
agement offices under the program executive of-
fice. 
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(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The offices established 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) oversee, manage, and execute the Joint 
Cyber Warfighting Architecture; 
(B) oversee, manage, and execute the pro-
grams designated, or to be designated, as part of 
the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture; 
(C) 
conduct 
mission 
engineering, 
architecting, and design of the Joint Cyber 
Warfighting Architecture system of systems, and 
any successor effort; 
(D) maintain a validated Joint Cyber 
Warfighting Architecture system of systems mis-
sion architecture, updated regularly to inform 
the current and future constituent programs of 
the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture, and 
the continuous delivery pipelines of such pro-
grams; 
(E) ensure that the Joint Cyber Warfighting 
Architecture component solution architectures 
align with and support the Joint Cyber 
Warfighting Architecture system of systems mis-
sion architecture; 
(F) support integration of mission-specific 
capabilities, including mission-specific data, 
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analytics, defensive tools, offensive tools, and in-
telligence systems, acquired through non-Joint 
Cyber Warfighting Architecture programs; and 
(G) carry out any other responsibilities de-
termined appropriate by the Secretary of De-
fense, including the acquisition of cyber oper-
ations capabilities beyond the Joint Cyber 
Warfighting Architecture. 
(3) APPORTIONMENT
OF
RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
The Commander shall apportion the responsibilities 
under paragraph (2) across the offices established 
pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(4) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the offices established pursuant to paragraph (1) 
are empowered with the authority necessary to compel 
and enforce compliance with decisions and directives 
issued pursuant to the responsibilities under para-
graph (2). 
(b) ARCHITECTURE COMPONENTS.—The Commander 
shall serve as the sole sponsor and requirements manager 
for the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture and the con-
stituent programs of such architecture, as determined by the 
Commander. 
(c) ORGANIZATION
OF PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OF-
FICE.— 
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(1) HEAD.— 
(A) REPORTING.—The head of the program 
executive office established under subsection 
(a)(1)(A) shall report to the Command Acquisi-
tion Executive of the United States Cyber Com-
mand. 
(B) ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT.—In addition 
to the oversight of the head of the program execu-
tive office provided by the Command Acquisition 
Executive under subparagraph (A), the Under 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Acquisition 
and 
Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering, and the Principal 
Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense shall 
provide oversight of the head. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The head of the pro-
gram executive office shall— 
(A) exercise central technical authority for 
the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture; 
(B) manage and provide oversight of the 
implementation and integration of the Architec-
ture; and 
(C) provide direction to subordinate pro-
gram offices, as determined appropriate by the 
Commander. 
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(d) PERSONNEL.— 
(1) NECESSARY POSITIONS.—The Commander of 
the United States Cyber Command shall ensure that 
the program executive office or any subordinate pro-
gram management office established pursuant to sub-
section (a)(1) includes in the staff of the respective of-
fice a chief architect, a systems engineer, and a chief 
talent officer to— 
(A) develop a mission-driven Joint Cyber 
Warfighting Architecture optimized for execution 
of missions of the United States Cyber Com-
mand; 
(B) ensure the office is properly and effec-
tively staffed; and 
(C) advise the head of the office with respect 
to the execution of— 
(i) the central technical authority for 
the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture; 
(ii) the management of the implemen-
tation and integration of the Joint Cyber 
Warfighting Architecture; and 
(iii) technical direction provided to 
subordinates 
responsible 
for 
individual 
Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture pro-
grams. 
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(2) STAFFING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Commander of 
the United States Cyber Command, shall ensure 
that the offices established pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1) are appropriately staffed with expert tal-
ent, including from the following organizations, 
as appropriate: 
(i) The headquarters staff of the United 
States Cyber Command, the Cyber National 
Mission Force, the Joint Force Head-
quarters-Cyber, and the Cyber Mission 
Force. 
(ii) The Capabilities Directorate of the 
National Security Agency. 
(iii) The military departments. 
(iv) The Cyber Capabilities Support 
Office of the Air Force. 
(v) The Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency. 
(vi) The Strategic Capabilities Office. 
(vii) Research laboratories of the mili-
tary departments. 
(viii) The Defense Information Sys-
tems Agency. 
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(B) TECHNICAL
TALENT.—In addition to 
the requirement under subparagraph (A), to sup-
port the permanent staffing of the offices estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the Com-
mander of the United States Cyber Command 
shall ensure that the offices deliberately hire and 
use technical talent resident in the defense indus-
trial base, commercial technology industry, feder-
ally funded research and development centers, 
university affiliated research centers, and the 
rest of the Federal Government. 
(e) BUDGET EXECUTION CONTROL.—The Secretary 
shall provide to the United States Cyber Command the re-
sources necessary to support the program executive office 
established under subsection (a)(1)(A) and the Commander 
of the United States Cyber Command shall exercise budget 
execution control over component programs of the Joint 
Cyber Warfighting Architecture that are subject to the re-
sponsibilities assigned to the Commander by section 1507 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 167b note). 
(f) CONSTELLATION PROGRAM.—The Director of the 
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the head 
of the program executive office established under subsection 
(a)(1)(A) shall plan and carry out the Constellation pro-
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gram by entering into transactions under section 4021 of 
title 10, United States Code. In carrying out the preceding 
sentence, the Secretary shall establish an effective frame-
work and pipeline system for maturing cyber operations- 
relevant technologies developed by the Agency, integrating 
the technologies into Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture 
capabilities, and transitioning the technologies into oper-
ational use by the United States Cyber Command. 
(g) TRANSITION.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordi-
nation with the Commander of the United States Cyber 
Command, shall transition responsibilities for the manage-
ment and execution of Joint Cyber Warfighting Architec-
ture programs from the military departments to the offices 
established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) by the earlier of 
the following: 
(1) The date on which— 
(A) the offices are appropriately staffed and 
resourced; and 
(B) the Commander determines that the 
transition is appropriate. 
(2) The date that is five years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(h) REVIEW.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Commander of 
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the United States Cyber Command, in coordination with 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineer-
ing, the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of De-
fense, the Secretaries of the military departments, the Direc-
tor of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and 
the Director of the National Security Agency, shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees an integrated review 
of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture and all other 
capabilities required for the execution of the missions of the 
United States Cyber Command to determine the following: 
(1) The extent to which capabilities of the United 
States Cyber Command and the National Security 
Agency should be joint, mutually available, inte-
grated, or interoperable. 
(2) Whether each of the Joint Cyber Warfighting 
Architecture capabilities has been effectively designed 
and architected to enable each of the missions of the 
United States Cyber Command. 
(3) How the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architec-
ture will support defense of the Department of Defense 
Information Network and its relation to existing 
datasets, sensors, tools, firewalls, and capabilities de-
ployed at each echelon of the Department of Defense 
Information Network. 
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(4) What data, capabilities, and technologies ex-
ternal to the current Joint Cyber Warfighting Archi-
tecture programs, as of the date of the review, should 
be acquired as part of the Joint Cyber Warfighting 
Architecture and under the control of the offices estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a)(1). 
(5) What mission-specific data, capabilities, and 
technologies external to the current Joint Cyber 
Warfighting Architecture programs should integrate 
with or be interoperable with the Joint Cyber 
Warfighting Architecture system of systems. 
(6) The organization and staffing of such offices, 
including— 
(A) whether the program executive office 
should be responsible for overseeing the acquisi-
tion of the cyber operations capabilities of the 
United States Cyber Command generally or the 
Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture specifi-
cally; 
(B) what subordinate program management 
offices should be established under the program 
executive office; 
(C) whether the Joint Cyber Warfighting 
Architecture programs should be consolidated 
within a single program management office; and 
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(D) which personnel should be appointed to 
such offices pursuant to subsection (d)(1). 
(7) The timeline for the execution of the transi-
tion under subsection (g). 
(8) The acquisition strategy of the Department 
for procuring the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architec-
ture and related capabilities, including relevant en-
terprise strategic initiatives and contracting strate-
gies. 
(9) The responsibilities of the United States 
Cyber Command J2, J3, J5, J6, J8, and J9 in ac-
quiring, authorizing, and managing cyber capabili-
ties. 
(10) The physical locations of the offices estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a)(1). 
(i) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 540 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the 
Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall 
jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing on the status of the implementation of this section. 
(j) REPEAL.—Section 1645 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note prec.) is repealed. 
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(k) JOINT CYBER WARFIGHTING ARCHITECTURE DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Joint Cyber Warfighting 
Architecture’’ means the range of joint cyber warfighting 
systems and capabilities that support the full spectrum of 
military cyber operations, as designated by the Commander 
of the United States Cyber Command, and includes any 
such successor effort. 
SEC. 1510. INTEGRATED NON-KINETIC FORCE DEVELOP-
MENT. 
(a) FORCE DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish forces, capabilities, and information support 
to enable the delivery of non-kinetic effects that pro-
vide increased survivability and effectiveness of mili-
tary forces within a defense planning scenario. 
(2) FORCE PLANNING.—To support the develop-
ment of the forces, capabilities, and information sup-
port under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall estab-
lish a force planning activity to identify and define 
the relevant forces, capabilities, and information sup-
port required to develop and deliver non-kinetic effects 
within a defense planning scenario. The Secretary 
shall ensure that the force planning activity identi-
fies— 
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(A) desired operational effects within such 
scenario; 
(B) the gaps that limit the ability to access 
important targets, the development of capabili-
ties, the conduct of mission planning, and the 
execution of operations to deliver such effects; 
(C) the collection systems, analytic expertise 
and capacity, analytic tools and processes, for-
eign materiel, and product lines required to sup-
port development and delivery of such effects; 
(D) the forces required to deliver such ef-
fects, including associated doctrine, training, ex-
pertise, organization, authorities, and command 
and control arrangements; and 
(E) the cyber, electronic warfare, sensing, 
and communications capabilities, and delivery 
platforms and mechanisms, required to achieve 
such effects and the extent to which such capa-
bilities, platforms, and mechanisms should be in-
tegrated with each other. 
(3) INITIAL
ORGANIZATION
STRUCTURE.—Dur-
ing an initial period of not less than 24 months, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi-
neering shall organize the force planning activity es-
tablished under paragraph (2). The Under Secretary 
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shall designate a planning official from the Office of 
the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering to 
lead development and execution of the force planning 
activity, in coordination with staff designated by the 
Director of the Joint Staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
The designated planning official shall select a lead 
technical director. After such initial period, the Sec-
retary may re-assign the force planning activity to 
another organization under different leadership. 
(4) PLAN
FOR
FOLLOW-ON
ACTIVITIES.—Not 
later than 270 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a plan for follow-on activi-
ties regarding the delivery of non-kinetic effects de-
scribed in paragraph (1). The Secretary shall ensure 
the plan— 
(A) includes the identification of dedicated 
resources to be controlled by the designated plan-
ning official described in paragraph (3) and an 
approach under which the planning official ap-
portions such resources across the Department of 
Defense to establish, augment, and accelerate new 
and ongoing activities described in paragraph 
(1) and subsections (b), (c), and (d); and 
(B) identifies— 
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(i) a dedicated program element for 
non-kinetic force development; 
(ii) the suitability of the mission man-
agement authorities established through the 
pilot program under section 871 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 
191 note); 
(iii) the utility of using joint capa-
bility technology demonstrations to drive 
prototyping, experimentation, and technical 
integration of non-kinetic capabilities; 
(iv) how the Rapid Defense Experi-
mentation Reserve might drive prototyping, 
experimentation, and technical integration 
of non-kinetic capabilities; and 
(v) alignment with other experimen-
tation activities with the appropriate com-
batant commands. 
(5) IMPLEMENTATION.—During the initial pe-
riod specified in paragraph (3), the designated plan-
ning official described in such paragraph shall report 
directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, to whom 
the official shall provide updates and recommenda-
tions not less frequently than quarterly. The Secretary 
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shall ensure that the force planning activity estab-
lished under paragraph (2) is supported by represent-
atives from the military services, relevant combatant 
commands, the Strategic Capabilities Office, the De-
fense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and other 
elements within the Department of Defense, as appro-
priate. 
(b) FORCES.—In order to generate the forces identified 
in subsection (a)(2)(D), the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) through the Secretaries of the military de-
partments and the heads of other Department of De-
fense components, as appropriate, establish appro-
priate forces and accompanying doctrine, training, 
and tradecraft; 
(2) acting through the Vice Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, serving as the Chairman of the 
Joint Requirements Oversight Council, ensure that 
appropriate requirements exist to guide the develop-
ment and fielding of forces and means to deliver non- 
kinetic effects within a defense planning scenario; 
(3) through the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy, in coordination with the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff and the combatant commands, 
establish appropriate command and control structures 
and relationships governing such forces; and 
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(4) determine the appropriate responsibilities 
of— 
(A) Cyber Mission Force of the United 
States Cyber Command; 
(B) cyber, electronic warfare, and space 
forces provided to other combatant commands; 
and 
(C) other operational entities within the De-
partment of Defense in delivering non-kinetic ef-
fects. 
(c) CAPABILITIES.—In order to develop the capabilities 
identified in subsection (a)(2)(E), the Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Director of the Defense Advanced Re-
search Projects Agency, the Director of the Strategic Capa-
bilities Office, the Secretaries of the military departments, 
and the heads of other elements of the Department of De-
fense, shall develop the capabilities required for the delivery 
of non-kinetic effects within a defense planning scenario. 
(d) POLICY.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and in coordina-
tion with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall 
develop policy governing the delivery of non-kinetic effects 
within a defense planning scenario. 
(e) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
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provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing 
on the status of the implementation of this section. 
(f) NON-KINETIC EFFECTS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘non-kinetic effects’’ means effects achieved 
through radio-frequency transmission of integrated cyber 
and electronic warfare techniques and other related and 
supporting technical measures. 
SEC. 1511. PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the event that the President de-
termines that there is an active, systematic, and ongoing 
campaign of attacks in cyberspace by a foreign power 
against the Government or the critical infrastructure of the 
United States, the President may authorize the Secretary 
of Defense, acting through the Commander of the United 
States Cyber Command, to conduct military cyber activities 
or operations pursuant to section 394 of title 10, United 
States Code, in foreign cyberspace to deter, safeguard, or 
defend against such attacks. 
(b) AFFIRMATION OF SCOPE OF CYBER ACTIVITIES OR 
OPERATIONS.—Congress affirms that the cyber activities or 
operations referred to in subsection (a), when appropriately 
authorized, shall be conducted consistent with section 394 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) DEFINITION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the 
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meaning given that term in subsection (e) of the Critical 
Infrastructure Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). 
SEC. 1512. BUDGET DISPLAY FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC MOD-
ERNIZATION ACTIVITIES FOR CERTAIN SYS-
TEMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) DISPLAY REQUIRED.—Beginning with fiscal year 
2024, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of 
Defense shall include with the budget justification materials 
submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the De-
partment of Defense for that fiscal year (as submitted with 
the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code) a consolidated cryptographic mod-
ernization budget justification display for each Department 
of Defense system or asset that is protected by cryptography 
and subject to certification by the National Security Agency 
(in this section, referred to as ‘‘covered items’’). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each display included under sub-
section (a) for a fiscal year shall include the following: 
(1) CRYPTOGRAPHIC
MODERNIZATION
ACTIVI-
TIES.—(A) Whether, in accordance with the schedule 
established under section 153(a) of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 
142 note), the cryptographic modernization for each 
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