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Sec. 908. Modernization of process used by the Department of Defense to identify, 
task, and manage Congressional reporting requirements. 
Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management Matters 
Sec. 911. Reform of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 912. Limitation on reduction of civilian workforce. 
Sec. 913. Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Advisors for Diversity and Inclusion. 
Sec. 914. Limitation on consolidation or transition to alternative content delivery 
methods within the Defense Media Activity. 
Subtitle C—Space Force Matters 
Sec. 921. Office of the Chief of Space Operations. 
Sec. 922. Clarification of Space Force and Chief of Space Operations authorities. 
Sec. 923. Amendments to Department of the Air Force provisions in title 10, United 
States Code. 
Sec. 924. Amendments to other provisions of title 10, United States Code. 
Sec. 925. Amendments to provisions of law relating to pay and allowances. 
Sec. 926. Amendments to provisions of law relating to veterans’ benefits. 
Sec. 927. Amendments to other provisions of the United States Code and other 
laws. 
Sec. 928. Applicability to other provisions of law. 
Sec. 929. Temporary exemption from authorized daily average of members in pay 
grades E–8 and E–9. 
Sec. 930. Limitation on transfer of military installations to the jurisdiction of the 
Space Force. 
Sec. 931. Organization of the Space Force. 
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of 
Defense and Related Matters 
SEC. 901. REPEAL OF POSITION OF CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REPEAL OF POSITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 132a of title 10, United States 
Code is repealed. 
(2) CONFORMING REPEALS.—The following provisions of law 
are repealed: 
(A) Paragraph (2) of section 131(b) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(B) Section 910 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1516). 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 132a. 
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeals and amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) each duty or responsibility that remains assigned to 
the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense 
shall be transferred to an officer or employee of the Department 
of Defense designated by the Secretary of Defense, except that 
any officer or employee so designated may not be an individual 
who served as the Chief Management Officer before the date 
of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) the personnel, functions, and assets of the Office of 
the Chief Management Officer shall be transferred to such 
other organizations and elements of the Department as the 
Secretary considers appropriate.
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(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regulation, guid-
ance, instruction, or other document of the Federal Government 
to the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense 
shall be deemed to refer to the applicable officer or employee of 
the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary of Defense 
under subsection (b)(1). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report that sets forth such 
recommendations for legislative action as the Secretary considers 
appropriate for modifications to law to carry out this section and 
the repeals and amendments made by this section. 
SEC. 902. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SPECIAL OPER-
ATIONS AND LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT AND RELATED 
MATTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) CLARIFICATION
OF
CHAIN
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
COM-
MAND.—Section 138(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subpara-
graph (B) as subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; 
(D) in clause (i) of subparagraph (A), as redesignated 
by this paragraph, by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘through the administrative chain of 
command specified in section 167(f) of this title;’’ and 
(E) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(B) In the discharge of the responsibilities specified in subpara-
graph (A)(i), the Assistant Secretary is immediately subordinate 
to the Secretary of Defense. Unless otherwise directed by the Presi-
dent, no officer below the Secretary may intervene to exercise 
authority, direction, or control over the Assistant Secretary in the 
discharge of such responsibilities.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (A) of such sec-
tion, as redesignated by paragraph (1), is further amended 
in the matter preceding clause (i), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘section 167(j)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 167(k)’’. 
(b) FULFILLMENT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 139b of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 139b. Secretariat for Special Operations; Special Oper-
ations Policy and Oversight Council 
‘‘(a) SECRETARIAT FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to fulfill the responsibilities 
of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations 
and Low Intensity Conflict specified in section 138(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of this title, there shall be within the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity 
Conflict an office to be known as the ‘Secretariat for Special 
Operations’. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Secretariat is to assist 
the Assistant Secretary in exercising authority, direction, and
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control with respect to the special operations-peculiar adminis-
tration and support of the special operations command, 
including the readiness and organization of special operations 
forces, resources and equipment, and civilian personnel as speci-
fied in such section. 
‘‘(3) DIRECTOR.—The Director of the Secretariat for Special 
Operations shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense 
from among individuals qualified to serve as the Director. An 
individual serving as Director shall, while so serving, be a 
member of the Senior Executive Service. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE CHAIN OF COMMAND.—For purposes 
of the support of the Secretariat for the Assistant Secretary 
in the fulfillment of the responsibilities referred to in paragraph 
(1), the administrative chain of command is as specified in 
section 167(f) of this title. Unless otherwise directed by the 
President, no officer below the Secretary of Defense (other 
than the Assistant Secretary) may intervene to exercise 
authority, direction, or control over the Secretariat in its sup-
port of the Assistant Secretary in the discharge of such respon-
sibilities. 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL OPERATIONS POLICY AND OVERSIGHT COUNCIL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to fulfill the responsibilities 
specified in section 138(b)(2)(A)(i) of this title, the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity 
Conflict shall establish and lead a team known as the ‘Special 
Operation Policy and Oversight Council’ (in this subsection 
referred to as the ‘Council’). 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Council is to integrate 
the functional activities of the headquarters of the Department 
of Defense in order to most efficiently and effectively provide 
for special operations forces and capabilities. In fulfilling this 
purpose, the Council shall develop and continuously improve 
policy, joint processes, and procedures that facilitate the 
development, 
acquisition, 
integration, 
employment, 
and 
sustainment of special operations forces and capabilities. 
‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The Assistant Secretary. 
‘‘(B) Appropriate senior representatives of each of the 
following: 
‘‘(i) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering. 
‘‘(ii) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment. 
‘‘(iii) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comp-
troller). 
‘‘(iv) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
and Readiness. 
‘‘(v) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence. 
‘‘(vi) The General Counsel of the Department of 
Defense. 
‘‘(vii) The other Assistant Secretaries of Defense 
under the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. 
‘‘(viii) The military departments. 
‘‘(ix) The Joint Staff. 
‘‘(x) The United States Special Operations Com-
mand.
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‘‘(xi) Such other officers or Agencies, elements, or 
components of the Department of Defense as the Sec-
retary of Defense considers appropriate. 
‘‘(4) OPERATION.—The Council shall operate continuously.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 4 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 139b and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘139b. Secretariat for Special Operations; Special Operations Policy and Oversight 
Council.’’. 
(c) DOD DIRECTIVE
ON RESPONSIBILITIES
OF ASD SOLIC.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
publish a Department of Defense directive establishing policy 
and procedures related to the exercise of authority, direction, 
and control of all special-operations peculiar administrative 
matters relating to the organization, training, and equipping 
of special operations forces by the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict as 
specified by section 138(b)(2)(A)(i) of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended by subsection (a)(1). 
(2) MATTERS FOR INCLUDING.—The directive required by 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A specification of responsibilities for coordination 
on matters affecting the organization, training, and equip-
ping of special operations forces. 
(B) An identification and specification of updates to 
applicable documents and instructions of the Department 
of Defense. 
(C) Mechanisms to ensure the inclusion of the Assistant 
Secretary in all Departmental governance forums affecting 
the organization, training, and equipping of special oper-
ations forces. 
(D) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.— The directive required by paragraph 
(1) shall apply throughout the Department of Defense to all 
components of the Department of Defense. 
(4) LIMITATION
ON
AVAILABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
FUNDING 
PENDING PUBLICATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act for fiscal year 2021 for operation and mainte-
nance, Defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Sec-
retary of Defense, not more than 75 percent may be obligated 
or expended until the date that is 15 days after the date 
on which the Secretary publishes the directive required by 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 903. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INDUSTRIAL BASE 
POLICY. 
(a) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF ASSISTANT SECRE-
TARIES OF DEFENSE.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 138 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘13’’ and inserting 
‘‘14’’. 
(b) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INDUSTRIAL BASE 
POLICY.—Subsection (b) of that section is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(6) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Industrial Base Policy. The Assistant Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) advise the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment on industrial base policies; and 
‘‘(B) perform other duties as directed by the Under Sec-
retary.’’. 
SEC. 
904. 
ASSISTANT 
SECRETARY 
OF 
DEFENSE 
FOR 
ENERGY, 
INSTALLATIONS, AND ENVIRONMENT. 
(a) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF ASSISTANT SECRE-
TARIES OF DEFENSE.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 138 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by section 903 of this Act, is 
further amended by striking ‘‘14’’ and inserting ‘‘15’’. 
(b) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ENERGY, INSTALLA-
TIONS, AND ENVIRONMENT.—Subsection (b) of that section, as so 
amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment. The prin-
cipal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be the overall supervision 
of matters relating to energy, installations, and the environment 
for the Department of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 905. OFFICE OF LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION. 
(a) ACKNOWLEDGMENT IN LAW AND REDESIGNATION OF OFFICE 
OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT AS OFFICE OF LOCAL DEFENSE COMMU-
NITY COOPERATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 146. Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense an office to be known as the Office of Local Defense Commu-
nity Cooperation (in this section referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall be headed by the Director 
of the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, who shall 
be appointed by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment from among civilian employees of the Federal 
Government or private individuals who have the following: 
‘‘(1) Experience in the interagency in the Executive Branch. 
‘‘(2) Experience in the administration and management 
of Federal grants programs. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Office shall— 
‘‘(1) serve as the office in the Department of Defense with 
primary responsibility for— 
‘‘(A) providing assistance to States, counties, munici-
palities, regions, and other communities to foster coopera-
tion with military installations to enhance the military 
mission, achieve facility and infrastructure savings and 
reduced operating costs, address encroachment and compat-
ible land use issues, support military families, and increase 
military, civilian, and industrial readiness and resiliency; 
and 
‘‘(B) providing adjustment and diversification assist-
ance to State and local governments under section 2391(b) 
of this title to achieve the objectives described in subpara-
graph (A);
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‘‘(2) coordinate the provision of such assistance with other 
organizations and elements of the Department; 
‘‘(3) provide support to the Economic Adjustment Com-
mittee established under Executive Order No. 12788 (57 Fed. 
Reg. 2213; 10 U.S.C. 2391 note) or any successor to such 
Committee; and 
‘‘(4) carry out such other activities as the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment considers appro-
priate. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than June 1 
each year, the Director of the Office of Local Defense Community 
Cooperation shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the activities of the Office during the preceding year, 
including the assistance provided pursuant to subsection (c)(1) 
during such year.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 4 of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘146. Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION OF PERSONNEL.— 
No personnel of the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation 
under section 146 of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
subsection (a)), may be involuntarily separated from service with 
that Office during the one-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, except for cause. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAMS.—Any program, project, or 
other activity administered by the Office of Economic Adjustment 
of the Department of Defense as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act shall be administered by the Office of Local Defense 
Community Cooperation under section 146 of title 10, United States 
Code (as so added), after that date. 
SEC. 906. INPUT FROM THE VICE CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD 
BUREAU TO THE JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT 
COUNCIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 181(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) INPUT
FROM
VICE
CHIEF
OF
THE
NATIONAL
GUARD 
BUREAU.—The Council shall seek, and strongly consider, the 
views of the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau regarding 
non-Federalized National Guard capabilities in support of 
homeland defense and civil support missions.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1)(D) of such section 
is amended by striking ‘‘the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
SEC. 907. ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ARCTIC REGION 
WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security 
Affairs shall assign responsibility for the Arctic region to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Western Hemisphere or 
any other Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense the Secretary 
of Defense considers appropriate. 
SEC. 908. MODERNIZATION OF PROCESS USED BY THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE TO IDENTIFY, TASK, AND MANAGE CONGRES-
SIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) ONGOING ANALYSIS REQUIRED.—The Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Legislative Affairs shall conduct on an ongoing basis
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an analysis of the process used by the Department of Defense 
to identify reports to Congress required by annual national defense 
authorization Acts, assign responsibility for preparation of such 
reports, and manage the completion and delivery of such reports 
to Congress for the purpose of identifying mechanisms to optimize 
and otherwise modernize the process. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Assistant Secretary shall conduct the 
analysis required by subsection (a) with the assistance of and in 
consultation with the Chief Information Officer of the Department 
of Defense. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The analysis required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A business process reengineering of the process 
described in subsection (a). 
(2) An assessment of applicable commercially available ana-
lytics tools, technologies, and services in connection with such 
business process reengineering. 
(3) Such other actions as the Assistant Secretary considers 
appropriate for purposes of the analysis. 
Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense 
Organization and Management Matters 
SEC. 911. REFORM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REFORM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 125 the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 125a. Reform: improvement of efficacy and efficiency 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall take such 
action as is necessary to reform the Department of Defense to 
improve the efficacy and efficiency of the Department, and to 
improve the ability of the Department to prioritize among and 
assess the costs and benefits of covered elements of reform. 
‘‘(b) POLICY.—The Secretary shall develop a policy and issue 
guidance to implement reform within the Department and to 
improve the ability of the Department to prioritize among and 
assess the costs and benefits of covered elements of reform. 
‘‘(c) FRAMEWORK FOR REFORM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 2022, the 
Secretary shall establish policies, guidance, and a consistent 
reporting framework to measure the progress of the Department 
toward covered elements of reform, including by establishing 
categories of reform, consistent metrics, and a process for 
prioritization of reform activities. 
‘‘(2) SCOPE.—The framework required by paragraph (1) may 
address duties under the following: 
‘‘(A) Section 125 of this title. 
‘‘(B) Section 192 of this title. 
‘‘(C) Section 2222 of this title. 
‘‘(D) Section 1124 of title 31. 
‘‘(E) Section 11319 of title 40. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult with the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Performance Improvement 
Officer of the Department of Defense, the Chief Data Officer
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of the Department of Defense, the Chief Information Officer 
of the Department of Defense, and the financial managers 
of the military departments in carrying out activities under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(d) COVERED ELEMENTS
OF REFORM.—For purposes of this 
section and the policies, guidance, and reporting framework 
required by subsection (c), covered elements of reform may include 
the following: 
‘‘(1) Business systems modernization. 
‘‘(2) Enterprise business operations process re-engineering. 
‘‘(3) Expanded and modernized collection, management, 
dissemination, and visualization of data to support decision- 
making at all levels of the enterprise. 
‘‘(4) Improvements in workforce training and education and 
increasing capabilities of the Department workforce to support 
and execute reform activities and business processes. 
‘‘(5) Improvements to decision-making processes to enable 
cost savings, cost avoidance, or investments to develop process 
improvements. 
‘‘(6) Such other elements as the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—At the same time the budget of the 
President for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to 
section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary shall, using the policies, 
guidance, and reporting framework required by subsection (c), 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report, including 
detailed narrative justifications and tradeoff analyses between 
options, on the actions of the Department as follows: 
‘‘(1) The activities, expenditures, and accomplishments car-
ried out or made to effect reform under this section during 
the fiscal year in which such budget is submitted. 
‘‘(2) The proposed activities, expenditures, and accomplish-
ments to effect reform under this section, and consistent with 
priorities established by the Secretary, during the fiscal year 
covered by such budget and each of the four succeeding fiscal 
years.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 125 the following new item: 
‘‘125a. Reform: improvement of efficacy and efficiency.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTING POLICIES, GUIDANCE, AND REPORTING FRAME-
WORK.— 
(1) SUBMITTAL
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than March 1, 
2022, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report setting forth the policies, guidance, 
and reporting framework established pursuant to subsection 
(c) of section 125a of title 10, United States Code (as added 
by subsection (a) of this section). 
(2) UPDATE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the submittal to Congress of the report required by section 
901(d) of this Act, the Secretary shall update the reporting 
framework referred to in paragraph (1). 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT.— 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the submittal to Congress 
pursuant to subsection (b) of the policies, guidance, and reporting 
framework established pursuant to subsection (c) of section 125a 
of title 10, United States Code (as so added), the Comptroller
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General of the United States shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report setting forth an evaluation, based 
on a review by the Comptroller General of such policies, guidance, 
and framework, to the extent to which the categories and metrics 
in such policies, guidance, and reporting framework will enable 
consistent measurement of progress in reform and prioritization 
of reform of the Department. 
SEC. 912. LIMITATION ON REDUCTION OF CIVILIAN WORKFORCE. 
Section 129a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary may not reduce 
the civilian workforce programmed full-time equivalent levels unless 
the Secretary conducts an appropriate analysis of the impacts of 
such reductions on workload, military force structure, lethality, 
readiness, operational effectiveness, stress on the military force, 
and fully burdened costs.’’. 
SEC. 913. CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER AND SENIOR ADVISORS FOR 
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. 
(a) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, 
as amended by section 905 of this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 147. Chief Diversity Officer 
‘‘(a) CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER.—(1) There is a Chief Diversity 
Officer of the Department of Defense, who shall be appointed by 
the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The Chief Diversity Officer shall be appointed from among 
persons who have an extensive management or business background 
and experience with diversity and inclusion. A person may not 
be appointed as Chief Diversity Officer within three years after 
relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular compo-
nent of an armed force. 
‘‘(3) The Chief Diversity Officer shall report directly to the 
Secretary of Defense in the performance of the duties of the Chief 
Diversity Officer under this section. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Chief Diversity Officer— 
‘‘(1) is responsible for providing advice on policy, oversight, 
guidance, and coordination for all matters of the Department 
of Defense related to diversity and inclusion; 
‘‘(2) advises the Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of 
the military departments, and the heads of all other elements 
of the Department with regard to matters of diversity and 
inclusion; 
‘‘(3) shall establish and maintain a Department of Defense 
strategic plan that publicly states a diversity definition, vision, 
and goals for the Department; 
‘‘(4) shall define a set of strategic metrics that are directly 
linked to key organizational priorities and goals, actionable, 
and actively used to implement the strategic plan under para-
graph (3); 
‘‘(5) shall advise in the establishment of training in diver-
sity dynamics and training in practices for leading diverse 
groups effectively; 
‘‘(6) shall advise in the establishment of a strategic plan 
for diverse participation by institutions of higher education 
(including historically black colleges and universities and
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minority-serving institutions), federally funded research and 
development centers, and individuals in defense-related 
research, development, test, and evaluation activities; 
‘‘(7) shall advise in the establishment of a strategic plan 
for outreach to, and recruiting from, untapped locations and 
underrepresented demographic groups; 
‘‘(8) shall coordinate with, and be supported by, the Office 
of People Analytics on studies, assessments, and related work 
relevant to diversity and inclusion; and 
‘‘(9) shall perform such additional duties and exercise such 
powers as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 4 of such title, as so amended, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘147. Chief Diversity Officer.’’. 
(b) SENIOR ADVISORS FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FOR THE 
MILITARY DEPARTMENTS AND COAST GUARD.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT REQUIRED.—Each Secretary of a military 
department shall appoint within such military department a 
Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion for such military 
department (and for the Armed Force or Armed Forces under 
the jurisdiction of such Secretary). The Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall appoint a Senior Advisor for Diversity and 
Inclusion for the Coast Guard. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS AND LIMITATION.—Each Senior Advisor 
for Diversity and Inclusion shall be appointed from among 
persons who have an extensive management or business back-
ground and experience with diversity and inclusion. A person 
may not be appointed as Senior Advisor for Diversity and 
Inclusion within three years after relief from active duty as 
a commissioned officer of a regular component of an Armed 
Force. 
(3) REPORTING.—A Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclu-
sion shall report directly to the Secretary of the military depart-
ment within which appointed. The Senior Advisor for Diversity 
and Inclusion for the Coast Guard shall report directly to 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard. 
(4) DUTIES.—A Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion, 
with respect to the military department and Armed Force or 
Armed Forces concerned— 
(A) is responsible for providing advice, guidance, and 
coordination for all matters related to diversity and inclu-
sion; 
(B) shall advise in the establishment of training in 
diversity dynamics and training in practices for leading 
diverse groups effectively; 
(C) shall advise and assist in evaluations and assess-
ments of diversity; 
(D) shall develop a strategic diversity and inclusion 
plan, which plan shall be consistent with the strategic 
plan developed and maintained pursuant to subsection 
(b)(3) of section 147 of title 10, United States Code (as 
added by subsection (a) of this section); 
(E) shall develop strategic goals and measures of 
performance related to efforts to reflect the diverse popu-
lation of the United States eligible to serve in the Armed 
Forces, which goals and measures of performance shall
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be consistent with the strategic metrics defined pursuant 
to subsection (b)(4) of such section 147; and 
(F) shall perform such additional duties and exercise 
such powers as the Secretary of the military department 
concerned or the Commandant of the Coast Guard, as 
applicable, may prescribe. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on February 1, 2021. 
SEC. 914. LIMITATION ON CONSOLIDATION OR TRANSITION TO ALTER-
NATIVE CONTENT DELIVERY METHODS WITHIN THE 
DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No consolidation or transition to alternative 
content delivery methods may occur within the Defense Media 
Activity until a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report that identifies key aspects of the business case for alter-
native content delivery, and actions to mitigate risks, relating to 
the following: 
(1) The safety and security of members of the Armed Forces 
and their families. 
(2) The cybersecurity or security of content delivery to 
members of the Armed Forces, whether through— 
(A) vulnerabilities in the content delivery method con-
cerned; 
(B) vulnerabilities in the personal devices used by 
members; or 
(C) vulnerabilities in the receivers or streaming devices 
necessary to accommodate the alternative content delivery 
method. 
(3) Costs or personal financial liabilities to members of 
the Armed Forces or their families, whether through monthly 
subscription fees or other tolls required to access digital content. 
(4) Access to content with respect to bandwidth or other 
technical limitations where members of the Armed Forces 
receive content. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘alternative content delivery’’ means any 
method of the Defense Media Activity for the delivery of digital 
content that is different from a method used by the Activity 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) The term ‘‘consolidation’’, when used with respect to 
the Defense Media Activity, means any action to reduce or 
limit the functions, personnel, facilities, or capabilities of the 
Activity, including entering into contracts or developing plans 
for such reduction or limitation. 
Subtitle C—Space Force Matters 
SEC. 921. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF SPACE OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 908 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking section 9083 and inserting the following 
new sections:
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‘‘§ 9083. Office of the Chief of Space Operations: function; 
composition 
‘‘(a) FUNCTION.—There is in the executive part of the Depart-
ment of the Air Force an Office of the Chief of Space Operations 
to assist the Secretary of the Air Force in carrying out the respon-
sibilities of the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—The Office of the Chief of Space Operations 
is composed of the following: 
‘‘(1) The Chief of Space Operations. 
‘‘(2) Other members of the Space Force and Air Force 
assigned or detailed to the Office of the Chief of Space Oper-
ations. 
‘‘(3) Civilian employees in the Department of the Air Force 
assigned or detailed to the Office of the Chief of Space Oper-
ations. 
‘‘(c) ORGANIZATION.—Except as otherwise specifically prescribed 
by law, the Office of the Chief of Space Operations shall be orga-
nized in such manner, and the members of the Office of the Chief 
of Space Operations shall perform such duties and have such titles, 
as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe. 
‘‘§ 9084. Office of the Chief of Space Operations: general 
duties 
‘‘(a) PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE.—The Office of the Chief of 
Space Operations shall furnish professional assistance to the Sec-
retary, the Under Secretary, and the Assistant Secretaries of the 
Air Force and to the Chief of Space Operations. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITIES.—Under the authority, direction, and control 
of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Office of the Chief of Space 
Operations shall— 
‘‘(1) subject to subsections (c) and (d) of section 9014 of 
this title, prepare for such employment of the Space Force, 
and for such recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping 
(including research and development), training, servicing, mobi-
lizing, demobilizing, administering, and maintaining of the 
Space Force, as will assist in the execution of any power, 
duty, or function of the Secretary of the Air Force or the 
Chief of Space Operations; 
‘‘(2) investigate and report upon the efficiency of the Space 
Force and its preparation to support military operations by 
commanders of the combatant commands; 
‘‘(3) prepare detailed instructions for the execution of 
approved plans and supervise the execution of those plans 
and instructions; 
‘‘(4) as directed by the Secretary of the Air Force or the 
Chief of Space Operations, coordinate the action of organiza-
tions of the Space Force; and 
‘‘(5) perform such other duties, not otherwise assigned by 
law, as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 908 of such title is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 9083 and inserting the following new items: 
‘‘9083. Office of the Chief of Space Operations: function; composition. 
‘‘9084. Office of the Chief of Space Operations: general duties.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the date on which the Secretary of the Air 
Force and the Chief of Space Operations jointly submit to the
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congressional defense committees a report detailing the functions 
that the headquarters staff of the Department of the Air Force 
will continue to perform in support of the Space Force. 
(d) NO AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL MILITARY BILLETS.— 
The Secretary shall establish the Office of the Chief of Space 
Operations under section 9083 of title 10, United States Code, 
as amended by subsection (a), using military personnel otherwise 
authorized. Nothing in this section or the amendments made by 
this section shall be construed to authorize additional military 
billets for the purposes of, or in connection with, the establishment 
of the Office of the Chief of Space Operations. 
SEC. 922. CLARIFICATION OF SPACE FORCE AND CHIEF OF SPACE 
OPERATIONS AUTHORITIES. 
(a) COMPOSITION OF SPACE FORCE.—Section 9081 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and 
inserting the following new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—The Space Force consists of— 
‘‘(1) the Regular Space Force; 
‘‘(2) all persons appointed or enlisted in, or conscripted 
into, the Space Force, including those not assigned to units, 
necessary to form the basis for a complete and immediate 
mobilization for the national defense in the event of a national 
emergency; and 
‘‘(3) all Space Force units and other Space Force organiza-
tions, including installations and supporting and auxiliary com-
bat, training, administrative, and logistic elements.’’. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—Section 9081 of title 10, United States Code, 
is further amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following 
new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Space Force shall be organized, trained, 
and equipped to— 
‘‘(1) provide freedom of operation for the United States 
in, from, and to space; 
‘‘(2) conduct space operations; and 
‘‘(3) protect the interests of the United States in space.’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (d). 
(c) CLARIFICATION OF CHIEF OF SPACE OPERATIONS AUTHORI-
TIES.—Section 9082 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘general officers of 
the Air Force’’ and inserting ‘‘general, flag, or equivalent 
officers of the Space Force’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) The President may appoint an officer as Chief of Space 
Operations only if— 
‘‘(A) the officer has had significant experience in joint duty 
assignments; and 
‘‘(B) such experience includes at least one full tour of duty 
in a joint duty assignment (as defined in section 664(d) of 
this title) as a general, flag, or equivalent officer of the Space 
Force. 
‘‘(4) The President may waive paragraph (3) in the case of 
an officer if the President determines such action is necessary 
in the national interest.’’;
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(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘grade of general’’ and 
inserting ‘‘grade in the Space Force equivalent to the grade 
of general in the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, or admiral 
in the Navy’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); 
and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
paragraph (5): 
‘‘(5) perform duties prescribed for the Chief of Space Oper-
ations by sections 171 and 2547 of this title and other provision 
of law; and’’. 
(d) REGULAR SPACE FORCE.—Chapter 908 of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by section 921 of this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 9085. Regular Space Force: composition 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Regular Space Force is the component 
of the Space Force that consists of persons whose continuous service 
on active duty in both peace and war is contemplated by law, 
and of retired members of the Regular Space Force. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—The Regular Space Force includes— 
‘‘(1) the officers and enlisted members of the Regular Space 
Force; and 
‘‘(2) the retired officers and enlisted members of the Regular 
Space Force.’’. 
(e) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 908 of title 10, United States Code, as so amended, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘9085. Regular Space Force: composition.’’. 
SEC. 923. AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE PROVI-
SIONS IN TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) SUBTITLE.— 
(1) HEADING.—The heading of subtitle D of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Subtitle D—Air Force and Space Force’’. 
(2) TABLE
OF
SUBTITLES.—The table of subtitles at the 
beginning of such title is amended is amended by striking 
the item relating to subtitle D and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘D. Air Force and Space Force ....................................................................... 9011’’. 
(b) ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE.—Section 9013 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘and officers of the 
Space Force’’ after ‘‘Officers of the Air Force’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting ‘‘, members of 
the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘members of the Air Force’’. 
(2) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE.—Section 
9014 of such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (4) and 
inserting the following new paragraph (4):
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‘‘(4) The Inspector General of the Department of the Air 
Force.’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and the Air Staff’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, the Air Staff, and the Office of the 
Chief of Space Operations’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or the Office 
of the Chief of Space Operations’’ after ‘‘the Air Staff’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘to the Chief 
of Staff and to the Air Staff’’ and all that follows 
through the end and inserting ‘‘to the Chief of Staff 
of the Air Force and the Air Staff, and to the Chief 
of Space Operations and the Office of the Chief of 
Space Operations, and shall ensure that each such 
office or entity provides the Chief of Staff and Chief 
of Space Operations such staff support as the Chief 
concerned considers necessary to perform the Chief’s 
duties and responsibilities.’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘and the Office of the Chief 
of Space Operations’’ after ‘‘the Air Staff’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘and the Chief of Space Oper-
ations’’ after ‘‘Chief of Staff’’; 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and the Air Staff’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, the Air Staff, and the Office of the 
Chief of Space Operations’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and the Office 
of the Chief of Space Operations’’ after ‘‘the Air Staff’’; 
and 
(iii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘to the Chief 
of Staff of the Air Force and to the Air Staff’’ and 
all that follows through the end and inserting ‘‘to the 
Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Air Staff, and 
to the Chief of Space Operations and the Office of 
the Chief of Space Operations, and shall ensure that 
each such office or entity provides the Chief of Staff 
and Chief of Space Operations such staff support as 
the Chief concerned considers necessary to perform 
the Chief’s duties and responsibilities.’’; and 
(D) in subsection (e)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and the Air Staff’’ and inserting 
‘‘, the Air Staff, and the Office of the Chief of Space 
Operations’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘to the other’’ and inserting ‘‘to 
any of the others’’. 
(3) SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE: SUCCESSORS TO DUTIES.— 
Section 9017 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The Chief of Space Operations.’’. 
(4) INSPECTOR
GENERAL.—Section 9020 of such title is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘Department 
of 
the’’ 
after 
‘‘Inspector General of the’’; and
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘or the general, flag, or equivalent 
officers of the Space Force’’ after ‘‘general officers of 
the Air Force’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘or the Chief of Staff’’ and inserting ‘‘, the 
Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or the Chief of Space 
Operations’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Department 
of the’’ before ‘‘Air Force’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or the Chief 
of Staff’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Chief of Staff, or the 
Chief of Space Operations’’ ; and 
(C) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 
before ‘‘for a tour of duty’’. 
(5) THE
AIR
STAFF: 
FUNCTION; 
COMPOSITION.—Section 
9031(b)(8) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘of the Air Force’’. 
(6) SURGEON
GENERAL: APPOINTMENT; DUTIES.—Section 
9036(b) of such title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Secretary of the 
Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force on all 
health and medical matters of the Air Force’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the Air 
Force, and the Chief of Space Operations on all health 
and medical matters of the Air Force and the Space Force’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and the Space Force’’ after ‘‘of 
the Air Force’’ the first place it appears; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and members of the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘of the Air Force’’ the second place it appears. 
(7) JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL, DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOCATE 
GENERAL: APPOINTMENT; DUTIES.—Section 9037 of such title 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (e)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘or the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘of the Air Force’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘the Secretary of 
the Air Force or the Chief of Staff of the Air Force’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of 
Staff of the Air Force, or the Chief of Space Operations’’. 
(8) CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS: APPOINTMENT; DUTIES.—Section 
9039(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘in the Air Force’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for the Air Force and the Space Force’’. 
(9) PROVISION OF CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL FUNCTIONS FOR 
THE SPACE FORCE.—Section 9063 of such title is amended— 
(A) in subsections (a) through (i), by striking ‘‘in the 
Air Force’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘in the 
Air Force and the Space Force’’; and 
(B) in subsection (i), as amended by subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘members of 
the Air Force’’. 
(c) PERSONNEL.— 
(1) GENDER-FREE
BASIS
FOR
ACCEPTANCE
OF
ORIGINAL 
ENLISTMENTS.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 9132 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Regular Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’. 
(B) HEADING.—The heading of such section 9132 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 9132. Regular Air Force and Regular Space Force: gender- 
free basis for acceptance of original enlistments’’. 
(C) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 913 of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 9132 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘9132. Regular Air Force and Regular Space Force: gender-free basis for acceptance 
of original enlistments.’’. 
(2) REENLISTMENT AFTER SERVICE AS AN OFFICER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 9138 of such title is amended 
in subsection (a)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or the Regular Space Force’’ after 
‘‘Regular Air Force’’ both places it appears; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘officer 
of the Air Force’’ both places it appears. 
(B) HEADING.—The heading of such section 9132 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 9132. Regular Air Force and Regular Space Force: reenlist-
ment after service as an officer’’. 
(C) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 913 of such title, as amended by 
paragraph (1)(C), is further by striking the item relating 
to section 9138 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘9138. Regular Air Force and Regular Space Force: reenlistment after service as an 
officer.’’. 
(3) APPOINTMENTS IN THE REGULAR AIR FORCE AND REGULAR 
SPACE FORCE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 9160 of such title is 
amended— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or the Regular Space Force’’ after 
‘‘Regular Air Force’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ before the 
period. 
(B) CHAPTER HEADING.—The heading of chapter 915 
of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 915—APPOINTMENTS IN THE REGULAR AIR 
FORCE AND THE REGULAR SPACE FORCE’’. 
(C) TABLES OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chapters at 
the beginning of subtitle D of such title, and at the begin-
ning of part II of subtitle D of such title, are each amended 
by striking the item relating to chapter 915 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘915. Appointments in the Regular Air Force and the Regular Space 
Force ........................................................................................................ 9151’’. 
(4) RETIRED
COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS: STATUS.—Section 
9203 of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘the Air Force’’.
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(5) DUTIES: CHAPLAINS; ASSISTANCE
REQUIRED
OF
COM-
MANDING OFFICERS.—Section 9217(a) of such title is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’. 
(6) RANK: COMMISSIONED OFFICERS SERVING UNDER TEM-
PORARY APPOINTMENTS.—Section 9222 of such title is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’ both 
places it appears. 
(7) REQUIREMENT OF EXEMPLARY CONDUCT.—Section 9233 
of such title is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘and in the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’; and 
(B) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by inserting ‘‘or the 
Space Force, respectively’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’. 
(8) ENLISTED MEMBERS: OFFICERS NOT TO USE AS SERV-
ANTS.—Section 9239 of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
the Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’ both places it appears. 
(9) PRESENTATION OF UNITED STATES FLAG UPON RETIRE-
MENT.—Section 9251(a) of such title is amended by inserting 
‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘member of the Air Force’’. 
(10) SERVICE CREDIT: REGULAR ENLISTED MEMBERS; SERVICE 
AS AN OFFICER TO BE COUNTED AS ENLISTED SERVICE.—Section 
9252 of such title is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or the Regular Space Force’’ after 
‘‘Regular Air Force’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘in the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘in the 
Air Force,’’. 
(11) WHEN
SECRETARY
MAY
REQUIRE
HOSPITALIZATION.— 
Section 9263 of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or the 
Space Force’’ after ‘‘member of the Air Force’’. 
(12) DECORATIONS AND AWARDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 937 of such title is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’ 
each place it appears in the following provisions: 
(i) Section 9271. 
(ii) Section 9272. 
(iii) Section 9273. 
(iv) Section 9276. 
(v) Section 9281 other than the first place it 
appears in subsection (a). 
(vi) Section 9286(a) other than the first place it 
appears. 
(B) MEDAL
OF
HONOR; AIR
FORCE
CROSS; DISTIN-
GUISHED-SERVICE
MEDAL: 
DELEGATION
OF
POWER
TO 
AWARD.—Section 9275 of such title is amended by inserting 
before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, or to an 
equivalent commander of a separate space force or higher 
unit in the field’’. 
(13) TWENTY YEARS OR MORE: REGULAR OR RESERVE COMMIS-
SIONED OFFICERS.—Section 9311(a) of such title is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘officer of the Air Force’’. 
(14) TWENTY TO THIRTY YEARS: ENLISTED MEMBERS.—Sec-
tion 9314 of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘member of the Air Force’’. 
(15) THIRTY
YEARS
OR
MORE: REGULAR
ENLISTED
MEM-
BERS.—Section 9317 of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
the Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’.
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(16) THIRTY YEARS OR MORE: REGULAR COMMISSIONED OFFI-
CERS.—Section 9318 of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
the Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(17) FORTY YEARS OR MORE: AIR FORCE OFFICERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 9324 of such title is amended 
in subsections (a) and (b) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(B) HEADING.—The heading of such section 9324 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 9324. Forty years or more: Air Force officers and Space 
Force officers’’. 
(C) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 941 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 9324 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘9324. Forty years or more: Air Force officers and Space Force officers.’’. 
(18) COMPUTATION
OF
YEARS
OF
SERVICE: VOLUNTARY 
RETIREMENT; ENLISTED MEMBERS.—Section 9325(a) of such title 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(19) COMPUTATION
OF
YEARS
OF
SERVICE: VOLUNTARY 
RETIREMENT; REGULAR AND RESERVE COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 9326(a) of such title is 
amended— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘of the Air Force’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or the Air Force’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, the Air Force, or the Space Force’’. 
(B) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such section 9326(a) is 
further amended by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘the officer’s’’. 
(20) COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY: LAW APPLICABLE.—Sec-
tion 9329 of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(21) RETIRED GRADE.— 
(A) HIGHER GRADE AFTER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE: WAR-
RANT OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEMBERS.—Section 9344 of 
such title is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘member of the Air Force’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)— 
(I) in paragraphs (1) and (3), by inserting ‘‘or 
the Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’ each place it 
appears; and 
(II) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or the Reg-
ular Space Force’’ after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’. 
(B) RESTORATION TO FORMER GRADE: RETIRED WARRANT 
OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEMBERS.—Section 9345 of such 
title is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after 
‘‘member of the Air Force’’. 
(C) RETIRED
LISTS.—Section 9346 of such title is 
amended— 
(i) in subsections (a) and (d), by inserting ‘‘or the 
Regular Space Force’’ after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ‘‘, or for commissioned officers
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of the Space Force other than of the Regular Space 
Force’’; and 
(iii) in subsections (b)(2) and (c), by inserting ‘‘or 
the Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(22) RECOMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY TO REFLECT ADVANCE-
MENT
ON
RETIRED
LIST.—Section 9362(a) of such title is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(23) FATALITY REVIEWS.—Section 9381(a) of such title is 
amended in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) by inserting ‘‘or the 
Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(d) TRAINING.— 
(1) MEMBERS
OF
AIR
FORCE: 
DETAIL
AS
STUDENTS, 
OBSERVERS, AND INVESTIGATORS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS, AND HOSPITALS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 9401 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and members 
of the Space Force’’ after ‘‘members of the Air Force’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or the Regular 
Space Force’’ after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’; 
(iii) in subsection (c),by inserting ‘‘or Reserve of 
the Space Force’’ after ‘‘Reserve of the Air Force’’; 
(iv) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘or the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’; and 
(v) in subsection (f)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘or the Regular Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force Reserve’’ 
after ‘‘the reserve components of the Air Force’’. 
(B) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (c) of such 
section 9401 is further amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the Reserve’s’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Reserve’’, 
(C) HEADING.—The heading of such section 9401 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 9401. Members of Air Force and Space Force: detail as 
students, observers and investigators at edu-
cational institutions, industrial plants, and hos-
pitals’’. 
(D) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 951 of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 9401 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘9401. Members of Air Force and Space Force: detail as students, observers, and in-
vestigators at educational institutions, industrial plants, and hospitals.’’. 
(2) ENLISTED MEMBERS OF AIR FORCE: SCHOOLS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 9402 of such title is 
amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)— 
(I) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘and 
enlisted members of the Space Force’’ after ‘‘mem-
bers of the Air Force’’; and 
(II) in the third sentence, by inserting ‘‘and 
Space Force officers’’ after ‘‘Air Force officers’’; and
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(ii) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’ each place it appears. 
(B) HEADING.—The heading of such section 9402 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 9402. Enlisted members Air Force or Space Force: schools’’. 
(C) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 951 of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 9402 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘9402. Enlisted members of Air Force or Space Force: schools.’’. 
(3) SERVICE SCHOOLS: LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR INSTRUC-
TORS.—Section 9406 of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(4) DEGREE GRANTING AUTHORITY FOR UNITED STATES AIR 
FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.—Section 9414(d)(1) of such 
title is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘needs 
of the Air Force’’. 
(5) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: 
ADMINISTRATION.—Section 9414b(a)(2) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air 
Force’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or the equivalent 
grade in the Space Force’’ after ‘‘brigadier general’’. 
(6) COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
OF
THE
AIR
FORCE: ASSOCIATE 
DEGREES.—Section 9415 of such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘in the Air Force’’ and inserting ‘‘in the 
Department of the Air Force’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘other than’’ and 
all that follows through the end and inserting ‘‘other 
than the Air Force or the Space Force who are serving 
as instructors at Department of the Air Force training 
schools.’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(7) AIR FORCE ACADEMY ESTABLISHMENT; SUPERINTENDENT; 
FACULTY.—Section 9431(a) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘Air Force cadets’’ and inserting ‘‘cadets’’. 
(8) AIR
FORCE
ACADEMY
SUPERINTENDENT; 
FACULTY: 
APPOINTMENT
AND
DETAIL.—Section 9433(a) of such title is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(9) AIR FORCE ACADEMY PERMANENT PROFESSORS; DIRECTOR 
OF ADMISSIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 9436 of such title is 
amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)— 
(I) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘in the 
Air Force or the equivalent grade in the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘colonel’’; 
(II) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘and 
a permanent professor appointed from the Regular 
Space Force has the grade equivalent to the grade
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of colonel in the Regular Air Force’’ after ‘‘grade 
of colonel’’; and 
(III) in the third sentence, by inserting ‘‘in 
the Air Force or the equivalent grade in the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘lieutenant colonel’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)— 
(I) in the first sentence, ‘‘in the Air Force 
or the equivalent grade in the Space Force’’ after 
‘‘colonel’’ each place it appears; and 
(II) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘and 
a person appointed from the Regular Space Force 
has the grade equivalent to the grade of colonel 
in the Regular Air Force’’ after ‘‘grade of colonel’’. 
(B) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Subsections (a) and (b) 
of such section 9436 are further amended by striking ‘‘he’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘such person’’. 
(10) CADETS: APPOINTMENT; NUMBERS, TERRITORIAL
DIS-
TRIBUTION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 9442 of such title is 
amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Air Force Cadets’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘cadets’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘or the Regular 
Space Force’’ after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’. 
(B) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b)(4) of such 
section 9442 is amended by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Secretary’’. 
(11) CADETS: AGREEMENT TO SERVE AS OFFICER.—Section 
9448(a) of such title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or the Regular 
Space Force’’ after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting before the semi-
colon the following: ‘‘or as a Reserve in the Space Force 
for service in the Space Force Reserve’’. 
(12) CADETS: ORGANIZATION; SERVICE; INSTRUCTION.—Sec-
tion 9449 of such title is amended by striking subsection (d). 
(13) CADETS: HAZING.—Section 9452(c) of such title is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘an Air Force cadet’’ and inserting 
‘‘a cadet’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and inserting 
‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force’’. 
(14) CADETS: DEGREE AND COMMISSION ON GRADUATION.— 
Section 9453(b) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or in 
the equivalent grade in the Regular Space Force’’ after ‘‘Regular 
Air Force’’. 
(15) SUPPORT OF ATHLETIC PROGRAMS.—Section 9462(c)(2) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘personnel of the Air 
Force’’ and inserting ‘‘personnel of the Department of the Air 
Force’’. 
(16) SCHOOLS AND CAMPS: ESTABLISHMENT: PURPOSE.—Sec-
tion 9481 of such title is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘members 
of the Air Force,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force Reserve’’ after 
‘‘the Air Force Reserve’’.
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(17) SCHOOLS
AND
CAMPS: OPERATION.—Section 9482 of 
such title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or the Regular Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (7), in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘or Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(e) SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT.— 
(1) EQUIPMENT: BAKERIES, SCHOOLS, KITCHENS, AND MESS 
HALLS.—Section 9536 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting 
‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’. 
(2) RATIONS.—Section 9561 of such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘and the 
Space Force ration’’ after ‘‘the Air Force ration’’; and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘or the 
Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘the Air Force’’. 
(3) CLOTHING.—Section 9562 of such title is amended by 
inserting ‘‘and members of the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air 
Force’’. 
(4) CLOTHING: REPLACEMENT WHEN DESTROYED TO PREVENT 
CONTAGION.—Section 9563 of such title is amended by inserting 
‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘member of the Air Force’’. 
(5) COLORS, STANDARDS, AND
GUIDONS
OF
DEMOBILIZED 
ORGANIZATIONS: DISPOSITION.—Section 9565 of such title is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘organizations 
of the Air Force’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘the Air Force’’. 
(6) UTILITIES: PROCEEDS FROM OVERSEAS OPERATIONS.—Sec-
tion 9591 of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’. 
(7) QUARTERS: HEAT AND LIGHT.—Section 9593 of such title 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and members of the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘the Air Force’’. 
(8) AIR FORCE MILITARY HISTORY INSTITUTE: FEE FOR PRO-
VIDING HISTORICAL INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 9594 of such title is 
amended— 
(i) in subsections (a) and (d), by inserting ‘‘Depart-
ment of the’’ before ‘‘Air Force Military History’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(ii) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘Department of the’’ before 
‘‘Air Force Military History’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘and the Space Force’’ after 
‘‘materials of the Air Force’’. 
(B) HEADING.—The heading of such section 9594 is 
amended to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 9594. Department of the Air Force Military History 
Institute: fee for providing historical information 
to the public’’. 
(C) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 967 of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 9594 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘9594. Department of the Air Force Military History Institute: fee for providing his-
torical information to the public.’’. 
(9) SUBSISTENCE AND OTHER SUPPLIES: MEMBERS OF ARMED 
FORCES; VETERANS; EXECUTIVE OR MILITARY DEPARTMENTS AND 
EMPLOYEES; PRICES.—Section 9621 of such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and members 
of the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and officers 
of the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘the Air Force’’; 
(C) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘the Air Force’’; 
(D) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force’’; 
(E) in subsection (e)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the 
Air Force’’ the first place it appears; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force, respectively’’ 
after ‘‘the Air Force’’ the second place it appears; 
(F) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘the Air Force’’; and 
(G) in subsection (h)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the 
Air Force’’ the first place it appears; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or members of the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘members of the Air Force’’. 
(10) RATIONS: COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN FIELD.—Section 
9622 of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘and commissioned 
officers of the Space Force’’ after ‘‘officers of the Air Force’’. 
(11) MEDICAL SUPPLIES: CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE AIR 
FORCE.—Section 9624(a) of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘air base’’ and inserting ‘‘Air Force 
or Space Force military installation’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Air Force when’’ and inserting ‘‘Depart-
ment of the Air Force when’’. 
(12) ORDNANCE
PROPERTY: OFFICERS
OF
ARMED
FORCES; 
CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF AIR FORCE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 9625 of such title is 
amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘officers of the Air Force’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Air Force’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Department of the Air Force’’. 
(B) HEADING.—The heading of such section is amended 
to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 9625. Ordnance property: officers of the armed forces; 
civilian employees of the Department of the Air 
Force; American National Red Cross; educational 
institutions; homes for veterans’ orphans’’. 
(C) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 969 of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 9625 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘9625. Ordnance property: officers of the armed forces; civilian employees of the De-
partment of the Air Force; American National Red Cross; educational in-
stitutions; homes for veterans’ orphans.’’. 
(13) SUPPLIES: EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.—Section 9627 
of such title is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘for the 
Air Force’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘officer 
of the Air Force’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘air science and tactics’’ and inserting 
‘‘science and tactics’’. 
(14) SUPPLIES: MILITARY INSTRUCTION CAMPS.—Section 9654 
of such title is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or Space Force’’ after ‘‘an Air Force’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘air science and tactics’’ and inserting 
‘‘science and tactics’’. 
(15) DISPOSITION
OF
EFFECTS
OF
DECEASED
PERSONS
BY 
SUMMARY COURT-MARTIAL.—Section 9712(a)(1) of such title is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’. 
(16) ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS: LAND FOR MOBILIZATION, 
TRAINING, SUPPLY BASE, OR AVIATION FIELD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 9771 of such title is amended 
in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘or space mission-related 
facility’’ after ‘‘aviation field’’. 
(B) HEADING.—The heading of such section 9771 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 9771. Acceptance of donations: land for mobilization, 
training, supply base, aviation field, or space mis-
sion-related facility’’. 
(C) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 979 of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 9771 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘9771. Acceptance of donations: land for mobilization, training, supply base, aviation 
field, or space mission-related facility.’’. 
(17) ACQUISITION
AND
CONSTRUCTION: AIR
BASES
AND 
DEPOTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 9773 of such title is 
amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘permanent air bases’’ and 
inserting ‘‘permanent Air Force and Space Force 
military installations’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘existing air bases’’ and 
inserting ‘‘existing installations’’; and 
(III) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after 
‘‘training of the Air Force’’;
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(ii) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking ‘‘air bases’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘installations’’; 
(iii) in subsection (b)(7), by inserting ‘‘or Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’; 
(iv) in subsection (c)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’; and 
(II) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by inserting 
‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’ both 
places it appears; and 
(v) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘air base’’ and 
inserting ‘‘installation’’. 
(B) HEADING.—The heading of such section 9773 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 9773. Acquisition and construction: installations and 
depots’’. 
(C) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 979 of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 9773 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘9773. Acquisition and construction: installations and depots.’’. 
(18) EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION: FORTIFICATIONS.—Section 
9776 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘air base’’ and 
inserting ‘‘installation’’. 
(19) USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY.—Section 9779 of such title 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘economy of the Air Force’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘support of the Air Force’’. 
(20) DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY AT MISSILE SITES.— 
Section 9781(a)(2) of such title is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘Air Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of the Air 
Force’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Air Force’’ the 
first two places it appears and inserting ‘‘Department of 
the Air Force’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Air Force’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Department of the Air Force’’. 
(21) MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF REAL PROPERTY.—Section 
9782 of such title is amended in subsections (c) and (d) by 
inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’ both places 
it appears. 
(22) SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS: REMISSION OR CANCELLA-
TION OF INDEBTEDNESS OF MEMBERS.—Section 9837(a) of such 
title is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after 
‘‘member of the Air Force’’. 
(23) FINAL SETTLEMENT OF OFFICER’S ACCOUNTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 9840 of such title is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(B) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS.—Such section 9840 is 
further amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘the officer’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘the officer’s’’. 
(24) PAYMENT OF SMALL AMOUNTS TO PUBLIC CREDITORS.— 
Section 9841 of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘official of Air Force’’. 
(25) SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS OF LINE OFFICERS.—Section 
9842 of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(f) SERVICE OF INCUMBENTS IN CERTAIN POSITIONS WITHOUT 
REAPPOINTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The individual serving in a position under 
a provision of law specified in paragraph (2) as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act may continue to serve in such 
position after that date without further appointment as other-
wise provided by such provision of law, notwithstanding the 
amendment of such provision of law by subsection (b). 
(2) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of law specified 
in this paragraph are the provisions of title 10, United States 
Code, as follows: 
(A) Section 9020, relating to the Inspector General 
of the Department of the Air Force. 
(B) Section 9036. relating to the Surgeon General of 
the Air Force. 
(C) Section 9037(a), relating to the Judge Advocate 
General of the Air Force. 
(D) Section 9037(d), relating to the Deputy Judge Advo-
cate General of the Air Force. 
(E) Section 9039, relating to the Chief of Chaplains 
for the Air Force and the Space Force. 
SEC. 924. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER PROVISIONS OF TITLE 10, UNITED 
STATES CODE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 101(b)(13) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and inserting 
‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force’’. 
(b) OTHER PROVISIONS OF SUBTITLE A.— 
(1) SPACE FORCE I.—Subtitle A of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘and Marine Corps’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Marine Corps, and Space Force’’ in the following provisions: 
(A) Section 116(a)(1) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A). 
(B) Section 533(a)(2). 
(C) Section 646. 
(D) Section 661(a). 
(E) Section 712(a). 
(F) Section 717(c)(1). 
(G) Subsections (c) and (d) of section 741. 
(H) Section 743. 
(I) Section 1111(b)(4). 
(J) Subsections (a)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(A)(ii) of section 1143. 
(K) Section 1174(j). 
(L) Section 1463(a)(1). 
(M) Section 1566. 
(N) Section 2217(c)(2). 
(O) Section 2259(a). 
(P) Section 2640(j).
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(2) SPACE FORCE II.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Such subtitle is further amended 
by striking ‘‘Marine Corps,’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, Space Force,’’ in the following 
provisions: 
(i) Section 123(a). 
(ii) Section 172(a). 
(iii) Section 518. 
(iv) Section 747. 
(v) Section 749. 
(vi) Section 1552(c)(1). 
(vii) Section 2632(c)(2)(A). 
(viii) Section 2686(a). 
(ix) Section 2733(a). 
(B) HEADING.—The heading of section 747 of such title 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 747. Command: when different commands of Army, Navy, 
Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast 
Guard join’’. 
(C) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 43 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 747 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘747. Command: when different commands of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, 
Space Force, and Coast Guard join.’’. 
(3) SPACE FORCE III.—Such subtitle is further amended 
by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force’’ in the following provi-
sions: 
(A) Section 125(b). 
(B) Section 541(a). 
(C) Section 601(a). 
(D) Section 603(a). 
(E) Section 619(a). 
(F) Section 619a(a). 
(G) Section 624(c). 
(H) Section 625(b). 
(I) Subsections (a) and (d) of section 631. 
(J) Section 632(a). 
(K) Section 637(a)(2). 
(L) Section 638(a). 
(M) Section 741(d). 
(N) Section 771. 
(O) Section 772. 
(P) Section 773. 
(Q) Section 1123. 
(R) Section 1143(d). 
(S) Section 1174(a)(2). 
(T) Section 1251(a). 
(U) Section 1252(a). 
(V) Section 1253(a). 
(W) Section 1375. 
(X) Section 1413a(h). 
(Y) Section 1551. 
(Z) Section 1561(a). 
(AA) Section 1731(a)(1)(A)(ii).
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(BB) Section 2102(a). 
(CC) Section 2103a(a)(2). 
(DD) Section 2104(b)(5). 
(EE) Section 2107. 
(FF) Section 2421. 
(GG) Section 2631(a). 
(HH) Section 2787(a). 
(4) REGULAR
SPACE
FORCE I.—Such subtitle is further 
amended by striking ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Regular Marine Corps, or Regular 
Space Force’’ in the following provisions: 
(A) Section 531(c). 
(B) Section 532(a) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1). 
(C) Subsections (a)(1), (b)(1), and (f) of section 533. 
(D) Section 633(a). 
(E) Section 634(a). 
(F) Section 635. 
(G) Section 636(a). 
(H) Section 647(c). 
(I) Section 688(b)(1). 
(J) Section 1181. 
(5) REGULAR
SPACE
FORCE II.—Such subtitle is further 
amended by striking ‘‘Regular Marine Corps,’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Regular Marine Corps, Regular Space 
Force,’’ in the following provisions: 
(A) Section 505. 
(B) Section 506. 
(C) Section 508. 
(6) TRANSFER, ETC. OF FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND DUTIES.— 
Section 125(b) of such title, as amended by paragraph (3)(A), 
is further amended by striking ‘‘or 9062(c)’’ and inserting 
‘‘9062(c), or 9081’’. 
(7) JOINT STAFF MATTERS.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN; GRADE AND RANK.— 
Section 152 of such title is amended— 
(i) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘or the Com-
mandant of the Marine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘the Com-
mandant of the Marine Corps, or the Chief of Space 
Operations’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘or, in the case 
of the Navy, admiral’’ and inserting ‘‘, in the case 
of the Navy, admiral, or, in the case of an officer 
of the Space Force, the equivalent grade,’’. 
(B) INCLUSION OF SPACE FORCE ON JOINT STAFF.—Sec-
tion 155(a)(2)(C) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘and 
the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’. 
(8) ARMED FORCES POLICY COUNCIL.—Section 171(a) of such 
title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (16), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(17) the Chief of Space Operations.’’. 
(9) JOINT
REQUIREMENTS
OVERSIGHT
COUNCIL.—Section 
181(c)(1) of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph:
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‘‘(F) A Space Force officer in the grade equivalent to 
the grade of general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine 
Corps, or admiral in the Navy.’’. 
(10) UNFUNDED PRIORITIES.—Section 222a(b) of such title 
is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); 
and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The Chief of Space Operations.’’. 
(11) THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION EXPENSES.—Section 
312(b)(3) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘the Chief of 
Space Operations,’’ after ‘‘the Commandant of the Marine 
Corps,’’. 
(12) WESTERN HEMISPHERE INSTITUTE.—Section 343(e)(1)(E) 
of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or Space Force’’ after 
‘‘for the Air Force’’. 
(13) ORIGINAL
APPOINTMENTS
OF
COMMISSIONED
OFFI-
CERS.—Section 531(a) of such title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and in the grades 
of ensign, lieutenant (junior grade), and lieutenant in the 
Regular Navy’’ and inserting ‘‘in the grades of ensign, 
lieutenant (junior grade), and lieutenant in the Regular 
Navy, and in the equivalent grades in the Regular Space 
Force’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and in the grades 
of lieutenant commander, commander, and captain in the 
Regular Navy’’ and inserting ‘‘in the grades of lieutenant 
commander, commander, and captain in the Regular Navy, 
and in the equivalent grades in the Regular Space Force’’. 
(14) SERVICE CREDIT UPON ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT AS A 
COMMISSIONED
OFFICER.—Section 533(b)(2) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘or captain in the Navy’’ and inserting 
‘‘, captain in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space 
Force’’. 
(15) SENIOR JOINT OFFICER POSITIONS: RECOMMENDATIONS 
TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—Section 604(a)(1)(A) of such 
title is amended by inserting ‘‘and the name of at least one 
Space Force officer’’ after ‘‘Air Force officer’’. 
(16) FORCE SHAPING AUTHORITY.—Section 647(a)(2) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘of that armed force’’. 
(17) MEMBERS: REQUIRED SERVICE.—Section 651(b) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘of his armed force’’. 
(18) CAREER FLEXIBILITY TO ENHANCE RETENTION OF MEM-
BERS.—Section 710(c)(1) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘the armed force concerned’’ and inserting ‘‘an armed force’’. 
(19) SENIOR MEMBERS OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE OF 
UNITED
NATIONS.—Section 711 of such title is amended by 
inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(20) RANK: CHIEF OF SPACE OPERATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 743 of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘and the Commandant of the Marine Corps’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and 
the Chief of Space Operations’’. 
(B) HEADING.—The heading of such section 743 is 
amended to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 743. Rank: Chief of Staff of the Army; Chief of Naval Oper-
ations; Chief of Staff of the Air Force; Commandant 
of the Marine Corps; Chief of Space Operations’’. 
(C) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 43 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 743 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘743. Rank: Chief of Staff of the Army; Chief of Naval Operations; Chief of Staff 
of the Air Force; Commandant of the Marine Corps; Chief of Space Op-
erations.’’. 
(21) UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.—Chapter 47 of 
such title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended— 
(A) in section 822(a)(7) (article 22(a)(7)), by striking 
‘‘Marine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or the com-
manding officer of a corresponding unit of the Space Force’’; 
(B) in section 823(a) (article 23(a))— 
(i) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Air Force base’’ and inserting 
‘‘Air Force or Space Force military installation’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘or the Air Force’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Air Force, or the Space Force’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or a cor-
responding unit of the Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’; 
and 
(C) in section 824(a)(3) (article 24(a)(3)), by inserting 
‘‘or a corresponding unit of the Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air 
Force’’. 
(22) SERVICE AS CADET OR MIDSHIPMAN NOT COUNTED FOR 
LENGTH OF SERVICE.—Section 971(b)(2) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘or Air Force’’ and inserting ‘‘, Air Force, or Space 
Force’’. 
(23) REFERRAL BONUS.—Section 1030(h)(3) of such title is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and the Space Force’’ after ‘‘concerning 
the Air Force’’. 
(24) RETURN
TO
ACTIVE
DUTY
FROM
TEMPORARY
DIS-
ABILITY.—Section 1211(a) of such title is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘or the Air Force’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Air Force, or the 
Space Force’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or the Air Force, who’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Air Force, or the Space Force who’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or the Air Force, as’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Air Force, or the Space Force, as’’. 
(25) YEARS OF SERVICE.—Section 1405(c) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘or Air Force’’ and inserting ‘‘, Air Force, 
or Space Force’’. 
(26) RETIRED PAY BASE FOR PERSONS WHO BECAME MEMBERS 
BEFORE
SEPTEMBER
8, 1980.—Section 1406 of such title is 
amended— 
(A) in the heading of subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘AND 
SPACE FORCE’’ after ‘‘AIR FORCE’’; and 
(B) in subsection (i)(3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); 
and
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(II) by inserting after clause (iv) the following 
new clause (v): 
‘‘(v) Chief of Space Operations.’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); 
and 
(II) by inserting after clause (iv) the following 
new clause (v): 
‘‘(v) The senior enlisted advisor of the Space 
Force.’’. 
(27) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL IN 
THE ACQUISITION FIELD.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1722a(a) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘and the Commandant of the Marine 
Corps (with respect to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and 
Marine Corps, respectively)’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Com-
mandant of the Marine Corps, and the Chief of Space 
Operations (with respect to the Army, Navy, Air Force, 
Marine Corps, and Space Force, respectively)’’. 
(B) CLARIFYING AMENDMENT.—Such section 1722a(a) 
is further amended by striking ‘‘the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment’’. 
(28) SENIOR
MILITARY
ACQUISITION
ADVISORS.—Section 
1725(e)(1)(C) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘and Space 
Force’’ before the period. 
(29) 
MILITARY
FAMILY
READINESS
COUNCIL.—Section 
1781a(b)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Marine Corps, 
and Air Force’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Air Force, 
Marine Corps, and Space Force’’. 
(30) FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
FOR
SPECIALLY 
SELECTED MEMBERS.—Section 2107 of such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or as a’’ and inserting ‘‘, as a’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or as an officer in the equivalent 
grade in the Space Force’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the reserve compo-
nent of the armed force in which he is appointed as 
a cadet or midshipman’’ and inserting ‘‘the reserve 
component of an armed force’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘reserve compo-
nent of that armed force’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘reserve component of an armed force’’; and 
(C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘second lieutenant 
or ensign’’ and inserting ‘‘second lieutenant, ensign, or an 
equivalent grade in the Space Force’’. 
(31) SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE.—Section 2273a(d) 
of such title is amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(32) ACQUISITION-RELATED FUNCTIONS OF CHIEFS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES.—Section 2547(a) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘and the Commandant of the Marine Corps’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Chief 
of Space Operations’’.
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(33) AGREEMENTS RELATED TO MILITARY TRAINING, TESTING, 
AND OPERATIONS.—Section 2684a(i) of such title is amended 
by inserting ‘‘Space Force,’’ before ‘‘or Defense-wide activities’’ 
each place it appears. 
(c) PROVISIONS OF SUBTITLE B.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force’’ in the following 
provisions: 
(A) Section 7452(c). 
(B) Section 7621(d). 
(2) COMPUTATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE.—Section 7326(a)(1) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘or the Air Force’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, the Air Force, or the Space Force’’. 
(d) PROVISIONS OF SUBTITLE C.— 
(1) CADETS; HAZING.—Section 8464(f) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force’’. 
(2) SALES PRICES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 8802 of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘or the Air Force’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Air 
Force, or the Space Force’’. 
(B) HEADING.—The heading of such section 8802 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 8802. Sales: members of Army, Air Force, and Space Force; 
prices’’. 
(C) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 879 of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 8802 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘8802. Sales: members of Army, Air Force, and Space Force; prices.’’. 
(3) SALES TO CERTAIN VETERANS.—Section 8803 of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘or the Marine Corps’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Marine Corps, or the Space Force’’. 
(4) SUBSISTENCE AND OTHER SUPPLIES.—Section 8806(d) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘or Air Force or Marine 
Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space 
Force’’. 
(5) SCOPE OF CHAPTER ON PRIZE.—Section 8851(a) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘or the Air Force’’ and inserting 
‘‘, the Air Force, or the Space Force’’. 
SEC. 925. AMENDMENTS TO PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING TO PAY 
AND ALLOWANCES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by inserting ‘‘Space Force,’’ 
after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) in paragraph (5)(C), by inserting ‘‘and the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(b) BASIC PAY RATES.— 
(1) COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.—Footnote 2 of the table titled 
‘‘COMMISSIONED OFFICERS’’ in section 601(c) of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2007 (Public Law 109–364; 37 U.S.C. 1009 note) is amended
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by inserting after ‘‘Commandant of the Marine Corps,’’ the 
following: ‘‘Chief of Space Operations,’’. 
(2) ENLISTED
MEMBERS.—Footnote 2 of the table titled 
‘‘ENLISTED MEMBERS’’ in section 601(c) of the John Warner 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 
Law 109–364; 37 U.S.C. 1009 note) is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,’’ the following: 
‘‘the senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force,’’. 
(c) PAY GRADES: ASSIGNMENT TO; GENERAL RULES.—Section 
201(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) For the purpose’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(1) 
Subject to paragraph (2), for the purpose’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) For the purpose of computing their basic pay, commissioned 
officers of the Space Force are assigned to the pay grades in the 
table in paragraph (1) by grade or rank in the Air Force that 
is equivalent to the grade or rank in which such officers are serving 
in the Space Force.’’. 
(d) PAY OF SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS.—Section 210(c) of title 
37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new para-
graph (5): 
‘‘(5) The senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force.’’. 
(e) ALLOWANCES OTHER THAN TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION 
ALLOWANCES.— 
(1) PERSONAL MONEY ALLOWANCE.—Section 414 of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(5), by inserting ‘‘Chief of Space 
Operations,’’ after ‘‘Commandant of the Marines Corps,’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘the senior enlisted 
advisor of the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘the Sergeant Major 
of the Marine Corps,’’. 
(2) CLOTHING
ALLOWANCE: ENLISTED
MEMBERS.—Section 
418(d) of such title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or the Marine Corps’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Marine Corps, or the Space Force’’. 
(f) TRAVEL
AND
TRANSPORTATION
ALLOWANCES: PARKING 
EXPENSES.—Section 481i(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 
Corps, or Space Force’’. 
(g) LEAVE.— 
(1) ADDITION
OF
SPACE
FORCE.—Chapter 9 of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘Space Force,’’ 
after ‘‘Marines Corps,’’ each place it appears in the following 
provisions: 
(A) Subsections (b)(1) and (e)(1) of section 501. 
(B) Section 502(a). 
(C) Section 503(a). 
(2) 
ADDITION
OF
REGULAR
SPACE
FORCE.—Section 
501(b)(5)(C) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘or Regular 
Marine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Regular Marine Corps, or Regular 
Space Force’’.
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(3) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 9 of such title is 
further amended as follows: 
(A) In section 501(b)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘the member’s’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the member’’. 
(B) In section 502— 
(i) by striking ‘‘his designated representative’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’s des-
ignated representative’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘he’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘the member’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘his’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the member’s’’. 
(h) ALLOTMENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF PAY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsections (a), (c), and (d) of section 
701 of title 37, United States Code, are each amended by 
striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 
Space Force’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such section 701 is further 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting 
‘‘the officer’s’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting 
‘‘the person’s’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘his pay, and if he 
does so’’ and inserting ‘‘the member’s pay, and if the 
member does so’’. 
(3) HEADING.—The heading of such section 701 is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 701. Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, 
and Space Force; contract surgeons’’. 
(4) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 13 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 701 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘701. Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force; con-
tract surgeons.’’. 
(i) FORFEITURE OF PAY.— 
(1) FORFEITURE FOR ABSENCE FOR INTEMPERATE USE OF 
ALCOHOL OR DRUGS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 802 of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force’’. 
(B) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such section 802 is fur-
ther amended by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘the member’s’’. 
(2) FORFEITURE WHEN DROPPED FROM ROLLS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 803 of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘or the Air Force’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Air 
Force, or the Space Force’’. 
(B) HEADING.—The heading of such section 803 is 
amended to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 803. Commissioned officers of the Army, Air Force, or 
Space Force: forfeiture of pay when dropped from 
rolls’’. 
(C) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 15 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 803 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘803. Commissioned officers of the Army, Air Force, or Space Force: forfeiture of pay 
when dropped from rolls.’’. 
(j) EFFECT ON PAY OF EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENT.—Section 
906 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘Space 
Force,’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’. 
(k) ADMINISTRATION OF PAY.— 
(1) PROMPT PAYMENT REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1005 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and of the Air Force’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, the Air Force, and the Space Force’’. 
(B) HEADING.—The heading of such section 1005 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1005. Army, Air Force, and Space Force: prompt payments 
required’’. 
(C) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 15 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 803 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘1005. Army, Air Force, and Space Force: prompt payments required.’’. 
(2) DEDUCTIONS FROM PAY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1007 of such title is 
amended— 
(i) in subsections (b), (d), (f), and (g), by striking 
‘‘or the Air Force’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Air Force, or 
the Space Force’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force’’. 
(B) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS.—Such section 1007 is 
further amended— 
(i) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting 
‘‘the member’’; 
(ii) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘his’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘the member’s’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (f)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the offi-
cer’s’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘he’’ both places it appears 
and inserting ‘‘the officer’’. 
SEC. 926. AMENDMENTS TO PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING TO VET-
ERANS’ BENEFITS. 
(a) ADDITION OF SPACE SERVICE TO REFERENCES TO MILITARY, 
NAVAL, OR AIR SERVICE.—Title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘or air service’’ and inserting ‘‘air, or space service’’ 
each place it appears in the following provisions: 
(1) Paragraphs (2), (5), (12), (16), (17), (18), (24), and (32) 
of section 101. 
(2) Section 105(a). 
(3) Section 106(b).
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(4) Section 701. 
(5) Paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) of section 1101. 
(6) Section 1103. 
(7) Section 1110. 
(8) Subsections (b)(1) and (c)(1) of section 1112. 
(9) Section 1113(b). 
(10) Section 1131. 
(11) Section 1132. 
(12) Section 1133. 
(13) Section 1137. 
(14) Section 1141. 
(15) Section 1153. 
(16) Section 1301. 
(17) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 1302. 
(18) Section 1310(b). 
(19) Section 1521(j). 
(20) Section 1541(h). 
(21) Subsections (a)(2)(B) and (e)(3) of section 1710. 
(22) Section 1712(a). 
(23) Section 1712A(c). 
(24) Section 1717(d)(1). 
(25) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 1720A. 
(26) Section 1720D(c)(3). 
(27) Section 1720E(a). 
(28) Section 1720G(a)(2)(B). 
(29) Subsections (b)(2), (e)(1), and (e)(4) of section 1720I. 
(30) Section 1781(a)(3). 
(31) Section 1783(b)(1). 
(32) Section 1922(a). 
(33) Section 2002(b)(1). 
(34) Section 2101A(a)(1). 
(35) Subsections (a)(1)(C) and (d) of section 2301. 
(36) Section 2302(a). 
(37) Section 2303(b)(2). 
(38) Subsections (b)(4)(A) and (g)(2) of section 2306. 
(39) Section 2402(a)(1). 
(40) Section 3018B(a). 
(41) Section 3102(a)(1)(A)(ii). 
(42) Subsections (a) and (b)(2)(A) of section 3103. 
(43) Section 3113(a). 
(44) Section 3501(a). 
(45) Section 3512(b)(1)(B)(iii). 
(46) Section 3679(c)(2)(A). 
(47) Section 3701(b)(2). 
(48) Section 3712(e)(2). 
(49) Section 3729(c)(1). 
(50) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 3901(1). 
(51) Subsections (c)(1)(A) and (d)(2)(B) of section 5103A. 
(52) Section 5110(j). 
(53) Section 5111(a)(2)(A). 
(54) Section 5113(b)(3)(C). 
(55) Section 5303(e). 
(56) Section 6104(c). 
(57) Section 6105(a). 
(58) Subsections (a)(1) and (b)(3) of section 6301. 
(59) Section 6303(b). 
(60) Section 6304(b)(1).
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(61) Section 8301. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) ARMED FORCES.—Paragraph (10) of section 101 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘Space Force,’’ 
after ‘‘Air Force,’’. 
(2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—Paragraph (25)(C) of such sec-
tion is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ before the 
semicolon. 
(3) SPACE FORCE RESERVE.—Paragraph (27) of such section 
is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (G) 
as subparagraphs (F) through (H), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following 
new subparagraph (E): 
‘‘(E) the Space Force Reserve;’’. 
(c) PLACEMENT OF EMPLOYEES IN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.— 
Section 701 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘and Air Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Air Force, and Space Force’’. 
(d) CONSIDERATION TO BE ACCORDED TIME, PLACE, AND CIR-
CUMSTANCES OF SERVICE.—Section 1154(b) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or air organization’’ and inserting 
‘‘air, or space organization’’. 
(e) PREMIUM PAYMENTS.—Section 1908 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’. 
(f) SECRETARY CONCERNED
FOR GI BILL.—Section 3020(l)(3) 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or the 
Space Force’’ before the semicolon. 
(g) DEFINITIONS FOR POST-9/11 GI BILL.—Section 3301(2)(C) 
of title 38,United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or the 
Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’. 
(h) PROVISION OF CREDIT PROTECTION AND OTHER SERVICES.— 
Section 5724(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 
Force’’. 
SEC. 927. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE UNITED 
STATES CODE AND OTHER LAWS. 
(a) TITLE 5; DEFINITION OF ARMED FORCES.—Section 2101(2) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘Marine 
Corps,’’ the following: ‘‘Space Force,’’. 
(b) TITLE 14.— 
(1) VOLUNTARY
RETIREMENT.—Section 2152 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force’’. 
(2) COMPUTATION OF LENGTH OF SERVICE.—Section 2513 
of such title is amended by inserting after ‘‘Air Force,’’ the 
following: ‘‘Space Force,’’. 
(c) TITLE 18; FIREARMS AS NONMAILABLE.—Section 1715 of such 
title is amended by inserting ‘‘Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’. 
(d) TITLE 31.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS RELATING TO CLAIMS.—Section 3701(a)(7) 
of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘Space 
Force,’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’. 
(2) COLLECTION AND COMPROMISE.—Section 3711(f) of such 
title is amended in paragraphs (1) and (3) by inserting ‘‘Space 
Force,’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’ each place it appears.
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(e) TITLE 41; HONORABLE DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE IN LIEU OF 
BIRTH CERTIFICATE.—Section 6309(a) of title 41, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’. 
(f) TITLE 51; POWERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION IN PERFORMANCE 
OF FUNCTIONS.—Section 20113(l) of title 51, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘SERVICES’’ and 
inserting ‘‘FORCES’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and Marine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 
Corps, and Space Force’’. 
(g) PUBLIC LAW 79–772; BOARD OF NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE 
MUSEUM.—Section 1(a) of the Act of August 12, 1946 (60 Stat. 
997, chapter 995; 20 U.S.C. 77(a)), is amended by inserting ‘‘the 
Chief of Space Operations, or the Chief’s designee,’’ after ‘‘the Chief 
of Staff of the Air Force, or his designee,’’. 
SEC. 928. APPLICABILITY TO OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW. 
Section 958(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1567; 10 U.S.C. 
9081 note) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘or the amendments made by this subtitle’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
the amendments made by this subtitle, or the amendments 
made by subtitle C of title IX of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) the authority of the Secretary of Defense with 
respect to the Air Force, members of the Air Force, or 
civilian employees of the Air Force may be exercised by 
the Secretary with respect to the Space Force, members 
of the Space Force, or civilian employees of the Space 
Force; and 
‘‘(D) the authority of the Secretary of the Air Force 
with respect to the Air Force, members of the Air Force, 
or civilian employees of the Air Force may be exercised 
by the Secretary with respect to the Space Force, members 
of the Space Force, or civilian employees of the Space 
Force.’’. 
SEC. 929. TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM AUTHORIZED DAILY AVER-
AGE OF MEMBERS IN PAY GRADES E–8 AND E–9. 
Section 517 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply 
to the Space Force until October 1, 2023. 
SEC. 930. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS 
TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE SPACE FORCE. 
(a) LIMITATION.—A military installation (whether or not under 
the jurisdiction of the Department of the Air Force) may not be 
transferred to the jurisdiction or command of the Space Force 
until the Secretary of the Air Force briefs the congressional defense 
committees on the results of a business case analysis, conducted 
by the Secretary in connection with the transfer, of the cost and 
efficacy of the transfer.
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(b) TIMING OF BRIEFING.—The briefing on a business case anal-
ysis conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall be provided not 
later than 15 days after the date of the completion of the business 
case analysis by the Secretary. 
SEC. 931. ORGANIZATION OF THE SPACE FORCE. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—The Secretary of Defense may 
not establish a Space National Guard or Space Reserve as 
a reserve component of the Space Force until the Secretary 
completes the study under subsection (b) and determines, based 
on the result of such study, that a Space National Guard 
or a Space Reserve is the organization best suited to discharge, 
in an effective and efficient manner, the missions intended 
to be assigned to such organization. 
(2) SECRETARY
OF
THE
AIR
FORCE.—Until the Secretary 
of Defense carries out subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air 
Force may not— 
(A) transfer, to another component of the Air Force, 
any member or civilian personnel of the Air National Guard 
who is assigned to a space mission; or 
(B) relocate any asset, or dissolve any element, of the 
Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve that is assigned 
to a space mission. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31, 
2021, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to formulate 
a plan regarding how best to organize the active and reserve compo-
nents of the Space Force and submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
regarding such study. The report shall include the following: 
(1) The assumptions and factors used to make the plan. 
(2) Individuals who made recommendations regarding the 
organization of such components. 
(3) Determinations of the Secretary regarding the mission, 
organization, and unit retention of such components. 
(4) The final organizational and integration recommenda-
tions regarding such components. 
(5) The proposed staffing and operational organization for 
such components. 
(6) The estimated date of implementation of the plan. 
(7) Any savings or costs arising from the preservation of 
existing space-related force structures in the Air National 
Guard. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to prohibit the reserve components of the Air Force 
from performing space missions or continuing to support the Air 
Force and the Space Force in the performance of space missions. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Budget materials for special operations forces. 
Sec. 1003. Application of Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan to 
fiscal years following fiscal year 2020. 
Sec. 1004. Incentives for the achievement by the components of the Department of 
Defense of unqualified audit opinions on the financial statements. 
Sec. 1005. Audit readiness and remediation.
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Sec. 1006. Addition of Chief of the National Guard Bureau to the list of officers pro-
viding reports of unfunded priorities. 
Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 
Sec. 1011. Quarterly reports on Department of Defense support provided to other 
United States agencies for counterdrug activities and activities to 
counter transnational organized crime. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels 
Sec. 1021. Limitation on availability of certain funds without naval vessels plan 
and certification. 
Sec. 1022. Limitations on use of funds in National Defense Sealift Fund for pur-
chase of foreign constructed vessels. 
Sec. 1023. Use of National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund for incrementally funded 
contracts to provide full funding for Columbia class submarines. 
Sec. 1024. Preference for United States vessels in transporting supplies by sea. 
Sec. 1025. Restrictions on overhaul, repair, etc. of naval vessels in foreign ship-
yards. 
Sec. 1026. Biennial report on shipbuilder training and the defense industrial base. 
Sec. 1027. Modification of waiver authority on prohibition on use of funds for retire-
ment of certain legacy maritime mine countermeasure platforms. 
Sec. 1028. Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for certain Navy 
mess operations afloat. 
Sec. 1029. Working group on stabilization of Navy shipbuilding industrial base 
workforce. 
Sec. 1030. Limitation on naval force structure changes. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
Sec. 1041. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of indi-
viduals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, to the United States. 
Sec. 1042. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities 
in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1043. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of indi-
viduals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, to certain countries. 
Sec. 1044. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1051. Support of special operations to combat terrorism. 
Sec. 1052. Expenditure of funds for Department of Defense clandestine activities 
that support operational preparation of the environment. 
Sec. 1053. Sale or donation of excess Department of Defense personal property for 
law enforcement activities. 
Sec. 1054. Prohibition on retirement of nuclear powered aircraft carriers before 
first refueling. 
Sec. 1055. Reauthorization of National Oceanographic Partnership Program. 
Sec. 1056. Modification and technical correction to Department of Defense author-
ity to provide assistance along the southern land border of the United 
States. 
Sec. 1057. Limitation on use of funds for retirement of A–10 aircraft. 
Sec. 1058. Considerations relating to permanently basing United States equipment 
or additional forces in host countries with at-risk vendors in 5G or 6G 
networks. 
Sec. 1059. Public availability of Department of Defense legislative proposals. 
Sec. 1060. Arctic planning, research, and development. 
Sec. 1061. Authority to establish a movement coordination center pacific in the 
Indo-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1062. Limitation on provision of funds to institutions of higher education 
hosting Confucius Institutes. 
Sec. 1063. Support for national maritime heritage grants program. 
Sec. 1064. Requirements for use of Federal law enforcement personnel, active duty 
members of the Armed Forces, and National Guard personnel in support 
of Federal authorities to respond to civil disturbances. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1071. FFRDC study of explosive ordnance disposal agencies. 
Sec. 1072. Study on force structure for Marine Corps aviation.
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Sec. 1073. Report on joint training range exercises for the Pacific region. 
Sec. 1074. Reports on threats to United States forces from small unmanned aircraft 
systems worldwide. 
Sec. 1075. Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) reports on improving the 
budget justification and related materials of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1076. Quarterly briefings on Joint All Domain Command and Control effort. 
Sec. 1077. Report on civilian casualty resourcing and authorities. 
Sec. 1078. Comptroller General Review of Department of Defense efforts to prevent 
resale of goods manufactured by forced labor in commissaries and ex-
changes. 
Sec. 1079. Comptroller General report on Department of Defense processes for re-
sponding to congressional reporting requirements. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 1081. Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments. 
Sec. 1082. Reporting of adverse events relating to consumer products on military 
installations. 
Sec. 1083. Modification to First Division monument. 
Sec. 1084. Sense of Congress regarding reporting of civilian casualties resulting 
from United States military operations. 
Sec. 1085. Deployment of real-time status of special use airspace. 
Sec. 1086.
Duties of Secretary under uniformed and overseas citizens absentee vot-
ing act. 
Sec. 1087. Mitigation of military helicopter noise. 
Sec. 1088. Congressional expression of support for designation of National 
Borinqueneers Day. 
Sec. 1089. Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies. 
Sec. 1090. Establishment of vetting procedures and monitoring requirements for 
certain military training. 
Sec. 1091. Personal protective equipment matters. 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the Secretary of 
Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, 
the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made 
available to the Department of Defense in this division for 
fiscal year 2021 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 
year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations 
so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the 
same purposes as the authorization to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer 
under 
the 
authority 
of 
this 
section 
may 
not 
exceed 
$4,000,000,000. 
(3) EXCEPTION
FOR
TRANSFERS
BETWEEN
MILITARY
PER-
SONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS.—A transfer of funds between military 
personnel authorizations under title IV shall not be counted 
toward the dollar limitation in paragraph (2). 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by subsection (a) to 
transfer authorizations— 
(1) may only be used to provide authority for items that 
have a higher priority than the items from which authority 
is transferred; and 
(2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that 
has been denied authorization by Congress. 
(c) EFFECT
ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A transfer made 
from one account to another under the authority of this section 
shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the account 
to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal to the 
amount transferred.
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(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall promptly notify 
Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1002. BUDGET MATERIALS FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES. 
Section 226 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘of Defense and the Secretary of each 
of the military departments’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘a consolidated budget justification dis-
play’’ and inserting ‘‘a budget justification display for each 
applicable appropriation’’; 
(D) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘display’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘displays shall include each 
of the following:’’ and 
(E) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) Details at the appropriation and line item level, 
including any amount for service-common support, acquisition 
support, training, operations, pay and allowances, base oper-
ations sustainment, and any other common services and sup-
port. 
‘‘(2) An identification of any change in the level or type 
of service-common support and enabling capabilities provided 
by each of the military services or Defense Agencies to special 
operations forces for the fiscal year covered by the budget 
justification display when compared to the preceding fiscal year, 
including the rationale for any such change and any mitigating 
actions. 
‘‘(3) An assessment of the specific effects that the budget 
justification display for the fiscal year covered by the display 
and any anticipated future manpower and force structure 
changes are likely to have on the ability of each of the military 
services to provide service-common support and enabling 
capabilities to special operations forces. 
‘‘(4) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense or the 
Secretary of a military department determines are relevant.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section (b): 
‘‘(b) CONSOLIDATED BUDGET JUSTIFICATION DISPLAY.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall include, in the budget materials submitted 
to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, for fiscal year 2022 
and any subsequent fiscal year, a consolidated budget justification 
display containing the same information as is required in the budget 
justification displays required under subsection (a). Such consoli-
dated budget justification display may be provided as a summary 
by appropriation for each military department and a summary 
by appropriation for all Defense Agencies.’’. 
SEC. 1003. APPLICATION OF FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT 
REMEDIATION PLAN TO FISCAL YEARS FOLLOWING 
FISCAL YEAR 2020. 
Section 240b(a)(2)(A)(iii) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2018’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2020 occurs 
by not later than March 31 following such fiscal year;’’.
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SEC. 1004. INCENTIVES FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT BY THE COMPONENTS 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF UNQUALIFIED 
AUDIT OPINIONS ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 
(a) INCENTIVES REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller), acting through the Deputy Chief Financial 
Officer of the Department of Defense, shall develop and issue 
guidance to provide incentives for the achievement by each 
department, agency, and other component of the Department 
of Defense of unqualified audit opinions on their financial state-
ments. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The guidance required under para-
graph (1) shall provide incentives for individual employees in 
addition to departments, agencies, and components. 
(b) REPORT.—Section 240b(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(xiii) An description of the incentives available 
pursuant to the guidance required by section 1004(a) 
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including a 
detailed explanation of how such incentives were pro-
vided during the fiscal year covered by the report.’’. 
SEC. 1005. AUDIT READINESS AND REMEDIATION. 
(a) AUDIT REMEDIATION PLAN.—Section 240g(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) the amount spent by the Department on operating 
and maintaining financial management systems during the pre-
ceding five fiscal years; and 
‘‘(5) the amount spent by the Department on acquiring 
or developing new financial management systems during such 
five fiscal years.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9A of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 240i. Annual report on unfunded priorities 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after the date on 
which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is submitted 
to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Under Secretary 
of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the congressional 
defense committees a report on unfunded priorities of the Depart-
ment of Defense related to audit readiness and remediation. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—(1) Each report under subsection (a) shall 
include, for each unfunded priority covered by such report, the 
following: 
‘‘(A) A summary description of such priority, including the 
objectives to be achieved if such priority were to be funded 
(whether in whole or in part).
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‘‘(B) The additional amount of funds recommended in 
connection with the objectives identified under subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(C) Account information with respect to such priority, 
including, as applicable, the following: 
‘‘(i) Line item number, in the case of applicable procure-
ment accounts. 
‘‘(ii) Program element number, in the case of applicable 
research, development, test, and evaluation accounts. 
‘‘(iii) Sub-activity group, in the case of applicable oper-
ation and maintenance accounts. 
‘‘(2) The Under Secretary shall ensure that the unfunded prior-
ities covered by a report under subsection (a) are listed in the 
order of urgency of priority, as determined by the Under Secretary. 
‘‘(c) UNFUNDED PRIORITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘unfunded priority’, with respect to a fiscal year, means an activity 
related to an audit readiness or remediation effort stemming from 
a relevant requirement under the Chief Financial Officer Act (Public 
Law 101–576), chapter 9 of title 31, or this chapter that— 
‘‘(1) is not funded in the budget of the President for that 
fiscal year, as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 
of title 31; 
‘‘(2) is necessary to address a shortfall in an audit readiness 
or remediation activity; and 
‘‘(3) would have been recommended for funding through 
the budget referred to in paragraph (1) if— 
‘‘(A) additional resources had been available for the 
budget to fund the program, activity, or mission require-
ment; or 
‘‘(B) the program, activity, or mission requirement had 
emerged before the budget was formulated.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 240h the following new item: 
‘‘240i. Annual report on unfunded priorities.’’. 
SEC. 1006. ADDITION OF CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU 
TO THE LIST OF OFFICERS PROVIDING REPORTS OF 
UNFUNDED PRIORITIES. 
Section 222a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), as amended by section 924, by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau in the role 
assigned to that position in section 10502(c)(1) of this title.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL GUARD UNFUNDED PRIORITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The officer specified under sub-
section (b)(6) shall only include in a report submitted under 
subsection (a) such priorities that— 
‘‘(i) relate to equipping requirements in support 
of non-federalized National Guard responsibilities for 
the homeland defense or civil support missions; and 
‘‘(ii) except as provided in subparagraph (B), were 
not included in a report under this section submitted 
by an officer specified in subsection (b)(1) or (3) for
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any of five fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for 
which the report is submitted, on behalf of National 
Guard forces to address a warfighting requirement. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The officer specified under sub-
section (b)(6) may include in a report submitted under 
subsection (a) an unfunded priority covered by subpara-
graph (A)(ii) if the Secretary of Defense— 
‘‘(i) determines that the inclusion such unfunded 
priority reasonably supports the priorities of the 
Department under the national defense strategy under 
section 113(g) of this title; and 
‘‘(ii) submits to the congressional defense commit-
tees written notice of such determination.’’. 
Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 
SEC. 1011. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUP-
PORT PROVIDED TO OTHER UNITED STATES AGENCIES 
FOR COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES TO 
COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME. 
Section 284(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) QUARTERLY REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once each 
quarter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on Department of Defense 
support provided under subsection (b) during the quarter 
preceding the quarter during which the report is submitted. 
Each such report shall be submitted in written and elec-
tronic form and shall include— 
‘‘(i) an identification of each recipient of such sup-
port; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the support provided and 
anticipated duration of such support; and 
‘‘(iii) a description of the sources and amounts 
of funds used to provide such support; 
‘‘(B) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—Not-
withstanding subsection (i)(1), for purposes of a report 
under this paragraph, the appropriate committees of Con-
gress are— 
‘‘(i) the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(ii) any committee with jurisdiction over the 
department or agency that receives support covered 
by the report.’’. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels 
SEC. 1021. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS WITH-
OUT NAVAL VESSELS PLAN AND CERTIFICATION. 
Section 231 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary of the Navy’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the colon; and
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(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Secretary of 
the Navy may not use more than 50 percent of the funds’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Defense may not use more 
than 25 percent of the funds’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Navy’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘operation and maintenance, Navy’’ 
and inserting ‘‘operation and maintenance, Defense- 
wide’’; and 
(iii) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, that remain available for obligation or 
expenditure as of the date on which the plan and 
certification under subsection (a) are required to be 
submitted’’. 
SEC. 1022. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE 
SEALIFT 
FUND 
FOR 
PURCHASE 
OF 
FOREIGN 
CON-
STRUCTED VESSELS. 
Section 2218(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘seven’’ and inserting 
‘‘nine’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (E)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘two’’ 
and inserting ‘‘four’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2026’’ and inserting 
‘‘2028’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (E)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (F)’’. 
SEC. 1023. USE OF NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND FOR 
INCREMENTALLY FUNDED CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE FULL 
FUNDING FOR COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2218a(h)(1) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘incrementally funded contracts for’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘incrementally funded contracts 
for—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) advance procurement of high value, long lead time 
items for nuclear powered vessels to better support construction 
schedules and achieve cost savings through schedule reductions 
and properly phased installment payments; and 
‘‘(B) construction of the first two Columbia class sub-
marines.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated or otherwise made available for any of fiscal years 2021 
through 2023 for the Department of Defense for Shipbuilding and 
Conversion, Navy, for the ‘‘Ohio Replacement Submarine’’ line item, 
may be obligated or expended for the construction of SSBN 827, 
unless otherwise specifically provided by law. 
SEC. 1024. PREFERENCE FOR UNITED STATES VESSELS IN TRANS-
PORTING SUPPLIES BY SEA. 
(a) PREFERENCE FOR UNITED STATES VESSELS IN TRANSPORTING 
SUPPLIES BY SEA.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2631 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2631. Preference for United States vessels in transporting 
supplies by sea 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Supplies bought for the Army, Navy, Air 
Force, or Marine Corps, or for a Defense Agency, or otherwise 
transported by the Department of Defense, may only be transported 
by sea in— 
‘‘(1) a vessel belonging to the United States; or 
‘‘(2) a vessel of the United States (as such term is defined 
in section 116 of title 46). 
‘‘(b) WAIVER AND NOTIFICATION.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 
may waive the requirement under subsection (a) if such a vessel 
is— 
‘‘(A) not available at a fair and reasonable rate for commer-
cial vessels of the United States; or 
‘‘(B) otherwise not available. 
‘‘(2) At least once each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit, in writing, to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a notice of any waiver granted under this subsection and 
the reasons for such waiver. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS
FOR REFLAGGING
OR REPAIR WORK.—(1) 
In each request for proposals to enter into a time-charter contract 
for the use of a vessel for the transportation of supplies under 
this section, the Secretary of Defense shall require that— 
‘‘(A) any reflagging or repair work on a vessel for which 
a proposal is submitted in response to the request for proposals 
be performed in the United States (including any territory 
of the United States); and 
‘‘(B) any corrective and preventive maintenance or repair 
work on a vessel under contract pursuant to this section rel-
evant to the purpose of such contract be performed in the 
United States (including any territory of the United States) 
for the duration of the contract, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive a requirement under 
paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that such waiver is critical 
to the national security of the United States. The Secretary shall 
immediately submit, in writing, to the appropriate congressional 
committees a notice of any waiver granted under this paragraph 
and the reasons for such waiver. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘reflagging or repair work’ means work per-
formed on a vessel— 
‘‘(i) to enable the vessel to meet applicable standards 
to become a vessel of the United States; or 
‘‘(ii) to convert the vessel to a more useful military 
configuration. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘corrective and preventive maintenance or 
repair’ means— 
‘‘(i) maintenance or repair actions performed as a result 
of a failure in order to return or restore equipment to 
acceptable performance levels; and 
‘‘(ii) scheduled maintenance or repair actions to prevent 
or discover functional failures.
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‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
contracting officers of the Department of Defense award contracts 
under this section to responsible offerors and monitor and ensure 
compliance with the requirements of this section. The Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that timely, accurate, and complete information 
on contractor performance under this section is included in 
any contractor past performance database used by an executive 
agency; and 
‘‘(2) exercise appropriate contractual rights and remedies 
against contractors who fail to comply with this section, or 
subchapter I of chapter 553 of title 46, as determined by the 
Secretary of Transportation under such subchapter, including 
by— 
‘‘(A) determining that a contractor is ineligible for an 
award of such a contract; or 
‘‘(B) terminating such a contract or suspension or 
debarment of the contractor for such contract. 
‘‘(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 
means— 
‘‘(1) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(3) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 2631 and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘2631. Preference for United States vessels in transporting supplies by sea.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 46, UNITED STATES CODE.— 
(1) TRANSFER OF PROVISION RELATING TO PRIORITY LOADING 
FOR COAL.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 55301 of title 46, United 
States Code, is redesignated as section 55123 of such title, 
transferred to appear after section 55122 of such title, 
and amended so that the enumerator, section heading, 
typeface, and typestyle conform to those appearing in other 
sections in such title. 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(i) The analysis for subchapter I of chapter 553 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 55301. 
(ii) The analysis for chapter 551 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 55122 the following new item: 
‘‘55123. Priority loading for coal.’’. 
(2) AMENDMENT TO SUBCHAPTER HEADING.—The heading 
of subchapter I of chapter 553 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GOVERNMENT IMPELLED TRANSPORTATION’’. 
SEC. 1025. RESTRICTIONS ON OVERHAUL, REPAIR, ETC. OF NAVAL VES-
SELS IN FOREIGN SHIPYARDS. 
(a) EXCEPTION FOR DAMAGE REPAIR DUE TO HOSTILE ACTIONS 
OR INTERVENTIONS.—Section 8680(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, other than in the case 
of voyage repairs’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a naval vessel described 
in paragraph (1) may be repaired in a shipyard outside the United 
States or Guam if the repairs are— 
‘‘(A) voyage repairs; or 
‘‘(B) necessary to correct damage sustained due to hostile 
actions or interventions.’’. 
(b) LIMITED AUTHORITY TO USE FOREIGN WORKERS.—Section 
8680(a)(2)(B)(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after ‘‘(i)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subclauses: 
‘‘(II) Notwithstanding subclause (I), foreign workers may be 
used to perform corrective and preventive maintenance or repair 
on a vessel as described in subparagraph (A) only if the Secretary 
of the Navy determines that travel by United States Government 
personnel or United States contractor personnel to perform the 
corrective or preventive maintenance or repair is not advisable 
for health or safety reasons. The Secretary of the Navy may not 
delegate the authority to make a determination under this sub-
clause. 
‘‘(III) Not later than 30 days after making a determination 
under subclause (II), the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees written notification of the 
determination. The notification shall include the reasons why travel 
by United States personnel is not advisable for health or safety 
reasons, the location where the corrective and preventive mainte-
nance or repair will be performed, and the approximate duration 
of the corrective and preventive maintenance or repair.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 8680(a)(2)(C)(ii) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking the period after 
‘‘means—’’. 
SEC. 1026. BIENNIAL REPORT ON SHIPBUILDER TRAINING AND THE 
DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 863 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8692. Biennial report on shipbuilder training and the 
defense industrial base 
‘‘Not later than February 1 of each even-numbered year until 
2026, the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary 
of Labor, shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report 
on shipbuilder training and hiring requirements necessary to 
achieve the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan and to maintain the 
shipbuilding readiness of the defense industrial base. Each such 
report shall include each of the following:
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‘‘(1) An analysis and estimate of the time and investment 
required for new shipbuilders to gain proficiency in particular 
shipbuilding 
occupational 
specialties, 
including 
detailed 
information about the occupational specialty requirements nec-
essary for construction of naval surface ship and submarine 
classes to be included in the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan. 
‘‘(2) An analysis of the age demographics and occupational 
experience level (measured in years of experience) of the ship-
building defense industrial workforce. 
‘‘(3) An analysis of the potential time and investment chal-
lenges associated with developing and retaining shipbuilding 
skills in organizations that lack intermediate levels of ship-
building experience. 
‘‘(4) Recommendations concerning how to address ship-
builder training during periods of demographic transition and 
evolving naval fleet architecture consistent with the Navy’s 
most recent Integrated Force Structure Assessment. 
‘‘(5) An analysis of whether emerging technologies, such 
as augmented reality, may aid in new shipbuilder training. 
‘‘(6) Recommendations concerning how to encourage young 
adults to enter the defense shipbuilding industry and to develop 
the skills necessary to support the shipbuilding defense indus-
trial base.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘8692. Biennial report on shipbuilder training and the defense industrial base.’’. 
SEC. 1027. MODIFICATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY ON PROHIBITION 
ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OF CERTAIN 
LEGACY 
MARITIME 
MINE 
COUNTERMEASURE 
PLAT-
FORMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1046(b)(1) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public law 115–91; 131 
Stat. 1556) is amended by striking ‘‘certifies’’ and inserting ‘‘, with 
the concurrence of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, 
certifies in writing’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
shall apply with respect to waivers under subsection (b)(1) of section 
1046 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 of the prohibition under subsection (a) of that section that 
occur on or after that date. 
SEC. 1028. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF 
EXPENSES 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
NAVY 
MESS 
OPERATIONS 
AFLOAT. 
Section 1014(b) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 
Stat. 4585), as most recently amended by section 1023(a) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 966), is further amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
SEC. 1029. WORKING GROUP ON STABILIZATION OF NAVY SHIP-
BUILDING INDUSTRIAL BASE WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary 
of Labor shall jointly establish and appoint members to a working
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group, which shall make recommendations to enhance the integra-
tion of programs, resources, and expertise to strengthen the Navy 
shipbuilding industrial base through greater stabilization of the 
workforce available to the Navy shipbuilding industrial base. 
(b) DUTIES.—The working group established pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall carry out the following activities: 
(1) Analyze existing Department of the Navy shipbuilding 
contracts and other relevant information to better anticipate 
future employment trends and tailor support and opportunities 
for workers most vulnerable to upcoming workforce fluctua-
tions. 
(2) Identify existing Department of Labor programs for 
unemployed, underemployed, and furloughed employees that 
could benefit the Navy shipbuilding industrial base workforce 
during times of workload fluctuations and workforce instability, 
and explore potential partnerships to connect employees with 
appropriate resources. 
(3) Explore possible cost sharing agreements to enable the 
Secretary of the Navy to contribute funding to existing Depart-
ment of Labor workforce programs to support the Navy ship-
building industrial base workforce. 
(4) Examine possible programs that will specifically assist 
furloughed employees in the Navy shipbuilding industrial base 
workforce who may sporadically rely on unemployment benefits. 
(5) Explore opportunities for unemployed, underemployed, 
or furloughed employees in the Navy shipbuilding industrial 
base workforce to receive workforce training through temporary 
partnerships with States, technical schools, community colleges, 
and other local workforce development opportunities. 
(6) Review existing training programs for the Navy ship-
building industrial base workforce to maximize relevant and 
necessary training opportunities that would broaden employee 
skillset during times of unemployment, underemployment, or 
furlough, where applicable. 
(7) Assess the possibility of Navy shipbuilding employee 
support programs to weather a period of unemployment, under-
employment, or furlough, including compensation options, alter-
native employment, temporary stipends, or other worker sup-
port opportunities. 
(8) Study cross-State credentialing requirements and iden-
tify any restrictions that inhibit the flexibility of the Navy 
shipbuilding industrial base workforce to seek employment 
opportunities across State lines, and make recommendations 
to streamline licensing, credentialing, certification, and quali-
fication requirements within the shipbuilding industry. 
(9) Review additional or new contracting authorities that 
could enable the Department of the Navy to award short- 
term, flexible contracts that will prioritize work for unemployed, 
underemployed, or furloughed employees within the Navy ship-
building industrial base workforce. 
(10) Identify specific workforce support programs to support 
suppliers of all sizes within the Navy shipbuilding industrial 
base, and assess any additional support from prime contractors 
that would improve the stability of such suppliers. 
(11) Assess whether greater collaboration with the United 
States Coast Guard and its shipbuilding contractors and sub-
contractors would improve Navy shipbuilding industrial base
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workforce stability by assessing a totality of Navy and Coast 
Guard shipbuilding demands. 
(12) Consider potential pilot programs that will specifically 
address Navy shipbuilding industrial base workforce stability. 
(13) Explore any additional opportunities to invest in 
recruiting, retaining, and training a skilled Navy shipbuilding 
industrial base workforce. 
(14) Consider and incorporate the findings and rec-
ommendations, as appropriate, of the report on shipbuilder 
training and the defense industrial base required under section 
1037 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1583). 
(c) NOTICE OF ESTABLISHMENT AND STRUCTURE.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees notice regarding 
the membership and structure of the working group established 
pursuant to subsection (a). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives a report containing the 
findings and recommendations of the working group established 
pursuant to subsection (a). 
(e) TERMINATION.—The working group established pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 30 days after 
the submittal of the report required under subsection (d). 
SEC. 1030. LIMITATION ON NAVAL FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2021 for the Navy 
may be obligated or expended to retire, or to prepare for the 
retirement, transfer, or placement in storage of, any Department 
of the Navy ship until the date that is 30 days after the date 
on which Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
committees the 2020 Naval Integrated Force Structure Assessment. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
SEC. 1041. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR 
TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 
CUBA, TO THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 1033 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 
Stat. 1953), as amended by section 1043 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 
Stat. 1586), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’.
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SEC. 1042. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CON-
STRUCT OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES 
TO HOUSE DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED 
STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
Section 1034(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 
Stat. 1954), as amended by section 1044 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 
Stat. 1586), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 
SEC. 1043. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR 
TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 
CUBA, TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES. 
Section 1035 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 
Stat. 1954), as amended by section 1042 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 
Stat. 1568), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 
SEC. 1044. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CLOSE 
OR RELINQUISH CONTROL OF UNITED STATES NAVAL 
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
Section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1551), as most 
recently amended by section 1045 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 
Stat. 1586), is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2018, 2019, 
or 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2018 through 2021’’. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and 
Limitations 
SEC. 1051. SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS TO COMBAT TER-
RORISM. 
Section 127e of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following 
new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority in this section shall be 
exercised in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary 
shall establish for purposes of this section. The Secretary shall 
notify the congressional defense committees of any material 
change to such procedures. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The procedures required under paragraph 
(1) shall establish, at a minimum, each of the following: 
‘‘(A) Policy, strategy, or other guidance for the execu-
tion of, and constraints within, activities conducted under 
this section. 
‘‘(B) The processes through which activities conducted 
under this section are to be developed, validated, and 
coordinated, as appropriate, with relevant Federal entities. 
‘‘(C) The processes through which legal reviews and 
determinations are made to comply with this section and
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ensure that the exercise of the authority in this section 
is consistent with the national security of the United 
States.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2), by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(G) A description of the entities with which the recipi-
ents of support are engaged in hostilities and whether 
each such entity is covered under an authorization for 
use of military force. 
‘‘(H) A description of the steps taken to ensure the 
support is consistent with United States national security 
objectives. 
‘‘(I) A description of the steps taken to ensure that 
the recipients of support have not engaged in human rights 
violations.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as sub-
sections (f) through (i), respectively; 
(4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new sub-
section (e): 
‘‘(e) NOTIFICATION OF SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF SUP-
PORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 48 hours after suspending 
or terminating support to any foreign force, irregular force, 
group, or individual under the authority in this section, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a written notice of such suspension or termination. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Notice provided under paragraph (1) with 
respect to the suspension or termination of support shall include 
each of the following elements: 
‘‘(A) A description of the reasons for the suspension 
or termination of such support. 
‘‘(B) A description of any effects on regional, theatre, 
or global campaign plan objectives anticipated to result 
from the suspension or termination of such support. 
‘‘(C) A plan for the suspension or termination of the 
support, and, in the case of support that is planned to 
be transitioned to another program of the Department of 
Defense or another Federal department or agency, a 
detailed description of the transition plan, including the 
resources, equipment, capabilities, and personnel associ-
ated with such plan.’’; and 
(5) by striking subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph 
(3), and inserting the following new subsection (g): 
‘‘(g) CONSTRUCTION
OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to constitute authority to conduct or provide 
statutory authorization for any of the following: 
‘‘(1) A covert action, as such term is defined in section 
503(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093(e)). 
‘‘(2) An introduction of the armed forces, (including as 
such term is defined in section 8(c) of the War Powers Resolu-
tion (50 U.S.C. 1547(c)), into hostilities, or into situations where 
hostilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances, without 
specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 
5(b) of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(b)). 
‘‘(3) Activities or support of activities, directly or indirectly, 
that are inconsistent with the laws of armed conflict.’’.
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SEC. 1052. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
CLANDESTINE ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT OPERATIONAL 
PREPARATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 127e the following new section: 
‘‘§ 127f. Expenditure of funds for clandestine activities that 
support operational preparation of the environ-
ment 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsections (b) through (d), the 
Secretary of Defense may expend up to $15,000,000 in any fiscal 
year for clandestine activities for any purpose the Secretary deter-
mines to be proper for preparation of the environment for operations 
of a confidential nature. Such a determination is final and conclu-
sive upon the accounting officers of the United States. The Secretary 
may certify the amount of any such expenditure authorized by 
the Secretary that the Secretary considers advisable not to specify, 
and the Secretary’s certificate is sufficient voucher for the expendi-
ture of that amount. 
‘‘(b) FUNDS.—Funds for expenditures under this section in a 
fiscal year shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for that fiscal year for operation and maintenance, Defense- 
wide. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION
ON DELEGATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
may not delegate the authority under this section with respect 
to any expenditure in excess of $250,000. 
‘‘(d) EXCLUSION OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.—(1) This section 
does not constitute authority to conduct, or expend funds for, intel-
ligence, counterintelligence, or intelligence-related activities. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the terms ‘intelligence’ and ‘counterintel-
ligence’ have the meaning given those terms in section 3 of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than December 31 each year, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on expenditures made under this section during 
the fiscal year preceding the year in which the report is submitted. 
Each report shall include, for each expenditure under this section 
during the fiscal year covered by such report— 
‘‘(1) the amount and date of such expenditure; 
‘‘(2) a detailed description of the purpose for which such 
expenditure was made; 
‘‘(3) an explanation why other authorities available to the 
Department of Defense could not be used for such expenditure; 
and 
‘‘(4) any other matters the Secretary considers appro-
priate.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 127e the following new item: 
‘‘127f. Expenditure of funds for clandestine activities that support operational prepa-
ration of the environment.’’. 
SEC. 1053. SALE OR DONATION OF EXCESS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVI-
TIES. 
(a) INCLUSION OF DISASTER-RELATED EMERGENCY PREPARED-
NESS ACTIVITIES AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AUTHORI-
TIES.— 
(1) INCLUSION.—Subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 2576a of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘disaster- 
related emergency preparedness,’’ after ‘‘counterterrorism,’’. 
(2) PREFERENCE IN TRANSFERS.—Subsection (d) of such sec-
tion is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) PREFERENCE
FOR CERTAIN TRANSFERS.—In considering 
applications for the transfer of personal property under this section, 
the Secretary shall give a preference to applications indicating 
that the transferred property will be used in the counterdrug, 
counterterrorism, disaster-related emergency preparedness, or 
border security activities of the recipient agency. Applications that 
request vehicles used for disaster-related emergency preparedness, 
such as high-water rescue vehicles, should receive the highest pref-
erence.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) ADDITIONAL TRAINING OF RECIPIENT AGENCY PERSONNEL 
REQUIRED.—Subsection (b)(6) of section 2576a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, including respect for the rights of 
citizens under the Constitution of the United States and de- 
escalation of force’’. 
(2) CERTAIN PROPERTY NOT TRANSFERRABLE.—Such section 
is further amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as sub-
sections (f) and (g), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) PROPERTY NOT TRANSFERRABLE.—The Secretary may not 
transfer to a Tribal, State, or local law enforcement agency under 
this section the following: 
‘‘(1) Bayonets. 
‘‘(2) Grenades (other than stun and flash-bang grenades). 
‘‘(3) Weaponized tracked combat vehicles. 
‘‘(4) Weaponized drones.’’. 
SEC. 1054. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF NUCLEAR POWERED AIR-
CRAFT CARRIERS BEFORE FIRST REFUELING. 
Section 8062 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) A nuclear powered aircraft carrier may not be retired before 
its first refueling.’’.
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SEC. 1055. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PART-
NERSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 8931 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 8931. NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy shall establish 
a program to be known as the ‘National Oceanographic Partnership 
Program’. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program are as follows: 
‘‘(1) To promote the national goals of assuring national 
security, advancing economic development, protecting quality 
of life, ensuring environmental stewardship, and strengthening 
science education and communication through improved knowl-
edge of the ocean. 
‘‘(2) To coordinate and strengthen oceanographic efforts 
in support of those goals by— 
‘‘(A) creating and carrying out partnerships among Fed-
eral agencies, academia, industry, and other members of 
the oceanographic community in the areas of science, data, 
technology development, resources, education, and commu-
nication; and 
‘‘(B) accepting, planning, and executing oceanographic 
research projects funded by grants, contracts, cooperative 
agreements, or other vehicles as appropriate, that con-
tribute to assuring national security, advancing economic 
development, protecting quality of life, ensuring environ-
mental stewardship, and strengthening science education 
and communication through improved knowledge of the 
ocean.’’. 
(b) OCEAN POLICY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8932 of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (a) through (f); 
(B) by inserting the following new subsections (a) 
through (e): 
‘‘(a) COMMITTEE.—There is established an Ocean Policy Com-
mittee (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Committee’). The Committee 
shall retain broad and inclusive membership. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Committee shall— 
‘‘(1) continue the activities of that Committee as it was 
in existence on the day before the date of the enactment of 
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021; 
‘‘(2) engage and collaborate, pursuant to existing laws and 
regulations, with stakeholders, including regional ocean part-
nerships, to address ocean-related matters that may require 
interagency or intergovernmental solutions; 
‘‘(3) facilitate coordination and integration of Federal activi-
ties in ocean and coastal waters to inform ocean policy and 
identify priority ocean research, technology, and data needs; 
and 
‘‘(4) prescribe policies and procedures to implement the 
National Oceanographic Partnership Program, including devel-
oping guidelines for review, selection, identification, and 
approval of partnership projects, in conjunction with Federal
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agencies participating in the program, for implementation 
under the program, based on— 
‘‘(A) whether the project addresses important research 
objectives or operational goals; 
‘‘(B) whether the project has, or is designed to have, 
appropriate participation or support from public, academic, 
commercial, and private entities within the oceanographic 
community; 
‘‘(C) whether the partners have a long-term commit-
ment to the objectives of the project; 
‘‘(D) whether the resources supporting the project are 
shared among the partners; 
‘‘(E) whether the project has been subjected to adequate 
scientific and technical merit review according to each 
participating agency; and 
‘‘(F) the approval of such guidelines by a consensus 
of the members of the Committee. 
‘‘(c) DELEGATION
OF
RESPONSIBILITIES.—In discharging its 
responsibilities in support of agreed-upon scientific needs, and to 
assist in the execution of the responsibilities described in subsection 
(b), the Committee may delegate responsibilities to a subcommittee 
of the Committee, as the Committee determines appropriate. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT AND BRIEFING.—(1) Not later than March 
1 of each year, the Committee shall— 
‘‘(A) make publicly available on an appropriate website 
a report on the National Oceanographic Partnership Program; 
and 
‘‘(B) provide to the appropriate congressional committees 
a briefing on the contents of the report. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after providing a briefing under 
paragraph (1)(B), the Committee shall make publicly available on 
an appropriate website the briefing materials covered by the 
briefing. 
‘‘(3) Each report and briefing shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of activities of the National Oceano-
graphic Partnership Program carried out during the fiscal year 
preceding the fiscal year during which the report is published. 
‘‘(B) A general outline of the activities planned for the 
program during the fiscal year during which the report is 
published. 
‘‘(C) A summary of projects, partnerships, and collabora-
tions, including the Federal and non-Federal sources of funding, 
continued from the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during 
which the report is published and projects expected to begin 
during the fiscal year during which the report is published 
and any subsequent fiscal year, as required under subsection 
(e)(4)(C). 
‘‘(D) The amounts requested in the budget submitted to 
Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31 for the fiscal 
year following the fiscal year during which the report is pub-
lished, for the programs, projects, activities and the estimated 
expenditures under such programs, projects, and activities, to 
execute the National Oceanographic Partnership Program. 
‘‘(E) A summary of national ocean research priorities 
informed by the Ocean Research Advisory Panel, as required 
under section 8933(b)(4) of this title.
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‘‘(F) A list of the members of the Ocean Research Advisory 
Panel established under section 8933(a) of this title and any 
working groups described in subsection (e)(4)(A) in existence 
during the fiscal years covered by the report. 
‘‘(e) PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM OFFICE.—(1) The Secretary of the 
Navy and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration shall jointly establish a partnership program office 
for the National Oceanographic Partnership Program. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Navy and Administrator of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall use 
competitive procedures to select a non-Government entity to manage 
the partnership program office. 
‘‘(3) The Committee shall monitor the management of the part-
nership program office. 
‘‘(4) The partnership program office shall perform the following 
duties: 
‘‘(A) Supporting working groups established by the Com-
mittee or subcommittee and reporting to the Committee and 
to any Federal agency that has contributed amounts to the 
National Oceanographic Partnership Program on the activities 
of such working groups, including the proposals of such working 
groups for partnership projects. 
‘‘(B) Supporting the process for proposing partnership 
projects to the Committee and to the agencies referred to in 
subparagraph (A), including, where appropriate, managing 
review of such projects. 
‘‘(C) Submitting to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees, and making publicly available, an annual report on the 
status of all partnership projects, including the Federal and 
non-Federal sources of funding for each project, and activities 
of the office. 
‘‘(D) Performing such additional duties for the administra-
tion of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program that 
the Committee and the agencies referred to in subparagraph 
(A) consider appropriate.’’; 
(C) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as sub-
sections (f) and (g), respectively; 
(D) in subsections (f) and (g), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘Council’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Committee’’; 
(E) by inserting after subsection (g), as so redesignated, 
the following new subsection (h): 
‘‘(h) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate; 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; 
‘‘(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
‘‘(4) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives; 
‘‘(5) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(6) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives; and 
‘‘(7) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
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(A) SECTION HEADING.—The heading for section 8932 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘§ 8932. Ocean Policy Committee’’. 
(B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 893 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 8932 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘8932. Ocean Policy Committee.’’. 
(c) OCEAN RESEARCH ADVISORY PANEL.—Section 8933 of such 
title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 8933. Ocean Research Advisory Panel 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Ocean Policy Committee shall 
establish an Ocean Research Advisory Panel (in this section referred 
to as the ‘Advisory Panel’). The Advisory Panel shall consist of 
not fewer than 10 and not more than 18 members appointed by 
the co-chairs of the Committee, including each of the following: 
‘‘(A) Three members who represent the National Academies 
of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 
‘‘(B) Members selected from among individuals who rep-
resent the views of ocean industries, State, tribal, territorial 
or local governments, academia, and such other views as the 
co-chairs consider appropriate. 
‘‘(C) Members selected from among individuals eminent 
in the fields of marine science, marine technology, and marine 
policy, or related fields. 
‘‘(2) The Committee shall ensure that an appropriate balance 
of academic, scientific, industry, and geographical interests and 
gender and racial diversity are represented by the members of 
the Advisory Panel. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Committee shall assign the fol-
lowing responsibilities to the Advisory Panel: 
‘‘(1) To advise the Committee on policies and procedures 
to implement the National Oceanographic Partnership Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) To advise the Committee on matters relating to 
national oceanographic science, engineering, facilities, or 
resource requirements. 
‘‘(3) To advise the Committee on improving diversity, 
equity, and inclusion in the ocean sciences and related fields. 
‘‘(4) To advise the Committee on national ocean research 
priorities. 
‘‘(5) Any additional responsibilities that the Committee con-
siders appropriate. 
‘‘(c) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall require the Advisory 
Panel to meet not less frequently than two times each year. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.—The Adminis-
trator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
shall provide to the Advisory Panel such administrative and tech-
nical support as the Advisory Panel may require. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—Notwithstanding section 14 of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the Advisory Panel shall 
terminate on January 1, 2040.’’.
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SEC. 1056. MODIFICATION AND TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE 
ALONG THE SOUTHERN LAND BORDER OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1059 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92; 129 Stat. 986; 10 U.S.C. 271 note prec.) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may pro-
vide assistance to United States Customs and Border 
Protection for purposes of increasing ongoing efforts to 
secure the southern land border of the United States in 
accordance with the requirements of this section. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—If the Secretary provides assist-
ance under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure 
that the provision of the assistance will not negatively 
affect military training, operations, readiness, or other mili-
tary requirements. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 7 days 
after the date on which the Secretary approves a request for 
assistance from the Department of Homeland Security under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall electronically transmit to 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives notice of such 
approval.’’. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (f) of such section 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—At the end of each three-month 
period during which assistance is provided under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
Services and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives a report that includes, for the period covered 
by the report, each of the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the assistance provided. 
‘‘(B) A description of the Armed Forces, including the 
reserve components, deployed as part of such assistance, 
including an identification of— 
‘‘(i) the members of the Armed Forces, including 
members 
of 
the 
reserve 
components, 
deployed, 
including specific information about unit designation, 
size of unit, and whether any personnel in the unit 
deployed under section 12302 of title 10, United States 
Code; 
‘‘(ii) the projected length of the deployment and 
any special pay and incentives for which deployed per-
sonnel may qualify during the deployment; 
‘‘(iii) any specific pre-deployment training provided 
for such members of the Armed Forces, including mem-
bers of the reserve components;
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‘‘(iv) the specific missions and tasks, by location, 
that are assigned to the members of the Armed Forces, 
including members of the reserve components, who 
are so deployed; and 
‘‘(v) the locations where units so deployed are con-
ducting their assigned mission, together with a map 
showing such locations. 
‘‘(C) A description of any effects of such deployment 
on military training, operations, readiness, or other mili-
tary requirements. 
‘‘(D) The sources and amounts of funds obligated or 
expended— 
‘‘(i) during the period covered by the report; and 
‘‘(ii) during the total period for which such support 
has been provided. 
‘‘(2) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report submitted under this 
subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex.’’. 
(c) CLASSIFICATION.—The Law Revision Counsel is directed to 
move section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 986; 10 U.S.C. 
271 note prec.), as amended by this section, to a note following 
section 284 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1057. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OF A– 
10 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided under subsection (b), none 
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for the Department of Defense for any fiscal year 
may be obligated or expended during fiscal year 2021 to divest 
or retire any A–10 aircraft. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation under subsection (a) shall not 
apply to any individual A–10 aircraft that the Secretary of the 
Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer 
mission capable because of a mishap or other damage or because 
the aircraft is uneconomical to repair. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
progress made toward the A–10 re-wing contracts and the progress 
made in re-winging some of the 283 A–10 aircraft that have not 
received new wings. 
SEC. 1058. CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO PERMANENTLY BASING 
UNITED STATES EQUIPMENT OR ADDITIONAL FORCES IN 
HOST COUNTRIES WITH AT-RISK VENDORS IN 5G OR 6G 
NETWORKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Prior to basing a major weapon system or 
additional permanently assigned forces comparable to or larger 
than a battalion, squadron, or naval combatant in a host country 
with at-risk 5th generation (in this section referred to as ‘‘5G’’) 
or sixth generation (in this section referred to as ‘‘6G’’) wireless 
network equipment, software, or services, including supply chain 
vulnerabilities identified by the Federal Acquisition Security 
Council, where United States military personnel and their families 
will be directly connected or subscribers to networks that include 
such at-risk equipment, software, and services in their official duties 
or in the conduct of personal affairs, the Secretary of Defense
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shall take into consideration the risks to personnel, equipment, 
and operations of the Department of Defense in the host country 
posed by current or intended use by such country of 5G or 6G 
telecommunications architecture provided by at-risk vendors, 
including Huawei and ZTE, and any steps to mitigate those risks, 
including— 
(1) any steps being taken by the host country to mitigate 
any potential risks to the weapon systems, military units, or 
personnel, and the Department of Defense’s assessment of those 
efforts; 
(2) any steps being taken by the United States Government, 
separately or in collaboration with the host country, to mitigate 
any potential risks to the weapon systems, permanently 
deployed forces, or personnel; 
(3) any defense mutual agreements between the host 
country and the United States intended to allay the costs 
of risk mitigation posed by the at-risk infrastructure; and 
(4) any other matters the Secretary determines to be rel-
evant. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The requirements under subsection (a)— 
(1) apply with respect to the permanent long-term sta-
tioning of equipment and permanently assigned forces; and 
(2) do not apply with respect to the short-term deployment 
or rotational presence of equipment or forces to a military 
installation outside the United States in connection with any 
exercise, dynamic force employment, contingency operation, or 
combat operation. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
contains an assessment of— 
(A) the risk to personnel, equipment, and operations 
of the Department of Defense in host countries posed by 
the current or intended use by such countries of 5G or 
6G telecommunications architecture provided by at-risk 
vendors, including Huawei and ZTE; and 
(B) measures required to mitigate the risk described 
in paragraph (1). 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
submitted in a classified form with an unclassified summary. 
(d) MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘major weapon system’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
2379(f) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1059. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LEGIS-
LATIVE PROPOSALS. 
Not later than 21 days after the transmission to the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate or the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives of any official Department 
of Defense legislative proposal, the Secretary of Defense shall make 
publicly available on a website of the Department such legislative 
proposal, including any bill text and section-by-section analysis 
associated with the proposal. 
SEC. 1060. ARCTIC PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) ARCTIC PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the Chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall continue assessing poten-
tial multi-domain risks in the Arctic, identifying capability 
and capacity gaps in the current and projected force, and plan-
ning for and implementing the training, equipping, and doctrine 
requirements necessary to mitigate such risks and gaps. 
(2) TRAINING.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary 
may direct the Armed Forces to conduct training in the Arctic 
or training relevant to military operations in the Arctic. 
(b) ARCTIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Defense determines 
that there are capability or capacity gaps for the Armed Forces 
in the Arctic, the Secretary may conduct research and develop-
ment on the current and future requirements and needs of 
the Armed Forces for operations in the Arctic. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Research and development conducted 
under paragraph (1) may include the following: 
(A) Development of doctrine to address any identified 
gaps, including the study of existing doctrine of partners 
and allies of the United States. 
(B) Development of materiel solutions for operating 
in extreme weather environments of the Arctic, including 
equipment for individual members of the Armed Forces, 
ground vehicles, and communications systems. 
(C) Development of a plan for fielding future weapons 
platforms able to operate in Arctic conditions. 
(D) Development of capabilities to monitor, assess, and 
predict environmental and weather conditions in the Arctic 
and the effect of such conditions on military operations. 
(E) 
Determining 
requirements 
for 
logistics 
and 
sustainment of the Armed Forces operating in the Arctic. 
SEC. 1061. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH A MOVEMENT COORDINATION 
CENTER PACIFIC IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, may authorize— 
(A) the establishment of a Movement Coordination 
Center Pacific (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Center’’); 
and 
(B) the participation of the Department of Defense 
in an Air Transport and Air-to-Air refueling and other 
Exchanges of Services program (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘ATARES program’’) of the Center. 
(2) SCOPE OF PARTICIPATION.—Participation in the ATARES 
program under paragraph (1)(B) shall be limited to the recip-
rocal exchange or transfer of air transportation and air 
refueling services on a reimbursable basis or by replacement- 
in-kind or the exchange of air transportation or air refueling 
services of an equal value with foreign militaries. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—The Department of Defense’s balance of 
executed transportation hours, whether as credits or debits, 
in participation in the ATARES program under paragraph 
(1)(B) may not exceed 500 hours. The Department of Defense’s 
balance of executed flight hours for air refueling in the ATARES 
program under paragraph (1)(B) may not exceed 200 hours. 
(b) WRITTEN ARRANGEMENT OR AGREEMENT.—
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(1) ARRANGEMENT OR AGREEMENT REQUIRED.—The partici-
pation of the Department of Defense in the ATARES program 
under subsection (a) shall be in accordance with a written 
arrangement or agreement entered into by the Secretary of 
Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
(2) FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS.—If Department of Defense 
facilities, equipment, or funds are used to support the ATARES 
program, the written arrangement or agreement under para-
graph (1) shall specify the details of any equitable cost-sharing 
or other funding arrangement. 
(3) OTHER ELEMENTS.—Any written arrangement or agree-
ment entered into under paragraph (1) shall require that any 
accrued credits and liabilities resulting from an unequal 
exchange or transfer of air transportation or air refueling serv-
ices shall be liquidated, not less than once every 5 years, 
through the ATARES program. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out any written arrangement 
or agreement entered into under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
Defense may— 
(1) pay the Department of Defense’s equitable share of 
the operating expenses of the Center and the ATARES program 
from funds available to the Department of Defense for operation 
and maintenance; and 
(2) assign members of the Armed Forces or Department 
of Defense civilian personnel, within billets authorized for the 
United States Indo-Pacific Command, to duty at the Center 
as necessary to fulfill the obligations of the Department of 
Defense under that arrangement or agreement. 
SEC. 1062. LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF FUNDS TO INSTITUTIONS 
OF 
HIGHER 
EDUCATION 
HOSTING 
CONFUCIUS 
INSTITUTES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection (b), none 
of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be 
provided to an institution of higher education that hosts a Confucius 
Institute, other than amounts provided directly to students as edu-
cational assistance. 
(b) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
limitation under subsection (a) with respect to an institution 
of higher education if the Secretary, after consultation with 
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 
determines such a waiver is appropriate. 
(2) MANAGEMENT
PROCESS.—If the Secretary issues a 
waiver under paragraph (1), the academic liaison designated 
pursuant to subsection (g) of section 1286 of the John S. McCain 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 
U.S.C. 2358 note), as amended by section 1299C of this Act, 
shall manage the waiver process on behalf of the Secretary. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The limitation under subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to the first fiscal year that begins after the 
date that is 24 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act and to any subsequent fiscal year. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) The term ‘‘Confucius Institute’’ means a cultural 
institute directly or indirectly funded by the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China. 
(2) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 102 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
SEC. 1063. SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE GRANTS 
PROGRAM. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for 
fiscal year 2021 for the Department of Defense, the Secretary of 
Defense may contribute $5,000,000 to support the National Mari-
time Heritage Grants Program established under section 308703 
of title 54, United States Code. 
SEC. 1064. REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
PERSONNEL, ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES, AND NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT 
OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES TO RESPOND TO CIVIL 
DISTURBANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 41 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 723. Support of Federal authorities in response to civil 
disturbances: requirement for use of members of 
the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement per-
sonnel 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Whenever a member of the armed forces 
(including the National Guard) or Federal law enforcement per-
sonnel provide support to Federal authorities to respond to a civil 
disturbance, each individual employed in the capacity of providing 
such support shall visibly display— 
‘‘(1) the individual’s name or other individual identifier 
that is unique to that individual; and 
‘‘(2) the name of the armed force, Federal entity, or other 
organization by which such individual is employed. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The requirement under subsection (a) shall 
not apply to individuals referred to in such subsection who— 
‘‘(1) do not wear a uniform or other distinguishing clothing 
or equipment in the regular performance of their official duties; 
or 
‘‘(2) are engaged in undercover operations in the regular 
performance of their official duties.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘723. Support of Federal authorities in response to civil disturbances: requirement 
for use of members of the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement 
personnel.’’. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1071. FFRDC STUDY OF EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL AGEN-
CIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter into 
an agreement with a federally funded research and development 
corporation under which such corporation shall conduct a study
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of the responsibilities, authorities, policies, programs, resources, 
organization, and activities of the explosive ordnance disposal agen-
cies of the Department of Defense, Defense Agencies, and military 
departments. In carrying out the study, the federally funded 
research and development corporation shall solicit input from rel-
evant nonprofit organizations, such as the National Defense Indus-
trial Association EOD Committee, the United States Army EOD 
Association, the United States Bomb Technician Association, and 
the EOD Warrior Foundation. 
(b) ELEMENTS
OF STUDY.—The study conducted under sub-
section (a) shall include, for the Department of Defense, each 
Defense Agency, and each of the military departments, each of 
the following: 
(1) An identification and evaluation of— 
(A) technology research, development, and acquisition 
activities related to explosive ordnance disposal, including 
an identification and evaluation of— 
(i) current and future technology and related 
industrial base gaps; and 
(ii) any technical or operational risks associated 
with such technology or related industrial base gaps; 
(B) recruiting, training, education, assignment, pro-
motion, and retention of military and civilian personnel 
with responsibilities relating to explosive ordnance dis-
posal; 
(C) administrative and operational force structure with 
respect to explosive ordnance disposal, including an identi-
fication and assessment of risk associated with force struc-
ture capacity or capability gaps, if any; and 
(D) the demand for, and activities conducted in support 
of, domestic and international military explosive ordnance 
disposal operations, including— 
(i) support provided to Department of Defense 
agencies and other Federal agencies; and 
(ii) an identification and assessment of risk associ-
ated with the prioritization and availability of explosive 
ordnance disposal support among supported agencies 
and operations. 
(2) Recommendations, if any, for changes to— 
(A) the organization and distribution of responsibilities 
and authorities relating to explosive ordnance disposal; 
(B) the explosive ordnance disposal force structure, 
management, prioritization, and operating concepts in sup-
port of the explosive ordnance disposal requirements of 
the Armed Forces and other Federal agencies; and 
(C) resource investment strategies and technology 
prioritization for explosive ordnance disposal, including 
science and technology, prototyping, experimentation, test 
and evaluation, and related 5-year funding profiles. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 2021, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the study conducted under subsection 
(a). Such report shall include the comments on the study, 
if any, of the Secretary of Defense, the directors of each of 
the Defense Agencies, and the Secretaries of each of the military 
departments.
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(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report submitted under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 1072. STUDY ON FORCE STRUCTURE FOR MARINE CORPS AVIA-
TION. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
for the performance of a study on the force structure for Marine 
Corps aviation through 2030. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITY FOR STUDY.—The Secretary shall select one 
of the following types of entities to perform the study pursuant 
to subsection (a): 
(1) An appropriate Federally funded research and develop-
ment center. 
(2) An appropriate organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which is exempt 
from taxation under section 501(a) of such code. 
(c) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In performing the study 
pursuant to subsection (a), the entity performing the study shall 
take into account, within the context of the current force structure 
for Marine Corps aviation, the following: 
(1) The 2018 National Defense Strategy and the 2018 
National Military Strategy. 
(2) The Marine Corps Force Design 2030. 
(3) Potential roles and missions for Marine Corps aviation 
given new operating concepts for the Marine Corps. 
(4) The potential for increased requirements for survivable 
and dispersed strike aircraft. 
(5) The potential for increased requirements for tactical 
or intratheater lift, amphibious lift, or surface connectors. 
(d) STUDY RESULTS.—The results of the study performed pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The various force structures for Marine Corps aviation 
through 2030 considered under such study, together with the 
assumptions and possible scenarios identified for each such 
force structure. 
(2) A recommendation for the force structure for Marine 
Corps aviation through 2030, including the following in connec-
tion with such force structure: 
(A) Numbers and type of aviation assets, numbers 
and types of associated unmanned assets, and basic 
capabilities of each such asset. 
(B) A description and assessment of the deviation of 
such force structure from the most recent Marine Corps 
Aviation Plan. 
(C) Any other information required for assessment of 
such force structure, including supporting analysis. 
(3) A presentation and discussion of minority views among 
participants in such study. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 1, 2021, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report setting forth the results of the study per-
formed pursuant to subsection (a). 
(2) FORM.—The report under this subsection shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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SEC. 1073. REPORT ON JOINT TRAINING RANGE EXERCISES FOR THE 
PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than March 15, 2021, the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff, the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command, 
and the head of each of the military departments, shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report containing a plan 
to integrate combined, joint, and multi-domain training and 
experimentation in the Pacific region, including existing and future 
ranges, training areas, and test facilities, to achieve the following 
objectives: 
(1) Support future combined and joint exercises and 
training to test operational capabilities and weapon systems. 
(2) Employ multi-domain training to validate joint oper-
ational concepts. 
(3) Integrate allied and partner countries into national- 
level exercises. 
(4) Build and sustain United States military readiness. 
(b) MATTERS.—The report under subsection (a) shall address 
the following: 
(1) Integration of cyber, space, and electromagnetic spec-
trum domains. 
(2) Mobile and fixed range instrumentation packages for 
experimentation and training. 
(3) Digital, integrated command and control for air defense 
systems. 
(4) Command, control, communications, computer, and 
information systems. 
(5) War gaming, modeling, and simulations packages. 
(6) Intelligence support systems. 
(7) Manpower management, execution, collection, and anal-
ysis required for the incorporation of space and cyber activities 
into the training range exercise plan contained in the report. 
(8) Connectivity requirements to support all domain 
integration and training. 
(9) Any training range upgrades or infrastructure improve-
ments necessary to integrate legacy training and exercise facili-
ties into integrated, operational sites. 
(10) Exercises led by the United States Indo-Pacific Com-
mand, within the area of operations of the Command, that 
integrate allied and partnered countries and link to the 
national-level exercises of the United States. 
(11) Incorporation of any other functional and geographic 
combatant commands required to support the United States 
Indo-Pacific Command. 
(12) Incorporation of concepts related to the Joint 
Warfighting Concept, as applicable. 
(13) The plan, resource requirements, and any additional 
authorities needed through fiscal year 2031 to achieve the 
objectives referred to in subsection (a). 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may be submitted 
in classified form, and shall include an unclassified summary.
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SEC. 1074. REPORTS ON THREATS TO UNITED STATES FORCES FROM 
SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE. 
(a) STRATEGY TO COUNTER THREATS FROM SMALL UNMANNED 
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, as the Department 
of Defense executive agent for the Department of Defense counter- 
small unmanned aircraft systems program, shall develop and 
submit to Congress a strategy to effectively counter threats from 
small unmanned aircraft systems worldwide. The strategy shall 
be submitted in classified form. 
(b) REPORT ON EXECUTIVE AGENT ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
shall submit to Congress a report on the counter-small 
unmanned aircraft systems program. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include each of the following: 
(A) A description and assessment of the structure and 
activities of the Secretary of the Army as the executive 
agent for the counter-small unmanned aircraft systems 
program, including the following: 
(i) Any obstacles hindering the effective discharge 
of its functions and activities, including limitations 
in authorities or policy. 
(ii) The changes, if any, to airspace management, 
rules of engagement, and training plans that are 
required in order to optimize the use by the Armed 
Forces of counter-small unmanned aircraft systems. 
(B) An assessment of the implementation of the 
strategy required by subsection (a), and a description of 
any updates to the strategy that are required in light 
of evolving threats to the Armed Forces from small 
unmanned aircraft systems. 
(c) REPORT ON THREAT FROM SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYS-
TEMS.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 
submittal of the strategy required by subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report that sets forth a direct comparison between 
the threats United States forces in combat settings face from 
small unmanned aircraft systems and the capabilities of the 
United States to counter such threats. The report shall be 
submitted in classified form. 
(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall prepare the report 
required by paragraph (1) in coordination with the Director 
of the Defense Intelligence Agency and with such other appro-
priate officials of the intelligence community, and such other 
officials in the United States Government, as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) An evaluation and assessment of the current and 
evolving threat to United States forces from small 
unmanned aircraft systems. 
(B) A description of the counter-small unmanned air-
craft systems acquired by the Department of Defense as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act, and an assessment
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whether such systems are adequate to meet the current 
and evolving threat described in subparagraph (A). 
(4) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives. 
(d) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF COUNTER-SMALL UNMANNED 
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS PROGRAM.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the sub-
mittal of the strategy required by subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally 
funded research and development center to conduct an assess-
ment of the efficacy of the counter-small unmanned aircraft 
systems program. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment conducted pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An identification of metrics to assess progress in 
the implementation of the strategy required by subsection 
(a), which metrics shall take into account the threat assess-
ment required for purposes of subsection (c). 
(B) An assessment of progress, and key challenges, 
in the implementation of the strategy using such metrics, 
and recommendations for improvements in the implementa-
tion of the strategy. 
(C) An assessment of the extent to which the Depart-
ment of Defense is coordinating adequately with other 
departments and agencies of the United States Govern-
ment, and other appropriate entities, in the development 
and procurement of counter-small unmanned aircraft sys-
tems for the Department. 
(D) An assessment of the extent to which the designa-
tion of the Secretary of the Army as the executive agent 
for the counter-small unmanned aircraft systems program 
has reduced redundancies and increased efficiencies in 
procurement of counter-small unmanned aircraft systems. 
(E) An assessment whether United States technological 
progress on counter-small unmanned aircraft systems is 
sufficient to maintain a competitive edge over the small 
unmanned aircraft systems technology available to United 
States adversaries. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after entering into 
the contract referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting 
forth the results of the assessment required under the contract. 
SEC. 1075. UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMPTROLLER) REPORTS 
ON 
IMPROVING 
THE 
BUDGET 
JUSTIFICATION 
AND 
RELATED MATERIALS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1 of each of 
2021 through 2025, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the following matters: